Anxi Protectorate is located in Qiuci (now Aksu in Xinjiang), to the Western Han Dynasty, it is the heart of the Han Dynasty to rule the Western Regions, after several twists and turns, Zhenguan 22 years, the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Qiuci Kingdom, and officially established the Anxi Protectorate here.

Qiuzi is the most densely populated place in Anxi, garrison 15,000 people, accounting for the entire Anxi capital garrison, from Tianbao 25 years, the Tang Dynasty gradually began to professionalize the garrison of the Western Regions, moved their families from the original, became military households, Anxi is far away from the original road, food transportation is inconvenient, the soldiers will be tuntian to self-sufficiency, this is the historical origin of the current construction corps, here the people are extremely mixed, in addition to the local aborigines, there are Han people, Zhaowu surname, Lu Shuihu people; In addition, there were Turgish, Khotanese, Uighurs, and so on.

Li Qing and his entourage walked for five whole days, and finally saw Qiuci City from afar in the evening, this area of rivers criss-crossed, green trees, snow-capped Tianshan like the mother's broad arms, its four children Anxi four towns into the arms, the distant faint sunset reflected the face of Khan Tengger Peak into royal blue, and the contours clearly appeared in front of you.

"Dudu, that's Qiuzi City!" Li Fei Yuanli shouted excitedly, he pointed to the city in front of him, and all the people cheered, only to see that under the golden light, the city wall stood majestically, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty stood tall and stood tall on the city tower, proudly looking at the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Their cheers drew passers-by to stop and watch, and the place was already full of people, lined with low, flat-roofed houses. Or made of bluestone or yellow mud, a string of shops are placed with porcelain and silk from Chang'an, from time to time there are long camel caravans, blue-eyed and high-nosed envoys from the Western Regions, passing by them, leaving a strong fishy atmosphere, the wind here is more powerful than Shazhou, the wind blows strongly, and the dusk is already full of cold. The local Hu people have put on thick fur fur early, and the costumes of the Han people have also been Hu, only from the accent of their greetings, some Bashu sounds or Chang'an official dialect can be vaguely heard, and a few rough-skinned women stared straight at Li Jingyan who was looking at the probe, as if watching the snow mountain fairy descend on the world.

Li Qing slowed down his horse. The carriage close to Li Jingyan smiled and said, "Didn't you come to see the scenery?" When passing by the sea of fish, you don't see the excitement of such a beautiful scenery. ”

Finally arrived at the destination, Li Jingyan was in a good mood, her physique was weak, she was overwhelmed by the cold, she had already put on a big red fox fur, and she was wearing a white Zhaojun sleeve on her head, and she whispered to Li Qing with a light smile: "Li Lang, after walking for so long in the wasteland and desert, in fact, I think it is more kind to the people in the town!" ”

Li Qingyi smiled: "Actually, I feel the same way. It's not just me, you can see everyone is excited. Everyone must be suffocated. ”

He saw that there was no one around, so he whispered to Li Jingyan: "Settle down later." Let's go shopping in the evening, just the two of us. ”

Li Jingyan's eyes were shy and he nodded slightly.

At the city gate, the group entered the city, the city was more lively, there were about 100,000 residents in the city of Qiuci, about half of them were Han Chinese, and most of them were family members of the army. Many landless peasants from the interior also came to make a living, only to see the shops in the city lined up. The city, etc., has no planning, it feels a little messy, the tone is mainly gray and white, and the trees have fallen out, making it seem that the whole city is monotonous and crowded, quite exotic.

It was dark, all the yamen had closed their doors, and Gao Zhandao and Gao Shi, who had come to pave the road in advance, were nowhere to be seen.

There are a lot of merchants in Qiuzi City, each inn has been full, only this inn business is not good, most of the rooms are empty, it is a little strange, the shopkeeper is a white fat man in his fifties, surnamed Wu, Chang'an, has been here to open a shop for nearly ten years, Li Qing and their arrival made Wu's shopkeeper smile into a slit, his mouth can't be closed, almost all of them have to grin to the root of the ear, it is gratifying to meet the fellow in another country, but the villager can charter the inn, but it is the icing on the cake.

He hurriedly ordered the men to boil water for cooking and tidy up the house, but fearing that the men would not serve to their heart's content, he personally ran to supervise the work of the men.

"Shopkeeper, please take a step slowly!"

Li Qing stopped him, beckoned to him and smiled, "I have something to ask you." ”

The soldiers found a chair for the governor to sit down, and the shopkeeper saw that although he was young, his bearing was extraordinary (of course, he was extraordinary, and as soon as he entered the door, he threw a gold ingot to him, so that his eyes were still glowing with gold).

Shopkeeper Wu stepped forward briskly, lowered his hand and said with a smile: "If the general has anything, just ask!" ”

"Let me ask you, is the tall and handsome man in the city?"

This is what Li Qing is most worried about, Anxi has a territory of thousands of miles, if Gao Xianzhi goes out to inspect, he doesn't know how long it will take to come back, and when he entered the city gate just now, he forgot to ask the soldiers.

"If the general is looking for Gao Dashuai, it is really a coincidence, I heard that there was a civil unrest in Kancheng Guard, Gao Dashuai led his troops to suppress it, and only saw his horse team come back this morning."

"What civil unrest?"

Li Qing was a little surprised and asked, "Are there often civil unrest in Anxi?" ”

"Civil unrest is already commonplace!"

Shopkeeper Wu smiled bitterly and said, "First, there are brothers who don't get along!" What's more, there are dozens of countries in Anxi, and there are even more ethnic groups and tribes like cattle hair, competing for water and pasture, this slashing and killing is a common thing, and Gao Dashuai spends half of his time solving these headaches. ”

Li Qingzheng wanted to ask about the local customs again, but at this time, Li Jingyan's personal maid walked over quickly and said in a low voice: "Dudu, Miss has something to look for you." "Since Li Jingyan left Chang'an, the maid is no longer allowed to call her the county lord, and she is only called by ordinary people.

Li Qing nodded, and said gently to Shopkeeper Wu: "My subordinates may have to stay here for a while, let your guys serve well, and reward together when they leave." ”

Wu shopkeeper nodded again and again, and hurriedly went to the room to arrange, Li Qing walked to the backyard with the maid, Li Jingyan's room was on the very edge, two inside and outside, it was the best room in this inn, although it was the best, but in Li Qing's opinion, there was no difference from the most ordinary guest room in Chang'an, there was a white coarse porcelain teacup with five coins on the table, and the land was a copper basin, but the pot was pitted, and the bottom was full of green spots, perhaps it was still an antiquity used by Zhang in the Han Dynasty.

The floor was covered with the worst carpets, and I don't know how many years had passed, and several places had decayed, but the beds were soft and the bedding was all new, and only this barely made it eye-catching.

The room inside was dimly lit, and there was only one oil lamp, which was probably running out of oil, and it shook suddenly

The figure on the wall is sometimes elongated and sometimes shrinking, and the wind is whistling outside, from time to time! With the sound of slamming the door, Li Jingyan was sitting at the head of the bed, looking a little uneasy in his eyes.

Hearing Li Qing's footsteps outside, she ran out in three steps and two steps, in a strange place, women are extremely dependent on men.

"The conditions of this inn are not very good, but there are many of us, so we can only live here, I really wronged you."

Li Jingyan shook his head, pressed his hand to his chest and said, "It doesn't matter if the conditions are almost there, but I'm just a little scared in my heart." ”

"I'm here! I'm right next door to you, don't be afraid. ”

It's, 'Gollum! There was a sound, Li Qing touched his belly and said with a smile: "Go!" I'll take you out to eat. ”

Li Jingyan was overjoyed, hurriedly instructed the maid a few words, and went back to the house to put on a dress, and then followed Li Qing out of the inn, Qiuci City was originally the capital of Qiuci Kingdom, the north of the city is the palace and the official office, and the south is a civilian settlement, there is a street between them, this street has become the most prosperous and lively place in Qiuci City, Li Qing and they live in the inn is a bit biased, from an alley for a long time, the two came to the street, followed by a few soldiers from a distance, try not to disturb them, but want to come out alone, but it is impossible.

The street is very lively, full of wine shops and restaurants, almost every wine shop at the door of the standing orchid, shivering in the wind, but also forced to attract guests, all the shops are *** bright. Bright lights with laughter and scolding came out of the doors and windows.

"Li Lang, I haven't heard you talk about your parents and hometown, I asked Sister Lian'er, and she didn't even know."

Li Jingyan smiled: "If you don't want to say, then I won't ask." ”

Li Qing looked up at the starry sky and recalled his past life, just like this brilliant star, the past seemed to be vivid. But they have become extremely far away, he smiled slightly, "Actually, it's nothing, I'm from Suzhou, I've been an orphan since I was a child, and I don't know how I grew up." wandered around, and arrived in Shu. ”

He remembered something, and said with a smile: "Shocking geese, back then, didn't you take my little shopkeeper in your eyes at all?" ”

Hearing him mention the past, Li Jingyan was a little embarrassed, and said slightly coquettishly: "You don't know what I was like back then, those people in Chang'an were like flies, I had to hide from my father, that would take you in my eyes." ”

Pause. She smiled again: "Although you stink, the slush you make is quite sweet." Later, although Daddy learned your recipe, he couldn't make your taste. ”

Li Qing smiled: "Are you just trying to eat my slush?" Cai Ba'er wants to marry me. ”

"Phew! The slush is made by Xiaoyu, what's the use of marrying you, isn't it for this? ”

"Tell me, then, for what?"

Li Jingyan heard that this guy was open-mouthed, his heart was shy and sweet, and he wanted to beat him, but someone next to him was watching, so he quietly turned over his long nails. pinched into his flesh and whispered hatefully: "Don't think about it in the future." Don't ask again, you know? ”

The cold air in Qiuzi hit people at night, but the two of them were like a spring breeze, Li Jingyan sighed happily and said in a low voice: "Li Lang, aren't you going back to Chang'an to report on your work after the New Year?" Can you go talk to my daddy? ”

"Yes!" Li Qing nodded lightly.

The sky is clear and full of stars, the stars are blinking happily, the air is fresh and cold, the mouth can already exhale white breath, the two seem to have forgotten to eat, walking slowly side by side on the street, the hands of the two have already been unconsciously held together, no one spoke, they are savoring the sweetness of the two loves.

Li Jingyan secretly glanced at him, his eyes were full of love, his high nose, his well-defined face, his confident and strong eyes, his optimistic and calm smile, his every move, every detail was so deeply attracted to her, making her feel extremely safe, so that she was obsessed and couldn't extricate herself, at this moment, in this strange city, her heart has been completely open, no longer has any restraints, she gently rested her head on his shoulder, snuggled up to him with all her heart, only looking forward to this moment can be forever and ever, Don't go away.

Walking through a big tree, Li Qing stopped, he hugged her waist tightly, smiling and staring into her eyes, at this moment he had felt Li Jingyan's body trembling slightly, but her eyes became deep and warm, her soft, moist lips seemed to be telling the same word over and over again, suddenly, she turned around and put her arms around his neck, trembling all over, slowly closed her eyes, and her beautiful face bravely greeted him, at this moment, she forgot to be reserved, forgot to be shy, she loved him to the extreme, Li Qing is her life, her heart and liver, and this love seems to be radiant, surround her, make her forget all the troubles of the past, and tell her to completely eliminate and completely abandon all the ghosts that haunt her day and night—doubts, fears, depressions, troubles, helplessness.

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I don't know how long it took, the lips of the two slowly parted, stared at each other, and smiled knowingly with their heads on their heads, at this moment, there was no longer any barrier between their hearts, and they both understood each other's love.

Li Qing hugged her soft body, her heart was full of infinite love, kissed her earlobe and whispered: "Aren't you scared at night?" How about I sleep out of you tonight and keep vigil for you? ”

Li Jingyan nodded lightly, "Then I'll ask the maid to sleep with me." ”

Suddenly, there was a slight cough beside them, and the two turned their heads, only to find that about three steps away from them, there was a greeting orchid, who was looking at them with embarrassment, she had been standing here, the shadow of the tree covered her, she did not dare to make a sound, did not dare to move half a step, as if a primary school student who had been punished by the teacher to stand, only looking at this pair of selfless lovers, spending time like a year, but her eyes were full of envy.

Li Jingyan suddenly blushed with shame, hid behind Li Qing, pinched his back with his nails, and complained that he didn't see if there was anyone around, but Li Qing snorted and smiled at Hu Ji: "We are actually here to eat.

The previous chapter was wrongly corrected, Lop Nur still belongs to the boundary of Shazhou, and Lao Gao read the wrong map.