"Thank you Yan Changshi for your advice." Li Xiao was a little moved in his heart, Yan Liben's words were the guidance of the elders to the juniors, which was a good intention.

On the next road, in order to be in a hurry, Yan Liben didn't care about the bumps and dust on the road, and he worked hard all the way, Rao was like this, but on the way, he still encountered three waves of Da Nei envoys who came from Chang'an in a row.

The emperor and the prime ministers were already a little impatient to wait, and they all wanted to see the corn immediately.

Whip and whip.

Eighty miles of road, it only took an hour to arrive, and when he entered Chang'an City, Li Xiao only felt sore, and felt that his body and bones were about to fall apart.

But seeing that the old man Yan Liben, who was covered in dust, could still jump off the horse vigorously, he really admired it.

"I can practice more in the future." Yan Liben handed over his mount to his subordinates, smiled and reached out to lift Li Xiao off his horse.

This hand strength is really big, much bigger than that of a young man like him.

Di Renjie also jumped off the horse, and reached out to help Li Xiao pat the dust on his body, "If San Lang wants to improve his riding skills, I can let my cousin teach you." ”

"Li Yuanfang?" Li Xiao was unexpected. "Okay, okay, I'm afraid that Brother Li won't."

"What's this, my cousin has been fine lately." Di Renjie didn't get along with Li Xiao for a long time, but he felt that he was a good person, not to mention that he also knew that as soon as this corn was offered, Li Xiao would definitely no longer be an ordinary villager, plus Li Xiao was still close to several bigwigs in the military, and with those few people behind his back, Li Xiao would come out sooner or later.

His cousin came to Beijing, but he never found anything suitable, and now it is not a serious matter to follow him to help him. If you go to instruct Li Xiao in riding skills, maybe you can take this opportunity to make Li Xiao's friend and have one more way.

There were people in the palace who came to lure Yan Liben and others in, and Di Renjie personally picked up the box and followed carefully behind.

Li Xiao introduced cloth clothes, and he was not qualified to go in directly.

He was taken to the side by a palace man.

The eunuch, who was about twenty years old, had a white face and a kind face, as if he had already known some news, and knew that this young man who seemed to be in the dust was not simple.

"Our family has prepared clothes for San Lang, and we also invite San Lang to bathe and change clothes over there."

Before seeing the Son of Heaven, it is a very rare thing, before seeing the Son of Heaven, he naturally has to take a bath, and before seeing the Son of Heaven, he has to change into the white cloth clothes given by the emperor.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

Li Xiao came in time, and he didn't bring any money or anything like that, so he had to thank him.

The eunuch had no intention of asking for a bribe, and carefully explained some palace rules to him.

There are many rules in the palace, and there can be no mistakes.

When he was brought into a hut, the eunuch withdrew, and opened the door for him. There was a bucket of hot water prepared in it, and a new set of white cloth clothes.

I took off my dusty clothes, jumped into the bucket and took a shower.

There is no shower gel, even if he is in the imperial city right now, in the office of the prime minister under the Zhongshu Gate, but it is only equipped with some bath beans.

The so-called bath beans are already high-end toiletries that ordinary people can't afford at home.

Bathing beans, made with soy flour and medicines, are used to wash hands and face, and even take a bath. In ancient times, bath beans can be said to be all-round toiletries, washed hands, face, hair, bathing and even washing clothes, all stains and oil stains can be done.

A generation of miracle doctor Sun Silian wrote in his medical book that the clothes are fragrant, the bath beans, and the nobles are all wanted. It means that from the peddlers and pawns to the emperor's relatives and relatives, bath beans are essential items at home.

Compared with the toiletries of later generations, which were all chemicals, all the ingredients of the bath beans at this time were edible, and they could dissolve fat in the stomach when eaten.

However, to be specific, in fact, the bath beans of the Tang people are also classified and graded.

There are also soaps, which are used to wash clothes and wash hands, and facial milk, which are used to wash faces and baths.

In terms of production, it is mainly based on soybean flour, and then it is processed with various Chinese medicinal materials. The more expensive the bath beans, the more and more expensive the herbs are used.

For example, the bath beans that Li Xiao uses to take a bath at the moment are obviously more advanced than the ones that the Li family usually buys, and they smell unusual, refreshing, he estimates that this is the most famous state tribute bath beans made in the Tang Dynasty, this kind of tribute bath beans, even contains dozens of medicinal materials, what cloves, agarwood, musk, pearl powder and so on.

There is also a joke about the history of bath beans.

A man named Wang Dun married the princess, and when he first got married, after going to the toilet, the princess's slave maid held a gold plate with water, and a glass cup with bath beans in front of him.

He thought it was food, so he poured the bath beans into the water and drank them, and said that the dry rice was delicious, which made the princess's slaves and maids all laugh and make a big joke.

Li Xiao wouldn't make such a joke.

After the tribute version of the bath beans is used, the ability to decontaminate and remove oil is indeed strong, and there is still a refreshing aftertaste on the body.

But he felt that this fragrance was far inferior to the newly developed perfume of his family, not to mention that the production cost of this bath bean was extremely high, and dozens of spices and medicinal materials were processed at every turn.

It seems that when the time comes, he can take the palace route, and also get a tribute brand, and promote it when the time comes, won't his family's perfume be popular?

He changed into the clothes prepared for him by the eunuchs, and they fit in size, although it was a white linen robe, which could be cut decently, sewn well, and stitched evenly.

With a cowhide belt, black boots, and black soft feet, it is also very chic.

Turning around and walking out of the house, the little eunuch was already waiting there.

I also brought a tray with a few snacks in it.

Smell osmanthus sweets with the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, green dumplings dyed green, etc.

He was indeed hungry, but he was not polite, he picked up the chopsticks and ate them, and after a while, those small plates of pastries made him eat a fine meal.

The little eunuch stood aside, looking at Li Xiao with interest. Li Xiao is not the first person to be clothed and faced, but which cloth of the face-to-face saint is not nervous and excited when waiting for the face-to-face saint here, and even nervous hands and feet tremble, which one can be as natural as Li Xiao.

Even many low-level officials were equally excited and helpless when they received a special summons from the emperor to wait.

"Isn't Li Saburo nervous?" The little eunuch couldn't help but ask.

"I'm not nervous."

"Don't you feel nervous to see the Son of Heaven?"

"What is there to be nervous about, I didn't do anything, the Son of Heaven summoned me, it was because I found corn, it was a good thing, maybe he would give me an official position, give me a knighthood, reward me with money and land, I was too late to be happy, why be nervous." Li Xiao said with a grin.

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch came in.

"Where is Li Xiao, a villager from Lantian Township?"

"I am Li Xiao."

"The saint has summoned, come with me quickly." The eunuch glanced at Li Xiao expressionlessly, and then said coldly.