Speaking of which, at least they are of the same clan, and there is no grudge or grudge between each other, and the wariness between Lao Luo and Li Ji will disappear, and there will be no barrier when it comes to things.

After eating supper, the communication between the two sides is similar. Li Ji is only nineteen years old this year, and she grew up with her father in the Abbasid artisan camp, and this time she followed her uncle to Constantinople to see the world. Although she is a woman, because of the environment, Li Ji has also learned a lot of small kung fu from people, so she has the audacity in the academy.

The Abbasid artisan battalion has been relocated many times, so the Tang people's assembly place has also moved from Samarkand to Tashkent, and then from Tashkent to the current Baku. And Li Ji's ancestor, the county lord named Li Ye, because he had a background in the Tang Dynasty and was also treated favorably by the Abbasid high-level, so he was able to reproduce to Li Ji's generation, but unfortunately the Abbasid Dynasty has been turbulent several times, and these Tang craftsmen have also been greatly affected.

By Li Ji's father's generation, the blood of the Tang people has been almost lost, and there were more than 10,000 Tang prisoners, and now, their descendants are only tens of thousands, but unfortunately there are many internal strife when people are not in agreement, so they are scattered in many places. Among them, the only one who still remembers his Tang blood is only a few thousand, or counting the number of family members, Li Ji's father is only one of these thousands, of course, because of the family background, speaking is still somewhat useful.

Lao Luo also briefly talked about his own situation, of course, he would never say it from later generations, and casually said that he was painting on the streets of Constantinople, and then said that he was preparing to return to the Central Plains with a few entourage friends. Li Ji was not interested in Lao Luo's painting on the street, but knowing the news that Lao Luo was going back to the Central Plains, she looked forward to it, "Brother Luo, how many of you are there?" How do you plan to go back? ”

"Don't call me the eldest brother of the Luo family, I'll do three at home, call me the third brother or Luo Sanlang," Lao Luo couldn't help but show a little confident look on his face, "My number is not much, there are only seven or eight people at present, as for returning to the Central Plains, no matter which way I go, no one can stop my way." ”

Li Ji stared at Lao Luo with bright eyes, "Then the third brother, can you take us back with you?" Grandpa has been looking forward to returning to his hometown for a long time. ”

"Well, let's talk about it when I have the opportunity to see your grandfather in the future," Lao Luo knew that the title of this grandfather was equivalent to the father of the later generations, and there were also places where his father was called Grandpa, but Li Ji in front of him was not easy to answer, but fortunately, there was no need to rush for a while, "For now, you still need to hurry back and have a round with your uncle, you are bold, aren't you afraid that they will worry?" ”

"Oh, I told them when I came out," Li Ji said a little shyly, and then tidied up the clothes on her body, but she was a little angry, "I should go back, but how can I find you when I go back?" ”

Lao Luo looked at this somewhat reckless girl, and couldn't help but be a little speechless, "I said girl, how can your grandfather rest assured that you will come out?" ”

"Girl? What is the meaning? Li Ji had never heard of this word, so she asked curiously, "My grandfather is very open, so he is not an old stubborn who doesn't know how to change." ”

"The girl is used to call the young lady," Lao Luo explained casually, but this word seems to be called a maid in this era? He couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, the terminology of later generations would be misunderstood in this era. "You have to take a break when you go back, and tell your uncle about me outside the academy during the day, but don't disclose tonight's events to anyone, understand?"

"I'm not a little lady anymore, my family calls me Siniang," Li Ji's little face was a little distorted, but she still promised: "Don't worry, third brother of the Luo family, I won't say anything about tonight." ”

Lao Luo looked at the other party seriously, it was not that he would trust others at will, but this kind of trust is sometimes the key to testing a person's character. Of course, the premise is that he doesn't care and worry about being betrayed by the other party, confidence is based on strength, if the other party betrays him, I believe that no one will be happy, even if the Byzantines notice him, it is a big deal to make a big fuss in Constantinople, so as to help these Caucasians have a lively Christmas.

However, Li Ji's performance is not bad, Lao Luo's feeling is that the other party is very similar to the female soldiers in the army in later generations, a typical female man. It's not that the women in ancient times were gentle and lovely, this girl is obviously not this type, but think about the heroism of women in the Tang Dynasty recorded in ancient books, and the unique geography and human feelings of Central Asia may also have an impact, so it is not surprising that this straightforward character is not surprising.

While the night was still dark, she sent Li Ji out to cover her back to her residence, and snowflakes began to fall in the sky. I'm not interested in exploring the roots of the people who are with Li Ji, first, it's not necessary, the other party is destined to be a minority in this city, and he will definitely not have a very deep background, and Lao Luo retains basic trust in Li Ji's words, and the other party doesn't know his roots at all, as for guessing that Lao Luo is the executor of the theft, not to mention that Li Ji was knocked out just by looking at him, she hasn't seen Lao Luo's later actions, even if she goes to tell the truth, how can she win the trust of people without evidence? It's just that he is also implicated in himself.

When Lao Luo returned to the safe house again and cleaned up, and finally avoided the eyes and ears of the early passers-by, and returned to his accommodation in the hotel, the sky outside the window had begun to glow a little, and the world outside the room was already silvery, covering everything that happened at night.

It is estimated that the city of Constantinople will usher in a hustle and bustle before Christmas during the day, another theft, and no clues to any lost items can be found, the northern city general Sommeel will definitely be furious, but all this has nothing to do with Lao Luo, on the surface, everyone knows that this is a wandering painter who is used to running the market.

Lao Luo changed into a fat nightgown, dressed himself up according to his usual disguise, and then lay on the bed, closed his eyes and thought about how to face the Tang craftsmen that Li Ji said, and how to arrange a few retinues in Athens when he went back.

When Lao Luo fell asleep not long ago, at dawn, the changes in the palace of the technical college were discovered, and the theft case was again, and the entire city defense system of Constantinople was in an uproar, and all the guards in charge of the academy guards were punished.

The owner of the Academy's palace, scholar Cloris, hurried to the academy after learning of the theft, only to find that his office was as empty as if it had been moved, and all the collected materials, as well as experimental records and model samples, were nowhere to be found. Frustrated and annoyed, Loris directly stabbed the matter to the Senate, and the generals of the Senate and the military began to accuse each other of inaction.

The controversy between the two systems of military and political affairs in Constantinople, coupled with the fact that the scholars of the academy were fighting to recover the stolen materials, the officials of the whole city were in a hectic mess this Christmas, and although the people at the bottom were not affected much, the chaotic political scene still spread to the bottom of the city, and the theft of the library became the biggest news during the whole holiday season. Of course, at that time, Lao Luo had already returned to Athens in the south, and this matter had nothing to do with him.

Of course, it was inevitable that the theft of the academic library in the Grand Palace was discovered the day after Christmas, and the result was, of course, that the whole kingdom began to shake, and Basil II, who was busy on the Bulgarian front, hurried back to Constantinople, but unfortunately to everyone's surprise, no one found any clues, and of course it was said that there was a wandering painter who walked around the city before Christmas, but the scholars took out the collection of Lao Luo's paintings, proving how such a master could be a thief?

What followed was that the event was reduced to the greatest mystery, and no one could find the slightest useful clue, and the result was inconclusive, and a few years later, Byzantine scholars began to alienate the empire, and even if Basil II also won a victory in Bulgaria with the Kievan Rus', it still did not prevent the vast empire from falling into decline prematurely.

By that time, Lao Luo had already made a name for himself in the Far East, and no one associated a rising local lord in the Far East with the greatest theft in the West.

Of course, it is not necessarily true that it did not affect Lao Luo at all, at least in the morning he was woken up by the innkeepers before he could sleep enough, because the soldiers of the city defense team began to cooperate with the Sommel's men to check all the hotel guests. But it's a pity that Lao Luo's usual disguise is in place, and a wandering painter with good skills is also a celebrity in this hotel.

In addition, Lao Luo deliberately piled up the Christmas gifts in the room, which did not arouse anyone's suspicion. The consequence was that Lao Luo, who was woken up, lost his temper, and the team leader in charge of the search believed the innocence of the tall guy in front of him because he saw his actions. Lao Luo, who easily avoided the search, accepted it when he saw it, and then began to nag the innkeeper about whether he should go back to Athens in advance or not.

In fact, Lao Luo had already set a ship schedule in the spare few days, and there were people who returned to Constantinople during the festival, and there were also people who left here to return to their hometown for Christmas, as in later generations, so it was not difficult to find ships. Everything was planned by Lao Luo at the beginning, the only exception was when he met Li Ji, a descendant of the Tang dynasty.

So before leaving, there was another thing that I promised Li Ji, that is, a meeting with her uncle.