From Shuzhou to Yizhou, out of Yizhou and then turn to the northwest, all the way can be called a horse Pingchuan, its line is very fast, but since the entry into Shannan West Road, the road is immediately difficult to walk, after Bazhou, it is the legendary Shu Road. Li Xi and the little yellow gate traveled all the way north, it was extremely hard, and by the time the two of them stepped into Gyeonggi Road, twenty-nine days had passed.

The two have special identities, the little yellow gate named Chizhong is ordered to go out of Beijing, needless to say, although Li Xi is no longer in office, he is still a loose official of the imperial court from the nine grades, so this way to the north, there is the qualification to enjoy the imperial court station, although the diet in the mountains and wilderness is rough, but it is much better than looking for a store to eat, so the two of them have traveled all the way, although they are tired and miserable, compared to other business travelers and other generations, but it is quite comfortable.

Ren Chizhong was doing a good job of Xiaohuangmen in Xingqing Palace, and suddenly sent such a drudgery to Beijing, and it was two months to toss back and forth, and it was indispensable to suffer along the way, which was naturally unhappy. Therefore, when he first set off from Shuzhou, that Chizhong couldn't help but be lukewarm to Li Xi.

However, this journey was lonely, and the two of them naturally chatted on the road, and after gradually getting acquainted, the relationship became harmonious, especially Li Xi has always been generous, and the money in his hand is generally spent, so naturally Na Chizhong has to take a look at it, and then give him some oil and water, and this attitude will immediately change again. What's more, Li Xi has always been a suave and free man, and his demeanor is a woman, that is, men admire him when he sees it, not to mention a small yellow door?

So, when the two of them left Shannan West Road all the way into Gyeonggi Province, the little yellow door Chizhong was already a Li Gongzi, and he was really intimate, and those who didn't know saw Chizhong wearing the clothes of a palace eunuch, but he was very respectful to Li Xi, and then looked at Li Xi's demeanor, which subconsciously thought that he was a character from the side of the Ten Kings Courtyard and the Hundred Sun Courtyard.

In the evening, the two arrived in Jincheng, and after going straight to live in the county official post, they did not eat in the official post, Li Xi pulled Na Chizhong together, both of them wore civilian clothes, went out to find a big restaurant, asked for a table of good food and two pots of good wine, and ate and drank happily.

Jincheng to Chang'an, but sixty miles, a horse journey can be reached, the two of them drank this time, obviously the last time before arriving in Chang'an, along the way, although there is no friendship between the two, but the relationship is really good.

This Chi Zhong took a fancy to Li Xiguang's wealth, and he was also the apprentice grandson of the ninth linggong of the court, and this time His Majesty personally ordered him to go to Jiannan Road to preach the oracle, and he was also a famous figure before driving, so it was naturally not a bad thing to be good friends with him.

And Li Xi felt that he was alone in Chang'an, although Li Yifeng was in Chang'an right now, and he could be regarded as a front stand for himself, but after all, he was an opposition body, at most he could only serve as a staff member in the scene, and if he wanted to mix well in Chang'an, he had to make more friends.

Since this little eunuch Chi Zhong has been with him all the way for months, he has already had a little friendship, and although he is just an ordinary little yellow door at the moment, he is after all under the nose of Emperor Xuanzong all day long, and he is born smart and clever, in Li Xi's opinion, maybe he will suddenly soar one day.

Even if he doesn't become so promising, he doesn't expect to borrow any power from him at that time, at least with him, he can have one more source of news in the palace, so for himself, making friends with him is naturally a good thing that benefits and does not cost.

The wine and food were full, so Li Xi followed the train of thought along the way to ask about Chang'an.

Speaking of the matters that he needed to pay attention to after arriving in Chang'an, Na Chizhong burped and said, "What kind of place is Chang'an?" That is the place where the Son of Heaven rests, the Gyeonggi of all nations! Not to mention anything else, since the opening of the country in Chang'an City to the present, countless noble relatives, to put it mildly, Chang'an has a population of one million, among which there must be at least 100,000 people if they can have something to do with the royal family! So for the vast majority of ordinary people, what is most important? Four words, honestly! You must know that Chang'an City is not a place where ordinary people can go wild! ”

This Chi Zhong looks to be in his twenties, with a fair face and a handsome appearance, but his hair is slightly curled, and the color of his eyes is also a little blue, so when they met for the first time, Li Xi guessed that he should have some foreign blood.

Later, when he was chatting, he mentioned that his ancestors were originally merchants who came and went to Yumen, and later came to his grandfather's generation, and the business became bigger and bigger. Although his grandfather looked down on this foreign woman, he brought it back but only as a singer, but he was very fascinated by the exotic customs of this woman, so he was often pampered, and then he came and went, and there was this Chizhong's father, who was already fifty and three at that time.

Because it was born by the singer, and the singer was resold only two years after giving birth to Chizhong's father, and there has been no news since then, so Chizhong's father naturally has no status in the family, like this kind of identity, called "roadside", which means picked up, it doesn't count, and when he grows up, it's just the identity of a slave.

But fortunately, Chizhong's grandfather still cared for him after all, took care of him all the way up, married him a daughter-in-law, gave him a small property, and divided him out early. It's just a pity that when the old man went a few years later, the eldest son of the main house in the family inherited the property, and he tried his best to take back the small property of Chizhong's father, so that the Chizhong family began to lose their livelihood, so they had to work first, and then simply sold themselves into other families as slaves.

Chi Zhong was said to be only twenty-five or sixteen years old when his aunt died, and four years later, Daddy was gone, so Chi Zhong, who was only eleven years old at the time, was ruthless, and simply sold himself, and after getting the money, he buried Daddy, and then went into the palace.

Fifteen years have passed, every time he mentions the Chi family, he still grits his teeth with hatred, but it is a pity that although he has been careful to flatter in the palace over the years, he has been rarely appreciated, so he has not been able to climb up, and this hatred can only be hidden in his heart. And maybe the tragic situation when he was a child has trained him, and along the way, Li Xi pretended to be an unintentional temptation after drinking, and he resolutely refused to reveal the name of the Nachi family.

At this time, hearing him say that he should be honest after going to Chang'an, Li Xi frowned slightly, nodded reluctantly, but did not answer.

The water in Chang'an and other places is very deep, and the idle ones naturally do not have the opportunity to spread the wilderness from a small and remote county, which Li Xi naturally knows, but to a certain extent, he does not agree with this point of view in his heart.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Xi wanted to say some of his thoughts, but before he could speak, at this time, Chi Zhong changed the topic again, pulled himself back, and only listened to him: "However, you Li Gongzi is obviously not an ordinary person!" So, others need to tremble, you don't need to! ”

Li Xi was surprised when he heard this, and couldn't help asking, "What does Gonggong Chi mean by this?" ”

So Chi Zhong crossed his fingers to analyze him, "Who are you?" Your Majesty the Emperor personally ordered a certain family to summon you to Chang'an, although a certain family does not know why His Majesty summoned you to Chang'an, but obviously, His Majesty directly transferred you from a small county to Guozi Xue...... You must know that the Guozi School is not just anyone can enter the school, and you can let Your Majesty personally issue an edict to enter the school, you are afraid that it is the first one since the dynasty, so, in the humble opinion of a certain family, Your Majesty values you Li Gongzi very much! ”

Li Xi nodded, noncommittal, and just continued to listen quietly.

At this time, Na Chizhong continued: "I have been in the palace for fifteen years, that is, I have been on duty in Xingqing Palace, and I have been on duty for more than eight years. This strong surname often likes to be similar to his own surname, and His Majesty's belly is still very large, so from a certain point of view, after Li Gongzi enters Chang'an, as long as he acts within the avenue and does not violate the law or discipline, then His Majesty can tolerate you, and he will appreciate you more! ”

At this time, the two of them had already eaten two large pots of wine, Li Xi didn't know what was going on, but the amount of wine in Chizhong was limited, but he had been in the palace all the time, and he couldn't drink wine at leisure, so Li Xi found that he was a little greedy for a cup along the way, so almost as long as Li Xi invited him to drink, he would get drunk every time he drank, and after he got drunk, although he was still very vigilant, but when he spoke, he was undoubtedly much more relaxed than usual.

For example, right now, Li Xi felt that his words were very insightful.

Of course, like this, he not only leaks his own thoughts, but also talks about the present, and there are some big words, that is, he will only say a little after drinking, and he will never speak.

Touching his chin and thinking about it, Li Xi nodded, "Father-in-law Chi's words are reasonable!" ”

Chi Zhong smiled proudly when he heard this, Li Xi knew that he could hear this from his mouth today, he was already overjoyed, if he continued to dig others, he was afraid that it would cause him to be alert, and if he didn't make a good trouble, he would alienate himself, so he changed the topic and never talked about it again, but some of them didn't gossip for a while, and then the two left the restaurant and returned to the post house to rest.

On the second morning, when he got up early in the morning and hurried, Chi Zhong would wander from time to time, and his eyes looking at Li Xi were also a little complicated, Li Xi couldn't see it, and in the end, Chi Zhong finally couldn't help it, so he took the initiative to pat the horse and come over, and said with some surprise: "I drank too much wine last night, but I was talking nonsense, and I don't want to be trusted by my son, please don't go to my heart." ”

Li Xi smiled when he heard this, these days, the reason why he has to invite this Chi Zhong to go out for a drink every time he goes to a county town is actually because he found that although this Chi Zhong has a humble attitude and has some tendency to see money, many of his insights are very insightful, but only after drinking, after some unintentional teasing, will he choose to say some of them.

And even if he said it after drinking yesterday, he will definitely regret it the next time, and then he will come to himself and try to turn around, trying to make himself ignore his words.

It's just that he really likes to drink, and he likes it to the bones, although he knows that after drinking too much, he will definitely talk nonsense, and he also understands that these nonsense is actually the source of trouble, but as long as Li Xi pulls him sincerely, in the end, he will still be greedy, so almost every day on the road, he will inevitably come to Li Xi to cover up, in fact, even he himself understands that he has said it in vain.

Sure enough, at this time, after he saw Li Xi smiling but not speaking, he couldn't help but clench his fists with regret, and then sighed, "A certain is just a little eunuch, just talking nonsense, along the way, he has eaten a lot of wine from the son, and there is nothing to repay when he says it. ”

Li Xi stopped when he heard this, looked at him seriously, and said, "Father-in-law Chi, with all due respect, if you can quit drinking in this life, I am afraid that you will be a palace general again in the future!" ”

Hearing Li Xi's words, he couldn't help but look at Li Xi, and then hurriedly snorted and said with a smile: "Li Gongzi has a good reputation, he just wants to have enough food and clothing, and this life is enough!" ”

Of course he knew that the so-called palace general in Li Xi's mouth was referring to Gao Lishi, and Gao Lishi was exactly the goal he was striving for.

However, after saying this, thinking of Li Xi's so-called "quitting drinking", he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Li Xi smiled when he heard this, thought about it, and said: "I really think that my father-in-law should not make a mistake because of alcohol, my father-in-law is quick to think and see things profoundly, what you lack at the moment is nothing more than two, first, chance, and second, quit drinking." After these two items are ready, the period of father-in-law's leap is not far away! ”

After finishing speaking, Li Xi smiled and walked forward.

After a long time, that Chi Zhong came back to his senses, couldn't help sighing, frowned fiercely, hit the horse to catch up with Li Xi, and immediately arched his hand: "Along the way, the talent of the son has made a certain family worship, and now the son has taught a word, and if there is a spread, it will be repaid with wealth!" ”

Li Xi nodded when he heard this, raised his whip and pointed forward, and said, "Ahead, it's Chang'an!" In Chang'an City, you and I will have a period later! ”

When Chi Zhong heard this, he looked at Chang'an City, which he couldn't see at all, and suddenly felt a little excited.

Chang'an, Chang'an.

(To be continued)