These cannibals wore black hoods, black silk robes, white cloths covering their faces, and broad-edged swords studded with gems at their waists, in contrast to the white-clad Umayyad dynasty.

This is the Shiite*** who has not yet become a climate, and a loyal supporter of the Abbasids in the future. The Tang people like to distinguish them by white and black, the two dynasties represent different factions, and the black and white colors also prove that they are incompatible, and this kind of faction can continue into the 21st century, which can be called a dispute that lasts for thousands of years.

Li Siye inquired and found a place to sell cotton seeds, if he hadn't found a Persian tooth in the bazaar, it would have been in vain to find an afternoon.

The Persian merchant did not specialize in selling seeds, but bought cotton in his bazaar shop, which he then processed and sold to a carpet-making workshop, a skill that most of the Persians living in Ansi depended on for their livelihood.

Li Siye bargained with the Persian merchant for a while, and spent three hundred dollars to buy such a bag of cotton seeds, and after buying it, he was not in a hurry to leave, but went around the shop pretending to go shopping.

Fuji Mu asked Li Siye strangely for unknown reasons: "We didn't come here for cotton seeds?" Now that you've bought it, why don't you go back?"

Li Siye glared at him with disgust: "Do you think it's enough to just buy seeds, and you won't plant them if you buy them back, isn't it for nothing?" Keep an eye on this Persian merchant and see where he returns in the evening, and then we will visit again. ”

Fujimaki suddenly realized: "You mean that we will knock this Persian unconscious and tie him back later?"

"If your head doesn't turn in circles, what else will you do besides tying people? We went to his house and showed a thirst for talent, and we persuaded him, what do you think? ”

Fujimu shook his two fingers happily and said: "Very good, I think it should be like this, I admire the lobbyists and strategists of the pre-Qin period very much, such as Mao Sui, Lin Xiangru and others." Therefore, please entrust me with this difficult task, and I will use my incorruptible tongue to successfully persuade him to go to the Green Ridge to guide us in cotton planting. ”

"Okay," Li Siye patted Fujimu on the shoulder, "I have entrusted you with this difficult task." ”

Li Siye led the horse and walked in the bazaar, waiting for the sun to set, and the crowd in the bazaar became dense and sparse, and then became scattered. Many vendors also began to carry their burdens and push carts away.

The Persian merchant of the cotton shop finally came out of the shop, clicked the door tightly with a copper lock, and led the donkey from the back of the house towards his home.

Fujimaki glanced at Li Siye, and the two of them distanced themselves and slowly followed behind the Persian merchant. They wandered through the streets of Qiuzi and came to the Persian settlement.

As soon as they entered the streets of Persia, the two men looked a little out of place, they were two nondescript Sogdians. The Persians in the streets, dressed in red and wearing black veils on their faces, made it clear that they did not belong here.

The Persian merchant who was leading the donkey in front became alert, sped up his feet, and led them to the left and right.

Fujimu was a little flustered, and hurriedly asked Li Siye: "We woke him up, what should we do?" ”

"What to do, keep following."

The Persian merchant suddenly ran wildly, Li Siye and Fujimu also led the horse to chase after him, and turned right along the alley, but a wall blocked him, and there was a chaotic sound of footsteps behind him.

Li Siye and Fujimu looked back, but it was the Persian merchant who led dozens of Persians, holding short knives with a wary expression.

"You two Sogdian ghosts! What do you sneak up on me! ”

"These two must be ill-intentioned bandits, tie them up and hand them over to the Governor's Mansion!"

Fujimu became at a loss, and hurriedly turned around and asked Li Siye, "What should I do?" ”

Li Siye led the horse and took a step forward, reached out and took off the cowhide pointed hat on the top of his head, pulled off the two black mustaches on the corners of his lips, and threw the left robe on the ground, revealing the light cyan missing crotch robe inside, and the three-foot horizontal knife at his waist.

The Persian merchant looked surprised: "You are Han? Why follow me? ”

A relaxed smile bloomed on Li Siye's face: "We don't mean anything else, we just want to talk to the cotton merchant Suhrab about a deal." ”

Suhrab glanced at Li Siye's belt and asked very firmly: "Your Excellency should have an official status, you Han people don't like to do business as officials." ”

At this point, Li Siye did not hide it, raised his hands and clasped his fists and said: "I am the commander of the Tang Dynasty and Anxi, and Li Siye is also the guard of the Green Ridge." ”

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"Li Yuanjun, please go this way."

Suhrab cautiously led the way in front, looking a little panicked, he really didn't know what kind of business the officer could do with him.

Persian merchants are usually reluctant to deal with the government, whether it is the *** government of Dashi or the official government of Anxi of the Tang Dynasty, it will not be a good thing to provoke it. But now that people have come to the door, he can only try to give the guests a noble courtesy, maybe when he refuses later, it will not be ugly.

They walked through the spired courtyard gate and faced three flat-roofed houses of varying heights, into which Suhrab invited them to the very center.

The house is carpeted, the brazier is burned, the environment is very warm, and there are yak skulls hanging on the walls. Suhrab invited the guests to sit down on the carpet and immediately ordered the maid to go down and get food.

The two of them wandered around the market for a day, and they were indeed hungry, and they did not know what kind of food this Suhrab could prepare for him, and he was usually not used to eating the food of foreigners, such as naan, tsamba, and tea with a strange smell.

The two just waited for a while, and the maids quickly brought up steaming silver plates and silver basins, the first of which was roast suckling sheep, which was crispy and clear, and made people salivate. The second is boiled mutton, with thick lamb attached to the surface of large bones, and green shallots dotted on the left and right, which can be called full of color and flavor. The third dish is a pot of minced mutton broth, and the broth that has been boiled out is milky white and exudes a fragrant aroma that lingers in the room.

Li Siye's appetite was greatly enhanced, and it was too interesting to miss this Persian brother in his heart, and he gave three meat dishes for the first time, and his business would be good in the future with this hospitality.

The maidservant of the Suhrab family brought a silver bottle of wine, which was filled with authentic samura pulp. The blue-eyed beauties with their faces wrapped in light veils knelt beside them, holding bottles and pouring wine into the silver bowl in front of them.

The host frequently raised the bowl, said words of blessing in his mouth, and opened his mouth and closed his mouth to not mention the business matter. Although Fujimaki ate with a mouth full of oil, he couldn't help but be anxious in his heart, in case he drank too much, his mouth and tongue were not good, and how could he act as a lobbyist with a three-inch tongue.

Li Siye didn't have any worries, just indulged in the wine and drank repeatedly, and kept stretching out his thumb to praise the good wine and meat, and the host's warm and thoughtful family.