Li Siye didn't stay long in the bazaar, he led the black fat through the deserted streets, and most people stayed at home and refused to come out on such a cold day.

He went straight to the Metropolitan Protectorate, and when he led his horse into the inner courtyard, he was stopped by two guards.

"Who are you who dare to trespass on the Metropolitan Protectorate."

Li Siye took out the copper coin from his arms, stuffed some into each of the two people's hands, and said with a smile: "I am Li Siye, the guard of the Green Ridge, and I have an urgent military situation to report to protect me." ”

The two of them didn't dare to be self-conscious, nor did they dare to slack off, and their tone was a little gentle: "Li Yuanjun waits patiently here, and I will report it to the brigade rate and let him call the shots." ”

Li Siye nodded, stood in the cold wind with his hands on his chest and waited, and waited for half an hour before Lu Qian, the pro-guard brigade, led by Lu Qian, was late with two soldiers.

When Li Siye saw that it was this person, he was immediately annoyed in his heart, but he still greeted him with a smile on the surface: "Lu Luyu hasn't seen you for a long time, and my brother misses you very much." ”

Lu Qian shuddered, and also smiled a little embarrassedly: "Li Shou Capture Envoy, what are you doing in Anxi City when it's freezing this day, don't you stay in Shouyu City?" ”

Li Siye put his hands in his sleeves and replied with a smile: "I have something urgent, come and report to the capital guard." ”

Lu Qian said slowly: "Since you are the envoy of the Green Ridge Guard, you should communicate to your direct superior, the envoy of Shule Town, why do you want to bypass Shule Town and come directly to Qiuzi?" ”

"The matter I want to report is related to the entire four towns of Anxi, so I can only come to the Duhu Mansion to report."

Lu Qian replied nonchalantly: "Coming to the capital to protect the mansion is discussing important matters with his subordinates, and I don't have time to see you." ”

Li Siye showed a superficial dry smile on his face, approached him and whispered: Have you ever heard of such a sentence Lu Lushu, you are not afraid of thieves stealing, but afraid of thieves, I am very worried about you. ”

Lu Qian gritted his teeth, shivered and snorted heavily.

Li Siye knew that with this Lu Qian as a hindrance, he couldn't see Lai Yao at all, so he had to lead the horse back and go back first, first go to his familiar friend Fa Cao to join the army Cao Zhenqing, hoping that he could give him a message, as long as he could see Lai Yao, his affairs would be much easier.

Lu Qian looked at Li Siye's distant figure, and the muscles on his cheeks twitched and said, "If you are allowed to meet Yao Duhu, will there be a chance for me to mix in the future?" ”

……

Cao Zhenqing sat cross-legged on the carpet in the room, his hands baking a charcoal basin, and after a while, he rubbed his hands and held the barrel of the pen to write. Li Siye carried the tofu quilt and put it on the carpet, his expression was indescribably solemn.

"Cao joins the army, I have something to ask you to help with."

Cao Zhenqing put down his pen and ink, rubbed his hands and said, "If it's freezing today, is this matter serious?"

"I want to see the Metropolitan Guard, but the Metropolitan Guards are blocking me from entering, so I hope you can introduce me to it."

Speaking of which, this matter is so nonsense, I think that he was personally introduced by Li Heng, the king of loyalty, and followed Yao to Anxi, but now he is getting more and more confused, and if he wants to see Du Hu, he has to be matched by others.

"Can I ask you, why did you want to meet Yaoduhu?"

Li Siye reached out and untied the hemp rope that bound the quilt. dragged the quilt and covered Cao Zhenqing's body.

"What are you doing here!"

"Come, experience it yourself, is this quilt comfortable? Is it warm or not? ”

……

After discussing with Gao Xianzhi and Xiao Ting in the study, Lai Yao decided to take out half of the money in the treasury and send people to the streets of Qiuzi to buy sheepskin jackets and woolen quilts.

Xiao Ting retreated to the door and said, "Du Hu, I'll send someone down to prepare." ”

At this time, a person came in from outside the door, who was the duty officer of the Metropolitan Protector's Mansion, bowed down and crossed his hands and said: "Fa Cao joined the army Cao Zhenqing, and I have something important to ask to see Du Hu." ”

Lai Yao waved his hand: "Let him in." ”

Cao Zhenqing pushed open the door and entered, holding a bundle of quilts in his right arm, and bowed down and saluted: "Cao Zhenqing will come to protect him." ”

Lai Yao saw him holding a quilt in his arms, and asked strangely, "Why did you come to see me?" ”

"If it is freezing today, I am worried that I will be cold, so I specially brought a quilt, and I hope that I will protect and accept it."

Xiao Ting, who was standing at the door, sneered, Cao Zhengqing has always been a man, but he didn't expect to learn to be inflammatory.

Lai Yao waved his hand coldly: "I have a brocade fox fur here, this quilt, you give it to the military officer Xiao Ting, and he will give it to the sergeant who is cold." It's a pity that this quilt, how can it solve the warmth and coldness of my 20,000 soldiers in Anxi. ”

Xiao Ting stretched out his hand, ready to pick up the quilt in Cao Zhenqing's hand, but the other party was half-kneeling on the ground, holding the quilt with both hands to pay tribute to Lai Yao again, he had to withdraw his hand in embarrassment, and naturally carried it behind him.

"Duhu, please touch the thickness of this quilt, and then take it apart and take a look."

Gao Xianzhi, who was sitting on the side drinking tea, turned his head and glanced at it in surprise. Lai Yao sat cross-legged and stunned for a moment, then reached out to take the quilt, stretched out his hand and rubbed it up and down, and then pulled out a short knife from his waist, and pulled out a corner of the quilt with his hand.

"It's cotton"

The cotton wool is fluffy, the cotton seeds have been removed, and it seems to have been processed and stretched into a thick and uniform layer with silk threads.

Cotton has been seen in Laiyao, and there are many Persians in the four towns of Anxi who plant it, use it to make tapestries and carpets, and some people use it to make quilts, but the thickness is uneven and easy to roll into a ball, so there are very few people who cover the quilt.

Looking at the questions on Lai Yao's face, Cao Zhengqing took the initiative to explain to him: "This is the cotton that has been picked, and after manual treatment, it is made into a cotton sleeve with uniform thickness, and then filled into the quilt, which is as warm as the wool-filled quilt, but it is not easy to roll up and knot."

Lai Yao nodded solemnly and asked with interest: "You explained it to me so carefully, you want to tell me that there are many more such quilts."

Cao Zhengqing said truthfully: "This question can't be answered by Duhu, and Li Siye needs to be arrested by the Green Ridge to answer it personally."

"Li Siye"

Xiao Ting, who was standing at the door and was already about to leave, was suddenly startled, and the hand holding the door frame suddenly stopped.

Gao Xianzhi raised his eyebrows, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Lai Yao asked in surprise: "Isn't Li Siye in Green Ridge, when did he come to Qiuzi City?"

Xiao Ting stood next to him and interjected coldly: "Li Siye, as a border guard and the chief officer of the city, left his post without permission and should be punished."

Cao Zhengqing vigilantly glanced at Xiao Ting with the rest of his eyes, and hurriedly said: "Du Hu, Li Siye took the risk to come to meet Du Hu, just for this quilt, why didn't Du Hu ask him to come in and ask, and he would know."

Lai Yao smiled softly: "This Li Siye, since he came to offer a quilt, why should he entrust it to you, just come to see me directly, does he have any secrets?"

"It's not that it's hidden, but it's blocked by the guards, and it's not allowed to enter."

Lai Yao's face was slightly gloomy, and he waved his hand to the official on duty outside the door and ordered: "Someone! Arrest the Green Ridge and call Li Siye in. ”

The little official of the Duhu Mansion stood outside the door with his hands crossed, wondering how the envoy of the Green Ridge was outside the mansion, and he didn't dare to inquire in detail, so he had to leave.