This is the first mansion he has seen since he came to Datang that is close to modern atmosphere and has a good quality of life, and even he wants to live here.

Standing on the steps of the front courtyard hall was the chief steward of the Li Mansion, who raised his hands in front of his face and said to Fu Meng Lingcha: "Fu Meng Duhu, my family Ah Lang is meeting guests in the hall, you can rest in the front hall for a while."

He stretched out his hand and invited the two of them to the inverted room, which was only a guest room for the guests to rest, separated by a partition door. Li Siye stretched out his hand and presented the gift he had brought to the steward, and then sat on the futon with his husband Meng Lingcha.

The steward called two maidservants to pour them tea and water, and he retreated outside to greet the guests.

Although Fumeng Lingcha Sanguan has reached the rank of General Zuo Wuwei from the third rank, the deputy capital of Anxi is still the fourth rank, just like Li Linfu, although he is only the Zhongshu Order of the third grade, he already has the title of the first rank of the Duke of Jin. The official position of the Tang Dynasty has always given Li Siye a very confused feeling, and it is difficult to distinguish the gap between officials and officials.

The two waited patiently in the room, and when the maidservant served the third cup of tea, the steward was finally late.

"Fu Meng Duhu and this general, my family Ah Lang is invited."

The two of them hurriedly tidied up their heads, stood up and followed the steward out of the front hall, through several corridors, and the entourage could see the neat flower beds and pharmacies, and the gardeners wearing half-arms were holding palm-sized hoes in their hands, squatting on the ground to clean up weeds.

When they entered the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, they could see rows of sash windows with bamboo curtains and black stone bricks on the ground. Then turn into the back hall, the left and right are the rooms separated by the partition door, then turn left again, turn right around the partition door again, turn right, turn left, turn right, turn left again through the middle door, and suddenly open up in front of you is a spacious and long quiet room.

Li Siye breathed a sigh of relief, this house is like a labyrinth, and the assassins can't get lost when they come.

On both sides of the ashram are still flowers and plants, all made of ceramic jars as flower pots, and there are even a few tropical plants inside, I really don't know how to transplant and feed them.

He lowered his head slightly, but his eyes glanced up at the man kneeling on the couch at the end of the ashram.

His first impression was that the man's eye sockets were so deep that they were obscured by shadows when the light was slightly dim, like blackened cartoon characters. This man wears a long-legged head and a half-arm of linen cloth on his upper body, which is the most comfortable and breathable Xuan Ma of the first class; Wear a white mid laner inside, wrap the footcloth layer upon layer on the calf, evenly spaced, and tie a beautiful soft knot at the interface embedded in the bound cloth strip. Well, maybe it's still an obsessive-compulsive person.

Fumeng Lingcha stood still outside the three zhang of this person, bowed and crossed his hands: "Fumeng Lingcha pays a visit to Li Xiang." ”

Li Siye followed behind Fu Meng and also bowed, without speaking, he was here to make soy sauce, trying not to create a sense of existence.

Li Linfu stood up from the couch with his hands in his hand, stretched out his hand to support Fu Meng's arms, and said with a humble smile: "Fu and Meng are all officials of the same dynasty as me, and they are all courtiers under the throne of the saint, so there is no need to be formal, please sit." ”

He turned back to the couch, sat down on his knees, and said to the steward, "Fetch futons for the two of them to sit down." ”

The maid stepped forward with broken steps, spread the two square mats on the ground, and after Fu Meng and Li Siye nodded, they knelt on top of it in turn.

Li Linfu tilted his head sideways, his cloudy eye sockets or noticed Li Siye, and his fingers tapped his knees and asked, "This general looks at Miansheng, or is it a soldier of my Xifu Mansion?" ”

Li Siye's shoulders shook, and he couldn't hide? Shouldn't all the ministers be above the top, why do you have to ask about the identity of a little general?

He was hesitating how to reply, but fortunately, his husband Meng Lingcha had already answered for him: "This is the general who entered Beijing with Gai Zhongcheng this time, named Li Siye." He made great contributions to the conquest of the Tuqi Shi surnamed Huang and was allowed to be promoted to Zhonglang General. ”

Li Linfu nodded, his gaze floating in the air and skimming over Li Siye.

"The successors of the four towns of Anxi, not bad."

Li Siye lowered his head and crossed his hands in response: "Huh." ”

Judging from Li Youxiang's reaction, he is unfamiliar with Li Siye and has no impression. That's good.

"Fumeng Duhu, this is the second time you have come to my house, but what else is going on?"

Fumeng Lingcha is here to give gifts, what is the matter? But on this occasion, even if he is not an old fritter, he can still continue the conversation. He crossed his hands in the direction of Daming Palace and gave a thumbs up: "Thanks to the grace of the saint, this time I returned to the west of the city, and I am not only the deputy of the new Jiedu envoy Tanaka Cheng, but also the deputy of the capital to protect you." It's just that you are far away in Chang'an and can't come in person, so you specially came to the house to ask for instructions, what are the arrangements for the government affairs of the four towns of Anxi in advance? ”

"Speaking of arrangements, there are indeed three of them, you listen carefully, first, this year, when the envoy of the Great Food came to Chang'an, when he asked to see His Majesty, he told me that there was a disorder of law and order in the Tang Dynasty, especially from the Hexi Desert to Anxi, there have been many caravans that have been looted and even robbed by envoys."

Li Siye was familiar with the news when he heard this, and quietly lowered his eyelids and looked down at the ground.

"Dashi is rich in carpets, spices, ivory, gold, these are scarce in my Tang Dynasty, trade exchanges, mutual benefit, the ancient silk road is busy, we must not relax our vigilance because of the vast land under the rule. So what I mean is that Anxi and Hexi jointly expand the number of desert post stations to facilitate business travel and make it impossible for lawbreakers to start. “

"Your Majesty has been particularly fond of gold recently, and gold utensils are used for fasting and Jiao in the palace, and for sacrifices. Trade between the two countries is also of great importance, and this matter should be handled as a matter of priority. “

Fumon Lingcha crossed his hands and continued to prick up his ears to listen.

"This second thing is about Ashina Xin's appointment as the Turkic Khan. The Turk cavalry Shi Huang, surnamed He Mo, was very ambitious, and if he knew that the Turkic Khan's throne was empty, it would inevitably breed trouble, and the matter must be appeased. ”

"Whoa."

"The third incident, according to the small Bolu Kingdom in Tibet, with the princess and the pro-country lord Su as puppets, built Lianyun Castle on the bank of the Bole River to reject the Tang Dynasty, causing the Western Regions to turn away from China."

Li Linfu got up from the couch, walked down and walked around in front of Fumeng Lingcha, Fumeng hurriedly wanted to stand up, but he pressed his shoulder, pondered for a moment before saying in a hoarse voice: "General Fumeng, this is the real great merit!" This incident made His Majesty angry, didn't you see that the price of pepper in Chang'an City had also risen? ”

Li Siye muttered to himself, what a coincidence, what we sent today is pepper.

After listening to these three things, Li Siye suddenly felt that Li Xiangguo was a pragmatic person, and there was no empty talk in all the topics today, and every sentence said the key points of the current use of politics and troops in the four towns of Anxi. From this point of view, although he has the reputation of being narrow-minded, jealous and jealous, and sweet-mouthed, he is indeed a good hand at using politics.

"General Fumeng, you seem to be a Qiang, right?"

Fu Meng Lingcha hurriedly shrugged his shoulders and crossed his hands and said, "Don't hide it from the public, I am indeed a Qiang person." ”

"The Qiang people are good, brave and good at fighting, ......" Li Linfu wanted to say something else to praise the Qiang people, but there was not enough ink in his stomach, so he had to wave his hand.

The housekeeper entered the door from the outside, and said to Li Linfu with a forked hand: "Ah Lang, the household member Wailang Wang Ji asks to see him." ”

Li Linfu nodded, and Fu Meng Lingsaw the opportunity to take the initiative to leave: "Li Xiang, I will retire." ”

Li Linfu waved his hand, Li Siye followed behind Fu Meng Lingcha and crossed his hand towards Xianggong, and the two of them half-bowed and returned along the same road, but Li Linfu's voice sounded behind him: "Wait." ”

Li Siye breathed and held his breath to freeze his steps, Fu Meng Lingcha did not move on his heels, but his waist turned over and crossed his hands and said: "Li Xiangke has an order?" ”

"If you can successfully accomplish one of the three things I just mentioned, I will guarantee to Your Majesty the envoy of the Anxi Festival for you......"

Fu Meng Lingcha bowed to the ground: "Thank you Li Xianghou for your kindness, and you should do your best." ”