The two walked out along the labyrinth, and after turning around, they seemed to pass by one person, and Li Siye didn't pay much attention, but the man turned around and looked at them more.

Li Linfu picked up the scissors, stood in front of the tropical plants to cut off the dead leaves, and the housekeeper reported behind him: "Ah Lang, General Nafumeng just sent a bucket of old pepper. ”

Li Xiang continued to prune the branches and leaves carelessly, and said: "It seems that honest people don't seem to be so honest. ”

The steward crossed his hands and said: "There have been many people who have come to ask for this Anxi Festival envoy, like Yang Zhilie and Zhou Yi, and the gifts they bring are richer than this husband Meng Lingcha. ”

Li Linfu stopped the scissors and glanced at the steward: "You can only see money in your eyes?" Then he laughed and said, "You are the housekeeper, and it is your duty to only see money." However, Yang Zhilie and Zhou Yi both started from Beiting to manage Anxi's fear of life and fetters. Well, Fumeng Lingcha is the right person, and he is a Hu person, even if he makes great achievements in the four towns of Anxi, presumably His Majesty will not transfer a Hu person to the court to serve as a Pingzhang matter, and there is no threat to me, so you can use it boldly. ”

The steward patted the horse sincerely: "Ah Lang is really comprehensive and well-organized, and there is no one in the world who can be compared." ”

Li Linfu laughed dryly, turned around and went to prune the green leaves again, paused the scissors from time to time, and said: "The young general who followed behind Fumeng just now, but the subordinate of Li Ying, the former waster?" Li Siye? ”

Wang Ji had already entered the hall at this time, knelt down behind Li Linfu and crossed his hands: "Wang Ji see Li Xiang, if Li Xiang is suspicious, can he send someone to investigate?" ”

"There's no need to check, I remember very well that this person had made up for the money that Li Ying owed to Taifu Temple by clever tricks. Now the grass on the grave of the Shuren is three feet high, but this person can find another way and gradually improve from Anxi. Well, none of the old people of Li Ying, who was a former concubine, were appointed in the court, so this person must have stopped at Anxi. ”

……

Fu Meng Lingcha and Li Siye came out of the prime minister's mansion, and their faces were full of joy that could not be concealed: "Siye, this matter may be done, I really want to thank you for a bucket of pepper." ”

"What did Du Hu say, this is Du Hu himself who has won Li Xiang's appreciation, how much of a role can a mere bucket of pepper play?"

Fu Meng Lingcha smiled: "Having said that, the role of gifts should not be underestimated. ”

"Li Xiang also said, three things in Anxi, after I returned to Anxi this time, as long as one of the three things can be done, the things of the festival will not run."

Li Siye helped analyze from the side: "Duhu, in terms of the difficulty of these three things, it seems that it is the easiest to build a desert market town post station with Hexi, it is a little difficult to appease the cadres of Hemoda, and the most difficult is the expedition to Xiaobolu." ”

Fu Meng Lingcha held his forehead and said with a smile: "None of them is simple, my four towns in Anxi are vast and sparsely populated, and the food collected is not enough to supply the people of Anxi, and the fiscal and tax revenues can only maintain 24,000 troops, where is the surplus money to expand the post station?" ”

"He Moda is a man with no strategy, but he is very ambitious. If you want to stop this person's ambitions, you have to use a sword. But now he is a meritorious man, he can't shoot it, and he can't move it, and if he moves, it will chill the Western Regions. If you want to move him, you must make him do the wrong thing first. ”

Li Siye listened to Fu Meng's analysis, smiled and said, "According to Du Hu, the conquest of Xiao Bolu is not the most difficult. ”

"No," Fumeng Lingcha raised two fingers and waved: "The expedition to Xiaobolu is a big problem, the green mountains are steep, the plateau is lacking in oxygen, and dozens of mountains have to be crossed in the middle, the Bole River is dangerous, the terrain of Lianyunbao is dangerous, and there are 100,000 troops stationed in Suole City." What's even more difficult is that Tanju Ridge is full of glaciers in summer, and the cliffs are difficult to climb. If you only rely on Anxi's 20,000 soldiers and horses, it will be difficult to break through the small Bolu Kingdom. ”

Li Siye sneered, you said that it is difficult to lay down a little Bolu, why can Gao Xianzhi be able to do it later?

The two returned to Anxiliu's backyard along the winding alley of Pingkangfang, and Li Siye thought that this was the case, so he said goodbye to his husband Meng Lingcha. I heard that the new Jiedu envoy has approached Chang'an, and the day when they return to Anxi is also imminent. But many things in the family have not yet been done, the basement of the east wing is still under construction, and the shops opened by Michagan and Sha Li have not yet opened, so he must take a look before leaving.

Before dark, Li Siye returned to Xinchang Fang, and stepped into the courtyard. Mei'er was sitting upright in front of the desk in the hall, lighting an oil lamp and reading a book. He took off his ** boots in front of the threshold outside the hall, walked in with a foot bag, and sat cross-legged and waited silently.

The dim light of the oil lamp sprinkled lightly on Li Mei'er's face, which made her childishness add a bit of girlish concentration, and he began to think at this time that Mei'er was no longer a child who didn't know anything, she had grown up, and many things should be discussed with her, which was the best way to cultivate her independence.

"Mei'er, brother wants to tell you something."

Li Mei'er continued to hold the book, sank her face into it and read it carefully, and said, "Brother, please speak." ”

"I will return to Anxi in a few days to take up my post, and I will take you with me this time to take care of your life, and this matter can't always annoy Zhang Xiaojing and Wen Ran."

"Brother wants to take me away?" Li Mei'er showed a slightly surprised look on her face, and asked him rhetorically, "Then what about our home here?" Although this yard is rented, I am always reluctant to live in it for three years. ”

"I'm going to find Zhang Lu to buy the yard, and when I go back to Chang'an in the future, this is the place to stay."

Li Mei'er closed the scroll, lowered her head and was silent.

Li Siye smiled generously, crossed his hands on the desk and said, "The place in Anxi is indeed bitter and barren, far less temperate than the climate of Chang'an. But Brother often thinks about you in Anxi, and I can't have peace in my heart, if you can be by my side, I can feel at ease. If Chang'an wants to go back, he can go back every year. ”

Mei'er shook her head slightly melancholy: "Brother, I'm not thinking about Chang'an, I'm thinking about these people in Chang'an City, I don't want to leave them." ”

Li Siye smiled helplessly: "Okay, this matter really embarrassed you." Let Brother think again. ”

"Captain! No, General! ”

Yan Xiaosi's voice came from the east wing, and Li Siye patted Mei'er's shoulder lightly: "You study hard first, I'll go over and take a look." ”

Li Siye crossed the threshold and walked two quick steps to the east wing, where Yan Xiaosi was already waiting at the door with an oil lamp in his hand.

"What, got it done?"

Yan Xiaosi held the lamp fork and said, "Please go down and visit." ”

Li Siye took the lamp from him, stepped down the wooden staircase, and then went down to the dark room from the corner. They made wooden doors, the walls and tops were all covered with wooden boards, and four wooden posts evenly supported the pressure from the roof. The jars of gold coins were placed next to the wall.

"It's not bad, it's almost time to hide the entrance."

There are many skilled workers in Chang'an City, and their ability to make locks and make organs is super strong, but Li Siye's secret room needs to be kept secret, and only he and Yan Xiaosi can know about it for the time being. He decided to place a wooden wardrobe at the entrance of the staircase in the secret passage, the hole hidden in the cabinet, and then locked the door with a copper lock.

On the morning of the second day, Zhang Lu, a bad guy and a tooth wit, came to Xinchangfang, and when he entered the door, he tore open his throat and reported the good news: "General Li! General Lee! I've got you in touch with the owner of this house! ”

Li Siye let him into the hall and brought him a bowl of water to moisten his throat first. Zhang Lu put down the bowl and said: "I'm afraid that this Imperial Doctor doesn't expect to return to Chang'an in this life, but his ancestral grave is in Chang'an, and he will come back before the Qingming Festival." His son is going to sell the house, and it's up to me to buy it for you at the lowest price. ”

"Very good," Li Siye patted Zhang Lu on the shoulder and said, "There is no need for a minimum price, as long as it is reasonable, as long as you can negotiate, I will give you a lot of intermediary fees." ”

"What, what?"

Zhang Xiaojing walked into the hall wearing a dark robe with a lack of crotch, Mei'er stepped forward and dragged his robe to call the eldest brother, Zhang Xiaojing took out the paper windmill from his arms and handed it to her. Mei'er was not happy after taking it, and pouted and said, "Mei'er is no longer a child, and I don't like these children's things." ”

Zhang Xiaojing nodded with his hands on his chest, looked at the house in front of him and said: "This courtyard is not a good location in Chang'an City, aren't you going to take Mei'er to Anxi, what's the use of buying this house?" ”