Chao Heng's mansion is located on the west side of Yongxingfang, adjacent to the former residence of Wei Zheng, the famous minister of the early Tang Dynasty, and can live close to his idol on the same street, Chao Heng should be very satisfied, although they exist in different time and space, but the spirit has been inherited.

When he was a teenager, he came to Tang with a team of Japanese envoys to Tang Dynasty, and as one of the many Japanese students, he studied the vast Confucian and Taoist classics, which provided a theoretical basis for the Dahua Innovation.

It's just that many years have passed, and the members of the Tang Dynasty have returned to China after completing their studies, but many of them have stayed in this land that they are obsessed with. East and West, Chang'an Luoyang, Jiangnan, Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, each city has its own unique charm, attracting them to stay here for a long time, absorb nutrients, and give back.

Li Siye went to knock on the door alone, leaving Daorou outside to take care of the horses, and Chao Heng's steward poked his head out of the side door: "Who are you?" ”

"I am Li Siye, the deputy protector of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and I have something important to ask to see Chao Shaoqing."

The steward was suspicious in his heart, as if his family Ah Lang had never befriended the officials of Qixi, so he cautiously crossed his hands and said, "Honorable guest, please wait a moment, I will go back and report to my family Ah Lang." ”

"Please."

Li Siye stood outside the door and hesitated for a moment, looking back at Dao Rou, who was waiting with the horse, her gaze hurriedly dodging to her feet. What Li Siye saw was a white shirt and gauze skirt, which was particularly eye-catching on the loess street.

He said to himself, "It's too dazzling. ”

The steward of the Chao Heng family returned to the door of the wing of the hall and said to the master who was sitting cross-legged in front of the head desk: "Ah Lang, there is a guest visiting outside the door. ”

Chao Shaoqing didn't raise his head, and asked in a long voice, "Who?" ”

This sound has a special Chang'an flavor.

The corner of the steward's mouth overflowed with a hint of a nonchalant smile: "The visitor calls himself the deputy capital protector of Anxi, Li Siye." ”

Chao Heng raised his head and thought, he had no impression of this person, he put the ink tube on the pen holder, rubbed his hands and said, "Invite people in." ”

The steward walked out of the courtyard quickly, came to the door, opened the side door, and stretched out his hand to invite: "Li Duhu, please come in." ”

Li Siye held the box wrapped in silk cloth, and the steward looked strange, and estimated that it was not a gift, so he didn't reach out to take it, but bowed down and invited: "Li Du please." ”

Chao Heng stood under the porch of the wing room and greeted the guests, and said politely: "Li Duhu came to visit suddenly, Chao Heng failed to greet him in time, please forgive me." ”

The other party speaks the standard Central Plains official dialect, and his demeanor is also the same as in the officialdom, if Fujimaki still has traces of his Japanese, this Chao Heng doesn't look like a Japanese at all.

"Chao Shaoqing, I am here on the behalf."

"Oh, come in."

Li Siye stepped into the room, Chao Heng's room was very spacious, there were no superfluous furnishings, except for the windows, there were all elm bookshelves, which were not easy to be eaten by moths, and there were books on the shelves.

Noticing Li Siye's gaze, Chao Heng pointed to the bookshelf and said with a smile: "I usually don't have any hobbies, but I like to go to Hongwen Hall to copy the classics, and the books that the Tang envoys sent back to Japan are all copied by us international students. ”

"It's rare." Li Siye nodded in admiration, then looked down at the box he was holding on his chest, he held it in both hands and handed it to Chao Heng: "This is Fujiwara Akisuke's ashes, he served as the captain of the Guizi Jumping Battalion Zhenwei before he died, and was posthumously awarded the rank of General Gui Delang." ”

He untied the silk cloth that wrapped the urn, on which was folded with a round-necked robe and a letter, and untied a saber from his waist and placed it horizontally on it, saying, "These are the relics of his life, including this knife." ”

Chao Heng's eyes gradually reddened, and he trembled and picked up the letter, he opened the envelope and opened the paper to look at it.

Li Siye took two steps back, leaving him private space. After reading the letter, Chao Heng stretched out his hand to wipe a handful of tears, choked up and said: "He is the same group of Tang envoys who came to the Tang Dynasty with me, first entered the Hongwen Pavilion with me to learn to copy the scriptures, and then became obsessed with military books, transferred to the military family, and later in order to learn the sword technique of the horizontal sword, he entered the Imperial Forest Guard, and then transferred to the prince to prepare himself. But I didn't expect him to go to the Western Regions. Chao Heng sobbed and asked him, "Didn't he say anything before he left?" ”

"I'm sorry, I didn't get to see him for the last time. He asked me to hand over his ashes to you, hoping that you could ask someone to bring him back to Japan for burial. ”

"Of course, the son of the Fujiwara family still has to be buried in the ancestral land."

The mood of the master's family was too sad, and Li Siye was inconvenient to stay, so he said goodbye to Chao Heng: "Chao Shaoqing, please mourn, I will retire first." ”

Chao Heng hurriedly instructed the steward: "Send Li Duhu on my behalf." ”

The steward sent Li Siye outside the gate of the courtyard, and crossed his hands again: "Li Du guards and walks slowly." ”

Li Siye turned around and walked towards Daorou step by step, fortunately she didn't lie down and become a horse pier, Li Siye took the reins from her hand, turned over and said, "Let's go, go to Dongshi." ”

……

The two led the horses to the tic-tac-toe street in Dongshi, and Li Siye looked around vigilantly, tucked his fish bag and fish charm into his clothes, and walked slowly to the door of a shop specializing in hu clothes and hunting clothes.

Dao Rou was still ready to wait outside obediently, but Li Siye beckoned to her: "Dao Rou, come in and change your clothes." ”

The two entered the store, the shelves around them were hung with all kinds of silk Shu brocade, and the current fashion trend is to use thick Shu brocade to make Hufu style robes, most of which are based on the round neck and lack of crotch robes, and change the neckline to lapels, the style is trendy and easy to put on and take off.

The shopkeeper, a Sogdian, squinted his eyes and crossed his hands and said, "Is the official going to change his clothes?" ”

"Not for me." He pointed to a hunting suit on the wall and said, "Just pick one for the little lady like this." ”

"Okay, I'll take a look, you wait."

Dao Rou lowered his eyelids and whispered, "Ah Lang doesn't have to buy me clothes, Ah Rou has her own clothes." ”

"This undergarment and gauze skirt on your body is indeed beautiful, but it is not very convenient to travel."

The Sogdian shopkeeper took out two robes from them and asked with a smile, "Do you want to try it, I have a changing compartment here." ”

Dao Rou nodded, grabbed her robe and walked into the cubicle, closing the door with her backhand.

After a few moments, she stepped out of the cubicle with her head bowed and tied the buckle on her chest. Li Siye nodded approvingly, the narrow-sleeved robe fit well, and the leather belt was tied around the waist, which was less feminine and more heroic. However, when she walked, her steps were still the small steps of the palace maid, her head twisted sideways, and her swan-like neck looked back, wanting to see herself in Ah Lang's eyes.

"How's that, it's pretty. This robe is worn by the ladies of rich families. “

Li Siye only glanced at it and turned his head to the Sogdian shopkeeper: "Not bad, how much." ”

……

In the afternoon, Li Siye led Daorou back to Anxiliu's backyard, and Yan Xiaosi and others noticed that she had changed her outfit, and they couldn't help but feel a little regretful. This robe is also very beautiful, but after all, it is a man's clothes, and her long hair is also tied into a ball bun, which is far less beautiful than when she was in white.

Maybe this is what General Li wants, a woman is stuck in a man's pile, and wearing palace clothes is too eye-catching, it is better to be simple.

A few soldiers gathered together to exchange opinions.

"I think the little lady looks better in that skirt, white and plain, and fairy."

"Where, I think this body is not bad."

The eunuchs in the palace walked into the courtyard gate in scarlet robes, and the soldiers hurriedly saluted side by side, and the eunuchs waved their nostrils to the sky in response, and led several little eunuchs behind them to hold the edict.

"Where is Li Duhu, please come out to meet the decree."

Li Siye hurriedly came out of the wing, leaned over and kowtowed, leaving a cadre in the backyard to kneel on the ground.

The eunuch glanced left and right before slowly pulling the book from his hand, and opened his mouth to read: "Under the door!" Shule in Khotan town envoy, loyal military general Li Siye loyal to the monarch of the country, dedicated to the meritorious service, added the official Anxi capital to protect the deputy capital of the palace, gave the lord Gaoling County, 500 households, awarded Yongye 800 acres of fertile land. Zhongshu Lingcheng ...... The book is made as right, and it is carried out! ”

Li Siye bowed his head and bowed again: "The minister bows and thanks the holy grace." ”

The eunuch rolled up the holy decree, stepped forward and sent it to Li Siye's raised hands, and congratulated with a smile: "Congratulations, Li Duhu, the saint has given you a title, and you will be able to rise higher in the future." Tomorrow you will go to Gaoling County and receive your land and food. ”

As usual, Li Siye wanted to give these eunuchs hard money and say some kind words to send them away.

For him, the so-called Gaoling County is more of a burden than it is obtained. All his energy was focused on Shule, where he had the energy to run these private properties.

Gaoling County is going to go on a trip, take over the land and food in his hand, and find a reliable person to help him manage it, as for the Viscount's Mansion, it is meaningless to build it or not. He didn't have much feeling for the hometown where he was born.