Du Fu stood up straight, slightly sideways to block the copper bucket behind him, as if to hide his predicament.

"Contemptible exactly."

Yan Xiaosi walked in with a knife on his shoulder, and looked at the dilapidated house three hundred and sixty degrees, but there was no information in his eyes.

"My doctor appreciates you and asks me to take you to the backyard of Anxi, pack up and follow me."

Du Fu was secretly frightened, and asked with his crossed hands: "I don't know ...... your doctor is?"

Yan Xiao's four-pronged hand to the west: "My doctor is the envoy of the Northwest Court of Anxi, the envoy of Longyou Dao, the envoy of recruitment, the envoy of herdsmen, the opening of the palace and the three divisions, and the British prince Li Siye is also." ”

It stands to reason that Du Fu should be ecstatic at the moment, but he has the restraint and caution of a literati, so he just waved at Yan Xiaosi: "Can you let me cook the rice first to fill my stomach." ”

The scholars Yan Xiaosi knew had a very strange temper, so he let him go, waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you outside." ”

Du Fu looked down at the rice jar, ruthlessly poured all the corn inside into Diaodou, and then poured water into Diaodou with a scoop. He put Diao Dou on the stove, stuffed the firewood into the stove, and lit the fire, and the red flames reflected his face.

He squatted on the ground and used a wooden spoon to put out two large bowls of porridge in the pot, walked out of the door with one of the bowls, and handed it to Yan Xiaosi with both hands: "General, please use some porridge." ”

Yan Xiaosi smiled: "Thank you Mr. Du for your hospitality, but I just had breakfast, so I don't need it." ”

Du Fu turned around and went back with the porridge, held the chopsticks and scraped the bottom of the bowl and ate a bowl, feeling seventy percent full, and ate half a bowl of the one served to Yan Xiaosi. He secretly thought that once he followed Li Siye, he might have to leave Chang'an directly and go to Moxi, and if there was no chance to come back, it would be a pity that the rest of the food would be corrupted. He directly found a piece of linen cloth, put the rice balls on it, and then tied them with hemp fibers, so that when he carried it, the water was squeezed out of it, and the rice balls were retained.

He patted his well-fed belly, walked out of the door and said to Yan Xiaosi, "General, you can go." ”

……

The two walked on the streets of Chang'an City, Yan Xiaosi strode with a knife on his shoulder, and Du Fu followed behind. He had unresolved doubts in his mind. How did Li Siye know about him, a small scholar of the Jixian Academy, after all, the gap in identity is too big, and the classes on both sides can't be contacted, even if there are such signs, it is impossible for him not to notice them at all.

He couldn't help but ask, "May I ask General Yan, why does your doctor appreciate me?" How did he know about me? ”

Yan Xiaosi glanced back at him in surprise and asked, "You don't know?" ”

"How do I know?"

"Oh," Yan Xiaosi picked his eyelids and said truthfully: "A few days ago, the sage ordered the Hanlin Academy, Hongwen Pavilion, and Jixian Academy to inscribe a congratulatory poem for Dr. Li who returned from the expedition, and Mr. Du should also write a poem in response to the inscription." This poem was mixed with other poems and sent to Xingqing Palace, and the sage asked Wu Daozi to paint portraits of many painters, and also to choose a poem inscribed on the painting. The doctor picked the one you wrote, appreciated your talent, and decided to take you to the west with him. ”

Du Fu felt solid in his heart at this time, and said to Yan Xiaosi: "Thank you for the general's suggestion, and thank you for the doctor's appreciation." ”

"Hmm," Yan Xiaosi nodded haughtily, he had always had a good impression of literati, but he didn't know the difference between them.

They came to the backyard of Anxiliu, which is located in Pingkangfang, and when they entered the door, they could see a busy scene in the courtyard, the soldiers washed their horsehairs, repaired the saddle bridles and other riding equipment, everyone was in a hurry, and when they saw Yan Xiaosi, they respectfully forked their hands, and Yan Xiaosi only replied from his throat.

Yan Xiaosi took him to the partition of a wing room, pointed to the cover on the ground and the bamboo basket in the corner of the wall, and said, "You will stay here for two nights today and tomorrow, and we will leave the morning after tomorrow." ”

Du Fu was a little disappointed, and thought that he would be able to see Dr. Li today.

Yan Xiaosi didn't have the delicate mind to take into account the thoughts of a delicate literati, so he only hugged him with a fist, then turned around and walked out of the door.

Du Fu's tense nerves relaxed, and he glanced left and right at this temporary shelter, imagining in his head what kind of career Li Siye would put him in the west of the city, anyway, no matter what he did, it was better than staying in Beijing as a scribe.

He stretched out a long stretch, pushed open the door and walked out, facing the mist that was about to be dispelled by the sun, and excitedly chanted: "Riding a donkey for thirteen years, traveling and eating in Beijing and Huachun, detaining the Fu'er Gate in the morning, and following the fat horse dust at dusk." Say goodbye to Chang'an, from now on, I will leave this place. ”

……

At dawn on the third day, when the long night was at its darkest, the backyard of Ansiliu was brightly lit, and the neighing of the horses sounded, and the sound of the soldiers' footsteps snapping sounded in the courtyard.

The door of Du Fu's room was only slammed: "Wake up!" It's ready to go. ”

He didn't actually sleep well that night, and anyone who was about to travel far away would encounter this mood the day before the trip, the anticipation of the unknown road, and this freshness made him feel refreshed and unable to sleep.

He carried the package on his back, stood in front of the door and opened the door, and the torches in the courtyard reflected in his eyes.

Yan Xiaosi looked at him unexpectedly on the horse, and said, "Clean up very quickly, come on, prepare a horse for this Duke Du." ”

Soon a red horse was pulled in front of him, and the soldier leading the horse asked him, "Can you ride?" ”

"Yes, as long as it's not strong."

"It's a docile big eater."

Du Fu stepped on the stirrup and rode up, followed by many soldiers on horseback and carrying flags, to the streets. The men began to reorganize their formations, with crimson flags at the head and tail of the team, as well as four different colored flags to distinguish and command different arms.

After the queue was integrated, the scattered scene became several neatly arranged torches, but Du Fu didn't know how to blend into the queue, no matter where he rode his horse, it seemed extremely abrupt.

Yan Xiaosi turned around from the team, beckoned to Du Fu and said, "Du Zimei, your horse is following my horse." ”

At this time, the bell chime on the tower of the Danfeng Gate on the horizon finally rang, so the street drums sounded in all the streets of Chang'an City, and the door of Pingkangfang was also opened with a squeak, and the people waiting in front of the gate were like birds that had been liberated by nature, and they all ran out in a swarm.

"Let's go!" After Yan Xiaosi gave a loud order, a horse team of 200 people marched out of Pingkangfang and came to Tonghuafang Dutingyi in front of the imperial city along Hengjie.

The soldiers took out their swords and guns from the warehouse of the Duting Station, and stood in the cold wind of early winter, waiting for the festival to be late.

Li Siye arrived on a white horse, and the originally bustling queue suddenly fell silent. He was wearing a purple robe, with a dark cloak behind him, and he was followed by Duan Xiushi and the maidservant Daorou. Behind them, the tooth soldiers carrying the six stalks were behind them, and the Yu Hou and the Hengfu team were lined up on both sides.

Yan Xiaosi took Du Fu to him. He crossed his hands on the horse and said: "This is the Du Fu Du Zimei you said, the doctor, and I invited you to the humble position." ”

Du Fu hurriedly turned over and dismounted to salute, but was stopped by Li Siye raising his hand: "The schedule is tight, don't be polite, Yan Xiaosi and Du Zimei follow me." ”

"Let's go."

Anxi Jiedu made the red horse team walk along the Jinguangmen Hengjie to the outside of the city, at this time the sky has rendered the red glow, the city gate Lang looked down, looking at the solemn and neat queue of the Anxi army's tooth soldiers, and couldn't help but praise in a low voice: "I am used to seeing the queue of the Jiedu envoy in and out of the Beijing division on the city gate, and it belongs to the spirit of the tooth soldiers of the Anxi Jiedu envoy, this is really the spirit of the slaughter." ”