Tibet

Chapter 313 Meeting the Poetry Fairy
An Qingxu caught up with An Shouren, and said angrily, "You actually surrendered?"

An Shouren sighed and said: "I am indeed far from his opponent. He left room for two consecutive strikes, but he has already made me do my best. Second son, the third strike will not only lose my face, but also seriously injure me."

An Qingxu gritted his teeth and said, "You represent Fan Yang's army, and you surrendered to Anxi's army!"

An Shouren shook his head, "Second Young Master, this is the Dugu family's birthday banquet. The so-called representative of Fan Yangjun is just to lure Li Ye out. Since then, Fan Yangjun has been suppressed? No one would think so, and I don't think I can represent Fan Yangjun. I'm sorry, I didn't defeat him for my son today."

An Shouren bowed and saluted, and walked away quickly.

An Qingxu watched An Shouren walk away, stomped his feet angrily, "Useless idiot!"

Li Ye finally rejected the Dugu family's suggestion to change positions. He still hoped to deal with celebrities, and he was very uncomfortable being asked to sit with officials.

Moreover, none of the celebrities around went to watch the ring competition and didn't know him, which saved him from the distress of being worshiped and surrounded. He had already received more than [-] small silk handkerchiefs and small notes, which made him feel dizzy , it was all caused by Gao Xianzhi.

He also saw the passion and unrestrainedness of the girls in the Tang Dynasty. They were surrounded as soon as they stepped off the stage, and it was difficult to get rid of them.

Four huge tents were set up, each covering an area of ​​several acres. This kind of big tent was not available in most households, and they were borrowed from the warehouse of the Imperial Military Military Supervision.

Li Ye's seat is in the third big tent, the farthest seat in the second row. This place is relatively hidden, so he doesn't have to worry about others finding him.

The tent was very big, beyond Li Ye's expectations. It was bigger than the hotel he went to attend a friend's wedding in his previous life. It was almost as big as a football field. It took hundreds of soldiers more than an hour to set up just one tent.

There are more than 100 long and wide tables in the big tent. The tables are not high, and all the guests sit on the floor, which is covered with thick carpets.

Each wide table sits six people, and each person has a portion of wine and food. Of course, it is not a bento box, but each person has more than a dozen exquisite side dishes and a pot of good sake. This is a typical meal sharing system. Dugujia It also spent a lot of money to customize dishes from eight restaurants, dozens of chefs are busy, and more than 100 maids are responsible for serving food and wine.

The big tent is noisy and lively, with the sound of silk and bamboo, a group of dancers are dancing in the open space in front of it, maids shuttle back and forth in front of the wide table like butterflies delivering food, and the guests are chatting happily.

There are two families at the table with Li Ye, a husband and wife, both are middle-aged, their surname is Xie, and they are the proprietors of Gaosheng Inn, that is to say, the Gaosheng Inns all over the world are almost all owned by his family. Very polite and low-key rich man.

Sitting together by fate, Master Xie also gave Li Ye a bronze VIP medal. With this bronze medal, Li Ye went to stay in Gaosheng Inns in various places. The accommodation fee was half price, which was a very affordable sign.

The other family is a family of three. The husband and wife have a daughter. Their surname is Jiang, from Xianyang. They are famous spice merchants and one of the three major spice merchants in Chang'an. They also gave gifts, one box each to Li Ye and Master Xie. Ambergris slices, ambergris slices cost one tael of silver, and a box of twenty slices is also a very expensive gift.

Jiang Dongzhu's daughter is average-looking, slightly fat, very quiet, about sixteen or seventeen years old, but her eyes secretly look at Li Ye from time to time. Li Ye has an intuition that she has just seen the ring competition and recognized herself .

Li Ye was not so thoughtful, he didn't consider bringing a gift, but luckily, he took out two rubies of that color from his pocket, which he originally intended to give to the Suzaku sisters, but had no chance to meet them. To her sisters, it happened to be given to the two ladies.

"I bought it in the Western Regions, meeting is fate, a little heart, to the two ladies!"

The two wives happily accepted the gemstones. After researching them, the owner of Spice Jiang was quite knowledgeable. He smiled approvingly and said, "I know a Sogdian who sells gemstones. The market price of a gemstone of this quality and size is at least [-] guan!"

Li Ye quickly said: "I bought this at Suiye. It's not expensive. It costs about ten guan for one piece. If it's in Sebo, it's only five guan for one, but it's too far away."

"Mr. Li came from Suiye?" East Master Jiang asked with a smile.

"I was the envoy of the Suiye army before, and I was the general of the Anxi army!"

"Oh! It turned out to be from the Anxi Army. I heard that the Anxi Army fought a battle with the Dashi Kingdom in the Sogdian Kingdom, right?"

Li Ye nodded, "Our 12 troops fought against the opponent's [-] troops. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, but in the end we won."

Jiang Dongzhu nodded, "My caravan will also go to Tochara and Sogdian Shiguo next year. The ferulica produced in Tocharia and the fennel from Shigudian are very famous. If they are transported to Chang'an, they can be sold at a good price."

"My lord's hand is Suiye, if you encounter any trouble, you can come to the official office to find me!"

"sure!"

The owner Xie smiled and said, "Actually, I'm very interested in commercial hotels in the Western Regions. Has Mr. Li ever stayed there?"

Li Ye nodded, "The Merchant Hotel is different from our inn, it's actually rather crude, with a large yard surrounded by walls, mainly to keep out wolves, because there are a lot of livestock.

Then there are dozens of houses, each with two fire pits, everyone eats and rests around the fire pit at night, and there are special merchants to sell meat and fruits, which is more suitable for caravans, but it also has an advantage, the atmosphere is better, like In this way, our whole family can barbecue around a firepit, and everyone talks and laughs, which helps to promote the harmony among the clansmen. "

Proprietor Xie smiled and said, "That makes sense. I'm going to open a higher-end business hotel outside Chang'an City. Everyone must be curious and want to experience it."

Li Ye smiled slightly and said, "Actually, you don't need to open it alone. Just set up a tent in Xie Dongzhu's Gaosheng Inn and make it in the form of a business hotel. A large family can use it when they come to stay."

"Okay! This is a good idea, go back and think about it."

At this time, someone shouted in the distance: "Li Ye!"

Li Ye turned his head and was overjoyed. It turned out to be Li Yu, the king of Hanzhong County. He quickly got up to greet him, "My lord, long time no see!"

Li Yu pointed at him and asked, "How long has it been since you came back, and you still don't come to see me?"

Li Ye was ashamed, "I have considered going for two days, and His Royal Highness King Si Ning, he has helped me a lot, and I have already said that I will go to see him."

"I'll let you go today, come! Let me introduce you."

Li Yu pointed to a tall and thin middle-aged scribe behind him and said, "This is the poet Li Taibai, he has always wanted to meet you!"

Li Ye was immediately in awe. It turned out that this thin, middle-aged scribe was the famous Li Bai. He quickly cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Jiuwen is famous!"

Li Bai is 50 years old this year, his face is pale, he lacks blood, and he looks not in good health. He held his wine glass and said with a smile: "I am fortunate to witness the powerful swordsmanship of the little general. He can turn the raging waves with one sword, level the mountain with one sword, and kill one person in ten steps. Qinglian is very admired for traveling thousands of miles, and I am delighted to hear that the little general is serving as an official in Suiye, so I am here to pay my respects!"

Li Ye was taken aback, he killed a person in ten steps, and he would never stay behind for a thousand miles. That was Li Bai's "Xia Ke Xing Xing", did he want to write it for himself?
Li Ye quickly smiled and said, "Sir, come and sit with me for a while!"

Li Yu said with a smile: "I still have entertainment over there, so I will leave Mr. Qinglian to you, and you will come to my house in a few days to make amends!"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said, "Is there any royal milk tea?"

"Of course! There are better ones."

"Okay! I will definitely come to bother you in a few days."

Li Yu left first, Li Ye invited Li Bai to sit at his table, the table was very wide, he asked Li Bai to sit on the side, poured him a glass of wine, and asked the maid to bring a pot of wine and a pair of chopsticks, the maid was understanding , and specially added a few dishes for him.

"When did you leave Suiye?"

Li Bai sighed: "Jingyun left Suiye and entered Sichuan in the spring of the second year. It has been 40 years in a flash. How many nights have I dreamed of it?"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "The soul has been broken for 40 years, and the broken leaves and willows have never blown cotton. This body is like a mountain, and there is still a trace of the remains. How about it?"

Surprised and delighted, Li Bai clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Good poetry! The little general is not only good at swordsmanship, he is also an expert in poetry writing!"

"I'm overwhelmed, I'm just writing nonsense!"

Li Ye held a glass of wine with him, smiled and said: "Actually, it's not suitable for the occasion. One is that the husband is in the middle age, and he is still far away from traveling in Qishan. The other is that he should be writing this in front of Suiye City or Rehai. The first poem, sir, remember Atami!"

(End of this chapter)