President of Datang [Transmigration Book]
Chapter 75
Zhu Xieli received Li Tan's distress signal at home, but because the person who sent the message didn't make it clear, he didn't know what happened to Li Tan, and thought Li Tan was really in danger.
So he rode Huanglong directly from home and ran all the way, not caring whether someone would join him after being seen.
Huang Long is also worthy of his name, running on four legs can only make people see afterimages.
When Zhu Xieli ran in front of Li Tan, Li Tan was shocked when he saw his panting and rosy face, and quickly asked, "What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Zhu Xieli breathed steadily, a little surprised: "Aren't you in a hurry?"
Li Tan was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that he might have been misunderstood. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and said, "It's nothing serious. It's because I didn't make it clear to the person who sent the message. You should sit down and rest for a while."
Zhu Xieli breathed a sigh of relief immediately, but he didn't blame Li Tan, he only thought that Li Tan's absence from accident was the best news.
Li Tan looked at Zhu Xieli sitting on the chair and couldn't even maintain the upright sitting posture in the past. He was very guilty, and quickly asked someone to serve the freshly stewed white fungus soup to let him rest first.
After Zhu Xieli recovered, he asked helplessly, "Tell me, what's going on."
Li Tan said something about the Book Pavilion, Zhu Xieli was a little surprised: "Didn't you arrange it before?"
You have to know that in the past, what Li Tan did was basically thinking before and after, even if the arrangements were not particularly proper, there would not be such a big loophole. Why did such a big loophole appear this time?
Li Tan explained: "Actually, you also know Meng Zhiya, he is very good at organ skills, because I don't have many people under him, even if the total number of people in the Prince's Family Office does not exceed 500, it sounds like a lot. Putting people in the bookstore is basically no different from water droplets flowing into the sea, so I asked Meng Zhiya to set up more institutions, and if someone has evil intentions, those institutions will definitely teach them how to behave."
And Li Tan's 500 people can't all be placed in Shuge, the palace needs manpower, right?Does the mansion over the Hot Spring Palace need manpower?Does he need manpower for the guard of honor when he goes out?
In this way, there are simply not enough people.
After hearing this, Zhu Xieli said in relief, "I told you that it is impossible for you not to make any preparations, so what is it for now?"
Li Tan was helpless: "Although I believe in Meng Zhiya's mechanism, Supervisor He and the others may not believe it. What's more, the mechanism techniques set up by Meng Zhiya are relatively fierce. Once triggered, it will be a dead end. To the extent of the death penalty, some people are still needed to stop it. The most important thing is, if someone just saw that there was no one guarding the Langhuan Book Pavilion, so they came to steal? If there are guards, it may be able to deter a lot Is Xiao Xiao small?"
Zhu Xieli sneered and said: "People who only restrain their minds when they have no chance, what is there to forgive? It's better to lure them out, but to eliminate harm for the people."
Li Tan shook his head: "I don't want any big disputes in Shuge."
After all, it is already very eye-catching now, and because his bookstore will be open, there are not so many people who rebound now.
After all, anyone who is self-motivated would like to visit the Book Pavilion, but who knows if someone is coveting the position of the owner of the Book Pavilion?
What if something happened to Shuge and someone used this to criticize him?
He didn't make it clear, but Zhu Xieli quickly understood what he meant, and asked, "Do you want me to find someone?"
Li Tan asked, "How many people are in your guard?"
Zhu Xieli smiled and said, "You really want to know?"
Seeing him smiling like this, Li Tan couldn't help but guess: "1000 people?"
After all, Zhu Xieli is only the son of the county prince, and his number is already double that of the prince, which is due to his unusual status.
Zhu Xieli said vaguely: "Well... Anyway, if you need it, it's okay to help you manage the bookstore."
Li Tan's eyes widened in surprise: "What? More than this? Tell me first how many people you have."
Zhu Xieli had no choice but to say, "Five thousand."
Li Tan: ...
What the hell is this guard?This is already an army, right?
You must know that Datang has reached the military level, and the number of people is not five thousand.
Why does Zhu Xieli have so many people in his hands?
Seeing his shocked face, Zhu Xieli explained in a low voice: "It is the custom of the Shatuo tribe that the son of the patriarch must lead the army alone."
So...he really has an army.
So what was the reason for Qin Jin running to him for help in such a panic last time?
However, since Zhu Xieli has so many people in his hands, it can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need.
Li Tan thought of this and said: "The relationship is good, you can transfer... 500 people, combine with my people, I guess it will be enough."
Zhu Xieli glanced at Li Tan, remained silent for a while and asked, "Why me?"
Li Tan looked at him with some doubts, "Huh?"
Zhu Xieli asked: "Why don't you go to the sage? With the sage's love for you, he will definitely help you."
After hearing this, Li Tan said with a smile: "How can I bother my parents with everything? What's more, I did it myself. I just want to prove my ability."
After hearing this, Zhu Xieli always felt that Li Tan still had other reasons. Does he still need to prove his ability like this?
Since he took charge of the Jinwu Guard, his subordinates have been obedient and obedient. Fortunately, so many people from Hot Spring Palace went on the road together without any major incidents.
As for Li Linfu...he couldn't blame Li Tan for leaving early.
Coupled with the previous verbal battle against Confucianism, and the capture of the murderer who assassinated the prime minister.
One by one, it is enough for Li Tan's age, but his biological brother is also a county king, isn't he still a senior official now?
But Zhu Xieli didn't continue to ask, after all, everyone has their own desires.
He changed the subject and said, "My people will be in charge of night watch and overall guard at that time."
Li Tan was a little strange: "Why do you have to be in charge of night watch? Of course night watch comes in turn."
Zhu Xieli said, "It's different after all."
He didn't understand what he said, but Li Tan understood what he meant in an instant. What he said was that the ethnic groups were different, and he was worried that those scholars would not accept letting the barbarians take care of the entire bookstore, right?
At that moment, Li Tan still felt a little emotional. It would be great if Zhu Xieli and the others were born in later generations. Not only would they not be discriminated against, but they would also be biased in various policies. It's not like in Datang, where they live cautiously.
Although he thought so in his heart, he still said: "I understand what you mean, but I said that since it has been attached, then they are all Datang people, and I will not give your people better conditions and more rewards." Monthly money, but I can treat everyone equally, so don't worry so much about this matter."
The four words "treat everyone equally" are really eloquent.
Zhu Xieli looked at him and asked, "What if someone doesn't like it?"
Li Tan said inexplicably: "The Book Pavilion is mine, and I'm giving them face by showing them for free. Do I still have to act according to their face? If you don't like it, don't come here. Who begged them?"
Only then did Zhu Xieli relax and said, "Leave this matter to me."
Li Tan struggled for a while and said, "Well...how about...you arrange the defense by the way?"
Zhu Xieli was helpless: "I can arrange it, but you have to be with me. You have to learn these things, and I don't think you seem to be enlightened. Why do you study everything else so seriously? When it comes to the art of war Do you even touch it?"
Li Tan felt a little guilty, in fact, he had been avoiding these things intentionally or unintentionally.
After all, King Jianning died because he was too good at fighting, had enough capital to threaten the prince and the emperor, and Zhang Liangdi was blowing the pillow.
Although Zhang Liangdi has already turned into a pile of loess, who knows if there are other pillow cases?
What's more, Li Tan's current identity has become the prince again. Putting aside the real identity that everyone knows, at that time, he can lead troops and fight wars, and the threat to Li Heng will naturally be greater.
Or...don't touch those things honestly, just give everyone the impression that you don't know anything about them.
But he couldn't say these things yet, he could only say: "I've never been very interested in fighting and killing."
Zhu Xieli thought about it too. A person with such a noble status as Li Tan is naturally suitable for romantic poetry and poetry.
He could imagine Li Tan's appearance on a horse with light fur, and he could also imagine his appearance when he spent a lot of money, but he couldn't see him wearing armor and a knife stained with blood.
If there is such a day, then it is better to leave it to him.
At that moment, Zhu Xieli's selfishness also made him want to take over the matter, after all, it also meant that Li Tan was relying on him.
It's just that the thought was just a flash, and he really couldn't let Li Tan know anything for Li Tan's own good.
Zhu Xieli said: "In the future, maybe you will go out of town, and you still have to learn."
Li Tan corrected his attitude, nodded and said: "I understand, by the way, Shangyuan Festival...do you have time?"
When Li Tan asked this sentence, he couldn't help being a little embarrassed, but soon he spurned himself, the Shangyuan Festival is not the Qixi Festival, so what's the embarrassment about asking someone out?
Zhu Xieli also understood Li Tan's meaning at that moment, and couldn't help but his heart beat faster, swallowed to stabilize his heartbeat, and then said: "When...of course I have time, Ah Tian, would you like to go to see the lantern with me?"
Li Tan's eyes lit up: "It so happens that I also want to take you to see the lanterns. I have already asked Meng Zhiya to place many lanterns in Langhuan Book Pavilion. It can be regarded as a warm-up before the opening of the Book Pavilion. I will take you there then." Look, Meng Zhiya said that it looks good when viewed from the top."
Zhu Xieli: ...
I don't know why, but he always has a feeling of being taken care of.
He smiled wryly and said, "We really have a good understanding. I also made many lanterns on my Zhuangzi, and I want to take you to see them together."
It's just that he doesn't like this sympathy at all.
Li Tan was stunned for a moment, and said decisively: "Then watch them all. Anyway, there is no curfew that day, and the time will be long. It is impossible to waste too much time on things like lanterns. Just watch it, and I remember our Zhuangzi being separated. Very near."
Only then did Zhu Xieli say: "Okay, on the day of Shangyuan... I will pick you up."
I don't know why, Zhu Xieli also said to come to pick him up before. In the past, he didn't feel anything except that he was embarrassed to trouble the other party.
But today he couldn't help but feel that it was too sweet in his heart.
He bowed his head in response, and in order to avoid being noticed, he began to randomly search for topics: "Are the dresses ready?"
Zhu Xieli was a little surprised: "What dress?"
Li Tan glanced at him: "The dress for the New Year's banquet."
Zhu Xieli was surprised: "Should I also go to the New Year's feast?"
The New Year's banquet is a New Year's banquet held by Li Longji in Hanyuan Hall, and it is specially for the officials on the [-]th day.
Although it is said to be a big banquet, in fact, if the grade is not enough, you will not be able to enter.
And at the end of the year, many officials will go to Beijing to report on their duties, and some of them live in the capital, so they will naturally attend the New Year's banquet, so there will be many more people.
Many people could have been qualified to go to court, but they were not qualified to go to the big banquet.
However, Zhu Xieli is not even qualified to go to court, let alone go to a big banquet.
Li Tan said calmly: "Of course you do, you are the prince of Yongshou County."
Zhu Xieli laughed: "Don't fool me, it has never been said that the son of the county prince will definitely be able to participate in the big banquet."
To put it simply, only ministers of the humerus of the imperial court are eligible to eat with the emperor, otherwise unless you are a prince or county king, don't even think about going to the rest of the family.
Li Tan couldn't help sticking out his tongue when he saw that he was exposed. Such behavior is undoubtedly rude in front of outsiders.
However, Li Tan didn't realize it, and even Zhu Xieli didn't realize it. He only thought that Li Tan's every move was beautiful, and it was more cute to do such small movements occasionally.
What's more, Li Tan always has a dignified and noble appearance when facing others, and he is only so relaxed when facing him in private.
He couldn't help feeling that maybe he was different in Li Tan's heart.
Zhu Xieli couldn't help but also made a face at Li Tan.
So, a majestic King Ning, General Zuo Jinwuwei, another Prince Yongshou, Young Master Shatuo, and Zhonglang General Zuojinwuwei just made faces at each other.
If their subordinates see this, they will feel very disillusioned.
After all, Zhu Xieli is usually very cold or very cruel when facing others. He communicates coldly and trains cruelly.
After a while, the two people whose IQ barely returned to the normal level from three years old finally laughed and stopped.
Li Tan said seriously: "You are my deputy, of course you are qualified to go to the banquet."
Zhu Xieli...Zhu Xieli doesn't believe it, okay?
Li Tan's real deputy should not be him, but Chief Shi Ge Haiqing, and he is actually an officer with real power at the grassroots level, after all, he leads the soldiers.
But since Li Tan wanted to open a back door for him to experience the New Year's feast, he didn't bother.
The only thing to worry about is, where will he sit during the New Year's feast?
Regarding his question, Li Tan said calmly: "I told you that I brought you in, so naturally you sat behind me."
Seeing that Li Tan had an arrangement, Zhu Xieli naturally didn't ask too much, but hurried home and began to prepare his own dress.
You must know that he has not attended such a solemn occasion before, and he has not made formal dresses that conform to the court regulations, but there are special dresses of the Shatuo nationality.
Zhu Xiegu Tuozhi was a little dissatisfied with Zhu Xieli's wearing a Tang-style dress: "You are from Shatuo, so naturally you should wear a Shatuo dress. Your father and I wear this too. Why do you have to be like them?"
Zhu Xieli is very embarrassing, the dress of the Shatuo tribe... Although it is called a dress, but... can it be worn out?
For such a big banquet, the clothes of their clan either showed their arms or their chests, and their dresses were nothing more than a little more silver jewelry and jade, which could barely cover the exposed places.
But... that's still exposed, after all, their dresses are all summer or spring and autumn.
As for why there is no winter... that is not because in winter, as nomads, being able to survive the winter safely is already a blessing from God, and no one dares to expect to hold any serious gatherings or the like.
When Zhu Xieli thought of the big banquet, Li Tan was wearing a formal twelve-single tuxedo, and then he was dressed like a savage, he felt a little unacceptable.
It's not that I dislike the clothes of my own ethnicity, it's just that...it doesn't match, it doesn't match at all, and it doesn't match even more then.
So Zhu Xieli insisted on his own ideas, just when Zhu Xiegu was about to scold Zhu Xieli for forgetting his roots and was about to roll up his sleeves and beat his son.
The princess of Yongshou County came out and said: "What are you talking about, old man? My son can wear whatever he wants. Where do you get so many things? Tell you, what do you like to wear on the day of the big banquet? Anyway, I also want to wear a big dress Oh, by the way, just now, the Ministry of Rites specially sent two new dresses in order to avoid our negligence, so don't wear them if you have the ability."
Zhu Xie Gu Zhizhi: ...
If it hadn't been for this show, he might have really worn his tribe's dress in order to show his position and tell the Shatuo tribe in the Tang Dynasty that he still has his own persistence.
Even...even if it's colder, he will persist.
However, the Ministry of Rites suddenly gave the couple another set of dresses, so the court's attitude, or Li Longji's attitude, was obvious.
No matter how stubborn Zhu Xiezhi was, he didn't dare to hate Li Longji.
So he was scared in seconds, and he didn't seem to have any position in wanting to re-educate his son, so he could only snort and leave.
The princess of Yongshou County looked at his back and sneered twice, her son has grown up, if it weren't for this old thing...
Zhu Xieli was used to being educated by his own father since he was a child, but he didn't think there was anything wrong, he just said: "Mother, did the Ministry of Rites send you a big dress? But there are too few jewelry, Mother. I'll go and see if there is any suitable for you. Mother’s jewelry, I’ll find you two pairs.”
Seeing her son's smile, the princess of Yongshou County became more genuine and gentle. She helped Zhu Xieli tidy up her clothes and said, "It's okay, the Ministry of Rites has sent matching jewelry. Don't worry, our family is not short of money."
They are not short of money, but there are not many exquisitely shaped jewelry.
After all, those jewelry can only be made by very powerful craftsmen, and these craftsmen usually supply other noble ladies first. His mother is considered to be of status, but it is not easy to find a way.
He thought about asking A Tian to ask, but A Tian is a young gentleman, so he may not understand these things.
Zhu Xieli thought in his heart, but said: "That's different, the ones sent by the Ministry of Rites are too ordinary, not worthy of A Niang's beauty."
The Princess of Yongshou County pinched her son's face and said with a smile, "Oh, when did my baby have such a sweet mouth?"
Just as Zhu Xieli was about to say something, the butler came to report: "Princess, His Royal Highness Prince Ning has sent a gift to the concubine."
Princess Yongshou County asked, "Send me?"
The butler was also a little puzzled, nodded and said, "Yes, it's for the princess."
The princess of Yongshou County was very curious, so she said, "Take a look."
She didn't have much contact with King Ning, and Prince Ning's mansion had already sent a gift list for the new year's gift, and all the things were also delivered, why did they send another copy?Or was it given to her?
Soon a red sandalwood box was lifted up, and Zhu Xieli saw the box and knew that the things inside must be of great value.
He has been in contact with Li Tan a lot, and he knows him to some extent. He knows that Li Tan will never make a package that is worthless and contains straw bags.
When Li Tan sends things, the things inside must be worthy of the boxes outside.
After the princess of Yongshou County asked people to open the box, they found that there were actually dowries inside, and there were more than one set, one of which was especially beautiful with multiple dowry.
What is even more exquisite is the various jewelry placed inside after the dowry is opened. There are two sets of jewelry in total, one set is gold inlaid with rubies, and the other is made of pure jade.
Then there is a whole set of cosmetics, Li Tan's gift is right in the arms of the princess of Yongshou County, she is currently lacking jewelry suitable for a big banquet, and now this set of gold jewelry can be regarded as a solution to her urgent need.
As for the jade ornaments, they will naturally only be needed in the spring and summer of next year.
The princess of Yongshou County ordered the jewelry to be put away, turned to Zhu Xieli and said, "His Royal Highness Ning Wang is not very old, but he is very careful. He is really good to you. In the future, don't disappoint His Highness Ning Wang's trust in you." .”
Zhu Xieli nodded with a smile, and said in his heart that of course I will not let him down, and I am also reluctant to let him down.
The princess of Yongshou County nodded in satisfaction, then smiled and admired her new jewelry, then suddenly turned to Zhu Xieli and asked, "Why does His Royal Highness Prince Ning have this kind of jewelry? Will it be left for the future Princess Ning?"
Zhu Xieli's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words Princess Ning, and he had to say that Princess Yongshou's suspicion was really justified.
After all, Li Tan is single now and doesn't need this kind of jewelry. He will send this set of jewelry to prove that he has it there. Maybe it was really given to him by Concubine Yang Gui for the future Concubine Ning.
Thinking of this, Zhu Xieli felt sore in his heart. Although he knew that he had no position, it was always difficult to control his emotions.
However, even if it was reserved for Concubine Ning, and now it is delivered to Concubine Yongshou County, does it mean that Li Tan doesn't care about Concubine Ning who doesn't know her name at all?
While thinking about it, Zhu Xieli said: "Why did A Niang say that? Ah Tian will never give away the jewelry of the future lady, not to mention that the jewelry of the princess and the princess of the county are somewhat different, and A Niang's set is very It is in line with the grade of the princess of the county, there will be no problem."
The princess of Yongshou County couldn't help but glanced at her son, with a sly smile in her eyes: "Yo, our Xiaolang understands so well, we have studied it? Have you fallen in love with some little lady?"
Zhu Xieli didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "These things are all written in "Tang Huiyao". What does it have to do with the little lady?"
The princess of Yongshou County touched her son's head and found that her son was much taller than herself, so she said with emotion: "You have grown up, and it's time to get married. In the Shatuo clan, there are almost no unmarried people at your age. If it weren't for the war If you delay, it won't mean that you haven't been able to find a suitable wife for you by now."
Later, Datang was attached, and Zhu Xieli's conditions became a bit uneven.
If you let him find it among the aristocrats of his family, I feel a little unwilling. No matter how much she can't get used to it, the princess of Yongshou County thinks that the noble daughter of Chang'an is more educated and more suitable to be a daughter-in-law.
But the noble daughter of Chang'an she has her eyes on is a real noble daughter, either a princess or a princess, I am afraid that people will not be willing to marry Zhu Xieli, and most of those who are willing to marry their daughters to Zhu Xieli are from poor families Officials, she looked down on them a little bit, and it was really a headache.
Where is Zhu Xieli thinking about marrying a wife now?Unless the one who married was Li Tan, he would be happy to get married immediately, but this idea... he didn't even dare to think about it.
However, the Princess of Yongshou County was not worried that her son would not have a wife, so she happily went to try on the dress and jewelry to see if the two would look good together.
Naturally, Zhu Xieli was also driven by the princess of Yongshou County to try on the dress.
On the day of the New Year's feast, Zhu Xieli went to pick up Li Tan early. It must be said that he was a little uncomfortable in a dress.
However, this discomfort turned into happiness when he saw Li Tan.
The more noble the person, the heavier the dress.
Today's Li Tan wears two Liang Jinxian crowns on his head and a purple court dress. His slightly immature face has gradually acquired the edges and corners of an adult man.
Zhu Xieli has known Li Tan for so long, and Li Tan doesn't wear a big dress for many days, the only thing in common is that he can surprise him every time.
Li Tan in regular clothes looks no different from an ordinary aristocratic young gentleman, while Li Tan in a dress looks very tall when there is no smile on his face.
After Li Tan got into the carriage, he glanced at Zhu Xieli enviously. Although Zhu Xieli was also wearing a dress, he was a general now, and he was wearing a general's dress, which was much simpler in style!
Because it was the first time to attend a big banquet, both of them had different tensions in their hearts. Li Tan was thinking about whether Li Linfu and the others would make trouble for him at the big banquet, while Zhu Xieli was worried about whether he would behave badly. Leave a bad impression on Li Longji.
Even if he can't be with Li Tan, he doesn't want to be hated by his parents.
It's just that after they got there, the two of them found that their worries were unnecessary.
There is a process for the big banquet, they just need to follow the process obediently, and they don't have much time to communicate with others.
As for the food... Don't even think about how delicious it is, the banquet with so many people is basically a big pot of dishes.
And it's still winter, many dishes are almost cold by the time they arrive on the food table.
After realizing that he could just follow the procedure, Zhu Xieli was really relieved, but he realized that he was too relieved.
Because he followed Li Tan, his food table was located behind Li Tan on the left, and Li Tan was on the left with the prince, and on the right was the emperor Li Yan.
And his own father is the king of the county, and the seat is a little thicker, so this makes Zhu Xieli a higher position as a son.
Zhu Xieli thought about it, Zhu Xiegu looked at him with eyes almost like knives.
But for some reason, the more Zhu Xie was like this, the happier he was.
He doesn't care if Zhu Xie is unhappy or not, not only that, he even started to think about whether to increase the number of lanterns in the manor, and his gift has not been given to Li Tan, wondering if Li Tan will like it?
It's just that Li Tan, who was worried about him, was sitting on pins and needles at this moment, cursing in his heart, which seat in the mentally retarded row in the Ministry of Rites?
Is this what people do?
According to the real order, his position should be ranked after the 29th Lang Liang Wang Li Sui.
But now that he is behind the crown prince, he feels that he is the one who is really dying.
However, Li Yan didn't seem to mind at all, and occasionally whispered to Li Tan with a gentle smile.
Fortunately, he was able to find topics, and he talked about poems and songs. Otherwise, Li Tan... really had nothing to talk about with him. After all, Li Yan is only one or two years younger than the prince, and the gap is huge. gone.
After this New Year's feast, Li Tan didn't feel happy, only felt back pain, the dress was too heavy.
Thinking of going to Yiling the day after tomorrow and wearing Buddhist robes at that time, Li Tan was in despair.
On the day of the mausoleum, Li Tan wore a nine-pronged crown on his head and a green dress embroidered with nine chapters.
The moment Zhu Xieli saw him, four words appeared in his mind: kingly demeanor.
Especially when Li Tan stood there with a cold face, Zhu Xieli who walked in front of him couldn't help but kneel on one knee and salute.
However, in his eyes, Li Tan, who is aloof and arrogant, has only one thought at this time: Yiling wants to get out of the car and walk from the gate of the mausoleum, he wants to die!
After all, there is still a long distance from the gate to the dedicated hall for sacrifices in the mausoleum.
It's just that this sad mood was directly scared away by Zhu Xieli's kneeling.
Li Tan quickly helped Zhu Xieli up and said with a smile: "You are too late to kneel, there is no red envelope for you."
Zhu Xieli took out a small lacquered wooden box and said, "It's okay, I have it."
Originally, Zhu Xieli wanted to pick a date to give it away, and the serious gift list had already been delivered, but he wanted to hand over this one to Li Tan himself.
As a result, he underestimated how busy Li Tan was during the Chinese New Year, so he didn't find a chance to send it off.
Originally, he didn't want to send it today, but the sudden impulse just now made him use this method to cover up the past.
Li Tan took the lacquer box with some surprise, opened it and found that it was actually a mace that was made into a pendant.
And there are fine and small characters engraved on the wolf teeth.
Li Tan carefully identified it, but found that he couldn't understand it, so he couldn't help looking at Zhu Xieli curiously.
Zhu Xieli said with a sullen expression, "I made this with my own hands."
After thinking for a while, he added: "I also hunted wolves."
In fact, because of such a wolf tooth, the wolves in the Qinling Mountains were devastated.
This wolf's teeth are too small, that one's teeth are too worn, and some don't look good.
Zhu Xieli's pickiness as a nobleman has reached its peak at this moment.
But Li Tan didn't know, he just showed a slightly reserved smile, and even that smile disappeared in a flash.
There is no way, now that they are about to set out to worship their ancestors, all of them have stern expressions on their faces. Under such circumstances, he laughed like a flower for fear of being beaten.
Li Tan asked in a low voice: "What is written on it?"
Zhu Xieli blinked and said, "It's nothing, it's just...a blessing poem from our Shatuo tribe."
Li Tan understood it, no wonder he couldn't understand it, it turned out to be in Turkic script.
Because it was inconvenient to carry it in the robes, Li Tan put the box away and said in a low voice: "Go, go, if you don't go, you will be watched."
Zhu Xieli didn't say anything more, and directly controlled the horse and followed Li Tan's carriage.
In fact, the scene of the two of them talking just now was indeed seen, but everyone thought that Li Tan was making final preparations for various possible emergencies along the way, and no one thought much about it.
Li Tan sat in the carriage and carefully observed the text on it. Only then did he realize that the system still has a tricky place, that is, there is no handwriting input.
Li Tan had no choice but to dig out the Turkic dictionary in the reading system, and was going to look for it a little bit, and then translate it.
In the end, he didn't know if the Turkic characters looked the same in his eyes. After searching for a long time, Li Tan couldn't find the Turkic characters that matched the words on the wolf's teeth.
He was a little strange in his heart. Could it be that the Shatuo tribe used a different script from ordinary Turkic script?
But soon he didn't have time to think, because when he got to the place, he needed to get out of the car and walk.
Li Tan took a deep breath, got out of the car and looked around, and found that everyone present had serious expressions on their faces.
However, Li Tan didn't know whether these people were serious because they faced the tombs of their ancestors, or whether they felt sad at the thought of going far, far away.
Anyway, Li Tan himself...is the latter.
It's not easy to be an official these days. You have to be both civil and military to survive the various large-scale events every year. Those who are weaker may die young.
He walked forward with a heavy heart, and the expression on his face was very appropriate to the occasion.
The only thing that worried him very much was that Li Longji had to walk over wearing a crown at such an old age. Thinking about it, it was really a pain.
After walking to the dedication hall in one breath and paying homage to the ancestors, there was finally time to rest on the way back.
Li Tan sat on the simple Hu bed in a very unimpressive manner. Seeing that Zhu Xieli was still looking around energetically, he couldn't help being envious. Zhu Xieli's physical strength is really good.
After Zhu Xieli finished his inspection, he came over to report to Li Tan. Li Tan waved to him and said, "Come and sit for a while, aren't you tired?"
While talking, he moved around to make room for Zhu Xieli.
After all, this bed was brought by Zhu Xieli, and the ones that others didn't bring... just sat on the floor.
Zhu Xieli sat beside him, glanced at him, and found that everyone was busy drinking water and resting, so he quickly took out a small oil paper bag from his arms and put it in Li Tan's hand, saying: "Put a pad .”
Li Tan immediately turned around, turned his back to everyone and looked down at the oiled paper bag, which was only a little bigger than his palm. After he opened it quietly, he found a few pieces of snacks inside.
In the past, Li Tan had a lot of this kind of dim sum, and he didn't think it was very delicious. However, now that he was tired and hungry, he felt happy just smelling it.
Li Tan turned to look at Zhu Xieli, Zhu Xieli was a little embarrassed and said: "I wanted to bring you a chicken leg, but the taste is too strong and it is easy to be discovered, so I had to bring a few pieces of snacks, hungry Hurry? Eat a little."
Li Tan was very emotional: "You are too careful."
While talking, he stuffed a piece of snack into his mouth, and then stuffed another piece into Zhu Xieli's mouth while no one was paying attention.
With their backs behind their backs, the two of them ate snacks secretly.
I don't know why, it's obviously nothing, but Li Tan feels as excited and happy as if he is floating in the sky.
It's just that this kind of happiness only lasted until before returning to Chang'an. After entering Chang'an, Li Longji directly started the pattern of random mandarin ducks: the daughter of the grandson Dugu was named Princess Jingle, and Li Huaijie, the governor of Khitan Songmo, was descended;
The grandson Yang's daughter was named Princess Yifang, and Li Yanchong, the governor of Xi Rao Le, was appointed;
The four daughters of the crown prince were granted the title of Princess Yuan'an, and they sent Zhu Xieli, the deputy governor of Shatuo.
So he rode Huanglong directly from home and ran all the way, not caring whether someone would join him after being seen.
Huang Long is also worthy of his name, running on four legs can only make people see afterimages.
When Zhu Xieli ran in front of Li Tan, Li Tan was shocked when he saw his panting and rosy face, and quickly asked, "What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Zhu Xieli breathed steadily, a little surprised: "Aren't you in a hurry?"
Li Tan was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that he might have been misunderstood. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and said, "It's nothing serious. It's because I didn't make it clear to the person who sent the message. You should sit down and rest for a while."
Zhu Xieli breathed a sigh of relief immediately, but he didn't blame Li Tan, he only thought that Li Tan's absence from accident was the best news.
Li Tan looked at Zhu Xieli sitting on the chair and couldn't even maintain the upright sitting posture in the past. He was very guilty, and quickly asked someone to serve the freshly stewed white fungus soup to let him rest first.
After Zhu Xieli recovered, he asked helplessly, "Tell me, what's going on."
Li Tan said something about the Book Pavilion, Zhu Xieli was a little surprised: "Didn't you arrange it before?"
You have to know that in the past, what Li Tan did was basically thinking before and after, even if the arrangements were not particularly proper, there would not be such a big loophole. Why did such a big loophole appear this time?
Li Tan explained: "Actually, you also know Meng Zhiya, he is very good at organ skills, because I don't have many people under him, even if the total number of people in the Prince's Family Office does not exceed 500, it sounds like a lot. Putting people in the bookstore is basically no different from water droplets flowing into the sea, so I asked Meng Zhiya to set up more institutions, and if someone has evil intentions, those institutions will definitely teach them how to behave."
And Li Tan's 500 people can't all be placed in Shuge, the palace needs manpower, right?Does the mansion over the Hot Spring Palace need manpower?Does he need manpower for the guard of honor when he goes out?
In this way, there are simply not enough people.
After hearing this, Zhu Xieli said in relief, "I told you that it is impossible for you not to make any preparations, so what is it for now?"
Li Tan was helpless: "Although I believe in Meng Zhiya's mechanism, Supervisor He and the others may not believe it. What's more, the mechanism techniques set up by Meng Zhiya are relatively fierce. Once triggered, it will be a dead end. To the extent of the death penalty, some people are still needed to stop it. The most important thing is, if someone just saw that there was no one guarding the Langhuan Book Pavilion, so they came to steal? If there are guards, it may be able to deter a lot Is Xiao Xiao small?"
Zhu Xieli sneered and said: "People who only restrain their minds when they have no chance, what is there to forgive? It's better to lure them out, but to eliminate harm for the people."
Li Tan shook his head: "I don't want any big disputes in Shuge."
After all, it is already very eye-catching now, and because his bookstore will be open, there are not so many people who rebound now.
After all, anyone who is self-motivated would like to visit the Book Pavilion, but who knows if someone is coveting the position of the owner of the Book Pavilion?
What if something happened to Shuge and someone used this to criticize him?
He didn't make it clear, but Zhu Xieli quickly understood what he meant, and asked, "Do you want me to find someone?"
Li Tan asked, "How many people are in your guard?"
Zhu Xieli smiled and said, "You really want to know?"
Seeing him smiling like this, Li Tan couldn't help but guess: "1000 people?"
After all, Zhu Xieli is only the son of the county prince, and his number is already double that of the prince, which is due to his unusual status.
Zhu Xieli said vaguely: "Well... Anyway, if you need it, it's okay to help you manage the bookstore."
Li Tan's eyes widened in surprise: "What? More than this? Tell me first how many people you have."
Zhu Xieli had no choice but to say, "Five thousand."
Li Tan: ...
What the hell is this guard?This is already an army, right?
You must know that Datang has reached the military level, and the number of people is not five thousand.
Why does Zhu Xieli have so many people in his hands?
Seeing his shocked face, Zhu Xieli explained in a low voice: "It is the custom of the Shatuo tribe that the son of the patriarch must lead the army alone."
So...he really has an army.
So what was the reason for Qin Jin running to him for help in such a panic last time?
However, since Zhu Xieli has so many people in his hands, it can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need.
Li Tan thought of this and said: "The relationship is good, you can transfer... 500 people, combine with my people, I guess it will be enough."
Zhu Xieli glanced at Li Tan, remained silent for a while and asked, "Why me?"
Li Tan looked at him with some doubts, "Huh?"
Zhu Xieli asked: "Why don't you go to the sage? With the sage's love for you, he will definitely help you."
After hearing this, Li Tan said with a smile: "How can I bother my parents with everything? What's more, I did it myself. I just want to prove my ability."
After hearing this, Zhu Xieli always felt that Li Tan still had other reasons. Does he still need to prove his ability like this?
Since he took charge of the Jinwu Guard, his subordinates have been obedient and obedient. Fortunately, so many people from Hot Spring Palace went on the road together without any major incidents.
As for Li Linfu...he couldn't blame Li Tan for leaving early.
Coupled with the previous verbal battle against Confucianism, and the capture of the murderer who assassinated the prime minister.
One by one, it is enough for Li Tan's age, but his biological brother is also a county king, isn't he still a senior official now?
But Zhu Xieli didn't continue to ask, after all, everyone has their own desires.
He changed the subject and said, "My people will be in charge of night watch and overall guard at that time."
Li Tan was a little strange: "Why do you have to be in charge of night watch? Of course night watch comes in turn."
Zhu Xieli said, "It's different after all."
He didn't understand what he said, but Li Tan understood what he meant in an instant. What he said was that the ethnic groups were different, and he was worried that those scholars would not accept letting the barbarians take care of the entire bookstore, right?
At that moment, Li Tan still felt a little emotional. It would be great if Zhu Xieli and the others were born in later generations. Not only would they not be discriminated against, but they would also be biased in various policies. It's not like in Datang, where they live cautiously.
Although he thought so in his heart, he still said: "I understand what you mean, but I said that since it has been attached, then they are all Datang people, and I will not give your people better conditions and more rewards." Monthly money, but I can treat everyone equally, so don't worry so much about this matter."
The four words "treat everyone equally" are really eloquent.
Zhu Xieli looked at him and asked, "What if someone doesn't like it?"
Li Tan said inexplicably: "The Book Pavilion is mine, and I'm giving them face by showing them for free. Do I still have to act according to their face? If you don't like it, don't come here. Who begged them?"
Only then did Zhu Xieli relax and said, "Leave this matter to me."
Li Tan struggled for a while and said, "Well...how about...you arrange the defense by the way?"
Zhu Xieli was helpless: "I can arrange it, but you have to be with me. You have to learn these things, and I don't think you seem to be enlightened. Why do you study everything else so seriously? When it comes to the art of war Do you even touch it?"
Li Tan felt a little guilty, in fact, he had been avoiding these things intentionally or unintentionally.
After all, King Jianning died because he was too good at fighting, had enough capital to threaten the prince and the emperor, and Zhang Liangdi was blowing the pillow.
Although Zhang Liangdi has already turned into a pile of loess, who knows if there are other pillow cases?
What's more, Li Tan's current identity has become the prince again. Putting aside the real identity that everyone knows, at that time, he can lead troops and fight wars, and the threat to Li Heng will naturally be greater.
Or...don't touch those things honestly, just give everyone the impression that you don't know anything about them.
But he couldn't say these things yet, he could only say: "I've never been very interested in fighting and killing."
Zhu Xieli thought about it too. A person with such a noble status as Li Tan is naturally suitable for romantic poetry and poetry.
He could imagine Li Tan's appearance on a horse with light fur, and he could also imagine his appearance when he spent a lot of money, but he couldn't see him wearing armor and a knife stained with blood.
If there is such a day, then it is better to leave it to him.
At that moment, Zhu Xieli's selfishness also made him want to take over the matter, after all, it also meant that Li Tan was relying on him.
It's just that the thought was just a flash, and he really couldn't let Li Tan know anything for Li Tan's own good.
Zhu Xieli said: "In the future, maybe you will go out of town, and you still have to learn."
Li Tan corrected his attitude, nodded and said: "I understand, by the way, Shangyuan Festival...do you have time?"
When Li Tan asked this sentence, he couldn't help being a little embarrassed, but soon he spurned himself, the Shangyuan Festival is not the Qixi Festival, so what's the embarrassment about asking someone out?
Zhu Xieli also understood Li Tan's meaning at that moment, and couldn't help but his heart beat faster, swallowed to stabilize his heartbeat, and then said: "When...of course I have time, Ah Tian, would you like to go to see the lantern with me?"
Li Tan's eyes lit up: "It so happens that I also want to take you to see the lanterns. I have already asked Meng Zhiya to place many lanterns in Langhuan Book Pavilion. It can be regarded as a warm-up before the opening of the Book Pavilion. I will take you there then." Look, Meng Zhiya said that it looks good when viewed from the top."
Zhu Xieli: ...
I don't know why, but he always has a feeling of being taken care of.
He smiled wryly and said, "We really have a good understanding. I also made many lanterns on my Zhuangzi, and I want to take you to see them together."
It's just that he doesn't like this sympathy at all.
Li Tan was stunned for a moment, and said decisively: "Then watch them all. Anyway, there is no curfew that day, and the time will be long. It is impossible to waste too much time on things like lanterns. Just watch it, and I remember our Zhuangzi being separated. Very near."
Only then did Zhu Xieli say: "Okay, on the day of Shangyuan... I will pick you up."
I don't know why, Zhu Xieli also said to come to pick him up before. In the past, he didn't feel anything except that he was embarrassed to trouble the other party.
But today he couldn't help but feel that it was too sweet in his heart.
He bowed his head in response, and in order to avoid being noticed, he began to randomly search for topics: "Are the dresses ready?"
Zhu Xieli was a little surprised: "What dress?"
Li Tan glanced at him: "The dress for the New Year's banquet."
Zhu Xieli was surprised: "Should I also go to the New Year's feast?"
The New Year's banquet is a New Year's banquet held by Li Longji in Hanyuan Hall, and it is specially for the officials on the [-]th day.
Although it is said to be a big banquet, in fact, if the grade is not enough, you will not be able to enter.
And at the end of the year, many officials will go to Beijing to report on their duties, and some of them live in the capital, so they will naturally attend the New Year's banquet, so there will be many more people.
Many people could have been qualified to go to court, but they were not qualified to go to the big banquet.
However, Zhu Xieli is not even qualified to go to court, let alone go to a big banquet.
Li Tan said calmly: "Of course you do, you are the prince of Yongshou County."
Zhu Xieli laughed: "Don't fool me, it has never been said that the son of the county prince will definitely be able to participate in the big banquet."
To put it simply, only ministers of the humerus of the imperial court are eligible to eat with the emperor, otherwise unless you are a prince or county king, don't even think about going to the rest of the family.
Li Tan couldn't help sticking out his tongue when he saw that he was exposed. Such behavior is undoubtedly rude in front of outsiders.
However, Li Tan didn't realize it, and even Zhu Xieli didn't realize it. He only thought that Li Tan's every move was beautiful, and it was more cute to do such small movements occasionally.
What's more, Li Tan always has a dignified and noble appearance when facing others, and he is only so relaxed when facing him in private.
He couldn't help feeling that maybe he was different in Li Tan's heart.
Zhu Xieli couldn't help but also made a face at Li Tan.
So, a majestic King Ning, General Zuo Jinwuwei, another Prince Yongshou, Young Master Shatuo, and Zhonglang General Zuojinwuwei just made faces at each other.
If their subordinates see this, they will feel very disillusioned.
After all, Zhu Xieli is usually very cold or very cruel when facing others. He communicates coldly and trains cruelly.
After a while, the two people whose IQ barely returned to the normal level from three years old finally laughed and stopped.
Li Tan said seriously: "You are my deputy, of course you are qualified to go to the banquet."
Zhu Xieli...Zhu Xieli doesn't believe it, okay?
Li Tan's real deputy should not be him, but Chief Shi Ge Haiqing, and he is actually an officer with real power at the grassroots level, after all, he leads the soldiers.
But since Li Tan wanted to open a back door for him to experience the New Year's feast, he didn't bother.
The only thing to worry about is, where will he sit during the New Year's feast?
Regarding his question, Li Tan said calmly: "I told you that I brought you in, so naturally you sat behind me."
Seeing that Li Tan had an arrangement, Zhu Xieli naturally didn't ask too much, but hurried home and began to prepare his own dress.
You must know that he has not attended such a solemn occasion before, and he has not made formal dresses that conform to the court regulations, but there are special dresses of the Shatuo nationality.
Zhu Xiegu Tuozhi was a little dissatisfied with Zhu Xieli's wearing a Tang-style dress: "You are from Shatuo, so naturally you should wear a Shatuo dress. Your father and I wear this too. Why do you have to be like them?"
Zhu Xieli is very embarrassing, the dress of the Shatuo tribe... Although it is called a dress, but... can it be worn out?
For such a big banquet, the clothes of their clan either showed their arms or their chests, and their dresses were nothing more than a little more silver jewelry and jade, which could barely cover the exposed places.
But... that's still exposed, after all, their dresses are all summer or spring and autumn.
As for why there is no winter... that is not because in winter, as nomads, being able to survive the winter safely is already a blessing from God, and no one dares to expect to hold any serious gatherings or the like.
When Zhu Xieli thought of the big banquet, Li Tan was wearing a formal twelve-single tuxedo, and then he was dressed like a savage, he felt a little unacceptable.
It's not that I dislike the clothes of my own ethnicity, it's just that...it doesn't match, it doesn't match at all, and it doesn't match even more then.
So Zhu Xieli insisted on his own ideas, just when Zhu Xiegu was about to scold Zhu Xieli for forgetting his roots and was about to roll up his sleeves and beat his son.
The princess of Yongshou County came out and said: "What are you talking about, old man? My son can wear whatever he wants. Where do you get so many things? Tell you, what do you like to wear on the day of the big banquet? Anyway, I also want to wear a big dress Oh, by the way, just now, the Ministry of Rites specially sent two new dresses in order to avoid our negligence, so don't wear them if you have the ability."
Zhu Xie Gu Zhizhi: ...
If it hadn't been for this show, he might have really worn his tribe's dress in order to show his position and tell the Shatuo tribe in the Tang Dynasty that he still has his own persistence.
Even...even if it's colder, he will persist.
However, the Ministry of Rites suddenly gave the couple another set of dresses, so the court's attitude, or Li Longji's attitude, was obvious.
No matter how stubborn Zhu Xiezhi was, he didn't dare to hate Li Longji.
So he was scared in seconds, and he didn't seem to have any position in wanting to re-educate his son, so he could only snort and leave.
The princess of Yongshou County looked at his back and sneered twice, her son has grown up, if it weren't for this old thing...
Zhu Xieli was used to being educated by his own father since he was a child, but he didn't think there was anything wrong, he just said: "Mother, did the Ministry of Rites send you a big dress? But there are too few jewelry, Mother. I'll go and see if there is any suitable for you. Mother’s jewelry, I’ll find you two pairs.”
Seeing her son's smile, the princess of Yongshou County became more genuine and gentle. She helped Zhu Xieli tidy up her clothes and said, "It's okay, the Ministry of Rites has sent matching jewelry. Don't worry, our family is not short of money."
They are not short of money, but there are not many exquisitely shaped jewelry.
After all, those jewelry can only be made by very powerful craftsmen, and these craftsmen usually supply other noble ladies first. His mother is considered to be of status, but it is not easy to find a way.
He thought about asking A Tian to ask, but A Tian is a young gentleman, so he may not understand these things.
Zhu Xieli thought in his heart, but said: "That's different, the ones sent by the Ministry of Rites are too ordinary, not worthy of A Niang's beauty."
The Princess of Yongshou County pinched her son's face and said with a smile, "Oh, when did my baby have such a sweet mouth?"
Just as Zhu Xieli was about to say something, the butler came to report: "Princess, His Royal Highness Prince Ning has sent a gift to the concubine."
Princess Yongshou County asked, "Send me?"
The butler was also a little puzzled, nodded and said, "Yes, it's for the princess."
The princess of Yongshou County was very curious, so she said, "Take a look."
She didn't have much contact with King Ning, and Prince Ning's mansion had already sent a gift list for the new year's gift, and all the things were also delivered, why did they send another copy?Or was it given to her?
Soon a red sandalwood box was lifted up, and Zhu Xieli saw the box and knew that the things inside must be of great value.
He has been in contact with Li Tan a lot, and he knows him to some extent. He knows that Li Tan will never make a package that is worthless and contains straw bags.
When Li Tan sends things, the things inside must be worthy of the boxes outside.
After the princess of Yongshou County asked people to open the box, they found that there were actually dowries inside, and there were more than one set, one of which was especially beautiful with multiple dowry.
What is even more exquisite is the various jewelry placed inside after the dowry is opened. There are two sets of jewelry in total, one set is gold inlaid with rubies, and the other is made of pure jade.
Then there is a whole set of cosmetics, Li Tan's gift is right in the arms of the princess of Yongshou County, she is currently lacking jewelry suitable for a big banquet, and now this set of gold jewelry can be regarded as a solution to her urgent need.
As for the jade ornaments, they will naturally only be needed in the spring and summer of next year.
The princess of Yongshou County ordered the jewelry to be put away, turned to Zhu Xieli and said, "His Royal Highness Ning Wang is not very old, but he is very careful. He is really good to you. In the future, don't disappoint His Highness Ning Wang's trust in you." .”
Zhu Xieli nodded with a smile, and said in his heart that of course I will not let him down, and I am also reluctant to let him down.
The princess of Yongshou County nodded in satisfaction, then smiled and admired her new jewelry, then suddenly turned to Zhu Xieli and asked, "Why does His Royal Highness Prince Ning have this kind of jewelry? Will it be left for the future Princess Ning?"
Zhu Xieli's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words Princess Ning, and he had to say that Princess Yongshou's suspicion was really justified.
After all, Li Tan is single now and doesn't need this kind of jewelry. He will send this set of jewelry to prove that he has it there. Maybe it was really given to him by Concubine Yang Gui for the future Concubine Ning.
Thinking of this, Zhu Xieli felt sore in his heart. Although he knew that he had no position, it was always difficult to control his emotions.
However, even if it was reserved for Concubine Ning, and now it is delivered to Concubine Yongshou County, does it mean that Li Tan doesn't care about Concubine Ning who doesn't know her name at all?
While thinking about it, Zhu Xieli said: "Why did A Niang say that? Ah Tian will never give away the jewelry of the future lady, not to mention that the jewelry of the princess and the princess of the county are somewhat different, and A Niang's set is very It is in line with the grade of the princess of the county, there will be no problem."
The princess of Yongshou County couldn't help but glanced at her son, with a sly smile in her eyes: "Yo, our Xiaolang understands so well, we have studied it? Have you fallen in love with some little lady?"
Zhu Xieli didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "These things are all written in "Tang Huiyao". What does it have to do with the little lady?"
The princess of Yongshou County touched her son's head and found that her son was much taller than herself, so she said with emotion: "You have grown up, and it's time to get married. In the Shatuo clan, there are almost no unmarried people at your age. If it weren't for the war If you delay, it won't mean that you haven't been able to find a suitable wife for you by now."
Later, Datang was attached, and Zhu Xieli's conditions became a bit uneven.
If you let him find it among the aristocrats of his family, I feel a little unwilling. No matter how much she can't get used to it, the princess of Yongshou County thinks that the noble daughter of Chang'an is more educated and more suitable to be a daughter-in-law.
But the noble daughter of Chang'an she has her eyes on is a real noble daughter, either a princess or a princess, I am afraid that people will not be willing to marry Zhu Xieli, and most of those who are willing to marry their daughters to Zhu Xieli are from poor families Officials, she looked down on them a little bit, and it was really a headache.
Where is Zhu Xieli thinking about marrying a wife now?Unless the one who married was Li Tan, he would be happy to get married immediately, but this idea... he didn't even dare to think about it.
However, the Princess of Yongshou County was not worried that her son would not have a wife, so she happily went to try on the dress and jewelry to see if the two would look good together.
Naturally, Zhu Xieli was also driven by the princess of Yongshou County to try on the dress.
On the day of the New Year's feast, Zhu Xieli went to pick up Li Tan early. It must be said that he was a little uncomfortable in a dress.
However, this discomfort turned into happiness when he saw Li Tan.
The more noble the person, the heavier the dress.
Today's Li Tan wears two Liang Jinxian crowns on his head and a purple court dress. His slightly immature face has gradually acquired the edges and corners of an adult man.
Zhu Xieli has known Li Tan for so long, and Li Tan doesn't wear a big dress for many days, the only thing in common is that he can surprise him every time.
Li Tan in regular clothes looks no different from an ordinary aristocratic young gentleman, while Li Tan in a dress looks very tall when there is no smile on his face.
After Li Tan got into the carriage, he glanced at Zhu Xieli enviously. Although Zhu Xieli was also wearing a dress, he was a general now, and he was wearing a general's dress, which was much simpler in style!
Because it was the first time to attend a big banquet, both of them had different tensions in their hearts. Li Tan was thinking about whether Li Linfu and the others would make trouble for him at the big banquet, while Zhu Xieli was worried about whether he would behave badly. Leave a bad impression on Li Longji.
Even if he can't be with Li Tan, he doesn't want to be hated by his parents.
It's just that after they got there, the two of them found that their worries were unnecessary.
There is a process for the big banquet, they just need to follow the process obediently, and they don't have much time to communicate with others.
As for the food... Don't even think about how delicious it is, the banquet with so many people is basically a big pot of dishes.
And it's still winter, many dishes are almost cold by the time they arrive on the food table.
After realizing that he could just follow the procedure, Zhu Xieli was really relieved, but he realized that he was too relieved.
Because he followed Li Tan, his food table was located behind Li Tan on the left, and Li Tan was on the left with the prince, and on the right was the emperor Li Yan.
And his own father is the king of the county, and the seat is a little thicker, so this makes Zhu Xieli a higher position as a son.
Zhu Xieli thought about it, Zhu Xiegu looked at him with eyes almost like knives.
But for some reason, the more Zhu Xie was like this, the happier he was.
He doesn't care if Zhu Xie is unhappy or not, not only that, he even started to think about whether to increase the number of lanterns in the manor, and his gift has not been given to Li Tan, wondering if Li Tan will like it?
It's just that Li Tan, who was worried about him, was sitting on pins and needles at this moment, cursing in his heart, which seat in the mentally retarded row in the Ministry of Rites?
Is this what people do?
According to the real order, his position should be ranked after the 29th Lang Liang Wang Li Sui.
But now that he is behind the crown prince, he feels that he is the one who is really dying.
However, Li Yan didn't seem to mind at all, and occasionally whispered to Li Tan with a gentle smile.
Fortunately, he was able to find topics, and he talked about poems and songs. Otherwise, Li Tan... really had nothing to talk about with him. After all, Li Yan is only one or two years younger than the prince, and the gap is huge. gone.
After this New Year's feast, Li Tan didn't feel happy, only felt back pain, the dress was too heavy.
Thinking of going to Yiling the day after tomorrow and wearing Buddhist robes at that time, Li Tan was in despair.
On the day of the mausoleum, Li Tan wore a nine-pronged crown on his head and a green dress embroidered with nine chapters.
The moment Zhu Xieli saw him, four words appeared in his mind: kingly demeanor.
Especially when Li Tan stood there with a cold face, Zhu Xieli who walked in front of him couldn't help but kneel on one knee and salute.
However, in his eyes, Li Tan, who is aloof and arrogant, has only one thought at this time: Yiling wants to get out of the car and walk from the gate of the mausoleum, he wants to die!
After all, there is still a long distance from the gate to the dedicated hall for sacrifices in the mausoleum.
It's just that this sad mood was directly scared away by Zhu Xieli's kneeling.
Li Tan quickly helped Zhu Xieli up and said with a smile: "You are too late to kneel, there is no red envelope for you."
Zhu Xieli took out a small lacquered wooden box and said, "It's okay, I have it."
Originally, Zhu Xieli wanted to pick a date to give it away, and the serious gift list had already been delivered, but he wanted to hand over this one to Li Tan himself.
As a result, he underestimated how busy Li Tan was during the Chinese New Year, so he didn't find a chance to send it off.
Originally, he didn't want to send it today, but the sudden impulse just now made him use this method to cover up the past.
Li Tan took the lacquer box with some surprise, opened it and found that it was actually a mace that was made into a pendant.
And there are fine and small characters engraved on the wolf teeth.
Li Tan carefully identified it, but found that he couldn't understand it, so he couldn't help looking at Zhu Xieli curiously.
Zhu Xieli said with a sullen expression, "I made this with my own hands."
After thinking for a while, he added: "I also hunted wolves."
In fact, because of such a wolf tooth, the wolves in the Qinling Mountains were devastated.
This wolf's teeth are too small, that one's teeth are too worn, and some don't look good.
Zhu Xieli's pickiness as a nobleman has reached its peak at this moment.
But Li Tan didn't know, he just showed a slightly reserved smile, and even that smile disappeared in a flash.
There is no way, now that they are about to set out to worship their ancestors, all of them have stern expressions on their faces. Under such circumstances, he laughed like a flower for fear of being beaten.
Li Tan asked in a low voice: "What is written on it?"
Zhu Xieli blinked and said, "It's nothing, it's just...a blessing poem from our Shatuo tribe."
Li Tan understood it, no wonder he couldn't understand it, it turned out to be in Turkic script.
Because it was inconvenient to carry it in the robes, Li Tan put the box away and said in a low voice: "Go, go, if you don't go, you will be watched."
Zhu Xieli didn't say anything more, and directly controlled the horse and followed Li Tan's carriage.
In fact, the scene of the two of them talking just now was indeed seen, but everyone thought that Li Tan was making final preparations for various possible emergencies along the way, and no one thought much about it.
Li Tan sat in the carriage and carefully observed the text on it. Only then did he realize that the system still has a tricky place, that is, there is no handwriting input.
Li Tan had no choice but to dig out the Turkic dictionary in the reading system, and was going to look for it a little bit, and then translate it.
In the end, he didn't know if the Turkic characters looked the same in his eyes. After searching for a long time, Li Tan couldn't find the Turkic characters that matched the words on the wolf's teeth.
He was a little strange in his heart. Could it be that the Shatuo tribe used a different script from ordinary Turkic script?
But soon he didn't have time to think, because when he got to the place, he needed to get out of the car and walk.
Li Tan took a deep breath, got out of the car and looked around, and found that everyone present had serious expressions on their faces.
However, Li Tan didn't know whether these people were serious because they faced the tombs of their ancestors, or whether they felt sad at the thought of going far, far away.
Anyway, Li Tan himself...is the latter.
It's not easy to be an official these days. You have to be both civil and military to survive the various large-scale events every year. Those who are weaker may die young.
He walked forward with a heavy heart, and the expression on his face was very appropriate to the occasion.
The only thing that worried him very much was that Li Longji had to walk over wearing a crown at such an old age. Thinking about it, it was really a pain.
After walking to the dedication hall in one breath and paying homage to the ancestors, there was finally time to rest on the way back.
Li Tan sat on the simple Hu bed in a very unimpressive manner. Seeing that Zhu Xieli was still looking around energetically, he couldn't help being envious. Zhu Xieli's physical strength is really good.
After Zhu Xieli finished his inspection, he came over to report to Li Tan. Li Tan waved to him and said, "Come and sit for a while, aren't you tired?"
While talking, he moved around to make room for Zhu Xieli.
After all, this bed was brought by Zhu Xieli, and the ones that others didn't bring... just sat on the floor.
Zhu Xieli sat beside him, glanced at him, and found that everyone was busy drinking water and resting, so he quickly took out a small oil paper bag from his arms and put it in Li Tan's hand, saying: "Put a pad .”
Li Tan immediately turned around, turned his back to everyone and looked down at the oiled paper bag, which was only a little bigger than his palm. After he opened it quietly, he found a few pieces of snacks inside.
In the past, Li Tan had a lot of this kind of dim sum, and he didn't think it was very delicious. However, now that he was tired and hungry, he felt happy just smelling it.
Li Tan turned to look at Zhu Xieli, Zhu Xieli was a little embarrassed and said: "I wanted to bring you a chicken leg, but the taste is too strong and it is easy to be discovered, so I had to bring a few pieces of snacks, hungry Hurry? Eat a little."
Li Tan was very emotional: "You are too careful."
While talking, he stuffed a piece of snack into his mouth, and then stuffed another piece into Zhu Xieli's mouth while no one was paying attention.
With their backs behind their backs, the two of them ate snacks secretly.
I don't know why, it's obviously nothing, but Li Tan feels as excited and happy as if he is floating in the sky.
It's just that this kind of happiness only lasted until before returning to Chang'an. After entering Chang'an, Li Longji directly started the pattern of random mandarin ducks: the daughter of the grandson Dugu was named Princess Jingle, and Li Huaijie, the governor of Khitan Songmo, was descended;
The grandson Yang's daughter was named Princess Yifang, and Li Yanchong, the governor of Xi Rao Le, was appointed;
The four daughters of the crown prince were granted the title of Princess Yuan'an, and they sent Zhu Xieli, the deputy governor of Shatuo.
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