The second day arrived soon. Liu Qichen got up at the first time and strolled around the city after breakfast. After a few years, there were some changes in Suiye Town. There were more and more caravans coming from east to west, especially Dashi merchants with high noses and deep noses. They were traversing goods in groups to Anxi, Longyou and even Chang'an, and then transported the Dashi goods back to Dashi.

The goods sold by merchants from east to west are naturally mainly silk. This kind of soft, smooth, easy to carry and not easily damaged is the favorite of merchants. Most of the spaces of a caravan's caravan are filled with silk; the remaining gaps are stuffed with valuable luxury goods.

The goods sold from west to east are diverse, including blue gold and jade, mirrors, and gold and silver vessels. However, the heaviest goods were the Persian Huqi. Especially after the conquering Persia, merchants sold them unscrupulously in order to reach a trade balance. Kunlun slaves also sold well in the Tang Dynasty, but the cost of capturing and transporting Kunlun slaves was higher, but the selling price was cheaper than Persian Huqi, so the number of trafficking was much smaller.

Benefiting from the increasing number of caravans, Suiye Town, which is a must-pass place, is becoming more and more prosperous. There are more and more wine shops, hotels, restaurants and other shops in the city, and more and more people live in the city. Suiye Town Town even had the idea of ​​applying for another expansion of the city.

After wandering around the city for half a day, at noon, Liu Qi came to the front of the main entrance of the Li family's house. However, before he arrived at the main entrance, he had already passed by many doorsteps in Lijia Lane. As one of the two major families in Suiye Town, the Li family has many tribes and it is difficult to expand the original old house. The branch tribe members had to move out of the old house and build houses nearby to live in it, and Li Quan did not live in the old house; this was also the case with Lijia Lane.

The head of the Li family did not greet him in person, but sent his son and Li Quan to wait. Liu Qi didn't care, so he walked into Li's house after meeting the two.

When they arrived at the living room, the head of the Li family stood up and bowed to Liu Qi. Liu Qi hurriedly said, "Why should you be so polite, sir?"

"The younger generation of Liu Duwei is very terrifying. Li Mouxu is over fifty years old and has never seen him as young as Liu Duwei, so he naturally has to salute him." said the head of the Li family named Li Ke.

"You are polite, sir." Liu Qi said again. Li Ke smiled this time, but did not say anything, but just gave Liu Qi a serious meeting with him and took the seat.

"I would like to forgive Master Liu. Before the banquet was completed, I asked Master Liu to take a break here. Let me chat with him here for a few words." Li Ke said.

"It's okay. The old man has a wide range of knowledge and chatting with the old man is of great benefit to Liu." Liu Qi said with a smile.

"The commander praised it." Li Ke also said with a smile.

"I'm a little curious. The captain escorted the governor Gao (Gao Shi was promoted) to Dashi again. What should the court discuss with Dashi?" Li Ke asked.

"Oh!" Hearing his question, Liu Qi sighed and said, "Your Majesty wants to marry the Great Veteran, and he will give the third daughter of the Prince of Huyang to Princess Xiping, and his wife will be the king of Dashi. In order to show his importance to marry the Great Veteran, he will first send Gao Shi to the capital of Dashi to discuss the marriage with the king."

"So that's it." Li Ke said, twisting his beard, "No wonder there has been news recently that the Fengjieduan was going to temporarily dispatch some troops from the eastern towns, the governor's office, and the state to station some troops to the United States City and the New City, probably to protect the marriage along the way."

"We need to mobilize troops from the east to station in Xincheng and the United States City?" Liu Qi asked. The new city is forty miles west of Suiye City, and is the westernmost city controlled by the Great Protectorate of Anxi of the Tang Dynasty. The United States City is located ten miles west of Suiye City, and is regarded as a barrier to Suiye Town. When Liu Qi retreated from Talas, he had passed these two cities.

"I don't know about this? Yes, after I sent the official document to Suiye Town, I specifically asked about the time. It was issued after Liu Duwei set out from Kucha Town."

Li Ke said: "Just yesterday, on the second day of June, the official documents about this matter were sent to the yamen of Suiye Town. The governor Feng also asked the general of Tang Town whether to temporarily increase troops to Suiye Town or the city east of them, but was rejected by the general of Tang Town. However, because I did not see the original official documents, the general of Tang Town did not disclose the entire content of the official documents, so he did not know about the marriage."

"The official document says where to transfer troops from and how many troops are there?" Liu Qi asked again.

"It is said that one thousand troops were to be dispatched, and half of them were mobilized from Yuluzhou and stationed in Xincheng; the other half were transferred from Kucha Town, Gumozhou and Wensuzhou and stationed in American City." Li Ke replied.

"Why does this place in Luzhou occupy half of the soldiers?" Liu Qi was not very happy. There were not many soldiers in Luzhou, and so many soldiers had to be drawn.

"Who said that coming to Suye Town from Yuluzhou is more convenient than coming to Suye Town from the southwest of Tianshan Mountain." Li Ke smiled and said, "After the establishment of Jieshan City in Jieshan Governor's Office, there were passenger and cargo ships from Yuluzhou City to Jieshan City. Most of the journey from Yuluzhou to Suye Town can be carried by boat. In this way, the food and grass saved along the road are not a little bit, so the Feng Jiedushi is naturally willing to transfer troops from Yuluzhou."

Jieshan City was established after the Battle of Dabolu. Feng Changqing, who returned from the expedition, heard that many Geluo tribes came to Jieshan Governor's Office to graze again, so he set up Jieshan City in the middle of the Yili River, stationed more than 2,000 troops to monitor the Geluo people.

"It's fine since that's the case. But it's very hard to walk around this thousand people. It's not that they can't rob the enemy's territory. The Protectorate should reward them." Liu Qi said.

"That's it," Li Ke smiled and said, "Emperor Liu, I don't count if I say it."

"Forgive me, sir." Liu Qi patted his head. 'Tell him what he did. First, it would be useless to tell him. Second, he should not criticize the order of the captor's guardian with unfamiliar people. We must remember in the future and never make this mistake again.'

Liu Qi was thinking, Li Quan walked in and saluted Li Ke and said, "Uncle, the banquet is ready."

"Liu Duwei, the banquet has been prepared. Please ask the Duwei and Lao I to go to the living room together." Li Ke said to Liu Qi with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr.", Liu Qi bowed his hand and then went to the restaurant side by side with Li Ke.

When I came to the living room, many people were waiting here. Li Quan introduced it. "This is my uncle Li Lu, who is now a subordinate of Suiye Town, Guo Yi, Shangzhechong Mansion."

"I've met Li Guoyi." Liu Qi said with a polite manner.

"Empress Liu, please be polite." Li Lu returned the gift.

"This is..." After the two of them finished their greetings, Li Quan continued to introduce them. Every time they introduced someone, Liu Qi would greet him.

The last person was introduced soon. Li Quan pointed at the man just about to introduce him, but suddenly paused before saying, "This is another uncle Li Changlong, who has returned from traveling to Central Plains."

"I just returned from traveling in the Central Plains?" Liu Qi couldn't help but look up at the man. Although this man was over 50 years old, he had a round waist, thick back, wide face, square mouth, and sword eyebrows, starry eyes, straight nose and cheeks, and was very majestic. He suddenly felt that this was not an ordinary person. After the ceremony, he asked: "You have traveled in the Central Plains, and you must be a famous figure in the Central Plains. But please forgive Liu for his presumption. Liu has never heard of your name. I guess you have hidden your name in the Central Plains. I wonder what the name you used when you traveled in the Central Plains?"

"How could I be a famous figure in the Central Plains?" Li Changlong smiled and said, "The Liu Duwei is so proud. I am just an unknown soldier. It is very normal for Liu Duwei to have never heard of it. However, I heard of Liu Duwei when I was traveling to the Central Plains."

"Have you heard of me?" Liu Qi was stunned for a moment, came back to his senses and said, "I heard it from Mr. Cen."

"Cen Jiazhou admires the literary talent of the Duwei very much and has told others several times." Li Changlong said.

"I don't have any literary talent." Liu Qi smiled and said, "It's all Mr. Cen bragging for me."

The two of them said a few words, and then Li Ke interrupted: "Liu Duwei, Changlong, sit down first, and it is not too late to speak after lunch."

"It was Liu who forgot the time." Liu Qi sued and sat down in the guest's seat.

"That person is the clan member of the clan who you and me said?" Liu Qi asked Li Quan in a low voice.

"It's him." Li Quan glanced at Li Changlong and replied in a low voice: "My elder has just returned to Saiye recently. He has done a great job in poetry and prose. I have learned poetry and prose since I was a child, and my family has used him to inspire him."

"Then he shouldn't be a nameless person in the Central Plains." Liu Qi said to himself. Although Li Quan's poems and essays are not good, he still has the ability to appreciate. Excluding the possibility of him bragging to his family, this person should be very good at this person, but he has never heard of the name Li Changlong.

"Liu Duwei, I'm honoring the Duwei." Li Ke ordered his servants to pour him a glass of wine, and raised his glass and said to Liu Qi.

"I should respect the old man." Liu Qi also raised his glass.

"What is the order of this? It's just drinking the wine. I wish Lieutenant Liu to be promoted as soon as possible." After Li Ke said that, he drank all the wine in one sip.

"Mr. Xie." Liu Qi also drank it all in one go.

After drinking this cup, everyone started chatting while eating, and of course, there were toasts. The Li family took turns to toasting Liu Qi. However, Liu Qi was not disgusted. The Li family toasted very well. Not only did they grasp the time well, but the toasts also made people feel comfortable. Liu Qi became happier the more he drank the wine.

Finally, it was Li Changlong's turn to toast. He raised his glass and stood up. He was about to speak when he heard Liu Qi, who had drunk a little more, say, "Mr. Changlong, Li Quan said that you wrote very well in poetry. Since that's the case, please ask Mr. Changlong to recite a poem he wrote as a toast. It can be a poem from the past, but you must not fool me with the poems of others."

Hearing Liu Qi's words, Li Changlong immediately pondered and didn't say anything for a while. Seeing this, Li Ke hurriedly said, "Changlong, you think, "Liu Dushi, sit down and have dinner first. After he has figured it out, it's not too late to eat this glass of wine."

"Okay." Liu Qi agreed and was about to sit down. But at this moment, Li Changlong suddenly said, "Liu Duwei, I have written a poem."

"A new poem?" Liu Qi asked. Seeing him nodding, Liu Qi smiled and said, "Mr. Changlong is really quick-witted and listen carefully."

"Liu Duwei, I heard Cen Jiazhou talk about two poems written by Duwei, "You must have fun in life, don't let the golden cup face the moon empty." I just remembered it and added this poem to the following poem, and asked Duwei not to blame it."

After saying this, he did not wait for Liu Qi to speak and recited the poem he wrote. "Don't you see the water of the Yellow River coming from the sky, flowing to the sea and never returning.

Haven't you seen the bright mirror in the high hall sad with white hair, like blue hair in the morning, turning into snow in the evening.

You must be happy when you are in a happy life, and don’t let the golden cup face the moon empty.

I was born with my talents and I would be useful, and I would come back after all my money was lost.

It is fun to cook sheep and slaughter cattle, and you must drink three hundred cups of it at a time.

Old Master, Liu Duwei, don’t stop drinking.

I will sing a song with you, please listen to it for me.

Bells, drums, delicacies and jade are not expensive, I hope I will never wake up again after being drunk.

Since ancient times, all sages were lonely, and only those who drink were left with their names.

King Chen had a banquet for Pingle in the past, and he ate a lot of fun and cheerful wine.

What does the owner say is that he has little money? He has to buy it and drink it with you.

A rich horse, a thousand gold fur, and a man will be given a good wine, and will be sold with you forever sorrow."

"This poem is called "Jingjinjiu". It's ugly, it's ugly." He bowed and smiled at Liu Qi, "The following poem is not entirely based on this situation, but includes the situation when he was having wine with his friends in the Central Plains before. Can Liu Duwei be more interested?"

But Liu Qi did not answer immediately. After a while, he said, "So you are Li Bai!"
Chapter completed!