In the faint smoke of smoke, Li Linfu looked at the book in his hand. Not far away in front of him, Shi Jian respectfully knelt on the ground, not daring to make any noise, for fear of disturbing Li Xiang's reading.

After a long time, Li Linfu put down the book in his hand and looked at Shi Jian who had been leaning against the ground for a long time. He was a traitor in the eyes of the world. It was said that he was arrogant and extravagant, but in fact he had no interest in women and enjoyment. Only power is something he would never give up until his death.

"How long have you been kneeling?"

"It's been more than an hour."

"Why don't you call me?"

Li Linfu was talking to the confidant manager beside him, while Shi Jian still kept kneeling without any impatience.

"Shishi Ling said that the owner was rarely quiet and did not want to disturb you to read, so he knelt down and waited."

"Shi Da, get up!"

"Thank you, Li Xiang."

Upon hearing this, Shi Jian quickly supported his hands, but he knelt for too long, his waist and legs were sore and numb, and he fell to the floor. At this time, the manager hurriedly asked the servant next to him to help the newly appointed Xishi Ling up.

Looking at Shi Jian with gray hair, Li Linfu sighed inexplicably. When this Hu Shang, the Shi Kingdom, joined him in his early years, was still a high-spirited man, but he was already old in less than ten years.

If you give rituals to others, you will have something to ask for!

What's more, it's a gift list worth 300,000 yuan and such a humble attitude!

Li Linfu looked over the gift list handed over by the manager and looked at Shi Jian with a little more playful thought. In his impression, Shi Da had never asked him for anything. He has always been cautious in doing things and never mixed with personal desires. Even if he performed it, after acting for so many years, he got the coveted Xishi Ling from him, so he would not be so unwise.

For a moment, Li Linfu was curious about Shi Jian's request to him. He put down the gift list casually and asked someone to give Shi Jian a seat.

"After saying that, what's the matter with me?"

After Shi Jian sat down, Li Linfu asked with great interest that the saints are tired of political affairs, and he is in charge of all matters in the court. He has just finished a few major events recently, and he has a rare rest and is in a good mood.

"Li Xiang, the dog has been in Anxi for several years..."

Shi firmly calmed down and began to tell that no matter how popular Li Xiang was in Chang'an City, it was rare to discriminate against the prime ministers of the Hu merchants and border generals. Only this Li Xiang might agree with the marriage of his eldest son.

While narrating and worshiping the eldest son's handwriting, Shi Jian was also willing to sacrifice his life.

Li Linfu was stunned when he heard this. There were also those "Persian merchants" in Chang'an who married the "noble daughters" of the Tang Dynasty. However, those "noble daughters" were mostly people who were in the family. Unless they were so poor that they didn't even want to have face, they would rarely marry their legitimate daughters.

The letter Shi Rong wrote to his father was very long, and it fell into Li Linfu's hands. It asked the Quan Xiang of the dynasty to nod his head secretly. The flying white body was practiced hard, and the joy of the senior high school lady's love and friendship came out of paper.

Over the years, Hu Shang, who was willing to be a lackey under Li Linfu's disciple, had not been one hundred or eighty, but in the end he praised Shi Jian. Even though he was Tang Yan and literature, he learned the most attentively. Even though he was still doing business for merchants, he was trying to get rid of his identity as merchants. Now his words and deeds, besides his slightly curly hair and amber-colored eyes, looked like a qualified Tang official.

After reading the letter in his hand, Li Linfu put it aside, but his fingers gently clasped the small desk in front of him, looking thoughtful, Shi Jian did not dare to disturb him, but just lowered his head and waited for Li Xiang's decision.

Gao Xianzhi!

Li Linfu is not unfamiliar with Gao Xianzhi, or he is not familiar with any border general who is from foreign tribes today.

Gao Xianzhi was born into a surviving family of Goguryeo. When he was young, he settled in Anxi with his father Gao Sheji. He was almost born and raised in Anxi. Although some people in the court complained that Gao Xianzhi was a foreign tribe, Goguryeo had been destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. Both generations of Gao family father and son made great contributions in Anxi.

What's more, although there are many Goguryeo city soldiers in Anxi, these people have long had no idea of ​​restoring the country. Compared with the other border generals, Gao Xianzhi has no foundation in Anxi and is more trustworthy.

This is also the reason why the saints recently summoned him to ask about Xiaobolu, and he had gradually become inclined to Gao Xianzhi. The two deputy guardians of Anxi, but in terms of their ability, Cheng Qianli was not as good as Gao Xianzhi. If it weren't for the Hexi Jiedushi, Fu Meng Lingcha, the governor of Hexi, had he been suppressing Gao Xianzhi, they would not have been fighting for many years.

Thinking of this, Li Linfu looked at Shi Jian. The marriage between the Gao family and the Shi family could not cause any storm in Chang'an City. After all, in the eyes of those literati, the Gao family was still half a foreign tribe, and marriage with Hu Shang was a joke at most. However, Gao Xianzhi would actually agree to this marriage, which was unexpected.

Gao Xianzhi came to Chang'an to pay homage to the saints, and naturally he also visited him with great service. He was a proud martial artist. Moreover, with his background, no matter how much he cherished his daughter, he would not agree to marry a daughter so easily.

Li Linfu was meticulous and soon thought of going to other places. The expedition to Xiaobolu is not a secret in the court, but Xiaobolu is located in high mountains and ridges and the road is difficult to move. The most lacking thing for the army to go to the expedition is supplies. Anxi is far away from Chang'an, and it is impossible to rely on the imperial court to allocate supplies.

The Shi family was on the Silk Road, and there were more than a thousand camels. Gao Xianzhi had this family, so Shi Jian was willing to lose all his money to exchange it.

Looking at Shi Jian, who was doing his head with a straight head, Li Linfu thought so. As for the Shen Lang that Shi Rong's children's letter praised, it was just Gao Xianzhi's trick. When will it be the turn of a young man to decide this marriage?

The sound of fingers hitting the table stopped abruptly. Shi Jian couldn't help but look up at the Li Xiang. He saw that there was no good color on his face, but he was not angry, which made him feel a little nervous.

"Shi Da, it is a great joy for your Shi family to marry General Gao. I want to congratulate you."

Li Linfu did not object to this marriage, and even enjoyed it, because with Gao Xianzhi's personality, he would probably use the Shi family's betrothal gift as military supplies to go to Xiaobolu, which would undoubtedly reduce the burden on the court. Even if the saints knew about it, they would probably give the marriage for the sake of money.

But it depends on how much betrothal gift Shi Jian was willing to give, so Li Linfu asked with a smile, "I think I remember that in Huaiyuanfang last year, a Hu Shang in Hezhong married a daughter of the Wang family, but it cost 500,000 yuan to discuss the United States in the city..."

Although in Chang'an City, the literati and officials often despise those families who sell women for money, when the number of betrothal gifts reaches a certain level, it becomes a beautiful story in their mouths, which is enough to prove how the Hu merchants and foreign tribes were eager for Han girls in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Even though Gao Xianzhi was the survivor of Goguryeo who was slandered by the scholars and officials, some of them would even curse Gao Liannu in private. However, Gao Xianzhi was the deputy archbishop of the Anxi Protectorate and was considered a general of the court. His legitimate daughter married Hu Shang, and even the Shi family, who had already obtained the official position of the Western City Order, was still criticized.

"To be honest with Li Xiang, I have asked my family to organize their wealth and prepare to go to Anxi to hire Gao Dudu. This is the gift list I have prepared. Please give Li Xiang a tip."

Shi Jian quickly presented the betrothal gift list that he had prepared long ago. He wanted to go to Anxi, and Li Xiang had to nod, otherwise a censor would inevitably participate in his book. The newly obtained Western market made it difficult to guarantee his official position.

After taking the betrothal gift list from the servant, Li Linfu just glanced a few times and couldn't help but be surprised. When he looked at Shi Jian, he couldn't help but say, "Shi Da, you really want to bear it. After this betrothal gift is released, how much money can you still have in your family."

"Li Xiang, if I can ask the dog son to marry the legitimate daughter of Gaodu's family, I will spend all my family's wealth."

Shi Jian crawled on the ground, his voice hoarse, "Please ask Li Xiangchengquan."

"Forget it, get up. You have just been appointed as the commander of the West City, how can you leave your post without permission? I will help you. Just as the saint was talking about General Gao a few days ago, I will recruit General Gao to Chang'an. Then you will discuss this marriage."

Seeing the two million betrothal gift, Li Linfu was willing to step on it. As he spoke, he asked his servants to take the paper and pen and write a letter for Shi Jian, indicating that he could not go to Anxi to get a job in person, which was really a last resort.

"Thank you, Lee Sang."

After receiving the letter that had dried the ink traces, Shi Jian was moved. With Li Xiang's handwritten letter, the marriage was a foregone conclusion, and he didn't have to travel thousands of miles to Anxi to mess with his body.
Chapter completed!