Since one of the mares was already pregnant with Liujia, Changsheng did not have to travel day and night on the return journey. He would take a short break every few hundred miles to allow the horses to replenish their food and water.
We set off at noon and arrived at Dunhuang at the second watch. Since there was a post station outside the city, Changsheng did not go to the city, but took the horses to the post station.
Due to years of disrepair, the huge post station is very dilapidated. Two air-dead wind lanterns hang on the left and right sides of the post door. One of them has been extinguished, and the other one is emitting a dim yellow light and is lingering in the night wind.
Changsheng knocked for a long time before a postman came out to open the door. Changsheng didn't like to be cryptic, so he went incognito and made a private visit. He directly took out the gold seal of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, showed his identity, and asked to move in.
When the post learned of Changsheng's identity, the postman was so frightened that he hurriedly invited Changsheng into the post and arranged a place to stay.
The postman originally wanted to invite Changsheng to live in the upper room due to the north, but it was hard to get these bloody horses. Changsheng did not dare to be careless, so he asked to live in a side room where he could see the stables.
Unexpectedly, the postman looked embarrassed and hesitated.
At first Changsheng thought that the other party was worried about neglecting him, but he never thought that after he explained the reason, several postmen still resisted.
Everyone in a high position has airs, but some people will show it directly, while others like to pretend to be approachable. Longevity belongs to the former, and they are too busy with serious business. How can they have the spare time to pretend to be kind and gain fame? "Where do I want to live, do I need your permission?"
Seeing Chang Sheng's anger, several postmen trembled with fear and fell to their knees, "We don't dare to restrain you even if we have the courage, but, just, that wing is not very clean."
"The dignified official court is a place of righteousness and masculinity. Where can all the evil spirits and ghosts come from?" Changsheng raised his hand, "I will live there. I want to see how unclean it is."
Several postmen did not dare to disobey Changsheng's wishes, so they could only take him to the wing next to the stable.
Changsheng did not rush into the house, but personally led the three horses to the stable and tied them up, and then led them to the door of the wing under the leadership of the postman.
Changsheng pushed aside the postman who was afraid to enter the door, took the lead in entering the room, and personally lit the oil lamp on the table.
Seeing his boldness, the postmen admired him greatly, and then they were busy preparing food for him and feeding the horses.
The postmen left after finishing their work. Before leaving, they lit all the oil lamps in the surrounding rooms, and also hung several oil lamps in the stables.
Changsheng is a Taoist, so he naturally knows that there are evil spirits and ghosts in the world, but at the same time, he also knows that ghosts and yin objects can not harm people at will as in the legend, because yin objects are condensed yin energy, and living people are all yang bodies. It's not the same thing at all.
Furthermore, everything is mutual, and anything that can hurt a living person will definitely be hurt by a living person. Things that can be seen by living people must also be seen by living people. There is no such thing as you torturing me to death, but I can't hurt you at all.
The only ones tied up are those sweaty horses. The black master doesn't need to be tied up and can walk around in the yard. Due to his special talent, he can see ghosts and ghosts, but the black master is not abnormal, but he is interested in the scene in front of the house. The bunch of peonies was very interested. After eating the flowers cleanly, they ran back to the stable and lay down.
Changsheng was woken up not long after he fell asleep. The sound came from the door, which was like clawing at the door with sharp nails.
Changsheng could see at night. After opening his eyes, he didn't notice anyone outside the door, and he couldn't sense any strange smell.
Turning over to the ground, the sound suddenly disappeared.
I opened the door and went out and looked around, but saw nothing unusual. I came back and lay down again. After a while, the sound appeared again, creaking, creaking. It was not like fingernails scratching the door, but fingernails scratching the door, because only fingernails scratching the door can make such a sound.
Changsheng did not rush to the ground this time, but held his breath and listened carefully, remembering the specific location of the sound. Then he put on his shoes and went to the ground. He approached the door and looked carefully. This time he finally discovered the clues. There were many wormholes on the door. .
Break off a piece of the door and fold it left and right. Inside is a fat beetle larvae. This beetle larvae is much larger than the common beetle larvae. It gnaws sawdust in the dead of night and makes a sound like scratching the door.
Changsheng often ate this thing in his early years, but this time he became more playful, so he dismantled the entire door, opened it section by section, and searched and captured them. By the time the postmen heard the news and came over, he had already caught more than a dozen of them.
Changsheng explained the whole story to the postmen, admonished them a few words and then drove them away. He continued to tear down the door to catch insects. Finally, he saved a lot, and used local materials to ignite the dismantled wood and burn the insects to satisfy his greed. Not greedy, just missing this familiar feeling. He often did the same thing when he was a child, but at that time he was in the mountains, with Lao Huang by his side. Now Lao Huang is no longer here, and Hei is by his side. Young Master, this guy is currently looking in at the door.
At the fourth watch, Changsheng slept for a while. Although it was early summer, it was still very cold in the northwest in the early morning. He opened the door and woke up from the cold before dawn.
After the city gate was opened, Chang Sheng entered the city and went straight to the Governor's Mansion, where he revealed his identity and arranged relevant matters. First, he asked the local government to welcome and entertain the returning veterans of the Western Regions. All expenses would be allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The second is to pay attention to the returning Taiping Company people. There is no need to entertain these people, but their safety must be ensured.
The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of finance and is the God of Wealth. Not to mention that Changsheng has a lot of part-time jobs. This one is enough to make local officials obey orders and flatter them. The governor of Dunhuang wanted to host a banquet, but Changsheng was eager to return, so he politely declined. , set off on the road.
Passing other cities along the way, Changsheng would do the same thing. Due to a lot of delays on the way, he finally returned to Chang'an eight days after leaving Chang'an.
Back at the Yushitai, everyone was looking forward to it. Datou was also back, and everyone gathered together for lunch at noon.
Previously, Changsheng had ordered Yu Yi to be responsible for rectifying the officialdom. This matter was being carried out in full swing, and the money obtained from the seizure of corrupt officials was also being shipped to Chang'an in a steady stream.
Previously, there was a plague along the two rivers. Datou went out under the guise of inspecting the epidemic. Its real purpose was to secretly provide rice and grain supplies to Chen Liqiu and Li Zhongyong. However, this kind of thing was not suitable to be discussed during the banquet. Datou did not take the initiative to talk about it. Changsheng didn’t ask either.
Shi Xuanming has recently begun to observe the various aspects of life again, but this time he did not go to Fireworks Willow Alley, but chose a few houses. In his spare time, he would peek in the dark and observe. What happened at Anxiang House made him He had a long memory and no longer tried it himself. Instead, he chose to stay out and watch with a cold eye.
It is always not good to peek at others, so Changsheng did not express support, but he still approved of Shi Xuanming's approach, because human energy is limited, and it is impossible to try and feel everything personally. As the saying goes, seeing more You have broad knowledge, and sometimes you can gain insights by reading more and listening more.
Furthermore, he cannot ask Shi Xuanming and others to be as focused as he is. Each of them has his own ideas. In the future, they will follow him around and do what he wants to do. Therefore, under the conditions He would support whatever they wanted to do if allowed.
Yang Kai is very focused. In addition to going to court every day, he spends most of his time practicing Qi diligently. At this time, he has already promoted to the Three-hole Zhenglan. Shi Xuanming also has Zhenglan Qi. Yu Yi is about to be promoted to Zhenglan. He is burdened with trivial matters. Moreover, he I have been thinking about my life for a long time, and I haven't practiced hard at all. At this time, I have just touched the light blue threshold.
During the dinner, Chang Sheng couldn't help but talk about the veterans of the Western Regions. After listening to Chang Sheng's talk, the four of them were filled with emotion. The four of them had the same idea as him. For such soldiers who devoted themselves to their duties, they must be rewarded heavily and told to the whole world. They thought that the Tang Dynasty Model soldiers.
Yang Kai goes to court every day to understand the situation. Next month the Fifteenth Emperor will review the new army in front of the palace. At that time, he can reward these veterans of the Western Regions in front of the new army to set an example and boost morale.
Then came the distribution of sweat-blooded horses. Changsheng directly gave the stallion to Shi Xuanming and the mare to Yu Yi. The mare would give birth soon, and the foal would be born in half a year. Carrying people, the horse will be given to Yang Kai when the time comes.
As for the golden-furred sweat horse, it must and can only be given to the emperor. It cannot be given away. Such divine objects as the sweat horse are rare in the world. The emperor will definitely hear about it. If he does not send it, the emperor will definitely be displeased. Giving it to the emperor can express your loyalty and give you a reasonable excuse for leaving your post without permission.
Before, everyone didn’t know what he was doing when he went out this time. Only now did they know that he traveled thousands of miles to find mounts for everyone. Not everything is worth touching, but there are always some things that are worth touching. The bloody BMW is a rare god. It is a priceless treasure, and it is everyone’s ultimate dream to have a blood-stained horse as a mount.
Although Shi Xuanming and others were very moved by such a heavy gift, they could not express it in words. This gift was too precious and the intention was too profound. As the saying goes, no words of thanks can be expressed for a great favor, and any words of thanks seemed superficial and frivolous at this time.
After dinner, Changsheng returned to his room and began to write the memorial. He had to inform the emperor about the veterans of the Western Regions as soon as possible. Naturally, he would not put the veterans at the front, but write the bloody BMW at the front of the memorial. He had to let the emperor know that he I went out this time just for this golden-furred sweat horse, just to give these sweat-blooded horses that are rare in thousands of years to the emperor. Only a famous emperor like the emperor is worthy of this golden-furred horse. Bloody BMW.
Changsheng was undoubtedly a loyal minister, but he did not have the aloofness and pedantry of a scholar. Zhang Shan was right, the emperor was also a human being, and he also had emotions and joys. As long as he was a human being, he liked to hear good things. He could not regard himself as a critic of his ministers just because he was dedicated to serving the public good. He gave advice on everything and disobeyed everywhere, which made the emperor feel dizzy when he saw it and became upset when he thought about it.
When Changsheng was writing the memorial, Datou came to report the details of his trip to Shuzhou.
Before Datou could speak, Changsheng spoke first, saying that there were only three sweaty horses, and the two of them were usually the closest, so he had no choice but to offend him. Moreover, he also had his own plans. He would not do anything without birds in the future. Datou It is the lightest in weight and can look for birds to serve as mounts for it...
