Seeing Chang Sheng getting up to leave, Zhang Mo hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold him, "Are you going to leave like this?"
Changsheng had already sorted out his thoughts at this time, and had a rough plan in mind for the next things. Although the pressure was still very high, he no longer had to struggle with the pain of killing innocent people out of help. When he saw Zhang Mo holding him back with a smile on his face, Smiling, Zhang Mo just thought he couldn't bear to leave by himself, and felt relieved and charming in his heart. He was afraid that others would see the two of them getting close, so they turned around nervously.
"The majestic thousand-year-old prince, wouldn't it be unsightly to be dressed like this?" Zhang Mo said with a smile.
Hearing Zhang Mo's words, Changsheng remembered that he was still wearing the shabby clothes. He thought that he had just misunderstood Zhang Mo's meaning, and couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He hurriedly laughed to cover it up, "I almost forgot."
Zhang Mo walked to the grain cart not far away, took the clothes and baggage Chang Sheng had changed out of, and helped him put them on, "I almost hurt you just now, will you blame me?"
Zhang Mo helped him get dressed with his own hands, which made Chang Shengduo nervous, because this intimate gesture usually only occurs between husband and wife. Because his mind was in a state of confusion, he didn't understand what Zhang Mo meant, "Harm me?"
Just when Zhang Mo was thinking about what to say, Changsheng had come back to his senses, "Oh, I understand, you are saying that when I was debating whether to let the people in the village be buried with me in order to transport military rations, you chose to support me. ?”
Zhang Mo nodded.
"No, no," Changsheng waved his hands repeatedly, "I came up with the idea, and I made the decision. You didn't incite me, you just supported my difficult choice in desperation."
Zhang Mo smiled and nodded. She is eight years older than Chang Sheng. The reason why there is such a huge age gap is that she still falls in love with Chang Sheng. In addition to Chang Sheng's emphasis on love and righteousness, another very important reason is that Chang Sheng is very smart. It is very pleasant to interact with smart people, because the other person can always correctly understand what they are thinking and give appropriate responses.
Honesty is never an excellent character, and it is only a little bit better than a bad mind. It will definitely be more troublesome to get along with honest people, but after getting along for a long time, you will definitely feel helpless, and honest people are often slow, mediocre, and resentful. It is clear that they are decisive in killing and passionate actions such as rising to the sky are not likely to happen to them.
Changsheng said while twisting the buttons of the cloth, "Actually, I'm still worried that you will be disappointed with me. It's not that I don't know the importance, nor that I don't know how to choose, but I just can't pass the test in my heart, and I can't I know that being soft-hearted will definitely bring me a lot of trouble in the future. To use an analogy, if the enemy forces the common people to take the lead when attacking a city, should I fire arrows or not? If the enemy surrounds Shu City, sets a trap, and leads to I went to rescue, should I rescue or not? I know everything, but I just can’t bear to hurt innocent people. But don’t worry, if I am really forced to do that, I will never be entangled unnecessarily. I will stop it. On and on.”
"You have never disappointed me, and you have never disappointed anyone who believes in you," Zhang Mo helped Changsheng adjust the back of his clothes, "But after all, you are young and have experienced few things, so it is reasonable for your emotions to fluctuate occasionally. among.”
Zhang Mo paused briefly here, then continued, "To be honest, your mood is already very stable. Don't blame yourself and get upset if you occasionally don't understand something. Growth always takes time. If you don't When you reach the peak, you will be free from confusion. How can you let those who are thirty, forty or fifty years old feel embarrassed?"
The words were not clear, the reasoning was not clear, the two of them spoke openly and honestly, the haze in Changsheng's heart was gone, and he seemed to be able to breathe much more freely. He wanted to say, 'It's great to have you,' but he was thin-skinned. , unable to speak, he hesitated for a long time and finally managed to hold back one sentence, "It is very dangerous to lead an army in war, you must take more care."
Changsheng would say similar words almost every time they met. Instead of feeling bored, Zhang Mo was moved. He smiled and patted his chest, indicating that he would always wear the Tiancanyi that Changsheng had given him.
Zhang Mo's originally just a casual action, but he didn't expect it, but it made Changsheng's heart tremble. He hurriedly turned his head and looked away. Earlier, he had no strange thoughts about women, but at some point he suddenly had some strange thoughts. In fact, it's not strange, but he feels strange. Maybe it's like what the third senior brother said, men should get married when they get older, and girls should get married when they get older. He seems to have grown up.
After changing his clothes, Zhang Mo got dry food and water, forcing Changsheng to eat before setting off.
Chang Sheng likes the fragrance of orchids on Zhang Mo's body. Zhang Mo sitting next to him is both a kind of enjoyment and a kind of torture for Chang Sheng, because he can't help but think wildly.
While Changsheng was eating dry food and thinking wildly, Zhang Mo said, "You are right, no matter whether the time is ripe or not, we can only fight in advance, but you must be mentally prepared. Most of the Sanqing comrades returned to their respective palaces after the competition. You see, there are only a few comrades from the Shangqing Sect who are accompanying the army, and there are only six or seven people who are highly skilled in the Purple Qi. However, among the masters from all walks of life invited by Yang Shouliang, there are at least fifty people with the Purple Qi cultivation."
Changsheng wanted to casually ask where so many purple energy masters came from, but then he thought about it but did not ask, because the Tang Dynasty had a vast territory, with famous mountains and rivers hiding dragons and crouching tigers. Not to mention anything else, the vast East China Sea hid countless people. A master of purple energy, not to mention Yang Shouliang, who was ill and rushed to the doctor. People who were not human were invited to his home.
"A bunch of rabble, but they are just trying to sell Seoul." Changsheng studied history books in Chang'an. "They are just trying to sell Seoul." This is the favorite saying of Guan Yunchang, the famous general of the Three Kingdoms.
Seeing Changsheng's confidence, Zhang Mo never poured cold water on him, because Changsheng had fought many tough battles and won them all without losing. He had the capital to be arrogant.
"The main force of the rebels is still there, and their strength is twice that of mine." Zhang Mo said again.
"Capture the thief first and capture the king first, then he will be defeated like a mountain." Changsheng said with raised eyebrows.
Zhang Mo admired Chang Sheng's heroic spirit and looked at him with admiring eyes.
Changsheng stuffed the last mouthful of dry food into his mouth, and then took a sip of water, "I have to go, I'm going late, Datou may leave Chang'an."
"If you can't find him, come back earlier." Zhang Mo said.
"That's not possible," Changsheng shook his head and said, "You don't know how powerful this guy is, and in fact, you don't know how powerful we are. Just keep your heart in your stomach. Since I dare to fight, I am sure of victory. "
"Where does the confidence come from?" Zhang Mo wondered.
"I won't tell you," Changsheng smiled, and then summoned Young Master Hei to stand up, "I will definitely be back before dawn."
Zhang Mo smiled and waved.
Chang Sheng was about to rein in his horse when he suddenly remembered something. He immediately got off his horse and found a five-inch branch from nearby. He chopped and cleaned it and divided it into two parts. He poured spiritual energy into it and handed it to Zhang Mo, "The spiritual energy I gave you before." I've asked you to use the token. Keep these two branches. If you call me, I'll break one. If the situation is urgent, I'll break two. Remember to break both branches one after another to avoid misunderstanding."
Zhang Mo had long known that Chang Sheng was attentive and considerate, so he didn't mind his verbosity, but smiled and raised his hand to take the two sticks he handed over.
Changsheng got on his horse, shook the reins and hit the road.
Although night had fallen at this time, in order to ensure that everything was safe, Changsheng did not rush to ride his horse in the air. He did not connect his spiritual energy with Young Master Hei until after running a hundred miles, left the ground lightly, and flew northward.
Chang Sheng did not brag before. He was indeed sure of victory in this battle because he had never been willing to use the reverse scale. It was a guaranteed killer weapon. The enemy had many soldiers in this battle. If his side could not If he wins in a head-to-head fight, he will use this reverse scale to summon the Azure Dragon to turn the tide.
There was no words all the way, and it was already the third watch when we arrived in Chang'an. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the palace, Changsheng heard Miss Bai's cry. Like humans and beasts, birds can also make a variety of calls. Miss Bai's call The cry that Ban makes is not a high-pitched cry, but a very low and weak sound, like the sound made by a human stretching and yawning, and has no practical meaning.
Since Miss Bai was here, it meant that Datou had not left. Changsheng felt relieved and greeted the concierge who came up to him, and ordered him to take care of Young Master Hei's water, then walked around the screen wall and went to the inner house.
There was a pungent smell permeating the palace, and Changsheng was no stranger to this smell, because it was the smell of melted silver. Earlier at the Yushitai, he had ordered Datou and others to melt the collected silver. It is a huge silver ingot. Needless to say, Datou is melting the silver in the house at this time.
Following the smell to the east courtyard, Da Tou was indeed in the command house where everyone was melting silver ingots. The Ni family was originally rich and could rival the country. Ni Tuo took some away when he left. Changsheng donated some to the court after Chang Sheng. When Song Cai and others went to the Western Regions to join Ni Tuo, he also Song Cai and others were ordered to take away ten million taels and give the rest to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
No matter how big the family fortune is, it can't withstand such a torment, and there is not much left. He also gave the Ni family properties scattered in various places to Zhang Mo to subsidize military supplies, and the remaining ones were given to the Ministry of Household Affairs, Datou. After waiting for others to persuade him, he left a million taels of emergency money.
This one million taels could be said to be his last coffin. Worried about encountering thieves, Da Tou melted the silver taels into large silver ingots of several hundred kilograms each.
Datou did not expect Changsheng to come back suddenly, "My lord, why are you back?"
"Clean up and follow me." Changsheng said.
"What are you doing?" Datou raised his hand to wipe his eyes. The pungent smell after the melted silver was very spicy, making his eyes red.
"Go to Hanzhong and help Zhang Zhenren fight." Changsheng said.
"Can you wait a moment? I'll be finished here soon." Big Head asked.
"I'll give you half an hour," Changsheng said, then asked, "You didn't go to see the emperor, did you?"
"We haven't had time to go yet," Big Head said.
"I'll go there in person. You pack up as soon as possible. We'll leave when I get back." Changsheng turned around and left.
After the last shocking incident, the imperial city was extremely tightly guarded. Changsheng was unwilling to take credit for his pride and went beyond the etiquette, so he stopped at the palace gate and let the imperial army go to inform him. Knowing that the emperor was frightened at this time, he was worried that he would be surprised by asking for an audience in the middle of the night. Changsheng Then he asked the imperial guards to pass along a message, saying that they had good news and were eager to report it.
At this time, the emperor must have gone to bed long ago, but since Changsheng wanted to see him, he urgently summoned him and allowed him to ride in the palace.
Changsheng was in a hurry, so he didn't decline politely. He got on his horse and rode into the palace quickly...
