After Song Cai finished speaking, Chang Sheng did not answer. What Song Cai said was indeed the truth. In recent years, wars in the Tang Dynasty have continued, which has greatly affected farming. Due to the shortage of rice and grain, food prices have soared. The most terrible thing is that the Jiangnan Taoists have also been hit this year. If there is a disaster, the roads south of the Yangtze River are the granary of the Tang Dynasty. A disaster in the south of the Yangtze River will inevitably lead to a more serious famine this winter.
Song Cai was so smart that when Chang Sheng remained silent, he knew that he was already attracted. However, he didn't know how to express his feelings due to his appearance, so he went over and over again and made the final decision, "That's it. I will write to my old boss immediately to inform you An Ran." As for the good news of their return, at the same time, let them buy grain and grass immediately and load them back as soon as possible."
Changsheng hesitated to speak, but in the end he remained silent. The situation of the Tang Dynasty at this time can only be described as precarious and riddled with holes. Without strong external assistance, there is no chance of recovery. At this time, he would not care about his face and politely decline. , it seems too hypocritical.
"My boss, my old boss and the eldest lady are all very concerned about you. Do you have anything to say to them?" Song Cai asked.
Without waiting for Changsheng to answer, Song Cai stood up and walked to the writing desk on the east side, "I will help you grind the ink."
Chang Sheng could not see what Song Cai was thinking. Song Cai talked about his boss and called Ni Ze as his old boss. This was obviously treating him as the son-in-law of the Ni family and urging him to write letters to Ni Zuo and Ni Chenyi. In fact, he was I just want him to have a clear attitude.
Although Changsheng didn't know what to say to the two of them, he also knew that he had to say something, so he moved to the desk, laid out paper and picked up a pen, thinking worriedly.
After pondering for a long time, Changsheng wrote down a sentence, a poem to be precise, "Don't worry about the road ahead without friends, because no one in the world will know you."
When Chang Sheng was writing, Song Cai turned away to avoid suspicion. After Chang Sheng put down the pen, he did not fold the paper, but handed the paper to Song Cai, "The carrier pigeon is overwhelmed, and the remaining space is left for you to write the narrative."
Song Cai took the paper with both hands and immediately saw the poem on the paper. To be fair, he was very disappointed when he saw this poem, because this poem was not originally created by Chang Sheng, but was written by the Tang Dynasty poet Gao Shi when he was bidding farewell to his friends. First of all, Chang Sheng did not clearly express his attitude and thoughts when he wrote this poem. Furthermore, this poem was not explicitly written to Ni Tuo or Ni Chenyi, but applied to both father and daughter.
If Ni Zhuo reads it, this poem is a full apology to the court for forcing them away, and it also praises Ni Zhuo's character and prestige. If Ni Chenyi looks at it, this poem means letting her go. The implication is that there is a confidant in the future, and there is no need to feel sad.
Although he didn't get the attitude he wanted, Song Cai didn't push for Changsheng anymore. First, he knew that it was useless to push anymore. Second, he really couldn't bear to push for Changsheng anymore. Changsheng was now haggard and very haggard. There are scars on his hands and neck other than the cuffs and collar. You can imagine how many scars he has on his body.
Song Cai had interacted with Changsheng a lot and knew that Changsheng was very smart and a very powerful martial arts master. Changsheng not only had the ability to foresight and foresight, but also had many opportunities to be alone, but for the sake of Datang and Datang With hundreds of millions of people, he resolutely chose not to leave even when the building was about to collapse, not to retreat even when the tide was rolling back, to be extremely considerate, to sacrifice his life and to be loyal. This kind of character and this kind of character are enough to make all cowardly people live alone and take care of themselves. People are ashamed.
Song Cai carefully folded the paper and put it away, then said, "My boss, as far as I know Qingyang has been lost, Qingyang is a thing..."
Before Song Cai could finish speaking, Changsheng waved his hand and said, "Leave this to me. I will lead the troops to regain Qingyang within a month, no, within half a month. Silver is cheap and food is expensive in China. I don't want silver, I just want rice." grain."
"Don't worry," Song Cai nodded and said, "I came to China this time. I have learned a lot along the way and know how serious the situation is. We will not accumulate the rice grains purchased in the Western Regions in batches and ship them together. Instead, we will prepare more carriages and horses. We will distribute as much as we raise.”
"That's what I have in mind," Chang Sheng said. "Later, you can take my post to see Wu Yusheng, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, explain your relationship with me, and ask him to coordinate his carriages and horses to fully cooperate with you. Also, there are many mineral deposits in the Tang Dynasty. , the carriage heading west will not be empty..."
When Changsheng said this, Song Cai was about to interrupt, but Changsheng waved his hand to stop him, "The amount of rice we need is huge. Even if you have a golden mountain, you can't stand it for a long time. You can only get out and not get in."
After Changsheng finished speaking, he took a name card from the desk, picked up the pen again, wrote quickly, and handed it to Song Cai after he finished writing, "Shopkeeper Song, thank you for your hard work. After you release the carrier pigeon, don't be in a hurry to return alone. Stay with Wu Yusheng." Discuss and finalize the details, and when I gather troops to recover Qingyang, I will send someone to escort you back to the Western Regions."
Song Cai took the name card and nodded in agreement.
After talking about the business, the two returned to the table to continue discussing the matter of transporting food. Without saying a few words, Chang Sheng suddenly frowned slightly and turned his head to look south.
Seeing the change in Changsheng's expression, Song Caiduo was nervous and asked, "My boss, what's wrong?"
"I wanted to keep you for dinner, but now I have urgent business and I have to travel far away, so I won't keep you." Changsheng stood up from his seat, took the baggage and eagerly packed away the fruits and snacks on the table, "You can do the rest. After discussing with Wu Yusheng, this person is sincere and is a good official."
Song Cai also knew that there were some things that he shouldn't ask, but he still couldn't help but say, "My boss, you are seriously injured and your energy and blood are weak. You should stay in bed and rest. How can you travel a long distance and be tired again."
"Something happened to my friend. I promised him that I would come to help him," Changsheng bundled up the baggage. "Thanks to his inspiration at this time, if it had been a few days earlier, I'm afraid I would have broken my promise and made a mistake. Well, I can't say anything anymore. I have to go."
Seeing that Changsheng was so worried, Song Cai said no more. It was still raining outside, so he helped Changsheng put on his coir raincoat and bamboo hat quickly.
When Chang Sheng was putting on his clothes, he shouted for someone to come. A servant heard the sound and came. Chang Sheng said urgently, "I have something urgent to do. If Zhang Zhenren and Datou come, tell them that I went to Qianzhong Road. At most three days." The day will come back, so they don’t have to worry.”
Changsheng said here and picked up the two teacups he had had tea with Song Cai before. After pouring spiritual energy into it, he handed one to Song Cai. "This teacup contains my spiritual energy. If you encounter danger, break it. I can feel it." And get there as soon as possible.”
After saying that, he placed another teacup on the desk and turned to the servant and said, "This teacup also contains a breath of my spiritual energy. If Master Zhang and Datou come, give the teacup to them."
The servant nodded hurriedly in response when he heard this, and Changsheng said again, "Shopkeeper Song is not an outsider. You should all know him. We will send a carriage and horse to take him to where he wants to go later."
After Chang Sheng finished speaking, he nodded to Shopkeeper Song, then quickly walked out with his baggage.
Young Master Hei was originally lying next to the door. Seeing that he was walking in a hurry, he knew that he was going out, so he hurriedly got up and approached.
Changsheng got on his horse. It was raining and there were few pedestrians outside. Unexpectedly, Changsheng extended his spiritual energy to connect with Hei Gongzi's meridians, leaped directly from the courtyard, and lifted off the ground into the air.
After a few ups and downs, Changsheng arrived outside Chang'an City, then accelerated with all his strength and galloped southward.
He had previously promised Taiping Taoist to help him survive the catastrophe. What he promised was something he owed him and he had to do it no matter what. Not to mention that he had also taken away his turtle treasure. Now that he was being invited, he had to do it as soon as possible. Rush to help.
Although Changsheng was very anxious, it was not urgent, because he had made an agreement with Taiping Taoist before, and Taiping Taoist summoned him when he had a premonition that the day of tribulation was approaching. Therefore, Taiping Taoist's summons with spiritual energy tokens was just a premonition. When the tribulation is approaching, not when the tribulation has already begun, if you rush there as soon as possible, you won't miss anything.
Fifty miles away from the city, Young Master Hei settled down from the top of the mountain to borrow some strength. Changsheng took the opportunity to turn his head and look east. He notified Zhang Mo as soon as he returned to the palace, but Zhang Mo did not come until then. The reason for Zhang Mo's delay No, it was probably delayed by something. Right now, our own army is storming Luoyang. If nothing else, a fierce battle is breaking out between the enemy and us.
But after thinking about it carefully, it was wrong. Luoyang was not far from Chang'an. It rained so heavily in Chang'an, and it was impossible for Luoyang to have good weather. Fighting in rainy days would be very detrimental to both the enemy and us.
Although there were many doubts in his heart, Chang Sheng did not bother to think deeply. The first priority was to rush to Yezhou to help Taiping Taoist overcome the disaster and fulfill his promise.
Thinking of this, I stopped looking around, my spiritual energy was rushing, and I headed south in the rain...
