Seeing that Changsheng and others were tired, Ni Chenyi did not persist. After sending away the maids and servants, he and Song Cai left first. Datou and others also got up from their seats and returned to their respective tents.
Ni Chenyi and others were well prepared for this trip. It was the hot summer season, and the five people's tents were equipped with wooden bathing buckets, which were filled with clear water from mountain springs brought back from dozens of miles away. They were ready for everyone to take a bath and lie down. Below, the eastern sky has dimly lit up.
The fight for the magic talisman lasted for five or six days. During this period, Chang Sheng and others not only did not get a good rest, but also remained highly nervous. Now that the dust has finally settled, everyone was relieved and fell asleep quickly after lying down.
Changsheng was woken up after sleeping for less than an hour. The area where his camp was located was not remote, and there were other people camping not far away. Now that the fight for the magic talisman was completely over, everyone started to return. .
After being woken up, Changsheng didn't rush to get up, but turned over and continued to sleep. There was nothing urgent to deal with at the moment, so he just slept enough to regain his energy.
Around Chen time, Changsheng was awakened by the voices outside the camp again. He listened carefully and found out that it was envoys from several small countries in the Western Regions and some warriors who wanted to come to see him. However, Song Cai did not let them enter the camp. He led a group of servants to keep them out.
Even though he knew that many people were waiting to see him outside, Changsheng still didn't rush to get up. They were all just grassroots who acted according to the wind. Seeing that he and Datou and others had won a great victory, they came over to try to please him. If he hadn't won it, Golden Talisman, these people will definitely add insult to injury and avoid it.
When it was almost time, Changsheng got up and walked out of the camp. The camp was located on the Shandong grassland. The terrain was flat and there was no shelter. After the sun rose, the camp was very hot.
The tent of Datou and others was right next to Changsheng. Knowing that Changsheng was up, everyone dressed up and walked out of the tent.
At this time, dozens of people had gathered outside the camp, including lightly-dressed and simple warriors, as well as envoys from various countries who drove horses and carts with gifts to show their goodwill. Changsheng did not refuse people thousands of miles away, and walked out of the camp with Datou and others. After a brief exchange of greetings with the people who had been waiting for a long time, he was quite polite to the warriors in the martial arts world, but he was very cold to the envoys from various countries and did not accept the gifts they brought.
There were two reasons why he refused. First, he had a habit of never taking things from others for nothing. If he accepted their gifts today, he would be embarrassed if the imperial court wanted to use troops against the Western Regions in the future. Second, all the countries in the Western Regions knew about his relationship with Ni Bo. If the countries in the Western Regions could not establish friendship with him, they could only try to please Ni Bo. This would not only improve Ni Bo's status and prestige in the Western Regions, but also It will provide convenience for Ni Zhuo to raise food and grass in the future.
While Changsheng was talking to everyone, Long Haotian led Gongsun Chengwei and others on horseback from the south. Since many people gathered outside the camp gate, Long Haotian did not come forward to speak, but rushed to Changsheng through the crowd. After saying hello and congratulating him again on his longevity, he said goodbye and left.
Seeing that Long Haotian didn't mention a word about his previous promise, Changsheng reminded him, "Don't forget what you promised me."
"That's natural, that's natural." Long Haotian shook the reins and rode his horse.
Thinking that Long Haotian had done something bad and was not helpful when he was fighting for the golden talisman, Changsheng immediately raised his voice and said, "If you don't come within the time limit, we will come to your door in person to demand payment."
"Okay, okay, don't worry, don't worry." Long Haotian responded casually, leading Gongsun Chengwei and others to urge their horses to leave.
After Long Haotian left, Changsheng also returned to the camp with everyone on his side and ignored the people outside the camp.
"My lord, you really don't give this guy face," Datou said with a smile, "He came here to say goodbye to you with good intentions, but you only care about his food."
Changsheng said casually, "Why should I give him face? I don't have any friendship with him. He is only interested in profit, and he is a villain who talks sweet talk but is brave."
"He also has a golden talisman." Datou said.
While Changsheng was walking, he said, "He thought that he would be able to find a rare commodity if he got this golden talisman. He tried to hesitate and wait for the price to sell. He made things simple. He was far away in Xichuan, and we were in the middle. Zhu Quanzhong and Sun Ru were there. To the east, they can indeed attack from both sides, and we can also attack from both sides. It really makes me anxious, and I don't necessarily know who to attack first."
Hearing Changsheng's words, Datou and the others all nodded.
After dawn, everyone's horses were led out of the tent. Young Master Hei was always untied. When he saw Changsheng, he ran slowly and leisurely from the east.
Changsheng caressed Mr. Hei's neck while turning his head and looking around. The people who were originally scattered across the grassland had almost left at this time. In fact, some people had already started to leave one after another during the fight for the magic talisman.
Seeing Young Master Hei, Shi Xuanming immediately thought of Miss Bai from Datou, "Hey, Datou, where is your bird?"
"In the east," Big Tou raised his hand and pointed eastward, "I came out to feed them earlier."
When everyone was talking, they returned to the camp. Ni Chenyi was instructing the handymen to dismantle the curtains around the tent. The tents they brought could be assembled and dismantled. There was wind on the grassland. The curtains were removed and only the roof was left, which provided shade and coolness. .
The tent was large and the curtains were heavy. Seeing how hard it was for the handyman to disassemble it, Datou and others stepped forward to help. Ni Chenyi stepped out and walked to Changsheng to talk to Changsheng, "How did you sleep last night?"
"It's acceptable," Changsheng said casually, "Thank you for your hard work. You've thought so carefully. Not only are we provided with food and drink, but we've even prepared bath water for us."
"It's my job," Ni Chenyi said with a smile, "Hey, when are you going to leave?"
Changsheng and others have been out for a long time this time. They talked with Ni Zhu earlier and learned that during the time when everyone on our side was away from Chang'an, those hateful civil servants and officials had been slandering themselves in front of the emperor. Now everyone on our side has won so much. The magic talisman was unprepared in advance. No one would believe it, let alone the emperor. In order to avoid aggravating the emperor's suspicion of him, he should rush back to Chang'an to meet the emperor as soon as possible.
Changsheng originally wanted to leave in the afternoon, but after a flash of thought, he changed his mind and said, "It's up to you."
Ni Chenyi was very happy to hear Chang Sheng's words, "I really don't want you to leave, but you'd better go back early. You guys came directly from Lingnan this time. You haven't seen the emperor yet after fighting the Japanese pirates."
"I'm not in a hurry to go back and ask for credit," Chang Sheng shook his head and said, "But on the way here, I persuaded the rebels in Qingyang to surrender. Now Qingyang is under the control of my second and third senior brothers. Qingyang is an important border town. , I made this arrangement without informing the emperor in advance. I was afraid that he would be suspicious and overthinking, so I had better go back and explain it to him earlier. In addition, I also wanted to go to Luoyang before meeting the emperor. Zhang Zhenzhen captured Luoyang some time ago. The emperor personally went to Luoyang in the name of a labor force. I didn't think much about it at the time. Looking back now, the emperor probably went to Luoyang to see the situation in Luoyang with his own eyes and prepare for the subsequent relocation of the capital. I have to know that the emperor went to Luoyang. What did Luoyang say to Master Zhang after that?"
Hearing Changsheng's words, Ni Chenyi nodded sternly, "Don't underestimate those civil servants. They lied that Luoyang was born with dragon energy and persuaded the emperor to move the capital to Luoyang. They really had sinister intentions and their intentions were deadly. Zhenren Zhang had just captured Luoyang, and the enemy was Shang Zai, the people's sentiment is unstable, and it is unwise to move the capital to Luoyang. If the emperor asks Zhenren Zhang for his opinion, Zhenzhen Zhang will definitely not agree. And if Zhenren Zhang does not agree with moving the capital, the emperor will suspect that he has hidden selfish motives and wants to keep Luoyang. for you."
"Yes, this is what I am most worried about." Changsheng nodded.
"Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. Even if you are full of loyalty and enthusiasm, the emperor may not accept your favor in the end." Ni Chenyi said.
"I know, but I can't forget the kindness and respect he has shown me just because the emperor is very suspicious..."
