The camp was very large, and the two of them walked for a long time before arriving at the Chinese military camp. At this time, the door of the hall was open, and Zhang Shan was discussing military affairs with a group of generals inside.
Seeing Zhang Mo arriving with Changsheng, all the generals hurriedly left their seats and stood up, half-kneeling to salute, "See you, Your Majesty."
"No need to be polite." Changsheng raised his hands to everyone, then stepped forward, bowed to Zhang Shan and handed over his hands, "Brother."
Zhang Shan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Changsheng, "You are so arrogant, why don't you come if you don't invite me?"
Seeing the dissatisfaction in Zhang Shan's words, the generals looked at each other and wanted to get away to avoid suspicion, but because Zhang Shan did not give an order, they were unable to leave without authorization.
"Generals, go down first..."
Before Zhang Mo could finish speaking, Zhang Shan waved his hand and interrupted her, "No, I have an upright heart and tell others everything I want."
Seeing that Zhang Shan refused to let him go, all the generals could only retreat in embarrassment and stand in front of their seats.
"Yesterday in the court, why did you agree with the emperor moving the capital to Luoyang?" Zhang Shan got straight to the point.
"Brother, it's a long story." Changsheng didn't want to talk about the emperor in public.
"They fought with me on the battlefield and survived nine deaths. They are all hot-blooded warriors and loyal ministers who have the right to know the truth." Zhang Shan looked gloomy.
Hearing what Zhang Shan said, Chang Sheng could only organize his thoughts and said, "Brother, you also know that the civil servants in the court have always been hostile to us. Not long ago, they jointly submitted a memorial, saying that Luoyang had a dragon spirit, and asked the emperor to Move the capital to Luoyang. I also know that there is a big enemy in front of me. Luoyang is not a good place, and the national treasury is currently empty. It is not suitable to mobilize troops and mobilize people to waste money. However, it is related to the throne of Longqi. If I give advice, I will give those civil servants the opportunity to stir up trouble and sow discord. False words.”
"Is this the reason why you agree with the emperor to move the capital?" Zhang Shan's chest heaved and his face was filled with anger.
"Brother, it's about the throne, what do you think I can do?" Changsheng Haosheng was helpless, "If I strongly object, the emperor will have a hard time not thinking about it. After all, we have a lot of troops at the moment. If there is really disobedience, the court will really be unable to deal with it. .”
"Do you know that your decision will kill the emperor?" Zhang Shan said with a gloomy expression.
I don't know the reason for longevity, and I am stunned and confused.
Zhang Shan said sternly, "Ignorance is not scary, and knowing everything is not scary. What is most scary is half-knowledge. Those officials in Si Tianjian use tubes to peer into the sky and use lithics to measure the sea. They only know that there is dragon energy in Luoyang, but they don't know the dragon energy." The dead dragon of the previous dynasty has returned to its glory. If we really move the capital here, the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed in less than three years!"
Hearing Zhang Shan's words, Changsheng suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Although he was a high-level teacher, he had rarely studied Taoism, and he had rarely dabbled in Taoist miscellaneous subjects such as qi reading and divination.
"It turns out that there is really dragon energy in Luoyang," Changsheng was shocked. "Before, I just thought it was those civil servants who deceived the public with their monstrous words and made things out of nothing."
"The emperor came to Luoyang not long ago, and all the officials from Si Tianjian accompanied him," Zhang Shan said. "At that time, I strongly opposed the emperor's move to the capital and truthfully informed me of the reasons for my opposition. However, the emperor was too suspicious and did not fully believe it. . This time you returned from the Western Regions, someone mentioned this matter again in the court, and you immediately agreed. The emperor knew that you were still a member of the Taoist sect. In his opinion, you knew everything and could do everything. Now you and I have a different opinion, that is, he has already wavered, but now he must have made up his mind to move the capital to Luoyang."
Changsheng's heart was heavy and he frowned in silence. Previously, he only thought that Zhang Shan would strongly oppose the emperor's move of the capital. However, he did not expect that Zhang Shan's reason for opposing the emperor's move of the capital was not that Luoyang was a land of waste, or that moving the capital would waste people and money, but that it was here. His dragon energy does not last long. If he can resolutely oppose the emperor's move of the capital even in the court, it is very likely that the emperor will completely give up the idea of moving the capital. However, because of his worries, he did not dare to speak up and instead chose to give in and cater to the situation. As a result, it was counterproductive and self-defeating.
Seeing the heavy atmosphere, Zhang Mo spoke from the side, "Brother, Chang Sheng is not to blame for this matter. Before the royal banquet, the emperor had decreed to confer Chang Sheng as Minister of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment. This shows that the Emperor has deep faith in the Dragon Qi observed in Si Tian Prison. No doubt, I originally had the intention to let Changsheng take your place. In addition, when Changsheng was far away in the Western Regions, the emperor sent people to issue an order to confer marriage. This also shows that the emperor has begun to be suspicious of us and intends to alienate us from the Ni family, so as to avoid The three parties work together to push the fish into a dragon. If Changsheng insists on opposing the move of the capital, it means that he also has a disobedient heart. This is very good. Our Zhang family has already done justice for heaven and is loyal to the country. If we leave as soon as possible, we can complete our loyalty and preserve our reputation. .”
"What do you care about is your own reputation?" Zhang Shan turned to look at Zhang Mo, "Have you ever thought that there is a long way to go to suppress the rebellion? If you go against the will of heaven, you will die. This is an out-and-out fire pit. I jump out and stuff him in?"
"Brother, eighteen spiritual talismans have appeared in the world now. If you don't have the spiritual talisman with you, even if you have the Taoist law, there is still the possibility of being plotted by Xiao Xiao," Zhang Mo said harmoniously. No matter how worried you are, he will only be the leader in the future."
Zhang Shan raised his hand to his forehead and sighed.
Seeing that Zhang Shan was angry and worried, Chang Sheng hurriedly said, "Brother, the matter has come to an end. Don't worry too much. Although the relocation of the capital is a foregone conclusion, building a new capital cannot be done overnight. We can choose the right opportunity in the future. Admonish."
Hearing Chang Sheng's words, Zhang Shan's anger subsided slightly, "I also know that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. It is right to be considerate when getting along with the emperor, but there must be a limit to everything. What you did this time is really smart. , when the king is evil. How is it different from a treacherous minister to act like this?"
Seeing that Changsheng wanted to explain, Zhang Mo hurriedly spoke first, "You should remember carefully what brother said. Don't be reluctant to give in or cater to your will just because you are worried about the emperor's suspicion."
Zhang Shan raised his head and glanced at Zhang Mo. How could he not hear that Zhang Mo was indirectly excusing Chang Sheng? However, if he thought about it carefully, what Zhang Mo said did make sense. Chang Sheng cannot be entirely blamed for this matter. He has been slandered by civil servants. The criticized prince with a different surname is indeed inconvenient and frequently disobeys the emperor.
"That's it, the work is done, it's useless to talk more," Zhang Shan said, "As for the construction progress of the Luoyang Palace, you have been informed that you will meet with the Ministry of Household Affairs and let them determine the progress."
Seeing that Zhang Shan's tone slowed down and he felt like he was being pardoned, he hurriedly nodded in agreement.
There are two rows of seats on the left and right in the hall. There are currently more than a dozen generals in the hall, and there are many empty seats on the left and right sides. Seeing the generals standing there, Zhang Shan raised his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down and talk.
Since Changsheng had a distinguished status, everyone naturally pushed him to sit at the head, with Zhang Mo sitting next to him.
After everyone sat down, Zhang Shan spoke up and said, "Tell me about the situation of the eighteen talismans, so that we can be aware of them."
After hearing this, Chang Sheng hurriedly organized his thoughts and recalled the story.
His original intention was to only talk about the results, not the process, but he only said a few sentences before he was interrupted by Zhang Shan, who asked him to explain in detail.
Upon hearing this, Changsheng could only elaborate on the specific process of fighting for the magic talisman. This took a long time, and it was not until noon that he finished talking about it one by one.
Zhang Shan did not ask any questions while Chang Sheng was telling the story. After Chang Sheng finished speaking, Zhang Shan did not answer the question.
No one at the scene knew Zhang Shan better than Zhang Mo. Seeing Zhang Shan's gloomy expression, Zhang Mo hurriedly said, "The transfer of the silver talisman seems inappropriate. The silver talisman is not easy to come by. The two armies are like golden bodies in front of the formation. If you transfer it to the Imperial Guards of the Yulin Forest, you are really wasting the natural resources by cooking chicken in an ox cauldron."
After Zhang Mo finished speaking, Zhang Shan sighed and said, "This is really unwise. Have you ever thought about who would assassinate the Emperor at this juncture? With the Emperor sitting on top of this big mountain, we are worried about everything and have constraints everywhere. If the Emperor can control Beng, we are like a dragon that has emerged from the tiger and entered the sea. Wouldn't it be more difficult to deal with it? It would be better for you to directly distribute a silver talisman to protect the emperor. This is equivalent to telling the enemy that the emperor is your weakness. You are afraid that they will not follow suit. Cao Mengde held the emperor hostage to order the princes."
After Zhang Shan finished speaking, Changsheng was speechless. The reason why he was afraid of Zhang Shan was not because Zhang Shan was the Supreme Heavenly Master, nor because Zhang Shan was his uncle, but because Zhang Shan was not only righteous and strong, but also experienced people. He always thought that he was thoughtful and handled things properly, but after Zhang Shanyi said it, he realized that he seemed to have made a mistake again...
