Fengxiang was only more than a thousand miles away from Luoyang. The three of them set off in the afternoon and arrived outside Luoyang City at the second watch. By this time, the city gate had been closed, and Changsheng did not hide his whereabouts. He directly revealed his identity and entered the city overnight.
After entering the city, Changsheng, Yu Yi and Shi Xuanming separated into two groups. Yu Yi and Shi Xuanming went to the military camp first, while Changsheng rushed to the governor's office to meet with Zhao Taihang, the governor of Luoyang.
Changsheng had three purposes for meeting Zhao Taihang this time. One was to inform Zhao Taihang of his arrival. At the same time, he told Zhao Taihang that he would immediately take over Zhang Shan's command of the troops. Within three days, he would send his troops eastward to conquer Zhengzhou, with Luoyang as the rear. , and then you need to assist the Ministry of Household Affairs in arranging food and grass for the Eastern Expedition army.
The second is to tell Zhao Taihang that he did not find the white tiger's spiritual bones during this trip, and that he will continue to pay attention and search for the white tiger's spiritual bones while leading the troops. In fact, the white tiger spirit bones did not exist at all, and they could not stop any evil. He could just find a piece of tiger bone to make up for it. The reason why he did not do this was because he wanted the emperor to know that the opportunity to move the capital to Luoyang was not ripe, so he could This made the emperor give up the idea of moving the capital.
After he entered the officialdom, he always restrained himself and restored etiquette, was cautious and prudent, and catered to the emperor. This was the main reason why he always maintained a close relationship with the emperor. However, his approach not only attracted slander and criticism from Qingliu civil servants, but also caused He was under great pressure because he had to be the one to back up some of the capricious decisions the emperor had made before. Now that his return is not far away, no one will support the emperor in the future, so he can no longer act according to the emperor's temper.
The last reason why he came to see Zhao Taihang was to reconfirm whether Zhao Taihang had disobedient intentions and whether he would steal Li Tang and replace him. Ni Zhuo firmly believed in what the beggar from a thousand years later said. Ni Zhuo could To become the richest man in the Tang Dynasty, one must have a high mind and outstanding knowledge. Since Ni Ni believes it, it means that what the beggar said is indeed credible. After knowing this, he began to pay attention to the official named Zhao, but the court official named Zhao There are not many officials, and Zhao Taihang has the highest official rank. However, the old man in front of him does not seem to be ambitious. Whether it is courage or intelligence, he is far from a thief who steals the country.
Zhang Mo has a house in Luoyang. Changsheng knows the location of the house and knows that Zhang Mo must be waiting for him there at this time. However, after leaving the Governor's Mansion, Changsheng did not rush there on horseback. Instead, he went on foot. It was not that he did not want to see Zhang Mo. Mo, but he didn't know what to say to Zhang Mo after seeing her, and he didn't think about what kind of emotion and state he should show.
Parting is always sad, and seeing each other is far away. No one can avoid being depressed and sad. The saddest thing is undoubtedly Changsheng himself, but he doesn't want to make the people around him sad. What he is worried about at this time is what to do. Only in this way can the upcoming parting become less sad and bitter.
After thinking for a long time, Chang Sheng finally came up with a solution. The first step was to keep his spirits up. He must not reveal his loss or sadness, and he had to be open-minded and relaxed. Furthermore, you cannot try to hide it, you must let everyone know that you are about to leave, but you are not dying, but returning to heaven, and everyone must think that this is a good thing. Finally, he left hope to everyone. As long as they devote themselves to spiritual cultivation and understand the way of heaven, they can still reunite in heaven.
Thinking of this, Chang Changchang took a deep breath, turned on his horse, raised his hand to wipe his face and adjusted his expression. When his mood improved and his expression became more natural, he reined in his horse and headed north along the street.
When I went to the courtyard where Zhang Mo lived, I found a padlock on the door. Then I thought that it was reasonable for Zhang Mo not to be here. Taoism values etiquette the most. He came from afar. No matter how much he missed him, he had to go to the military camp to see Zhang Shancai first. In line with etiquette.
It was already the third watch when he arrived at the military camp. Knowing that Chang Sheng was coming, Zhang Shan had summoned the generals from the fifth rank and above in the army to wait in front of the camp for a long time. Seeing Chang Sheng coming on horseback, all the generals immediately knelt on one knee and put on their armor. He saluted, "Greetings to your lord, your lord is a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
Chang Sheng stood up and dismounted, ordered everyone to level up, and turned to Zhang Shan Ji to salute, "Brother, how are you doing lately?"
Zhang Shan smiled bitterly and nodded, "Okay, a group of Yuqing Taoist friends are with me every day, never leaving, complaining day and night. I am really good and couldn't be better."
Seeing Changsheng looking around, Zhang Shan said again, "Stop looking. I knew you were willing to take action, so we went back."
Zhang Shan knew that Chang Sheng was here to replace him. Since Chang Sheng arrived, Zhang Shan immediately raised his account overnight and handed over the military talisman. Chang Sheng, according to the list that Zhang Shan left on the table, released more than a dozen Taoists from the Taoist sect. He took military positions and reported to the court overnight to dispatch military generals to fill the vacancies.
Only the Zhang Shan brothers and sisters and Chang Sheng himself were left in the room. Chang Sheng briefly told the two of them what had happened in recent times. In fact, they knew most of what had happened in recent times, but they did not know about some things about the magic talisman. Very understanding.
Seeing Changsheng's expression as usual and talking eloquently, Zhang Shan hesitated several times, but finally couldn't help but remind him, "You must be mentally prepared. You are a destined person to come to earth to survive the tribulation. The three gold coins are in line with this." In one moment, it is very likely that it will be the day when you return to your true position."
Without waiting for Changsheng to answer, Zhang Mo said, "Don't worry, brother, he is mentally prepared."
Seeing Zhang Shan turn to look at him, Zhang Mo smiled lightly, "If he didn't look forward, he would have promoted his cronies from the army instead of asking the court to send people to fill the vacancies."
Seeing that Zhang Mo had already noticed it, Chang Sheng did not try to hide it, and hurriedly took out a copy of the Yiqi Scripture from his arms and handed it to Zhang Shan, "Yes, I did think of this section. I don't have any nostalgia for high-ranking officials and generous salaries. But I can't bear to leave you. This is a lost scripture called Yi Qi Zhen Jing. It was written by the Patriarch Taiqing. It can be used to fill in the missing parts of the Sutra of Supreme Enlightenment. By verifying and elaborating on each other, it is not difficult to rank among the immortals. "
The Three Pure Ones are connected with each other. Although Zhang Shan is the Heavenly Master of the Supreme Pure One, he does not reject the Scriptures of the Supreme Pure One. He takes it and spreads it to read.
Changsheng wanted to say that he didn't want to leave, but he was worried that the spiritual talisman would harm his relatives and friends if he stayed in the world for too long, but thinking that it was pessimistic, he changed his words, "After ascension, the spiritual consciousness will naturally not be wiped out, and the past will not be forgotten. , maybe we can meet each other in the mortal world. But I am worried that something unexpected will happen. If I can't come to the mortal world casually, I can only protect Gu Quan from the dark side. I have been looking forward to it year after year, waiting for you to enlighten and ascend to heaven. Get together.”
"Well," Zhang Shan nodded, "We have done everything we can for the Tang Dynasty. We are worthy of the gods and worthy of the people. As for the size of the Tang Dynasty, it depends on God's will and fortune."
Without waiting for Changsheng to answer, Zhang Shan waved his hand and said, "We will set off back to Longhu Mountain at 10:00 tomorrow. You go down first, and I will take a good look at this book."
After hearing this, the two of them got up from their seats, said their goodbyes and left.
When the two of them walked to the door, Zhang Shan's voice came again, "Let's set off in the afternoon, dinner will be served at noon..."
