Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

"Come on, let's serve wine!" After shouting outside the tent, Jia Zixing sat down beside Tang Cheng, "I'm really not used to seeing you in a leather armor, but I'd rather be more comfortable in this regular dress."

"I'm not a civil servant who can't wait to see the military affairs. The captain is too worried." Tang Cheng replied with a smile and then asked directly: "The frontier army is in a hurry, how is it? Has the official document from the government been forwarded to you? Have you prepared it for me?".

"The frontier army has its own system. It is a rule that soldiers and military weapons cannot be transferred to other places. You are lucky. You have to borrow not only people but also such precious military weapons, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion actually allows it. This is a violation of military law. How you look at it, it seems to be evil." Jia Zixing poured wine for Tang Cheng, looked at him carefully and asked tentatively, "Why, Mr. Tang also has people in the Dudu Mansion?".

Hearing this, Tang Cheng just smiled. When he first came to Longmen that day, Zhang Liang gave him a letter, which stated that Donggong did not have any capable confidantes in the frontier army system. Sima who is not at the front.

This Sima played a role this time. He himself is in charge of the military law and military law of the frontier army under the Metropolitan Government. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so quick to help.

"When did you become such a mother-in-law?" Tang Cheng laughed and cursed and changed the subject, "Hurry up and give it to me, I need it urgently."

Knowing the sensitivity of his question, seeing Tang Cheng's reluctance to speak, Jia Zixing wisely didn't ask any more questions. He picked up the wine bottle and invited Tang Cheng to drink it all down, then got up and walked out first.

On the school field in front of the handsome tent, two squads of cavalry with a total of 20 soldiers quickly gathered. In the Tang Dynasty, all soldiers were aged from fifteen to sixty, but the hundred in front of them were all young sergeants in their [-]s. Tang Cheng is very satisfied with his strong body and sharp eyes.

After Jia Zixing waved to the captain on one side, he pointed to the cavalrymen and said to Tang Cheng, "According to your request, the selected ones are all smart and strong soldiers, and all of them are those whose family members want to move to Longmen and have land in the West Valley. The warhorses they are equipped with have also been carefully selected, good soldiers and good horses, you have to take good care of them."

"Thank you, Mr. Jia, don't worry." Tang Cheng patted Jia Zixing on the shoulder, stepped forward to the cavalry and said loudly: "I won't say anything extra, just two, first, you come out this time." The purpose of the mission is the safety of Longmen, and the safety of Longmen is the safety of Xigu, so you are working for your family and yourself; second, after this mission is over, each of you can get [-] acres of rewarding land from the Longmen County Government, and money Twenty strings, and rewards will be given to those who have made other meritorious deeds."

After these few sentences, Tang Cheng didn't say any more nonsense, and turned back to Jia Zixing's side. At this moment, the captain who had just walked aside led a group of sergeants carrying boxes over.

As soon as the box was opened, a strong smell of butter came out, and more than a dozen boxes were neatly arranged, all of which were well-maintained yellow birch crossbows.

Different from bows and arrows fired by relying on arm strength, this yellow birch crossbow is fired by chance. It is small and powerful but not weak at all. In terms of overall quality, it can be called a first-class weapon in this era. At this moment However, this kind of relatively complicated military weapon can only be made by the generals in Chang'an City. The northern grasslands do not have such manufacturing capabilities. Even in the frontier troops of the Tang Dynasty, the yellow birch crossbow was only equipped with For generals who are qualified to wear chain mail, it is not easy for ordinary sergeants to see such a crossbow on weekdays. There was a slight commotion.

"You bastards, one for each, come and get it." Jia Zixing's scolding with a smile drew cheers from the cavalry.

"I have three people, leave three for me. After receiving them, Mr. Lao Duwei told them to change into regular clothes and gather here in half an hour." After finishing speaking, Tang Cheng did not wait here, and turned to go The picture not far from the right also left Zhuopi tent.

After meeting and speaking with Tu Yezhuo, exactly half an hour later, Tang Cheng took the lead and led the team of one hundred and one people behind him onto the simple pontoon bridge made of sheepskin rafts.

"This is a joy!" After crossing the boundary river and stepping onto the fat grassland on the other side, Tang Cheng reined in Jianma and looked back for a long time, then suddenly turned around and shouted, Jianma immediately jumped up and rode in the lead Running to the depths of the blue sea grassland ahead...

Chapter 274 Needle Point to Wheat Awn

The Raole Grassland occupies a large area, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is located on the most flat and fertile grassland in the northeast of the grassland.

This is the season when summer is coming to an end, and it is also the time when water and grass are most luxuriant in a year. According to normal circumstances, the grassland at this time should present a look of the sky, the wild, and the wind blowing the grass to see the cattle and sheep. However, on the way Tang Cheng and others rushed all the way to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, there were almost no cattle and sheep on the pastures on both sides of the road, and the occasional pedestrians they encountered were all strong Xi people with machetes and longbows on their backs. They ran towards the same direction with serious expressions.

The Xiren tribe has begun to gather!Seeing this scene, Tang Cheng felt a little more anxious. Seeing that it was already the end of the month, who made the damned Rao Le Metropolitan Governor's Mansion be built so far away? It is absolutely impossible.

Gritting his teeth secretly, Tang Cheng slammed his feet on the horse's belly, and then rushed forward two minutes faster.

As a pure nomadic people, the Rao Le Xi people are really not very good at building cities. Even the residence of the Metropolitan Government where King Xi is located is only surrounded by a layer of earthen walls. It is really ridiculous to call such a thing a "city" Some are too forced.

When Tang Chengxiaoxing arrived at the base of this earth enclosure overnight, three days had passed since the first day of this month when the emperor worshiped the Taimiao in Chang'an. The only good news is that it will take some time for the news to reach Rao Le from Chang'an The two tribal leaders, who were wary of the court's attitude, had not raised their troops before the definite news arrived, but judging from the gathering of Xi people along the way, their patience had obviously reached its limit.

Seeing that the residence of the Rao Le Governor's Mansion was still relatively calm, Tang Changchang let out a sigh of relief. While riding on the horse, panting for breath, he looked at the earth enclosure in front of him, which hardly had much defensive ability, and became more determined. When I came, I thought about a good plan on the way.

Tang Cheng and others stopped for a while under the soil fence, when they saw the heavy wooden door with big iron nails riveted open in front, and a group of Xi Ren Ding Zhuang rushed out with their bows and arrows.

These Xi people did not have an orderly formation, but the seemingly chaotic team took good care of each other. Seeing that these Xi people were not coming, the soldiers of the two Tiancheng soldiers reached out to touch the crossbows hanging under their clothes. go.

Hearing the sound from behind, Tang Cheng raised his hand to press it, and without looking back, he just looked at the burly Xiren who was getting closer in front of him.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Although his tone was weird, this Zhuang Xiren spoke Tang dialect after all. While asking, he looked warily at the more than a hundred Tiancheng troops behind Tang Cheng soldiers.

Since Emperor Taizong Li Shimin inspected the northern frontiers, as the national power of the Tang Dynasty has steadily increased over the decades, its cultural influence has also grown. The upper class of the Tibetan tribes in those small states in China also took pride in being able to speak Tang dialect and wear Tang clothes. This custom was even spread to Fusang Island via Silla.However, this is limited to the high-level people of various clans. Since the burly Xiren in front of him can speak Tang Yin, he obviously has a high status in the clan.

"The new commissioner of the Ministry of Officials, Rao Le Dudu Mansion Sima, came to take up his post. The general speaks Tang dialect very well!" Tang Cheng said with a chuckle, and took out the official documents of the Ministry of Officials and the silver tortoise bag from his bosom. Handed over.

After hearing about Tang Cheng's background, the burly Xiren immediately showed a deep joy. After looking through the official document in his hand with difficulty, he unexpectedly made a decent salute right away: "Master Tang!" That's awesome, please!".

Tang Yin and Tang Li, who are strong and embarrassing, are more effective than anything else, they relieved the tension of Tian Cheng's soldiers in an instant, and many people even laughed softly along with Tang Cheng and Liu Suifeng.

"General, please!" After Tang Cheng returned a standard salute, he rode his horse and walked towards the wooden door.

Zhuang Shuo Xiren imitated Tang Cheng's gestures, and then waved his hand twice, and the Xiren Ding Zhuang who came out with him all put away their bows and arrows.

Knocking on the horse's belly and walking side by side with Tang Cheng, the burly Xiren asked directly: "Master Tang, recently there has been a rumor in the grassland that Tian Khan doesn't want to take care of Rao Le's affairs anymore. Is this news true or false?".

Such a big thing is destined to be hidden from people!Tang Cheng sighed from the bottom of his heart, but still said with a slight smile on his face: "Is there no king in the world, but although Tian Khan controls the world, he will not abandon his sons and people lightly. The general is worrying too much! By the way, How to get to the Metropolitan Government?"

"This way. That's good." The young and strong Xiren was obviously very happy to hear such news, "I knew it was the work of the Khitan people. The Li tribe is obsessed with fighting for the throne and asks them for help, and God Sirius will punish them sooner or later."

The Khitan people from Songmo Governor's Mansion also got involved. Although Tang Cheng who heard the news suddenly was very curious, he didn't say much. This is especially true for words, anyway, you will know what you should know eventually, and it is not good to be too eager.

The soil fence is not big, and soon arrived at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. This Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was originally built by Chang'an craftsmen and supervisors according to the specifications of the royal residence. With the surrounding grasslands and simple earthen fences, it becomes more and more magnificent and magnificent. Majestic atmosphere.

"This is the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion," Zhuang Shuo Xiren introduced with a strong sense of pride, "Tang Sima please wait a moment."

He ran inside for a while and then came out with another Xiren. After handing Tang to this Xiren, the burly man bowed his hands again and turned back to the front door. What I have to say is that he bowed his hands this time. Li is much more presentable than at the beginning.

The Xi man who came out of the governor's mansion spoke a more jerky Tang accent, "The governor is drinking on the terrace, Mr. Tang, please come with me." After saying that, he turned around and led the way without saying anything.

Seeing the serious worry on Xi Ren's face, Tang Cheng waved to Liu Suifeng and the others to signal that they were waiting here, and then followed the man up the steps to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

Rao Le Metropolitan Government’s Mansion is not only gorgeous from the outside, but also the furnishings inside are extremely exquisite. There are coral trees from Haidong, fragrant wood screens from Chenla Kingdom, gorgeous carpets from Persia and other luxury items everywhere. The things are all treasures from all over the world rewarded by the Emperor Tang from the inner treasury after the previous tributes. After accumulating less and more, this mansion of King Xi was decorated more magnificently than the home of the prince of the imperial capital.

Looking at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion along the way, and thinking about Tu Yezhuo's leather tent, Tang Cheng couldn't help shaking his head. There is no comparison between the two.

The terrace was built at the highest point of the Dudu Mansion. When Tang Cheng stepped on the last step, his vision suddenly opened up. The tents stretching for more than ten miles not far behind the soil fence were clearly presented. There were countless people around the camp practicing horse racing. Riding and shooting, just looking at this scene, there are no less than 4 to [-] horses.

This is obviously the team assembled by Li Chengzhong, but when Tang Cheng saw the scene of this man neighing, not only did he not feel relieved and happy, but frowned tightly.

Like the architectural style of the entire Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, the terrace is also very beautiful and magnificent. You can see the blue grasslands in the sky. Sitting on such a gorgeous high platform in the cool breeze, drinking and having fun, no matter from the actual feeling or the psychological feeling There is an intoxicating feeling to it.

In short, because the terrain and the surrounding scenery are too flat and natural, it is easy for people on the high terrace of this gorgeous palace to have a sense of psychological satisfaction that they have power and the world. For some, this feeling is as addictive as a drug once you try it.

This was the first time Tang Cheng saw Li Chengzhong—a fat man in his 50s who was already fat and bloated. It seemed that he had been drinking for some time. There was no expression in the eyes that were getting smaller and smaller, and they were all scattered.

Looking at Li Chengzhong in front of him, Tang Cheng inexplicably felt a deep twilight, which was mixed with a little hopeless madness. This feeling was like a person who knew he was terminally ill and had no scruples to drink before he died. Like gluttony, the more intense the carnival, the deeper the despair behind it.

Apart from Li Chengzhong on the terrace, there were four other Xi people drinking with them. The youngest of the four was about forty years old. They all wore Tang suits like Li Chengzhong without exception, and the Tang suits they chose were all It was a very bright color, which made the four of them look extraordinarily eye-catching.

"Are you the new Sima?" Li Chengzhong didn't even look at the official document and other things submitted by the servant, and threw it on the table in front of him, and the official document was immediately dripping with soup. Drinks, "Tell me, how many soldiers and horses did you bring to this king?".

As soon as Li Chengzhong uttered this mocking question, the four patriarchs who accompanied him suddenly sneered.

They already know the news that the imperial court is going to give up Rao Le!The performance of Li Chengzhong and others brought such an idea to Tang Cheng's mind, but if this is the case, why did the general guarding the goal just now ask such a question?

In an instant, facing this unexpected and sudden situation, Tang Cheng's mind was spinning like calcium carbide sparks. That's right, although Li Chengzhong and others already knew the news, they didn't tell the people below, not because they didn't want to but because they didn't Dare, this person can become King Xi all because of the support of the Tang court. The court is his biggest backer. I couldn't sit still anymore.

In terms of strength, not to mention the two strong teams joining forces, even if there is only one, he can't stand it.Since Li Chengzhong already knew the court's attitude, why was he still holding on?

"What, are you dumb?".

Tang Cheng ignored the increasingly intense ridicule, and said in a flat tone: "Except for a few servants, there is not a single soldier."

"Since there are no soldiers and horses, what do you want you to do?" Li Chengzhong's words were not only ridiculed, but he suddenly leaned forward and stared at Tang Cheng as if he was an enemy, and said full of hatred: "You said , without soldiers and horses, why did your perfidious court send you here?".

"Oh! Dudu Li probably forgot, if it weren't for my perfidious court, it might not be your turn to live in Dudu Li, let alone sitting on the terrace drinking and having fun." Tang Cheng said coldly With a smile, he retorted, "It was also my treacherous imperial court who ordered someone to come and save you, an ungrateful person!".

As soon as Tang Cheng said this, the audience was shocked, "Bold", after a moment of silence, they saw Xiren in red who was closest to him suddenly pull out his waist knife and was about to pounce on him.

Before saying these words, Tang Cheng was already mentally prepared. As soon as the red-clothed Xiren moved, he turned his wrist and pulled out the yellow birch crossbow from behind the thin wind cloak.

"I'm talking to the lord, so it's your turn to talk a lot?" The weather is fine today, and under the sunlight shining on the terrace, the bow of the yellow birch crossbow in Tang Cheng's hand is getting more and more cold. , the body of Xi Han in red who had just jumped out was stopped abruptly under the cold light pointing directly at his chest, but this guy was also a ruthless guy, and he didn't have the slightest intention of retreating at this point, with a pair of wolf eyes They also stared at Tang Cheng closely.

"Sit down!", Li Chengzhong stopped the three patriarchs who stood up, and said with a cold smile: "I want to hear how you plan to save me?".

"Just two things, the first is to send someone to Rao Le Sifang immediately, saying that the prince voluntarily abdicates to let the sage; second, immediately withdraw from the governor's mansion after abdication, and go all the way south to camp at the boundary river with Longmen ", Tang Cheng looked at the man in red with disdain and continued: "Maybe I should remind the prince that the prince's tribe has become a trouble for the court. At this time, the prince must not find it difficult for himself." Zi Zi, if the officials sent by the Ministry of Officials have any troubles in the prince's land, maybe they don't need those two departments to do anything, and the Governor's Mansion of Youzhou can take advantage of this to solve the trouble by themselves. Maybe you don't know, but now half of the Tiancheng Army guarding Suoyang Pass has already gone out to the Jiehe River to camp!".

Chapter 275 Preparation

On the terrace of Rao Le Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Li Chengzhong stared at Tang Cheng for a long time, "How high, sit down!".

Xi Han in red stared at Tang Cheng without moving, his right hand was still pressed on the handle of the scimitar at his waist, Tang Cheng looked at him with a yellow birch crossbow in his hand, with a sneer on his calm face.

Li Chengzhong slapped the table in front of him heavily with his hand, and the plate tilted with a "bang", soup splashed everywhere, "Sit down!".

Xi Han in red smirked at Tang Cheng, and finally sat back under Li Chengzhong's fury. Tang Cheng put the yellow birch crossbow in his wide sleeve, and covered the sharpness of the bow with the long sleeve.

After withdrawing his gaze from Xi Han in red, Li Chengzhong looked at Tang Cheng with undiminished anger, "So, the court condemned you to come here to let the king give up his throne?".

"The imperial court did not have such a decree, this is a well-intentioned remonstrance to the prince."

"You asked me to give up this Metropolitan Governor's Mansion." Li Chengzhong raised his fat finger and pointed hard at the terrace under his feet, the flesh on his fat face began to twitch slightly, "Sure enough, such a good intention!".

It is difficult for a gorgeous palace and a vain throne to be more important than life. Tang Cheng really didn't understand what this fat pig was thinking, and he didn't expect that such a simple question would need to be explained, "The Governor's Mansion is just a more gorgeous place Forget it, if you lose your land, you will lose your land, so could it be that this mansion is more important than its people?"

It was said that the patriarchs who accompanied the drink sneered, especially the one in red who sneered fiercely.

"Tang Sima came here to work hard, so go down and rest, and do your job well." Li Chengzhong waved his hand, and at the same time he grabbed the round-bellied big wine pot beside him.

It seems that there is something hidden in this, but the situation on the terrace is already the same, it is useless to talk more, Tang Cheng turned around and started to walk down the terrace, when the red-clothed Xi looked at him with a vicious grin when he turned sideways, Tang Cheng He sneered.

When he got off the terrace, Tang Cheng walked very slowly. The good mood when he saw Tuweizi was safe and sound before had completely disappeared.

The two points he said on the balcony just now are exactly the way to break the situation that he has thought hard along the way. If the throne cannot be held, he will not hold it. , and then quickly moved to the border river to camp against the Tiancheng army. First, they could retreat from the current fierce conflict of interests, and second, they could use the power of the Tiancheng army to increase the safety factor.

Of course, this idea itself is of great benefit to Tang Cheng. He has only one mission to come to Rao Le this time - to ensure the safety of Li Chengzhong's life, as long as he can withdraw from the battle for the throne and reach the boundary river Even if this task is half completed, and if he is safe, Tang Cheng himself will naturally be safe; in addition, what is more important is that Li Chengzhong, who has withdrawn from the battle for the throne, led his troops to stand by the boundary river, which is equivalent to It provides the best safety barrier for the Longmen on the other side of the river.

Speaking of which, this is really a good plan that can benefit both parties. Since Li Chengzhong can also gain safety from it, why doesn't he agree?This was what Tang Cheng thought when he came, and it was also the source of his good mood when he saw that Tuweizi was safe and sound.

It's a pity that the change is always faster than the plan. Li Chengzhong didn't even have the slightest intention to adopt the idea he had thought up. Now the external situation in Rao Le is so bad that it may explode at any time. Once the two powerhouses get the confirmation message from Chang'an The first thing to do must be to march to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion; and Li Chengzhong, a fat man inside, has such an attitude.

External troubles and internal troubles are combined, and this situation is extremely dangerous. Now, let alone the mission and the safety of the Longmen, if this situation does not change, his own personal safety will not be guaranteed.

How can there be any eggs in a full nest!Once the two powerful troops came, the low Tuweizi and a hundred people were nothing in front of the flood of Xiren cavalry.

It is not Tang Cheng's style to sit still and entrust his life safety to luck and other people's hands. No, he still has to find a way. As he walked down the terrace, Tang Cheng's thoughts kept spinning.

It was still the Xi man in front who led Tang Cheng out of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Seeing him coming out, Liu Suifeng, who was looking around outside, came over, "How is it, can King Xi accept your advice?".

He didn't hide his thoughts from Liu Suifeng on the road, Tang Cheng, who had already had an idea in his mind, shook his head after hearing and asking, "Come down first and talk about it later."

The Governor’s Mansion of Rao Le is not comparable to the Yangzhou, Youzhou and other major governor’s mansions in the inland of the Tang Dynasty. Although there are official positions such as Sima and Changshi here, they are purely for decoration. The actual function is nothing like the three animals enshrined in front of the statues in the temple. The difference, but even so, the Sima Mansion next to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was also built by Chang'an generals and supervisors. It occupies a large and neat area. Team Tian Chengjun could settle down without having to find another place.

Since the Taizong Dynasty, the Chang'an official department has made intermittent appointments to Rao Le, Song Mo and other governors, and the appointment of Sima. Place here, if there is no suitable candidate, it will be empty, anyway, there is nothing to do here, and the Northern Governor's Mansion doesn't care about it.

Before Tang Cheng came, Rao Le Sima had been vacant for two terms. Because of this, the tidy Sima Mansion looked a bit dilapidated, and there were no extra servants in the mansion except for the two gatekeepers. They walked around the mansion for a while. After finding out the situation, Chen Lei, a lieutenant of Tiancheng Military Academy in Quan'er, went to Tang Cheng's office.

Tang Cheng was not in the office, he stood outside the door talking to Liu Suifeng, while Zheng San and the two old servants were cleaning the room.

The Tiancheng army selected two squads of one hundred cavalrymen this time, and the hundred cavalrymen were managed by two squadrons as usual in the army. It was Chen Lei. Seeing him coming, Tang Cheng, who was talking to Liu Suifeng, waved to him.

After beckoning, Tang Cheng turned his head and continued to talk to Liu Suifeng, "That's what happened on the terrace just now, what you have to do now is to find the general who guards the gate, he is young, and I have a good impression of Tang Dynasty, Wu Ya, your style of origin is exactly what he likes, you can always ask something, even if you can't ask anything else, at least you have to find out Li Chengzhong's support what is it".

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles!" After Liu Suifeng smiled, he turned around and was about to leave. Tang Chengnai followed, "Alcohol can mess with sex, Wuya don't forget."

After Liu Suifeng nodded with his back turned, his white clothes fluttered away. Seeing this, Chen Lei stepped forward and said what happened just now.

"There is no need to clean the mansion. You can lead people to the Dudu Mansion to get food now. After you get it back, make cooked food and pack it immediately without delay. In addition, the water bags must be filled."

Chen Lei has been in the army for a long time, and his heart skipped a beat when he heard this order, "Your Excellency, are you saying that all the food brought by the generals will be made into military rations?".

"Yes", Tang Cheng's answer was dignified and low, "There is no need to send guards in the mansion. Except for the brothers who are on duty as military rations, all others are not allowed to go out, and they just rest in the mansion. By the way, the horses must be taken care of, that's all Now, hurry up and do it."

As Tang Cheng ordered more and more orders, the information Chen Lei got became clearer. At the same time, the tension and vague expectations in his heart became stronger. This time he was selected as the commander of the [-]-member team. Chen Lei is Tian Cheng. A veritable leader among the younger generation of the army, it is a pity that there has been nothing in the frontier in recent years. Even though Chen Lei has all kinds of ambitions in his heart, he has no battlefield to display, but he did not expect to receive such a strict order just now when he arrived at the Raole Governor's Mansion...

At this moment, Chen Lei's mood was so complicated that he couldn't explain clearly, so that he actually ignored the weird name "brother" that Tang Cheng used when talking about Tian Chengjun.

After the tense Chen Lei retreated with military etiquette, Tang Cheng turned and entered the office.

The room had not been cleaned, and Tang Cheng didn't care about it. He waved his hand to signal the two old servants to leave, and then sat down after wiping the still-dry koan.

"Grind the ink!" After ordering Zheng San, Tang Cheng closed his eyes slightly and carefully recalled something. After the ink was finished, he saw him grab a piece of bamboo pattern paper and start drawing.

Zheng San rubbed the ink and looked at the uncle's movements in surprise, didn't everyone say that Rao Le Sima was just a decoration, why did he have an urgent business just now?After more than a dozen strokes, he realized that what Tang Cheng had drawn was actually a map, and it was a map of the Metropolitan Government House that he had never entered before. From the gate at the lowest level to the terrace at the highest level, the positions of the guards along the way And the number of people are all clear.

After drawing, Tang Cheng thought about it carefully, then picked up the pen and added something on the map, and he was satisfied after repeating this three times.

After drying the map carefully, Tang Cheng raised his head and looked at Zheng San, "You don't need to wait by my side today, just go and guard outside the Governor's Mansion. Be careful of the people who come in and out of the mansion, especially Xi Ren who is wearing colorful Tang clothes. In addition, you should also pay attention to yourself, so as not to arouse people's suspicion."

Zheng San had been following Tang Cheng for some time, and he already knew this young master's abilities well, so he didn't ask any more questions after receiving the order, and he put down the ink ingot in his hand before nodding and turned away.

After Zheng San left, Tang Cheng looked at the map quietly for a long time and put it away in his arms, then stood up and walked casually in the office.

The most eye-catching thing in this office room that has not been completely cleaned is the row of bookshelves, on which there are some scrolls in a mess. After Tang Cheng walked over, the first thing he saw was the early Eastern Han Dynasty Banmeng book in front of him. The "Hanshu" written by Jian, because it was covered with dust, Tang Chengji didn't want to reach out to flip through it, but he saw that some pages in the book were folded.

After reaching out to push the book aside, Tang Cheng saw that the folded pages happened to be "The Biography of Zhang Qian", so he casually browsed through them.

"Qian returned, worshiped as a great act. Over the years, Qian died. After the next year, the deputy envoys he sent to Daxia's subordinates all came with them, so the Northwest Kingdom began to pass through Han. However, Qian carved out , all the envoys of the empresses called Bowang Hou, thinking that the quality was in foreign countries, and foreign countries believed in it. Later, Wusun actually married Han." When he turned the page and read the last part of "Zhang Qian's Biography", Tang Cheng noticed that There is a line of beautiful running script annotations beside the pages.

"Together from the land of Han, Qian was able to hollow out the Western Regions, and he made great achievements and was named Bowanghou; Yu was also strong and prosperous, but he was trapped in Beixi, sitting and sighing that his temples were empty and spotty, and he died of old age, what a pity, pain, and hatred! ", this line of small comments is written with silver hooks and iron strokes, especially the last word hate is written vigorously, and the meaning of resentment in it has already broken out of the paper.

After Tang Cheng looked at the annotation for a while, he stretched out his hand and closed the book with a "snap", "I won't be granted the Marquis of Bowang by making an incomparable meritorious deed, hum! This meritorious deed was done with my head held high, it's easy to say! ".

So far, Tang Cheng didn't bother to look at the bookshelf anymore. After leaving the office, he went directly to the children's dormitory in the backyard. After the old servant roughly cleaned up and brought a thin quilt and other things, he lay down without further ado.

At this time, his mind was heavy, he thought that he would not be able to fall asleep, but unexpectedly he became dizzy after a while after his head touched the pillow, he slept soundly, he didn't even have half a dream, until it was past noon Liu Suifeng He didn't wake up until he came back.

"I just went to the office to look for you, but I found a good book on the shelf." Liu Suifeng put it on the small table beside him. It was the "Book of Han". The book is well written, and the words are not bad, but the resentment and the heart of doing things are really moving."