Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

This means that the Exploration Department will continue to enjoy the superiority in military weapons in the war against Shali. Such news naturally makes them very excited, but it also makes the dignitaries of the Three Remnants who often gather together to discuss wars with each other recently think that they are optimistic. Out of Tang Cheng's final attitude.

"It seems that Tang Sima is determined to support the Suoping Department." In the leather tent of Tuduobu, Tuduo, the owner, took a sip of wine and said in a low voice, "Zuo Suoping is a hard-hearted man. He is a character, when he gains power in the future, we are afraid that our life will be difficult."

"Do you dare to think about the future?" The chief of the Puncuo tribe was more pessimistic and depressed than him, "Once their battle is over, Suoping will have to fight back to deal with us.".

Duomoping, the patriarch of the Duomo tribe among the three remnants, did not come, but Duomozhong, who seemed to be the most optimistic of the three, "Patriarch Pingcuo is too worried. Didn't Tang Sima say that Ren No matter how he thinks about Suo Suo, we will definitely keep our lives safe. No matter how ruthless he Suo Ping is, doesn't he have to take the imperial edict to be justified? Tang Sima can pinch him just because of this , let’s talk…” At this point, he looked at the tent door, and then continued in a low voice: “Besides, although you haven’t had much contact with Tang Sima, you should know that he is a talker. This is also a hard-hearted person, as for the means of doing things, I dare not say that it must be stronger than Suo Ping, but it will definitely not weaken him, just relax your mind."

"Even if it is true as you said, can Tang Sima stay on the grassland for the rest of his life?".Duo Mo, the patriarch of Pingcuo, choked on these words for a while, but Tu Duomeng, who was next to him, took another sip of wine and said viciously: "It's not a big deal to leave your life in the hands of others. People keep an eye on the battle of those two parts, and look at the most important joint. The three of us will work together to fight to the death, and we will only pick the winner to fight. A new change".

"This is impossible," Duo Mozhong waved his hands again and again after hearing the words: "I'm afraid you two have forgotten the lesson of my department trying to get chestnuts out of the fire outside the Governor's Mansion that day. Since such things have happened before, it is so important now. Can Suo Suo and Sally not be on guard at all? Besides, grasping such an opportunity is easy to say, but it is even more difficult to do it. If there is a slight mistake, the remaining children of our three parts will be defeated by others The teacher even swallowed the bones. At that time, even if Tang Sima wanted to save us in front of the cable plane, he would not be able to keep it."

Although Duo Mozhong's words sounded very soft, but the truth is not false, the morale is the most important in fighting on the grassland, and now the remnants of his men are really timid, driving such a timid army to follow The master of all victories fights, and the result is known without even thinking about it.This so-called desperate fight is not only meaningless except to sound a little heroic, but it is actually blocking the last possible way out.

After a period of suffocating silence in the leather tent, Tuduo, who was already drunk, said fiercely: "I can't wait, I can't fight, so what do you think should be done?".

The Patriarch of the Pingcuo tribe finally just let out a long sigh. Duo Mozhong waited quietly for a while, looked at the two of them again, and then said in a deep voice: "Maybe there is another way to go."

This sentence attracted the eyes of the other two people, "Say it quickly!".

"Look at what life Tu Yezhuo is living now?" Duo Mozhong pouted his lips deliberately to show his contempt for Tu Yezhuo, "Who thought highly of the small clan of Longmen Xi before, but now? The richness of the people is not comparable to that of our three tribes when there is no war, let alone the two barbarians of Suo and Shali. As for Tu Yezhuo, whoever sees him now must not be polite. What is the basis for Xi to have a good life today? We have been fighting here these days, and then look at their pasture, has a machete been lit and a crossbow arrow has been dropped?".

"what do you mean……".

"What I mean is that since Suoping is not at ease, Tang Sima can't really stay on the grassland for the rest of his life. Once the war between the two parts is over, we simply bring our relatives to join Datang and settle down. Living in Longmen is Longmen. If you don’t want to, there are Hufang in Jinyang, the northern capital, and even in Chang’an City. As long as you don’t lose your money, you won’t be able to live a good life wherever you go, and you still have to worry about it like you are now.”Speaking of this, Duo Mozhong laughed and said: "To tell you the truth, I sent people to follow the Tang Dynasty caravan south to Longmen and Jinyang to investigate more than ten days ago."

What Duo Mozhong said was something that the Patriarch of the Pingcuo tribe and Tu Duomeng had never thought of, but because of this, this idea, which could not be simpler after the explanation, was like a lightning bolt into the minds of the two of them. When people's eyes met, there was a gleam of expression, so far Tuduomeng stopped drinking, "Bringing relatives to Tang? What about the cattle and pastures in the tribe... Ah... It's not that I can't let go of this, the key I really can't bear to let the people suffer when I leave..."

Before Tuduomeng, the patriarch of the Pingcuo tribe who had been in a low mood, followed up with one sentence: "The words of the patriarch Tuduo really hit my heart."

Duo Mozhong saw that the two people's pretentious appearance was exactly the same as Tang Cheng had expected before, and the contempt in his heart almost blurted out. These two idiots are clearly reluctant to part with power and wealth, but they still want to use the people as a cover, a joke!Even though he was thinking like this in his heart, he tried his best to put on a look of admiration on his face, "I want to protect myself and my relatives, and also protect my people, well...there is only one way."

Tu Duomeng and the head of the Pingcuo tribe once again exchanged a hot look. Although the two had thought clearly in their hearts, neither of them wanted to say that out of their own mouths at this time. "any solution?".

"Just like Longmenxi in the past, he brought the grassland and the people together to join the clan." Finally, after all the preparations were over and he said this sentence, Duo Mozhong finally showed endless loneliness on his face, "Look Just look at Longmenxi. After they have been attached to the past, except for changing the title of Tian Khan to Emperor, how should they live or how to live. Tang people live on farming, which is different from our nomads. They can really travel thousands of miles Sending officials from far away to replace the two patriarchs won't work? Even if the officials really want to do it? There may not be any officials who are willing to come here to take office, and more importantly, even if he comes, don't even think about taking care of things on the grassland. After all, we still have to use old people like the patriarchs."

Finally, after listening to Duo Mozhong clarifying this sentence, the patriarch of the Pingcuo tribe and Tu Duomeng did not speak after exchanging eyes for the third time. There is a living example of Longmen Xi in front of him, and the inherent benefits are actually Needless to say.Now the key is that this first step is really difficult to take.

There are certainly many benefits attached, and naturally there are also many restrictions, but this is not what Tu Duomeng and the others care about now. After all, they are about to lose their lives, so they dare to think about power restrictions.What they really care about is that once they take this step, it means betrayal of the wolf god. Is it because of this reason that they looked down upon Longmenxi every time they mentioned Longmen Xi?I have been scolding others for decades, but now I have to go the same way. This is really... Another difference is that 70 years ago when Xi Neifu of Longmen was just an inconspicuous small clan on the Raole Grassland, but Now they want to bring a whole tribe inside, the difference here can be described as earth-shaking.

In today's situation, let alone power, I don't know how long I can save my life; although internal attachment can keep these two points, but... thinking about these things in my heart, the leather tent fell into a dull silence again.

After being bored for a long time, the patriarch of the Pingcuo tribe took the lead this time, "Elder Duomo, what is your ministry's plan on this matter?".

"This..." Hearing this, Duo Mozhong hesitated for a while before saying in embarrassment: "Now that we are in the same situation, there is nothing we can't say. Although the elders in the tribe don't say anything about this matter, , I still tend to be able to join the family. As for the chief patriarch of my family, I have no intention of objecting. He grew up in Chang'an since he was a child. It is not surprising that he has this idea. But after all Not the same, this matter still needs to be considered.”

After the attachment, the elders not only have nothing to lose, but also don't have to bear the infamy. Anyway, there is a patriarch above, so they are naturally willing to attach.With a murmur in my heart, after the chief patriarch of the Pingcuo tribe and Tu Duomeng made an extremely subtle eye contact, both of them felt a little relieved. As long as someone takes the lead in such a matter, their psychological and physical pressure will be relieved by at least half more than!

At this moment, Tuduomeng and the head of the Pingcuo tribe were not stupid enough to directly express their position as a member of the clan, so it was better to talk about this matter later than Mo Qi.After talking about this step, the three of them intentionally avoided this topic, and once again talked about the battle between Yasuo and Sally.

With a way out, and with confidence in mind, the patriarch of the Pingcuo tribe and Tu Duomeng were much more relaxed than before when they talked about this topic. After the change of mentality, the despair and depression disappeared naturally. Look at their comments at this time It seemed like he was talking about something about the neighbor's house, and even the wine he drank changed.

And Duo Mozhong also got the answer he wanted to know from their changes, and he deliberately kept the amount in the subsequent drinking. But he arrived at Tang Cheng's leather tent in the thick night outside.

Tang Cheng was busy with his head buried at his desk. Seeing Duo Mozhong coming in, he put aside his work and asked him to sit down. Afterwards, he poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, "How is it? They are very excited about this idea?" .

"Everything went as Mr. Sima expected, these two people couldn't give up the position of patriarch after all."

"Grassland, livestock, and even the lives of the people can be decided with a single word. The power of the chief patriarch on this Raole grassland is very eye-catching. Let alone them, it is me. If you have a little hope, how can you be willing to throw it away?" Tang Cheng took a cup of tea and sat down beside Duo Mozhong, and said with a slight smile: "This is the common sense of people, let alone Tuduo and Pingcuo. Pushed to a dead end, there is really no other way to go."

"Master Sima said yes", even though Duo Mozhong tried his best to smile, he still couldn't hide the heavy and deep sadness between his brows. No matter what others are, at least he will never have the face to call himself a descendant of the wolf god for the rest of his life. At this point, his desire to leave became more and more fervent, "Master Sima promised me that day...".

"Don't worry, your precious grandson is being taken care of well in Longmen. In addition, I have prepared a house for you in Jinyang with the caravan. You really don't want to go to Chang'an? It's a pity, or we might meet again in the future period", Tang Cheng shook his head with a smile and continued: "I will definitely do what I promised you, but you can't leave now, and you must contribute to the affairs attached to the Duomo Department." , wait for the matters enclosed in the three self-invitations to be settled, and I will see you off in person."

In the last Domogao's dying blow, Duomozhong in front of him was the only one who escaped, but his relatives were slaughtered by Domogao's rebels, and only one little grandson escaped by chance.

At Duomozhong's current age, no matter how hard he tried, he would not be able to give birth to a son, so after he personally slaughtered Duomogao to vent his blood feud, even the position of chief patriarch of the Duomo tribe no longer aroused his interest. , All the thoughts are put on the only blood grandson.Tang Cheng had already grasped him in this matter, not to mention just doing the immediate thing, even if he was asked to die, Duo Mozhong would not dare to refuse.

"Thank you so much, Master Sima." Duomo was in a mess, and his mood was extremely low. He didn't want to stay after the matter was finished. When he got up and walked out, the figure with loose shoulders and waist was really pitiful.

Tang Cheng personally sent him to the door of the leather tent, said some comforting words and looked forward to the reunion of grandparents and grandchildren in the future, and then watched him go away.

Seeing that his plan was being realized step by step, Tang Cheng returned to the tent, but there was no expression of satisfaction on his face, on the contrary, anxiety appeared from time to time.

He was almost counting the days these days. If he delivered it in a hurry, Chang'an's reply would have arrived the day before yesterday, but he hadn't received a single word until now, so how could Tang Cheng not be in a hurry.

Although the current situation on the grassland is clearly dominated by the Suo Department, and the strength of the Sally Department has been reduced by nearly half after several beautiful battles, but the more this is the case, the sooner the great changes in the grassland will come. According to the latest news from Laifu, the first batch of [-] Khitans have already begun to go south, and they may be sent to the battlefield at some point. They all put on Rao Lexi's same hairstyle and attire.

Apparently these people were going to fight in the name of the Shali tribe, but for this battle these tyrannical Khitans even changed their signature hairstyles. Their ambitions were clearly revealed at this point.

It is common to injure one thousand people and self-injure eight hundred in cold weapon warfare. After fighting the Shali tribe during this period of time, Suo Suo's strength has also suffered a lot of damage. In this case, the intervention of the Khitan people will be fatal.

Of course, Tang Cheng couldn't do it clearly before the Khitan people made a move, but if he waited until the Khitan people finished their work in the name of Sally before making a move, it would cause a lot of trouble, and it was very likely that the hundred years in front of him would be ruined. Rare opportunities are lost.The timing of this is really important to the extreme.

But seeing that the things on the side of the Three Remnants are already in place, and the Khitan people have begun to go south, but there is no news from Chang'an, why is Tang Cheng not in a hurry?Before this, he could rely on Rao Lexi's internal division to take advantage of the middle step to get to the present step by step, but if he had to face the Khitan from now on, it would be empty talk without a sufficient number of troops.The Tiancheng Army, which can only be used once, will definitely play a role, but it is unrealistic to completely rely on them to completely drive back the Khitans who came from abandoning their hair.

Seeing that a feast planned by himself has reached the final juncture, but he was forced to be isolated one step away and watched others stick out their chopsticks. This feeling made Tang Cheng, who had been anxious for two days, scratch in the leather tent. He couldn't do anything anymore, and even the scene he saw when Duo Mozhong came just now was just an illusion.

Pacing around the leather tent three times in a row, Tang Cheng stopped suddenly, "Li Longji, you ungrateful bastard who doesn't know what to do." ".

Zheng San walked in quietly, glanced at Tang Cheng, who was in a hurry, and then bent down silently.

Tang Cheng didn't talk nonsense, and waved his hands down, "Pack up your luggage immediately, and pick a few more good horses, and follow me to the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou early tomorrow morning."

"Yes", Zheng San agreed and went out of the tent to get busy without mentioning it.

Once he made up his mind and arranged what to do, Tang Cheng's anxiety that had lasted for several days inexplicably dissipated a lot, he paced and thought about the itinerary again, and then went out of the tent to Jia Zixing's leather tent.

I have to leave early tomorrow morning, and everything here has to be arranged.Needless to say about these things, the next morning just after dawn, Tang Cheng wrapped in a cloak had already led Zheng San and other four guards and rode straight towards Youzhou.

Chapter 295 It's Cold

The four of them brought eight horses. In order to hurry, the group of people on the way to Youzhou is a typical change of horses without changing people. Yang is much farther than this distance, but the hard work of this long-distance raid is indeed not suitable for this. When he rushed to Youzhou City and saw the main gate of the Dudu Mansion in front of him, Tang, who got off his horse, got off his horse. It turned out to be a sore back and a sore back, it was terribly uncomfortable.

Those fellow guards couldn't bear it much, but at the same time their bodies were sore, they naturally admired Tang Cheng again. A scholar, who was born as a Jinshi, could endure such suffering without making a sound. Complaining, just for this is also convincing.

Zheng San's back was also swollen and hurt, but he got off the horse first and walked to Tang Cheng's side, "It's been a hard journey, and I think my uncle is exhausted, why don't we find an inn to rest first?" Take a rest and come back after freshening up?"

"There's no time, let's rest after finishing the business." After moving his stiff body a little, Tang Cheng first walked to the main gate of the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou. Zheng San didn't say anything when he saw this, and handed the reins to the two of them. After giving it to the guards who came behind him, he took the first step to hand the name badge to the porter.

The man on duty at the gate of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was a school lieutenant with eight guards. Seeing that Tang Cheng and the others were coming in an extraordinary manner, he didn't dare to neglect them when they first met, but when Zheng San handed over the famous spur, the school lieutenant His expression immediately relaxed a little.

Rao Le Metropolitan Governor's Mansion Sima, what kind of official is this?Both came from the army, so who doesn't know what happened to Sima in the Dudu's mansion like Rao Le and Song Mo?

"This... I'm really sorry, my governor just summoned people to discuss matters, and I'm afraid I won't have time to meet guests for a while, everyone, come back tomorrow."

The changes in the captain's expression before and after were all in Tang Cheng's eyes, but he didn't say anything, just winked at Zheng San.

"My lord is really urgent, please see me, and I would like to ask the captain to be accommodating and inform you." Zheng San stepped forward, and while talking with a smile, he handed over a five-pass flying ticket.

Sima of Rao Le Governor's Mansion is obviously a decoration officer, but he didn't expect to be stingy in his actions!After glancing at the face of the flying ticket, the captain's expression changed again, "It's not easy to see that you and your party have come so far, so I'll take a responsibility and go in to have a look, and wait."

Seeing that the captain left without leaving a word.Zheng San took two steps forward and cupped his hands to the soldier on duty, saying: "I'm really tired when I come to see the governor from afar, how about waiting in the concierge?".

This is a very normal request. Anyway, Mr. Tang Cheng is still a sixth-rank Sima. Even if the yamen of the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou is bigger than the concierge, he can still get in. Unexpectedly, the big soldier stared, "Dudu Anyone can enter the mansion, get out!" said the fellow, but his eyes were clearly glanced at Zheng Sanxiu.

A big soldier dared to scold so casually. It would be a lie to say that Zheng San was out of breath. From the day when he was old enough to work as an official, he followed Shangguan Wan'er's mother, Zheng Shi, at the time. The palace change was launched, and Shangguan Wan'er was known as the "Inner Prime Minister" at the time when her power was spreading, and her mother was granted the title of Mrs. Guo, who would not respect her wherever she went?Afterwards, he followed Zheng Lingyi to Yangzhou, and that was also the title of Yangzhou envoy. Even if he followed Tang Cheng in the end, no matter whether it was in Longmen or Rao Le, how could he ever suffer such a useless attitude?

Seeing that Tang Cheng didn't express anything when he turned his head, Zheng Sansheng swallowed his sullen breath back, and took out two flying tickets from his sleeve in his hand and handed it over.

There was no military salary in Tang Dynasty's army, and the soldiers were just paid a pickle money every month. As soon as they got these two flying tickets, the flesh on the head soldier's face began to tremble.

Zheng San looked lazily at his ugliness, then turned to Tang Cheng and said, "My lord, it's windy outside, let's go into the gatehouse and have a rest."

"Wait a minute," the big soldier stopped Zheng San with a smile on his face, "Look... there are eight brothers in our shift."

At this point, Zheng San couldn't bear it any longer, and when he saw that his fists were already clenched, Tang Cheng's voice sounded from behind, "Forget it, let's just wait outside. ".

"Yes", Zheng San gritted his teeth and retreated, while feeling resentful in his heart, he also felt strange, this son-in-law of his is not a master who can take anger, why is his temper so good today.

But he didn't know that Tang Cheng's mind was now focused on the current tense situation and opportunities, and he really didn't have the heart to be as knowledgeable as the big soldier in front of him.

With his own thoughts on his mind, Tang Cheng didn't care about the mocking sneers and eyes of those big soldiers deliberately provoking.

Without waiting for a while, the school lieutenant came out from the inside just now. Tang Cheng just looked at the size of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion immediately. Seeing him coming in and out so quickly, his face suddenly darkened.

According to the scale of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and looking at the time when the captain came in and out, even if he went in and reported it and then walked out non-stop, it was not enough. It was obvious that this person was playing some tricks.

To say that Tang Cheng really didn't wrong this person, he just went in and turned around and then came out, and the famous card that Zheng San handed him was never taken out from the beginning to the end.If it is said that the gate of the Dudu Mansion is on a rotating duty, it is not easy for the school captain with a low salary to catch up with a chance to close the house. In addition, seeing Tang Cheng's generous spending, the origin is not daunting, so he took advantage of the opportunity to use the commonly used The means were used.

If you meet someone who knows the way and then hand over a door bag and say a few words, it will naturally be passed in smoothly.With such an idea in mind, the captain walked up to Tang Cheng politely, "My governor is still discussing matters with others, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to end in a moment. Why don't Tang Sima come back tomorrow?".

"Where did Dudu Zhang always take care of military affairs?".

The captain didn't guard against Tang Cheng's question, and said casually: "Naturally, it's in the inner yamen."

"Oh! Then your speed is really fast enough." After saying this, Tang Cheng walked up, "I will go and see Dudu Zhang, so I won't bother you to send a message."

The school captain was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then realized after Tang Chengcheng had climbed two steps, he shouted angrily: "Who dares to trespass in the important place of the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou? Come on, take... and watch it!", He wanted to say take it casually, but after all, he still had some scruples about Tang Cheng's official status, so the captain changed his words at the last moment.

Those big-headed soldiers who blackmailed were either costly or angry, and when they heard the words, they had nothing to say, and they surrounded them with the single-hooked spears in their hands.

Tired and exhausted all the way, Tang Cheng hurried over. All Tang Cheng thought about was what to say after seeing Zhang Shouyi, but he didn't expect that after spending seven pennies, not only did he not even hand in the famous thorns, but he couldn't even get in the porter. .He has been anxious for the past few days, and it is difficult for him to restrain the anger in his heart, "You are blind, I am a sixth-rank Sima, and I am here on urgent business, who dares to stop me?".

"Lord Sima has great official authority, but Rao Le Sima can't control the ground of Youzhou! The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has its own rules."

"Okay", Tang Cheng turned around and gave the captain a cold look, "I remember you!" After speaking, he continued to move forward.

At this point, even though the school captain was already a little muttering in his heart, he had no choice but to tense up, "What are you doing in a daze, take care of people."

Seeing the eight sergeants surrounding them, Zheng San and the other four guards, who had been suffocated for a long time, stepped forward without showing any weakness. Although there were many people on the other side, these eight soldiers were really not enough in terms of skill. You see, for a while you pushed and shoved until there was a commotion in front of the Dudu's Mansion.

Tang Cheng had expected this situation long before he went up to the stage. He even waited for this situation to appear. Dagu went.

The drum standing outside the governor's mansion in Youzhou is extremely huge, but its function is different from that in front of the local government office. It can only be used when there is a major military situation and the governor's emergency gathering of generals. In a word, when this drum is beaten, not only the entire Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, but also half of Youzhou City will shake.

In these years, the border has been stable and naturally there is no major military situation. In this case, there is no need to gather generals in an emergency. This drum is really idle for some time.

The captain was watching the chaos in front of the gate, but he didn't expect Tang Cheng to have such a trick. When he found out, his head suddenly exploded. This drum can't be played casually. Today, as long as the drum beats, Hearing, although the bird Sima in front of him didn't end well, he couldn't bear it as a captain on duty, and a small death in dozens of military battles would be light.

With the same thought, this guy rushed like Tang Cheng, and besides him, there were two other sharp-eyed soldiers rushing over with pale faces.

It's a pity that the entrance is only so big, and the two sergeants who were guarding under the drum were also attracted away by Zheng San and the others. How can we make it in time?Before they got there, Tang Cheng, who had taken the lead, had swung two drumsticks and smashed them down on the drum surface with all his strength.

This is indeed a good drum, the drum surface is neither tight nor loose, and the sound can be heard loud and far when knocked on it. When the first sound of "dong" was heard, the captain felt suddenly empty in his heart. The chief soldier's legs were weak.

"What are you still doing in a daze, take it down, take it down for me", the captain's voice changed, and when Tang Cheng knocked seven or eight times, his arms and even his whole body were tightly locked.

As soon as the drum sounded, the six big-headed soldiers over there also became anxious, and the standard single-hook spear in their hands was no longer just used as a stick like before. When they turned their wrists, the shining spear tip forced Zheng Sansi and the others to stop .

"Don't draw the knife, stop!" Tang Cheng, who was tightly held by the three captains, opened his mouth to say this sentence, and received several more blows on his body.

At this moment, I heard a burst of orderly footsteps coming from the mansion, and then I saw a down town general leading a team of 50 sergeants out. After looking at the door for a while, with a wave of his hand, that The 50 sergeants have been divided into four sides and surrounded Zheng San and others.

The lieutenant's face turned even paler, but he could only go up to the town general and explain the matter.

After hearing this, the town general gave the captain a hard look, and then glanced coldly at Tang Cheng, who was already tightly twisted. There was a deep look of surprise in his eyes, obviously he didn't expect Tang Cheng to do such a thing. Come.

After watching Tang Cheng, Xia Zhen waved his hand and "brought him in".

At this point, Tang Cheng finally met Zhang Shouyi, the governor of Youzhou. Although he was being detained now with messy clothes, he described himself as extremely embarrassed.

Zhang Shouyi, who was dressed in military uniform, was already sitting upright in the case of Commander-in-Chief, and the school lieutenants on both sides behind him, who were responsible for their respective duties, had already held their own things and stood still.But they didn't expect such a scene to be ushered in after setting up such a big formation.

After Xiazhen Jiang said the speech of the captain on duty at the door, he retreated to the side.

"Lead the people quickly to distinguish the generals." After waving his hand to the town general, Zhang Shouyi turned his head with a cold face, "Are you really the Sima of Rao Le Dudu's Mansion?".

At this moment, Tang Cheng's body was still twisted, but the expression on his face was very calm, "Sima Tang Cheng of Rao Le Dudu's Mansion has seen Dudu Zhang."

Zhang Shouyi inspected the silver tortoise bag on Tang Cheng's waist issued by the officials and ordered, "Let him go." He didn't even look at the two escorting soldiers, but just stared at Tang Cheng, although his expression was calmer. , but the voice was even colder, "Why are you beating the drums? If there is no reason, don't blame this warlord for being ruthless."

"Although the lower official rank is low, he is also the Sima in charge of military law." Tang Cheng did not arrange the messy clothes on his body, but said in a calm tone: "One reason for rushing to beat the drums is that there is an emergency military report, and the other is Master Zhang. The threshold of the Governor's Mansion is really too high, and the lower officials can't even hand over a famous assassin when they throw out seven guanmen's money, so they have no choice but to use it as an excuse."

Hearing this, Zhang Shouyi raised his slender eyebrows suddenly, but he ignored Tang Cheng's words for the time being, "What's the emergency?".

"The Khitan people are happy to send troops."

Zhang Shouyi's expression suddenly tensed up at Tang Cheng's indifferent words, "Is this true?".

When it came to business, Tang Cheng put down everything he had suffered just now, put away the negative emotions in his heart and replied seriously: "The first batch of [-] cavalry from Luoyanchuan has gone south to Raole, and the follow-up troops are gathering. middle".

The number of Khitan people and the marching route were clear, and Tang Cheng was Rao Le Sima again. Zhang Shouyi no longer doubted the news, and for a while he didn't ask any more questions, thinking silently.

Tang Cheng waited quietly, and after a long time, he heard Zhang Shouyi say, "Is Tang Sima here to report this military situation?".

"If you just condemn one or two subordinates casually for this matter," Tang Cheng didn't continue to say anything, but looked up at the small guards behind Zhang Shouyi.

Zhang Shouyi smiled slightly when he saw this, and waved his hands back: "Everyone get down! Tang Sima also sat down to talk."

After seeing those small schools coming out in a file, Tang Cheng, who had found his own seat, did not delay any longer, cupped his hands and said solemnly: "This official is here to borrow troops from the governor."

Although Zhang Shouyi had guessed Tang Cheng's intentions from the urgent letter sent to Chang'an by Jia Zixing, he still had a surprised expression at this moment, "Borrow troops?".

Those two letters were originally what Tang Cheng wanted him to see on purpose, and the purpose was to lay the groundwork for inducing the Youzhou Governor's Mansion to send troops in the future. I played the Jujiang drum just now, but I didn't see any surprised look on the old guy's face. , but at this time it is such a style, it is really obvious that it is trying to cover up.

Although Tang Cheng was sure in his heart that Zhang Shouyi should have guessed his intentions long ago, he didn't show it at all, "Yes".