"A big bearded man, not very old. He listened to the county magistrate's chatter on the way. It seemed that they had known each other since childhood and had fought."

After hearing Bai Qiaoqiao's description, Li Mu's image of the Tang Bing who forced him to come down from the roof that day appeared in his mind. It was probably this person. Cheng Chumo, Cheng... Could it be the "Old Cheng family brothers" mentioned by President Li Siwen, Cheng Yaojin's son?

Li Mu was too lazy to think about these things, and it had nothing to do with him anyway. After this, his thoughts were all focused on what happened after Chang'an and the little beauty in front of him. He glanced at Li Siwen, who had already fallen asleep as a dead pig, and Li Mu took Bai Qiaoqiao's hand and said silly: "Madam, kiss me? I didn't kiss me just now..."

"Oh, no matter how long it is." Bai Qiaoqiao glanced at him and did not agree. If there was no one around, Bai Qiaoqiao might have just let him go, but Li Siwen was here, even if she was drunk, she couldn't let go of her modesty. She broke free from Li Mu's hand and said, "I have agreed to be with Sister Haoyue, so go to bed, I'll come to you tomorrow."

Li Mu pretended to be angry and said, "What kind of companion with her? I'm going to be bad for me. Let's see if I'm going to find her bad luck tomorrow!"

"Sister Haoyue is our benefactor." Bai Qiaoqiao suddenly remembered the silver, took out a purse from her arms and handed it to Li Mu, and said, "She confiscated my silver."

"You keep it," Li Mu pushed it back and said, "When we arrive in Chang'an, our family will no longer have to worry about money. You can keep it for some small amount of money and buy rouge."

"I started talking nonsense again." Bai Qiaoqiao took the silver back, gave him a blank look, turned around and went out of the tent. Li Mu stood at the door of the tent, watched her enter a tent not far away, and then returned, pulled Li Siwen aside, threw him a coat to cover him, and lay down himself.

But Bai Qiaoqiao returned to the tent, and Zhang Haoyue had just returned. When the two met, Bai Qiaoqiao saw Zhang Haoyue’s face full of sorrow, and hurriedly asked, “Sister, what’s wrong with you? Why are you so haggard?”

Zhang Haoyue forced out a smile and said, "It's okay, maybe I'm a little tired, I'll just have a night off. Sister, let's go to bed early."

"Oh." Bai Qiaoqiao responded, but she was full of suspicion, but since Zhang Haoyue said so, it was hard to ask again. The two of them tidied up the bed, turned off the oil lamp and lay down.

Without the light, the tent was pitch black. Zhang Haoyue turned her back to Bai Qiaoqiao, and there was no trace of sleepiness. Li Ji had just met Bai Gensheng and others, and also met her. This was not the first time the two of them met. As early as when Li Ji was stationed in Lingzhou, Zhang Haoyue had visited him with a great gift. One was a bandit and the other was a general in the court. Logically speaking, there should be no contact, and there were some reasons for this.

Zhang Haoyue's father, Zhang Xun, the leader of Zhangjiazhai, was at this time. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, when the world was in chaos, the heroes emerged, and they had ambitions and wanted to make a fortune. At that time, Li Ji was still called Xu Shiji, and Zhang Xun and Xu Shiji joined the Wagang Army. Although their fate was different later, the two were friends of common people. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, they fought south and north and wiped out various warlords. At this time, Zhang Xun led

The family escaped from Lingzhou and came to the grassland to establish Zhangjiazhai. Without mentioning the bumpy experience, it was still developing smoothly. However, after the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks, the smooth transactions would inevitably have problems. Zhangjiazhai was engaged in a smuggling business, reselling at both ends and wandering in the cracks. Now that the Turks have been destroyed, there is only one left on both ends. This smuggling business is equivalent to grabbing food from the Tang Dynasty’s taxes, so how could the court allow it?

Zhang Xun was a smart man. Seeing that the Ma Bandits' business was about to end, he began to think about a way out. As soon as Li Jirui's army came to Lingzhou, he sent his daughter to visit his old friends. In the name of visiting old friends, he wanted Li Ji to help recommend him. Zhangjiazhai was also a force in Longyou. If he could accept the court's envoy and transform himself into a military town in the Western Regions, wouldn't it be wonderful? The Zhang family's business would not be affected, and the best of both worlds would be.

But Li Ji has always pursued the philosophy of self-protection. Although Zhang Xun was his commoner, he was a horse bandit after all, and he was a horse bandit who had become a climate. He was a general in the court and had close contact with the horse bandits on the border. He also wrote a letter to recommend him. No one could tell what Li Shimin would think, so he didn't want to care about this matter. The reception was a reception. But when Zhang Haoyue mentioned this, he turned the topic away and did not proceed at all.

In terms of rhetoric, Zhang Haoyue was not Li Ji's opponent, so he naturally returned in vain. This time the meeting was still the same as last time. His uncle and niece called him intimately and did not talk about a serious matter. So Zhang Haoyue was frowning. The Zhang family has been based in the grassland for more than 20 years and has never had any contact with officials in the Tang Dynasty. They made friends with officials at the level of county magistrates in the border town because they do business, which is within the border area. The only one who knows Li Ji doesn't seem to want to help. The future of Zhangjiazhai is really uncertain.

The next day, the camp set out and continued to head to Chang'an. Li Mu was still guarded by Li Ji's four personal soldiers, walking at the end of the army with the baggage camp. He finally saw Bai Gensheng. After asking, he realized that the few people left that day had received heavy rewards from Li Ji. Except for the chef Li Siwen, everyone else joined the army. In comparison, Bai Gensheng made the greatest contribution, so he was appointed as the chief of Shi, who was under ten management and was considered an official. However, no one under his subordinates had yet to return to Chang'an. After returning to Chang'an, he would have to enter the military according to the system. It is still unknown whether to enter the military guard or the soldiers in the palace.

Even so, Bai Gensheng was already very satisfied. If he had not experienced this, even if he joined the army, he would have to start with a soldier. Although the commander was not very big, he would have to survive from a soldier to a soldier. Unless he made meritorious service, it would take at least three years. It would be fine if he didn't fight in these three years, but he might die in battle. Just being a soldier and skipping this process, the risk would be much smaller.

In the evening, the army arrived outside Mayi City and stationed on the spot. Zhang Haoyue was also going back to Zhangjiazhai and said goodbye to Bai Qiaoqiao. Li Mu was beside him. This morning, he had heard Bai Qiaoqiao talk about Zhang Haoyue's frowning yesterday. After the two of them finished speaking, Li Mu handed over a jar of wine hidden behind him and said, "This is the wine I brewed, I will give it to you for your own sake. Thank you for your kindness. After I settled in Chang'an, if I have any needs, I can help you. Even if I speak, I have no choice."

Zhang Haoyue took the wine jar and looked at Li Mu. This was the first time they met, and there was no idea what to know. Zhang Haoyue also felt that Li Mu could help Zhangjiazhai, but she did not show any contempt. She nodded and said, "The mountains are high and the road is far away. Goodbye is not easy. Although my contact with Qiaoqiao is still short, I am very close. She is a good girl, and you must treat her well."

“This is nature.”

Zhang Haoyue said to Bai Qiaoqiao again: "Girl, I'm leaving now, I hope there is still a day to meet."
Chapter completed!