"Zhang Shan calmed down. At that time, Yongzhao must have been forced by the situation, so he had to do it!" Seeing that Ren Cong attracted He Zhizhang's attention with the wine glass, Duke of Baoguo Duan Huaijian quickly raised the wine glass and handed the steps to Zhang Ruoxu. "Although he became famous at that time, his status was still far from that of Hongnong Yang. And his niece was recruited by the court and accompanied Princess Jincheng and had a marriage with Tubo, it was difficult for the king to violate the order. If Yongzhao told this matter at that time, with your always caring for him, he would have to run for him with all his might. In this way, if those who were hostile to him knew about it, they would inevitably use it to cause trouble."

When he touched the wine glass with Zhang Ruoxu, he quickly added, "While he hid everyone, he worked secretly, and finally everything came naturally, is the safest way. With his current contribution and status, those who are hostile to him may not be able to make a fuss about this matter now."

These words were said so well. Not only did Zhang Ruoxu's embarrassment disappear for a moment, Ren Yingying, who was sitting near Duan Huaijian, also had a slightly red face and waves of light flowing in her eyes.

Three years ago, the two of them had deceived everyone and then worked hard on their own. Now, the Duke of Shaoguo has officially become Duke of Baoguo, and the Ren family has also changed from a giant in the capital to a real official. It turns out that the obstacles between the two were all stepped on their feet. As Duan Huaijian said just now, everything came naturally.

"At that time, my senior brother not only deceived me, but also me." Before Zhang Ruoxu put down his wine glass, Guo Nu also stood up with a smile and explained in a low voice, "But, I don't blame my senior brother at all. I even feel that if I change it, I will definitely do exactly the same thing as my senior brother. Otherwise, there will be a monk from the White Horse Temple in front, and a princess and the flatterers under him. Once bitten, my senior brother can be blocked by his powerful ability, but the woman's situation will inevitably be extremely dangerous."

"Senior, it was indeed my fault for hiding from you at the beginning. I punished myself three times. Please understand my difficulties." Seeing that the steps were almost ready, Zhang Qian stood up and apologized in person.

"If you punish yourself for such a big thing, just forget it if you punish yourself for three cups?" Zhang Ruoxu immediately raised his eyes again and cried in a deep voice. "I am so impatient in your eyes. After knowing it, I will overestimate myself and get involved in it. If I had known it for a long time, I would at least give you advice! No matter how abilities are, I am Qingfeng's uncle, and there is also the entire Zhang family in Wuzhong. Some snobbish eyes in Chang'an City will not embarrass me in person!"

"That's right, Yong Zhao, you shouldn't have concealed it from Shi Weng. After he knew it, he would have held a few more family banquets. Before you go to war, you can have the opportunity to say parting with his niece in person." Duan Huaijian reacted smartly and immediately followed Zhang Ruoxu's down.

"It's really not good to punish three drinks. Drinking such a good drink is a reward. You want to drink three drinks at a time, but there is no door!" He Zhizhang came over with a smile and held the wine cup to help him, "Shi Weng, ask me to tell me that he should be punished to send three cars of fine wine to your and my house. Then you and I have an excuse to go to the Yang family and help him finalize the wedding date!"

Zhang Ruoxu was just angry that Zhang Qian liked his niece, but he refused to speak to him as his uncle. Deep down, he actually wanted Zhang Qian to marry his niece earlier to avoid any trouble. Therefore, after hearing everyone's words, the embarrassment in his heart immediately disappeared, he glared at Zhang Qian fiercely, raised his wine glass, and drank it all.

"Yong Zhao, Shiweng agreed. Why don't you come here to thank Master Yue!" He Zhizhang took the opportunity to drink a glass of wine by himself, then held up an empty cup and reminded him loudly. (Note: The word Master Yue originated in the Tang Dynasty.)

In the Tang Dynasty, even if men and women were in love and before getting married, there were matchmakers who were required to lead the thread. Matchmakers were never limited to women. They were usually familiar with the elders of both families, or had a prestige that allowed both families to respect them.

No matter from any perspective, it is most appropriate for Zhang Ruoxu to be matchmakers from Zhang and Yang families. Therefore, Zhang Qian did not hesitate to fill his glass with wine, and once again respected Zhang Ruoxu and He Zhizhang. He said: "Men are the younger generation, please ask the two seniors to help you to fulfill your wish."

"Hmph, I'll give you a discount!" Zhang Ruoxu was so happy that he was drinking honey, but he held the airs and looked at him coldly, "If my niece gets married and suffers grievances in the future, I will definitely come to you personally and argue with you!"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." He Zhizhang didn't have that much bond with the woman's family, so he just took the opportunity to quarrel Zhang Qian, "Hurry up and put the red sorghum into a car and send it home to me. The more you thank the matchmaker, the more you have, the more you have, the more you have, the stronger you have to climb the door of the Hongnong Yang family and talk to you about it. I originally thought that the white chrysanthemum was already the best wine, but I didn't expect that the red sorghum tasted several times better than the white chrysanthemum!"

"Zhang is willing to give everything in the house!" Now, the most undeficient thing in the house is probably aged sorghum wine. Zhang Qian blushed and made a promise loudly.

"Loading the car and loading the car, I will arrange staff tonight to load the sorghum wine from my senior brother's farm. I will be delivered to the mansion tomorrow morning!" Guo Nu raised his wine glass and laughed at him, "I have sent people to Hebei to harvest sorghum. It is more watery and there are more farmers in the farm. In the future, you will have as much wine as you want to drink, and you will give you as much as you want to give me!"

"Then I thank you first! Come on, I'm a man, drink!" He Zhizhang got what he wanted, raised his wine glass and sent an invitation to Zhang Ruoxu, "I wish you this good son-in-law, and also congratulations to someone, that you have a drink in this life!"

"Drinking!" Zhang Ruoxu was in a good mood and raised his glass to respond without hesitation.

"Drinking!" Everyone laughed and raised their glasses to join in the fun. They drank so happily, but soon after, they were all dazzled.

After all, the age of the age is unforgivable. No matter how good Zhang Ruoxu and He Zhizhang are, they are drunk after an hour. A servant comes forward and takes the two old men away, and goes to the guest room specially reserved for them in the village to wash and settle. Duan Huaijian has always known how to grasp the measure, and also takes the opportunity to get up and say goodbye, and goes to the village he bought nearby to rest.

Zhang Qian personally sent Duan Huaijian out of the door and made an appointment to visit Duan's mansion ten days later. Then, with the help of the servants, he returned to his main hall drunk.

As soon as he entered the main hall, his legs stopped staggering. Ren Cong and Guo Nu, who should have found their own room to relax, also turned around in a sympathy, and each brought a large bowl of sobering soup in their hands.

Zijuan, who returned to Zhuangzi with Zhang Qian, had already taken the banquet with his servants and replaced a square table in the main hall, three high-backed chairs unique to the Zhang family, and a large pot of strong tea. The three brothers looked at each other, sat down separately, and then looked at each other and smiled.

Thinking back to the time when Zhang Qian suddenly received an imperial edict and went to Anxi Army to be the chief minister. The three of them were walking on thin ice. They were afraid that they were not prepared enough or that they did not respond in time, so they let their senior brother Zhang Qian go and leave. Following up, the Liushen Trading Company was also taken by others to rush up and divide it up.

Now, Zhang Qian has returned with the war achievements of killing Soge, destroying the Shi Kingdom, destroying Geluolu, and sweeping the Turks, and his reputation has been catching up with Xu Shiji back then. All the worries of the three of them have disappeared. And the tigers and wolves who used to secretly sharpen their swords to the Six Gods Business Store have also closed their eyes with tactfulness.

"Congratulations to senior brother for his triumphant return, his name is Biao Lingyan!" Ren Cong was the youngest and could not hide his words. After laughing, he immediately bowed to Zhang Qian.

"Congratulations to Senior Brother, for getting what he wished!" After a year and a half, Guo Nu was much calmer than before. After following Ren Cong, he clasped his fists at Zhang Qian with a smile.

"Your own people, don't be so polite!" Zhang Qian stood up and smiled and bowed back to return the gift. Then, he looked up and down at Guo Nu and Ren Cong, and thanked him in a low voice, "For more than a year, you two have worked hard for the family. If you two hadn't sent me money and supplies to me in Chang'an and also conveyed the message in time, I wouldn't have developed so smoothly in Anxi."

"The eldest brother just said, don't be polite to your own people." Ren Cong rolled his eyelids and whispered, "Why is it your turn to be polite to us?"

"It was the arrangements made by the senior brother before leaving." Guo Nu smiled again and agreed modestly, "Otherwise, both of us, both of us, must have made a mess, whether it is official or private matters."

"You can't say that. It would be good if I could manage my original arrangement for three months. You two have persisted for a year and a half." Although the other party was his junior brother, Zhang Qian did not dare to be greedy for me and waved his hand with a smile, "And everyone was promoted and did not let the military weapon prison fall into the hands of others."

"The court promoted our official position because the eldest brother broke the capital of Shi Kingdom in the Western Regions and forced the King of Shi Kingdom to sign the city alliance." Ren Cong took the conversation and explained with a smile, "It's not because my second brother and I did a great job."

"In name, it was a meritorious in manufacturing black gunpowder and gunpowder bullets. In fact, everyone knows that it was because the elder brother was intimidating the Western Regions. The court did not want to promote the elder brother too quickly, so he divided the contribution of the elder brother to the two of us." Guo Nu thought for a while and added in a low voice, "Not only the two of us, but all the ones who worked with the elder brother in the Military Arts Supervision were promoted, including Wang Jun, who went to Sitianjian with the elder brother. In addition, the group of people who followed the elder brother to practice the history of Sitianjian have also been promoted in the past six months, and each has been promoted more than one level."

"Oh?" Zhang Qian frowned slightly when he heard it, and a little confusion immediately surged in his eyes.

He could understand the court's move to promote military weapon surveillance. Especially after the emergence of two epoch-making killing weapons, black gunpowder and gunpowder bullets, no matter who is in power, the status of military weapon surveillance in the court will inevitably be improved like a leap. However, the rulers love the house and the Wuwu, and the people in the Sitianjian also add the titles together, which made him a little confused.

After all, the court has given the rewards of the last revision of the Linde calendar. Since then to the present, all Sitianjian's work has been interpreting the direction of the "Purple Gold Calendar" he provided, making it more in line with the needs of mystery. In astronomy, there is no and no improvement.

"As soon as the news of the senior brother returning to Chang'an to show his hand, Wang Jun came to find us and asked about the specific time of arrival in Chang'an. He also expressed in a blunt manner that the colleagues in the Imperial Heaven Supervision should welcome the senior brother!" Before he could figure out what the court's move was intended, Guo Nu whispered from the side, "In addition, some colleagues in the Secretary-General also sent gifts to express their congratulations to the senior brother."

"After Yang Zhongshu retired, I originally thought that Ji Chune would take the opportunity to find trouble for military weapons and weapons. However, he suddenly became easier to speak. In the rare chances of court, he took the initiative to pull me to ask about my well-being!" Ren Cong thought for a while and continued to add, "This time, the senior brother defeated the northern part of the Mobei region, and the court was said to be Ji Chune's proposal. According to the battle between Li Jing and Li Ji to destroy the Turks, Zhang Renyuan, Niu Shizhuo and the senior brother were all granted the title of Duke and hung like Lingyan Pavilion."

"Ji Chune, is he so kind to me?" Zhang Qian became more and more confused when he heard this, and blurted out his doubts, "I remember that he was entrusted by Princess Anle, but he targeted me a lot."

"This time, that time. At that time, the eldest senior brother was just the chief clerk of the military weapon supervisor. He had no roots and no foundation. He targeted him without considering any consequences. Now, the eldest senior brother is using the two great achievements of pacifying Anxi and sweeping the Turks." Guo Nu took the conversation and quickly explained, "If you continue to target the eldest senior brother, he will be bored, so it is better to sell a favor to make up for the offense at that time."

"I guess that Ji Chune was instructed by the Queen of the Holy Emperor." Ren Cong and Guo Nu's ideas were not exactly the same. They gave the answer from another Odu. "The Queen of the Holy Emperor is mostly civil officials, and there are not many military generals leading troops to fight. And they have no actual military achievements, and their appeal in the army is very limited!"

"Yeah!" Zhang Qian heard this, and suddenly realized something in his heart, and nodded slightly with a smile.

Empress Wei sent his clan brother Wei Bo to Yutian to be a garrison commander, which obviously meant to capture military power. However, Wei Bo is a man with good character but very limited ability. No matter how hard he works, he will never be able to take over the important task of Anxi Protector from Niu Shizhu in the future.

Another "veteran" Zhou Yiti, who was valued by Empress Wei, probably only occupied one old word, and his ability may not be as good as Wei Bo.

Now that the Dragon Emperor Li Xian is alive, he will support his wife with all his strength, Empress Wei will naturally be able to say a word in the court. If the Dragon Emperor suddenly disappears one day, even if he is not poisoned by Empress Wei and Princess Anle like another time and space, and loses her husband's support, if he does not have a reliable army and a general who can rely on, it will be difficult to become the second in Wu Zetian!

However, Ji Chune's intentional show of kindness this time was destined to be a flirting look at the blind man. Even if he didn't know the history of another time and space, Zhang Qian had no good feelings for Empress Lu.

This woman has greater ambitions than Wu Zetian, but her ability is not as good as the former. She is also greedy and short-sighted, and does not distinguish between public and private. For the sake of the only tens of thousands of dollars given by the Baima Sect, she can suppress the crime of intercepting and killing officials of the current dynasty at the gate of the capital, and finally end up in vain.

Li Xian has not yet died, and this woman is more concerned about rules and rules when doing things. Once Li Xian dies, I am afraid that this woman will do whatever she wants. By then, it is inevitable that she will be ruined. What's more, this woman's future political enemy will be the entire Li royal family?!

Thinking of this, Zhang Qian suddenly shook his head, turned his eyes to Ren Cong and Guo Nu, and asked in a low voice: "What's going on with Princess Taiping recently? Have you ever troubled the business and you two? For more than a year, what I'm most worried about is that she suddenly attacks you both while I'm away."

"Last winter, my senior brother suddenly lost the news for a while. Princess Taiping thought you would never come back and had an idea for a business company. But the King of Linzi asked his father, Prince Xiang, to take action and blocked him back." Ren Cong immediately grinned and responded with a wry smile, "Later, my second senior brother and I were afraid that you would be distracted, so we didn't mention it to you in the letter."

"Yes, anyway, the matter has not started, so we didn't mention it." Guo Nu raised his hand and whispered, "Senior Brother, we didn't really hide from you on purpose. In fact, you were too far from Chang'an at that time, and when the incident happened, there was no time to ask you for help. After the incident, I will tell you that it is of no value except to make you angry."

"No, no, no!" Zhang Qian waved his hand with a smile out of kindness. Then, hesitantly asked, "You two, thank you for Xiangwang? What kind of person are hesitant? Do you have any impression of him?"

"A very kind elder helped us so much, but he didn't ask for anything and did not accept any thank you gifts!" Ren Cong didn't think about it and gave the answer based on his intuition.

"I can't see it, but I'm very kind to us, not as arrogant as Princess Taiping." Guo Nu thought for a moment before responding carefully, "Princess Taiping respects him very much, and civil and military officials are also respectful to him. Especially since he has been re-activated recently, every time he plans major events, he must speak seriously..."

"The King of Xiang has come out again? When did it happen?" Zhang Qian was shocked when he heard it, and his eyes instantly glared.

"Don't you know?" Guo Nu and Ren Cong were stunned, and blurted out at the same time. "We thought someone had told the senior brother a long time ago!"

"No, since I arrived in Mobei, I almost lost contact with the imperial court. All the news was reposted by Zhou Jianliang, and General Zhou relied on the mansion report he saw on Zhang Renyuan." Zhang Qian grinned and shook his head with a wry smile. "After killing Mo Chuo, he was ordered by Niu Dadu Protector to escort the captured Turkic nobles before the New Year and return to Chang'an to show their victory. He slept all the way and had no time to find out the big and small things in the court."

"As for today, I entered Baqiao Post very early." He shook his head again, and his face showed a bit of unconcealed tiredness. "At first, the officials sent by the imperial court originally said that they would take their brothers to station in the city, and the museum was vacated for Jingzhao Mansion."

"Before I took my brothers to Chang'an, I received a second notice. The day after tomorrow, the prisoner offering ceremony would pass through Kaiyuan Gate, cross Chengtian Street, and then to Daming Palace. If the brothers lived in Jingzhao Mansion, they would have to leave the city first and then enter the city. It would be too troublesome."

"So, I asked me to take my brothers and live in the camp of the Imperial Guard. As a result, the sky was almost dark after this toss. I couldn't meet anyone, so I quickly sent someone to inform you and come to the village tonight."

"It should be more than a month ago, the day after the news of Zhang Ren's life defeating the Turkic Yu Juyanhai and killing Ashide Yuanzhen reached Chang'an. The emperor's body suddenly recovered a little, so he issued an order to restore the prime minister to become the Grand Marshal and go to court to participate in political affairs." Guo Nu suddenly realized and then answered Zhang Qian's previous question.

Ren Cong was well-informed and immediately whispered, "It is said that the prisoner offering ceremony was decided to be changed to Chengtian Gate this morning. Originally, the emperor was in a state of health, so the holy queen should not come out alone to accept the triumphant army's prisoner offer, so everything was simple. However, the emperor heard that he had destroyed the Turks in the past few days, and his body was in a good mood, and his body was said to have improved again. Therefore, today, an imperial edict was issued, saying that he could go to Chengtian Gate with the holy queen and examine the army!"

"Empress Wei originally wanted to go on stage to watch the ceremony and meet the meritorious soldiers, but was stopped by the Prime Minister. Therefore, the emperor decided to come forward in person." Guo Nu's words were short, but the information contained more.

"Oh!" Zhang Qian nodded slightly, and then he felt enlightened again.

Obviously, the Dragon Emperor Li Xian had a suspicious and fickle old problem. Therefore, after he introduced Wei to control the government affairs for him, he added more effort to push his younger brother, King Xiang, out of the way, so as not to take the opportunity to grow bigger and eventually take over the Li family's territory.

In the court, there were originally some civil and military officials who opposed Empress Wei's rule. With the leader of Prime Minister Li Dan, his strength suddenly soared.

These people tried every means to cut off Empress Wei's hand that extended to military power, and even pacified the merits and glory of the Turks, but did not want Empress Wei to give him a penny. Although, the Anxi Army and Shuofang Army were able to let go of the power in Mobei this time, it was definitely inseparable from Empress Wei's full support.

After the Dragon Emperor Li Xian found out that his wife was wronged, he immediately felt that the King of the Prime Minister had done too much. Therefore, no matter how sick he was, he would insist on taking Empress Wei to the Chengtian Gate, inspecting the soldiers who returned triumphantly, sharing the glory of destroying the enemy country, killing the enemy country's lords, and capturing his civil and military officials alive.

It is certainly understandable that Emperor Shenlong Li Xian stood up for his wife from the perspective of a husband. However, from the perspective of a king of a country, this move may have a series of wrong signals.

The King of the Prime Minister, who had just been revived for a few days, will definitely have a sharp decline after this blow. In a short period of time, it will be difficult to play a role in confronting the Wei family's power and stabilizing the court. With Queen Wei's personality, it would be strange if she did not take the opportunity to chase the King of the Prime Minister and the people around her to the end!

When Queen Wei used her support and took the opportunity to take over the power, what would Emperor Shenlong do? Obviously, he would support the Prime Minister again and cut out some of his wife's wings. In this way, the problem of overcorrection appeared again, and a new round of turmoil arose, and then, it was a cycle!

"If I had known this, I wouldn't have agreed to Protector Niu Dadu to return to the capital to offer prisoners to the emperor!" Suddenly, a wave of alcohol surged, and Zhang Qian muttered secretly in his heart.

Now, he is no longer the young man who just entered the officialdom more than three years ago. As his knowledge grows, his sensitivity to politics is getting stronger and stronger. Without thinking, he predicts that when he returns to Chang'an this time, he will definitely be dragged into a vortex. At this critical moment, no matter where he stands, he will inevitably cause misunderstandings from the Dragon Emperor Li Xian. It is better to hide thousands of miles away from the right and wrong in Chang'an City.

"You must not worry, senior brother. Although Ji Chune repeatedly showed goodwill to us, the King of Linzi and the King of Xiang have never regarded us as Queen Wei's people!" Seeing Zhang Qian's embarrassment, Ren Cong took the initiative to explain.

"Indeed, the senior brother must be the target of both sides. And we two brothers are just a big shot." Guo smiled angrily and added in a teasing tone. "And as long as you continue to rise to the top, we two brothers will benefit from it."

"I'm afraid that after the win over, both sides will regard us as thorns!" After glanced at Guo Nu, Zhang Qian sighed and shook his head, "Forget it, don't worry about him. Let's talk about ourselves first. In the court, you two have heard some news about the arrangements for the meritorious soldiers of the Turkic rebellion this time?"

"As for the arrangements for the senior brother, what I can hear is that the Duke of Julu County, the founding country was granted the increase of the land to 2,700 acres, and the rank of Minister of Personnel was added. The rank of the Minister of Personnel was the special promotion, and the actual position was the rank of the Protectorate of Zhenxi Prefecture. Zhang Renyuan and Niu Shizhuo were granted the Duke of the Duke of the State, and the rank of the Minister of the Left and Left." Ren Cong immediately reported with his spirit and danced and sang.

Fearing that Zhang Qian could not understand, he changed his tone and continued, "At first, Ji Chune also proposed to promote the senior brother to the General of the Right Guard and leave the senior brother in Chang'an. However, Xiao Zhizhong believed that the senior brother should not leave so quickly, and took the lead in refuting this proposal. Finally, with the mediation of the Prime Minister, the senior brother became the upper rank of the Protectorate of Zhenxi and also served as the chief of the marching of the Anxi Protectorate. After the prisoner was offered, he still returned to the city of Shuye to take charge."

"Zhenxi Protectorate?" Zhang Qian really couldn't understand and asked in surprise.

"The Zhenxi Protectorate is under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate. The two towns of Suiye and Shule are under the jurisdiction of the Shiguo, and the Shiguo, which just joined the Tang Dynasty." Guo Nu took the conversation and added the news as much as possible. "In addition, the two Cao countries, Kushan, Mulu and other places in the east and west, were afraid that the senior brother would come to the door with his troops, so he recently took the initiative to make a request to surrender to the court. The court has sent envoys to verify the authenticity of their surrender. If they are indeed sincere, these places will also be included in the jurisdiction of the Zhenxi Protectorate in the future."

"Hu" Zhang Qian immediately felt relieved and exhaled.

"Senior Brother Don't Want to Stay in Chang'an?" Ren Cong and Guo Nu were slightly stunned at the same time, and blurted out their questions.

In their opinion, although the rank of the Protectorate in the West Protectorate was equal to that of the General of the Right Guard, the value was not the same as that of the latter. Especially when Zhang Qian also added the title of Minister of Personnel, he stayed in Chang'an to take charge of the Right Guard, and promoted a group of reliable confidants, and gradually he could form a force in the court.

After the Sui Ye was removed, the title of Minister of Personnel was completely useless. No matter how strong his subordinates developed, they would be the second best in Guo Yuanzhen. One day in the future, the court would not need it, and a random imperial edict could be transferred back and hang up high.

"After offering prisoners the day after tomorrow, I will ask the emperor to return to Shuye as soon as possible, the sooner the better." Zhang Qian's thoughts were completely different from Guo Nu and Ren Cong. He put away his smile and responded very seriously. "And you two, after the spring of next year, I will find a way to transfer one to Shuye to help me, and the other one will find a way to go to Luoyang or Taiyuan and temporarily leave Chang'an for a while."

"What's going to happen in Chang'an?" Guo Nu and Ren Cong were shocked and asked in unison.

"I don't know, but the last military general who defeated the enemy country and returned victoriously was named Hou Junji." He glanced at the two of them gently, and Zhang Qian's answer was a clear knocking meaning.
Chapter completed!