Zhou Zun was laughing and drinking tea with an old friend in the check-in room.
"I see you've been very busy lately!" the old friend said with a smile.
"Yeah!" Zhou Zun also expressed his bitterness in a rare moment, "It's just official business, and I don't have to worry about it at home."
"What's wrong?"
"Do you know about my son-in-law?"
"Yang Xuan? Your son-in-law has made great achievements in Luoluo this time. By the way, why haven't you found a place for him yet?"
"That's why I'm troubled."
"Mr. Zhou, are you worried about this too?" the old friend said with a smile.
"That kid really wants to go to Northern Xinjiang, but there is no place in Northern Xinjiang now. So, I just want to find a job for him in Chang'an."
"You are waiting for me!"
"If you can talk to the official department, who else would I be looking for? I'll book a brothel later and treat you to some singing and dancing."
"It's a deal..."
"When will I regret it?"
The old friend took a sip of tea and was about to say goodbye.
Zhou Zun's entourage came in and said, "Lang Jun, that Wei Yao angered Zuo Wuwei and was captured. There is a vacancy in Northern Xinjiang."
Zhou Zun: "..."
Seeing his dark face, his old friend subconsciously said: "That brothel..."
…
Luo Cai returned to the Ministry of Personnel.
"Shang Shu."
In recent years, many officials have been driven home by the emperor to eat old rice, and none of them can come back.
Therefore, after the news came out that Luo had just left the palace and returned home due to illness, many people in the official department felt that this big boss was cold.
Luo Cai entered the duty room and immediately summoned senior officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to discuss matters.
Everyone was laughing, some were smiling flatteringly, and some were laughing righteously.
The flattering smile was because she was happy to see him back, the righteous smile was because she had done some shameful things after he left, and now she was worried about his future settlement.
People have many masks. Many times if you judge a person's mentality just by his look, you are probably wrong.
If you can easily see through people's hearts, you will be a god.
Various thoughts swirled in his mind, and Luo Cai said calmly: "Have there been any vacancies recently?"
"have."
"where?"
"Chenzhou, Northern Xinjiang."
…
As soon as Wei Yao retired, Yang Xuan was selected among the candidates recommended by the Ministry of Officials.
Someone in the court also proposed his own candidate. Zhou Zun went to court and just raised a finger.
"Yang Xuan destroyed the Waxie tribe!"
The other party sneered.
Zhou Zun stretched out another finger and said, "He sent an envoy to Southern Zhou and made Southern Zhou bow down!"
The other party looked ugly.
Zhou Zun finally stretched out his ring finger and said, "He broke into Luoluo and made the Tang Dynasty famous in foreign lands!"
…
"Heng Dao can't do it anymore."
The family is preparing things to go to Northern Xinjiang. Yang Xuan is okay, but Zhou Ning needs to prepare a lot of things, including medical books, medicinal materials, seeds...
The backyard was in a mess. Yang Xuan checked his luggage and found that there were cracks in the horizontal knife.
If such a horizontal sword encounters a good hand, it will shatter in one blow. Even in ordinary fighting, there is no telling when it will break.
“Where can I make knives well in Chang’an?”
Yang Xuan went to find the servants.
"Chun Yushi."
Since the Wang family was able to smelt by themselves, Chunyu family's business has been greatly affected. But after all, the background is that when it comes to making weapons, Chunyu family is ranked second, and no one dares to be ranked first.
“Too expensive.”
The shop workers were all bright-eyed, so they changed their words when they saw this, "There is a blacksmith shop in Anrenfang, and the things they make are durable."
…
Anrenfang, if you walk more than a hundred steps in the direction introduced by the attendant, you can hear the sound of tinkling.
The blacksmith shop occupies a large area and has a lot of people.
Yang Xuan found many women standing outside, so he asked the old thief: "Why are the women here?"
Shouldn’t the men in the family handle this matter?
The old thief doesn't know either.
When he reached the front of the queue, Yang Xuan saw the majestic steward.
This guy's upper body is naked and his muscles are strong, giving people a sense of security and pressure.
The women's eyes were all wandering around the steward's upper body, which reminded Yang Xuan that the old thief often squatted outside the brothel to look at the thighs.
Are men and women the same?
A woman came forward and said, "Huang Linxiong, is my hammer ready?"
Huang Linxiong glanced at the woman, and when he saw the spring in her eyes, he frowned and said, "Which family is it from?"
"From the Wang family." The woman said with a smile.
Huang Linxiong glanced at the account book and found the hammer on the right side, "Okay."
The woman took the hammer and waved it reluctantly, "This hammer is so heavy."
"It's valuable only when it's heavy!" A woman behind said impatiently: "Hurry up and leave."
The second woman came forward and said with a smile: "How are my scissors?"
"Which one is it from?" Huang Linxiong still asked.
The woman said angrily: "I have already made three pairs of scissors, but you have forgotten my name, Huang Wuniang!"
Heartless man!
Yang Xuan behind her silently added this sentence for her.
The old thief laughed dryly and asked the woman behind him, "I would like to ask, don't the women of the Tang Dynasty like those gentle and elegant men? This man looks vulgar, why..."
The woman glanced at him and said, "You are still asking such questions at your age, but you are a widower?"
Single dog!
The old thief was surprised, "Good eyesight!"
The woman sighed, "Before getting married, a woman might like a handsome, gentle and elegant man, but after getting married, she will know that a man should be useful!"
"Tsk!" The old thief felt a toothache from hearing this, "Can't the gentle one be used?"
"I can't take care of family affairs, and I can't do anything else. You said you just look at one face all day long...can you cook, or can you make money with this face?"
Transparent!
The old thief praised: "This makes sense!"
Seeing that he was funny, the woman also started chatting, "Let's just say that this Huang Linxiong opened a blacksmith shop by himself. There was no business at the beginning, but this man didn't say anything, so he gave away the hoe he made. At that time, he still had a blacksmith shop.
Some people say he is stupid..."
The old thief asked: "Are you one of them?"
The woman said angrily: "That was a slave or a girl, so naturally I thought he was stupid. But not long after, someone came to buy his hoe, and then the business started."
"He's a smart man!"
"Yes! He is smart, strong, and good at doing things... Such a man, as long as he is not ugly and miserable, is the perfect choice for a husband!"
"Then he didn't get married?"
"No. We've also asked, but he has a cold face. Oops! Looking at his cold face, for some reason, I feel distressed and like him at the same time."
It's Yang Xuan's turn ahead.
"What to do?" Huang Linxiong asked coldly.
"Do you have a horizontal sword?"
"have."
"What I want is a murder knife."
"All the murder knives here are."
"You..." Yang Xuan picked up a horizontal knife. He was now considered a semi-expert. He looked at it, struck it a few times, shook his head and said, "It's not refined enough."
Huang Linxiong raised his head and narrowed his eyes slightly, "This knife is sufficient for self-defense or hunting. It is enough for ordinary soldiers to buy it. Why did you buy it?"
"Kill the enemy!"
Huang Linxiong turned around and said, "Bring that horizontal knife."
A big man came over with a horizontal knife and said, "Isn't this what you want to keep?"
"Sooner or later, I have to sell it!" Huang Linxiong handed the horizontal knife over, "Take a look."
Yang Xuan pulled out the horizontal knife, carefully looked at the lines left after hitting it many times, then knocked it again, walked out and waved it a few times to test the center of gravity.
"Good knife! How much does it cost?"
Huang Linxiong said calmly: "A good sword is given to heroes. I give it to you."
Yang Xuan was startled, "This is inappropriate."
Huang Linxiong nodded to the next woman, "What do you want?"
Yang Xuan took out a piece of silver and threw it over.
call out!
Huang Linxiong was about to reach out but held back, watching the silver fall accurately into the small bucket where the copper coins were placed.
The technique is good and very stable.
Later, when the business came to an end, Huang Linxiong sat in the yard, holding a bowl of water and drinking slowly.
Zhang Xu came and said dissatisfiedly: "You said you wanted to keep that knife for Xiao Langjun, why did you give it to that man?"
Huang Linxiong took a sip of water.
"That young man's eyes... look very much like His Majesty's."
…
Chenzhou.
Lin'an City.
A group of women stood guard in the market, feeling a little uneasy.
"It is said that the envoy is going to Taoxian County, so he will definitely not come today, right?"
"Yes! Your Majesty is gone, who can we test in the future?"
"When I think about never hearing the roar of the envoy in the state house again, I feel a sense of panic in my heart. I wish I could squat outside the state house and see if the envoy is there."
"Me too."
"Hey! Look!"
In the afternoon, the early summer sunshine is very warm and slightly hot.
An old man walked into the market with his hands behind his back, coughed twice, and said majestically: "But something happened?"
The women rejoiced.
"Shijun, my man wants to do business in Chang'an..."
"What business?"
"Selling cloth."
"There are too many cloth sellers in Chang'an. He transports goods from northern Xinjiang to Chang'an. He will lose money to death, so don't go."
"oh!"
"Your Majesty, my child wants to study, but I think the school in that county has a bad reputation... and I'm worried about spending money."
"If your child wants to study, send him wherever you can. You won't regret it ten years later."
"yes!"
"Your Majesty, my man beat the slave last night. Your Majesty, look at the slave's black eyes!"
"Tell him that if a man has the ability, he will fight against foreigners, and if he doesn't, he will beat his own wife at home. The next time he hears about this, I will send him to the other side to fight with the three tribes."
"Thank you very much, envoy."
"Your Majesty, drink some water." The city magistrate attentively brought a bowl of water instead of tea... The first time he brought tea, he was scolded, saying that this is a place where things are done, so he should drink water when doing things, and only drink when he has nothing to do.
Tea.
Liu Qing took the bowl and took a sip. Seeing that the women were not leaving, he asked, "Is there anything else?"
The women winked at each other, and finally one of them pushed out.
"Shijun, they said you are going to Taoxian County?"
Liu Qing nodded, "Yes."
Not only the women, but also the vendors and customers looked worried.
"Your Majesty." A customer saluted, "Your Majesty has been promoted to Taoxian County, so we should be happy about it. But after your envoy, we are worried about his successor... It doesn't take much, as long as that person can have your envoy."
With five costs, I can rest assured."
Another person said: "Yes! There are only two of the three major tribes left, but now another tribe has emerged in the territory of Waxie, which is very powerful. If the new envoy does not have the ability to envoy, Chenzhou may not be able to protect it.
!”
One of the biggest concerns for people in northern Xinjiang is safety.
Second is safety.
They have lived in northern Xinjiang for generations. They have heard their parents talk about various crises since they were born. As they grow up, the sense of crisis follows them as they hear and see them.
They are more sensitive to the situation than Chang'an.
If a gilded governor were to replace him, Chenzhou would have people's hearts wandering, and those with some ability would run to Guanzhong and stay away from northern Xinjiang.
Liu Qing said calmly: "You all feel at ease. I guarantee that the new envoy will definitely make you feel at ease."
Everyone was dubious.
After leaving the market, a clerk was waiting.
"Your Majesty, Tao County sent someone to ask if the new envoy has arrived?"
"Just say it will arrive within a few days."
"yes."
Before the clerk could leave, he said, "Your Majesty, several servants came earlier to look for King Wei."
"Something's going to happen!" Liu Qing quickened his pace.
King Wei was not very good-tempered at the time. He asked for battle several times but was declined by Liu Qing. He looked for an opportunity to sneak out of the city and even went to the grassland to plunder a tribe.
Afterwards, the Kibo tribe was furious and sent troops to guard the king. But the king of Wei did not go. It is said that the khan of the Kibo tribe yelled at him for this, calling the king of Wei and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty the same kind of shameless people.
During this period, King Wei beat many people, almost all officials.
At this moment, in front of Prince Wei's palace, several servants were waiting in fear.
The doorman was very polite, "Come in and sit down. I've made tea here. The tea from Chang'an is delicious."
The head of the chamberlain shook his head and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, but I won't go in."
The door of Prince Wei's Mansion was open, but in the eyes of the chamberlain, it was like a bloody mouth, and if you couldn't get in, you couldn't get out.
Last time the Zongren Mansion invited a servant to deliver a message, but he was punched to death by King Wei. When the news reached Chang'an, the emperor was furious, but he only fined King Wei money and food.
If King Wei had lived on the small amount of money and food distributed by the court, he would have starved to death long ago.
So everyone understands the emperor's attitude... As long as King Wei doesn't bother, it's not a big deal to kill a few people.
So these chamberlains were ordered to come to Chenzhou this time with the belief that they would die. Before leaving, they gave away all the money they had saved. Those who had parents gave it to their parents, and those who didn't had parents donated...
Of course, they also ate and drank a lot, and even went to a brothel on the way. They said that they had never tasted the taste of a woman in their life, and they were unwilling to die. As a result, they lingered in the room for a long time, and when they came back, they took a cold bath for half a night.
My mouth is full of sores every day...
But the leading chamberlain was different. There was someone behind him. Before this trip, the person behind him told him that this matter was won for him.
As long as he can persuade King Wei to return to Chang'an, he can directly ascend to the Liyuan and serve at His Majesty's side.
The people backstage asked him with a smile: "Future or life, you choose one!"
He chose his future without hesitation.
King Wei came out.
That pace is breathtaking to watch.
"What's the matter?"
The chamberlain saluted, "I have met the king."
King Wei frowned and said, "Tell me something."
The chamberlain said: "Some noble people in the palace learned that the king was missing a child, and specially visited a person for the king. This person is beautiful and dignified, with a gentle and virtuous temperament..."
As a prince, King Wei has a concubine and two concubines, that is, two children. However, one of the children is missing. The remaining one is fighting with the princess in the palace of Qianzhou and is said to have been maimed.
"Shut up!" King Wei interrupted him.
Is this a refusal?
The chamberlain was anxious, "Your Majesty, that woman is so beautiful and fragrant..."
King Wei looked at him, "Everyone knows that what I hate the most is those so-called virtuous and virtuous women. Who asked you to die?"
The servant was so distraught that he said, "Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
Fists raised high...
No one around dared to persuade.
The one who persuaded King Wei last time now has half a set of dentures.
They are all made of dog teeth.
"Hey! That's almost enough!" Someone said casually.
The chamberlain thought he was going to die, but he didn't see his fist fall for a long time. When he looked back, he saw a young man dismounting from his horse.
He glanced at King Wei cautiously, and when he saw the corners of King Wei's mouth raised slightly, he couldn't help but be shocked... Who is this person, who can actually make King Wei so kind?
"I've met Yang Sima!"
People around him saluted.
The old thief coughed dryly and said, "It's Commander Yang!"