There was one person in the lead, with a full beard, dark skin, and a bit thin, but at first glance he still gave people a majestic feeling.
"Don't you travel with eyesight? Your eyes are hard to use and your ears are deaf. You can't hear us coming..."
Someone immediately began to curse, but the bearded man only looked at him and laughed loudly. The laughter seemed to have a magical quality, and when he heard it, he felt that this man was a bold man.
The bearded man clasped his fists on the horse and kept laughing, "It turns out to be Commander Xu. It's only been eight months since we met in the capital. It seems that Commander Xu and I are really destined."
Yes, it's an acquaintance here.
With Xu Jingzong's personality, he was stunned for a long time, and then he woke up. He immediately saluted on the horse with a smile on his face, "I didn't expect to meet Cheng Shijun here. I'm rude and offended." offend."
Well, no need to ask, there is no doubt that the bearded guy opposite is Cheng Zhijie, who has just returned to Beijing.
He returned to Chang'an in October with the team escorting the Tibetan people. His partner Hou Junji was unlucky and fell ill when he returned to Liangzhou, so he stayed in Guzang to recuperate.
In fact, it is not just Hou Junji. It goes without saying that the plateau climate is harmful to people. The non-combat attrition of the army that went to Tibet was very serious. Many people fell ill after gritting their teeth and returning to Liangzhou.
However, the various ministries in Liangzhou have shown great power. From ancient times to the present, no army from the Central Plains Dynasty has ever gone to the hinterland of the plateau, and the results have been extremely brilliant.
If the victory of the victory over Goguryeo had not arrived, the battle of Tibet would have been regarded as the most important military victory in the early Tang Dynasty.
When Cheng Dabeard arrived in Liangzhou, he was eager to return home. He simply left Hou Junji in Guzang and returned to Chang'an with his team.
I have been there for more than two years, and the wind blows and the sand blows. The moment I saw Chang'an City, Cheng Dabeard almost dropped the golden bean.
There is no such thing as seeking wealth and honor in danger, and there is no such thing as a good man with ambitions in all directions. Cheng Dabeard immediately decided that even if the emperor comes to send me again, I won’t be able to move. At worst, I won’t be this damn official anymore.
Naturally, he and Xu Jingzong met in Fufeng. When he was heading west, as an envoy to Tibet, he hurriedly met Xu Jingzong, the governor of Fufeng County.
When they came back, the large group of people naturally needed a place to receive them. When Xu Jingzong held a banquet for everyone and washed the car, Cheng Dabeard was naturally present, and he was the one in charge.
There is no personal relationship between the two, it can only be said that they are just acquaintances.
But Cheng Dabeard doesn't care about this. Those who recognize him are friends. Friends can't become friends just by drinking a little wine. This is how Cheng Dabeard has come along.
Except for the friends he made in Yunnei for the rest of his life, the friends he made never "tricked" Lao Cheng...
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"This is Gao Feng, Gao Jifu, the imperial censor of the Supervisory Temple. He is capable of both literary and military skills. He is able to inspect hundreds of officials. He is a close friend of mine.
This is Tuoba Shou, General Yulin..."
Regardless of whether Xu Jingzong was willing or not, Cheng Dabeard began to introduce his friends to him. Their backgrounds were quite complicated. There were two generals and a censor who was supervising the temple. Xu Jingzong didn't know how these people got together. To one place.
But when he heard about their official positions, the smile on Xu Jingzong's face became real. Most of the people he interacted with were well-educated people, and very few were in the military.
It's not that he thinks he's noble and doesn't want to associate with warriors, but because of his position and circle of friends, it's really difficult to get in touch with those generals who have made great achievements in battle.
And he didn't want to talk to people with lower official positions...
The person who had been in contact with him recently was General Xu Shiji, the Zuowu Houwei general. Because he was the consort, he went to Fufeng with the eldest princess last year, so he had the opportunity to meet him.
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"Where are you going, Commander Xu? It's the first month of the year and it's freezing cold. Why don't you go with us to find a good place and have a few drinks to warm yourself up?"
Cheng Dabeard briefly introduced the friends around him, and immediately invited him warmly. When making friends, he doesn't care whether you are civilized or martial, as long as you dare to come, he will always welcome you.
Xu Jingzong hesitated a little. He was not familiar with these people, and they were very different from those he had known in the past, so he was somewhat worried.
But he finally agreed, "Then Xu will harass the envoy."
Cheng Dabeard let out his trademark laugh again, "Let's go, let's go, it's so damn cold today, the wind is making my balls shrink, hahaha."
A group of people around burst out laughing, and someone shouted, "Then we have to quickly find a young lady to groom Cheng Dalang, otherwise Cheng Dalang may really go to the palace and become an official."
Xu Jingzong...
As expected, the style of painting was completely different, and Xu Jingzong immediately regretted it.
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In the first month of the year, there were fewer people on the streets. A group of people rode horses through the city, then went back to Suzaku Street, heading south, far away from the palace. After a while, someone picked up the horse and picked it up.
A group of people cheered and roared, and rode down in the direction of Caiyufang.
Caught in the middle of the team, Xu Jingzong held on to the reins of his horse and looked at these guys having fun with fear, praying not to run into anyone from the garrison or Chang'an magistrate's office.
It might be trouble if you run into it. In any case, galloping on Zhuque Street without a good reason is still a bit taboo.
Well, in the future, it would be similar to racing on Chang'an Street.
Fortunately, the group of people quickly turned eastward, and after walking for a while, they entered the area of Caiyufang.
The brothel in Caiyufang is open all year round, and it is also the most prosperous place in Chang'an City, not even comparable to the two cities in the east and west.
Gao Jifu was so cold that he had a runny nose. He complained to Cheng Dabeard next to him, "Why do I have to come to Caiyufang? If someone sees me as a censor, I might be slapped with a ginseng book."
It’s not like there are no good places in Chang’an City now. I heard that a new building has been opened in Jishanfang, which is no worse than Caiyufang and is quieter..."
Cheng Dabeard happily wiped away the frost stubble on his beard and said nonchalantly: "You, Gao Silang, have been very honest in Chang'an. I have been running around all these years, and when I never stop, all I go to are birds."
A hell of a place where you don't poop.
I finally came back. What I want is to be lively, not quiet. Damn it, people are the quietest when they kick their legs..."
Tuoba Shou heard this from the side and laughed loudly. He slapped the bearded Cheng twice on the shoulder, "Old Cheng has suffered a lot. We have to give him a good congratulations. Tsk tsk. The credit for Lao Cheng's return this time is not small.
Can you touch the general's side?"
Gao Jifu gritted his teeth. If he didn't want to hear about Cheng Zhijie's experience in Tubo, he wouldn't hang out with these guys.