Mr. Hei had been wandering near the big tent, and when he saw him hurrying out of the tent, he thought he was in some danger or was in a hurry to leave, so he immediately ran over to greet him from a short distance away.

Unexpectedly, I was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, I gasped for air outside the tent and rubbed my face repeatedly.

Young Master Hei didn't know why. He tilted his head in confusion and looked up and down.

At this moment, Zhang Mo walked out of his own tent. She was eight years older and not so reserved. After looking around, she said casually, "It's not far from the city, so I won't ride a horse."

"Oh, okay." He nodded hurriedly.

The two left the camp on foot and headed towards the northern city. They rarely walked side by side with Zhang Mo. In order to cover up their nervousness and embarrassment, they kept holding the reins of Young Master Hei and never let go.

Neither of them spoke, so the atmosphere was inevitably a little awkward. They wanted to break the deadlock, but they didn't know what to say.

I really hope that Zhang Mo can take the initiative to speak to relieve the depression and embarrassment caused by silence, but Zhang Mo has not spoken.

The longer the silence lasted, the thicker the awkward atmosphere became. Finally, I mustered up the courage to break the deadlock, "I went to Tingzhou some time ago and bought a few bloody horses. I thought that you and my eldest brother both have cranes as their ancestors."

As for the mounts, I distributed those sweat-blooded horses to Yang Kai and others, and one of the golden-furred sweat-blooded horses was given to the emperor by me."

Zhang Mo nodded and said, "Don't worry about me all the time. I will tell you if you need anything."

"When are you going to leave? Who are you going to fight?" he asked again.

"With so many troops stationed outside the city, things can easily change. We have to leave after the review," Zhang Mo said. "As for who to fight, we don't know yet. We can't just fight whoever we want. It depends on the emperor."

the meaning of."

He added, "One hundred thousand soldiers and horses are not many. Any Jiedushi commander has more than one hundred thousand soldiers and horses. Fortunately, we have many purple energy masters."

Zhang Mo shook his head and said, "Most of the Sanqing comrades who participated in the competition that day have returned to their respective palaces. Most of the people traveling with us now are Shangqing comrades. Moreover, marching and fighting are different from wandering around the world. Even the masters of purple energy are not allowed to run rampant in front of the Ten Thousand Army Formation.

Wuji, what’s more, those vassal towns that support their own troops and respect themselves also have purple energy masters under their command.”

He said, "Fortunately, after the previous competitions between the children's list and the main list, most of the purple energy masters have been recruited by the imperial court, and there are not many masters who are wandering around."

"It's not what you think," Zhang Mo waved his hand and said, "Most of the sects that obey the imperial court are well-known and upright sects. In addition, there are many heretical sects. The Tang Dynasty is currently experiencing internal and external troubles and is in turmoil. Many people in the world are in danger.

They are not optimistic about the imperial court, but choose to seek refuge in the major feudal towns. If one day these feudal towns rebel and steal the treasure, these people will be the heroes who raised the army and the founding fathers of the country."

He has not been traveling in the Jianghu for a long time and knows very little about things in the Jianghu. Zhang Mo's words surprised him, "With this kind of

Are there many people in the world of ideas?”

"There are quite a few," Zhang Mo said, "and most of them are ruthless heretics. In fact, we don't have any advantage. The new troops recruited this time are mixed, with little training, and the major vassal towns have many soldiers and horses.

We are veterans who have experienced actual combat, and besides, we have no numerical advantage.”

"The imperial court's decision to divide the new army into three was really a bad idea," he said. "He was worried that putting an army of 300,000 in one person's hands would overwhelm the army and threaten the imperial power. Little did he know that dividing the army into three would create two more variables.

..”

"You are right, but his behavior is understandable. With the lessons learned from being ignored by Yang Fugong, he can't believe anyone now," Zhang Mo said and turned to look, "Including us.

you."

The two of them walked through the city gate while they were talking. Although they were not wearing official uniforms, the soldiers guarding the city recognized him. They all put away their arms and saluted, and raised their hands to everyone as a return salute.

After passing through the city gate, he said, "I know, so I am always cautious and have little contact with other officials. Moreover, not long ago, I told the truth about the dragon veins and earthly branches, and revealed to them that I had completely reorganized the official administration and fully

I will resign my official position and leave Chang'an if I have no access to the treasury, and he has already acquiesced."

Zhang Mo nodded lightly, "Retiring after you have succeeded is the smartest thing to do, but you must make proper arrangements for the household affairs before you leave. It is a taboo to not have enough food and grass during a march. The money left by the Ni family can only be

It is used for emergencies, and military supplies and wages have to be dispatched by the Ministry of Household Affairs."

"I know," he said, "I have already identified a candidate. His name is Wu Yusheng. He is very talented and worthy of a big responsibility. However, I did not talk to this person openly. On the surface, I let him sit on the bench, but in fact, I secretly

Help, because once I resign, the court will never choose an official with whom I have a close personal relationship, so I can't let outsiders find out that I am helping him. I have thought about it, and after a while I will try to remove one of the ministers from my left and right.

Leave a place for him, because his current official rank is too low, even if the court wants to promote him, he cannot directly take over as minister, and can only perform the affairs of minister in the position of minister."

"You have thought very carefully." Zhang Mochong gave him a look of approval.

While the two were talking, several carriages came from behind. The curtains of the carriages were opened by the people inside, and several young women looked out from the carriages.

What these young women were looking at was not Zhang Mohe, but the scene in Chang'an City.

Seeing Zhang Mo turn around to look at a few people, he said, "The emperor is currently selecting concubines to fill the harem. These young women must have been selected from various places to participate in the selection of concubines."

"That's it." Zhang Mo nodded.

He added, “I don’t know if it is

It’s just a fuss and unfounded worry. I’m very worried about this selection of concubine.”

"What emperor doesn't have a lot of concubines? It's normal to choose concubines and take in concubines. Why are you so worried about it?" Zhang Mo said with a smile.

"I'm worried about someone sneaking into the harem," he whispered. "The Japanese woman who impersonated you last time has a very mysterious skill in disguise, which is enough to confuse people with real people. If this person sneaks into the harem, wins the favor of the emperor, and spreads rumors around him,

, over time, it is easy to influence the holy will."

"Your worries are not unreasonable," Zhang Mo nodded, "The Ministry of Rites should be responsible for the draft. You can inform the Ministry of Rites and ask them to strictly control it and conduct more inspections."

"Yes." He nodded, and at a glance he saw someone selling honey Shanlihong on the roadside, so he wanted to buy a bunch of them to eat with Zhang Mo, but then he thought that the person who likes to eat this thing is Ni Chenyi, and he felt entangled and blamed himself, and he didn't know why.

Whoever blames himself only blames himself.

Not long ago, he had led Ji Wang Li Bao to run down the street. This time he and Zhang Mo took this road again, and everyone on both sides could not help but point out and whisper. They all speculated that the reason why Li Bao was beaten to a bruised nose and face was precisely because of this person next to him.

A beautiful Taoist nun with unparalleled splendor and immortal appearance.

The two of them had clear ears and eyesight, and could hear everyone's whispers clearly. Zhang Mo didn't take it seriously, but he was young and thin-skinned, so he could not avoid another embarrassment.

It was Shenshi in the afternoon. As I was walking, I was thinking about where to take Zhang Mo. It seemed not a good idea to take Zhang Mo to the Yushitai. Nothing happened there, so the two of them could only sit there. Going to the Yanbin Building for dinner seemed like a bad idea.

It's a bit early too, and Zhang Mo has just eaten.

After thinking for a while, he finally decided to take Zhang Mo to the post house to see the veterans who had returned from the Western Regions. By the way, he told the Ministry of Rites to strictly review the women who participated in the draft. Then he took Zhang Mo to the Taiping Inn to pick out some things, and finally took Zhang Mo

Go to Yanbinlou for a meal.

That’s what I thought, and that’s what I did. When I arrived at the post house, officials from the Ministry of Rites were explaining tomorrow’s procedures to the group of veterans. Tomorrow the emperor would receive them before reviewing the armed forces. The relevant steps must be explained to them clearly in advance to avoid delays.

Noisy.

It happened that the Minister of Rites was also there, so instead of talking about the emperor's talent show, he only said that the Yushitai had received news that there were martial arts warriors and Japanese samurai who had sneaked into the show girl team and tried to enter the palace to assassinate the emperor.

These words frightened Lao Shang to the point where his face turned pale, and this was exactly what he wanted. He didn't know if there were snakes among the beautiful women, and he didn't want to catch the snakes. He just wanted to scare the snakes, just in case.

Also frightened and pale was Chen Miao, the post official who taught him Japanese language earlier. Not everyone has such a good psychological quality. After Chen Miao got the one hundred taels of gold, he was worried day and night, and had trouble sleeping and eating.

Scared when I see it.

The veterans from the Western Regions headed by Yao Liqin were very close to Zhang Mo. They did not know Zhang Mo, and they did not know Zhang Mo.

It was inconvenient for me to take the initiative to introduce him, but fortunately, the Minister of Rites knew about the emperor's marriage grant, so he spoke up and introduced me on his behalf.

In addition to reminding the Ministry of Etiquette to strictly control the treatment of draft girls, the main reason for going to the post house was to visit these veterans. It was he who brought these veterans back from the Western Regions.

In addition, there is another purpose, which is to indirectly prove through everyone's conversations that he returned overnight after annihilating the bandits in Maka Mountain and has not been to any other place. Although Zhang Mo may not mind, he still has to

Express his attitude, and his attitude is also very clear. He will not disturb the Ni family, but if the Ni family is in trouble, he will go all out.

For Zhang Mo, he not only liked but also had a little respect. It was Zhang Mo who killed the Beggar Gang disciples from the Chenghuang Temple that day and saved him. It was Zhang Mo who also stood up and testified for him in Gezao Mountain. In Yizhuang,

It was Zhang Mo and others who tried their best to protect him. In order to protect him, everyone in the Zhang family did not hesitate to make enemies of other sects.

Although he risked his life by removing one of Dongfang Chen's arms to avenge Zhang Mo, he could fearlessly beat Li Bao, the Prince of Ji whom Zhang Mo hated, and even changed his name to Zhang Shanwei as his eldest brother, in fact, Zhang Mo is still in his heart to this day.

Uncle, he also knew very well that the woman he liked was his uncle, and this was the reason why he was grateful to the emperor. If the emperor hadn't granted him the marriage, he would never have dared to cross the gap of generational ethics in his life.

After leaving the post house, the two went to the Taiping Inn again. They were worried that Zhang Mo would be too tired from walking, so they asked her to get on the horse. However, Zhang Mo was a qi practitioner, so naturally he would not feel tired. Seeing that she was not riding, he did not let Mr. Hei follow him anymore.

Instead, point in the direction of the Yushitai and let it return on its own.

The two then went to the Taiping Inn. Everyone in the Song family was a businessman, and they were as smart as Datou. They all called Zhang Mo his wife.

Everyone from Tingzhou Taiping Company had also arrived earlier, and this time they came over to take a look at them. They also asked Song Cai and others to arrange a good house for them from Chang'an and assign them an easy living.

The two of them were delayed for half an hour from the Taiping Inn. Zhang Mo was not interested in anything else and only selected a few volumes of military books.

It was already evening. I wanted to take Zhang Mo to the Yanbin Building for dinner, but Zhang Mo pointed to the sunset and said, "The city gate is not closed at this time, and there is still time to leave the city. If I go to eat, I'm afraid I won't be able to do so tonight."

Out of town."

Hearing Zhang Mo's words, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. The reason why he was nervous was because Zhang Mo's words were just calm words, and his attitude was not clear. He neither wanted to leave nor wanted to stay.

"Do you think we should go to the Yanbin Building or not?" Zhang Mo asked with a smile.

Hearing the teasing tone in Zhang Mo's words, he stopped being nervous and said casually, "Go ahead."
Chapter completed!