At the tail end of the fleet, more than a thousand soldiers who arrived first were stopped by the army and were not allowed to move forward again. Although the soldiers were tired and exhausted all the way, they were about to see the Lord, but were blocked by the soldiers and whispered to each other. They couldn't help but be filled with righteous indignation, waving their fists and roaring, "We want to see the Lord! We are not allowed to block the way!"

Behind the soldiers, Yuwen Zhiji rode on a high-headed horse and looked at the large group of angry scholars with contempt. Although these scholars were renamed alternate officials, in his eyes, these so-called alternate officials were no different from wild dogs begging for food on the roadside.●⌒,.

"General, they are so excited. Should I arrange for them to eat first and soothe their emotions?" A general whispered to Yuwen Zhi and suggested.

Yuwen Zhiji snorted coldly, "Let them make a fuss even more fierce, right?"

The general dared not say anything anymore, Yuwen Zhiji ordered: "Closing the way, if anyone dares to break through, beat me, and be responsible for it if I beat me to death!"

Yuwen Zhiji was not interested in making trouble with these scholars. He turned his horse and was about to leave. At this moment, dozens of cavalry rushed from afar. The soldiers had already stopped them, "Stop, who is it?"

"I am General Zhang Xuan of Beihai County, and I am here to see you with the order!"

Yuwen Zhiji suddenly turned around and stared fiercely in the distance. He saw dozens of cavalrymen coming from outside. The general led was particularly clear under the illumination of the lanterns. The enemy's road was narrow, which was Zhang Xuan, who his father had always hated.

There were only twenty people on the other side, and this was an opportunity to get rid of Zhang Xuan. Yuwen Zhi and had the right to protect the king and investigate. He had the right to kill the suspect assassin at the beginning. Yuwen Zhi and his murderous intent suddenly arose and whispered to his kinsman: "The origin of the cavalry in front is unknown, surround them!"

Hundreds of soldiers rushed over quickly and surrounded Zhang Xuan and more than 20 people, unsheathed their swords, raised their spears, and murderous intent burst out. The sudden change scared the soldiers beside them stumbled away.

Zhang Xuan was puzzled and raised the imperial edict again and said, "This is Your Majesty's will. I'm here to see you. What are you doing?"

At this time, Yuwen Zhiji was in a vagina not far away: "This man falsely passed the imperial edict, and he was indiscriminately plotted to kill him!"

More than a dozen soldiers raised their spears and stabbed Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan had already seen Yuwen Zhiji. He was furious now. He reached out and took his weapons from the side of the horse. A cold light flashed, and there was only a crackling sound. More than a dozen spears had been cut off by the two wheels of the sky halberd, which scared the soldiers backed down one after another.

Only then did hundreds of other soldiers recognize Zhang Xuan. Thinking of his brave martial arts skills in the three armies, the soldiers were timid and no one dared to step forward.

Zhang Xuan saw a large group of soldiers running in the distance. He knew that Yuwen Zhiji wanted to take the opportunity to avenge his personal revenge, so he did not think. As soon as he mentioned the reins of the war horse, the treasure flame beast suddenly rose into the air, crossed the heads of several soldiers, and rushed straight to Yuwen Zhiji. Yuwen Zhiji was caught off guard. He was about to draw his sword, but the cold tip of the halberd had already pressed against his throat.

The situation turned sharply, and General Yuwen was actually controlled by Zhang Xuan, and almost everyone was stunned.

Yuwen Zhiji said angrily: "I am the general of the escort, please let me go!"

Zhang Xuan said coldly: "I don't care what a bullshit general you are. If you dare to threaten me, I will kill you first and ask them to put down their weapons and retreat!"

Yuwen Zhiji hesitated for a moment. Zhang Xuan sent a slight tip to his halberd, piercing his skin, and a wisp of blood flowed down. Yuwen Zhiji had no choice but to shout: "Put down the weapon and retreat!"

Hundreds of soldiers surrounding Zhang Xuan's personal guards put down their swords and spears and retreated one after another. Zhang Xuan's personal soldiers urged their horses to follow.

At this moment, a carriage drove from afar, and someone suddenly shouted: "General Zhang, show mercy!"

Zhang Xuan heard that this was Pei Ju's voice. He moved Yuwen Zhiji's neck away and took two steps back. Yuwen Zhiji covered his bloody neck with a hand towel, and his vicious eyes were still staring at Zhang Xuan, as if anger was spurting out in his eyes.

Pei Ju came out of the carriage and walked over quickly. He was here to appease the angry alternate officials. Unexpectedly, he happened to encounter the scene where Zhang Xuan controlled Yu Wen Zhiji. Pei Ju was so experienced. He immediately understood the grudges in it. It must be that Yu Wen Zhiji wanted to use his power to plot against Zhang Xuan, but Zhang Xuan stopped it.

Pei Ju said to Yuwen Zhiji: "General Yuwen, go first! I will be responsible for this place."

Yuwen Zhiji didn't dare to bet with Pei Ju. He glared at Zhang Xuan fiercely and waved his hand, "Follow me!"

Hundreds of confidant soldiers followed Yu Wen Zhiji and left quickly. There were more than 2,000 soldiers left at the scene. Although they were also under the jurisdiction of Yu Wen Zhiji, they were responsible for on duty here and could not leave without authorization.

Pei Ju smiled at Zhang Xuan, "General, I will handle the matter here briefly and accompany the general to see the emperor."

Of course, Zhang Xuan didn't want to be a hero. Since this is Yuwen Zhiji's territory, it would be much safer to follow Pei Ju. Although he is not a gentleman, he doesn't want to stand under a dangerous wall. Zhang Xuan took the long halberd and bowed slightly and said, "Pei Gong, please feel free!"

Pei Ju walked forward, and a large group of alternate officials immediately surrounded him, "Shangshu Pei wants to make the decision for us!"

"Shangshu Pei, the Ministry of Personnel must give us an explanation for this matter!"

The alternate officers shouted excitedly, drowning Pei Ju's voice. When Zhang Xuan saw that these scholars were excited, he might hurt Pei Ju, so he quickly winked at the soldiers. The soldiers rushed into the crowd and used their tall and strong bodies to force Pei Ju and the soldiers to separate them.

Pei Ju almost fainted just now, and he finally took a breath and couldn't help but secretly thank Zhang Xuan for his timely protection.

At this time, Zhang Xuan cried forward and roared: "Shut up all!"

His voice was like thunder, and more than a thousand alternate officials were immediately scared and quiet. The personal soldiers guarded Pei Ju and walked out of the crowd. Pei Ju then said to everyone: "Don't quarrel, listen to my relay of the emperor's oral order!"

If everyone suddenly became quiet and was frightened by Zhang Xuan, then at this time, it was because the emperor's words had arrived, and the crowd was silent. They stretched their necks and raised their ears, for fear of missing a word.

Pei Ju said calmly: "This time the Ministry of Personnel has sorted out some official positions and is preparing to give officials to you in Jiangdu. It was only because of an emergency that the emperor decided to return to the north early, but the emperor did not cancel the official position. The emperor decided to continue in Luoyang. As for your hard work on the back and forth, the emperor also knew that he thought this was a test for you. Don't complain, complaining will be detrimental to you. You should know that it is not the only one who is waiting for the imperial court to be awarded the official position."

Pei Ju's last sentence was extremely lethal. The alternate officials who were about to protest suddenly shut up. Everyone knew that there were far more people qualified to be officials. High officials, court guards, and local officials could all be remissive according to the court's convention. Moreover, they had a backstage and had nothing, so everyone had to hold their resentment in their hearts.

At this time, someone asked: "Shangshu Pei, when is the specific time to be appointed as an official? What are the conditions for being appointed as an official?"

This is also a question that everyone is extremely concerned about. Pei Ju smiled and said, "The specific time has not been decided yet, but we will definitely have to wait until everyone returns to the capital, so we don't have to work so hard. If we should rest, we will definitely not be awarded an official on the way. As for the conditions, we should be interviewed and then awarded an official with the best."

Zhang Xuan said to everyone again: "This place is very close to Yongcheng County. Everyone, go to the county town to rest! It's too hot, don't get dehydrated and fall to the ground and die."

Everyone was talking and had to drag their heavy steps towards Songcheng County to the west, and the crowd finally gradually dissipated.

Pei Ju smiled at Zhang Xuan and said, "Thanks to the general's help just now, otherwise I wouldn't be able to hold on and faint."

"It should be, Mr. Pei asked to get on the carriage."

Pei Ju got on the carriage, Zhang Xuan followed him on a horse, and the two walked slowly along the official road on the shore.

"Mr. Pei just said that the court had an emergency and returned north, and I wonder what happened?"

Pei Ju smiled, "Actually, there is nothing big, because the Turkic Khan invited His Majesty to meet in Qifubo next spring. The emperor attaches great importance to this meeting. He has to make a lot of preparations before. It will be too hasty when he comes back in autumn, so he returned north early."

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but be stunned. Isn't Daye's twelve years the siege of Yanmen? Yang Guang almost died at the hands of the Turks.

But at this time, Zhang Xuan no longer used history to capture reality. Many things were not as they thought, nor were they as simple as historical records. He learned the necessary silence.

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly, "Qifubo is not a good place. The Turks were ambushing there, waiting for the Sui Dynasty caravan to head north. I was there by chance."
Chapter completed!