"How, I told you a long time ago, Li Xian's ......" Luo Huaizu is simply a devil, he always appears when Zhang Qian is in a gloomy mood, and this time is no exception.

With both hands lightly pressing on the windowsill, he was habitually ready to climb through the window. But his eyes suddenly saw his shadow on the window, and he decisively changed his strength and turned over and leaned back, "poof", and fell on all fours.

"Be careful! You're alright! Zhang Qian pushed open the window inlaid with large pieces of flat glass and greeted with a smile. The other party jumped up again and poked his finger into the window, "It's okay, it's okay, you actually changed all the windows into large glass panels?" How much does that cost! You, you're a ......."

I wanted to say that Zhang Qian was extravagant, but when I thought about it, it was produced by the workshop of the Six Gods Trading House, and the price had dropped all the way to a large piece of 100 Wen, and when it came to my mouth, I couldn't say it again. His eyes stared at Zhang Qian, panting heavily.

"If you change to this kind of large glass panel, the room will be brighter. It also saves some people from turning the window without looking. Zhang Qian smiled and explained. Immediately, he asked in surprise: "Why are you here, there are no classes in the academy today?" ”

"There is a class, and I asked someone to take it for me. Just teach the children to box, move their muscles, it's a personal will! Luo Huaizu rolled his eyelids, and while walking towards the door of the house, he explained abruptly, "You are going to do the matter of the long history of the march in Anxi Town, it has already spread in the academy, and the gentlemen who teach are all panicking, so ask me to come over and find out what is going on." ”

"Panic? I'm going to be the marching chief, what's the matter with the Academy? Zhang Qianluo was stunned, and blurted out the words of inquiry, "I just made up another 30,000 yuan and hung it in, and the academy will not be short of money and food within ten years." ”

"It's not about money!" Luo Huaizu's voice had come from the door of the outhouse before, but in the blink of an eye, someone had already appeared at the door of the study, "At least half of the people who came to the academy to work and study were for you, the secretary and young eunuch. If you are unfortunate enough to die in the Western Regions, whose thighs do they expect to hug? It's better to find another way out quickly. ”

"Oh!" Zhang Qian really hadn't thought about this problem before, and he suddenly couldn't react. After being stunned for a while, he shook his head with a wry smile, "I'm just a primary school, teaching people to read, read and write, and it was not a shortcut to being an official." If someone comes to study for this reason, sooner or later they will be disappointed, and it's better to leave now. ”

"I'm afraid that only you and Zhang Shanchang think so, how many of those parents who send their children to study really can't take care of their children's food? How many more, don't you hope that the child will be able to claim to be your disciple of Young Eunuch Zhang in the future? Luo Huaizu rolled his eyelids and continued to shake his head.

Fearing that the blow to Zhang Qian would not be strong enough, after thinking about it, he continued to add: "Besides, if you die in the Western Regions, with Zhang Shanchang's connections, whether you can keep this academy or not depends on two things." School building and school field, how did you get it in the first place, it is estimated that Zhang Shanchang will have to double it back. ”

"Listen to me, find a way to push this errand!" Without waiting for Zhang Qian's response, he had already directly given a countermeasure, "Li Xian'er is soft-hearted and has never had a clear idea. Before the army set off, whether you pretend to be sick, give him gifts, spend money up and down, or simply admit that you have no ability, as long as you can quit the errand of marching history, you don't have to care about the means. The person who recommended you must not have a good heart! As long as you go, they will have countless ways to follow, so that you will never come back! ”

Zhang Qian grinned bitterly, didn't speak, just shook his head slightly.

Li Xian'er is soft-hearted, and he has already learned this. Including this time, in the first few days, I told him that I wanted to make a "Shenlong Calendar" that could be used for thousands of years, and as soon as I turned my head, I sent him to do the history of the march of Anxi Town. However, if you want to make Li Xian change his mind by giving gifts or dotting up and down, he obviously underestimates this Shenlong Emperor who can cripple Zhang Jizhi and other "five kings" alive.

As for the two options of pretending to be sick and admitting that he is incompetent, they have never entered his consideration. One may not work, and the other will lose its sharpness, and then it will inevitably be passive everywhere.

"What benefits did Li Xian give you? He sent you to your death, and you were willing?! Seeing that no matter how he persuaded him, Zhang Qian was unmoved, Luo Huaizu was anxious, and the words he said immediately became very unpleasant.

"I am the secretary and young eunuch of the Tang Dynasty, the country has something to do, send me to the expedition, of course I am duty-bound?" Zhang Qian glanced at him and responded indifferently, "You can't always be brave and take advantage of it, and shrink back when you encounter danger, right?" If I go to the Western Regions to die, do others deserve to go? Master Luo, the measuring scale on your waist is not used like this, is it? ”

"You?" As soon as he mentioned the Mohist principle represented by the measurement of heaven, Luo Huaizu was immediately speechless.

The reason why the Mohist holy relics are called "Measuring the Heavens" is to show that they want to pursue absolute fairness, even if it is God's will, they will be put on the scale rod to measure it. And according to this principle, Zhang Qian became an official of Datang, and it was natural to fight for Datang. When you encounter danger, you shrink back, and only then do you violate the rules of the Mo family.

"I'm going to Anxi this time, and I don't need you to accompany me." smiled at Luo Huaizu in a friendly manner, and Zhang Qian told softly, "The affairs of the academy, you have to worry too much, Zhang Shanchang is too soft, and when outsiders come to make trouble, you will ......."

Before he could finish a sentence, Luo Huaizu suddenly stretched out his hand and interrupted in a low voice, "Give me the black powder formula, I will guard the academy for you, for five years, I can't do it in vain." Even if you don't go back this time. ”

I thought that Zhang Qian would definitely have to push back or bargain. He even thought about the specific concession limit of the bargain in his heart, but unexpectedly, Zhang Qian didn't even think about it, so he found a folded paper from the bookcase and gently handed it to him, "Here you go!" ”。

"What is this?" Luo Huaizu was taken aback, and couldn't believe that he had obtained the black powder formula so easily. With trembling fingers, he unfolded the paper, only to find that it was full of ghostly things, and he didn't even recognize any of them.

"What the hell is this?" The next moment, his face turned blue with anger, and he pointed to the sulfur, carbon and potassium nitrate burning formula on the paper with his hand, and asked sharply.

"The principle of the explosion of black powder. Both of my juniors and disciples understand the above things. If I really don't come back, you can ask them and I'll tell them to explain it to you. If I can come back, you can also ask me in person, and I will explain it to you personally. In either case, you won't have to wait another four years. Zhang Qian's answer was very calm, as if he was explaining an inconsequential matter.

"One, two, three, four, five...... on this, there are five things, right? I've found two, and the remaining three aren't hard to find! Luo Huaizu's eyes were red with anger, and he gritted his teeth to distinguish the chemical formula. However, potassium nitrate, which represents saltpeter, is regarded as three different substances.

Zhang Qian didn't explain, thought about it, and said in a low voice: "However, after you get the black powder formula, I want you to think about whether what you want to do next is worth it." ”

"What do you mean?" Luo Huaizu immediately didn't care about regeneration, and quickly folded the paper with the chemical formula written on it and put it away, while frowning and asking rhetorically.

"This black powder was founded by a sage surnamed Sun in the Shimen, and the name happens to be the same as Sun Yisheng, who founded the Qianjin Fang." Unwilling to bury Sun Simiao, the original inventor of black powder, or Luo Huaizu to continue to destroy others and himself, Zhang Qian quickly came up with a story in his mind and told with a smile, "The reason why he created this thing is because he has a deep blood feud." And the enemy's position is high-powered and extraordinary, and he relies on ordinary means to repay the blood debt, and it is difficult to get close to the enemy. So, it took him decades to finally create black powder. As long as the operation is done correctly, it is easy to take the lives of others from a distance of three or five miles. Even if the enemy family is hidden in the courtyard of the deep mansion and there are thousands of guards around, he can't help but bombard it with cannons! ”

"It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge!" Luo Huaizu had seen the scene of the altar being blown away by artillery, gritted his teeth and nodded, "That Sun Simiao deserves the title of a sage." ”

However, when he caused the black powder, he found the enemy. He suddenly chose to give up, sighed, turned around and returned to the division! Zhang Qian glanced at him meaningfully and quickly added.

"Why?" Luo Huaizu was taken aback, and blurted out the words of questioning. "Is he afraid that he will be hunted down later? My children of the Mo family, how can they be so greedy for life and afraid of death? No, there is a problem with your words, if he doesn't even have the courage to take revenge, how can he create black powder for decades? ”

"It's not that he lost the courage to take revenge." Zhang Qian sighed and shook his head slightly, "It's that he found out that the enemy family is terminally ill." Even if he doesn't kill, he won't live for a few days. And why bother to harm the innocent for the sake of revenge?! So, he turned around and returned to the sect, and never asked about the world again. ”

"The enemy is terminally ill?" Luo Huaizu couldn't keep up with Zhang Qian's train of thought, and repeated in a daze. "The enemy is terminally ill? There's no need for revenge? So what is the point of what he has done over the years? ”

"It's not meaningless, people can't live for revenge. Isn't it all meaningful for him to marry a wife, to have children, to study knowledge, and to impart knowledge to his disciples? Zhang Qian looked at him with a smile, his eyes vaguely revealing a bit of expectation, "Even finding a place to practice the fair country in my heart." You can't take all this for the sake of a dying person?! ”

"You mean me?" Luo Huaizu shuddered suddenly, and his eyes became extremely fierce. The voice also became sharp and cold, "Do you know who my enemy is? When did you find out? He's dying? How do you know he's dying, you ......"

No matter how hideous his demeanor was, Zhang Qian's answer was the same calm, "Master Luo is highly skilled, and there is no lack of courage to fight to the death!" And according to my observation for most of the past six months, in this world, the only thing you can't enter even if you fight for your life is probably the palace. What's more, the one you mentioned in the palace has never used honorifics once, and he is even more rude than me, an outsider who has just come to Datang. ”

"He's dying? He's dying? You didn't lie to me? How do you know he's dying? You, you said, you don't know how to stargaze! Luo Huaizu's mind was completely lost, the ferocity in his eyes was no longer there, and there was a faint cry in his voice.

There was a secret that he had never told Zhang Qian.

He knew Li Xian, and they were familiar with each other. More than ten years ago, in order to realize his ideals, he once traveled around to contact loyal ministers and righteous people who cherished the Li family, and jointly promoted Li Xian's reinstatement. After Li Xian ascended the throne, he was able to become a very popular minister and influence the direction of the Tang Dynasty's governance.

However, just when he already saw the hope of success, the news suddenly leaked. Overnight, countless people were arrested, and then, countless participants were killed. And he himself and dozens of cronies and disciples were also ambushed and almost decapitated. It all relied on martial arts and a little luck to get out of the encirclement.

During the time when he was hiding to recuperate from his injuries, Wu Zetian sent a hundred horsemen to the world. All those who are suspected of participating in the "rebellion" will inevitably die. And the British lord Li Xian, who was jointly promoted by everyone, was unharmed, and was soon re-established as the crown prince by Wu Zetian.

After his injuries were healed, he tried to contact Li Xian again, but he was chased by the heavy soldiers of the Hundred Cavalry Division. Thanks to an extra eye at the time and a fake address, he escaped death again.

At this point, who betrayed everyone to Wu Zetian is already about to come out.

In order to take revenge, in order to seek justice for those who secretly supported Li Xian's restoration back then, but died without a place to be buried, he hid in Tibet for more than ten years and paid countless costs. And now, when he finally saw the hope of revenge, Li Xian was terminally ill!

So what is the significance of everything he has done over the years?

After he got the black powder formula, he bombarded it, which would only free Li Xian, and he didn't even have to taste the taste of struggling in despair!

"Impossible, impossible!" The wheezing sound became heavier and heavier, and Luo Huaizu was unsteady on his feet, tears and cold sweat flowing down uncontrollably at the same time.

At this moment, he was extremely hopeful that Zhang Qian was deceiving himself.

However, the only reason told him that Zhang Qian would not lie.

Since Zhang Qian, like Tuogu, taught him the formula of black powder, it is impossible for him to lie about this matter again!

"You sit for a while, don't rush. Drink some water. You can't live for revenge, remember our previous five-year agreement, you still have to go to Tianzhu and establish your Mo family's country! Zhang Qian's voice continued to come from his ears, like a thread, "lifting" Luo Huaizu to the chair, and Mu Ran sat firmly.

I had long expected that Luo Huaizu's mind would be impacted, but I didn't expect that this person would be so badly impacted. In Zhang Qian's heart, he couldn't help but feel a little sympathy. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly took out a thick, handwritten manuscript from the depths of the bookshelf, and handed it to Luo Huaizu with a smile: "This is the life's work of an ancestor, and among the teachers, the status is equivalent to the Confucian "Analects". I picked up some of them that might be useful and transcribed the first volume, hoping to be useful to Master Luo. ”

"Hey, hey, thank you!" Luo Huaizu's mind still did not return to normal, Mu Ran took the manuscript and responded casually.

"You flip through it, and if you think it's useless, give it back to me!" Very dissatisfied with his attitude, Zhang Qian put away his smile and said solemnly.

"Okay!" Luo Huaizu froze, and his eyes finally had focus. Lowering his head, he turned the letter through the manuscript suspiciously, however, after seeing less than twenty pages, his head was quickly raised, and his eyes were bright again like two lightning bolts, "This, who wrote this?!" If, if Luo had been allowed to get this book, why would Luo have ......?"

Unable to help but raise his hand high, he stood up and raised his head to the sky and roared. After the whistle, he burst into tears again. "No, it's not Luo, my Mo family, my Mo family should have prospered in the world a long time ago, and what kind of life do those Confucian students have?!"

"If it works, you can put it away and take a closer look!" Zhang Qian was far less excited than him, but just smiled and advised, "Don't spread it, if this book is used in the wrong place, I'm afraid it will turn the world upside down." ”

"You're wrong, if you use this book in the right place, it will turn the world upside down!" Luo Huaizu clutched the manuscript tightly to his chest, and in an instant he seemed to come to life again, "Which saint wrote this book?" What is the name of the book? Tell Luo that Luo is willing to follow him for the rest of his life! ”

"I can't mention the title of the book." The smile on Zhang Qian's face was very proud, and at the same time, it was a little lonely, "The names of the ancestors can't be mentioned." However, his writings and deeds have benefited both his life and future generations, and he will be immortal forever. ”

In the twenty-first century, in another time and space, the philosophy he studied, after graduation, was equivalent to dragon slaying, and it was of no use at all. However, some of these classical theories, in the eighth century, were able to be applied with a little adjustment. Especially when the opponent has not yet learned to control public opinion and reverse black and white, this set of dragon slaying techniques is even more invincible.

As a Mohist fanatic who ponders how to build an absolutely fair society every day, but runs into walls everywhere, what Luo Huaizu lacks most is the concrete means to transform his ideals into reality. Therefore, after a cursory glance, I immediately discovered the value of this set of "dragon slaying techniques". However, he didn't believe that Zhang Qian would be so good to him, so he was stunned for a while holding the manuscript, and then asked tentatively: "No merit, you taught this thaumaturgy to Luo, what do you want Luo to do for you?" Let's say, as long as Luo does his best, he will never frown. ”

"When I wasn't in Chang'an, help me guard the academy. Otherwise, I'll talk about it when I get back, I don't think of it yet. Zhang Qian groaned slightly, then shook his head with a smile. If I really don't go back, even if I let you take advantage of it. Anyway, the two of us are children of the Mo family, and there are no cheap outsiders. ”

"Deal!" Luo Huaizu didn't think about it, and simply nodded neatly. was about to stretch out his hand and make a covenant with Zhang Qian. Outside the window, the figure of the housekeeper Ren Quan suddenly appeared in a hurry. From afar, he shouted loudly: "Owner, owner, someone has sent you a horse of Sa Lu Zi, the real Sa Lu Zi!" ”

"Sa Lu Zi, who sent it?" Immediately didn't care about talking to Luo Huaizu anymore, Zhang Qian quickly poked his head out of the window and asked loudly. "People, please come directly to the study to talk."

After coming to Datang for so long, his understanding of mounts has long ceased to be a sweaty BMW and a good horse. He has long known that the real BMW is a good breed that has been selected and specially cultivated from generation to generation. And Sa Lu Zi is one of the six excellent horse breeds mastered by the Guan Long family, and it is difficult to see it even when you buy it on the market.

"It doesn't matter who sent him, take it. With this horse, there are only a handful of enemies who can catch up with you on the battlefield! Luo Huaizu was more sensitive to the three words Sa Luzi, regardless of his identity as a guest, he approached and reminded loudly.

"The person who came covered his face with a cloth, and he didn't register his surname!" Seeing that there were outsiders through the window, Ren Quan's face instantly showed hesitation, thought about it, and added very tactfully, "He said that the pear blossom fell and waited for the owner, it seems that he should live not far from the Zhuangzi." ”

"I see!" Zhang Qian's heart was quickly filled with happiness and sweetness, and he jumped out of the window with a smile. "Master Luo, Zhang has something urgent to do, and he is missing."

Anyway, it doesn't matter how Luo Huaizu is stunned behind his back. Spread your legs and fly away.

Ren Quan was clever, and immediately stopped at the door of the study with a smile, and dragged Luo Huaizu with words. lest this person have no eyesight, follow up and find out.

The man who gave the horse was a young girl, and even if she covered herself tightly, she couldn't hide it from his eyes. And if you are willing to send a "Salu Purple" to accompany your own owner on the expedition, where will a heart fall, you don't know!

……

A young man in love doesn't know what it means to be tired. Running through the freshly harvested wheat field like a fly, through the boundary forest between the two Zhangjiazhuangs, and then quickly turning south, bypassing hundreds of wild trees, Zhang Qian came to a wild pear tree full of fruits.

Yang Qingjing was waiting for him under the wild pear tree. His eyebrows were crooked, and his eyes were smiling like two crescent moons. Without waiting for him to get closer, he took the initiative to stretch out his hands and gently hold him.

"You, why did you come here alone? Beware of bad guys on the road. I, I'll come over every day to see if you have left a secret note for me, next time ......" Zhang Qian ran a little panting, but couldn't wait to ask.

"Shhhhhhhh Immediately, he returned his left hand to his hand again, raised his head, and stared at him.

As the granddaughter of the old fox Yang Qi, she knew that Zhang Qian had the opportunity to refuse to go on the expedition, and she knew more clearly why Zhang Qian didn't refuse. So, she came, not caring if there would be danger on the road.

And these words are too sensitous to say. She came, and it was enough for him to see himself, to see his eyes.

"Qingqing!" Zhang Qian saw it, and instantly understood everything in the other party's heart. Lowering his head, he let out a soft call and kissed a soft red.

The wind stopped, the trees were quiet, and the two sparrows snuggled up to each other and lowered their heads, their eyes full of curiosity and envy.