Now, everything is ready, as the saying goes: everything is ready only for the east wind. It's time for Zhang Zhifang and the others to hit the road.

The night before leaving, Zhang Zhongwu, the envoy of Youzhou Festival, called his son to the study. Although the child is already a big man, the father will inevitably have to explain a few more words before the child goes out, such as: "You must be careful when you go out alone!" "Don't eat strangers' stuff" and other clichéd words.

"What did my father tell me?" After entering the room, Zhang Zhifang asked.

"Sit down, let's talk." Zhang Zhongwu and Yan Yuese said to their son.

After Zhang Zhifang sat down, Zhang Zhongwu said to him: "Zhifang, do you know why your father asked you to take someone to Chang'an to offer Jiejie this time?" ”

Although Zhang Zhifang is not as smart as Zhang Wei, he is not stupid, if he can't even guess what it means, then how can he be the deputy envoy of Youzhou?

"Of course, the child understands his father's good intentions, Youzhou has achieved such a big victory, and his father wants to give all the credit to the child, so that the child can take this opportunity to gain the trust of the emperor and the ministers, and also lay the foundation for the child to inherit the Youzhou Festival in the future."

Zhang Zhongwu nodded after hearing this: "It's good that you can understand my good intentions." So what will you do after you arrive in Chang'an? ”

This one?

Although Zhang Zhifang could understand his father's good intentions, as for what to do when he went to Chang'an, he hadn't thought about such a distant thing.

Even if you think about it occasionally, it is also a happy life after arriving in Chang'an, such as taking a walk around the famous Qingfeng Building in Chang'an, and enjoying how gentle the gentle township of the famous prostitute named Cuixi is; The "Orchid Restaurant" is a must-visit, where you must taste the wine and barbecue, and listen to the orchid song and dance; There is also Chang'an's East Market, to see what is the difference between the capital Chang'an and Youzhou, and come back to re-plan the urban construction of Youzhou, even if it can't catch up with Chang'an, it can't be too far behind, right?

Over the years, Zhang Zhifang, as the deputy envoy of Youzhou, has had a lot of opportunities to go to Chang'an, but every time he goes with his father Zhang Zhongwu, every time he goes to Chang'an, he does almost the same thing, either to visit the minister, or to visit the prince, and the rest is to drink and chat with Zhang Zhongwu's friends in Chang'an, and to send money and gifts to others when he is done.

Of course, there are still benefits to this, and in the end, Zhang Zhongwu's son Zhang Zhifang defeated his old opponent Zhang Yunshen and became the deputy envoy of Youzhou Jiedu.

It is said that after Zhang Yunshen, the general of Liaodong, heard the news, he kicked over the urinals (the news should have been obtained at night, except for those with special fetishes, normal people would not rush to the toilet to kick the urinals during the day). Zhang Yunshen, who kicked over the urinal, was still angry, and began to scold the ministers of the court, scolding Zhang Zhifang's ancestors for eighteen generations, and later after being reminded, he found that Zhang Zhifang's eighteenth generation ancestors were actually the same ancestor as himself, so he stopped the abuse.

Although every time he goes to Chang'an, he has gains, but Zhang Zhifang is not his father after all, and he does not have his father's steady style of doing things, at this time he is only about forty years old after all, young and strong, and the energy of his body cannot be released.

Since you think about entertainment in your mind, you will naturally have less consideration in other aspects.

"Back to his father's words, the child hasn't thought too much, please ask your father for advice." Zhang Zhifang replied truthfully.

Zhang Zhongwu glanced at Zhang Zhifang very dissatisfied, this kid is good at everything, very brave, and responsible, but the bad thing is that his playfulness is too heavy, and he will show a brutal side from time to time.

It's understandable to be brutal as a soldier, but it's not good to play too hard, and drinking will make mistakes, not to mention frequent visits to entertainment venues?

Although Zhang Zhongwu was angry, he still pressed his temperament and said to Zhang Zhifang: "Zhifang, for the sake of my father, you will have to bear the burden of Youzhou in the end." Don't look at the current situation, you are already the deputy envoy of the festival, but this does not mean that you will be able to inherit the position of the envoy of the Youzhou festival in the future. You also know that Zhang Yunshen and others in Liaodong have always been dissatisfied with us, if they don't get the support of Chang'an, Youzhou will change one day. ”

When he said this, Zhang Zhongwu was really full of emotion, and his words were sincere, and he couldn't wait to get into the child's mind to guide him to work in Chang'an.

Zhang Zhifang was somewhat moved by his father's words, and said sincerely: "Father, what do you say the child should do after he arrives in Chang'an?" ”

"Hey———" Zhang Zhongwu sighed and said to Zhang Zhifang: "When you arrive in Chang'an, you should first go to King Yun's mansion, we have maintained close contacts with King Yun over the years, and this must always be maintained." Remember that King Yun likes music, prepare some more Yuefu poetry collections for him, and bring a few dancers who can sing and dance foreign tribes, this matter must be done in place, and finally let His Royal Highness King Yun remember you as a person through this matter. ”

"The child has written it down, but where can I find this collection of Yuefu poems and foreign singers?" Zhang Zhifang couldn't help asking.

I'm about to set off, and you told me that you still want to send Yuefu poetry and dancing girls to King Yun, do you obviously give me a problem?

"This is already ready for you, and you must remember to bring it with you when you leave tomorrow." Zhang Zhongwu is a father after all, although Zhang Zhifang is responsible for this dedication, but as a father, he still thinks of everything he can think of for his children.

If you don't mention it, you can't help it! Who doesn't let their children care about it?

The matter of fighting is actually very simple, just pick up a knife and get on the horse and do it with the other side. But if you want to be a good festival envoy, it is not so simple, the relationship between the top and bottom should be dotted, the things inside and outside should be considered, what should be said and what should not be said should be paid attention to, and there are others who have not thought of themselves to think of.

Everyone wants to be an official, but how can they know the difficulties and dilemmas of being an official?

King Yun is the future emperor and Zhang Zhongwu's backer in the court, and this big tree must be firmly anchored.

"In addition, you have to go to the Prime Minister Linghu's mansion to prepare more tea and our Youzhou specialties for his old man, remember that the prime minister is honest and honest, just show your heart, but the eldest son in his mansion has to put some thought into it."

"Father's meaning to let the child prepare yellow and white things for him?" After all, it was in front of his father, and Zhang Zhifang didn't have to beat around the bush when he spoke.

"Needless to say, you must prepare, as for how much to prepare, you can do it yourself." Zhang Zhongwu did not emphasize too much on this point.

Zhang Zhifang is also the person who is the deputy envoy of the festival, and he gives gifts to the people of the imperial court, can he do it if he prepares less? You think that people are called Hanako, and a steamed bun solves the problem. To deal with people like Ling Hulu, it is not enough to start with ten thousand dollars.

"In addition, Zheng Hao, the concubine, Pei Xiu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and others should also move around more." Zhang Zhongwu continued to explain.

Walking around?

Zhang Zhongwu's words were so flexible that Zhang Zhifang didn't know what to do, "What does my father mean by this?" Do you want to send something to these people? ”

"You have to figure this out for yourself, these people are all upstarts in the court, and their temperament is not sure if they are fathers, after you arrive in Chang'an, you have to inquire more and see how to deal with them."

Hey———, the world is complicated, and people's hearts are unpredictable!

Before he got out of Youzhou, Zhang Zhifang sincerely felt that this errand was not fun at all.

"Since my father doesn't know how to deal with these people, then I'll ask Zhang Wei more, he is very good at Chang'an." Zhang Zhifang said suddenly.

Zhang Wei?

Hearing Zhang Wei's name, Zhang Zhongwu's eyes lit up.