It was a myriad of gold utensils, gold cakes, gold ingots, and exquisite jewelry inlaid with precious jade pearls in open cages, and such large and small cages were placed in the military tent as many as a dozen mouths.

Rao is Zhang Lan's face that has always been as resolute as iron and stone, and he can't help but be a little relieved by the power of these golden lights.

For the sake of these things, he suddenly had a little patience and interest, and wanted to hear what the secret envoy sent by the grass thief could say in front of him.

Although Gao Linggong has repeatedly given him generous gifts and never hesitated to reward him, and the imperial court has repeatedly rewarded him, but all this, plus the routine service of his subordinates, is afraid that it is less than half of the value.

It must be known that in his early years, he followed the Linggong to the east and west to conquer the army, but he gained something, either to serve the Shangguan or to distribute it to his subordinates to think that he was entrapment, so although he had a lot of goods, he did not keep some of them. Originally, it would have been like this all the time.

But with the transfer of Ling Gong to Huainan, he began to cultivate immortals with his heart and gradually stayed away from mundane things, and it seemed that he was planning to stay in office for the rest of his life. These old subordinates, who have followed them for many years, have also received some kind of instruction and permission to settle down on the spot, and they have to start planning and planning for their own death.

In this case, although he was the first order of the Huaizhen army generals, the envoy and the camp were all soldiers and horses; But in terms of specific net worth, it is a little embarrassing and dwarfed. Even in terms of the pomp and pattern of daily life, even the soldiers and horses under a local state or the history of assassination are inferior.

Although Ling Gong allocated a large area of fertile land and beautiful houses to them near Jiangdu as a place to stay, he also gave Yangzhou characteristic singers and dancing girls to fill the back house; However, in the city of Yangzhou, which is known as a place of drunkenness and gold, it is far from enough to rely on the salaries and rewards of those ministries and the fields in order to maintain a luxurious and decent life with a group of servants and a cloud of cars and houses.

However, he is the number one favorite general of the Linggong and the main soldier of the camp, but he can't be like those scattered soldiers and horses or town generals, or the assassins of the imperial court, to encompass and squeeze the place to fulfill his own desires. As for the entry and curry favor of these local generals, he should also try to avoid suspicion and keep a distance from the position of Ling Gong.

Therefore, in terms of financial sources and income, he has to take out some capital from time to time, and from time to time distribute and reward his subordinates to maintain morale and return; And you can't be like those other generals, as long as you go back and forth in the countryside once or twice under the banner of suppressing thieves, you will have everything up and down.

Not to mention that among the dozen or so concubines he doted on, some of them were newly pregnant; is the so-called hope and touch of the old man, so that the cost of his new house has increased dramatically. So for all these reasons, he has a little more patience than before.

After all, even if most of these things were dedicated to Ling Gong at the moment, as long as he was allowed to leave a mouthful, it would be enough for him to spend money for a few years.

"This small gift is just a little bit of a request to see Zhang."

As the messenger of the grass thief, Yang Shigu, who was dressed as a scribe, noticed the change in his mind, and was neither humble nor arrogant.

"If you have to raise your noble hand and pass it on behalf of the envoy, we will give you another unrespectful report. . . ."

"Your generation is all dry bones in the grave, why do you have to be so weird. Wouldn't it be peaceful for people to enjoy the peace of the world if they were obediently ambushed by death?"

Zhang Lan shook his head in disdain with a slight disappointment:

"Today's chaos in the world is not caused by my own efforts. Even if the Lord does not rise up from time to time, there will be more others who will rise up to resist and rebel against the court. ”

Yang Shigu also smiled a little helplessly and humbly.

"Dare to ask again, the Huainan armies really want to burn the jade with our department, and the imperial court will not have to worry about it from now on."

"Now my generation has consciously repented and is powerless to resist the Huai army, just seeking a place to live. I wish to make the respect of the public to ease the cheeks and petition the court. ”

Speaking of this, he became more and more humble and pleaded.

"It is because the general sent the villain to come and said that the righteous army did not dare to seek the big town of Tianping, Qingzi, and Xusi, and the festival of the town, nor did they dare to hope that the two (observed) guards of western Zhejiang, Hunan, and Wuling...

"Even if it's to give a small jurisdiction over two or three states, it's good to have strategy and defense. Everyone has obtained the official status of the imperial court, and since then they have guarded the border and defended the barbarians for the country, and they have done their best for a long time. . . ”

"Strike. Why don't you kill this to correct people's hearts, or capture and torture to find out the inside story of the thief? ”

It wasn't until Yang Shigu left safely that someone walked out from behind the tent and came to make a gesture, but it was Gao Yue who worshiped Sima Xian.

"Anyway, he's also a military advisor who reverses his pretense... Is it possible that you really want to petition for the public on your behalf? ”

Then his expression became a little surprised.

"It's really a big matter, and you have to ask for a judgment from the public. This is also a special account of the official business."

Zhang Lan had the rare patience to explain to him.

"In addition, the army has been driven to fight for days, although there are countless thieves and successes, but there are also quite complaints, just to take advantage of this truce and reorganize one or two."

"Is it so easy to let go of these grass thieves?"

Gao Yue is still a little incomprehensible.

"San Lang, I know your heart of making meritorious deeds and seeking revenge from thieves."

Then, Zhang Lan looked at Gao Yue, whose expression seemed to be a little lost and stunned, sighed in his heart and continued:

"But even if a certain self-deprecating identity kills a grass thief military division who is sent to the door to spread the word, what benefits and merits will be given to the overall situation of Yu Huainan."

"It's worth dealing with a certain family at any cost and wealth, and there is always only one Huang Shun...

"The crusade means to say. . . Why don't you think about it and make a plan? ”

Gao Yue couldn't help but be a little surprised and excited.

"It depends on what Ling Gong means."

Zhang Lan is undeniable.

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Two days later, in the city of Jiangdu, where the urgent report was received, the Huainan Jiedu envoy and the Pingzhang Gao Biao under the Zhongshu Gate, and the upper and lower levels of the Ziming Building where he stayed and practiced, and the nearby pavilion on the left, could hear the loud laughter that suddenly erupted faintly from the high immortal Weng, who had been pure and peaceful for these days.

"It's exactly what I want, Zhang Wushu is worthy of being Zhang Wuving.."

Gao Yu, who has become more and more Taoist and immortal since his cultivation, is also sighing at his newly acquainted and favored "Taoist little friend" Lu Yongzhi.

"Now I'm waiting for the grass thief to come up and ask for forgiveness and enter my room. What if you let him do what you want now? ”

"Please be cautious."

Lu Yongzhi, who was a little handsome, admonished

"The villain has always heard that the grass thief is cunning and deceitful, and he should not be gullible."

"It's okay already."

Gao Biao didn't mean to be disappointed in the slightest.

"Now that my Huainan army is coming to Raozhou again, it is the so-called to most of the grass thieves and the swords, and the overturning is only in the moment."

"On the contrary, we should beware of Huang rebelling and abandoning the crowd and fleeing, and running back to the outside of the mountain to stir up trouble, which is a failure. It's to get a gain or loss as bait.,Let's hang him.。。 ”

Speaking of this, Gao Yu took off the purple satin mountain man's feather coat and walked out, and summoned loudly with a rare excitement and a bright and wise demeanor.

"Someone, prepare the following seal for me and urgently submit it to the imperial court."

"Ling Gong, Ling Gong, can you take a moment."

Then Lu Yongzhi heard someone in the building come to admonish

"The lessons of Song (Wei) Pinglu (Jiedu Envoy) are still there, and we must guard against one or two."

"Cui Zhiyuan, Cui Shuju, you are really ridiculous. . . ."

Then, someone yelled at him.

"You're secretly directing the public to be unconscious; Or are you questioning Zhang Zhao's incompetence in the use of soldiers and false reports? ”

Hearing this, Lu Yongzhi couldn't help but shake his head slightly and sighed, this famous shogunate secretary Cui Zhiyuan was afraid that he was going to be unlucky. It seems that he still has the exclusive merit of nine out of ten to defeat the grass thief, how can he easily let others share the profit with Gao Linggong's temperament.

Therefore, this seal just gave him a reason and excuse to explain to the imperial court.

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In Chang'an City, in the courtyard of the Zheng family's residence in Anyi Fang, Prime Minister Zheng Zheng also had a rare meal of two bowls of cold tao mixed with apricot blossom dew and cheese, as a response to the Huainan Army's series of good news for thieves.

At least compared with the previous places in the south of the Yangtze River, the reports and good news that continue to turn into "annihilation of thieves"; The contents of the Huainan Army's capture and reconquest of lost territory are undoubtedly much more authentic and reliable when analyzed and calculated in the court.

Although Gao Yu, as the commander of the Huainan Army, was on the side of his political opponent Lu Xian; But it did not hinder his optimism about the improvement of the situation in the world once the grass thieves were destroyed.

He even left his wife, Lu, to drink three cups of light Yulu Chun together, and listened to her tell some rumors that have recently become popular among female dependents. For example, in the Xuanyuan Emperor (Lao Tzu) view of Zhongnan Mountain, someone saw the nameless Taoist who led the way for Gaozu when he opened the country, and said that there were always 600 years of gas and clouds.

However, the new entry had just sent in a copy of Di Wen, but the good mood that he had rarely accumulated suddenly came to naught, and some drunken faces stood up and said angrily:

"Gao Qianli, Gao Qianli, how can you be like this because of the interests and harms,"

"Hurry up and prepare the horse to drive, I want to meet the Son of Heaven overnight. Wait until tomorrow to discuss it, but I'm afraid it's too late. ”

However, when he saw the contemporary emperor with a reluctant expression in the brightly lit manna hall, the eldest father Tian Lingzi, who was standing beside him with a smile and comforting eyes, seemed to know everything in his hand, which made Zheng Ji chuckle in his heart, and he hesitated a little when he was about to speak.

Could it be that he tried his best to bury the shadows in the Huainan Jinxiang Academy, and the news that he obtained first has been leaked?

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"When Zhaoyi, probation, Yiwu and other armies all went to Huainan, and they were afraid to share their merits, but the thieves were not peaceful, and they did not bother the soldiers, please send them back; The imperial court allowed it, and then crossed the Huaibei and returned. ”

"Zizhi Tongjian" Sima Guang.

(End of chapter)