"He's going to be in the military department?" Pei Jun turned around suddenly, his eyes couldn't help but show a burst of surprise, in the six departments of the Tang Dynasty, the officials and households were in his hands, the criminal department was in the hands of Chu Xingshui, the Ministry of Rites was in the hands of Li Mian, the Ministry of War was in the hands of Cui Yu, and the Ministry of Works was in the hands of Wang Ang, according to his plan, he originally wanted to give Wang Ang's Ministry of Works to Zhang Huan, or to give him Dali Temple and Yushitai, but he didn't expect that what he wanted was actually the Ministry of War, the secretary of the Ministry of War was Cui Qinggong, and the squire of the Ministry of War was concurrently served by Cui Yu, the left minister, so that Zhang Huan was going to attack the two Cui at the same time.

Pei Jun couldn't help but be very interested, of course, Cui Qinggong's military department secretary is just a false position, and he himself may not care about this title, the key is Cui Yu's military department squire, how can he get it?

Pei Junliang was silent for a long time, among Zhang Huan's three conditions, the easiest to meet was Zhang Potian's appointment, this problem is not big, he is not worried that the Zhang family will rise again, and the grass without roots will never grow into a big tree; Secondly, he was ordered to be the generalissimo of the expedition to the west, and authorized him to recover Hexi and Anxi, from the perspective of the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, there is no big problem, after all, Tubo himself tore up the alliance agreement, but in this way, Zhang Huan can expand the army reasonably and legally, and sit big without scruples, and Pei Jun is worried about the future, if Zhang Huan can't control it, where will he go?

Pei You next to him saw Pei Jun's worries, so he persuaded him: "In fact, Zhang Huan is no longer under the control of the imperial court, no matter whether the imperial court has an appointment or not, he will return to the west to use troops, and he will expand his strength, but looking at what he did in Longyou and Shuzhong, doesn't the eldest brother think that he is completely different from Cui Qinggong, Zhu and others?" I think Cui Qinggong, Zhu, Li Huaixian, Li Xilie and others are the ones who really threaten the imperial court, if they rebel at the same time, I am afraid it will be difficult to extinguish it with the strength of our Pei family alone, and it is a good strategy for the eldest brother to stay behind! ”

Pei Jun nodded slowly. Maybe Pei You is right, Cui Qinggong and Zhu are indeed the henchmen of the imperial court, and if they are not eliminated, sooner or later they will become the second in An Lushan.

Come to think of this. Pei Jun finally made up his mind that he could agree to Zhang Huan's first and second conditions, and as for controlling the military department, he couldn't do anything, it was up to Zhang Huan to seize it himself.

In the afternoon, Jing Zhaoyin organized nearly 10,000 people, and then there was the help of the army. The ice on some of Chang'an's main streets has finally been shoveled. In each square, some high-ranking officials also organized their families to shovel ice on the streets, and under their drive, more and more people and businesses also invested in it, and everyone worked together until dusk before it was completed, and the problem of difficult roads that people had been troubled for two days was solved, and at night, the streets were lively again.

I was stuffy in the house for a few days, and my feet were extremely itchy. At this time, it is approaching the New Year. Many people go out shopping on the grounds of inspecting the New Year's goods, despite the cold weather, the east and west markets of Chang'an are crowded, men and women help the old and the young to go out shopping, it is more lively than the night of the first year, the merchants are also full of energy, every household will hang out the lanterns of the first night. Order it early. It was brilliant for a while, and it attracted the people to refuse to disperse for a long time. Bursts of laughter to welcome this rare snowmelt festival.

Zhang Huan also had leisure for the first time in a few days, and his conditions were out, and the rest was Pei Jun's reply, and he was also happy to be relaxed, so he walked to Dongshi to take a look at Du Mei's intelligence center in Chang'an and learn about its operation.

He did not take a carriage, but came on horseback, more than a dozen soldiers in civilian clothes, left and right closely followed, the open space on both sides of the gate of the East City has been full of carriages, the rental coachmen are full of oil, can not stop for a moment, keep welcoming the guests down, send up, several restaurants at the door are bright, overcrowded, a steady stream of people are coming from all directions, some are riding horses, some are sitting in carriages, and some are walking from nearby.

When they entered Dongshi, a large area of heat hit the sky, and Zhang Huan and others immediately drowned in the sea of people.

"You guys don't have to be so nervous, there won't be any assassins here." Zhang Huan saw that his personal soldiers were extremely nervous, holding the hilt of the knife to guard the left and right, only hating that there was no high shield to cover it, so frightened that the people on both sides avoided one after another, and they all looked at them in amazement, he couldn't help but be angry and funny: "If there is really an assassin, you can start at the gate of the East Market, do you still have to wait until now?" ”

Although the governor was reasonable, the soldiers didn't hear it, they were still vigilant, and they were closely guarding the front and rear, and Zhang Huan had no choice but to go with them.

Less than 500 steps into the East Market Gate is the jewelry shop area, where there is more traffic, especially women, everyone wants to add a piece or two of jewelry to themselves before the New Year, because there are too many carriages, everyone is almost walking forward, each shop is crowded with women who choose jewelry, and some men pay, some helplessly wait aside.

After walking about twenty steps, a lantern in the shape of a copper coin hung in the middle of the road, but the four characters Kaiyuan Tongbao on the copper coin were replaced by Wuzhu Yuebao, and their destination was finally reached.

If only from the outside, this jewelry store is no different from other people's homes, the store is also crowded with people, all kinds of jewelry are hanging on the four walls, shining dazzling in the light, a dozen guys are tirelessly explaining to the guests the origin, color and price of each piece of jewelry, there are also a few guests with considerable status sitting in the room, the deputy steward is waiting, one by one handing over the best jewelry in the small warehouse.

The shopkeeper Hu stood in the tent, five or six guests were paying, he had a signboard smile on his face, while greeting the guests, but he was meticulous in counting the money in his hand, skilled and fast, five short and thick fingers flicked, and fifty copper coins were divided, which was not bad, who would have thought that such a businessman full of copper smell would be the intelligence leader of the Xiliang Army in Chang'an?

The shopkeeper Hu had just finished half of the tent, and at a glance, his heart jumped suddenly, only to see that a zhang away, the proprietor of his proprietor, Zhang Huan, the envoy of Longyoujiedu, was looking at him with a smile behind his back. Shopkeeper Hu is worthy of being a person who has seen the world, although the governor suddenly appeared, he was still in a panic, and quickly counted the remaining eight hundred yuan, and stamped his own seal on the manifest. Only then did he call another guy to come up and settle the bill, and he greeted him, "The guest officer wants to buy jewelry?" ”

Zhang Huan saw that he was cautious, and couldn't help but nod approvingly. smiled: "I can't like these jewelry, I want to find a few good ones, can you?" ”

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Guest, please come with me. Shopkeeper Hu opened a small door, invited Zhang Huan to come with him, made a few rounds, and everyone came to a room, where there were no windows on all sides. All are masonry structures. Shopkeeper Hu lit the lamp, and immediately knelt down to salute, "Subordinate**, see the governor!" ”

"You're in the military?" Zhang Huan was a little surprised, in his impression, the Xiliang soldiers were all strong and strong, and most of the civilian officials were young people, who were black, thin and capable, but it was rare to see such a white and chubby middle-aged person.

"The subordinates are Chang'an people, who have been in business for generations. Because of the withering of the family business, he went to Wuwei to join the army. He has been serving in the military grain depot, and was later selected as a wind patrol, and was sent to Chang'an the year before last, so he bought this shop as a cover. ”

"I see." Zhang Huan nodded and asked, "How many subordinates are there in this shop?" ”

"Back to the Governor, most of the people in the shop are real guys, with only two subordinates and five spies. Responsible for intelligence gathering. Zhang Huan is usually not in the store, and he didn't speak for a long time, so it should be said that he was not satisfied. The scale is too small, a lot of in-depth intelligence cannot be obtained, and the functions are too simple, except for collecting intelligence, other things cannot be done, such as assassination, kidnapping, theft, these are all necessary, but only in a short period of two years, it is good to be able to do this step.

He pondered for a moment and said: "Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and the intelligence here is crucial to our decision-making, I hope you will not be limited to a small jewelry store, don't be afraid, let go of the courage to do it, restaurants, green buildings, inns, and music shops will be set up, and the personnel will also be increased, so that the news will come more widely, you don't want to do things, give me the command of various branches, and pay attention to recruiting a group of talented people with high martial arts."

Zhang Huan said a lot in one breath, Hu shopkeeper's heart was moved and ashamed, although he has established a simple intelligence network in the past two years, but at least half of his energy is spent on business, strictly speaking, he is already dereliction of duty, but the governor did not punish him, but encouraged him to become bigger and stronger, compared with the expectations of the governor, his own small Chang'an intelligence manager, is too far behind.

"The governor's teachings are in mind, and I will go back to Jincheng County tomorrow to discuss the expansion with Governor Du."

Zhang Huan stood up, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said: "Don't underestimate the role of intelligence, it is the basis of all my decisions, this time I can successfully win Shuzhong, timely and complete information is the first major achievement." ”

"Yes, my subordinates remember."

"Okay, I'm going back, you pick out a few good pieces of jewelry for me, and send someone to my house tomorrow, and I will pay the bill." After speaking, Zhang Huan smiled slightly, and led everyone away.

There are more people on Dongshi Street at this time, people are crowded, people are crowded, and he can't walk ten steps in a quarter of an hour, Zhang Huan frowned, there are so many people, he is not the slightest interest, but there is no way out, do you really want him to watch the lights before he can return?

At this time, a person ran from behind, but it was a guy from Wuzhu Yuebao Shop, he ran forward and bowed his hand and said: "Zhang Dongzhu, my shopkeeper asked me to lead the way, there is a small road to go directly out of Dongshi." ”

Zhang Dongzhu? Zhang Huan smiled, "Then I'll trouble you." ”

The so-called small road is actually a passage behind the store to send urgent goods, only one person is wide, and the obese person can only walk sideways, about three or four hundred steps, the front has seen the gate tower of the East City Gate from afar, the road here is very spacious, although there are also people coming and going, but it can already walk like flying.

"Proprietor Zhang, you can go out by walking all the way down the road, the store is busy, I'll send it here."

"Thank you." Zhang Huan bowed his hand to him slightly, and the guy hurriedly returned the salute, then turned around and hurriedly left.

Zhang Huan looked up and looked around, this area seems to be a square, countless small traders have set up stalls here, selling clay figures, selling dog skin plasters, fortune tellers, selling wood-cut swords, setting up stalls for archery and gambling, etc., etc., etc., etc., which are dazzling, attracting countless people to join in the fun.

"Selling beef noodles, authentic Jincheng-gun beef noodles." A rough voice came from afar, with a standard Jincheng County accent.

"Dudu, there is actually Jincheng County beef noodles here, it's rare!" One of the soldiers smiled.

Zhang Huan then remembered that he hadn't eaten dinner yet. He looked back at more than a dozen pro-soldiers, and their eyes lit up, and he smiled: "It's okay!" When we meet our hometowns, let's recognize our fellow countrymen. ”

A dozen people turned around and walked towards the noodle stall. The noodle stall is placed next to a wall, the business is not bad, there are more than 20 stools on the ground, basically there are people, maybe because of the cold terrain, there are two small tents set up against the wall, and two families stand in front of one of the tents. No one else is allowed in. Zhang Huan's clothes were faintly familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere, but he couldn't remember them for a while.

"Do you want noodles?" When the stall owner saw more than a dozen people coming, he immediately greeted him with a smile, and one of his own soldiers said, "Bring us thirty bowls of noodles, and we want one tent." ”

The stall owner, who was about 30 years old and honest, looked back at the tent and was a little embarrassed: "There are female customers in both tents, or wait for them to finish eating." ”

"Forget it!" Zhang Huan shook his head.

"Then I don't want a tent. Give us below. "It doesn't matter if the soldiers see Zhang Huan. So he found a stool and put it against the wall.

Zhang Huan sat down, he couldn't help but look at the two family members again, searching in his mind where he had seen their clothes, but he couldn't remember anything.

At this time, a pro-soldier brought a bowl of noodles and said with a smile: "Governor, eat it while it's hot!" ”

Zhang Huan poured a thick layer of minced meat on top of the meeting, and couldn't help but have a great appetite. smiled: "It looks like Jincheng beef noodles." ”

He took the noodles and ate them in large gulps. While eating, he praised repeatedly, "Not bad." It's really authentic. ”

At this time, a young woman's voice faintly came from the tent, "My eldest lady, are you here to eat noodles or to see noodles?" The noodles are cold, so let's eat them! ”

"I'm not hungry, you can eat it yourself!" It was another young woman's voice, the voice was gentle and sad, hearing these two voices, Zhang Huan's body shook violently, and he looked at the tent beside him incredulously.

"Since you don't eat it, what are you pulling me to do?"

"Nothing, I just want to sit at the stall."

Zhang Huan stood up suddenly, he dropped the bowl and strode towards the tent, the two family members couldn't help but be startled when they saw him coming fiercely, and each held down the hilt of the sword, "There are female dependents here, you can't go in!" ”

Zhang Huan already knew the origin of these two family members, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "I am Cui Xiangguo's old man, and I have no malice." ”

At this time, the curtain was also opened suddenly, revealing a beautiful face, Zhang Huan's body froze, looking at her blankly, she also walked out slowly, looking at Zhang Huan sadly, the two stared at each other like this, and there seemed to be a thousand words in their eyes.

After parting, I remembered to meet, and I dreamed of the same soul with you a few times, and I took the silver shine tonight, and I am afraid that the meeting was in a dream.

Zhang Huan suddenly opened his arms, his eyes were full of expectation and waiting, Cui Ning finally cried with joy, she threw herself into her lover's arms, the two hugged each other tightly, and the lovesickness of the past three years turned into a rain at this moment, infiltrating into the depths of each other's hearts.

"Huanlang, if I come back, do you still want me?" Cui Ning raised his white jade-like face and looked at Ailang stupidly

"This time!" Zhang Huan smiled and wiped away her tears, "But if you run again, then I really don't want you." ”

Cui Ning buried his face deeply in his arms, "Huanlang, I will never leave again, for the past three years, I have been thinking about you all the time." ”

"It's been three years!" Zhang Huan stroked her hair and muttered, "After three years of separation, I finally knew that you are irreplaceable in my heart." ”

At this time, Lin Pingping, who was hiding behind the tent, looked at them blankly, her eyes faintly flashed with tears, she looked up at the endless sky, let out a long breath of white air, and turned away gloomily.

After a long time, Cui Ning suddenly realized, she quickly wiped away her tears and said embarrassedly: "Oops, I'm going to be laughed at by her again." ”

She turned around, but she didn't see Lin Pingping, "Pingping!" She called out a few times, "Where are you?" ”

"Miss, Miss Lin is gone." A family member pointed to Lin Pingping's figure that was about to disappear from afar.

"Pingping!" Cui Ning panicked, she hurriedly turned back to Zhang Huan and said, "Huan Lang, I'm going back first, and I'll come back to you tomorrow." ”

Zhang Huan nodded reluctantly, "Okay, I'll send you back!" ”