At the beginning of July of the sixteenth year of Qingzhi, the Tang Dynasty Emperor Li finally returned to Beijing safely, and Cui Yuan personally led hundreds of civil and military ministers to greet the emperor twenty miles away.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is old, and he can't suffer for His Majesty, the old minister is ashamed!"

Cui Yuan lay down in front of the carriage of the Li Department and wept bitterly, and under his leadership, Pei Jun, Wang Ang, Wei Ge and other cabinet ministers and officials from various provinces and Taiwan knelt down and wept.

Li Department quickly got out of the carriage, he helped Cui Yuan up, and comforted him repeatedly: "I don't blame Xiangguo!" Don't blame Xiangguo! ”

He smiled and waved his hand, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, please get up!" ”

At this time, a gorgeous dragon chariot slowly drove forward, and the ministers said in unison: "Respectfully Your Majesty is invited to ascend!" ”

Li Xian boarded the dragon chariot, he summoned Zhang Huan to the front, and said loudly to everyone: "All Aiqing must know that this time the Hui people were defeated, and the credit lies with Zhang Huan alone, and I have decided to crown him as the general of the Tianqi camp and the founder of Xiangling County!" ”

The ministers looked at each other, and a whispering sound sounded immediately, and the first holy decree of the Li family's return was not to comfort the ancestors and ancestors, let alone to ask the queen mother for peace, but to directly announce the establishment of the Tianqi Battalion and appoint Zhang Huan as the commander, his intention was very obvious, he was going to start building his own power.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say."

Cui Yuan coughed heavily, and said with a dry smile: "Your Majesty's love for talent and ministers have already realized that Zhang Huanju has made great contributions, but after all, his qualifications are insufficient, and he may be dissatisfied with those low-level officials who have worked hard to get ahead. ”

Tianqi Yingzhonglang will be the fourth rank, and the founder of Xiangling County is also the fourth rank, but the prince Si Yilang suggested by Cui Yuan is only the sixth grade, and he is an idle official in the East Palace, with no real power.

This year's new champion Chu Wei was awarded the post of Wailang of the Ministry of Rites after the selection of the Ministry of Officials in May.

Cui Yuan's meaning is obvious, that is, to deprive Zhang Huan of his military power and put him in the East Palace for idleness.

Zhang Huan has been silent, he knows very well that the dispute between the Li family and Cui Yuan is not just for him, they are competing for a weather vane, fighting for a momentum,

But he wasn't worried that someone would stand up for him.

As soon as Cui Yuan's words fell, a sneer came from the front row of the minister, and he saw Wei Ge, the secretary of the military department, standing up, he glanced at Cui Yuan with disdain, and snorted coldly: "Zhang Huan has made such a great military achievement, it is not an exaggeration to make him the prince of the country, His Majesty has wronged him very much by appointing him as a lieutenant general, but some people are jealous, and they want to let him become a civil official, which is really ridiculous, it is estimated that he will not find the opportunity to take the merit this time." ”

He slowly walked in front of the Li family, bowed and bowed: "Your Majesty, since Zhu Xicai, the general of Jin Wuwei, died for the country, and his position is also vacant, the old minister suggested that Zhang Huan be named the general of Jin Wuwei to encourage those who come after him to serve the country!" ”

"Wei Shangshu has gone a little too far."

Zuo Xiang Pei Jun stood up, he gave a salute to the Li Department, and said with a smile: "Although Zhang Huan has made great contributions, it is a little inappropriate to let him be the general of Jin Wuwei, as Cui Xiang said, the qualifications are insufficient, but he has made military merits, and it is also inappropriate to be the prince Si Lang, I think His Majesty's suggestion is extremely reasonable, Zhonglang General, the position is neither high nor low, it is suitable for him." ”

He looked back at Cui Yuan and said with a slight smile: "Cui Xiangguo, what do you think?" ”

Cui Yuan smiled knowingly, of course he knew that it was impossible to make Zhang Huan the prince Si Yilang, but he had to suppress the momentum of the Li family, it seemed that Pei Jun was also well versed in this, and as soon as the two of them advanced and retreated, they changed the will of the Li family to a suggestion.

"Your Majesty, since Pei Xiang and Wei Shangshu both think that it is inappropriate for Zhang Huan to be the prince's secretary, then the old minister is willing to obey Your Majesty's arrangement, it is not too early now, please board the car."

Li Department glanced at him coldly, snorted, and sat down in the dragon chariot, Zhang Huan smiled, he waved his hand, and three thousand iron horsemen escorted the dragon chariot and slowly drove towards Chang'an......

"Nephew Zhang Xian!"

Cui Yuan's carriage slowed down and slowly approached Zhang Huan, he opened the window and smiled slightly: "Just now, the original appearance was just a matter of facts, don't take it to heart." ”

"What did Sangkook say? Zhang Huan heard that Brother Cui Xian was supposed to be Taichangqing, but because of Xiangguo's opposition, he was reappointed as the assassin of Hanzhong. ”

Cui Yuan stroked his short beard and said with a smile: "The old man still remembers that the virtuous nephew was disappointed in Chang'an a few months ago, but he returned with glory in just a few months, which makes people have to sigh that the life experience is so wonderful, the old man has a word, I don't know if the virtuous nephew wants to hear it?" ”

"Zhang Huan is willing to listen to Xiangguo's teachings!"

"The virtuous nephew is proud and does not forget the form, and the son can be taught!"

Cui Yuan smiled faintly and said: "This time the virtuous nephew has become the hero of my Tang Dynasty, the deeds of the virtuous nephew are discussed everywhere in the streets and alleys, and many young people will follow suit, so the old man hopes that the virtuous nephew can restrain his words and deeds, and not play a negative role." ”

'Restrain your words and deeds', Zhang Huan naturally knew what he meant by this, he smiled, and said casually: "Xiangguo's gift Zhang Huan is engraved in his heart, but Zhang Huan is also a person who talks about things, and his words and deeds will be measured!" ”

Cui Yuan glanced at him deeply, and suddenly smiled: "I have a favorite general, and his temperament is very similar to that of a virtuous nephew, so it is better for me to introduce you to you." ”

"Oh! I don't know who Xiangguo is talking about? ”

"I'm talking about Zhu Xicai's son Zhu Zhu!" Cui Yuan smiled slightly and said, "He is now a lieutenant general of the Longwu Army, maybe you will meet him when you enter the city later." ”

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The dragon chariot of the Li family slowly drove into the Mingde Gate, the Son of Heaven returned safely, the entire Chang'an City was boiling, the Suzaku Street was already crowded with people, the scene was warm, hundreds of thousands of people greeted each other in the middle of the road, and countless scholars knelt down on the street, crying for the emperor's return.

Zhang Huan watched this scene silently, he knew that his treasure was right, whether the Tang Emperor had real power or not, he would always be the irreplaceable heaven in the hearts of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

As the Tang Emperor approached, the crowd of people welcoming him became more and more frenetic, "Hurray!" Banzai! "A cry like a landslide and a tsunami.

Li also seemed to be infected by the emotions of the people, he actually pushed the car door and stood on the wheel of the car to wave to the people frequently.

All the soldiers, guards, and servants who were guarding him suddenly became nervous, and the Long Wu Army, who was maintaining order at the scene, formed a wall of people, desperately blocking the forward surge of the crowd.

Zhang Huan rode a war horse, guarding Li Xiang's side tightly, he held the hilt of the knife tightly, and his sharp eyes watched the subtle changes around him, suddenly, he found that there were several Hui people behind the crowd who were crowding forward, Zhang Huan's eyes immediately narrowed into a slit, staring at them for an instant without leaving, he saw that the person in front seemed to have taken something out of his arms.

Zhang Huan gave the soldiers next to him a look, and quietly took off the bow, pulled out an arrow and put it on the string, his eyes stared at the Hui man's every move, when the Li family's dragon chariot slowly approached, the Hui man's hands moved under him, his eyes stared at the Li family viciously, Zhang Huan did not hesitate to pull the bow and release the arrow, just at the same moment when his arrow was off the string, another arrow also arrived lightning from the opposite side.

Two powerful arrows, one left and one right, shot into the throat of the Hui people at the same time, the Hui people turned over and fell to the ground, and a few people behind them ran away, and the Tang army had already surrounded and held several Hui people together.

There was a big chaos in the crowd, but Zhang Huan was not in a hurry to maintain order, he looked up and looked ahead, just now another arrow was fast and accurate, this is still second, when the purpose of the Hui people was not clear, he decisively shot the arrow, this kind of courage is not something ordinary people can have.

Who will this be?

I saw a majestic war horse galloping towards him, the man on the horse was slender and long, about thirty years old, his skin was burnt yellow, he always squinted one eye, there was a scar on his eyelid, and his expression looked very gloomy, but the most eye-catching thing was his hair, under a silver helmet, snow-white hair fluttering in the wind.

He ran to Zhang Huan's side, clasped his fists and saluted him: "In Xia Zhuzhu, responsible for maintaining order on Zhuque Street, may I ask you are General Zhang Huan?" ”

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