It was rainy and miserable, and the wasteland was full of a depressing atmosphere, and the garrison and the camp of the Hanchuan garrison were all standing in the rain, waiting to see Yang Chong off; In the battle with the Chijin Turks, the Hanchuan garrison was famous in the Western Regions, but he did not expect that the main general Yang Chong was finally removed from his post and left. A group of generals such as Shi Daqian, Murong Xixiong, Wu Zhuo, Xifeng Changshan, Tuoba Anhu and others stood at the front of the team, and Yuwenshu and Yang Gongren and others did not come to see them off because they were evasive. Yang Chong was still his usual appearance, and said with a lazy smile: "I can finally go to business with peace of mind, and I hope to hear your good news in Chang'an." ”

Shi Daqian nodded and said, "Don't worry, the Handchuan garrison will be able to crisscross the Western Regions." ”

Yang Chong didn't say much, turned over his horse, and led the team away. Yang Chong's team back to Chang'an was huge, not only with 2,000 cattle and eleven carriages, but also with a lot of people. Thirty-five disciples of Yuanlou Guandao led by Tianjian, twelve craftsmen led by Yuan Hongzhao and Yang Heng, and more than forty children bought by Yang Chong, plus ten herdsmen selected by Sikong Xing, there were more than 100 people. Yuan Hongzhao took six purchased craftsmen to Handchuan Shu, learned that Yang Chong was dismissed, did not care, and decided to return to Chang'an with Yang Chong; Sikong Xing resigned from his official position.

Among the craftsmen, there were also two blacksmiths found in the camp of exile, and together with ten herdsmen, Yuwenshu helped Yang Chong go through the procedures for buying people and became the servants of Yang Chong's family; Yang Chong sold the blacksmith shop and tens of thousands of catties of scrap iron to Hanchuan Shu, paid the money for the buyer, and bought thirty horses. Shi Daqian, Murong Xixiong and others kept sending fifty miles before reluctantly turning back; Gao Junya could only sigh when she learned that the victory of Handchuan gave Yang Chong a very high prestige in the hearts of Shi Daqian and others, and it was not something that he could replace all at once.

Gao Junya was thinking nonsense, Yuwen Zhihe walked over gently, and said with a smile: "My father and Lord Yang have invited General Gao." ”

Gao Junya hurriedly came to Yuwenshu's temporary office with Yuwen Zhihe, it turned out to be a warehouse in Donghanbao, Yuwenshu and Yang Gongren should have been talking for a long time, and both of them had a little tiredness on their faces. Yuwenshu motioned for Gao Junya to sit down and said: "Before Yang Chong left, I talked with him for half the night, he thought that Xue Yantuo sent troops, and he would be able to defeat Tuyuhun, and Fu Yun would bring people east in the near future to ask for refuge, which was a good opportunity for us to annihilate them in one fell swoop." I have sent official letters to both the Son of Heaven and Xiping County, but the mobilization of a large army is not feasible in a day, and you quickly mobilize 1,500 cavalry in Hanchuan, and once it is really as Yang Chong predicted, you will be ready to march west at any time. ”

"General." Gao Junya is the old department of Yuwenshu in Jiangdu, so he doesn't beat around the bush when he speaks: "Now there are less than 2,000 soldiers in the entire Handchuan Army, and 1,500 people have been transferred, and the garrison is insufficient. ”

Yu Wenshu said noncommittally: "There should be a few more days to replenish the camp with two hundred soldiers and draw 1,300 men from the existing army." ”

Gao Junya has nothing to say, this is exactly Yang Chong's decision, recruit troops on the spot, and march westward step by step; Gao Junya agreed and withdrew, Yang Gongren said regretfully: "Although Yang Chong has no experience in leading troops, he has a long-term vision in terms of pattern, Xu Guogong, how sure are you of Yang Chong's guess?" ”

Yu Wenshu said without hesitation: "Eight or nine is not far from ten." After the matter of the Chijin Turks was exposed, all the tribes of Tuyuhun were ready to move, not only afraid that the Great Sui would send troops to retaliate, but also hoped that Fu Yun would have an accident and let his tribe take charge of Tuyuhun. ”

Yang Chong and his entourage stayed in Rilan Fort at night, Shan Fu had just been appointed by Yu Wenshu as the guard of Rilan Fort, and had prepared the room and camp tent early, Yang Chong and Shan Fu talked for a full hour, talking about the judgment of the situation behind the Western Regions. Shan Fu brothers are different from Shi Daqian, they have become Yang Chong's business partners, considering that Gao Junya is in Handchuan, Yang Chong will send a caravan in the future, and the place to settle is Rilan Castle, so Yang Chong said in detail, that is, he hopes that Shan Fu can maintain the situation.

After Shan Fu left, Yang Chong asked Jiang Fei to invite Zhang Guolao, and asked bluntly: "Daochang Zhang, just say it directly, you have invested so much in me, what do you want me to do?" ”

Zhang Guolao smiled and said: "If you don't become an official, it will be convenient to speak, and I won't be foolish." Before Yuan Tiangang left Chang'an, he went to the Jingyun Temple of Nantuo Mountain, which is also the Taoist temple of our Louguan Dao, and the presiding officer of the Yuan Dao is my junior brother, who is proficient in physiognomy. Yuan Tiangang said that he himself failed to see through your appearance, which aroused the curiosity of Zhiyuan's junior brother, and later he secretly went to see you twice, and came back to say that you are a thousand-year-old appearance. ”

Yang Chong suddenly felt that his heart stopped beating for a few seconds, and the word thousand years made him creepy, it was indeed more than a thousand years since he crossed from modern society to the Great Sui. Jiang Fei grinned, looked at Yang Chong and said, "He doesn't seem to be so old." ”

Zhang Guolao explained meaningfully: "The appearance of a thousand years does not mean that a person lives for a thousand years, although Taoism pursues immortality, but we cultivators cannot talk nonsense. Millennial phase refers to the fact that something a person has built can be passed down for thousands of years and passed down by disciples or family members, such as doctrines, instruments, wealth, family, and so on. Senior Sister Yuanhui first sent Jiang Fei to your mansion to practice, that is, ten years old, if you don't have fate, we should not know anything, and then we saw that you were happy with each other, and we made up our minds to support you. ”

Yang Chong comprehended: "The risk was the greatest when it was created, I understand your caution, and now that Jiang Fei and I are together, Zhang Daochang can always say what you want." ”

Zhang Guo said with his head bowed: "At the beginning, I heard that you brought saltpeter and other things to Handchuan Shu, which was to prepare for the recipe of your Lei Huo Dan, and now I only need your promise to help Louguan Dao build ten Taoist temples in Jiangnan when you succeed." ”

Yang Chong smiled, his gunpowder still didn't hide from Zhang Guolao; However, the requirements of the ten Taoist temples do not seem to be difficult to do, although the Maoshan Sect and the Heavenly Master Dao are the mainstream in the south, and the Louguan Dao wants to intervene is a tiger's mouth, but for Yang Chong, the ten Taoist temples did not say the size, nor did they say where they were, as for the prosperity of the incense, the rest is a matter of money. Yang Chong immediately realized that what Zhang Guolao valued was the impact of his own money, and Louguan would still lack money from a few Taoist temples.

Yang Chong asked tentatively, "Do you have to build it at the appointed time?" ”

Boss Zhang Guo laughed and said: "Senior Brother Zhiyuan is not wrong, he can't hide anything from you, this matter is to use your influence." ”

Zhang Guolao's plan is like making a movie in later generations, when the plot can't move people, he relies on movie stars to boost popularity, Yang Chong smiled bitterly: "Do I have that much ability?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Guolao said with certainty: "Originally, I was a little skeptical, but when I saw Lei Huodan, I didn't have the slightest doubt. Yang Chong, no matter what the other people in Louguandao think, Senior Brother Feng and Senior Sister Yuan and I will go all out to support you, and I hope you will not forget your promise when the time comes. ”

Yang Chongxin said that I hadn't agreed yet, but looking at Jiang Fei's expectant expression, Yang Chongxin softened and said, "I promise you." ”