After the Turkic War, Du Xian followed Xue Chongxun back to Chang'an, which was almost equivalent to being idle at home, although he had the official title of General Zuo Wuwei, but this kind of position in the original six-guard military system had neither military power nor war in peacetime, and basically did not have any serious business. He himself is a "literati" who regards himself as a gentleman and a Confucian general, and he usually doesn't like to go out to have fun, and he becomes very homely for a while.

Fortunately, there is good snow in Chang'an at the turn of spring and winter, Du Xian can see the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the snowflakes in the distance when he sits in the pavilion in the backyard, the tall tower is like a spectacle of ice sculptures at this time, straight into the clouds, and enjoying this scene in the snow only makes people open-minded and heroic.

So he put a small clay oven in the pavilion, warmed the wine in the water, and while admiring the wonderful scenery under the ice and snow, he carried a pen to tinker with a painting hanging on the wall. A prosperous Chang'an, in the clouds and snow, I saw the pavilions and palaces in the distance, the towers and towers were as tall as the heavenly palace, Du Xian looked up and sang a few words from time to time, he was in a good mood, and he was really happy to celebrate his birth in this era of this powerful and dignified country. The picture hanging on the wall turned out to be a large imperial territory, Du Xian stood in front of it, and he couldn't help but have a feeling in his chest to rule the world and realize his ambitions, he opened his arms alone and gestured, as if to expand the picture again, and the flowing robe danced in the wind. Although he has not yet been able to take power in the center, Du Xian has no doubt that his future will be as spacious as a sunny avenue.

He remembered the words of "Xue Chongxun", and blurted out: "But the king is the world, and he has won the name of the ...... before and after his death."

At this moment, a slave came to report: "Ah Lang, Zhang Shilang has arrived." As soon as the words fell, I heard a loud laugh: "But the king is in the world, Brother Du is so interested!" ”

After a while, I saw a scribe wearing a red robe and a hat walking over with a smile, Zhang Shilang is Zhang Xiaozhen, the squire of the military department, and the brother of Zhang Xiaosong, the general of the Western Regions. Because Du Xian was friendly with Zhang Xiaosong when he was in the Western Regions, and now he also has a good relationship with his younger brother Zhang Xiaozhen in the court.

I saw Zhang Xiaozhen, who was wearing red clothes, very conspicuous against the background of the white snowy scene, which added a touch of warmth to this elegant atmosphere. Du Xian hurriedly greeted him, and the two stood facing each other, bowing and saluting each other if there was something to do.

After the ceremony, Zhang Xiaozhen said with a smile: "Brother Du is rare to have a leisure, recently the two orchid restaurants in the east and west have newly entered Jiao Niang, why don't you go out and have fun?" ”

Du Xian smiled indifferently: "I'm still used to a few glasses of light wine over a low fire." ”

Zhang Xiaozhen looked up and saw a plaque hanging above the pavilion, with the book "Tranquility Zhiyuan", but there was a large picture below, and there were pen and ink and other things on the small case, and the pen was wet and obviously painting. Zhang Xiaozhen stepped forward to watch it with great interest, and glanced back at Du Xian: "Brother Tai is so generous, he draws a map so imposingly. ”

Du Xian said: "I have almost spent half a month's work, and when it is finished, I will dedicate it to Jinshang." Today, an enterprising generation of kings would love this picture. ”

Zhang Xiaozhen smiled slightly, as if there was a mystery. Du Xian knew that this brother was resourceful, and when he saw his expression, he hurriedly asked: "Why is the virtuous brother laughing, isn't it my clumsy attempt to show ugliness?" ”

"Painting is a good ......painting," Zhang Xiaozhen said, "It's just that Brother Du can give it slowly, don't be in a hurry." ”

Du Xian hurriedly asked Xuanxu, and Zhang Xiaozhen said: "Brother Du doesn't hear about the 'cabinet'? Du Xian said: "I heard about it, what?" Zhang Xiaozhen said: "In the past, entering the political hall was a very popular minister, and he could show his ambitions; But now, in my opinion, it is the five-grade petty officials in the cabinet who are really worth entering. ”

Du Xian groaned thoughtfully after hearing this, and Zhang Xiaozhen laughed: "Those five-grade officials are really not so easy to be, the current three bachelors, look at who they are." Brother Du has followed the southern and northern wars several times, and he is full of poetry and books, why should he fight for the seven positions in the political hall with such a background? That's it, you wonder if I'm right. ”

Zhang Xiaozhen conspired for Du Xian several times, and later proved that this person did have unusual insights, and Du Xian also paid extra attention to his opinions this time.

"By the way, visiting Brother Du today is another matter." Zhang Xiaozhen rephrased and said, "My brother (Zhang Xiaosong) is still leading troops in Anxi, and his subordinates only have more than 4,000 soldiers, and the situation is not optimistic. I thought of a method for him, but it was inconvenient for me to read the book myself, and besides, there was no such person as me in my eyes today, and the book may not be taken seriously. So I want to ask Brother Du for a favor and talk about the matter in front of me today. ”

"No problem, it's incumbent on me to do what I can." Du Xian didn't ask what was going on, so he readily agreed.

…… Xue Chongxun has just ascended the throne and become the emperor, and he is still more diligent in his administration, whether there is a big or small dynasty or not, he has to meet with the ministers in the Zichen Hall almost every day, listen carefully to everyone's advice, and his posture must be sufficient. Moreover, with the real power of the monarchy, the procedure for approving the decrees and various decrees was simple, and the central government operated efficiently. Under such circumstances, it would be very easy for Du Xian to enter the palace to say a word for the Zhang family, and he went directly to meet Xue Chongxun in Zichen Hall the next day.

What Du Xian said was to let the imperial court win over this tribe by conferring the title of the leader of the Turkic Shi tribe, so as to block the eastward expansion of Arab power. Although the Central Plains Dynasty incorporated the entire Western Regions into its sphere of influence and built forts and garrisons there, the Han soldiers really relied only on those strongholds, and the large areas were still active in the Western Regions vassal tribes. Zhang Xiaozhen, the squire of the military department, believed that winning over the Turkic Shi tribe could play the greatest role.

In addition to Xu Yi's title and fame, there is another thing: Xiaozhi moves with righteousness and affection, Zhang Xiaozhen wants Xue Chongxun's imperial concubine, the Turkic princess Ashina Zhuo, to write a sincere letter to the Turkic Shi leader to persuade him to surrender.

Originally, I thought that this matter was very difficult to say, after all, the minister did not have the right to ask the harem to do anything, but Xue Chongxun had an attitude of following advice, so he really agreed, and asked Wang Changling to write a letter in Ashina Zhuo's tone, and then give it to Ashina Zhuo to copy, after all, everyone didn't think that the Turkic princess had the talent to use the right words well. But the letter must be written by Ashina Zhuo himself, because it is said that someone from the Turkic Shi tribe has seen the Turkic princess in Heisha City before, and there is still a period of contact, if it is not written by the princess herself, it is a matter of national affairs, in case it is seen through by the Turkic Shi people, it will be self-defeating, and it seems that the court is not sincere.

At dusk, Xue Chongxun returned to Penglai Hall and asked the eunuch to call Ashina Zhuo to see him. While waiting, he came to a platform on the north side of Penglai Palace, and the half-open Qiongtai was like a modern balcony in Xue Chongxun's eyes. He paced to the "balcony", and was suddenly attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him, and moved into the Daming Palace for a while, and today he noticed that the scenery here is so amazing. The most conspicuous thing in front is the Taiye Pool, only to see the layers of white vapor on the lake surface in the snowflakes flying, it is really like the clouds of the Heavenly Immortal Palace, the palace on the island in the Taiye Pond is looming in the clouds and smoke, the upturned building decorated with the tail has the unique charm of the Oriental classics, the shore of the Taiye Pond is a large palace complex, which is staggered and both dignified and dignified and does not look dull. Xue Chongxun looked down and saw a group of fairy-like court women walking elegantly down the long street with palace lamps, the long moon-white skirts made their figures slender and straight, at least on the surface, the people here are living decently and happily, every qiē is beautiful.

The center of the empire and the hub of power was originally a place full of strife and intrigue, and this palace was so full of mountains and rivers, as if it was not stained with the slightest fireworks in the world, and the name of Penglai Hall refers to the fairy palace.

After a while, Ashina Zhuo, who was wearing a ceremonial dress, came, and she crossed the threshold and bent her knees slightly, and saluted with the posture of a Han noblewoman: "Your Majesty." "Perhaps due to the influence of etiquette here, Ashina Zhuo has gradually become dignified and graceful when he follows the local customs, but he has lost a little bit of wild vitality on the grassland. The dress on her body is no different from that of the Tang Dynasty, and the women in the Daming Palace have not changed their living habits because the country name has been changed to Jin, and Xue Chongxun sometimes feels that he is still alive in the Tang Dynasty. After all, the new dynasty was established on the basis of the intact society of the Tang Dynasty, not a newly built dynasty that broke a qiē in troubled times, just as Wu Zetian claimed to be the emperor and established the Zhou, what is the difference between its etiquette and customs and the Tang Dynasty.

Xue Chongxun pointed to the Taiye Pool and turned around and said, "Is the scenery here beautiful?" Ashina Zhuo finally revealed her true nature, and under the pretending demeanor, her expression betrayed her, and she inadvertently showed a not very calm and solemn expression: "When I first entered the palace and saw a qiē here, it was like a dream!" How can there be such a place in the world, how do so many people live here, dressing up every day to go to banquets and play chess, the Central Plains is really rich......

"My Great Jin Dynasty has a population of tens of millions, more than 16 provinces and more than 300 states, not counting many of the prefectures and prefectures outside the Guan, and the Daming Palace is just a leopard in the tube." Xue Chongxun couldn't help but say proudly, and said, "So this is the center of civilization and the place of people's dreams, and only we can give prosperity and prosperity to the world." Without the laws of morality, benevolence and righteousness in the Central Plains, people at this time could only live as despicably and numbly as ants. We are far beyond the Great Food of the West, if they are allowed to set foot in the Western Regions and other places, there will be no morality at all, people will be burned to death for no reason, even the Turks during the reign of Mursi Khan are full of barbarism and brutality, how can it be compared with the Great Jin? Returning to the imperial court is the road to light. ”

Ashina Zhuo looked at him adoringly, didn't think much about it for a while, and the world of heaven on earth came to his mind, just like the Daming Palace in front of him. Perhaps such a magnificent spectacle had too much of an impact on her senses, and the first time she arrived here was to give up her previous experience of reality and regain her distant dreams. But even in the capital Chang'an and in Daming Palace, is there morality in everything...... G