Cai Weng, who led the guests to the gate, was a dignified old man, dressed in dark satin. At this time, the material of clothes was no longer very important, merchants could wear satin, and farmers could certainly wear it if they had the financial resources; Even the servants in the Qinglou of the teaching workshop, some of them dressed like court ladies.

Xue Chongxun is the prince of the country, even Zhang Wulang next to him is also a county marquis, and the prince is in the door, so Cai Weng and the businessman feel that he has a special face, and his face is full of red light. deliberately raised the volume to introduce to the guests: "Our Shanzhou assassin Wei Guo Gong Xue Lang, Jin Wuwei General Lingnan County Hou Zhang Wulang...... This lady is the niece of the envoy of Longyou Cheng Jiedu. "I was afraid that my neighbors wouldn't be able to hear it.

The status of merchants in the Tang Dynasty was also slightly inferior to that of peasant households, let alone compared with the scholars, but the Tang Dynasty has been established for nearly a hundred years, and the society has become more and more stable.

Because Xue Chongxun has the consciousness of modern people, he has little prejudice against people who are businessmen, and he sees that Zhang Wulang values the Cai family's little lady very much, of course, he has to give him face, and he is also very polite to the people who come to greet him.

But seeing that there were a few blonde and blue-eyed people in the crowd, Xue Chongxun smiled and said: "There is a saying in the West, it's not that you have heard of it: it is not the imperial army that will conquer the world in the future, but the caravan. ”

"Wei Guogong has a reputation, and he doesn't dare to be it." The businessmen were so praised by the assassination history, which was greatly used. They are also making a big slap at the moment, praising Xue Chongxun for how good the history of assassination is, and how diligent and loving the people.

Xue Chongxun said in his heart: Lao Tzu has nothing to do every day, he is really diligent.

The group touted each other to enter the door, and when they arrived at the hall, there were door cases and waist round stools in it, and everyone was seated high and low, and soon the slaves and maids came in with all kinds of delicacies and wine. Cai Weng slapped it lightly, and a group of orchids with thin skirts rushed in, singing and dancing, so happy.

In fact, Xue Chongxun didn't think it was interesting, except for saying some nonsense on the scene, he didn't have a common language with these people at all, and he came purely to give Zhang Wulang face...... If you want to say what to expect, it is to see how beautiful Zhang Wulang's little lady who fell in love at first sight. It's a pity that I didn't see anyone for a long time, and I said in my heart that the daughter of the Cai family pretended to be a beautiful girl, and she didn't even come in front of anyone.

When the wine was drunk, Cai Weng asked Zhang Wulang to write a poem for everyone to enjoy, and it was indeed based on the moon. Zhang Wulang hadn't spoken before, and it was estimated that he had been silently reciting the poem written by Wang Changling in his heart, and it seemed that he had memorized it well, and he would recite it skillfully immediately.

I don't know if the cadres understood it, and praised it without saying a word.

When Zhang Wulang was reciting the poem, Xue Chongxun silently looked left and right, and said in his heart: At this time, maybe the little lady of the Cai family was hiding somewhere to peek at Zhang Wulang.

It's a pity that he couldn't feast his eyes, and Xue Chongxun felt that this trip was even more meaningless.

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As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passed, Xue Chongxun made some personnel adjustments in military affairs, with Zhang Wulang as the commander of the 20 regiments of the Shanzhou Army; Bao Cheng was promoted to lieutenant of the Flying Tiger Regiment of his descendant unit, Li Kuiyong was changed to commander of the left brigade, and commander of the right brigade was promoted from a team named Yin Ci.

Cheng Qianli was also adjusting the deployment of troops, and the main force was transferred south to Langzhou, so that the general Li Yi led 8,000 people of the Jiannan Army to stay in Shanzhou, and at the same time ordered the main force of the Shanzhou Army to be transferred west to Shancheng to garrison the western barrier of Shanzhou.

The breath of war is getting heavier and heavier, and it is rumored in the market that a large number of people are quarrying in Langzhou, saying that they want to repair fortifications. Some said that they should not go to Fu Qi City to buy horses, and they should be arrested as fine workers.

There are even rumors that the Tuyuhun people were instigated by the Tibetans, and raised an army claiming that 200,000 people would come from the stone castle to fight Shanzhou. Some businessmen are still apprehensive about last year's large-scale invasion and want to avoid the scourge of war as soon as possible. Someone came out to refute the rumors, saying that there were still a few Tang army strongholds west of Shancheng, and there was no movement there, so there was no need to panic, even if it came in, there was no war disaster in Shanzhou before Shancheng was broken.

Those are all people who don't know the truth, listening to the wind and guessing the rain, anyway, they can't figure out what's going on; And Xue Chongxun was able to get the military report from Cheng Qianli's side, and he could understand it more accurately. The information he could know was that the main force of Tang Officer Jian had crossed Jishi Mountain to the territory of Tuyuhun, and Langzhou and Hezhou were building fortifications along the border mountain range, and they had not yet clashed with the main force of the Tubo army.

Suddenly, Li Yi, the general who stayed in Shanzhou, hurriedly came to Xue Chongxun's signing room, and said before he saw the courtesy: "I just received an urgent report from the Jiedu envoy and learned that the Tuyuhun army is on the west line of Shibao City. Beware of the entry of enemy troops, please send an order to the Shancheng army immediately to impose martial law, and all border posts and strongholds should be vigilant. ”

That Li Yi is a native of Jiannan, not as tall as a northerner, but he looks stocky, and he doesn't seem to be very old, at most he is in his twenties. The newly recruited athletes are relatively young from generals to soldiers, and in addition to their lack of experience, they have the advantage that they are easier to control, and the military discipline of the athletes has always been very good.

Xue Chongxun listened and said, "Will the Tuyuhun people fight Shanzhou? Yes, the Jiedu envoy has transferred the army to the southern front, and people naturally want to avoid the real and attack the false. ”

Li Yi hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry about the defense of the country, the festival has long been expected, so Li was left here to reinforce the defense, and now the Shanzhou border army plus the Jiannan army has a total of more than 12,000, which is more than any state and county garrison in Longyou Road, and it can be guaranteed." ”

Xue Chongxun thought about it for a while, so he was a little relieved, and immediately wrote a letter, sealed it with lacquer, and sent the messenger to Shancheng to Zhang Wulang on a fast horse.

After this day, Xue Chongxun's mood was not as relaxed as before, and he had a lot less time to sleep every day, and his eyelids were always jumping in the past two days, which made him uneasy.

Zhang Wulang had just taken over the Shanzhou Army, and he hadn't yet touched the depth of the water, not to mention that he was in charge of so many people for the first time, Xue Chongxun always felt that it was not very reliable; Although it may be better to have Shanzhou veteran Chen Shitang as his deputy, Chen Tuanlian himself is an unreliable person. It would be nice if there was a person who had both Zhang Wulang's general knowledge and general knowledge of advance and retreat, and Chen Tuanlian's experience in training against the Shanzhou army, would be great, but where would such a person go for a while?

Li Yi, the general of the Jiannan Army stationed in Shanzhou, also looked too young, and Xue Chongxun didn't know what was going on here. Although there is a saying that heroes have been teenagers since ancient times, and Huo Quzhi, who has been engaged in Dragon City, was also very young at the beginning, but it will take hundreds of years for a Huo Qubing to come out? The so-called no Mao is not firm, and Xue Chongxun is still not very at ease with that Li Yi.

When he returned to the inner office in the evening, Xue Chongxun's mood was still not very relaxed, Cheng Ting saw it in his eyes, and asked him what was on his mind. He said to himself what was the use of talking to a woman about those things, so he forced a smile and said, "It's okay." ”

Cheng Ting asked again: "I heard that the barbarians may enter and invade Shanzhou from Shibao City, is Lang Jun worried about the war?" ”

Xue Chongxun laughed and said, "How is it possible? At the beginning, I was alone in the territory of Tuyuhun without any pressure, but now there are more than 10,000 officers and soldiers in hand, and the enemy soldiers have not yet attacked, so I am afraid? ”

I thought that saying this would show that I was very awesome, but this kind of deformed self-esteem couldn't even be understood by himself. I didn't want Cheng Ting to be unhappy when she heard it, and said quietly: "Everyone says that Lang Jun is obedient to me, but you are happy when you joke with me on weekdays, and you hide it in your heart whenever you have something...... Am I important to you? ”

Xue Chongxun heard two black lines on his forehead, lied to her or told the truth? After weighing it, there is only one way to lie to her, according to Xue Chongxun's experience, you have to coax women, and if you confess and be lenient, it will be nonsense and there will be endless trouble. At that moment, he said with a straight face: "Of course it is very important. ”

"Where does it matter? You don't lack women, I'm not as good as the county lord of Jincheng in terms of beauty, I don't know ...... myself" Cheng Ting's love was a little out of control, "Is it because I am a member of the Cheng family, you want to use me as a balanced pawn?" ”

Xue Chongxun was stunned when she heard this, she was telling the truth, but why did it sound so awkward? He pondered for a moment, grabbed her hand and said, "There is a reason for this, but we get along every day, you personally do laundry, cooking, and housework for me, and you have love for a long time, how can you not have any affection?" Plain is true, it's just a stone covering your chest for a long time and it's hot, don't think about it. ”

Cheng Ting was greatly impressed when she heard this, and she was even more persistent, stretching out her arm to wrap her arms around Xue Chongxun's neck: "Then what are you telling me about me." ”

Xue Chongxun had to say his worries about military affairs, regardless of whether Cheng Ting understood it or not, but after saying it, he felt a lot better.

Cheng Ting listened and said: "Lang Jun saved Chen Tuanlian's life twice, if he doesn't listen to Zhang Wulang's moderation, he will be too unappreciative, and anyone should try his best to defend Lang Jun's people in this situation." With Chen Tuanlian as his deputy, Wulang's military orders should be unimpeded, and there are 4,000 officers and soldiers in Shancheng, and there is no obstacle to holding the city...... In case Shancheng falls and Shanzhou is in danger, my uncle will definitely return to the army to save him. Lang Jun didn't need to worry too much. ”

Xue Chongxun paced a few steps on the ground and muttered: "If the Tubo coalition army enters Koushanzhou in a big way, maybe it will be a thousand miles in the middle of the journey, and he will just use Shanzhou to contain a large number of enemy troops and reduce the pressure on the southern front, so that it will be easier to build a defensive ...... on the southern front."

Cheng Ting said with a smile: "You are a fan of the authorities, and you only think about the war, but in fact, this person has a lot to do with the world." Compared with winning the battle, Lang Jun's life and safety made his uncle more worried...... Think about it, if Shanzhou is besieged and unfortunately broken, if this matter is reported back to Chang'an and says that your uncle will not save you when he sees death, he will not be able to make up for this mistake even if he fights ten big victories, then what hope does he have? ”

Xue Chongxun suddenly said, "It seems that what you said is true. Even if Cheng Qianli is eager to resist the enemy, who is not a little selfish, who doesn't want to make meritorious contributions and worship the ancestors of Xiangguang Sect? ”G