As Zhang Renyuan expected, there were no problems at all in the stage north of Guanzhong, and everything was expected. Princess Taiping agreed to send the ancient stone in the mountain over, and in Zhang Renyuan's speculation, the Taiping mother and son had ill intentions, so there was no reason to refuse such an offering; At the same time, the first step of the strange army was also carried out, and the clothes and armor of the Tang army were delivered to the Turkic cavalry without any mistakes.

The Tang Dynasty did not build the Great Wall at the border passes, but only formed a defense and early warning system with military towns, fortresses, outposts and other strongholds on the border. After waiting for the Turks to get there according to the agreed time, they got something.

This group of men and horses was led by the son of the Turkic Khan Mosi and Otler, and there were also Zhang Zhifu, the son of Zhang Renyuan, and a small number of Tang troops transferred to the stronghold, which were disguised as a Tang army. Their armor and armor are all the appearance of the Anbei Army, which looks no different from the Tang Army at first glance, but naturally they can't stand scrutiny, after all, the hair looks equal to the Han people, and most of them can't speak Chinese.

After making preparations, they marched from Yinshan at night to the vicinity of Xishou City, and did not alarm the Tang army in this section of the road, and there were no people in the cold day, let alone at night. Arrived outside the city of Xishou, Zhang Renyuan issued another military official document, giving the soldiers a legal document: the northern defense area is short of materials and grain, and after the arrival of winter, grain has been transferred from the south.

Because the formalities are from Zhang Renyuan's hands, there is no problem with the seal letter, military talismans, etc., which are real official documents in themselves, where can I find out the mistakes? If you have to get their illegal credentials, you can only trace the specific establishment of this force, but this kind of thing involves a wide range of things, and it must go through several yamen, and Zhang Renyuan and his staff can stop it with a word.

So the Ministry of Otler swaggered southward, which was simply unimpeded, and when it encountered a checkpoint, as long as the official document stamped with the seal of the Shuofang Army Governor and the Anbei Protectorate was displayed, and the soldiers were closed, they could be released immediately.

The Tang Army's strict rules and regulations system is very useful in the face of backward barbarian tribes, which can not only ensure security but also ensure that the departments can quickly coordinate according to the deployment of the upper peak, but the real loophole lies in itself, just as the saying "A strong fortress is often broken from the inside".

Because of the severe cold weather, the Turks' heads were wrapped in cloth and fur to cover almost one eye, and they were wearing Tang army armor, which really made people suspicious if they didn't look closely. But after half a month, the supply of grain and grass carried by the Turkic light soldiers ran out, and they needed to get supplies from the Tang army town, and this time something went wrong.

The above had already given an order to the military town to prepare a batch of grain and grass, and there was no problem with the procedure. However, when he sent people to the warehouse with Otler to move grain, the generals of the military town saw that something was wrong and found that many of these people did not seem to be Han Chinese.

A Tang army general came up suspiciously, looked around, pointed at a knight and shouted, "You, take off your helmet and I'll take a look." ”

Not only did the ordinary Turkic soldiers not speak Chinese, they couldn't even understand it, but the knight saw that a Tang army general was pointing at him and shouting, and he didn't know what was going on, so he sat on his horse blankly.

The Tang generals were even more vigilant, beckoned to the sergeant behind him, and soon a team of heavily armed men and horses came. Then he exclaimed, "Didn't you hear me? ”

At this moment, Zhang Zhifu rushed over when he heard the sound and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The general of the Tang Army looked at Zhang Zhifu and the others suspiciously, and then looked at the other knights, and was stunned for a while and did not dare to be reckless, but said: "When I talk to him, why do I look unreasonable?" The Anbei Army is so virtuous? ”

Zhang Zhifu smiled and prepared his words, so he said calmly: "Some people estimate that they can't speak Chinese, they are all rough people, what do you care about them?" ”

"Can't speak Chinese?" The general frowned and asked.

Zhang Zhifu said: "The soldiers of the three surrendered cities, some of them were Xianbei people recruited from Lingzhou, and there were Turkic Shatuo people who defected, and many of them could not speak Chinese. ”

When the generals of the Tang Army heard this, they suddenly realized that there were indeed a lot of recruits in the border army and military towns, and there were people of all ethnic groups in the soldiers, which was indeed not an uncommon thing, but I didn't expect that stubble.

Zhang Zhifu smiled, walked into a nearby room with the general, and signed a name on the list of materials coming in and out. The general of the Tang Army glanced at it, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "It turns out that you are the chief steward of Zhang, and you are disrespectful." ”

"Where, it is not a bad thing for the generals who lead the troops to be cautious." Zhang Zhifu calmly dropped a sentence.

The army received supplies and continued to move south, the shadow of a mountain range in front of him loomed in the gray sky, Zhang Zhifu turned back to Tong Otler and said: "After the front of the mountain, enter the Guanzhong Plateau area, according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, the border general must not lead troops into Guanzhong without the emperor's edict, and the document in our hands is not so good." After a while, we will camp and repair, and then set off in the evening, and try to take the trail to avoid the sentinel checkpoint. ”

"I've never been to Guanzhong, and the rest of the road depends on Tang Envoy." He saluted with Otler.

Zhang Zhifu said: "Don't worry too much, we have already planned a safe route." The Guanzhong Plateau is barren and sparsely populated, so as long as military discipline is maintained and no unauthorized actions are allowed, there is probably no problem...... Once you're in the plains, you'll have to be ready for battle. ”

At the same time, there was a group of people who went to Guanzhong from Anbei, but there were only a few dozen of them, most of them were miscellaneous servants, and there were three or two officials plus an old Taoist and two followers. A group of people rushed to Guanzhong with a stone for thousands of miles, and they also had customs clearance documents in their hands. The seal letter in Lao Dao's hand is more effective, there are documents from the imperial court to the province, and it is very smooth from the grassland to the Guanzhong Plateau all the way to the Guanzhong Plain.

They have few people and no worries, they go fast, and they are almost at Huaqing Palace at this time.

After the officials of Huaqing Palace got the news, they received this group of people, and the miscellaneous officials and other officials were sent away after the handover and registration, and the stones were handed over to the people of Huaqing Palace, and the three of them were arranged to stay and wait for the summons of Princess Taiping. Lao Dao is known as Zhang Tianshi, and the entourage of a man and a woman also reported their names and names, and there are painters who specially paint portraits for them, and then use words to describe their appearance and characteristics and other information...... There was no photographic technology at this time.

Huaqing Palace is really well managed, and after Lao Dao and others arrived at the place, they were still in a house at the palace gate for most of the day, and they couldn't even enter the palace gate.

Their various information was first registered, but there was no body search, because all the clothes and clothes had to be changed. The three of them were separated and taken into three places to bathe and change their clothes, first washed from head to toe with warm washing water, washed their hair and re-combed it by the servants or maids who served them, one let them meet the princess in a better image, and the other checked that there was nothing suspicious hidden in the hair, such as needles, poisons, etc. After washing it, soak it in spiced water for half an hour.

When they arrived late, Lao Dao and the others were finally cleaned up, even the shoes and socks were newly changed from the Huaqing Palace, and the ornaments and clothes they carried were taken away for temporary storage.

Lao Dao said to the receiving official: "My ebony sword is a magic weapon, can you return me?" ”

The official said: "According to the rules, you can't bring anything in, let alone weapons?" ”

"Weapons?" Lao Dao almost jumped up, "Have you ever seen a weapon made of wood?" If you try the weight, you will know, there is no magic weapon in the poor road, if Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping lets her hands be exposed, how is it good? ”

The official thought for a moment and said, "I can't afford to be responsible...... Unless you tear the ritual weapon open first, it's okay to check it carefully. ”

"Where can I pull the things that have been handed down by my ancestors? Alas, forget it, when the time comes, it will be said that you have collected the magic weapon of the poor way and cannot cast the spell. ”

Unexpectedly, the official was unmoved: "Your Highness can't blame him, this official only acts according to the rules, and there is no favoritism or dereliction of duty!" ”

Lao Dao had no choice but to give up, waiting for the servants and maids in the palace to bring dinner, so that they could eat enough and rest for one night, and summon them tomorrow. Lao Dao complained: "Why are they all vegetarian, and they don't even have a piece of meat?" ”

The slave maid on the side hurriedly said: "I heard that the dining room is a monk and a Taoist, so I prepared a vegetarian diet, so as not to commit any taboos." ”

Lao Dao scolded: "Can Taoism and Buddhism be the same? ”

Anyway, the three masters and apprentices have a lot of things, and they give everyone a prickly feeling, but they are the main people of the Taiping Gong to meet, so they can't be too lazy. It was not easy to stop, and the officials and servants who handled this matter breathed a sigh of relief. G