Now that the matter of the Zhenxi Army's salary has been solved with the funding of Shao Xi, Zhao Changsheng is in a good mood, and the problem that has plagued him for half a year is unexpectedly solved today by Shao Xi, who suddenly visited.

At this time, he was full of gratitude to Shao Xi in his heart, a year ago in the school competition, Shao Xi rescued Zhao Wenxuan, and Zhao Changsheng was already grateful to Shao Xi in his heart.

Although he owed Shao Xi a favor, after all, he and Shao Xi were not familiar with each other, and even if he had the heart to repay him, he couldn't find a chance at that time.

And more importantly, there is a boundary between civil ministers and military ministers that no one can see.

The correspondence between civil ministers and civil ministers, and between military ministers and military ministers, is normal, because after all, people in the same circle in government and military affairs will inevitably have some intersections.

However, if a military minister has too close a relationship with a civil servant, it will arouse the suspicion of others.

For a long time, there has been a gap between the Wuchen Group and the Wenchen Group, and since the things that the two sides are responsible for are not in the same aspect, it is naturally impossible to fully understand each other when communicating with each other.

The military ministers have no right to intervene in internal affairs, and the civil ministers have no right to meddle in military affairs, but when it comes to diplomatic relations and money and food, the two sides often insist on their own opinions and insist on their own ideas.

For example, when dealing with relations with the Eastern Mu State, the Wuchen clique has fought many battles, thinking of boosting the country's prestige and deterring the enemy, while the Wenchen mostly advocate giving priority to the means of diplomatic relations, advocating avoiding war and promoting peace through negotiations.

Neither side is wrong, but it is because of the difference in opinion that there is often an argument about it.

As for money and food, not to mention, both military and domestic affairs need to use money and food, and they all need a huge amount, the cake is so big, everyone wants to cut an extra piece, and it is inevitable that there will be discord.

But the problem is that the money and grain are all in the hands of the household department, and it is easy to say that the other departments communicate with the household department, but every time the military department asks the household department for money and food, it will not be so smooth.

Although Zhou Chengye is also a civilian official, but he, a civilian official, wants to safeguard the interests of the Wuchen group, after all, the military department is really in charge of the world's soldiers and horses.

You can imagine how much pressure Zhou Chengye has to bear in the DPRK and China!

Now Shao Xi has helped Zhao Changsheng solve the matter of the salary of the Western Army in Yulongguan Town, and it has also given Zhao Changsheng a chance to contact Shao Xi, and this place is far away from Kyoto, so he doesn't have to care about other people's eyes.

Therefore, Zhao Changsheng was extremely enthusiastic about Shao Xi and others.

Since alcohol is not allowed in the army, even Zhao Changsheng, who is a general, must have a meal at the same time as the officers and men in the battalion, and he cannot do anything special.

Zhao Changsheng could only order someone to make a pot of his treasured high-quality tea to express his gratitude to Shao Xi.

While drinking tea, Zhao Changsheng also seemed to be very interested in Shao Xi's departure to the Western Regions this time, so he naturally had to ask a little bit.

"Lord Shao, forgive the old man for taking the liberty of coming to the Jade Dragon Pass this time, and he also said that he was going out of the customs to the Western Regions, I don't know what happened to Lord Shao on this trip?"

Shao Xi didn't think that Zhao Changsheng's inquiry about this matter was abrupt, although there was no need to elaborate, but it was not unspeakable.

So he replied with a smile: "Xiaguan took a long vacation to the saint and went to the Western Regions just to find the bones of an old friend, whose predecessor lived in Loulan City in Loulan Country and died there.

After so many years, this friend hopes that the lower officials can help her find the bones of her predecessor and bury them properly as a sign of respect.

"Xia Guan happened to owe this friend a favor, so naturally he couldn't refuse, so he had this trip."

Zhao Changsheng naturally knew very little about these things in the rivers and lakes, but when he heard Shao Xi say this, he deeply admired Shao Xi.

At a young age, he attaches so much importance to love and righteousness, keeps his promises, and does not hesitate to travel thousands of miles to the Western Regions in order to promise his friends, and the people who can do it so much for a sentence cannot say no, but there are too few.

Too many people in this world put profit first, and few people do things without profit.

Zhao Changsheng opened his mouth and instructed Shao Xi: "The yellow sand of the Western Regions is thousands of miles, the road is long, I don't know how many difficulties and dangers are waiting for Lord Shao, Lord Shao must take care of himself along the way!"

"The old man really can't help Lord Shao in this Jade Dragon Pass, but as long as Lord Shao has something to do in the surrounding areas of this Jade Dragon Pass, the old man and I will definitely help."

As he spoke, Zhao Changsheng took out a sign from a wooden box on the desk and handed it to Shao Xi.

"This is the old man's private card in the army, although this card is not used to mobilize and command soldiers and horses, but it can be used to prove identity.

"As long as it is in this Jade Dragon Pass realm, no matter what difficulties Lord Shao encounters, as long as you show this sign to the person who leads the troops, they will know the relationship between you and the old man, and they will definitely help."

Shao Xi looked at the black iron plate handed over by Zhao Changsheng, and couldn't help but have a headache for a while.

The heart said that his satchel "jingling" has been loaded with a lot of brands, and now there is another one, not to mention the sinking on his back, it is really troublesome to rummage when he uses it.

But this is Zhao Changsheng's grand intention, he can't be unaware, right?

So Shao Xi politely took it and expressed his gratitude to Zhao Changsheng.

During the whole process of the meeting between the two sides, except for Shao Xi and Zhao Changsheng, everyone else basically couldn't interject, after all, two officials were chatting, and it was already very face-saving for others to let you listen to it.

This chat was talked about until it was almost dusk, so Shao Xi and the others also got up to say goodbye to Zhao Changsheng, and Zhao Changsheng personally sent Shao Xi and others all the way to the gate of the camp.

At this time, the two soldiers at the gate of the camp were dumbfounded when they saw that their general personally sent the previous people out of the camp.

Previously, the two of them not only spoke disrespectfully to Shao Xi and others, but the two sides also reached the point of making a move, but they didn't expect these people to be really high-ranking officials in the court, otherwise how could the general personally come to send them?

The two of them drooped their heads, and this time they didn't dare to squeak, if they were sued, they were afraid that they wouldn't be able to escape the whip.

Zhao Changsheng actually had some reluctance to Shao Xi, speaking of which the two met for the first time, but Shao Xi really helped Zhao Changsheng a lot this time, so Zhao Changsheng naturally remembered such kindness.

The two agreed to meet for a drink after returning to Kyoto in the future to make up for today's regrets.

Zhao Changsheng watched Shao Xi and the others go away, so he turned around and returned to the camp, and now that the matter of military salaries has finally been resolved, he can reorganize the army and train with peace of mind in the past two years, and guard the border fortress.

When Shao Xi and the others returned to the Jade Dragon Inn, it was already dark, and they went to the soldiers' camp and blew their heads, faces, and bodies full of wind and sand along the way.

After several people returned to the inn, they all ran back to the room to clean up, drank a belly of tea in Zhao Changsheng's barracks during the day, and after coming back, Shao Xi sent Fu Biao to the previous tavern to buy a pot of beef and two jars of sorghum wine, and packed it back to the inn.

I didn't stop eating during the day, but I had to eat a good meal at night!

During this period, Shao Xi finally met Sun Poyun again in the inn, and when he saw that he was alone, he couldn't help but ask, "Why is Brother Sun alone at this time?" Didn't Miss Alia come out with you to eat? ”

Sun Poyun shook his head, his face full of helplessness.

"Still making a temperament, committing stubbornness! said that if I didn't let her go, she would rather starve to death than eat, and I didn't bother to care about her, and she would naturally eat a few hungry meals.

"These rich ladies are so willful, thinking that everyone will be afraid that they will not eat, but I don't know how many people can't eat."

Shao Xi couldn't help laughing when he heard this, what Sun Poyun said was not bad at all, the young lady of the rich and noble family always had such and such problems, thinking that everyone in the world had to revolve around them, but I didn't know that the world was busy and busy, how many people were just for food?

"If you leave her alone in the room, aren't you afraid that she will take the opportunity to slip away?"

"Don't be afraid! Her hands and feet are all chained, and she doesn't have that ability. ”

Shao Xi was happy again when he heard it, and said in his heart that this Sun Poyun was not used to her at all, and he did not have the slightest intention of pity and cherishing jade.

It can be seen that in his eyes, the bounty is much more important than the beauty next to him.

After everyone had a meal downstairs, Shao Xi invited Sun Poyun to drink together on the rooftop of the inn.

The houses here are different from those in the interior of the Central Plains, all of them are adobe flat roofs, and some things are often dried on the rooftop, so it is best to enjoy the night view of the desert here.

The wind blew all day during the day, and by this time the wind had stopped, and the two of them each carried a jar of sorghum wine and sat on the earthen wall of the rooftop, enjoying the night view of the place while drinking.

When night falls, the stars are like a bucket, covering the deep sky, the stars are dotted, the Milky Way crosses the sky, and the stars in the sky are like scattered diamonds, dotted in the quiet night sky, flashing brightly.

A bright moon hangs high, sprinkling a silvery white glow, covering this ancient land with a veil of mystery.

The moonlight poured over the vast land, and the silvery light swirled between the dunes, casting long shadows on the dunes, and the dunes glowed with a faint white light in the moonlight, intertwining with the clouds on the horizon to create a dreamlike scene.

The mountains loom in the night, like sleeping beasts, and the fire flickers in the distance, like watching over the lonely souls of this land.

A cool night breeze blows, carrying with it the dry smell of desert.

The ancient city walls reflect a sense of tranquility and mystery, with only the sound of wind, sand and the whispers of the ancient walls.

In this silent night, the sound of the wind and the occasional camel bell break the quiet night, like a deep and mysterious picture.

Occasionally, you can hear the sound of a flute in the distance, like a lonely elf whispering in the night, and it seems to become a mysterious and romantic world, which makes people fascinated.

The night view of the side plug is picturesque.

"Didn't Brother Sun think about doing something else?"

"Except for a little weak martial arts, I have no long body, what can I do?"

"Could it be that Brother Sun is planning to wander like this forever?"

"I am just a grain of yellow sand in this desert, destined to be involuntarily, and I will go wherever the wind takes me."

"What if I were the gust of wind?"

"You?"

"Yes, me!"