In the fifth year of heaven's grant, at the turn of spring and summer, Chu Zheng took his own tribes and came to the familiar grassland Gesang Prefecture again.

A long time ago, Gesang was a shepherd girl, black and thin, and later, Gesang was the name of a tribe with thousands of cattle and sheep, and then Gesang became the name of a grassland state, rich and healthy.

After setting up camp, Chu Zheng was free, and the first thing he did was to find Zhang Changan. When he met Zhang Chang'an, he was shearing a flock of sheep in the setting sun with a group of shepherds.

The other party is skillful, and the sheep is like a cotton ball in his hand, and it becomes bare after a few flips, which is cleaner than if it was burned by fire, and it is obvious that he does this often.

The beautiful shepherdesss was helping him, driving the sheep to be sheared, handing them to Zhang Changan one by one, and carrying the wool away. The shepherdess bent down and stretched out her arms, driving away the bleating sheep, just like an old hen, and Chu Zheng wanted to laugh.

If Zhang Changan was not wearing Tang costumes, it would be really difficult for Chu Zheng to find him easily among the vast flocks of sheep and herdsmen.

Chu Zheng, who was about to walk straight over, stopped for some reason, and he suddenly felt that the picture in front of him was very peaceful and peaceful, as if it exuded the taste of his childhood homeland, which made him unbearable to destroy.

Before the sun sets, the shepherds finish their work of collecting wool, the men laugh at each other, the women sing songs, load the wool and send it to the barn, and the day's errand is finished.

After researching how to spin wool, Datang now has a great demand for wool, and Datang merchants will come to buy the wool in the warehouse.

"If you were to put on a shepherd's clothes, I would probably not recognize you, and the natural posture of your mattress and wool is no different from that of an ordinary shepherd. I said, in the past two years, you won't really think of yourself as a shepherd, will you?

When Zhang Changan greeted him, Chu Zheng smiled and joked.

"I even learned how to deliver sheep. Zhang Changan replied angrily, and after punching each other's chests, he also laughed, "But if you want to say that I am the best at roast sheep, you have a good mouth tonight." ”

This is the first time the two have met in nearly two years since they separated from the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate. Although it was very unpleasant in Anton last time, until now, they have obviously ignored the unpleasantness of the past and still get along with each other.

It is not said that the brothers who have survived the catastrophe are here, meet each other with a smile and a grudge, and the little thing that broke up unhappily back then really does not constitute any suspicion between the brothers.

The growth of the past two years has made Chu Zheng more aware of human feelings, so when he faces Zhang Changan again, he will not have the attitude of a successful person; Zhang Changan's mood has become more and more peaceful, and he has a bit of calmness and unfazed feelings, and naturally there will be no more dwarfed inferiority complex.

In front of the bonfire at night, Zhang Changan's roast sheep was quickly eaten, and the two drank very quickly, and the wine jar was piled up at their feet. Gesang came over and sent wine several times, and he lowered his head as if he was very shy, and he didn't dare to look at Chu Zheng squarely, as if he was a thief.

"I remember that Gesang has always been very aggressive, now what's the matter?" Chu Zheng was drunk and hazy, and began to sway while sitting on the grass, still squeezing his eyebrows at Zhang Changan, looking like you already have an adulterous relationship.

Gesang didn't go far, just in front of a bonfire next to her, sitting and eating meat and chatting with a group of young girls, every once in a while, she always pretended to peek at Zhang Changan inadvertently, her eyes were full of concern, afraid that he would drink too much.

"If you stay here for a long time, you might even be able to drink our wine. When Zhang Changan said this, he was looking at Gesang Yaoyao, smiling very warmly and tenderly, as if he had the whole world.

This gesture made Chu Zheng feel numb and cold, and he gave a thumbs up, "You are really a ruthless person, you really want to marry this shepherdess, but brother, I appreciate your courage and responsibility." To tell the truth, the chief of a large tribe of tens of thousands of people is also worthy of you. ”

The two touched the wine jar, raised their heads and poured a lot, Chu Zheng drank the wine jar by himself before stopping, which was regarded as congratulating Zhang Chang'an on his happy event.

Putting down the wine jar, Chu Zheng was already very drunk, and said in a low voice: "When I went back to Chang'an, I visited General Shangguan, and the other party didn't agree or refuse, I thought this matter could be done, but I didn't expect it to ......."

Zhang Changan naturally knew what he was talking about, and smiled disapprerovingly: "It's good to be in the grassland." By the way, when did you go to see General Shangguan? Gesang Prefecture has not had a history of assassination for almost two years. ”

Chu Zheng looked at Zhang Changan unexpectedly, confused. Zhang Changan is not a driver, there is no history of assassination here, so he is naturally in charge of the party.

But this is too abnormal, the current Tang Dynasty officials are Qingming, how can there be a state that has not been assassinated for almost two years?

Zhang Changan spread his hands and signaled that he was also very strange, and he didn't know what was going on.

"The last time I went back to Chang'an, it was last autumn, and I heard that Qian Shilang of the Ministry of War was deposed, and it was the winter of the year before that, and he was accused of dereliction of duty. When Chu Zheng said this, his mind was a little unconscious, and he laughed twice with a mouth full of wine, "If you really marry Qian Shilang's daughter and want to cling to other people's power, then your wish will be in vain!"

Zhang Changan didn't feel anything about it, he wasn't happy, and he didn't feel that the world was impermanent.

Seeing that he was so indifferent, Chu Zheng pushed him on the shoulder, "You won't really be ambitious, and you plan to grow old here, right? To tell you the truth, when I go back to the grassland now, it is the 100,000 new horsemen of the imperial court who are training troops, and they have all come to the grassland one after another, and they are going to start large-scale drills! What is this? It is a pre-war training!

"What does this mean? It means that the battle in the Western Regions is about to begin! It will be this autumn at the earliest, and spring next year at the latest!"

Zhang Changan took a big sip of wine, his eyebrows were calm, "It is also a great achievement to govern the grassland, let the grassland completely become a part of the Tang Dynasty, and let the herdsmen here live and work in peace and contentment, and be rich for generations." ”

"But you are only in charge of one grassland state, not the entire grassland, and you are only driving individually!" Chu Zheng said eagerly, "Do you know that in addition to the 100,000 new horsemen, in the Chang'an Forbidden Army, there is also an infantry army that is all Qi cultivators!

Holding down Chu Zheng, who was eager to jump up, Zhang Changan said: "What are you doing with this, I am now a civil official, if you don't think you have enough wine, I will let Gesang take more." Don't stare at me like that, watch out for your eyes popping out.

"In life, the most important thing is to do your duty, and it is no good to be ambitious. Fate sometimes has to be there, life is always forced, as long as you live a full life, even if it is a mattress wool, it is of great significance. ”

Chu Zheng still jumped up, staring at Zhang Changan with bloodshot eyes, "Do you know what realm I am in now? Yin God True Perfection, I am only one step away from achieving Yang God True Person! I am now the commander of the Wolf Tooth Army, if there is a big war, I must reward the pill before the battle, and I can break through the Yang God True Realm in one fell swoop!"

Speaking of this, he waved his arms a few times, but he failed to show his cultivation, and he fell down as soon as his feet were weak, and he fell asleep drunk.

Zhang Changan knew that Chu Zheng was not really drunk.

It's that the other party realizes that no matter how much he wants Zhang Changan to fight with the army and make contributions, Zhang Changan is now just a civilian official. This is not what Zhang Changan can do if he wants to do.

After drinking the wine in the wine jar one by one, and eating the meat on the leg of mutton one by one, Zhang Changan always looked as usual, behaved in a round manner, like a monk.

He's still young, but he's been through a lot.

When he was a teenager, there was the coercion of the Tubo nobles outside the family, and there was a discord between father and son inside, and then the Hexi War, bloody and hard, seeing his grandfather carrying a knife, seeing the arrival of the king, and seeing his father slashing the Tubo nobles, died tragically under the moon.

When he arrived in Chang'an, he entered the training academy, studied hard, was full of spirit, and cultivated not only talent, but also lofty ambition; then he attacked the Tang Dynasty with all his might, went north to participate in the war, escaped into the enemy camp, calmly handled things, and made great achievements; and then turned into a civil official, governed the grassland, and grew rapidly, but in the critical period of ascent, he suffered hardships.

When the imperial dynasty conquered Silla, he entered the battlefield as a grain transport officer, and could only watch the soldiers fight, and in front of the outstanding people who made contributions to others, he wanted to return to the army but could not get it, so he had to turn around and leave silently. Back in the barren grassland, for a long time, I wandered in the trough, worrying and tossing.

In the past two years, in fact, he has been in charge of the government, and he has truly taken charge of his own affairs, matured in the midst of hardships, extricated himself in adversity, and once attained enlightenment, his wisdom has improved rapidly, and his cultivation in his state of mind has been as stable as Mount Tai.

Zhang Changan is confident that in the future, whether he is unknown or at the peak, he can deal with it calmly.

......

The next day, Chu Zheng was training the soldiers, and inadvertently noticed that an official galloped to the tribe, although the pomp was not big, but the cultivation of the officials and the accompanying guards was surprisingly high, and they were all real people.

After going on a business trip, Chu Zheng came to find Zhang Chang'an, but found that the other party was sitting alone in his room, without saying a word, like a statue. Chu Zheng was surprised, stepped forward to ask, Zhang Changan smiled, and handed a copy of the order on the table to the other party.

When Chu Zheng read the dismissal order, his face changed several times, and he was surprised and delighted, "The imperial court wants to transfer you to the Western Regions? Very good, very good, you can finally leave the grassland and show your strength! However, how is it the order of the Tsing Yi Yamen? You are a five-grade civil official...... What did the Tsing Yi Yamen do when you were transferred to the Western Regions?"

Zhang Changan glanced up at Chu Zheng, but there was still no strong and obvious emotion on his face, "The herald also brought His Majesty's message. ”

"Your Majesty's dictation?!" Chu Zheng was excited, "What is it?"

Zhang Changan looked at the sunset outside the door, and said slowly: "Your Majesty said that if you understand the world, break your fame, and become a major repair, then you will marry a wife and have children, and this life will be dull; ”

Chu Zheng was stunned, and he wanted to speak several times and stopped, but in the end he didn't know what to say, only worrying about his friends.

It is naturally a happy event to be able to get the message of His Majesty the Emperor, which proves that Zhang Changan is in the eyes of His Majesty, which is what countless people can't ask for.

There are many talented people in the world like carp crossing the river, and in terms of talent and mental cultivation, there is no one like Zhang Chang'an, but how many people can have that luck and can enter the eyes of His Majesty?

However, His Majesty's edict made it very clear that this trip was to a dangerous place in the Western Regions, and it was also a dangerous thing to face, and now the Western Regions were already treacherous, and the Tang Dynasty, the Black Khanate, and the Great Food Tripartite forces had many battles in the open and dark, and the monks of the Tsing Yi Yamen, Quanzhenguan, and Wukong Liberation Gate died almost every day.

At present, the war is about to break out, and it is conceivable how terrible these already dangerous meticulous work, secret piles, and military disputes will become.

Chu Zheng hesitated for a while, but finally persuaded him: "Although it is the true character of a husband to make contributions on the battlefield, this time it is ......"

He wanted to persuade Zhang Changan, but when he said this, he didn't know how to continue.

Zhang Changan stood up, came to the door, bathed in the golden glow of the sunset, and suddenly said: "You say, the blood in my chest, is it cold, or is it not cold?"

If it was before this meeting, with Chu Zheng's understanding of Zhang Changan, he would naturally answer that my generation's blood has never cooled, and he also believes that Zhang Changan's blood will not be cold.

But after meeting this time, Zhang Changan was indifferent everywhere, full of detached temperament that could break his fame, just like living in seclusion in the mountains and getting a major repair, Chu Zheng believed that he would not be mistaken, Zhang Changan was already honored and disgraced.

Honor and disgrace are not shocked is a kind of realm, and many people can't ask for it.

But this often also means that the blood is cold.

Just when Chu Zheng was thinking, Zhang Changan's eyebrows suddenly sank, and suddenly, his robe swayed, and his cultivation qi rose like a tide, and a column of air went straight up from the top of his head, which was even more dazzling than the sunset in Chu Zheng's eyes.

"This, this is the Yang God True Human Realm!You have already arrived at the Yang God True Human Realm?!" Chu Zheng's face was full of shock, and he felt even more incredible.

He fought on the battlefield, crisscrossed Silla, and got a lot of experience and opportunities, which promoted his cultivation to the Great Perfection of the Yin God True Scripture, and Zhang Chang'an was in a corner of the grassland, unable to move for several years, and his ambitions could not be displayed.

Zhang Changan turned to look at Chu Zheng, his eyebrows were proclaimed, and his momentum was majestic, ten times more high-spirited than when he fought Tubo in Hexi and broke the Khitan in Huairong, "The land of the Western Regions, I will decide!"

Chu Zheng suddenly came to his senses.

The friends in front of me have never changed.

Indifferent and peaceful, not that the blood is cold, but that the edge is introverted.

No matter what kind of difficult situation you face, no matter what kind of psychological adjustment you are forced to make, for the friend in front of you, these are just a similar process to tempering steel. As long as there is a chance to see the sun, his sword will shine again.

The edge of the sword is sharpened.

Ordinary swords, if they do not come out of their sheaths for a long time, will rust and break.

But the friends in front of you won't.

His sword will only be sharper.

Because he is Zhang Chang'an.

Realizing this, Chu Zheng was so happy that he almost jumped up like a child.