Zhangjie, who had been scolded by Wang Chong every day, just where had he gone?It turned out that he didn't immediately leave Chang'an after going to the Tianfu Mansion for an emergency military letter.
Firstly, he had to go to the Sky Pierce Mansion's staff office in Chang'an and pass a secret order to Wangchong, asking him to send a hundred thousand flood dragons to the Tianfu.
Secondly, since he had arrived in the capital, how could he not play around?
Furthermore, he had been on his way for several days, so he had to take a break before leaving.
Thirdly, when he left the Zhizhou Prefecture, Madam Wang gave him a stack of 'flying money' and asked him to buy a pair of high-grade pearls in the jewelry store owned by the Persians.In the end, it was also because Li Shuban had a relative in Zhouzhou that he wanted to go to the manor to find a job.
He hoped that Zhangjie would have some good words in front of Lord Wang, so he would definitely invite him to the famous residence in Changxing City to have a taste of the famous wine of the capital master.Qing and all sorts of famous dishes; and Pingkang Li, who had taken him to the brothel where prostitutes and prostitutes lived, had been fooling around all night.After all these things were done, five or six days had passed.
In the end, there were important matters to attend to, and he didn't dare to linger any longer.
Finally, on the morning of the seventh day, he fed them horse materials, dressed in a card and set off, and returned to Zhizhou from the original path.Zhangjie reluctantly left Chang'an and walked eastward.
Along the long willow bridge, there was an ancient crossing.
Looking south, the distant mountain gave birth to jade.
The pavilion was hidden between the clouds and trees.
However, Zhangjie didn't have the heart to appreciate the scenery on Chang'an's ancient path.
He only reminisced about the fine wine and delicacies of the Spring Gardens, as well as the jade slave who knew how to sing and play.He made up his mind.
He would definitely think of a way to come back to Jingdu and drink and have a good time.
He urged his horse and left Chang'an.
On the boundless plains, he suddenly saw many villagers hurrying up and down in panic.The more he walked, the more he found that the scenery on both sides of the field was a little different from when he came.
In the distance, he saw large tracts of crops, as if they had been shaved by knives, bare and bare.
There were no leaves, poles, and grapes.Zhangjie was still in shock.
Suddenly, he heard a shrill shriek, and the sky began to darken.
The clear sky was still clear, and dark clouds filled the sky."Ah, the rain is coming!" He unconsciously exclaimed and immediately galloped, wanting to find a place to hide from the rain.
But the large dark cloud had already rushed into the air, followed by countless dense black dots.
As soon as the rain fell to the ground, it immediately covered the fields, roads and grass slopes around it, almost not a single piece of land.After a closer look, he discovered that the ground was densely packed with greyish brown things.
They were jumping around, crawling around, flying around, and emitting strange shrieks that made one tremble.Not long later, those grayish-brown things suddenly flew away in a puff; the field immediately turned into a patch of light, and no green could be seen."Evil Worm!" Zhangjie couldn't help but cry out in alarm.For a moment, the headscarf, the clothes, and the back of the horses were full of locusts.
He reached out and grabbed at the air, and immediately grabbed one full of them.
He couldn't help but feel disgusted.
He slammed hard on the ground, then raised his whip and swung it in the air.
He was racing, trying to rush out of the locust array."..."But there were so many locusts, a whole ten miles long road!
He rode on the horse for a long time before rushing out of the encirclement of locusts.
However, he still saw the sparsely scattered air.In order to catch his breath, Zhangjie had no choice but to loosen the reins and let the horse slowly move forward.
As he walked, he couldn't help but sigh.
After sighing for a while, he suddenly burst into laughter.It turned out that he had thought of something.
On the third day after Chang'an, when he was drinking with Li Shuban in the Spring Gardens, he heard him talk about an interesting piece of news that Master Jing was spreading: the governor Yang Zhizhi recently wrote a memorial about a swarm of locusts flying over from the outskirts of the capital, which was what he had seen at this moment.
This was a very tragic incident, so what was the fun?
It turned out that the governor Yang said in the memorial, "The locusts enter the capital and die with thorns and thorns when they don't eat crops.""Unexpectedly, the entire dynasty handed in their chapters and celebrated, saying that this was a sign of the emperor's prosperity and the good fortune of the country.
Therefore, the "God's Worm" became "no crops", and they all found a place where they could kill themselves.Li Shuban also told him that those officials knew that there were locusts that didn't eat crops since ancient times.
It was just that the governor was Tian Shunmin's people.
As the saying goes, "If you don't look at the monk's face, then I'm afraid that the Buddha's face isn't as good as "A-Father's", so everyone is happy to chat with each other.From Lishu's conversation, Zhangjie finally found out that when "Ah-father" was asking him that night, Chen Jingzhi's older brother, "Ah-father" suddenly walked in and whispered in his ear, all for this matter.When Zhangjie thought of this, he heard Li Shu's sigh and said, "Ahem, in fact, Yang Zhizhi wasn't the first one to come up with such a thing.
When Xuanzong Zonghuangdi was alive, there was a year when a great disaster occurred and he drowned millions of acres of crops.
He died and thousands of people died.
Didn't the prime minister Yang Guozhong also do the same thing?" It could be seen that no matter what happened in the world, it would depend on whether your official status was big or not.
Would he be fooled?When Zhang Jie thought of this, he couldn't help but smile as if he understood something.
He felt that he would also "delude", but he didn't expect that this was a university of official!
Just as he was thinking, he saw a group of grayish brown figures walking over, all of whom were farmers dressed in tattered clothes.Some carried burdens, some carried bags, and some carried children.
They all lowered their heads and walked quietly.As they walked and cried, they would occasionally stand down and look back at the village they lived in...According to Zhangjie's many years of experience as a public servant in the Zhou State, he immediately understood that this was a 'run away' that was explicitly forbidden by the authorities.
Strangely enough, he didn't see any members of the Gong family coming out to stop him.
He couldn't help but think to himself,?"The master of the capital is different from the others.
Being an official isn't as idle as we are.""He couldn't help but feel even more envious of Li Shuban's work in the Tian mansion.
Many people came knocking on his door to deliver money.
No matter how fierce the bandits were, they wouldn't be able to stand against him.
It was even better than being a county magistrate!Thinking of this, Zhangjie felt that Chang'an had gained a lot of experience.
Not only had he tasted famous wines and dishes, but he had also comprehended a secret method of socializing.
If he wanted to go higher, he would have to first have a foot stone, or a big card-sized backer.
As the saying goes: "I have no lack of Li in the big tree"; so Li Shuban's spirit, isn't it just because of the word "da" in the big tree?
At present, he has to tightly embrace the rough legs of the king.
The last time, wasn't he promoted to be a tooth general because he was able to lead the way, and he had to be sent to Chang'an.
This time when he returned from Chang'an, wouldn't he be able to rise to a higher level just by just seeing "A father"..As the saying goes: "With the big tree, there is no lack of Li; Li Shuban's spirit, isn't it just because of the word "da" that he relies on?
At present, he has to tightly hug Wang Jiedu's thick legs.
Didn't I promote him to be a toothy general because I was able to lead the way safely last time?
And I also have to send him to Chang'an.
Now that I have returned from Chang'an, isn't it just because I've seen "Ah father", that I can be promoted to a higher level?The more Zhangjie thought about it, the more he felt an itch in his heart.
He no longer looked at the fleeing victims.
He immediately raised his whip and shouted like a song, "Hey, hey, hey, hurry up and run!"Truly, Chunfeng was overjoyed.
He had seen everything that had happened in Chang'an City." Zhangjie didn't expect that Wang Jiedu, who was currently sitting in the main hall, would gnash his teeth in anger.
He had to "do it" in regards to his unexpected return!Zhangjie rushed all the way.
He didn't realize that he had already passed the pass and arrived at the famous Luoyang Valley.This Luo Yang was the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty.
The city's Crescent Palace was towering and towering.
There were songs, dance pavilions, restaurants, and teahouses everywhere, and the streets were filled with water and horses.
Just like a poet at that time said: "The name and fortune of ancient times are all in Luoyang City.
The Nine Stranger has just started, and ten thousand wheels have already been taken." Zhangjie's worries caused by the scene of escaping were all swept away.As soon as they entered the city, Zhangjie found himself a restaurant that was the size of a gate and had a delicious meal.
Then, he went to Luoyang's most bustling city, South City and North City to take a stroll around.
Originally, he had planned to take a stroll around the famous Tianjin Bridge, but because he had important matters to attend to, he didn't dare to stay any longer.
He only rested for one night before resuming his journey the next day.On this day, they arrived in Guandong Province.
This Zhou State was the base of the Tang Dynasty's Xuanwu Army, and on the east side was the State of Cao occupied by the rebel army.
Therefore, at present, it seemed to be a military emergency.When Zhangjie arrived at the city's border, he immediately saw a large group of people gathered around the city gates.
They were all pointing and stroking around, and it was unknown what they were looking at.
Zhangjie also curiously squeezed into the city walls to take a look.
It turned out that there was a yellow list posted on the city walls, and there was a bounty for capturing Wang Yanwei.As soon as he saw this, he didn't bother to look at it carefully.
This kind of bounty notice was all over the streets in the Rainbow State, but it was just a little smaller than this one.
However, he still paid attention to the reward and increased it from 200,000 to 300,000.
He couldn't help but secretly exclaim, "The yard has risen again!
This isn't a good thing."Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, "Dude, do you have the guts?
This is a rich man."When Zhangjie heard this, he couldn't help but curse in his heart, "This guy really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.
Even my father didn't dare to make such a fortune.
He actually dared!" As he cursed, he saw a new piece of cloth on the side and couldn't help but squeeze over.
Seeing that it was the Emperor's edict, he asked the inspectors and history to train more soldiers.Zhangjie looked at it and couldn't help but feel that the situation was not looking good.

He knew that the royal court strictly prohibited the private collection of weapons.
Since the age of Tianbao, there had been five orders: "The person who practices bows and knives has been convicted", "The person who holds military weapons has been convicted".
Even the royal family's royal guards were not allowed to use real knives, so they could only use ornamental knives."Now that the military ban has been cancelled for so many years, it can be seen that the world is in chaos!"He hurried out of the crowd and into the city.
Though the streets were still bustling with activity, it was a little different from the last time he had passed them.
The first was the increasing number of soldiers on the streets, and from time to time they would see horsemen in mail, lined up and lined up through the streets, and the first was the silence of the city as soon as it was dark.The hooves of the patrollers made a "tut" sound as they stepped on the stones.
The other thing was that the houses weren't as easy to find as the last time.After running for a few places, they all said that the guests were full.
Finally, they spent a huge sum to find an empty seat.
After asking the officials, they realized that the news had been very intense these past few days.
The entire city was in a state of panic, and there were rumors that Wang Yanwei was going to attack Bianzhou City.But where Wang Yanwei went and how many people there were, the supervisor couldn't say for sure.Zhangjie felt that these commoners didn't know what was going on, so he went to buy a gift on the street and went to the mansion for the Imperial Day.
He found a nunnery who had known each other because of official business.
On one side, he expressed his respect and asked for information.
He didn't want to hear the nunnery's words.
It was even worse than the news he heard in the mansion.It turned out that ever since the rebel army took down Cao and Sui Provinces, there had been more than ten counties and towns, and their momentum had become greater day by day.
Now, although the Zhou and Sui Provinces were still in the hands of the officials, there were often no official notices between the two cities.
The surrounding hundreds of miles had already become the world of the Ding rebel army.
In the past few days, they had once again discovered that the 'thief army' had been mobilized frequently, and their movements were unknown.Although the Zhou State was heavily guarded, due to the fact that "the world has been united for a long time and doesn't know how to fight." The flow of thieving soldiers was unpredictable and treacherous, so one couldn't afford to be on guard.
As for the Zhou State that Zhangjie cared most about, it was also under the fierce attack of the thieving soldiers.
It was hard to predict how safe it would be.However, the magistrate also told him a piece of good news.
The imperial court was heavily mobilizing their troops.
Once the commander was certain, they would have to hunt them down from all directions."It's better for your brother to take a look at the weather before leaving.
This isn't a game." The government officer reminded Zhangjie as he walked out of the door."That's right, that's exactly what I think." Zhangjie nodded repeatedly in gratitude.
As soon as he returned to his dormitory, he slumped back on his bed and sighed.
He knew that he would have to look at the wind, but he didn't want to leave.
This was because he knew the king's temperament well.
If he didn't go back and redeem himself, the consequences would be unimaginable.As the saying goes: "A monk can't run away from the temple." Not only did he marry a new 'outer' in Zhizhou, but he also had 500 stone meters in the Tai Feng food shop on Dongzhou Street.
This was his "tough savings" in the past years.Moreover, if one wanted to climb up, it was impossible to leave the foot stone of the Zhou State.
If one wanted to climb higher, they couldn't be afraid of the risks."A great calamity is bound to come to an end!"?Thinking of this, Zhangjie leapt off the bed and slapped himself on the thigh, "Let's go.
We're going to the den of bandits!
Look at my ability.
It's really called 'There are tigers in the mountains'!
Hmph!"As expected, Zhangjie set off early the next morning.
However, before leaving, he changed his clothes and dressed himself up like a peddler.Zhangjie couldn't help but chuckle inwardly, "This isn't like Wang Yanwei's coming.
It's just like how panic-stricken the Zhou state is!" After walking for another time, he didn't see any sign of the thieving soldiers.Zhangjie's courage grew even greater.
He simply let go of his horse's hooves and began to trudge forward.As he continued his journey, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves galloping in front of him.
Just as Zhangjie was about to rein up and take a closer look, five or six mounted soldiers with spears were already rushing towards him.
Before he could even take a closer look, the leader of the cavalry had already raised a spear and stabbed it into his throat.Zhangjie hurriedly dodged.
He didn't want to push himself too hard, so he fell off his horse.
He lay on the ground and shouted, "My King, have mercy.
I am..."Before he could finish his shout, he heard the sound of rapid horse hooves reverberating in his ears, filling the ground with dust and making him cough.
He covered his chest with both hands, feeling that he could not escape a single spear.Unexpectedly, the hooves of the horses stopped abruptly.
Zhangjie looked up, and another troop of mounted soldiers with short knives were standing around him, surrounded by a dark-faced man.Zhangjie immediately felt that this was a Thief that suited his imagination: he had a thick face, a thick shoulder, thick hand, thick beard, and stood erect like a brush.
He also saw that there was a large scar on his left forehead, which caused a corner of his eyebrows to be missing, which made him look even more "fierce".He couldn't help but gasp, feeling that he wouldn't be able to live if he touched this person's hand.
Suddenly, the dark faced man asked in a thick voice, "Why aren't you moving?
Are you injured?"Zhangjie couldn't help but touch his face and body.
He really wanted to pretend to be injured, but he didn't dare.
He had no choice but to say hesitantly, "I still don't know if there are any injuries.
Please spare me, my king.
I am..."Without a word, one could only hear a burst of laughter around them.When the laughter stopped, the dark faced big man pointed at the group of riders who had already gone far away and said, "You're saying that you're too merciful.
In order to save you, those bastards escaped.
Huh?
Who are you?"Zhangjie suddenly remembered that the cavalry troop in the past were all wearing soapy shirts and eardrums, while the cavalry troop in front of him was the real 'thief'!
He quickly turned over and knelt on the ground, kowtowing, "Reporting to my king, I am a small businessman.
Because I received a letter from the Huazhou family, my mother was in a hurry and waited for me to return...".Zhangjie suddenly remembered that the cavalry troop in the past were all wearing soapy shirts and eardrums.
They were his own people, while the cavalry troop in front of him dressed in all sorts of clothes was the real 'thief'!
He quickly turned over and knelt on the ground, kowtowing.
"My King, I am a small businessman.
It's just that I received a letter from the Huazhou family, so my mother is in a hurry.
Wait for me to hurry back..."The dark faced man didn't wait for Zhangjie to finish speaking.
He waved his hand, "Hurry up and go!"After saying that, I immediately leapt into the air and led the cavalrymen to chase after them.
A cloud of dust rose up on the way.Zhangjie slowly got up from the ground and smiled proudly in his heart, "I said it was a rough person, and it really was a rough person.
A few words had fooled him.
It seems like he's still a chief!" He patted the dust on his clothes and calmed down, then got on the horse and continued to move forward.After taking a few steps, he saw people moving in the distance.
He couldn't help but feel scared.
He thought that it was better to avoid them, so he immediately ran towards a fork in the road.He hurriedly walked, but fortunately, there was no one there.
However, the journey was even more remote than before.
He began to doubt himself.
"Where did we go?" He felt that his mouth was a little dry.
He decided that he might as well find some water to drink and ask for directions.
Thus, he raised his head and looked around.
When he saw a village in the distance, he immediately urged his horse away.When he walked closer, he discovered that it was a very dilapidated village.
The house was left upside down, and there were several charred Jiaos standing among the dead trees.
The village's edges were also covered in azure worms that were as tall as a person, blocking all the paths into the village.
Zhangjie wasn't surprised by the scene in front of him, because this was a tragedy where thousands of people lived, and ten years of taxes were available.
It was common at that time.According to his many years of experience as a public servant, he also knew that the burnt straw cottages were burned down by the fire when the officials were not able to find a house owner when they came to urge them.
There were also some farmers who were angry and set a fire before they escaped.What made him worry was where to find water and ask for directions.
He immediately staggered for a while, and found that there were two more intact huts over there, so he pushed away Qingyin and the entangled weeds and walked forward.As they walked, a swishing sound rang out from the grasses, shocking him to the point where he broke out in cold sweat.
After taking a closer look, he realized that it was a pair of gray wolves standing there, their tongues stuck out.
The grey wolves didn't panic when they saw Zhangjie's horse.
Instead, they stared at him with burning eyes, as if they were extremely surprised that there were still people in this world.Zhangjie raised his whip and waved it a few times.
The wolf looked at the whip with amusement.
Zhangjie raised his horse and hoofed a few more times before the pair of gray wolves swung their tails and left.Zhangjie drove his horse through the grass and entered the village.
When he passed by a door, he saw a person lying on the ground with his back facing the outside half.
He couldn't help but call out happily, "Old fellow, can I borrow some water to drink?
What is this place?"The old man still turned his back on him and ignored him.