Li Chengzhong could only smile bitterly. Liu Rengong was able to ascend to the high position of Lulong Jiedushi because of the strong support from Hedong. When Hedong called on the vassals to come to Beijing to "Qingjun side", Liu Rengong did not accompany him due to internal reasons, which made Li Keyong angry at that time.
Unusually, the two sides also fought a fierce battle. Last year, when Liu Rengong was in critical condition, he shamelessly asked for help from Hedong. Li Keyong sent troops to rescue him regardless of past suspicions, which was regarded as a great effort to stabilize Lulong. Now Li Keyong is asking Liu Rengong for help.
Asking for help, if Liu Rengong refuses again, Li Keyong will be angry and faint. So Zhang Juhan's situation is also quite bad. No wonder Zhang Juhan will let Zhang Mao'an come back first, in order to avoid his most beloved adopted son.
Danger.
Zhang Maoan looked at Li Chengzhong for help. He hoped that Li Chengzhong could think of a way to rescue his adoptive father. But Li Chengzhong had no idea? He could only comfort him: "Wen Yi, don't panic, the King of Jin may not offend Zhang Jianjun.
Zhang Jianjun has a different identity. He is the military supervisor stationed by the imperial court in Lulong, representing the dignity of the emperor. Hedong has always been loyal to the emperor. Killing Zhang Jianjun will not have any effect and will cause trouble for nothing, so Zhang Jianjun temporarily
It’s safe.”
Zhang Maoan sighed and said: "Our family should just go back to Jinyang and stay with our father."
Li Chengzhong said: "Wen Yi should not even think about going back to accompany your father. Since Zhang Jianjun sent you back, he is afraid that you will die unjustly in Jinyang. You have the heavy responsibility of inheriting the Zhang family's incense, so you must not act out of emotion."
Zhang Maoan also knew his adoptive father's intentions and could only cry and remain silent.
Li Chengzhong sat with him for a long time. When he calmed down, he asked again: "Does Wen Yi have any plans?"
Zhang Maoan shook his head: "Our family doesn't know what to do. We have no acquaintances in Youzhou, and others look down on our family. Only the governor regards our family as brothers, so our family has no choice but to seek refuge with the governor."
To be honest, after watching so many fights, we have come to understand that we used to think too simply, we are not so easy to deal with on the battlefield, and we don’t know what we are capable of."
Li Chengzhong thought for a moment and suddenly had an idea: "Wen Yi, if you want to stay in Yingzhou, Lao Li won't say anything. There is no problem in letting you eat and drink well, but there is a second way. I wonder if you are willing to take it?
"
Zhang Maoan asked: "The governor made it clear that he is."
Li Chengzhong pondered for a moment, then simply said: "This road is very risky, and you may not even be able to save your life by then, but the benefits are also great. Maybe Wen Yi will rise to great heights from now on, and it will be easy to get ahead!"
Zhang Maoan was startled: "The governor said..."
"Go to Chang'an." Li Chengzhong looked directly into Zhang Maoan's eyes and said slowly.
"Chang'an?" Zhang Mao'an was stunned. He couldn't have imagined this way.
"Do you know Han Quanhui, Lieutenant of Zuo Shence Army?"
"Lieutenant Han? General Han?" Zhang Mao'an asked. Of course he knew Han Quanhui, but he had no friendship or even acquaintance. After all, he had followed Zhang Juhan to Lulong to supervise the army for a long time.
Most of the eunuchs in the province had little to do with him. Jing Wuxiu, the only privy council member with whom Zhang Juhan had a close friendship, was sentenced to death by the emperor last year. Chang'an City's internal ministers had almost forgotten that there was such a supervisor as Zhang Juhan. They only knew about Zhang Juhan from the imperial palace newspaper.
Quan Jie took charge of Zuo Shence's army and was a high-ranking hussar general.
"That's right. Lieutenant Han was appointed in the first month of this year. He has a good relationship with me, Lao Li. After he took office, he sent a letter specifically and said that if you need any help, you can let him know. I would like to recommend you to his sect.
By walking, you may be able to stand out in the future and go straight to the center. But the pace of change in the court is too fast now, and accidents are easy to happen in the center. This requires you to think carefully. I, Lao Li, will also confess to you that letting you go to Chang'an is also a good idea.
I mean, help me, Lao Li, pay close attention to the situation in the world. If you have any news, you can inform me in time. Of course, if you don’t want to go, Lao Li will not force you, and will naturally arrange a generous job for you in Yingzhou.
Errand."
Li Chengzhong's bachelorhood and confession moved Zhang Maoan very much, and his proposal was also very tempting to Zhang Maoan. After all, the ultimate way out for eunuchs is in the inner court. If you want to get ahead, you must enter the central government. In this era, no matter who
In the 1970s, eunuchs who were separated from the support of the central government would always be looked down upon. Only in temples and with the back of the inner court could eunuchs realize their so-called "self-worth."
If Li Chengzhong was secretive and all he said was "it's good for you, Zhang Mao'an, so I'm considering sending you to Chang'an", then Zhang Mao'an might have to think about it more, but he was honest about his purpose.
This makes Zhang Maoan unable to find any fault. On the contrary, Zhang Maoan feels that it is his honor to be able to do his part for Li Chengzhong. The reason for such an effect is that Li Chengzhong did not pay much. What he did was just
I just drank and chatted with him in Youzhou last year, and now I just have a meal with him. However, Li Chengzhong treats Zhang Maoan with great respect and equality. He is neither flattery nor contemptuous. This attitude is extremely disappointing.
Zhang Maoan benefited from it.
So Zhang Maoan asked: "Can it be useful to the governor?" After receiving Li Chengzhong's affirmation, he agreed without hesitation.
At that moment, Li Chengzhong wrote a letter and asked Zhang Maoan to hide it close to his body. At the same time, he arranged for four operatives from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics to serve as Zhang Maoan's bodyguards and prepare to go to Chang'an together.
Before leaving, Li Chengzhong prepared five small boxes and hung them on the saddle sides of the five horses.
"This box is a gift for Lieutenant Han. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for Wen Yi to go empty-handed. It is considered a gift for Wen Yi to meet. This box is a gift that Wen Yi forwarded on my behalf. Wen Yi will take care of the remaining three boxes.
It is up to Wen Yi to decide who needs to be taken care of. The four guards like me are very good at martial arts and can protect Wen Yi carefully. If Wen Yi has any errands, just ask them to hand over any letters that need to be sent to them.
, they know how to cook.”
Zhang Maoan nodded, entrusting all such valuable property to him, which showed Li Chengzhong's trust in him. He didn't know what to say at this moment. After a while, he remembered something and said: "Captain, there is something else that needs to be done.
"Commander Ming." Zhang Mao'an himself didn't notice that he used the word "Chinese Ming", but he had already subconsciously regarded Li Chengzhong as the master.
"What's the matter?"
"When our family was in Hedong this time, we heard that several Khitan people came to Raoleshan. They paid a visit to the King of Jin. We didn't know much about what they discussed in detail. The governor has always been at odds with the Khitan people, so we prepared it in advance.
Let the governor know."
"Well, thank you Wen Yi. I have a sense of discretion in this matter. Wen Yi is going more than a thousand miles away, so he should be careful on the way. If things go wrong after arriving in Chang'an, he will come back. These money boxes are all personal belongings, and they will be inconvenient if they are lost.
No, as long as people are safe." Li Chengzhong warned.
Zhang Maoan took a deep breath, nodded heavily, then mounted his horse, led four guards and left Liucheng, heading towards Chang'an.
A group of five people left Liucheng on June 15th. They first went down to Yuguan, entered Pingzhou, and then followed Pingzhou to Jizhou. Without stopping on the way, they quietly turned back to Cangzhou. They avoided the battlefield where the Lulong Army and the Wei Bo Army faced each other, and entered the Xuanwu Army.
Controlled Henan Road. Arriving at Qizhou on June 25th and Puzhou on July 3rd, passing through Huazhou and entering Weizhou, along the southern foot of Taihang Mountain, crossing Luoyang and entering Shaanzhou, traveling at dawn and overnight, and finally arrived at
Arrive in Chang'an at the end of July.
Zhang Maoan was a person assigned by the imperial court to Lulongjian Military Academy, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs could not take care of the supervision of the army outside the town, he was still a registered eunuch. He first went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and handed over the sign, and then named him.
I want to see Lieutenant of the Zuo Shence Army and General Han Quanhui of the Hussars.
Xiaohuangmen, who was sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, received a piece of gold from Zhang Maoan. He immediately smiled and rushed to the Shence Military Office outside Xuanwumen to report to Han Quanjie. Han Quanjie is now a very popular figure in the inner court, with his hands
He held the power of the imperial army and could not be seen by others. But as soon as he heard that it was Lu Long who asked to see him by name, he immediately ordered an audience.
"Young Master Zhang Mao'an, I am the Left Supervisor of the Lulong Supervisory Military Academy, and I would like to pay my respects to the General!" Zhang Mao'an came forward and kowtowed in accordance with the rules of the inner court, showing great respect.
Han Quanjie sat still and asked: "Lu Long Supervisor Military Academy? Well, Zhang Supervisor..."
"Zhang Jianjun is Xiaolang's father." Zhang Maoan replied quickly.
"Well... I heard that you asked to see our family?"
"Yes, I am specifically conveying the letter from Governor Li."
"Oh? Submit it quickly." As soon as Han Quanjie heard that it was a letter from Li Chengzhong, he immediately stood up from his seat, took two steps forward and came to Zhang Mao'an, and said warmly: "Get up. Where is the letter?"
Zhang Mao'an took out the letter from his arms and presented it with both hands. After Han Quanhui took it, he couldn't wait any longer and immediately opened it and read it in the hall. He sent a letter to Li Chengzhong last month, and the letter contained a lot of bragging rights.
, telling the other party that he now has an identity and can help Li Chengzhong do something. This kind of showing off is actually not malicious, it is purely to make himself feel at ease. It is equivalent to telling Li Chengzhong that I, Han Quanjie, am not the unlucky Han Quanjie of the past.
, now that I am a big shot in control of the center, there is no problem with the extremely high courtesy you treated me back then, and I am qualified to associate with you.
After Han Quanjie read the letter, he sighed secretly, Governor Li is such a good person!
In the letter, Li Chengzhong congratulated Han Quanjie on his promotion, and at the same time vaguely reminded him of the fights in the court, especially the prejudices of several prime ministers against eunuchs. Of course, these are things everyone knows, but Li Chengzhong deliberately reminded him
It also showed concern for Han Quanjie. What moved Han Quanjie the most was that Li Chengzhong told him that if the court battle failed, he must save his life. When Pegasus rushed to Yingzhou, Li Chengzhong could arrange a life for him.
Respectable errands, such as going to Silla to supervise the country!
Reading this letter, Han Quanjie could read between the lines Li Chengzhong's friendship for him. This friendship did not change because of his promotion. To put it bluntly, he was concerned about his personal safety, not his.
positions of power.
Han Quanjie looked at the young eunuch in front of him lovingly and asked kindly: "Want to come to Chang'an to serve?"
Zhang Maoan lowered his head again: "Yes. It all depends on the cultivation of the general."
Han Quanjie asked Zhang Mao'an carefully about his situation, and Zhang Mao'an answered him one by one. Seeing that the young eunuch was very calm, Han Quanjie liked him more and more.
"Well, now there is a vacancy in the Yinxin Supervisor. How about you go there first? When there is a chance in the future, you can transfer it to the Yinxin Supervisor. The Yinxin Supervisor is an important place. In the future, you can either join the Forbidden Army or the Privy Council. It's just everything.
You need to be careful, we are very difficult to take care of."
"When I came here, Governor Li said that I had to obey the general's orders and Xiaolang would definitely die for the general. By the way, the Governor asked Xiaolang to bring a gift and waited outside the door. The Governor said it was a special product obtained from the expedition to the Bohai Sea.