The moment he stepped out of the palace gate, Zhang Qian suddenly felt that the sunshine above his head was extremely bright.

He finally won the game by betting. Although Wei Wushuang was afraid of him, he ranked him behind the other forces. He did not use the means of Lu Zhi dealing with Han Xin to deal with him. After successfully getting what he wanted, he could finally lead his troops to the Western Regions to take office, temporarily avoiding the political vortex in Chang'an City.

"Shangtu Protector, you have made our family suffer!" Just as he was comfortable, the complaints of Xue Sijian, the general of the prison gate, came from his ears, low and aggrieved.

"Where does the general come from?" Zhang Qian had no good impression of Xue Sijian, but stopped politely, turned his head and asked with a smile.

"Those who can teach the priests are either knowledgeable scholars or guardians in the country. Although our family is also known as a general, they are just a slave. How can we point fingers in front of the priest?" Xue Sijian flattened her mouth and her face twitched like a bitter melon skin. "If our family says too much, the priest will definitely misunderstand that our family deliberately makes things difficult for him. If we talk less, we will be suspected by others that our family will not be dedicated to doing things. Alas, our family will have no grievances and no grudges..."

"This matter is indeed Zhang's recklessness!" Zhang Qian was stunned and decisively bowed to apologize, "General, don't blame me. Zhang just thought that the general was very skilled in martial arts and was deeply trusted by the emperor and the empress dowager. However, he did not expect that the emperor was not an ordinary person!"

"The Supreme Master is the Supreme Master of Nine Five, of course he is not an ordinary person!" Xue Sijian rolled his eyelids, his voice becoming more and more weak. "This is something that can be said from your Zhang Dupu's mouth! If someone else says it, our family will definitely impeach him to be condescending and rude to the Supreme Master."

"This, Zhang knew that he was wrong. Please let the general go!" Zhang Qian was stunned again, stopped and saluted Xue Sijian respectfully.

He couldn't guess what Xue Sijian wanted to express, but he was sure that Xue Sijian was not hostile to him at the moment. Therefore, without waiting for the other party to return the favor, he quickly added, "The previous recommendation of the general to teach the priest martial arts was an unintentional mistake, and eventually caused trouble to the general. In this way, Zhang had a yard in Chongrenfang, which was not available and was willing to give it to the general as compensation!"

"Who does the guardian treat Xue as?" Xue Sijian immediately looked angry and his eyebrows stood up. "Xue used you as a friend, so he reminded you that every word you say in the palace needs to be cautious. Otherwise, even if you don't harm yourself, you will inadvertently harm others. But you, you think Xue is extorting!"

"General, don't misunderstand it. Zhang is willing to give it to him with a courtyard when he feels that you treat Zhang as a friend!" Zhang Qian became more and more convinced that Xue Sijian was deliberately making friends with you. He quickly smiled and explained in a low voice, "Otherwise, for no reason, why should Zhang accept the kindness of the general? The general is in a high position, well-informed, and willing to remind Zhang, which is Zhang's blessing. Zhang cannot, but he has won the benefits of the general for nothing, but he still doesn't say anything."

"That's too heavy. Xue doesn't know what the price of the yard of Chongrenfang is!" Xue Sijian felt relieved when she heard it, but she smiled and shook her head.

"It's too heavy for ordinary people, but for you and me, it can only be considered ordinary exchanges! What's more, Zhang's trip to the Western Regions has not been able to come back for ten or eight years. He has a large yard that cannot be lived in, but it will easily break down." Zhang Qian also smiled and continued to add, "The General said something, tomorrow morning, Zhang will send someone to send the house deed."

"Then, then our family will help you with the passport to the yard for a few days. When the escort comes back, I will return it to you!" Xue Sijian finally smiled and bowed to Zhang Qian gently.

Since taking over Gao Yanfu's position, his status inside and outside the palace has instantly become very popular. People who come to the door to "seek advice" every day with gifts can line up in a long line. In this way, he naturally has no shortage of a house in Chongrenfang. However, the yard that Zhang Qian took the initiative to give is very different from what he bought with his own money!

First of all, this means that even famous generals like Zhang Qian who have great military achievements have sought him. Other warriors should take the initiative to bow their heads in front of him.

Secondly, being able to be brothers with Zhang Qian also means that his connections are becoming more and more extensive, and his power can extend from Chang'an City to the Western Regions thousands of miles away!

third……

When Zhang Qian saw Xue Sijian's actions, he became more and more convinced that it was a wise move that he had not expressed his support for Empress Wei. It was necessary to see whether a politician had a future. No matter how mediocre Emperor Yingtian Shenlong, Gao Yanfu would not take the initiative to show kindness to the outside ministers and ask for property beyond the scope of ordinary interactions. However, Xue Sijian knew that Empress Wei was not very satisfied with him, but he still dared to accept the property he sent with joy!

However, Xue Sijian's courage to take the initiative to ask him to "pay tribute" also shows from another perspective that Empress Wei should not have the intention to deal with him at the moment. Therefore, Zhang Qian became more and more at ease with his own safety.

So, after saying goodbye to Xue Sijian, he began to prepare for the departure with great fanfare. Every day, he sent his confidants to the Ministry of War, Ministry of Revenue, Arsenal and other places with his famous letters and handwritten letters to the Ministry of War, Ministry of Revenue, Arsenal and other places to urge the court to replenish all the supplies that the Sui Ye Army had promised to provide for the Sui Ye Army.

The officials in the relevant yamen obviously had already received a hint from the superiors to send Zhang Qian away as soon as possible. Therefore, instead of taking the bad habits, they took the initiative to add half a percent of the transportation losses to the original amount, so as not to blame the debt again and cause chaos to the court.

A few days later, the new title agreed by the court was implemented. It was not the "Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhang Affairs" that Zhang Qian took the initiative to propose, but the "Tongzhongshu Menxia Third Rank" who was one higher. Without going through the Ministry of War, he directly submitted a memorial to the emperor to appoint and remove most of the civil and military officials under the rule of Zhenxi Protectorate, and to recruit food and grass on the spot and conquer powers in Zhenxi Protectorate and surrounding tribes. Even in times of crisis, he could lead his troops out of the country without waiting for the court's permission. (Note: In the above official history, after the Protectorate was renamed Jiezhen, Li Dan delegated the power to the Jiedu governors.)

In this way, although Zhang Qian, the Protector of the West Protectorate, also served as the chief of the marching in the Anxi Protectorate, his power was almost the same as that of the Anxi Protectorate. It was equivalent to the court splitting the four towns of Anxi into two, entrusting half of the part close to the Central Plains to the Protectorate of the Great Protectorate, and all the parts close to the nine surnames of Zhaowu were entrusted to him!

Of course, in contrast to power, Zhang Qian's responsibility is greater. Not only the Jiu surname Zhaowu, the Big and Big Bolu, and the legendary Dashi East conscripted troops, he needed to lead his troops to defend. If Tubo kills the plateau in the future, he will also lead his troops to the south at any time to watch over the Anxi Army led by Niu Shizhu.

Unfortunately, the court gave him double the food, supplies and a title of "Three-rank in the Secretariat of the Central Plains", but did not recruit troops from all over the Central Plains to enrich the two towns of Suye Shule. In other words, the current Zhenxi Army has no fresh "blood" except for Zhang Qian's original 6,000 elite troops and more than 15,000 troops under Guo Hong's troops. In the future, no matter how large the war the Zhenxi Protectorate encountered, Zhang Qiang's maximum number of troops mobilized is about 20,000, and he cannot expect more.

"Twenty thousand is only twenty thousand. Anyway, Talas City has been demolished by me, so it is impossible for Talas to be the second time!" Zhang Qian was open-minded about this. He found that the court was secretly restricting his strength, so he muttered secretly and laughed it off.

Time passed quickly in the busyness, and in a blink of an eye it was the eighth day of the second month of the Linde calendar. The coffin of Emperor Yingtian Shenlong Li Xian was stopped in the Taiji Hall for 7749 days, and was sent to the imperial tomb by the empress dowager, new king and civil and military officials. Zhang Qian also fulfilled his initial promise. On the second day after the underground palace was closed, he led the soldiers of the Suoye Camp to set off and marched to the Western Regions.

The governor of Suzhou Ren Cong had already set out in advance, while the governor of Ganzhou Guo Nu, but because of the same direction, he "she" made a journey with him. Therefore, the two brothers walked together, saving a lot of loneliness on the journey.

This march was not like two years ago, rushing to rescue a city, and there were no urgent tasks, and it required a night and night trip. Therefore, the army walked very slowly. Every morning and afternoon, each walking twenty miles, then stopped to camp and rest. If it was windy or rainy, it would be necessary to find a dry place to avoid a few more days, so as not to cause a large number of soldiers to fall ill due to the bad weather, affecting the overall morale and combat effectiveness of the Sailing Ye Army.

It took him a month to walk and stop and arrive at Jincheng (Lanzhou). Zhang Qian kept sending his confidants to collect information and inquire about the movements in Chang'an. However, what surprised him was that in the past month after he left, no changes occurred in Chang'an City. Although there were occasional conflicts between the forces of all parties, they controlled the conflict within the scope of power struggles, and there was no blood.

"Is it because I am ready to kill someone and the historical scripts have immediately adjusted accordingly?" Zhang Qian was surprised when he saw it. After setting up a camp one day, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

According to his judgment, the forces in Chang'an City have long reached the point where water and fire are different. The reason why they did not kill each other before was entirely because the forces of all sides were not sure. When the conflict arose, which side would they bring the Sailing Ye Army to help!

After driving away the variables of himself and the Sacred Ye Jun, someone will definitely be eager to see each other. Even if not all the forces are involved, at least Princess Taiping and Queen Mother Wei will fight to the death first.

Now that the bloody conflict he expected had not happened for a long time, it is inevitable that he began to doubt again that the operation of this space-time script does not depend on some inertia, but that a wise creature operates in secret. According to the secular understanding, this wise creature is a god!

"Shangtu Protector, Shangtu Protector, someone broke into the gate of the military camp and said that there was something important to report to you in person?" Just as he was nervous, Lu Dechuan's voice suddenly came from outside the central army's tent.

"Who? Where did you come from? Can you carry Secretary Luo's token?" Zhang Qian frowned as he heard it, and his heartbeat immediately began to accelerate.

Before leaving, he asked Luo Huaizu to lurk in Chang'an City with more than 50 reliable brothers. However, Luo Huaizu had been for more than 20 days and had not taken the initiative to send someone to deliver letters to him. At this moment, a stranger suddenly broke into the gate of the military camp. It is very likely that Luo Huaizu was in trouble.

"It's not our brother, nor did he bring Secretary Luo's token!" Lu Dechuan was extremely capable in his work and immediately whispered outside the door, "He came from Chang'an. He said, he said that his master's surname was Li, and he turned out to be a coachman!"
Chapter completed!