Huang Ting

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In a small shop in Xiaofangpan City, Chen Duo and Hu Xiuwu sat opposite each other on a small table. They both fell down on the floor. They were not used to the formal kneeling method of the Han Dynasty.

I can only sit on the couch by meditating.

Chen Duo quietly ate his portion of food, while Hu Xiuwu sighed, biting and biting at the steaming roast mutton on the plate.

There are a dozen steamed cakes on the table, as well as a roasted lamb with plenty of spices, a plate of pickles, and a pot of turbid wine.

There were no iron pots at this time, so the only cooking methods for meat were steaming, stewing and roasting. Fresh fruits and vegetables here in Xiaofangpan City were even more scarce and more expensive than meat.

This meal is already the best in this restaurant. If they hadn't found a lot of money from the horse bandits, they might not be able to afford this meal.

Hu Xiuwu said indignantly: "How can you roast mutton without adding cumin! This is an evil way, an evil way."

After eating dried meat for so many days, Hu Xiuwu was still thinking about having a good meal in Xiaofangpan City, but he didn't expect to eat such a nondescript barbecue, which made him very uncomfortable and entangled.

The surrounding diners looked at Hu Xiuwu with strange eyes, wondering what the cumin in his mouth was.

Hu Xiuwu took a hard bite of the roasted lamb, feeling the mutton smell in his mouth and the spicy and astringent taste of the dogwood. He sighed and said:

"Even if it's just to take you to try the hotpot at Fourth Brother's house, I have to take you back."

The fourth brother in Hu Xiuwu's mouth is the hotpot restaurant that Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan often go to. Hu Bayi and the others went there often, and Hu Xiuwu got to know the owner. Sometimes Hu Xiuwu would also lead Wang Kaixuan.

Also, Xiaotian and the others went to support him.

Chen Duo slowly ate the steamed cake in his hand, indifferent to Hu Xiuwu's words.

When he didn't get a response, Hu Xiuwu could only continue to deal with the barbecue and steamed cakes in his hands with a confused look on his face.

There was a commotion at the door of the restaurant, and the people at the door were dispersed. Sha Zhu and Xu Yuanjin followed a tall, handsome young man in his twenties. It was obvious that the leading young man had a much higher status.

For both of them.

After entering the restaurant, Sha Zhu looked around and saw Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo. He stared in the direction of Hu Xiuwu and whispered to the young man.

The young man looked at where Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo were. Seeing the handsome appearance of Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo that were far beyond ordinary people, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he felt a little surprised and felt that it was natural.

The young man whispered to Sha Zhu and Xu Yuanjin: "You go out first. I want to talk to these two people alone."

"Here."

Xu Yuanjin was a little worried that Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo would be unfavorable to the young man, but in the end he retreated under the young man's eyes, nodded and led the others to leave.

A group of people came in, including the local county captain and magistrate. The diners who were chatting and eating in the restaurant just now had already sneaked away.

The young man behaved respectfully and politely, with a nonchalant attitude. He first bowed to Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo, and then sat next to Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo like a textbook, with his back straight.

This young man spoke first:

"I have met Zhang Qian and Zhang Ziwen, the envoys of the Han Dynasty."

After the salute, Zhang Qian took a look at the appearance of Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo and praised: "It is said that Liuhou is handsome. When I saw him today, he certainly lived up to his reputation."

The Liuhou he is talking about now is naturally Zhang Liang, the first generation Liuhou who strategized and defeated thousands of miles away. Historical records record that Zhang Liang was as handsome as a woman.

Zhang Liang's eldest son, Zhang Buyi, was just an ordinary person and did not inherit Zhang Liang's magic, while his second son, Zhang Pijiang, disappeared from Chang'an to avoid the Lu family rebellion and was never seen again.

So Hu Xiuwu came up with an idea and planned to pretend to be a descendant of Liuhou. It happened that he also knew the unique skill of Tianshi Mansion, the Golden Light Curse, and the first generation of Tianshi of Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain was a descendant of Liuhou, and it was rumored that Liuhou was a descendant of Liuhou.

There will also be a golden escaping light.

Therefore, there has been speculation among strangers that the Golden Light Curse was improved by the first-generation Celestial Master from the method passed down by Liu Hou.

And his natural good looks gave Hu Xiuwu the conditions to pretend to be the heir of Liuhou.

Hu Xiuwu chuckled: "You got the wrong person."

Zhang Qian pretended to be confused: "Oh, isn't that golden light escape the unique method of Liu Hou?"

"Moreover, you two deliberately used the golden light at the city gate, wasn't it just to lure me over?"

Hu Xiuwu looked at the prosperous Zhang Qian in front of him. Zhang Qian once served as an attendant to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a good-looking person. He would not allow an unattractive person to be his attendant and hang out in front of his eyes.

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Hu Xiuwu sighed: "I have heard that Zhang Qian is smart and courageous, but why does he do stupid things?"

"You two, just call me Ziwen."

Zhang Qian said while suppressing his smile, and then laughed at himself:

"No one in Chang'an said I was smart, and everyone scolded me for being stupid. If I wasn't an immeasurably stupid idiot, how could I have accepted this task of challenging the authority of others in the world?"

Before Zhang Qian decided to send an envoy to the Yuezhi, Dong Zhongshu, a great Confucian scholar, gave advice to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who had just ascended the throne.

When the emperor and his ministers met, Dong Zhongshu first affirmed the orthodox status of the Liu family with the theory of the unity of heaven and man, and then compared Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to the Beidou guarded by stars, which made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty feel very comfortable.

Then he took the opportunity to propose to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that he should abolish all schools of thought and only respect Confucianism.

This not only hopes that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can recognize Confucian classics, but also hopes that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can depose those strangers who occupy high positions just because of their high cultivation and are ignorant of the art of national governance.

Give people a chance.

Use the methods of everyone to replace the techniques of the minority. We no longer select talents based on their cultivation, but select talents based on their talent and moral character.

At the same time, Dong Zhongshu also proposed to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that ordinary people can control things better than those aliens. After all, compared with aliens, their frail bodies cannot do what an ordinary man can do to make the world pure.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne at a young age, he was full of vigor and determination, and was quite moved by his proposal. However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was still influenced by traditional concepts, and he had some concerns and murmurs in his heart.

Can ordinary people govern the country well?

So he posed a test,

Traveling 14,000 miles, crossing the desert, crossing the Gobi, enduring the test of wind, snow and bitter cold, I went on a mission to the Great Yueshi!

As long as someone can do all this as an ordinary person, he recognizes that ordinary people are also qualified to ascend to high positions.

After Zhang Qian, who was still working as an attendant, heard about this, he recommended himself to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, hoping to serve as the envoy of the mission. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty agreed to his request and gave Zhang Qian a talisman to form a mission for him.

However, unlike in the past, this time the mission was all made up of ordinary soldiers. There were no foreigners under Sili Xiaowei. Only Zhang Qian’s father was worried about his son’s safety, so he found a foreigner named Tangyi’s father to protect him.

comprehensive.

Before leaving, Zhang Qian wanted to visit his old friends, but he didn't see anyone. They all stayed behind closed doors. Some loyal friends wanted to come to see him, but they were locked in the house by the elders of the family.

People in Chang'an were all waiting to see his joke, thinking that he was overestimating his abilities. It would be difficult for even a stranger to complete this task, let alone an ordinary person.

But Zhang Qian still accepted the mission without hesitation.

During this 14,000-mile journey, he not only wanted to clear out the Western Region, but also wanted to pierce the prejudices in the hearts of the world.

Let the world understand that ordinary people can also achieve great things.

Zhang Qian looked at Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo and said coldly: "Are you two here to stop me?"

Hu Xiuwu changed his previous attitude, bowed solemnly to Zhang Qian and said:

"No, Master Xiashan has asked us two things this time. The first thing is to order the two of us to join the mission to help you on your mission to Da Yuezhi."

"My master thinks that what you are doing is a major event in the world and is correct."

Zhang Qian raised his brows slightly in surprise. What he did was to seize power from strangers. The reason why there were no strangers to cause trouble was because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty protected him. Now there is actually a stranger who recognizes him and even sent his disciples to help him.

Although he felt a little moved in his heart, Zhang Qian still bowed solemnly to express his gratitude, and then refused Hu Xiuwu's self-examination:

"Thank you both for your kindness, but please allow me to refuse."

"What?"