The next morning, Chen Qingying looked refreshed and energetic, and she took Wang Zhiyun to prepare some things that Zhao Ziliang would need on his way back home.
Dried meat and dry food were necessary, not every time he arrived.
You can encounter inns and taverns when eating, and it is not possible to pass by the city and spend the night in the city every evening, so dry food, dried meat and tent lights must be prepared.
After breakfast, everything was ready.
Zhao Ziliang led Bai Xiaode and twenty followers, fully armed, and rode more than forty war horses, basically two horses per person.
This way, horses could be exchanged without changing people, so as to ensure the best outcome.
Hurry as fast as you can.
At this time, transportation was not as developed as in later generations.
From Chang'an to Zhao Ziliang's hometown Jiangling, you could take Hanzhong and go south, or go east to Luoyang and then go south from Luoyang.
This road is flatter.
Zhao Ziliang and others took this road. .
It has to be said that the world has been at peace for a long time, and the public security situation is still very good.
Zhao Ziliang passed through Luoyang and went south all the way.
He walked for seven or eight days in a row without encountering any bad people.
Of course, with the more than 20 people among them, all of them have experienced Guys who have fought hundreds of battles and killed countless people on the battlefield.
Just because of the murderous aura emanating from their bodies, no blind bandits dare to come out and rob them.
On the eighth day, Zhao Ziliang and others finally arrived in Jingzhou, where the seat of the Jingzhou Governor's Office was located.
Zhao Ziliang stopped by to pay a visit to Jingzhou Governor Zhang Jiuling.
Zhang Jiuling was the last prime minister with outstanding vision and extraordinary political talents during the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
But a few years ago he was demoted from the position of prime minister to governor of Jingzhou.
Zhang Jiuling had never known Zhao Ziliang, but he had seen Zhao Ziliang's name in the court newspaper and heard about Zhao Ziliang's military exploits in the Western Regions.
He was very happy that Zhao Ziliang could come to visit him when he returned to his hometown to visit relatives, so he sent someone to invite him.
He entered the house and sat down to drink tea.
"I'm very happy that General Ziliang can come to see this bad old man like me.
It's a coincidence that you're here.
I'm planning to go back to my hometown tomorrow.
If you come back tomorrow, I'm afraid you won't be able to see me."
Zhang Jiuling said with a smile.
He started coughing at the end of the sentence.
Zhao Ziliang said with some worry: "General, I see that the boss is not feeling well.
I am afraid that it is not suitable to travel far at this time.
It is not too late to set off after I recover."
Zhang Jiuling waved his hand: "No problem, no problem, it's an old problem."
Next, the two chatted about the situation in the Western Regions, the situation in the court, and their military views.
Zhang Jiuling was surprised by Zhao Ziliang's outstanding vision in both military and political aspects, and he felt that he had met an all-rounder.
At the end, Zhang Jiuling asked: "When Ziliang comes back to see the emperor this time, will the emperor have another appointment for you, or will he let you go back to Anxi?"
Zhao Ziliang sighed: "My lord, I don't know something.
Although your Majesty appointed him as General Dingyuan, he asked him to guard the Jinguang Gate.
He said that there are often thieves flying over the walls at night, and passing through the city wall is like no one else."
Who would believe this?
Could it be that the previous guards were all drunkards and ricebags?
The bows and arrows in their hands were all vegetarian."
Zhang Jiuling frowned and said: "With the general's military exploits and talents, it shouldn't be the case.
The emperor shouldn't make such a decision.
Did the general offend someone in the capital?"
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Zhao Ziliang then detailed his conflict with Bian Lingcheng, the accidental seizure of the emperor's BMW from the enemy general, and some things that happened in the capital, and asked Zhang Jiuling to clear up his doubts.
After Zhang Jiuling heard what Zhao Ziliang said, a smile appeared on his face and said: "Don't be careful, Ziliang.
This is not a bad thing for you.
Although the emperor's ears are a bit soft due to his age, he is still very wise. , how could he be suspicious of a meritorious general like Ziliang just because of a few words from a eunuch?"
Zhao Ziliang quickly asked: "Sir, what do you think the emperor wants and why he wants me to guard the city gate?"
Zhang Jiuling smiled and said: "Zi Liang will know it in the future.
There is no need to go into details at this time.
Zi Liang only needs to do his duty well."
"Duty," Zhao Ziliang muttered, then suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and nodded: "Thank you for your advice, I will understand."
After bidding farewell to the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, Zhao Ziliang took Bai Xiaode and others on their way, and they worked hard and finally arrived in Jiangling in a day.
The weather in the south of the Yangtze River is getting warmer, the sun is shining brightly, and everything is recovering.
Willows sprout green buds, weeds quietly emerge from the soil on the roadside and on the field ridges, the fields are filled with golden rapeseed flowers, and bright peach blossoms bloom like a girl's crimson face.
It is the fragrance of flowers and the flight of bees.
The closer he got to home, the more timid Zhao Ziliang felt.
When the farmers in the fields saw so many cavalry, they stopped what they were doing to watch.
"This group of soldiers is so energetic, especially the general in front.
He is so majestic."
A young farmer in the field couldn't help but exclaimed.
A young man in the field next to him looked surprised and said: "Hey, why does the general in front look so familiar?
And the one behind him, isn't that the third son of the Zheng family?"
"Yes, he is really the third son of the Zheng family.
Look at this guy, he is tall and tall, wearing bright armor and a bright red cloak."
An old farmer saw Zhao Ziliang and his entourage riding into the village, so he put down his work and walked onto the field ridge.
The nearby farmers working in the fields also walked onto the field ridge one after another, and followed the old farmer back.
In the village.
Because Zhao Ziliang and his group of more than 20 people were all riding tall horses, the old, weak, women and children in the village were frightened.
Everyone stood in front of their homes and looked at this majestic cavalry team with fear.
Zhao Ziliang saw an old woman standing at the door of a nearby house.
He quickly remembered it and greeted with a smile: "Aunt Pang, you are at home."
When the old woman saw that the general riding in the front actually greeted her, she was stunned for a moment, with a puzzled look on her face.
When Zhao Ziliang saw this, he reined in his horse and said with a smile, "Aunt Pang doesn't recognize me anymore.
I'm Ziliang."
"Ziliang" Aunt Pang looked at Zhao Ziliang and looked at her carefully for a while.
She seemed to see the shadow of the past on Zhao Ziliang's face.
She immediately became excited and shouted: "Ah, you are really Ziliang.
You look so good that Aunt Pang almost recognized him."
Won’t come out” Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "Isn't that right?
I was only fifteen years old when I went out to join the army.
Now I am twenty.
You are busy.
I will go back first.
When you are done, come and sit at home."
"Hey, I must go, I must go," Aunt Pang agreed quickly.
But she didn't expect someone to call her again: "Aunt Pang, I'm afraid you don't recognize me anymore, hahaha."
Aunt Pang was stunned again when she saw Zheng San, and then shouted: "You are the third child of the Zheng family, you damn boy is so rich!"
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"Hahaha, just following Brother Liang to make a living."
Along the way, Zhao Ziliang greeted several people standing at the door.
When Zhao Ziliang and others walked over, the villagers gathered together and started talking.
"It turns out that general is the second eldest son of the Zhao family.
I thought it looked so familiar, but I couldn't remember it."
"Yes, it seems that the Zhao family is really prosperous.
This is a general.
This is the first time even for the entire county."
"Our Mulberry Village will become famous now."
However, Zhao Ziliang and others soon returned to the house.
The previous adobe and thatched house was gone, replaced by a courtyard house built with bricks, wood and tiles.
Zhao Ziliang reined in his horse and stopped, jumped off the horse and looked at the newly built brick, wood and tile house in front of him.
At this time, a man wearing native flower cloth clothes, holding a flower cloth scarf on his head, and hanging around his waist walked out from the door of the house.
A middle-aged woman wearing a scarf and holding a dustpan in her hand.
When Zhao Ziliang saw this middle-aged woman, he immediately recognized her as his sister-in-law.
Zhao Lin shouted excitedly: "Sister-in-law" Zhao Lin looked at Zhao Ziliang, who was tall and mighty in armor and a blood-red cloak.
She loosened her grip and the dustpan and the soybeans in it all fell to the ground.
The soybeans were scattered all over the floor.
She looked excited and tears suddenly came out and said: "Second brother, Is he the second brother?"
Zhao Ziliang choked up and said: "Sister-in-law, it's me, Ziliang, who's back."
"Good to come back, good to come back."
Zhao Lin was so excited that she couldn't control herself.
She rushed forward, grabbed Zhao Ziliang's arms, and kept looking at him.
"You have grown stronger, taller, and grown up.
You have become a majestic general.
If my father-in-law was still alive and saw you becoming a general, he would be extremely happy.
Now he is also smiling.
"Zhao Lin kept wiping her tears as she spoke.
Zhao Ziliang said: "Thanks to my sister-in-law in the family these years, my sister-in-law has suffered a lot."
This can be said to be an affirmation of Zhao Lin's many years of hard work, and it is the most powerful affirmation.
Zhao Lin couldn't help crying again after hearing this.
At this time, a loud voice came from behind: "Mom, who is this?"
When everyone heard the sound and looked around, they saw a sturdy young man standing against the doorframe at the door.
When Zhao Ziliang saw the young man, he hesitated and said, "Is this Hu Zi?"
Zhao Lin came to her senses and quickly turned around and shouted: "Huzi, come here quickly.
This is your second uncle.
Don't you remember that your second uncle loved you very much in the past?
Come here and pay respects to your second uncle."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, Huzi was still young when I left home, so it's normal not to remember."
Saying that, Zhao Ziliang smiled and waved to Zhao Hu: "Huzi, come over to the second uncle's side."
Zhao Hu was not timid, he walked over quickly and bowed down: "I have met my second uncle."
Zhao Ziliang was very happy and laughed: "Okay, okay, get up quickly, good guy, he is a good material for practicing martial arts."
Zhao Hu said: "Second uncle, you are so majestic.
When I grow up, I want to be as majestic as you."
"Uh hahaha, you are so ambitious.
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Come on, put it on for you."
Zhao Ziliang said, taking off the red tasseled bronze helmet on his head and putting it on Zhao Hu's head.
Zhao Hu was very happy, held up his helmet with his hand, turned around and asked Zhao Lin: "Mother, are you majestic?"
Zhao Lin smiled and said: "Mighty, majestic":