Zhao Ziliang returned to the backyard of the county government office and asked Princess Xinping in person.
After receiving a positive answer, he was very happy and drank a few more drinks that night.
The heavy rain stopped again and again, and there was no clear sky for several days in a row.
The military offensive had to be stopped.
Zhao Ziliang ordered to send out scouts to investigate Cui Qianyou's movements.
He learned that Cui Qianyou had led his army to retreat northward. , so he ordered You Yijun to send two troops to march towards Suanzao and Yangwu in the rain.
Yangwu and Suanzao had become empty cities after the retreat of Cui Qianyou's army.
After the arrival of two troops of Youyi Army, they entered the city without a fight, captured the two cities, and sent a messenger to report to Zhao Ziliang.
In view of the weather conditions, Zhao Ziliang ordered the Northern Expedition army to temporarily garrison on the spot and stop the fighting.
However, the scouts and rangers could not stop investigating the rebel movements.
On the third day of November, heavy snow began to fall in most areas north of the Yellow River.
Zhao Ziliang knew that there would be no more wars this year, so he ordered all ministries to speed up training and reserve grain, grass, baggage, and ordnance equipment.
In the past few days, Cen Shen, Zheng San, Gao Shang, Du Fu and other staff also rushed to Dunqiu City to assist Zhao Ziliang in handling military affairs.
Zhao Ziliang also had a lot of leisure and had time to enjoy the snow with Princess Xinping.
That afternoon, after the official business was settled, Cen Shen and others came to see Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang smiled when he saw this and said, "How come these gentlemen have come together so well today?"
Cen Shen cupped his hands and said: "Commander, I will introduce some people to you today."
Zhao Ziliang said curiously: "Oh, who did I recommend to you gentlemen?
You can come and introduce me together?"
Du Fu cupped his hands and said, "I don't know if the commander knows about Zhang Xu and Wu Daozi."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Of course I know these two gentlemen, Zhang Xu and Wu Daozi.
Mr.
Zhang's cursive calligraphy and Mr.
Wu's paintings are both outstanding in the world, but I am not a scholar.
Although I have heard of their reputation, But I have never seen them.
How could it be that the gentlemen want to introduce them to them?"
Du Fu said: "Exactly, they arrived in Luoyang not long ago.
They heard that the commander-in-chief led his troops to cross the river to attack the rebels, scaring Cui Qianyou and Li Huaixian away.
Our army won a great victory, and they have always admired the commander-in-chief's army.
Wei, so in the past few days, I braved the heavy snow and came to Dunqiu, just to catch a glimpse of the handsome man."
Zhao Ziliang laughed and said: "So they should be outside the door now."
Gao Shang said: "Exactly" "Here, why don't you quickly invite Mr.
Zhang and Mr.
Wu in?"
Du Fu accepted the job and immediately went out to welcome Zhang Xu and Wu Daozi in.
Zhang Xu was nearly seventy years old at this time, and Wu Daozi was not young either.
Both of them were very old.
He is a unique figure in calligraphy and painting in the literary world of the Tang Dynasty, a Taishan and Beidou-like figure in the world of calligraphy and painting.
Zhao Ziliang stood up when he saw the two people coming in.
Gao Sheng, Cen Shen, Zheng San, Wang Wei and others also stood up one after another.
Zhao Ziliang did not wait for Zhang Xu and Wu Daozi to come over and salute, then stepped forward to greet them and clasped their fists: "Two gentlemen name It was like thunder to Ziliang's ears.
He had always wanted to see the beauty of these two gentlemen but never had the opportunity to see them.
Today, the two gentlemen braved the heavy snow and came to meet each other, which made the marshal's body shine brightly and made him deeply moved.
I feel honored and I have no regrets.”
The two men hurriedly bowed down and said, "When I saw the commander-in-chief today, he was really powerful and powerful.
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No wonder the traitors were killed and fled in embarrassment."
Zhang Xu and Wu Daozi are already old.
With their reputations and the fact that both of them have been officials, their status is not low.
Unless they meet the emperor, they don't need to pay homage with great ceremony when meeting other people.
It's just Zhao Ziliang's status.
He was so prestigious that he was a figure like Optimus Prime in the Tang Dynasty today.
After meeting him, they both felt that not paying homage vigorously was not enough to express their feelings.
Zhao Ziliang immediately stepped forward and helped the two of them up and said: "Two gentlemen, I have been embarrassed.
Please get up quickly and sit down here to finish talking."
After saying this, he ordered the servants standing in the lobby: "Hurry up and give me some help."
Two gentlemen serving tea.”
Zhang Xu was a little better.
Although he was older and his body didn't look very strong, he was still in good spirits.
However, Wu Daozi looked a little sick and coughed from time to time when he spoke.
Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but asked worriedly when he saw this. : "Mr.
Wu seems to be ill" Zhang Xu didn't wait for Wu Daozi to speak, and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Wu Daozi has been in Luoyang for some time, but his health has not been good since the winter.
But I heard that the commander personally led his troops across the river in the rain to attack the rebels, and in one fell swoop Successfully captured Dunqiu and scared away the acid Cui Qianyou from Zao and Li Huaixian from Kuangcheng came to visit the Marshal regardless of their physical discomfort and the persuasion of their family and servants.
After hearing about it, I thought that I would be fine these days, so I kept making appointments with him to give him a visit.
You are causing trouble to me, you really shouldn’t” Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "Sir, what you said is wrong.
The two gentlemen are the Taishan Beidou in the calligraphy and painting circles of the Tang Dynasty today.
In addition, they are already old.
They can brave such a heavy snowstorm to see a vulgar person like me.
Zhao is very grateful.
Well, why would you find it troublesome?
When the two gentlemen arrived here today, they treated this place as their own home.
There was no need to restrain me and I asked the servants to prepare some wine and food.
It happened to be windy and snowy these days, and there was no official business to deal with, so I had a good chat with these gentlemen. chat" Zhang Xu cupped his hands and smiled: "The two old men are about to ask the commander for a drink."
Zhao Ziliang immediately said: "Come here, go and ask the fourth lady to prepare wine and food.
I will invite some gentlemen to have wine."
Zhang Xu, Wu Daozi and others were shocked when they heard this and said hurriedly: "Oh, you can't do it, you can't do it.
We are all despicable people.
How can we let Her Royal Highness Princess Xinping work as a cook for us?"
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter.
Xinping will be very happy if she learns that these gentlemen are coming to visit.
She has wanted to meet these gentlemen for a long time.
This time is a good opportunity for her to show off.
She just wants to I’m afraid it’s too late to be happy.”
After someone went to report Princess Xinping, Zhao Ziliang and others began to entertain Zhang Xu and Wu Daozi.
Everyone drank tea and chatted.
The servants also brought fruits and snacks.
However, in the middle of winter, there were really not many fruits available on the market.
Most, only the homemade pastries are pretty good.
While everyone was talking happily, the captain from the front gate of the Marshal's Mansion came to report: "Commander, the old general Pei Min, who was escorting winter clothes, grain and grass baggage and armaments from Chang'an, has arrived.
He asked for an audience outside the mansion, saying that he wanted to meet with the general.
The Marshal’s Mansion will deliver the goods” Zhao Ziliang was stunned and asked: "The old general Pei Min you are talking about is the old general Pei Min who served as the Longhua military envoy in Fanyang and later served as the general Zuo Jinwuwei."
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Captain Qianmen nodded and clasped his fists: "Exactly."
More than ten years ago, when Zhao Ziliang was serving as General Zuo Jinwu in Chang'an, his immediate boss was Pei Min, General Zuo Jinwu, so Pei Min could be regarded as Zhao Ziliang's old boss.
"Hahaha" Zhao Ziliang laughed, turned around and said to everyone: "It seems that today is a good day.
Not only Mr.
Zhang and Mr.
Wu, who are renowned for their calligraphy and painting in the literary world of the Tang Dynasty, are here, but also Pei Min, the swordsman of the Tang Dynasty.
Isn’t it just a coincidence that I’m here too?
Wait, isn’t Li Bai, the Poet Immortal, a horse-herding officer in the army?
Come on, go and fetch Li Bai, no, fetch him.”
Someone went to find Li Bai, but Zhao Ziliang went to the front gate of the county government in person to invite Pei Min in.
Pei Min, the most famous swordsman in the Tang Dynasty and a swordsman of the generation, also had gray hair and white beard at this time.
Although Pei Min, who is wearing a full body robe, looks a little older, his majesty is still the same as before.
The two of them were talking while walking from the front door to the inner hall.
Zhao Ziliang clasped his fists and said: "It rained suddenly in the past few days, and then it snowed one after another.
The old general and soldiers were tired along the way.
If it weren't for the old general and soldiers, We promptly packed up our winter clothes, food and supplies and ordnance and equipment were escorted here.
The soldiers of the Northern Expedition were afraid of freezing and starving.
At the age of the old general, when he should have been at home to enjoy his life and have his children and grandchildren, now the old general was escorted in such bad weather.
Military resources, I feel guilty in my conscience."
Pei Min waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am not working for you Zhao Ziliang, but on the day when I was working for the court, your Majesty ordered me to be reactivated.
I once wrote a polite letter, but your Majesty said that now the talents of the generals are withering, and there is a disaster in the country and the court. , it is precisely because of the use of mature and prudent people like me that people can feel at ease, so I accepted the imperial edict and took up my post."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and asked Zheng San to go to the military camp outside the city with Pei Min's deputy general for handover.
He took Pei Min to the inner hall to meet everyone.
Among the people here, only Wu Daozi and Pei Min knew each other.
Back then, Pei Min asked Wu Daozi to paint for him.
Pei Min danced with a sword, and Wu Daozi painted on the spot.
There were hundreds of people in the audience, all of whom were famous people.
Pei Min at that time The sword skills shocked everyone.
Soon, people from the Marshal's Mansion called over Li Bai, who was working as a horse herder in the army.
With Li Bai's participation, everyone's interest became even higher.
The people present were all famous people in the Tang Dynasty, and there were many topics to talk about.
I couldn’t finish talking for three days and three nights.
Now it happened to be snowing heavily, making it impossible to work, and there was very little official work in the Marshal's Mansion.
Zhao Ziliang drank and chatted with everyone at the county government office for two days in a row, and it was so pleasant.
On this day, everyone drank and rejoiced.
Zhao Ziliang said: "Everyone, gentlemen, it is a rare blessing that all the poems, calligraphy, swords, and paintings of the Tang Dynasty are gathered here.
I have an unlucky person."
Please, please don’t refuse.”
In these days of inconvenient transportation, it is not easy to bring together these four famous people who live far apart.
People without certain status, influence and moral character will never be able to do it, even if they are the emperor with supreme power.
You may not be able to do it well.
Although you, the emperor, have great power, people don't bother to cling to the powerful.
It's useless if you don't care.
Everyone was also drunk and said one after another: "If the commander has something to say, just say it."
Zhao Ziliang immediately said: "I would like to invite four gentlemen to complete a painting and calligraphy work together.
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I would like to ask the Sword Master Pei Min, the old general, to dance with his sword.
I would like the layman Qinglian to compose a poem on the spot based on the old general's sword dance.
Master Lian’s poems were written in cursive handwriting, and I asked Mr.
Wu Daozi to paint them on the spot.
I wonder if that’s okay”: