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The gate of Prince Wei's Mansion was closed, and three carriages were parked at the small gate in the southwest corner. The ebony carriages had no traces of decoration on them, making them extremely low-key.

A young man dressed in black clothes stepped out of the leading carriage. He only looked at the side face. He had long eyelashes and black eyes, a high nose and thin lips. He had nothing to do with the elegance pursued by the Chang'an gentry. He had the coldness and solemnity honed in the military. temperament.

Only his right eye is blind, and he always wears an eyepatch. The exposed left eye is also a bit gloomy, and looks extremely troublesome.

This person is Zhang Ji of Liangzhou, whose nickname is Changyun, a gangster general who has become famous in recent years.

The servants of Prince Wei's Mansion moved all the boxes in the carriage to the warehouse, and the remaining maids said: "General Zhang, my lord has been waiting for you for a long time."

Zhang Ji nodded, and the hint of hostility in his body made the maid dare not raise her head.

Until he stood outside the study, all the anger on the young general's body dissipated, replaced by a hint of nervousness.

The last time he returned to the Wei Palace, he was appointed as Zhonglang General.

At that time, the King of Wei, who had just succeeded to the throne, had a detailed conversation with him. He was personable, calm and gentle in his manner. He was quite familiar with the several victories he had won, and he was well aware of the advantages and omissions in them.

Zhang Ji came from a humble background. Even though Zhang Yushu regarded him as his adopted son, many nobles despised him. Seeing the king of Wei treat him like this, he suddenly felt like a horse that flies a thousand miles away meets a boor.

Zhang Yushu once told him that the King of Wei who had just succeeded to the throne was naturally willing to surrender, and it was true that fame was worse than seeing him.

The young King of Wei said that he believed that one day, the name of Zhang Ji in Liangzhou would be spread to Langjuxu Mountain along with the sound of the iron hooves of the war horses. Zhang Ji was so moved that he knelt down and thanked him: "Zhonglang General Zhang Ji is willing to be loyal to the Pei family from generation to generation. , willing to go through fire and water without hesitation.”

After that, the king of Wei really entrusted him with important tasks, asking for money and food.

Previously, Zhang Yushu's troops came to the North Hu Palace, but in the end he didn't press too hard. But Zhang Ji was different. He always killed the enemy without hesitation. He wanted to bite the barbarian's throat. He went around to the rear without permission several times and rushed into the royal court to plunder.

The prisoners were all killed after interrogation, but many things were taken, including the Xiangsi Yin that King Wei wanted.

When he saw Pei Zhi, Zhang Ji made a big salute and put the box in his hand aside. "Fortunately, Zhang Ji has lived up to his command."

"Why should Changyun be so alienated from Gu?" Pei Zhi raised his hand to signal him to get up.

After Zhang Ji sat down, he was still a little reserved. He did not gradually relax until he detailed these battles. After drinking down the tea in his hand, he introduced what he had presented to the King of Wei this time.

Finally, he turned his attention to the box on the table and said in a respectful tone: "My lord wants to bring you twelve pairs of love letters."

Pei Zhi opened the box and found that it was divided into twelve compartments. Each compartment contained two black pills, one large and one small.

Xiangsi Yin is the name of the Central Plains people, and this thing is called the soul-breaking rope in Beihu.

The Beihu people used it to control felons, mostly to punish rebellious nobles and prevent them from escaping back to their territories.

The small one is the mother voodoo, and the big one is the child voodoo.

If the distance is too far, Zigu will react.

Zhang Ji only thought that the King of Wei wanted to use lovesickness to lure the prince to prevent Zhao Heng from escaping, but after careful consideration, he felt that something was wrong.

With King Wei's control over Chang'an and the palace, where could Zhao Heng go? What's more, Jinling was about to be captured. After Zhao Heng ran away, who could he defect to under the banner of Zhou's orthodoxy?

Zhang Ji didn't want to say anything, but he still said cautiously: "My lord, the Xiangsi Yin is actually not suitable for use in the Central Plains."

"The grassland is vast, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is no cover. Acacia leads to a radius of ten miles. It has some effect, but it is enough on the grassland." Zhang Ji saw that Pei Zhi's expression did not change, and continued: "But the Central Plains is different, the radius is Ten miles away, there are countless places to hide, and it means very little to capture fugitives.”

"I don't intend to use it to catch any fugitives." Pei Zhi naturally knew what Xiangsi Yin was, and the smile on his lips remained unchanged, "I've just heard about it for a long time, and thought maybe it could be used in training dead soldiers."

He lowered his eyes and looked at the box, his voice calm, "According to what Chang Yun said, it seems to be of little use, so I'd better put it aside and don't let others know about it."

After closing the box, Pei Zhi's servant came in and asked, "Has the princess returned from Pingyang Marquis Mansion?"

"My lord, the princess mentioned before she left that she would come back before Mo Shen's time."

Shen Shi was still early, so Pei Zhi frowned invisibly, stood up and said, "Speaking of which, Changyun can be considered the princess's sworn brother, so I'd better stay here for dinner today."

Zhang Jiyuan is far away in Liangzhou and has no information, but he has heard some things about Chang'an from his wife. How can he dare to claim that he is the sworn brother of the princess when the Marquis of Pingyang is still in Chang'an.

He quickly declined, but King Wei's tone was still gentle, but he could not refuse, "I will go to pick up the princess and come back. Changyun will wait in the front hall for a while."

The Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion was very close. When Pei Zhi came back from picking up Yu Tingwan, he saw an extra hairpin on her head and asked, "The Marquis of Pingyang gave it to her? It really suits you."

"Yes." She responded and asked, "General Zhang is gone?"

"I asked him to stay at my house for dinner." Pei Zhi saw her surprise and smiled: "He is your adopted brother, so naturally he wants to meet you."

"You left him at home and came to pick me up?" Yu Tingwan's eyes widened immediately, "If I had known this, I wouldn't have come to my brother's place. I thought he had something important to report, and you guys had to discuss it until night. "

Pei Zhi laughed, why did it take so long to report something? Regarding the war, Zhang Ji had written about it in the memorial before, and today he just added details.

"It's just some small things." He paused, "It's just that among the few boxes of things Zhang Ji brought, some of them were too bloody, and I was afraid that you would be scared when you saw them. Now they have been put into the warehouse."

Among those treasures, there is a box belonging to King Zuoxian, including a wine glass made of human heads.

Zhang Ji only thought that these were objects that showed the authority of King Zuoxian, and the gems on them were also valuable, so he sent them all.

Pei Zhi didn't know what to say to him.

Yu Tingwan had no doubts. When the carriage was approaching, he suddenly said: "Why can I travel freely after Zhang Ji arrives?"

The man next to him Yun Danfeng said lightly: "I have a group of Dragon-Slaying Guards stationed in Liangzhou. With Zhang Ji here, Beihu is still at peace, so I will temporarily summon a group to return to Beijing with Zhang Ji. Later, when you travel, they Will follow you in the dark."

The King of Wei once allocated some Dragon-Slaying Guards to be sent to Zhang Jina, firstly to help obtain information about Beihu, and secondly to write down the general's movements clearly and send them to Chang'an.

Pei Zhi's expression remained unchanged. There would be no problem even if Yu Tingwan asked Zhang Ji directly about this kind of half-truth and half-false lie.

A few words dispelled her suspicions. It was Pei Zhi's consistent style to send someone to follow her and monitor her at all times.

After getting off the carriage and seeing General Zhang, Yu Tingwan greeted him with a few polite words and then ordered someone to fetch some calligraphy from his room.

"I still remember that my sister-in-law once gave me Cai Zhonglang's copybook, but I haven't returned the gift yet. These are my sincere thoughts. Please accept them, brother."

Unexpectedly, the princess really regarded him as a sworn brother. The general, who was originally cautious, was startled when he heard this, and said quickly: "Why is the princess so polite? I heard that Asui said that those calligraphy books should be given to the princess to make the best use of them." , where can I ask for a gift in return?"