My years as a soldier

Li Muyun knew who Zhang Si was.

Zhang Si was originally a slave brought back from Bohai Kingdom by King Su Li Cong more than ten years ago.There were more than a dozen slaves who entered the palace with him that year, but Zhang Si was the only one who survived the first year.

When Zhang Si was working as a servant in the palace, Li Muyun was just born a few years ago. Zhang Si used some means to get King Su out of his slavery. A few years later, he bought his own house in Chang'an smoothly. House.Li Muyun originally thought that when his father took office, Zhang Si would go with him to Andong, but in the end his father Li Cong took his two older brothers to Anton. Such a capable Zhang Si was left in Chang'an.

Li Muyun originally thought that keeping Zhang Si in Chang'an was due to his father's alienation from him.But Li Muyun soon discovered that Zhang Si, who was left in Chang'an, had instead become his father's most trusted confidant.

Chang'an is the place where all glory begins.

Chang'an City is separated by a Suzaku Avenue running from north to south, dividing the huge city into two parts that are completely equal.The east belongs to Wannian County, and the west belongs to Chang'an County, with a total of [-] squares, which almost filled the power center of the entire Tang Dynasty.To the north of Lifang, there is the imperial city, Miyagi. Inside and outside the imperial city, civil servants and military generals are connected to the emperor. Even the slightest disturbance in it can affect the whole of this huge empire.

It can be said that the pulse of Chang'an City is the pulse of the entire Tang Dynasty.Although the old emperor hadn't been out of Chang'an for many years and was almost isolated from the outside world, the power center of the Tang Dynasty always revolved around Chang'an City quietly.And if you want to seize the opportunity in this chaotic situation and win a thousand miles, then the best way is to keep a pair of eyes in Chang'an.

And Zhang Si is the eyes of King Su Li Cong who stayed in Chang'an.

Zhang Si has his own temporary residence in the mansion. He lives in the hut at the west end of the mansion. It is a servant's room with simple facilities, but the location of this house is close to Dongshi Street, so it is easy to get in and out. in the heap.King Su did not arrange this place for him, but he chose it himself, all for the convenience of doing business for King Su on weekdays.

So Zhang Si, among other things, only knows how to do things, so he is very likable.

Ever since Li Muyun learned that Zhang Si was doing an errand for his father in Chang'an City, he had intentionally or unintentionally drawn Zhang Si over.Although he is the legitimate son of this family, Li Muyun's biological mother was pregnant with him late, but died very early.Li Muyun was brought up by his concubine mother since he was a child, and on top of him, there are two concubine elder brothers.Although he is the legitimate son, he has lost the protection of his biological mother, and his father is often thousands of miles away. It is not so easy to survive in this family.

That's why Li Muyun developed a cautious character when he urinated.Although his son's airs are not small at all on weekdays, while he is vigorous and resolute, his mind is also more delicate than anyone else.

If the ruler of the Tang Dynasty is the emperor, then the ruler of this family is the father.But Li Muyun could only see his father for two or three months every year. Faced with such a situation, if he wanted to prove his worth to his father, the only thing he could rely on was his father's eyes left in Chang'an City.

Li Muyun's attitude towards Zhang Si has always been vague.On the one hand, he knew that Zhang Si was just his father's slave.Even if you are freed from slavery, a slave is a slave.But on the other hand, Zhang Si's position in Chang'an Su Palace is extremely delicate, even Li Muyun, the prince of the palace, must be cautious in his words and deeds with this servant.

Before going to Zhang Si, Li Muyun actually didn't want to meet this person.He knew that his running away from home might have been passed on to his father in Pinglu through this person.So he didn't want to see Zhang Si, just like he didn't want to face his father, he didn't want to go back to this family, and he didn't want to continue to be his heir.

Similarly, Li Muyun didn't know what Zhang Si had done in the past few days, but now that the matter involved Hu Jiuzhang, Li Muyun had no choice but to ask.The day he just brought Hu Jiuzhang back, he had instructed Zhang Si to help him find out the whole story about Hu Jiuzhang's accident in Chang'an County Yamen. At that time, Zhang Si had promised well, but he didn't see it at all. .

At this moment, Li Muyun walked to the courtyard east of the palace. Along the way, he saw his servants retreating to the side of the road in panic, kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed, but Shizi's face did not look good at all.He walked quickly to Zhang Si's house, and the sound of his hasty footsteps was not concealed at all.

"Zhang Si."

Before Li Muyun walked to the door, he had already opened his mouth towards the door of that house.But before he finished speaking, the door of the hut was pushed open from the inside by a man in a round collar robe.

Zhang Si was still the same as that day, with big arms and a round waist, as if he could eat the slender Li Muyun with one step forward.But facing Li Muyun, Zhang Si's fleshy face was accompanied by an extremely kind smile.

His gaze swept across Li Muyun's gloomy and cold face in a hurry, and then he lowered his eyes and bowed respectfully to Li Muyun again and again.

"My son has something to do, just ask the villain to go. This time, the villain is really terrified..."

Zhang Si's voice was also much softer as if by magic. Although he had a domineering look, but he lowered his voice and bowed down, from inside to outside, he was meek and servile.

"How is the errand I asked you to do?"

Li Muyun saw the person, but suppressed the confusion and suspicion in his heart, and calmly spoke to the person.It's just that the sternness on his face never faded away.There was a nameless resentment in his heart, and he didn't know whether that anger came from Hu Jiuzhang or from his own heart.

"Reporting to the prince, the villain has already found out the general process, but some details have not been found out, so he has not reported it to the prince."

"Say what you find out." Li Muyun still had a cold expression on his face.

Hu Jiuzhang knew Zhang Si, so according to Zhang Si's cunning personality, he must also know Hu Jiuzhang.It's just that Zhang Si didn't point it out, and Li Muyun wasn't in a hurry to point it out.

"Yeah." Zhang Si responded, then raised her head, and spoke unhurriedly in front of Li Muyun.

"It is true that Hu Jiuzhang went to Beijing to find his younger brother. His younger brother's name is Hu Yan. He is from Shanglu County, Tonggu County, Chengzhou, under the rule of Liangzhou in the west of Shannan. Hu Yan was from Shanglu County in Tianbao 13 years ago. He graduated from school and is a student. He entered Beijing in September 14, that is, on the third day of last month, and entered the city through the Yanping Gate in the west. According to the city gate supervisor at that time, Hu Yan came here and planned to live in Chang’an until January next year. , to directly participate in the imperial examination. But for some reason, he only lived in Chang’an City for half a month before he disappeared. According to the clerk at the inn where Hu Yan lived, before Hu Yan disappeared, he had a conflict with someone on Xishi Street But now it has been nearly a month, and there are too many people coming and going in the West Market every day, it will take some time to find out about this matter."

Zhang Si bowed her waist and reported to Li Muyun obediently.Li Muyun snorted softly, which was considered to be a response, but Zhang Si still didn't dare to straighten up in front of him, just kept slightly bent over, folded his hands on his chest, so as to bow to his master at any time.

"Only found these?"

"Yes."

Zhang Si lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eye.He was originally a foot taller than Li Muyun, but when he bent over at this time, he was actually shorter than Li Muyun.Facing such a servant, no matter how angry he is, he will probably be dampened by the respectful appearance of the other party.Moreover, Zhang Si belongs to Su Wang Li Cong, even if Li Muyun is the master, he dare not be too harsh on this person.

He looked down at Zhang Si's dark hair, but the other party didn't make a sound, so he had to break the words first.

"You knew Hu Jiuzhang earlier, didn't you?"

Li Muyun's voice was low and his sternness remained unchanged. He thought that Zhang Si would be a little moved, but to his disappointment, when he mentioned Hu Jiuzhang's name, Zhang Si bowed to him calmly, with a hint of On a little smile.

"I'm ashamed to say that the villain has served His Royal Highness Su Wang in Chang'an City these years. It is indispensable to train secret informants in Chang'an City to scout for information. But the forces in Chang'an City are intricate, and the villain has offended many people because of this. One of them... is Chen Fan, the bad commander of Chang'an County."

As Zhang Si spoke, he slightly raised his eyes to glance at Li Muyun, and when he saw someone listening coldly, he spoke again slowly.

"This Chen Fan was also a soldier in Longyou. It seems that he happened to be from the Beiting Governor's Mansion just like Mr. Hu. I heard that when Mr. Hu entered Beijing, he drank with Chen Fan at a wine shop in the West Market. It was probably at that time that Chen Fan lied to Mr. Hu, saying that the disappearance of his younger brother Hu Yan was related to me. Well... Actually, the grievances between Chen Fan and me all started at the end of last year. Chen Fan blamed my people for breaking them The case handled by the bad guy, this grudge has been remembered until now. Hey... Anyway, after that day, Mr. Hu found the villain. But the villain had already made it clear to Mr. Hu at that time, and I don’t know whose advice he listened to , actually went to Chang’an County to report to the officials. Mr. Hu has a bad temper and angered Peng County Magistrate in court, so he was punished with a cane.”

"Since there is such a quarrel between you and Hu Jiuzhang, why didn't you speak out when I brought him back?"

There was no joy or anger on Li Muyun's face.He didn't fully believe Zhang Si's words, but if he wanted to confirm this, the fastest way was to ask Hu Jiuzhang.But Li Muyun just thought of Hu Jiuzhang's painful expression when he looked at him at the end, and he was so depressed and wronged in his heart, he didn't know how to face his new friend for a while.

"This one……"

Hearing Li Muyun's question, Zhang Si quickly lowered his head again.

"The prince just returned to the mansion that day, and the villain really didn't dare to disturb the prince's interest. Besides, the concubine also told us servants not to disturb the prince because of trivial matters."

Hearing Zhang Si mentioning his mother-in-law, Li Muyun's expression darkened a lot in an instant.

"Forget it...continue to investigate."

He gave an order in a deep voice, then turned and walked out of the east courtyard, but he did not go back to his room to see Hu Jiuzhang.His own home was already a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, but he selfishly brought the seriously injured Hu Jiuzhang back home, hoping that the other party would be like him and build a real barrier in this fortress of hypocrisy and lies.

In the final analysis, it was already a mistake to bring him back at the beginning, and after getting along for a few days, Li Muyun knew that he was making more mistakes.Because the more he gets along with Hu Jiuzhang, the more he can discover the difference between himself and Hu Jiuzhang.It was as if a window had suddenly opened, and outside the window was a whole new world.Li Muyun saw countless brand new roads in that world, but he couldn't get out through the window, but could only watch from a distance.

Hu Jiuzhang does not belong here, Li Muyun knows it.He never thought of forcing Hu Jiuzhang to adapt to the life in the palace. He only wanted to enjoy a little more sincerity and freedom with Hu Jiuzhang for a short time, even recklessly. Be wary.

Things have developed to the present situation, but it is definitely not what Li Muyun originally expected...