"This thing is in my hometown..." At this moment, Zhang Qian's thoughts were all on the giraffe, and he had no time to think about anything else. When he heard someone ask, he responded instinctively.

Halfway through, he suddenly realized that the definition of this giraffe might involve factional struggles in the court. He quickly turned around and waved his hand at the old man, "This thing must be in the Central Plains, otherwise there will be records in history books. I am afraid that you will always disappoint you. I have never seen it before, and I don't know where it came from!"

It was so tiring to change his words temporarily, and he almost couldn't get back to the topic. Fortunately, Mr. Zhang had a strong lung capacity and was quick enough to avoid being inconsistent with the foreword.

Looking at the old man again, obviously I didn't expect Zhang Qian to change his words so smoothly. His two goldfish's eyes were rounded, and his snow-white beard shook up and down on his chest.

"The Shanglian Bureau Fenghuang Li Qi, I have seen Shizhong Yang!" Before Zhang Qian could explain more, Li Fengyu quickly turned his head and saluted the old man first. As if he was afraid that he would slow down, he was scolded in public by this person, or later put on small shoes. "I didn't know that Shizhong was here before, and he had missed the welcome, so I would like to forgive him."

"Hello, Shizhong, I'll greet you!" The guards and grooms around also put down their own affairs and saluted everyone. Judging from their attitude, they were even more respectful than the other.

Zhang Qian was stunned again, and then he noticed that the old man in front of him had white hair and kind-eyed eyebrows. The color of his clothes was blue and red, with a little light yellow in it, and there were several different patterns on it!

‘Damn, it turned out to be a second-rank, deputy national level! Fortunately, I changed my words quickly just now!’ I shivered in my heart, and quickly closed my hands and saluted the other party again: “Zhang Qian, the chief clerk of the Gunpowder Department of the Military Arts Supervision, has met the Shizhong. I didn’t know that Shizhong was here before. Please forgive me if the Shizhong was abrupt!" (Note: The official robe in the Tang Dynasty, the second-rank is a crown. The crown has eight flaps. The green robe is embroidered with seven chapter patterns, and the silver sword is red and yellow.)

"Yezhong, please be fine, and the last general Zhou Jianliang, the Shuofang Army, is polite!" Zhou Jianliang's reaction was the slowest, but he shouted the loudest.

The old man was alone, facing so many greetings at the same time, obviously a little unrestrained. He was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled and chose the fifth-rank Feng Yu, the highest official position. He glanced at this person meaningfully, opened his body sideways, and bowed back, "Your name is Li Qi? I have heard of the great name for a long time. Feng Yu doesn't have to be so polite. I saw the appearance of you leading someone to demolish the gatehouse. It was good, and the reaction was quite decisive!"

"I am urgent to follow the power. Please wait a moment and help me explain to the lord!" As the leader's "driver", Li Fengyu is very good at complimenting people. He immediately took the conversation and bowed to Yang Shizhong again.

Shizhong Yang is also worthy of being a legendary good man. Even when facing a little official like Li Qi who is in charge of carriages and horses, he was very polite. He turned his body to avoid it again, and then smiled and bowed back, "That's natural! The emperor actually saw the situation just now, so you don't have to be so cautious."

After saying that, he turned his eyes to Zhang Qian and Zhou Jianliang in turn, and nodded slightly at the two of them, "And you, one is loyal and righteous, sacrificed your life to protect him, and the other is both wise and brave, risking his life to lead the strange beast out of Zichen Palace with fruits. Master, Xiao Pingzhang and other civil and military officials present all saw it. After a while, the Master will settle down from Zichen Palace, and Master will definitely summon the two and encourage them in public!"

He was the Minister of the Secretariat and had served as prime minister and minister of the Ministry of Personnel many times. The weight of what he said was absolutely extraordinary. When Zhou Jianliang heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and bowed again, bowing to him, "Thank you for your support. I will return to Shuofang and kill the enemy to repay the emperor and the Secretariat for their kindness!"

"Thank you, Shizhong!" Unexpectedly, Zhou Jianliang was so big and thick, but he knew how to flatter his superiors. Zhang Qian had to follow suit and salute and thank Shizhong Yang, who was white with hair and beard.

This time, the attendant Yang Feng and Yang Si did not dodge sideways. Instead, he stroked his beard first, accepted the thanks from both of them with peace of mind, and then nodded with a smile: "Well, you two don't have to be polite. It is my duty to promote the country to be a virtuous person. Zhou Biejiang, you... Zhang Zhuan be careful!"

Just as they were ready to express a few words of comfort, inspiring the two to work harder to serve their loyalty to the Tang Dynasty in the future. However, when the giraffe saw that no one was paying attention to him for a long time, he actually stretched his neck and licked Zhang Qian's official hat with his tongue. He was so scared that he staggered back, and Jiamian's words instantly turned into a reminder.

"Don't be afraid of Shizhong! It won't bite people!" Although he knew that the giraffe was not angry, he was actually very docile. Zhang Qian was still cautious at all times. Therefore, he quickly jumped away several steps without waiting for the official hat to be penetrated and poisoned by the giraffe. Then, while reraising the plate containing fruits to feed the deer, he apologized to Shizhong Yang Sheng with a smile, "Sorry, Shizhong. Xiaguan did not deliberately mean to be rude. It was because this beast was too clingy, and Xiaguan was afraid of ignore it, which made it angry again."

"It's okay! Just feed it first!" The servant Yang Feng was so scared by the giraffe that he almost made a fool of himself in public, but he was not angry at all. Seeing Zhang Qian speaking seriously, he stood firm again and waved his hand with a smile, "Please settle it first, and then go to see Your Majesty again. Thank you today, you are there, otherwise, this thing will go crazy, kicking one by one, I don't know how many people will have to be killed. In front of the emperor, the guards will not let it splatter blood in the palace!"

"It was the eunuchs and Zong Chuke who always regarded it as auspicious beast! The guards were not allowed to use bows and arrows, otherwise, no matter how hard the hooves were, they would have been shot into a hedgehog!" Zhang Qian secretly complained in his stomach, but he could only be polite and modest on his mouth. "The servant was too much, and the subordinate just beat him by mistake. This beast is actually not fierce in nature, but he was frightened before and rushed around."

"The key is that at that time, you and Zhou Jianliang were the only ones who dared to step forward, and you were the only one who could have a chance to attack. The others were either scared to retreat or helpless!" Appreciating Zhang Qian's appearance of not being greedy for merit, the attendant Yang Feng smiled again and commented in a low voice.

This sentence is probably much higher than the previous "loyalty and righteousness" and "integrity and courage" of Zhou Jianliang. Immediately, Zhou Jianliang was so grateful that he bowed and bowed again.

Although Zhang Qian also bowed with him, a hint of vigilance suddenly arose in his heart, "He praised me to heaven. Is it because he asked me to do something, right? Zhang must be more careful. The old predecessors of the Tang Dynasty are all human beings. Zhang cannot just be fooled, but he cannot remember!"

People are always a mistake and have a better wisdom. Previously, they suffered losses in the hands of Ren Qiong, He Zhizhang, Zhang Ruoxu and other seniors. Zhang Qian no longer dared to look down on the IQ of the ancients. Therefore, when he heard an old senior who was much older than Bi Gou praised him for his praise, he instinctively thought that this old guy was not at ease.

Sure enough, before he could straighten his waist again, the servant Yang Feng walked to him again. While calmly grabbed a fruit, he held it in his hand and invited the giraffe to eat, he smiled and digged the truth, "Zhang Zhubu, why did you think of using fruit to coax it? This thing is like a giant python with horns on its head. It should be a genus of dragons, and they like to eat meat or fish?"

'Only those who have horns on their heads are grass! Only those who have no horns may be carnivorous animals!' Zhang Qian immediately gave the correct answer. However, he refused to show any flaws on his mouth. He smiled and explained embarrassedly, "Xiaguan, Xiaguan had fruits and candied fruits around him at that time, and there was no other food. If there were dried meat, ham, cooked cakes, etc., he would definitely catch them and throw them all at once. He would choose whatever he chose!"

"Oh, that's right!" Yang Feng, the chief minister, thought for a while, suddenly realized, "It turned out that this was a coincidence. Zhang Zhuan was indeed a lucky general. He actually had it on hand, which happened to be what this strange beast liked to eat. How could Zhang Zhuan judge that it was actually very docile. At that time, it rushed left and right, but hurt many people!"

"At the next house, a horse was frightened just a few days ago, and he rushed left and right and kicked whoever he saw!" Zhang Qian was prepared in his heart. The more he said, the more he lies, the more he lies were. "And the situation was critical at that time. What could he do if he was cruel? He couldn't watch Zhou Biejiang trampled to death by him, and he couldn't watch him threaten the emperor!"

Ask, continue to ask. If you want to drag me into the water, I won’t be fooled! You just ask God today, and I will give you a question and no idea.

"Well, this statement is reasonable, it's reasonable!" Yang Feng nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and his smile became stronger and stronger. "I suddenly had a suggestion that since Zhang Zhuzhu can stand up and subdue this strange beast in a critical moment. And this beast looks like this now and is quite attached to Zhang Zhuzhu, it's better to let me come forward and recommend Zhang Zhuzhu to be the deputy supervisor of the lower muslim prison, and how about taking care of this strange beast for the emperor? It's a strange beast, you are a strange man, you two are born..."

"No!" Before he could finish his words, Zhang Qian had already decisively refused, "Zhang is capable of taking care of this beast. Besides, Chang'an is so cold, it is not suitable for it to survive. The reason why he was frightened today was because he was hungry, and on the other hand, it was probably because he was so cold..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly realized that there might be a trap hidden in the other party’s question. The old fox in front of him had no intention of letting him go to the Muslim prison. The auspicious beast should not be placed in the Muslim prison for raising him. He was immediately anxious and angry, and his eyes widened and gasped.

"Shizhong, Zhang Zhuan is good at making gunpowder. He has heard of it for a long time in Shangdian Bureau. If he goes to be the deputy supervisor of the pastor, he would be a bit useless!" Feng Yu Li Qi was very righteous. Seeing that Zhang Qian's reaction was so strong, he thought he was unwilling to waste his life as a "horseman", so he decisively pleaded for him.

"Yes, the general in Shuofang's army has long heard of the power and effectiveness of gunpowder! Zhang Zhubu is so talented, it's too aggrieved to go and raise strange beasts!" Although Zhou Jianliang was confused when he heard this, he followed him forward to help.
Chapter completed!