The owner of Zhaojiabao Zhao Zhuang was ecstatic and desperate.

A few days ago, in the battle against the thieves, not only won a big victory, but also killed more than 30 heads, of course, his own townsman also killed and wounded nearly 50 people, that is not a loss, as long as there is food and grass, it is just a human life that is called to come.

Cut off the head of the thief and send it to the county, the current county is also eager to make meritorious service, and ordered someone to take the head to fly to Yan'an Mansion overnight, the seriously ill governor, I heard that it was the head of the original Lying Niu Mountain thief, the old Huai Dachang, and immediately awarded a reward on the sickbed--- a head of five taels of silver, this is just a dime a dozen for himself, but the most important thing is to show his other son the merits of the war, and seal the dispatch of a rich county general judgment, plus Zhang Yuanbao's eldest son a few days ago, so down, His two sons are both officials, which is a big thing to raise his eyebrows and shine on the lintel.

I wanted to spend tens of thousands of silver dollars to get in, but now I have it at my fingertips, why don't I let myself be old and happy, so that the surrounding landlords are blushing?

What's more, his old friend Zhang Yuan is popular with the governor, if he helps him fulfill his wish this time, then the future of his two sons is not smooth? What is the silver money, he already has a lot of money, but he lacks connections, if he clings to this big tree, will the clan be far from being developed and prominent?

So yesterday, I took the confession, and hurriedly gave the county a thousand taels of silver, and ordered the second son to escort 15,000 taels of silver to Yan'an Mansion overnight, 10,000 to Zhang Yuan to recruit troops, and 5,000 to the governor to thank him.

It was a matter of ecstasy, but there was also a hopeless thing that lingered in my heart for a long time.

After a few nights of thinking, I thought about the cause and effect thoroughly, through the battle a few days ago, it seems that the thief is not as vulnerable as Zhang Yuan said, nor is it a reckless and rude rabble, if he wants to develop for his sons, he must fight to the death with the thief, otherwise, the future of the flowery family was just a blink of an eye, and the consequences were really unpredictable.

sent the second son away, and called the eldest child to explain his decision clearly.

The eldest child has been recommended by Zhang Yuan as the praise painting of the seven products of the Yan'an Dusi, this is a great official, this is already an official rather than an official, and it is more important to be close to the governor, which is a great convenience to act, and he will perform his duties in just a few days, so the more Zhao Zhuang sees his eldest son, the more he likes it.

Seeing his beloved son coming in in a brand-new official uniform, he actually smiled and quipped; "Grass people Zhao Lao, I have seen Lord Zanhua."

Although the Zhao family is domineering in the local area, the family is very respectful, and when the eldest saw that his father was like this today, he hurriedly turned over and knelt down, kowtowed in fear: "The father kills the child, and I am still the father's child even if I am in and out of the picture, how dare I see my father as an adult?" Such a story, since the eldest son became an official, the old owner has often played it, and there is a phenomenon of never getting tired of it.

"Lord Zhao, please."

"Father, please."

"Hahahaha"

The father and son had a fun together, but the father still got started, and the son accompanied him respectfully.

The two sat down, Zhao Zhuang had a straight face, sent all the maids and servants, and ordered his son to close the doors and windows of the lobby. "My son, yesterday your second brother escorted the money to the house to do things, and the old father wanted to keep you at home for a while, but after thinking about it all night, he thought about it all night, but he thought that this matter was inappropriate."

"What else is my father worried about?" Daddy Jian suddenly judged the two of them, feeling that the matter was very important, and asked in surprise.

"A few days ago, for the sake of your brother's future, I really offended the thief, although there was a small gain, but after all, we are alone, but the thief was defeated before, and he will try his best to retaliate, now, Lord Zhang has not yet made proper preparations, we are too close to the black tiger village, the thief will arrive early in the afternoon, and the disaster will come."

Seeing that Da'er nodded solemnly, his heart couldn't help but be relieved, and then said: "And the banner I made and recruited the township warrior is just for the county and the governor to see, thinking that your brother is on the top of the rank, in fact, we are strong and middle-class, and we can't fight against the thieves at all, for the Zhao family's thousands of generations, I decided, you immediately take our generations of accumulation, bring the old and young of the family in the name of going to work, get up to Yan'an Mansion for refuge, and only I, the old man, will be left at home to resist the thieves and retaliate, if my fortress falls, Your two brothers must support each other to gain a firm foothold in the court officialdom and grow the family, you must know that I am dyeing your brother's official uniform with the blood of the whole clan, and cherish it. The development and growth of the Zhao family's Guangzong and ancestors all depends on your brothers, and you must not slack off. ”

As soon as these words came out, the eldest child was shocked, turned over and knelt on the ground, and wept bitterly; "My father can't be in danger, and I also know the current situation of my fort, so I recommended the second brother to leave the dangerous place that day, and today I want to ask my father to leave for the reason of taking care of the second brother, I am alone in the fortress, and I hope that my father will fulfill a filial piety."

Lord Zhao Bao listened to the words of the eldest son, and couldn't help laughing, "I didn't misunderstand your brotherly feelings, when you recommended your second brother to go, your second brother also said to me in private, Yan Dao eldest brother, you already have an official body, and you are closer to the governor's convenience, and there is a story of breaking the family for the country, you must be on the rise, and the Zhao clan will be magnified, so you want to stay, but I never thought that you would be the same, the old man is very relieved." Hahaha. ”

Smile and look the whole face; "You have to know that a lone tree can't make a forest. I'm old, and I don't have a future, your brother is young, and the brotherhood is deep, and you have such a careful mind, as well as our generations of furniture, the merit of exterminating the clan and resisting thieves, in the future, your brother will support each other will have a long future, and it is not a pity to die for your father, as long as you can shine on the lintel, it is a great fortune for my clan. ”

Da'er still wanted to persuade and beg, but the owner of Zhao Zhuang categorically interrupted Da'er's way; "The troubled times are about to come to an end, how can the big husband achieve great things when he keeps making decisions? Don't say more, I've made up my mind, and that's it. ”

Seeing that his father was determined, the eldest son knelt on the ground and whimpered and screamed.

Zhao Zhuang continued; "I'm going to keep one thing in mind."

"Father, please teach me a lesson."

"We still have more than 250,000 taels of silver, gold and jewelry and other things at home, all with your brother, you must not be stingy in the officialdom, as long as you do a good job, you will definitely be able to put it out, even if you make the sky three feet high, it doesn't matter, as long as you satisfy Shangguan's desires, the future is splendid, and everything will come back naturally." Which one is the official to do? It's not for those sloppy people, but for Shangguan, don't forget. ”

"I remember." The eldest child remembered with tears.

"Also, don't dwell on my life or death, and don't take revenge lightly."

"The hatred of killing his father and destroying his family is not shared, I-" Da'er said with red eyes and gritted teeth.

Zhao Yuanwai interrupted Da'er and said: "Da'er is wrong, my father thinks that this time the encirclement and suppression of the official army will not be able to achieve full success." ”

"Father, and what are you talking about?" Da'er asked incomprehensibly.

"Among the thieves, the three armies of the brave champion of the sky, the thief Lu Shizhi, and Wu Tao and other support, trained five thousand tigers, and laid down Chenjiabao and several other forts are even more abundant in grain and grass, and there is the victory of the cottage terrain, and then there is the will of the people, the time and place are favorable, and the people let him occupy it all, where is Zhang Yuan and others who are so hastily formed an army can shake it? If Zhang Yuan can endure it, it will be fine, but first, the new official is eager to perform, and secondly, the revenge of destroying the family has made him lose patience, and it is extremely difficult to win against the five thousand thieves who occupy the right time and place with 5,000 people, I am afraid that this time Zhang Yuan will be called by the governor as a gun. ”

"That's what my father said, and that's what my son thinks." The eldest admired the old father's judgment very much, and couldn't stop nodding at the moment.

"So one of your tasks is to secretly say this judgment in front of the governor, so as to show your extraordinary talent and intelligence, get a good impression, and then you must find a way to encourage Zhang Yuan to fight again, so as to continue to increase your weight in the governor's lordship, remember, if you can fake other people's hands, don't take risks yourself, but don't forget to take half a point less for your credit."

"Son, write it down." The eldest child wiped away tears and complied.

"Okay, I've already asked the other houses in the clan to come to the ancestral hall for a meeting, and I'll choose some outstanding children from the clan to accompany you. First, it can settle the hearts of each room, and secondly, this is also the capital of your brother's life, after all, the family is the most reliable. “

When the eldest child thought that he was going to part with his father, he couldn't help crying again.

Seeing this, Lord Zhao Zhuang said angrily; "Born in troubled times, where do you still have the status of a child? As long as the incense continues to develop, everything can be giving. With that, he flicked his sleeves and pushed the door out.

The light in the ancestral hall of the Zhao family is dim, and the ancestral spiritual seats are listed and placed on it, and the thick incense smoke rises from the huge incense burner, adding countless solemn mysteries to the entire ancestral hall.

The deacons of each room of the Zhao family have arrived, and they are happily discussing the results of this great victory in the courtyard, of course, they want a few families to be proud, boasting to each other about how brave their brothers are in this battle, how the other houses are bears, and they are chatting happily.

Lord Zhao Zhuang came to the upper seat and sat down, and glanced at the people below majestically; "Have all the deacons arrived?"

The crowd came back to the point.

Lord Zhao Zhuang said solemnly; "Brothers and uncles. Thanks to the emperor's grace, our Zhao family did not pay a cent of the emperor's grain tax burden to accumulate this huge wealth, but it is hateful to break thieves and kill officials and rebel, and force us to pay what protection fees, how can there be such a reason in the world? It's really tolerable, it's unbearable. ”

There was immediately a burst of scolding at the bottom, and the chaos was even more unformed.

Zhao Yuanwai waved his hand to suppress the noise of everyone, and then said excitedly: "Fortunately, relying on the emperor Hongfu, brothers use their lives, we repelled the hateful thieves and have been rewarded, and I was rewarded by the peak, and allowed my official to promise to train the army for self-protection. The righteous and awe-inspiring rhetoric immediately won a round of applause from below.

Everyone saw that the thieves were vulnerable, and they also saw the two sons of the patriarch's family receiving officials, the patriarch only had two sons, and next time he would reach his own family's name, everyone had already enlivened their hearts, and they were hoping that the patriarch would take the lead in making new contributions, and he would also get an official and a half-post in his own family. So they reported how much money they had donated, how much Zhuang Ding, and for a while, they were enthusiastic.

When Lord Zhao Zhuang saw it, he waved his big hand; "Okay, let's write down what everyone has done, and then we'll talk about the credit for the bandits in the future. Now there is an urgent matter to announce, please listen to my brother and uncle. ”

Everyone immediately held their breath and waited for the patriarch's orders.