Zhang's house, ancestral hall.

Wang pointed to Zhang Yu's spiritual position and said softly: "Fu'er, give your father a pillar of incense, and my mother has something to explain in a while." ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Fu lit the incense, held it in his hand, raised it above his head, bowed three times in front of his father's spiritual seat, then stood up and inserted the incense into the incense burner. Then he turned around and knelt down in front of Wang: "Mother, son listen to the teachings. ”

Wang looked at his son who was lying in front of him and sighed: "Fu'er, you are the eldest son of the Zhang family and the head of the Zhang family, the Zhang family will rely on you to support you in the future, do you understand the burden on your body?" ”

"The child understands that the child must uphold his father's will, be stoic and loyal, be loyal to the prince, and expand the lintel of Zhang's house."

"Well, it seems that you still don't know your father." Wang looked at his son's slightly childish face and sighed.

"The child did not understand what his mother meant."

"Let me ask you, why did our Zhang family flee back from Mobei?"

"Although my father is a privy councilor, because he is a Han Chinese, he is disliked by the Mongolian nobles, and he is afraid that he will be destroyed, so he has to flee back to Daming."

"Yes, back then, your father fled north to the desert with Emperor Yuan Shun, which can be described as loyal, and Yuan Heijun trusted your father a lot, and awarded your father the Privy Council, a high-ranking official of the second grade. Mother asks you, how does the heir treat your father? ”

"Grace is like a mountain!" Zhang Fu thought about it, his face turned a little pale, and said.

"What about King Biyan?"

"This, it's not easy to compare," Zhang Fu thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Mother, the child doesn't understand what you are doing with this?" ”

"Fu'er, mother asked you, what are you doing in Zunhua?"

"It's about the military, the child can't say it!"

"Hehe," Wang sneered, "Are you going to appease the Mongols in Zunhua?" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Fu was shocked, raised his head and said, "This is a secret, how can my mother know?" ”

"What secrets? Look at this! Wang took out a letter from his sleeve and threw it in front of Zhang Fu.

Zhang Fuhu picked up the envelope suspiciously, checked it first, and found that there was no logo on the envelope. opened the envelope, there was a piece of paper inside, Zhang Fu opened the letter paper and looked at it, as if struck by lightning, his hand trembled, the letter paper fell to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Mother, where did this come from?" ”

"On the day you received the appointment, you appeared on your mother's dresser."

"What? Could it be that there are spies from the Investigation Department in the house? Has Mother asked? ”

"No, Mother only asks you, is what is written in the letter true?"

"......" Zhang Fu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's true." ”

"It seems that King Yan really can't hold on, and he actually did this kind of thing." Wang turned around, walked to the door, looked around, and then walked back, helped Zhang Fu up, and said, "Child, come with your mother." ”

When the two arrived at the quiet room next to them, Wang closed the door with his own hands, asked Zhang Fu to sit down, and then said: "Child, what my mother said below is very important, you have to remember!" ”

"Yes! Mother! ”

Wang said in a deep voice: "First of all, your father is not a foolish and loyal person, otherwise he would have died in Mobei that year, and our family would have been beheaded by the whole family, so even if your father is alive, he will not be buried with King Yan, and your father died in Tanghe, which can be regarded as repaying the favor of King Yan's promotion." ”

"Huh? Mother? Zhang Fu exclaimed.

Wang glared at Zhang Fu: "Besides, you were sent to Zunhua this time, it is likely to be related to your sister's pampering and arrogance, and your sister has been a little unaware of her surname since she gave birth to a child." When he heard that King Yan was defeated, he ran back to the house to inquire about the situation, which caused the princess to be dissatisfied and was reprimanded, but she did not repent. So the king of Gaoyang made a set and asked you to go to Zunhua. ”

"King Gaoyang, do a set?" Zhang Fu was a little puzzled.

"Child," Wang shook his head: "Although you are smart, you are too shallow in the world, the Mongols garrison Zunhua, such a confidential news, why would the King of Gaoyang County tell you so easily?" If you know this, then there are only two results, one is to be destroyed, and the other is to participate, so you will be sent to Zunhua. ”

"It's not a bad thing to go to Zunhua, the prince said to the child, this is a confidential matter, and he absolutely trusts the child, so let the child deal with this matter."

"If that's the case," Wang chuckled, "why didn't he send you to contact him in the first place?" Instead, let Zhu be able to go? ”

"This?"

"Also, the matter of contacting the Mongols can be big or small, and you, as the liaison, are likely to be used as a scapegoat if something happens. It's impossible for the Mongols not to cause trouble in Zunhua, do you care or not? Anyway, the Mongols are not happy, and if they do not send troops at the critical moment, the king of Yan will use your head to appease them; No matter what, the people will scold you, and King Yan will use your head to appease the people. ”

"No, King Yan won't do such a thing!"

"Hehe, he rebelled, what else can't be done?" Wang sneered.

Zhang Fu was frightened, jumped up from the chair, ran to the door to look, and then turned around and waved his hand: "Mother, be cautious!" ”

Wang looked at his son's appearance, and was also a little weak-hearted, and was silent for a while before he said, "Child, do you think King Yan can win?" ”

"This," Zhang Fu thought for a while and said, "It's a little difficult, it's much more difficult to deal with today than I imagined." ”

"Yes, my mother also thinks so, in this battle of Baoding, the imperial court lost 100,000 people, and King Yan lost 80,000 people, for the imperial court, it is a drop in the bucket, but for King Yan, it is already a big injury."

"And Jinshang is very sober and knows that the field battle is not as good as King Yan, so he will not fight with King Yan, but attack Baoding and Tongzhou, which must be contested, and force King Yan to be saved. As long as the imperial court adheres to this style of play, King Yan will definitely be defeated. ”

"Therefore, in order to avoid the Zhang family being martyred for King Yan, you, as the head of the family, must make plans in advance."

"Huh?" Zhang Fu was shocked: "Mother, do you want your child to betray King Yan?" ”

"No, Mother just told you to keep an eye on your heart and don't go all the way to the dark. I think back then, the emperor was very blue-eyed to you, and wanted to promote and reuse you and your father, but your father was not greedy enough and was bent on supporting King Yan. ”

"Of course, your father's approach is not wrong, because the benefits of Fubao Yan King are even greater, and once he succeeds, your father is likely to become a duke."

"But now it seems that there is little hope. Of course, it is not possible to rebel now, you have to see the right time. ”

"Mother, I" Zhang Fu was a little difficult to accept.

"What? Think what your mother said was wrong? ”

"The child doesn't dare, but," Zhang Fu shook his teeth and said, "It's just, what about my sister?" ”

"Alas, your sister," Wang stroked his forehead, sighed, and said: "It's not for my mother's hard heart, if it really comes to that day, I can't take care of your sister, and I can't imagine that the Zhang family will be implicated by her, alas, that Shao Yun at the beginning, alas!" Speaking of this, Wang shook his head.

Zhang Fu thought for a while, knelt down and kowtowed: "Mother, the child remembers his mother's teachings, and he will definitely glorify the lintel of Zhang's house!" ”

"Well, my mother is just a woman, and what I am saying today is just to remind you that you have to know in your heart. And, at that point, it is estimated that the Investigation Division will contact you. Mother is just worried that the war is going too fast and you don't have a chance to get started. ”

"This," Zhang Fu smiled bitterly, "The child will be cautious, mother rest assured." Oh, by the way, the spy of the Investigation Department of the house, has my mother found out? ”

"No, this kind of thing can't be investigated in a big way, it can only be investigated secretly, otherwise once it falls into the ears of King Yan, our family will be finished."

"However, recently, the Investigation Department has assassinated Li Youzhi and Lu Qianhao, and I am afraid that they will not be good for their mother."

"No, I'm very merciful, even if Feng Sheng, Wang Bi, Ru Yu and others are only directly beheaded, and their wives and daughters are exiled, so even if that day comes, my mother will not die, so the Investigation Department will not do anything to my mother."

"Moreover, it is useful to keep them, such as today's letter delivery."

"Well, the boy understood. The child is gone, and the mother takes care. ”

"Well, go ahead, take care and keep an eye on yourself."

"Yes!"