The dispute between the head of the original Zhang Mansion, the direct beneficiary is naturally Zhang Ruohao, and the interval is Pei Jun, the left minister, Pei Jun never attacks head-on, what he is best at is to knock on the side, in order to get the benefit of the fisherman, and this time Cui Yuan finally returned in vain, and his salary at the bottom of the kettle in Taiyuan has a great relationship, and Xiangyang Wang's family, the ancestral land of the Pei family is Hedong Xie County, take Hedong, and connect Hedong and Hebei as a whole, has always been Pei Jun's biggest dream.

At this moment, in Pei Jun's study, Pei Jun was bowing his head and pondering, knowing that the Zhang family was deeply rooted in Hedong, and this was not something that could be achieved by one or two schemes, which required a major event in Datang, and more importantly, Cui Yuan had to block him in front, and the Zhang family itself needed to have civil strife.

On the side of the study, Pei Mingyuan stood with his hands down, not daring to disturb his father's thinking, after returning from Hedong, his father summoned him three times in a row, and asked him in detail about what happened in Hedong this time, and did not let go of the slightest detail, and finally encouraged him to go to Hedong more often, understand the customs there, and make friends with wealthy families, which made Pei Mingyuan have a trace of understanding, does his father mean that he wants to go to Hedong as an official?

It is true that Pei Mingyuan is Pei Jun's fifth son, he can't compete with his eldest brother for the heir to the head of the family from the etiquette, he has been sick and silent since he was a child, his performance in the school is the worst one, and he is often beaten by Mr.'s precepts, in the eyes of the Pei family, he has been equated with stupidity, but he is not stupid, he is just different, he can't memorize an article of "Analects", but he can memorize the thirteen articles of "The Art of War" backwards; By the age of eight, he could not figure out the fork in the road in his mansion, but at the age of twelve he was able to travel alone to Silla, and for the next ten years he traveled east to Japan and west to Jerusalem, the capital of the black-clothed food. Nanzhao, Tubo, and Hui all left his footprints, and he inspected the folk customs of various places along the way, and wrote nearly one million words of "Travels in the Tang Dynasty", which finally made his father and even the whole family look at him differently.

After returning to the capital, it only took him two years to complete the homework that others had to complete for ten years, and he was admitted to the Jinshi in one fell swoop, but he disdained to be a minor official in Beijing, and traveled to the splendid rivers and mountains in the north and south of the Tang Dynasty with a sword and a horse.

Now his father's increasing attention to him has inspired him to become a member of the family.

"Mingyuan, I want to marry your sister Ying to Zhang Huan. What do you think? After pondering for a long time, Pei Jun suddenly asked.

Pei Mingyuan was slightly stunned, but he didn't answer immediately, he knew that any decision of his father was far-sighted, Pei Ying was his own sister and his father's lifeline, she and Cui Ning were called the two most difficult women to marry in the capital, and even Cui Yuan and Wei Ge came to ask for marriage, but his father did not agree, but now he wants to give her to Zhang Huan.

Pei Mingyuan never looked down on Zhang Huan because he was a concubine. On the contrary, in Taiyuan, he saw Zhang Huan's wrist with his own eyes. In addition to appreciating it, he also had the idea of comparing himself with Zhang Huan, but his father wanted to marry his sister to him, there must be a deeper reason for this, he didn't know what it was, and he didn't dare to guess, Pei Mingyuan replied honestly: "Back to my father's words, the child doesn't know." ”

Pei Jun glanced at him, with a slight look of approval in his eyes, and even he himself hadn't considered it mature. How could the son possibly answer.

"Let me ask you, if your father asked you to be the heir to the head of the family, would you refuse?"

Pei Mingyuan pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No!" ”

"That's a good point. Most people don't say no. ”

Pei Jun stood up and patted him on the shoulder, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, and said with some emotion: "But Zhang Huan refused." At the family conference, the position of the heir to the head of the family was already within reach, but he refused, which is really impressive! ”

Pei Jun has already guessed Zhang Huan's identity, it was he who accompanied Zhang Huan's biological father to watch the lanterns on the night of Shangyuan, he remembered very clearly, that night Chu Banglan was in the Star Picking Tower to appreciate the famous lamps offered by the suitors, but Zhang Huan's biological father used the Milky Way as the handle and the full moon as the lamp, won the championship in one fell swoop, and also won Chu Banglan's heart.

And Zhang Huan is his only son left in the world, Zhang Ruohao must have the evidence he left in his hands, so he will think of making him the heir of the head of the family, trying to support him to ascend the throne with the power of the Zhang family, and finally let him feed the Zhang family, which must be like this.

It's a pity that Zhang Ruoho made a big mistake, he shouldn't have designated Zhang Huan as a concubine, so that he was passive today, and finally fell short, although Zhang Ruohao tried to save this decline, but he had no time.

Pei Jun suddenly smiled, since the Zhang family lost this opportunity, what about themselves?

He suddenly turned around, took a copy of Zhang Huan's information from the case, handed it to Pei Mingyuan and said: "You are responsible for wooing this person, use all means to pull him to our side, and I will personally go out if necessary." ”

Pei Mingyuan hesitated for a moment and asked, "What if he finally refuses?" ”

Pei Jun didn't speak for a long time with his hands behind his back, and suddenly, he smiled coldly, "Then kill him!" ”

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Autumn is full of seasons, and the low-hanging sun shines warmer than spring

In the pure air, everything sparkles and is dizzying, and breathing is refreshing and comfortable for everyone.

In the afternoon of that day, a soldier on duty at the gate of Dongneiyuan hurried to look for Zhang Huan, holding an invitation card or something like that.

"General, someone sent it just now."

Zhang Huan took it, sure enough, it was an invitation, printed very beautifully, he opened it and looked at it, the words inside were like flowing water, very powerful, and then looked at the signature, it was actually an invitation written by Yan Zhenqing, inviting him to the mansion for a banquet tomorrow night.

Zhang Huan groaned for a while, and then instructed his soldiers: "You go to Yongjiafang and invite Daoist Li here." ”

Although the entire Chang'an and even the Tang Dynasty are crazy about the upcoming polo tournament, the power struggle will not stop because of this, the matter of the Zhang family has fallen to the dust, but he Zhang Huan has become a rootless duckweed, and the emperor Li has obviously snubbed him, I believe that anyone with a heart can see that the wind is calm at the moment, but Zhang Huan is very clear that he controls the extremely sensitive Daming Palace, how can some people be indifferent, some people will be wooed, some people will fall stones, this will be a crisis against him.

Will he be able to grasp this undercurrent hidden under the polo tournament?

Thinking. Zhang Huan slowly walked back to his dwelling, and in the distance, beside a few large trees, he saw his washed clothes fluttering in the warm sunlight, and in front of the window, a bouquet of golden osmanthus flowers was inserted in a vase, making a calm autumn day full of life.

Zhang Huan shook his head slightly, a smile appeared in his eyes, although he didn't like to have maids to serve, he had to admit it. The arrival of that flower girl really changed his life.

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There are new quilts, hot water scalds the feet, the wick is trimmed neatly, and the lights will not suddenly burst out, and the room is always clean and tidy, and there is a faint fragrance of osmanthus flowers, which is beyond the imagination of the rough soldiers in the past.

"General, morning!"

Hua Jinxiu showed half of her face from behind the sheets drying on the floor, and her shy smile was still a little immature. She is only eleven years old, but a difficult childhood has made her mind mature far beyond her years.

"Morning!" Zhang Huan smiled at her gently. Suddenly, he asked in surprise, "Didn't this sheet be washed yesterday?" Why did you wash it again today? ”

Hua Jinxiu wrung her hands crampedly, lowered her head and said nothing, Zhang Huan didn't ask anymore when she saw it, and walked into the room with a slight smile, the room was well lit, a large piece of sunlight came in from the open window, and there was a soft rattan circle chair by the window, which was made of dried rattan woven after the circle chair in the Western Regions, which was very comfortable.

Although chairs were introduced to the Central Plains from the Western Regions as early as the Wei and Jin dynasties, they were only used by poor and low-class families. This kind of indecent sitting posture with two feet hanging on the ground has never been accepted by famous families, but Zhang Huan has a special plot for the circle chair, which can help him think calmly and rationally, just like in the water before. So he specially ordered someone to find a craftsman to weave a circle chair out of wisteria and place it in the place where he sits most often.

"General, Mr. Li is here."

Zhang Huan was slightly stunned. I just sent someone to look for him, why did he come?

"What a coincidence, I happened to meet you at the gate." Li Mi walked in with a smile.

Hua Jinxiu also followed from behind, she held two cushions that had just been washed and dried, spread them for the two of them with her hands and feet, and poured two cups of tea, one for Li Mi, and the other for Zhang Huan respectfully.

"Alright, there you go!"

Zhang Huan took the tea, took a sip slowly, and waited for Li Mi to speak first.

"The general is still worried about what happened to the south of the eldest grandson yesterday!" Li Mi smiled slightly.

"I don't have it, but I'm a little puzzled, what is the intention of the gentleman?"

Li Mi walked to the window with his hands behind his back, a large piece of sunlight shone on his face, he seemed to be immersed in the reminiscence of the past, "Back then, the Empress Dowager Zhang and the general in Beijing were in frequent contact, and the signs of a coup d'état had appeared, so I persuaded the prince to strike first and ascend the throne directly with the convenience of the prince's imprisonment, but he was worried that this would stimulate the seriously ill emperor, so he refused to do it, and finally lost the opportunity, taking into account the so-called benevolence, and as a result, he lost his life." ”

Speaking of this, Li Mi suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhang Huan with blazing eyes, "You are the same, do you think your situation is safe now?" Since you have given up the Zhang family as a backer, then you are a sapling in the storm, once Cui Yuan, Pei Jun and the Li family reach a tacit understanding, a piece of edict can take away your military power, even Zhang Potian can't keep you, so, instead of letting them lay out calmly, it is better to take the initiative to set off a storm, fight in the storm, and use the contradictions between them to fight a bloody way in the cracks, this is my intention to show my head. ”

Zhang Huan kept his eyes closed and pondered, until Li Mi finished speaking all the words, he opened his eyes and smiled faintly: "I understand what Mr. means, but I still want to know, why did Mr. take a fancy to me as a small Zhonglang general back then?" ”

When he was in Taiyuan, Li Mi talked eloquently, telling himself the direction he was going to go in the future, as if

Blowing away the fog of the road ahead, and then he was willing to live in the humble room and wait for his conscience to let himself take the initiative, all of which made him feel that there must be some kind of inseparable bond between him and Li Mi, which would make him born sixteen years ago and return to the earthly world, yes! He wondered, he longed to know, what was that?

Li Mi stared at Zhang Huan, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, now, he didn't want to hide it, he sat down, and it took a long time before he slowly spoke, his voice was low, as if he was narrating the sadness hidden in his heart. "Your father ordered me to assist you.

Zhang Huan looked at Li Yu silently, he had already vaguely seen the answer, although it was not yet clear, but the curtain that shrouded him had been lifted layer by layer.

"At that time, he was still the king of Guangping, only twenty-six years old, heroic, with thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in his mind, and no matter how graceful the disciples of the family were, they would be ashamed of themselves in front of him, and your mother was unparalleled in beauty and beauty, and they met on the night of the fourteenth year of Tianbao. also naturally fell in love, but he already had Concubine Shen at that time, and also had a son, at that time Yang Guozhong and the prince dispute had reached a white-hot level, in order to prevent Yang Guozhong from grasping the handle of the king of Guangping to raise a 'don't be a housewife', the prince forcibly broke up the king of Guangping and your mother, that is, An Lushan rebelled in the winter of that year, and then invaded Chang'an, the Ming emperor fled west in panic, and the prince ascended the throne in Lingwu after the Ma Weipo incident. The king of Guangping was the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and led the army to rebel. And your mother gave birth to you in Kure, and has been hiding there ever since. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yu sighed softly, and later after the Anshi Rebellion was pacified, Chu Banglan took the child to Chang'an to find Li Yu, who was already the prince, but Li Yu always concealed the matter in order to keep the position of the prince, and lived up to Chu Banglan's seven-year wait.

Li Mi skipped this paragraph and continued: "The crown prince promised your mother that he would make her a concubine when he ascended the throne in the future. Restore the identity of your mother and son, but only half a year later, a palace coup broke out, and the prince was wiped out, in order to leave a bloodline for the prince. I found Zhang Ruohao overnight, entrusted your mother and son to him according to the prince's instructions, and then I also went to Hengshan. It wasn't until I heard that Zhang Huan had returned to the capital city that I knew that the time had come to go out of the mountain. ”

The room was very quiet, Zhang Huan sat there motionless, his eyes were as deep as the sea, and he didn't know how long it took, he finally asked slowly, "Does the head of the family know the truth?" ”

Li Mi nodded lightly, "He knows that he has the will of the crown prince." ”

Zhang Huan walked to the window, staring at the magnificent Daming Palace in the distance, inadvertently his life experience suddenly changed, from the most statusless family concubine to the illegitimate son of the former prince, it did not add any aura to his body, on the contrary, it will add countless bloody wind to his future, but it also means that he is qualified to win the Tang Dynasty, yes, he has never lacked the ambition to pursue power, and his lack of land is a glamorous excuse.

He suddenly remembered his mother's words, 'As far as your heart goes, then you will go as far as you go.' Now he understands the true meaning of his mother's words, as well as the head of the family, his real purpose is to hope that one day he can become the master of Daming Palace.

Zhang Huan suddenly smiled faintly, why not?

"In fact, there is no way back for you." Full of endless expectations, he said in a low voice: "Even if you have no ambitions, your identity will be found out by Cui Yuan or Pei Jun sooner or later, how can the Li family and the Queen Mother tolerate you at that time, and those royal families who support the palace coup, how can they let the blood of the late prince live in the world, although they have no power in their hands, they represent the orthodoxy of the Tang Dynasty, and they have a huge influence to make you a thousand people, so you must fight your way out and build your own foundation, only in this way can you achieve the unfinished cause of your dead father!" ”

"I know!"

Zhang Huan smiled proudly with his hands behind his back, "In fact, I have always been longing for this day, I am eager to lead my Tang soldiers to expel the Tartars, recover Hexi, recapture our Anxi and Beiting, and re-plant the military flag of the Tang Dynasty on the head of the Rus' city, this has always been my dream, and this is also the dream of every one of our Datang people, to recast the strong Tang Dynasty, let the Hui, Tubo, Khitan, and Dashi prostrate under our feet, so that our children and grandchildren will never be bullied by foreign races." ”

Zhang Huan turned around suddenly, his eyes flashed with confidence and perseverance, he knew that the future was difficult, and even every step would pay the price of blood, but he had already made up his mind, no matter how violent the bloody wind was, he would never look back.

He took a deep breath, took out a letter from his personal body, handed it to Li Mi, and said with a cold smile: "This is what I got from the palace of the Hui King, let's start here." ”