"What, the ancestral hall was burned down, and more than 20 people were killed and injured!" Zhang Ruohao stood up suddenly, Rao was calm, but he was still stunned by the news, tomorrow is the fifth day of the first month, it is the day when the ancestors accept worship, and the ancestral hall was burned, so how can he explain to the ancestors.

He forced himself to calm down and asked, "Are you sure it was all burned or part of it?" ”

"Head of the house, please look at this." Zhang Yang handed over a tube of pigeon letters, Zhang Yang is the second son of Zhang Ruohao's second brother Zhang Ruojin, who served as the prince's housekeeper in Beijing, and the prince's housekeeper is an idle position, so he is also responsible for the exchanges between Zhang's capital and Taiyuanzong, and he received this urgent item early in the morning.

Zhang Ruohao took the pigeon letter, he didn't need to look at him to understand that the matter was serious, the pigeon credit is red paper, which means that there are 100,000 urgent things, and it was only used once when the family split eleven years ago, Zhang Ruohao trembled and unfolded the letter, the letter was written by the third brother Zhang Ruofeng, saying that the paper candle of the sacrifice was not extinguished, causing a fire, and the sky was dry, the fire was not extinguished, and all the more than 20 ancestral halls were burned, and even the tablet of the ancestors was not saved, at the end of the letter, he asked the eldest brother for guilt.

"The tablet of the ancestors...." Zhang Ruohao's eyes darkened, his body shook a few times, and he almost fainted.

"The head of the house! Master! Zhang Yang and the housekeeper held him together, called urgently, and after a while, Zhang Ruohao let out a long sigh, and he waved his hand, indicating that he was okay.

At this moment, a family member came in to report, "Eighteen Lang is here, ask to see the head of the family!" ”

"He's here to make a mess now, don't you see something big here?" Zhang Yang scolded angrily: "Let him go back!" ”

"Nope! Let him in, I have something to say to him. Zhang Ruoho was in a state of confusion, this major incident happened, and he had to rush back no matter what.

After a while, Zhang Huan was brought in, he also had something important to report, yesterday the head of the family suddenly told him that the dynasty would be postponed to the sixth day of the first month due to the bad condition of the prime minister, but the sixth day of the first year was the first day of the provincial examination, that is, if he came forward to testify as planned, then he had to give up the imperial examination.

"Head of the house, what's wrong?" As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Huan felt the strangeness of the atmosphere in the room.

Zhang Ruohao smiled bitterly and handed the pigeon letter to Zhang Huan, "Take a look for yourself!" ”

Zhang Huan hurriedly looked at it, and immediately thought of Mrs. Wang's pale, thin face, and couldn't help but smile coldly, how can there be such a coincidence in the world?

"What is the head of the house going to do?" Zhang Huan asked quietly.

"Eighteen Lang!" Zhang Yang next to him finally couldn't bear it anymore, a concubine didn't say anything after reading the secret letter, and dared to talk to the head of the family in this tone, he broke off and said: "You have to pay attention to your identity!" ”

"It's okay, I just let him in to tell him about it." Zhang Ruohao waved his hand.

"Can't the head of the family leave after the end of the dynasty?" Zhang Huan ignored Zhang Yang's anger and continued to ask.

Zhang Ruohao sighed, and said with a gloomy expression: "It doesn't hurt if it's usually two days late, but tomorrow is the day of the ancestral hall's annual sacrifice, and I must rush before the annual sacrifice to ask the ancestors and ancestors for their guilt!" ”

He walked slowly to the window with his hands behind his back, the cold wind ruffled his silver hair, his eyes were angry and helpless, and at this moment he seemed to be ten years old.

Slowly, he turned to look at Zhang Huan, his eyes gradually became bright, "Even if I leave, he may not be able to taste it as he wishes, don't worry, I will arrange everything before leaving!" ”

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It was already afternoon when Zhang Huan returned to the inn, he locked himself in the house, silently staring at the long knife sent by Cui Ning, the head of the family had no choice but to leave, so that he finally understood Zhang Potian's words, "Cui Yuan's methods are not something you can understand, and killing people with a knife has always been his usual method." ’

Mrs. Wang's move, I am afraid that he arranged it ten years ago, until today he suddenly made a move, the seven families, the first one he wants to get rid of, is very likely to be the Zhang family.

"Go sick! Go sick! There was the sound of Zhao Yan anxiously banging on the door at the door.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Huan stepped forward and opened the door.

Zhao Yan probed in and looked left and right, and saw that everything was normal, so he breathed a sigh of relief, "Pingping said that you have been silent, staring at a knife all day long, you may want to find a short-term view, let me stop you!" ”

As soon as Zhang Huan turned around, he saw two walnut-sized holes in the window paper, and couldn't help but be angry and funny: "This dead girl, how can I find a short time." ”

He opened the door a little wider and said to Zhao Yan, "Come in!" I just have something to say to you. ”

Zhao Yan knelt down with doubts in his stomach, not knowing what Zhang Huan wanted to say to him, Zhang Huan lowered his head and muttered for a moment, and said, "I plan to give up the imperial examination this year." ”

"What!" Zhao Yan's eyes widened violently, at this moment, he would rather hear Zhang Huan say that he wanted to find a short term and give up the imperial examination, is he crazy?

Zhang Huan knew that he would have this expression, so he smiled and said, "I just gave up this year's imperial examination and came back next year." ”

Zhao Yan stared at him for a long time, it didn't seem to be a joke, it was true, his mouth moved, and finally he couldn't help but ask, if Zhang Huan wanted to say the reason, he would naturally tell himself, I'm afraid this involves the secret of the Zhang family.

"Then how are you going to explain it to your mother?"

Zhang Huan shook his head and said, "I think my mother will understand my distress!" ”

"Zhang Eighteen!" Ping Ping hurriedly pushed the door and ran in, she stared at the knife in Zhang Huan's hand, hesitated, pointed outside and said, "There is an old man surnamed Zhang looking for you at the door!"

"Surname Zhang?" Zhang Huan pondered for a moment, 'Could it be ......' He immediately jumped up and ran towards the door, he already knew who was coming.

"Virtuous nephew, do you have time?" Zhang Potian laughed at the door.

Zhang Huan stepped forward and bowed deeply, and then smiled and said, "Now I have nothing, only time." ”

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Fengxiang is today's Baoji, from Chang'an to Fengxiang at most half a day, a group of people galloped on the official road at night, about a watch, they rushed to Fengxiang County.

The horse's speed gradually slowed down, Zhang Potian wiped a handful of sweat, and laughed: "Happy!" It's been a long time since I've had this kind of fun. ”

Zhang Huan caught up from behind and said with a smile: "I thought the fourth uncle would ride a carriage, but I didn't expect it to be a horse, and he really grew stronger." ”

"It's really not good now, back then, I followed Li Guangbi to kill from Hebei to Huaixi, and ran thousands of miles, that's called joy!"

Zhang Potian said, glanced at Zhang Huan, saw that he was talking and laughing, not the slightest bit depressed, he couldn't help nodding his head in approval, and walked a little longer, Zhang Potian looked up at the dim moonlight, then tightened the reins and walked side by side with Zhang Huan, he smiled slightly: "Eighteen Lang may have guessed what I meant by calling you to Fengxiang?" ”

"Could it be that the fourth uncle is nostalgic again!" Zhang Huan said with a smile.

Zhang Potian didn't speak, and after a while, he said lightly: "Zhang Ruohao left Chang'an today, and he left me a letter when he left." Speaking of this, Zhang Potian looked up at the night sky and sighed with emotion: "It's been ten years, I can't imagine that the first time he came to me, he asked me!" In the blink of an eye, we are already old! ”

Zhang Huan was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "I have also decided to give up the imperial examination!" ”

"I know you will do this, just as I decided to accept Zhang Ruohao's request, our Zhang family has reached the most critical time, no one can stay out of the matter, we must regain the initiative at the Korean meeting the day after tomorrow."

Zhang Huan was thoughtful, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "Fourth uncle, I have a few words, I don't know whether to say it or not!" ”

"It's all my own family, what's the matter, you just say it."

Zhang Huan pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "Cui Yuan bypassed the cabinet this time and forced Cui Qinggong into the cabinet in the name of the emperor, how could he not guard against everyone making trouble at the court meeting?" Remove Wang Ang and Yang Qi, there are still Pei, Wei, Zhang, and Chu four people, it is related to the interests of the family, and they will not easily agree, so he instructed Wang Yanluo to burn the Zhang ancestral hall and force the head of the family away, so that only six of the seven prime ministers are left, as long as Pei Jun or Chu Xingshui remains neutral again, with three to two, Cui Qinggong's entry into the cabinet will be over, so the head of the family and Wei Shangshu discussed using Cui Xiong's risk to make a fuss, so that Cui Qinggong lost his righteousness and could not enter the cabinet, although the method was feasible, but with Cui Yuan's farsightedness, he could not consider this matter, Judging from his postponement of the dynasty and the departure of the head of the family today, Cui Yuan has already had a countermeasure, so if we don't make a surprise attack, I'm afraid that the chances of winning this court meeting are not good. ”

"Odd soldiers?" Zhang Potian muttered a few words, he glanced at Zhang Huan and smiled: "Do you know why Zhang Ruohao wrote to me, the Zhang family was split by Cui Yuan ten years ago, will it be repeated ten years later?" Don't worry, the strange soldier Zhang Ruohao has already arranged it! ”

"Eighteen Lang, you come with me!" Zhang Potian rode his horse, got off the official road, and galloped along the woods.

After walking for three miles, everyone arrived at a post house called Meilin Station, at this time Zhang Potian glanced at a henchman, and the henchman quickly entered the post house, and after a while, several people hurriedly walked out of the post house.

Two of them saw Zhang Potian from a distance, and the two of them rushed over, knelt in front of his horse at once, and cried: "My subordinates are guilty!" ”

Zhang Potian hurriedly dismounted and helped the two up, comforting them: "You obeyed my orders back then, what are the crimes?" For so many years, you have endured humiliation and burdens, and have preserved the elite of my Hedong Army, and it should be me who kneels to you! ”

After that, he called Zhang Huan forward and introduced him: "These two people are my favorite generals back then, one is called Yang Lie, the other is called Lu Qianli, and now they are the soldiers and horses of the Baotian Army and the soldiers and horses of the Xifeng Army under the Fengxiang Festival, they are all your uncles, you can return the gift for me!" ”

Zhang Huan immediately knelt down and gave them a big salute, "Little nephew Zhang is sick and has seen two uncles!" ”

"Don't dare! Can't! The middle-aged man named Yang Lie hurriedly helped Zhang Huan up, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "I heard Liu Yuanqing talk about you, you have great courage, and you are really a big material!" ”

Zhang Potian smiled slightly and said: "This son is the heir of the head of the Zhang family that I set at the same time as Zhang Ruohao, but I came to you today, I have something important to discuss with you!" ”

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