Zhang Huan suddenly turned around, only to see Yang Feiyu, dressed in jewelry, appear behind him, her complexion was as white as jade, her face was beautiful and mature, and she was full of the graceful and gorgeous temperament of a noble lady.

Yang Feiyu stretched out his slender and white fingers and elegantly pulled his hair back, "Zhang Dudu, we haven't seen each other for many years, haven't we!" ”

Zhang Huan looked at this woman who was once famous in Jinghua and gave up everything for love, and after going through hardships, she finally returned to the track of her life.

"Congratulations!" Zhang Huan couldn't help but smile slightly, his smile was like the sunshine in April, warm and brilliant, when he first saw Zhang Huan yesterday, Yang Feiyu felt a trace of sadness and uneasiness about the past in his heart, but now, congratulations, just four words, but she realized the kindness released by Zhang Huan, inadvertently, her nose felt a little sour, and the sadness of the past was also swept away.

She looked at him deeply, and Ying Ying gave a salute, "Zhang Dudu's great kindness to me in the past, the little woman remembers it in her heart. ”

"Madam, the yard is cold, go to the house quickly!" There was a concerned voice next to him, and I saw Lu Qi, the head of the household department, walking over quickly, Lu Qi was the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and was Pei Jun's hardcore confidant, because he gave up the position of the cabinet to Zhu Tao, and was compensated for being reappointed as the head of the household department and the envoy of the degree, and controlled the financial power of the Tang Dynasty.

Lu Qi is about fifty years old, although he has an indigo grimace and is very ugly, but he is the head of the famous family of the Tang Dynasty. Interesting and elegant, outstanding in writing. As early as ten years ago, when Yang Feiyu moved to Beijing with his piano fame, he was her loyal admirer, although Yang Feiyu disappeared for many years, but he still missed her, a few years ago, after Yang Feiyu returned to Beijing, he immediately carefully settled her. Until the beginning of the year, when his wife died of illness, he couldn't wait to marry her as a bride.

Lu Qi is twenty years older than Yang Feiyu, and his long-cherished wish for many years has been fulfilled, which makes him love his young wife in every way. Pamper her carefully. He stepped forward quickly. He draped a white fox on her shoulders and whispered, "Go in!" It's cold outside. ”

"Lu Lang, this is the Governor of Dizhang that I have mentioned to you many times, and he helped me in my most difficult time." Yang Feiyu introduced Zhang Huandao to Lu Qi.

Lu Qi's face was immediately full of gratitude, and he stepped forward to give Zhang Huan a deep salute, "Zhang Shilang's great kindness to my wife, Lu Qi will not dare to forget it for a moment." If anything, get my place. Zhang Shilang is open

Suddenly, a round of applause came from the side. I saw the eldest grandson turn out from behind the pillar, and she raised her eyebrows and said: "Zhang Dudu's good note, without asking for conditions, but getting favors, retreating as advance, is really smart." ”

When Yang Feiyu saw her, there was a hint of disgust in her eyes, she ignored the eldest Sun Yiyi, and gave Zhang Huan a salute, "Zhang Dudu's kindness Feiyu understands, I won't be picked by others, Lu Lang, let's go!" ”

After speaking, she glanced at the eldest grandson Yiyi disdainfully, and sent another autumn wave to Zhang Huan, and went away with all kinds of style.

"Cheap woman!" The eldest grandson Yiyi stared at her back and puffed heavily! sighed, turned around, but found that Zhang Huan had also left, she picked up her long skirt and hurriedly chased after her, "Zhang Huan, wait for me." ”

Zhang Huan stopped, looked at her and said with a faint smile: "I shouldn't have eavesdropped on your conversation, but just now you also retaliated with a tooth for a tooth, even if we are leveled, do you still want to ask the teacher for guilt?" ”

"I'm not trying to say what just happened, I'm thinking about it." Eldest Sun Yiyi's face suddenly turned a little red, "I wanted to ask why Pei Ying didn't come?" ”

"I haven't been in Chang'an for a long time, and it's really inconvenient to drag my family around, so she didn't come with me this time, what does Miss Yiyi have to say to me?"

"There's really nothing to say." The eldest grandson Yiyi shook her head, she glanced at Zhang Huan, her eyes couldn't help flashing a trace of gloom, for a while, she bit her lip and whispered: "How have you been doing all these years?" ”

"Whether I'm doing well or not, I think everyone should know very well, but overall it's not bad, thank you Miss Yiyi

"But I'm not having a good time, you know? The husband I married did nothing and didn't want to be motivated, so he hid in the house all day long, calculating the game

She babbled and recounted, but Zhang Huan was a little impatient, first entered the mansion and was forcibly taken away by Song Lianyu, then met a speculative place Li Xuhe, and then met Yang Feiyu, and now it is the eldest grandson Yiyi who came to reminisce about the old relationship, he didn't have a moment to be clear, and he knew that he wouldn't come today.

Just when he couldn't bear it anymore, Zhang Huan suddenly saw a person walking on the opposite side, his face was thin and shining, it was Zhang Potian, who had been silent for many years, he was about to visit him, but he didn't expect to meet in the eldest grandson's mansion, for a while, Zhang Huan, who had been lazy, immediately refreshed his spirits, he arched his hand to the eldest grandson, and strode towards Zhang Potian

The eldest grandson Yiyi has a thousand words to say, even if he can't say it, he can also convey the sadness between his eyebrows, in order to express the unhappiness of his marriage and the remorse for inadvertently letting go of the opportunity back then, but the flowers are intentional, the flowing water is ruthless, Zhang Huan turned around and threw her in the forgotten corner, the eldest grandson Yiyi was suddenly frustrated, and watched Zhang Huan leave, she stomped her foot fiercely, and glanced at her father who was talking with a few horse fans with resentment and hatred, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't do his job all day, How could he marry a gentleman who can only play polo gambling.

With the passage of time, Zhang Potian gradually forgot the misfortune, two years ago his concubine gave birth to a son to him, Zhang Potian was overjoyed in his later years, he put his whole body and mind on the body of his young son, his mental outlook was refreshed, the smile was hung on his face again, and he took his young son to play everywhere when he had nothing to do, Zhang Huan also knew a little about the situation in Longyoudi, and he didn't take it to heart at first, but since Taiyuan Zhang Xuan reopened Zhang Mansion with the support of Pei Jun, Zhang Potian also began to reconsider the future and fate of the Zhang family.

Among the several branches split by the Zhang family, the most authentic one followed Zhang Huan all the way from Wuwei to Jincheng County. Jia Zhucan has never given up on the revitalization of Zhangjiadi. And with the growing fame of Zhang Huandi and the loss of power of the Cui family, many of the Zhang family members who were originally dependent on Zhang Ruojin also changed their courts, or defected to Zhang Xuan, or went to Longyou to defect to Zhang Can, and the Longyou Zhang family has gathered from the original westward seventeen households to more than 200 households, and there is a faint tendency to fight against the Taiyuan Zhang family, and the more than 100 Zhang families scattered in the capital have become the object of contention between the two factions.

This time, Zhang Huan was appointed as a subordinate and officially entered the cabinet. This is undoubtedly a strong medicine for the Zhang family, which has been far away from the center of power, after all, Zhang Huan was the heir to the head of the family designated by his hometown and advocated Ruo Ho, and he has an unshirkable responsibility for the revitalization of the Zhang family, even if he will not be the head of the family, but under his protection. The fifth-largest family in the region may not be able to regain its strength. Many people in the Zhang family have the same idea. Zhang Potian is no exception, but Zhang Potian, who has been frustrated, still calms down, if Zhang Huan is interested, he will naturally come to him.

He saw Zhang Huan from afar, smiled and nodded to him, Zhang Huan walked quickly in front of Zhang Potian, bowed and saluted. "Eighteen Lang has seen the fourth uncle!"

"Hurry up and excuse me!" Zhang Potian hurriedly helped Zhang Huan up. looked him up and down, and couldn't help but sigh: "Every time I see you." will feel a change in bearing, no wonder the head of the family was bent on making you the heir of the head of the family, and now people have to admire his vision, but unfortunately the Zhang family does not have this opportunity. ”

In a few words, Zhang Potian passed on the thoughts in his heart, some things do not need to be broken, and there is no need for a long discussion, a sentence, or even a look is enough to achieve the goal.

Zhang Potiandi said this, Zhang Huan had already understood his strong desire to rebuild the Zhang family, and he hoped that he would come forward to be the new head of the Zhang family.

For Zhang Huan, it is necessary to revive the Zhang family, but his vision has long gone beyond the small Zhang family, the Zhang family, like the Longyou group, is just a chess piece in his big chess game, to win the support of more people, to get a wider range of allies, to represent a mainstream voice, with Xin Yunjing said when he left, to replace the Cui family as a local force to compete with Pei Jun, this is the first stage of his Zhang Huan's pursuit.

Although Zhang Potian meant to ask him to pick this head, Zhang Huan knew that he could never serve as the head of the Zhang family again, otherwise, he would be labeled as a conservative again, making people mistakenly think that he wanted to restore the family and government, and he would let others go, so as to lose the aura of attracting poor scholars to take refuge and rebuild the Zhang family, he could only support him behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Zhang Huan simply picked out and said to him: "Fortunately, the heir has been appointed in front of the head of the family, Zhang Can has been more stable and mature over the years, I believe that he will be a qualified head of the family, he will enter Beijing in a few days, I hope the fourth uncle can come forward to help him rebuild the Zhang family." At this point, Zhang Potian understood what Zhang Huan meant, he pondered for a moment, and said helplessly: "The top priority is to rebuild the Zhang family, and the specific situation will be discussed after Zhang Can comes!" ”

Although the eldest grandson Nanfang posted all over the celebrities in Chang'an, none of the heavyweights such as Pei Jun, Cui Yu, Chu Xingshui, and Wang Ang came, and most of them sent their sons to their own generations, until the middle of the moon, and the grand birthday banquet on the eldest grandson's mansion was announced, and everyone said goodbye to the host.

"Virtuous nephew, your father-in-law still has to pay a visit, even if it is out of courtesy." Outside the mansion gate, Pei You was a little drunk and took Zhang Huan's hand and told him repeatedly.

Zhang Huan helped him into the carriage and said with a smile: "Second Uncle Pei, don't worry, I will go to my father-in-law's place, and Ying'er has also prepared a lot of gifts." ”

"Okay, I'll go first, what's the matter, you just ask." After Pei You finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the carriage sped away.

Seeing Pei You leave, Zhang Huan turned over his horse, shook the reins, and galloped towards Yongle Fang under the strict escort of the cavalry.

Along the way, Zhang Huan learned that someone was following him from afar, the other party's tracking methods were very clumsy, obviously not a special spy, until he arrived at the house, the person who was tracking had not left, he gave his subordinates a look, and after a while, two personal soldiers arrested the person who was tracking.

"Lighter, ouch! I have no ill will. The pro-soldiers were so heavy that the people who were arrested begged for mercy repeatedly.

"Dudu, that's him." The soldiers threw the stalker to the ground, and Zhang Huan recognized that he was actually Li Xuhe, the man he met in the Changsun Mansion.

"How are you?" Zhang Huan asked with a sinking face.

Li Suhe secretly left the Changsun Mansion shortly after the banquet began, on the way home. He kept looking at Zhang Huan's famous thorn. An impulse to be loyal stirred in his heart, he knew that this was his own opportunity, whether he could seize it or not would determine his future and fate, but when he was about to arrive at home, he suddenly remembered that he didn't know Zhang Huan's address, how to find him tomorrow. He ran back to the Changsun Mansion and waited for Zhang Huan to come out, and followed him back to the house.

Seeing Zhang Huan's gloomy face, Li Xuhe hurriedly explained, "I just want to know where Lord Shilang lives?" I will report to Zhang Shilang tomorrow. ”

Zhang Huan nodded, this person was quite honest, so he said to his soldiers: "Bring him to my study." ”

The study is softly lit. It was cleaned up and tidy by Yang Chunshui. The incense burner in the corner of the house exudes curling sandalwood. The soldiers had already lit a charcoal fire to make the room warm as spring.

Zhang Huan entered the study and sat down, and ordered: "Bring him in!" ”

After a while, Li Xuhe was brought in by his own soldiers, his official position was humble, and he didn't dare to sit down, and Zhang Huan was not reluctant. So he asked him directly, "You told me today." You have a way to take back the power of the province under the door, what is the way? ”

Li Xuhe hurriedly sneered and said, "Return to the waiter." The subordinate method is a means of supervision that has been managed by the post of Que. ”

"You mean the Quartet?" Zhang Huan hesitated and asked.

The Quartet is a kind of iron box set up by Wu Zetian for whistleblowing, a total of four, respectively placed outside the imperial city, allowing the people of the world to keep secrets, Wu Zetian is using this means to purge and oppose his own dissidents on the base, and later Tang Xuanzong and Suzong have been using it, but it was banned by Cui Yuan in the fifth year of Qingzhi.

Li Xuhe nodded hurriedly, "What the subordinates are talking about is the Quartet. ”

The Zhang family pondered for a moment, this is indeed a means, but the four canons have been out of use for more than 20 years, how can they be reopened?

Li Xuhe seemed to know Zhang Huan's thoughts, and he smiled gloomily: "Ordinary people really don't know much about this matter, but I am Buque Lang, the person in charge of the four Kuang, how can I not know if it can be used?" ”

Zhang Huan couldn't help but increase his interest when he heard him say yes, "Tell me, what is the secret hidden in this?" ”

Li Xuhe calmed down his excitement and said slowly: "The four boxes were established by the decree of the Emperor Zetian, even if they are to be abolished, they must be ordered by the first emperor, but in fact, the first emperor did not agree to abolish the four boxes, so at that time, Cui Xiangguo played a small trick and said that he wanted to repair the Suzaku Gate, so the four boxes were suspended, and the result of this suspension is to this day, and the two files containing the holy decree of the Emperor Zetian and Cui Xiangguo's order to stop the sky have been quietly kept, and Zhang Shilang can resume it at any time. ”

"I see." Zhang Huan nodded suddenly and asked again: "Then why didn't you report this matter to Cui Xiangguo three years ago and drag it on until today?" ”

"This

Li Xuhe couldn't answer for a long time, he suddenly fell to his knees, kowtowed to Zhang Huan and said: "This matter is selfish, please ask the servant to forgive the sin first, and the subordinates can tell the truth." ”

"I won't blame you, but you have to be honest."

"Yes! Subordinates never hide it. Li Xuhe sighed and said: "Three years ago, the Cui family was rectified by Pei Xiangguo everywhere, and his subordinates were afraid that after talking about it, they would be jealous of Pei Xiangguo; Second, I was afraid that Cui Xiangguo would use the children of the Cui family to replace my land to make up for Que Lang, so his subordinates never dared to say it. ”

"Then why do you dare to say it now?" Zhang Huan stared at him and asked.

"The squire has Longyou and Bashu, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, and the strength is strong, and the squire has no one in the court, and there are no children of the Zhang family, so the subordinates are not worried about being replaced, this is the heartfelt words of the subordinates, every sentence is true, please squire Lang is clear."

"Hmmm! You're right, I'm not the kind of person who crosses a river and tears down bridges. Zhang Huan smiled and said, "As long as you are loyal to me, I will slowly reuse you in the future." ”

Li Xuhe was overjoyed, he kowtowed three times in a row, pointed to his chest, and pointed to the heavens: "I, Li Xuhe, swear to the heavens, be loyal to Zhang Shilang, and never betray, if I violate this oath, I will be beaten into the eighteenth-layer region, and I will never be able to live forever." ”

"Good! I remember your oath. Zhang Huan nodded and resolutely ordered: "Tomorrow I will send a team of soldiers to assist you, move Sikuang out again, and accept the information of the people in the Quartet." ”

Since he has become a servant, it is necessary for him to put on a positive posture first and kill Pei Jun by surprise.