After Zhang Shi returned from the expedition, Zhangjia Zhuangzi was already a blank land, the government buried the dead villagers, and moved a group of displaced people who fled south, because everyone heard that Zhangjia Zhuangzi died more than 100 people, and they all said that it was not very auspicious to settle down on the original site of Zhangjia Zhuangzi, so the forty mouthless people opened up the wasteland in the grove east of Zhangjia Zhuangzi, and built a few thatched huts.

Zhangjia Zhuangzi, where the ancestors lived, Zhang Shi and others would not feel any bad luck, but the house was destroyed, and the weather was cold, Zhang Shi and others joined forces to build a shed, everyone crowded together, picked up some firewood every day for heating, and dug out some corn from the village, which was the grain buried when the villagers fled to Chang'an, and they encountered an accident before they could dig it out when they came back.

Zhang Shi and the others had an extremely difficult life, and the food was not enough for fifteen men to eat, so Zhang Shi took his younger brother Zhang Lin out to dig some wild vegetables every day, but although there was no snow at the moment, the land had already frosted, where did the wild vegetables come from? !

"Didn't Brother Shou come back with you?" Wang Xi looked around and found that the only sixteen people who set out on the expedition were Zhang Shou, the son of Old Man Zhang.

Zhang Lin looked at Wang Xi and wondered, "Didn't Brother Xi see Zhang Shou?" He went to Chang'an to look for you. ”

"What?" Wang Xi was surprised.

Zhang Shi stopped Zhang Lin's startle and slowly explained what happened.

On the same day, Zhangjia Zhuangzi was robbed, and the old man Zhang happened to take his grandson out for consultation and escaped the catastrophe, but Zhangjia Zhuangzi had become a white land, and the old man and the young could not survive.

When Zhang Shou and Zhang Shi came back, the chaos was settled, and the family of Xu Laoyuan also moved back to Xu's Zhuangzi, Zhang Shou went to find his father, but he learned outside Xu Laoyuan that Zhang Laotou took his little grandson and Xu Jidao, the second lang of the Xu family, was taken away by the people of the government, and it has been more than two months to this day, one old, one young and one young, there is no news, Xu Laoyuan made a lot of money, and asked someone to inquire about the people of the government, but he only knew that it was probably related to Wang Xi, and he didn't know anything else.

Zhang Shou missed his father and his two-year-old son, and went to Chang'an alone to find Wang Xi in a hurry, but he never returned!

After Wang Xi listened, a person's face instantly appeared in his mind---Ouyang Yin!" The disappearance of Old Man Zhang's family and Xu Erlang is inseparable from Ouyang Yin, and only Ouyang Yin can notice Wang Xi and start investigating at that time! Waiter! Good! Ouyang Yin, you'd better not hurt them! Don't push me!

Chang'an City, Taiji Palace, West Yeting Palace, somewhere

Ouyang Yin was dressed in regular clothes, and respectfully knelt beside a purple-robed eunuch, the eunuch had gray hair, a thin face, and looked very old, but there were no wrinkles on his face, which looked a little weird, and at this time the old eunuch was sipping the tea invented by Wang Xi one by one.

"Ancestor, Wang Xi has already gone to Zhangjiazhuang in Jingyang, it is estimated that the few people we are detaining can't hide it, what should I do next, please show the ancestor." Ouyang Yin said respectfully.

The old eunuch squinted his eyes and savored the fragrance of tea in his mouth: "Now that the inner waiting officer's manpower has been almost killed, those who survived have all recognized the new master, and the seal letter of the internal waiting official has also been handed over to Gao Fucheng, and the outer waiting official has acted with Lord Ouyang, so why care about the old man's criminal slave." ”

Ouyang Yin slammed his head on the ground: "The old ancestor has gone through three dynasties, and he should understand that the internal and external officials are the minions of the monarchs of the past dynasties, and the new monarch has succeeded to the throne, and it is a common practice to purge the unsuitable people, and the disciples have done their best to protect the brothers who are waiting for the officials!" Please see the ancestors! ”

The old eunuch snorted angrily: "Otherwise, do you think the old man really can't take your dog's life?!" Hum! The old man and your master Yuwenying are both fatherless and motherless orphans, thanks to Emperor Wu's adoption, give us the art of martial arts, Emperor Wu ascended the throne, ordered us to wait for officials inside and outside, give Yuwen the surname, we followed Emperor Wu to kill the minister Yuwenhu, Lang Qing Dynasty government, and waved the army to destroy the Northern Qi Dynasty, for a time the name of chasing the wind and catching shadows, so that the corrupt officials of the government and the opposition, the monarch of the foreign dynasty were terrified, but unfortunately Emperor Wu died, the young master was young, Yang Jian took charge of the internal and external officials, and used his authority to usurp my Great Zhou Sheji, I and your master in order to protect the first line of incense in the family of Emperor Wu, had to call Yang Jian a minister, But Yang Jian's dog thief still killed the young master! ”

The old eunuch's thin fingers were squeezed fiercely, and the bronze teapot was crumpled in an instant, and the hot tea splashed wantonly, but the old eunuch was unaware of it, and sneered to himself: "Who has the sky spared, we can't rebel in order to protect Emperor Wu's incense, Yang Guangzheng Nanchen, took the opportunity to take charge of the internal and external affairs, and then used us to kill my brother and kill my father!" Three generations of the Great Sui died! Joyfully! Hey, hey, hey, "The old eunuch was like a crow, and his laughter was extremely penetrating.

"It's a pity" The old eunuch squinted at Ouyang Yin who was crawling at his feet: "I haven't seen any conspiracy and tricks with Yu Wenying, but in the end it was planted in your hands, when you knelt in front of us and called yourself the abandoned person of the Linxiang Ouyang clan, and vowed to destroy the Ouyang clan, the old man and Yu Wenying both felt that you were a usable person, accepted you as a disciple, and cultivated carefully, as a result, Li Yuan rebelled, and the foreign waiting officer was ordered to block Daxing, but you took advantage of his unpreparedness to kill Yu Wenying, who had cultivated you for many years, let go of Li Yuan's family, and returned to Li Tang with the foreign waiting officer, The old man doesn't understand, why?! With your talents, even if you don't go this way, with the foreign waiting officer in hand, how rich and noble you can't ask for! ”

Ouyang Yin straightened up and said expressionlessly: "Since the old ancestor inquired, the disciple didn't dare to say anything. When he was seventeen years old, he met His Majesty, when the Emperor Taishang was still the Duke of the Tang Dynasty of the Great Sui Dynasty, guarding Taiyuan, and His Majesty was just an ordinary child of a noble family at that time, but he was already aiming for the world. Emperor Wu of Zhou had internal and external officials, so he killed Yuwen Hu and destroyed the Northern Qi. Emperor Wen of Sui had internal and external officials, so he "usurped Zhou Lisui and punished Wei Chi Yuan." Yang Guang waited inside and outside the palm and killed Yang Yong to ascend the throne. Therefore, if you want to win the world, you must win the internal and external conditions. ”

The old eunuch looked at Ouyang Yin in shock, and only after a long time did he laugh at himself: "It turns out that you were Li Shimin's shadow son inside and outside me from the beginning, and the old man and Yu Wenying have looked away!" Hey, hey, hey, the old man still doesn't understand, as soon as he enters the waiting office, he won't see the light of day for life, you pay so much for Li Tang, why?! ”

Ouyang Yin said sadly: "For me, Linxiang Ouyang Clan!" The Ouyang clan has been polluted and rebelled since the Northern Qi Dynasty, and all the families have been punished, and there is no hope for the successor of the family, and the descendants have withered. Your Majesty once promised me that as long as I am loyal to the Datang Society, I will ensure that my Linxiang Ouyang family will prosper in the Datang! ”

The old eunuch chuckled: "The abandoned son of the Ouyang clan turned out to be from such a background, hey, hey, hey, hey, the old man and Yu Wenying have taught a rare talent, prosperous Ouyang family?" Do you mean you, the lord of the Tang Nanhai County? ”

Ouyang Yin shook his head: "The seal of the Nanhai County Duke is really an accident, a certain envoy returned from the Turks, the Emperor Taishang didn't know that a certain was the palm seal of the foreign official, but it was a whim, and he sealed a certain Nanhai County Duke, and it was too late for His Majesty to learn about it." The prosperity of the Ouyang family is not in a certain body, but in the descendants of the Ouyang family, in a certain life, they are only His Majesty's minions, and they will capture and kill the secret rats for His Majesty! ”

The old eunuch was a little excited when he heard this, and waved his hand and said: "You go, the old man and Yu Wenying have killed people all their lives, and the old man has ended up like this, which can be regarded as the proper meaning, it is not easy to read that you bear the honor and disgrace of the family, you killed Yu Wenying, the old man is not pursuing it, and most of the internal and external conditions today are cultivated by the old man and your master in the former Sui period, they are all your senior brothers and brothers, treat them well, the old man will live in this palace for the rest of his life, and no longer interfere with others, if you and your majesty are not at ease, just come and take my life, go, Don't disturb the old man's purity again! ”

Ouyang Yin saluted again: "Gao Fucheng is just a living eunuch waiting for His Majesty, although he can be trusted, but he is useless, the disciple is only shallow in learning, and now he meets Wang Xi, a disciple of the Guigu Sect, who is out of the mountain, the disciple always feels that his identity is fraudulent, but he has found nothing, please the ancestor for the sake of the internal and external waiting for the same lineage, and then help the disciple!" ”

The old eunuch got up and turned his back to Ouyang Yin: "Okay, the old man will teach you the last lesson, you have to remember that the internal and external officials are the minions of the Son of Heaven and just a tool, and no matter how much of a tool you have, you shouldn't and can't have your own thoughts!" The only one who has a mind is the Son of Heaven with a tool in hand! The internal and external officials are the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, as long as you report what you see and hear truthfully, how to analyze and deal with it is the Son of Heaven's business, you must not act on behalf of the Son of Heaven! Unless you also want to be Yang Jian! ”

Ouyang Yin's heart sank, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he thanked him at the moment.

North of the Jing River Zhangjia Zhuangzi

On the edge of the field not far south of Zhangjia Zhuangzi, hundreds of tombs stand next to each other.

In the middle of the head is the curtain of Wang Xi's righteous father, and only a tablet was erected in front of this tomb, listening to Zhang Shi, it was just a few days ago that Wang Xi was pointed out as the prince to serve the new Jingyang County Government.

The stele reads: The tomb of Zhengwang Qi in Zhangjiazhuang Village, Jingyang County, Datang --- Jingyang County Government

Cui Shi cried in front of the monument, Wang Xi hugged Xiaoxiao'er who couldn't stop whimpering and went over to help the mother, and the mother and son hugged their heads and cried together.

After worshipping his father-in-law, Wang Xi discussed with Zhang Shi and others, with the little food in their hands, they couldn't get through this winter, the homeless people on the other side of the grove had the government to help, although Zhang Shi they also had it, but now the weather is cold and freezing, Zhang Shi and they can't live in a grass hut at all, Wang Xi proposed that Zhang Shi and others hand over the acres of land, and go to Chang'an with themselves to beg for a living, and everyone will not starve to death together.

Zhang Shi, Zhang Lin and others muttered for a long time, and they all heard that Wang Xi had won the royal appreciation in Chang'an, and his future was immeasurable, and everyone at the moment did not allow it.

Wang Xi took Zhang Shi and others to the place where the displaced people were resettled in the grove in the east of the village.

The homeless people are also very hard, the government relief of corn is very little, the old and weak women and children more than 40 people crowded in a wooden room to make a fire to keep warm, because of the lack of food, Zhang Shi and others who have been not far away are afraid and repulsed, for fear that these fifteen men are here to grab food, at this moment several men came to the door with wooden sticks and looked at Wang Xi and his party vigilantly.

"Wait for someone who can take charge to come out." Wang Xi said as gently as possible.

The homeless people looked at each other, and finally pushed and shoved an old man with gray hair, and saluted Wang Xi awkwardly: "The little old man's name is Li Sheng, the oldest of this group, and I have seen Xiao Langjun first." ”

Wang Xi waved his hand: "We will leave this place, and the acres of land under our name will be handed over to the government, as for whether the government will redistribute you and others, it is all up to the government." You and others build a house and settle here, a certain does not object, but the ancestral house of Zhangjia Zhuangzi and others, has reached the cemetery in the south of Zhuangzi, and you are not allowed to step into half a step, and you will rebuild Zhangjia Zhuangzi in the future. Do you understand? ”

Li Sheng hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "Understand, Xiao Lao'er promises that he will never damage the tomb of Langjun's mansion, Xiao Langjun can rest assured." ”

At that time, it was getting late, considering that the grass hut was really uninhabitable, not to mention the overly sad stepmother and Xiaoxiao'er, Wang Xi discussed with Zhang Shi and others, and rushed back to Chang'an overnight.