The news that the White Lotus Sect had gathered a crowd to make a rebellion and conquered the two cities of Yingzhou and Yingshang within three days was like a gust of wind. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info spread to the two remaining counties in Yingzhou, which have not yet been conquered by the White Lotus Sect, Taihe Xian and Shenqiu Xian.

And the arrival of this terrible news made everyone in the two counties even more dangerous, especially Taihe Xian, who was relatively close to Yingzhou City, and was even more frightened. After all, Taihe's officers and soldiers had just been defeated by the robbers, and the current Taihe Xian had no ability at all to resist the attack of the White Lotus Sect.

But fortunately, after the White Lotus Sect conquered Yingzhou City, it did not immediately lead an army to attack Taihe Xian, but was busy in Yingzhou City with affairs such as issuing documents, recruiting troops, and appointing official positions. After all, the White Lotus Sect broke through two cities in one state and one county in one day, and laid down such a large territory in an instant, just like a person eating a day's food in one go, it also takes time to digest.

Zhang Shihua felt that it would take at least three or five days for the White Lotus Sect to stabilize the situation in Yingzhou City. That is to say, if the White Lotus Sect wants to attack Taihe, it will have to wait at least three or five days later, and these three or five days will undoubtedly become the most precious period of time for Taihe Xian. For Zhang Shihua, these three or five days are also the most precious period of time for him.

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In the backyard of the Zhang family, in Zhang Liewu's study, the four men of the Zhang family gathered in this study as usual, as if they were discussing something. However, this time, the atmosphere is obviously more depressing than ever. There was no one around the study, because even the women of the Zhang family were forbidden to come near here at this time.

In the study, Zhang Shihua and Zhang Shihui both knelt on the ground. And Zhang Shihua raised his head, looked at his father and second uncle, and then said to them in a slightly sad tone: "Father, second uncle, the Yuanmeng court is coming to an end, and continuing to follow this corrupt court will only ruin our Zhang family's century-old inheritance!" Father! Saying that, Zhang Shihua knelt on the ground with his head, and when he kowtowed, he still said these words to his father, extremely painful.

And Zhang Shihui, who was next to Zhang Shihua, knelt on the ground like Zhang Shihua, kowtowed to ask them to decide.

Zhang Liewu sat on the main seat, looked at his son and nephew who were kneeling on the ground, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice with a trembling tone: "Bochang, do you want the Zhang family to be exterminated?" You're a rebellion, you know? Do you know! ”

When Zhang Shihua heard this, he looked up at his father and said in a deep voice: "Father, you have been an official of the imperial court for half your life, don't you still understand what the Yuanmeng imperial court has decayed into." How many years can such a court last? Once the court can't support it, it will be a big chaos in the world, and there is no need to say how terrible the troubled times are, and the father also understands. When the time comes, if the troubled times come, only with the current power of my Zhang family, it will be fish and meat to be slaughtered, and the child does not want to rebel, but wants to make my Zhang family have the power to protect themselves in the troubled times in the future. ”

When Zhang Liewu heard his son's words, he stared at him and said, "Bochang, have you ever thought about what would happen if my Zhang family failed." I have been a court official for my father for half my life, and I naturally know how corrupt the court is, but my father knows how terrible this court is, not to mention Yingzhou, even this Runing Mansion is just a small place for the imperial court. Now because of the control of the river, the imperial court has transferred a large number of officers and soldiers, so the White Lotus Sect has the opportunity to rebel, but once the imperial army is overwhelmed, how can a small White Lotus Sect resist the imperial army. ”

When Zhang Shihua heard this, he also looked at his father's eyes and said: "Father, what you said is right, the current imperial court is indeed far stronger than the White Lotus Sect, but no matter how strong the imperial court is, the nearest army of the imperial court is hundreds of miles away from our Taihe Xian. And no matter how weak the White Lotus Sect is, they are only one day away from our Taihe Xian. They don't need to be said to be even more terrifying. Take 10,000 steps back, even if the White Lotus Sect can't stop the army of the imperial court in the future, is it possible for our Zhang family to hold out until the arrival of the imperial army. No, probably not at all. ”

Therefore, instead of pinning hopes on the imperial court and the White Lotus bandits, it is better for our Zhang family to rely on ourselves. At that time, as long as our Zhang family can grasp the land of a county in our hands and have 500 elite soldiers under our command, then whether it is the imperial court or the White Lotus Sect, if we want to move our Zhang family, we will have to consider the consequences. And if there is no one in the hands and no soldiers, then our Zhang family will only be fish and meat to be slaughtered, and neither the imperial court nor the White Lotus Sect will put us in their eyes. So father, the child doesn't want to rebel, but just wants our Zhang family to protect themselves.

Zhang Shihua's sentence that he just wants to protect himself was said on both sides in a row, and Zhang Liewu on the other side heard such a statement, and his determination seemed to be a little loose, this time he did not directly reject his son, but was silent for a moment and said: "This matter is very important, and Rong Wei's father is thinking about it." ”

And Zhang Shihua heard Zhang Liewu say this, and his heart was happy, since his father had regressed, it meant that he was almost convinced by himself, so Zhang Shihua said while the iron was hot: "Father, this kind of thing should be cut through the mess quickly, once the opportunity is missed, the White Lotus Sect calls, then our Zhang family will completely lose such a good opportunity." ”

When Zhang Liewu heard this, he didn't say anything, just raised his head and closed his eyes slightly, as if he was considering. At this time, Zhang Liewen, who was sitting next to him and had not spoken, got up and said to Zhang Liewu: "Big brother, what Bochang said is right, instead of pinning the hope of preserving the Zhang family in the hands of others, it is better for our Zhang family to get rich and prosperous in the chaos and pin our hopes on ourselves than on those outsiders, isn't it?" ”

Zhang Liewu heard his brother say the same, and seemed to be convinced. I saw him sigh, turned his gaze to Zhang Shihua, looked at Zhang Shihua's firm eyes, and said to Zhang Shihua with a somewhat complicated expression: "Bochang, you have grown up and have your own ideas, just do what you want." ”

When Zhang Shihua heard this, his expression was also a little complicated, but then that complicated expression was replaced by firmness. So he and Zhang Shihui silently kowtowed to their father, and then the two brothers slowly withdrew from the study.

After Zhang Shihua and the others left, Zhang Liewen looked at the elder brother who was sitting on the main seat with a somewhat old face, and called out to the eldest brother softly, as if he wanted to comfort him. But before Zhang Liewen could speak, Zhang Liewu said with a smile on his face and some emotion: "I'm fine, you know that I have been persuaded by Bochang, what Bochang said is right, instead of pinning our hopes on outsiders, it is better for our Zhang family to control our own destiny." It's just that I'm a father after all, but I, a father, can't see it through as my own son, and I can't get off the stage. ”

When Zhang Liewen heard his eldest brother's words, he also said with some emotion: "The children have grown up and seen farther than us, which is a good thing, isn't it?" ”

When Zhang Liewu heard this, he turned to look out the window and said with a complicated expression: "Yes, the children have grown up, and we are really old." The rest of the road has to be left by themselves, but before that, we fathers also have to help the children and try to sweep the road as smooth as possible, who let us be fathers! ”。

Speaking of Zhang Shihua, when Zhang Shihua and Zhang Shihui came out of the study, the two brothers went straight to the shop. On the road, Zhang Shihua looked at the extremely depressed streets, the people in a hurry, and the White Lotus believers hiding in the dark corners, and the gaze in his eyes became more and more determined.

After arriving at the shop, Zhang Shihua and Zhang Shihui went straight into a resting bedroom in the backyard. But before that, Zhang Shihua also ordered the thirty archers in the backyard to guard this place, and no one was allowed to approach without his own orders.

Then Zhang Shihua said to Zhang Shihui: "Shihui, you immediately rush to Dazhang Village, arm the brothers of Dazhang Village, and wait until the beginning of tomorrow night, you will take all the brothers and rush to the north gate of the county seat, then I will create chaos in the city and take the opportunity to open the city gate for you." And when you arrive, you will disguise yourself as the White Lotus Sect to attack the city at night, and lead the rest of the brothers with me to take advantage of the chaos to attack the county government, as long as you take the county government and control the city gate, then we will control the entire county seat, do you understand? ”

When Zhang Shihui heard this, he nodded, and said with a firm expression: "Big brother, don't worry." Before the end of the day, I will definitely take my brothers to the county seat. ”

Okay, then you can go now.

When Zhang Shihui heard this, he didn't say anything, he beckoned two archers in the backyard, and hurried towards Dazhang Village while riding his horse.

After seeing Zhang Shihui leave, Zhang Shihua called Shi Shisan, Zhao Er, and Li Wu into the study. And told them about tomorrow's plans and arrangements as they were, these people are Zhang Shihua's diehard loyalists, and they were cultivated and promoted by Zhang Shihua, so they naturally have no problem in terms of loyalty.

So Zhang Shihua is not worried about them, he will leak his plan, after all, if even they betray Zhang Shihua, it can only show that Zhang Shihua is too much of a failure.

Wait for Zhang Shihua to be in the shop and arrange everything. When I got home, it was getting late.