Zhang Dun frowned as he got out of the car.

When he arrived at the Duke of Chu's mansion, the Wang family finally began to handle the funeral, and it was a mess inside and out.

A group of people came out of the side door carrying bamboo and linoleum cloth, and lowered it against the wall of the Guogong Mansion, as if they were going to build a funeral shed. Across the wall, on a row of cypress trees, seven or eight people can be seen planting silk flowers there.

On the steps of the main entrance, two large red lanterns that had been hanging from the porch fell to the ground horizontally and vertically, and the two large white paper lanterns that were about to be replaced were also lying on the side. A bamboo ladder was set up at the door, and the four people below watched, two people held on, and only one lean man stepped on the top of the ladder, ready to tie a white linen cloth to the plaque.

There were more than a dozen people who didn't know what they were doing, walking all over the ground, a mess.

Seeing that more than 100 people poured in with Zhang Dan's honor guard, they were busy cleaning up the ladders and lanterns at the door, which was even more chaotic.

Does this still look like the Prime Minister's door?

Why didn't you prepare in advance, everyone has been gone for an hour, and the people haven't even changed their clothes, what is this called?

As soon as Wang Anshi left, the backbone of the main body in this mansion was gone, but was the person in charge also gone?

Zhang Dian took a second look, his face sank, and when a few people in front of the door greeted him, it was already as black as the bottom of a pot, and he had a seizure on the spot, "Who is in charge?!" ”

The leader was saluting Zhang Dan, but as soon as he bent down, he heard Zhang Dan's broken drink, so he opened his mouth and couldn't react for a while.

The person who followed him stepped forward—Zhang Dian recognized him as an old steward of the Wang family for decades—wiped his face with his sleeve, bowed his head, and said, "Prime minister, it's the villain who is in charge." ”

Zhang Dian raised his finger and pointed at the wall and gate, "Why is it like this?!" ”

Zhang Dan had a bad tone, and the housekeeper said calmly, "Xianggong Rong, in fact, this preparation has already been made." But before the Son of Heaven came, they all withdrew again. ”

"Confused! What did your uncle say? ”

"The second aunt, including the eldest uncle, is Da Lang's order." The butler glanced at the person next to him as he spoke, and the man's face became more and more ugly.

"Han Yukun is still inside?"

"The second aunt is resting inside. The little one has already sent someone to inform the young master and the second aunt, and he will come out to greet him immediately. ”

"Get it done early, don't let outsiders laugh."

Zhang Dian glanced at the bamboo tarpaulins scattered in the corner of the wall again, and didn't wait for the Wang family to come out to greet him, and walked directly inside.

The butler stopped after taking a step, but the leader followed.

Zhang Dian ignored him, walked a few steps, and suddenly felt that something was wrong. When I crossed the threshold, I glanced at it from the corner of my eye and found it a little familiar.

Crossing the threshold and taking two steps, he suddenly remembered, isn't this Wang Anshi's eldest son-in-law?!

Han Gang's brother-in-law, the son of the late prime minister Wu Chong, Wu Anzhi.

But he couldn't remember where he was doing.

Zhang Dan's gaze just swept over Wu Anzhi, the son of the old minister, who should be only a few years older than Han Gang, was already an old man, which showed that these years had not been satisfactory.

Twenty years ago, Wang Yan died young, when Han Gang and Wu Anzhi both stood at the door as acquaintances. Twenty years later, Wang Anshi died of illness, Han Gang sat in the inner room, the Wang family did not dare to work him, and Wu Anzhi was still standing at the door.

With Wu Anzhi's starting point, he can at least be a governor of the state normally, but the governors of the counties and prefectures are all required to enter the capital and the courts, and even the first governor of the county must come to meet the prime minister once before taking office, and Zhang Dian does not remember seeing Wu Anzhi over the years, or hearing his name.

Zhang Dian almost forgot Wu Anzhi's appearance, if it weren't for ten or twenty years ago, when Wu Chong was hot, Zhang Dian had met him many times, plus it was in front of Wang Anshi's mansion, and he suddenly took a photo, he would definitely not be recognizable.

That's the result of making the wrong choice. Zhang Dian sighed.

But it's no wonder that he reused Wu Chong in order to contain Wang Anshi, who was in power.

The prime minister's in-laws, in order to prove that they are public and selfless, do not show favoritism, so they can only oppose it all the way to the end. Wu Chong also relied on opposing Wang Anshi and opposing the New Party to rise all the way and achieve the position of prime minister.

But with Wang Anshi's departure from office that year, the new party split, and Wu Chong lost his foothold in the court, and was immediately replaced by Wang Qi and Cai Qu, who could continue to implement the new law and were obedient. This is what happens to the rabbit and the dog. However, being able to become prime minister, even if it is only for one day, is an achievement that thousands of civil servants dream of. Not only can you enjoy it for a lifetime, but you can also enjoy it for your children and grandchildren.

Wu Chong chose to turn against his old friend Wang Anshi, paving his way to advancement, and also made Wang Anshi's eldest daughter, who married him, have no place to stand.

Having said that, with Wu Chong's status and status, the court suffered a loss, and he didn't have the face to be angry with his daughter-in-law, and the eldest daughter of the Wang family could only be a member of the Wu family. Wu An is a dignified seven-foot man, and he can't protect the Hun family at home, and he is also incompetent.

A few years ago, the daughter of the Wang family died of depression, compared with Han Gang, who had disputes on both sides of the court and education, looking at the second daughter who married him, Wang Anshi and his wife always refused to forgive Wu Anzhi, and it was not without reason.

Zhang Duan walked inside, and Wu Anzhi followed in. Be careful with the side, look at the want to talk, but want to talk and stop.

Zhang Dian saw a lot of similar expressions, and wanted to curry favor in front of him, but he couldn't pull his face.

Zhang Dian didn't pay attention to Wu Anzhi's meaning.

Wang Anshi wanted to help him, just one sentence was enough, since Wang Anshi never spoke, then Zhang Dun would not overstep his bounds. Thinking about it, Han Gang probably had the same idea, and he didn't pay attention to his brother-in-law all the time.

The front yard is being arranged, and the mourning hall will be located here, and the longevity materials that have been prepared in advance have just been carried to the front yard. Seven or eight family members were panting on the side, and when they saw Zhang Dian coming, they jumped and ran to avoid it.

Zhang Dian was used to it, walked over with a straight face, and carefully looked at this obviously heavy longevity from the beginning to the end.

Looking at the texture, it is a single wooden coffin, which is much stronger than the ten talents and twelve yuan that are put together by many pieces of wood. Bent down, bent his fingers and buckled twice on the lid of the coffin, the bell with a clear sound.

Zhang Dun glanced back, "What material?" ”

Wu Anzhi paused, a little unsure, "Nanmu's ......"

Zhang Dian straightened his waist and withdrew his hand, he didn't know this kind of thing, and the Wang family's attitude towards Wu An could be seen.

Zhang Dian doesn't understand wood, but he still knows that this longevity wood is not Nanmu. There is no other reason, just because of the high-quality timber production area in Jiaozhou now, even the mountains are circled by the Zhang family, and the timber produced is sold by the firm with the background of the Zhang family.

The top-notch wood that can be used as the main beam of the main house and the longevity timber is a radish and a pit, all of which are booked by the high-ranking dignitaries to the Zhang family. These favors, if it is not important, someone will help Zhang Dian remember, but the important thing is that he remembers a little bit, and the longevity materials prepared for Wang Anshi, Zhang Dian does not know at all.

Zhang Duan nodded leisurely, didn't say much to Wu An, and turned to look at the small door leading to the backyard.

Wang Anli and Wang An walked out quickly, Wang Bi followed closely behind, paused for a moment, and then saw Han Gang walk out of the door.

Although there was a bit of chaos just now, the uncle and nephew of the Wang family have returned to the grief of their brother's death. Zhang Dun, who came to ask questions, was not in much of a mood to receive him.

After some greetings on the scene, the uncle and nephew of the Wang family rushed to deal with the funeral affairs, and Wu Anzhi turned back to be his confidant.

Accompanying Zhang Dian to the inside, Han Gang said, "I didn't expect it to be Brother Zihou, you were the first to arrive." ”

"After all, I and Chu Gong's relationship is different."

"The first time I saw you, Brother Zihou, was in my father-in-law's house."

"At that time, I couldn't imagine that Yukun could be the fast son-in-law of the Chu family." Zhang Dian looked ahead, blinked his eyes, and the floating memory made his heart fluctuate, "I didn't expect you and me to have today." ”

"Who would have thought?" Han Gang shook his head and looked at the dim sky, "Let the three-life monk who was famous in the capital back then judge, he can't count it." ”

The three-life monk wishes to come true, and Xining is known as the Beijing master, known as the person who can cut off the past and the next life, so he is known as the three-life monk. It's just that Han Gang visited the Great Xiangguo Temple back then, and he had the heart to ask him to calculate a hexagram, but he didn't meet it, and then he didn't have that mood, and then later, the three-life monk sat in the Xiangguo Temple, and it has been more than ten years.

Zhang Dian tugged at the corners of his mouth, as if smiling, "I wish to become that monk, but I was sentenced to have the hope of being a prince." ”

"Oh, really?"

"Well, as long as I can be faithful in things, I will be able to be a great minister."

Zhang Dian said, looking at Han Gang, and Han Gang looked over again. The two looked at each other, wanting to laugh, but they couldn't help themselves, and finally they both sighed.

The word loyalty is no longer necessary.

The two of them, if they fail in the future, will be nailed to the history of the country for hundreds of years as traitors and traitors.

"I heard that Emperor Fang Cai has a shameless face?" After walking a few steps, Zhang Dian asked again.

"Hmm." Han Gang looked ahead.

"Is it for the royal family?"

Han Gang nodded.

It's not because Zhao Xu wants to implicate the Wang family, why is he angry?

Wait for Zhao Xu to return to the palace and let him reflect for another year and a half, Han Gang will just launch a motion at the political meeting, and he will stand behind the scenes with peace of mind, and there is no need to jump out by himself.

"This time, Yukun is going to stand on the cusp of the wind and waves." Zhang Dan said softly.

Posthumously sealing his grandfather, if outsiders say that the emperor is actually not bad, Han Gang pushed the emperor back, which is actually a bit too much.

But Han Gang did not regret it. He never regretted it. Since the emperor didn't have a good heart, he should be scolded, and now, there is no need for her to wronged herself. As for the rumors outside, what is being said, no one in the Wang family will be sure if they say it, let alone what the emperor said, but what he Han Gang said.

"Sooner or later, you'll have to get used to it. Whether it is the emperor or the world. ”