Listening to Ma Chengen's words, Zhang Han was also a little moved in his heart, although the three of them are grasshoppers on a rope now, but the two in front of him did not choose a strong man to break his wrist...... Cutting with himself in two, just like those small shareholders, including Lai Tongxin, was panicked, and wanted to clear up with himself at first, but then he ordered a few words, telling Lai Tongxin to understand that he was finished, and he was bound to be finished, Lai Tongxin came to his senses and promised to help.

Zhang Han still remembers Lai Tongxin's expression, the kind of helplessness that was frightened and scared, but he couldn't stay out of it......

Ma Chengen said to Zhang Han at this time: "Wenlan, how is the matter of going north?" ”

Zheng Guochang also cast a concerned gaze, Zhang Han smiled: "It's still dragging, but the situation is almost under control, I think, if there is not much change, next year you can lock the Beiyu in the line from Qingcheng to Daqingshan, they don't say that they are on the side, even if they want to cross this line, it is also difficult." ”

"Wen Lan is amazing." Ma Chengen cocked his thumb and praised: "People say that Dongli Xima, my Ma family is also a famous Jiangmen family in Daming, the ancestors have so far, and they can only say that the heads of people who kill each other with the Beilu are rolling, but there is no such thing as Wen Lan, thousands of people with tens of thousands of people dare to go to the border of the Beiyu to build a city, when Li Zunlu came to Datong to tell me, I was really startled, thinking that Wen Lan was afraid that the life of the past two years was too smooth, and his heart was too high, and he didn't treat the Beilu as a dish. Now it seems that after all, I am still far inferior to Wen Lan. ”

Zheng Guochang also looked happy, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "If Wen Lan does this during the old man's tenure, it will also make the old man's name go down through the ages, and I am afraid that he will be able to leave a few strokes in the history of the country in the future...... You just have to do everything, as long as the old man is still in office, he will help to the end. ”

Ma Chengen smiled and said: "The important thing is to lock up the Beiyu, and then continue to do business with the north and Dongyu in the east, and our silver can still roll in." ”

Zheng Guochang smiled and nodded Ma Chengen, but did not respond.

……

Puzhou.

"Lighting ......"

When it was about to get dark, someone stretched the door in the courtyard and shouted, and the entire courtyard of more than a dozen people responded everywhere, and more than a dozen small servants carried high long poles to light up the lanterns in various parts of the eaves of the courtyard one by one.

The lights in each room are also lit, and although they cannot be said to be as bright as day, they are also brightly lit everywhere.

Five or six years have passed in a hurry, Zhang Yuan is already an old man who has passed the age of sixties, in this era, the average life expectancy of scholars is a generation higher than that of ordinary people, scholars and doctors who live to the age of seventy or eighty abound, and civilians who can live to more than sixty are very rare, and the general life expectancy of people has not been counted, but it is expected to be much lower than that of later generations.

Zhang Yin's hair and beard are all white, the wrinkles on his face are also very profound, and the decay between his gestures is very obvious, maybe he has no pain on his body, but everyone can see at a glance that this is an old and sick old man who has been dying for a long time.

Zhang Yan has been sitting silent, and there are also some important people in the clan on both sides of his seat, including Zhang Xuezeng, everyone is like a clay carved wooden statue in a temple, only the occasional coughing and wheezing, giving people the feeling that this group of people are still alive.

"Master, the lights are all lit......" A deacon boldly walked into the hall and asked Zhang Yuan: "Master, call from the kitchen and ask, when will the meal begin?" ”

Zhang Ran's eyelids were raised, he looked at the people on both sides, and said, "No matter what, the rice always has to be eaten." ”

A man in his forties sighed: "What the second master said is that you have to eat a severed head meal when you go to the execution ground." ”

When everyone heard this, they all laughed bitterly.

The kitchen got the order, and he hurried to deliver all the prepared meals.

The Zhang family in Puzhou has been a family with a century-old inheritance, starting from Zhang Siwei's grandparents to make a fortune in business, and then Zhang Siwei and Zhang Taizheng, Zhang Jiazheng, and then Zhang Yun and Zhang Yuan, this family has always been a prominent family in Puzhou, but now there are few children of officials in the clan, and even the number of Xiucai is also decreasing sharply, and after one or two generations, it may not be much different from ordinary official gentry families.

At least a small half of the people sitting in this hall have meritorious reputation, and only two or three people such as Zhang Yin have ever held low-grade official positions, and the past of this family can only be seen from the exquisite utensils in the house, as well as the small dining table in front of everyone, and some embers of the top family of the year are still retained.

"No more alcohol tonight."

The kitchen also has to give wine to each table according to the custom, and the wine is also the home brew of the Zhang family in the manor outside the city, and these people usually gather, and they have to serve a pot of wine, but tonight no one has the heart to drink, Zhang Yin waved his hand and ordered the servants to retreat.

There was also something strange on the faces of all the servants...... The rumor has spread to Puzhou, and there are many discussions in the market, people are talking about it, and many opinions will inevitably affect Zhangfu...... In short, in the eyes of many people, Zhangfu has been beautiful for more than a hundred years, and this time it is estimated that it is really unlucky!

The atmosphere during the meal was also very dull, people did not talk, only heard the sound of cups, after a while, a person finally couldn't help but push the table, stood up and said loudly: "I really can't help talking!" ”

Zhang Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "Who didn't tell you to say it?" ”

The man said, "If you talk about it, the continuation of the sect is not very authentic. The people of the same clan should share the glory and disgrace. He came out to accuse Zhang Han of rebellion, but he picked it up, but he didn't want to think that the people of our clan were hurt by him. Let's not talk about this, just talk about Zhang Han. If he doesn't return to the sect, it doesn't matter what he does, because a few years ago, he returned to the sect, his name was included in the genealogy, and he rebelled against the great rebellion, and we can't get out. But no matter how big Zhang Han's career is, his subordinates only need Xuzong and Xuwen, and the rest of the people of the Zhang family in Puzhou, no matter how much they go, they will be sent back if they give some silver. He's good, we haven't seen any light, he's not good, I don't think we need to worry about him......"

A person next to him interjected: "Who is anxious for him?" Now the urgency is how can we get out of ourselves and avoid this catastrophe! ”

Another person lamented: "If we are still in the court and have the situation when Feng Pangong was alive, why should we worry about such a thing? I'm afraid that people will sweep us casually, and our Zhang family in Puzhou will also have a catastrophe. ”

Zhang Yin looked impatient, put down his chopsticks and said: "These words have been said a hundred times, don't say it upside down, now everyone has an idea, just say it, if not, shut up." ”

It was silent for a while, and all the gentry here were gentry with status in the clan, who had always had a good life, where had they experienced this scene in front of them?

Many people are in a heavy mood, and their faces are as black as the bottom of a pot...... If this matter is really confirmed, even if the imperial court clearly distinguishes the difference between the Zhang family in Puzhou and the Zhang family in Xinpingbao, it is estimated that there will not be much family property left here.

The officials, officials, and officials in Puzhou have heard the news now, and they must be ready to do so...... Is it possible to rebel against the big case and not squeeze the Zhang family out of the stone?

Even if the court doesn't deal with it, if something happens to the Zhang family, it will definitely be a broken drum in the future!

People said softly: What's the matter, do you really want to rebel against the Zhang family in Puzhou?

In a word, it can push people back and make you silent!

The gentry in the city have always been hooked up to compete with the government, sharing and seizing benefits from each other, and the Zhang family will definitely be excluded in the future.

It won't take too long, as long as ten or eight years have passed, the Zhang family will be from the top gentry family in Puzhou, plummeting!

Thinking of the tragic prospects, the people present hated Zhang Han and Zhang Xuzong to the core.

"Speaking of which, the continuation of the sect has always been an unsuccessful product, and Zhang Han is also blind, how can he think of using him!"

The person who spoke, as soon as the words came out, also regretted it a little, and glanced at Zhang Xuezeng, who was sitting at the bottom.

Zhang Xuezeng's face was gloomy, his body trembled slightly, he had a very comfortable life in the past few years, Zhang Han took care of Zhang Xuezeng's uncle very well, and his two grandchildren were also valued by Zhang Han, Zhang Xuezeng had been to Lizhuang twice, and felt the grandeur over there, and his mood was even more happy...... The most gratifying thing for Zhang Xuezeng is that there is Zhang Han among the descendants of Fengpangong, who can be called a successor.

What happened to Zhang Xuezeng, the saddest thing for Zhang Xuezeng was that Zhang Xuzong, who betrayed Zhang Han, was his grandson, and he recommended it to Zhang Han by himself, and he felt sorry for Zhang Han.

"Xuzong, damn it!" Zhang Xuezeng said: "Don't talk about him, his life and death are up to him." If you want to say Zhang Han, he is a person who doesn't use Puzhou much, no matter how you know what each family wants to go to Puzhou, there is nothing to do, just want to enjoy happiness and be an uncle, Zhang Han is starting everything there, how can you use him? And all those who went sent back in wagons, and wrapped them in silver, and the people of the clan did not leave it. Besides, Zhang Han pays more money every year than all the houses, and now he wants to clear up if something happens, I'm afraid that if you think so, others won't think so. ”

Zhang Yuan frowned!

This is what he worries and regrets the most!

Zhang Han has publicly returned to the sect, of course, it is the people of the Zhang family in Puzhou, who was only a general, afraid of public opinion criticism, and lost the face of the century-old family, in addition, after Zhang Han returned to the sect, he respected the public middle school every year, which is also the rule of the family.

Because of this, although Zhang Yin is now bent on rejecting Zhang Han's case, Zhang Xuezeng is right, this matter is decided by the Zhang family in Puzhou.

Everyone present understood this, and everyone's face was bitter, and bitterness could squeeze out water.

All of them are at a loss...... Who has experience in this? ――

Some people say that they don't like to see the betrayal of their clansmen, I want to explain, in fact, it doesn't matter if it's a clan, it's not Zhang Xuzong, it can be someone else, a group can't always be united as one, that's unrealistic, there will always be people who fall behind, or even betray, even if there is a certain party with advanced theories, many party members defected in the early days, not to mention the ancients in the Ming Dynasty. Besides, a person's betrayal can lead to a lot of next plots, which have been arranged a long time ago, but if I don't like to watch this paragraph, I will try to push it as fast as possible.

By the way, I asked for a ticket again, and this month's monthly pass was unprecedentedly bleak.