When he first returned to Pengcheng, Tao Ying forgot about Zhang Zhao for a while. When Zhang Zhao was asked, Zhang Zhao's figure was nowhere to be seen.

What Tao Ying didn't know was that Zhang Zhao's family was locked up in Pengcheng's prison at this moment. Maybe because Tao Ying didn't explain clearly when he left, this Zhang Zhao once offended Tao Qian, Tao Qian asked him to be an official, but he didn't do it, so Tao Qian said that he looked down on himself, so he was arrested and put in prison. And Chen Deng didn't know what Tao Ying meant, did he want to take all the Xuzhou people who didn't pay attention to it?

So Chen Deng also arrested his family and put him in prison to stay!

After passing through most of Xinpeng City, there are ruins everywhere in the south of the city. A little closer to the city, houses and streets are still being built in the ruins.

Pengcheng Prison was built in the southern city of Pengcheng, and the further south it went, the more desolate and sparsely populated it became. The reason for the lack of population may be because Pengcheng, a radius of 100 miles, does not allow people to live in the city!

When Tao Ying arrived at Pengcheng Prison, the prison was guarded by only a few dozen jailers. There were no prisoners in it, last time Yu Ban was imprisoned, and this time Zhang Zhao was imprisoned. Tao Ying entered the prison accompanied by Yan Zhen, and in the empty cell, Zhang Zhao's family squatted in the cell with some expressionless faces.

The cell door creaked open, and there was a musty smell in the cell, and there was some darkness everywhere. Zhang Zhao was a little old and sat in a cell made of wood, his face was expressionless, he didn't know if he was sitting in prison, and his eyes were a little dull.

There was also a young man next to him, Zhang Zhao's son Zhang Cheng. Even Zhang Cheng was already sixteen years old, and he stared at Tao Ying and Yan Jian who came in with a pair of eyes full of hatred, as if he was going to eat Tao Ying raw.

Zhang Zhao still lowered his head and remained silent, Tao Ying stepped forward and hurriedly apologized and said: "Tao Ying has seen Mr. Zhang, the younger generation led the troops north to resist Cao, I don't know that the old man is suffering here, it's really ......."

Tao Ying wanted to say something to apologize, but he didn't want Zhang Zhao to just snort. Zhang Cheng's teeth creaked, and Zhang Zhao turned his head over and no longer looked at Tao Ying.

"I wanted to ask the old gentleman to go home to play for Peng Cheng, but I didn't want to be unknown and neglected Mr. I just came back today, and I came to make amends to the old gentleman! ”

Tao Ying bowed deeply after speaking, and Zhang Zhao just snorted again.

"Your father and son are like raccoon dogs, since they fall into your hands, if you want to kill them, you have to scrape them, don't want the cat to cry and fake mercy!"

Zhang Cheng was holding the iron chain in one hand and gritting his teeth and saying fiercely, seeing that they were still being chained, Tao Ying hurriedly asked the jailer to open the iron chain, and as soon as he opened the chain, Zhang Chengfei kicked at Tao Ying.

With a puff, Tao Ying was kicked to his knees with a cold kick. Although this Zhang Cheng is only sixteen years old, his strength is really great, and his speed is extremely fast, Tao Ying didn't react, and he was kicked to his knees. It didn't matter if he knelt down, he was kneeling in front of Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao looked at Tao Ying, and a trace of surprise flashed on his face.

Tao Ying was a little embarrassed, it wasn't that he didn't block, he really didn't expect Zhang Cheng to kick himself. After all, Zhang Cheng is also a cultivated person, how could he have thought that he would be so rude?

"Kick it, if I can release Mr. Xiao's anger, I will be willing to take another kick!"

Tao Ying's mind turned, not saying that he didn't block it, but that he deliberately did not do it. Zhang Cheng stretched out his foot and was about to kick again, Zhang Zhao next to him coughed, Zhang Cheng looked at his father, and then at Tao Ying, very angry.

"I know Childe's intention, but, Childe, please go back! I'm old and faint, and I'm frail and sickly, so I'd better visit someone else! ”

Zhang Zhao raised his hand, his words could not be heard angry, complaining but full of rejection. The literati are very particular, and Tao Ying knows that he wants to invite him out to be an official for a while, but he can't seem to do it. No matter how heroic his father is, he can't let him out of the mountains, let alone himself?

So Tao Ying bowed again and said: "Since Mr. does not want to come out as an official, but Mr. is from Xuzhou after all, I Xuzhou has been devastated by the war, but from today on, with me Tao Ying one day, no one will want to enter my Pengcheng half a step." Sir, this is hometown after all, as the saying goes, the leaves fall back to the roots, I want to ask Mr. to live in Pengcheng? ”

If they can't keep their hearts, Tao Ying is unwilling to force them to go out. But Tao Ying didn't want them to go to Jiangdong to join the Sun family, so he wanted to persuade them to stay.

Zhang Zhao is a wise man after all, as soon as Tao Ying finished speaking, Zhang Zhao nodded and said: "Since Gongzi said it, I also wanted to stay in Pengcheng, I can't walk anymore when I'm old, after all, this is also my hometown." It's just that now Gongzi has confiscated our land and distributed it to the people, and we have nowhere to live! ”

"It's okay, I've prepared a house for the old gentleman in the city, I hope the gentleman will laugh!"

Tao Ying was busy and embarrassed, with a flattering face. As soon as he said that he would give his own house, Zhang Zhao said with some reluctance: "As the saying goes, if you don't have merit, how can I accept the gift of my son at will?" ”

Zhang Zhao had already gotten up from the ground, and the chain was thrown aside. His face was a little pale, and it was clear that he hadn't eaten a full meal in a long time. There was no sunlight in the cell, it was dark, only a few kerosene lamps, and swarms of rats were scurrying around.

Tao Ying invited Zhang Zhao out to talk, and a group of people walked towards the outside of the prison again.

Zhang Zhao, who saw the light of day again, just came out, and he didn't seem to be used to some dazzling eyes outside. He kept rubbing his eyes, but he was so eager to see the outside world.

It's November in Pengcheng, and it's not so hot. The charm of autumn enveloped this northern city, and before he knew it, summer slipped away, and autumn didn't have time for him to get used to it.

There was a carriage at the door, and Zhang Zhao's wife was in it. Tao Ying turned over and walked behind the horse's carriage, as if he was a guard. In the past year, he has spent most of his time on horseback, so Tao Ying has gradually become accustomed to the life of a war horse.

After passing through the barren Nancheng District, I walked for nearly an hour before I came to the main city of Pengcheng. A majestic palace appeared in front of him in the distance, making Zhang Cheng, who had not been to the main city a little dumbfounded. His home is in Pengcheng, but the current Pengcheng is at least ten times as large as the original.

The original main city was in the prison, but Tao Ying moved the city all the way to the northwest, the reason was that he felt that his threat had always been the north, so he wanted to move the city to strengthen the connection with the northwest cities.

Such a large palace was built in just one year, and the further you went, the wider the road became. When the wide gravel road appeared in front of me, some plants appeared on the side of the originally desolate road. On both sides of the road, the rows of houses are very chic. There are still a lot of constructions underway, and some of them have been put down for unknown reasons.

Zhang Cheng lifted the curtain of the carriage and hurriedly told Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zhao lifted the curtain and looked ahead. The hundred-foot-tall buildings stand in the looming morning mist, and the wide streets and courtyards do make people feel as if they have entered the capital Luoyang, but there is no one in this city!

Seeing the palace, Zhang Zhao was shocked, since he promised to stay in Pengcheng, it means that he still loves this city in his heart. But looking at the palace in front of him, Zhang Zhaoxin was suddenly shocked, Pengcheng was about to die, and tens of thousands of people were buried with him, so difficult, how could he stand by and watch?

"Childe, there is a sentence I don't know if to say or not!"

Zhang Zhao stretched his head out of the window and looked at Tao Ying who was accompanying him, Tao Ying was riding on a horse and looked at Pengcheng with an excited face, Zhang Zhao suddenly spoke, Tao Ying was still a little flattered!

"It doesn't hurt if Mr. has something to say, I Pengcheng just want everyone to dare to tell the truth, this is where I want!"

Tao Ying nodded, and Zhang Zhao said a little anxiously: "Childe, why is there such a magnificent palace ahead?" To build a palace here, how can the prince have different ambitions? ”

When it comes to his ambitions, Tao Ying doesn't have much feeling. He didn't have an emperor in his heart, and he never thought that he would rebel and become an emperor, and he would not be loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Seeing that Tao Ying was unmoved, Zhang Zhao sighed and wanted to put it more tactfully: "Presumably, this large-scale demolition and construction must be a waste of money and labor, and after the war, it should be recuperated and recuperated, so that the people can live a stable life, not let the people ......."