Zhang Taizheng has always thought that his father's illness is just an excuse for the outside world, but when he really stepped into the house, really came to his father's bedroom, and saw the face of Zhang Siwei who was lying in bed, he suddenly realized that he was wrong. Since he and his younger brother Zhang Jiazheng were sent back to their hometown and lived in the old house of the Zhang family, he has not set foot in Puzhou in the past three years. In his impression, his father, who was in his early fifties, was in the prime of life and in good health, but now he was much thinner and had no blood on his face. Thinking of the devastating impact on the entire family if his father made any mistake, he fell to his knees at once.

Zhang's family is a big family in Puzhou, Zhang Taizheng's grandfather Zhang Yunling has a total of five sons, Zhang Siwei is the eldest son, and the remaining four younger brothers are all businessmen. Although the Zhang family finally expanded its influence from the business world to the political world through the marriage of the children of the third generation, it was not as good as the long-standing scholarly family like Yuyao Sun. The most important thing is that apart from Zhang Siwei, the Zhang family does not have a second Jinshi.

From this point of view, compared with the Wang family of Songmingshan, who is also a businessman, the Zhang family has fallen behind!

Zhang Siwei also heard the news from his subordinates just now that his eldest son Zhang Taizheng was here. At this moment, seeing an imperial physician sitting on the brocade pier in front of the bed, looking respectful and respectful, he opened his mouth and said: "Imperial Doctor Jin, my eldest man is from Puzhou, can I have a few words with him?" I know that you have worked hard these days, and you have an indispensable fate, but I know my physical condition, and I don't want you to be at this juncture, and one of the cabinet deputy assistants and three assistants will return to their hometowns and die of illness, right? ”

Doctor Jin was choked by Zhang Siwei's face turned pale, and when he saw Zhang Taizheng kneeling on the ground, his eyes were red, thinking that his father and son had not seen each other for many years, he hurriedly bowed and agreed, and then got up and went out.

As soon as he left, he saw that the door was immediately closed, and Zhang Taizheng immediately staggered up and ran forward, and knelt down again on the foot in front of the bed. However, before he could ask his father how the situation was, one hand was suddenly tightly grabbed by Zhang Siwei: "Why did you suddenly enter Beijing?" After carefully explaining it to me, not a word is allowed to be fooled! ”

Zhang Taizheng didn't expect his father to even greet him, and immediately asked himself how he came here, and his throat was bitter. However, Zhang Siwei is the eldest son in the family, and the only Jinshi in the family, with great authority, even if he knows that he is afraid of being reprimanded and punished when he tells the truth, he has to fight openly and secretly between his stepmother and his wife who is housekeeping, and after he entered Beijing, he found that Zhang Siwei was "recuperating", so he sent someone to go out to find out the news and contacted Qin Yiming, but he was sent back to Zhang's mansion after Wang Fulin's insight This series of stories was said, and finally almost lowered his head to the ground.

"You actually went to find Qin Yiming...... Heh, do you know that Zhang Taiyue won the love last year, why did no one stand up in Kedao, but there were a lot of righteous and awe-inspiring people in the Hanlin Academy? Where are there any righteous men and gentlemen in the Metropolitan Procuratorate now, all of them are people who tend to be inflammatory, and those who dare to speak out have all been cleared out! Zhang Siwei slammed the bed board as he spoke, and shouted, "If you want to find it, you should go to Ma Qian'an!" ”

Ma Qian'an? Ma Ziqiang?

Zhang Taizheng was silent for a while, and only after a while did he say: "I also know that the Zhang family and the Ma family are in-laws, but Ma Ge Lao was reluctant to enter the cabinet last time because he was angry with Yuan Fu in the matter of Hanlin, and his father was not in the cabinet, he and Shen Ge Lao were afraid that they would be busy, so I ......"

"Why do you think Zhang Taiyue suddenly added people to the cabinet before? Who is it bad to pick, but Ma Ziqiang and Shen Shixing? ”

Zhang Siwei didn't know that he was in danger of the Zhang family, and he hoped that his sons could grow up as soon as possible, but seeing Zhang Taizheng's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, he knew that this eldest son must have only guessed half of it.

"Shen Shixing has always been good friends with Zhang Taiyue, but Ma Ziqiang is different, and he offended Zhang Taiyue before because he tried to protect the two Hanlin who opposed the seizure of love. The reason why the two of them entered the cabinet was because as soon as he left, I was the only one left in the cabinet, and he was even more afraid that someone would re-raise the arch and Yin Shidan! But he also wanted to appease me a little, so he chose Ma Ziqiang, so that others praised him for his generosity, and secondly, I was at ease because Ma Ziqiang was an in-law. ”

If a new jinshi marries a wife before the first time, he may not be from a high-ranking family, but since he has become a high-ranking official, the marriage candidates for his children are naturally different. Zhang Siwei's eldest daughter is married to Ma Ziqiang's son, and the two families are in-laws, which stems from the fact that Ma Ziqiang and Zhang Siwei have been colleagues in the Hanlin Academy for a long time, and they are both from the northwest. However, the personalities of the two people are not the same, so if Zhang Siwei and Ma Ziqiang really want to say that they are first-class friends, they can't talk about it. Because of this, Zhang Taizheng didn't want to make it difficult for his eldest sister, so he didn't think about going to Ma Ziqiang at all.

At this time, he was reprimanded by his father, but he was still a little unconvinced, and couldn't help but whisper: "But Ma Ge didn't say anything before when his father was sent back......"

"That's because I was firmly watched by Feng Bao at that time, and I didn't have the ability to explain the whole story to him! But since you are outside, and you can get a word out from the palace attendant and piece together the general details, you should go to this in-law. You must know that this is related to the balance between Zhang Taiyue's absence, the cabinet and the celebrant supervisor, even if Ma Ziqiang is not my in-law, your eldest sister's father-in-law, he will be thoughtful and stand on my side. Wouldn't this be much safer than if you went to find someone like Qin Yiming? I've been back to my hometown to study for three years, and you're still just a conspirator! ”

Zhang Taizheng finally woke up, and he couldn't help but be so ashamed that he couldn't raise his head at this time. However, now that the big mistake has been made, he had to humiliate and recount the words that Wang Fulin said when he came to him before, and then said with a panicked face: "Dad, will Wang Fulin take this opportunity to chase and fight hard, and take the opportunity to ......?"

"He's Zhang Taiyue's man." Seeing that Zhang Taizheng was at a loss after hearing this, Zhang Siwei said in an aggravated tone, "The reason why he did not hesitate to fall out with Wang Daokun and firmly stand on Zhang Taiyue's side is because he understands very well that his career has been branded with Zhang Zi from the beginning, and he knows that he is Zhang Taiyue's person." Because of this, before Zhang Taiyue left Beijing, he had already made it clear that the three members of the cabinet were dominated by me, even if I was suddenly plotted against and Feng Bao went crazy there, Wang Fulin would also say that the public was greater than the private in the court meeting, and in addition to Chen Sanmo, it provided a benchmark for those bigwigs to oppose Feng Bao. ”

"Dad is saying that even if we don't do anything, he won't fall into the well, but will pull ......" Before he finished speaking, seeing Zhang Siwei's affirmative expression, Zhang Taizheng's heart sank.

He's done something to be smart!

Seeing that Zhang Taizheng was depressed, Zhang Siwei knew that if he blamed again, the eldest son was afraid that he would be decadent and depressed for a long time. Moreover, Wang Fulin may not fall for him this time, but he will definitely take revenge on Zhang Taizheng. You don't even have to do it yourself, as long as the words that blamed Zhang Taizheng for his unfilial piety in the inn before spread, Feng Bao, who already has a grudge against him, will further spread rumors and completely ruin Zhang Taizheng's reputation.

His eldest son has been planted in the hands of Wang Fulin again and again, and he already has a demon, and if he makes a wrong step this time, it is likely that he will catch it for a lifetime!

Although he regretted, remorseful, and resentful in his heart, Zhang Siwei did not show any on his face, and even Zhang Taizheng offered to stay in the house to serve the sick, he did not refuse, and soon called Imperial Doctor Jin in. Although he is still trapped in the mansion to recuperate, Zhang Taizheng's return has made him know a lot of news about what happened outside, and he is no longer as blind as before. Therefore, he keenly felt that the reason why Feng Bao did not take further measures after sending him home to recuperate was not only because of the previous setback in the court discussion, but also because there were other reasons.

For example, the person who framed him with such an anonymous letter has already been exposed!

If he had a choice, Zhang Siwei would most like to be the mastermind who would have caused him to fall to such a point was Wang Fulin, in that case, he still had the means and methods to fight back, but now he no longer has such extravagant hopes. Since Feng Bao must have been offended, he naturally put his hope on the little emperor Zhu Yijun.

However, although he was never stingy because of his wealthy family, he was quite a bit of an inner eunuch who was willing to report the news, but in order to avoid arousing Feng Bao's hostility, people like Zhang Whale and Zhang Cheng had never dared to hand over casually. At this moment, he went through the people he had dealt with in his heart, and in the end he could only target the middle and lower eunuchs.

"But to put it mildly, everything can only wait for me to recover from this illness?"

And Wang Fulin, who caused an uproar that evening, finally returned home after being on duty at the Metropolitan Procuratorate for three consecutive days. Although he hasn't been home in the past three days, things in the outside world have happened one after another, and in the end, even Zhang Taizheng came out to calculate himself, and he was really exhausted. If it weren't for Gao Xiaoren's stupidity, even if he wouldn't rashly start a battle with Qin Yiming, he would be suspicious. After suppering himself and having eaten dinner, he immediately went to take a good shower, and when he finally went to bed, he didn't even want to move a finger.

When Xiaobei entered the house, all he heard was an even snoring sound, even if he wanted to say a lot of things to him, it turned into a sigh at this time. She was holding a letter from home that had just been sent from Huizhou, and she was going to read it to her husband, but at this time, she was the only one sitting on the edge of the bed, and she flicked the lamp cover on the floor to her side.

The letter was written by her daughter-in-law Shen, so it began with her father and mother Jin An, and her face was extremely delicate. However, when she saw Shen write her uncle in the letter—that is, when Ah Mao would turn over, when she would crawl, when she would cry often, and when she would squeak and laugh, her brows gradually relaxed, but her eyes were a little red.

She and Wang Fulin have been married for so many years, and only then did they have their first child, whether they are men or women, they are the most precious, but now, as a mother, she can only ruthlessly put the child in her hometown and hand it over to her in-laws, and she went to Beijing to accompany her husband, leaving aside the responsibility of being a mother and daughter-in-law. If we say goodbye in the future, my son will already be able to call and speak, and will he feel very strange when he looks at their parents?

However, she really can't let go of Wang Fulin, and she really can't let go of this husband who is too good at causing trouble and too personal......

Xiaobei gently rubbed Wang Fulin's bearded chin with her hand, thinking that he often shaved his beard clean after returning to Beijing, and had no intention of growing a beard to show maturity, she finally lost the interest in reading the letter, so she simply folded it and put it in the drawer under the bed, and then took off her clothes and went to bed. It's just that, as always, Wang Fulin occupies the outside side, and when she had to step over his body and fall asleep, she inevitably made a little movement, so when she finally lay down, she heard a sound like a dream coming from the side of the pillow.

", it's almost over......"

Xiaobei thought that it was her own movement that woke up Wang Fulin, but when she looked again, she saw that her husband was sleeping and breathing evenly, and there was a sign of waking up, so she breathed a sigh of relief. However, she leaned closer to him, but replied seriously: "I'm not worried, as long as you're here, everything will be fine." Wherever you go, I'll follow! ”

A good night's dream, when Wang Fulin opened his eyes, it was still dawn. Last night he had eaten and then fell asleep, and now although he did not know the hour, the maids and servants outside had not gotten up, and he knew that it was still early. Sleeping on the outer end of the bed, he tiptoed over and got out of bed, and when he was about to put on his clothes, he turned his head and saw Xiaobei holding the big pillow, he couldn't help but smile and pressed on her slightly frowning brow, and then quietly went to the ground. When he pulled his shoes to the outside room, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he saw the sword hanging on the wall.

Now as the head of the imperial history, **** in and out of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other yamen, the sword that he wore every day when he was out is now less and less useful, and I am really sorry for Tan Lun's treasure......

When he was excited, Wang Fulin changed his clothes three times and divided them by two, and when he took off the sword and went out, he danced his sword in the courtyard in the dim sky, sweating profusely. When he finally put away his sword and stood up, he only felt that all the resentment and anger that had been accumulated in his heart for days had been expressed cleanly. Flicked the sword body, and heard a pleasant whisper, he thought in his heart that he wanted Jinbao, who was already the son-in-law of the Shen family, to go to the Shen family often to ask for martial arts. It must be known that the uncle and nephew of the Shen family are all masters, and they can write and martial arts, which is much stronger than those weak scholars who have no power to restrain chickens!

When he turned around, he saw Xiaobei wearing clothes on his body, and he didn't know when he was standing at the door. He stepped forward with his sword in his hand and said with a smile: "How about it, let's practice together?" ”

Xiaobei was just watching the excitement, but when he heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "You wait!" ”

When Yan's mother propped up the window and saw the two flying figures in the courtyard outside, she couldn't help laughing, and then turned around to stop Jiayi and Jiawen who were going out.

"Hengzhu didn't go to court today, let them relax for a while, don't bother!"

Although Jingshi is an official that everyone yearns for, in this place where you have to be cautious in your words and deeds everywhere, how can you be able to leap with a fish and a sky high when you are outside? (To be continued.) )