Chapter 229: Fishing with a Golden Hook
It took a whole day to hand over the case file with Cheng Dexuan, and collected the roster of regimental training soldiers, of course, the regimental training soldiers are all officers and soldiers who have just changed from peasants to soldiers. He also signed the official seal of the prefect, and now he is the official second parent official of Luling Prefecture.
Zhang Jizu is quite satisfied with the current situation, which can be seen from his fat face that is smiling like a blessing from heaven. He was impeached by the imperial envoy for corruption, and he was about to go home to eat himself, although he was mediated by the emperor's brother Zhao Guangyi, and he was not disposed of for the time being, but he was so idle and had no follow-up.
In his own estimation, even if he will not be allowed to go home, the end of a demotion and exile is inevitable, so he was sent to this bitter cold place in the northwest as the prefect, although he was reluctant, it was a little stronger than the previous expectations, and this may not be an opportunity to make a comeback, so he packed up and came to the post.
When he arrived here, he felt a little happy when he saw the majestic and tall city gate of Luzhou City Gate, the wide and flat avenue in the city, and the extraordinary mansion built against the mountain, which was far from the dilapidated appearance he imagined. When the civil and military officials, subordinates, and gentry and businessmen of Luzhou handed over invitations like snowflakes and invited the people of Futai to the banquet, the feeling of regaining authority made Governor Zhang feel even more happy.
The banquet was held in the Luzhou Chamber of Commerce, not far from the government. This chamber of commerce is a new thing made by the former governor Yang Hao, and many problems and contradictions that do not involve the law are resolved by the chamber of commerce through its own coordination, which can also strengthen the communication between businessmen, so that they can supervise each other and be more self-disciplined. Of course, Yang Hao set up this chamber of commerce, on the one hand, he certainly noticed its positive effect, and on the other hand, he did not further elevate Cheng Dexuan to prevent him from stumbling and pulling his hind legs.
The merchants are rich, and this chamber of commerce is not much worse than the prefect's yamen, and the momentum is equally magnificent, and the luxury is especially victorious. Tang Yanyan's uncle Li Yuchang is the first president of the Luzhou Chamber of Commerce, tonight's banquet is led by President Li, and the invited guests are also varied, not only the leaders of all walks of life, most of the officials in Luzhou also rushed to have fun, and looked up, there were probably only Mu and Ke two regimental training envoys who had not attended the meeting, and the commanders, commanders, and heads under their jurisdiction, that is to say, only the military had a clear banner, and none of them were cheering.
Zhang Zhifu is a complete literati, he looks down on military generals, and he doesn't think that military generals are important, and when he came to Luzhou, he also knew that the military power of this regiment could not fall into his hands, and the imperial court must have other arrangements after the event, so this matter did not affect his interest.
The banquet banquet is very rich, this is more or less a surprise for Zhang Zhifu, I can't imagine that the new Luling Prefecture has such a scale of weather less than a year, before he came, in the impression of many officials in the capital, this Luling Prefecture is still a barren land, many people are living a life of Ru Mao drinking blood, primitive savages.
I really don't know what the previous Yang Hao had in mind, such an outstanding political achievement was not presented to the court, and now it seems that it is necessary to reassess the situation here. And this political achievement, of course, can only be counted on the head of his Zhang Jizu. But at present, we have to wait, after a year and a half, I will report to the imperial court, explain the development of Luzhou under his governance, request to cancel the policy of tax exemption and benefit the people, and pay taxes to the imperial court in advance.
Governor Zhang had wishful thinking in his heart, coupled with the fact that everyone was full of gossip, and he was even more smiling when he heard it. Cheng Dexuan originally wanted to show intimacy with him, and it could also show the unusual relationship between the two, and re-establish his image in front of Luzhou officials and businessmen, but those businessmen and officials were like seeing a piece of stinky maggots, and they kept chattering around Zhang's prefect's mansion, and Zhang's prefect seemed to enjoy this feeling, and he was thrown out of the clouds early.
Fortunately, Lin Pengyu, Qin Jiang, Lu Yuxuan, Xi Chuyun and other old guys saw that the ability to steer the rudder was not bad, and seeing that the backer Yang Hao had been transferred to the capital, and Zhang Zhifu was surrounded by flattering businessmen, they gathered around him with a smile on their faces.
Cheng Dexuan had a reserved smile on his face, but his heart was very sober, these old ghosts have no temperament, although their actions are contemptible, but after all, they have too many things in Luzhou, if they don't go through them, they have many things that they can't understand for a while, they have the heart to cling to a new branch, and they have the help of them, and the past festivals are naturally inconvenient to investigate, and he still has this bit of boldness.
However, if these people are deliberately acting in a cotentious manner, this time is different from the past, can't this official slowly manipulate you? The new official took office with three fires, but these three fires were not burned by Zhang Jizu, but controlled by him. However, Lin Pengyu and the others didn't seem to be very clever, and Mu Lao'er, Ke Tuanlian, and a group of martial artists never rushed to shoot the new Shangguan's sycophants. Although Fan Siqi, the nerd, came, he also had a cold face, and he had no intention of getting close to Zhang Jizu. Compared with the two, it is not impossible for these people to change the rudder when they see the wind.
Cheng Dexuan was thinking to himself, when he heard a song at the door: "Miss Tang...... Arrive! ”
The master of ceremonies sang loudly, and the noisy scene suddenly quieted down, and I saw a girl swinging willows like the wind, and flowers and branches walked in. A peach-colored embroidered armor, tied with a thin lotus ribbon, tied with an acacia knot, further renders the slenderness of the girl's waist, the graceful figure, and a snow-white cloak on the shoulder, which is even more amazing.
Especially when the girl came into the door, the maid took off her cloak, lightly raised her pointed jade hand, and played with the jade beads next to her sideburns. Today's surprises are really wave after wave, unexpected...... I can't imagine that there is such a beautiful woman in this poor and remote place.
"Hehe, Lord Fuzun, this is the nephew and daughter of the old man, I heard that the adult rushed to Luzhou, and I came to pick up the wind and wash the dust for the adult. Yanyan, I've come to see Master Zhang. Li Yuchang got up with a smile and introduced him.
"Ahh......h Okay, ...... well" Zhang Jizu was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly stood up and took the initiative to greet him with his trembling belly.
"Flames? It should be the name of the girl in front of you, right? Really...... It's really as bright as a flame, and before people get closer, it's like a snow lion on on fire, and the whole person feels like it's going to melt. ”
Governor Zhang looked at the fairy who walked in stride with amazement, and his two eyes suddenly seemed to be burning two raging flames.
"The people's daughter Tang Yanyan, I have seen Lord Zhang, I congratulated me late, and I also prayed for my lord's forgiveness." Tang Yanyan smiled and bowed lightly, Governor Zhang hurriedly stretched out his hand to help, and the smile in his two eyes couldn't even be seen: "It's no wonder, the girl came to congratulate her, the official is overjoyed, come and come, please come to the table." ”
Zhang Zhifu's hand was not sincere, Tang Yanyan's delicate body was straight, and Yingying had already stood up, Zhang Zhifu's hand was only next to the corner of her clothes, and he hurriedly pretended to calmly withdraw his hand, changed his support to invite, and invited her to sit at the same table, a polite gentleman image.
"Master Xie." Tang Yanyan pursed his lips at him, smiled lightly, and walked towards the banquet gracefully, like a fairy floating by, leaving only a touch of extremely high-quality, grassy fragrance into the nose of Zhang Zhifu, looking at the back of the girl Yuanna, he couldn't help but be full of thoughts, and hurriedly chased after the "fairy sister".
He is a scholar, China has been an agrarian society since ancient times, and the traditional culture of agrarian society is to read farming classes and pass down poems and rituals. There is no scholar who spends the moon reciting poetry right, and suddenly he is full of passion, throwing down his pen, ink, paper, inkstone, leaping horse, and sword to wander the world, or roaring to take a boat to go on an overseas adventure.
Therefore, Western men often fantasize about riding a sword, staying away from the castle, slaying dragons, and saving princesses, while scholars under the influence of traditional Chinese cultural atmosphere like scholars and sons in difficulty. The song "Tianxian Pei" sings the dreams of many Chinese men.
Therefore, Westerners have a serious princess complex, while the talented sons of my central country will always have a fairy sister complex in their bones, and this kind of submissive little complex is a great dream that they never tire of. Now Fifty Lang is now the age of Lord Zhang Jizu is fascinated by the twenty-eight-year-old "fairy sister". At first sight, he was immediately shocked, and immediately prostrate under her pomegranate skirt.
He has been in the Central Plains for a long time, and he doesn't know anything about the Northwest, let alone the rich Qin King and the Tang Dynasty, and only learned from Li Yuchang's introduction that Miss Tang is also a businessman. He is a scholar, an authentic two-list jinshi background, is a meritorious official, if you want to ask for a merchant's daughter as a concubine, for the merchant family, it is a rare way to climb the high gate from the merchant to the eunuch, there is no reason to do so.
Thinking about it like this, Lord Zhang couldn't help but feel ape, and the "pink, delicate, delicate, charming, and tender like water" Tang girl beside him, in his eyes, is already a stunner that will be included in his own room sooner or later.
Looking at his shameless appearance, Cheng Dexuan couldn't help but secretly despise him. However, I remembered that in Cheng Yu's secret letter, he had already introduced the character of this step-ancestor, and this time he secretly operated, and sent this bastard official who had a close relationship with Zhao Guangyi, and at the same time was mediocre, timid and cautious, but lustful and greedy for money, originally to facilitate his plan to grasp the power of Luzhou, and Cheng Dexuan was not angry but happy, if he really sent a cadre, even if he was in awe of Zhao Guangyi's power, I am afraid that he would not be willing to be left to power, and be a marionette at his mercy.
The arrival of the beautiful woman is alive and fragrant, and this banquet seems to be more delicious. Governor Zhang's interest was obviously higher, talking loudly, laughing constantly, and also chanting poems with some officials and scholars, the wine in the cup, as long as the Tang girl's eyes were like water, and she turned to him, she was also very bold and dry the wine without hesitation.
At this moment, a man with fierce eyebrows, shaved on the top of his head, pigtails on his shoulders, and gold rings on his ears strode into the hall. The man swept around and roared loudly: "Which is the prefect of Luzhou?" ”
Zhang Jizu was startled by this voice, looked over, and saw that this person was wearing a sheepskin robe, with a heavy scimitar hanging from his waist, looking around, flying and domineering, and couldn't help but be surprised: "This ...... Who is this barbarian? ”
Li Yuchang hurriedly whispered: "My lord, this person is a Dangxiang Qiang person, the young patriarch of the Yeli clan. It's called Ono Kerr, and I didn't invite him today, but I don't know what he is doing......"
Before he finished speaking, Ono Kerr had already walked towards the table, a businessman saw that the situation was not good, put down the wine glass and fled from the seat, Ono Kerr stepped on the man's vacated pier, "snapped" the table, stared at the big eyes and shouted: "You! Is it the new prefect of Luzhou? ”
"Ah...... it's the official, I don't know the little ...... Patriarch Ono ......"
Although Zhang Jizu is not good-looking, his body is obese, but he is an out-and-out reader, seeing Xiao Ye Ke'er's arrogant appearance, he didn't feel a little timid in his heart, he had heard that these northwest barbarians don't know how to educate and don't know the king's law, and they are all barbarians who kill people without blinking, but as the prefect of Luzhou, he can't retreat from the battle, so he only stands up hard.
"Wow! I've got you! Ono Keer screamed, grabbed his shirt, picked up a chicken leg with the other hand, shook off his cheeks and munched on it, and then put the half-bitten chicken leg under the nose of Governor Zhang, and said vaguely: "My people are hungry and cold in the wind and snow, and you are here to spend all day drinking." I've been in Luzhou for a few days, and you've been prevaricating, saying that the Yang prefect has stepped down and the new prefect has not arrived. Now that you've arrived, what else do you have to say, should you give me an explanation? ”
Zhang Jizu felt that he grabbed his collar, which was undignified, and wanted to take away his hand and look at the knife on his waist but didn't dare, so he had to say with a bitter face: "Young Patriarch Ono, what are you talking about?" The official was confused, you have to make it clear, and the government can make decisions for you. ”
"Humph!" Ono Keer roared angrily: "Your former governor of Luzhou, Yang Hao, said in rhetoric that you want to be friendly with my Yeli clan, and my father invited the heads of all the departments in Hengshan to participate in the grand event. Now it's okay, he patted his ass and went to Kaifeng Mansion to enjoy Qingfu, who will carry out those promises, the heads of the Hengshan tribes believe in my father's credibility, my father is a guarantor, and now the heads of the Hengshan tribes have piled up the fur mountain goods to my Yeli tribe, and the leather goods of my Yeli tribe are piled up, but that thing should not be eaten, and now there are no corn grains, and I can't buy rice with money, how do you let my father explain to the heads of the tribes. ”
Ono Keer scolded, but did not delay eating, the chicken leg finished eating in three bites, threw the bones on the table, wiped it on Zhang Jizu's good Shu brocade robe, grabbed the pot of wine, and said while drinking: "Since you are the prefect of Luzhou, I only look for you to settle accounts." Tell you, Lao Tzu is the first to salute and then the soldiers, if you don't give me a satisfactory answer, tomorrow, my Yeli clan will pour the whole clan warriors, converge with the Hengshan tribes, thousands of troops and horses, set foot on your Luling Prefecture, cut off your dog's head, Lao Tzu dares to create Xiazhou Li Guangrui's anti-......, is it difficult to achieve the anti- of Zhao Kuangyin, who is far away in the sky."
"The young patriarch is angry, and the young patriarch is angry." Zhang Jizu waved his hand again and again, and the sweat on his head was about to come down. He has just arrived, and Yang Hao has not played next to him, but he is friendly with Hengshan Zhuqiang, and the news that many tribes have come to vote has been reported to Beijing. When he went to office, the official family also specifically mentioned Yang Hao's great achievement, and he was very satisfied, and asked him to make persistent efforts to hold the Hengshan Zhuqiang and divide the various departments of Xiazhou, which was a great achievement. If the Yeli clan rebels, and the Hengshan Zhuqiang rebels, he is afraid that the head of his neck will also be reversed.
Zhang Jizu was annoyed, and looked around in a panic: "Who is responsible for the ...... Trade with the Yeli clan and the Yokoyama tribes, and come forward to answer quickly! ”
Lin Pengyu hurriedly stepped forward and said with a long salute: "Lord Huifutai, this matter was originally personally contacted by the former prefect, and the old man only assisted in taking care of it from the side. ”
"I see." Zhang Jizu turned to Ono Ke'er and said with a smile on his face: "Young Patriarch, you also heard it." This matter was originally handled by the predecessor Yang Governor, and he left his post to go to Beijing in a hurry, so he couldn't explain this matter for a while, so it was delayed. The government has just taken up its post today, and many things are still not well understood. But you can rest assured that the trading between Luzhou and the surrounding friendly tribes will continue as always, as always. In this matter, the government will appoint a special person to ......"
When he saw Cheng Dexuan at a glance, he suddenly saw a savior: "I will appoint Judge Cheng to be fully responsible......
"Fart!" Ono Keer sneered, pointed at Lin Pengyu and said: "It turns out that he is in charge, and today you assign another one, you will not do our family's business as a son of heaven and a courtier, but my Yeli clan can't wait for a day, and when they are handed over clearly, what year and month will it take?" You officials in the Central Plains are used to prevaricating and arguing with each other, so Lao Tzu is not fooled. Since this old man was in charge of this matter before, then he also asked him to contact my Yeli tribe, if it was delayed for a long time, my Yeli clan would pour all the warriors of the clan, converge with the Hengshan tribes, thousands of troops, set foot on your Luling Prefecture, cut off your dog's head, Lao Tzu dared to make Xiazhou Li Guangrui's rebellion, it is difficult to achieve it......"
"Stop, stop, okay, this matter is still in charge of Master Lin, this government will personally inquire into this matter tomorrow, resume trade as soon as possible, and be friendly with the Qiang tribes, which is the consistent purpose of this official, and also ask the young patriarch Ono to reply to Lord Lingzun and the heads of the Hengshan tribes, this government has no ill will towards them."
Ono Ke'er has done enough, slammed the wine jug, glanced at Cheng Dexuan, who was sneering but didn't say a word, and sneered: "Okay, I hope you are true to your word and say goodbye!" With that, he swaggered and left with a proud face.
Zhang Jizu loosened his collar, his swollen fat face suddenly turned iron-blue, and he said angrily: "These uncivilized barbarians, who don't know the royal law, don't understand etiquette, and don't have a proper system, are really ...... I don't know what to do! A group of officials hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and give him a ladder to step down.
Qin Jiang watched coldly and asked Lu Yuxuan, "What do you think of this Governor Zhang?" ”
Before Lu Yuxuan could answer, Lin Pengyu, who had retreated to their side, had already whispered: "Lustful, incompetent, and courageous." ”
Xi Chuyun twisted his beard and said, "Isn't that convenient for us to act?" ”
Lin Pengyu couldn't help but smile at each other. Qin Jiang asked again: "When will Chen Mo'er rush back?" ”
Lin Pengyu smiled and said, "It's almost a few days." ”
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ because of Ono Kerr's episode, Governor Zhang's wine boom has decreased greatly, and he suddenly discovered that Luzhou is not a place of singing and dancing, and those strong landlords and uncivilized barbarians really exist, and this official may not be as good as he imagined.
The banquet was dispersed in a hurry, Cheng Dexuan still had a lot to say to the new prefect, but seeing that he had a big tongue and a drunken look, he couldn't discuss anything at this time, so he had to shake his head and smile bitterly, and said goodbye.
This family is his own nephew, named Zhang An, who can't study, so he will follow him to be a confidant who receives the reward, and in the future, he will be familiar with the officialdom and afterwards, and it will be the future of his life to be able to promote him as a official.
As soon as he arrived at the back house, Governor Zhang's stumbling steps became much more steady, and his eyes returned to a little clearer. He sat down on the couch, Zhang An leaned over to take off his uncle's boots, and complained at the same time: "The mess left by the previous prefect, let my uncle rub his buttocks." Those officials only knew that they were flattering, and when they really saw that arrogant and rude person, they slipped faster than anyone else, and my uncle had just arrived today, and he lost a lot of face in front of that barbarian......"
"Hehe, this face is a good shame, a good shame."
Governor Zhang burped, with a mysterious smile on his face, leaned on the futon, and originally wanted to say something, but after all, he was a little excited and unbearable, and the nephew in front of him was the henchman of the family, so he said in his heart: "Xiao An, you sit down, the second uncle has something to say to you." ”
"Yes." Zhang An put a blanket on him, brought a cup of tea, and then sat down next to the kang.
Zhang Jizu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Our uncle and nephew are not outsiders, so my uncle will tell you directly." This Luling State...... What is it? The little gift from the uncle, the current royal brother can really see it? Why did he keep me here, you know? Hehe, Xiao An, if you can't figure out these things, then this official will definitely not understand. ”
Zhang An was only sixteen or seventeen years old, how could he hear the mystery, he didn't understand what it meant, and blinked and said: "Second uncle, my nephew doesn't quite understand, what do you mean?" ”
Zhang Jizu lifted the tea lid, blew the tea foam, took another sip of tea, and patiently taught: "Xiao An, your second uncle is not an ambitious person, he wants to be a peace official." Now how powerful is Zhao Xianggong and Nanya's imperial brother fighting openly and secretly, you haven't heard any rumors? Nan Ya, how could he fall in such a big place as Luzhou? He stretched out his hand to the earth and built his foundation.
If I climb this big tree and go closer, there are people in the court who are good officials. In the distance, once he can sit on the throne, then your uncle will have the skill of being a dragon, do you still need to worry about this future? But then again, is this throne designated as his? Not necessarily...... Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world has changed too quickly, and once the incompetent lord takes the throne, the country will change hands in an instant, so the one who becomes the king chooses the prince to have multiple talents and light blood. Zhu Wen had six biological sons, but the throne passed to his adopted son. Later Tang Mingzong had three biological sons, and he also passed the throne to his adopted son; Xu Wen also has a lot of sons, and he also passed on the country to his adopted son.
In addition, there are not a few emperors who give up the emperor's concubine and set up the eldest concubine as the king, what is the purpose? Just because these adopted sons and concubines, regardless of their merits, talents, experience, and experience, are better than their biological sons, they don't want the country they have worked so hard to build will be taken away by others.
Today's prince is young, and the royal brother of Nanya is indeed the most promising to become the prince. But...... The official family is at its peak in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it is not a problem to live another thirty or fifty years, how old should the prince be by then? Will the imperial brother of Nan Ya still be the most promising person to take over the throne?
Although the official family has a deep brotherly relationship, they have always connived at Zhao Xianggong to compete with him for power and balance, and there is no consideration in this regard. Once your second uncle is on the wrong team, it will be very fast, and it will only be a matter of the blink of an eye. So, it's better for me to be a little confused as an official, I don't rely on anything, you say I'm incompetent, I'm incompetent. You say I'm confused, I'm confused. If I weren't incompetent and confused, the imperial brother of Nanya wouldn't have recommended me. ”
He sneered, swallowed the tea, and said proudly: "Today's reception banquet, you look at a ball of harmony, hum, in fact, there is an undercurrent." Yang Hao's old subordinates are struggling with Cheng Dexuan, Yang Hao is leaving, but God knows that Zhao Xiangguild will not step in sideways.
Besides, Cheng Dexuan, it looks like he is single-handed, and he is alone, but there is a current emperor brother behind him, and he will fight in two times, maybe the deer will die, what kind of excitement do I have in the eye of the storm? Your second uncle is a fool, I don't stretch out my hand, just lie on my stomach, if Cheng Dexuan is in power, second uncle, I will be a puppet official who guards himself, once the one behind him is in power, I have no merit and work. If he falls, it's okay, there's nothing to do with me here......"
Zhang Jizu laughed hesitantly, he pushed away the teacup full of water handed by his nephew, stretched his stubby neck forward, slowly swung his hands, made a turtle paddling motion, and said smugly: "This is the way of an official, you have to seek stability first, and you can't be impatient." You have to be like a thousand-year-old turtle, calm down, lie there steadily, see the opportunity to take another bite, so that you can be firmly invincible. ”
Saying that, he arched his hand with great admiration: "When the dynasty Luo Gong, the Tang, Jin, Han, Zhou, and Song dynasties did not fall, known as the political immortal, it is your second uncle and I admire the most example, you look at Luo Gong, is he falling to Zhao Xianggong, or is he falling to the current emperor's brother?" None of them. Whoever sits on the throne of the Ninety-Five Supreme, he will fall to whom, although this will not be popular, but it is steady and the eight winds do not move, this is the officialdom technique of forever protecting Changchun. ”
Cheng Dexuan read the secret letter sent by Cheng Yu, and only said that Zhang Jizu, the old turtle, had understood Zhao Guangyi's intentions, and he would obey him and be at his mercy when he arrived. Lin Pengyu and others held a banquet today, and tried Tang Yanyan and Ono Keer repeatedly, just to know the character, character and temper of the new prefect, so that they could have a grasp and prescribe the right medicine. The two secretly put a golden hook, and they all wanted to try the head of this turtle, but how did they know that he was an old king who had become a fine man, and he was actually the idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.
As soon as Zhang Jizu said this, he heard a family member walk into the room and saluted and said: "Master, Miss Tang sent four maids, saying that the lord had just arrived in Luzhou, and it was inconvenient to live, so she sent four maids to take care of the lord's daily life temporarily." ”
"Oh?" Zhang Jizu was overjoyed when he heard this, and was just about to agree, but after thinking about it, he coughed again, stroked his beard and said solemnly: "Please ask those four girls to go back, just say that this official has been cold for ten years, and this pain can still be bearable." Besides, it is inappropriate to be a shepherd in Luzhou and accept gifts from the people. The acting official thanked Miss Tang for her kindness, and said...... changed the Japanese official banquet and invited Li Yuanwai and Miss Tang back. ”
The family agreed and retreated, Zhang An said: "Second uncle, when you came, you said that this is a barren land, and you don't know what shack to work in and manage a group of uncivilized savages, so a female dependent has never brought, and now Miss Tang has taken the initiative to send a few maids to serve, why not agree to come down?" ”
"What a fool!" Zhang Jizu snorted coldly and said, "If Miss Tang is really sincere, how can she just stop because I refuse?" She's sure to send those maids back again. But if your second uncle refuses like this, Miss Tang knows that I am an honest official and have a noble character. ”
He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "By the way, you will help the second uncle to inquire tomorrow, what kind of family is that Tang girl, what is her family background, how old is it, have you ever promised to marry someone?" ”
Zhang An was silent when he heard this: "My second uncle has a lot of appetite, I heard that I sent four servants to wait, and I felt satisfied." My second uncle...... But even the giver wanted to swallow it in one gulp. This is the way of an official, and it seems that I should really continue to study......"
Zhang Jizu's instructions were finished, and he waved his hand and said: "Go, go, the second uncle is tired, if Miss Tang sends those maids again, you can be polite, and then send them all to the outer house to wait for food and drink, and serve tea to guests." Be sure to explain to them that they are not allowed to step into this inner house, your second uncle...... But he is a decent gentleman who is not a woman. ”
Zhang Anxin understood, hurriedly agreed, blew out the lights, and tiptoed out.
As soon as the lights went out, the moonlight entered through the window, filtering through the window lattice, but it was particularly clear.
"The moon must be big and round tonight."
Mr. Zhang thought about it, smiled and got into the quilt, and started the spring and autumn dream of serving wine with red sleeves and adding fragrance to the beauty.
authority, let the two people fight, not for, not for it, the old man just stood still, if he can ask a beautiful girl like Tang Yanyan to warm the quilt, that is serious......※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ under the same round of the moon, Ding Yuluo was throwing himself into Yang Hao's arms, crying so much that the sky was falling apart.
Yang Hao stiffened, spread his hands, and let her lie on his chest, tears wetting his chest.
It was the first time he saw Ding Yuluo so weak, and he cried profusely. Yes, after all, she is an eighteen-year-old girl, how many ups and downs have she experienced, how many ups and downs have she experienced? The strength she showed in the past was not only because of her strong personality, but also because she had the support of her father and brother behind her, but what else did she have now?
Yang Hao's heart was sour, and his outstretched hands slowly wrapped around her delicate body, patted her gently on the back, and comforted her slowly: "Don't cry, I already know about the Ding family, I came to see you tonight, just to help you." ”
"Hmm......" Ding Yuluo continued to cry, and continued to smear snot and tears on Yang Hao's chest.
In front of Yang Hao, all the strength she disguised turned into nothing, like a poor and helpless little girl who was bullied and finally saw the eldest brother who could support her. In fact, in her heart, Yang Hao has already become the only man she can trust and rely on besides Ding Tingxun and Ding Chengzong.
"Second brother, my father is ...... He's dead. ”
“…… I know. ”
"Big brother, he...... He has always been unconscious, and no matter how many doctors he has hired, he can't see a name. ”
"I know ......."
"Second brother, you don't know what has happened these days, I never thought that he would ...... He is such a bastard, and all the ancestral inheritance is about to be lost by him, and I see it, but there is nothing I can do. That's the end of the Ding family, if it weren't for ...... If it weren't for my eldest brother still taking care of me, I really wanted to die. ”
"I know ......," Yang Hao scolded: "I always thought that you were strong and independent, and you were an extraordinary woman, how could you have such a self-defeating idea?" You don't remember what I said to you, but if there is a glimmer of hope, you will never give up, and only by living can there be hope. ”
"I ...... I ......" Ding Yuluo lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong, but still said in despair: "What hope is there, even if you come back, but Chengye is the rightful master of the Ding family, and even I can't interfere with his every move......"
"You don't have that power, and I don't have either, but there is one person who does."
"Who?" Ding Yuluo raised his head suddenly, and his eyes shone with hope.
"Your eldest brother, Ding Chengzong."
Ding Yuluo's eyes quickly dimmed again, and he smiled miserably: "Big brother...... He...... He doesn't know anything, he's already a waste......"
Yang Hao's eyes flashed with indescribable brilliance, and he said word by word: "Maybe...... I have a way to wake him up! ”
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ "Click, click!" "The flint lit an oil lamp, and the light immediately filled the room.
There was a faint smell of medicine in the room, but it was very clean, and it could be seen that the cleaning was very careful. Ding Chengzong lay on the bed with his eyes closed, as if he was sleeping quietly. His cheeks were thin and pale, and he was in the prime of life, but he looked a little old because of loose muscles.
Ding Yuluo looked at him and said faintly: "Every day, I have to turn over my eldest brother, activate my blood, prevent him from having bedsores, and I have to change his clothes and bathe him frequently...... Second brother, can you really wake him up? ”
Yang Hao's eyes flashed and said: "I have a miracle medicine, whether it is the right medicine or not, you can only know if you have used it." If it does work, it proves a suspicion in my mind, and at that time, we may be able to unravel a mystery, but it is still too early to tell. ”
Ding Yuluo was puzzled and said: "Mystery, what mystery?" ”
Yang Hao knew that no matter how unscrupulous Ding Chengye was, he was her brother in Ding Yuluo's eyes, the truth was unclear, and he didn't want to say more before he had the evidence, so he shook his head and said: "It's just a baseless conjecture now, don't say it." ”
He grabbed Ding Chengzong's weak wrist, probed his pulse, looked back and asked, "By the way, are these people around you reliable?" Now that I'm here, I can't leak the news yet. ”
"Reliable." Ding Yuluo said affirmatively: "The Ding family is now scattered, they are all willing to follow me, if it weren't for their loyalty, they would have gone their separate ways, who would stay by my side." Whether it is Xiaoqing, Xiaoyuan, or a few long-term workers in the front yard, they are absolutely trustworthy. Chengye wants to move to Kaifeng, but they are all willing to stay in this village with me. ”
Yang Hao sighed and said: "That's good, I want to take medicine, it will take five days, and it is inconvenient to show my traces at this time, you close people can rely on it." He clapped his hands lightly, and Mu Yu's voice immediately came from outside the window: "My lord, what do you command?" ”
"My lord? You...... Are you an official now? Ding Yuluo asked in surprise.
Yang Hao didn't answer, and said in a deep voice: "Send the people around Miss Ding in, don't embarrass them." ”
After a while, the two masked men with knives sent Xiaoqing and Xiaoyuan into the room, Xiaoqing was still unconscious, Xiaoyuan's eyes were wide open, with a sense of horror, because she was brought into the room, she also said that the man finally had a bad heart and wanted to do bad things to her. When she saw her own lady, she was first overjoyed, but then she thought that her young lady must have been controlled, and she showed anxiety. The big man was afraid that she would scream, but he still covered her mouth, but he wanted to shout but couldn't.
Ding Yuluo hurriedly stepped forward and said in surprise: "Xiaoyuan, what's wrong with Xiaoqing?" ”
Yang Hao said: "Xiao Yuan, don't shout, they are not bad people, it was just a misunderstanding." ”
Xiao Yuan's eyes rolled, he saw Yang Hao's appearance clearly, and his eyes widened suddenly, the big man let go of his hand in time, Xiao Yuan pointed at Yang Hao, and said in a trembling voice: "You...... You ......"
Yang Hao smiled, and said in the same tone as the girl in the upper room of the inner courtyard when he was in the Ding Mansion before: "Sister Xiaoyuan is really courageous, Xiaoqing has always been frightened by her boldness, and you are as if nothing happened." ”
Xiao Yuan was frightened and frightened, the string in her heart was always tight, her mouth and nose were covered by the big man, and she couldn't breathe, and finally let go of her heart at this time, but she felt that her eyes were full of golden flowers, her ear drums were buzzing, her small mouth was closed one by one, and she gasped a few times like a little goldfish fished out of the water, then rolled her eyes and fainted......