When night fell, Zhang Bingzhi rode a donkey and returned to his house with a tired face, it had been five days, and he had to leave at dusk every day, and he was very scared, although the medicine he had prepared would not show problems until three or five months later.

But there are still three imperial doctors who test the medicine, once they exchange the formulas of the medicines with each other, the problem will be discovered, Zhang Bingzhi actually took advantage of the loophole that the imperial doctors are not allowed to exchange formulas, so that the poison can be successfully administered.

But Zhang Bingzhi is more worried that he will be wiped out after the incident, the life and death of his three sons are still unknown, two days ago he sent his wife back to his hometown in Hanzhong, if he really can't avoid this disaster, but at least his wife can't die.

Zhang Bingzhi didn't want to do it, but he had to do it, his three sons were in the hands of others, and for the sake of his sons, he had to do it hard.

After a while, Zhang Bingzhi returned to his home, the home was deserted, there was no wife's scolding, so that the whole family seemed to have no life, he returned to his room, closed the door and sat down at the table, and took out a small notebook from his arms to record today's events.

He was going to write everything down, and in case he died, this was the proof, and he would never let go of those who had harmed him, and as he was writing, a rope suddenly appeared behind him, approached silently, and strangled him by the neck......

Half an hour later, one of his maids came in to deliver the food, and when she looked up, she screamed in fright, and the food fell to the ground, and she crawled out of the room, crying and shouting: "Come on! The lord hanged himself. ”……

In the westernmost part of Chongrenfang, Chang'an, there is a mansion covering an area of nearly 30 acres, which is the mansion of the Zheng family in Chang'an, the Zheng family of Xingyang officially moved out of Xingyang after Wang Shichong took power, and hundreds of families came to Guanzhong, because the princess is the Zheng family of Xingyang, and the Zheng family is quite important in Li Tang. Zheng Shanguo, the head of the family, served as the prince of the East Palace.

Zheng Shanguo is over forty years old this year, with a medium stature and a gentle temperament, which is deeply reused by Li Jiancheng, and he can be regarded as a powerful candidate for the impact phase in the imperial court, but because the Zheng family's power has declined, there is no family support. His impact on the phase is weak. I didn't even get a nomination.

During this time, Zheng Shanguo's mood was also the same as that of other courtiers, heavy, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Tang Dynasty was no longer able to withstand the offensive of the Sui Dynasty, and the best ending was to survive. Maybe it can last for another ten years.

If Zheng Shanguo was just one person, he wouldn't be worried, he would be able to mix it up wherever he was. But the point is that there is a family behind him, and he bears the rise and fall of a family on his shoulders, and he must consider the fate and future of the family.

Zheng Shanguo was led by two maids with lanterns. After passing through a corridor, he came to a courtyard, which was the courtyard of Mrs. Zheng, who was his own sister, and she divorced her because she was angry with Yang Xuan. Instead, he escaped and was not implicated in Yang Xuangan's rebellion.

But Mrs. Zheng did not remarry, although Yang Jun has a ** mansion, but Mrs. Zheng and her daughter-in-law have a bad relationship, so they did not live in their son's house, and they have been living in their parents' house all these years.

At this time, Mrs. Zheng is embroidering a belly under the lamp, on the embroidery shed, two white and fat children have embroidered vividly, this is embroidered to her little grandson, only one year old, perhaps because of age, Mrs. Zheng's eyesight is not very good, there is always a little blur in front of her eyes, she can't see the embroidery clearly, and she must squint.

Just when she was concentrating on threading the needle, a maid reported at the door: "Auntie, the head of the family is here." ”

Mrs. Zheng was stunned, her brother would never look for her at night, what are you going to do now? She groaned slightly, then nodded, "Please let him in!" ”

Footsteps sounded, Zheng Shanguo walked into the room, and said with a smile: "Sister, I'm sorry to rest." ”

Madame Zheng glanced at him and pointed to the couch next to her with an embroidery needle, "Sit down and talk!" ”

Zheng Shanguo sat down, and saw that the room was very simple, and the white jade screen and the precious calligraphy and paintings on the wall were gone, and he was slightly surprised in his heart, he knew that the eldest sister had always liked luxury, how could it ...... A little changed, Zheng Shanguo smiled and asked, "Eldest sister lacks something, just tell me." ”

Mrs. Zheng knew that this younger brother had always been stingy with herself, and even gave herself half of the money, and now she actually asked herself what she lacked, it seemed that he must have something to ask for herself, Mrs. Zheng said angrily: "I don't lack anything, you don't have a heart." ”

Zheng Shanguo heard that there was anger in the eldest sister's tone, he smiled bitterly in his heart, it seems that he usually offends her a little, if it is usual, Zheng Shanguo can laugh at it, but not today, he has a request for the eldest sister, so he has to laugh and say: "It is my responsibility to take poor care of the eldest sister, I apologize to the eldest sister, and I can guarantee in the future that the eldest sister will not be wronged again." ”

Mrs. Zheng didn't accept his affection, and said lightly: "If you come here, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush like this, I'll listen!" ”

Zheng Shanguo was helpless, so he had to say slowly: "Eldest sister, I guess you know a little bit about the Sui army's destruction of the city!" ”

"Of course I know that the door was burned, and the sound of horses' hooves woke me from the night, but didn't they retreat? What's the problem? ”

"Eldest sister, the situation in the Tang Dynasty is a little bad now, and now the major families are trying to find a way to find a way to find a consequence for their family, but our Zheng family in Xingyang can't find a way, I am anxious to ...... in my heart."

"Wait!"

Mrs. Zheng suddenly understood what he meant, and hurriedly interrupted him, "You can't be...... Let me do what? ”

Although he was a little embarrassed to speak, Zheng Shanguo still had to say, "Eldest sister, you are also Yang Yuanqing's mother, to some extent, you are the queen mother of the Sui Dynasty, if you can come forward to ...... for the Zheng family."

Speaking of this, Zheng Shanguo looked at Mrs. Zheng with expectation, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Zheng categorically refused, "No! I don't have anything to do with him, and he never called my mother, so why did I go to him, I didn't want to humiliate myself. ”

"Eldest sister, at that time he was just a child, the child was very strong, this is normal, besides, you didn't drive him away, you still raised him, but he lived a little harder, I think he is actually a very affectionate person, you see Jiao Niang, doesn't he treat her very well?"

Jiao Niang is Mrs. Zheng's daughter Yang Jianniang, and now she is remarried to Zhang Ting, the waiter of the internal history, and her life is very good, Mrs. Zheng also heard about it, and her daughter also wrote a letter to her, with the intention of reconciling with her mother, but Mrs. Zheng and her daughter were angry and have not replied so far.

In fact, Mrs. Zheng is just hard-mouthed, how can she not regret it in her heart, the eldest son's family does not give her a place to live, and the second son is not angry, she blackmails her every once in a while, and her mother's family also gives her a face, she is like a sensitor under the fence, and her life is really difficult.

Thinking that a son she looked down on in the past was going to become the emperor of the Great Sui, the deep sense of loss made her live in remorse for the past few years, if she was not so mean back then, and treated Yuanqing better, she would not be so depressed today, especially as she gets older, this sense of helplessness and loneliness is even stronger.

It's just that Mrs. Zheng is very face-saving, she is so strong, although she regrets it in her heart, she doesn't want anyone to know, especially her mother's family, and now the head of the family asks her to beg Yang Yuanqing, and she is even more unwilling.

Mrs. Zheng's face sank like water, and said: "If I don't agree, the Zheng family will drive me away, then I will leave tomorrow, Mozhu, pack up my things!" ”

"Big sister, don't ...... Don't do this! ”

Zheng Shanguo was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped her, he didn't expect to be able to convince the eldest sister once, he always had to take his time, how could he let her go, "Eldest sister, this ...... If you don't want to, don't mention it for the time being, you can live here with peace of mind, the Zheng family will never drive you away, then I won't disturb my eldest sister's rest. ”

Zheng Shanguo got up and said goodbye, and Mrs. Zheng said to the personal maid with a calm face: "Mozhu, send the head of the family out for me!" ”

The maid took a lantern for her, bowed down and said, "Master, please!" ”

Zheng Shanguo arched his hand, turned around and walked towards the courtyard, the maid led the way for him in front, and when he walked to the gate of the courtyard, there were two other maids waiting for him, "Master of the house, please go slowly!" The maid turned to go back.

Zheng Shanguo suddenly remembered something, and stopped her again, "Please stay!" ”

"Is there anything else going on with the head of the house?"

Zheng Shanguo took a step forward and asked in a low voice, "Where are the screens and calligraphy and paintings in Madame's room?" ”

The maid sighed, "Having a rebellious son is a great misfortune in life, the head of the family, I will go back." ”

The maid turned around and left, Zheng Shanguo then understood, it seemed that the rumors outside were true, he couldn't help but feel some sympathy for the eldest sister in his heart, so he had to shake his head, turned around and left, he had to find a way to let the eldest sister help the family find Yang Yuanqing......

Yang Yuanqing led 10,000 cavalry all the way east, and in the evening of that day, the army arrived in Fushi County, Yan'an County, and set up a large camp outside the county seat.

This is also a big thing for Yang Yuanqing all the way, every time he passes through a county, there will be officials who come to visit, he doesn't want to see it and it's not good, this is the rule of officialdom, but he can meet more, and he is annoyed.

Helpless, he had to endure it, say some empty reassuring words, listen to the local situation, and finally sent the officials away, Yang Yuanqing returned to the big tent, took off his robe, and was just about to sit down to eat, at this time, the soldiers reported at the door of the tent, "Your Highness, someone is outside the camp to see!" ”

Yang Yuanqing's head suddenly became bigger, and he frowned and asked, "Who is it?" ”

The soldier stepped forward and put a certificate on his table, which was a post, and so-and-so came to visit, perhaps making an appointment for the visit.

Yang Yuanqing took the name and glanced at it, and was stunned, it turned out to be Dou Kang who came to see him.

Of course he knew that in the fourth year of Renshou, he went to Youzhou to arrest Dou Kang, the then chief manager, and later Dou Kang mixed very well in the Tang Dynasty and held great power, why did he come to find himself, could it be that the Dou family also wanted to find a way back?

"Let him in!" Yang Yuanqing ordered.