Zhang Hu deliberately went to the back court to see the two nephews.

Zhao is recovering well, even in front of this uncle, who is dozens of years younger than him, he can talk and laugh freely, as if nothing happened. Although the person has lost a lot of weight, he is left with a long hemp rod, and he is full of energy.

Zhang Hu didn't stay long, and he didn't dare to send anything on the side, so he gave a box of white wax brought back from Ganzhou before leaving.

He explained: "Bi'er did it, he is now framed and tied to the house, and he has been ordered by the sage not to go in and out at will, idle and idle, always remembering you, just that there is no one next to Ganzhou, and the white wax that came out can barely be handled, so he insisted on doing it himself, pestering me to bring it in." ”

As he spoke, he opened it himself and handed it to the attendant on the side.

Zhao was overjoyed, and took the box of white wax from the hand of the waiter with great face.

The box is not big, and there are seven or eight candles in it, each of which has the thickness of a child's arm, and the production is very exquisite, hollowed, carved, grinding, all kinds of processes, when it is really the same, it is impossible to simply cast it, it is given to the skilled craftsman, not to mention that it has to be carefully polished for many days to make one.

Such a candle naturally cannot be made by a child like Zhang Bi.

Zhao said with a smile: "Really...... I can't complain that the queen mother always hangs on him, even our brothers, and I can't wait for everyone to hold him in the palm of their hands to protect him! ”

Then he smiled: "It's all thanks to your help to take care of it, I heard that by that white wax, the taxes in Ganzhou have increased several times last year, and the second brother ......" He sighed, his tone sank slightly, and the corners of his eyes were a little red, and after a pause, he continued, "Although the second brother doesn't say it, he thinks about it in his heart. ”

Zhang Hu shook his head and said: "It's just the food of the king, the worry of the king, and I just take a hand, only an old one, a handful of old people, I persuaded him several times, asking him to go back to his hometown to enjoy the blessings, but he always refused to listen." ”

Zhao didn't care, and said with a smile: "Lao Ji is in the middle, his ambition is thousands of miles, he is capable of doing it, and he wants to do it, but there is no need to hinder it too much......," he said here, and suddenly the words changed, "But I haven't been busy for a few years, although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, it is no different from what I have seen with my own eyes, I have heard people say that the place in Ganzhou has the name of the old Zhang Zhizhou on the face, but in fact, the hard work is all done by Xiao Zhang Zhizhou." ”

When he said the words "Little Zhang Zhizhou", he looked at Zhang Hu.

Zhang Hu shook his head and said, "I'm just doing some small things." ”

Zhao Yi added pointedly: "It's too humble, what great achievements don't come from the end?" Wood grows in the wilderness, how can weeds hide its beauty? Don't say that the saint can't stand it, but I also feel buried...... Second brother previously ...... In fact, it is said that Juxian does not avoid relatives, and he is too cautious......"

He was restrained again, and he enthusiastically boasted a lot, and finally covered the box, put it back in the hands of the waiter on the side, and said: "Good life put it away, and I will order it again when I read the book tonight......" As if he thought of something, he deliberately chased after and instructed, "Only use it in my palace, don't let those few small ones go ......"

Just sent people out of the door in such a lively way.

Zhang Hu got out of this place and was walking on the road, but he was walking slower and slower, clenching his fists, and taking a deep breath several times before he suppressed the panicked emotion in his heart.

He was born in a powerful family, he was both civil and military since he was a child, he was capable, and self-controlled, and he lived to such a big time, it was the first time he had done such a wronged thing.

In the past, where did he need to enter the palace in person and send something!

Not to mention that when I heard King Ji's words today, it was like poking into his heart word by word, and it was embarrassing!

Now that the Empress Dowager Zhang is hanging the curtain, others say that the Zhang family has only gained their current status by relying on nepotism, but in fact, is this really the case?

Father can't say yet, he can do his own ability, if he doesn't have this cousin, he would have been a serious official, I'm afraid he would have already made a head!

But it is precisely because of this cousin and the fame of the Zhang family that not only can not help him, but he drags his feet, so that he has to always remember not to stand out and not to steal credit.

Rao is like this, every time he makes great contributions, in order to avoid suspicion, his own family is already three points thinner than ordinary people's merits, but he always has to be laughed at because of the unique favor of the surname Zhang!

How can there be such a reason in the world?!

But he didn't know how to argue!

If the mouth grows on other people's faces, do you want to go to them one by one to clarify and justify?

It's clarified, throw the evidence in their faces, so what?

He who refuses to believe is always unbelieving.

worked hard to go to Yanzhou, stayed up for so long, risked his life, and finally got a small reward, and others complained in private that Yang Kui took care of the queen mother's face.

This time in Ganzhou, the hard work of his father and son is even more evident from heaven and earth, but few people applaud.

Now that the emperor is gone, the queen mother is hanging the curtain, and she can already think of how the family surnamed Zhang will be commented on in the capital.

After all, the surname of this world is Zhao, not Zhang.

No matter how glorious it is today, the new emperor will succeed to the throne in the future, and it will not be many years.

Although the Zhang family is powerful, it will not last long after all, and only by having people from generation to generation can they maintain the glory of a surname.

Why is he in a hurry to take the errand in the capital?

No matter how well you do in Ganzhou, no one will see it, but if you do great things in the capital, no one can pretend to be blind anymore?

There are Bianhe, Caihe, Wuzhang River, and Jinshui River passing through the city in the capital, and there are floods almost every year, only the difference between big and small waterlogging.

The reason for this is that there are too many rivers and too frequent rains, and there are also too many people in the capital, too dense houses, and ditches blocked by people's houses.

He had already asked the people in the Ministry of Industry, although the capital built water conservancy every year, unblocked ditches, and there were also people who received orders, but there are too many powerful people here, and every inch of land is expensive, but wherever there is an empty place, there are wealthy families who occupy the place.

Do you want to build ditches, canals?

Who will pay for my restaurant, house, and warehouse?

In the final analysis, the land is not theirs, but the person who presides over the canal is often only one person, and the interests are hundreds of thousands or even tens of thousands, and a Tai Sui is enough to deal with, so many Tai Sui, who dares to step on their heads to break ground?

In addition to the extravagant, there are also local people, homeless and poor people, all of whom choose a place to live, and each of them has built a shed in the gap, can you really drive people away?

Sure enough, it caused a riot, causing panic in the capital, the ditch has not been repaired, and the rain has not yet arrived, and you will be spared by the Son of Heaven.

After so many years and many chaos, how can it be done?

I can't complain about the floods in the capital every year, in addition to the dead and injured, there are also countless losses of money.

But if others can't do it, it doesn't mean that he can't do it!

He also built Fushougou in Ganzhou, and he knew very well how to manage such a huge matter, and he was very familiar with both personnel and property.

He is the son of the Pavilion Sheren and the cousin of the Queen Mother, with him coming out, and at this once-in-a-lifetime time, although the Son of Heaven has not settled, but there is a ** to be hung by the Queen Mother, who dares not to give a few thin faces?

Once the capital is submissive, more than 20 counties and towns in Gyeonggi, as soon as he gives an order, who dares not to obey?

As long as the lower county town has repaired all the embankments and the ditches in the capital, even if it cannot cure the root cause, it is not difficult to ensure the stability of the city for several years.

With such a certainty, he would go out to ask for this errand like this, taking advantage of the fact that the ground was still freezing, preparing manpower and materials as early as possible, and waiting until the beginning of spring, just in time, without the slightest delay.

When a great contribution is made, who in the capital will dare to say more?

At that time, take advantage of the situation to become an official, and show your skills again, and wait until one or two decades later, when your own family is at the right time, your younger brother has also risen, even if your father is old, the queen mother is no longer hanging the curtain, and she can stand still, which is the best policy!

The first emperor has gone, but the new emperor has not answered, that is, the courtiers are worried that their relatives are too prosperous and cannot be connected internally and externally, and there is nothing they can do about him.

It's just that everything is calculated carefully, there is only one case, the new emperor is undecided at the moment, and the palace is very chaotic, but the Zhang family is the royal family, and they can't stay out, they seem too indifferent, and they still have to visit from time to time. But his father is far away in Ganzhou, and there is only one ignorant younger brother in the capital, and there is no one else to do this except his own family.

At this time, in order to cover his face, he also borrowed his brother's hand, which really violated his usual upholds and actions, making him like chewing a live bed bug, and the stinking slurry of insect corpses was pouring in his mouth, and he couldn't spit it out.

He endured and endured, the more he thought about it, the more he stalked, after all, he still couldn't get over this, seeing that there were no pedestrians before and after, only two small yellow doors leading the way, he simply stopped going forward, looked for a big stone on the side, sat on it and swallowed it for a while, and then finally suppressed the uneven air before getting up and walking again.

This time, it was the King of Wei who went to investigate.

It's just that Zhao Duo's depression has not healed, and it is inconvenient to see guests, but fortunately, Empress Dowager Zhang is not worried about her son, so she specially arranged for her henchmen to come over to help with it.

The palace people saw that Zhang Hu had arrived, so they carefully accepted the gift from him, and said that they would definitely transfer it to the main owner Yunyun.

Zhang Hu stayed in the palace for half a day, and finally finished everything that should be done, he always thought about the Empress Dowager Zhang in the Wende Palace, I don't know if the other party will approve what he wants, but it is not easy to urge, so he can only go back to the house with a heart.

***

At the beginning of the new year, Zhangfu has lit many lanterns.

In a small courtyard in the southeast, several white ashes were lit early, and the room was very bright.

Zhang Bi squatted on the ground.

Behind him were several servants, all of whom had a tangled look on their faces, and they didn't know whether it was better to come forward to stop him, or if it was better for the evil lord to enjoy himself.

When Zhang Hu entered the door, he saw this scene just right.

Zhang Bi had white powder in one hand, and a few black things were rubbed on his face from somewhere, and his hands were tossing in the copper basin in front of him quite hard.

At first glance, it's nonsense.

It's just his younger brother, and he has been proud since he was a child, so it is inevitable that he will feel a little more distressed, although Zhang Hu is irritable, he still barely suppressed the impatience in his heart, and stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing?" Have you done your homework by Mr. Daytime? ”

Zhang Bi heard the voice, raised his head, and saw that it was his brother, but he also smiled, and said, "I'm making a Lantern Festival for my eldest brother!" ”

Zhang Hu was stunned when he heard this, and he had already taken two steps forward.

Sure enough, there were several small bowls on the ground, one bowl of black, one bowl of red, one bowl of white, and a large plate that had just been blocked, on which were placed large or small, not very shaped.

"I was very obedient in class today, I did my homework first, I also warmed my books, and I ate a big bowl of rice in the evening, but I heard that the eldest brother went to the eldest sister's place, and I didn't come back for half a day. Zhang Bi spoke softly, speaking unpleasantly, and with the unique innocence of a child, he was serious.

He pointed to the two small bowls in front of him and said, "Big brother doesn't like sweet, so I asked them to bring salted meat and winter bamboo shoots." He pointed to another bowl and said, "Big sister is also tired, I made a sesame Lantern Festival, and I will ask someone to send it tomorrow." ”

Zhang Hu was suddenly very relieved, only to feel that he didn't run in vain today, this younger brother didn't hurt in vain, his face was also relieved, and he stepped forward with a smile and said, "What has it become?" I'll eat a bowl of it. ”

He also said: "Your eldest sister is not good at eating glutinous rice, so as not to accumulate food." ”

The next man hurriedly went to cook a small bowl.

Zhang Bi refused to use a dummy's hand, making a Lantern Festival was like playing tricks, the noodles were just their own group, at most they were not very formed, and the stuffing was actually adjusted by themselves, Zhang Hu took a bite, so salty that his tongue was salted into ham, and tears almost flowed out, but Zhang Bi still had a pair of big eyes, looked at him sweetly, and actively instructed the girl on the side to "cook a big bowl again".

Even though Zhang Hu stopped him, when the palace people came to see Zhang Bi the next day, they were still noisy and brought the Lantern Festival back to the palace.

Empress Dowager Zhang was troubled yesterday, and she didn't let go of her brows for a day and a night, but at this time she laughed rarely, and scolded: "This monkey! ”

Cui Yongchen also smiled and said: "This is because I always have the Queen Mother in my heart, so I am like this!" It's exactly what Zhang Xiaogongzi will do! ”

And said: "It's not delicious......

How willing was Empress Dowager Zhang, she said: "I'll take a bite of it if it looks good." ”

Sure enough, I took a bite.

The ingredients are sufficient, the sesame seeds are not finely ground, and there is a lot of sugar, but the Empress Dowager Zhang is old and can eat sweet, so I think it is just right.

She tasted it and put the bowl down.

After receiving his brother's things, he naturally remembered the one who was the elder brother in the same house.

She temporarily took her heart away from her son, who would only cause trouble, and put it back on her two angry cousins.

"Cui Yongchen."

She exclaimed.

Cui Yongchen bowed down and said, "What is the distribution of the Queen Mother?" ”

Empress Dowager Zhang pondered for a moment and asked, "You look at what Hu'er has done, if you go to Gyeonggi to control the water, will it be okay?" ”

The day before yesterday, when Zhang Hu asked for a mission, Cui Yongchen was also there, he had followed the Empress Dowager Zhang for many years, and he knew the other party's temperament, so he had no scruples about speaking, so he said: "The eldest prince is dedicated to sharing worries for the queen mother, but he is younger, if he presides over the Gyeonggi water control, I am afraid that there will be whispers in the Chinese book, but if it is to assist others, it is even more inappropriate......

Empress Dowager Zhang was noncommittal, and only said slowly: "The new calf is more sharp...... It's hard for him to have this heart. ”