Extraneous Burning Pearl (6)
In fact, many things can be expected, especially the object of anticipation is her grandfather, who is so familiar.
Whoever is behind this matter can guess it, to be honest, she doesn't have a high opinion of the gentleman in the current position. In the last life, she died with everyone in the Zhang family, and she didn't see what happened next, but based on what she had seen and heard outside for so many years, this monarch was really indecisive and had no courage. Even his biological mother and children can endure being taken captive, and he can endure the southwest marquis to let him grow for so many years, it can be seen that he is afraid.
It's okay for ordinary people to be timid, but it's not a good thing that the king of a country doesn't have half the courage. The gentleman who was loyal to his grandfather was not the gentleman he imagined to be worthy of great responsibility, of course, these words could not be said, especially not in front of his grandfather.
It's been three months since she came back, and since the moment she came back, she has been investigating the extermination of the Zhang family in the previous life, and the rumors on the rivers and lakes don't sound so difficult, and she also unexpectedly learned some things that she hadn't thought of, so it was also expected that the Jianghu Warlock would make a move on the Zhang family. She had been preparing for last night for a long time and had narrowly escaped, but she knew that this was just the beginning. It's not that I haven't thought about persuasion, but a person of my grandfather's age, who has adhered to his beliefs all his life, how can he be persuaded so easily?
The burned Zhang Mansion is being renovated, and the Zhang Mansion has moved to the annex outside the city, although there is a free entry and exit token on the body to pass unimpeded, but this city wall still seems to be separated from the connection between them and Chang'an City, and the slightest wind can not be heard.
As for the grandfather, he didn't come back for several days, and he only let people talk about something in the palace to discuss with His Majesty.
"Mingzhu'er, why didn't you say that Dad didn't come back?" Master Zhang finally couldn't help it, and stopped the girl who was standing quietly in the courtyard, looking at the wild flowers and weeds on the side of the road.
The girl smiled and said, "This matter, grandfather naturally wants to discuss with His Majesty and play a game, I am afraid that he will not come back without ten days and a half months." ”
"Gaming!" Master Zhang nodded and said with emotion, "That's right, my Zhang family was almost wiped out, and my father must ask for an explanation for my Zhang family." ”
"I'm afraid it's a little hard." The girl grabbed a handful of weeds and played with them in her hands, still looking careless, "Grandfather is loyal to the king, and everything comes first." ”
"What about us?" Master Zhang asked, but then smiled and said, "We don't conflict with Your Majesty!" ”
"That's not for sure." The girl smiled and stood up, shoving the leftover weeds into his hand, "Daddy, look at it!" ”
Again, these concise and untruthful words made Master Zhang have a headache when he heard them. Bringing Mingzhu'er's words back and talking to a few brothers, it naturally attracted a lot of disdain.
After ten days and half a month of discussion, Old Heavenly Master Zhang finally came back with the results.
"This matter is over, let's just say that the fireworks of the birthday banquet accidentally burned to the warehouse......
What do you mean? Is it for them to swallow this breath in vain? Su Rili's words, although this result may be difficult for everyone to accept, but because of the face of Master Zhang, they will all come down. But in the ten days and half a month that Master Zhang was away, in Mingzhu'er's sneering words, how many times they argued and disbelieved, who knew that the result was really as she said.
The girl stood not far away from the crowd, crossed her arms and chuckled.
It was this chuckle that somehow gave everyone the courage they didn't have before, and they actually asked.
"Dad, why is this matter so settled?" It was Zhang Sanye who spoke, and he was also the most daring of the several Zhang family masters.
"What do you know?" Old Heavenly Master Zhang frowned and reprimanded.
"You have to give a reason!" Zhang Sanye said.
Old Heavenly Master Zhang snorted coldly: "There is no reason! ”
As soon as these words came out, the old men of the Zhang family, who had the courage to question, were immediately silenced.
This is Master Zhang, who is kind and loved by the people, but in front of his sons, he is a real strict father, and he is the same in the Zhang family.
Seeing that the old men of the Zhang family were silent, Old Master Zhang was not surprised, and asked them again: "What else do you want to ask?" As he spoke, he looked at the crowd.
A few old men shrank their necks at the moment, and they didn't even dare to let out the atmosphere.
"Nothing to ask." The girl's clear and pleasant voice rang out at this moment.
At this time, the entire Zhang family who dared to answer the call had no one else except Mingzhu'er.
Old Master Zhang glanced at her, rarely ignored her, and only said to the masters of the Zhang family: "I will go to the mansion for a while, and I will tell He Taiping that the fire caused by our mistake is caused by our mistake." ”
Several masters hurriedly bowed their heads.
Only then did Old Heavenly Master Zhang turn around and strode away, not even looking at the pearl he held in the palm of his hand from beginning to end.
The girl didn't care, she just followed with a smile, and when she passed by several masters of the Zhang family, she was stopped by Master Zhang: "Mingzhu'er, this is ...... You go and persuade Daddy. ”
"Okay." The girl nodded, "Dad, third uncle and fifth uncle, you can come over too, just wait for me outside." ”
Several old men of the Zhang family were overjoyed, looking at the back of the girl, and couldn't help but be a little envious.
"At this time, the only one who can be so sure and persuade my father is Mingzhu'er!"
This degree of favor is really enviable!
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An old man and a young man walked into the house, and the little one turned around and closed the door, and several old men of the Zhang family were waiting outside the door.
I don't know how long I waited, I only heard a soft sound in the house, it seemed that there was a sound of something falling to the ground, several Zhang family masters were startled, and were about to enter the house, but saw that the door had been opened, the girl was holding a crossbow arrow in her hand, and a blood-stained robe walked out, and the robe was ...... If they're not mistaken, it's Daddy's!
"This ......" several Zhang family masters were startled, "what's going on?" Mingzhu'er, this ......"
"Didn't you ask me to persuade my grandfather?" The girl said, "Now it's okay." ”
Several masters of the Zhang family were dumbfounded, and when they came back to their senses, their faces immediately changed greatly, and they hurriedly rushed to the house, and the girls stood in place, not hindering, just following them leisurely.
There was no mess in the room as they imagined, only a chair and stool kicked to the ground, and Old Heavenly Master Zhang was sitting quietly on the bed watching them.
"Dad, how are you?" Several masters of the Zhang family stepped forward and asked.
"Grandfather is fine." The girl walked in with her robe in her arms and said, "Everyone listen to grandfather, go to the mansion, and tell He Taiping that the fire was caused by our mistake." ”
"But you're ......," Master Zhang exclaimed, looking at the robe and crossbow arrows in her hand.
"This is the injury that my grandfather secretly suffered on the way back, give this to Lord He!"
"What a bastard!" Old Heavenly Master Zhang finally spoke up, and the expression on his face was a little complicated and indescribable.
"Grandfather, don't be angry, don't you listen to you?" The girl said and handed the things in her hand to Master Zhang, quietly helped up the kicked stool and sat down, "Your business is up to yours, this is another matter, irrelevant!" ”
Several masters of the Zhang family suddenly came back to their senses: Yes, what Dad said has been done, but this is another matter, the attack on the Great Heavenly Master of the Yin and Yang Division, and the assassination of the dignified first-class master are naturally reported to the official.
"What a daring!" Old Heavenly Master Zhang sneered, "Where did this thing come from?" ”
"On the day of the Midyear Festival, I hid a few sticks, and my grandfather folded this one, and I still have more." The girl said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
She was silent and hid her crossbow arrows! This crossbow arrow came from the barracks, and the two things were handed over, although according to my father's words, but the things that should be involved will still be involved.
Several masters of the Zhang family looked at the old and the young sitting opposite each other in embarrassment: Who are you listening to? One is to say one thing now, and the other is to say one thing in the future.
After a long silence, the girl laughed again, since this time she seemed to love to laugh, for no reason, not a mockery, but a calm and gentle look at them, smiling, not talking, and no reason. She turned her head to Master Zhang and said, "Go ahead, grandfather has me here, don't worry." ”
It's just that you don't feel at ease! Seeing her father sitting quietly like this, she knew at a glance that it was her way, this girl even dared her grandfather to do it, they were fathers and uncles...... Naturally, there is no need to ask.
And...... Thinking of what she did on the day of the Midyear Festival, several people felt a chill behind them, and faintly felt a little afraid, compared to her father, this girl in front of her who couldn't figure out her mind looked even more terrifying.
After a moment of confrontation, Zhang Sanye suddenly picked up his robe and crossbow arrows and walked out.
"Let's go, let's go!"
As the chaotic footsteps gradually faded away, the girl turned her head to look at Old Master Zhang: "Grandfather, don't be angry, father, they don't want to die, my Zhang family has been inherited to Zhang Daoling, how many years, no one wants to be cut off!" ”
This does not mean that in their hearts the prestige of the grandfather is not as good as hers, but they know that those who listen to her are more likely to survive.
"Nonsense!" Old Heavenly Master Zhang snorted lightly.
"Whether it's nonsense or not, grandfather knows it in his heart. If I don't mess around, on the night of the Midyear Festival, my Zhang's inheritance will be broken. Grandfather is loyal to you, have you ever thought about the bloodline of my Zhang family? ”
"Mingzhu'er," Old Heavenly Master Zhang suddenly interrupted her, "Do you know a word......
"If you want your ministers to die, can't you not die?" There was no surprise on the girl's face, "What's more, Jun just wants us to be wronged and use my Zhang family's affairs for our own benefit?" ”
"Looks like you know everything." Old Heavenly Master Zhang looked at the girl's calm face as always, and was a little surprised, but he couldn't help but sigh, "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." What should we do, as courtiers, but obey orders? ”
"Why is my grandfather loyal?" The girl didn't answer the question, but just asked him this question.
Old Heavenly Master Zhang was stunned and said, "As a courtier, you naturally have to be loyal to the king. ”
"I'm asking why a courtier should be loyal to the king."
"Because the king rules the world, makes all the people happy, and makes the world peaceful, and the courtiers naturally have to assist the monarch." Old Heavenly Master Zhang thought for a while and said seriously, "The old man hasn't been asked like this for many years. ”
It was only when he was young that he was a student that he would be questioned like this.
"So the purpose of the loyal monarch is for the peace of the world and for the sake of all the people, right?" She followed his words.
Old Heavenly Master Zhang looked at her: "What do you want to say?" ”
"Then my Zhang family's desire for this position of Great Heavenly Master is also for the sake of all people, right?" The girl chuckled, "The reason is actually very simple, but many people don't want to go to the source to think about it!" ”
Master Zhang looked at her stubbornly: "Mingzhu'er is talking about the old man?" ”
"Yes." The girl's answer was categorical.
A complicated expression flashed on Old Heavenly Master Zhang's face: "It's been many years since anyone dared to question and reprimand the old man like this!" ”
This kid will always do things he doesn't expect, which he likes but doesn't like.
"Grandfather took a fork in the road. I think that if my ancestor was loyal not to the people of the world, but to the king, he should not assist Emperor Taizong, who was only a commoner at that time, but should help the Liu family, who was on the throne at that time. In the same way, my Zhang family adheres to the will of our ancestors, and I should be loyal to this world, not to a specific person. When you do it right, you should naturally be loyal to you, but what if he does it wrong? The girl chuckled, "If he is not a gentleman, he is just an ordinary person, his biological mother was taken away, he didn't act, his children were taken away, he didn't act, he didn't even show anything, what kind of person do you think this is?" ”
"The word mediocrity should be said separately when placed on him, and His Majesty is mediocre but not faint. Of course, he is not a faint king, and he does not have the courage to do something faint, which is a blessing for the people, but such a mediocre monarch is not a good thing for the courtiers. The girl said, "If it weren't for him, how would he have let Chen Shan get to this point step by step?" ”
"Your Majesty's ears are soft, if your grandfather follows his wishes, it is a good thing not to see, what a real virtuous and loyal minister should do is to point out His Majesty's shortcomings and supervise and improve them."
"You have a point." Old Heavenly Master Zhang glanced at her and said, "I have followed Mr. Miaoyuan to study for ten years, and I am really sharp-tongued." ”
"You blame him for that." When it came to Mr. Miaoyuan, the smile on the girl's face brightened a lot, "I've been so sharp since I was a child, don't put gold on his face." ”
"The old man admits that what you said makes sense." Old Heavenly Master Zhang nodded, looked at her and said, "But what does this have to do with the fact that you must investigate the incident on the night of the Midyear Festival?" ”
"Bear with this time, if you miss a blow, you will only attract persistent efforts. After this mid-year festival, there is the next mid-year festival, and the next mid-year festival, I am just an ordinary person, how can I ensure that my Zhang family has no danger every time? "It's useless to endure this, and you can't say that...... Every time I take the lives of my Zhang clan as a blockage, it's still okay to seek some sesame-sized benefits for Your Majesty......"
That sounds really weird! It is true that Master Zhang is loyal, but he is not so confused that he does not distinguish between right and wrong, especially when he talks about their Zhang family. As soon as she said this, he instinctively felt that something was wrong, as if he was saying that his Zhang family was a tool in the hands of His Majesty for profit. He just wanted to refute it, but he couldn't find anything to refute.
"No interests are more important than the life of our Zhang family, if our Zhang family dies, there is no one to check and balance the Liu family, sit back and watch the Liu family grow, and wait until he makes a comeback, wouldn't it be a waste of my Zhang clan's three hundred years of hard work?"
"What a clever tongue!" Old Heavenly Master Zhang scolded, but his tone obviously softened.
"Your Majesty can't make the right decision, so it's up to us to make the right decision for him." The girl smiled and stood up, "Grandfather, there is actually a saying, you are not right. ”
"What?"
"If you want your ministers to die, you can't not die, and our Zhang family is far more useful to live than to die, so you won't want the Zhang family to die, which is mediocre as Your Majesty understands."
"Then this matter, my Zhang family wants to investigate it to the end, who dares to stop it?"