The way of Yan and Huang people respects heaven, earth, sect, king, and teacher.

In addition to heaven and earth, the clan elders are the most noble, so in front of everyone's eyes, hearing the summons of the nominal ancestor, Zhang Huansheng could only be half hungry, put down the steaming steamed bun in his hand, and pretended to be anxious and said: "In this case, how can the old man wait for a long time, we will go out of the city." He grabbed the Taoist with his backhand and strode out the door.

Within dozens of miles of Xiongjing City and the suburbs, unless there is an edict from the Son of Heaven, even the generals of the Imperial Forest Army cannot fly, so no matter how urgent the road is, when stepping into the clear moon view in the mountains, a whole hour has passed.

Hurriedly walking to the door of the quiet room in the inner hall, the Zhike Taoist gently pushed open the wooden door painted with black and white fish, and reported, "Daoist, the gentleman of the Zhang family is here." He avoided it and let Zhang Huansheng walk in.

And Zhang Qingtan, who was sitting on the couch in the quiet room, saw Zhang Huansheng appear, immediately opened his slightly closed eyes, and said cordially with a trembling voice: "You're still alive, are you in a hurry, sit down and rest."

There is a pot of fragrant tea I just cooked, so if you are thirsty, take a few sips. ”

Since Zhang Huansheng was summoned by Zhang Qingtan last time, the shortest interval in the past half a month, the longest month, will always take the initiative to visit Qingyueguan once, and Zhang Qingtan is also very familiar, but he has never seen him so hard to press his mood, he couldn't help but sit down on the futon opposite, and he didn't care about drinking tea and said respectfully: "Ancestor cares."

You are in a hurry to order those many people to enter Xiongjing to summon me, there must be something important to talk about, so don't delay. ”

"Hmm..." Zhang Qingtan's face changed uncertainly when he heard this, and he sighed and said, "In this case, then I will tell the truth."

Yesterday evening, the Son of Heaven's minister Xi Shanggong sneaked out and came to see me in person, saying that the Son of Heaven was grateful for the Chunmang Zhang family, and the loyal deeds of the current king's great government, and remembered my grace to save the driver, and intended to re-establish the Zhang State.

You also know that my Chunmang Zhang clan was originally the feudal monarch of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and after the loss of the country, the ancestors of the past dynasties will never forget the most is to regain the territory and then build a temple..."

"The ancestor is thinking of recovering the country, and the Son of Heaven intends to support it, which is a great thing," Zhang Huansheng heard these words, thinking of Zhang Qingtan's embarrassment at this time, his heart was inexplicably tight, but he deliberately showed surprise on the surface, and interjected urgently: "Ancestor, why do you still seem so sad?" ”

"A good thing is indeed a great good thing," Zhang Qingtan lowered his head and sighed: "But I entered the Daomen, and I grew like this, even if I became the king of a country, what if I re-established the ancestral temple for the time being, it is not a lifetime of emptiness."

Besides, the Son of Heaven wholeheartedly wants to keep me by his side, ready to treat him and prolong his life, and it is impossible to let me go, so,", he suddenly raised his head, looked at Zhang Huansheng and said: "The only way is to pass on a young and strong close figure to my Chunmang Zhang clan as the heir, and then pass on the throne to him after I am crowned king..."

"You, you mean," Zhang Huansheng's eyes widened when he heard this, and he said in a lost voice: "I, I, want me to succeed to the Chunmang Zhang clan and be the new monarch of Zhang Guo?" ”

"That's right," Zhang Qingtan nodded vigorously and said, "My only relative is you, who can you be."

Alas, I also know that I have said before that in order to let you enjoy a lifetime of wealth and prosperity, I do not want you to inherit the declining Chunmang Zhang family;

I also know that today's Great Chu, the national strength is declining, the Son of Heaven is weak, there are princes competing inside, and there are barbarian invasions outside.

But this opportunity to restore the country is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you let it go, and then let the sacrifice be cut off, I, I really have no shame to see my ancestors after I die, so I can only ask you to respond. ”

When Zhang Huansheng heard this, he opened his mouth, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, so he could only prevaricate: "This kind of major matter should not be decided by the Son of Heaven, I, what is the use of what I should do." ”

"The five constants of humanity, heaven, earth, sect, king, and teacher." Zhang Qingtan shook his head when he heard this: "The ancestor is still above the king, because unless the courtiers take the initiative to write and plead, even the Son of Heaven cannot decide the matter of the succession of the minister's ancestor, otherwise it will be a chaotic life." ”

When Zhang Huansheng heard this, he suddenly whispered: "This is also true, today the Son of Heaven issued an edict to seize the grandson of Xiongjing Zhang on the grounds of Chunmang's loyalty and martyrdom;

Tomorrow, I will be able to find an excuse to interfere in the division between the descendants and concubines of other ministers' families;

The day after tomorrow, maybe he will be his illegitimate descendant and force himself to be the heir of the Chenqing family, which is a precedent for this kind of thing, and for the sake of the family's face, this kind of thing cannot be taken by you or the elders of the Xiong Jing Zhang family, only I, the junior of the matter, are also the most suitable. ”

If he had heard him say this kind of thing in the past, Zhang Qingtan would have already reprimanded him, but at this time, he could only smile bitterly and said: "You are still alive, you are also a noble person, don't say everything so straightforwardly."

Is this matter of sealing the country, the Son of Heaven promised to give the barony, according to the etiquette system, to the people of the three 'hanging' Jiuyi, and the soldiers are one thousand and five.

You don't know, these three 'hanging' is a medieval saying, referring to the old land of Yanhuang, the newly opened lonely hanging place, now through the word 'county'.

That is to say, according to the calculation of 10,000 households in Dingkou and 10,000 people in Shangxian County, 150,000 people can be given to build nine cities that stand at each other's angles.

"150,000 people, all of them are strong, plus 1,000 and 5 sergeants," Zhang Huansheng showed a contemplative expression on his face, and interjected: "The Great Chu Imperial Court has been weak for a long time, how can the Son of Heaven be so generous, I am afraid that things will not be so simple, there must be something strange." ”

"This matter has actually been explained straightforwardly," Zhang Qingtan gritted his teeth when he heard this, and said with a miserable smile: "From beginning to end, the imperial court just issued an edict and led a bunch of 'ancestral fire' from the Yanhuang Temple, and the rest of the forests were arranged by the Du family.

A dignified 10,000-year-old famous family, but it has to rely on a businessman to restore the country, really, it is really a collapse of etiquette, and the noble and lowly are hanging upside down, but I, but I can't refuse, it's really embarrassing. ”

"Du family," Zhang Huansheng was suddenly startled when he heard this, "You mean the maternal ancestor of my cheap brother Zhang Fenghua, the imperial merchant Du family."

This, this is impossible, what a big deal it is for the Son of Heaven to seal the country, he, he, hiss, think about it carefully, now in this world, it is not impossible for this kind of miracle to happen, but why is the Du family willing to spend so much capital to let Zhang Guo regain it.

Wouldn't it be just to let Zhang Fenghua regain the position of the eldest grandson of Xiongjing Zhang's family, so he would give up such a fortune? ”