Who is the person who is speaking? It is Zhang Yihui, the successor of the Zhang family.

The title of the Zhang family is the first-class title of Chengguo, the king of Ciyi.

According to folk legends, the ancestors of the Zhang family could sit on an equal footing with Emperor Taizong at that time, just because the ancestors of the Zhang family thought about the common people in the world and did not want to meet each other, so they retreated to the mountains and forests.

And Emperor Taizong is also an open-minded person, and invited the ancestors of the Zhang family to the mountains and forests.

The ancestors of the Zhang family were moved by Emperor Taizong and went out of the mountain again to rule the world together. So there is the title of the hereditary king of the Zhang family.

In this generation, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Yihui are left in the lineage, but the eldest son Zhang Yizhi entered the official career through the imperial examination, until now, the official residence is Zaifu.

Therefore, this title naturally let the second son Zhang Yihui attack, and it was also from this generation that the Zhang family gave up participating in politics as a prince, and the title of the Zhang family became a symbol.

This is also a contradiction between several old guys of the Zhang family and Zhang Yihui.

It is even more chaotic to let the prince who is only the Son of Heaven welcome a commoner.

Seeing that a few stewards were about to argue, Zhang Yizhi didn't want to give a few people a chance.

"Xiao Qi, are you willing to go with your second grandfather."

"Xiao Qijing listens to his grandfather's orders."

For the sake of his own leisurely life, Xiao Qi naturally can't take the initiative to speak, as long as he is a marionette, he won't cause any trouble.

"The head of the family, this is not possible, Your Highness is a prince, how can you go to see a common man in a low manner! Besides, Miss Seven is just a woman, and it is immoral to show her face."

It was an old man who spoke, named Yiyun, and also a steward in the side department.

As soon as these words came out, the junior women in the family sneered.

Today's Zhang family doesn't know that among the seven young ladies of the younger generation of women, only these seven ladies are mediocre, and the rest are all smart and capable strange women. Besides, it was already an old ritual for a woman not to show her head, and now this person wants to use this to oppress people.

"Hmph, this old man is really stubborn."

I don't know which girl in the crowd said a word, but the volume was uncontrollable, and Zhang Yiyun listened to it.

Zhang Yiyun's eyebrows were raised, his eyes were wide, and he glared ahead: "Yellow-haired girl, what did you say?" ”

Zhang Yiyun didn't look for it in the crowd, but looked directly at Xiao Qi.

"Yellow-haired girl, do you dare to say it again!"

is so targeted, everyone present can see it clearly, Zhang Yihui wanted to speak and scold, but was stopped by Zhang Yizhi.

Seeing this old man like this, Xiao Qi didn't dare to answer, and lowered his head and ignored it.

"Miss Seven is lying and still knows her mistakes and does not change them, so she hopes to ask the head of the family to punish her."

The woman in red couldn't stand it, so she stepped forward and said, "Uncle and grandfather seem to mean something about this." ”

"It turned out to be the eldest lady, what advice does the eldest lady have?"

"I don't dare to advise, it's just that as a junior, I want to ask my elders a question."

"Oh? What's wrong with the eldest lady? ”

"If someone reverses right and wrong, what will be done for the old disrespect."

"Isn't the eldest lady talking about the old man?" This Yiyun said with a flushed face.

"How dare you, the juniors are just asking questions, if someone is seated, then it's none of the juniors' business."

"Okay, Li'er, you take Xiao Qi and the other juniors to retreat first."

In order to avoid continuing to let juniors see jokes, Zhang Yizhi still opened his mouth to let everyone disperse.

"Yes"

"Hmph, the old man doesn't care about your juniors in general" Although Zhang Yiyun knew that he was at a loss, he still had to mutter, so as to lose his demeanor.

"Yiyun, you go and let a few elders go back to the house."

Zhang Yiyun still wanted to say something, "Family master, this? ”

"Hey, you haven't been back to the capital for many years, and a few elders in the family miss you very much, so you can go and accompany a few old people."

After Zhang Yizhi finished speaking, he took the others and walked towards his study, leaving Zhang Yiyun alone.

Zhang Yiyun looked at the direction Zhang Yizhi left viciously, and sneered.

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Outside the capital

"Childe, we are almost in the capital."

A twenty-seven, eighteen-year-old man dismounted and walked to the carriage to wait, waiting for a reply from the man in the carriage.

The man wore a long knife at his waist, his face was quite dusty, and he was obviously a person who often traveled, and the man's name was Fan Wei, who was a steward of the most powerful family in the capital, the Zhang family.

"Oh?"

The person who replied should have been a son, and I saw him lift the corner of the curtain of the carriage and look at the city gate not far away.

There are three entrances to the city gate, and the long queue is crowded on the right, waiting to be checked by the guards.

"Childe, will we go directly to Zhang's Mansion after we enter the city, or?" Fan Wei asked the nobles in the car respectfully, not daring to be rude at all.

"I'm in a hurry all the way, presumably the son is already tired, at this time, the house should have been arranged, and the son can rest when he arrives at the house."

The boy said apologetically: "Deacon Fan, Yao'er needs to recuperate, Zhang will not go to Zhang's mansion to bother, as for Xiangye's side, he will bother Deacon Fan to make amends for Zhang." ”

As for the fate of this son, Fan Wei couldn't choose. I can only answer yes.

Fan Wei didn't know the specific situation of the girl, and along the way, he had neither seen her get out of the car to rest, nor heard her say anything.

It's just that when I picked them up at the master's house, I saw Zhang Biao carrying her to the carriage, and from then to now, I haven't seen her again.

Maybe she was seriously ill, Fan Wei was also relieved when he thought of it, stepped on his horse nimbly, and ordered the convoy to start moving towards the city gate.

Chengguo has always claimed to be a country based on literature, and the people have many elegant people because of this, so the scenery of the Kyoto City Gate of Chengguo is naturally very exquisite.

The blue brick and gray tile city wall and the moat complement each other, the magnificent city gate tower stands above the city gate, showing the demeanor of a great country, and the three entrances below are full of soldiers, although only the gate on the right side is full of people entering the city.

The long line had already reached the other end of the moat bridge, and some people simply set up stalls on the side of the river to sell vegetables and eat breakfast.

This is the south gate of Kyoto, and it is usually only used by people who go into the city to visit relatives and run errands, such as those who bring large items or livestock into the city to do business.

Zhang Biao lifted the curtain on the window and looked at the things outside.

He asked Fan Wei, "Why don't these people enter the city from the other side?"

Fan Wei pointed to the city gate not far away.

"Childe has never been to the capital, so he must not know the rules of the capital."

"According to the regulations of Chengguo, the middle gate can only be passed by the emperor's relatives, the left side is used by the princes and ministers, and the merchants on the rich side are used, and the gate on the right side is reserved for ordinary people. Those who enter the gates on the other sides do not need to be checked, they only need to show the token to the soldiers. ”

The carriage slowly drove into the gate on the left, and the guard just looked at the waist badge that Fan Wei showed him, and then respectfully retreated to the side and waited for the convoy to pass.

Zhang Biao originally wanted to separate from Fan Wei when he entered the city, but also thought that since he came to the capital, it was still not good for him not to go to Zhang's house and tell others where he was staying, in order to avoid any concerns from the Zhang family.

"Deacon Fan, Zhang still has something to ask for, when Zhang first arrived in the capital, he also went to Deacon Fan to take Zhang to familiarize himself with the capital, and by the way, he introduced a free yard for Zhang."

Fan Wei smiled: "It is Fan's honor to lead the way for Gongzi, since Gongzi does not plan to go to Zhang's house, I originally wanted to introduce a few mansions to Gongzi, just looking for an opportunity to introduce Gongzi to Gongzi, but Gongzi said it first." In that case, I'll take my son to see the mansion. ”

After finishing speaking, Fan Wei added: "What type of house does the son need, Fan can also lead the way for the son." Of course, this mansion has nothing to do with the Zhang family, and the silver two who bought the mansion have to be paid out by themselves."

"This is natural, I went out or brought some silver taels, this time I came to the capital just to live, no need for a big mansion, there is a quiet place, some flowers and plants are the best. This will also allow my Yao'er to recuperate. ”

Fan Wei nodded, thought for a moment, and said: "The capital has a large population, and when it comes to quiet mansions, there are only mansions where the dignitaries and nobles in the east of the city live, otherwise they can only be outside the city. ”

As if thinking of something, he continued to say carefully: "Then maybe a certain place will be suitable for Childe, but that place is closer to the land of fireworks." But the scenery is nice and most importantly quiet. ”

Zhang Biao glanced at Fan Wei strangely, and then smiled, "It's okay, please ask Deacon Fan to lead the way."

Zhang Biao got out of the carriage and sat on both sides with the groom, watching the things along the way, and the prosperity of the capital was still obvious. Pedestrians come and go, and the streets are lined with shops.

According to Fan Wei, as the main road, this is not the most prosperous place in the capital, and it is mostly used for inns and restaurants, which are used for banquets and heroic dinners for those literati.

The most famous of these is the Star Picking Tower in the capital, and Zhang Biao looked at the particularly tall building that Fan Wei was referring to.

This building is rumored to be built by Taizong in order to recruit talents, and to be able to make a name for himself in this building can be regarded as opening the door to his career, so it has attracted many literati and scholars.

It's just that their purpose is not there, the convoy turned westward on the way, and on the way Zhang Biao also saw Fan Wei let a servant leave the convoy and go east. Everyone understands people, and they all know that they are going back to report the news.

Although he turned around all the way, the direction still did not change, and Zhang Biao could still feel that the direction was still generally going west.

The motorcade passed through a bustling street and turned into a street that felt like it had been forgotten for a long time.

The street was not bustling with people or hawkers, just a few horse-drawn carriages passing by occasionally, and a few sneaky pedestrians.

Although the buildings on both sides of the avenue look very good, they are not as noisy as the road just now, and occasionally you will see some people squatting in the corner, looking blankly ahead.