Chapter 3: Zhang's [II]
"The five sons of the Yellow Emperor Shaohao Qingyang clan waved the bow and arrow, and the descendants gave the surname Zhang. It is for Hebei Zhang's. This is a bit far, and when I get closer, Zhang's more famous is the prince of Liuhou, and Zhang Liang is also.
However, it has little to do with the Zhang family of Wuxian County. The Zhang family of Qinghe Dongwucheng is the lineage of the Liuhou, and the Zhang family of Wuxian County is only a branch of the 11th Sun Huaiyuan of the Liuhou. As for Zhang Hanjie's generation, it is already the ninth generation, and it has been settled in Wu County for more than 140 years.
Huaiyuan Gong was originally a branch of the Zhang family in Dongwu City, Qinghe, and the family was not prosperous, and after his father died early, the family property was embezzled by the clansmen. In a fit of anger, he left home and set up another door in the county to pass on the lineage of the Zhang family in the county.
The patriarchs of the Zhang clan in Suxian County were shrewd and capable, and their descendants were flourishing, and there were many officials. Although there have been no big officials - the oldest is the fourth generation ancestor Fengyan Gong, who has been a miscellaneous Zhonglang general of 2,000 stones - the family business has gradually prospered.
Later, as the years went by, those old grievances and grievances of the old sesame seeds and millet were vaguely remembered in addition to the family tree, and not many people in future generations still remembered them. Eighty years ago, the fifth-generation patriarch Zhang Gongyuande invited a genealogy from the Qinghe Zhang family to complete the previous genealogy, and this matter was revealed. But now, the two sides have already come out of the five suits, and they are not relatives, but they just know that there is such a family.
After one hundred and forty years of hard work, the Zhang family of Wuxian County has become one of the biggest heroes in the Lu country, and it can be regarded as one of the few gate valves in Yuzhou. Of course, the Zhang family of Wuxian County has never produced a high-ranking official. Although the general is noble in the Han Dynasty, the miscellaneous general of 2,000 stones can only be said to be up and down, and there is still a long way to go from the likes of the three princes and the nine kings. Therefore, the Zhang clan of Wuxian County is just a well-dressed family in the local area, and it is roughly ranked in the middle of the ranks of the scholar clan. If you take into account that in the last two generations, none of the Zhang family has produced high-ranking officials, and most of the officials are in the flow of thousands of stones, and the evaluation will drop a little more, ranking in the middle and lower reaches.
The top scholars are known as the family, and they are the ministers of the world. Such families often specialize in one classic, and their protΓ©gΓ©s are convenient for the world. For example, Yang Shichuan Ouyang "Shangshu" of the Hongnong clan, and Meng's "Yi" study of the Yuan family of Runan - they are the heads of the official group, and the three princes and nine kings are not surprised. The Runan Yuan family produced five three dukes in the fourth generation - that is, the Yuan family of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.
The second-class scholars are the well-dressed clans, who often serve as officials for generations and manipulate the local politics of the state and county. For example, Runan Fan's and Nanyang's Cen's.
Runan Taishou Zongzi (Nanyang people), entrusted to the county of Fan Fan; Cheng Jin (Hongnong) is the Taishou of Nanyang, and he is entrusted to Cen Hui in this county. Turned the two counties into two private kingdoms. "Runan 'Taishou' Fan Mengbo (ζ»), Nanyang Zong's Boss Huanuo", "Nanyang 'Taishou' Cen Gongxiao (ζ), Hongnong Chengjin but sitting down" is about this matter, this ballad is widely spread, and it is a good story for a while. (This example happened a little later, roughly a few years later, but the author is shallow and didn't think of a more appropriate example, so I used it)
Supposedly, Zhang's also belongs to this part. However, the two generations of the Zhang family have neither produced high-ranking officials nor celebrities, and they are rich and powerful, but they are one layer worse in terms of reputation. However, the Zhang family still used each other with local officials to form party aid, forming a landlord bully and evil force with collusion between officials and private interests.
Moreover, the rich side of the Zhang family in Suxian County is not inferior to most of the top families. There are not 10,000 hectares of open fields, but there are as many as 3,600 hectares, thousands of households, and 500 private soldiers. Among them, there were also eighty cavalrymen. There are more troops than the troops of Wu County, and they are really stomping and shaking. Locally, not to mention the county order, even Lu Guoxiang wants to let Zhang's score a few points.
As for hiding the fields and population, and automatically and consciously resisting the exploitation (taxation) and oppression (forced labor) of the feudal empire, it is the common practice of the powerful family with the surname of the family.
Zhang Zhao, the patriarch of the Zhang clan in Suxian County, is Zhang He's father, in other words, Zhang Hanjie's grandfather.
Zhang Zhao had been a county official for several years. However, the Liang family, a relative of the Liang family, monopolized power, and the government was chaotic and hostile to everyone. At that time, there was a song circulating, "Straight as a string, on the edge of the road of death." Qu is like a hook, anti-feudal marquis".
No matter how powerful Liang Ji is, after all, he is not the emperor, the Han Dynasty is not allowed to be the king unless he is a clan, and with Wang Mang's example in front, it is not easy to rebel. The Liang family is like cooking in oil, prosperous to the extreme, and it is time to flourish and decline.
Attached to Liang's, Zhang Zhao felt that the risk was high and the return was low; If you don't attach to it, it's not interesting for this official to be in front of you. Seeing that there is nothing to do, the Zhang family in Wuxian County has a big business, so it is better to return to the house. Zhang Zhao resigned and returned home.
Zhang Zhao has a total of five sons and one daughter, but only three sons have survived until now. Today, the eldest son is called Zhang He, the protagonist's father, twenty years old, married to Pingyuan Wang, and has a son; The second son's name is Zhang Huan, eighteen years old, and he married Zhao from the same county at the end of last year; These two are the sons of Zhang Zhaozheng's wife, Liu. The third son, Zhang Pu, who is just thirteen years old this year, is from Zhang Zhao's concubine Chen.
The full moon banquet did not invite outsiders, and the people who came were all members of the Zhang family, including Zhang Zhao and his wife, son and daughter-in-law, as well as several elders of the Zhang family and some important figures of the Zhang family.
However, when he saw the Zhang family for the first time, Zhang Hanjie did not leave much impression. After all, it was he who was taken to show others, and no one would introduce him to who.
Compared with Zhang He, Zhang Hanjie's impression of Zhang Zhao is much better.
Zhang Zhao is older, looking to be in his fifties - in fact, he is only forty-two years old, and the living conditions of ancient people are poor and old - Zhang Hanjie feels that he is an elder at a glance, and it is easy to accept psychologically. And Zhang Zhao's appearance is mediocre and courteous, and he also got impression points. Zhang Hanjie is really not good at studying by himself, but he still respects learned people very much. Everything is inferior, only reading is high, and it has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for thousands of years.
All this makes Zhang Hanjie's first impression of Zhang Zhao quite good. And Zhang Zhao hugged his grandson, and as soon as he was happy, he fed him with chopsticks dipped in wine syrup.
The aroma is very light, the color of the wine is cloudy, and many impurities can be seen. Zhang Hanjie held the chopsticks in his mouth and tasted them carefully. Every day, in addition to milk, it is water, and the bird has long faded out of his mouth, and he is naturally very happy when he sees the wine.
The taste of the wine is somewhat similar to rice wine, which makes him involuntarily recall the rice wine made by his mother in his previous life, and the sake lees eggs made are also this taste, sweet, with a faint aroma of wine, and he will eat a few bowls every time......
Zhang Hanjie drank again and again, and even reached out to take the wine glass. He was willing to drink, but he choked Zhang Wang's anxious, where could he drink for such a young child. But in a hurry, she can't say it, and there is no reason for the younger generation to say the elders.
On this day, Zhang Zhao gave his grandson a new name - Zhang Han, hoping that he would be broad-minded, modest and studious. However, Zhang Hanjie was depressed in his heart, and he drank several glasses, and he got drunk early, completely unaware of it.
Of course, even if he knew, he wouldn't take the name to heart. In his heart, he is still Zhang Hanjie - the man who is more than seven feet tall.
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Zhang Zhao's name, Zhang Han knew it very late, and it also brought him a trace of reverie. But he soon determined that this Zhang Zhao was not the other Zhang Zhao, just the same name. At least, his 'grandfather' Zhang Zhao has never been a big official, and he has only served as a county magistrate at the highest, and the word is not "Zibu", but "Yuanhui".
[Be kind, read a book and smash the ticket]