The next day, Zhu Ming took his family and his entourage to the Huangting Temple in the eastern suburbs to see incense.

By the way, go to visit Juancheng Zhang's family.

The car drove slowly eastward, and the people in the city watched curiously.

Puzhou City was built in the Sui and Tang dynasties, only repaired from time to time, has never been expanded, the scale is not very large. Official buildings such as state offices, county offices, school fields, and state schools occupy one-sixth of the city's area.

More people lived outside the city.

In the Song Dynasty, the city implemented the Xiangfang system, that is, the whole city was divided into several districts (chambers), and then subdivided into several blocks (fangs).

The squares of the Song Dynasty were different from those of the Tang Dynasty, and all the isolated buildings were demolished, leaving only the squares of each block. The square forehead is written with "XX Fang" to determine the block information, and later gradually evolved into a torii.

Zhu Ming looked at the people on both sides of the street and suddenly remembered the bustling Tokyo.

Naturally, it cannot be compared with Tokyo, but the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty were equally miserable, Puzhou was directly slaughtered, and the people in the city were killed.

At that time, the small city of Puzhou, with only more than 1,000 remnants of the Western Army, carried the main force of the Jin Army on both roads for 33 days.

The guard general Yao Duan led 500 western troops out of the city to attack at night and rushed straight to Yan Zonghan's Chinese army tent.

Wanyan Zonghan was wearing a single coat and fled in terror barefoot on a late autumn night. After gathering the army, the birdman was furious, ordered an all-out attack on Puzhou, and threatened to slaughter the city to vent his anger.

Zhizhou Yang Cuizhong led the people of the city to stick to it. The city was broken, street fighting, retreating to the bell tower, Yang Cuizhong was captured and martyred.

Yao Duan led the remnants of his army to break through successfully, and later died in the Battle of Zhegao.

Zhu Ming looked at the vivid faces in Puzhou City, and had a very ambivalent psychology about whether Jingkang would rebel again.

This is not the first time this idea has appeared, and I have had it several times in Tokyo.

After Jingkang, the rebellion will be very smooth, and the difficulty of the uprising will be greatly reduced.

However, the people of Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and other places will fall into hell, and the economy and people's livelihood of the entire north will be greatly damaged.

Between the myths, Zhu Ming had already ridden out of the city.

Continuing two miles, the scribe in charge of guiding the way said: "Taishou, in front of you is Huang Tingguan." ”

Zhu Ming didn't go to Huang Tingguan: "I heard that the Juancheng Zhang family is near here." ”

The scribe replied: "The ancestral house of the Zhang family still has two miles of land." ”

"You come to lead the way, go to Zhang's house first." Zhu Ming smiled.

The scribe was stunned, and then shouted: "Go to Zhangzhuang!" ”

"Dangdangdangdangdang!"

The gong rang six times in a row, and the soapman held a sign to lead the way.

The scribe also said: "Taishou, when visiting the Zhang family, you must send someone to notify you in advance, so that the Zhang family can be prepared." ”

Zhu Ming nodded: "Yes." ”

A soap official rode a horse to report the news, and when everyone arrived at the ancestral house of the Zhang family, the Zhang family had gathered dozens of people to greet them.

Zhang Zuchun was standing in front with a cane, and when he saw Taishou dismounting, he immediately stepped forward to salute: "Juancheng Zhang Zuchun, bring the people of the Zhang clan to meet Taishou!" ”

"The old man doesn't have to be formal," Zhu Ming helped him up and patted the sword on his waist, "It's been nearly ten days since I came to Puzhou, but I haven't visited Mr. Yaya's descendants, which is already very rude." I have admired Mr. Cliff for a long time, and even practiced swordsmanship hard, and I have long wanted to visit Juancheng. ”

The ancestor was worshipped, Zhang Zuchun was very happy, and hurriedly said: "Taishou, please come to the house for a banquet." ”

Juancheng Zhang is a descendant of Zhang Yong, a famous minister in the early Song Dynasty.

Zhang Yong is a person who is both civil and military, and can create a new style of academics, and Wu can quell the rebellion in Shudi. can drink three fights without getting drunk, swordsmanship is unparalleled in the world, and Chen Shu and Kou Zhun are good friends, and he is also the "father of the son".

Before the age of nineteen, Zhang Yong was just a ranger, fighting a sword to and from Shandong and Hebei. Suddenly I wanted to study, quit my home to study for 17 years, and finally won the title of the gold list.

Zhu Ming was introduced into the house, and the meal was just started, so he drank tea and ate some snacks first.

Zhang Zuchun began to introduce the clansmen, especially a few teenagers, and said: "The descendants are ashamed of their ancestors, and they have not been in the Jinshi for 40 years. The Zhang family has a good talent today, called Zhang Lu, but unfortunately he is not in his hometown and went to Tokyo to study. ”

Zhu Ming said with a smile: "I have been studying too much for a year, where is Zhang Lu studying?" ”

Zhang Zuchun said: "Taixue is superior. ”

Zhu Ming said: "I missed it, I am in charge of the outside students." ”

"It's a pity that he hasn't been a student of Taishou," Zhang Zuchun beat the snake and put a stick, "When he returns to his hometown for the New Year, he will definitely go to visit Taishou and ask Taishou for teaching." ”

"I am looking for me from the state government," Zhu Ming took the opportunity to say, "Among the sons of the Zhang family, can you launch one person to be my personal follower temporarily?" ”

Zhang Zuchun said: "It is a rare blessing to be able to follow Taishou. Zhang Bo, come here! ”

Zhang Bo is in his twenties, intelligent, learned to bow and horse, is good at swordsmanship, likes to drink, and is the juvenile version of Zhang Yong. It's a pity that in the matter of studying, he is too far from his ancestors, and he didn't even pass the state exam twice.

In this life, I don't think about becoming a jinshi, just follow Zhu Ming to experience.

"Boring to meet Taishou!" Zhang Bo was respectful.

Zhu Ming looked at this person, and praised him: "The appearance is dignified, the martial arts are powerful, and at first glance, he is both civil and military." ”

It is so convenient to be an official, and it is easy to recruit talents.

Of course, Zhu Ming's real purpose in choosing a Zhang son as his entourage is to facilitate things.

Zhang Zuchun instructed: "And cheer for the Taishou sword dance." ”

"It's ugly!" Zhang Bo clenched his fists.

This man had two swords, one was a two-handed long sword and the other was a one-handed short sword.

The one-meter-eight Shandong man drew his sword out of the sheath, slashed and stabbed, and scolded the eight poles.

"Good swordsmanship!" Li Bao clapped his hands and praised.

Zhu Ming said: "It is difficult for a person to dance a sword, you go and fight with him." ”

Li Bao jumped out with a gun: "I'm here!" ”

The two immediately fought alone, with one shot and one sword, and the fight was inseparable.

Li Bao's spear skills were learned from the army, not only him, but also many good citizens and robbers in Shandong, and all their martial arts were passed on from the army.

Zhang Bo's swordsmanship is ancestral, and the legend comes from Chen Luan's ancestor. I don't know if this is true or not, but when Zhang Yong was a hero, he did follow Chen Tuan to learn Taoism.

"Anyway, don't hurt the peace."

The two fought for a while, and Zhu Ming stopped at the right time and asked them to come back for tea.

Li Bao was very ashamed, he used a spear as a weapon, and he should be able to defeat Zhang Bo quickly, and he was actually equal after fighting for a long time.

Zhu Ming asked, "Can you visit the Zhangjia Library?" ”

Zhang Zuchun said: "It's too please." ”

Zhang Yong did not leave an industry back then, and when he was a hero, he "went bankrupt to serve guests", and he was poor when he entertained heroes all day long. All the money accumulated by the official for many years was used to buy books and wine, leaving only 10,000 volumes of books for posterity.

Even this ancestral house was built by his eldest son, whose four sons were all officials.

Today's Zhang family is divided into three, and one family lives in Tokyo, which has long been dilapidated. One family is in Fujian, and there is very little contact with the main sect. The family was in Juancheng, completely became a landlord, and had not been a jinshi for decades, and was reduced to an ordinary local clan.

Zhu Ming wandered around the library and found an interesting phenomenon, the Zhang family actually collected hundreds of Taoist scriptures.

In addition, there are books on the art of war and martial arts.

Zhu Ming took out a book of adzes, and the beginning was eight words: There is no single use, and the law is heavy and double-lined.

Reading the general outline carefully, Zhu Ming found that he had practiced wrongly, and the double gong was the complete version of horse warfare. If you only use one wedge, you won't be able to use many moves, and you won't be able to use the true power of the wedge.

"Can I borrow this book?" Zhu Ming asked.

Zhang Zuchun said: "Taishou can take it. ”

Zhu Ming flipped through the martial arts cheats and said casually: "I heard that the Zhang family has dozens of acres of land, which was occupied by Huang Tingguan?" ”

Zhang Zuchun was annoyed when he mentioned this, and said angrily: "Those Taoist priests are all unreasonable, relying on Wang Laozhi's arrogance, and they actually included many thieves in the Taoist temple. Those thieves put on Taoist clothes and forcibly occupied the land around Huang Tingguan, and those who did not comply were often beaten, and even some farmers disappeared. ”

"The Zhang family is so powerful that they don't dare to resist?" Zhu Ming asked.

Zhang Zuchun said: "The dozens of acres of land forcibly occupied by Taoist priests are not far from Huang Tingguan, and they are not owned by the main sect. Moreover, it's not Ueda, if you occupy it, you will occupy it, and if you provoke that group of Taoist priests, you won't have a safe life. They have Wang Laozhi's backing, and they also have many thieves, and it is difficult to end the trouble. ”

Zhu Ming handed the martial arts cheats to Bai Sheng and said with a smile: "How about I help the Zhang family recover the land?" ”

Zhang Zuchun whispered: "The Taoist priest is arrogant and domineering, and he will do everything to eliminate evil!" But Huang Tingguan was expanded by the emperor's order, except for the unclean, there are endless troubles. ”

Zhu Ming said: "The official family only allowed the expansion of the Huangting Temple, but did not let the Taoist priests collude with the thieves, nor did they allow the Taoist priests to forcibly occupy the land of the good people. As a local keeper, I should cut off the thieves. It's just that the soap officials and archers in the state and county are disobedient, and the Xiang army has no right to move, so they have to ask the Zhang family to borrow some armor and strong men. ”

Zhang Zuchun hesitated, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

The dozens of acres of land that were occupied were only owned by the Zhang branch, not the property of the Zhang family's main sect. And there are not many of them, so why provoke Taoist priests and robbers?

If it is not clean, it may not only offend Wang Laozhi, but also attract the revenge of the thieves.

Zhu Ming is going to attack Huang Tingguan now, Zhang Zuchun supports it in his heart, but it is not good to let the Zhang family come out.

Zhu Ming looked at the collection of books in the building, and said with emotion: "I think of Mr. Yaya, when he fought with a sword across Hebei and Shandong (the Song Dynasty had the concept of Shandong), he went bankrupt and entertained Haojie, and when he was angry, he drew his sword and killed people. Although there is a huge industry now, the descendants of the Zhang family do not dare to resist even a few thieves. Where does the blood of the ancestors exist? ”

Zhang Zuchun was ashamed to hear it, but his ass decided his head, he had to think about the whole family, and he really didn't dare to offend the thief who wore a Taoist robe.

"Forget it," Zhu Ming said, "I'll go to Mr. Yaya's tomb to pay respects, and then go back to the state to drink." The Zhang family is not in a hurry to occupy the land, so why am I in a hurry as a Zhizhou? The Zhang family didn't have a single man. ”

Zhang Bo's face is already swollen and red, young people are always vigorous, how can they admit that they have no eggs? He shook his sword and roared: "The Zhang family has its own good man here!" Taishou doesn't have to be excited, I will kill it single-handedly tonight, and I will definitely kill those thieves! ”

Zhu Ming nodded with satisfaction: "It turns out that there is still a man left in the Zhang family, and I will write to tell my friends in Tokyo." Let's just say that Zhang Qianya's bloodline has been inherited to this day, and the bloodiness still exists. It's a pity that he didn't save much, and he was bullied by thieves in the countryside. Woohoo, how sad. ”

Zhang Zuchun still wants to have face, at least he can't lose the face of his ancestors, so he immediately arched his hand and said: "Taishou, please wait a minute, the old man can't make the decision alone, and he must convene all rooms and branches to discuss this matter." ”

The weaker the Zhang family was, the more relieved Zhu Ming became.

The local clans that thieves can bully belong to a very perfect breakthrough.

(End of chapter)