"They seem to be the only one who is the head of the Zhang family, but if they violate the interests of their family, the fall of the Zhang family will only be in an instant, the leader, if someone obeys it, it is called the leader, and if everyone betrays their relatives, the leader will die the worst."

Zhang Bao listened to his father's words, but he didn't say anything.

"Bud..."

Zhang Chong called out, and when he saw Zhang Bao's lost soul, he couldn't help but sigh lightly.

He knew that his son had been pampered since he was a child, and he had hardly suffered any setbacks.

suffered heavy blows in front of the prince twice in a row, so he was so lost.

But it's okay to be able to suffer a setback now, and the family may still be saved in the future.

"You go and rest first, we'll leave the capital later."

Zhang Bao snorted, got up and walked towards the door.

"Daddy."

When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and shouted, "We're not busy." ”

Zhang Chong was taken aback, he sat up from the bed and looked at his son suspiciously.

Zhang Bao, who turned around, had a sense of openness in his expression.

"Dad, what you said is right, if we just go back like this, the Zhang family will not only not be able to be a rich man, but will also be overthrown and destroyed by those local forces who once supported us in an instant, so this road is actually a dead end, and we can't go."

Zhang Bao gritted her teeth and said, "There is still a way now." ”

"What's the way?"

"After all, the prince of the prison country is only the crown prince after all, and the throne is not his, but it is still two words."

Zhang Chong's face was shocked, and he said, "Bao'er, what do you mean?" ”

"Now that Cao Xiangjiang is declining, he has lost the authority of the rivers and lakes, and the king of Ning and other vassal kings in the south are ready to move, and they must have agents in the capital."

Zhang Bao narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Our Zhang family has a huge influence in the Hexi Corridor of the Western Regions, as long as this influence is still there, we have bargaining chips, the East Palace rejects us, then let's go to King Ning!"

"Hengzhi is a broken jar, and if you can't point to it, you will fall out of the way."

The corners of Zhang Chong's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice:

"It's not a good idea to participate in the royal struggle without authorization, King Ning has seven vassal kings around him, and they have become a climate in the south, so they may not look down on our Dunhuang Zhang clan."

Zhang Bao was unimpressed when he heard this, and said in a deep voice:

"Not necessarily, I heard that King Ning returned to Beijing with the Seven Kings this time, and his original intention was to directly take down Yuan Zhi Xiao'er, and even did not hesitate to assassinate the prince in the palace Xiaohu Mountain, but the prince of the family had a big life, and he actually came back alive without dying."

"At this time, they were passive, and the East Palace directly destroyed all their strongholds in the capital, so they had to go back to Jiangnan in disgrace."

"At this point, they finally understand that this prince is not easy to deal with, and it is no wonder that Cao Qichang was defeated so quickly, now it is not what it used to be, they began to lower their posture and look for collaborators!"

"These... Bud, who told you... Is it the head of Dugu Shao? Zhang Chong was stunned and said:

"He is Cao Xiang's son, and he is loyal to Cao Xiang, and Cao Xiang has always been incompatible with King Ning, how could he tell you this?"

Zhang Bao smiled slightly after hearing this, "Dad, you are an old brain, people don't kill for themselves, it is true that the head of Dugu Shao is loyal to Cao Xiang, but after all, he is a Jianghu organization, and there are so many brothers under him who open their mouths to eat, after Cao Xiang steps down, he will lose his support, and he may be disbanded, or let out to find a way out." ”

"Dugucheng had to think about the survival of the Bloody Hand Gate, and at this time, King Ning stretched out his hand to him, and it became a matter of course for him to secretly take refuge in King Ning."

After hearing this, Zhang Chong seemed to wake up like a dream, "King Kening is far away in Jiangnan, how can we contact them?" ”

"Dad, please rest assured, Dugucheng said that King Ning already has a plenipotentiary in the capital." "Who?"

"The third prince, Zhao Wang Yuanluo." Zhang Bao said in a low voice.

"Ahh It's him, an idle kid. Zhang Chong scoffed when he heard this.

"Hey, father, we are cooperating with King Ning, and King Zhao is just a spokesperson and a microphone, not a decision-maker, so let's care if he is a gentleman?"

After Zhang Bao said this, Zhang Chong had a little spectrum in his heart.

If King Ning could agree to their request, then their local forces in the Western Regions would secretly defect to the Southern Bloc.

But how do you get in touch with King Zhao?

The prince's secret guard must have placed eyeliner around the post house to prevent changes.

If you go to contact King Zhao under the nose of the prince, don't say that this is purely looking for death, then King Zhao probably won't easily say anything to their father and son.

Zhang Chong, who felt in a dilemma, felt the turbulence in the capital for the first time.

Its degree of danger is not comparable to those deserts in the Western Regions at all.

Here, the highest level of the empire is involved.

Once involved, if you are not careful, it will be the end of disrepute. But just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Who?"

Zhang Chong asked vigilantly.

There was a chuckle outside the door, and the man said, "My son-in-law, please talk about it together." ”

Zhang Bao and Zhang Chong glanced at each other, and he walked up to open the door.

I saw a middle-aged man standing outside the door who couldn't see the depth, very elegant.

It's like a military advisor.

The middle-aged military advisor bowed his hand very politely and said, "This is the young master of the Long family?" ”

Obviously, he knew the Zhang father and son.

As he spoke, he didn't wait for Zhang Bao to reply, turned sideways and led outside, and said:

"Please come with me, it's not good to keep my son-in-law waiting for a long time."

"But you haven't told us yet, who is your son-in-law?" Zhang Bao didn't move, his eyes stared at him vigilantly, and asked.

The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "My son-in-law is the third in the palace. ”

The father and son glanced at each other, and each had a hint of surprise in their eyes.

The third in the palace, who else could it be if it wasn't King Zhao?

Zhang Bao nodded, raised his legs and followed behind the military advisor.

Zhang Chong dragged back a little.

The three of them turned around and got into a carriage in the alley next to the post house.

Zhang Chong, who sat down, sighed slightly in his heart, the whereabouts of their father and son, Mo said that the prince knew everything about it, even King Zhao had already been eyeing it.

Looking at the bustling street outside through the curtains, this lively and ordinary scene gave Zhang Chong a sense of calmness and terror that hid the huge waves.

It seems that if you are not careful, you will be swept into the deep sea and shattered to pieces.

He, an old Jianghu, only felt that the water here was too deep and bottomless when he arrived in the capital.

About a quarter of an hour later, father and son came to a restaurant.

Straight up to the second floor room, there was no one around, only a table.

A handsome and gentle young man was drinking to himself.

"This is my son-in-law."

Without waiting for Yuan Luo to speak, Zhang Chong took the initiative to step forward and bow his hand.