After some ceremony, Shao Yuanjie also personally walked up to the altar and began to offer incense and pray.

Just as Shao Yuanjie was meditating, suddenly a loud voice came through, and an old man dressed as a woodcutter walked in from outside the view.

The officers and soldiers of the guard and the Taoist priest tried to stop this man, but he was knocked to the ground by the old woodcutter one by one in a few strokes.

Shao Yuanjie stopped praying, turned around and looked at this person, his face suddenly changed greatly, but immediately returned to a smiling face, and after signaling the disciples and officers and soldiers to stop, he walked in front of this person:

"Second brother, I haven't seen you go for so many years? Big brother, I send someone to inquire about your whereabouts almost every year, and take you into the palace to enjoy happiness, do you know how much I miss you, big brother?"

It turned out that this woodcutter was Shao Yuanying.

Shao Yuanying looked at Shao Yuanjie with disdain:

"You deceive teachers and destroy ancestors, greedy for glory and wealth, you are not worthy of being my brother at all, I came to you today to settle old accounts with you. ”

At this time, Zhang Fujing, with the help of two subordinates, walked outside the Taoist temple with officials such as Zhai Luan and Fang Xianfu on crutches.

It can be seen that Zhang Fujing was already gray-haired and pale at this time, and he seemed to have come with a serious illness.

When several people were about to enter the audience, they were stopped by several officers and soldiers, and one of the generals said to Zhang Fujing and the others:

"Ladies and gentlemen, there are assassins inside, and I hope that all of you will take shelter first. ”

As soon as Zhai Luan, Fang Xianfu and others heard that there was an assassin, they were immediately frightened and wanted to pull Zhang Fujing to dodge, but Zhang Fujing refused:

"If you're afraid of death, go and hide, anyway, I, Zhang Fujing, have already stepped into the coffin with half a foot, and I'm not afraid of this assassin!"

Zhai Luan immediately pleaded and said to Zhang Fujing:

"Elder Zhang Ge, you can't be like this, if you make any mistakes this time, Your Majesty can't spare us!"

Zhang Xuan looked up to the sky and smiled:

"If Your Majesty really cares about the life and death of my Zhang Fujing, why does Your Majesty insist on letting me travel hundreds of miles to come to Shaoxing to participate in this sacrifice knowing that I Zhang Fujing is so seriously ill? ”

After speaking, he ordered the two servants beside him to help him into the Taoist temple.

The two brothers who were born in the confrontation also found that a person suddenly walked in from the Taoist temple.

Shao Yuanying turned around, looked at Zhang Fujing behind him, and then walked over to Zhang Fujing and asked:

"Could it be that you are the old man Zhang Fu of the former cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, Lord Zhang?"

Zhang Xuan smiled and shook Shao Yuanying's hand:

"I'm Zhang Fujing!"

Shao Yuanying then laughed at Zhang Xuan:

"Zhang Ge didn't expect that you are really bold, your body is like this, and you have to come in and see me, an assassin!"

Zhang Fujing coughed a few times, and then laughed at Shao Yuanying:

"I think you must be a heroic warrior, I don't know why you came here?"

Shao Yuanying turned around and pointed at Shao Yuanjie, who was still silently watching the two of them:

"I'm here to settle some personal matters!"

Zhang Fujing replied:

"Oh......!"

Then he looked at Shao Yuanying and said:

"Then can you give the old man a face, and after this sacrificial ceremony is over, how about settling it with Shao Guoshi? After all, this sacrifice is also to worship the Seven Emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty, in order to seek peace in the world. ”

Shao Yuanying looked at Zhang Fujing, then turned his head to look at his eldest brother Shao Yuanjie, and temporarily swallowed:

"Okay, since Elder Zhang Ge has spoken, then I'll give it a face, and when the sacrifice is over, I'll settle accounts with it!"

So the sacrificial ceremony began again, and the officials saw that they were okay just now, and they also walked into the Taoist temple one after another.

Under the auspices of Shao Yuanjie, the officials who came here began to offer incense and pray for worship, and for a time it returned to a solemn scene.

Zhang Fujing was naturally the first person to step forward to offer incense after the Shao Yuan Festival.

I saw Zhang Fujing, and after signaling the two subordinates next to him to let go of him, he walked slowly step by step on crutches to the altar.

Then, under the support of the crutches, he took the incense from a small Taoist priest on the side, folded his hands, and paid homage to the seven emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty, and finally knelt down on the spiritual seat of the Holy Empress Dowager of Chaozhang, held the crutches, and began to pray silently.

Zhang Fujing was alone, I don't know how long I prayed, and then Shao Yuanjie in the audience reminded him:

"Zhang Fujing, Master Zhang, you have enough time to pray, it's time to come down!"

Zhang Fujing ignored Shao Yuanjie, still not knowing what he was praying for.

Shao Yuanjie said to Zhang Xuan's two attendants:

"What are you still looking at here? Why don't you go up and help Master Zhang down?"

At this time, Zhang Fujing was already lying on the ground, desperately kowtowing to the spiritual position of the Holy Empress Dowager.

By the time the two attendants helped Zhang Fujing down, Zhang Fujing's forehead was already full of blood.

At this time, the ministers in the audience began to discuss:

"It's been a few years since Zhang Ge left office...... I didn't expect to be so loyal to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty!"

Immediately, some officials chimed in:

"Yes, we must report this time to the emperor, so that the emperor knows Zhang Gelao's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhang Fujing walked out of the Taoist temple with the help of two attendants.

Du Buyi also pulled Zhu Qi to follow quietly at this time, after all, Zhang Fujing is also the most important person to Du Buyi since Wang Yangming.

When Zhang was about to take the carriage, Du did not forget to pull Zhu Qi and ran over and shouted:

"Brother Zhang, have you been okay in the past few years?"

Zhang Fujing looked back, isn't this his good brother Du Forgetful? Immediately showed a surprised expression.

In order to avoid suspicion, Du Buyi and Zhu Qi got on Zhang Fujing's carriage and chatted with him.

Zhu Qi naturally sat on the side and rubbed Zhang Fujing's shoulders and back, and Zhang Xuan also looked at Zhu Qi with a smile at this time:

"The county lord is really good-looking and diligent!"

Don't forget to smile:

"She's okay, she's okay!"

Then he asked:

"Brother Zhang, what's wrong with your body?"

Zhang Fujing shook his head:

"I'm already terminally ill, I'm afraid it's not going to be a few days!"

Du did not forget to ask again:

"Why are you so sick that the emperor still forces you to come here to worship?"

Zhang Fujing sighed:

"The emperor is angry with me, he already knew about my pretending to be sick last time, so he deliberately appointed me to come to Shaoxing this time, if I don't come, I'm afraid I will have to implicate my children and grandchildren, so I have no choice but to do it. ”

Du did not forget a wry smile:

"There are so many helpless people in this life, who would have thought that the emperor's most favored person would end up like this!"

Zhang Fujing stroked his long beard:

"The officialdom is ruthless, and the emperor is even more ruthless, it has been like this since ancient times, brother, I still envy you for being so happy and happy, Brother Du!"

Don't forget to smile:

"Everyone looks enviable in the eyes of others, but in reality, it is not!"

Zhang Fujing sighed again:

"Yes, it's not true, just like my relationship with the Empress Dowager Zhangsheng, the Empress Dowager Zhangsheng has always disliked me since she entered the palace, and I often disobey her, because she is too stubborn and strong, and even the emperor is influenced by her. ”

Du did not forget to say with a smile:

"Although she doesn't like you, she doesn't object to the emperor reusing you, I think Brother Zhang, you should be grateful to her for worshipping her so devoutly today, right?"

Zhang Fujing nodded:

"I didn't expect her to leave earlier than me, but after she left, Your Majesty is such a filial person, I'm afraid it will delay the court?"

Du did not forget to say:

"I don't think so, after all, Your Majesty is not a mediocre lord, Your Majesty has been on the throne for many years, and what he has done for the people, I have seen it all, but there are too many natural and man-made disasters, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would have already entered the prosperous era of Jiajing. ”

Zhang Fujing read a few sentences in a row:

"Jiajing Prosperous Age...... Jiajing Prosperous ...... Jiajing is prosperous......!"

Suddenly fainted.

Du did not forget, so he hurriedly asked people to drive the carriage back to the city to find all Langzhong for diagnosis and treatment.

As a result, Lang Zhong's reply was:

"Inform his family early and take care of the aftermath!"

Du Buyi and Zhu Qi had to suspend the matter of Shaoxing at this time and escort Zhang Fujing back to his hometown in Wenzhou.

After traveling all night and rushing to the outside of Zhang Fujing's house, Zhang Fujing's three sons, Xunzhi, Xunye, and Xunfu, heard that their father was dead, so they ran out and knelt and cried in front of Zhang Fujing's sedan chair.

Then Du did not forget to quickly let them help Zhang Fujing into the house, and after Zhang Fujing lay at home for two days, he finally survived forever.

After Zhang Fujing was buried, Du Yiyi held a pot of wine alone and shed tears in front of its grave.

At this time, Zhu Qi came over and saw that Du Buyi was very sad, so he patted Du Buyi on the shoulder:

"Brother Du, you don't have to be so sad, even if Master Zhang leaves, he will always live in our hearts!"

Du did not forget to pour half of the wine in his hand in front of Zhang Fujing's grave, and then drank the other half in one gulp:

"Qi'er, you don't know my relationship with Brother Zhang, over the years, I have always regarded him as my best brother, now that my brother is gone, can I not be sad?"

Suddenly, a loud voice came from not far away:

"Stinky boy, do you only treat Zhang Fujing as a good big brother, have you forgotten my big brother?"

Of course, Du Bu was familiar with this voice, and when he turned his head to look, it was naturally Shao Yuanying who came.

Shao Yuanying walked to Zhang Fujing's grave and saluted, and then patted Du Buyi on the shoulder:

"Brother Du, I actually knew that you were hiding in Qingyuan Guan that day, but I couldn't find you because of the situation. ”

Du didn't forget to stand up and pat the dust on his body, and then said to Shao Yuanying:

"Uncle Shao, in fact, we also wanted to go out to see you at that time, but you should also know that scene!"

Shao Yuanying smiled:

"It's okay, I understand!"

Then he pointed to a place not far behind him:

"Brother Du, who do you think is here?"

Du did not forget to turn around and look, only to see a large group of people not far away, the leader of which was his apprentice Zhang Songxi and Shaolin abbot Master Huizhen, and there seemed to be the heads of the major factions behind him.

Zhang Songxi ran over and hugged Du Yifu.

Du did not forget to ask excitedly:

"Songxi, how did you get here?"

Zhang Songxi replied:

"We also heard the news that Master you are here, and there is something that Lord Zhang is about to die, so I rushed to find you day and night, and by the way, I also sent a few for Master Zhang, but unfortunately it was too late. ”