Chapter 277: The Final Truth (Part II)
"The secret ...... of the Tang family" Tang Zhan thought for a long time, and couldn't help but say, "What other secrets do we don't know about the ...... of the Dao?"
Lu Jing slowed down and replied softly: "Don't you remember, I said before, stupid fool, your grandfather actually hid some secrets from you, but for some reason, he didn't tell you all at that time...... Moreover, Senior Zuo also said before that the token given to Zhu Yuanzhang and Guo Zixing by the Tang family eighteen years ago was cut off in Wangjia Village, and I think the rest of the secret should be like this......"
"In that case, what should we do next?" Li Yuru then asked.
Lu Jing paused, and then glanced at Wang Zhongkui, who was meditating at the mouth of the hill in the crowd in the distance. Immediately, Lu Jing said softly: "At the moment, you still have to take the initiative to talk to your grandfather, fool, after all, this secret is very critical, and it is precisely because of this secret that Wangjia Village has not stopped for eighteen years......"
"The Tang family, the Wangjia Village, my grandfather, and my father and mother......" Tang Zhan listened to Lu Jing's words, and his heart kept wandering, "What kind of secret, why does it make the Tang family go through so many ups and downs...... What did the people of the Tang family do wrong, and fate wants to play tricks on us like this?War, death, pain, hatred, when will all this end......" Tang Zhan thought in his heart, and his mouth couldn't help but slowly babble, and it could be seen that Tang Zhan was very hesitant in his heart now. The other people next to him vaguely heard it, and they could also understand Tang Zhan's mood at this time......
A few hours later, Wangjia Village returned to its former tranquility. And Tang Zhan's timely return defeated Dou Deyong with Zhao Zichuan and others. The people of the village were saved, and the villagers were very happy. However, more importantly, the scene of Tang Zhan saving Wangjia Village. is exactly the same as his father's deeds eighteen years ago, and the people in the village are very grateful to Tang Zhan, seeing Tang Zhan, many older people are like seeing Tang Tianhui eighteen years ago......
But Tang Zhan is not in the mood to enjoy the "worship of heroes" now, for him, the most important thing now is to figure out the secrets of the Tang family. And the village head Wang Yuming briefly explained some of the situation. Wang Yuming followed Tang Zhan and Lu Jing to the house of Tang Zhan's grandfather Wang Zhongkui.
"Zhan'er, you came back in time today. defeated Dou Deyong and saved the people in the village, and my grandfather is also proud of you-" Seeing that Tang Zhan took the initiative to come to his house, Wang Zhongkui happily praised his grandson. "I believe your father's spirit has seen you in the sky. I'm sure I'll be happy too......"
However, Tang Zhan's face was not too happy, and he was always entangled in some things. Wang Zhongkui also saw it, so he asked again: "What's the matter, Zhan'er, your face is so bad, did you encounter something again?"
"That, grandfather......" Tang Zhan hesitated. Before he knew how to ask, he turned around and saw Lu Jing smiling and nodding at him. Tang Zhan paused, and then took the initiative to ask, "Zhan'er wants to ask you a question, don't be angry first......
When Wang Zhongkui heard this, he asked with a smile: "What is it that you will make your grandfather and me angry? Today, you saved the villagers like your father back then, and it is too late for my grandfather to be happy, how can you be angry...... Say, what's wrong with you, Zhan'er?"
Tang Zhan still paused for a long time, and then slowly spit out and said, "Grandpa, you ...... You told Zhan'er's parents about it that day, and Zhan'er was very pleased. But Zhan'er also thought of something, grandfather, you...... Are you still hiding anything about the Tang family from Zhan'er?"
As soon as he asked this, Wang Zhongkui's face really changed a lot. Looking at this, Wang Zhongkui's expression was a tacit acquiescence to Tang Zhan's statement. But Wang Zhongkui seemed to be very hesitant, he thought about it for a long time, and he didn't know how to say it, but he just thought about it: "Zhan'er, what secrets do you still want to know?"
"The secret of the Tang family—" Tang Zhan's voice gradually became louder, and then said, "Zuo Tianang's predecessor has already told me that when my father came to Wangjia Village, it was just in time for the Tang family to send a token to Zhu Yuanzhang in Haozhou City. At that time, the token had been handed over to Wangjia Village, and the Tang family disciples in Wangjia Village were the only ones in Wangjia Village...... You must know something, Grandpa, you and the other villagers have hidden it, right?"
After Wang Zhongkui listened to Tang Zhan's series of words, his whole face showed a little surprised. He thought quietly for a long time, then sighed slowly, and whispered: "Hey, fate should always be like this, let Zhan'er know the truth, right......?"
Hearing this, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing were even more determined in their thoughts. Tang Zhan asked again: "So, grandfather, do you really know the Dao?" about the secret behind the Tang Sect family......
"There is indeed a secret, about the token of the Tang Sect family...... Wang Zhongkui's face lost the joy just now, and said with a sad look in his eyes, "Seventeen years ago, there was indeed a token of the Tang Sect family that was sent to Wangjia Village, which was originally intended to be delivered to your father, but it was intercepted by others, and then the news was lost in the Central Plains from then on...... Zhan'er, do you know who is blocking the transmission of the token?"
"Who is it?" Tang Zhan asked urgently.
"It's your mother, and it's my daughter, Ping'er—" Wang Zhongkui said lightly, but his eyes looked a little strange.
"What?" Tang Zhan couldn't believe his ears, he didn't know the reason, why did his mother love his father, but he stopped the token of the Tang family and let it disappear from the world, so Tang Zhan asked again, "What is my mother...... Why do you want to do this?"
"Hey-fate, it's really difficult, it's really difficult to end this relationship......" Wang Zhongkui sighed deeply again, and continued to sigh, "Actually, before she died, your mother told your grandfather not to tell Zhan'er about this matter, do you know what Lu Dao is for?"
Tang Zhan didn't answer, just looked at the ground with his eyes and shook his head gently.
Wang Zhongkui glanced at Tang Zhan's immature and vicissitudes of life, and then said softly: "Your mother gave birth to you." I have always hoped that you can grow up peacefully, not to be contaminated with the hustle and bustle of the world, and you don't want to be involved in the rivers and lakes and political affairs. Ping'er just wants Zhan'er to be like an ordinary person. lived a peaceful and stable life as a commoner, instead of carrying the bumpy fate of the Tang family like now...... But just now, my grandfather saw Zhan'er's determination in front of Dou Deyong, and thought that you were raised by your uncle Tang Xiaofeng, and my grandfather knew that you could no longer fulfill your mother's last wish......"
Tang Zhan listened, stood up slightly, and then said in a firm tone: "That's right. I have already borne the fate of the Tang family, and I have the blood of the Tang family in my body, and I have inherited the will of the Tang family. The expulsion of the Tatars and the restoration of the Central Plains cannot be changed...... And my father once did such a thing, as a son to correct the name of the Tang family, I didn't have a choice. What's more, this is also my own lifelong wish. It doesn't have to change—"
"Sure enough, as I thought, Zhan'er, you are destined not to be ordinary...... Wang Zhongkui looked at Tang Zhan again and said, "That's fine, it's a good thing that a man has ambitions in all directions, and he has great aspirations in his heart...... Even so, it's not too much to tell you these secrets now......"
"Because the fool's mother wants the fool to grow up safely, she won't let Mr. Wang tell the fool this secret......, right? There was another inexplicable thought in my heart.
"This secret is very important, and it is important to the Tang family. It's very important to the fate of the world......" Tang Zhan asked again, "Anyway, grandfather, you better tell Zhan'er the secret......
Wang Zhongkui glanced at Tang Zhan's determined eyes, and from his eyes, Wang Zhongkui saw the difference between Tang Zhan and his father Tang Tianhui. Wang Zhongkui thought for a while, and then sighed softly: "Okay, since you say so, it's time for Zhan'er to know the Tao......"
Speaking of this, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing sat in front very seriously, listening to Wang Zhongkui's narration.
"Things have to start with your mother...... Wang Zhongkui said slowly, "At that time, your mother had already given birth to you, and it had been a long time since Dou Deyong had invaded Wangjia Village. One day, your father was working outside, and Ping'er took you for a walk at the village gate. At this time, a disciple who claimed to be from a Tang family sent two thick tokens to your mother. At that time, the people of the Tang family also knew about your father and your mother's marriage, so they also knew your mother, and asked your mother to hand over this thing to your father's hands...... After returning home, your mother found those two tokens, which were the formation against the Mengyuan Iron Cavalry that the Tang family painstakingly researched and the strategy of going north to attack the Yuan. Originally, it was good, but your mother contracted a vicious illness soon after, and she couldn't afford to get sick, and at that time, your father didn't know about the token sent by the Tang family......"
"Then why didn't my mother tell my father about this matter?" Tang Zhan couldn't help but ask when he heard this.
Wang Zhongkui continued: "Because at that time, your mother found out that your father already had the intention of defecting to the Mengyuan court. Although Ping'er does not say that she has the mind of the people of the world, she will never do anything to harm the people of the world. In order to prevent your father Tang Tianhui from handing over this token to the Mengyuan Imperial Court, thus making Li Min miserable, Ping'er hid these two tokens...... In fact, for the sake of the peace of the world, Ping'er can completely abolish your father secretly. But Ping'er didn't do that, because Ping'er has always loved your father, and even if your father will become a notorious sinner in the future, your mother still loves your father, so Ping'er can't do it...... So when Ping'er was terminally ill and learned that she was about to die, she never told her father about it. After that, Ping'er told me about it, and embroidered the hiding place of the two tokens in your bag, and asked my grandfather to keep it. And that bag is the token that your grandfather gave you before she died......"
"Is this the bag?" Tang Zhan quickly untied the Xiuzhen bag that his grandfather gave him a few days ago from his wrist, and couldn't help asking.
"Yes......" Wang Zhongkui sighed lightly and continued, "There is a place to hide the token in the bag, and once this bag is kept, it will be seventeen years...... Originally, your mother wanted you to live an ordinary life, so she told my grandfather not to tell Zhan'er the secret of your trick, but now that Zhan'er has a will, neither the dead Ping'er nor your grandfather and I can change Zhan'er you, after all, this path is your own choice......"
After listening to Wang Zhongkui's narration, Tang Zhan couldn't help but sigh: "This is what many people have always wanted to know about the Dao, is the secret of the Tang family......" Tang Zhan sighed to himself, and couldn't help but show a sad look.
"Fool ......" Looking at Tang Zhan's melancholy appearance, Lu Jing couldn't help but mutter.
"Okay, I've told you everything I should tell you, and you should be clear about the rest of the things...... Wang Zhongkui turned his head and said, "After your mother died, your father took you as a baby and took refuge in the Mengyuan court...... Before your father left, I didn't give you that tip, so your father didn't know the secret of the Tang family until the night of his death, and fortunately he didn't know the secret of the Tang family......"
"So later, Uncle Xiaofeng didn't know the secret, right......" Tang Zhan sighed again.
"Everything has been explained to Zhan'er clearly, as for what you want to do in the future, it's all up to you......" Wang Zhongkui said again, "Since you have chosen the path of family destiny, then go on unswervingly, although your mother doesn't want you to encounter too many ups and downs in your life, but if she sees your current willingness, Huangquan will also be happy......
Tang Zhan looked at the bag in his hand, thinking about the fate of his parents and the Tang family, and felt quite emotional in his heart...... "Zhan'er, you must be a big hero who stands up to the sky......" The words of his mother's mother, he wandered in Tang Zhan's dreams countless times, although he didn't really see her face or hear her voice, but Tang Zhan knew in his heart that if his mother was alive, he would definitely be happy for himself......
Lu Jing also looked at the bag in Tang Zhan's hand, and then said: "If this bag is really a token of the Tang family from seventeen years ago, then when we see Zhu Yuanzhang, let's give it to him again......"
"Hmm......" Tang Zhan nodded, and then said, "But before we do that, we still have important things to do-"
"You mean...... Yuxing City?" Lu Jing seemed to know Tang Zhan's thoughts, and couldn't help asking.
Tang Zhan nodded and replied: "That's right, this time Dou Deyong will definitely not give up when he goes back! What's more, we have offended the officers and soldiers of Mengyuan this time, and Wuluo and Toduo will definitely not let us go, plus they are also eyeing this secret of the Tang family, they will definitely bring trouble to Wangjia Village again...... Instead of letting the villagers suffer from the war again, this time we should take the initiative and take the initiative to find them!"
When Wang Yuming heard this, he was a little surprised: "Tang Shaoxia, you ...... You have to think clearly, Yuxing City is now the time for the whole city to be on alert, the officers and soldiers in the city are heavily guarded, if they catch you, the Wuluo and Todo will not let you go, the descendant of the Tang family——"
"How is it? We have no other choice, in order to prevent the village from being oppressed by the imperial court again......" Tang Zhan then said, "This time we have offended the imperial court, we should bear it ourselves, and the grievances and grievances of the Tang family must be resolved by the Tang family themselves." Wangjia Village has suffered from eighteen years of vicissitudes, it is time to be quiet again, this time we took the initiative to find them, and I also wanted to confront Wuluo and Todo in person, in the name of my Tang family!" Tang Zhan's tone was very firm, and Lu Jing looked at it from the side, not only smiling.
"But this is still ......" The village chief has always been worried about the safety of Tang Zhan and others, and he can think about Wangjia Village, as the village chief, he is already very grateful. Now watching Tang Zhan and others risk their lives to go to Yuxing City, Wang Yuming is also worried in his heart.
"Let them go, village chief......" Wang Zhongkui suddenly persuaded, "I believe they are right...... Seventeen years ago, my son-in-law made a mistake, and now it's time for my grandson to correct his name, and I believe that my grandson's choice will not be wrong......" As he spoke, Wang Zhongkui smiled and looked at Tang Zhan, who was full of confidence at the door.
Tang Zhan also smiled and nodded to his grandfather, and Lu Jing next to him only responded: "Let's go, stupid, let's make this matter clear to Zichuan and Yuru first......
"Hmm-" Tang Zhan responded, so he made up his mind to leave with Lu Jing...... (To be continued......)