Mirror of the Sky

In the way of human relations between Yan and Huang, what is respected is the heaven, the earth, the sect, the monarch, and the teacher.

In addition to the heaven and the earth, the clan elders are the most honorable, so under the watchful eyes of the public, when he heard the call of the nominal grandfather, Zhang Yuansheng could only be half hungry, put down the steaming steamed bun in his hand, and pretended to be anxious. He said, "How can we keep the old man waiting for a long time, let's go out of the city." He pulled the Taoist back with his hand and strode out of the door.

Within a few dozen miles of Xiongjing City and the suburbs, unless there is an imperial edict, even the generals of the Imperial Forest Army cannot soar. Therefore, no matter how urgent the road is, an entire hour has passed by the time he stepped into the Qingyue Temple in the mountains.

He walked hurriedly to the door of the quiet room in the inner hall. The Taoist who knew the guest gently pushed open the wooden door with the black and white fish painted on it and reported, "Daoist, the gentleman of the Zhang family is here." Zhang Yuansheng walked in.

When Zhang Qingtan, who was sitting cross-legged on the long couch in the quiet room, saw Zhang Huansheng appear, he immediately opened his slightly closed eyes, and his voice was trembling and said kindly, "You are here, are you in a hurry, sit down quickly? Take a breather.

There is a pot of fragrant tea I just cooked on the table. If you are thirsty, take a few sips. "

Since Zhang Huansheng was summoned by Zhang Qingtan last time, the shortest interval is half a month and the longest is one month in the past six months. Trying to suppress his mood, he sat down on the opposite futon suspiciously, and said respectfully without having to drink tea, "I work hard for my grandfather's concern.

You are in a hurry to order those many people to come to Xiongjing to summon me, there must be something important to talk about, so don't delay. "

"Well..." Zhang Qingtan's face changed indefinitely after hearing this, and sighed, "If that's the case, then I'll tell the truth.

Yesterday evening, the emperor's inner minister, Xishang Palace, sneaked out of the Qingyi cloth shirt and came to see me in person. He said that the emperor was grateful to the Chunmang Zhang family, and the loyal and heroic deeds that coincided with the current government of honoring the king and expelling barbarians. He also remembered the grace of my rescue. , intends to re-establish Zhang Guo.

You also know that my Chunmang Zhang clan was originally the monarch of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After losing the country, the ancestors of all dynasties never forgot about regaining the territory and setting up the ancestral temple..."

"The ancestors are thinking about restoring the country, and the emperor intends to support them. This is a good thing," Zhang Xuansheng heard these words and thought of Zhang Qingtan's embarrassment at this time. The voice interjected: "Grandfather, why do you still look so frowning?"

"A good thing is indeed a great good thing," Zhang Qingtan lowered his head and sighed, "But I have entered the sect of Taoism, and I have grown so old, even if I become a monarch of a country, what can I do if I rebuild the ancestral temple for the time being, it is not a lifetime.

Besides, the Son of Heaven wholeheartedly wanted to keep me by his side, ready to treat his illness and prolong his life, and he would never let me go away, so,", he suddenly raised his head, looked at Zhang Huansheng and said, "The only one The way to do this is to be able to adopt a young and strong close person to my Chunmang Zhang family as his heir, and then pass the throne to him after I am enthroned as king..."

"You, you mean," Zhang Huansheng's eyes widened when he heard the words, and he said in a lost voice, "I, I, want me to adopt the Chunmang Zhang Clan, as Zhang Guoxinjun?"

"That's right," Zhang Qingtan nodded vigorously and said, "My only relative is you, and who else is it if you are not.

Alas, I also know that I have said before that in order to allow you to enjoy a lifetime of wealth and honor, I do not want you to inherit the fallen Chunmang Zhang clan;

I also know that in today's Great Chu, the national strength is declining, the emperor is weak, the princes are fighting for the front, and the barbarian states are invading. At this time, the newly appointed king of a small state is difficult to establish a country, and it is difficult to maintain. Feel at ease in Xiongjingcheng.

But this opportunity to restore the country is once in a lifetime. If you let it go, and let the sacrifices be cut off, I, I really have no face to see my ancestors after I die, so I can only ask you to accept it. "

When Zhang Huansheng heard this, he opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer for a while, so he could only shirk the blame: "This, shouldn't this kind of big matter be decided by the emperor?

"The five constants of human relations are heaven, earth, ancestry, monarch, and teacher." Zhang Qingtan shook his head and said, "The ancestors are still above the monarchs, so unless the ministers take the initiative to write and plead, even the emperor cannot decide the succession of the minister Qing Zongzhao. things, otherwise it would be chaos.”

When Zhang Huansheng heard this, he suddenly said softly: "This is also true, today the emperor ordered to take the grandson of Zhang's grandson from Xiongjing as his omen on the grounds of Chunmang's loyalty and loyalty;

Tomorrow, I will be able to find a random excuse to interfere with the distinction between the descendants and concubines of other ministers' families;

In the future, maybe he will force his own illegitimate descendants to be the heirs of the Chenqing family, so this kind of thing must not set a precedent, and for the sake of family honor, this kind of thing cannot be done by you or Xiong Jingzhang. The elders of the clan are in their early years, and it is also the most suitable for the juniors like me to write books. "

If it was usual to hear him say this~www.wuxiamtl.com~ Zhang Qingtan would have already reprimanded her mouth, but at this time she could only smile bitterly: "Sure, you are also of the blood of a noble person, so don't say anything so straightforward.

Is this a matter of conferring a country? The emperor promised to give the baronship, according to the ritual system, to the people of the three 'hanging' Jiuyi, and the warriors thousand and five.

You may not know that these three 'hangs' are from the Middle Ages, referring to the newly developed lonely places outside the old Yanhuang land, and now the word 'county' is used.

In other words, according to the count of 10,000 households and 50,000 people in Shangxian County, 150,000 people can be given to the people, and nine cities and towns can be built at three or three corners of each other.

"150,000 people, all of them are strong and strong, plus a thousand and five sergeants," Zhang Huansheng had a thoughtful expression on his face, and interjected: "The court of Da Chu has been weak for a long time, how can the emperor be so generous, I'm afraid things won't work So simple, there must be something strange."

"Eunuch Mr. Xi has actually made it clear," Zhang Qingtan gritted his teeth and said with a miserable smile, "From the beginning to the end, the imperial court just issued an imperial edict and led a bunch of 'ancestral fire' from the Yanhuang Temple. , and all other things are arranged by the Du family.

The dignified and famous family for thousands of years has to rely on a merchant to restore the country. Really, really, the ritual and music have collapsed, and the noble and the low are hanging. But I, but I can't refuse, it is really embarrassing. "

"The Du family," Zhang Huansheng was shocked when he heard the words, "You mean the grandfather of my cheap brother Zhang Fenghua, the royal merchant Du clan.

This, this is impossible, what a big event is the emperor's conquest of the country, he, he, sigh, think about it carefully, it is not impossible for such a strange thing to happen in this world, but why is Du Shi willing to spend such a large cost , let Zhang Guo recover.

Wouldn't it be possible to give up such a huge fortune just to let Zhang Fenghua regain the position of the eldest grandson of the Zhang family in Xiongjing? "