Zhang Shen opened his mouth several times with surprise on his face!
All day long I thought Zhang Liang was majestic and right-spoken in the south of the Yangtze River, but when I heard Lang Kun talk about the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, how could he be a frontier official with the command of a military plane? The troops are in disarray, the armaments are in disrepair, the food and wages are unsustainable, and even the garrison is dependent on others...
Where is this hero?
He is clearly a doormat...
Zhang Shentie said speechlessly: "If that's the case... doesn't it mean that our Zhang family wants to cause some trouble for Jingzhao Mansion when Dongshi is renovated? It's just like causing trouble for our uncle?"
Huating Town is Fang Jun's fiefdom, and the Royal Navy was founded by Fang Jun. The Jiangnan nobles were tortured by Fang Jun to the point of suffering, and their expressions turned pale after talking about it... Zhang Liang's current situation can be described as extremely embarrassing and difficult. If Beijing If Zhong Zai goes against Fang Jun, who knows if Fang Jun will cause trouble for Zhang Liang in Jiangnan when he is angry?
Zhang Liang is already in a difficult situation, if Fang Jun deliberately makes things difficult again...
Zhang Shentie simply couldn't imagine how difficult the situation on Zhang Liang's side would be.
Lang Kun smiled bitterly and said: "So, if we can be as low-key as possible, it's better to be as low-key as possible. Don't try to achieve instant success and have the commander-in-chief suffer in Jiangnan..."
Everyone present was speechless.
Has the dignified founding county magistrate been reduced to the point where he has to look up to others and look at their faces? Lang Kun's words were like a big stone stuck in everyone's chest, so heavy that they couldn't breathe.
Frustrated...
There was silence in the house.
The rainwater fell from the eaves and dripped on the windowsill, the ticking sound was clear and sweet. The breeze carried water vapor and blew in through the half-open window. It was cool and refreshing, but it could not dissipate the irritability and depression in the room.
"Dong dong dong" footsteps sounded from the wooden stairs, very fast.
Everyone in the house looked up at the stairs, but they saw a servant in a green shirt and a small hat walking quickly upstairs. As soon as he came up, he saw several eyes staring at him. He felt panicked for no reason, and his feet moved. After a pause, he subconsciously asked: "What happened?"
Zhang Shentie frowned and scolded: "I want to ask you, what happened in such a hurry and without any rules?"
The servant was shocked, why is this young master so angry?
He quickly took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Zhang Shentie with both hands, and said: "The master of the family has sent a letter from Jiangnan and sent it home quickly. After the two young masters at home read it, they ordered the younger one to bring it to you immediately, and I urge you all to act in accordance with what the Patriarch said in the letter without making any mistakes."
Zhang Liang was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, so the eldest son Zhang Shenwei naturally dominated the capital. Originally, Zhang Liang wanted his beloved Zhang Shenji to inherit the family business, but Zhang Shenji had one of his arms chopped off by Fang Jun and was already disabled. Spending the day hanging out with the maid in the mansion, it was almost hopeless...
Zhang Shentie quickly took the letter and hurriedly unfolded it to read with Lang Kun and others.
The letter was very simple, just instructing the children in the family to follow the leadership of the eldest son's family in all matters, and to teach Fang Jun a lesson and to hinder his efforts to rebuild Dongshi.
Lang Kun whispered: "It seems that the commander-in-chief has formed an alliance with the Guanlong Group, and there must be Jiangnan nobles among them to jointly deal with Fang Jun..."
This does not require too much political wisdom to figure out. Zhang Liang is now in an embarrassing situation, being squeezed out by Fang Jun and almost unable to move. However, if he still dared to confront Fang Jun under such circumstances, it must be the Jiangnan nobles who secretly helped him, so that he no longer feared Fang Jun's threat and suppression.
Among all the people, Lang Kun was the one who recommended him first when it came to strategy. Zhang Shentie knew that his limbs were strong but his brain was a mess, so he asked humbly: "What should we do?"
Lang Kun thought for a moment and then said: "It's very simple. Although the commander-in-chief nominally asked us to cooperate with the Changsun family, he actually wanted us to take the initiative and shoulder the heavy responsibility of fighting against Fang Jun and Jingzhao Mansion. Come on. Just imagine, the commander-in-chief is in a very difficult situation in Jiangnan right now. The more important we are and the more we can show our performance, the more the Jiangnan nobles will pay more attention to the commander-in-chief and the help they will provide will be greater. This is a In the drama of political exchange, whoever contributes more will get more compensation!”
Zhang Shentie was a little puzzled: "But my uncle's letter clearly only asked us to cooperate with the eldest grandson family... Where is the intention of taking the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility?"
"Are you stupid? Of course, these words cannot be said openly. If this letter is leaked, wouldn't it make Fang Jun hate him to the bone? We can take the initiative to resist Fang Jun, but we must not let the truth slip. Some things can Do it, but never say it, that’s the reason!" Lang Kun said firmly.
"This..." Zhang Shentie read the letter over and over again, but still couldn't figure out Zhang Liang's true intention...
Perhaps, is it really what Lang Kun said?
Oops, these officials are really troublesome. It's just a matter of words. They have to make it so mysterious. All the meanings are not famous, but they have to be guessed. ?
However, it is not difficult to make a decision. There is actually no conflict between the two, cooperating with the Changsun family and actively resisting the Jingzhao family. As the leader of the Guanlong Group, the Changsun family is bound to fight against the Jingzhao Mansion to the end. This can be confirmed by the news received in the past few days.
No matter what, just confront Fang Jun...
Suddenly there was a noise downstairs, and there were faint shouts and curses.
Zhang Shentie sat by the window, stood up and pushed open the half-open window. Regardless of the light rain that wet his hair, he looked towards the street.
I saw that a large number of neighborhood merchants had gathered on the street at some point, along with the "Urban Management Department" government officials wearing many soap-coated leather boots, and even the 16th Guards soldiers in full armor...
what's the situation?
Zhang Shentie was just wondering when the stairs made a "dong dong dong" sound. The shopkeeper ran up from downstairs and said in a hurry: "It's bad! Jingzhao Mansion has started to measure the area of houses from house to house. Maybe Demolition is about to begin!”
Lang Kun asked curiously: "Didn't you say that before demolition, you need to get the signatures and consents of each shop in advance? We haven't seen the compensation price, let alone signed, so why did the demolition start?"
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said: "That's what I said, but the rules are set by the Jingzhao Mansion. Now they want to demolish it, what can we do? That Fang Jun has always been stubborn, I don't care whether you agree or not. , let alone our family, even if the eldest grandson’s family has just been noisy for a while, don’t you just let it be measured obediently?”
"Did the Changsun family just have a quarrel?" Zhang Shentie asked quickly.
"That's right, the noise is fierce! But even though the funeral of the Changsun family has been completed, there are still many sundries in the house. It is impossible for Duke Zhao to come forward. Even the young masters are not in the East City at the moment, and several shopkeepers How dare you confront the Jingzhao Mansion? If you can't stop it, you can only let the officials from the Urban Management Department measure it. However, it is said that they have sent a letter to Duke Zhao's Mansion, and someone from the Changsun family will definitely come if they want to come for a while. "
Zhang Shentie’s eyes lit up!
The uncle just mentioned in the letter that he would cooperate with the Changsun family, and Lang Kun even said that he would take the initiative... Now that the Changsun family has no one in charge of the overall situation, it has been overpowered by the Jingzhao Mansion. Who is Changsun Wuji? It must be burning with anger, and it must not be over. So if I could lead the Zhang family to attack the Jingzhao Mansion at this moment, wouldn't my reputation immediately rise? Even if my reputation rises among the aristocratic families, I can also support my uncle who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River.
What a God-given opportunity!
Last time, I wanted to step on Fang Jun and become famous, but my reputation was dampened by Cheng Wuting who killed a thousand swords! As long as we seize this opportunity, won't the results be even better than the last time?
Look, even though the eldest grandson's family was in ruins, Zhang Shentie stood up and confronted Jingzhao Mansion face to face, protecting the family's face and dampening Fang Jun's arrogance!
From now on, Zhang Shentie must have a place in Chang'an City, right?
Thinking of this, Zhang Shentie couldn't hold it in any longer, stood up suddenly, and said excitedly: "Well done! Let me come and meet with Jingzhao Mansion and Fang Jun for a while! Brothers, we can be tough this time Come on, as long as we can stand up to the thugs from the Urban Management Bureau, our Zhang family in Xingyang will be more famous than the Changsun family!"
Lang Kun also said excitedly: "That's right! The commander-in-chief is waiting for our good news in Jiangnan. As long as we can make the world's aristocratic families look at him with new eyes, we will definitely get more resources for the commander-in-chief! As long as we can help the commander-in-chief If you do something handsome, even if you are imprisoned and tortured by the Jingzhao Mansion afterwards, what do you have to fear?!"
