Generally speaking, it is not easy for a person like Hu Jinsi who has killed and imprisoned the king to get a guarantee that reassures him.
Because the mistake he made was so outrageous that not many people would think it was wrong if Zhang Yan first appeased him and then chopped him to death on the pretext of his disloyalty.
This is also the reason why Hu Jinsi kowtowed and shed tears during his performance, looking very moved, but he still refused to reveal his trump card.
But when it came to Zhang Yan, Hu Jinsi's extremely long life gave him an excellent opportunity, and it was also a perfect excuse for Zhang Yan to take advantage of.
That is, in the biography of Zhang Yichao to Zhang Chengfeng of the Guiyi Army that is currently being compiled, some parts of Zhang Yichao are seriously missing.
His early deeds, including when he was young, he discussed military affairs and swordsmanship in Dunhuang, studied martial arts scriptures, believed that the fate of Tubo was over, and vowed to return to the country, with no doubt of his determination, etc., are very clear.
After all, it has only been about a hundred years, and there are still many people in the Longtoni Zhang family in Shazhou.
However, from the eighth year of Zhang Yichao's stay in Xiantong and his entry into Chang'an in 867 AD, to the thirteenth year of his stay in Xiantong and his death in Chang'an in 872 AD, many of his deeds in these five years have become a mystery.
What was left during this period were only some memorials written by Zhang Yichao to the court, and the rest of his deeds were completely submerged. Even after the death of his wife Song, did Zhang Yichao straighten up the Chen family who was almost like a concubine?
A few years later, except for Zhang Yan's grandfather Zhang Huaiding and uncle Zhang Huaiquan, who returned to Shazhou, there is no record of where the rest of his descendants went.
In particular, the former question is more important because Zhang Huaiding, Zhang Yan's grandfather, was born after Zhang Yichao arrived in Chang'an.
At that time, the Song family was about to die of illness, so it was naturally impossible for her to be Zhang Huaiding's biological mother. Zhang Huaiding's biological mother was the Chen family.
However, after the Song family died of illness, whether Zhang Yichao corrected the Chen family in the last few years of his life was of great importance to Zhang Huaiding and his family.
But Zhang Huaiding died when he was in his twenties. Zhang Chengfeng was only a few years old when he died, and he only had one son. Zhang Chengfeng also died at the age of twenty-two or three, leaving only Zhang Zhi, who was one or two years old.
In other words, is it true that Zhang Huaiding said that the Chen family was corrected? Even if he said that the Chen family had been rehabilitated, the two generations from Zhang Chengfeng to Zhang Zhi could not prove it at all.
This problem is not trivial. It is a key factor that determines whether I am the son of the emperor Shao Ming, the legitimate son of my wife, or the son of a concubine.
Of course Zhang Yan could have people record that the Chen family had been rehabilitated, but he himself launched a campaign to restore the power of the historians. It would be too ugly for a king of his country to openly violate the rules he had set.
But if someone who has met Zhang Yichao and is still serving as a captain under Zhang Yichao comes forward and says that Zhang Yichao has indeed corrected the Chen family, then this topic can be concluded immediately.
Hearing Zhang Chengfu reveal this topic, ninety-two-year-old Hu Jinsi's face suddenly turned red and he almost jumped up. He finally knew why he could survive.
Because at the age of ninety-two, he is a living history book!
He can prove that the Chen family has been corrected. At the same time, if something happens to him, people will definitely think that the emperor is covering up something.
Although Hu Jinsi tried hard to think about it, he couldn't even remember how many wives and concubines Zhang Yichao had, let alone whether the Chen family had been corrected.
It's normal. When Zhang Yichao died, Hu Jinsi was not more than fifteen years old. The Jinwu Guards at the end of the Tang Dynasty were just a basket for holding envoys. Zhang Yichao didn't have to go to work, and Hu Jinsi didn't have to be on duty.
He had indeed met Zhang Yichao, but he had never spoken to him, so how could he understand him so clearly.
But if he insists that Chen has been corrected and that he has attended banquets, no one can refute it, because there is no one older than Hu Jinsi on this continent.
In the Republic of later generations, ninety-two years was a lifespan that could not be forced, let alone in this troubled time with low medical standards and numerous countries.
Hu Jinsi, who is only two years younger than Li Keyong and six years younger than Zhu Wen, is a living fossil.
"Yes! I remembered that I was just thirteen years old at the time. I went with my father to attend the banquet of the Founding Duke of Anyifang, located next to Sanji Zhang's house. Emperor Huan Zuding also took out Suzhou Entertain the guests with fine wines from the wine spring.”
Perfect! Zhang Chengfu's smiling eyes narrowed, because Zhang Yichao's residence in Chang'an was in Lao'anyifang, next to the old residence of Zhang Jian, the Duke of Wancheng County, known as the Sanji Zhang Family.
This old boy still remembered some old things in Chang'an, so Zhang Chengfu used the second method of wooing given by Zhang Gao.
"The eldest son of the sage, the Prince of Liaoyang, has only two sons and three daughters. The sage has always been worried. Hearing that Hu Weng will have many sons and good fortune, and the jade in his family is good for fertility, he specially ordered his servant to ask Hu Weng for a marriage. I wonder if Hu Weng is willing to give up a granddaughter to live in Liaoyang. Princess of the county."
The grown-up boy will soon be given a surname, and he will most likely be renamed Zhang Jiong, also known as Nobunaga.
Although he will still walk around the world with the name Murong Nobunaga, just like Zheng Chenggong is called Zhu Chenggong or Guo Chenggong, in official documents, he will be called Zhang Jiong or Zhang Nobunaga.
This is why Zhang Chengfu calls him the eldest son.
Liaoyang County Prince Murong Baipao! Heroes of the world! If it were anyone else, Hu Jinsi might have hesitated for a moment. It was not very honorable to send his granddaughter to be a concubine.
But on the one hand, Murong Nobunaga's observance of etiquette was well known to the world, and he only had one wife and two concubines until now. Moreover, Nobunaga's son had the title of Prince of Liaoyang, so his concubines were not concubines, but concubines with titles of rank.
Hu Jinsi rolled his eyes. How can a granddaughter trust her daughter? "I have a daughter who is turning 10 this year. She worships warriors the most. As the saying goes, she will not marry unless she is a hero, so she has been wasting her time until now."
Although he is a bit old, he is the son of his wife and is well-educated and well-educated. It is most suitable for him to serve the Prince of Liaoyang. "
Zhang Chengfu couldn't help but widen his eyes, good guy, you old man, others in their seventies have to be helped to walk, but you can still produce children in your seventies?
Hu Jinsi really wasn't telling a lie. It's just that the old man's four wives died, and they were mostly spoiled concubines. Of his more than twenty sons, only eight are still alive. In this way, his children , basically all born to the first wife.
This daughter was the daughter of his third wife, Lao Bensheng, when she was almost forty years old. She doted on him the most. They originally planned to have a baby girl, but the younger husband died before he was ten years old. I have been delayed all the way until I was twenty and I still haven't gotten married.
Now he is making a lot of money. Not only is his family protected, but his daughter can also marry a world hero like Murong Nobunaga.
Zhang Chengfu looked at Hu Jinsi's overjoyed expression, but he wiped a handful of tears for the old boy in his heart.
It's not easy to take advantage of Emperor Shaoming's advantage. Prince Liaoyang will soon attack Wang's Korea. By then, the Hu family and these rich people will be squeezed out of how much money they have.
After the formal talk, there was a dinner party, which lasted until the middle of the night before Zhang Chengfu and the other three left.
However, after they left, Hu Jinsi did not sleep. Instead, he called his eldest son Hu Jing, his youngest son Hu Qing, his grandson Hu Zhao, and a strong man who pretended to be Hu Jinsi's grandson to the study.
This strong man's name was Qian Hongtai, and he was the direct grandson of Qian Biao, Qian Liu's third brother. Although Qian Biao killed someone after drinking and fled to the Xu family's Southern Wu Kingdom, a large number of his descendants still lived in Wuyue. country.
Hu Jinsi's eldest son, Hu Jing, married Qian Biao's daughter. He was considered the direct uncle of the strong man Qian Hongtai.
At the same time, Qian Hongtai is the cousin of the current king Qian Hongchu.
Qian Hongtai was always brave, and he had a friendship with Qian Hongchu when he was young, so he entered the inner tooth and guarded Qian Hongchu all year round.
Historically, Qian Hongchu reconciled with Hu Jinsi and did not pursue Hu Jinsi's crimes, allowing the Hu family in Yuezhou to successfully land softly. This was through Qian Hongtai's message communication.
After Hu Jinsi summoned the three of them, the somewhat deliberate look on his face disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a look of thoughtfulness.
From a distance, this thin figure looks like a thousand-year-old fox.
"What do Qing'er think?" Hu Jinsi asked Hu Qing softly.
Hu Qing is Hu Jinsi's youngest son. He is only sixteen years old this year. Hu Jinsi's daughter, who is preparing to marry Murong Nobunaga, is Hu Qing's half-sister.
He thought for a moment and felt that both Zhang Chengfu and Wang Jiu were very sincere. He immediately raised his hands and congratulated: "The imperial court is so close. Congratulations to my father."
"What do you think, Dalang?" Hu Jinsi asked his eldest son Hu Jing this time.
Hu Jing is already sixty-five years old this year. He shook his head and said, "I can't be sure, and I can't see through it. These two people, especially Yuanhou, are well-known heroes in the world. The thoughts of these people are unpredictable. I am so stupid that I can only feel that they are not so harmless."
Hu Zhao didn't wait for Hu Jinsi to ask, and came out and said: "Ah Weng, my grandson feels that Duke Nanyang and Marquis Xiaoyuan still have some bad intentions.
This time, my grandson followed the saint across Mobei. He knew that the saint was truly benevolent and righteous, and that he was the Holy Son of Heaven who came out every five hundred years.
But how could such a holy emperor only have the side of the compassionate Bodhisattva and not the side of the angry-eyed Vajra?
If we only rely on compassion and righteousness, how can we conquer the world?
The Holy Emperor is different from his compassionate side. He is actually good at planning and acting decisively. When it is time to kill someone, he never shows mercy. "
"Hahaha!" Hu Jinsi laughed with satisfaction when Hu Zhao said this.
"That's right. Even gods and Buddhas still have fire. How can the Holy Emperor only have benevolence and righteousness?
It seems that there are still many thieves and killers in the Zhou army. The only ones in the world now are the Southern Tang Dynasty, Wu Yue and Lingnan Han Dynasty. If they all accept soil donations, where can they accomplish the great feat of destroying the country? I looked at Wang Jiu and others, wishing we could resist. "
After saying that, Hu Jinsi looked at Hu Jing and said with satisfaction: "My son, be careful. The family business in Yuezhou should be able to be saved."
Then he looked at Hu Qing and said, "With the towering tree of Liaoyang County Prince, my son will have no worries in this life, but if you don't have the heart of Qiqiao, it's better not to become an official.
Don't you like poetry and poetry? Go to Luoyang with your father and become a fairy in poetry. "
Finally, Hu Jinsi looked at Hu Zhao and said, "My grandson is truly a hero. From now on, the Hu family will depend on you."
(End of chapter)
