Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Although he is very clear that some of these people are against him, but he is very clear that now that he has just accepted the post of governor of Yangzhou, it is the occasion for employing people, and he must not clean up the government office, otherwise the entire government office The mechanism stopped working, and he was completely stupid.

Therefore, he lashed out at Tong Huan's incident, but the Tong Huan incident was limited to the parties concerned, and at most affected Tong Huan's master.For the rest of these people, besides encouraging, he still encourages.

There is no way, there is an extreme shortage of available talents at present, if a few beautiful words can win people's hearts, he will definitely not hesitate to praise them.

After summoning everyone, Guo Ye let Chen Lang, the new Zhechong captain, make an appearance.

As for how to accept Zhechong Duwei's mansion and how to subdue the [-] mansion soldiers, Guo Ye could do nothing but rely on Chen Lang's name in Yangzhou to figure out a way.

After he asked Liu Zhenxuan to cooperate with Chen Lang in everything, he sent the two of them out of the government office.

As for the [-] soldiers, because he was short of men under his command, he naturally stayed by his side and waited for orders.

After disbanding all the officials in the government office, he left Chen Jitao and Changsun Yumo alone to go to Tong Huan's study to discuss the next step.

It is just that good things do not go out and evil things go thousands of miles, and the great changes that have just taken place in the governor's mansion quickly spread through the mouths of some officials.

After a while, the Zhang family in Yangzhou also received wind.

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South of Yangzhou City, Gujing Lane.

The three-entry houses with red bricks and green tiles are located in the Gujing Lane, forming a continuous stretch of their own. These nearly twenty or thirty three-entry houses with high walls and gates have only one owner, and they all belong to the Zhang family in Yangzhou.

This is not only the ancestral home of the Zhang family, the ancestral hall of the Zhang family, but also the settlement of the three families of the Zhang family.

The three brothers Zhang Yuanli, Zhang Yuanzhi, and Zhang Yuanxin each took a room and occupied Gujing Alley.

All in all, since the Zhang family moved south to Huaiyang, the history in Gujing Lane has been nearly 200 years.

The three brothers of the Zhang family's Yuan Dynasty are now the most senior leaders of the Zhang family, representing the Zhang family, one of the eight great families in Guanlong.Below the Yuan character generation is the Cheng character generation. For example, Zhang Chengzong, the Yangzhou salt transport envoy, is the eldest son of Erfang Zhang Yuanzhi.As for the descendants of the Chengzi generation, the successor generation is the successor generation, but the successor generation is still young now, and they are all about the same age as Guo Ye and Changsun Yumo, and they have not yet reached the time to be independent.Most of the children of the Chengzi generation are either studying outside, or have gold-plated qualifications in the army.

At this time, Zhang Yuanli, the patriarch of the eldest family of the Zhang family, went to Chang'an. Zhang Yuanzhi of the second house and Zhang Yuanxin of the third house were in charge of all affairs in Yangzhou.

When Zhang Chengzong brought Guo Ye to Yangzhou and made a high-profile appearance in the governor's mansion, and the news that Tong Huanliwei had been taken down spread to Zhang's family, the two brothers Zhang Yuanzhi did not take it lightly, and immediately met in the ancestral house where the members of the Zhang family discussed matters. .

Only Zhang Yuanzhi, Zhang Yuanxin, and Zhang Chengzong were present at the meeting today.

When Zhang Chengzong vividly described what happened in the governor's mansion in the lobby of his ancestral house, the faces of the two brothers Zhang Yuanzhi showed solemn expressions.

Zhang Yuanzhi watched his son Zhang Chengzong walk away with a tyrannical aura after he finished speaking, and he couldn't help scolding: "Zong'er, what does my father teach you on weekdays? Those who achieve success have calmness in every major event. You are so easy How can anger become a big deal?"

Zhang Chengzong said bitterly: "Father, how did you let the child calm down? Today he used the assassin's seal to attack Tong Huan and took it down directly. After he has established his foothold, he will definitely use the child to operate. The second time I went to Yangzhou, I came here for the Yangzhou salt tax, and I came here for our Zhang family. And according to the news that my uncle sent back from Chang'an, the court has allowed him to replace me as a salt transport envoy. Hmph, this person surnamed Guo It has already bullied us!"

"You bastard, you dare to hide the seal of the governor secretly without telling Weifu and Tong Huan, you deserve it!"

After Zhang Yuanzhi reprimanded him, he hated the iron and said: "I have taught you on weekdays to keep things secret and confidential. Fortunately, you were even heard by the county magistrate surnamed Chen about the secret discussion. Didn't you scrub your neck yourself?" , Pass the knife to Guo? If he doesn’t take Tong Huan down by taking advantage of this incident, he won’t be Longxi Guoye. Not to mention you, even the eldest grandson has suffered in his hands, alas, you Something out of date."

After Zhang Yuanzhi finished the training, he turned his head away with a gloomy face and stopped talking.

On the contrary, Zhang Yuanxin was more calm, and said with a chuckle: "Second brother, don't get angry, isn't Chengzong still young?"

"Young?" Zhang Yuanzhi was suddenly provoked into chatterbox again, and sneered, "He is already over 40 years old, and my grandson Jiye has already been selected as a scholar. How can a father be so unprogressive?"

Zhang Chengzong was so ashamed by his father that he lowered his head extremely depressed.

Zhang Yuanxin persuaded: "Haha, Chengzong, your father is deeply responsible for love, you have to know it. But let me ask you, is your source of information reliable?"

Zhang Chengzong raised his head slowly, and replied: "Third Uncle, you don't know something, and it has already started to spread outside. Moreover, in order to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of the news, my nephew has deliberately researched it. Among the officials in the government office, there are The person our Zhang family put in, the news came to me personally from him."

After Zhang Yuanxin confirmed the authenticity of the news, he said slowly: "It seems that the kid surnamed Guo is young and energetic. Taking advantage of the seal to win Tong Huan, besides cutting off Tong Huan's future, I don't think he can do anything. What substantive value is there to Guo Ye. In my opinion, he is nothing more than telling us that someone from Guo is here! And he came as a means of thunderbolt, nothing more than to let us know that the new official will burn Put on the first fire, give us a blow."

Zhang Chengzong said impatiently: "Yes, he is provoking our Zhang family, third uncle. Since he dared to light the first fire, there must be a second fire and a third fire. Third uncle, if Tong Huan That guy is not strict with his mouth, he can't stand Guo Ye's torture, and confessed me, saying that I conspired with him to hide the seal, how should I deal with it?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanxin suddenly withdrew his smile, his eyes flashed coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Chengzong doesn't need to worry about this matter. Although Tong Huan can't be reused, he is not a fool. He is taking on this matter alone, at most Guo Ye cut off his future. If he drags you out, hmph, I’m afraid not only will his future be cut off, but his own life will also be ruined. He knows very well that as long as he dares to confess you, he won’t have much money. Days to live."

Zhang Chengzong couldn't help being happy when he heard it, and he secretly praised in his heart that the third uncle is domineering.

Then he repeatedly said yes, and said: "That's good, that's good. If this is the case, the surname Guo will find no reason to replace me as a salt transport envoy."

"Humph!"

Zhang Yuanzhi looked at his unfulfilling son, always thinking about the three-acre land in the Yanyun Yamen, and could not help but coldly snorted: "Look at your prospects, it really can't be supported by mud. Now that the surname Guo takes over You took the post of governor of Yangzhou, and you came here for the salt tax in Yangzhou, do you think he will let you continue to sit in the salt transportation yamen? Use your brains, you bastard!"

"Damn, I said Dad, can you stop always scolding and scolding me?"

Zhang Chengzong was red-eyed by Zhang Yuanzhi, and he said anxiously: "Our Zhang family is also the number one family in Yangzhou. You just watch Guo play with me like this? If he dares to withdraw, I will bring three thousand salt to the yamen Is he not capable? Isn’t he capable? At that time, I will let him know that Yangzhou is not Chang’an, and even if he is a tiger here, he has to lie on his stomach and a dragon. I'm coiling. Damn it, let him know how powerful I am."

"You bastard! You don't remember to eat, you don't remember to fight. You bastard with no brains!"

Zhang Yuanzhi got up angrily, and roared fiercely: "Leading troops to trespass in the government office and attack the governor openly, do you want to kill the officials and rebel? Do you want to ruin our Zhang family? You evil, rather than leaving you in this world to bring disaster to us Zhang family, why don't I kill you right now!"

After all, Zhang Yuanzhi, who was in his [-]s, suddenly took a stride, rushed to Zhang Chengzong and made a fist, and an electric cannon hit Zhang Chengzong's right eye frame, which immediately became a panda's eye.

Zhang Chengzong was in pain, and it was impossible to beat his father back, so naturally he screamed in pain, while avoiding his father's second electric cannon in a circle.

At this time, Zhang Yuanxin couldn't help shaking his head and being speechless when he saw the father and son who were enemies.

Immediately, he got up and hugged Zhang Yuanxin's waist, persuading him: "Second brother, don't be angry, if you have something to discuss, will it work? Our Zhang family is a local snake, and others have not yet attacked. How can we mess up?"

Zhang Yuanzhi stopped in his tracks, glared at Zhang Chengzong out of breath, and scolded: "This unworthy son, this bastard, has really swept away our Zhang family's family style. How could I give birth to such a stupid bastard like a pig?"

Zhang Chengzong hid far away. Hearing the old man's endless scolding, he was extremely upset and muttered to himself: "You call me stupid as a pig, so aren't you an old pig? Hmph, I really don't know who is the idiot. "

"What did you say? See if I can't kill you..."

Zhang Yuanzhi seemed to have vaguely heard Zhang Chengzong's complaints, and jumped up in a hurry to chase after him.

Zhang Yuanxin still hugged him firmly, and shouted: "Second brother, Chengzong's words are not unreasonable. Since the surname Guo bullied us, we can't just retreat and be patient, and we should fight him back appropriately. "

"hold head high?"

Zhang Yuanzhi suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhang Yuanxin in surprise, questioning: "Third brother, do you also agree with that bastard's words? Could it be that you have a countermeasure in mind?"

Chapter 753 Guan Jiujiu is Back

Seeing the urgency on Zhang Yuanzhi's face, Zhang Yuanxin smiled, not without joking: "Second brother, you said just now that Chengzong is impatient, I see, like a father, like a son, Chengzong's temper Most of them are with you."

Zhang Yuanzhi looked at his son with some disappointment, and sighed: "Oh, third child, do you think I am willing to scold him all day long? You and my brothers are getting older, and sooner or later the Zhang family's century-old foundation will be handed over." In their hands. Our Zhang Jiacheng generation is dying again, and the only one left in Yangzhou is Chengzong. You have also seen, what has he done in Yangzhou these years? If you want to get into the eyes of money, you will know how to guard it. The three-acre land in the Yanyun Yamen is unbearable!"

When Zhang Chengzong heard that the old man was talking about himself again, he retorted: "Father, don't think I'm vulgar. What's wrong with me getting into the eyes of money? Yangzhou's salt tax of several million a year seems a lot, but when it's distributed by the owner One point, the west family will share some, and the imperial household department has to hand over so much, how much can our Zhang family have left? Without money, the Zhang family will have hundreds of mouths to eat, drink, spend, and spend? You are inappropriate I don’t know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive. Let me tell you, don’t look down on me. Although Chengzu, Chengsi, and Chengye are more promising than me, I have contributed a lot to the Zhang family. If it’s gone... ..."

"So what if I don't have you? Do you still dare to be stubborn? See if I can't beat you to death..."

Hearing that Zhang Chengzong was still complacent, Zhang Yuanzhi was so angry that he rushed forward to give him an electric cannon without saying a word.