Zheng Rong said

thirteen

Time is like running water, in the blink of an eye, Yun Jie has nearly five thoughts about joining the army, but there is no sound when he is gone, and the promise he made at the beginning of his love is like the wind blowing the clouds, drifting away.

Zhang's father repeatedly urged the marriage, but Zhang Zhixiao half-pushed and half-delayed it.

He thought about waiting, maybe next year the war would be over.But after all, he was in a hurry and at a loss in his heart. Yun Jie's life and death were unknown, but thinking about the impulsive words at that time was really wishful thinking, let alone when he was young.

The scenery outside the house is very good, the grass is green and the flowers are red, Zhang Zhixiao leans against the window lattice, his eyes are blank, and he sighs in his heart, no, he was young at that time...

"My lord, please see me if you have a guest." The servant sent a message.

Zhang Zhixiao came back to his senses, and couldn't help frowning, knowing that it was probably another daughter invited by Zhang's father.

It was almost at the main hall that I remembered that today Zhang's father went to the countryside to collect the rent and was not in the mansion.

Thinking that he had already stepped into the threshold, a man in a splendid dress stood with his back to him and his hands behind his hands.

Before he could say hello, the man turned around, his brows showed a noble look, his eyes were crooked with a smile, and he bowed his hands first, "I'm sorry to bother you."

Zhang Zhixiao hurriedly bowed, "You are polite, I wonder who you are?"

"I'm just passing a message to Mr. Zhang." The man replied with a smile.

Zhang Zhixiao was confused, so he continued, "Mr. Zhang, do you still remember Yun Jie?"

"When...Of course..." Hearing this name again after many years, Zhang Zhixiao was so surprised that he stuttered.

The corner of the man's mouth grinned, and his smile widened, "Just pass on a message for him, saying that everything is fine, don't take it for granted."

The meaning of these words is that he is safe and sound, but don't think what Nian means?

"Your Excellency came from the army? But the battle has already been decided?" Zhang Zhixiao asked eagerly.

"Do you think I look like a soldier?" The man lowered his head and glanced at himself, "As for the war, I'm afraid it will take another eight or ten years to decide."

With the appearance of a noble son, he looked like someone who was used to enjoying good weather like him, so he asked too impatiently.

Seeing that Zhang Zhixiao was silent for a while, the man said again, "I only know the name Yunjie, the person who really conveyed the message for him is too busy to come to the door in person because of the troubles involved."

Zhang Zhixiao forced a smile, "I see, thank you."

"So farewell."

The man clasped his fists in the air, and immediately strode Ling Feng, and finally looked deeply into his eyes, the meaning was unclear.

A heart that has never been answered is like a solitary lamp flickering in the long night, and it can be easily extinguished by a few inches of time.

The longer it gets weaker, the more I don't know what I'm holding on to.

That was originally a secular taboo.

On this day, Zhang Zhixiao decided to ask Zhang's father again, and if he still refused to allow it, he would do it himself.

Kyoto is far away from the flames of war, but there are still many poor families.Behind the old house on Yunjie there is an open space that has been abandoned for a long time. He plans to build a hut that can provide shelter from the wind and rain, and use it as a school to teach children from poor families to read and write without paying a penny.

Zhang's father is mean and his neighbors know it well, so naturally he is not allowed to do things that only make a profit but not a loss.

Sure enough, when this matter was mentioned, Zhang's father suddenly changed color, and his unkind face darkened a bit.

"What kind of school do you want to open, our house may encounter a catastrophe, and you are still thinking about messy things!"

I heard the servants comment that the master has been angry with them recently because of his temper.

Zhang Zhixiao hurriedly offered tea and asked, "Father, what's the big trouble?"

Father Zhang drank the herbal tea, most of his anger disappeared, and his tone was helpless, "The imperial court issued an edict to strictly investigate the main household who privately occupied the farmland. A few days ago, it was found that Zhang Yuanwai in Liujie had occupied half an acre of farmland and was immediately sent to prison. …well……"

When Zhang Zhixiao heard that it was not a trivial matter related to the imperial court, he couldn't help becoming nervous, "Didn't father and the farmers leave a written agreement with three chapters? Or did you really invade their fields?"

Zhang's father slapped the table, wanting to get angry, turned his head and sighed loudly, "I have always been law-abiding in my work, and the handprints are in the book. The bad thing is that I had some troubles with them at the beginning of the year. I heard that they are also very dissatisfied with me at ordinary times. , who knows if they will take this opportunity to frame me and threaten them to buy and sell by force, once they unite, I can't tell even if I'm full of mouth!"

Zhang Zhixiao felt relieved, "There is evidence, and you have never deducted farmers' wages and dividends, just a few complaints should not be the case. I said to do more good deeds on weekdays, but you are not allowed..."

Zhang's father glanced at Zhang Zhixiao, his expression softened, as if he felt a little regretful, he waved his hand, got up and went to the study, "Let's talk about this after the incident."

In fact, Master Jingdu has a cousin who is also a wealthy man and intends to marry the Zhang family, but Zhang knows that he is not willing, and Zhang's father has not forced him. If not, the Zhang family has an asylum, and everything will go smoothly.From this point of view, Master Zhang is not an out-and-out mercenary villain, at least he is sympathetic to his own children.

Unfortunately, misfortune fell from the sky. Two days after the calm, the officers and soldiers smashed down the gate of Zhang's mansion with guns in their hands.

Without further ado, he went into the mansion and arrested Mr. Zhang, and sent him directly to the state prison.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang's mansion was turned upside down, and several boxes of documents, gold, silver, money and silk were confiscated.

Zhang's mother screamed for injustice for a long time, Zhang Zhixiao finally took up the heavy responsibility and went to the state capital alone to find out the details of Zhang's father's crimes.

Every time I begged for a meeting, I was turned back again and again, and I was deprived of the opportunity to beat the drum to express my grievances. The big drum at the gate of the government office was only a wooden frame.

Quan Youyou walked through the back door. Although Zhang Zhixiao had read thousands of volumes, he was ignorant of the world. He was often neglected at the gate of the government office, and he was haggard and pale.

When he was at a loss, he finally thought of the way of begging for help. Zhang's father had made good friends with many powerful people, and it was better than sticking to it.

He once heard Zhang's father mention that Yan's mansion, the cousin of Mr. Zhou, is in the city.

After a brief freshening up, the master and servant went to Yan's mansion on foot.

As he was passing through the bustling Zhengyang street, he ran into a messenger who had met once before. He came out of a restaurant, accompanied by three or five people, all of whom were gorgeously dressed.

Zhang Zhixiao paused for a moment, hesitating whether to go forward to salute.

But it was obvious that the man had already seen him, walking towards him with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Zhang? I said why the left eye kept twitching this morning. This is when I went out to meet a nobleman!"

"You're polite." Zhang Zhixiao put on a rare smile. This person comes and goes without leaving his name, so he doesn't know how to address him.

"It's fate to meet each other in the huge capital. I should be the host. How about treating Mr. Zhang to a drink?"

The hospitality was all written in a smile on his face, but Zhang Zhixiao had no choice but to refuse, "Sorry, I have something important to go to the city today, let's try another day."

The man looked him over carefully, "Seeing that you are in a hurry, you must really have something to do. May I ask where you are going?"

Someone behind him took a few steps forward, with a slightly drunken tone, and laughed at that person, "My lord, I'll take my leave first, but it's already agreed, next time I will treat you to the younger ones." go along.

"Success, let's meet again."

Zhang Zhixiao was dumbfounded in shock, the person in front of him was actually the prince!