King's favor is hard to do
Chapter 5-48
It's not your business, it's not your business, so don't mess around. "
"But he looks exactly like you..."
"Brother Ning, you only see that he is exactly like me, but you can't see that the person opposite is exactly like you?"
"what?"
Li Guangning really didn't pay attention.When he saw "Du Yuzhang" kneeling on the ground, and there was a man next to him who was pulling and hugging him so frivolously, his mind buzzed.
The one who dared to touch his own jade badge was basically dead in his eyes, and he still had to chop it into several pieces!He was about to splatter three feet of blood all over his head, how could he bother to take a look at what the person opposite him looked like?
After hearing Du Yuzhang's words, he turned around and took a closer look.
"This... this person is indeed very similar to me! What's going on?"
"I'm afraid this can't be a coincidence. Brother Ning, look at the auspicious clothes on you and me. I guess this matter has something to do with the partial empress."
"No matter who it is related to, this matter is annoying! What's the matter with those two over there? Why is that bastard still moving while you are kneeling on the ground?...Even if you look like me, you dare to bully you. Damn it!"
"..."
Du Yuzhang was speechless for a moment, and reminded,
"Brother Ning, say it again—that's not me. The one opposite is not a 'bastard' either, the two of them are real couples."
"That's not okay. With this face, what are you talking about as a husband and wife with someone else? I can't stand it."
"Then turn around and don't look."
There is no one else around here.Du Yuzhang neatly pushed Li Guangning around in a circle, telling him to turn his back on those two people.
"Don't read it if you can't stand it, stay here and don't make trouble for me."
After finishing speaking, he took a few steps forward by himself and approached Zhang Yu and Master Xu.
"what are you doing?"
Of course, it was impossible for Li Guangning to just sit around and ask Du Yuzhang to fumble around by himself.He turned around, followed Du Yuzhang, and got closer.The two circled around Zhang Yu and Master Xu a few times as if they were watching some western scene, but the two chatted as usual without any reaction.
"It's the same as I guessed. Brother Ning, you spoke so loudly just now, but they didn't respond. It seems that they can't see us, and they can't hear us. Such supernatural powers, it seems that they are really biased Handwriting."
"Then what does this partial empress want to do?"
"Maybe they want to tell us something."
Du Yuzhang had already come to those two people.He waved to Li Guangning,
"Brother Ning, please don't talk. I just heard them mention Miss Prime Minister... It just coincides with what Grandma said about the upright lady. I always feel that this matter may be the key."
So the two squatted down facing each other, and began to eavesdrop.
Mr. Xu is complaining: "Seeing that the flood is about to rush to the city gate, those officials and gentlemen are still fighting! I am really convinced! Anyway, they are a family with many generations of great business, and their foundations are all there. In a good place with good mountains and good water, they are not afraid of how much damage this flood will cause them, right? But what about the people? It doesn’t matter whether the people live or die? Zhangzhou floods every year, and once a flood crosses the border, ten rooms will be empty. They are fine, and the people who died are all common people! Under such circumstances, they can still quarrel over trivial powers and interests! I am really mad! If it weren't for His Majesty's three urgent orders, I don't want to go back at all In any case, I am the parent officer of Zhangzhou!"
"Why did His Majesty give you an urgent edict?"
"Not yet the prime minister..."
Master Xu paused suddenly, and said bluntly, "It's nothing serious. Maybe I'm free."
"Don't lie to me. Do you think I'm stupid? Someone came to tell me a long time ago, saying that the lady of the prime minister's family has taken a fancy to you. Hearing that you don't have a real wife, she's crying to marry you."
"Who chewed the tongue? Are you courting death?"
Master Xu stood up abruptly,
"I just said that the gang of doormen don't know what is good or bad, do they deserve a beating! My Xu family raised them so that they could help me solve my problems and come up with ideas to do business. They are not here to make trouble for you! No, I still have to be beaten. Get out in one go—"
Without saying a word, Zhang Yu changed his posture with his hands on the ground, from kneeling to kneeling again.
Master Xu: "..."
Mr. Xu: "Get up. Anyway, I can't marry that prime minister's daughter. I have a wife, and I am particularly afraid of guilt. What kind of lady from the prime minister's family, is my wife as good-looking as my wife? Obviously not."
Zhang Yu smiled, but he didn't look that happy.Li Guangning looked at his expression, but his heart trembled - when he told Du Yuzhang that he wanted to marry him before, how similar was Du Yuzhang's smile to Zhang Yu's now?
"Yuzhang, he..."
"No matter how good-looking he is, no matter how virtuous he is, and no matter how loving he is with Mr. Xu, he is still a man. In the eyes of the prime minister, the followers, and thousands of other people, a man cannot be regarded as another man's wife. Even if he is Mr. Xu was brought in by Ming Media in a bridal sedan chair, but it still doesn’t work.”
Du Yuzhang spoke softly and sighed.
"In the officialdom outside, Mr. Xu is always a big official of the frontier. He is so young, and everyone wants to flatter him. I'm afraid he doesn't have a sense of it. But Zhang Yu is at home every day, and he is the wind knife and frost sword. Strictly forced. I'm afraid he knows very well in his heart what kind of disturbance the rumor of the prime minister's marrying a daughter will bring to them."
Li Guangning stopped talking.With a sullen face, he hugged Du Yuzhang even tighter.For a moment, he forced out a sentence,
"Maybe not so pessimistic."
But he was wrong.
Soon, things changed in front of us.Right in front of the two of them, one after another, one after another, Zhang Yu was pushed into the abyss step by step.
[Li Du] Marriage by Order Nine
Perhaps it was the miraculous power of the misplaced empress, Li Guangning and Du Yuzhang stayed in this mansion for several days, but they were neither thirsty nor hungry, let alone sleeping and resting.It's just that the two of them can't leave the house, they can only linger in this yard.Fortunately, Zhang Yu didn't go out, so they followed Zhang Yu around like a pervert every day, watching his daily routine.However, the time here is not continuous. The two of them feel that only a few days have passed, but the clothes on Zhang Yu's body seem to have changed the season.They had never met Zhang Yu taking a bath and changing clothes. It seemed that the eccentric lady had something to do with Zhang Yu, and they didn't want his privacy to be seen by others.
Not long after Master Xu left Zhangzhou for the capital, a retainer from Xu's residence came to visit Zhang Yu.
Judging by his tone, this is not the first time he has visited the door.
"Ma'am, do you really stop thinking about what I told you before? This time it's not like the rumors in the market. It's Miss Prime Minister who made her own decision. In fact, the Prime Minister himself has taken a fancy to your lord. Your lord is young and promising. Wuliang, leaning against the Xu family behind him - although the family had cut off contact with the Xu family because of your affairs with Madam, but as long as the lord really marries Miss Prime Minister, the Xu family will naturally reconnect with the family immediately. The Xu family is a family of princes for generations, and your lord is the direct son of the Xu family. The prime minister may also have taken a fancy to this."
"You mean you want me to make peace with your lord? I'm afraid you still have to discuss it with your lord. It's useless to find me."
"lady!"
"It's really useless. Do you know that the adult heard the rumors you released before, did I kneel on the gravel ground and tell him not to punish you? Otherwise, you would have been kicked out of Xu Mansion by him long ago."
He clearly said that he was being forced to reconcile, but Zhang Yu was calm, without any emotion.He took a sip of tea,
"You should have gone to him before, and you came to me when you couldn't convince me. Otherwise, you should also know that it is somewhat unreasonable for me to propose a divorce with him so that he can marry that lady prime minister."
"Madam, you are not the kind of ignorant woman who doesn't know the dangers of the court, otherwise why would I tell you this? You should also know that if the adults do not agree to get married, then the prime minister will definitely think that it is because he does not want to be with him ——If you tell the prime minister that your lord is unwilling to remarry because of your deep love for your husband and wife, he will never believe it! How can such a person know the truth? Now that the rain is about to come, he will definitely do something to suppress it Master Xu will never be able to stand up again! And as long as he marries the lady in his family, the prime minister will naturally help him with all his strength, and his Xu family will also take the initiative to show favor to him and help him, and this catastrophe can be overcome. pass!"
"Well, you're right."
"Ma'am, I know I have wronged you like this. But you are not a woman. This so-called wronged has no real impact on you at all! On the contrary, you are really free after you leave the Xu Mansion! You are a big man, you can go wherever you want There is no obstruction. Wait until the turmoil subsides before returning to Zhangzhou—you were originally married from another place, and you rarely go out to meet people after you come here. When the time comes, you will be dressed in men’s clothes. Who knows that you used to be the wife of the Xu family? Can you Literary and military, talented, what can't be done? Even if you take the imperial examination, you can do something again! At that time, you will be free. If you really can't let go of Mr. Xu, you can meet him as a friend and continue your relationship , wouldn't it be better to be happy and happy than to be angry everywhere here!"
Zhang Yu put down his teacup and turned to look at the doorman.
"Brother Lin, it seems that you have really thought out a way out for me. Did you even prepare for me the documents I need to go to other places and the place to stay?"
The doorman paused and sat up straight.His earnest look was gone, and his demeanor was very complicated.
"Brother Yu. Why don't you pretend you don't recognize me today?"
"Brother Lin, you are the one who doesn't recognize me. When I got married, I wrote a letter to let you know. It wasn't you who told me. I only knew Zhang Yu who talked with you at night by candlelight, but I didn't know about self-defeating, self-sacrificing. Fallen, Mrs. Xu who is a man's wife?"
"That's all angry talk. Anyway, we've known each other for many years, we've studied together, and we've been in the same class. I also know that you're not the kind of person who covets the Xu family's glory and wealth."
The doorman sighed,
"This time, the prime minister and those old fellows of the Xu family have actually conspired long ago. Taking this opportunity, we can either win Mr. Xu back into their hands, or try to destroy him. Brother Yu, you Make plans for yourself, as well as Master Xu. You can’t beat them, you should know. At that time, his surname is Xu after all, and maybe he just hibernates and waits for the opportunity to make a comeback in the east. But you will definitely become a victim, and it will be beyond redemption of."
"I know."
Zhang Yu stood up and looked around.Ever since he got married, this small yard has been his entire world.But after all, he has also roamed in such a vast field outside. How could it be possible that his heart and vision are really only the size of such a small courtyard?
"But he never said this to me. Then I can't say this to him. I can't just reconcile with him in order to protect myself, and violate the vows I made when we got married - I said at the beginning Alright, life after life until you turn white."
"Brother Yu! Are you so stupid! As I said, you can contact me in the future. What the prime minister wants is Mr. Xu and the family power behind him! At that time, there was a relationship of in-laws. He won't make things difficult for you anymore! Whatever you love in private..."
"Yeah. You're right."
Zhang Yu interrupted him.
"It's just that if we are willing to sneak around instead of looking for a dignified one—why did I leave the school, give up the imperial examination, and even give up my future and dignity, and marry him as a man's wife?"
After Zhang Yu finished speaking, the doorman seemed to know that he couldn't persuade him anymore.He left the small courtyard with a long sigh, leaving Zhang Yu standing alone in the courtyard.
After all, it is a man.Although she is the "mistress" of the inner house, it is not easy to mix with the little girls who serve her often.So when Master Xu was away, Zhang Yu almost always lived alone in the back house.Now that the guest is gone, he is alone again.
Usually, when he was alone in the backyard, he would either read books or practice calligraphy, or he would do a set of boxing or dance a sword by himself-in fact, it was different from what Li Guangning and Du Yuzhang originally imagined. The loneliness and sorrow of keeping an empty room.
But today, he stood there for a long time without doing anything.
Right behind him, Li Guangning and Du Yuzhang stood side by side, silently watching the scene from beginning to end.
"It seems that he also guessed that the next thing will not be too smooth."
Li Guangning said in a deep voice,
"If you get involved in the faction of the imperial court, it's life and death. If you are not my faction, then you are the enemy. It is absolutely impossible for you to retreat unscathed. This Mr. Xu is really young and vigorous, he shouldn't reject that prime minister so bluntly."
"Yeah, young and energetic. I really can't bear it when encountering things, especially when it involves his sweetheart - I'm afraid he won't let that doorman finish his sentence, and just drive him out."
As Du Yuzhang said, he looked sideways at Li Guangning.Not knowing what to think of, he smiled wryly and shook his head.
"Hey, brat, you're still immature."
"What Your Majesty said is true. When I was a young boy, I was really immature. But I guess, what Zhang Yu loves is this high-spirited, but immature."
Li Guangning thought to himself, why does this sound so inappropriate.He blinked a few times, his eyebrows raised.He suddenly turned around and hugged Du Yuzhang in his arms,
"Well, you Du Yuzhang, are you slandering me here? Huh?"
"Don't dare... Ha... Your Majesty, don't make trouble!"
"Who messed with you! Slandering the monarch, you can still spare you! Why was I immature back then? How did I become a brat? Ah? Well, you Du Yuzhang... Come and explain it to me!"
"Your Majesty, let go! It's so itchy... Your Majesty, stop making trouble!"
After arguing for a while, Li Guangning finally stopped in time before Du Yuzhang got annoyed.Both of them were a little out of breath, and Li Guangning's hands were still in Du Yuzhang's lapel.Du Yuzhang knocked off those dishonest claws,
"Your Majesty, I just have some associations. Grandma said before that Your Majesty's temper is very similar to Master Xu's. I guessed a little, if you encounter this kind of thing, you will definitely not be able to take half a step back. Don't say it's serious." Wife, I'm afraid you won't even say a soft word to the prime minister."
"That's not nonsense! That's the person in my heart. Ming Media is marrying a wife brought in by eight palanquins! Anyone who dares to bully him is stepping on my face? If I don't turn against him on the spot, why should I praise him for stepping on me?" How are you doing?"
Du Yuzhang smiled wryly.
"Your Majesty, if that Master Xu is like you, I can understand why Zhang Yu will never leave him and never say the word reunion. But in fact, Zhang Yu should know in his heart that sooner or later the two will be reunited. Yes. He saw this matter much more thoroughly than Master Xu, and he even woke up earlier, earlier than the door-to-door guest Mr. Lin."
"how do you know?"
Li Guangning frowned and looked at Du Yuzhang,
"Let's watch a play here together. The scene in front of us is like a revolving door. I saw what you saw. Why do I feel that Zhang Yu is very determined, and he doesn't seem to want to leave at all?"
"He doesn't want to leave. He knows that he will have to leave sooner or later. Look, besides studying and practicing swords, has he been counting the belongings at home these days? I'm afraid it's for the sake of giving Mr. Xu a share when he leaves. A clear list, so that Mr. Xu can live a worry-free life and not be at a loss."
"..."
"There are also those servants. He has reused some of them, dismissed some of them, and transferred some from their original positions. He must have grasped the temperament of those people, and the ones left to Mr. Xu are sincere and loyal servants. This back house has always been managed by Zhang Yu, if he leaves, there will be a lot of trouble if there is no competent person to help Mr. Xu."
"Yuzhang, why do you see it so carefully? Why didn't I see it at all?"
"Your Majesty. Anyway, this minister has been your prime minister for three years, and he has guarded Dayan's house for three years. If I can't see this arrangement, isn't this prime minister completely dereliction of duty?"
"Then if you encounter this kind of thing, will you also arrange everything silently like this, and keep me alone in the dark. Keep silent and wait for the day when you will part with me?"
Du Yuzhang was taken aback.The two looked at each other, but invariably remembered the scene when they parted.
At that time, didn't Du Yuzhang arrange everything?In the end, he single-handedly promoted the success of the peace talks, and cut off the future troubles of the Seventh Prince and the Xu family army—he had done everything he could for Li Guangning before he was ready to die...
【Li Du】Marriage by decree tenth
Li Guangning's eyes trembled, and he stared at Du Yuzhang.he asked softly,
"If you and I changed the situation with them. Yuzhang, you will do the same. You have done this before, and you will do the same in the future... right?"
"It used to be, but not anymore."
"Really?"
"Really. Your Majesty is no longer the old Majesty, how can I still be the old jade badge?"
Du Yuzhang took Li Guangning's hand.
"It's just your majesty, the two of them look like you and me back then. Although they have never experienced the twists and turns like you and me, but also because of this, they have not passed the test that you and I have experienced, let alone you and me. tenacity today."
"Are you worried about them? But that granny said clearly before that they never reconciled, and even adopted a pair of children."
"Yes, Grandma said it. But Your Majesty, do you think that prime minister is so hard-pressed that he doesn't hesitate to use his daughter as a bet. If he really lost the bet, how could he be willing to give up? I'm afraid that the one who has never been with Li Behind it, there is no secret."
They discussed it again, but they didn't realize what the situation was.Fortunately, the scenery in front of me changed faster than before, and I thought I would know the answer soon.
Not long after, the doorman surnamed Lin sent an urgent letter.The letter told Zhang Yu that Lord Xu was severely reprimanded by the emperor in the court for his "negligence" in flood control, and he was required to reinforce the dikes that were in disrepair within one month.Otherwise, once there is a loss in Zhangzhou City, he will be dismissed from office, and he will be thrown into prison and punished severely!
"Ma'am, you have been helping the adults with government affairs. Of course, you know that the so-called dikes and dams that have been in disrepair are the mess left by the previous prefects! Cut corners, cheating, and corruption. However, the money and food were actually taken away, and I don’t know who got them. Now Mr. Xu needs a lot of money if he wants to strengthen it. But the family is clean and upright, and there is no such extra money at all. Madam, you may not know, Prime Minister I have already proposed to give my daughter a dowry of 10 taels of silver, but the adults must reply within ten days! This is clearly a series of tricks, and it is to force the adults to accept this marriage! Where do you go, don’t you think long-term? "
Zhang Yu read the letter, but didn't reply a word.He gathered all the land title deeds he had counted before and entrusted a pawn shop to find a buyer for him, asking for a hundred thousand silver.
Those are all the good fields of the Xu family.The price is [-], which is a cheap sale, and of course it is not difficult to sell.Next, Zhang Yu seized the time to find craftsmen and laborers, and hurriedly built the dam.
As Zhang Yu went out of the house more often, the restrictions on Li and Du disappeared.They followed Zhang Yu and found that he was worrying about working hard on the construction site every day, running around all day, and hardly even having time to eat.
"Ma'am, ten days is really too short, no matter how hard we work day and night, we can't finish it!"
On this day, the steward of the mansion came to the dam to persuade Zhang Yu,
"Either ask them to finish the bottom and upper layers of the dam steadily, and save the middle layer if you can! Pile up mud and rocks, and no one will be able to see it. This year's flood is not that big, so it won't collapse! Ma'am, let's Let's go through this first!"
Zhang Yu has been guarding in front of the dam.His face was so thin that his cheeks were sunken, and his eyes were even darker.Although he was wearing a bamboo hat, he still couldn't hide his haggard face.
After hearing what the butler said, he shook his head,
"No."
"Ma'am! This is to save your lord..."
"This is not helping the Lord, it is discrediting the official reputation of the Lord. If the Lord himself were here, he would definitely say no. The embankment is to prevent the flood. The water is not big this year, and it may be big next year. It will not be big next year. What about the next year? Behind us are the people of Zhangzhou, their fields and homes. We cannot cut corners.”
"Ma'am, you... hey!"
Zhang Yu had been working for several days, and the news from Beijing and China was long overdue.As everyone expected, Mr. Xu sternly rejected the Prime Minister's proposal.The prime minister also made things difficult for him and detained him in the capital for several days before letting him go.
As soon as he left the capital, he wrote a letter to Zhang Yu,
"Yu'er, my wife—you must raise one hundred thousand silver at any cost. Your life is at stake, so be sure. Take care of your health and return home as a husband, don't worry about it."
When Zhang Yu received the letter, he hadn't seen his smile for many days.But when he unfolded the letter and saw the familiar handwriting, a smile appeared on his lips.In just a few lines, he read it several times before putting the letterhead on his chest and keeping it close to his body.
"Go and tell your lord that the silver has been raised and half of the dam has been built. Tell him to be careful on the road, walk slowly, and pay attention to your body. Everything at home is fine, don't worry."
"Ma'am, who said there is no hurry?"
The housekeeper on one side looked ugly,
"The Xu family sent someone to investigate, you can't even go home here! You're still sick, and you've been running a fever for the past few days... If your lord doesn't come back, you won't even have anyone to support you!"
"Don't be afraid, I don't need him to support me."
Zhang Yu's face was pale, but he stood proudly.Others are on the embankment construction site, and behind them is the construction site in full swing.On the other side of him, there were a few stewards sent by the Xu family, all of them raised eyebrows and looked unfriendly.
"I, Zhang Yu, can support myself!"
This is a harsh word.The housekeeper hesitated for a moment, looked at the menacing Xu family coming in front of him, and then at the single and weak wife.He has served in Xu's Mansion for many years, and he has always been very convinced of his wife's ability to handle affairs.It's the same in their house, there is a saying in secret,
"If the master says there is no problem, there is still a [-]% chance that something will go wrong; if the madam says there is no problem, then there is a [-]% chance that there is no problem."
So after hesitating, he asked,
"Madam, it seems that they will not give up easily. Are you really all right?"
"Don't worry, there's no problem. Go to the road to meet your lord and take good care of him. Tell him not to worry, just walk slowly on the road."
"OK then!"
The butler turned away.Behind him, Du Yuzhang couldn't help but let out a cry, and almost stretched out his hand to pull the butler—but his hand passed through the butler's body, but didn't touch anything.
He and Zhang Yu are in different time and space.Although he can see everything, he cannot deliver any messages.There was no way he could have told the steward—
It was not the first time that group of people had come.They are members of the Xu family, and they came here to question the teacher, saying that Zhang Yu sold the ancestral property of the Xu family without Mr. Xu's consent.
But this time, they brought chains and sticks.Just before the housekeeper arrived, they told Zhang Yu: If the project is not stopped immediately and the land deeds are redeemed, they will take Zhang Yu back to Xu's house for execution!
"Zhang Yu!"
The leader of the Xu family is an old man.He opened his mouth to scold,
"You shameless thing, you are insulting to the gentlemen, you seduce my Xu family's son-in-law, and do such immoral things! Our Xu family has tolerated you for a long time, but we didn't expect you to get worse and sell my Xu family's ancestral property! This matter is absolute! You can't go there easily! I said that for the young master's sake, I allowed you to redeem the land in three days, have you done it yet?"
"Master Clan Uncle, I'm sorry. We don't have enough money in our hands, so we can only redeem our ancestral property slowly. Three days is really not enough."
"Not enough? I think you don't want to! Why does this construction site stop? Are you sincere?"
"This construction site can't be stopped. Even if the uncle of the clan really takes me back and punishes me, the construction site will not stop. Uncle clan, to be honest, I have paid all the expenses before the start of work, even if you will now I am executed, and this project cannot be stopped. This is a dam, a project presided over by the governor of Zhangzhou. built, cannot be demolished.”
The uncle's face turned blue instantly.
Their Xu family had already reached an agreement with the prime minister, and they thought they could use this flood to force Mr. Xu to submit.Detaining Mr. Xu in the capital for a few days is to make it too late for him to raise money.Even if he returns to the mansion to sell the land, the Xu family will obstruct him in every possible way and prevent him from succeeding.
Who would have thought that Zhang Yu would have seen through it in advance and took the first step?No, more than one step!It is said that he sold the land overnight to get the money, immediately found people to start construction, and worked day after day.
What's more, he actually moved out of the national law to coerce the Xu family to accept the result of the dam being built... Then what else would they use to control Mr. Xu?Wouldn't it be true that he fell short of success, so how can he explain to the prime minister?
"You... Zhang Yu, do you really think that our Xu family dare not take your life? You sold our Xu family's property privately! Does the young master know about this? Huh?"
"he does not know."
"Ha, then do you know, if you are really the daughter-in-law of our Xu family, and you sell the ancestral property privately without the consent of the man in the family, how should you deal with it in the family law?"
"……I know."
"At this moment, you should be thankful that you are a man, and you only need to be sent to the government to bear your crime of stealing and selling other people's private property."
The uncle sneered maliciously,
"Otherwise, you are afraid that you were ordered to enter the door of our Xu family, but you did not come out! Someone, tie him up for me and send him to the government! Let him confess by himself, how did he seduce our young master? She claims to be the wife of our Xu family everywhere, so how can she steal and sell the property of the Xu family as an outsider!"
Du Yuzhang was watching this scene, breathing heavily.
This is simply deceptive!When they failed to coerce Zhang Yu to stop building the dam, they wanted to take a drastic step - directly labeling Zhang Yu as an "outsider" and denying their identity as Xu's daughter-in-law.
That's right, if he was really taken into Xu's house, his life and death would be in his hands.He caused the Xu family to suffer such a big loss, what good could happen to him?Maybe they really have to be tortured and die here!
And as long as he admits that he is an "outsider" and not Mrs. Xu's real wife, then everything will be turned around - after all, he is sent to an official, not lynched.Mr. Xu himself is the local governor, he won't suffer too much, and his life will definitely be safe!
This is forcing him to make a choice between his own life and his husband and wife relationship with Mr. Xu!
"Too deceiving!"
Li Guangning was also furious,
"Damn it, if it was my Dayan, I would definitely issue an imperial decree and send that prime minister to prison! Frame Zhongliang, oppress good ministers and people, and the Xu family has done so many evil deeds, there is no law of the king! Force Zhang It's really despicable for Yu to reconcile with her husband! Fortunately, Zhang Yu is here. According to Yuzhang, he is not as tough and violent as Mr. Xu. He should take a step back and choose to deny the relationship between the two for the time being. A ray of life, right?"
Du Yuzhang did not speak.
"Jade badge?"
Li Guangning asked again, but Du Yuzhang still didn't speak.
He looked at Zhang Yu, and seemed to understand why that partial empress had drawn him and Li Guangning into this memory.
The two of them are really alike.Every choice made by Zhang Yu is almost on the heart of Du Yuzhang - if he is himself, he will do the same.
So, this time, Zhang Yu will probably make the same choice as him, right?
【Li Du】Eleventh of Marriage by Decree
"Come with us to the government now! Let's go!"
The old man from the Xu residence grabbed Zhang Yu's arm and was about to drag him away.Zhang Yu staggered and didn't move.
"Family affairs, after home. What government are you going to? Clan uncle, I will go back to Xu's house with you."
"You! Do you really think the Xu family can't deal with you?! Zhang Yu, I advise you to be a gentleman who knows current affairs, and don't make things difficult for the Xu family!"
"How can I have trouble with the Xu family? After all, I am married into the Xu family, so it is considered half of the Xu family. Although, the Xu family has never treated me and adults as their own."
Zhang Yu smiled slightly.He has always been gentle and modest, but now he showed his edge for the first time.
"If you don't divorce your wife for a day, I won't leave the Xu family. I won't let you down just to survive. You don't have to waste your time. Didn't you bring so many people to arrest me? But don't bother, Zhang Yu just Stand here and let you handle it!"
The old man's face turned blue with anger.With a ferocious face, he pointed at Zhang Yu viciously,
"Okay, you dare to go against my Xu family! Tie him up and parade him in Zhangzhou! Then tie him back to Xu's family and deal with it according to the family law!"
A group of people rushed forward, holding iron chains in their hands.
Zhang Yu looked at them quietly, he didn't even dodge, let alone ask for forgiveness.He covered his chest with one hand, and under his robe, there was a thin letter hidden on his chest.
The letter seemed to have temperature, as if it was beating with his heart.
"Xu Lang..."
A murmur.There was a faint smile on Zhang Yu's face.Although he was the bound party, his smile was full of contempt, as if he was the real winner.
Perhaps, he really is the winner.It's just that the price of this victory is too heavy.
Facing the iron chain, Zhang Yu raised his hand obediently.He let a thumb-thick iron chain wrap around his waist several times, and the iron chain also tied his two hands together.
Although he was extremely compliant and didn't resist at all, those people still threw the iron chains hard at him, and soon his face and body were covered with bruises.
"Master!"
Seeing this scene, the laborers working on the construction site finally couldn't bear it anymore.The laborers are all bitter haha, they don't understand the twists and turns of the big family.But they knew that Mr. Zhang was a very nice person, fed them well, did not deduct their wages, and although the project was rushed, he never beat or scolded them, but spoke to them politely.And those people on the opposite side... They want to beat people indiscriminately, isn't there any law?
"Boss, who are these people! Don't be afraid, when it comes to fighting, we brothers have never been afraid of anyone!"
"Don't do it."
Zhang Yu shook his head at them, his voice still calm.
"Your kindness is appreciated by Mr. Zhang. But don't do anything... I will be fine, so don't be afraid. After I leave, even if someone comes to provoke you, don't bother. Foreman, keep someone on guard at the construction site at night. If you encounter someone If you destroy it, report it to the official. No matter what, the embankment cannot be stopped. You just fix the embankment and don’t fight with them. I’m fine. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be back soon..."
He couldn't finish his sentence.Because a servant of the Xu family lifted up the iron chain and smashed it hard at his face.He leaned back, but still managed to hold his body and not fall.The corners of his mouth and half of his cheeks were swollen, and his two teeth were bloody, and he spat on the ground.
"Big words! It's all right, Zhang Yu is not the one who decides now! Take it away!"
Like pulling an animal, the members of the Xu family tugged on the iron chain, dragging Zhang Yu staggeringly, and fell forward to the ground.That hit just now not only hit the cheek, but also brought it to the eyes.The corner of Zhang Yu's eye was broken, and blood flowed into his eye.The eyeballs are also swollen, and there are blurred red shadows in the field of vision.He wiped it with his hand, and his hand was bright red.
But that's all.He thought, but that's all!
It's nothing but exasperation, nothing but malicious revenge—what else can you do but chains?So what if you tie it up, so what if you hit me?After all, I won and you lost... Xu Lang and I won, we are still together and will always be together...
Xu Lang is safe, Zhangzhou is safe, and the dam is behind him, so what if the flood hits?There is nothing to be afraid of!Prime Minister?The Xu family?Power?Clan rights?Outrageous malice?Framed and conspiracy?
Oh, you've worked so hard, but that's all!
He chuckled under his breath.
"why are you laughing!"
Desperate
"But he looks exactly like you..."
"Brother Ning, you only see that he is exactly like me, but you can't see that the person opposite is exactly like you?"
"what?"
Li Guangning really didn't pay attention.When he saw "Du Yuzhang" kneeling on the ground, and there was a man next to him who was pulling and hugging him so frivolously, his mind buzzed.
The one who dared to touch his own jade badge was basically dead in his eyes, and he still had to chop it into several pieces!He was about to splatter three feet of blood all over his head, how could he bother to take a look at what the person opposite him looked like?
After hearing Du Yuzhang's words, he turned around and took a closer look.
"This... this person is indeed very similar to me! What's going on?"
"I'm afraid this can't be a coincidence. Brother Ning, look at the auspicious clothes on you and me. I guess this matter has something to do with the partial empress."
"No matter who it is related to, this matter is annoying! What's the matter with those two over there? Why is that bastard still moving while you are kneeling on the ground?...Even if you look like me, you dare to bully you. Damn it!"
"..."
Du Yuzhang was speechless for a moment, and reminded,
"Brother Ning, say it again—that's not me. The one opposite is not a 'bastard' either, the two of them are real couples."
"That's not okay. With this face, what are you talking about as a husband and wife with someone else? I can't stand it."
"Then turn around and don't look."
There is no one else around here.Du Yuzhang neatly pushed Li Guangning around in a circle, telling him to turn his back on those two people.
"Don't read it if you can't stand it, stay here and don't make trouble for me."
After finishing speaking, he took a few steps forward by himself and approached Zhang Yu and Master Xu.
"what are you doing?"
Of course, it was impossible for Li Guangning to just sit around and ask Du Yuzhang to fumble around by himself.He turned around, followed Du Yuzhang, and got closer.The two circled around Zhang Yu and Master Xu a few times as if they were watching some western scene, but the two chatted as usual without any reaction.
"It's the same as I guessed. Brother Ning, you spoke so loudly just now, but they didn't respond. It seems that they can't see us, and they can't hear us. Such supernatural powers, it seems that they are really biased Handwriting."
"Then what does this partial empress want to do?"
"Maybe they want to tell us something."
Du Yuzhang had already come to those two people.He waved to Li Guangning,
"Brother Ning, please don't talk. I just heard them mention Miss Prime Minister... It just coincides with what Grandma said about the upright lady. I always feel that this matter may be the key."
So the two squatted down facing each other, and began to eavesdrop.
Mr. Xu is complaining: "Seeing that the flood is about to rush to the city gate, those officials and gentlemen are still fighting! I am really convinced! Anyway, they are a family with many generations of great business, and their foundations are all there. In a good place with good mountains and good water, they are not afraid of how much damage this flood will cause them, right? But what about the people? It doesn’t matter whether the people live or die? Zhangzhou floods every year, and once a flood crosses the border, ten rooms will be empty. They are fine, and the people who died are all common people! Under such circumstances, they can still quarrel over trivial powers and interests! I am really mad! If it weren't for His Majesty's three urgent orders, I don't want to go back at all In any case, I am the parent officer of Zhangzhou!"
"Why did His Majesty give you an urgent edict?"
"Not yet the prime minister..."
Master Xu paused suddenly, and said bluntly, "It's nothing serious. Maybe I'm free."
"Don't lie to me. Do you think I'm stupid? Someone came to tell me a long time ago, saying that the lady of the prime minister's family has taken a fancy to you. Hearing that you don't have a real wife, she's crying to marry you."
"Who chewed the tongue? Are you courting death?"
Master Xu stood up abruptly,
"I just said that the gang of doormen don't know what is good or bad, do they deserve a beating! My Xu family raised them so that they could help me solve my problems and come up with ideas to do business. They are not here to make trouble for you! No, I still have to be beaten. Get out in one go—"
Without saying a word, Zhang Yu changed his posture with his hands on the ground, from kneeling to kneeling again.
Master Xu: "..."
Mr. Xu: "Get up. Anyway, I can't marry that prime minister's daughter. I have a wife, and I am particularly afraid of guilt. What kind of lady from the prime minister's family, is my wife as good-looking as my wife? Obviously not."
Zhang Yu smiled, but he didn't look that happy.Li Guangning looked at his expression, but his heart trembled - when he told Du Yuzhang that he wanted to marry him before, how similar was Du Yuzhang's smile to Zhang Yu's now?
"Yuzhang, he..."
"No matter how good-looking he is, no matter how virtuous he is, and no matter how loving he is with Mr. Xu, he is still a man. In the eyes of the prime minister, the followers, and thousands of other people, a man cannot be regarded as another man's wife. Even if he is Mr. Xu was brought in by Ming Media in a bridal sedan chair, but it still doesn’t work.”
Du Yuzhang spoke softly and sighed.
"In the officialdom outside, Mr. Xu is always a big official of the frontier. He is so young, and everyone wants to flatter him. I'm afraid he doesn't have a sense of it. But Zhang Yu is at home every day, and he is the wind knife and frost sword. Strictly forced. I'm afraid he knows very well in his heart what kind of disturbance the rumor of the prime minister's marrying a daughter will bring to them."
Li Guangning stopped talking.With a sullen face, he hugged Du Yuzhang even tighter.For a moment, he forced out a sentence,
"Maybe not so pessimistic."
But he was wrong.
Soon, things changed in front of us.Right in front of the two of them, one after another, one after another, Zhang Yu was pushed into the abyss step by step.
[Li Du] Marriage by Order Nine
Perhaps it was the miraculous power of the misplaced empress, Li Guangning and Du Yuzhang stayed in this mansion for several days, but they were neither thirsty nor hungry, let alone sleeping and resting.It's just that the two of them can't leave the house, they can only linger in this yard.Fortunately, Zhang Yu didn't go out, so they followed Zhang Yu around like a pervert every day, watching his daily routine.However, the time here is not continuous. The two of them feel that only a few days have passed, but the clothes on Zhang Yu's body seem to have changed the season.They had never met Zhang Yu taking a bath and changing clothes. It seemed that the eccentric lady had something to do with Zhang Yu, and they didn't want his privacy to be seen by others.
Not long after Master Xu left Zhangzhou for the capital, a retainer from Xu's residence came to visit Zhang Yu.
Judging by his tone, this is not the first time he has visited the door.
"Ma'am, do you really stop thinking about what I told you before? This time it's not like the rumors in the market. It's Miss Prime Minister who made her own decision. In fact, the Prime Minister himself has taken a fancy to your lord. Your lord is young and promising. Wuliang, leaning against the Xu family behind him - although the family had cut off contact with the Xu family because of your affairs with Madam, but as long as the lord really marries Miss Prime Minister, the Xu family will naturally reconnect with the family immediately. The Xu family is a family of princes for generations, and your lord is the direct son of the Xu family. The prime minister may also have taken a fancy to this."
"You mean you want me to make peace with your lord? I'm afraid you still have to discuss it with your lord. It's useless to find me."
"lady!"
"It's really useless. Do you know that the adult heard the rumors you released before, did I kneel on the gravel ground and tell him not to punish you? Otherwise, you would have been kicked out of Xu Mansion by him long ago."
He clearly said that he was being forced to reconcile, but Zhang Yu was calm, without any emotion.He took a sip of tea,
"You should have gone to him before, and you came to me when you couldn't convince me. Otherwise, you should also know that it is somewhat unreasonable for me to propose a divorce with him so that he can marry that lady prime minister."
"Madam, you are not the kind of ignorant woman who doesn't know the dangers of the court, otherwise why would I tell you this? You should also know that if the adults do not agree to get married, then the prime minister will definitely think that it is because he does not want to be with him ——If you tell the prime minister that your lord is unwilling to remarry because of your deep love for your husband and wife, he will never believe it! How can such a person know the truth? Now that the rain is about to come, he will definitely do something to suppress it Master Xu will never be able to stand up again! And as long as he marries the lady in his family, the prime minister will naturally help him with all his strength, and his Xu family will also take the initiative to show favor to him and help him, and this catastrophe can be overcome. pass!"
"Well, you're right."
"Ma'am, I know I have wronged you like this. But you are not a woman. This so-called wronged has no real impact on you at all! On the contrary, you are really free after you leave the Xu Mansion! You are a big man, you can go wherever you want There is no obstruction. Wait until the turmoil subsides before returning to Zhangzhou—you were originally married from another place, and you rarely go out to meet people after you come here. When the time comes, you will be dressed in men’s clothes. Who knows that you used to be the wife of the Xu family? Can you Literary and military, talented, what can't be done? Even if you take the imperial examination, you can do something again! At that time, you will be free. If you really can't let go of Mr. Xu, you can meet him as a friend and continue your relationship , wouldn't it be better to be happy and happy than to be angry everywhere here!"
Zhang Yu put down his teacup and turned to look at the doorman.
"Brother Lin, it seems that you have really thought out a way out for me. Did you even prepare for me the documents I need to go to other places and the place to stay?"
The doorman paused and sat up straight.His earnest look was gone, and his demeanor was very complicated.
"Brother Yu. Why don't you pretend you don't recognize me today?"
"Brother Lin, you are the one who doesn't recognize me. When I got married, I wrote a letter to let you know. It wasn't you who told me. I only knew Zhang Yu who talked with you at night by candlelight, but I didn't know about self-defeating, self-sacrificing. Fallen, Mrs. Xu who is a man's wife?"
"That's all angry talk. Anyway, we've known each other for many years, we've studied together, and we've been in the same class. I also know that you're not the kind of person who covets the Xu family's glory and wealth."
The doorman sighed,
"This time, the prime minister and those old fellows of the Xu family have actually conspired long ago. Taking this opportunity, we can either win Mr. Xu back into their hands, or try to destroy him. Brother Yu, you Make plans for yourself, as well as Master Xu. You can’t beat them, you should know. At that time, his surname is Xu after all, and maybe he just hibernates and waits for the opportunity to make a comeback in the east. But you will definitely become a victim, and it will be beyond redemption of."
"I know."
Zhang Yu stood up and looked around.Ever since he got married, this small yard has been his entire world.But after all, he has also roamed in such a vast field outside. How could it be possible that his heart and vision are really only the size of such a small courtyard?
"But he never said this to me. Then I can't say this to him. I can't just reconcile with him in order to protect myself, and violate the vows I made when we got married - I said at the beginning Alright, life after life until you turn white."
"Brother Yu! Are you so stupid! As I said, you can contact me in the future. What the prime minister wants is Mr. Xu and the family power behind him! At that time, there was a relationship of in-laws. He won't make things difficult for you anymore! Whatever you love in private..."
"Yeah. You're right."
Zhang Yu interrupted him.
"It's just that if we are willing to sneak around instead of looking for a dignified one—why did I leave the school, give up the imperial examination, and even give up my future and dignity, and marry him as a man's wife?"
After Zhang Yu finished speaking, the doorman seemed to know that he couldn't persuade him anymore.He left the small courtyard with a long sigh, leaving Zhang Yu standing alone in the courtyard.
After all, it is a man.Although she is the "mistress" of the inner house, it is not easy to mix with the little girls who serve her often.So when Master Xu was away, Zhang Yu almost always lived alone in the back house.Now that the guest is gone, he is alone again.
Usually, when he was alone in the backyard, he would either read books or practice calligraphy, or he would do a set of boxing or dance a sword by himself-in fact, it was different from what Li Guangning and Du Yuzhang originally imagined. The loneliness and sorrow of keeping an empty room.
But today, he stood there for a long time without doing anything.
Right behind him, Li Guangning and Du Yuzhang stood side by side, silently watching the scene from beginning to end.
"It seems that he also guessed that the next thing will not be too smooth."
Li Guangning said in a deep voice,
"If you get involved in the faction of the imperial court, it's life and death. If you are not my faction, then you are the enemy. It is absolutely impossible for you to retreat unscathed. This Mr. Xu is really young and vigorous, he shouldn't reject that prime minister so bluntly."
"Yeah, young and energetic. I really can't bear it when encountering things, especially when it involves his sweetheart - I'm afraid he won't let that doorman finish his sentence, and just drive him out."
As Du Yuzhang said, he looked sideways at Li Guangning.Not knowing what to think of, he smiled wryly and shook his head.
"Hey, brat, you're still immature."
"What Your Majesty said is true. When I was a young boy, I was really immature. But I guess, what Zhang Yu loves is this high-spirited, but immature."
Li Guangning thought to himself, why does this sound so inappropriate.He blinked a few times, his eyebrows raised.He suddenly turned around and hugged Du Yuzhang in his arms,
"Well, you Du Yuzhang, are you slandering me here? Huh?"
"Don't dare... Ha... Your Majesty, don't make trouble!"
"Who messed with you! Slandering the monarch, you can still spare you! Why was I immature back then? How did I become a brat? Ah? Well, you Du Yuzhang... Come and explain it to me!"
"Your Majesty, let go! It's so itchy... Your Majesty, stop making trouble!"
After arguing for a while, Li Guangning finally stopped in time before Du Yuzhang got annoyed.Both of them were a little out of breath, and Li Guangning's hands were still in Du Yuzhang's lapel.Du Yuzhang knocked off those dishonest claws,
"Your Majesty, I just have some associations. Grandma said before that Your Majesty's temper is very similar to Master Xu's. I guessed a little, if you encounter this kind of thing, you will definitely not be able to take half a step back. Don't say it's serious." Wife, I'm afraid you won't even say a soft word to the prime minister."
"That's not nonsense! That's the person in my heart. Ming Media is marrying a wife brought in by eight palanquins! Anyone who dares to bully him is stepping on my face? If I don't turn against him on the spot, why should I praise him for stepping on me?" How are you doing?"
Du Yuzhang smiled wryly.
"Your Majesty, if that Master Xu is like you, I can understand why Zhang Yu will never leave him and never say the word reunion. But in fact, Zhang Yu should know in his heart that sooner or later the two will be reunited. Yes. He saw this matter much more thoroughly than Master Xu, and he even woke up earlier, earlier than the door-to-door guest Mr. Lin."
"how do you know?"
Li Guangning frowned and looked at Du Yuzhang,
"Let's watch a play here together. The scene in front of us is like a revolving door. I saw what you saw. Why do I feel that Zhang Yu is very determined, and he doesn't seem to want to leave at all?"
"He doesn't want to leave. He knows that he will have to leave sooner or later. Look, besides studying and practicing swords, has he been counting the belongings at home these days? I'm afraid it's for the sake of giving Mr. Xu a share when he leaves. A clear list, so that Mr. Xu can live a worry-free life and not be at a loss."
"..."
"There are also those servants. He has reused some of them, dismissed some of them, and transferred some from their original positions. He must have grasped the temperament of those people, and the ones left to Mr. Xu are sincere and loyal servants. This back house has always been managed by Zhang Yu, if he leaves, there will be a lot of trouble if there is no competent person to help Mr. Xu."
"Yuzhang, why do you see it so carefully? Why didn't I see it at all?"
"Your Majesty. Anyway, this minister has been your prime minister for three years, and he has guarded Dayan's house for three years. If I can't see this arrangement, isn't this prime minister completely dereliction of duty?"
"Then if you encounter this kind of thing, will you also arrange everything silently like this, and keep me alone in the dark. Keep silent and wait for the day when you will part with me?"
Du Yuzhang was taken aback.The two looked at each other, but invariably remembered the scene when they parted.
At that time, didn't Du Yuzhang arrange everything?In the end, he single-handedly promoted the success of the peace talks, and cut off the future troubles of the Seventh Prince and the Xu family army—he had done everything he could for Li Guangning before he was ready to die...
【Li Du】Marriage by decree tenth
Li Guangning's eyes trembled, and he stared at Du Yuzhang.he asked softly,
"If you and I changed the situation with them. Yuzhang, you will do the same. You have done this before, and you will do the same in the future... right?"
"It used to be, but not anymore."
"Really?"
"Really. Your Majesty is no longer the old Majesty, how can I still be the old jade badge?"
Du Yuzhang took Li Guangning's hand.
"It's just your majesty, the two of them look like you and me back then. Although they have never experienced the twists and turns like you and me, but also because of this, they have not passed the test that you and I have experienced, let alone you and me. tenacity today."
"Are you worried about them? But that granny said clearly before that they never reconciled, and even adopted a pair of children."
"Yes, Grandma said it. But Your Majesty, do you think that prime minister is so hard-pressed that he doesn't hesitate to use his daughter as a bet. If he really lost the bet, how could he be willing to give up? I'm afraid that the one who has never been with Li Behind it, there is no secret."
They discussed it again, but they didn't realize what the situation was.Fortunately, the scenery in front of me changed faster than before, and I thought I would know the answer soon.
Not long after, the doorman surnamed Lin sent an urgent letter.The letter told Zhang Yu that Lord Xu was severely reprimanded by the emperor in the court for his "negligence" in flood control, and he was required to reinforce the dikes that were in disrepair within one month.Otherwise, once there is a loss in Zhangzhou City, he will be dismissed from office, and he will be thrown into prison and punished severely!
"Ma'am, you have been helping the adults with government affairs. Of course, you know that the so-called dikes and dams that have been in disrepair are the mess left by the previous prefects! Cut corners, cheating, and corruption. However, the money and food were actually taken away, and I don’t know who got them. Now Mr. Xu needs a lot of money if he wants to strengthen it. But the family is clean and upright, and there is no such extra money at all. Madam, you may not know, Prime Minister I have already proposed to give my daughter a dowry of 10 taels of silver, but the adults must reply within ten days! This is clearly a series of tricks, and it is to force the adults to accept this marriage! Where do you go, don’t you think long-term? "
Zhang Yu read the letter, but didn't reply a word.He gathered all the land title deeds he had counted before and entrusted a pawn shop to find a buyer for him, asking for a hundred thousand silver.
Those are all the good fields of the Xu family.The price is [-], which is a cheap sale, and of course it is not difficult to sell.Next, Zhang Yu seized the time to find craftsmen and laborers, and hurriedly built the dam.
As Zhang Yu went out of the house more often, the restrictions on Li and Du disappeared.They followed Zhang Yu and found that he was worrying about working hard on the construction site every day, running around all day, and hardly even having time to eat.
"Ma'am, ten days is really too short, no matter how hard we work day and night, we can't finish it!"
On this day, the steward of the mansion came to the dam to persuade Zhang Yu,
"Either ask them to finish the bottom and upper layers of the dam steadily, and save the middle layer if you can! Pile up mud and rocks, and no one will be able to see it. This year's flood is not that big, so it won't collapse! Ma'am, let's Let's go through this first!"
Zhang Yu has been guarding in front of the dam.His face was so thin that his cheeks were sunken, and his eyes were even darker.Although he was wearing a bamboo hat, he still couldn't hide his haggard face.
After hearing what the butler said, he shook his head,
"No."
"Ma'am! This is to save your lord..."
"This is not helping the Lord, it is discrediting the official reputation of the Lord. If the Lord himself were here, he would definitely say no. The embankment is to prevent the flood. The water is not big this year, and it may be big next year. It will not be big next year. What about the next year? Behind us are the people of Zhangzhou, their fields and homes. We cannot cut corners.”
"Ma'am, you... hey!"
Zhang Yu had been working for several days, and the news from Beijing and China was long overdue.As everyone expected, Mr. Xu sternly rejected the Prime Minister's proposal.The prime minister also made things difficult for him and detained him in the capital for several days before letting him go.
As soon as he left the capital, he wrote a letter to Zhang Yu,
"Yu'er, my wife—you must raise one hundred thousand silver at any cost. Your life is at stake, so be sure. Take care of your health and return home as a husband, don't worry about it."
When Zhang Yu received the letter, he hadn't seen his smile for many days.But when he unfolded the letter and saw the familiar handwriting, a smile appeared on his lips.In just a few lines, he read it several times before putting the letterhead on his chest and keeping it close to his body.
"Go and tell your lord that the silver has been raised and half of the dam has been built. Tell him to be careful on the road, walk slowly, and pay attention to your body. Everything at home is fine, don't worry."
"Ma'am, who said there is no hurry?"
The housekeeper on one side looked ugly,
"The Xu family sent someone to investigate, you can't even go home here! You're still sick, and you've been running a fever for the past few days... If your lord doesn't come back, you won't even have anyone to support you!"
"Don't be afraid, I don't need him to support me."
Zhang Yu's face was pale, but he stood proudly.Others are on the embankment construction site, and behind them is the construction site in full swing.On the other side of him, there were a few stewards sent by the Xu family, all of them raised eyebrows and looked unfriendly.
"I, Zhang Yu, can support myself!"
This is a harsh word.The housekeeper hesitated for a moment, looked at the menacing Xu family coming in front of him, and then at the single and weak wife.He has served in Xu's Mansion for many years, and he has always been very convinced of his wife's ability to handle affairs.It's the same in their house, there is a saying in secret,
"If the master says there is no problem, there is still a [-]% chance that something will go wrong; if the madam says there is no problem, then there is a [-]% chance that there is no problem."
So after hesitating, he asked,
"Madam, it seems that they will not give up easily. Are you really all right?"
"Don't worry, there's no problem. Go to the road to meet your lord and take good care of him. Tell him not to worry, just walk slowly on the road."
"OK then!"
The butler turned away.Behind him, Du Yuzhang couldn't help but let out a cry, and almost stretched out his hand to pull the butler—but his hand passed through the butler's body, but didn't touch anything.
He and Zhang Yu are in different time and space.Although he can see everything, he cannot deliver any messages.There was no way he could have told the steward—
It was not the first time that group of people had come.They are members of the Xu family, and they came here to question the teacher, saying that Zhang Yu sold the ancestral property of the Xu family without Mr. Xu's consent.
But this time, they brought chains and sticks.Just before the housekeeper arrived, they told Zhang Yu: If the project is not stopped immediately and the land deeds are redeemed, they will take Zhang Yu back to Xu's house for execution!
"Zhang Yu!"
The leader of the Xu family is an old man.He opened his mouth to scold,
"You shameless thing, you are insulting to the gentlemen, you seduce my Xu family's son-in-law, and do such immoral things! Our Xu family has tolerated you for a long time, but we didn't expect you to get worse and sell my Xu family's ancestral property! This matter is absolute! You can't go there easily! I said that for the young master's sake, I allowed you to redeem the land in three days, have you done it yet?"
"Master Clan Uncle, I'm sorry. We don't have enough money in our hands, so we can only redeem our ancestral property slowly. Three days is really not enough."
"Not enough? I think you don't want to! Why does this construction site stop? Are you sincere?"
"This construction site can't be stopped. Even if the uncle of the clan really takes me back and punishes me, the construction site will not stop. Uncle clan, to be honest, I have paid all the expenses before the start of work, even if you will now I am executed, and this project cannot be stopped. This is a dam, a project presided over by the governor of Zhangzhou. built, cannot be demolished.”
The uncle's face turned blue instantly.
Their Xu family had already reached an agreement with the prime minister, and they thought they could use this flood to force Mr. Xu to submit.Detaining Mr. Xu in the capital for a few days is to make it too late for him to raise money.Even if he returns to the mansion to sell the land, the Xu family will obstruct him in every possible way and prevent him from succeeding.
Who would have thought that Zhang Yu would have seen through it in advance and took the first step?No, more than one step!It is said that he sold the land overnight to get the money, immediately found people to start construction, and worked day after day.
What's more, he actually moved out of the national law to coerce the Xu family to accept the result of the dam being built... Then what else would they use to control Mr. Xu?Wouldn't it be true that he fell short of success, so how can he explain to the prime minister?
"You... Zhang Yu, do you really think that our Xu family dare not take your life? You sold our Xu family's property privately! Does the young master know about this? Huh?"
"he does not know."
"Ha, then do you know, if you are really the daughter-in-law of our Xu family, and you sell the ancestral property privately without the consent of the man in the family, how should you deal with it in the family law?"
"……I know."
"At this moment, you should be thankful that you are a man, and you only need to be sent to the government to bear your crime of stealing and selling other people's private property."
The uncle sneered maliciously,
"Otherwise, you are afraid that you were ordered to enter the door of our Xu family, but you did not come out! Someone, tie him up for me and send him to the government! Let him confess by himself, how did he seduce our young master? She claims to be the wife of our Xu family everywhere, so how can she steal and sell the property of the Xu family as an outsider!"
Du Yuzhang was watching this scene, breathing heavily.
This is simply deceptive!When they failed to coerce Zhang Yu to stop building the dam, they wanted to take a drastic step - directly labeling Zhang Yu as an "outsider" and denying their identity as Xu's daughter-in-law.
That's right, if he was really taken into Xu's house, his life and death would be in his hands.He caused the Xu family to suffer such a big loss, what good could happen to him?Maybe they really have to be tortured and die here!
And as long as he admits that he is an "outsider" and not Mrs. Xu's real wife, then everything will be turned around - after all, he is sent to an official, not lynched.Mr. Xu himself is the local governor, he won't suffer too much, and his life will definitely be safe!
This is forcing him to make a choice between his own life and his husband and wife relationship with Mr. Xu!
"Too deceiving!"
Li Guangning was also furious,
"Damn it, if it was my Dayan, I would definitely issue an imperial decree and send that prime minister to prison! Frame Zhongliang, oppress good ministers and people, and the Xu family has done so many evil deeds, there is no law of the king! Force Zhang It's really despicable for Yu to reconcile with her husband! Fortunately, Zhang Yu is here. According to Yuzhang, he is not as tough and violent as Mr. Xu. He should take a step back and choose to deny the relationship between the two for the time being. A ray of life, right?"
Du Yuzhang did not speak.
"Jade badge?"
Li Guangning asked again, but Du Yuzhang still didn't speak.
He looked at Zhang Yu, and seemed to understand why that partial empress had drawn him and Li Guangning into this memory.
The two of them are really alike.Every choice made by Zhang Yu is almost on the heart of Du Yuzhang - if he is himself, he will do the same.
So, this time, Zhang Yu will probably make the same choice as him, right?
【Li Du】Eleventh of Marriage by Decree
"Come with us to the government now! Let's go!"
The old man from the Xu residence grabbed Zhang Yu's arm and was about to drag him away.Zhang Yu staggered and didn't move.
"Family affairs, after home. What government are you going to? Clan uncle, I will go back to Xu's house with you."
"You! Do you really think the Xu family can't deal with you?! Zhang Yu, I advise you to be a gentleman who knows current affairs, and don't make things difficult for the Xu family!"
"How can I have trouble with the Xu family? After all, I am married into the Xu family, so it is considered half of the Xu family. Although, the Xu family has never treated me and adults as their own."
Zhang Yu smiled slightly.He has always been gentle and modest, but now he showed his edge for the first time.
"If you don't divorce your wife for a day, I won't leave the Xu family. I won't let you down just to survive. You don't have to waste your time. Didn't you bring so many people to arrest me? But don't bother, Zhang Yu just Stand here and let you handle it!"
The old man's face turned blue with anger.With a ferocious face, he pointed at Zhang Yu viciously,
"Okay, you dare to go against my Xu family! Tie him up and parade him in Zhangzhou! Then tie him back to Xu's family and deal with it according to the family law!"
A group of people rushed forward, holding iron chains in their hands.
Zhang Yu looked at them quietly, he didn't even dodge, let alone ask for forgiveness.He covered his chest with one hand, and under his robe, there was a thin letter hidden on his chest.
The letter seemed to have temperature, as if it was beating with his heart.
"Xu Lang..."
A murmur.There was a faint smile on Zhang Yu's face.Although he was the bound party, his smile was full of contempt, as if he was the real winner.
Perhaps, he really is the winner.It's just that the price of this victory is too heavy.
Facing the iron chain, Zhang Yu raised his hand obediently.He let a thumb-thick iron chain wrap around his waist several times, and the iron chain also tied his two hands together.
Although he was extremely compliant and didn't resist at all, those people still threw the iron chains hard at him, and soon his face and body were covered with bruises.
"Master!"
Seeing this scene, the laborers working on the construction site finally couldn't bear it anymore.The laborers are all bitter haha, they don't understand the twists and turns of the big family.But they knew that Mr. Zhang was a very nice person, fed them well, did not deduct their wages, and although the project was rushed, he never beat or scolded them, but spoke to them politely.And those people on the opposite side... They want to beat people indiscriminately, isn't there any law?
"Boss, who are these people! Don't be afraid, when it comes to fighting, we brothers have never been afraid of anyone!"
"Don't do it."
Zhang Yu shook his head at them, his voice still calm.
"Your kindness is appreciated by Mr. Zhang. But don't do anything... I will be fine, so don't be afraid. After I leave, even if someone comes to provoke you, don't bother. Foreman, keep someone on guard at the construction site at night. If you encounter someone If you destroy it, report it to the official. No matter what, the embankment cannot be stopped. You just fix the embankment and don’t fight with them. I’m fine. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be back soon..."
He couldn't finish his sentence.Because a servant of the Xu family lifted up the iron chain and smashed it hard at his face.He leaned back, but still managed to hold his body and not fall.The corners of his mouth and half of his cheeks were swollen, and his two teeth were bloody, and he spat on the ground.
"Big words! It's all right, Zhang Yu is not the one who decides now! Take it away!"
Like pulling an animal, the members of the Xu family tugged on the iron chain, dragging Zhang Yu staggeringly, and fell forward to the ground.That hit just now not only hit the cheek, but also brought it to the eyes.The corner of Zhang Yu's eye was broken, and blood flowed into his eye.The eyeballs are also swollen, and there are blurred red shadows in the field of vision.He wiped it with his hand, and his hand was bright red.
But that's all.He thought, but that's all!
It's nothing but exasperation, nothing but malicious revenge—what else can you do but chains?So what if you tie it up, so what if you hit me?After all, I won and you lost... Xu Lang and I won, we are still together and will always be together...
Xu Lang is safe, Zhangzhou is safe, and the dam is behind him, so what if the flood hits?There is nothing to be afraid of!Prime Minister?The Xu family?Power?Clan rights?Outrageous malice?Framed and conspiracy?
Oh, you've worked so hard, but that's all!
He chuckled under his breath.
"why are you laughing!"
Desperate
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