Prime Minister

Chapter 2
Under the dark night outside the window, the outline of the lonely mountain that Jiang Yan dreamed of could no longer be seen.

Zhang Yue sat at the table, scratching his head.

Jiang Yan's dream pen, he knows a thing or two.

Then the previous allusion in the dream was when the old man gave Jiang Yan a pen, and Jiang Yan became a master of writing, and the articles he wrote casually were wonderful.

But after the pen was withdrawn, Jiang Yan's thoughts subsided, and he could no longer write such good sentences, so there was the well-known idiom 'Jiang Lang's talents are exhausted'.

And the lonely mountain in front of me was heard by Jiang Yan's pen.

When Jiang Yan was the county magistrate in Pucheng, he had this good fortune.

But I didn't expect that this pen was given by the old man in the dream, and the next dream was given to me by the old man who named himself Zhang Jingyang.

This is comparable to Jiang Yan's pen!

But what is the use of this gift from the old man?Zhang Yue didn't quite understand it yet, he just pondered over the old man's words 'things in the world, the heart of a young man, the dreams are clear and deep'.

After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't understand the meaning of the old man. He just understood what happened in the dream. He remembered it very clearly, including every detail.

This is different from the past. In the past, when I dreamed, I only remembered what I dreamed when I woke up.

If the dream is a little clearer, it is generally not a good sleep.

But there is no sense of fatigue in this way, I just feel that this detail is very real, as if I had experienced it myself when I woke up during the day.

Zhang Yue thought about it again, and he still slept soundly just now. When he woke up, he was refreshed, full of energy, and he didn't seem to wake up from a nightmare at all.

Zhang Yue woke up and saw that it was dark outside.

"I actually slept another five or six hours."

Zhang Yue thought to himself, he didn't do anything that day, he basically slept.

"Why didn't anyone call me to eat?" Thinking of this, there was a long rumbling in the stomach again, and the little oil cakes that I ate at noon had long since disappeared.

Zhang Yue took the tall lamp and walked to the door.

Zhang's house is a six-rafter building, two upstairs and two downstairs, with boxes in the north and south.Upstairs, Zhang Shi and his wife lived in the south room, and Zhang Xu and Zhang Yue lived in the north room.

The two downstairs are used for kitchen stoves and facades for guests to sit.

Zhang Yue wanted to go to the kitchen stove to find some leftover charcoal to light up the candles, and then think about where to find something to eat.However, Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that he didn't fire at noon, where did the charcoal come from.

He heard a commotion downstairs.

Zhang Yue walked downstairs, but when he heard a knock, the door of his house was slammed.

Zhang Yue heard a loud bang behind him, and the door of the house seemed to be kicked open.

But I heard a voice say: "Why is it so unruly, have you ever kicked the door in your own home?"

"It's the villain who has lost his memory, and forgot that the Zhang family has pledged this house to the custodian."

Zhang Yue could see the door clearly, but saw dozens of big men standing outside the door, and some people lit torches and came into the house.

The first person stepped out of the door, kicked away the basket that blocked the way, first looked at the room with his hands behind his back, and then looked at Zhang Yue.

Then a person squeezed in behind him and said, "Come and count the things in the house, and give me a careful look. In case there is a bump, Yassi wants you to wait and see."

A large group of people with sticks and ropes appeared to be packing.

Zhang Yue was a little panicked and wondered where his brother is now?

At this moment, the headed person walked to Zhang Yue, who was dressed in a black shirt and had a Confucian sash around his waist.This person is different from the one who stepped into the door just now, and said in a gentle manner: "Are you the Saburo of the Zhang family?"

Zhang Yue didn't answer.

The other party took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said to Zhang Yue: "Don't be afraid, I'm not here to embarrass you. This is an IOU written by your brother. Your Zhang family owes me [-] kuai and has no money to repay the debt, so I will pay it off first. I sold this house and everything. I will do business with the receipt, and I will buy it and sell it."

Zhang Yue also boldly looked at the other party, the feared Zhao Yasi in Pucheng.

You must know that there are four great families in Pucheng, and most of the previous county affairs were controlled by the family.Chen Xiang, an officer of the Houguan, served as the chief minister first, and then the county magistrate, to reform his customs.

Zhao Yasi was originally a small official in the yamen, and he was promoted and appreciated by Chen Xiang, and he used his hand to suppress the powerful people in the county.This person has a bad reputation in Pucheng, but he is very talented in governance and his methods are very cruel. After Chen Xiang was transferred, the later magistrates had to reuse him.

"What did the Abbot ask you about?"

"Are you pretending to be deaf? Do you know the etiquette?"

Zhang Yue asked, "Dare to ask if your step is Zhao Yasi?"

Zhao Yasi smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your consideration. When others call me Zhao Yasi, I look down on me and call me the same."

Zhang Yue said: "Zhao Yasi, my eldest brother hasn't come back yet, just wait a moment, he will make the decision at home!"

Zhang Yue's voice was as thin as a mosquito, and a pooch man pretended to be surprised and said loudly: "Ah, everything is up to Yassi? Then what are you waiting for, everything will be moved!"

The crowd burst into laughter.

Zhang Yue immediately said loudly: "My eldest brother is not at home, please wait a moment! Otherwise, no one will be allowed in."

Zhao Yasi said lightly: "A little courageous..."

Before Zhao Yasi could finish speaking, he saw Zhang Yue and shouted, "Help! Help!"

Zhao Yasi didn't expect it at all.

Neighbors outside the neighborhood didn't know what was going on, and they saw Zhao Yasi and a group of people gathered around and agreed.

"Yushi, he's still a child!"

"Raise your hand high!"

"Speak slowly if you have something to say."

At this time, someone outside the door panted and shouted, "Stop my third brother!"

Really Zhang Shi came in a hurry, rushed through the crowd, and protected Zhang Yue first, then turned to see Zhang Yue and asked with concern, "Third brother, what's the matter? Are you hurt?"

Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Shi and cried so much: "Brother, I almost lost sight of you."

Zhang Yue burst into tears after speaking.

Zhao Yasi waited with a blank expression, he hadn't done anything yet.

When Zhang Shi saw Zhang Yue like this, the veins on his forehead burst out and he turned his head. He gritted his teeth and said, "Yasi, didn't we just agree? You dare to touch the third brother, I will fight with you!"

Zhao Yasi said: "Who wants to move a child, Zhang Dalang should not talk nonsense, and ruin my reputation in the county!"

Zhang Shi said to the man standing on his toes outside the house watching the limelight: "Cao Baozheng, I beg you to be fair!"

There were a lot of people outside the house. Cao Baozheng was stopped by Zhang Shi, and his body shrank like a cat was holding his vest.

But since he was stopped, he could only bite the bullet and reluctantly entered the house.

Cao Baozheng, with three long beards, saluted Zhao Yasi with a slightly fat body and a smile on his face.

Zhao Yasi stretched out his hand and said, "You are being polite. This matter has nothing to do with you."

Baozheng was going to step forward to sing his promise, but for Zhao Yasi, he stretched out his hand, opened his mouth and closed it again, smirking twice and saying yes.

Baozheng turned around and hurriedly said to Zhang Shi, who was beside him: "This house has already been paid for the price, so listen to others' orders. It is also possible that Saburo was scared to speak at a young age. Zhang Dalang, you said. Isn't that the case?"

Zhang Shi suppressed his anger and said to Zhang Yue: "Third brother, in order to compensate the Zhao family's [-] guang dowry money. Now I have combined the family's property, a three-entry house in the east gate, this building and the house in the house. The price is worth [-] yuan and sold to the Zhao family."

Zhang Yue lost his voice: "Have all the family property arrived?"

As soon as he crossed the road, he fell from a good middle-class home to the bottom. How can he withstand such a blow?

"It's eldest brother useless!" Zhang Shi also blamed himself when he heard the words.

Bao Zheng hurriedly said: "It is extremely, it is extremely, since everyone has made it clear, Zhang Dalang, let's move? So as not to delay the work of Yasi."

Baozheng is more active than Zhao Yasi's subordinates in this way, which makes people wonder which side he is on.

Zhang Yue said: "Brother, even if we want to sell it, we should go to the county to find someone to sell it. Why is it all up to Zhao Yasi, so it's not as much as he says? Our family property is worth five hundred dollars. Go!"

As soon as Zhang Yue said this, no one made a statement.Zhang Shi and Baozheng were reluctant to speak.

Zhang Shi glanced at Zhao Yasi, and said sadly: "Third brother, who dares to commit a crime to Yasi to buy our property? Yasi, don't you think?"

Zhao Yasi smiled and said nothing.

At this time, Zhao Yasi opened his mouth and said: "Today Baozheng, all the neighbors are here, let's make it clear. It's not me, Zhao, who is aggressive. Your Erlang escaped marriage first."

"My daughter's reputation, my reputation in this life, how will your Zhang family compensate me?"

As soon as these words came out, Baozheng and the neighbors who came over remained silent.

That's right, it was Zhang Jiali who lost first.

Zhang Shi settled down and said: "Zhao Yasi Rongqi, no one in my Zhang family knew about this matter in advance. The second brother planned to go to Fuzhou for the test in a few days. Would he be worried that his daughter's affair will delay the human relations? The second brother usually only knows how to read, but once he finds out, I will make the second brother come to the door to apologize."

Zhang Yue secretly rejoiced that Zhang Shi also thought of this level, and pointed out his second brother to participate in the solution test. Once he passed the first, he could directly participate in the provincial test.Once he becomes a jinshi, his status will be different, that is, an official. Do you, Zhao Yasi, dare to deal with our Zhang family like this?

Zhang Yue was secretly sad again. In his heart, he actually always blamed his second brother for escaping the marriage, which brought his family to this point.

Hearing Zhang Shi's words, Zhao Yasi was not surprised at all, and sneered: "I already knew that Erlang of your family was going to the exam and sent someone to chase him. Don't worry, he won't be able to enter the exam room! His papers can't reach the examiner! Even if he does, he won't pass the exam!"

Hearing Zhao Yasi say so with hatred.

Zhao Yasi Han said thoroughly: "I also ask you Kun Zhong to rest assured that I can't guarantee a solution, but it's not difficult to ask someone not to issue a solution!"

Zhang Yue's heart was relieved, and it was true, it was his own fault, but if he didn't do something at this moment, Zhao Yasi would drive their family to a dead end.

Zhang Yue said: "Yasi, a few days before the second brother got married, I seem to have heard him inquire about the distance to Beijing."

"Jingli? What is he doing in Beijing?" Zhao Yasi asked.

"Of course I'm going to find Chen Lingjun!"

After Chen Xiang, the former magistrate of Pucheng left office, he was transferred to the magistrate of Heyang. At that time, Fu Bi was the prime minister and appreciated his talents.

In the second year of Zhihe, when Fu Bi visited the prime minister for the second time, he recommended Chen Xiang to be transferred to the School of the Secret Pavilion and the Ministry of Judgment, and served in Beijing.For Chen Xiang, the old boss, Zhao Yasi can't afford to offend him, not to mention that there is a prime minister behind him.Besides, if Zhang Xu goes to the capital, what can Zhao Yasi do, can he still reach out to the capital to arrest people?
Zhao Yasi rolled his eyes and said angrily, "How dare you Zhang brothers say they didn't know about it in advance?"

(End of this chapter)