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Chapter 711

Junzhou.

On the evening of the [-]th, Zhang Hongfan got off the merchant ship with his horse, and rode his horse slowly eastward.

He looked a little lonely.

Not only thinking that today should be the day when the eldest sister gets married, but also thinking of Zhang Wulang and his party that I met in the Han River Valley.

"It seems that Fifth Brother must have guessed it." He whispered again.

……

In the first lunar month, in Ximu Tunaoer, Kublai Khan's sentence "Your Wulang is too clever" was not said to Zhang Rou, but to Zhang Hongfan who called Zhang Hongfan for a private discussion.

At that time, the army was about to conquer Hara and Lin in the north, and Li Fen in Shandong might rebel at any time; Guanzhong was already occupied by Li Xia; People also have the possibility of collaborating with the enemy.

The situation was extremely grim for Kublai Khan.

Zhang Hongdao, who lives in Bozhou, is secretive and ambiguous with Li Xia, and the evidence is conclusive.

Bozhou Dongke can tie Li Fen, and Xike and Li Xia can attack Heluo. Once there is a loss, it is equivalent to creating a big gap in Li Fen's encirclement, allowing him to communicate directly with Li Fen.

Regardless of whether Zhang Hongdao acted on behalf of the Zhang family, it must be eliminated...

On the one hand, in the name of guarding against Guanzhong, Kublai Khan sent Yan Zhongji to guard Taixing, stared at Baozhou, and did not give Zhang Rou the possibility of rebellion;

As for Bozhou... For the time being, Kublai Khan could not order Zhang Rou to get rid of Zhang Wulang, nor could he ask Zhang Rou to return Bozhou.

One bad one really forced Zhang Rouyu to die.

Need to turn around.

Zhang Hongfan is the best candidate, he is deeply gracious and loyal.

And even if things go wrong, the Zhang family will not be forced to jump.

Kublai Khan had given Zhang Hongfan too much grace, and could give more.

Zhang Hongfan will not surrender to Li Xia.

Not to mention various reasons such as his family being in Baozhou, it is precisely because Zhang Dajie's son wants to marry Li Xia, and Zhang Wulang has a tendency to secretly support it. After the Zhang family surrenders, Li Xia will surely distribute power to the brothers.

Only Kublai Khan could allow Zhang Hongfan to inherit the power of the entire Zhang family to command more than [-] cities and [-] households in charge of the military and civilians.

The width of Mongolia is unprecedented, and there will be no one in the future.

……

For Zhang Hongfan, this incident is both an opportunity and a test.

If it is done properly, all the power of Zhang family will belong to him in the future;

But Zhang Hongfan was unwilling and unable to attack Zhang Wulang.

The family is the foundation of life in troubled times. If brothers fight against each other, the Zhang family will fall apart.

He has received a lot of grace, but also bears the pressure.

In the end, it was all on his shoulders.

It is difficult to take care of the family in Baozhou, realize the future and ambition, and preserve the brotherhood.

But Zhang Hongfan still intends to make it perfect.

When he arrived in Bozhou, he tested Zhang Wulang a few words.

Finding that Zhang Wulang hadn't changed, he was still the Gu family's conservative temperament, so Zhang Hongfan decided to take his eldest sister back.

It is also the best way to cut off the connection between the Zhang family and Li Xia from the root.

In this way, the three brothers and sisters each made some sacrifices.Zhang Wulang will not die, at most he will be a hostage; the eldest sister will give up some petty love, and then find a husband; he, Zhang Jiulang, is willing to suffer some punishment, even if he loses the opportunity to rule the entire Zhang family in the future.

In the future, the Zhang family will still be the same Zhang family with all brothers and sisters.

But I didn't expect that in the end, not only the eldest sister was unwilling to make this sacrifice, but even Zhang Wulang was unwilling.

……

This is the most uncomfortable thing for Zhang Hongfan.

He thought of how much he doted on his elder sister as an elder brother when he left Bozhou to ask for books; he thought that Goro would rather be seriously injured to protect the family...

In a blink of an eye, things have changed, and they have all changed.

My thoughts are bleak.

"Sunset, heartbroken people in the horizon……"

~~
It was almost dusk, and the palace of Pingling County was quite festive.

"Please take your seats."

A couple of newlyweds bowed to each other, and Zhang Hongdao, who was watching the ceremony, looked at their well-matched appearance, felt more emotional in his heart, and turned to enter the table.

"My family, please sit here..."

Five or six more tables were set up in a hurry for the banquet, Zhang Hongdao greeted the family members, and asked Zhang Yanxiong to arrange a personal escort.

"Goro, why isn't Li Xia on guard against us?"

"Call him 'Junwang', go sit down, and drink as much as you want."

Zhang Hongdao sat down at the table, closed his eyes and rested.

After several days of driving, his whole body was sore and sore, but it was his heart that was really tired.

Not in the mood to pick up food, he picked up a glass of wedding wine and drank it, his eyes were a little sour...

Zhang Jiulang really thought he couldn't figure it out.

After the eldest sister left, he analyzed for four or five months, and he was sure that Kublai Khan would not dare to touch the Zhang family right now, so he dared to act.

Li Fen has been in trouble for many years, so why did a small disturbance here become a catastrophe when it was mentioned by Zhang Jiulang?

The catastrophe that Zhang Jiulang spoke of was only related to the future of one of them!

This time, he made some small moves, fearing that Zhao Bi would find out.

It was him, Zhang Hongdao, who was incompetent and admitted to failure.

So what about running for your life?Does Kublai Khan dare to touch the Zhang family?

Back then, Liu Lang was willing to let Zhang Shijie go, but now Zhang Jiulang is not even willing to let go of his own brother?
How about pleading, this time Kublai Khan can hold his hands high, what about the future?When the world is settled, can he be tolerated?
Yes, he is not as capable as Jiulang, nor can he inherit the burden of the family, and he is willing to sacrifice himself for the family.

You can throw yourself away, but you can't just realize Zhang Jiulang's ambition alone!

During the conversation that day, Zhang Hongfan lowered his head and said, "Bring back the eldest sister so that I can save the fifth brother's life." What was the guilt in bowing his head?
Really can't figure it out?
"My younger sister's marriage for a lifetime, and my elder brother's lifetime of freedom, can't compare to your short-term future?! Only Zhang Jiulang has the ability? But I also have a wife and children!"

~~
Just thinking about this, Zhang Hongdao turned his head and saw Li Xia coming over with a wine glass.

After staring at each other for a while, Li Xia touched his cup with his cup.

"I will treat Wen Jing well."

"Hundred years of harmony."

"We are very happy that Goro can come."

Zhang Hongdao sighed again, and said: "I abandoned Bozhou and fled. I have no skills, so I made you laugh."

"No, it's not easy to face Kublai Khan and the Jinlianchuan shogunate, as long as people are fine."

"I knew that Jiulang couldn't take Wen Jing away from you."

Li Xia raised her hand, and the two of them turned to the backyard tacitly.

Holding an empty wine glass, Zhang Hongdao found that he didn't bring the wine jug, so he smiled wryly and asked, "Are you planning to do it on purpose?"

"Well, you can fish in troubled waters only by muddying the water. It's an experience. I didn't expect you to be caught out."

Zhang Hongdao smiled wryly again, and said, "As an opponent, you are willing to help me do these things..."

"Brother-in-law." Li Xia said: "As a brother-in-law, I can help you do this."

"Yes."

"Fundamentally speaking, Kublai Khan did not regard himself as a Han." Li Xia said: "Mongolia treats princes too leniently. Create a proper system."

"These words have profound meaning, I have to think carefully."

"That's good. As long as Wulang listens to this sentence, it's enough, and nothing else matters. I'm very happy today, so I won't talk about it."

Zhang Hongdao nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said again: "The matter of Kaifeng...apologize to you..."

"At that time, everyone was their own master."

"Well, I just want to say...the skills are not as good as others, and I am willing to bow down."

"Let's meet Wen Jing first. I don't want her to be worried when she gets married. It's a coincidence for you to come."

"I made arrangements as soon as Jiulang left, and I hurried to arrive..."

~~
In the new house, Zhang Wenjing walked around with a round fan in hand, pushed the window and took a peek outside.

From now on, this will be the yard of her side princess, and it will be refurbished if it is empty.

It's better to use the dowry to decorate the entire palace. Li Xia is too poor and has lost the style of the county king...

Hearing voices from outside, Zhang Wenjing hurriedly sat down on the couch again, adjusted the phoenix crown, covered her face with the round fan again, and put on the appearance of a famous lady again.

"Wen Jing came to meet Fifth Brother."

Zhang Wenjing hurriedly supported Feng Guan to get up again, picked up the round fan and went around outside the screen, first took a sneak peek at Li Xia, covered half of her face, then looked at Zhang Hongdao, and sighed slightly.

"Fifth Brother is tired, I'm so worried."

"The dress is a bit shabby. From now on, you will be a wife, a husband and a child, a virtuous and virtuous person, neither jealous nor jealous, and you will not lose the reputation of the Zhang family..."

Zhang Hongdao held his hands behind his back, and didn't have the joy of meeting his siblings, so he began to lecture with a straight face.

The father is not around, and the eldest brother is like a father, so he must explain clearly what should be explained.

Zhang Wenjing was still willing to listen at first, but when she saw Zhang Wulang talking endlessly, she became a little impatient, peeked at Li Xia, and finally took a moment to respond, "Thank you, brother, for your teaching."

"Ah."

Zhang Hongdao saw that he had lowered the atmosphere again, looked at the empty wine glass in his hand, felt a little embarrassed, and said, "Fifth Brother came in a hurry, and didn't prepare any congratulatory gifts... In this respect, I am not as good as your Ninth Brother. I treat you all the time." Not as good as your ninth brother."

Zhang Wenjing lowered her head, thought for a while, and said, "Don't say that, fifth brother. I have a steelyard in my heart. I know who cares more about the long-term family. We are really happy that fifth brother can come."

Zhang Hongdao was stunned for a moment, feeling warm.

"Don't listen to your ninth brother saying that you should be kicked out of the house. My father didn't express his position on this matter, but I disagree. Although I... But it's still unknown who will have the final say in the family."

Zhang Wenjing smiled, raised her head and said, "I've already said that I have a steelyard in my heart, and I'm getting married today, go out."

~~
The guests left, and the county palace fell silent...

~~
The red candle flickered.

Li Xia came back after seeing her off, locked the door, and sat down on the couch.

It's quiet outside.

"Are you at ease now?"

"Well, I'm relieved."

Zhang Wenjing agreed in a low voice, and she didn't want to talk about the situation. She only felt that her wedding had been delayed too much due to family affairs.

"Fifth brother also hates it, why is my outfit so shabby?"

She put down the round fan slowly, looked at Li Xia, and asked in a low voice, "What do you think?"

"It's always good to wear light makeup and heavy makeup."

Li Xia's eyes fell, and she saw that she was carefully dressed today, and the rouge on her lips made her more beautiful than usual.

I don't know whether the flush on the cheeks is from makeup or shame.

He bowed his head and kissed it.

Zhang Wenjing seems to have thought of a lot, but also seems to have thought of nothing.

Five years ago, the figure of the young man who rode a horse and held a sword leaped into the air from the high tower... Scenes of the past flashed by, and the heart beat violently. I don't know whether it was because of the past or the past.

That year in the dry tomb, he held her tightly in his arms, and it was only tonight that he could finally hug her wantonly.

The phoenix shoes fell to the ground.

The shaking curtains were reflected on the wall by the candlelight. After a long time, even the red candles were extinguished...

"Bad man..."

There was whimpering in Zhang Wenjing's voice, as if he had bitten Li Xia's shoulder.

"You made me wait...five years...um...bad guy..."

~~
A piece of colored paper was picked up by the wind that lifted the curtain and fell to the ground.

"Acacia has a few words, and when I get up, the screen window is covered with tung leaves. The autumn light is like rain and the sound of chess, and the powder tent does not allow the fragrance of flowers and dew..."

(End of this chapter)