Dao fruit.

On the other side, Zhang Mansion.

Zhang Lian, who had just returned home, summoned his two sons, entered a rather secret room in the backyard, and told all about what happened in the imperial study.

"In front of His Majesty, Qiu Yan dares to be so presumptuous, and doesn't take you father seriously!"

Na San'er immediately showed dissatisfaction, and said hastily: "That Qiu Yan, at first glance, is not a good thing. A humble scholar, who came into being at the right time, made some achievements, but didn't know how to be humble. The job was robbed, and now he is even more arrogant, not paying attention to his father, and promoting that kind of movable type printing, which is against me everywhere! In my child's opinion, it is better to get rid of this person as soon as possible, otherwise things will change later !"

There are three Zhang Lian, the eldest son will be released to other places, and will soon be appointed as the chief official of the frontier, and the two sons in front of him are both Beijing officials. However, except for the eldest son who was born in the imperial examination, the second and third sons are both officials of Enyin .

Even so, the Zhang family is a family, and Zhang Lian is the head of the world. Except for the three sons, there are many heroes in the family. They can be regarded as a powerful family and a representative of the family in the world.

But when it comes to Zhang Lian's two sons, they may not be Zhang Jiajunjie, but they will participate in many things. The third person who is speaking now is named Zhang Xifan. He has a son named Zhang Hai, who is there. In the department, he had some confrontations with Qiu Yan, but in recent days, he has been marginalized in the department, and he is thinking about transferring.

In fact, not long ago, Wang Jing wanted to form an alliance with Zhang Lian in order to suppress Geng Chi's influence in the Privy Council. At that time, he even came to the door in person.

Of course, the visits between prime ministers and executives were very scrupled by the emperor, and there were still some twists and turns, which showed Wang Jing's sincerity, which was one of the conditions he put forward at that time.It was precisely for Zhang Hai to sit in the position of Du Chengzhi, but it was a pity that he was destroyed by Qiu Yan's parachute. As his father, Zhang Xifan had a grudge in his heart. About to explode.

"Xi Fan, don't worry, Qiu Yanming is hostile to his father. It's not appropriate to touch him in the short term, so as not to be talked about." It was the second brother beside him.Speak calmly.

The second son of this family, named Zhang Xiping, is about the same age as Zhang Xifan. After stopping his brother, he said to Zhang Lian: "Father, the movable type printing technique created by Qiu Yan has had a great impact on the family, and it is likely to make the poor family rise." , should not be underestimated. If the national war is not at the forefront, a lot of force must be used to prevent it, but it is not yet the time, so we should not tear ourselves apart with him."

"Xie Ping. You can say these words, which shows that you have thought about it carefully," Zhang Lian nodded slightly, "Why don't you know this as a father? That surname is Qiu Xiu. Through our investigation, we already know that his ability No longer below the fourth realm. Putting it in the practice world, he is also a giant. Such a person, for the sake of the family, even if he is disliked by his father, he will not easily offend him, but there are some things that he has to do as a last resort Of."

"Cultivation is no lower than the fourth level!" Zhang Xifan's eyelids twitched, showing a little horror, "It's so powerful? I only heard that this person was a monk before, but I didn't expect him to be so tyrannical. If so, how could he be so powerful?" Be an enemy to him? If he holds a grudge, wouldn't he be detrimental to my Zhang family if he has a long lifespan?"

It can be seen that this is the first time he heard the news, and his attitude immediately changed. The previous anger disappeared, replaced by a little fear, showing a lingering fear. It was obvious that he had suffered losses in this regard before. .

"Xi Fan, what do you think you are like?" Zhang Lian showed a bit of hatred for iron and steel, "The Darui court is orthodox, and you are also an official of the court and a descendant of a family. What side?"

"That's right," Zhang Xiping also said, "The monks in the fourth realm are certainly terrifying, but the development of humanity from ancient times to the present has left axioms, righteous ways, and order blessings in the world. For the consciousness of sinking into the sea of ​​suffering, otherwise, how can you easily move the family?"

"Having said that, it is a hidden danger after all if there is an emergency. It is not a good thing to have an enemy who will live forever, not to mention that Qiu Yan can infiltrate the court, which shows that he has some virtues, so it should not be underestimated." Zhang Xifan said , still hard to let go, and there are some things he didn't say.

Although this aristocratic family has luck to protect it, but it also needs to cooperate with factors such as virtue cultivation and family heirs of poetry and books. With virtue, knowledge, and a little bit of luck, based on the current situation, even a poor family can resist monks to a certain extent However, you also have to worry about what will happen after your death, and if the family has no virtue, no learning and no skills, it will also be difficult to last.

Zhang Xi turned his family to know his own family affairs, and his branch really lacked virtue.

"San'er, your worries are justified, but in everything you gain, you will lose." Zhang Lian sighed, "The more you get, the more you bear. I didn't say that you should take up all the good things, but don't bear the corresponding responsibilities. My Zhang family has the current momentum and power, not only relying on its own inheritance, but also the support of the entire aristocratic family, as its representative, it should be responsible!"

While speaking, his eyes swept over the two sons, and he said earnestly: "In the world, there are very few things that have the best of both worlds. Then Qiu Yan is deeply cultivated, and there should be someone behind him. Don't offend easily. Once you offend, you will be at risk." , but sometimes, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, you have to go to the mountains, do you understand this truth?"

"My child understands." Zhang Xiping nodded, "Qiu Yan is just a threat, but if my Zhang family does not show hostility and suppression to him, and those forces that support us, there will be changes. What really determines the rise and fall of the Zhang family is actually the people behind it. families."

"That's right," Zhang Lian nodded slowly, with a dignified look on his face. "This time, the battle over the imperial study room, why is it that my father doesn't understand the way of the city government, the majestic minister, and a small minister are angry. If it spreads, people will say that I am Zhang Lian again." Narrow-minded."

Hearing this, the two children had different expressions, Zhang Xiping showed regret, while Zhang Xifan showed displeasure.

"If it's not necessary, who would tear up the face in person? But you know, if you don't make things more obvious and clear when it comes to expressing your position, many people won't be able to understand or understand it. If you do it in a subtle way, it's just a matter of fact. If you want to be complained by them, you don’t know what to say. This is because you are not human inside and out. If you don’t make things clear, some people don’t understand and say you are useless. If you make things clear, some people will say that you are not good enough , the age has lived to the dog."

Thinking of this, Zhang Lianyan showed a look of reminiscence: "Do you still remember, at the beginning of Wang Fu's reform, he saw the emperor's thoughts for his father. My interests were damaged, and I immediately lost my temper, forcing me to express my position immediately, and finally even used my energy to invite Ma Yang back, trying to overwhelm me!"

As he spoke, he shook his head: "As a father, you can't help yourself. If you have a great reputation, you need to show it. Who in this world will really support you willingly and without expecting anything in return? People who really say that , there must be an ulterior purpose, even you have to hide it, but I have acted a lot these years, and I am a little tired, but I still have to support it."

"It's the children's incompetence that made their father a burden and had to be that big tree that shelters them from the wind and rain." Zhang Xiping lowered his head, and Zhang Xifan also showed shame.

In an official position, besides power, there is also official air, which involves luck. When the official position reaches a certain level, it does not represent a simple individual, but the attitude of the whole class, every word and deed, is no longer purely due to the influence of luck. Personal thoughts, close to labels and wind direction, are signals to be conveyed.

This is somewhat similar to the will of the school. Those great Confucians, let alone how much they cultivated, but once they represent the entire academy or school, the individual will will take a backseat and be replaced by the will of the entire school.

Of course, this does not mean that personal means and power are useless, and those in power are still in power, otherwise the Zhang family would not have the current status. This involves mutual benefit, needless to say.

In fact, there are other ways to show the suppression of Qiu Yan and convey it to many aristocratic families, but Zhang Lian must conform to his usual image in front of the emperor.

This image is the political|political image, which is different from the real personal image, similar to the image that the gods show to the believers.

In Qiu Yan's previous life, the leaders of many countries would rely on propaganda to pass on a certain characteristic of themselves and create a projection in the hearts of the people. This is a political|political image. As for whether he is really this character, it doesn't really matter. , because what image the people and believers think you are, you are that image, because what the people want is just a label, a signal.

In the same way, what Zhang Lian showed was also the emperor's impression of him.

It's a bit convoluted, but it's not complicated to think about it.

"However, you don't need to worry too much. Although Qiu Yan's cultivation is advanced, he only has the power of a monk. In this world, you can't travel all over the world with just fists and cultivation. That's the idea that only jungle beasts have. He, Qiu Yan, must understand this truth, and you should not belittle yourself, thinking that mortals are inferior to monks, just as mortals cannot understand supernatural powers, it is difficult for monks to realize the power that we and other ministers possess..."

After saying a few more words, Zhang Lian mentioned the suppression of movable type printing, and was about to talk about it in detail, when his complexion suddenly changed, making the two retreat.

The Zhang family brothers were not surprised, and left after saluting.

After the two left, Zhang Lian sighed, came to a corner of the room, and knelt down.

There was a box in that corner, and the moment Zhang Lian knelt down, a breath erupted, and then the box lid was opened, and a gloomy black air swarmed out!

There was a faint blackness in Zhang Lian's eyes, corresponding to it!

The next moment, a thought came out of the box——

"The day of my arrival is not far away, are you all ready?" (To be continued...)

ps: Thanks for the reward of "playing down and down"!