Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

Chapter 18 Master...you are finally here!

"Wait... wait, let go!"

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"Let's get down to business first, Sister Ye'er is still waiting for you outside..."

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"do not--"

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"Well……"

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All in all, after communicating with each other blindfolded for half an hour, Zhang Yan was really refreshed.

With Qiao Ying's help, he tidied up his appearance, and then went to the front hall, intending to meet the so-called old man from a family who came to visit him.

To be honest, Zhang Yan was still very curious about the power of the aristocratic family who dared to come to him during this period.

No matter what the other party's intentions are, since it is said to be a visit, it must be well-intentioned anyway, right?

At this time, there are no families that express goodwill to Zhang Yan, or to the forces represented by Zhang Yan, at least they are very rare.

And the arrival of this old man, as a symbolic phenomenon, attracted Zhang Yan's attention.

Just as he expected before, choosing the opening of "Shi Changshi Yizi" has obvious advantages for Zhang Yan, but the disadvantages are not small.

Just the prestige or reputation among the world's aristocratic families made him suffer a lot.

It may be that things like money, or official positions, are easier for Zhang Yan to come into contact with than normal scholars, and it is also easier to obtain.

But what about the cost?

The price was that none of the more than 2000 aristocratic families in the eight hundred vassal states of the Western Zhou Dynasty had a friendly attitude towards him, and no one was willing to represent his family and take refuge in his sect.

Except for the bridge family.

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As we all know, the power of eunuchs is an extension of imperial power, so in any feudal dynasty, the family can almost be said to be the absolute opposite of eunuchs.

There have always been families that are close to merchants, relatives to foreign relatives, and even families that are close to Hu people, but it is absolutely impossible to have a family that is close to eunuchs.

Because the eunuch and the aristocratic family are like two vampires caught in a zero-sum game, as long as the eunuch eats more from the common people, then their aristocratic family will have to give up a profit.

Under such circumstances, the willingness to visit Zhang Yan at the risk of being isolated by the world's aristocratic family can be said to be a special case among special cases.

Don't look at the many literati and scholars under Zhang Yan's hands, but these people are full of calculations, either they are the second sons of a family like Mi Fang, which is not enough to represent the attitude of a family, or they are simply the same as Kuai Qi, let alone The second son is not even the main family, it is just a branch.

Zhang Yan was able to take down Fazheng, the only son of Fayan who was still able to get his hands on it, because his personality and thinking were different from those of ordinary aristocratic families, with a sense of maverick.

It can be said that Zhang Yan originally expected that unless he took advantage of the general trend of history to do something shocking, such as repelling Dong Zhuo as the leader of the alliance, or saving the people from the Huns, otherwise According to his reputation, it is almost impossible for a large family to take the initiative to seek refuge with him.

In other words, except for the family like the Qiao family that has been bound to him, it is almost impossible for other families, no matter how big or small, to show their hearts and souls to him, even the Zhou family in Lujiang is the same.

It's just that today's incident made Zhang Yan doubt his previous judgment:

Could it be that among this aristocratic family group, there are still freaks who are not on the opposite side of the ten permanent attendants?

"Is it for the inheritance of knowledge in the Lujiang University Library? Or is it for the sake of getting close to yourself and seeking an official from Zhang Rang's hands?"

On the way to the front hall, Zhang Yan made a lot of predictions about the purpose of this person who came to visit him, but no matter how he thought about it, there were some unreasonable things.

For example, if it is for the big library, then there is no need to visit me at all, just like those foreign aristocratic families in Wancheng now, buy a suite, set up a branch in Lujiang, and get a Lujiang household registration, then you can enter the big library as much as you want browsed in.

And if the other party wants to claim power and get close to him, that is even more nonsense.

Instead of looking for him all the way, it's better to transfer the money directly to Zhang Rang's account.

Now Zhang Rangke is still selling officials with clearly marked prices, no matter whether they are three gongs and nine ministers or local officials, as long as they give money, they can arrange it.

It's just that if the two are not true, Zhang Yan really can't think of any reason why a person from a family, or the "elder" of the family, went to Lujiang to visit him on purpose.

"It can't be that old guy Shui Jing who is pleasing to his eyes, and wants to send the prime minister to my Lujiang for further study?"

"Even if you don't mention that Zhuge Liang is only seven or eight years old at most, if you talk about Shui Jing Sima Hui, he should still be in Yingchuan now, far from the time when he moved to Jingzhou..."

Entering the front hall while thinking wildly, Zhang Yan couldn't help but become more and more curious about the other party's intention.

But no matter what the other party's intentions are, this meeting is always necessary.

Only when he actually met each other could he be sure of the other party's intentions, otherwise, even if he guessed [-] possibilities here, it would be meaningless.

Taking big strides into the front hall of his marquis mansion for receiving guests, Zhang Yan saw a middle-aged man who was not tall, but straight and straight, with two and a half The older children are waiting there.

But he was no exception. After all, at his time, 40 years old was just a man's golden age, and at most he could only be called middle-aged or prime-aged, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, this was already a proper longevity.

If Zhang Yan remembers correctly, his father-in-law Qiao Xuan is also at this age, and he may not be as old as this man, but he has already been respectfully called "Mr. Qiao" by scholars of all sizes in the county.

As for the "old man" who came to visit him, the looming temperament on his body really made Zhang Yan a little uncertain about the identity of the other party.

This also made Zhang Yan feel a little vigilant.

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"With two children?"

"Hey, don't tell me you really think that Lujiang's geomantic omen is good, so you want to foster your child with me?"

"Although I don't really hate children, but I hate brats!"

"At the age of seven or eight, unless you say his name is Zhuge Kongming, otherwise this matter is absolutely non-negotiable!"

Subconsciously muttering something softly, Zhang Yan glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw the two boys who were leaning next to Ye'er, and the way you said something to each other made him feel a little dizzy.

It's not that he has a lot of things, but that he is eight or nine years old. No matter how you think about it, this is when a child is at his naughtiest. For example, those more famous brats who smashed old people and drove luxury cars are basically at this age.

Holding on for two steps forward, Zhang Yan came to the crowd from the back of the house, and before he had time to say hello, he saw Ye'er turned to look at him, her beautiful eyes lit up, and then walked quickly towards him come over.

"Master...you are finally here!"

"This Mr. Pang has been waiting for you for a long time. He said that he wants to cooperate with you and run a school in Lujiang. Do you think so?"

The sound of light footsteps resounded in the room, and when Ye'er came to Zhang Yan's side, the old man at the other end of the room heard the sound and turned his gaze to Zhang Yan who was beside him.

Chapter 19 Three members of the Pang family

"Huh? No... what does it feel like!"

The moment he was stared at by the old man, Zhang Yan suddenly felt his scalp tingle, as if a guinea pig living on the ground was watched by a flying hawk, and there was nothing wrong with saying that there was a light on his back.

Since he came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, he has never felt such a feeling, nor has he felt such a faint sense of crisis in an ordinary old man.

This feeling is even different from when he faced those generals who were far stronger than himself. When Zhang Yan was still a rookie, he also had a slight vigilance when facing Pei Yuanshao, but that vigilance came from Awareness of one's own danger, not the embarrassment of being seen through.

If Pei Yuanshao gave him the feeling of coming from a mountain peak, then this old man seemed like a sharp sword, piercing through all Zhang Yan's defenses and observing the most real thing in his heart.

To be honest, this feeling is really not good.

But fortunately, the old man didn't stare at him all the time, he just took a glance and then looked away, so Zhang Yan's feeling of being violated quickly subsided.

If not, he even wanted to use the system that he hadn't used for a long time to test the old man's strength.

In the past, a dry Zhang Rang could be evaluated by the system like a god, but in today's era, the judgment of personal strength is not limited to the aspect of force, and there must be other things that will also affect the judgment standard of the system.

But what does this standard represent?

Knowledge?Coercion?status?

Or is it some kind of mysterious spiritual power?

Zhang Yan didn't know.

But at the moment, he didn't pay much attention to those things.

After the acupuncture-like feeling disappeared, Ye'er's next words immediately attracted his attention.

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"Well, do you want to come to Lujiang to run a school? This is a good thing!"

"Wait, you, you said your surname is Pang?"

"Pang of Lord Pound?"

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He looked at the "old man" in front of him in surprise. From Zhang Yan's perspective, this man was only 40 to [-] years old, and he looked very strong. He didn't look like the gentlemanly gentleman Pang Degong in the romance novels. On the contrary, it looks like a farmer who is digging food in the soil.

But when you think about it, it's not bad at all.

Unlike most of the aristocratic families, in Jingzhou of this era, there are really two scholars with special temperaments. realm.

Not only do these people live far away from the city, but they don’t even have people to serve their daily needs. They are busy farming all day long, and when they have free time, they play the piano and sing, and live a carefree life.

For example, the very famous Pang Degong of the Pang family in Jingzhou, Huang Chengyan of the Huang family, and the Shuijing family and Zhuge family who later moved to Jingzhou.

Can you say that they have no money?

From the point of view of being able to receive a good education and being passed down in a continuous line of scholars in the family, people like Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong are definitely not poor people. After all, poor people do not have the opportunity to read and learn, and they can even learn to play the piano.

It can only be said that these people do have a different attitude towards life from ordinary families, and they are also different from those families in terms of what they pursue.

For example, the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the so-called celebrities who lived in seclusion and "fished" in Zhongnan Mountain in the later period were all replicas of Pang Degong and others.

Thinking of this, a sliver of understanding suddenly appeared in Zhang Yan's heart.

Previously, he thought that the people who came to visit him were those mainstream and famous families, so he always felt a little strange, why some aristocratic families couldn't think of visiting him at this time.

In a certain sense, private visits by aristocratic families often have a subtext of investment in them.

But if this person is from the Pang family, then everything makes sense.

This group of guys can be said to be the continuation of the style of "gentlemen" in the Han Dynasty, and they are also the last batch of family members who do not put family interests first.

The only thing that can affect their behavior is their own judgment on things.

In this regard, even people like Yuan Shao and Yang Yi would not envy them.

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