The Three Kingdoms Of The North Are Proud And Heroic

On the way back to Xu Wu County, Zu Zhao led the team to pass by the place where Lu Huan and his party were attacked, and gave some time for Lu Huan and the others to pack up the remaining luggage, and re-put the captured Hu Ma on the carriage so that more people could rest. After continuing on the road, he asked Zu Ji to go to the depths of the woods in the south to find Uncle Hong and the housekeeper of the Lu family, but when Zu Ji returned, he told him that he could not find Uncle Hong and the others, and it was speculated that he had returned to Xu Wu by horse.

Zu Zhao knew that Uncle Hong was a serious person and should not have an accident, so he didn't take it too seriously and continued to lead the team to the south.

The population of Xu Wu County is not abundant, even if there is a population base of Emperor Wu moving to Beitunbian, but in the past nearly 100 years, border conflicts have continued, and the population loss has been serious, and now there are less than 10,000 households. However, with the transportation of Xu Wu County in all directions, it has become an important border city connecting Hu and Han.

When the group rushed back to the county seat, it was already dark, and Zu Zhao warmly invited everyone in the Lu family to go to the manor to live temporarily. Zujiazhuang is located in the western suburbs of the county in the north Guo Pavilion, the pavilion has a total of 300 households, ninety percent are ancestral surnames, even the pavilion has become the ancestral private building.

The pavilion is the outermost building of the Beiguo Pavilion, and at this time, there are seven or eight older teenagers in front of the door, all of whom have grim faces. Da Laoyuan saw Zu Zhao and others appear along the official road, and the leading young man in Chinese clothes hurriedly ordered the two to rush back to the pavilion to report first, and then hurriedly walked towards him, and couldn't help but hurriedly greet him halfway.

Before they met, Zu Zhao recognized that the leading young man was the eldest son of the third uncle at a glance, and he immediately guessed the situation in his heart, so he took the first step and asked directly: "Ah Zhan, did Uncle Hong go back first?"

Zu Zhan nodded again and again, looking eager, and said, "Uncle Hong has only been back for a short time, and he just told the eldest grandfather, the second grandfather, and my father about the matter. My father Zhengyang and I went to the county to see the county magistrate Chen, and the eldest grandfather also sent someone to Lu Longsai to look for the official army. Fortunately, the eldest prince is finally safe, and he will not dare to be so reckless when he encounters horse thieves in the future.

Zu Zhao laughed casually, and said quite heroically: "Just a thief, how can I be afraid?" Let's not talk about these things for now, let's go back to Zhuangzi. After he finished speaking, he turned around and beckoned everyone to enter through the alley on the side of the pavilion.

Zujiazhuang is the ancestral home of the ancestral family, located in the westernmost location of Beiguo Pavilion, backed by a large pastoral plain. The estate occupies a large area, and there is a stone and timber wall at the outermost point, with a five-story courtyard inside and out. The main gate is the end of the road that runs through Beiguoting, and the neighbors on the left and right smell the movement, and go out to look one after another, and see Zu Zhao leading everyone by. As the eldest son of the ancestral family, he is kind and friendly on weekdays, so everyone is naturally indispensable to greet and greet him diligently.

Zu Zhao bowed his head one by one on his horse, but did not slow down his horse.

After dismounting, Zu Zhao asked Zu Ji to take the Lu family to the side courtyard to stay and prepare hot water, food and other items needed to deal with the aftermath of the injured. After explaining, he walked into the front yard with Zu Zhan and the others, and after passing the front yard door, several uncles standing in the corridor immediately greeted him, each with varying degrees of worry. But after all, it is a military family, and the elders are also Xi to this, and there is no serious reaction.

"Grandpa, the second master, and the third master are all waiting in the hall, the eldest prince should go and report his safety in person."

"There is Uncle Lao." Zu Zhao nodded to Zu Zhan's father, and then strode to the main hall.

There weren't too many people in the main hall, they were all the three elders of the clan. An old man over fifty years old was sitting upright in the first seat, although his body was thin and thin, but he was sitting straight, and he had not shown the slightest fatigue in his demeanor and demeanor, and the temperament of a soldier was not concealed. This person is Zu Zhao's grandfather, the eldest ancestor of the ancestral family. In ancient times, people married and had children earlier, and even the age between the two generations was not too large.

Zu Zhao came to the main hall, saluted the first seat in a proper manner, and greeted the other elders in turn.

"Zhao'er, I've already heard about it. Although it was a little impulsive, it finally did not disgrace my ancestral family. Zu Ju's tone was slow but dignified, and his demeanor when he spoke was also unfazed.

"Hulu is rampant, and there is no one who deceives me. If he dares to violate the border again in the future, his grandson will still face the blow. Zu Zhao said in a positive voice.

"Zhao'er has this ambition, and your father's spirit in the sky has finally been comforted. But you must remember that the reason why my Han is commanding the Quartet, relying on the ground is by no means reckless, otherwise it is no different from those uncivilized Hulu. Zu Ju said lessons.

Zu Zhao's father died of illness in the military camp five years ago, and was raised by his grandfather himself in the early years, and as he grew older and was smart and obedient, he gradually gained some independent status in the family, and began to inherit part of the family business.

"When my grandson remembers Ah Gong's teachings, he must reflect on it from time to time." He bowed in agreement. Although there were many highlights worth mentioning in today's outnumbered victory over Huma, he did not intend to brag in front of his elders. Anyway, this matter will get out soon, so it is better to maintain a modest and cautious first.

"What is the situation of the rescued people?" Zu Ju asked instead.

"Coincidentally, these people rescued are all relatives of the Lu Shi family in Zhuo County, and their grandchildren have arranged for them to live temporarily in the village." Zu Zhao briefly mentioned this matter.

"Zhuojun Lu Shi? But the relatives of Zigangong? Zu Ju was slightly surprised.

"Exactly."

"That's a coincidence. Zigangong is a great Confucian in the world, and his reputation is outside, if it weren't for the fear of the party's troubles, our ancestral family should have more dealings with the Lu family. Zigan Gong is too sharp and strong, so he is afraid that he will be trapped by the people. This opportunity coincidence, it can also be regarded as allowing the two Zulu families to have a relationship. Zu Ju said with a sigh.

"If the dynasty is sluggish and the monarch is mediocre, I am afraid that the country will change." Zu Zhao's face was deep and said meaningfully.

The faces of several elders present changed, but they did not say anything.

Grandpa raised his eyebrows slightly, and after being silent for a long time, he said in a slow and serious tone: "Zhao'er, there are some things that can be said at home, don't talk about anything else outside." In short, take care of the Lu family first, and go to the county early tomorrow to invite the zodiac people to come and treat the wounded.

Zu Zhao nodded and replied, "Grandson remembers."

I thought that the conversation would come to an end, but unexpectedly, my grandfather and ancestor suddenly changed the topic and mentioned another matter: "Zhao'er, you are the eldest son of my ancestral family, and you are quite old now." Last year, my grandfather mentioned marriage to you, and at that time you said that you wanted to study, so put it aside for the time being. Last month, the Gongsun family of Xuansu County sent a special letter, and it happened that the second lady of the Gongsun family will be in the first month of next year, and the implication is to make a special trip to talk about this family business.

Zu Zhao's face changed slightly, and after a little hesitation, he said, "Why did Ah Gong suddenly mention this matter?

Zu Ju said in a deep voice: "I planned to tell you about this matter in a few days, but this matter will be the same sooner or later." The Gongsun family of Xuansu County is a local clan, and most of the clans are county bureaucrats. If this marriage can be promoted, the two families will be married in the future, and it will be beneficial to everyone and harmless. Although

the troubled times are coming, he should have tried every means to expand the family power before this, Zu Zhao is by no means a person who twists and turns, and he must follow the tradition of "parents' orders" in this era, but he does not think that the Gongsun family of Xuansu County is the most worthy of cooperation. Gongsun is indeed a big surname in Youzhou, but the big surname does not mean the same clan and the same clan, even if it is the same clan and the same clan, it may not be united. The big warlord who dominates Youzhou in the near future is indeed Gongsun Zhan, but at this time, Gongsun Zhan is still in Zhuo County, and there are many branches of the Gongsun family in Xuansu County.

Seeing that Zu Zhao was silent, Zu Ju didn't hesitate too much, and said in a hurry: "In short, I have already made up my mind about this matter, and the people of the Sixteenth Gongsun family will come to Xu Wulai as a guest this month, and we will discuss it in detail at that time."

Zu Zhao asked, "People from the Gongsun family are coming?" Zu

raised his head and didn't say anything else.

At this time, several other elders inserted the topic, expressed their condolences to Zu Zhao about Huma's situation, and gave some serious teaching. Zu Zhao's mind was still on the marriage with the Gongsun family, and he was just a perfunctory remark for other words, he really didn't expect that some things would come in a hurry!

That night, Zu Zhao asked Zu Ji to set up a banquet in the side courtyard to shock everyone in the Lu family. However, this banquet was only a simple meal, and it was not too extravagant, and even he himself just walked through the motions and toasted everyone in the Lu family. In addition, he incidentally told the Lu family's housekeeper Hu Bo's situation, Uncle Hong took Hu Bo back to the ancestral village in the afternoon to heal his injuries, the medical staff in the village has been initially diagnosed, although he is still in a coma, but the situation is quite stable.

Lu Huan and the others were very excited, and they couldn't help but thank them for a while.

After drinking, Zu Zhao got up out of etiquette and said goodbye to the eldest lady of the Lu family in the house. The eldest lady of the Lu family replied through the curtain in a weak and shy voice. Just as Zu Zhao was about to turn around and leave, the candle shadow reflected in the door curtain suddenly shook, and he called

softly: "You..." Zu Zhao looked back when he heard this, and asked politely: "What else does the young lady have to order?" The

candle shadow on the curtain retracted, and after a long silence, he said, "I haven't thanked Gongzi today." The slave is here to thank Gongzi for saving his life. The voice loomed, and it was difficult to hide the shyness.

Zu Zhao said with a smile: "Righteous things are unavoidable, and Miss doesn't need to worry about it." "