The Three Kingdoms Of The North Are Proud And Heroic

Two days later, the ancestral family invited the three elders of the gentry from all over the county to gather in the county government to formally present the relevant arrangements for preparing for theft this year.

In the past two days, the gentry in various localities have been quite suspicious about the amount of money and food donated for this year's theft, and although they have expressed their support on the surface, they have in fact more or less maintained a wait-and-see attitude.

To a large extent, the purpose of gathering in the county government is to inform the powerful people in the county of the benefits and disadvantages.

Zu Zhao was still busy writing a notice to recruit volunteers early in the morning, and did not go to the county government with his grandfather and other elders in the clan. It was not until noon that he had finished transcribing more than 30 notices and went to the backyard to check the preparations for the armor and equipment, and then rushed to the county government in the city to learn about the results of the talks.

Who knows, just outside the door of the county hall, I heard a fierce quarrel inside.

Because Zu Zhao entered halfway, he couldn't swagger in from the main entrance, so he could only go around to the side door. There happened to be a servant of the county government waiting at the side door, and after seeing him appear, he hurriedly greeted him and saluted. He stopped his hand, motioned for excuse me, and then asked, "Why is there so much arguing in the hall?" The

servant sighed, shook his head and said: "The eldest prince doesn't know, he originally made Zungong speak well and said it very well, but Master Zhao of Nancheng somehow suddenly stood up and made accusations and said some ugly things. Shicai has been arguing for a long time, and now he is still arguing. "

There are still a few big families in this county, in addition to the ancestral family of Beiguo Pavilion and the Zhang family of Anyang Pavilion, there is also a Zhao family in Nancheng. The surname Zhao is a big surname in the north, and the Zhao family in the south is also the oldest family in the county, but it is a pity that it has continued for more than 100 years, and it has encountered many changes, and the family power is also intermittent, sometimes good and sometimes bad. To this day, the Zhao family is in a state of decline, and each branch and vein are scattered and ununited. Not to mention that it is not as majestic as the ancestral family's operation, I am afraid that it will not be able to catch up with half of the Zhang family in Anyang Pavilion.

But the Zhao family has never had any dealings with the ancestral family, and not only that, but even strictly speaking, there are still some contradictions.

The Zhao family is an ancient local family, not only rejecting other foreign surnames, especially the ancestral family, which is now prosperous, but also has a sense that they can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour. Therefore, in previous years, whenever it involved the handover between the ancestral family and the Zhao family, the Zu and Zhao families would inevitably have many contradictions.

Fortunately, as long as there is no handover between the two families, it is not a big deal, and no one will take the initiative to find the other's stubble. Therefore, in the past few years, there have been few major conflicts, and the two families are considered to be well water and not river water. Clinker met again today in order to prepare for the theft, I thought that the Zhao family didn't make much trouble last year, and this year will also pass, but I never thought that the Zhao family really found a stubble.

Zu Zhao calmed down and continued to ask, "What is going on?" The

servant replied: "Master Zhao first accused Master Chen of having other plans with Ling Zungong and deliberately collecting more money and grain donations than in previous years, but in fact, he couldn't use so much money and grain donations, and the excess would be sold in private, taking advantage of the opportunity to seek personal gains." Alas, how could my lord be a county gentleman who would do such a thing? "

As a member of the Chen Mansion, the servant will certainly favor Chen Xianjun. But after saying this, he felt that something was wrong, after all, it was the eldest son of the ancestral family who was still standing in front of him, so he hurriedly added: "Of course, the old lady Zu will never disdain to do such a thing. With the prestige of the old lady Zu and the wealth of the ancestral village, why not..."Zu

Zhao didn't care about the servant's flattery, and interrupted impatiently: "In addition, what else did the Zhao family say?" The

servant looked embarrassed and didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly said, "Later... Later, the matter of money and grain donation seemed to be in the past, but Master Zhao then complained that he should not cast his armor privately, and said that this matter was very big, and it would be a big crime if he didn't get it right. Master Zhao also said, uh, his words, the villain didn't dare to learn from the son.

Zu Zhao's face was gloomy, and he asked in a deep voice: "You don't care if you say it to me." The

servant was helpless, so he had to lower his voice and whispered: "Master Zhao said that Ling Zun's public and private armor is to rebel."

Zu Zhao snorted coldly, if other people listened to this, they would definitely feel nervous, no matter whether the rebellion was true or not, such a truth alone was enough to make people worry. But he didn't care about the Zhao family's rumors at all, with his understanding of the Zhao family, he simply made something out of nothing, lest things not make a big fuss.

Immediately, he restrained the expression on his face and said quietly: "What do Chen Xianjun and the others say?" The

servant said: "My master is very embarrassed, and he has been defending Ling Zungong. The grandfather of the Zhang family and several old people of the Wang family did not express their positions too obviously, but several young people of the Zhang family still refuted a few words from Master Zhao. The others were almost watching the dispute between Ling Zungong and Master Zhao. However, the county lieutenant of Wen still supports Ling Zungong very much!

Zu Zhao pondered slightly, since his grandfather and Chen Xianjun had already explained the county government clearly, coupled with the previous big movement in Lingzhi County, I believe that the major households in this county have more or less in their hearts, and the most important thing is that as long as Chen Xianjun agrees on this matter, there will never be any so-called truth.

So, he didn't ask any more questions, and immediately walked into the lobby through the side door.

In the hall, all the big families in the county and the three elders of the virtuous family attended their respective seats, and the quarrel did not end because of the appearance of Zu Zhao.

Zu Zhao saw his grandfather Zu Ju and several elders in the family sitting on the upper side and on the right, and the people of the Zhao family sitting on the right side of the center. The Zhang family, the Wang family, and some other wealthy gentry are listed on the left. Chen Xianjun and the subordinate officials of the county government, the three old and virtuous people of the county, etc., sat directly above. Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yu did not come, but Zhang Qi was present, and he nodded slightly to Zu Zhao.

At this time, a young man from the Zhao family was arguing with Zu Zhao's third uncle, Zu Tian, and his words were very fierce.

When Zu Zhao passed by the hall, he saluted Chen Xianjun and the three old sages of the county, and Chen Xianjun had a sad face, and nodded back. When he came to his grandfather's side, he saw that his grandfather's face was also flushed, which showed that he was not angry, his grandfather was born in the military, and his temper was certainly not ordinary, and he couldn't tolerate the unwarranted criticism of the Zhao family. When he saluted his grandfather, he didn't bother to greet him.

"I have been in the past for more than ten years, and I have been preparing for theft every year, and I have donated every year, but I have never heard of such a big deal as today. Under the guise of a change in the county government, how can you know if there will be other activities involved? At this time, I still privately cast armor, can't my northland boy deal with thieves and bandits without these armor? The young man of the Zhao family was violent, he had already said things like this earlier, and now he was just holding on to this mouth repeatedly and not letting go.

"How can you know how many Hu people there are? Have you ever been to Lingzhi County to beg for thieves? Have you ever been to the county hall and witnessed the chaos of that day and night? Whether you donate more or less, there will always be an account record, and you say that there is something greasy in it, and you only need to reconcile and review it to be clear. Every year there are thieves, everyone here has donated, sometimes there is more than enough, rules and regulations, clear, why not say that there are mistakes you did in the past? The third uncle Zu Tian argued with reason, he carried his hands behind his back, solemnly, but he showed a bit of posture.

"As I said, I haven't traveled every year, so why can't I follow the old practice this year? Why so much of a toss-up? The white books sent by the county government to our families actually demanded 500 stone of grain and grass and more than 10,000 yuan, which was four times as much as last year. The young man of the Zhao family said critically.

The third uncle heard the other party repeatedly pestering these words, he was angry and anxious, and he only felt that if he blindly entangled in this matter, he would be endless.

At this moment, Zu Zhao suddenly stood up and came to the third uncle, and persuaded in a low voice: "The third uncle doesn't need to pay attention to this guy, let me explain it to the elders." The

third uncle couldn't help frowning, even if Zu Zhao was the eldest son and eldest son of the ancestral family, but after all, he was still young, and this opportunity would not allow a young boy to speak. But before he could say anything, Zu Zhao had already walked to the center of the hall first, and he could only look back at Zu Ju and the others anxiously. Although Zu Ju was a little surprised, he could still keep calm, he wanted to see what kind of name his grandson could say.

Zu Zhao bowed slightly to the Zhao family, but there was not much expression on his face, he looked around the audience, and the audience also focused on him, and everyone was more or less surprised.

"What should be said, my grandfather has made it very clear. This time the preparation of theft is not the same as in the past, and extraordinary measures should be used in extraordinary times. Contributing money is within the scope of our big clans to protect the territory and the people, so why make it so complicated and tangled. If the predecessors of the Zhao family thought that the ancestral family was greedy for a few small profits, then there was no need to donate a penny to prepare for thieves this year, and it was a big deal that my ancestral family would only provide two materials. Anyway, the Zhao family is in the south of the city, not in the north, if the Hu people come to attack, as long as we can hold on, the Zhao family can also be safe, even if we lose, the Zhao family can still escape in advance. Zu Zhao's face was expressionless, but his voice did not hide teasingly.

As soon as his words came out, he immediately put the Zhao family in a position of injustice. The reason why I say this is because the Zhao family usually boasts that it is the oldest family in the local area, because he will first break the other party's sense of superiority. Next, since the Zhao family questioned that there were too many donations of money and food for this year, they simply let out cruel words and completely put an end to the truth.

"What did you say?" An elder of the Zhao family stood up on the spot, raised his eyebrows angrily, and pointed at Zu Zhao and reprimanded.

"Hmph, is there no one in the Zhao family who deceived me? Do you want to get a little bit of your cheapness? The young man of the Zhao family shouted before.

"Okay, since your predecessors said that you don't care about this little bit of cheapness, is it possible that our ancestors will care? My grandfather's family didn't care about two more donations, so why bother. As for privately cast weapons, heh, this is even more nonsense. It is better to let Chen Xianjun come to a conclusion on this matter. The county treasury is in disrepair all year round, and the military equipment is insufficient, how can it continue? Now it is an eventful autumn, Chen County Jun Mingjian, entrusted my ancestral village to recruit craftsmen to cast armor to fill the arsenal. If the seniors must suspect that there is something wrong with my ancestral family, then the matter of the county government entrusting the casting of armor will be transferred to the Zhao family, can it?

Zu Zhao was not slow, but he spoke very imposingly. He said very thoughtfully, since it is a felony for the other party to bite and privately cast soldier armor, then he will treat others in his own way, and the matter of biting and casting soldier armor is promised by the county government, which is a justifiable move.

"Yellow-mouthed son, is this the place where you speak?" Zhao Wei, the old man of the Zhao family, was furious and patted the case.

"Although he was young, he also killed the thieves, and led the children of his clan and the righteous men of the Zhang family of Anyang Pavilion to Lingzhi County to break the thieves. This time the preparation for the thief is indispensable, the predecessors of the Zhao family let the kid not speak, is it possible that when the thief is killed, only the predecessors of the Zhao family will be responsible? Zu Zhao said unceremoniously to the people of the Zhao family.

"You..." Zhao Wei turned purple with anger.

"My grandson is not talented, and this year I was recommended by the county to rush to the county government to participate in the inspection. This time, the children of my ancestral family and my clan are all under the command of my grandson. Why, your Zhao family is neither willing to contribute money and food, nor willing to contribute people and efforts, do you still want to point fingers here? Behind him, Zu Zhao raised his sword and said very sharply, which can be regarded as relieving the hatred in his heart, and he suddenly felt happy. At this time, it is natural to support the grandson.

"You, you, okay, since you said it, then my Zhao family will not be able to distinguish this year." Zhao Wei was angry, and he said it very angrily.

Zu Zhao smiled secretly, he just wanted the other party to say this. To be honest, in the entire Xu Wu County, the ancestral family's family can really be one of the best, and if you really need an extra amount of money and food, it is not a difficult thing at all. His purpose was to hope that the other gentry present would shift their attention from the matter of "extra money and food" and "private casting of military armor" to the aspect of "all this is just the Zhao family's obstruction and selfishness".

He glanced at the faces of the other gentlemen present, the Zhang family of Anyang Pavilion was naturally more or less towards the ancestral family, and at this time, they all showed a look of contempt for the Zhao family; Chen Xianjun had an agreement with the ancestral family earlier, and of course the county government should look at the ancestral family, and at this time, it was very appropriate to give the Zhao family the same face. As for the other gentry, they originally resigned themselves to it, and when they saw who had the upper hand in the end, they would follow whom, and it was already clear at this time, and it was indispensable to follow the trend.

Above the hall, many people began to whisper and discuss, especially the people of the ancestral family, looking left and right, fanning the flames.

The situation became clear all of a sudden, and more and more people began to talk about it, thinking that the Zhao family deliberately did not want to make this donation. Most of the other gentry are concerned about face, since the Zhao family does not donate, they donate, and the face is naturally improved, and it is completely by stepping on the step of the Zhao family to enhance their glory.

Everyone in the Zhao family was angry, but everyone said that the situation had been decided, and there was no way to refute it.

After a while, Chen Xianjun eased from his previous grim face, and said with a smile: "Everyone, everyone, as the ancestor said, what should be said has been made clear, but do you have any other questions?" This year's preparation for thieves is really different from the past, and the county can only prepare for the worst. There is no other meaning in convening you this time, and the whole county benefits from the theft, and it is also the strength of the whole county. If there are no other doubts, then please follow the prior notice and arrange all the affairs as soon as possible.

Zu Ju was the first to echo and said: "My ancestral family has nothing to say, and we must go all out to support the call of the county government." "

Everyone else has also spoken out one after another, and the matter has been so far, and there is nothing to delay.

As for the excessive amount of materials that need to be donated this year, it does not mean that it really wants anyone's life, and it is natural that it can be delivered. If it is really useful, it will not be in vain a wise and reputation; Even if you don't need it, the right should be to give face to the ancestral family and Chen County. Everyone finally figured out this account in their hearts, with the family strength of the ancestral family, they didn't care about this little sweetness at all, so why bother to be too suspicious?

Zhao Wei saw the general trend, but he had no choice but to say too old before, so he could only stubbornly hold his face to the end. He stood up suddenly, glared at Zu Zhao with an angry face, and shook his hand towards the door.

The other clansmen of the Zhao family who were present today didn't know how to express their attitude, even if they wanted to return, they had no chance, so they could only follow the patriarch one by one.

Chen Xianjun also planned to ask what the attitude of the Zhao family was, but on the side, the county lieutenant Wen pulled Chen Xianjun a little, and in the end, he could only watch the Zhao family and others leave. After Chen Xianjun sat down, he thought about it, the Zhao family naturally didn't give face, so there was no need to force anything, if the Zhao family really had a mind, they could secretly send the required donation to the county government, and each other could have a step down.

At this time, Zu Ju spoke again: "In this way, I will wait for the surname of Xu Wuxian to work together." From now on, I hope that you can actively assist in preparing for the theft, and invite the children of your clan to participate in the response. Before the New Year, be sure to have a decent team and system. I, Xu Wuxian, are united in my heart, and I must protect my family and protect the wall. The

rest of the gentry got up one after another and promised to come down one after another.

As soon as the county government gathered, it can be regarded as a unified idea in the whole county.

As long as these big families can respond positively, not to mention that the matter of money and food has been guaranteed, even the number of people is enough to exceed half. Each family may have one person and one ding, and there are enough people of three or five hundred. Coupled with the recruitment of other towns, the number of 800 recruits is just around the corner.

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