After Shao Song

Chapter 118 Zhao Guan’s Tears
Zhang Yongzhen's death may have been the first time that Zhao Jiu felt the true passion and sadness of this era in such a broken situation. The death of ordinary people and the sadness of the era, so bloody tore open Zhao Jiu's heart. Hypocrisy and selfishness.

A soldier wants to die for his country. You occupy the body of the emperor. Even if you win people's hearts, you must resist the enemy to the end.Facing the tombstone of Bagong Mountain, what reason do you have to escape? Therefore, in the past 12 years, Zhao Jiu has never forgotten him, nor has he forgotten his promise: to find Zhang Yongzhen’s family members who stayed in Yan’an Mansion, his wife, and his son. Give official positions.If he couldn't find it in Yan'an Prefecture, he would look for it in Longyou and then in northern Shaanxi. Among the eight brothers from Paoze on the same boat, none of them was missing, so he had to look for him.

But things were so cruel. By the time Xixia was overthrown and he could devote all his national power to fulfill his promise, the Jurchens had already raided the entire Longyou three times. He sent Yang Yizhong to search for them for three years as if they were poor and blue and fell into the underworld. , the news about the two families was confirmed, and the rewards were never stingy, but Yang Yizhong knew that he would not give up until his death.

For this reason, he also specially entrusted Wu Jie to remember his promise.

Yang Yizhong hurriedly went to find Zhang Jing and Qiao Zhongfu. The two were also shocked by this bizarre incident. They hurriedly went to their old ministries to find people to inquire. Most of the surviving veterans had retired and became farmers or grassroots officials in Kansai. After struggling for a while, one of Zhang Yongzhen's team members named Zhu Dami finally confirmed it and said emphatically: "The second son of Brother Zhang Qi's family was born with jaundice. It was as yellow as copper and he almost couldn't live. Or Miao Zhu said that he would fight poison with poison, so he called him Zhang Tong, and he might be able to survive. Xiao Erzi, it must be you. He looks so much like your father. If you don’t believe me, take a look. There is a birthmark on the back of this kid’s neck, like a small basin. Yes, when we went to drink full-moon wine, Brother Qi also boasted to us that his youngest son would grow up and become rich. He would no longer be a soldier like us." Thinking back to the voices and smiles of the brothers in the past, now only I was left alone, with tears streaming down my face, and went back without even asking for the reward given by Zhao Guan's family, saying that it was good enough that I was still alive.

After Zhang Tong's identity was confirmed, the crime was naturally cleared. The wayward Zhao Guan family used the authority of the emperor to clear his record.Then he asked him kindly, "Your father followed Liu Guangshi's army in the first year of Jingkang. So you are 17 years old this year. What have you done in the past few years? Is there anyone in the family?" Zhao Guan's family, who was in the government office, swore that this He had never spoken so gently to his son in his life.

Anyway, Mei Zhizhou was horrified by what he saw. He had only read the Di newspaper before, but he did not expect that the Huaihe River Water God was so important to the Guan family, or that the promise to martyrs was so important in the eyes of the Zhao Guan family.

But this question obviously does not conform to psychology. Looking at the young man, he is short and thin, with scars everywhere on his body. The reason for being imprisoned is stealing food. You can imagine what the past experience was like, not to mention what has been going on in Hebei these years. I don’t know how to live a good life.
Sure enough, the young man lowered his head and turned a deaf ear to the emperor's inquiry. After a while, he said: "There is no one in the family anymore. When the eldest brother was 11 years old, he was arrested and used as a signing army and was never heard from again. My sister had to take me with her and was taken away by a man. What's the name...anyway, it was the dog named Wanyan who robbed his house. He died three years ago. The government said that we are all good people and gave us money to go home, but we can't go back." Obviously he knows. I had to answer the official questions, but there were secret things that were extremely difficult to tell, so I hesitated.

Zhao Guan's family understood and waved their hands, and everyone naturally resigned, leaving only Yang Yizhong who said he could not leave.Fortunately, this kid had stayed in a nobleman's mansion after all, so he was a little cunning or knew the rules, so he said: "Guan family, in order to prevent me from being thrown out to die, my sister slept with a Mou Ke for several years. She was considered his foreign wife. , and later, it was given to his boss. Many people in Hebei know this. We were originally in Hejian Prefecture, and this is why we came to Mozhou."

This time it was Zhao Jiu's turn to be silent, "Where is your sister? Is she still there?"

"I don't know. My sister said that she would drag me down. She will never be a good person in this life. Anyway, the common people have grown up, and she can live up to her ancestors. Last year, she went to the government to register as an official prostitute. In addition to occasionally giving I don’t want to contact me any more. I have been in prison for three months, and I don’t even know about it.”

"Then tell me where your sister is and what her name is, and I will look for her!"

Zhang Tong became more and more silent and said: "I don't know if she is still willing to meet the common people. I am so unimproved."

Although Zhao Jiu sympathized with him, but the king has been in the world for many years, he has no time and will not give spiritual comfort to others, at least not now, his momentum changed slightly, and said: "I am not for you, but for Zhang Yongzhen. I promised him, Find all his family members, even the biological mother you remarried, I can’t leave behind, say!”

The supreme being in the world, the only person in the world, with every move and gesture that he could not refuse. Zhang Tong had been a slave for many years, and his heart was the most sensitive. How could he dare to be a little disobedient? Just now he saw Zhao Jiu's infinite kindness and heard that his biological father was a hero. A little careless, he immediately knelt down and said: "Calm down the officials, calm down, the common people deserve to die. The Cao people's sister is called Zhang Erniang, but her nickname is Jiaojiao. She probably solicits customers in several tea shops in Nancheng. The people recognize her and are willing to look for her."

"No need, Zhengfu, you and Xiaomei let out the news that a man named Zhang Tong broke his leg while working in the river. Go to Nancheng and ask if there are any relatives who can come to see him." Zhao Jiu is such a man.

Zhang Tong, who broke his leg inexplicably:
I have to say that this method really worked, at least after a few hours I saw the crying Mrs. Zhang.She was only in her early twenties, but it was not difficult to see how much physical and mental scars this heavily made-up woman had suffered. When she saw that Zhang Tong was okay, she slapped her and was about to leave, but Zhao Guan's family didn't say anything. Who dared to ask her to leave?Zhao Guanjia deeply sympathized with these victims of the war, but he really could not comfort or enlighten them, so he had to say: "I am the emperor, and I promise you a thousand pieces of gold. I promise your father that my son will be given to Yin Guan, and my daughter will find a good family to accompany her as a dowry, and my wife will remarry." Yes, I’ll also give you a decree. Do you still know where your biological mother is?”

When they heard that Zhang Yongzhen's wife had sold her two children in order to remarry, Zhao Guan's family decided to break part of the promise. They immediately arranged for the Zhang family's siblings to live in the government office, and asked Mei Zhizhou to do ideological education work first, and at the same time eliminated Zhang Er's wife. Leji erases origin.He also asked Liu Yan to go to Yanjing and instruct Hu Yin to issue an official document to make Zhang Tong the chief minister of the pavilion.

The Zhang Tong siblings were not very literate, but Mei Shuo told them that the heroic deeds of their biological father Zhang Yongzhen's forty-foot-long sword had already been written into novels and were known to the world, so they all showed some curiosity.The nearby minister Bingyilang Wang Yingchen who was brought in temporarily told them the story about the Huaihe River Water God Zhang Yongzhen in the newspaper. Wang Yingchen felt a little sad. After being a hero, because he was in an enemy country, even his own father had already sacrificed his life to become a benevolent person and became famous all over the world. Know.Lu Benzhong originally wanted to follow the departure of Zhao Guan's family and ask whether such a happy event should be announced to the world in a newspaper to show that the officials would not forget the heroes and that Zhang Yongzhen would be happy to have a successful future.However, Yang Yizhong calmly blocked his way and said: "Scholar Zhi, please forgive me, please let the officials be quiet."

Although Lu Benzhong was pedantic, he didn't know that Yang Yizhong was the head of the internal ministers and understood the official's intentions best. He followed the good and retreated.After everyone in Yang Yizhong dispersed, he walked behind the bamboo forest led by Zhao Jiu. Through the layers of green bamboo, under the sparse sunlight, he looked at the emperor who made all the princes come east, and his shoulders shook. Suddenly, he knew that he was crying.

Crying about the trauma that this catastrophic disaster has brought to the people in the war zone that can never be washed away, crying about the fresh lives that have fallen in front of them in the past ten years, what I thought was a heart of stone turned into tears at this moment, but I dare not leave it in front of others. One drop.

I did it, but I'm sorry, it's too late.

This is his sincere emotion. Now, he no longer has to win people's hearts, let alone put on a show.

After calming down for a few days, the Zhao Guan family still brought the Zhang family siblings back to Yanjing. Needless to say, Zhang Tong had to change these slippery habits. He could no longer have such slavish thinking.So Zhang Tong first went to Yanjing Martial Arts School to register. Zhang Erniang was renamed Zhang Lian by Zhao Guan's family, which means to be clean from the mud. She entered the palace and became a palace maid, and was promoted to a female official the next day.In view of her age, the Zhao Guan family ordered Liang Su to find a suitable family for her to marry. They would not force her to marry her, but I would give her a dowry. Rich families can consider the weight of this.

——Small theater extra——

Recently, the atmosphere in Xianggong Town in the Song Dynasty has become a bit depressing. Songs are no longer sung and lyrics are no longer written. Even Wang Anshi and Sima Guang no longer quarrel. On the contrary, the housewives are much happier than usual. This place has finally become their world and they can have sex regardless of their husbands' positions. Happy chatting.

Fan Zhongyan's wife, Mrs. Li, said: "I was washing clothes in the house that day and I didn't come out to see him. My husband seemed to have lost his soul when he came back. When I asked him, he lost his temper. Others are also like Li Gang, who is better than Li Gang. What's going on? "

Mrs. Song of Kou Zhun, who is also the sister of Empress Song Yun of Taizu, said, "Actually, they are just two images. Li Gang returned to the northwest as envoy, and he taught the envoys of Xiliao to confusion. They all watched it. It's sour."

Yanshi sighed: "It's not just sour, it's like eating dumplings without dipping them in vinegar. My husband almost wants to cry when he goes back, and my father is also very sick. They have been the ministers of the dynasty all their lives, but in front of the Khitan people If you can't be stubborn, it's a lucky thing that the Tanyuan Alliance doesn't have to cede territory. It can be seen that Li Gang is so wanton now, how can you make them feel uncomfortable, I really want to kick Li Gang away one by one."

Song continued: "I heard that this official said that the Confucian leader of the country had been poor for 300 years, so it would be better for Taizong to win a battle at the Gaoliang River. Now it seems that it really makes sense. Peace bought with money will always be the best." Unreliable."

Wang Anshi's wife Wu came out and said: "Sister Song is right, but we should think about our husbands first. I think if we continue like this, we will get sick."

Mrs. Song said: "What can we do? Don't worry too much. Jingkang survived the humiliation. Now he is just sore. But if Li Gang comes down here, let alone the husband-in-law of our sisters, It is estimated that even Zong Zhongwu, Lu Zhongsu and the others are unhappy."

Everyone is the prime minister of the Jianyan Dynasty, why do you show off your power all day long!You live a long life!

　Many veterans who have experienced life and death really feel that compared to their dead comrades, they should no longer have any dissatisfaction while alive. For the suffering people north of the Yellow River, I think Zhao Ji should be a little more miserable underground.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)