In the south of Qingyun City, there is an exquisite and clever courtyard.

Under a plum tree.

Zhang Qingzheng, who was upright in his face and had a sense of righteousness between his eyebrows, sat on a chair and watched the chess score. On the stone table next to him was a game of Go and a cup of tea, and the heat was lingering.

"Master." A servant walked in and called softly.

Zhang Qing frowned. He didn't like being disturbed when he was reading books the most. All the servants in the mansion knew about it. However, Zhang Qing was not furious at all. He glanced at the servant and said, "What's the matter?"

The servant said carefully: "Master, there is a scholar outside the mansion who said he was looking for the master, but he also held the master's jade pendant."

"Scholar?" Zhang Qing frowned even more. The county examination was about to be held. There were indeed many students who came to please Zhang Qing in the name of visiting, but they were all driven away by Zhang Qing. The servants should not be unclear about his temper.

"Master, he said his name is Ning Zhongyuan... This is a jade pendant." The servant took out a jade pendant and handed it to Zhang Qing.

Zhang Qing took the jade pendant and immediately recalled the scholarly boy in Baiyun Temple in his mind. His frown stretched out and showed a smile, "So it's him, let him come in..."

Seeing Zhang Qing’s gloomy face, the servant breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully: “Yes, Master…”

"Wait..." Before the servant could walk away, Zhang Qing shouted again and looked at the servant, "Does he have anything in his hand, gifts or something?"

"No... I didn't hold anything in my hands except for carrying a bookcase."

When Zhang Qing heard this, he smiled with satisfaction and waved his hand, "Go and bring him here..."

The servant turned around and left.

Zhang Qing stopped reading the chess score, put on the book, played with the jade pendant, stroked his beard, and smiled: "But it is a good material and beautiful jade. If he brought gifts, he might be an opportunist. Now it seems that he is indeed a good seedling..."

"Master, Mr. Ning has arrived..."

Behind the servant who had just left, Ning Wuque was following the dusty Ning Wuque. After calming down, Ning Wuque was thinking about how to rescue Ning Bowu and Ning Wushuang. Sometimes, force cannot solve the problem. Ning Wuque tried to think, and he thought of Zhang Qing.

"Zhang Qing is an examiner from the state, and his position is greater than that of the county magistrate. Now only Zhang Qing has the ability to help me, but I am just a meeting with him. I don't know if he will help."

Ning Wuque was nervous.

"Is Zhongyuan here?" Zhang Qing looked at Ning Wuque with a smile. Even if he was exhausted, he could not hide the extraordinary temperament of Ning Wuque.

"Zhongyuan has seen Lord Zhang."

Ning Wuque bowed respectfully, raised his head and looked at Zhang Qing. Before coming, he had thought about what to say when he met Zhang Qing. After thinking about it, from Baiyunguan’s impression of Zhang Qing, Zhang Qing was upright, meticulous, and open-minded. It might be better to say it directly by himself.

"Mr. Zhang, Zhong Yuan is here, but he is seeking help from his parents."

Zhang Qing has been an official for many years and is meticulous. He also saw that Ning Wuque had something to do, but he was silent. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.

Seeing this, Ning Wuque told the whole story one by one. After saying that, Ning Wuque stood there, waiting quietly for Zhang Qing to speak.

"snort……"

At first, Zhang Qing thought that what Ning Wuque wanted was just a trivial matter, but he didn't expect that one thing would actually involve the county magistrate, so the matter was not simple. Moreover, the forces behind the county magistrate also made Zhang Qing feel a headache.

Who is Zhang Qing? He has already known the tricks in the officialdom, and naturally understands this. The Ning Wuque brothers are just scapegoats, but the matter is not that simple.

"Do you know what the county magistrate's surname is?"

Ning Wuque shook his head and stared at Zhang Qing.

"His surname is Yang. Although he is now in the Li Tang world, the power of the Yang Sui clan is still very large, and even the emperor is very concerned."

Zhang Qing didn't say much, but he had already explained how powerful the people Ning Wuque was about to move were behind. In this era, due to the rule of the Sui Dynasty for more than 300 years, the regime was still very unstable after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. The power of the Yang family was also very powerful, just like the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Liu family was still relied on by the people of the world.

Aristocratic families control the government.

Behind the change of power in the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was better to say that it was a power transaction of aristocratic families. The great families and the great families could influence the opinions of the monarchs. With the support of the aristocratic families, Li Tang could quickly take the Sui Dynasty and replace it.

Although the imperial examinations smashed a number of aristocratic families and families, new forces were formed, and these forces fought each other, and even Zhang Qing was unwilling to be involved.

Looking at Zhang Qing, Ning Wuque took a deep breath and bowed, "They are my brothers. Even if there is a mountain of swords, a sea of ​​fire, and a road of thorns in front of me, I will go there too. Thank you Lord Zhang for reminding me that Zhongyuan has said goodbye..."

Seeing Ning Wuque turning away without any delay, Zhang Qing sighed gently, as if he saw himself when he was young, he was as stubborn and as young as he was.

"Wait a minute..."

Ning Wuque stopped and looked back at Zhang Qing, feeling uneasy and another glimmer of hope arose.

When Zhang Qing stood up, it seemed like a green pine tree was standing up, with a sense of righteousness all over his body, and the national face was majestic.

"Forget it, I'll help you once, come with me..."

Ning Wuque let out a sigh of relief. He was also betting just now. Zhang Qing still had his own principles and was not defiled by the officialdom. He respectfully bowed, "Thank you, Lord Zhang..."

Immediately after Zhang Qing came to the study room in the mansion, Zhang Qing sat down at the desk, looked at Ning Wuque, who was still carrying a bookcase, and said lightly: "Sit down, it's useless to be anxious about this."

Ning Wuque's nervous heart relaxed, untied the bookcase, and sat down on a chair.

"You tell the matter again..."

Ning Wuque nodded and told everything he had done without adding fuel to the fire. Zhang Qing had to find a way, so naturally he could not be affected by his personal feelings.

Zhang Qing closed his eyes and tapped the table. After a long time, he said softly: "It was Yang Wenqing, that guy who was going to kill Zhang Yuantai to warn the monkey. Zhao Lian made a plan to avenge you for taking his son Tongsheng's name four years ago and be greedy for thousands of taels of gold. It is indeed a good plan. As long as the government decides a case, ordinary people will not say anything."

Ning Wuque listened carefully, Zhang Qing looked at the problem much clearer than himself.

Zhang Qing opened his eyes and said slowly: "It's not difficult to rescue your brother, but it's easy to say it's easy, and it's not easy. As long as you catch Yang Wenqing and Zhao Lian's handle, it's enough to threaten their black hats, you can solve this problem."

"Although my official position is higher than Yang Wenqing, I am just a county examiner and have no right to interfere with the county government office. At most, I can only keep justice for you. Do you understand? As for Zhao Lian who you are worried about, you will come to take you, don't worry, Yang Wenqing is not that stupid. With me here, he will not make a big deal. Even if Zhao Lian comes, he will not dare to take anyone in my house!"

Zhang Qing snorted coldly, and was extremely dissatisfied with Zhao Lian's behavior in his tone.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang..."

After listening to Zhang Qing's analysis, Ning Wuque finally calmed down, and had a clear idea in his mind and was no longer so panicked.
Chapter completed!