Chapter 180 Li Huan, you are crazy, even we dare to arrest you!
In fact, Li Huan was very different from ordinary people in both appearance and temperament, especially the majestic and powerful demeanor that inadvertently flowed out of him. Su felt that she also saw it in her late grandfather Zhang Mao.
Pass.
As for his father-in-law, even though he inherited the title of Duke of England, he did not have any substantial authority in his hands. Compared with Li Huan, a prominent official who had great power and could live and kill at his own discretion, he was obviously weaker.
So when Mrs. Su looked at Li Huan's figure, her eyes were filled with brilliance. She felt that her grandfather really had a keen eye. If he could really recruit Li Huan to be the son-in-law of their British prince, he would definitely do it.
It will be of great help to them and the British government.
Even though the British government seems to be decorated with flowers and burning oil, Su Shi has kept a clear head and has not been confused by the current appearance.
The death of the British Duke Zhang Mao can be said to have pushed the momentum of the British Duke's government to its peak. Whether it was the emperor who proclaimed Zhang Mao the King of Ningyang and was buried with the royal treatment or the many important civil and military ministers who came to express their condolences today, it seemed that it was clear
Showing the great power of their British government.
It’s just that all of this is obviously the last shadow of Zhang Mao. There is a saying that people leave when the tea is cool. After Zhang Mao died, he expected Zhang Lun to support the British government. To be honest, Su Shi really had no confidence in her husband.
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Su Shi had already remembered Zhang Lun's inadvertent mention of Zhang Mao's intention to bring Li Huan and Zhang Jin together.
However, Mrs. Su had never met Li Huan in her inner house, and most of what she knew about Li Huan was heard from her servants.
Thanks to the civil servants in Beijing, one can imagine what kind of reputation Li Huan would have in Beijing.
It is a good thing to say that Li Huan is narrow-minded, kills like crazy, and does not wait for revenge. Many people even directly compare Li Huan to the big devil who eats people's hearts raw and grills their flesh over charcoal.
The Su family was not like most people, but after hearing so many rumors about Li Huan, she naturally secretly guessed what kind of person Li Huan was.
Now after actually meeting Li Huan, although it was only a distant glance, Su Shi's perception of Li Huan has changed drastically. This fierce god who is one foot tall and as strong as an ox is completely different from a handsome young man.
, and my little aunt, who is as cold as a fairy, are really a good match.
Su made up her mind, even if it was for the sake of her family's future, she would urge her husband-in-law. An outstanding person like Li Huan must take action early. Maybe someone would already be targeting Li Huan.
Huan. Otherwise, if we miss it, it will be a huge loss to the British government.
These thoughts flashed through my mind, and I glanced at Zhang Jin who was sitting there and sobbing softly. He sighed softly, raised his eyebrows, moved his body slightly, knelt down next to Zhang Jin, and whispered: "Aunt Jin, what are you doing?
Look at that man!”
Zhang Jin was immersed in sadness and did not pay attention to external matters.
In this British palace, there were only a few people who really cared for her, and the one who cared for her the most was Zhang Mao. Now that Zhang Mao has passed away, Zhang Jin is devastated. Even though he has been practicing Taoism for many years, facing the state of mind
When someone close to you dies, it is difficult to suppress the grief in your heart.
At this moment, Su's voice came to her ears. Zhang Jin slowly raised his head. Suddenly, a cold and refined face appeared in front of Su. There were crystal tears hanging on that delicate face. It was really a pear blossom.
When I saw the rain, I felt pity for him. Even a woman from the Su family couldn't help but be amazed when she saw it.
Seeing the puzzlement in Zhang Jin's eyes, Mrs. Su whispered: "Aunt Jin, what do you think of that person?"
Zhang Jin didn't know what Su meant. Hearing this, he subconsciously looked in the direction Su pointed.
His cold eyes swept over Li Huan, who was burning incense in the mourning hall to express his condolences to Zhang Mao. His eyes were indifferent. He only felt that the other person gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
A trace of doubt flashed in his heart, and finally he looked at Su, slowly shook his head and said, "Who is this person? Is there something wrong?"
Not long ago, Li Huan and Zhang Jin met once, but it was midnight, and Li Huan was in a hurry to return from the dusty land of Fujian, thousands of miles away. He was unkempt and looked quite embarrassed.
Therefore, compared with his current appearance, Li Huan's appearance before was completely the same as two people. Not to mention that Zhang Jin only met Li Huan once, but it would be difficult to really remember Li Huan's appearance at that time.
Match up with the current Li Huan.
Therefore, Zhang Jin didn't know who Li Huan was at all, but she could also see that he was qualified to enter the mourning hall to express condolences to her father. Even her nephew who inherited the title respectfully accompanied him.
It can be guessed that the other party is definitely not an ordinary person, I am afraid that he has an extraordinary origin.
When Su heard this, she just smiled and didn't say anything else. After all, she just wanted Zhang Jin to take a look at Li Huan.
In this way, Zhang Jin has some impression of Li Huan. If there is really hope for getting married in the future, it wouldn't be considered a blind marriage, right?
In the mourning hall here, Li Huan solemnly offered incense and candles to Zhang Mao's memorial tablet and paid homage seriously.
Suddenly, he felt a gaze sweeping over him. With Li Huan's keen five senses, he looked up almost instinctively.
Following that gaze, he happened to see many female family members kneeling and crying in the inner room, wearing sackcloth and wearing mourning. The gaze that swept over him was gone immediately. Even if he reacted very quickly, he only had time to see a pair of clear eyes.
The spirit is clear, and the red and swollen eyes can be seen, and at a glance, it is just a slim figure wearing mourning clothes.
They were the female members of the inner chamber, and Li Huan just glanced at them while offering incense. If he hadn't felt someone looking at him, Li Huan would not have looked at the female members of the inner chamber in such an environment.
If someone finds out, they will probably be scolded behind their back for not being polite.
On the long street in front of the British Duke's Palace, there are like a forest of horse-drawn carriages. Officials who came to pay homage to the British Duke are coming and going, coming in and out. This scene alone makes people marvel.
On the long street, an extremely luxurious carriage was driving slowly. There was a small flag on the carriage with a word embroidered on it.
If anyone knows this small flag with embroidered characters, they will definitely be amazed by it. This stunning and luxurious-looking carriage is the vehicle of Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning.
At this time, in this carriage, two brothers, Shouning Hou Zhang Heling and Jianchang Hou Zhang Yanling, were sitting in it.
The two brothers each held a pretty woman in their arms. Their big hands disappeared under the woman's clothes, and a faint voice could be heard from the carriage.
Fortunately, the carriage is big enough, otherwise it really wouldn't be able to accommodate four people.
At this time, Zhang Yanling said to Zhang Heling with a bit of schadenfreude: "Brother, now that old guy Zhang Mao is dead, the British government is counting on Zhang Lun, let's see how arrogant they can be."
Zhang Heling smiled slightly and said: "That's natural. In ordinary times, that old guy Zhang Mao dares to look down on our brothers just because he is a veteran of several dynasties and is senior enough. If it weren't for several generations of emperors and our
My brother-in-law is too doting on the British government. I really think that an old guy like him can be so prosperous."
Zhang Yanling nodded in succession and said, "Yes, yes, my group has been deprived of any power by those civil servants. Each one of them has become an empty frame. They dare to look down on our brothers. This time, this old guy will die. Otherwise,
If so, just because he didn't take good care of the Beijing camp for our nephew, and let that bastard Changxing Hou lead an army to rebel is enough for him, Zhang Mao, to drink a pot."
Zhang Heling snorted coldly and said: "Our eldest nephew, the emperor, is really too generous and kind. Why should he be so considerate to an old guy like Zhang Mao who neglected his duties and almost killed him? If you ask me,
Even if they don’t lose their British title, we still have to teach them a lesson.”
As he spoke, Zhang Heling said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "He even posthumously named the old man King Ningyang, and promised to be buried with a grand royal title. His British Duke's palace is really very beautiful right now."
Zhang Yanling said: "If my sister hadn't sent someone to inform us this time and asked us to go to express our condolences to the old guy, I wouldn't have gone because of his usual arrogance in looking down on our brothers."
Zhang Heling glanced at Zhang Yanling and said: "Okay, since sister asked us to go, let's go. We go there to give them face for the British government. If Zhang Lun doesn't come to welcome us in person, we really won't go in.
Already."
Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu and others were among the nobles, while Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling were obviously relatives. In the Ming Dynasty, relatives had almost no sense of existence and had no real power. It can be said that there is almost no difference between them and the nobles.
Ordinarily, two groups of people with the same fate would choose to stick together for warmth, but a pair of brothers like Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling are really too weird.
The things he had done were simply challenging the bottom line of the dynasty's laws. Among the many relatives of the Ming Dynasty, he was unique in his poor conduct.
It is conceivable that it would be strange for such a pair of brothers and relatives, with Zhang Mao's arrogant temperament, to be able to like Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling.
At first, brothers Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling listened to the Queen Mother's instructions and hoped to get closer to the Xungui Group.
At the beginning, the Xungui Group didn't know what the nature of these two brothers was. For the sake of Zhang, who was the queen at the time, the Xungui Group didn't reject them, and the relationship between the two parties was more or less harmonious.
However, who could have imagined that this pair of brothers could do such a ridiculous thing in the palace, in broad daylight, and openly rape a palace maid.
It can be said that since then, the Xungui Group headed by Zhang Mao has completely seen what these brothers are, and they have stayed away from them, and no longer dare to interact with them, for fear that one day they will be betrayed by these brothers.
A pair of weird brothers were tricked to death without even knowing it.
That is to say, from that time on, the two sides started to have bad blood. When they met on weekdays, they would always hate each other. One of them couldn't look down on the other's aloofness, and the other couldn't look down on the other's arrogance. That's what the relationship was called.
A difference.
Just as Zhang Yanling said, if Empress Dowager Zhang hadn't personally given them an order this time to express condolences to Zhang Mao, their brothers would really not have gone to the British government to join in the fun.
Zhang Mao died, and if they didn't applaud him, that would be a loss to the British government. They wanted them to express their condolences, so don't even think about it.
At this time, Zhang Heling said to the outside of the carriage: "Feng Da, how far is it from the British government? Why don't you drive the carriage faster?"
At this moment, Zhang Heling just wanted to follow the instructions of the Queen Mother Zhang and go to the British Duke's Mansion to offer condolences and then return to the mansion.
Wouldn't it be better to play crickets in the house or play some interesting games with the beauty?
Outside the carriage, Feng Da, who was driving the carriage, could be heard saying: "Master Marquis, it's not that I don't drive the carriage faster. It's actually that there are so many people coming and going on this road, and there are too many carriages, especially as the distance from the British government is getting closer and closer."
The closer we get, the more carriages will come and go, and it won’t be able to go any faster at all.”
Hearing what Feng Da said, Zhang Heling couldn't help but lift the car curtain and look outside.
At first glance, Zhang Heling couldn't help but widen his eyes. He saw that the streets on both sides were covered with white flags, and carriages that looked like the homes of powerful people were passing by. An atmosphere of depression and sadness rushed towards him.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Heling's face was full of astonishment, and Zhang Yanling noticed his brother's expression and couldn't help but said in surprise: "Brother, what's wrong?"
Zhang Heling took a deep breath and said: "Come and take a look, this British government is really a big deal. They have hung up a whole street with white flags."
Hearing what Zhang Heling said, Zhang Yanling also came over and looked outside. When he looked at the situation outside, he also showed a look of astonishment.
Then Zhang Yanling said angrily: "When our father died, our family's funeral was not so grand. The British government was really grand."
While he was talking, the carriage had already approached the British Duke's Palace. At this moment, several servants of the British Duke's Palace blocked the long street in front.
With a creak, the carriage stopped. Zhang Heling saw that it was still some distance away from the British Duke's mansion, but Feng Da actually stopped.
Zhang Heling couldn't help but cursed angrily: "Feng Da, what are you doing for food? Why did you stop here? Do you want Mr. Hou and me to walk there?"
Among the British public servants who were blocking the carriage at this time, a steward hurriedly accompanied him and said: "Sir, it's not that we specially want to block your carriage. In fact, it is because my father-in-law did not want to cause a long street.
There is a congestion, and I would like to ask you all to park the carriage nearby, otherwise, if everyone rushes to the gate of the mansion, I am afraid that the gate of the British Duke's mansion will be blocked."
Many carriages and sedans were parked nearby, and many even far away had stopped. Instead, they got off the sedans or carriages and walked slowly towards the gate of the mansion.
Just as the steward of the British Palace said, if so many carriages were parked at the gate of the British Palace, the gate would definitely be blocked.
The two brothers, who were not very happy to come, couldn't help but feel unhappy after hearing the steward's words. They immediately opened the curtain and shouted at the steward: "Why, how noble we brothers are, we should be like other people.
Walk to your British mansion?"
The steward who could be assigned to take charge of this matter was obviously a well-informed and flexible person. He recognized Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling as soon as he saw the sign on the carriage and the two brothers sitting in it.
As for the names of the two men, they, the stewards of the distinguished family, knew something about them, so they naturally knew that such a pair of brothers were very difficult to get along with.
Then he saw the steward accompanying him and said with a smile: "It turns out it's the two marquises. The younger one has eyesight but doesn't know Mount Tai, so he didn't know that the two marquises were coming. You think otherwise, you can drive the carriage to the door of the house.
But when the two marquises arrive, please drive the carriage back temporarily and don't block the gate."
Hearing this, Zhang Heling snorted coldly and said, "You know what's going on, otherwise I will definitely talk to your father-in-law today."
As he spoke, Zhang Heling said to Feng Daodao, who was driving the car: "Hurry up and leave."
So many carriages stopped early and did not continue to move forward. Instead, the carriage of the Zhang brothers continued to move forward, naturally standing out from the crowd and acting alone.
Many officials who got off the carriage and walked to the British government palace looked at this carriage with surprise and concern.
"Hey, whose carriage is this? It was able to break through the obstruction of the British government and continue moving forward."
"I heard that even the sedans of Chief Assistant Li Dongyang, Ge Lao Yang Ting and the two elders stopped in the distance and walked to pay homage to the old Duke. The people in this carriage are really distinguished."
Someone recognized the carriage of the Zhang brothers and whispered: "This is the carriage of the Shouning Hou family. Everyone should be careful when speaking. If you say the wrong thing and provoke the other party, it will be a big trouble.
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As soon as they heard that it was the carriage of the Shouning Hou family, many officials who were not of high rank immediately thought of all the evil things that a pair of brothers from the Zhang family had done, and they all showed a look of fear on their faces.
They really can't afford to offend this pair of weird brothers.
On the carriage, brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling looked through the window at their carriage, which was the only one walking forward on the long street. They were surrounded by officials on foot. From time to time, some officials cast surprised glances at their carriage.
This makes brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling feel very happy. Others can't pass by, but their brothers can. This is what makes their uncles unique.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the British Palace. Brothers Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling got off the carriage and looked up at the gate of the British Palace.
The steward who had been accompanying him hurriedly went to find the etiquette officer in charge of welcoming the guests and informed Marquis Shouning and Marquis Jianchang that they were here.
After hearing the words, the courtesy officer naturally came up to them immediately. With a smile on his face, he cupped his hands to the two brothers who were looking around and said: "Two princes, please follow me."
This courtesy officer is an official sent by the Ministry of Rites, who is responsible for welcoming some high-ranking officials and dignitaries. With the identities of Shouning Marquis and Jianchang Marquis, this courtesy officer is enough to greet them.
Hearing this, the two brothers standing at the door raised their heads and glanced at the etiquette officer.
Shouning Hou Zhang Heling said calmly: "Who are you to ask the British Duke Zhang Lun to come to welcome us in person?"
Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, glanced at the official and said, "We brothers have come to express condolences to Zhang Mao on the order of the Queen Mother. This is to give them the great dignity of the British government. Isn't it possible that Zhang Lun can't
Will you come to greet us in person?"
Hearing this, the courtesy officer showed a bit of a wry smile and said, "Are the two princes representing the Queen Mother?"
Hearing the etiquette officer ask this question, Zhang Heling frowned and said, "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"
The ceremony officer said seriously: "If the two princes represent the Queen Mother, then naturally the British father-in-law will come to greet her in person."
Zhang Yanling snorted coldly and said, "What if we come here on our own behalf?"
The ceremony official said slowly: "Then I can only bother the two princes to accompany the officials to the mourning hall to express their condolences to the old Duke."
The etiquette officer's meaning was very clear, that is, if they represented the Queen Mother, their status was extraordinary, and Zhang Lun must come to greet them. However, if they only represented themselves, they were not qualified for Zhang Lun to come.
The two brothers act unscrupulously, absurdly and uninhibited, but that doesn't mean they are fools. Why can't they understand the meaning of Li Mandarin?
The two brothers looked at each other and immediately became angry. They came to express their condolences to Zhang Mao regardless of their previous grudges. This was already a great honor to the British government.
But Zhang Lun didn't come to greet them, which meant he didn't take them to heart, and this little courtesy official dared to underestimate their brothers.
With a snap, Zhang Heling slapped the official with a big slap in the ear.
Zhang Heling's slap immediately stunned the ceremony official, who looked at Zhang Heling with a look of disbelief on his face.
Zhang Heling was heard yelling at the official: "Who the hell are you? You dare to underestimate our brothers. Get out of here and let Zhang Lun come to greet us. Otherwise, we will beat you to death. Believe it or not."
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The official was dumbfounded. Although he had known for a long time that these brothers were a strange pair, he had never really seen them before.
Who would have thought that these two brothers would actually cause trouble in front of the British Duke's funeral?
High-ranking officials and dignitaries from the British government were coming and going. The scene where the Marquis of Jianchang and the Marquis of Shouning were beating someone at the door was seen by many officials.
Many people saw this scene without any surprise on their faces, and even looked as if it was indeed the case.
It seems like they are not surprised by anything these two brothers do.
An official looked at the joke and said to his colleagues: "Not to mention, only these two brothers can do such offending things."
An official sneered and said: "They are really not afraid of completely offending the British government by making a big fuss in front of the British government at this time."
This is Zhang Mao's funeral. Even the emperor sent envoys to express condolences, and the elders of the court also came here to express their condolences. What a sad honor this is.
However, this pair of brothers dared to make such a fuss. Many people really didn't know whether to say that the other party was ignorant or that they were really acting unscrupulously.
The ceremony officer reacted and said to Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou: "I am the official of the imperial court and a member of the Ministry of Etiquette. I came to assist the British government in the funeral at your majesty's order. You...you dare to beat the imperial official. I will decide
I want to impeach you to His Majesty..."
Hearing this, Zhang Yanling couldn't help but raise her foot and kick the courtesy officer in the face and cursed angrily: "You bastard, I'm just going to beat you, Lord Marquis, so what, if you have the ability, go ahead and impeach him."
The ceremony officer was ashamed and angry. He stamped his feet and said, "Okay, okay, you wait."
After saying that, the ceremonial officer turned around and ran towards the British Duke's palace. He had to ask the British Duke Zhang Lun to make the decision for him. Moreover, Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling's brothers openly beat the ceremonial officer in the British Duke's palace and made a big fuss about the British Duke's funeral. What a death.
He really offended the British government to death.
The etiquette officer didn't believe that Zhang Lun would not react at all. As an official of the Ministry of Rites, he really couldn't do anything to the other party, but as a British prince, Zhang Lun could.
In the mourning hall, accompanied by Zhang Lun, Li Huan paid homage to Zhang Mao, and then nodded slightly to Zhang Lun.
When he was about to speak, he saw the official's face was red and swollen, and even his official uniform had clear footprints, and he came over with a look of shame and anger.
Many people saw this scene and couldn't help but look shocked.
The ceremonial officer is an official sent by the Ministry of Rites of the imperial court. Many people know this. It can be said that he represents the imperial court. What is going on? It looks like he was beaten.
Could it be that someone was making a big fuss at the British Duke's funeral? Such thoughts flashed through their minds, and these people immediately suppressed the thought.
If you dare to make a big fuss at this time, you are really not afraid of being hated by the British government.
Although Zhang Mao is gone, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The British government is still the most noble family in the Ming Dynasty. If it has the energy to take revenge on one person, there are really not many people who can bear it.
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Zhang Lun's expression changed slightly when he saw the embarrassed appearance of the ceremony officer, and his face suddenly became gloomy.
The courtesy officer not only represents the face of the court, but also the face of the British government. But now who will tell him what is going on.
Li Huan was also stunned for a moment, and glanced at the official in confusion, but this is the British Duke's mansion, and Zhang Lun is the master of the British Duke. He came to express condolences on behalf of the emperor. Even if something happened, Zhang Lun would be the one to come.
Disposal is.
However, Li Huan was also quite curious as to what was going on.
Zhang Lun took a deep breath and apologized to Li Huan. Then his eyes fell on the ceremony officer and asked in a low voice: "What happened?"
The courtesy officer's face was full of grievances and he said: "Back to the British Duke, a pair of brothers, Shouning Marquis Zhang Heling and Jianchang Marquis Zhang Yanling, came to express their condolences. The lower official kindly led them here, but they insisted on asking you, the British Duke.
He couldn't go to greet them in person, and even said that the official looked down on their brothers, and even beat the official."
Zhang Lun listened to the ceremony officer's statement and glanced at the steward of the mansion who was following him.
The steward noticed Zhang Lun's gaze and nodded slightly to Zhang Lun, indicating to Zhang Lun that what the courtesy officer said was true.
Zhang Lun was filled with rage.
Brothers Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling usually did not deal with them as nobles. His grandfather had looked down on them as a pair of brothers during his lifetime, and bluntly said that the Zhang brothers would die sooner or later.
But it is true that the relationship between the two parties is not good, but the Zhang brothers should never make a fuss at their grandfather's funeral. Is this simply a slap in the face of their British prince, bullying him, a good-tempered British prince?
Thinking of this, Zhang Lun took a deep breath, with a gloomy face, and strode towards the door of the British Duke's Mansion.
At this moment, Qiu Ju, who was standing next to Li Huan, whispered to Li Huan: "Tsk, tsk, just now our family was curious about who could do such a stupid thing. Since it is the pair of weird brothers from the Zhang family, then...
There’s nothing to be surprised about.”
Hearing this, Li Huan couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head. The more you know about this pair of strange brothers, the more dumbfounded you will be.
Previously, relying on the favor of Emperor Xiaozong and Empress Dowager Zhang, he even did ridiculous things such as raping palace maids and stealing imperial crowns. Now he insists that he is the emperor's biological uncle. Yougui protects the empress dowager's sister and acts even more.
absurd.
To be honest, Li Huan really didn't think highly of Zhang Lun. Zhang Lun was a British official, but he didn't have any real power in his hands. The two brothers were capable of doing big things. It seemed that it would be okay to make a fuss about Zhang Mao's funeral.
Nothing.
If it were ordinary people, even if Zhang Lun ordered his people to beat him to death, no one would say anything. Even if the emperor found out, he would only think that the other party deserved it.
The key troublemakers were the Zhang brothers. If Zhang Lun really dared to hurt these brothers, the emperor might not care, but the Queen Mother would definitely not let it go.
If the British Duke Zhang Mao was still alive, he might not be afraid of this. The key point is that Zhang Lun is not Zhang Mao.
With these thoughts in his mind, Li Huan said to Qiu Ju: "Let's go and have a look. After all, we are also the emperor's special envoys. If it doesn't work, we can step in and suppress the brothers. We can't really let them publicize in England."
There was a lot of commotion at the funeral, and it was so loud that it didn’t look good on anyone’s face.”
Qiu Ju smiled and said, "Brother Li is still kind-hearted. It's you. If it were anyone else, you wouldn't have caused such trouble for yourself!"
Li Huan shook his head and said: "Forget it, let's go take a look first. Maybe the Zhang brothers will take care of the overall situation and not cause a scene."
When Qiu Ju heard what Li Huan said, he immediately said disdainfully: "If their brothers knew what the overall situation is, then they wouldn't be so disgusted by the people in the capital, and no one would care about them."
As he spoke, Qiu Ju smiled at Li Huan in a low voice and said, "By the way, our family is listening to His Majesty's wishes and seems to want to match you with the British prince's youngest daughter."
Li Huan glanced at Qiu Ju and said with a smile: "When did Brother Qiu become so talkative?"
Qiu Ju smiled and said: "This is not nonsense. Before the old prince passed away, he deliberately mentioned this in front of the emperor. Although he did not directly ask the emperor for help in granting a marriage or anything, his old fox,
Every word and action is full of profound meaning. When he was dying, he didn’t mention anything else, but he mentioned you and his daughter. Brother Li, you should be very clear about what his purpose was."
Li Huan couldn't help but remain silent after hearing this.
How could he not understand why Zhang Mao mentioned in a joking tone that he wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law when he was dying? He was not telling it to him, but deliberately telling it to the emperor.
Obviously Zhang Mao's goal was achieved, and the emperor must have kept it in his heart. Otherwise, he would not have sent him as an envoy to express condolences, let alone remind him that he might as well meet the British minister if he had the opportunity.
The little daughter who was still in my heart till my death.
Obviously the emperor had his thoughts in mind.
Qiu Ju looked at Li Huan's expression and said in a low voice: "From what we can tell, brother Li, with your current status and future authority, if your majesty has a sister, he will definitely marry her to you. It's a pity that your majesty has no brothers or sisters."
, In this way, Your Majesty can only help Brother Li choose a suitable marriage, and the British government seems to be the best candidate."
With a chuckle, Qiu Ju said: "So, if nothing unexpected happens, Brother Li, you are determined to be the son-in-law of the British prince."
Seeing that Li Huan was still deep in thought, Qiu Ju said: "Let's go quickly. Think about it now, you may be the uncle of the British Duke in the future. It's better not to let the weird pair of Jianchang and Shouning make trouble for you in the future."
It’s my father-in-law’s funeral. You’ll help drive away the Zhang brothers later and the news will reach the ears of the British princess. She won’t be grateful to you yet.”
Li Huan raised his head and said with a smile on his face: "Let's go. Marriage is a lifelong event. It can't be decided in a few words. Even for moral reasons, we can't just sit back and watch the Marquis of Jianchang and Shouning."
Wait for them to make a big fuss here."
In the inner hall, Mrs. Su had been paying attention to the activities in the mourning hall, and she secretly looked at Li Huan from time to time, and she actually felt more and more satisfied the more she looked at it.
Suddenly, Mrs. Su couldn't help but look a little surprised when she saw her husband leaving with an angry look on his face.
At this time, my husband is so angry. Could it be that something happened?
With such thoughts in her mind, Su summoned her maid and whispered a few instructions. The maid responded and walked out quietly.
Although Zhang Jin, who was sitting on his knees beside her, said that he was extremely sad, Su was so close to her and did not avoid her when giving instructions to the maid, so Zhang Jin could naturally hear her clearly.
After listening to Su's instructions, Zhang Jin couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart. He subconsciously glanced outside. Could anything else happen during his grandfather's funeral?
No matter how much she doesn't care about external affairs, it doesn't mean that she doesn't know the status of their British government in the Ming Dynasty.
Here Zhang Luan suppressed the anger in his heart and appeared at the door of the house.
I just happened to see Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling brothers standing there with proud faces. Many officials around them were hiding far away and secretly pointing at the brothers.
Needless to say, the scene where brothers Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling were beating someone at the door must have been seen by these officials.
This pair of brothers slapped not only the face of the courtesy officer, but also the face of their British prince. Thinking of this, Zhang Lun became so angry when he saw the pair of brothers that he wanted to pounce on them.
Go up and beat up those two brothers severely.
With his strength, it would not be difficult even to beat the brothers to death in two or three blows.
At this moment, an old voice rang in my ear: "Master, you can't do that."
Zhang Lun looked back and saw that it was Kang Bo, the old butler who had served his grandfather for decades.
Kang Bo shook his head slightly at Zhang Lun and said: "Master, don't forget, this is my old master's funeral. If it makes a big fuss, their brothers are already famous and have no fear of embarrassment, but our British government is...
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After saying this, Kang Bo hesitated and said: "My lord, even if you go up and beat them up, what will happen? Apart from incurring the resentment of the Queen Mother, it will not help at all."
Zhang Lun took a deep breath and said coldly: "That is better than being bullied and not reacting at all. If I don't teach their brothers a lesson today, others will think that my British Duke has changed my master and I am easy to bully."
When Kang Bo heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Lun deeply. There was a hint of relief in his eyes as he bowed and said, "If you don't want me to take action, let me do it."
At this moment, brothers Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling happened to see Zhang Lun coming in wearing sackcloth and mourning. When they saw Zhang Lun, Zhang Heling casually cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Zhang Lun, congratulations, your grandfather is dead.
Now you are also a serious British father. Don't say that our brothers don't give you the respect of British fathers. We came here specially to offer incense to your grandfather. Why don't you welcome our brothers in..."
Many officials around him couldn't help but hide their faces and shake their heads after listening to Zhang Heling's words. Listen, what kind of bastard words are these, and how can they congratulate Zhang Lun for inheriting the title of Zhang Mao.
The British Duke died in the battle, and everyone was filled with sadness. Zhang Heling's words were simply too hateful.
Sure enough, Zhang Lun shouted angrily: "Bold!"
Just when Zhang Lun was about to take action, Kang Bo, the old butler beside him, said: "Don't dirty my hands, let me do it!"
After saying that, Kang Bo reacted faster than Zhang Lun, and he appeared directly in front of brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling. He raised his hand and slapped their faces several times, knocking the Zhang brothers unconscious on the spot.
Li Huan and Qiu Ju happened to see this scene when they came over.
Qiu Ju glanced at Zhang Lun and couldn't help but whispered: "Not to mention, this British gentleman has not lost his grandfather's face. He was made a big fuss at his grandfather's funeral. If there is no reaction at all, this British
The government is doomed to decline."
Li Huan said calmly: "Just watch, Marquis Shouning and Marquis Jianchang won't let it go."
Qiu Ju chuckled and said, "Does that need to be said? They are the only ones who bully others on weekdays. Who dares to touch them? That is to say, Brother Li, you dared to teach them a lesson back then. They really haven't had any in these years.
What a loss."
Just as Qiu Ju said, when they came to their senses, the brothers Jianchang Hou and Shouning Hou were furious. They pointed at Zhang Lun and yelled: "You Zhang Lun, our brothers are so good."
You are so angry that you come to pay homage to your grandfather. Is this how your British government treats guests?"
As he spoke, Zhang Yanling shouted: "Come here, come quickly. Someone dares to hit the Marquis of the dynasty. Beat that old man to death!"
After hearing this, several servants of Shouning Hou Mansion immediately took out sticks and daggers from their bodies, and walked towards Kang Bo who had beaten the two brothers with ferocious expressions.
How could Zhang Lun not understand why Kang Bo would take action first? If he, the British prince, had beaten the Zhang brothers himself, then the matter would have really gotten into trouble, and there would be no room for change, and there would even be a possibility of
It affected Zhang Mao’s posthumous affairs.
But Kang Bo's action was different. In the eyes of others, Kang Bo's action was obviously ordered by Zhang Lun. Otherwise, even a servant with great courage would never dare to attack the two marquises.
But by letting the servant take action, the Zhang brothers were taught a lesson and there was room for change.
So at this moment, many officials looked at Zhang Lun with surprised eyes. They originally thought that after Zhang Mao left, the British government would most likely decline. Now it seems that Zhang Lun's skills are not bad.
, may not be able to support the glory of the British government.
Zhang Lun stared coldly at Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling brothers, and couldn't help but sneer as he glanced at the servants who were rushing towards them with ferocious looks. Just when he was about to order his servants to take action, a voice sounded from beside him.
"Marquis Shouning, Marquis Jianchang, stay safe and sound!"
Hearing this voice, Shouning Hou Zhang Heling and Jianchang Hou Zhang Yanling, who were originally furious, couldn't help but froze for a moment. Then they saw Li Huan's figure, their eyes shrank involuntarily, and they subconsciously took a step back, with a bit of expression on their faces.
The look of fear and fear.
Apparently the person who spoke was none other than Li Huan.
Li Huan had seen Zhang Lun's expression just now and knew that if he didn't come forward, the servants of the two houses would most likely fight at the funeral of the British Duke.
When word spreads out, the reputation of the British government will be greatly damaged. Even he will not be able to explain to the emperor, right? After all, as the emperor's envoy, he is in the British government. If he just sits back and watches the two families make things worse, wouldn't it look like that?
He is too incompetent.
Therefore, it is really not like Qiu Ju's joking that Li Huan intervened at this time to leave a good impression on the future wife who has not yet been seen.
When Li Huan marries a wife, he still needs to consider whether the other party has any affection for him. As long as he likes her, it is enough.
When Li Huan opened his mouth, everyone immediately looked towards Li Huan.
Almost all the officials around him had attended the Great Court Meeting not long ago. Even those who had not known Li Huan before had firmly remembered Li Huan in their hearts after attending the Great Court Meeting.
No matter who I forget, I dare not forget Li Huan.
If even Li Huan couldn't recognize him, he might offend the other party at any time. With the other party's petty attitude and his tendency to seek revenge, it would be too late to cry.
"Li Huan! Is he helping the British government?"
"Oh my god, when did this god of murder come?"
For a while, many officials hid in the distance, watching Li Huan's figure and talking about it.
At the same time, many people also showed excited expressions.
Officials are also human beings, and their eagerness to watch the excitement is no different from that of ordinary people.
Ordinary people like to watch the excitement, and so do these officials.
It was originally a lively affair between the British Duke's family and Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou. I thought that based on the attitude just now, the two parties would have to fight at the British Duke's funeral today.
When the time comes, Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou will become even more notorious, and people will hate them, and the reputation of the British government will also be damaged.
For these officials, this was a great show, but they didn't expect that Li Huan would suddenly show up.
In particular, many people also noticed the reaction of Jianchang Hou and Shouning Hou when they saw Li Huan appear. Not many officials knew that Li Huan violently beat them up, so many people were
A look of surprise.
The reaction of Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling brothers seems to be a bit wrong. This pair of brothers are fearless. There is no one they dare not offend, and there is nothing they dare not do. Even the funeral of the British Duke Zhang Mao was...
If Li Huan dares to make a scene, although Li Huan has a reputation for being evil, his brothers will not be afraid.
After all, with the support of Empress Dowager Zhang, there was no need for them to be afraid of Li Huan.
Li Huan's eyes fell on the servants of Shouninghou's family. Looking at these vicious servants, especially some of them even pulled out daggers and other dangerous weapons, Li Huan couldn't help but look cold, and a sense of evil aura came over him.
Students, only to hear Li Huan shout: "In front of this splendid British palace, in front of many officials, you evil servants dare to hold murderous weapons. Could it be that you intend to assassinate the imperial officials and try to rebel?"
These servants of Shouning Houfu were so impressed by Li Huan that Li Huan kidnapped many of their companions in the name of attacking imperial officials and intending to rebel, and sentenced them to be beheaded.
Even though several years have passed, when they see Li Huan again now, especially when they hear the accusations spouted from Li Huan's mouth that almost make them wake up from nightmares again and again, these servants look pale, holding sticks, daggers, etc. in their hands.
The murder weapon clinked on the ground, and he trembled all over and shook his head: "No, no, we did not attack the imperial officials, don't kill us..."
Some servants collapsed to the ground and wailed for mercy, while others were so frightened that they fainted. Some even had their legs trembling, and a fishy liquid flowed down their legs all over the floor. They were so frightened that they peed.
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All of a sudden, these servants were in an ugly state, and many officials who didn't know what was going on were dumbfounded and confused.
Brothers Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling were notoriously notorious. Naturally, the servants who followed the two brothers and committed all kinds of evil were also famous for being arrogant and arrogant. Under the instructions of the Zhang brothers, they committed murder and arson, committing all kinds of evil.
But the reactions of these servants when they saw Li Huan were probably too exaggerated.
Even if Li Huan said that they intended to assassinate the court officials, they wouldn't be so frightened. Besides, it seems that they have never done anything to attack the court officials.
Zhang Lun was really determined not to care about anything, and he wanted to teach the Zhang family brothers a lesson, even if it would bring them the Zhang family's resentment from the Queen Mother, and even make the Zhang family the laughing stock of many people.
But he definitely couldn't swallow that breath.
And Li Huan's sudden voice also helped Zhang Lun get out of the siege. After all, in the situation just now, he, Zhang Lun, and the British government were equivalent to being put on hold.
Under the watchful eyes of so many officials, facing the provocation of the Zhang brothers, if Zhang Lun did not fight back, then he would have truly underestimated the British government.
But if there was a chance, Zhang Lun didn't want to make the matter bigger on top of his grandfather's funeral.
Therefore, when Li Huan spoke up, Zhang Lun nodded gratefully towards Li Huan.
Li Huan smiled at Zhang Lun and looked at Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling brothers.
At this time, the two brothers looked at Li Huan quite angrily, and shouted at Li Huan with some confidence: "Li Huan, this is a matter between our brothers and the British government, and it has nothing to do with you, Li Huan.
It's better not to meddle in other people's business, others are afraid of you, but we brothers are not afraid of you."
Anyone who is not a fool can tell that these two brothers do not want to offend Li Huan. Otherwise, with their temperament, how can they talk to Li Huan properly, and why not attack Li Huan and the British government together?
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Li Huan couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Really? If you say that, then Li will really have to take charge of today's matter!"
Brothers Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling suffered such a big loss at the hands of Li Huan. It would be strange if they didn't hate Li Huan, but they also had a fear of Li Huan.
Who made Li Huan act so cruelly? I still feel scared when I think about it.
I thought Li Huan might give them face and not interfere in their affairs with the British government, but Li Huan didn't give them face at all.
Now the two of them felt a little bit about Zhang Lun's situation and feelings just now, and they were also held back.
Targeting Li Huan, they really don't have much confidence, but they have just said their big words. If they are suppressed by Li Huan in despair, in front of so many people, what kind of face do their brothers have?
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Li Huan was condescending and looked at Zhang Yanling with great interest. The faces of Zhang Heling brothers were changing with various expressions like those in a dyeing workshop.
Seeing Zhang Lun now, he couldn't help but feel a little worried, and whispered to Li Huan: "Master Li, I didn't expect that I would bring you such trouble. This is a matter between our British Duke and Shouning Hou.
It's better than you..."
Apparently Zhang Lun looked at Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou as if they were unwilling to give up and did not want to cause trouble to Li Huan.
Before Zhang Lun could finish speaking, Li Huan shook his head slightly, and the conversation between Li Huan and Zhang Lun was naturally heard in the ears of Marquis Jianchang and Marquis Shouning.
The two of them were overjoyed when they saw Zhang Lun trying to persuade Li Huan, but when they heard that Li Huan refused to give up, they immediately became angry.
Zhang Heling couldn't help but said to Li Huan with an angry face: "Okay, okay, Li Huan, don't think that because His Majesty favors you, you can do whatever you want."
Li Huan sneered and said: "It should be the two princes who act wantonly. The queen mother asked you to come here to express condolences for the old prince, not to make a fuss here. You two will not think that what happened today
If you bring trouble to the Queen Mother, she will protect you too."
Zhang Yanling said without thinking too much: "The Queen Mother loves our brothers the most. You don't need to use the Queen Mother to suppress our brothers. You should think about how to explain to the Queen Mother when the time comes."
As he spoke, Zhang Yanling's face was full of anger, his eyes turned to Zhang Lun, and he shouted: "Zhang Lun, you actually allowed your servants to beat me. Today's business is not over yet..."
Zhang Heling roared at those ugly servants: "Give me all these useless things and kill the old guy who dares to beat me. I am here today, even if he Li Huan
So what?"
Several servants looked at Zhang Heling's murderous face and felt anxious. Their fear of Zhang Heling outweighed their fear of Li Huan. They picked up the sticks and daggers that fell on the ground one by one, and their eyes fell on
It fell on the old housekeeper next to Zhang Lun.
Li Huan's face turned cold. What happened today was originally the fault of Marquis Jianchang and Marquis Shouning. Although the old steward of the British government took action, in that case, the other party did not beat the Zhang brothers.
Death was done out of consideration for the face of the Emperor and the Queen Mother. Otherwise, no one would say there was anything wrong with the British government, even if an important official of the court was beaten to death on the spot.
Originally, there was a grand ceremony for the British government today, and Li Huan did not want to make the matter a big deal. He only hoped that Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling brothers could restrain their tempers. Even after today, no matter how much the two families struggled, it would not make it so ugly.
"Someone is coming!"
After Li Huan finished speaking, he saw a group of royal guards in golden uniforms walking out.
When Li Huan travels, he usually brings his royal guards with him. Most of these royal guards usually follow him in the dark. Now when Li Huan called him, a group of royal guards saluted Li Huan.
Many people saw Jin Yiwei's figure appearing, and their eyes couldn't help but reveal a bit of fear.
In the past few days, Tiqi were everywhere in Beijing, and many officials were kidnapped by the Jinyiwei people. For the Jinyiwei people, some people had a bit of a psychological shadow in their hearts.
"Get Marquis Jianchang and Marquis Shouning for me!"
Brothers Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling were sure that Li Huan did not dare to do anything to them. This time it was their conflict with the British government, and they had no enmity with Li Huan. Even if Li Huan wanted to stand up for the British government, that would not be the case.
There is no suitable reason.
That's why the two brothers are so unscrupulous.
But what they didn't expect was that Li Huan actually dared to let Jin Yiwei capture them.
Those Jinyi guards never carried out Li Huan's orders without compromise. After listening to Li Huan's instructions, they immediately walked towards Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling brothers.
Brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling couldn't help but panic when they saw this situation, especially when the Jinyi guards knocked their evil servants to the ground with embroidered spring knives. At the same time, several Jinyi guards came towards them.
"Li Huan, Li Huan, you are so brave. Our brothers have not made any mistakes. You can't treat us like this..."
"We want to see the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother will not let you go!"
The two of them scolded Li Huan angrily while dodging the Jin Yiwei. Unfortunately, how could they be Jin Yiwei's opponents? They were locked by the Jin Yiwei in the blink of an eye.
"Let me go, Lord, you are so brave, let go..."
"Li Huan, we brothers are not done with you!"
Li Huan waved his hand and snorted: "Take them all to the imperial prison!"
A group of royal guards immediately responded and escorted Zhang Yanling, Zhang Heling and others away.
Zhang Yanling had a panic look on his face, and Zhang Heling brothers struggled and shouted at Li Huan: "Li Huan, you can't do this, you can't treat us like this... We want to see the Queen Mother, we want to see the Queen Mother..."
It was a pity that Li Huan seemed not to hear their shouts. Soon Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling brothers were taken away together with their evil servants, and the curses and shouts of the two brothers gradually faded away.
The surroundings were quiet, and all the officials looked at Li Huan in disbelief.
Everyone knew that Li Huan was extremely bold. It seemed that there was no one he dared not offend, arrest, or kill. Unexpectedly, today he even dared to offend two such idiots as Jianchang Hou and Shouning Hou, and even killed them.
If you are caught and sent to prison, you are really not afraid of offending the Queen Mother.
Even the British Duke Zhang Lun had a dull look on his face at this moment. When Li Huan saw it, he smiled at Zhang Lun and said: "British Duke, please go back home. The funeral of the old Duke is the most important."
Zhang Lun took a deep look, bowed deeply to Li Huan and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li, for rescuing the siege of our British government. Today's feelings will definitely be remembered by everyone in the British government."
Li Huan didn't care that he had sent people to take Zhang Yanling. Zhang Heling's incident had shocked everyone. He left Zhang Lun farewell and left the British palace with Qiu Ju.
Qiu Ju looked at Li Huan with a worried look on his face and said, "Brother Li, do you really want to send the Zhang brothers to prison?"
Li Huan glanced at Qiu Ju and said, "Yes, I said that in front of so many people. How can I still keep my word and let them go just for a formality?"
Qiu Ju really thought that Li Huan was just going through the motions to get rid of Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, a pair of difficult brothers, so that they would not continue to disrupt Zhang Mao's funeral.
But looking at Li Huan's attitude now, he really wants to throw those two brothers into prison. If the Queen Mother knows about this.
Thinking of this, Qiu Ju couldn't help but shudder. He couldn't help but think that during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong, a great eunuch was beaten to death in prison on the order of the Queen Mother because he reported that two brothers secretly wore the Emperor's Crown.
He glanced at Li Huan with a worried expression.
Taking a deep breath, Qiu Ju said: "Brother Li, follow me to see Your Majesty quickly. The Queen Mother will be furious when the time comes. Your Majesty is here to keep you safe, brother."
Li Huan did not refuse. If he only wanted to arrest two marquises, Li Huan was really not afraid. Let alone arresting two marquises, even if there were a few more, there would be nothing to worry about. The key is to get caught.
The status of the Zhang brothers was so special that even he had to go to the emperor to explain it.
When Li Huan and Qiu Ju rushed to see the emperor, someone had already informed Shouning Marquis and the people in Jianchang Marquis Mansion that Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling brothers had been captured by Li Huan and sent to prison.
As you can imagine, after receiving this news, the two families immediately exploded. Mrs. Jianchanghou and Mrs. Shouninghou immediately changed their costumes and rushed to the palace.
Yongfu Palace
The Empress Dowager's palace is located. As the emperor woke up, Empress Dowager Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and rested in the palace for the past two days to relax her mind.
Empress Dowager Zhang was sitting there that day, listening to the eunuch beside her telling her about what happened at the court meeting not long ago. When she learned that dozens of officials had been arrested at once, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Good job.
If they dare to plot against the emperor, they will be confiscated and exterminated."
As she spoke, Queen Mother Zhang's heart moved and she said: "This Li Huan is quite loyal. It's thanks to him that the emperor is able to wake up this time, but he is too upright and even dares to challenge me."
The chief eunuch smiled at the side and said, "Then Li Huan is indeed a bit bold. That is to say, Queen Mother, you are magnanimous and don't have the same knowledge as him."
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