Early in the morning, Hu Yun was writing a letter to King Yong in the official room. At this time, an attendant said at the door: "Your Majesty, there is a man outside who said he was ordered to deliver a message to you. Who sent him, he refused to say.
"
Hu Yun nodded, "Bring him to see me!"
The entourage went, and not long after, a middle-aged man was brought in. He bowed, took out a sign and said, "Does the special envoy know this?"
Hu Yun was slightly startled. He had seen this brand before. It was Zhang Jun's brand.
Hu Yun nodded, "What letter did you send me?"
The man pulled out a piece of paper from his hair and handed it to Hu Yun along with the sign, "There is nothing else, I will say goodbye!"
The middle-aged man bowed and left. Hu Yun then opened the note. Sure enough, it was Zhang Jun's handwriting. There was only one sentence on it, 'Please help my family leave Beijing!'
Hu Yun put away the note, thought for a moment, stood up and said: "Go to the teahouse!"
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The relationship between Zhang Jun and the Western Army is relatively complicated. On the one hand, he occupies the Jianghuai River, which is a huge threat to both Jingxiang and the Central Plains. It also hinders the Western Army's development eastward. However, on the other hand, Zhang Jun is mediocre and incompetent.
Being enterprising also makes the Western Army worry-free in the backyard and can develop eastward and northward with all its strength.
Hu Yun also had trouble handling his relationship with Zhang Jun. He was also unsure whether Zhang Jun's dethronement would be a blessing or a worry for the Western Army. He needed to discuss it with Wang Mu before making a decision.
In the elegant room in the backyard of the teahouse, Wang Mu squinted his eyes and thought for a long time and said slowly: "I believe that Zhang Jun is fully capable of moving his family, and there is no need to ask us for help. By doing this, my dear brother doesn't think he is actually using this to express his gratitude to King Yong.
Take a stand?"
Hu Yun nodded, "I thought about it, but Zhang Jun is very cunning. He probably also wants to use His Highness King Yong to warn the court that if he gets too anxious, he will surrender to King Yong."
Wang Mu smiled slightly and said: "You are right, maybe it is a kind of use, but why is King Yong not using him?"
"Do you think His Highness still hopes that Zhang Jun will be stable?"
Wang Mu shook his head, "One moment and another moment! In the past, we sought stability and needed stability in the rear, but it is different now. Since we have taken Shandong Road, all the land north of the Yellow River is ours. Next, King Yong must want to control the Jianghuai River.
Take the north of the Yangtze River, but the problem is that King Yong does not want to take it from the imperial court. If we take it in the name of quelling Zhang Jun's rebellion, the effect will be much better."
"You mean to set Zhang Jun against the imperial court?"
"Yes! I don't believe that Zhang Jun has no ambition, but he hides it deeply. If his ambition is revealed, the pressure on the court will be great, and anything may happen."
"What do we need to do?"
Hu Yun hesitated and said, "Will you help his family leave Lin'an?"
"To relieve Zhang Jun's worries and move his family from Lin'an, the court must think it was Zhang Jun. Without Zhang Jun's family as hostages, he will be bolder in doing things and intimidate the court even more. I believe he and the court
The conflict will become deeper, and the emperor's tolerance for him will be irreversible."
Hu Yun nodded slowly, "I know what to do!"
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Zhang Jun's mansion is close to the West Lake and covers an area of nearly 40 acres. In Lin'an, where land resources are scarce, such a mansion is definitely a rare and huge mansion. Last year, Zhang Jun became the prince of Qinghe County, so the mansion was called Qinghe.
Prince's Mansion.
There are hundreds of servants and maids in Zhang Jun's house. He has five sons, most of whom are officials in Jianghuai. In Lin'an, he only has a youngest son Zhang Ziren, and his eldest grandson Zhang Zongyuan. In addition, he has his wife Zhang and his wife who are over seven years old.
An old mother.
Zhang Jun only had four family members in Lin'an. To a certain extent, these four family members were hostages. Zhang Jun also guarded against the court and tried his best to place his family members in various places, leaving only the minimum family members in Lin'an.
In addition, among the hundreds of servants in the mansion, there are also spies of the imperial court, and Zhang Jun is also well aware of this.
In the afternoon, the youngest son Zhang Ziren came back from outside. He found his mother Zhang, who was worried. He turned away several maids. Zhang was surprised and said: "Ren'er, what's wrong with you?"
"Uncle An came to see me this afternoon!"
Uncle An is called Zhang An. He has been the steward of the Zhang family for three generations. Zhang An is Zhang Jun's confidant. He is asked to do all important things. He usually follows Zhang Jun.
Zhang was surprised and happy, "Your father is back?"
"No, it was my father who sent Uncle An back. He didn't dare to enter the house for fear of being discovered by the court's spies."
Zhang Ziren walked to the door, looked both ways, came back and looked out the window, and then whispered to his mother: "Uncle An said that the court is likely to take action against my father. My father is worried that we will be caught, so he wants us to leave as soon as possible."
Lin'an."
"ah!"
Zhang was shocked and said in a panic: "How to leave?"
"Father has asked someone to help. He will contact us soon and let us simply pack up our belongings first."
"I still have to tell your grandmother."
Zhang Ziren waved his hand quickly, "Don't tell grandma yet. We'll tell you when it's time to leave. Mother must be prepared first."
Mrs. Zhang nodded, "Okay! I'll just clean it up first."
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Zhang Ziren returned to his room. At this time, the second housekeeper Li Huan said at the door: "Xiao Ya Nei, two of your classmates from Taixue came to see you."
Zhang Ziren was startled. Who could this be, a classmate from Taixue? He nodded and said with a smile, "It's an appointment. Please ask them to wait in the guest room, and we'll be here soon."
Li Huan gave Zhang Ziren a meaningful look and turned around.
Zhang Ziren stared at Li Huan's back with great hatred. He knew that this Li Huan was sent by the imperial court to monitor them, and their every move was monitored by this Li Huan.
Zhang Ziren hurried to the living room and heard someone laughing from afar: "Brother Fox actually broke the appointment. Today we are here to condemn him!"
Zhang Ziren's nickname in Taixue was Fox, and his close friends would call him Brother Fox, but the voice was very unfamiliar. Zhang Ziren quickly walked to the living room and saw two young scholars sitting in the living room, accompanied by the second housekeeper Li Huan.
Talk to them.
These two people are very strange. Zhang Ziren has never met them before. Where are his classmates?
"You two, I, Zhang Ziren, have not offended you, have I! When you came to my house, you actually called me by my nickname?"
Zhang Ziren walked up to him with a smile. He was afraid that the other party wouldn't recognize him, so he simply announced his door number first.
A classmate stood up and said with a smile: "Brother, how are you doing today?"
Hearing the word "An", Zhang Ziren suddenly thought of Uncle An, and his heart started pounding. He said to the second housekeeper Li Huan: "This is my guest, go ahead!"
Li Huan hurriedly bowed and left. The leading scholar looked at Li Huan's back and said calmly: "This housekeeper is really lenient. He asks questions and makes insinuations."
"He is not a butler, he is..."
Zhang Ziren suddenly stopped talking and asked with a smile: "Who are you two..."
One of the scholars took out a sign, and Zhang Ziren recognized it at a glance as Uncle An's sign.
Zhang Ziren nodded and said, "That person just now was sent by the imperial court to monitor us, and so were the two maids in the inner house."
The scholar nodded, "I, Wei Yanzong, will be responsible for assisting you in leaving. The situation is somewhat urgent, so you must leave tonight."
"But I can't leave the city at night."
"We won't leave the city for now. We will go out in a few days. I will place you somewhere else first."
"I know, what next?"
Wei Yanzong lowered his voice and said: "At two o'clock tonight, I will leave by boat from the back house. I will come to pick up the young master."
Zhang Ziren felt relieved, it was a good idea to take a boat, "I know!"
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In the middle of the night, Li Huan was in a hurry, and Mi Mi Hu Hu was about to get up when suddenly a sword was placed across his neck. He was frightened and stammered: "Who is it...?"
"Besides you, who else in the mansion is an undercover agent sent by the imperial court?" A man next to him asked coldly.
"The inner house's...Chun Tao...Chun Xing, too!"
"anything else?"
"No, it's just the three of us."
As soon as Li Huan finished speaking, he was punched hard on the temple and he fainted immediately.
Not long after, the two maids Chuntao and Chunxing in the inner house were also beaten unconscious, gagged and tied up.
At two o'clock, a family of four came out of a room.
Wei Yanzong stepped forward to support the old lady and whispered to everyone: "The boat is ready. Let's go to another house to settle down for a few days. It won't be too late to leave the city."
The four people in Jiajuan nodded and followed Wei Yanzong out of the back house cautiously.
Outside the back door is a small river, and a painting boat is moored on the pier.
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[The old mother is slightly ill, and Lao Gao is busy taking care of her. There are only two chapters today!]