Chapter 6: The True Qi of the Internal Family [Part 1] ()

"Brother, when will the second uncle be rebelled?" Zhang Chong asked.

"Maybe just recently, the second uncle has actually started to act. The King of Tizhou has been killed by the second uncle. However, the Prince of Tizhou's Mansion has been blocked, and the news of the King of Tizhou's death has been temporarily concealed, but the news will not be concealed for long. The court will sooner or later find out that the second uncle must raise the flag of rebellion before the court issued a document to rebel and raise the army in the name of the rebel army, instead of being regarded as a traitor by the world." Zhang Ren said.

"The second uncle killed the King of Tizhou!? I heard that the King of Tizhou is a innate master. How did the Second uncle kill the King of Tizhou?" Zhang Dao asked in surprise.

It is not an easy thing to kill a prince. As a prince, his martial arts skills must be quite good, and there must be a large number of masters around him. If you want to kill a prince silently, unless a group of top masters take action, or a group of crossbowmen mobilizes them to surround him and shoot him with countless arrows!

"Uncle II has four first-class experts, and his martial arts have reached the innate realm. As for the death of the King of Tizhou... it is said that it was caused by poisoning, and other situations are unknown." Zhang Ren frowned, obviously he was disgusted with poisoning. People in the world are ashamed of killing people with poison. Zhang Jiao used poison to kill the King of Tizhou, and Zhang Ren was not easy to talk about in detail to avoid insulting his family.

"How many soldiers do the second uncle have? Are you sure to block the imperial army?" Zhang Dao continued.

"There are two Duwei battalions in Tizhou. Both of these Duwei battalions are controlled by the second uncle. However, the two Duwei battalions cannot stop the imperial soldiers and horses. They can only raise troops to revolt, form a new army, and use the new army to resist the imperial soldiers and horses." Zhang Ren said.

"How can the new army stop the imperial army and the disaster in Tizhou, how can the food and grass be solved?" Zhang Dao asked with a frown.

"Tizhou has not paid the tribute tax this year, and there is still some surplus grain in the granary, which can support the new army for three or five months. In addition, this uprising is not only Tizhou. The six northern states are ready to move. Among them, there are already uprisings in Hezhou and Tengzhou, which are stalemates with the imperial court. No one in the other three states have revolted. However, the princes of these three states acted very strangely, neither obeying the Xuan nor stopping. Obviously, there are signs of breaking away from royal control. If the second uncle succeeded in the uprising in Tizhou, he would not only not send troops to conquer, but would instead provide money and food in secret." Zhang Ren said.

"So, won't the north be the opposite?" Zhang Chong said with wide eyes.

"It can be said that." Zhang Ren said in a deep voice.

At this time, Zhang Liang, who had been sitting in the first place, opened his eyes, and said seriously: "Okay, this matter has ended here. Don't talk nonsense to outsiders. Don't participate in what your second uncle did. Don't make friends with military personnel in Tizhou, and don't interact too much with officials and children of wealthy businessmen, just like in Tuofeng Town, how you live in the past and how you live in the future!"

Zhang Liang's words made the four of them stunned, and they didn't understand what Zhang Liang meant. Zhang Chong said, "Father, don't we help the second uncle in rebellion?"

"No need!" Zhang Liang said with a flat face.

"But, this concerns the lives of hundreds of people from our Zhang family. If the second uncle is defeated..." Zhang Chong said anxiously.

"Leave it to fate! If your second uncle is defeated, you can go far away to the Western Regions! Okay! You retreat." Zhang Liang waved his hand and said.

"But..." Zhang Chong wanted to say something, but he was pulled by his elder brother Zhang Ren. After signing, Zhang Chong immediately closed his mouth and walked out of the door with his elder brother, and Zhang Dao and Zhang Yuan also followed him out of the study.

The four of them walked out of the study and came to the backyard. Zhang Chong couldn't help asking: "Brother, why didn't my father let us participate? Our Zhang family is a family member. The world is in chaos at this time. It's time for our Zhang family to make achievements!"

"Second brother, my father has his father's difficulties. My father did not agree with the uprising of the second uncle. The current emperor Zhu Xin is not stupid. Although he has no great contribution to governing the country, he has no great consequences. It is only in recent years that Emperor Xin has been in charge of ineffective disaster relief. As for the debauchery, it is nonsense. However, the Ming Dynasty has existed for five hundred years, with many powerful families, and one in ten royal authority. Moreover, from ancient times to the present, no dynasty has had such a long-term national fortune. In recent years, there has been a rumor that the Ming Dynasty has exhausted its national fortune. If the Ming Dynasty continues to exist, the territory of the Ming Dynasty will suffer disasters every year. Although this rumor is very absurd, under the promotion of those who are interested, this rumor has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people..." Zhang Ren said.

"Brother, what does this have to do with whether we participate in the uprising?" Zhang Chong asked in confusion.

"It's related! The country of Ming Dynasty is no longer stable. As long as someone pushes it, it will fall down immediately. The second uncle is one of the people who defeated the country of Ming Dynasty. This time, the entire Tizhou will be the territory of the second uncle, and the father is the patriarch of the Zhang family and the eldest brother of the second uncle. If the father participates in the uprising, do you think it is the second uncle who obeys his father? Or is the father obeying his second uncle? Besides, his father's martial arts are one line higher than that of the second uncle.

Moreover, my father is the eldest son and eldest son of the Zhang family in the previous generation. He is good at poetry, martial arts, military strategies and strategies. If my father takes the real power, how can the second uncle suppress his father? Even if his father does not have the will to seize power, it is inevitable that outsiders will think about it and are easily exploited by those who are interested. Therefore, my father cannot participate in the uprising, and we four brothers cannot participate. In name, this uprising of the second uncle is the personal business of his second uncle and has nothing to do with the Zhang family." Zhang Ren explained.

"This... then we will do nothing?" Zhang Chong asked.

"No, of course it's impossible to be unwilling to accept anything. Uncle Second will arrange errands for us, but it may not have real power, and of course, there will be no power at all." Zhang Ren said.

"...I understand." Zhang Chong already knew what his elder brother Zhang Ren meant. He was avoiding suspicion and was also protecting himself. Now the Zhang family cannot participate in this muddy water. Even if he participated, he could only participate secretly. Regardless of whether the uprising was successful or not, his achievements could not be counted on the Zhang family, but on Zhang Jiao alone!

"Second brother, third brother, and fourth brother, you must remember your father's words, do not participate in military affairs, do not interact too much with wealthy businessmen and officials' children, and do not have deep friendships with them. Of course, this is only temporary. After waiting for the second uncle's foundation to stabilize, we will naturally have the opportunity to make achievements! Now, let's be patient for the time being." Zhang Ren instructed.

"Yes, brother, we know." Zhang Chong, Zhang Dao and Zhang Yuan said in unison.

After Zhang Yuan separated from his three brothers, under the guidance of his servant, he came to his new residence, which was still the small courtyard inside a large mansion.

When Zhang Yuan entered the courtyard, several servants were walking out. When he saw Zhang Yuan entering the door, he hurriedly asked to the side. Zhang Yuan waved his hand and said, "You guys keep busy with yours."

"Yes, Master."

The servant continued to be busy, cleaning, washing, moving and lifting, and Zhang Yuan walked around the yard, looking left and right, inspecting his "territory". This yard is much larger than his small courtyard in Tuofeng Town, and it also has a small kitchen and bathroom.

Zhang Yuan took a walk from the backyard, then turned back to the front yard and entered the bedroom. At this time, the bedroom had been cleaned up by the servants, and all the bedding and furniture were all available. He stretched his waist and lay on the bed, the soft bedding, so comfortable that he didn't think about it.

As the evening approached, Zhang Yuan got up from the bed, thinking that on the first day of the day when he arrived in the county town, his father might call his family to have dinner together, so he dressed neatly and prepared to reunite with his "family", but he waited without waiting for the servant to inform him to go to the main house.

"Four Tigers." Zhang Yuan called out.

Zhang Sihu was waiting outside the door. When he heard Zhang Yuan's voice, he immediately walked into the inner room and said, "Young Master, I'm here, what are your instructions?"

"You go to the main house to ask, should you have dinner together tonight or each courtyard eat by yourself?" Zhang Yuan ordered.

"Young Master, you don't know. Master, eldest, second and third masters have all gone out. We have a small stove today. Now there are small stoves in each yard. The monthly monthly money has paid off the remaining ingredients. The supper is ready today. Master, I'll bring it to you now?" Zhang Sihu said.

"All out? What are you doing?" Zhang Yuan asked in surprise.

"The second master held a banquet in Zuixianlou to wash away the dust of our Zhang family, so the master and the three young masters all went there." Zhang Sihu said.

"Ah? Why didn't you call me?" Zhang Yuan asked in surprise.

"Young Master, you are not yet thirteen, so you cannot participate in the banquet outside the house." Zhang Sihu reminded weakly.
Chapter completed!