The Changganli in the south of Jiankang City is based on the Qinhuai waterway, connecting east and west, connecting north and south, which is the most prosperous place in Jiankang City. The ancestral home of the Zhang family in Danyang is located here, so the local scholars and common people live in a mixed place and the staff are mixed. Therefore, the Zhang family's mansion is quite beyond the regulations building specifications, which is a special order for the late emperor to allow, which shows the respectful status that the Zhang family enjoys in the dynasty.

Zhang Lan's ox cart passed through the door and went straight to the atrium. After getting off the car, he asked several students standing in front of the court: "Can my eldest brother be at home?"

After receiving the affirmative answer, Zhang Lan hurried to the yard where Zhang Kai was. After taking a few steps, she ordered someone to say, "There is still a brocade box in the car, and I will take it together."

At this time, Zhang Kai was enjoying a painting with several guests in the small hall. In the painting, a alchemist walked with a staff, with a casual expression and a casual posture, which was quite vivid. Speaking of the origin of this painting, it is also an interesting thing, which is something that Zhang Kai has been quite proud of recently.

Recently, he was resting at home and was out for a long time and wandering around. I found this painting in a shop in the big market of Xiaochanggan. From its brushwork, it immediately felt good. After buying this painting, I enjoyed it with a group of friends who were interested in painting. I gradually deduced that this painting should be one of the "Great Sages" written by the Painting Association. I don't know why it was spread outside. I was recognized by Zhang Kai's wise eyes and selected from a piece of grocery.

Zhang Kaiya is fond of painting. Although he has no wonderful writing, he is self-conceived and can tell the truth. Therefore, this incident became a deed that he is proud of. He always mentions it to others and does not feel bored.

"The painting method of Duke Wei is accurate and strong in style, and his brushwork is clever and clear in spirit. When you look at this belt, it seems to be dancing on the wind, and the spirit is permeated and the form is full. This is the wonderful interest of Wei paintings!"

Zhang Kai pointed to the painting and admired it. Whether the guests around him had appreciated the beauty of the painting or not, they all nodded and agreed, and praised Zhang Kai's ability to understand and learn, so the guest and the host and the guest had a happy life.

Perhaps Zhang Kai was not too happy to hear such praises recently, but just smiled and said, "I don't have any wisdom, I just have a lot of knowledge. Looking at the wonderfulness of this Wei painting, I even admire his master Cao Buxing's wonderful writing. It's a pity that Cao's original works are very few, and I still have no chance to read them."

Although the Wei Xie was good at painting, it was recognized by the world as the saint of painting by his teacher Cao Buxing. Cao Buxing's paintings were known as the eight masters in Wu. At the beginning of the overseas Chinese, Wang Yi was named the number one in Jiangzuo calligraphy and painting by the northerners. He was often ridiculed by the people of Wu. He was not only accused of seeing Cao Buxing's paintings, but he was just arrogance. Therefore, those who are elegant and fond of calligraphy and painting all regard being able to observe Cao Buxing's paintings as a blessing in life.

One of the guests subconsciously said: "I have been fortunate to see the original work of Cao. It is a tiger lying on a stone. It looks cold all over the body, which makes people dare not read it carefully, and it is indeed the ultimate in the painting."

Hearing this, Zhang Kai couldn't help but feel excited and asked hurriedly: "I don't know where to look?"

"It is the hometown of Cao's family, in the Shen family hall in Wuxing. Cao Shen's previous generations had marriages, so Cao's family..."

When the guest spoke this, he suddenly paused and realized that he had made some mistakes.

After hearing this, Zhang Kai smiled and said nothing more, and he couldn't hide his disappointment in his expression. Seeing this, the others were busy changing the subject, but the previously light and joyful atmosphere was gone for a while.

At this moment, Zhang Lan quickly walked into the hall and whispered in front of Zhang Kai. Zhang Kai's face suddenly became gloomy. He waved his hands to several guests and said, "I'll have fun today, and you all go back."

After everyone left one after another, Zhang Kai opened the wooden box offered by Zhang Lan and looked through the file. His expression became more and more deserted, and he said in a deep voice: "What did the Shen family say?"

Zhang Lan repeated the previous conversation with each other at the Shen family and said in a daze: "Brother, do you think what the Shen family said is true or false?"

“Is it important?”

Zhang Kai threw the files on the desk, leaned against Hu Bed halfway, pointed at Zhang Lan, looking reluctant to speak, and finally couldn't help sighing: "The Shen family is not clear and can't see them, so why do you pretend to be smart and encourage people to beat the drums and make them dirty!"

When Zhang Lan heard this, she felt a lot of trouble. At that time, the slander of the Shen family had become a trend. He happened to deal with a lawsuit and involved in the Shen family. He thought that there would be so many twists and turns in the future?

On the way home, Zhang Lan had already carefully read the files and felt that the situation was a bit serious. If a great family that has been passed down for a century has said that they are kind to others everywhere and have few disputes in the village, how could it be possible!

All the records in these files are small things, and the ordinary seasons are not worth mentioning at all, but the most amazing thing is that they are detailed and large. Even Zhang Lan is not very clear about some of the crimes.

But there are some who are impatient to investigate, and once they are investigated, they will expose major problems. For example, when he was the magistrate of Jurong County, his family owned a private watershed, causing more than 20 people to be killed or injured in the fields. If we follow this matter, we can find that Zhang Kai, who was the inner historian of Jinling at that time, used the opening of Xinfengtang and privately collected hundreds of households. However, opening Xinfengtang was another good deed that benefited the country and the people, so the neighboring counties benefited the benefit, so Zhang Kai was ranked among the Nine Ministers.

It is already a very ethical act for these aristocratic families without damaging the national economy. It is really not a big fuss. But when the north and south hedges, once it is revealed, someone will use it to bite the Zhang family and pursue it all the way. At that time, everything that is shameful will appear!

"Even if there is such a righteous man, how can I know that my family has so many things? Brother, do you think Ji secretly helps the Shen family?"

Hearing that Zhang Lan was still struggling with the origin of these crimes, Zhang Kai frowned and said, "What's the use of these now? The most important thing now is, what is the intention of the Shen family giving you these? Has he survived? Will he give it to others?"

When Zhang Lan heard the elder brother's words, she was a little embarrassed and said in a stuttering voice: "I was anxious for a moment..."

Zhang Kai didn't expect Zhang Lan to give him an answer, but just pondered: "Since the Shen family has given you these, he is unwilling to make a big fuss and wants to force my family to retreat. Humph, this child is quite as good as his father!"

"However, if you talk about the family background, how can Shen be clear to my family? His family has been in the countryside for many years and has been in the middle of the year. How could there be no ban on any ban? You can send someone to Wuxing immediately, search or fabricate it, within ten days, I will put a sufficient file on the desk!"

Zhang Kai sneered, he had experienced the hardships of the world, so how could he be shocked by such tricks? How could the Shen family want to pass through his family and be lucky to the Emperor Sect?

Hearing Zhang Yan's words, Zhang Lan's eyes lit up. She hurriedly left the hall to give instructions, and then returned to the hall.

Although he immediately made a response, Zhang Kai's expression was not relaxed. Although the Emperor's favor was trusted by the Emperor, the Emperor was not the main opponent in his eyes, and the Wang family of Langya was the one. After all, the Shen family had a new door, and the Qing hope was not favored.

It is precisely because of this confidence that Zhang Kai was particularly cautious. Because the atmosphere in Taicheng has been subtle recently, he stayed at home and refused to go to the official office in order to avoid suspicion. As a southerner Gaomen, his family confronted the Wang family of Langya. If he could win by chance, it would be a major event for the entire southerner group to benefit.

The Shen family only cares about their own selfishness, but ignores the overall interests of the southerners, and attempts to attack each other and force their family to retreat. In Zhang Kai's opinion, it is simply too ignorant of the generalities! Does the Shen family think that even if his family withdraws, their family can then discuss the victory or defeat with the Wang family? It's a joke!

Besides, the Zhang family cannot retreat. His family lives in Danyang for many years. A slight change in the current situation can make the family business turbulent. The previous year, Wang Dun was in chaos. Although Zhang Kai lived in the capital, many of his family and children were sent to Wang Dun's place to prevent any victory or defeat on either side and ensure that the family business is not lost.

However, this selfish arrangement was fully exposed when the emperor inspected the Six Guards. Most of the Six Guards were the children of Danyang, so the emperor at that time said inexplicably: "Why is there no Zhang in the Lieutenant General of the Guard?"

At that time, Ji Zhan was lying to protect the six guards, and most of the Ji family members were in the middle of the guards. The Danyang family formed a strong contrast. Whenever Zhang Kai thought of this sentence, he felt cold all over his body. Because of this, after the chaos, each family was rewarded, but none of the Zhang family received the title. Although the emperor had never studied it deeply, Zhang Kai could not let it go.

Now that Zhang is able to choose a son-in-law, this opportunity cannot be missed no matter what! Other families are disappointed in their careers and can still return to their hometowns as farmers. If their family retreats, they will have no place to gain a foothold in the family temple!

In fact, if we put aside other things, Zhang Kai did not think that his family could defeat the Shen family in this competition. The Shen family was in a high position, and Shen Chong was already the highest-ranking one among the southerners, and he was already a family praised by the emperor. The only thing that Zhang could praise was the false reputation of the Qingwang family.

However, now the north and south are hedging, the Zhang family has received support from the southerners, especially the second Duke of the Lu family has personally come forward to build momentum for the Zhang family. In Taicheng, the Secretary of the Central Secretariat and the uncle of the country, Yu Liang, also expressed his intention to choose the emperor and son-in-law of the Zhang family. The situation is already very good, and the Zhang family will not be able to retreat lightly!

“Burning.”

Zhang Kai pointed to the pile of files on the case. He was sure that the Shen family was just bluffing. If it really set off a frenzy of attacking each other by the southerners, the turbulence would be far beyond the Shen family to resist.

Seeing that his brother was so calm, Zhang Lan breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but say angrily: "The Shen family is really hateful! I didn't notice it for a moment, and I was so scared by him that I was not in my heart."

After skipping this incident, Zhang Kai asked again: "What else is there to go to his house this time?"

Zhang Lan pondered for a moment before she remembered and said with a smile: "There is still a small matter. Before leaving, the son of the Shen family said he would give it to the second Duke of the Lu family with a polite gift. Please give it to me for a transfer."

When Zhang Kai heard this, his heart suddenly burst out and frowned and said, "His family wants to give gifts to Lu, why should you pass it on?"

Zhang Lan was also stunned when she heard this. Yes, why?

With a thought in his heart, he quickly took the brocade box and opened it and saw two more files inside. When he opened the contents of the files, he was frozen on the spot.

Seeing this, Zhang Kai hurriedly took the file and saw that it recorded in detail the wealth exchanges between the Lu family of Wujun and Wu Chengyan family. The amount was so large that it was shocking! Wu Chengyan's collusion with Jiehu was already a defensive traitor in the court and the country. The Lu family had such frequent contacts with such families and involved so much wealth. Once it was promoted, you can imagine how much turmoil it would cause!

"Big, brother..." Zhang Lan looked at Zhang Kai with a bitter face.

Zhang Kai's face turned pale, and only then did he realize that the Shen family was intimidating himself with his own crime. It was clearly a crime to alienate his family and the Lu family! The Lu family entered his family's crimes, how could it be explained clearly? Should we send it to the Lu family? Is the Lu family still trusting his family as much as before? If the Shen family doesn't send it, and the Shen family sends someone to Lu to tell the matter, how should the Lu family view his family?
Chapter completed!