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Chapter 39: Together

The Zhang family of Totang is commonly known as "Tutang Zhang". Its ancestor was Zhang Chao. He was from the Lianjindun, Xiangfu County, Kaifeng, Henan Province, and was a Jinshi of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty. When the Five Ji Rebellion came out of the Daodongyang. In the second year of Kaiyun in the Later Jin Dynasty, Shi Jilong attacked Dongyang County. Zhang Chao led his eldest son Zhang Tianxian to fight in Guanqingling, and the father and son died on the same day. The second son Zhang Tianyou hid in the west lotus pond in the city, ate lotus and gave birth to the life, and later ordered the village to be "Tutang".

Totang Zhang had many famous local officials in the Ming Dynasty, the most famous and most important of which was the crown prince Taifu, the Minister of War, and the Grand Secretary of the Supervisor of the State of Lu. Chen Wen's reason was to pay homage to this old minister of the Lujian Dynasty who fought against the Qing Dynasty.

During An Min's announcement and his visit, everyone knew that Chen Wen was actually the former general appointed by the Lu Jianguo, who was the military affairs officer of the Zhizhe River. He was the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War and the left deputy chief censor of the Ministry of War. This time, he was also the commander of the Ming army who was the current governor of Zhejiang, who went west to recover the Ming army commander of Jinhua Prefecture. Sun Yu, who was with Chen Wen, was the prefect of Jinhua Prefecture appointed by Wang Jiang. He was also a local person in Jinhua Prefecture and a talented man who was once a little famous in the prefecture.

Such an identity combination and the request of the old ministers of the Lujian State Administration of this trip to worship the old ministers of the Zhang family, the Zhang family could not politely refuse, but if they came for force, it would not be in line with the purpose of their trip. Seeing that Chen Wen and Sun Yu decided to set off for an hour, they had to send someone to notify the clan leader and clan elders of the family to prepare in advance.

The Zhang family of Totang is located in the northwest of the city in Dongyang County. In later generations, they were divided into Rito and Waitou according to the old city walls. The destination of his trip was Zhang Guowei's former residence in Rito, a later generation, "Jiurutang".

"Jiurutang" is based on "Jiurutang" in "Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Tianbao" "Like a mountain, like a hill, like a wind, like a mausoleum, like a river, like a constant moon, like a rising sun, like a longevity of the southern mountain, like a lush pines and cypresses". It is a house built by Zhang Guowei in his hometown to celebrate his mother's 80th birthday during his tenure as the censor of the Left Censor, and is also called "Da Sima Di". The plaque of Jiurutang is written by Wen Zhenmeng, the top scholar of Zhang Guowei in the same year and the Dongge Grand Secretary of the Chongzhen Dynasty.

When Chen Wen and Sun Yu arrived, the clan leader and clan elder of the Zhang family had been waiting at the door for a long time. Seeing this, Chen Wen and Sun Yu also showed a friendly attitude and praised the Zhang family's family tradition before entering Zhang Guowei's former residence.

Walking in Zhang Guowei's former residence, Chen Wen recalled the former residence of Zhang Guowei, whom he had visited during his early years, and always felt a sense of familiarity in the strange world. It was not until he entered the back hall that he completely came out of this feeling, because there was a pair written by Ji Yun and Ji Xiaolan, whom the slave chief Hongli called him like a dog.

Well, Mr. Ji, you probably don’t have any chance.

Soon, Chen Wen and Sun Yu arrived at the Fangtang where Zhang Guowei died for his country. The divine platform where tributes were placed and the tablets of Zhang Guowei were arranged. After offering sacrifices from others, Chen Wen, who was of higher grade, would worship first and then recite the sacrifice.

"In September of the 6th year of the reign of the Kingdom of Daming, Wei Daming, Chen Wen, general of Dalan, led the royal army to restore Dongyang County, and paid homage to our Grand Secretary Zhang Gong to where he died for his country:"
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