Chapter 106: Fighting for the Head of the Family (8)

Zhang Huan walked to the window with his hands behind his back. Of course, he knew who Li Mi was, the army of the late emperor, and the army of the former crown prince Li Yu, the most legendary Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty. After the palace coup in the second year of Baoying, he was indecisive. There were legends that he ascended to immortality in Hengshan, and there were rumors that he was killed in Hengshan. Unexpectedly, he suddenly appeared in front of him today, and he kept saying that he wanted to be his chief adviser.

Zhang Huan stared out the window and remained silent. After a long time, he suddenly smiled faintly and said, "Do you want to be my chief polo adviser?"

Li Mi was stunned. He didn't understand what Zhang Huan meant.

Zhang Huan turned around slowly, glanced at him, and sneered coldly: "Since you want to be my polo strategist, you must follow my rules. Please go back to Chang'an and register at my aide Mr. Han's office."

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Two days passed in a flash. It rained all night in Taiyuan, and the sky was still gray in the morning. Early in the morning, nearly a hundred servants began to set up the venue. All items had to be strictly inspected before they were allowed to enter. The venue was set up in the Zhangfu Conference Hall, which was enough to accommodate more than a thousand people.

At the moment of Si, a bell rang over the Zhang Mansion. Hundreds of Zhang, who were tall and robed, entered the venue one by one. No one spoke, and each of them had a solemn and serious expression. This was the second temporary family meeting held by the Zhang Mansion this year. The last clan meeting was May. In that clan meeting, the appointment of Zhang Huan as the heir of the family head, and at the same time, it also rejected the re-adoption of Zhang Potian to return to the clan. However, the proposal to elect Zhang Ruojin's son as the heir of the family head was delayed from obtaining the formal agreement of the head.

This time, Zhang Ruohao's qualifications as the head of the family will be discussed. If passed, Zhang Ruohao will immediately lose the head of the family. Another bell rang, and hundreds of tribe members knelt on the soft couch and straightened their waists. The meeting officially began.

Zhang Huan sat on the edge of the penultimate row, and the seats here were sorted by bloodline. Although he was a fourth-rank county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty, all noble halos would be overshadowed in front of the only standard of bloodline.

His eyes flashed slightly, looking for the characters who were singing today. First of all, Zhang Ruojin, according to regulations, his seat should be in the first few in the first row, but now, he is sitting on the left side of the main seat, facing all the tribe members, while the family leader Zhang Ruohao sat on the right head of the main seat, which means that Zhang Ruojin has already sat on the same level as Zhang Ruohao.

The seat is arranged by the sect hall, which implies that the sect hall will support Zhang Ruojin. Although the sect hall does not have much power, it has a great influence, and its attitude often determines the outcome of the meeting.

Zhang Huan's eyes fell on the head of the family again. He half-closed his eyes, like an old monk sitting down.

The venue suddenly became a little turbulent. Zhang Ruojin stood up silently. He glanced at everyone and said coldly: "Today, please ask everyone to return to our sect to hold a meeting. It is really the moment my Zhang family has reached a critical moment of life and death. Some people, as the head of the Zhang family, not only do not consider the interests of the family, but also sell the interests of the family step by step. If such people are not eliminated, the demise of my Zhang family will be just around the corner."

Speaking of this, Zhang Ruojin glanced at Zhang Ruohao and said sadly: "Although he is my eldest brother, I dare not protect my shortcomings in the face of family interests. I want to tell you one thing."

Zhang Ruojin suddenly pointed at Zhang Ruohao and said sternly: "It's this person, the head of our Zhang family, who arbitrarily gave up the position of Minister of Rites to Zhang Potian!"

The venue was filled with a "boom!" sound, as if it was a sensation. Many people who were officials outside had already known it in advance and shook their heads and sneered. However, more young children heard about this for the first time, and everyone was talking about it, and there was a buzzing sound in the lobby.

Seeing that everyone's emotions had been mobilized, Zhang Ruojin was secretly proud. In May, it was he who mobilized everyone's emotions step by step that finally made the Zhang family stand next to him unprecedentedly. He glanced at Zhang Ruohao and saw that he was as thin as a bone and was listless. He felt even more proud. Now that he had taken the initiative, he had already gained the upper hand. He would come up with iron evidence later. Even if Zhang Ruohao had great skills, he would be unable to turn over.

Suddenly, the lobby became quiet. Zhang Ruojin looked down at the bottom. Everyone turned their heads and looked back. A person slowly walked up from the crowd. It was Zhang Huan. Zhang Ruojin's eyes gradually narrowed into a slit. Zhang Ruohao really pushed Zhang Huan out to fight with him.

"Zhang Huan, what are you doing here?"

Zhang Ruojin said coldly: "This is a family meeting. What qualifications are you, a concubine of a villain, to come to power?"

Zhang Huan ignored Zhang Ruojin. He glanced at several old men in the sect, smiled faintly and said, "The head of the family is seriously ill and cannot say anything. I was entrusted by him to answer for him. Can the sect be approved?"

"this....."

Several old men looked at each other, Zhang Huan was their grandchildren. If it were other grandsons who were so rude, they would have shouted angrily and went out, but Zhang Huan and the others dared not. Not to mention that Zhang Huan was already a fourth-rank general, there were three hundred iron cavalry he brought in the yard outside. If Zhang Ruohao really got off the stage, he didn't know how Zhang Huan would revenge them.

These people have become old and are willing to be the first bird at this time? An old man in the middle laughed dryly and said to Zhang Huan: "There is no rule that the concubine's son is allowed to speak. Since you want to speak, we are not good at opposing it."

The reply from the sect’s hall to show weakness made a burst of laughter burst out from below. Except for some older people who were a little disgusted with Zhang Huan’s power, most of them secretly said they were happy.

The so-called elders in these sects rely on their seniority to interfere in their marriage and concubines, the Li family is inconsistent, the Wang family’s horoscope is not smooth, and I don’t know how many couples who are in love have been separated. Some of the villains have a low monthly life, so I want to secretly do some business to subsidize their family income, but once they are found out by the sect, they will not only order them to withdraw from their business, but also be severely punished.

This conflict of interest between individual families and families has always been a hidden concern among large families. Not only that, the most important role of the existence of a clan hall is to maintain the interests of the legitimate sons. It is precisely because of this that the conflict of interest between legitimate and illegitimate sons is often reflected in the attitude towards the clan hall.

Therefore, when Zhang Huan showed a contempt for the sect, most people not only did not dislike him, but instead developed a sense of identity in their hearts. In addition, the head of the family has expressed that he no longer considers him as the heir of the head of the family, and many people who were hostile to him gradually became kind to him.

Seeing that the clan hall was approved, Zhang Huan walked to the middle and said loudly to hundreds of tribesmen: "I would like to ask you all, the Cui family has 200,000 Shandong troops, the Pei family has 180,000 Hebei troops, the Wei family has 120,000 Longyou troops, the Wang family has 20,000 Shannan troops, and the Chu family has 30,000 Huainan troops. It is these aristocratic armies that are the foundation of the famous families in the court. What about the Zhang family? It is known as the fifth largest family. Where did its Hedong army go?"

"It was taken away by the Cui family!" someone answered in a low voice.

"Not bad! He was taken away by the Cui family and became his Fengxiang army, but why is this happening?"

Zhang Huan's tone gradually became low, "I think everyone is as confused as me. Why did Zhang Potian leave the family ten years ago? What exactly happened? I think today should reveal the answer to everyone."

"Hmph! Zhang Potian colluded with Cui Yuan, and there was a conclusion. Why is it necessary to overturn the case for him again? It's you!"

Zhang Ruojin sneered, and pointed at Zhang Huan and said to everyone: "It's not that I despise my concubine's son, but that this person actually injured his father with his own hands. What is the right of such a person who has no eyes on a prince and a father to speak here."

He slowly walked forward, pressed Zhang Ruojun's shoulder and said to everyone: "No one knows his son Ruo's father, let his father tell you. What kind of person is this Zhang Huan?"

After saying that, he helped Zhang Ruojun up with his own hands, took off the gauze covered on his face, revealing a swollen face, and there were shocking pieces of indigo and red purple everywhere, which looked particularly ferocious. At this time, Zhang Ruojin specially dressed up Zhang Ruojun for today. Sure enough, there was a burst of exclamation from the people below.

Zhang Ruojin slowly walked back to his seat and sat down, feeling contented for his ability to seize opportunities. He quickly glanced at Zhang Ruohao, his eyes full of mockery. Zhang Ruohao was still expressionless, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

Zhang Ruojun still couldn't speak. He was holding a big wooden sign in his hand, which seemed quite funny. He took out a thick stack of white paper from his arms, took out a piece from the middle, pasted it on the wooden sign, held it high, and showed it to everyone.

However, everyone's expressions were not what Zhang Ruojin expected, full of anger towards Zhang Huan, but shocked, and then he heard a slight noise. Zhang Ruojin saw his fourth brother Zhang Ruoqiang's finger sign wink at him desperately, his face full of anxiety.

He was slightly stunned. He was sitting behind Zhang Ruojun, about two feet away, and could not see the words on the sign. According to the predetermined plan, the words on the sign should be "This son has been bullying his brother and insulting his father since he was a child, and he was a traitor." But everyone's expressions did not seem to be similar, as if they were full of understanding of Zhang Huan.

Zhang Ruojin really wanted to stand in front to see what was written on the sign, but he did not dare to act rashly because of his identity. At this time, Zhang Huan next to him quickly glanced at his starling Zhang Can and nodded to him with approval. Zhang Huan saw it very clearly. The sign clearly stated, "I am insulting the head of the family first, and I should be beaten. I feel very relieved that the Eighteen Langs destroyed their relatives for justice."

At this time, the words on Zhang Ruojun's wooden sign were changed again, "Ten years ago, we were provoked by Cui Yuan and drove Zhang Potian out of the Zhang family."

As soon as this statement came out, the venue was in an uproar, and then Zhang Ruojun posted another piece of paper, "Zhang Ruojin was encouraged by Cui Yuan and wanted to seize military power, so he joined hands with several brothers to falsely accuse Zhang Potian of the head of the family for planning the head of the family."

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‘For this reason, the head of the family summoned five brothers to confront Zhang Potian, and everyone unanimously asked him to hand over the military power.’

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'Zhang Potian was forced to leave the Zhang family in anger.'

'Cui Yuan bribed the middle and senior generals of the Hedong Army and eventually made the Hedong Army turn against each other.'

Zhang Ruojun moved quickly, sticking wooden signs on one piece of paper, and the people in the front row recited in a low voice, rolling back like waves, gradually covering up the past that had been happening for ten years, and the truth was finally revealed.

Zhang Ruojin had already grabbed the first piece of white paper, and Zhang Huan's whip turned into a killing of his relatives for justice. He was so angry that he trembled all over. He never expected that Zhang Ruojun would betray him at the critical moment. Only then did he realize that Zhang Huan's whip was a bitter plan that had been set up long ago. At this moment, Zhang Ruojin could only watch Zhang Ruojun change the white paper one by one, and listened to the tribe members below exclaiming.

His hands and feet became cold, and there seemed to be countless needles pricking him under the bed. Finally, Zhang Ruojin couldn't help but look at Zhang Ruohao secretly, but saw him squintingly looking at him slightly, with a disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth.

No! I was not defeated, I still had the biggest bargaining chip, and Zhang Ruohao's ridicule deeply stimulated his self-esteem.

At this time, Zhang Huan slowly walked over from the side and said to everyone: "Everyone, now I can answer why the head of the family gave the Minister of Rites to Zhang Potian."

"The head of the family is thinking about the overall situation of our Zhang family!" Zhang Can stood up and shouted loudly.

"Not bad!" Zhang Huan walked among the tribe members. He glanced at everyone, "For the sake of the overall situation of our Zhang family, Cui Yuan has succeeded to the right prime minister. What is his next step? Obviously, it is to deal with our Zhang family and take the strategic location of Hedong into his pocket. But the only thing he fears is the 30,000 Hedong Army in Zhang Potian's hands. Just imagine, if there were no 30,000 troops to protect us, Cui Yuan would not even have to send troops. He only had to send a few hundred horse thieves to destroy our Zhang family. But we had a deep prejudice against Zhang Potian and refused to accept him again. The head of the family was helpless to give up the position of the cabinet to Zhang Potian. Perhaps his approach was inappropriate, but I hope everyone would understand the painstaking efforts of the head of the family."

"Enough!"

Zhang Ruojin stood up suddenly, and he quickly walked to Zhang Huan's side, and said to everyone with an extremely gloomy face: "What we are discussing today is not about Zhang Potian? It is the question of whether our head of the family is qualified to continue doing it."

He walked to the desk beside him and took a account, held it in his hand, and said loudly to everyone: "This is the account book I received from Quanyexing. I found that a huge sum of 400,000 yuan was allocated to the Shannan Wang family the year before yesterday. What's going on? I don't know, I don't think everyone knows it, but when Zhang Ruofeng suddenly died bizarrely, I finally found that there was a secret hidden in it."

Seeing that everyone's attention was attracted by him again, Zhang Ruojin slowly began to recover, so he took out a letter from his arms and said, "This letter was searched from Zhang Ruofeng's room. Everyone has been guessing for a long time and must be wondering what's going on!"

Zhang Ruojin opened the letter and took out the letter paper inside and said to everyone: "This letter is our head of the family ordering Zhang Ruofeng to allocate 400,000 guan to the King's family in Shannan. Afterwards, I found out that the 400,000 guan of money finally fell into the pocket of the Cui family."

At this time, the entire venue was silent, and everyone's eyes were turned to the head of the family.

Zhang Ruojin glanced at Zhang Ruohao and said coldly: "Head of the family, please explain to everyone why you want to transfer the money to Shannan? Why did the money end up falling into the hands of the Cui family?"

Zhang Ruohao shook his head, "I have never written any letters to Shannan."

"Hmph!" Zhang Ruojin sneered, "What do you mean is this letter false? Did I frame you?"

He handed the letter to several old men in the clan hall, "Is this letter true?"

One of the people in the clan's hall stood up and said, "We have already checked it. The handwriting was indeed written by the head of the family, and the seal is also true."

"How? Do you still say I'm framed you?"
To be continued...