"Yingde, is everything ready?"

The leader of the Zhang family asked Hyun to his eldest son.

"Father, everything is ready, but do we really want to take this path? If there is a slight mistake in this matter, we will be in catastrophe! And even if we succeed, nothing will change. In the end, won't the other three be the cheaper ones?

?”

Looking at his eldest son, Zhang Xun smiled happily: "Son, if you can see this, you will feel relieved as a father."

Seeing his father's slightly sad eyes, Zhang Xiu was stunned: "Father, what do you mean?"

Zhang Xun sighed softly: "You don't want to participate in anything that happens next. I have ordered some core members of the family to gather together and prepare to go to Jingzhou to defect to the Huang family as a way out. You will be responsible for leading them. We will set off tomorrow."

Zhang Hyun's decisive eyes and tone all indicate that this is basically his last request.

Zhang Xiu looked confused and said anxiously: "Father, what on earth are you talking about?"

Zhang Xuan is no longer as vicious and impetuous as before, looking up at the sky as if he has seen through everything: "Son! I thought that my father had calculated everything, but I didn't expect that he was still wrong!"

He murmured as if talking to himself: "My father is a smart young man. He took over the position of head of the family from your grandfather when he was in his twenties."

"At that time, my father realized that the world's aristocratic families were already too powerful, and within fifty years there would be a chaotic world that was not inferior to that of the late Qin Dynasty. Therefore, my father chose to act arbitrarily and against all opinions, abandoning the prudent and kind family tradition.

, in order to expand the family’s power, they will almost do anything and do anything.”

"Finally, more than twenty years have passed. Although the reputation of my Zhang family has been extremely ruined in Yangzhou, it has successfully transformed from a third-rate family into a quasi-first-rate family, ranking among the four major families in Jiangdong."

"And my father's guess was correct. Troubled times have indeed come. My father gave up his family tradition, his reputation, and his people's support because he knew that strength is everything in troubled times. Even if my Zhang family is accused by thousands of people,

, but as long as you have enough strength to influence Jiangdong, you will still be a favorite in the eyes of everyone in troubled times."

"My father originally thought that no matter who wanted to occupy Jiangdong and dominate the world, they would need to rely on our four great families to manage and stabilize Yangzhou. When the time came to join this person, we could take the opportunity to protect ourselves and grow stronger. After spending some time changing our appearance,

Without the previous hidden dangers, we can undoubtedly become one of the four real Jiangdong aristocratic families or even go one step further."

"But I have done everything for my father, but I have missed Yuan Shu!"

"This man's ambition and courage are really the most terrifying among the people my father has ever seen. He abandoned Yuzhou and chose Yangzhou. He used the power of the Yuan family to suppress the aristocratic family, and used the wealth of the Yuan family to win the hearts of the people. He did not rely on me and other Jiangdong aristocratic families, but he succeeded

Controlled and stabilized Jiangdong!"

"Now my Zhang family has no choice but to contact Shanyue this time for my father. It is destined to be unsuccessful. It cannot shake Yuan Shu's foundation at all."

Zhang Xiu said hurriedly: "Then why, father, do you still do this?"

Zhang Xun smiled bitterly: "My Zhang family has no way out! Yuan Shu has initially taken control of Jiangdong, and the situation is complete. And the Gu family and the Zhu family have surrendered to him. Any wise master must be proficient in the balance of kindness and power. If you want to

To completely control Jiangdong and win over the Gu and Zhu families is a favor. And the power will naturally be placed on my Zhang family and the Lu family. At least one of our two families must disappear, so that Yuan Shu can truly control Jiangdong and feel at ease.

. Among these two families, my Zhang family is the weakest and has a bad reputation. It is simply the best target and the best choice to scare the monkeys. Even if we don't take action, Yuan Shu will take the initiative to deal with us within half a year at most.

"

"But father, we can go directly to Yuan Shu! I'm sure he won't refuse us. After all, we are one of the four major families in Jiangdong."

Looking at this son who was as talented as himself, Zhang Xun sighed: "What you said is right, but you have misjudged the person."

"Who is Yuan Shu? A legitimate son of the Yuan family who is the fourth generation and the third prince, but he is willing to give up Yuzhou, the third largest state in the world and his family's headquarters, and choose our remote Yangzhou."

"A person who fights without bloodshed and takes advantage of the general situation to suppress our Jiangdong family, who has no choice but is unwilling to give us any benefits or make any concessions."

"A person who would rather injure the enemy by a thousand and himself by losing eight hundred to compete with us, just to feed the people and gain their support."

"He will never accept our Zhang family, which has a lot of stains, and abandon the people. Besides, he doesn't need our existence. The Gu family and the Zhu family are enough."

"But father, since you know that if we do this, we will definitely fail and it will bring about the disaster of annihilation, why do you insist on doing this? Why don't you admit defeat directly to General Yuan and at least leave some room for it?"

Zhang Xuan's tone did not change at all: "Son! I am not stupid as a father. I am doing this just to leave the last hope for the Zhang family to make a comeback."

"I caused this incident, and it will be ended by me. Don't worry, you will have an unobstructed passage, and Guo Jia will escort you."

Zhang Xiu looked at his father in shock: "Father, what are you talking about? Guo Jia will protect me! Are you crazy?"

Zhang Xuan smiled sadly: "I have informed Yuan Shu of the specific details of this operation. I believe that old guy from the Lu family has also reported the matter."

"I united with other wealthy gentry from aristocratic families who were dissatisfied with Yuan Shu, and contacted Shanyue, not to overthrow Yuan Shu's rule, but to catch all these people. As a meeting gift from my Zhang family to Yuan Shu and the other three aristocratic families, I left a message for my Zhang family.

A way out."

Zhang Xiu looked at his father in disbelief as if he was listening to a book from heaven.

"Yuan Shu has achieved great success. Any opposition or rebellion will be a mantis' attempt to control the situation. Naturally, our Zhang family cannot do such stupid things. But my Zhang family will not be accepted by Yuan Shu because of its black spots and notoriety."

"The only way now is to abandon the shell of the Zhang family and start a new one. This is why my father asked you to take your core children to Jingzhou and join the Huang family."

"However, if we want to make a comeback, it is impossible to rely on you alone. My father also needs to find backers and helpers, namely Yuan Shu and the other three aristocratic families."

"My father is doing this because he wants to use the remaining shell of the Zhang family to lure out most of the wealthy families who oppose Yuan Shu, so that Yuan Shu can catch them all in one fell swoop, as a great gift to Yuan Shu and the other three major families, plus

All the Shanyue people in Danyang will become contributions to my Zhang family."

Having said this, Zhang Xuan looked sinister, as if he had turned back into the vicious and violent head of the Zhang family.
Chapter completed!