Under the darkness outside the window, the outline of the solitary mountain painted by Jiang Yanmeng can no longer be seen clearly.
Zhang Yue sat at the table, scratching his head and head.
He does know a thing or two about Jiang Yan's Mengbi.
So the previous allusion in the dream is when the old man gave Jiang Yan a pen. Jiang Yan became a master of articles with his pen, and the articles he wrote were all wonderful.
But later, after the pen was taken back, Jiang Yan's talent declined and he could no longer write such good sentences, so there was the well-known idiom "Jiang Lang's talent is exhausted".
And the lonely mountain in front of me is said to have been transformed by Jiang Yan's pen.
When Jiang Yan was the county magistrate in Pucheng, he had this fortune.
But I didn’t expect that this pen was a gift from the old man in the dream, and in the next dream, the old man named Zhang Jingyang gave it to me as a gift.
This is comparable to Jiang Yan’s pen!
But what is the use of the gift given by the old man? Zhang Yue didn't quite understand it yet, he just thought about what the old man said over and over again, "The affairs of the world, the heart of a young man, are clear and deep in dreams."
After thinking for a long time, he didn't understand what the old man meant. He just understood what happened in the dream. He remembered it very clearly, including every detail.
This is different from the past. In the past, when I dreamed, I only remembered a rough outline of what I dreamed about when I woke up.
If the dream is slightly clearer, it usually means that you did not sleep well.
But I didn't feel tired at all. I just felt that these details were very real, as if I had experienced them myself when I woke up during the day.
Zhang Yue thought about it again and realized that he had slept soundly just now. When he woke up, he felt refreshed, energetic and full of energy. He didn't look like he had woken up from a nightmare at all.
When Zhang Yue woke up, he saw that the sky was dark outside.
"I actually slept for another five or six hours."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that he didn't do much this day and was basically sleeping.
"Why didn't anyone call me to eat?" Thinking of this, my stomach growled again, and the pancakes I had eaten for lunch were long gone.
Zhang Yue took the tall lamp and walked to the door.
The Zhang family is a six-rafted building, with two rooms upstairs and two downstairs, and a box in the north and south. Zhang Shi and his wife live in the south room upstairs, and Zhang Xu and Zhang Yue live in the north room.
The two rooms downstairs are used as kitchen stoves and facades for guest seating.
Zhang Yue wanted to find some residual charcoal in the kitchen stove to light the lamp, and then thought about where to find some food. However, Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that there was no fire at noon, so where did the residual charcoal come from.
But I heard a noise downstairs.
Zhang Yue walked downstairs, but there was a loud bang on the door of his house.
The door was shaking. Zhang Yue suddenly encountered this scene, and he remembered that he was a little frightened when he heard about Zhao Yasi's methods. But after calming down, Zhang Yue quickly walked to the stove and took the kitchen knife for chopping vegetables.
With the kitchen knife in hand, I feel certain in my heart.
Zhang Yue heard a loud bang behind him, and the front door of his house seemed to be kicked open.
But I heard a voice saying: "Why are you so unruly? Do you know anyone would kick in the door of their own home?"
"I have lost my memory and forgot that the Zhang family has pledged this house to the security guard."
Zhang Yue looked outside the door clearly, and saw dozens of big men standing outside the door, and some people lit torches and shined their light into the house. At this time, he had already pinned the kitchen knife behind his back.
The first person stepped outside the door and kicked the basket blocking the way. He first looked around the room with his hands behind his hands, and then looked at Zhang Yue.
Then someone squeezed in from behind and said, "Come and take inventory of your belongings. Check them carefully for me. If anything gets bumped, I want you to take a good look at it."
A large group of people holding sticks and ropes seemed to be coming to pack things.
Zhang Yue was a little panicked and wondered where his brother was at this moment.
At this moment, the leader walked up to Zhang Yue. He was wearing a black shirt and a Confucian sash belt around his waist. This man was completely different from the one who had stepped in the door just now. Instead, he said gently and authentically: "Are you the Sanlang of the Zhang family?"
Zhang Yue didn't answer.
The other party took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said to Zhang Yue: "Don't be afraid, I'm not here to embarrass you. This is an IOU written by your brother. Your Zhang family owes me three hundred guan and has no money to repay the debt, so I will pay it first."
I sold this house and all my belongings. I acted according to the receipts and bought and sold clearly."
Zhang Yue also boldly looked at the other party, Zhao Yasi, who was feared in Pucheng. However, he saw that the other party was not very aggressive, nor did he disdain to do so to a child of his.
You must know that there are four major Jia clans in Pucheng, and most of the county affairs have been controlled by the aristocratic clans, and it is common to ask for entrustment and hostage. Chen Xiang, a Hou official, first served as the chief minister and then the county magistrate, and wanted to reform his customs.
Zhao Yasi was originally a small official in the yamen. He was promoted by Chen Xiang and used him to suppress the powerful people in the county. This man had a bad reputation in Pucheng, but because he was very talented in managing affairs and his methods were very ruthless, Chen Xiang transferred him.
Later, the subsequent magistrate also had to reuse him.
If the Zhang family offends such a person, how can they live a good life in the future?
"What is Ashi asking you?"
"Are you pretending to be deaf? Do you understand etiquette?"
Several tall and thick men, with arms thicker than his own legs, glared at him, which made Zhang Yue feel a little scared in his heart.
Zhang Yue shrank and hesitated, saying: "If you have torn down the door of my house, what etiquette can you still say?"
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Zhang Yue asked with some lack of confidence: "May I ask if you are Zhao Yasi?"
Zhao Asi never looked down upon a child like Zhang Yue, so he smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your respect. If others call me Zhao Asi, it will be the same if you call me Zhao Asi."
Zhang Yue whispered: "Zhao Yasi, my eldest brother hasn't come back yet, please wait a moment, he will take charge of the family!"
Zhang Yue's voice was as quiet as a mosquito, and a rogue pretended to be surprised and said loudly: "Ah, everything is decided by the commander? Then what are you waiting for? Everything has been moved!"
The crowd burst into laughter.
"No," Zhang Yue explained in a low voice, "My eldest brother is not at home. I have to keep an eye on this place and wait for my eldest brother to come back! Please wait a moment!"
Zhao Asi sneered: "If your eldest brother doesn't come back for a day, shall we wait for a day?"
A wretched-looking minion on the side said: "Oshi, do you think this boy looks like his second brother?"
"Since we can't catch his second brother at the moment, this man is also his biological brother. If we catch him and sell him to the mountains to be his brother-in-law, we can get a lot of money! We can use it to pay off the debt, and we can also pay for it to the bailiff.
Bad temper!"
Zhao Yasi said calmly: "What should I do if Zhang Dalang doesn't see his brother when he comes back?"
"Let's just pretend we don't know! Did anyone here see it?"
Everyone laughed strangely and said, "I didn't see it, I didn't see it. Where is Saburo Zhang? Have you seen it?"
"I didn't see it, why did we spend so much time taking pictures of Tianmen? You're obviously not at home."
Zhao Yasi did not comment, and the other party took Zhao Yasi's acquiescence. He took a step closer with a sinister smile on his face, looked at Zhang Yue condescendingly and said teasingly: "Come with me obediently! Don't suffer any physical pain."
But Zhao Yasi's left and right people continued to laugh strangely, as if it was a very funny thing, and they even took pleasure in bullying children.
He suddenly came up and grabbed Zhang Yue's hand.
"No! No!" Zhang Yue showed a horrified look.
"Don't be afraid! I won't hurt you." The man smiled proudly and stretched out his arms to grab Zhang Yue.
The opponent thought he had frightened Zhang Yue with his words and deceived him because he was young and confident. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yue suddenly took a step back and slashed at the opponent with his backhand.
"ah!"
There was a scream, and the kitchen knife was aimed at the neck. Even if the person reacted in time and took a step back, there was still a wound on his chest.
Although the kitchen knife was blunt, it still made a wound.
The other party fell to the ground covered in blood and said in panic: "Oshi, Osi? Help me, help me, I'm going to die!"
Everyone in the room was shocked by Zhang Yue. Before they were Zhao Yasi's minions, they were all rogues in the market. It was normal to fight with people on the street, but how dare a twelve or thirteen-year-old child do this?
You must know that the knife just went towards the neck!
Zhao Yasi's minions were in an uproar.
"Oshi, let's deal with this boy first."
"Keep it for fear of causing trouble in the future."
"To cut the weeds, we need to get rid of the roots. Once you get rid of everything, it's all done."
Zhao Asi said calmly: "I didn't notice it, but he is quite courageous. Not only does he look like your second brother, but he also has such a bold temperament!"
Zhang Yue said: "Oshi, I don't want to see blood with a knife, but if I am forced to be anxious, rabbits will bite people, don't you think so?"
"Then you put down the knife first." Zhao Yasi said.
"Oshi, don't force me." Zhang Yue took a step back, but the next moment he wiped the blood from the kitchen knife on his face and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Help, help! Oshi has killed someone!"
"Help!"
Everyone was shocked. This young man looked fierce just now, but at this moment he was too timid to call for help. This situation changed so fast that everyone couldn't adapt to it for a while.
Neighbors who were lingering outside heard Zhang Yue's cry for help and came closer.
"Oshi, he is still a child!"
"Hand up!"
"You've seen blood, you've committed evil!"
At this time, someone shouted breathlessly outside the door: "Stop touching my third brother!"
Sure enough, Zhang Shi rushed over in a hurry, rushed through the crowd, and protected Zhang Yue first. He turned around and saw Zhang Yue asking with concern: "Third brother, what's the matter? Are you hurt?"
Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Shi like this, threw away the kitchen knife in his hand and cried loudly: "Brother, I was almost sold by Zhao Yasi to the mountains to be a contracted brother. If you hadn't come back, I would have almost never seen you.
is you."
Zhang Yue cried so loudly, even if he was afraid, it was more exaggerated. He knew that his brother was a bit cowardly. Zhao Yasi had bullied him many times before. He was always thinking about how to calm things down, and he would never fall out with others unless he was pushed to the extreme.
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Zhang Shi saw Zhang Yue's face covered with blood and veins popping out on his forehead. He turned around, gritted his teeth and said, "Oshi, didn't we agree just now? If you dare to touch the third brother, I will fight with you."
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Zhao Yasi sneered and said: "Zhang Dalang should not talk nonsense about anyone who wants to touch a child. It will ruin my reputation in the county!"
Zhang Shi said to the man standing on tiptoes outside the house to watch the limelight: "Cao Baozheng, I beg you to seek justice!"
A lot of people had gathered outside the house. Cao Baozheng was stopped by Zhang Shi, and he shrank like a cat being grabbed by its vest.
But since he was called, he could only bite the bullet and reluctantly walked into the house.
Cao Baozheng, who had three long beards and was slightly fatter in stature, saluted Zhao Yasi with a smile on his face.
However, Zhao Yasi stretched out his hand and said, "Baozheng is polite, this matter has nothing to do with you."
Bao Zheng originally wanted to step forward and sing the promise, but when Zhao Yasi stretched out his hand, he opened his mouth and closed it again, laughing twice and saying yes.
Baozheng turned around and hurriedly said to Zhang Shi who was beside him: "This house has been paid for and given to the bailiff, so you can follow their orders. It is common for Sanlang to be frightened to the point of speaking at a young age. Zhang Dalang, what do you say?
Isn’t that true?”
Faced with Baozheng's sudden defection, Zhang Yue was so angry that he raised his head and looked at Zhang Shi.
The rogue who was slashed by Zhang Yue did not cover his wounds and cried. He got up from the ground with a somersault and said: "Zhang Dalang, I was just talking to your third brother. How could I know that I was slashed and almost lost my life? This time
How to settle the account?"
As soon as this person finished speaking, Zhao Yasi scolded him: "Get out!"
"No." The man turned around and walked out of the house proudly, with blood still dripping from his body.
Zhang Shi turned to Zhang Yue and said: "Third brother, in order to compensate the Zhao family for the three hundred guan dowry money, I have now paid the price of my family's property, a three-in house in the east gate, this building and the tithe of the furniture in it.
Make three hundred guan to sell to the Zhao family."
Zhang Yue lost his voice and said: "All the family property has been paid?"
He fell from a middle-class family to the bottom just after time travel. How can he withstand such a blow?
"It's useless, big brother!" Zhang Shi blamed himself after hearing this.
Baozheng said hurriedly: "That's right, that's right. Now that everyone has made it clear, Zhang Dalang, let's move, so as not to delay the escort's work."
Baozheng is actually more active than the people under Zhao Yasi, which really makes people wonder which side he is on.
Zhang Yue said: "Brother, even if we want to sell off, we should go to the county to find someone to sell off. Why is it all up to Zhao Yasi? How much can he say? Our family property is worth at least five hundred
Go through!"
As soon as Zhang Yue said this, no one expressed his position. Zhang Shi and Baozheng were unwilling to speak.
Zhang Shi glanced at Zhao Yasi and said sadly: "Third brother, who in the county now dares to offend Tangtang Yasi and come to buy our family property? Yasi, don't you think so?"
Zhao Yasi smiled and said nothing.
This was a suffocating pressure, and Zhang Yue felt it a little bit. But Zhang Shi didn't know how he had been living for the past half month. Ever since his Zhang family offended Zhao Yasi, he had been on good terms with him.
Friends and even relatives avoided him and even cut off contact with him.
Zhang Shi suddenly had no relatives, he became a loner in the county, and everyone abandoned him. This was far more desperate than when Zhang Xu escaped from marriage.
At this time, Zhao Yasi spoke up and said: "Bao Zheng today, all the neighbors are here, let's talk clearly. It's me, Zhao, who is so aggressive. On the second day of your family's second son's escape, my wife and I were at home waiting for our daughter and son-in-law to meet again.
Welcome."
"Unexpectedly, in front of a house full of guests, I saw my daughter running home crying. That day, the entire county and Jianzhou were watching my Zhao's joke. My daughter is so innocent. She was humiliated like this. What did I, Zhao, do again?
What's wrong? It's okay to lose face, but I only have this daughter, and I regard her as the apple of my eye. How dare your second son humiliate her! I don't know how to live these past ten days. This child sheds tears every day, and my wife never leaves her.
People around her are afraid that she will lose her mind and commit suicide."
"How can your Zhang family compensate me for my daughter's reputation and my reputation in this life?"
As soon as these words came out, Baozheng and the neighbors who came over were silent, and even Zhang Yue was speechless. In front of a room full of guests, looking at their daughter who had been returned, how did Zhao Asi and his wife feel on the spot? There were some good things.
The disciples actually spread the rumor that the bride would not be the bride that day, and the second man of the Zhang family ran away from home in anger...
But a mistake is a mistake.
Zhang Yue thought to himself that the two families had such a big feud. Zhao Yasi thought that he would not only have to pay for it and lose everything. Maybe this was just the first step. What if he lost money and couldn't settle the matter?
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Zhang Shi calmed down and said: "Zhao Si Rongzhen, no one in my Zhang family knew about this matter beforehand. The second brother had planned to go to Fuzhou for the examination in a few days. Would he be worried that his daughter's affair would delay the important matter of human relations?
The second brother usually only knows how to study, but once he finds out, I will ask the second brother to come to the prison to apologize."
Zhang Yue was secretly glad that Zhang Shi had also thought of this and named his second brother to take part in the examination. Once he passed, he could directly take part in the provincial examination. Once he became a Jinshi, his status would be different, that is, he would be an official.
Do you, Zhao Yasi, dare to deal with our Zhang family like this?
Zhang Yue was secretly sad. Deep down in his heart, he had always blamed his second brother for running away from marriage, which had brought his family to this state, but he never expected that in the end he would have to let his second brother protect his family's safety.
Hearing what Zhang Shi said, Zhao Yasi was not surprised at all and sneered: "I had known that Erlang of your family was going to take the exam, and I had already sent people to chase him. Don't worry, he won't be able to enter the examination room! Even if he does, he will not be able to enter the examination room.
His paper won’t get in front of the examiner! Even if it gets in front of the examiner, he won’t pass!”
Listening to Zhao Yasi's words full of hatred, Zhang Yue felt a chill creep into his vest. Sure enough, Zhao Yasi had connections in the county, prefecture, and on the road.
Speaking of this, Zhao Asihan said thoroughly: "Please rest assured, brothers, I guarantee that one person may not be able to solve it, but it is not difficult for one person not to solve it!"
Zhang Shi said in shock and anger: "Oshi, you are trying to ruin my second brother's future! My second brother, the Zhang family... ugh!"
Zhang Shi stamped his feet heavily. He originally said how Zhang Xu offended him and insisted on Zhao Yasi's revenge, but then he thought about it...
Now there is no last hope?
"Zhao Yasi, I didn't expect that you had many plans, but in the end you still managed to make a secret!"
Zhang Yue tried his best and said with a flash of inspiration: "A few days before my second brother got married, I seemed to have heard him asking about the journey to Beijing."
"Jingli? Why did he go to Jingli?" Zhao Yasi looked a little strange.
"Of course I'm looking for Chen Lingjun!"
Zhao Asi was surprised when he heard this. After Chen Xiang, the former magistrate of Pucheng County, left his post, he was transferred to the magistrate of Heyang County. Fu Bi was the envoy at that time and appreciated his talents.
In the second year of Zhihe, when Fu Bi paid homage to the prime minister for the second time, he recommended Chen Xiang to be transferred to the school manager of the Secret Pavilion, judge of the ancestral hall, and serve in Beijing. Prime Minister Zhao Yasi could not afford to offend Chen Xiang, an old boss.
, not to mention that there is an illustrious prime minister behind the other party. Besides, if Zhang Xu enters the capital, what else can Zhao Yasi do? Can he still reach into the capital to arrest people?
Zhao Asi obviously didn't expect this, he opened his eyes wide and said angrily: "You Zhang family brothers are really cunning, how dare you say that you didn't know about it beforehand?"
