Chapter 1019: The Wind and the Haze: Peaceful Civil Unrest (3)
Zhang Ping'an always felt a little nervous when he attended the banquet held by his son. That morning he received a report from the Intelligence Department and the City Hou of the Detective Office that no outsiders were found in Zhang Shangde's residence. This news did not make Zhang Ping'an feel at ease. The main reason was that the detectives placed by Zhang Shangde's side reported earlier that Zhang Shangde had slept with a maid from the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and this maid was sent by Wu Tianxing's family. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Ping'an was like Zhang Ping'an.
Such a nobleman with status and status is very common for his adult son to sleep with a maid at home. However, Zhang Ping'an was very disgusted with Zhang Shangde, who had just become a man at a young age, and rolled on the same bed with a woman at the age of 16 or 17. Although Zhang Ping'an didn't like Zhang Shangde, he hated this woman from the Ming Dynasty seducing Zhang Shangde. In fact, Zhang Ping'an knew in his heart that this matter between men and women could not be slapped at all. If Zhang Shangde could withstand the temptation, he would not have been a woman so early.
Zhang Ping'an felt uncomfortable, and the other old brothers were very pleased with Zhang Shangde's sleeping with women. After all, Zhang Da slept with Lu Ruge at the age of fourteen. In their opinion, Zhang Shangde was still more determined than his father Zhang Ping'an, and he officially slept with women after he was sixteen. Although Zhang Ping'an was unhappy, he still wanted to meet the woman Zhang Shangde had slept with at this banquet. Zhang Ping'an, who likes gossip, wanted to see what kind of woman could hook Zhang Shangde into bed. In order to attend his son Zhang Shangde's banquet, Zhang Ping'an wore a loose blue cloth robe today, a black gauze hat on his bald head, and a gray belt tied around his waist, looking very leisurely. Beside Zhang Ping'an is his thirteen-year-old son Zhang Shangren. This half-aged child is dressed like his father. The only difference is that Zhang Shangren is only as tall as Zhang Ping'an's shoulders.
As usual, Zhang Shangde, wearing a red silk robe, greeted Zhang Ping'an outside the gate and led the way fifteen meters away. For some reason, Zhang Shangde arranged a banquet using a branch instead of Zhang Ping'an's favorite big table. Zhang Ping'an sat alone on the chairman, Zhang Shangde and deputy coach Chen Zheng, and other generals were in the office. Zhang Ping'an felt extremely uncomfortable with this arrangement, so he dragged his son Zhang Shangren to the main table and sat on his left side.
This is to express my inner dissatisfaction with Zhang Shangde's arrangement. Since the Investigation and Intelligence Department and the Guards' Guards' Guards' Guards' Guards' Mansion were surrounded without any leakage, Qian Mingrong, the Guards' Guards' Association, who should have been guarding Zhang Ping'an, was also arranged by Zhang Ping'an to sit in the back seat of the main hall to have dinner. This is also Zhang Ping'an's statement of no caution towards his son Zhang Shangde. Although Qian Mingrong took the seat to have dinner, there were still twelve swordsmen with swordsmen around the main hall to prevent accidents.
Zhang Ping'an is a delicious person. Even if Ma Wu is thinking about new dishes every day, he cannot keep up with Zhang Ping'an's tastes changing. Therefore, Zhang Ping'an came to eat to give his son Zhang Shangde a face, and by the way, he can see what his son's concubine looks like with a gossip. Although Zhang Ping'an couldn't stand Zhang Shangde's cowardly personality, it did not hinder his concern for his biological son. First, Zhang Ping'an first stood up to rule Yang Lian.
Toast, thank him for his many years of teaching to Zhang Shangde. Zhang Ping'an has always respected his teachers and education without making false promises. He put down his figure and sincerely expressed his gratitude to Yang Lian. Then, Zhang Ping'an took the posture of his father and warned Zhang Shangde earnestly to learn Confucianism and set an example for all the children of the generals of the Pou Slave Army. At this point, Zhang Ping'an completed the important theme of this banquet and appeased the intention of the civil servants of the Pou Slave City around Zhang Shangde.
Since the topic was finished, Zhang Ping'an naturally needs to relax. He asked Zhang Shangde happily: "Child, I heard that you recently accepted a woman into the door. This future daughter-in-law should also meet the elders."
Originally, Zhang Ping'an was easy-going to exchange studies with Zhang Shangde, which was approved by the civil servants led by Yang Lian. Unexpectedly, the serious Zhang Dashuai just turned his face and revealed his true love of gossip. The change of face was too fast, which really made the civil servants sitting in Posou City shake their heads repeatedly. Fortunately, Zhang Shangde's banquet can be called a family banquet, and Zhang Ping'an's style also means being close to his son. Yang Lian smiled bitterly and picked up the wine glass and drank lightly, secretly giving Zhang Shangde a wink, indicating that Zhang Shangde was not a bad thing to obey Zhang Ping'an's wishes. Zhang Shangde sent someone to call the maid in the inner room, and bowed his waist to introduce the origin of the maid to Zhang Ping'an: "You have reported to your father, the child is indeed a bit of a rash in this matter. Although he reported to his mother, he did not explain to his father, and the child specifically accused his father!"
After hearing this, Zhang Ping'an, who was picking up food for Zhang Shangren beside him, raised his head and smiled at the table and pointed his chin at Zhang Shangde at the table to indicate that it was okay, and raised his hand to let Zhang Shangde return to his seat and say slowly. Zhang Shangde bowed again and did not return to his seat. He continued: "This woman's surname is Qiu's name. Her hometown is She County, Zhangde Prefecture, Henan, and in the 12th year of Chongzhen, she fled to Naturalization with Widow Niang. Later, she was taken to the palace by Wu Dutong to serve Wu Yunniang. Last year, when Yunniang visited her mother, she sent Qiu'ai to her child."
Now Zhang Ping'an's curiosity was greatly satisfied. At this moment, he felt very emotional. Wu Yunniang was Wu Tianxing's third daughter and Zhang Ping'an's future wife decided by Zhang Shangde. The masters were still passing by, so they sent the maid to help Zhang Shangde open the room. Zhang Ping'an sighed in his heart that it was better to have the benefit of the Ming Dynasty. But the name Qiu Hua almost made Zhang Ping'an laugh out loud. He heard the word "Qiu" as "Qiu". Zhang Ping'an laughed secretly at the Qiu Hua's fault.
It’s just Qiu’s (the matter). Zhang Shangde really has nothing to do during the day and does things at night! But Zhang Shangde is his son after all, so he naturally can’t say these dirty words. Zhang Ping’an, who has a smirk, raised his wine glass and drank sweet rice wine to cover up his dirty heart. While looking forward to seeing Zhang Shangde’s future concubine affairs, it’s Qiu’s. In fact, in a short while, a woman wearing a red silk skirt with a slim figure walked into the banquet hall.
As soon as Qiu Hua lowered his head and entered the main hall, it caused the generals to whisper at the banquet. Zhang Ping'an, who had seen countless people, looked at Qiu Hua from afar, and secretly admired that his son Zhang Shangde's aesthetic view was very similar to himself. He was really a tiger father without a dog son and even had similarities in choosing women. Zhang Ping'an likes plump women. Qiu Hua's figure can be said to be comparable to Lu Ruge when he was young, and even more well-proportioned than the golden phoenix when he was young. However, Qiu Hua is the woman of his son Zhang Shangde, and Zhang Ping'an's gossip can only end here. He is not like Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Li Longji who even went to tear his son's ashes. Qiu Hua walked to Zhang Ping'an's main table and lowered his head and said with a blessing. Zhang Ping'an also nodded gently and was about to appreciate some gold for Qiu Hua. At this moment, Zhang Ping'an's eyes flashed to the banquet seat in front of him, and suddenly found a strange thing.
Chief of staff Gu Xin, Chief of Staff, Xu Yian, Chief of the Investigation Office, and Qu Guozheng, Chief of the Intelligence Office. The three of them were on the same table. Qu Guozheng and Xu Yian sat on both sides in Gu Xin's house. They almost froze after seeing Qiu Hua. Gu Xin held the wine glass and did not move. Xu Yian's chopsticks were stopped in the air. Qu Guozheng held the desk with both hands and looked hesitant. The expressions of the three of them made Zhang Ping'an sweat. Years of experience in fighting on the battlefield made Zhang Ping'an special about danger.
Zhang Ping'an, who was sensitive and smiling just now, had dark clouds on his face. The first thing he realized was that Xu Yian, the commander of the detective office, and Qu Guozheng, the commander of the intelligence office, rushed to Zhang Ping'an's table almost at the same time, and formed a human wall to block Zhang Ping'an's face. Xu Yian and Qu Guozheng's actions also made the generals at the banquet notice the danger. They stepped forward and squeezed Zhang Shangde aside, and more than a dozen strong men surrounded Qiu Hua tightly.
Although Qiu Hua was Zhang Shangde's woman, Xu Yian and Qu Guozheng looked at her carefully for a while, and then they looked at each other and asked with their eyes. Then they nodded almost at the same time and grabbed Qiu Hua's hands together. Because a group of old brothers surrounded Qiu Hua, Zhang Ping'an did not see Qiu Hua's appearance despite being confused. It was just that Zhang Ping'an believed that Qu Guozheng and Xu Yian would not catch her for no reason, so when Qu Guozheng and Xu Yian took Qiu Hua, Zhang Ping'an did not stop her. When Xu Yian and Qu Guozheng caught Qiu Hua, Zhang Ping'an pretended to be a good person and spoke to Zhang Shangde: "Hey...hey, what are you doing? A group of elders are disrespectful to the old. Look at my boy's women with their eyes, why did they do something wrong!"
Soon, Zhang Ping'an's personal guard Qian Mingrong tied the weak woman Qiu Hua with a rope. Zhang Shangde just realized that he wanted to save his woman and was hugged by the deputy commander Chen Zheng. Chen Zheng was a general. He could not move the weak Zhang Shangde with a bear hug. Then, Chen Zheng gently lifted Zhang Shangde back to his seat. Although Chen Zheng was not sure what hidden things Xu Yian and Qu Guozheng discovered, he was the same as Zhang Ping'an's mind and believed that they would not arrest people for no reason, especially Zhang Shangde's woman. When Chen Zheng took Zhang Shangde away, he whispered: "Child! Don't talk about this matter first. With your father here, let your father and command the decision!"
The generals of the Pou Slave Army are also superstitious. Baishan is a symbol of victory in the Pou Slave Army. The generals will go to the place to pray for the success of the battle when they go to the battle. In their opinion, Zhengrong City is a taboo with General Zhang Dashi. Zhengrong City is not a safe place, just like Feng Chu Pang Tong died in Luofengpo and was a local foul. Since these old brothers are all warriors who have been in battle for a long time, they only had half a stick of incense when completing this series of actions, and the civil servants participating in the banquet have not yet reacted.
The arrest of the maid Qiu Hua has been completed. The guards of the guards who were originally scattered around the main hall had already taken the precepts of Qiu Hua from Xu Yian and Qu Guozheng. Although Zhang Ping'an was talking to Zhang Shangde, he did not stop the arrest of Qiu Hua in his actions. Zhang Ping'an's behavior of disagreement had long been familiar with these old brothers. Therefore, these old brothers returned to their seats one after another, and they also wanted to see the real reason why Xu Yian and Qu Guozheng captured Qiu Hua.
"This woman raised her head and let me see what beauty is like to fascinate my son..."
Zhang Ping'an, who had no safety concerns at all, was extremely relaxed at this moment. He picked up the tea bowl and sipped it lightly and eased the tension of the banquet in a teasing tone. However, Qiu Hua heard Zhang Ping'an's order and looked up. When Zhang Ping'an saw Qiu's painting, he looked like he saw a ghost. He was shocked that the tea bowl in his hand fell on the table in an instant, and the tea bowl was circling on the wooden table with a "clang". (To be continued)
Chapter completed!