Chapter 2239: Life Turned Upside Down in an Instant
Zhang Bi felt that he was a tragedy.
After his father Zhang You was arrested for violating the ban, many relatives came to the family.
"Good nephew, your father owed me a lot of money back then, but he just kept delaying it."
A man he wanted to call uncle looked at the decoration of the house greedily and said: "Now that he has entered, Uncle Xinghe will exile him overseas. My dear nephew, it's time for me to pay back my money."
Zhang Bi was still young, so he said anxiously: "Uncle, my nephew has never heard my father tell me about this!"
The man glanced at the others, and all of them immediately testified.
"Good nephew, they all know what happened back then. Please pay back the money quickly. At least I can still visit my poor cousin."
"Pay it back quickly!"
"How can we help you if you don't pay back the money?"
"Yes, yes, return it quickly. Let's go find a relationship separately and we must get your father out!"
Zhang Bi was uneasy, and the housekeeper was stamping his feet beside him, but he was forced by two relatives. The two men sneered, but after breaking up the strong relationship, the housekeeper was unable to do anything.
Therefore, the man is the backbone of the family. Without him, most of the family will almost collapse.
Zhang Bi looked at the housekeeper helplessly. He knew that if he didn't obey, these people would immediately add insult to injury, and then collude with the officials to swallow up the Zhang family.
What is the original intention of the so-called imperial examination family and the so-called need for children to serve as officials?
Many of them are to preserve the family, and thereby expand the family's sphere of influence. Families who are more lively will seize other people's fields and collect donations.
This is another way of interpreting the farming and reading family.
Once Zhang You was imprisoned, the Zhang family was completely destroyed.
Zhang Bi thought of the women who had gone in to talk to his mother, and his legs suddenly became weak.
The relatives on the side all exchanged glances with each other and felt happy in their hearts.
This is where the six gods have no master!
Aren’t the Zhang family just waiting to be divided by us?
Ha ha ha ha!
"Officers and soldiers are coming!"
At this time, someone shouted outside, and the relatives immediately ran out.
Zhang Bi immediately sat down on the ground. He stretched out his hand and shouted: "Uncle, help me..."
But no one of these relatives who just now were thinking of carving up the Zhang family looked back. Later, some female relatives also ran out and made a mess.
"Your home is about to be ransacked, run!"
The female relatives could no longer see the graceful lotus-stepping lady, so they ran out desperately holding the hem of their clothes.
Zhang Bi watched all this blankly, then struggled to get up and slowly walked outside the gate.
A group of cavalry, more than a hundred people, came from a distance.
This is a village outside Jinling City, which can be regarded as half of the city, so the farmers on the village are not stupid, they are all hiding in their homes, and no one dares to come out.
Many relatives from the Zhang family came. They stood thirty or forty steps away from the Zhang family and pointed, as if they had nothing to do with the Zhang family and were just here to watch the fun.
Zhang Bi's mother also came out, screamed in pain, and then collapsed to the ground.
"Searching the house!"
Those relatives were marveling, and Zhang Bi's mother lay on the ground and shouted: "Second uncle, please save my son."
A man among the relatives raised his head, as if he did not hear the cry.
The female relatives finally ran to their men's side, and then they held their chests and gasped, feeling very happy.
The group of cavalry gradually approached, and later divided into two groups. One group stayed on standby, and the other group came over surrounded by a man.
The man was wearing a green shirt and looked to be in his early thirties, with a stern look on his face.
When he got close, Zhang Bi immediately knelt on the ground and said he was guilty.
"My son!"
Zhang's mother rushed to Zhang Bi, knelt on the ground and begged: "Sir, everything was done by civilian women, it has nothing to do with the child, civilian women are willing to be exiled overseas..."
"mother!"
Zhang Bi walked forward on his hands and knees and said, "Sir, this little family..."
This is a tragic scene, and then the wolf-like sergeant will rush into Zhang's house, and then collect all the belongings and take them away.
Then the Zhang family will disappear from the Ming Dynasty and become coolies on an island.
Relatives of the Zhang family were thinking about these scenes.
"Husband, luckily I didn't take anything from his house, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get away now."
"Yes! Lucky, lucky, go home and ask someone to organize some food and drinks. You and I can have a drink to calm down the shock."
Most people here were happy, and when they saw the leading man in green shirt speaking, they all came closer.
"Are you Zhang Bi?"
"Yes, the young... student is Zhang Bi."
"Did you write that letter?"
Zhang Bi raised his head, stared at the man impolitely, and then kowtowed in panic: "Yes, the student will die."
"No, as long as you are willing to lead the way, then you have merit."
Zhang Bi raised his head, his eyes covered with sweat, and asked a question: "My father broke the ban. The student only wants my father to come back. I wonder... is it possible?"
The man pondered for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay, I grant you this wish."
Zhang Bi was ecstatic, and finally asked boldly: "May I ask, sir..."
The man glanced at the astonished relatives and said calmly: "I will wake up soon."
Several popping sounds were heard, and several relatives of the Zhang family had already fallen down, while the rest were stunned.
"Xinghebo..."
Zhang's mother is a housewife. She doesn't know the power of this name, but she just doesn't believe it.
Zhang Bi was a scholar, and he and his classmates criticized Fang Xing's science and domineering attitude.
So he immediately became ecstatic and said to Zhang's mother: "Mother, it's Uncle Xinghe, it's Uncle Xinghe!"
Zhang's mother said in confusion: "Son! What does Uncle Xinghe do? Can you believe his words?"
Zhang Bi said happily: "Mother, Xinghe Bo Yinuo has a thousand gold!"
Zhang's mother immediately became happy, and then she was helped up by Zhang Bi. She pointed at the group of relatives and cursed: "You bunch of beasts, get out! Get away. You will never come in through my door again. We...we will never see each other until death." contacts!"
Fang Xing watched this scene with interest, and then asked, "Are they all scholars?"
Zhang Bi nodded, "Yes, uncle."
Fang Xing smiled and said: "A person who is righteous is only a dog-slaughterer, but a person who is unfaithful is mostly a scholar."
Zhang Bi was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help crying, and choked with sobs: "Thank you uncle for saving me."
"You said that the Wang family has swords and guns, is that true?"
Fang Xing stared at him and asked, "If there is any lie, the crime will be added to the crime!"
Zhang Bi did not hesitate and said immediately: "Uncle, I was a classmate of Wang Yao when I was drunk. I heard him say that he accidentally saw many swords and guns in his father's study."
As he said this, he lowered his head. The act of betraying his classmates finally made him feel guilty and ashamed.
Fang Xing ordered: "Here comes someone, take him with you, we'll set off immediately!"
Someone came over with a horse and asked Zhang Bi if he could ride a horse. The result was negative, so a sergeant with good equestrian skills was sent to take him with him.
Zhang's mother said in panic: "Uncle, my son...why are you going?"
Zhang Bi sat behind the sergeant and said, "Mom, I'm going to do some errands and I'll be able to go home today."
Zhang's mother just looked at Fang Xing, extremely bold.
Fang Xing nodded: "Yes, he can go home today."
Zhang's mother continued to ask, "Uncle, is it possible for me to return home?"
The safety of loved ones can turn a seemingly weak and timid purdah woman into a warrior.
Fang Xing nodded, "Yes, if everything goes well today, your husband will also come home."
"Thank you uncle!"
Zhang's mother knelt down solemnly, kowtowed and said: "From now on, women of the common people pray at home every day, just asking for peace for generations to come."
This one smacked of kidnapping, but Fang Xing didn't get angry. He nodded slightly, looked at the group of pale-faced Zhang family relatives, and shouted, "Let's go!"
Zhang's mother waited for Fang Xing and his entourage to leave, then she stood up, breathed at the group of relatives, and cursed, "Just wait, I'll show you my husband when he comes home!"
Those relatives looked ugly, and some even said some soft words, but Zhang's mother was probably heartbroken by their insults today, so she just ignored them.
So Zhang's mother walked into the house with her head held high, and the relatives went home with gloomy faces.
This is a completely different position from a quarter of an hour ago.
this is life!
A life turned upside down in an instant!