Zhang Jianzhi! My uncle is Zhang Jianzhi! Zhang Zong looked at the last signature of the letter and showed an incredible expression on his face. As long as someone familiar with Wu Meiniang, he would definitely not be unfamiliar with this name. After all, it was he who finally launched the "Shenlong Coup" that forced Wu Meiniang to abdicate and return the country to the Li family, which made the Tang Dynasty continue.

Although Zhang Zong inherited the memory of Zhang Zong, it was not his own after all, so he would recall some things only when needed. In addition, Zhang Zong himself was not familiar with Zhang Jianzhi, the uncle. When he met last time, Zhang Jingzhi took him back to his hometown ten years ago. There was almost no contact between the two sides in the past ten years.

If it weren't for the arrival of Zhang Jing and his wife this time, Zhang Zong would have almost forgotten that he had other relatives. As for Zhang Jianzhi, he had almost no impression of him. He only remembered that the other party seemed very serious and had no other memories. In contrast, his memory of Zhang Jing's cousin was more vivid.

"Cousin~, cousin! What's wrong with you?" At this moment, Zhang Jing next to him saw Zhang Zong stunned and motionless, so he asked.

"No... nothing, I just remembered some things." Zhang Zong smiled awkwardly at this time, and then put away the letter.

Zhang Jianzhi was the key figure in forcing Wu Zetian to abdicate. Zhang Zong's father was also a member of the former princeling Li Zhong. Now Zhang Zong is standing on Li Hong's side again. By this calculation, almost all of their family stood opposite Wu Meiniang. If Wu Meiniang knew about this, the first one would be to destroy their entire Zhang family.

"Fortunately, Wu Meiniang is not a time traveler. She couldn't know that she was forced to ward off by her uncle in the end. Her father also passed away last year. Now, as long as she is careful, she should not attract her attention." Zhang Zong said in his heart at this time.

"Cousin, I remember my father said that my uncle was an official back then, but now he is staying in his hometown to teach. Did something happen back then?" Zhang Zong suddenly asked Zhang Jing next to him.

Zhang Jianzhi's experience is quite legendary. It is said that he entered the court as an official in his sixties and became prime minister at the age of eighty. In the second year of being prime minister, when he was 81, he joined forces with several other people to launch the "Shenlong Coup" and forced a generation of empress Wu Zetian to abdicate. This achievement is almost comparable to the legendary Jiang Ziya.

"I know this. When my uncle was young, he passed the imperial examination and entered the Xun Palace to join the army. However, later, King Xun was demoted from the capital. Uncle wrote a letter to His Majesty and offended the current queen, so he was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown." Zhang Jing immediately introduced.

"King Xun?" Zhang Zong was stunned when he heard this strange title. Fortunately, he talked with Xue Shao during this period and learned a lot about the court. So he quickly found the corresponding person, which surprised him, "King Xun Li Sujie, his mother seems to be the tragic death of Concubine Xiao Shu?"

"That is, King Xun has been demoted to Shenzhou and cannot be returned to Beijing without being summoned. Uncle is very trusted by King Xun. Even now, the two often have letters and exchanges." Zhang Jing introduced again.

After hearing this, Zhang Zong suddenly felt speechless about his father and uncle's choice. His father chose the former crown prince Li Zhong, and his uncle chose the son of Concubine Xiao Shu, Li Sujie. As a result, both of them were both targets of Wu Meiniang's suppression. The last one was demoted and the other was sentenced to death. Zhang Zong's father and uncle were also implicated. No wonder Zhang Jianzhi tried his best to pull Wu Zetian off the horse after his life.

Thinking of the above, Zhang Zong became interested in Zhang Jianzhi, his uncle, so he asked again and asked about other people's affairs at home. Zhang Jing also answered one by one, which gave Zhang Zong some understanding of the affairs in his hometown.

After Zhang Jianzhi was dismissed from office, he returned to his hometown with Zhang Zong's three uncles. He usually read and wrote and educated his nephews. There was also some land in his hometown. Although his income was limited and his life was a bit hard, it was quite good. Even Zhang Zong's cousins ​​entered the officialdom again after adulthood, but their rank was not high, and most of them were in other places. There was no one else in the capital except Zhang Zong.

The wing room was quickly cleaned up and the bedding was laid. At this time, Zhang Zong also found that Zhang Jing and his wife had almost no greetings, but they just brought a small bag. You must know that Xiangyang is so far from the capital, so there are a lot of necessary clothes. However, judging from the shabby appearance of the two, there are probably no other items except the clothes on their bodies.

"Cousin, you must have not slept well last night. Now the room has been cleaned up. You can rest first. I will call you for dinner!" Zhang Zong smiled and said to Zhang Jing. He just now found that Zhang Jing had blood in his eyes and his face was full of fatigue. The cousin's sister-in-law was almost the same. Obviously, she suffered a lot along the way.

"Okay, then I'm not polite!" Zhang Jing was really tired, so he went to the kitchen after saying that. At this time, his wife washed the dishes and chopsticks. The couple thanked Zhang Zong again, and then went into the wing room to rest.

The couple were resting in the room, and Zhang Zong was embarrassed to approach, but even though he was far away, he soon heard a shocking snoring sound from the room. It seemed that Zhang Jing was really tired, and he didn't know if his cousin could fall asleep?

In fact, Zhang Zong was also wondering at this time. According to what Zhang Jing said, although his uncle and his family lived in Xiangyang, they had land and land. They could be said to be gentry in the countryside, and their conditions were much better than those of ordinary people. However, Zhang Jing and his wife came to their place thousands of miles away, not even their luggage. They were even hungry for a few meals before, which was a bit strange. They couldn't even bring enough money when they went out, right?

However, Zhang Zong was embarrassed to ask these things directly. He looked up at the weather and seemed a little gloomy. It had not rained for a long time. It was estimated that there might be rain in the past few days, so Zhang Zong took an umbrella and went out.

Qujiangfang was still lively as usual. Zhang Zong first entered the ready-to-wear shop, bought a few pieces of changing clothes according to Zhang Jing and his wife's figure, and then went out to buy some daily necessities. After all, Zhang Jing and his wife came to join him, and they had no other place to live, so they naturally had to help.

By the way, Zhang Zong also bought some ingredients. When he returned home, Zhang Jing and his wife had not woken up yet, so he processed the ingredients in the kitchen and prepared to make a sumptuous supper to welcome Zhang Jing and his wife.

When it was dark, Zhang Zong's supper was ready, but Zhang Jing and his wife had not woken up yet. In desperation, he had to knock on the door. After a while, Zhang Jing came out to open the door with a sleepy eyes.

"Cousin, the meal is ready. You and your sister-in-law should wash and have some food!" Zhang Zong said with a smile.

"I'm working on my cousin, we'll be here soon!" Zhang Jing rubbed his eyes and yawned, and it seemed that he hadn't slept enough.

Zhang Zong returned to the living room. After a while, Zhang Jing and his wife came in together. Zhang Zong immediately invited them to sit down for dinner. Faced with such a sumptuous meal, Zhang Jing and his wife also expressed their gratitude to him again, and then the three of them also ate and chatted.

After dinner, Zhang Zong took out the clothes and supplies he bought today and said, "Cousin, I don't think you have much luggage. These are some clothes and supplies I just bought today. I don't know if it fits well. You can use them first. If you need it, you can buy them again."

"Cousin, you are too polite. We are here to eat and live with you, how can you make money to buy things?" Zhang Jing also hurriedly refused at this time, and his cousin next to him also had a disgusting expression.

"Don't be polite for the whole family. I just don't know if you have any other plans for entering Beijing this time, cousin?" Zhang Zong smiled and stuffed the thing into Zhang Jing's hand, and then asked with concern again. He felt that Zhang Jing must have not come to visit him specifically, so he wanted to ask clearly that he could help the other party.

"This..." Zhang Jing was silent for a moment, then he said, "Actually, this time I went to Beijing. In addition to visiting you, my cousin, I also want to participate in next year's imperial examination. Then see if I can get a new background?"

"This is a good thing. Speaking of which, I know a few people. I can recommend it to you by cousin!" Zhang Zong immediately said happily when he heard this.

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were not fair in some places. For example, before the exam, the scholar would give his poems to influential nobles or officials, and thus get recommendations from these people. This is called submitting papers. With the recommendations from these people, the scholar would receive some care during the exam, or even directly settled.

"Thank you, my cousin, I'm just going to bother me during this period before the imperial examination!" Zhang Jing thanked again, but he didn't believe what Zhang Zong said about the recommendation. After all, he also knew about Zhang Zong's father. After so many years, I'm afraid that Zhang Zong would not know anyone in the officialdom.

"Cousin is so polite. If you enter the officialdom, maybe I need you to take care of you in the future!" Zhang Zong laughed when he heard this.

In the next two days, Zhang Jing and his wife temporarily lived with Zhang Zong. Although Zhang Jing's wife was young, she was very diligent and good at washing and cooking. She could even help Zhang Zong take care of flowers and plants.

What Zhang Zong didn't expect was that his cousin's sister-in-law had even studied. In this era when men didn't even have much literacy, only women from wealthy families could study. From his cousin's words and deeds, it can be seen that she had received excellent education. Now Zhang Zong was even more curious about Zhang Jing and his wife.

On the third day after Zhang Jing and his wife arrived in the capital, heavy rain suddenly fell in Chang'an, and the entire capital was covered by clouds. It was like dusk in broad daylight. The violent heavy rain almost caused Qujiangchi to spread out.
Chapter completed!