Chapter 5 Zhang Family Master
"What are you going to deal with that evil slave who dares to rape his mistress?"
Zhang Ruohao looked at this stupid eldest son coldly. An ugly thing spread throughout the Zhang family under his unreasonable rage. Now it was not only himself who was embarrassed, but himself who was also involved.
It was stipulated by the Zhang clan's rules to establish Zhang Xuan as his heir, but Zhang Ruohao himself did not like this son. It was not only because he was hypocritical and selfish, but more importantly because of his mother. It was she who deliberately delayed the rescue time that caused his first wife and three sons to die tragically under the sword of the Uighurs. Since she made her the wife, Zhang Ruohao never had a room with her again.
The son in front of him did not have the magnanimity and determination that the leader of the Zhang family should have. He was filled with the shadow of his mother, stingy, hypocritical, vicious and stupid. Zhang Ruohao sighed secretly and asked in a lengthened voice, "Why don't you execute him?"
At this moment, Zhang Xuan's heart was in chaos. He hated and regretted, hated that Zhang Erliu dared to rape his concubine at night. Although he failed in the end, he had already insulted her innocence. Regret was that he should not have lost his mind and made everyone knows it.
Although he wanted to cut Zhang Erliu into pieces, as the heir of Zhang, he had to act righteously. When his father asked, he responded carefully: "The child thought that although the family rules should be killed, according to the national law, he should not die, so the child was ready to cut off his arm and send it to the government for disposal!"
"National Law?" Zhang Ruohao sneered, "National Law is just a shackle for restraining the poor and humble people. You are the eldest son of the Zhang family. If you act in accordance with the national laws everywhere, then within ten years, my Zhang family will be destroyed in your hands."
Zhang Ruohao's voice gradually became harsh, "A man was humiliated and killed when he was angry. You were even timid and dared not make a decision when dealing with a small slave. Then what other big things can you do? Go! Fuck the stick yourself and kill the evil slave in public!"
"Yes! I'll go now." Zhang Xuan's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He didn't dare to wipe it, and Wei Wei was about to withdraw.
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Ruohao called him again, "What should you do with that woman?"
Zhang Xuan's heart was shocked. He was afraid that his father would ask about this, but his father had already asked, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "Er Niang is the victim, and she is not really a good person..."
"Fart!" Zhang Ruohao was furious. He stood up and pointed at his son and cursed: "You idiot, since you have caused a lot of trouble, do you still dare to keep her? If you want to cherish your beauty, don't be the head of the Zhang family, get out!"
Zhang Xuan was so scared that his face was pale. He almost crawled out of his father's room. Seeing that there was no one outside the house, he turned around viciously and cursed in a low voice: "I'm old, one day I want you to look good!"
At this moment, someone came towards him. Zhang Xuan was frightened and looked carefully. It turned out that it was Zhang Huan who had a conflict with him yesterday. He was about to scold him, but Zhang Huan took the lead and clasped his fists to him with sympathy: "I heard that my brother is unfortunate, I am very sympathetic. Oh! It's not good to put this kind of thing on anyone, so let it be for me."
Zhang Xuan was so angry that his face turned blue. Before he could get angry, he heard Zhang Ruohao scolding in the room, "What are you talking about? Why don't you go quickly!"
Zhang Xuan glared at Zhang Huan fiercely, held it back into his stomach, and left with hatred. Zhang Huan looked at his back and sneered gently.
The yard was very quiet, and Zhang Huan didn't report it. He stood quietly in the yard and waited patiently. After a long time, he heard Zhang Ruohao slowly say in the room: "Come in!"
Although Zhang Huan has been to the inner courtyard many times, it is the first time today that he has entered the home head's room. The room is arranged in a simple manner, with snow-white walls. A picture of a tiger returning to the mountain hung opposite the gate, and a bed of arhat is placed against the wall. There is a small table on the bed, and there is a neatly placed pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Apart from that, there is nothing else.
Zhang Huan secretly admired him in his heart. The higher the position, the simpler the life is. This statement is true.
He walked into the room and bowed to him, "Zhibalang has met the head of the family."
Zhang Ruohao stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, raised his head and looked at the white clouds in the sky. After a while, he smiled faintly: "Do you know why I promised to meet you?"
"Don't Shibalang know?"
"Of course you know!" Zhang Ruohao turned around and looked at him. The silver threads on his head were fluttering, and the nasolabial folds on his cheeks were deeply engraved. He smiled at Zhang Huan and said, "You are very sensible and did not touch his wife. I appreciate this very much!"
Zhang Huan's back suddenly stiffened, and then slowly relaxed. He did not deny or explain, but stood still and waited for his follow-up words. Seeing that he was neither panicked nor denied, Zhang Ruohao couldn't help but secretly admired him. He pointed to the straw mat with a cushion on the ground and said, "Sit down and talk!"
Zhang Huan curled up his legs and sat down, bowed slightly to Zhang Ruohao and said, "Shibalang is here to ask the head of the family!"
"Is it the land of the Lin family?" Zhang Ruohao saw a hint of astonishment flashing in Zhang Huan's eyes, and then smiled and said, "When you had an argument with Xuan'er at noon yesterday, I was in the pine forest next to you."
Zhang Huan then suddenly realized that no wonder he could guess that it was his own actions. Since he understood this, Zhang Huan sincerely said to Zhang Ruohao: "The head of the family, the Lin family is a good doctor who saves the world. He does not accept a single document for the poor people to see a doctor. He enjoys a very high reputation in Taiyuan City. What the eldest son said yesterday was indeed inappropriate."
"With me here, it's not his turn to take charge of this matter. I won't move the land of the Lin family, but...." Speaking of the word "but", Zhang Ruohao narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes suddenly became sharp. "But remember, my Zhang family can rank fifth in the world. It's not something that can help good deeds, but fight hard in the bloody storm. Those who do big things should be cruel, and they must not have the slightest kindness of a woman. Do you understand!"
Zhang Huan was shocked, and he stood up and bowed: "Shibalang remember!"
The sharp look in Zhang Ruohao's eyes gradually dissipated and he returned to his usual gentleness. He stepped forward and patted Zhang Huan on the shoulder, and smiled gently, "A real man was born between heaven and earth. How can he be insulted? He jumped up and killed people when he saw humiliation. That was the act of a reckless man. That's why I admire your way of killing people with a knife. You are the master of my Zhang family. Go!"
When Zhang Huan slowly retreated, Zhang Ruohao suddenly said coldly: "Third brother, are you outside?"
He coughed under the back window, and for a moment, a thin middle-aged man walked into the main door. His eyebrows and eyes looked vaguely similar to Zhang Ruohao, but his eyes were white and less black, which seemed a little lewd. He was Zhang Ruohao's third brother Zhang Ruofeng. He did not enter the officialdom because of his poor health. When Zhang Ruohao was not at home, he was the daily affairs of the Zhang family.
Seeing that the eldest brother saw through him and was hiding outside, Zhang Ruofeng smiled awkwardly and said, "I happened to have something to come to find my eldest brother, so it's not easy to disturb me. Please forgive me for any abruptness."
"Sit! Brother, why are you doing so politely?"
Zhang Ruohao asked him to sit down, and sat on the Arhat bed with his legs bent, and said with a faint smile: "Do you third brother come to me for the land of the Lin family? If so, don't mention it again."
"this......"
Zhang Ruofeng was a little hard to say. Yesterday, Zhang Xuan asked him to take back the Lin family's land. He had already said this matter, but the eldest brother was there these two days, so he couldn't overstep his authority at will. Zhang Xuan was anxious and asked him to handle the matter within three days. Zhang Ruofeng had to come to discuss it with his elder brother, but since the eldest brother blocked the words, he could not speak about the Lin family.
He then pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Xuan'er has a deep relationship with his concubine. Although there is a bad slave, Hua Erniang is innocent. Brother, please spare her once!"
When Zhang Ruohao exposed Zhang Huan, he happened to be standing in front of the window. Zhang Ruofeng did not dare to approach, and he did not hear the first thing Zhang Ruohao said, not knowing that what happened last night was actually Zhang Huan.
Zhang Ruohao glanced at him and said coldly: "Did Xuan'er ask you to come? Humph! His movements are quite fast."
"Brother, I know you are strict with Xuan'er, but everyone knows that Hua Erniang is fine. Even if she drives her out, she will not be able to get married again. If she goes to prostitution, it will be even more disgraceful to our Zhang family. Brother, let her go once!"
"Ruo Xuan'er is not the heir to the head of the family, so I will not ask about this matter, but since he wants to be the head of the family, he cannot tolerate any concessions in this matter!"
Zhang Ruohao took two steps behind his back, his face was gloomy and gloomy. He suddenly said, "I just said that I could not leave her in the Zhang Mansion, not that I wanted to divorce her. Does Xuan'er understand the difference between this?"
"Brother meant to let Xuan'er leave the housewife?" Zhang Ruofeng suddenly realized that the eldest brother actually gave in and only asked Hua Erniang to move outside, not to divorce her. He probably was worried that Hua Erniang would go out for prostitution and would lose the face of the Zhang family.
Since he understood this, Zhang Ruofeng stopped talking about this. He smiled bitterly and couldn't help but say again: "Brother seems to be too strict with Xuan'er. He is actually still young. Brother should give him more opportunities, such as going to the officialdom to hone, which will be of great benefit to him."
Zhang Ruohao shook his head, "I have had this idea, but he will take the imperial examination next year and doesn't care about the past six months."
He sighed and said to Zhang Ruofeng earnestly: "I am not in Taiyuan. I hope my third brother can be more strict with my younger generations. Yesterday, when I went to the academy, I found that many Zhang's children were extremely distorted. It was okay to fall asleep when I heard the lecture. Some people dared to tease the girl in front of the academy gate. The third brother, although the family is large, it is inevitable that the quality of good and bad is uneven, but I cannot be careless. I don't want the Zhang family to collapse in their generation."
Zhang Ruofeng stood up and bowed, "Brother has taught me the right lesson, I remember it!"
He said goodbye and was about to leave, Zhang Ruohao called him again and said with a smile: "I admire the Eighteen Lang from the sixth family just now. I am going to let him be in charge of Zhang's money and material expenses. What do you think?"
Chapter completed!