Dedicate One’s Mind

Chapter 1041 Entering Zhang Mansion for the First Time

The contradiction between the central government and the local governments will appear no matter which dynasty it is, as long as the territory expands to a certain extent. If the territory is small, the contradiction between the central government and the local governments will be much lessened.

Zhang Tianwen revealed the secret in a few words, but this matter has nothing to do with Wu Yi. It is natural to ask out of curiosity. If you participate in this contradiction, you will die.

As a commander of one side, Zhang Tianwen, the highest-ranking person in the Daji Dynasty, naturally has a courtyard in Zhongdu, where his main relatives live. In a sense, they are also hostages!

Zhang Tianwen holds great power, and he must be on guard.

Zhang Tianwen invited Wu Yi to the mansion for a night banquet. Wu Yi had no reason to refuse, and he couldn't refuse. But on the way, he saw Gu Qingyue's figure. When he asked, it turned out that Zhang Tianwen had sent someone to invite her.

Wu Yi thus remembered an embarrassing thing.

Gu Qingyue seemed to have refused the marriage with the Zhang family before! It seems to be Zhang Tianwen's second son.

There are many rumors, one of which is that Gu Qingyue and Wu Yi secretly decided to spend their lives together. After all, the two of them stayed in Tianlang City for several months, so it is possible.

However, this is just a possibility after all. Wu Yi denied it in all public occasions. However, the more he described these things, the more outsiders believed them. Wu Yi was speechless about this and was too lazy to explain.

In front of irrelevant people, it was natural to do so, but it was hard to hide the embarrassment when he came to Zhang's house.

Looking at Gu Qingyue with his peripheral vision, she was calm and not timid at all. Wu Yi smiled in his heart, scaring himself, really belittling himself.

There is a street in the inner city with two big stone lions squatting on the north side, three animal-headed gates, and a dozen people in gorgeous crowns and beautiful clothes sitting in front of the gate. This is Zhang's house.

The main gate is usually closed, and only the east and west corner gates have people going in and out. However, when those people in gorgeous crowns and beautiful clothes saw Zhang Tianwen's carriage, they hurriedly opened the main gate and said words of welcome.

Wu Yi stood in front of the main gate for a while, looking up, and saw a plaque on the main gate, with five large characters "Imperially Built the Northern Army Marshal's Mansion" written on it, with iron painting and silver hooks, which contained a bit of spirit and sharpness.

After entering the gate, he went west again, not far away, there were three gates again, and then it was the courtyard where Zhang Tianwen lived. Zhang Tianwen naturally went through the main gate, while Wu Yi entered from the western corner gate.

The Northern Army Marshal's Mansion covers an area of ​​dozens of acres and is divided into several courtyards. Zhang Tianwen's courtyard is in the middle, and the rest of the land is inhabited by Zhang Tianwen's sons, which can be regarded as a separate family.

However, most of Zhang Tianwen's descendants have made achievements outside, and most of the courtyards are vacant. Zhang Tianwen has also been in the north for a long time and rarely returns to Zhongdu. Only some old servants are sweeping this huge courtyard.

After Wu Yi entered the hall, Zhang Tianwen said that he wanted to change clothes and asked the servants to entertain Wu Yi and Gu Qingyue. What Wu Yi did not expect was that the person who appeared later was Zhang Tianwen's original wife, who was now the mistress of Zhang Mansion.

This Madam Zhang wore a golden silk eight-treasure pearl bun on her head, and a Chaoyang five-phoenix pearl hairpin. She had plump skin, a medium-sized figure, cheeks like new litchi, and a nose like goose fat. She looked friendly and had the appearance of a mistress.

"Is it General Chen in front of you?" Madam Zhang asked with a smile.

"I am the lower level, thank you Madam!" Wu Yi and Gu Qingyue stood up and saluted together.

After Madam Zhang sat in the main seat, she told the servant behind her: "Come on, serve tea!"

After some politeness, Madam Zhang talked about Wu Yi's defense of Tianlang City, praised Wu Yi, and then lamented that her sons were not as brave as Wu Yi, and could only rely on the protection of their father and grandfather in the future.

Wu Yi didn't dare to take it seriously, and said: "Madam, you worry too much. The young masters are all outstanding people. It's nothing special for them to be promoted to the highest position in the future!" "If it's really that simple, then I can die with my eyes closed!" Madam Zhang was quite dissatisfied. This is natural. Compared with other children of big families, her son is not bad, but compared with Wu Yi, he is much worse. Apart from anything else, Wu Yi can get the emperor to ask for advice, which is the supreme honor. It is said that people will get angry to death. Wu Yi didn't take up this topic, and Gu Qingyue came to comfort him. Then, Madam Zhang changed the topic and asked: "May I ask how old General Chen is?" Could it be that he wants to choose a wife for himself? But then again, middle-aged women are equally enthusiastic about this topic, regardless of whether it is related to them or not, they like to intervene. "In terms of age, I'm already eighteen this year!"

"Are you getting married?"

Wu Yi suddenly felt disgusted with his intuition and politely declined: "My parents just died, and the mourning period is not over yet, so I don't have this idea yet!" Wu Yi occupied Chen Yan's body for only a year, and his father had just died at that time, so he moved to Qingfeng Temple. According to the years and months, he was still in the mourning period.

"What a filial son, I don't know if those sons will remember me after I die!" After sighing, Mrs. Zhang continued to lead the topic to the level that Wu Yi was not easy to answer.

Wu Yi's conservative style made Mrs. Zhang speechless, so she had to turn around and ask Gu Qingyue, but the answer she got was the same as Wu Yi's, so she had to smile awkwardly. She couldn't let Wu Yi and Gu Qingyue violate human ethics.

Then Wu Yi began to take the initiative to ask, such as Zhang Tianwen's great achievements. Speaking of these, Mrs. Zhang knew them all, and immediately forgot the previous topic and talked endlessly. These were naturally very useful to Wu Yi.

About a quarter of an hour later, Zhang Tianwen changed into his regular clothes and came outside. Seeing that Wu Yi and his wife were chatting happily, he also joined in.

However, as Zhang Tianwen participated in the exchange, the content gradually changed to a discussion of the general situation in the North. Wu Yi and Zhang Tianwen were basically talking, while Mrs. Zhang and Gu Qingyue listened.

To be honest, Wu Yi's understanding of Beidi is very lacking, especially with big shots like Zhang Tianwen. The information channels both parties have are not at the same level. It is difficult for Wu Yi to express novel opinions. As time passed, Wu Yi gradually became silent, and Zhang Tianwen was the only one who kept talking.

At present, the relationship between the two parties is one of dependence and subservience, and there is no telling how it will change in the future, so the current exchange is extremely important. Wu Yi is like a sponge, absorbing Zhang Tianwen's knowledge and opinions on the situation in the North.

Unlike the old man on the street, Zhang Tianwen is a big shot who can influence the situation in the North. His opinions are completely likely to become reality within a certain period of time, so Wu Yi listened extremely seriously and did not dare to slack off at all.

As we chatted, the sky started to sink!

Do you think that Sanren will write a plot about jealousy? Well, I originally wanted to write it, but then I felt it was stupid, so I didn’t bother to write it.