Chapter 90 Section 21

The soldiers put him down, and he sat on the ground, sweating profusely, stroking his ankles with his hands, probably because his ankles were bound and numb.His whole body is naked, except for the black crotch, there is not much hair in other places.Although he is in his thirties, his muscles are still quite developed, and he looks powerful.But this won't do me any harm. My guards are all holding weapons and staring at him. His small ditch can't make any waves now. I smiled: "Tell me, tell me the story of your family, why you came to the Western Regions. Also, I heard that the Marquis Fuping who succeeded Zhang Pengzu was named Zhang Bo. Is he your eldest brother?" Han Dynasty We Huns generally still have to master the lineage of the four major families, because these prominent families often have a great influence on the foreign strategy of the Han Dynasty.A long time ago, I discovered that the lineage of the Zhang family was a bit confusing, and I couldn't figure out why. Maybe this time I can figure it out.

He nodded: "Shan Yu is really extraordinary, he knows the Han Dynasty like the back of his hand. My father's name is Zhang Pengzu, and I am his youngest son, and I am also a concubine. On a spring night in April of the third year of Emperor Xiaoxuan, my mother In a fit of rage, he killed my father." "Oh, what exactly is going on? By the way, what should I call you?" I was taken aback. I didn't know about this matter, and it was natural. My husband was killed by his concubine. Anyway It's not a glorious thing, and Marquis Fuping played a very important role in the Han Dynasty, so it's understandable that the Han Dynasty didn't want to spread this matter to the outside world.

"My name is Zhang Chun. My mother is my late father's concubine. My late father was very infatuated with my mother. He once promised her that if he died, he would make me the crown prince and inherit his title." I nodded, it seemed true.The Han Dynasty paid great attention to concubines, but they often wanted to bypass the system of concubines because of their personal preferences in order to establish their beloved sons. "I heard that the people of the Han Dynasty, whether they were emperors, princes or ordinary people, often had internal strife over the issue of concubines, right?" I asked.

He said: "That's true. My father fell into the same situation because he loved my mother. Shan Yu must know that the princes of the Han Dynasty princes are all registered in the emperor's order. Which son he wants to be the prince It's not up to Liehou himself to decide. My elder brother Zhang Bo has a pale face and a high-pitched voice, like an eunuch. I'm afraid he won't be able to have children in the future. My father once wanted to use this reason to abolish my elder brother and make me the crown prince. However, I was rejected by Jiacheng. Based on the law of the Han Dynasty, Jiacheng refused to write a memorandum to the emperor for my father. My father had no choice but to apologize to my mother. My father’s first wife is more fierce, and he usually regards my mother as my mother. A thorn in the side, the mother was very worried because of this, fearing that if the father died, she and her son would lose their lives, so she repeatedly begged the father to find a way. The father was able to comfort the mother at first, but when he saw the mother, he chattered endlessly. My father finally became impatient, and the two often quarreled because of this, which eventually made my father gradually neglect my mother. One day my father even asked my mother to pass on Shi Yupei, which was a testimony of the close relationship between my father and my mother. What Emperor Zhao gave to the Zhang family can only be passed on to his heirs. Of course, the mother is very happy. Now that the father wants to return, he is naturally determined to break the promise. In desperation, the mother killed the father with a knife while the father was drunk and asleep. After that, my mother called me and two loyal servants, gave me the jade pei, and let the servants take me to flee. Then wept loudly, slashed my neck with a dagger, and died beside my father. I was only fourteen years old that year, and I fled to Hexi under the care of my servants."

I couldn't help but feel a little moved. Although this mother was a little too much, the heart of Aizi can be regarded as earth-shattering.I had another question: "In this case, you have already lost your title, what else can you do for me?" He shook his head: "No. My two servants were originally good friends with Dunhuang prefect Xin Wuxian. Xin Wuxian was in poverty in Chang'an. He often visited our Zhang family and got help from the two servants. My father requested that Xin Wuxian may not be able to make a fortune. When Xin Wuxian saw them come to join him, he immediately took them under his command as the governor, and took good care of me. Later, the two servants beheaded one after another and made meritorious service. Captain Zhangye Juyan. I also learned a little bow and horse archery in the army."

I thought to myself, what a little bow and horse archery, almost shot me to death at Yibo Beach last year.I shook my head, feeling that this small grievance can't be ignored now: "So what, you still lost your title. By the way, why did you come to the Western Regions again?" He said: "I have been staying in the Dunhuang prefect's mansion. Although I have no worries about food and clothing, I am bored after all. Once I was in Yangguan, and I ran into an acquaintance from Chang'an who was selling fish between Dunhuang and the Western Regions. I thought it was very interesting." At the same time, I also wanted to go sightseeing in the Western Regions, so I left without saying goodbye, and followed this acquaintance all the way. Unexpectedly, I met Yisu at the Kangju Market, and I was fascinated by her beauty at a glance, so I never went back. As for the title, Shan Yu, I don’t know if you have heard that after his late father was assassinated and died, the emperor was furious. He felt that his late father was not strict in running the family and he was not qualified to be a successor, so he forbade his heirs to inherit the title. In the third year of Ganlu, the emperor saw the portrait of the ancestor General Cheqi in the Ganquan Palace, and remembered the merits of the ancestors, so he gave his elder brother the title of title. Later, the elder brother was barren and had no heirs, so the emperor knew the whole story , resented that the Cheng Cheng didn’t play my father’s memorabilia back then. So he issued an edict, saying that if I can return to Chang’an, I can immediately become the Marquis of Fuping, after all, I have the jade pei handed down from Marquis Fuping hidden in me.”

He spoke very fluently, not only did he not falter, nor did he show any trace of thinking while talking, the whole story was also well-founded, if it was hasty nonsense, it would not be difficult to see the flaws.I basically took his word for it. "Then why don't you go back?" I asked in surprise. "When I was in the Western Regions, I only learned about this edict through the Imperial Guard of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty. I wanted to return to Chang'an immediately to inherit the title, but Yisu refused to go with me, and I was really reluctant to part with her. So I’ve been playing tricks on this. If Shanyu can help me, I’ll go back to the Han Dynasty and try to convince the emperor. Although I dare not say that the emperor will abandon Jihouxuan, let the emperor treat Shanyu as generously as he treated Jihouxuan. I don't think it's impossible."

"Even if you return to Chang'an and become the Marquis of Fuping immediately, after all you have lived in the Western Regions for many years, how can you influence the opinions of the emperor and courtiers?" I was a little hesitant. He smiled: "Chan Yu probably doesn't know the status of Marquis Fuping in the Han Dynasty. It can be said that our Fuping Zhang family has a family history all over the world. The current Dunhuang prefect Xin Wuxian, Anding prefect Gong Shang Wuji, and Liling Marquis Chen Sui in the court Xu Jia, the chariot and cavalry general, has all been favored by our Zhang family in Fuping. I was a servant of Weiyang Palace when I was thirteen years old. Today's emperor was still the prince at that time. He was about the same age as me and didn't put on airs. We used to sneak away Going to the Weishui River to play in the mud, it can be said that the friendship is deep, otherwise he will specially issue an edict to ask me to go back to heir?"

Seeing what he said with certainty, my heart became more and more eager to move, and I pondered: "Your statement has some truth, but how can I believe that you will definitely do things for me?" He hurriedly said: "If Shanyu can let Yisu accompany me back to the Han Dynasty, I will definitely try my best to help Shanyu. I am also willing to make an oath. If I break my oath in the future, I will kill him." "Hmm." I murmured, "I'll think about it." As I spoke, my mind was spinning, wondering whether I should listen to him or not.Judging from his words, everything is seamless, and it seems that he is not lying.But in case he is lying, don't I steal the chicken and lose the rice?I hesitated for a moment and couldn't make a decision.

The torches were brightly lit in the courtyard, and I bowed my head and pondered. When I was in distress, I suddenly heard a "hum" in my ears. I felt something was wrong. Before I could react, I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder.I immediately realized that I had been shot by an arrow, and sure enough, a feathered arrow was trembling at my shoulder.Without waiting for me to take action, my guard rushed forward and pinned me to the ground. I lay on the ground in a daze, but strangely, there was no sound of feathered arrows flying around my ears. It seemed that it was a sneak attack, not an attack.

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