Chapter 16, Zhang's rescue

When the luncheon dispersed in the afternoon, all the guests of the Gongsun family were full of wine and food. Gongsun Zhi was greedy for a few more cups and staggered out of the middle hall with the help of several Gongsun servants. Although Zuju and Chunyu Pei are both elderly people, they have been in war for a long time, and it is not a matter of time to deal with a meal of alcohol. Zuju arranged for the guests of the Gongsun family to move to the west courtyard to rest. The ancestral family was well prepared, whether it was the room, the house or even the hot water to be cleaned; Chunyu Pei replaced Gongsun Zhi and invited the Gongsun family to the west courtyard.

Zu Zhao was accompanied by one side and was with several children of the Gongsun family, which naturally did not include Gongsun Lingxian. The pretentious Gongsun was indeed not good at drinking, and then after drinking a few glasses of wine alone, he stumbled and went to his residence to rest with other relatives.

Zu Ju asked Zu Zhao to treat the guests of the younger generation of the Gongsun family in the afternoon. The implication is that he hoped to take the opportunity to get closer to these people and win a good relationship for the future marriage of the two families. However, in the usual afternoon, Zu Zhao would practice martial arts and horse training. In addition, he had made an appointment with Zu Ji in the morning. After the luncheon, he had to go to Xihe Bridge to meet the Zhang brothers. He was reluctant to accompany these Gongsun's children for an afternoon.

Of course, the grandfather's order and family affairs cannot be easily violated. For Zu Zhao, he can only find another way. The worst thing is to take these children of the Gongsun family to Xihe Bridge.

Was for the guests of the Gongsun family to settle down. Zu Zhao was about to lead the sons of the Gongsun family out of the west courtyard, but at this time, Zu Ji hurried all the way to the west courtyard along the backyard corridor. He found Zu Zhao in the crowd with an anxious look, and mysteriously and seriously pulled Zu Zhao to a small court outside the corridor.

Zu Zhao looked at Zu Ji puzzledly and asked, "What's the matter in a hurry?"

Zu Ji gasped a little, which could be seen that he was coming quickly along the way. He repeatedly said, "Son, Zhang Yu is here. There was a little accident on the side of Xihe Bridge."

Zu Zhao frowned slightly and asked, "What happened?"

Zu Ji replied, "Zhang Yu said that Zhang Wenyi was injured and asked us to take someone to save him quickly."

Zu Zhao took a slow breath and his face gradually darkened. At least he was a famous figure in Anyang Pavilion. He was actually injured on his territory and even had to find someone to move rescue troops. There were too many surprises. After a brief thought, he said decisively, "Where is Zhang Yuren now?"

Zu Ji said, "It's just outside the backyard horse farm."

Zu Zhao nod slightly and then said, "Go and prepare my horse first, and then I will go to the horse farm to find you."

Zu Ji nodded quickly, turned around and ran along the corridor to the backyard.

Zuzuo adjusted his look and slowly walked to the gate of the West Courtyard to meet several children of the Gongsun family.

This time, there are only six or seven young children accompanying the Gongsun family, and four of them are common children like Zu Ji, accompanying them all the way to fight and help with chores. In addition to Gongsun Lingxian, there are also two other princes with some status. One of them is also deeply influenced by the folk customs in the north and has been practicing martial arts since childhood. , quite a little bit of Kong Wu.

Zuzu Zhao did not tell everyone directly about the matter, but repeatedly apologized and said that he had something urgent to go to the neighboring Anyang Pavilion.

How many guests the sons of the Gongsun family know are at their convenience, and everyone nodding politely inference. Only the tall man seemed to be a little serious and asked, "I just saw someone come to the eldest son in a panic. Could it be that something happened? I don't know what's going to happen when the eldest son goes to Anyang Pavilion?

Zu Zhao looked at the other party, but saw that the other party looked rigorous, which was not difficult for no reason. Since he is the eldest son of the ancestral family, he usually shows a gentle and modest attitude. At this time, of course, he can't lie, so he has to say briefly: "The Zhang brothers of Anyangting are usually friends with me. Today, they seem to be in trouble and injured, so please go down to uphold justice. It is imperative for morality, so I hope you can forgive me.

The martial arts prince lowered his head and thought for a moment, and quickly stood up and said, "The eldest son is indeed a righteous person, and my Gongsun Long is the most admired. So, can you allow me to go with you?"

Zu Zhao was not timid at all. He laughed and said, "Brother Gongsun is really cheerful. I don't have to talk nonsense, so I'll go together."

Gongsun Long also stroked his palm and laughed for a while. First, he told the other children of the same clan to go back to the west courtyard to rest, and then strode to follow Zu Zhao in the direction of the backyard horse farm.

When he came to the backyard horse farm, Zu Ji had gathered more than a dozen children of the Zu family and finished riding. In the corridor near the backyard gate outside the horse farm fence, Zhang Yuzheng sat on the corridor steps with a very chagrined look. Seeing the appearance of Zu Zhao and Gongsun Long, Zu Ji quickly greeted Zhang the doctor, and the two quickly greeted him.

When Zu Zhao saw Zhang Yu, he found that Zhang Yu was sloppy all over, his clothes were scratched a few places, and his cheeks were slightly red and swollen.

"What the hell is going on?" Before Zhang's opening his appeal, he asked first.

"Not long ago, when the eldest son competed with my eldest brother for archery, a crazy hunter stood up and gave random guidance. This morning, my eldest brother and I passed by the market in the town and bumped into this man again..." Zhang said hurriedly.

When he heard this, Zu Zhao had already guessed in his heart. He believed that the hunter would not take the initiative to find the trouble of the Zhang brothers. He must have thought that the game was disturbed by this strange man, and his heart was still angry, so he thought about "revenge" with this man. As for the result, it is self-evident. Nine out of ten, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yu bullied the widows, but were beaten by others. At the thought of this, he was more and more surprised by the strange man that day. The other party was not only proficient in archery and bold, but also obviously not a boastful person. The high level of martial arts can be seen.

"My eldest brother just wanted to scare this man, but this man was indisputable. He directly hit my eldest brother unprepared, even me..." Zhang previewed the subtle change in Zu Zhao's expression and quickly made up an excuse as an explanation.

"You don't need to say more, where is your brother now?" Zu Zhao interrupted Zhang Yu's words in a cold voice and asked directly.

"I was caught by that man and tied to the tree..." Zhang hesitated for a long time before he bowed his head and hesitated.

"Frightened!" Although Gongsun Long was confused and didn't understand what had happened, after listening to Zhang Yu's last sentence, he immediately showed a sense of urgency and righteousness, "This is too bullying!"

"No, these unruly maniacs are really abominable. I hope the eldest son will make the decision for my eldest brother. Zhang Yu said in a hurry.

"You don't have to panic. I'll do whatever you want." Zu Zhao didn't care about Zhang's statement that he added fuel and vinegar. No matter what happened, it was only enough to conclude after he came to the scene in person.

After saying that, he immediately ordered Zu Ji to prepare a horse for Gongsun Longduo, and then greeted his children to get on the horse. Zhang Yu had his own horse, and now he did not wait for instructions. He took three steps and two steps to retrieve the horse and jumped on the horse's back.

In a moment, Zu Zhao, Zu Ji and other groups rushed out of Zujiazhuang and galloped all the way west to Anyang Pavilion under the leadership of Zhang Yu. The place we went this time is not the Xihe Bridge, but the town seven or eight miles southwest of the Xihe Bridge. The town is located on the official road connecting the county seat in Anyang Pavilion. Although it is only a little larger than the West River Bridge, it is a market intersection where people come and go every day.

There are more than 30 resident families in the town, most of whom are engaged in some fixed businesses. Compared with Xiheqiao, most of the business here is contracted by large families, with a variety of categories, and no matter what season comes, it can be a decent business. Of course, the price is higher than that of Xihe Bridge.

It was afternoon when Zu Zhao and his party came to the town, and the next group in the town was idle. Zhang Yu led everyone to a small forest outside the northwest of the town. Before he approached the forest, he could see 20 or 30 people gathered around a big tree outside the forest from afar. These people are dressed as ordinary people, or get together in twos and threes to point out, or stand alone in a high position and look up, or look around to inquire, as if they were watching the bustle.

As he approached, he crossed these good people who were talking about the periphery, but saw four figures under the big tree outside Shunlin. Three of them were tied with their hands and hung on the branches, and the other sat on the ground with a tree root, holding a water bag in his hand, drinking water slowly.

"Look, someone is coming." Suddenly, an exclamation came from the onlookers.

Soon, everyone turned their heads and looked backwards. When Zu Zhao and his party slowed down their pace and the mount approached little by little with broken hooves, the crowd suddenly became frightened. People could see at a glance that they were menaceous, afraid of getting into trouble, and hurriedly retreated away. Some timid people don't even stay here anymore, carrying a pole or chattering and leaving first.

Under the tree, the person sitting on the root side of the tree was still calm and continued to drink his water as if nothing had happened, and hardly looked at these people who came on horseback.