Although the Banshan Hall test was a trivial matter for the capital city, which had been in turmoil recently, the news of cheating spread like wildfire. Zhang Wuji, the son of Zhang Qiong, the Earl of Xiangyang, who was accused of cheating, was not immediately expelled from the examination room, but was angrily scolded by his father when he returned home.
"Your uncle has been fighting with Zhu Jing all his life, and this time he was even surpassed by Zhu Jing in terms of merit. Our Zhang family has already been laughed at, and you, a useless man, have even embarrassed the Zhang family in front of Zhu Jing's son-in-law!"
After scolding him, Zhang Qiong felt more and more disgusted with this tall but useless son. He was so angry that he kicked him to the ground and shouted, "Come here, tie this evil creature up for me, and bring the family law. Beat him to death today and stop him from embarrassing himself in public!"
The Zhang family has three nobles, unique in the court, but they have different personalities. The eldest, Duke of Chu, Zhang Rui, is steady and generous. His fighting style focuses more on defense, strict military law, and is as immovable as a mountain. The second, Earl of Xiangyang, Zhang Qiong, has a hot temper. When he is mad, he can defeat five thousand with only eight hundred men, but he can also capsize in a battle of equal strength, so he has the lowest title. As for the third, Marquis of Wuling, Zhang Mao...
He was a famous cunning man in the army, who could often use tricks that would make people gasp.
However, Zhang Dakuo only hoped that the person in front of him was his great uncle, or his third uncle, instead of his furious father. Zhang Rui and Zhang Mao were both reasonable, unlike his father, who would not listen to your explanation when he got angry! Even so, he still tried to open his mouth to argue a few words, but Zhang Qiong did not listen to him at all, but suddenly roared.
"What are you still standing there for? I told you to tie him up! And block his mouth! I don't want to hear him howling!"
There was no room for resistance at all. Zhang was tied up tightly on both sides, and a handkerchief was stuffed into his mouth. Seeing the servants looking at him with sympathy, but not slowing down at all, he immediately fell into despair.
My father has always ruled the family with military law. He can only call his friends and act tyrannically outside. At home, he has always been as honest as a quail. Even his two brothers who have established their own families are like this. Who can save him at this moment? Who dares to save him
In his heart, he silently prayed to the gods and Buddhas, saying that he would be willing to work like a slave in the future and repay his father's kindness as long as he could escape this disaster. However, when he was dragged to the spring stool, he saw that the big stick of the family law had been brought out, and he saw that the servant who was executing the execution was his father's confidant who was always merciless, and he felt that he was doomed before he was beaten.
But just as Zhang Qiong gave the order, after he was hit hard on the buttocks several times, he suddenly heard a voice: "Master, Master, Doctor Zhang from the Imperial College is here! He said he wants to ask the Third Young Master something in person, so that he won't be blamed for nothing."
Zhang the big guy was beaten so hard by the heavy sticks that he was like a Buddha coming out of the world and two Buddhas ascending to heaven. The one he hated the most was Wu Silang who reported him for cheating. The second one he hated was Ji Jiu who was too slippery. But the third one he hated was Zhang Shou. If Zhang Shou hadn't suddenly asked for a separate test, how could he have resorted to such a desperate measure after being forced into a corner? Therefore, when he heard that Zhang Shou had come to his house, his first reaction was that someone had come to call him to task.