"Father, where are you going now?" Zuo Jie didn't understand, because his father was injured. At this time, he should be resting, not running around like a spoiled child.
"Rest? The fire is burning our eyebrows. If we don't hurry, our Zuo family will be in big trouble! " Zuo Li panicked and ignored the pain in his body. He struggled to get up but blood flowed out of his buttocks. Zuo Li was in so much pain that he grimaced.
"Men, bring the entire bed to Father and prepare a carriage!" Zuo Li was young and had someone prepare the carriage. Since his father's buttocks were in pain, he might as well bring the bed over.
Soon, a servant came over and the carriage was ready. Zuo Li wanted to get on the carriage but shook his head. "No, no, we can't use the carriage. It's too conspicuous. Change to an ox-cart. Use a shed to cover the top." Zuo Li said and set off after a long struggle.
"Father, where are we going?" Zuo Jie still did not understand why his father looked like he was in big trouble.
"Where are we going? To Zhang Manor! "Zuo Li said to his son.
"To Ambassador Zhang's house? Father, Ambassador Zhang is about to leave. Why are you going to his place? "
"Ambassador Zhang can't leave. Just go when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Zuo Li was troubled. His son would be asking for a beating if he spoke any more.
Zhang Zhao's residence was on the other side of Jianye City. Zuo Li's buttocks were in pain. Fortunately, they made it.
Zuo Li's ox-cart did not dare to enter through the main entrance. They entered through the back door.
They did not expect the back door to be so congested. All sorts of lousy women and carriages appeared. They were all hidden as much as possible.
When Zuo Li and Zuo Li entered the Zhang family, they realized that there were already many people gathered there.
"Governor Zuo is here too! Governor Zuo, how are your injuries? "A familiar person greeted him.
"Not yet! But I had to come. "Zuo Li smiled bitterly.
'This Zhuge Jin from Jing Province is so vicious to Governor Zuo. The Lord must have been deceived by a villain. He could even lay his hands on someone like Governor Zuo. " An acquaintance on the side said to Zuo Li with a common enemy.
If it was any other day, Zuo Li would've complained. But now, it seemed like Zuo Li didn't have the mood to do so because he had a distressed expression.
"Where is Envoy Zhang? This old man has something important to discuss with Lord Zhang!" Zuo Li was very anxious. Fortunately, Zhang Zhao soon appeared when Zuo Li was anxious.
"Governor Zuo, our family head is calling for you to go to the study room!" Zhang Zhao's housekeeper ran over and said to the heads of several noble families. Naturally, he called out to the big noble families of Jiangdong. Those small noble families were not included in the list.
When they entered Zhang Zhao's study room, everyone else walked in. Only Governor Zuo Li was lying down.
After entering Zhang Zhao's room, they naturally had to ask about his well-being. Soon, they got to the main topic.
"Do you know?" Zhang Zhao said. "The messenger from Yangzhou has arrived in Jiangdong!" Zhang Zhao said to the patriarchs of Jiangdong.
Of course, they knew. If they didn't know, why would they come to Zhang Zhao's residence?
However, these people didn't say anything. In addition to waiting for Zhang Zhao to make a decision, they also wanted Zhang Zhao to be the first bird. In other words, they wanted Zhang Zhao's family to contribute more. This way, they could get more benefits. If they could bring the Zhang family to the same level as them, it would be even better.
Zhang Zhao snorted in his heart. This group of old nobles wanted to get benefits without paying a price. It was simply a dream.
Zhang Zhao's expression didn't change. "Good, good!" Zhang Zhao said to the patriarchs with a smile. "The messenger from Yangzhou has arrived. Our Jiangdong doesn't need to fight with Yangzhou anymore. Isn't it good to work under His Highness the King Of Shu? It's a pity that my Zhang family doesn't have this blessing. This Zhang will leave Jiangdong and go to Xu Du! " Zhang Zhao had an indifferent look on his face. Zhang Zhao was sent to Xu Du by Marquis Wu Sun Ce. This matter had nothing to do with the Zhang family.
"Lord Zhang, you can't. You can't leave!" When they saw that Zhang Zhao was going to leave everything to others, a group of patriarchs immediately panicked. If Zhang Zhao ran away, then they wouldn't be able to connect the dots.
Although after Zhang Zhao left, the Zhang family would be able to fill the vacancy. But if Jiangdong joined Yangzhou, then these Jiangdong nobles would panic. After all, when Sun Ce entered Jiangdong, many Jiangdong nobles were eradicated. For example, Xu Gong's Xu family, Yan Baihu's Yan family, and the He family. These two families were close to each other, but they were all eradicated by Sun Ce.
So they were more panicked. Even if Yangzhou Liu Mang didn't deal with them, the Yangzhou bureaucracy wouldn't let go of this big cake. At that time, everyone would be in a panic. So the current Jiangdong nobles were not willing to change their boss.
"Lord Zhang, the Lord has already started to lead Lu Zijing's horse. There are still a few days left in Jiangdong. You can't do this. Liu Mang, you can't give Jiangdong to him. This Liu Butcher had killed many of our nobles in Wancheng city. Brother Zhou, Brother Wang, and Brother Dai." A patriarch said. His deep hatred made people feel his hatred for Liu Mang, the King Of Shu of Yangzhou.
It was no wonder. After all, when Liu Mang entered Lujiang, he started a massacre. Other nobles might think about the consequences when they killed nobles, but Liu Mang was different. He didn't think about it. Even if he thought about it, no one would remind him. Chen Gong was not around and Liu Mang was surrounded by a group of generals. For Liu Mang, as long as someone threatened him, he would naturally eliminate them. So when Chen Gong came to Wancheng city to stop Liu Mang, it was already too late. Liu Mang had already killed all the nobles like chopping watermelons.
Liu Mang's actions completely solidified his reputation as a butcher. Lujiang and Jiangdong nobles were originally related. Now that so many of them were killed, how could these Jiangdong nobles not unite against a common enemy?
"No, His Highness the King Of Shu is our Great Han Dynasty's Sage King. He should be merciful!" Zhang Zhao said with a smile. "You have no enmity with His Highness the King Of Shu. His Highness the King Of Shu will not find trouble with you."
Zhang Zhao's words made the group of Jiangdong nobles even more terrified. These words were not comforting words, they were completely threatening. In Jiangdong, which Jiangdong nobles did not have any enmity with Liu Mang, the King Of Shu?
This was clearly telling the nobles that if the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, entered Jiangdong, then they would be the first to die.
Although Jiangdong was already in ruins, these nobles were still very rich.
"Lord Zhang, you can't leave. You can't leave. If you leave, what will happen to us?" The nobles were completely panicking.
"But Milord has already asked me, Zhang Zhao, to leave and go to Xu Du!" Zhang Zhao looked at these family heads with a helpless expression.
"Lord Zhang, you can't leave. You are our backbone. You are the hope of Jiangdong's nobles." Some nobles clenched their teeth and made up their minds. "We will ask Milord not to drive Lord Zhang away. You are the backbone of Jiangdong!"
"It's useless! Milord has already made up his mind. Zhang Zhao said with a helpless expression. Sun Ce was now leading a horse for the messenger of Yangzhou. He would not care about anything else. Would Sun Ce listen to these nobles?
"Then what should we do? Are we just going to wait for death here? "Some nobles showed a terrified expression.
"Unless!" Zhang Zhao suddenly said.
"Unless?" Hearing Zhang Zhao's words, the nobles were overjoyed. But what did he mean by 'unless'?
"Unless we change our lord!" Zuo Li, the stubborn old man, thought of the best.
Zhang Zhao couldn't help but glance at Zuo Li. Originally, Zhang Zhao didn't put Zuo Li in his eyes. After all, Zhang Zhao was Zuo Li's superior. In the past, Zhang Zhao thought that Zuo Li was a stubborn old fool. But now, it seems that this old fool was very smart. He was deliberately acting like a fool.
"Change our lord?!" As soon as Zhang Zhao said that, the nobles were stunned. This was treason. What did he mean by 'change our lord'? If Sun Ce heard this, it would not end well. It was a complete rebellion.
So they all subconsciously shrunk their necks and looked out the window.
"Don't worry. This is my Zhang mansion. The walls have ears." Zhang Zhao dispelled the nobles' worries.
Changing lords was something that shocked these landowning families. However, even though they were shocked, they also began to calculate. You can't expect these people to be good people. They are a group of people who eat people without spitting out the bones. Loyalty? Hehe, for them, loyalty was also loyalty to their own family. As for the others, hehe, if the lord could bring them benefits, then they would be loyal. But if the lord couldn't bring them enough benefits, then they would have to say goodbye to the lord.
So in history, changing dynasties was not because the enemy was too strong, but because you had a group of traitors.
"Change our lord? Who should we change to? Could it be that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, will enter Jiangdong? "Someone was puzzled. Letting Liu Mang enter Jiangdong was also a change of lord.
"Lord Zhang, what do you think of the second young master?" Zuo Li looked at Zhang Zhao and asked with a smile.
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