Only after 2 hours, Zhang Yang had received the news. Therefore, he hurriedly rushed back to his home in Jinwu City...
At this moment, Zhang family was living in the core inner city of Jinwu City. The entire inner city covered over 1,500 square meters. It was protected by high castle walls outside and supported by mountains, rivers and gardens inside. It looked like a real major clan.
There were over 20,000 Jinwu Guards in the inner city. The barracks of Jinwu Guards were close to the inner city and could be mobilized at any time. The moment the news that Zhang Ping was assassinated came, all the Jinwu Guards in the inner city had been like fierce beasts whose thorns had been set off. Even Jinwu City had been strictly enforced at once. Teams of fully-armed patrolling soldiers suddenly appeared on the streets of the inner city. As a result, the entire Jinwu City became intense abruptly.
Zhang Yang's airboat directly landed in the landing field of the inner city. The moment the airboat landed, the gate was opened, Zhang Yang had walked out with a gloomy and solemn look under the escort of a knight. Those people who had long been waiting outside the landing field hurriedly moved forward and followed Zhang Yang towards the inner mansion.
"How's my dad?" Zhang Yang hurriedly asked a steward.
"Master is fine. He's just a bit scared. He's playing with some young masters in the inner mansion..." Zhang Yang walked very fast. The steward almost trotted to catch up with him.
After hearing this reply, Zhang Yang looked a bit better.'Dad could still play with some grandsons in the inner mansion. It means that dad is really fine. '
"Has the city gate been closed?" Zhang Yang asked another person in the military uniform of Jinwu guards.
"The castellan said not to make it worse in case of affecting the commercial exchanges of Jinwu City. Therefore, he ordered us not to close the city gate..." the military officer answered.
After hearing this, Zhang Yang slightly frowned. However, he soon relaxed his frown; because he knew that it was his dad's thought. As the castellan, his dad felt like being a caretaker of his family in Blackhot City. He always considered about his family and didn't care about Zhang Yang's safety at all.
After coming to the inner courtyard, Zhang Yang passed through courtyards and halls. All the servants and maids in the inner courtyard hurriedly stood on the roadsides and bowed towards Zhang Yang.
When Zhang Yang finally returned home, the knight dispatched by Golden Roc Bank stayed outside while Zhang Yang entered his home alone.
After such a big event, almost all the family members gathered in the lobby of the main mansion, including Zhang Tie's sisters-in-law.
When Zhang Yang saw his dad, he saw Zhang Ping cradling two 2-3 year old kids and climbing on his legs happily. His mom looked worried with red eyes and was talking with Linda, Beverly and Fiona on one side.
At the sight of Zhang Yang coming back, besides his dad and mom, almost all the others in the hall stood up as they had seen Zhang Yang.
Over these years, when Zhang Tie was not at home, Zhang Yang had been carrying on the business of Zhang Clan alone. He looked more and more dignified as the head of Zhang Clan.
"Dad..." a teenager also stood up and called Zhang Yang politely. Zhang Yang nodded. This teenager was Zhang Chengan.
Born on the 890th year of Black Iron Calendar, Zhang Chengan was already a 13-14 year old robust teenager who looked more similar to Zhang Yang. As the eldest grandson of the third generation of Zhang Clan, Zhang Chengan had a lot of younger brothers and sisters. Zhang Chengan had been steady since he was young. Although he was young, he looked a bit steady.
"Dad, are you alright?" Zhang Yang came to the front of Zhang Ping and sat down. After looking at Zhang Ping from his head to his toe, Zhang Yang let out a sigh completely.
"I'm fine, of course not..." Zhang Ping said as he straightened his legs, letting the two kids climb up and down like a slide. Linda, Beverly and Fiona wanted to carry the two kids away; however, they were stopped by Zhang Ping.
"From now on, I will call myself Mr. Liu and follow you!"
"Don't. You always work outside. If you don't have a knight on your side, nobody would feel reassured. In Huaiyuan Palace, all the knights are clan elders. Heavens Fortune Sect has already arranged a knight to protect our family members. It's already very eye-catching. Many people have been talking about it. If I, the castellan of Jinwu City, have a clan elder on my side, what would the entire Huaiyuan Palace think about it?" Zhang Ping turned around and told Zhang Yang seriously.
"But..."
Zhang Yang was authoritative and dignified outside; however, at home, Zhang Ping had raised his hand to interrupt him. Therefore, he could only listen to Zhang Yang obediently.
Zhang Ping let out a deep sigh, "I've seen you two brothers make such a great undertaking in Taixia Country. The entire Zhang family is flourishing. Chengan and Chengze are so promising. I'm already very satisfied to look after your home for you two brothers. Previously, when I was in a factory in Blackhot City, I could only earn a few gold coins a month. I've not imagined that I, Zhang Ping could live such a life one day. Although something happened today, even if I couldn't come back today, I would not have any regret..."
After hearing Zhang Ping's words, Zhang Tie's mom dropped off her tears once again, "I've told your dad, if it's dangerous to be the castellan of Jinwu City, we'd better quit it..."
"You're too narrow-minded. If those people really want to kill us, unless our Zhang family members stay in the inner city for the rest of our lives, they would find a chance to do so sooner or later. It has nothing to do with whether I'm the castellan or not. Such a large Jinwu City belongs to our family. If our family members have to be timid in Jinwu City, it would be a joke!" Zhang Ping said to Zhang Tie's mom righteously. Usually, Zhang Tie's mom was more eloquent than Zhang Ping. However, facing such a major event, Zhang Tie's mom didn't argue with him because she knew that Zhang Ping was right.
After saying that, Zhang Ping turned around and watched Zhang Yang, "I have limited ability. With the help of my subordinates, I could only be the castellan of Jinwu City. This is also what I could do for you two brothers. Don't make this event too big. After a couple of days, I will continue to do what I should do. I will not neglect the official affairs in Jinwu City..."
Zhang Yang forced a smile, "I see, I will arrange the other things!"
"Let's have dinner. Coincidentally, Chengan is back. It's rare for us to have dinner together..." Zhang Ping stood up while cradling the two kids.
...
At the dinner, Zhang Yang didn't talk about this event anymore; instead, he asked Zhang Chengan about his studies in the school in Youzhou Province.
The school in Youzhou Province was the highest official school across Youzhou Province. The teachers in the school were the best in Youzhou Province. They gathered top talents in all aspects. Knight-level elders or guests from clans in Youzhou Province would give lessons there from time to time. Even though Huaiyuan Palace was a clan with a provincial governor, it could not have such a great lineup. This was also one of the national policies of Taixia Country. Taixia Country attached great importance to education. Therefore, the official schools in each province had gathered elites from all clans across the province, including major clans and commoners. Given the comprehensive teaching strength, only a few private schools of major clans could match the official schools in each province.
However, there was one more thing that the private schools of the rich and powerful could not compare to the official schools, and that was the connections that the students could make in the school. No matter what, most of the disciples in the private schools only had the same surname. Some of them were related to each other or had the bloodlines of collateral branches of clans. This was the limitation itself. However, there was no such limitation in the official schools. In the same school, there were many disciples of major clans and commoners. Some of the commoners might be prefectural heralds and provincial governors in the future, not to mention major clans. The imperial court of Taixia Country always intended to select officials from commoners in order to balance the influence of local major clans.
Almost half of those who could study in Youzhou Provincial School were disciples of major clans in Youzhou Province. It was a fixed quota. The other half were local outstanding teenagers who were admitted through open selection in Youzhou Province.
Zhang Chengan had been in the official school in Youzhou Province for 3 years.
Of course, the education of the official schools in each province was different than that of those major sects in Taixia Country.
Coincidentally, Zhang Chengan attended the practice class today. When he passed by Jinwu City, he found that his grandpa was assassinated. Therefore, he hurriedly ran back home to visit his grandpa.
"After supper, go back. Don't be special in the school in Youzhou Province!" Zhang Yang told his son.
"Dad, don't worry. I've never mentioned my identity in the academy. Apart from a few teachers, most of the students only know that I'm from Yanghe Prefecture. Besides, I've asked for six hours of leave from the teacher leading the team this time. Seeing that grandpa is fine, I'm relieved. I'm going back now …" Zhang Chengan said in a well-behaved manner.
After hearing Zhang Yang's words, Zhang Ping nodded as he felt that his son was sensible, "Are you going to Jinwu City for an internship?"
"Yes, it's a comprehensive practice course of airship and geography. It will last one and a half months in total. We will fly around Youzhou Province by airship. We will learn about the maintenance and operation of airship, the topography, natural resources, city layout and military geography of Youzhou Province..."
Listening to Zhang Ping, Zhang Ping nodded as he sighed with emotions, "Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. Your school's method is not bad. After flying around in the sky and landing on the ground, you could combine work and rest. After learning the skills on the airship, you would not forget the knowledge on the ground. Only in Taixia Country could such a condition exist. When your Uncle Tie was at your age in Blackhot City, he would rush towards the school with his schoolbag after eating a sweet potato each morning. As the school was far away from home, in order to save some copper coins for the bus fare, your Uncle Tie even didn't want to take the bus. The so-called practice classes at school were at most some simple processing tables in factories. Occasionally, he would even dig the ground! As you're in such a good condition, you should cherish it and learn skills seriously and gain knowledge... "
"I've kept your words in mind, grandpa!" Zhang Chengan nodded.
When Zhang Ping mentioned Zhang Tie, the atmosphere at the table became gloomy at once. Zhang Tie's mom's eyes turned red once again, "You said Zhang Tie was in the Earth-elements Realm?"
Zhang Yang nodded.
"I wonder whether Guoguo is fine in the Earth-elements Realm. It's said that it's dark all year round. It's full of perilous places. Magma and monsters are everywhere. It's like the hell. Like Chenglei and the other kids, these kids were born with a golden spoon in their mouths. However, they could already speak; however, they've not seen their dad yet..." Zhang Tie's mom said out of concern.
Linda, Beverly and Fiona slowed down their chopsticks as they tasted nothing of the delicacies on the table...
"Dad, mom, sisters-in-law, don't worry. As long as Jinwu Business Group is still there, Zhang Tie will definitely come back aboveboard. These days, I've already established a connection with Xuanyuan Hill. Zhang Tie's event has already taken a turn for the better..." Zhang Yang said in a muffled voice.
After hearing Zhang Yang's news, all the members of Zhang family became spirited.
Although Zhang Ping was assassinated cast a shadow over Zhang family, as long as the family members heard that Zhang Tie might come back, they all felt that as long as Zhang Tie came back, they would not be worried about what happened to this family.
In this family, if Zhang Yang was the helmsman of this family who drove the big ship of Zhang family across the ocean and avoided reefs and dangerous shoals, nobody would feel that it was an exaggeration to say that Zhang Yang was the helmsman of this family. However, even Zhang Yang himself knew that Zhang Tie was the stabilizing force of this family. As long as Zhang Tie was at home, this family would be filled with cheers and laughter. Nobody would worry about any difficulties...
...
Although Zhang Ping was assassinated this time, the third generation of Zhang family had a large population. Additionally, the stewards of Zhang family were all kids. Zhang Yang and Zhang Tie were still in their prime years. If they wanted to, they could even have 100 sons. Therefore, nobody would pay attention to Zhang Chengan and Zhang Tie.
After supper, Zhang Yang arranged a bodyguard to escort Zhang Chengan out of the city.
The moment Zhang Chengan left, Donder, the manager of Golden Roc Bank in Jinwu City had arrived.
Donder greeted Zhang Ping first. After finding that Zhang Ping was safe, he came to the study room with Zhang Yang for a secret talk.
The moment Donder left, Elder Muen of Huaiyuan Palace had arrived here with a lot of powerhouses from the Supreme Court of Youzhou Province and Huaiyuan Palace. The moment these people arrived, they were immediately dispatched to Jinwu City to collect various clues...
After the secret talk with Elder Muen, Zhang Ping arranged for Elder Muen to live in the inner city for the time being. Closely after that, a trusted subordinate of Zhang Ping found a chance to come to Zhang Ping's side and whisper to him...
After hearing that, Zhang Ping's eyes gleamed as he asked, "Where's that person?"
"I've already arranged him in Starlight Castle..."
"I will take a look over there..."
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