The little sister is a troublemaker

Chapter 345 The wind direction reverses

"Dad, Dad, you finally came out. Your son...your son is back." Zhang Kun was lying on a thin wooden board. It was difficult for him to even raise his head, which made everyone sigh.

Zhang Zheng frowned slightly, as if he was heartbroken and had made up his mind. "Don't call me dad. My Zhang family doesn't have an unfilial descendant like you. Originally, family disgrace should not be made public. I don't want to make a big deal about this matter and want to save your face. But you forced me, your father, so I have to stand up and expose your ugly deeds to the public."

The people around were whispering, wondering if there was some secret behind this. Shangshu Zhang also seemed very distressed, wondering if this person had really done something shameful.

Zhang Zheng pretended to be sad and wiped away tears that didn't exist at all. "Back then, when your aunt died, you were so sad and angry that you rushed into the mistress's yard with a knife, intending to kill someone and escape. You were stopped in time by the servants in the house and didn't make a big mistake. I pity you for losing your mother, but you didn't repent, you even injured the guards in the house and sneaked out. You left for so many years and there has been no news since then. I, Zhang Zheng, have long regarded you as my son."

The Zhang family members beside him also shook their heads and sighed, as if Zhang Kun had really done something outrageous. But he did not say a word about why he lost control and why he entered the mistress's yard with a knife.

The common people seemed to be influenced by Zhang Zheng's words. They pointed at Zhang Kun who was lying at the gate, as if they were complaining about his unfilial behavior.

Zhang Zheng continued, "You left if you wanted to. After all these years, if you repented, I, Zhang Zheng, would not mind what happened back then. But now it seems that you are still so arrogant and ignorant. If you join the army, you must act like a soldier and defend your country. This is what a good son of my Zhang family should be. What about you? What did you do?"

Zhang Zheng spoke so passionately that people who didn't know the inside story actually believed he was so patriotic and upright.

"You bullied your colleagues in the army, delayed military affairs, and robbed others of their achievements. All of these things have made me, as a father, lose face. I no longer have any hope for you. Over the years, you have never realized your mistakes. Today, in front of so many people, I, Zhang Zheng, have decided to sever my father-son relationship with you, Zhang Kun, for the sake of justice."

Zhang Zheng threw a letter of severance of relationship at Zhang Kun, "From now on, I, Zhang Zheng, have nothing to do with you. Today, the elders of my Zhang family are here. In front of so many elders and fellow villagers, I will make the decision to remove your name from my Zhang family's genealogy. From now on, you, Zhang Kun, have nothing to do with my Zhang family. But considering our relationship as father and son, I will give you fifty taels of silver and send you to the clinic, which can be regarded as completing the father-son relationship over the years."

Zhang Kun's lips trembled with anger, "Father...are you really so heartless?"

"It's not that I'm heartless, but you're just too self-indulgent, too disobedient and unfilial."

“Back then…back then, my father clearly knew the reason why…why did he cover it up…”

"Shut up!" Zhang Zheng shouted. He didn't want Zhang Kun to reveal too many secrets of his Zhang family in public, so he immediately winked at the housekeeper.

The butler was smart. He quickly put the fifty taels of silver that he had prepared in advance next to Zhang Kun. "Hey, young master, take the silver and leave quickly. What you have done outside these years..." The old butler shook his head helplessly, as if he couldn't say it. "The master knows everything. He will never continue to tolerate you. You'd better leave early."

Then the butler arranged for two strong guards to carry the stretcher and took him to the door of a clinic.

Zhang Kun stayed in the clinic for a day, and in the end, it was Zhang Ruomei, who had long severed her father-daughter relationship with Zhang Zheng, who went to pick him up. She went there openly and took him away in a grand manner.

In less than half a day, the news spread throughout Kyoto.

In a teahouse, a few soldiers who seemed to be visiting their families were drinking tea. When they heard the people discussing this matter, they immediately slammed the table and stood up. They angrily accused the Zhang family of being unkind and driving Zhang Kun out of the mansion when they saw that he was no longer useful to them. It was exactly the same as when they severed their relationship with the eldest lady of the Taifu Mansion. He was indeed an old bastard.

When the people heard this, they immediately became interested, thinking that there must be some secret. Everyone asked the soldiers to tell them what they knew.

Now, the people of Kyoto were shocked again. It turned out that Zhang Kun had made many contributions in the army, and he had made them through hard work. He did make a mistake this time, but he actually took the blame for his subordinates. His superiors were very angry and felt that he was a good talent and should not be buried like this. But Zhang Kun was a man of honor, even a little stubborn. He didn't want his subordinates to suffer, so he took all the blame alone.

His subordinates felt bad and went to their superiors to ask them to forgive Zhang Kun. These soldiers came to Beijing for this matter. It was said that even the regent knew about this matter. The regent was fair, but he also valued talent, so he decided not to pursue the matter.

But there are still questioning voices among the people.

"Even if Zhang Kun has made great contributions in the army, he rushed into the mistress's yard with a knife. This was said by Minister Zhang himself, so it can't be false."

"Yes, yes. I was there that day, and it was Shangshu Zhang who said it himself. It is said that he even rewarded the servants in the mansion to escape."

"Yes, yes. He is disrespectful to his elders and dares to hurt others. Alas, the regent is too careless in selecting soldiers and generals. Is he willing to accept such people?"

"Yes, our Great Chu governs the world with filial piety. People like him, ah..."

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Seeing that the wind direction changed again, several soldiers looked at each other.

One of the youngest soldiers looked only fourteen or fifteen years old. How could such a young child go to the battlefield?

"Don't talk nonsense, Brother Kun is not like that. Brother Kun is the illegitimate son of the Minister of Rites, and he and his aunt have been bullied by the mistress for many years. Our Brother Kun used to be a writer and was very knowledgeable. If you don't believe me, you can go to the school in the south of Kyoto to ask. The teachers there must have an impression of our Brother Kun. But the mistress didn't like him and cut off his path to study. But my Brother Zhang still endured it. He endured having no food to eat, and he endured being beaten and scolded. There was nothing he could do, because he was a illegitimate son. But what he couldn't stand the most was... was... wuwuwuwuwuwu..."

The young general actually burst into tears, which made the people around who were watching the fun very anxious.

"Hey, little brother, why don't you cry later? What can't he stand the most? Just tell me."

"Yeah, you're really frustrating."

"Okay, stop crying, little brother, and tell us all what's going on."