"I do know that you found your lost brother in your early years. I remember that he is now supervising the Northern Army's cavalry."

In the warm garden, as Zhang Rang cried, Liu Hong looked strange and communicated with Zhang Rang.

"Brother, I am ashamed of my trust in Your Majesty." Zhang Rang replied with tears in his eyes.

"It doesn't matter, Yueqi is related to the defense of the capital, and I can rest assured if I leave it to you. You said that your brother can no longer have children?" Liu Hong waved his hand and seemed to be more interested in Zhang Feng's question.

"Yes, it has been more than a year, and I have been working hard every night, but there is no movement." Zhang Rang looked miserable, and the corners of Liu Hong's mouth twitched.

"He has a daughter, but he is also infertile?" Liu Hong looked strange.

"..." Zhang Rang was silent, his face full of sadness.

Well, Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang with sympathy in his eyes. This was really unlucky. It seemed that he finally met his relatives, but in the end, there was still no one to continue the relationship.

"And your niece has found a husband, and that husband is the locust controller you held down?" The corners of Liu Hong's mouth twitched, and he wanted to laugh, but he suppressed his dignity.

"Woo~~~" Zhang Rang started crying again.

It is said that it is possible to adopt a child without heirs. It is quite common these days. Although I am missing some blood relatives, I still have a nephew-in-law. It can be considered a multi-layered relationship. I will give the nephew-in-law a house and adopt one from the nephew-in-law's children in the future.

Children are.

Now it's better. The relationship hasn't been cultivated yet. You stabbed your nephew-in-law in the waist just after he came into the world. Liu Hong felt that everything was quite dramatic. Looking at Zhang Rang's face with tears, he wanted to laugh out loud. It was really too much.

Appease Zhang Rang.

"Haha, father, don't be sad anymore, it's not a big deal. Although he is a heretic, he can be considered a meritorious person after all. Father just asks him to take care of him. Since he has this ability, if he stays with you, he may be of use in the future.

." Liu Hong suppressed his laughter.

There was no intention to reward Liu Cang for his control of the locust plague, and Liu Hong's hint was quite clear. He would recruit him, feed him well, feed him well, and train him, so that he could be considered a member of the Zhang family from now on.

"Wow~~wuwuwu, sir, my life is so painful~~!" Liu Hong tried to help Zhang Rang, but Zhang Rang hugged his head and cried again. Liu Hong was confused by his crying, and he started to feel irritable.

.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your concern, but Liu Cang has a special status." Before Liu Hong's cold expression, Zhang Rang moderately stopped crying and bowed to Liu Hong, feeling choked and aggrieved.

"Huh?" Liu Hong was confused, what other special identity did he have? What made Zhang Rang so embarrassed? Liu Hong's interest was aroused again.

By the way, Zhang Rang is actually quite depressed about what happened today. He finally learned from Zhang Feng earlier that there are still descendants of the Zhang family. Although she is a girl, it is better, isn't it?

As a result, the result was that his niece could not have children. Zhang Rang felt a little bit crazy on the spot. We are all eunuchs. Why should I, Zhang Rang, kill the next generation?

The more he didn't have it, the more he wanted it. Once upon a time, Zhang Rang really had the thought of dying to thank the world. Although it was only for a moment, Zhang Rang really wanted to die.

"Wait, wait, who are you talking about? Cai Yong? Cai Bojie?" Liu Hong asked in surprise as Zhang Rang cried.

Liu Hong's interest was completely aroused, and Zhang Rang slowly revealed the relationship between Liu Cang and the Zhang family.

Originally, out of desperation, Zhang Rang also thought about bringing Liu Cang into the Zhang family. But as Zhang Feng told Liu Cang's story one by one, Zhang Rang's mood changed so much that he even had the idea of ​​killing Liu Cang.

thought.

The son-in-law of the great scholar Cai Yong? With Cai Yong here, it is obviously impossible to bring Liu Cang into the Zhang family. In this case, it is better to kill Liu Cang and replace him with a talented person to marry into the Zhang family.

Zhang Rang was tempted to kill, but Zhang Feng became red-faced with him for the first time, and even threatened him with death. Zhang Rang sent people to investigate immediately, and received news that Liu Cang had accepted Zhang Xiu Niang, and that the family of four complemented each other well.

Zhang Rang, who was vicious towards people and things, now felt complicated.

His descendants live a happy life. Although they are concubines, the great scholar Cai Yong treats them as if they are his own daughters. If he is cruel and cruel, how will he behave in front of his juniors in the future?

With complex emotions and worries about gains and losses, Zhang Rang suddenly had a whim. Cai Yong was one of the few smart people in the world. He heard that his daughter was precociously intelligent since she was a child. If the Cai family's heirs were adopted into the Zhang family...

Hmm? It seems feasible. If you have such a relationship with Cai Yong, do you still care about the Yingchuan Xun family?

With the help of Cai Yong, I can also promote the name of my Zhang family. It seems that Cao Teng did well in his early years. It seems that he no longer has to cling to his hometown of Yingchuan.

This matter can indeed be planned. We need to get our niece and Liu Cang to Luoyang first. After entering Luoyang, we can control everything. We can keep them by our side for training, and we can also mediate and discuss with Cai Yongjiu.

No, that's what Zhang Rang did today. Seeing Liu Hong's interest fully aroused, Zhang Rang was satisfied with the progress of the situation, and felt a little sad in his heart, but it was not fake.

Damn it, why are you embarrassing my Zhang family like this~!

"Your Majesty, I have lost my composure. Your Majesty understands my sorrow. However, I dare not abandon the official position for personal reasons and mention Liu Cang. However, this son himself has some background." He wiped away his tears, relaxed, tried to figure out Liu Hong's character, and Zhang Rang

Turn to positive color.

"Oh? Not just Cai Yong's son-in-law?" Liu Hong asked.

Zhang Rang's family affairs are indeed interesting, so Liu Cang's position in Zhang Rang's heart should also be quite strange. Zhang Xiu Niang was unable to have children, so Liu Hong, from Zhang Rang's point of view, had previously thought about adopting one of Liu Cang's children.

If this is the case, it would be okay to select eight out of ten good maids from the palace as gifts to Liu Cang. But Liu Cang has become Cai Yong's son-in-law, and Cai Yong seems to value him very much, so many things cannot be messed up.

When Cai Yong was mentioned and Liu Hong was also troubled, Zhang Rang said that Liu Cang still had an origin. It was only then that Liu Hong became interested in Liu Cang himself for the first time.

"Your Majesty, Liu Cang was born in Lousang Village, Zhuo County, Zhuo County. His ancestor was the son of Emperor Jing and Prince Jing of Zhongshan." Zhang Rang said, secretly observing Liu Hong's expression.

Liu Hong raised his eyebrows, hehe, he is really a descendant of the Liu family?

Liu Hong may not know much about other things, but due to his own background, he is very familiar with the royal family genealogy. There is only one branch of this line that has been cut off. Zhongshan Kingdom has been eliminated, and the genealogy has been stopped long ago.

Liu Hong was slightly surprised, but didn't react much.

"This boy has been very brave and powerful since he was a child. His parents died when he was young. He started raising livestock at the age of six and established a family. At the age of ten, he was able to compete with the young and strong. However, it is said in the countryside that he was able to work hard."

"Oh? It's interesting." Liu Hong nodded slightly but was noncommittal.

"His early life was unremarkable, until the locust plague occurred in Jizhou, and his name was widely praised in Jizhou."

If Liu Cang was just an ordinary rural farmer, or a student hanging on his books, Zhang Rang would be more inclined to kill him directly.

But Zhang Rang's investigation of Liu Cang was much more detailed than what he told Liu Hong. Various aspects of Liu Cang's life made him feel that this boy was also a flexible person who was good at managing his wealth and reputation, which would be beneficial to the continuation of the Zhang family.

"Yeah." Liu Hong agreed. He had heard these things before, and Liu Hong seemed to be less interested.

"Now there is a rumor in Jizhou that he has inherited the skill of raising dragons from the ancestors of the Liu family and is good at raising animals and raising livestock, so he has the ability to drive animals and destroy locusts." Zhang Rang said carefully, and Liu Hong narrowed his eyes.

Eyes opened instantly.

"Huh? But he deliberately promoted deception? Cai Yong paid great attention to history, but he didn't say anything?" Liu Hong asked seriously.

"Your Majesty, there is no comment from the outside world about this from Cai Yong." Zhang Rang confirmed, while Liu Hong frowned and looked unhappy.

"Your Majesty, as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't matter whether you are deliberately promoting it or not. Nowadays, which aristocratic family is not working hard to advocate for their descendants." Faced with Liu Hong's increasingly cold expression, Zhang Rang remained unmoved and continued.

"The talents from the aristocratic family have emerged in large numbers, and they have shown the trend of succession. Alas~, now that the prince is young, there are many members of the clan who are busy, but they are one step behind compared to the aristocratic family." Zhang Rang sighed, and Liu Hong's expression changed again.

"Your Majesty, I don't have any selfish intentions towards Liu Cang. I risked my life to say that this man took my daughter from the Zhang family as my concubine, but I have hatred in my heart." Zhang Rang's face turned cold, and Liu Hong couldn't help but look at Zhang Rang.

Indeed, Liu Hong is not stupid. He is unconventional as emperor, but it does not mean that he does not understand Zhang Rang, and it does not mean that he will doubt Zhang Rang's methods of deceiving people and killing people.

To briefly summarize, Zhang Rang said that I don’t like Liu Cang very much, and if it weren’t for His Majesty, I would have killed him long ago. Liu Hong, on the other hand, seemed to like Zhang Rang’s tactics and felt that Zhang Rang was sincere.

"But I think that Liu Cang may be of some use to Your Majesty. Your Majesty needs to weigh it before mentioning it today."

"If your majesty feels that this son is useless, I would like to punish this son for his evil words and deceiving the public, and please hand him over to your disposal!" Zhang Rang said with a dark face and grinded his teeth.

"Well..." Liu Hong murmured, but fell into deep thought.
Chapter completed!