AWB Chapter 333 We Are Neighbors
Chapter 333 We Are Neighbors
It's an old story, and once it's cleared up, it will only put your mind at ease.
Zhang Xueming and Gong Yuanzheng read it and let it go.
Zhang Qiu's letter was also simple. He instructed her to lead the team at the palace gate and asked her if she had any letters or items that needed to be sent back to the north along with the package of information.
Zhang Xueming took a painting of the Lantern Festival outing and wrote a letter to his family.
She knew that it would be too difficult for Gong Yuanzheng to write a letter alone to his relatives in the north, so she only asked him to add a few greetings at the end of his family letter, write both of their names, seal it together with the package of information, and have it delivered to Zhangqiu.
When Gong Shangjiao woke up, it was already the next morning and the sun had come out.
Gong Zishang and the others were tactful enough not to disturb them. Only Zhang Xueming and Gong Yuanzheng were reading in the tea room. Gong Shangjiao sat down at the table as if nothing had happened and poured himself a cup of tea: "When are you planning to leave?"
Zhang Xueming raised his eyebrows: "Brother, are you annoyed by me and Ayuan?"
Gong Shangjiao glanced at Gong Yuanzheng, who became very energetic when he asked this question, and sneered: "I'm afraid someone can't wait any longer."
Gong Yuanzheng didn't feel guilty at all: "Back home, you can get married when you turn 18, brother."
Gong Shangjiao almost choked on his tea: "Yuanzheng, where is your reserve?"
Gong Yuanzheng said confidently: "It ran away from home. I don't plan to look for it for the time being."
Gong Shangjiao squinted at Zhang Xueming who was laughing silently and said, "A man who keeps company with bad people becomes bad."
Gong Yuanzheng smiled so much that his cheeks puffed up slightly: "Brother, have you forgotten? The palace gates value black."
The two brothers performed like a crosstalk, and Zhang Xueming couldn't help laughing out loud.
Gong Shangjiao glared at her angrily and said, "I'm asking you, Zheng Zhaozhao, when do you plan to take Yuanzheng back?"
Zhang Xueming asked curiously, "Isn't there something unfinished at the palace? We'll leave when it's done. What happened to brother today? You asked this as soon as you woke up. How can brother spare some time to go back with us?"
Gong Shangjiao smoothed the wrinkles on his wide sleeves leisurely, "A marriage doesn't require the parents of both sides to show up, and doesn't require dowry or betrothal gifts? Yuanzheng is not a man without brothers or family property. It's not right for him to go there alone with nothing in his hands."
The more Gong Yuanzheng listened, the brighter his eyes became, but Zhang Xueming was stunned.
"Pack up your 'dowry' and daily necessities in advance if you want to take them with you. I'll have people take the rest to your new place when the palace moves." Gong Shangjiao said lightly.
Zhang Xueming had an incredible idea: "Brother, where is the new location of the palace gate?"
Gong Shangjiao raised his eyebrows proudly: "Outside Hualing City, in the Songjing Mountains, between Longxi Mountain and Mingchan Mountain, there is a valley that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
Hualing City was originally located at the intersection of the north and the south. Due to the Zhang family's secret expansion to the south, it had long since become the territory of the north. The city defenders, generals, and many of the officials under them were replaced by people from the north.
Zhang Xueming was delighted at first, then shocked. He put down the teacup in his hand and said seriously, "Since my brother wants to locate the new site in the northern border, I have to say something."
Gong Shangjiao was mentally prepared and held out his hand to signal her to speak frankly.
Zhang Xueming pointed out the violations of the rules and etiquette of the palace gate one by one, and clearly told him: "Brother, any of these will bring disaster to the palace gate. Even the name of the palace gate cannot be used anymore. Can you accept this?"
Gong Shangjiao has traveled all over the country over the years. Could it be that he doesn't know about the problems in the palace?
However, relying on the fact that the Jiuchen Valley was closed and the palace gate was even more closed, Gong Shangjiao believed that other people would never be able to leave the valley in their lifetime and would not have the conditions to leak the secret. There was no need for them to follow secular rules, so he let it go.
But, things are different now.
The stranger is gone, Wufeng is gone, and the meteorite is gone too. As the ancestral land, Gongmen doesn't matter. If the new side is consistent with the old one, and the tribe members are no longer prohibited from going out...
Not to mention the royal court, even the Zhang family would not allow such hidden dangers to exist within the northern border.
Gong Shangjiao's hesitation was not about these: "Our surname cannot be changed."
Zhang Xueming was puzzled: "I didn't ask you to change your surname. The surname Gong has existed since ancient times. Part of it originated from the surname Ji, and part of it was derived from Gong Zhiqi in the Spring and Autumn Period. There is nothing wrong with this. The problem is the name 'Gongmen'."
Gong Shangjiao clenched his fist and tapped his forehead lightly, then heaved a sigh of relief: "I was confused and didn't remember it for a moment."
As for the rest, he thought they were not a big deal: "You make a list for me and leave the rest to me. I will convince the elders. When you are born, you must follow the secular rules. This is what should be done."
Zhang Xueming had no doubts about his credibility, and he breathed a sigh of relief, smiling and praising, "Brother, you are very courageous. Such a good neighbor is what our Northern Zhang family wishes for."
It can be regarded as a formal recognition of his identity.
Gong Shangjiao deliberately frowned: "Oh? You are from the Zhang family in the Northern Territory? Aren't you Zheng Nanxian from the Zheng family?"
Zhang Xueming smiled and said, "I am Zhang Xueming from the Zhang family, and also Zheng Nanxian from the Zheng family."
Gong Shangjiao glanced at Gong Yuanzheng: "Yuanzheng, look how dishonest Zhao Zhao is..."
But he found that Gong Yuanzheng was not surprised at all. He looked at Zhang Xueming with a loving smile, his face full of joy that his wish was about to come true.
Gong Shangjiao's eyes widened in disbelief: "Yuan Zheng, you knew this a long time ago?!"
Gong Yuanzheng chuckled: "Brother, I've told you so many times that Zhao Zhao never intended to hide it from us. Is it you who didn't ask?"
Oh no! Can I still wear this tattered fur coat?
Gong Shangjiao was furious: "I didn't ask, and you didn't remind me even though you knew? Are you still my brother?"
Gong Yuanzheng looked innocent: "Don't you like guessing riddles the most? I was afraid that telling you would disturb your interest... Now that you have guessed it, and Zhao Zhao has admitted it, isn't you happy about it?"
Gong Shangjiao was so angry that he didn't care whether Zhang Xueming would get back at him later. He stood up and said, "Come on, Yuanzheng, take your sword. Let's go to the martial arts arena to spar."
Gong Yuanzheng was no longer a fool, and he bargained, "Brother, I am good at poison and hidden weapons. Even if I don't use poison when we spar, I can't give up my strengths and show off my weaknesses."
Gong Shangjiao was used to the daily routine of them being chased and beaten by Zhang Xueming together, and he didn't think Gong Yuanzheng had made much progress at all, so he agreed immediately: "Okay, then you can use hidden weapons."
When the two brothers met in the martial arts arena, no matter how strong Gong Shangjiao's internal strength was or how superb his swordsmanship was, it would be useless if he couldn't defeat his stinky younger brother who was very good at light work and used very insidious hidden weapons.
Zhang Xueming watched Gong Yuanzheng evolve from a little butterfly into a falcon, and occasionally he would suddenly throw a hidden weapon at Gong Shangjiao, and he couldn't suppress his smile.
Gong Shangjiao didn't teach his brother a lesson, but was taught a lesson by his brother instead. He sheathed his sword and laughed instead of getting angry: "Yuanzheng, I feel much more relieved when you do this."
Gong Yuanzheng was slightly stunned, his eyes slightly red with emotion. He walked over and called out softly, "Brother".
Gong Shangjiao patted his shoulder, then suddenly hooked his neck and pulled him to bend over, then clamped his neck with his armpits and punched him hard on the top of the head: "You little bastard! I told you to run! I told you to hide! Humph, you still fell into my hands, didn't you?"