Zhang Meng saw the contents of the note, stood up suddenly, and asked the servants.
"Where is the monk you mentioned now? Bring him in quickly."
"It's outside. I'll go get someone."
The servant didn't understand why and ran out quickly.
Zhang Meng was worried, so he went to the gate of the mansion himself. He saw people coming and going at the gate, but no monks were seen.
Zhang Weiwu and Zhang Weijiang also ran out, looking at Zhang Meng in confusion.
"Father, what's written on the note?" Zhang Weiwu asked puzzledly.
"Why did you come out in person?"
Zhang Meng now looked very unhappy. He looked at his two sons.
"Let's go back to the study and talk!"
The three of them quickly returned to the study.
The study door was closed, and Zhang Meng handed the note to Zhang Weiwu.
Zhang Weijiang also came over to watch.
The note clearly read:
"Zhang Meng, old man, I will let you know the consequences of betraying me."
Zhang Weijiang was surprised.
"Father, this opponent is..."
"It should be the Southern Prince. He already knows about the Crown Princess." Zhang Weiwu frowned. "And I remember his handwriting. It should be correct!"
Zhang Meng nodded.
"Then what should we do?" General Zhang Wei asked nervously.
Rather than being afraid of the old emperor, he was actually more afraid of the Southern King. After all, the old emperor was thousands of miles away in Bianjing City, while the Southern King was just across the Linjiang River.
If you don't do it right, thousands of troops will attack you. Either you die or I live.
"Why don't we send someone to explain to King Nan! Maybe the misunderstanding will be resolved. King Nan won't be angry with us anymore."
"Anyway, I don't believe it. The Crown Princess would betray the Southern King. There must be something wrong here."
Zhang Weiwu's eyes dimmed.
"As for the Crown Princess, it's already a fait accompli. There's no way to change it."
"People in high positions are often suspicious. The power of the Southern King in Bianjing was accumulated through years of hard work. But it collapsed because of the Crown Princess.
The Southern King will definitely not trust us easily. Now that things have turned out like this, it is a dead end."
Zhang Meng nodded with satisfaction. His eldest son really saw things clearly.
"The boss is right. Now it's a fight to the death. Unless we have a higher interest and can recover the losses of the Southern King."
"But in doing so, we also go from being proactive to being reactive."
Zhang Weiwu continued.
"That is, agree to King Nan and join his camp completely. The 200,000 men under our command will all become King Nan's men! We will also swear allegiance to him!"
"Wouldn't this be considered treason? We can only attack wherever the Southern King points to?"
Zhang Wei will grit his teeth.
"But, in this case, we are stuck between the Southern King and the old emperor!" Zhang Meng's face was terribly gloomy. He didn't want to see such a decision.
He has been guarding the riverside for many years, like a local emperor! His daughter is the crown princess, and his grandson is the future emperor!
His power is second only to one person and above everyone else.
Now he was suddenly asked to be a head shorter than the Southern King and pledge allegiance to him. This was more painful than killing him.
Therefore, he would never surrender unless it was absolutely necessary.
Zhang Weiwu saw Zhang Meng's resistance and agreed with Zhang Meng in his heart.
But General Zhang Wei didn't have much brains. He paced anxiously in the study.
"If the King of the South reveals all the evidence of our cooperation with him and makes it known to the world, what if His Majesty finds out!"
"Then wouldn't that mean we are guilty of treason? Will our entire family be executed?"
He was so frightened by his own guess that he trembled.
Zhang Weiwu's face was gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
"Don't worry, second brother! We are thinking of a solution! I don't think the old emperor would do this!"
"No matter what, we are also the maternal family of the emperor's eldest grandson. If we commit treason, the emperor's eldest grandson will be implicated no matter what."
"For the sake of his eldest grandson's reputation, the old emperor might even help cover it up for us."
Zhang Weijiang was stunned for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Then can we submit a memorial to the old emperor to admit our mistakes?"
Zhang Meng rolled his eyes at him!
He was so scared that he stopped talking.
General Zhang Wei looked at Zhang Meng.
"Father, what do you think we should do now?"
Zhang Meng narrowed his eyes, held his chin with one hand, and thought about what to do next.
Suddenly he frowned.
"Don't worry about the old emperor for now! The most important thing is how the Southern King is going to retaliate against us!"
"Second brother, go to the barracks and watch over them. Don't let anyone take advantage of us."
General Zhang Wei did not dare to delay, and hurried out of the house, rode a fast horse, and rushed to the military camp.
Zhang Meng and Zhang Weiwu were left in the study.
Zhang Meng was about to say something else.
Then he heard the servant outside report that Madam Huang had arrived.
Zhang Meng was stunned. His expression turned grim.
Soon, Huang's wailing was heard outside the door.
"Master, Master!"
The study door was pushed open.
Huang stumbled in.
He rushed directly to Zhang Meng and grabbed his sleeve.
"Master, is there something wrong with my Mian'er? Is there?" (Zhang Jingmian is the name of the Crown Princess!)
She grabbed Zhang Meng's attention and shook it hard.
Zhang Meng was annoyed by her.
"Yes, they are all your good daughters. Now the whole family must be buried with him."
He was in a very irritable mood and pushed Huang away directly.
Huang was thrown aside and her head hit the corner of the table, which became swollen instantly.
But she seemed not to feel any pain, her face full of tears as she looked at Zhang Meng.
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