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Mrs. Yu is dressed in plain clothes and her face is pale. Although she is pregnant and has a bulging abdomen, she is haggard and seems to be terminally ill.

Zhang Zhengdao was worried in his heart and shouted urgently: "Mom, my child is unfilial and came back late. Don't be too sad and ruin your health."

Tears rolled down Mrs. Yu's hands. She clung to Zhang Zhengdao's hands and called out with a trembling voice: "Da Lang..." It was difficult to say any more, and she just couldn't help but cry.

Zhang Zhengdao comforted her and said: "Mother, although my father is gone, there are still children at home. Besides, you still have my father's heirs in your belly. You must take care of yourself."

Seeing that Mrs. Yu was still crying, Zhang Zhengdao had no choice but to continue: "If you have another misfortune, how will the child live in the future?"

Only then did Mrs. Yu stop her sadness, wiped her tears, and said in a hoarse voice: "Da Lang, mother, don't cry anymore..."

Zhang Zhengdao stood up and said to Bai Yulian, who was silent and dressed in plain clothes at the side: "Go and ask Dr. Jiang Huilian to come over."

Seeing that Bai Yulian's eyes were in trance and there was no response, Zhang Zhengdao frowned and then said in a louder voice: "Yulian, go and ask Dr. Jiang Huilian to come over."

Bai Yulian came back to her senses and replied with a trembling voice: "Slave... I'll go right now."

Bai Yulian knows exactly how Zhang Dahu died. However, there are some things that she can only hide deep in her heart and dare not tell anyone.

In the past few days, Bai Yulian was frightened and often woke up from nightmares, so that she was in a trance all day long, as if she had lost her soul.

After Bai Yulian left like a zombie, Zhang Zhengdao said: "Mom, my name is Jin'er, Sai'er, and I'm here to take care of your old life."

Ms. Yu has been immersed in the pain of losing her husband, and she doesn't pay much attention to Bai Yulian's strangeness.

"It's enough to have Yulian at my mother's side." Mrs. Yu's eyebrows were gloomy, but she didn't care about this.

Zhang Zhengdao insisted: "I am worried about serving my mother alone. I will ask Jin'er and Sai'er to come over tomorrow."

When Mrs. Yu saw her son's filial piety, she did not object. She just sighed: "Your father was still talking about you before he died."

Zhang Zhengdao felt a little guilty and knelt on the ground and said: "Mom, it's the child who is unfilial!"

Mrs. Yu said: "Mother also knows that now that you are an official, you have many things to be busy with."

Zhang Zhengdao was silent and speechless. Now that he was too busy to do anything, he had not been involved in the inspection of the village for a long time. He only focused on the construction of Liangshan.

This was also the last choice out of desperation. After working as an official in the Song Dynasty for a while, Zhang Zhengdao suddenly discovered that being a military attache in the court had many restrictions, and various rules and regulations were firmly restricting the development of military personnel.

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Not to mention, all food and grass are allocated from the county government. A seventh-level county magistrate only needs a little delay to block the lifeblood of the Qinghe County Inspection Department.

The long-dead "General Nirvana" Di Qing had outstanding military exploits and was already the Imperial Privy Envoy, so what could he do?

Although he repeatedly tolerated and lived cautiously, he was still suppressed and humiliated by civil servants, so that he was frightened and doubtful all day long, and ended up depressed.

In the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, the prevention and suppression of warriors had reached an extremely morbid state that was difficult to reverse.

The reason lies in Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. As a general who was trusted by Chai Rong, he was given a yellow robe by his subordinates, launched the Chenqiao mutiny, conquered the world from the orphans and widowed mothers, and became the emperor.<

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In addition, Zhao Kuangyin had witnessed with his own eyes the wars and chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the endless fighting in the world for many years, so he was instinctively distrustful and wary of warriors.

So he naively believed that as long as the generals did not control the military, the world would be peaceful, so he ruled the world with the scholar-bureaucrats and tried their best to suppress the generals.

Beware of warriors better than thieves!

This is the constraint from "within the system". With Zhang Zhengdao's personal strength, it is difficult to achieve anything, so he has to break the "system" and find other ways.

Fortunately, nowadays, Liangshan is famous far and wide, and the number of cottagers is increasing day by day. Apart from the need to raise money and food by themselves, there are no other constraints.

Zhang Zhengdao recovered his thoughts and said: "Mother, in two days, the child will have Ding You at home. This time I can spend more time with my mother."

According to the system of the Song Dynasty, if a parent dies, serving officials must return home and observe mourning for three years.

However, during the Zhenzong period, the court was forced to grant amnesty due to the situation. Military generals who were unwilling to observe filial piety for three years could continue to serve after observing filial piety for 100 days.

According to the rules, after Zhang Zhengdao observes mourning at home for one hundred days, he can be reinstated.

Mrs. Yu felt a little relieved and said: "Right now, your father's death is the most important thing."

Zhang Zhengdao replied: "Don't worry, mother, my son will ask the eminent monk from Shuiyue Temple tomorrow to open a water and land dojo for his father to achieve great merits."

Mrs. Yu stroked her swollen belly and sighed: "With the help of the elder, my mother can feel more at ease."

Zhang Zhengdao saw that Mrs. Yu was tired, so he stood up and helped her lie down.

But as the fetus in her belly grew older, Yu couldn't feel comfortable no matter how much she lay down, so she changed two positions in succession before stopping.

At this time, Jiang Huilian arrived gracefully. The pretty doctor bent down to greet him and said, "I have met a high official."

Zhang Zhengdao said politely: "Dr. Jiang, please examine my mother and prescribe some treatment for her."

Jiang Huilian shook her head and said: "The old lady is pregnant and cannot take medicine randomly."

Zhang Zhengdao was also sick and sought medical treatment indiscriminately. Knowing that what Jiang Huilian said was also pertinent, he had no choice but to say: "Then please ask Dr. Jiang to diagnose my mother's pulse."

Jiang Huilian moved her lotus steps, checked Mrs. Yu's pulse, and then said: "The old lady is weak and needs more rest."

"Just make some nourishing ginseng soup for the old lady." Jiang Huilian said.

Yu said: "Da Lang, please don't embarrass Doctor Jiang."

Zhang Zhengdao nodded and said: "I understand, kid."

Jiang Huilian said: "No need to worry, officials. The old lady is just too sad. She will be fine in a few days."

Zhang Zhengdao saw that Mrs. Yu had closed her eyes, her breathing was long and long, and she might have fallen into a deep sleep, so he whispered: "Doctor Jiang, please speak outside."

The two of them walked out of the house, feeling the chill coming over them and shivering uncontrollably.

Zhang Zhengdao took a breath and asked, "Doctor Jiang, is my mother really okay?"

Jiang Huilian whispered: "Do the officials distrust my medical skills?"

Zhang Zhengdao shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that caring makes me confused."

Jiang Huilian knew what happened in the Zhang family, but she just replied: "I have not gone out for medical consultation during this period."

Zhang Zhengdao understood what she meant and said: "Thank you!"

Jiang Huilian said: "If nothing happens, I will go back first."

"I'll take you back to your room!" Zhang Zhengdao picked up the lantern on the ground and led the way in front of him.

The night was dark, and the occasional barking of dogs could be heard coming from afar.

The two of them left Yu's yard and walked towards the houses to the east.

After passing the two moon gates, Zhang Zhengdao stopped and asked, "Excuse me, where does Doctor Jiang live?"

There are many houses in the Zhang family, and Zhang Zhengdao really doesn’t know which yard Jiang Huilian lives in.

Jiang Huilian said: "The officials will stay here while I go back to my room by myself."

Passing the lantern to Jiang Huilian, the handsome doctor meandered away. Looking in that direction, he seemed to be next to the garden.

Standing in the night, Zhang Zhengdao shook his head. Just as he was about to go back to his room, he suddenly heard a woman say: "Dalang, why are you here?"

Zhang Zhengdao turned around and saw Pan Jinlian walking over carrying a lantern.

"It's such a cold day, come and warm yourself up in the slave room!" Pan Jinlian took Zhang Zhengdao's arm and hugged him, returning to her room.