People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 533 Cheap

Xu Chen's refusal made Wu Guotai's face instantly gloomy. She had long been accustomed to a life of luxury and it was difficult for her to accept rejection from others. After all, even Sun Quan, the emperor of Wu, had to bow and nod in front of her, so how could she tolerate other people's contempt?

This arrogant temperament of a superior has long been integrated into Wu Guotai's blood, and even a month of miserable labor reform cannot make her change.

However, the man in front of him was different after all. In terms of noble status, perhaps his status was the noblest in the world right now. Even if Wu Guotai was not convinced, she could agree to this point very easily.

The thinking of people like her from the old aristocracy has become rigid, and the only thing in her mind is the hierarchy. In Wu Guotai's eyes, Xu Chen's current status is almost the same as that of the Son of Heaven. He is not even a so-called emperor like Liu Bei and Sun Quan, but a true emperor who is about to become the sole ruler of the world.

Even though Xu Chen's position was only prime minister, in Wu Guotai's eyes, she only regarded Xu Chen as the emperor. Her rigid consciousness could not understand Xuan Xia's new ideas and new systems at all. Compared with the idea that everyone is equal, perhaps it would be easier for her to adapt by being humble in front of Xu Chen.

So when facing the Yellow Turbans who had disciplined her during the labor reform, Wu Guotai was like a rooster with high morale and would never obey. But now, facing Xu Chen's rejection and rebuttal, after her initial anger, she quickly bowed her head and surrendered instinctively.

She felt that as a soldier of low status, he had no right to order her around. Only a true supreme being like Xu Chen was qualified to make her submit.

No one can make her submit to someone else, but the man in front of her can.

Wu Guotai did not dare to be as strong and domineering as she was when facing others. It was not because she was afraid of angering Xu Chen and causing some terrible consequences, but because the dogma of status hierarchy in her mind extinguished her anger and then turned it into panic.

"Is it because my daughter is not good enough for you?"

Wu Guotai spoke with a trembling voice, and then pulled Sun Shangxiang's clothes. At this time, she hoped that Sun Shangxiang could be more well-behaved in front of Xu Chen so as to win Xu Chen's favor.

If Sun Shangxiang could really be sent to serve Xu Chen, even if the current situation continued and the Wu Kingdom was destroyed, the Sun family would at least have something to rely on and would not fall into the dust.

It has always been the case that aristocratic families support and help each other through marriages. Today, Wu Guotai still wants to do the same to Xu Chen.

Although the Sun royal family is extremely incorruptible, it still had a brief period of glory. Sun Shangxiang also has royal blood flowing in her veins. Isn't her status much more noble than that of Cai Wenji?
Wu Guotai didn't believe that Xu Chen could look down on Sun Shangxiang.

However, Xu Chen responded to her with only one cold sentence: "It's not that she is not worthy of my attention, but that you don't treat her as a human being. If you want to use me to avoid the reckoning and punishment of the Sun family, then I tell you that this is impossible. Your only choice is to accept the transformation and start a new life."

When Wu Guotai heard this, her face froze. She had finally met Xu Chen, but things had developed completely different from what she had imagined.

At this moment, she looked at Sun Shangxiang's stubborn look and was immediately furious: "Asshole, I have spoiled you too much and never cared about you when you were a little bit stubborn. I think you did something wrong, but now you are not polite to the Heavenly Master. What are you standing there for?"

Sun Shangxiang was a lively person by nature. She had no idea of ​​the pain that Wu Guotai was feeling at the moment. Not to mention being polite to Xu Chen, she treated him as an enemy.

After all, she was just a girl of twelve or thirteen years old and did not understand the ups and downs of life. Wu Guotai understood that the situation was stronger than the person, but Sun Shangxiang only had national hatred and family feuds in her eyes. There was a firmness and sharpness between her eyebrows, and she completely ignored Wu Guotai's reprimand.

Xu Chen frowned when Sun Shangxiang stared at him like that.

Not to mention that he had no intention of "taking in" anyone. Even if he had this intention, he would not dare to target Sun Shangxiang. First, Sun Shangxiang was too young, and second, he was very suspicious that if Sun Shangxiang really found an opportunity, she would kill him without hesitation.

This is a disaster, I can't let it stay with me.

Xu Chen knew that there was no point in continuing to argue with Wu Guotai. He no longer had the heart to continue talking and just waved his hand.

Soon, the Yellow Turban soldiers gathered around them, obviously wanting to take the mother and son away. But this made Wu Guotai immediately anxious. She had finally seen Xu Chen after much effort. If she could not seize this opportunity, the Sun family would really fall into the dust in the future. Becoming a civilian was absolutely unacceptable.

Before the Yellow Turbans came to catch her, she finally could no longer maintain her submissive attitude and started shouting and screaming.

"Why, why can't you give my Sun clan a chance to live? I've given you the Wu Kingdom. You can be the Yellow Turban Heavenly Master. My Sun clan will bow down and submit. Can't you just give us a place? Do you have to kill us all?"

As if he felt that he had reached a dead end, Wu Guotai suddenly rushed towards Xu Chen, wanting to grab Xu Chen and question him angrily.

However, just as she moved, the Yellow Turban soldiers rushed over and subdued her, leaving her unable to move and she could only scream miserably on the spot.

"We admit that we can't defeat the Yellow Turbans. I will then ask my son to surrender to you. We don't want the Wu Kingdom anymore. My daughter can serve you. You can do whatever you want. I only ask you to give us, the Sun family, a chance to live. We have no grudges against you. Why can't you agree?"

At this moment, Wu Guotai was like a shrew, completely without any decency, and Sun Shangxiang could only hug her and sob.

Of course they couldn't resist the Yellow Turbans who were carrying out orders, so they could only be escorted back. No matter how they shouted, Xu Chen didn't respond at all. Only when their voices completely disappeared did Xu Chen breathe a sigh of relief.

Finally got rid of a small trouble.

Not long after, a man came forward from the back and laughed in front of Xu Chen: "My lord, why don't you consider it? I think Sun Shangxiang has extraordinary heroic features and might be a remarkable woman. If you miss her, you will regret it in the future."

Xu Chen took a look and saw that the person coming was Ju Su.

Of course he knew that Ju Shou was joking, so he just shook his head and ignored it.

He didn't care about Sun Shangxiang, but he was deeply impressed by Wu Guotai's stubbornness today.

It is too difficult to make the old rulers take off their brocade clothes, and simply making them become commoners is like asking for their lives.

Sometimes Xu Chen wondered if he was too kind to them.

Simply depriving them of their privileges would be a huge injustice to them, and simply clearing out the sinners among them would label oneself a butcher.

Will there be a day in the future when some people will still feel sorry for these old rulers, call back the souls of them, speak up for them, and then slander the justice of the Yellow Turban Reform?

Is there really someone who is not satisfied with being a slave?
Xu Chen found it hard to imagine that there could be such a cheap thing.

After thinking for a while, he said, "There are still too few labor reforms. Otherwise, how could we have what we have today? When these old people in power no longer dare to be wronged, then our reform work can be considered to be truly in place."

Ju Su was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does my lord mean?"

Xu Chen said coldly: "These guys have all been labeled as butchers by me. If I don't do something, I will be wronged for nothing. Even if I don't kill them, I must increase the intensity of the cleanup and reform in the future!"

Ju Su felt a chill in his heart, and couldn't help but mourn for the future nobles and powerful people. It seemed that their days would be even more miserable.

(End of this chapter)