When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 49 Mi Zhu: Now I am the Prime Minister!

Mi Zhu's convoy was driving on the official road. Although it was called an official road, it had not been maintained for many years and was overgrown with weeds and had many potholes on the road.

Mi Fang's butt was sore from the bumpy ride.

But he didn't dare shout out, for fear that Mi Zhu would punch him twice.

Mi Zhu lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked out the window, and asked the guard on horseback, "Where are we now?"

The guard said respectfully, "Master, the front is Yangdu County in Langya Prefecture. The Zhuge family is a prominent family here. According to your order, we have found out that there is a family here. The owner's surname is Zhuge, his given name is Gui, and his courtesy name is Jungong. He was once the prefect of Taishan Prefecture. He was idle at home due to illness. He has three sons, the eldest son Zhuge Jin, the second son Zhuge Liang, the youngest son Zhuge Jun, and two daughters."

After the report, the guard felt it was strange. Why did the head of the family come to find Zhuge on a whim?

The Zhuge family originated from the Ge family. Since there was already a Ge family in Langya, the Ge family members who moved here later changed their name to Zhuge in order to distinguish themselves from the local Ge family.

The most famous ancestor of the Zhuge family was named Zhuge Feng, who was the Guanglu Doctor during the reign of Emperor Xiaoyuan. He was upright and fair in enforcing the law, was not afraid of the powerful, and hated corrupt officials and flatterers. Because he touched upon Emperor Xiaoyuan's favorite minister in the course of enforcing the law, he was demoted to the position of City Gate Captain. However, he continued to report on the illegal behavior of officials and was eventually demoted to a commoner by Emperor Xiaoyuan.

In the hundred years that followed, the Zhuge family did not produce any decent high-ranking officials.

Most of them serve in counties.

Thinking of this, Mi Zhu couldn't help but sigh. It was indeed a family that could cultivate a prime minister. It turned out that this was the family tradition a hundred years ago.

Mi Zhu couldn't help but glance at Mi Fang, who was huddled in the corner of the carriage and shivering. For some reason, his fists became stiff again.

Mi Fang, whose attention had been focused on Mi Zhu, suddenly turned pale and said in horror: "Brother, I already know my mistake, don't do it!"

Just then, the guard's voice was heard outside the carriage.
"Master, we are here."

Mi Zhu loosened his fist, and Mi Fang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Mi Zhu slowly got out of the car with the help of the guards. Mi Fang didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly rolled down.

Mi Fang looked around.

The village road was smooth and the trees were lush. Farmers in the distance were wielding hoes vigorously. Several children were running around. When they saw Mi Zhu and his party, they stopped. One of the chubby children bravely asked, "Who are you?"

Mi Zhu was delighted. He took out a piece of candy from his pocket and said with a smile, "Then, young man, who do you think we are? If you guessed correctly, this piece of candy is for you."

"Forehead"

Mi Zhu's question completely stumped the child. He wanted maltose, but he touched his head with clear stupidity in his eyes and could not think of an answer. He had no choice but to look to his friends for help.

A child said, "They look very unfamiliar to me. Could they be robbers?"

"What did the robber say to you?" a child retorted.

Another child speculated, "Could the person who can ride in the carriage be a high-ranking official in the county?"

"How about it? Have you guessed it?" Mi Zhu said with a smile.

The first child took a deep breath and said seriously: "You must be the county magistrate! Am I right?"

"No, guess again." Mi Zhu shook his head.

"gentlemen."

A clear voice sounded.

Mi Zhu was stunned to see a boy about ten years old holding firewood walking out from under the shade of the tree. The boy was handsome with a pair of bright eyes. The only pity was that his face was rather long, which ruined the overall beauty.

As soon as he spoke, the chattering children suddenly fell silent.

He looked at Mi Zhu and said, "Sir, judging from your accent, clothes, and carriage, you are not locals, nor are you officials. You are certainly not bandits. Yangdu County is clean and honest, and bandits are extinct. You need a permit to enter the county. Judging from your carriage, you must have traveled a long distance, and you are very generous. I guess you are not ordinary people, but businessmen? And not just ordinary businessmen."

After saying this, he looked at Mi Zhu neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Mi Zhu stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad." Mi Zhu handed the maltose to the boy. To his surprise, the boy distributed most of the maltose to other children. Instead of eating the rest, he carefully wrapped it up and put it in his arms.

Mi Zhu asked curiously: "Why don't you eat?"

The boy replied, "I have younger brothers and father at home, I want them to have a taste too."

"Good! Respecting your father and caring for your younger brother is a great virtue! I have a few more pieces here, please take them." Mi Zhu hurriedly took out a few pieces of maltose and wanted to stuff them into the young man's hand.

The young man refused repeatedly, "My father taught me that I should not accept rewards without merit. I answered your question on behalf of my brothers. That small piece of land is the reward I deserve. I will only take what belongs to me."

"I see."

Mi Zhu liked the young man more and more. He pretended to think and suddenly said to the guards on both sides, "Oh no, I forgot where my friend lives. Damn it. Do you remember?"

The guards on both sides looked at each other, they knew what Mi Zhu meant.

So they shook their heads repeatedly and said in unison: "Master, we don't know either!"

Mi Fang was overjoyed when he saw this, and hurriedly said, "Brother, brother, I, I, I know!"

"Ok?"

Mi Zhu's sharp eyes swept over, and Mi Fang was immediately frightened and shrank his head like a turtle, his voice intermittent, "No, I don't know, I... I don't know."

The young man was surprised, and suddenly Mi Zhu grabbed his hand, not minding that his hands were dirty at all.

Mi Zhu smiled and said, "Young man, I see that you are a local. You also know that I am a businessman. I would like to do business with you."

"Business?" the boy asked.

"Yes, I want to go to the village to look for a good friend of mine, but unfortunately I forgot where he lives. Can you take me there? I will reward you handsomely when the time comes."

The young man thought about it, looked at Mi Zhu again, and felt that the man in front of him had no bad intentions and his words were sincere, so he said, "Of course, I can, but you have to tell me, what is the name of your friend?"

Mi Zhu smiled and said, "Zhuge Jun Gong."

"Ah?" The young man looked at Mi Zhu and his group suspiciously.

Mi Zhu also reacted and couldn't help but think of the information he had received. The prime minister seemed to have an older brother who should be about the same age as the young man in front of him. Could this be such a coincidence?

"Are you Zhuge Jin???"

Mi Zhu imitated Liu Bei in his dream, smiled excitedly, and held the boy tighter.

However, Mi Zhu's performance was a bit exaggerated, giving the two guards behind him an illusion that in the next second their master would slaughter pigs and sheep with the young man in front of them, appease the Emperor of Heaven, and become brothers with the young man.

"Ah, yes, it's me. I'm Zhuge Jin."

Zhuge Jin was only eleven years old and had never seen such an enthusiastic person. He was a little overwhelmed for a moment. While he was in a daze, Mi Zhu stuffed all the maltose into his arms.

Mi Zhu used the information at hand to make the friendship between himself and Zhuge Gui sound very real.

Zhuge Jin, who was in a bad state, called out "Zhongfu" in a daze.

Mi Zhu called out "My dear nephew," and the smile on his face grew wider and wider.

The two guards were completely confused; they had never seen the head of the family so happy.

Mi Fang's eyes were dim, and he thought painfully, Brother, you haven't smiled at me like this in these days.

Mi Zhu didn't pay any attention to them, his mind was now filled with only one thought, Prime Minister, no, Kong Ming, now I am your elder, hahahahaha!!!
　Sorry, there is only one update today, and I got distracted halfway through.

　　Thanks to my benefactor Xiong Zang Lao Dad for the 500 starting coins reward

　　
　
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