The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 111

Wuji County, Zhongshan, inside the Zhen Mansion.

The atmosphere in the inner hall was gloomy. Mistress Zhang knelt on the main seat. Her back, which had not been bent for several years, looked particularly stooped today, and her face, which had remained hale and hearty for many years, looked particularly old today.

The eldest son Zhenyan and the second son Zhenyao are also sitting at the lower seats at the moment, both of them are no longer in the same spirit as before, and their bodies are much more sluggish, they stare at each other quietly, feeling a bit sour in their hearts.

For the survival of the future and the prosperity of the Zhen family, this time, the Zhen family put all their treasures and all their bargaining chips on Yuan Shi, asking for nothing but Yuan Shang to take this opportunity to capture Zhang alive. Yan, broke the misfortune, and since then, Wuji County, Zhongshan has peace and peace.However, things backfired.

Yuan Shang planned to ambush Zhang Yan's army horse that night. Although he was busy all night, the whole Zhen family almost had no time to sleep all night.

Almost every hour, the Zhen family would send a few people out to the county government office, outside the city, and Changting to inquire about the actual situation, in order to obtain accurate information as soon as possible.

The Zhen family didn't ask for anything else, they only asked Yuan Shang to capture Zhang Yan alive or kill Zhang Yan, both are fine, regardless of life or death, just cut grass and roots.

It wasn't until dawn on the second day that the news from the front reached Wuji from Dong County.

Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses defeated the Heishan Army in Dongxian County, but Yuan Shang himself was seriously injured, and the leader of the bandits, Zhang Yan, fled on horseback.

The news was like a bolt from the blue, hitting the chests of everyone in the Zhen family, making them feel overwhelmed and almost unable to breathe.

Let Zhang Yan run away! ?

Such a result may be nothing to the Yuan family, but it has plunged the Zhen family into a place of eternal doom.

There was silence in the hall for a long time, Mrs. Zhang's slightly gray eyebrows moved slightly, she sighed, and said with a desolate expression: "My Zhen family fully supports Mr. Yuan San to make this plan possible. I only want to stabilize Zhongshan, get rid of the swallows, and get rid of the troubles in my heart. , I don’t want things to go against my wishes, let the Yan thief escape, this thief is vicious, he is decisive in killing people, and he has more than [-] hardcover soldiers under his command, it seems that it is God’s will to kill my Zhen family."

After hearing Zhang's words, the faces of the second sons of the Zhen family were all gloomy and gloomy.

When I was young, I saw Zhen Yao shaking his head and smiling, and said: "My son spent money to find out the news. In addition to the Wuji County soldiers and horses under the command of the third son, there are also three elite soldiers from Liyang Jiang Yiqu, Yecheng Zhao Rui and Lu Weihuang to encircle and suppress the Yan bandits. Cooperating with each other and planning the ambush by highly resourceful people, it was supposed to be foolproof, but at the last moment, a remnant of the white horse righteousness was killed to fight against the government and the army. The big event not only allowed the Feiyan thief to escape, Even the Third Young Master Yuan himself was seriously injured and almost made a mistake."

Zhen Yan's complexion was pale, and he said bitterly: "Now that Zhang Yan is leaving on horseback, he must take revenge in the future. The Yuan family has elite soldiers in their hands, so we are not afraid. In parallel? I am afraid that from now on, the whole family will not have a day of peace, and they may be taken over by the Feiyan thief at some point, and their households may be wiped out."

Mrs. Zhang laughed at herself, burst into tears, and said: "Thousands of calculations, but I missed a white horse righteousness, so that I will end up today. Because my mother is old, it is not a pity to be revenged by the swallow thief, but , but the two of you and all the younger sisters are still young, if so, you will be cut off from your family, cut off your children and grandchildren, and you will go to the Nine Springs for your mother, so what face will you have to see your father who died young to do evil, what a crime!"

Speaking of this, I saw Mrs. Zhang crying sadly.

"Mother. Brother" a soft voice slowly came in from the hall, but Zhen Mi walked to the entrance of the hall at some point and saw the scene in front of her.

"Daughter. You. Why are you here?" Seeing Zhen Mi's sudden appearance, Mrs. Zhang wiped away her tears in a hurry, and raised her hand to signal her to come over.

Zhen Mi moved lightly with lotus steps, came to Zhang's side and knelt down, tremblingly touched her mother's white hair that suddenly appeared on her temples overnight, her heart tightened, and said: "Mother, it's just that Zhang Yan It's just running away, and it's not a big deal, why are you bothering? What should you do if you're worried?"

Zhang's doting gaze never left his beloved daughter for a moment, and said kindly: "Girl, although you are smart, you are inexperienced in the world. I don't know that Zhang Yan's methods are cruel. If you let him go today, there will be endless troubles. It’s hard to have a peaceful life in this world. Come on, it’s too late to say anything now, you need to make arrangements early, Mi Er, you pack your bags immediately, and set off with your second brother and sister to Guanzhong Go to Mianchi to take refuge. My mother bought a piece of land there under the name of the Zhang family three years ago, which is enough for your life. Asking for people to cast their land, only asking for prosperity and peace”

Before Mrs. Zhang could finish speaking, Zhen Mi shook her head vigorously and said, "Mother, my daughter won't leave, my brother won't leave, and my sisters won't leave either."

Mrs. Zhang was taken aback when she heard the words, and said anxiously: "Girl! What are you talking about? Don't be willful! If you don't leave now, when Zhang Yan finds an opportunity to come to the door in the future, you will not be able to leave even if you want to!"

Zhen Mi pursed her thin lips, and suddenly showed a miserable smile, and said, "Mother, how old is your daughter?"

Mrs. Zhang never thought that Zhen Mi's words would jump up and talk, and she would come to this point while talking, and she couldn't help being stunned, and said: "Seventeen."

"Seventeen?" Zhen Mi looked vaguely at the snow scene outside the hall, and said to herself, "Playing on the ice and swimming in the lake every day, before I know it, it's this time."

Zhang's heart tightened, and she hurriedly said, "Daughter, what do you want?"

Zhen Mi turned her head quietly, and said: "Mother, my daughter lost her father since she was a child, and thanks to the support of you and her two elder brothers in nurturing her, she has been able to live on for 17 years. , seems to be in danger, if you want to save this crisis, there is only one way to solve it."

Mrs. Zhang has been in business for a long time, and she has a flexible mind. Today, she got a little daughter, and immediately understood the meaning of it, and said: "You mean to marry Yuan?"

"Yes, if you can get the protection of the Yuan family and move the whole family of the Zhen family to Yecheng, even if the bandits of Yan have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and more than a thousand warriors, they can't do anything to the Zhen family."

After hearing Zhen Mi's words, Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao looked at each other, and their eyes lit up immediately.

"But."

Zhang's tone was hesitant, and he looked at his beloved daughter blankly for a long time, before he said: "But, Mr. Yuan San, do you like him in your heart?"

Listening to Mrs. Zhang's words, Zhen Mi couldn't help but lower her eyelids, a warm current flowed through her heart, and tears slowly fell from her eyes silently.

"Mother, my daughter will only meet him once, so why talk about liking him? It's just that now, besides this method, is there any other way for our Zhen family to go?"

Mrs. Zhang trembled all over, and carefully wiped away the tears on her daughter's face, saying: "Girl, you are so stupid, if you don't want to marry against your will, mother will not force you, besides, I Zhen Family is just the appearance of a merchant, and it is not easy to climb up to the Yuan family, so why do you take yourself lightly?"

Zhen Yan's face darkened when she heard the words, she nodded and said: "Yes, and that Yuan Shang is not a good person, I hope he is not a person who is greedy for beauty, and he doesn't get in at all, just like the last time he couldn't help but give it to his sister. Throw it in a hole in the ice."

Before she finished speaking, she saw Mrs. Zhang glared at him viciously, and then swallowed her words.

Zhen Mi held Zhang Shi's hand, shook her head lightly, and said: "Mother, don't worry, brother. Although my sister is weak in intelligence, she will definitely find a way to make Mr. Yuan fall in love with me."

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Wuji County Government, the backyard.

Yuan Shang's face, body, and feet were covered with white cloth, holding a cane in his hand, sitting on a stone bench, playing with you and Pang Jizheng, the chess that I just ordered a skilled craftsman to make.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was also a theory of chess in the world, but it was completely different from the chess of later generations. It was a simple chess method with Liubo, using shields as chopsticks, and ivory as sticks.

Yuan Shang and Pang Ji had played together a few times, and they felt a little bored, so he asked Pang Ji to make this improved version based on his memory, to pass the time when he was bored on weekdays.

"Snapped!"

Yuan Shang put his horse on the horse heavily, held Pang Ji's old man firmly, and said with a smile: "General! You lose, pay the money."

Pang Ji widened his eyes and stared at it for a moment, then raised his sleeves to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and said weakly: "Master Xianzun is merciful, my subordinates have just come into this way, and I don't have a deep study, so I still want to look at the county." Don't be too persuasive, my lord, we're just playing around, why should we be so serious."

"Come on, I was very happy to eat my old soldier's food just now. Why did you become cowardly when it came time to pay? Hurry up and pay the money, and let's set another plate."

"My lord, this subordinate is so cash-strapped today, it's really not easy to kill him again."

"Nonsense, didn't the Zhen family just send you a big gift of two big carts a few days ago? You've spent all your effort just a few days ago? You're lying! Take money, take money!"

"My lord, how did you know that the Zhen family gave gifts to their subordinates?"

"Joke! The Yuan family in Wuji County is the master! Is there anything else I don't know about my territory? Come on, put the chess pieces! How much did the Zhen family give you? Quickly tell me the number, and we will run to count it." it's done"

The two were playing chess and gambling together, but they saw a servant coming over, respectfully saluted Yuan Shang, and said: "Master, there is someone outside the county who claims to be the fourth lady of the Zhen family, and is an old friend of your lord. , specially led the family to come to visit the county magistrate, I wonder if my lord wants to see him?"

Yuan Shang was holding a chess piece in his hand, he was taken aback when he heard the words, and wondered, "Which Miss Fourth? Who is it?"

Pang Ji coughed and said with a dry smile, "It's the one you threw into the ice hole last time."

"Her?" Yuan Shang trembled when he heard the words, and said, "Isn't she here to settle the score? I didn't offend her again."

"My lord, what nonsense are you talking about? The Zhen family is now tied to the lord's boat, which is under your command. Now that you are injured in an expedition, it is only natural for the Zhen family to come to visit and express condolences. How could your lord do anything wrong?" Thinking about it? She may have brought a gift when she came here this time, I don't know."

Yuan Shang was slightly taken aback, then nodded and smiled and said: "So that's the case, very good, very good, the Zhen family is worthy of being a rich businessman in Zhongshan, they really understand the rules, and deserve praise and encouragement, someday I will think about giving their family a silk banner .Come here! Please come in and share the gift with the county."

Pang Ji was sweating profusely, and the chess piece in his hand almost burst, he said: "My lord, I am not asking for a gift, but Miss Zhen, please tell me about it with you."

"Oh, yes, Miss Zhen is here to share with the county with a gift."

Pang Ji: "."

(End of this chapter)