The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 61 Feng Xiao is here
Half a month later, Guo Jia, who was careful to hide his whereabouts all the way, finally arrived in Zhongshan, Jizhou.

It's just that when they arrived in Wuji County, they found that there were soldiers and horses stationed outside the county seat. Judging from the scale, it was no less than three thousand.

"Little Grandpa, there is a Korean character on that big banner. Could it be Jizhou Mu Han Fu's soldiers? Could it be that the Zhen family has secretly informed Han Fu to wait for the little Grandpa to throw himself into the net?" Xu Chu said cautiously.

Guo Jia shook his head solemnly, denying his deduction: "If the Zhen family colluded with Han Fu, they would definitely not blatantly station soldiers and horses outside the city. You and I don't have to guess what the truth is. Let's go, from the other side. Into the city."

After entering Wuji County, Guo Jia did not go to Zhen's house immediately. At this moment, he was a criminal of the imperial court, and Zhen's family was both an official and a businessman. Normally speaking, he would not be willing to disclose any relationship with Guo Jia.

After finding an inn in the county town to stay, Guo Jia went to Zhen's restaurant alone to get a jar of drunken wine.

At this time, in the Zhen family's mansion, two rows of guards outside the mansion were standing upright, in the banquet hall of the mansion, sitting on the main seat was a middle-aged woman with a graceful and kind-hearted face, she was Zhen's mother, Wang Shi.

The hall is divided into two sides, one civil and one military on the left, a Confucian scholar and a general.On the right are the three brothers of the Zhen family.

The Confucian scholar in the embroidered satin robe raised his teacup to pay homage to Mother Zhen, and then said, "Mrs. Zhen, my lord is the lord of a state. He is both a colleague and a confidant with the prefect Zhen. My lord's wife died early. Now there is In the meaning of the continuation, I ordered you to come to the Zhen family with General Pan to propose marriage. The eldest lady of the Zhen family is kind and generous, she is beautiful and intelligent. I don’t want to mention the marriage contract, but now that the traitor Guo Jia has become the world’s public enemy, the marriage contract between Miss Zhen and Guo Jia must be over? If that’s the case, I hope Mrs. Zhen will fulfill my lord’s wish to find a good wife Kindness."

"Brother Zhengnan, although my Zhen family was established as a merchant, it is based on faith. Just like what Brother Zhengnan said, Guo Jia is indeed a criminal committed by the imperial court, and the world will not tolerate it. But if Guo Jia is cleared of his crimes in the future, come again My Zhen family fulfills the marriage contract, if my Zhen family breaks the contract and fails to hand over to someone else, wouldn't it be a disgrace and a loss of trust?"

Zhen's mother, Mrs. Wang, hadn't replied yet, but Zhen Yu angrily expressed her objection.

That Zhengnan brother, who is now Han Fu's counselor Judgment, smiled when he heard this, and cupped his hands at Zhen Yu and said: "As the eldest son said, the Zhen family not only abides by faith, but also has a style of benevolence. Abandoning a letter and breaking an agreement is indeed not a gentleman's action, but if I remember correctly, Guo Jia made an agreement with your Zhen family to marry Miss Zhen two years ago, right? And three and a half years ago, your father passed away unfortunately, and Miss Zhen kept her filial piety three years ago. The one-year deadline has passed half a year, and Guo Jia didn't come to marry her, right? From this, it can be seen that Guo Jia did not marry Miss Zhen sincerely, and the marriage contract between the two families expired half a year ago."

As soon as the voice of the judge fell, the general who had been silent beside him suddenly cupped his hands and said harshly to Mother Zhen: "Mrs. I made it very clear, I will cut straight to the point, please bear with me if there is any conflict. Guo Jia is now a criminal of the imperial court. This is causing trouble for the upper body. My lord is kind and powerful. Under his rule, Jizhou is peaceful and prosperous, and the prefect Zhen is my lord's capable subordinate. He is very appreciated by my lord. He is often called a brother. Now my family My lord wants to get married to the Zhen family and marry Miss Zhen, there will be my lord's dowry outside the house, thousands of pieces of silk and satin, a thousand taels of gold, and countless rare treasures. return."

After Pan Feng finished speaking, he looked away and continued to drink tea. He is a general, and he doesn't have the heart to observe his words and actions. For him, he only cares about the results.

And Zhen Yu wanted to refute a few more words, but Zhen's mother gave him a glare, which made his open mouth tightly closed.

Zhen's mother Wang is also weighing the pros and cons in her heart.

Guo Jia's imperial court committed crimes and punished the three clans, so he could never marry his daughter. Even if Guo Jia is innocent now, Zhen Jiang would still be a concubine if he committed himself to him.It's just self-defeating.

Although Han Fu is nearly [-] years old, but his wife is deceased, and he is a Jizhou shepherd with a high position and authority. Who would dare to oppose the state shepherd in Jizhou?Getting married with Han Fu will make the Zhen family more prosperous.

After thinking about it, Zhen's mother was about to reply to Pan Feng and the judge, but she didn't expect the second son, Zhen Yan, to be majestic after serving as the prefect of Zhongshan for several years. He put the teacup on the table heavily and made a loud noise. sound.

Zhen's mother looked at Zhen Yan in astonishment, and at her second son who was no longer angry and arrogant, she could hardly show her mother's majesty to suppress him.

"General Pan, my lord, this matter is not only related to the reputation of my Zhen family, but also involves the lifelong happiness of my elder sister. Please allow me to discuss it for a while before making an answer. Please go to the wing room for a short rest. My three brothers and my mother After the discussion, I will definitely give you an explanation. How about it?"

Zhen Yan's neither humble nor overbearing words made the examiner look disappointed, because he had already seen that Zhen's mother had already moved, but Zhen Yan interrupted what he thought was a good thing, but he quickly concealed a smile and said: " That being the case, General Pan and I will retreat first and wait for the good news from Governor Zhen."

The two left the table and exited the door, and were led by the servants to the guest room.

The hall fell into silence, Mother Zhen looked sullen, and stared at Zhen Yan with a bit of annoyance in her eyes.

"One or two of you all spoke well for Guo Jia, but what did Guo Jia do? He killed the eldest son of the Wei family in Hedong County, and the eldest son of Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou. He didn't think it was enough, so he ran to the feet of the emperor. Fighting against the Xiyuan army, my Zhen family wants to marry this son, I don't know how many enemies I will make, and how many grievances will be accumulated. You, you..."

Mother Zhen's heart was ups and downs, she drank a sip of tea to moisten her lungs and ventilated her lungs, she turned her face away, furious.

Seeing that his mother was so angry, Zhen Yu wanted to comfort her with a bitter face, but Zhen Yan rushed in front of him and said indifferently: "My lord, it's not that I don't agree with my elder sister marrying Han Zhoumu, but I hope that my lord will marry Han Zhoumu." Think twice before acting, as the mother said, Guo Jia has committed a heinous crime, and the child will not defend him, but the child will ask the mother, Guo Jia dared to kill the son of the Wei family, did he not dare to kill the heir of the Zhen family? Guo Jia dared to kill Tao Zhou Mu's son, don't you dare to kill Han Zhou Mu's blood relatives? Guo Jia dared to fight with the Xiyuan army in the imperial city, wouldn't he dare to kill in Jizhou?"

The three questions made Mother Zhen's face turn pale instantly, and her mind was shocked.

If he really married his daughter to Han Fu, would Guo Jiawen kill the Zhen family in a fit of anger after hearing about it?
"Here, if Guo Jia dares to come, my son has [-] elite soldiers under his command, so why be afraid of a mere man?" Zhen's mother's expression eased a little. There are also fifty thousand.

But Zhen Yan still said indifferently: "My lord, do ten thousand elite soldiers from Zhongshan Kingdom surround Zhen's house every day? Do our brothers, sisters and mother not leave the house all day long? Guo Jia killed Xiyuan with less than ten people. There are hundreds of troops in the army, and there are countless injuries to the enemy. Although my son does not underestimate himself, he also knows that the elite soldiers under his command are far less sharp than the Xiyuan army."

Zhen's mother turned pale with fright, panicked, and asked in a panic: "Then what should we do for the present? Jiang'er must not marry Guo Jia, otherwise, wouldn't it implicate the Zhen family in disaster? But Jiang'er can't marry Han Zhoumu, Otherwise, the Zhen family may suffer a bloodbath, this will not work, that will not work, will Jiang Er not marry for life? She is already in her twentieth year this year."

"Mother, don't worry. After the three of my brothers discuss it, I will definitely give Han Zhoumu a satisfactory answer. Mother, let's go back to the room and rest."

After Zhen Yan invited Mother Zhen back to the backyard, she finally let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing that she finally persuaded her mother, Zhen Yu also secretly let go of her heart, only Zhen Yao said with a relaxed smile: "Second brother was surprised and deceitful, but it scared my mother a lot."

Unexpectedly, Zhen Yan restrained his expression, and said in a deep voice: "If we really marry our eldest sister to Han Fu, I'm afraid Fengxiao, I'm afraid..."

Zhen Yu heard the second brother's implication, and immediately panicked: "Impossible, a filial and sincere gentleman has a deep relationship with my Zhen family, so how could he kill him? Second brother, don't talk nonsense. A man's heart measures a gentleman's belly."

Zhen Yan looked at the elder brother's expression and knew that the friendship between the elder brother and Guo Jia was extraordinary, so a trace of bitterness appeared on her face: Am I a villain?Troubled times are approaching, there are no gentlemen and villains between heaven and earth, only the strong and the weak.

What made Zhen Yan feel gratified was that the third younger brother Zhen Yao was on his side. There was no smile on Zhen Yao's face, and he said expressionlessly: "Feng Xiao is now in a desperate situation. If my Zhen family bears the burden again He, I'm afraid that he really will start killing regardless of his past affection. Brother, you have to understand that there is no room for Fengxiao at this time. According to Fengxiao's character, do you care about how people in the world think of him? What a shame people have."

Zhen Yu stared blankly at the two younger brothers, and he also knew that Guo Jia was in a desperate situation at this moment.

Because of this, the Zhen family should lend a helping hand at this time!
"You! You! If there was no filial piety, how would the Zhen family come to have such a brilliant family fortune today? If there were no filial piety, our Zhen family would have been destroyed in the Yellow Turban Rebellion! If there was no filial piety, today Han Fu would not come to propose marriage, but to rob People! You, where are your consciences?"

Faced with the big brother's roar, Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao were dumbfounded, and Zhen Yan said inexplicably: "Brother, my third brother and I never said that we would disappoint Feng Xiao, but we just said that if my Zhen family really failed Feng Xiao, Feng Xiao naturally turned against us. But the two of us are just talking about the consequences, not making a decision."

Zhen Yu was taken aback for a moment, as if he was impulsive, but he still insisted on forcing the brothers to express their opinions, and asked: "Then what do you think? I mean let the eldest sister marry Feng Xiao, no matter what Feng Xiao's situation is, I will The Zhen family will never be filial."

Zhen Yan closed her eyes and said, "My eldest sister will not marry for the time being. We will discuss it after Fengxiao escapes danger."

Zhen Yao chuckled lightly and said, "You can secretly send the eldest sister away, declare to the outside world that the eldest sister has eloped with Guo Jia, drive the eldest sister out of the Zhen family, and then secretly help Feng Xiao."

The different attitudes of the three brothers were generally in favor of Guo Jia, but when the three were at a stalemate, the servants came over and whispered a few words beside Zhen Yu, and Zhen Yu immediately became excited.

After Zhen Yan saw it, she looked at Zhen Yao and said in unison: "Feng Xiao is here!"

(End of this chapter)