The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 64
After Zhen Yu returned to the mansion, he went straight to the study in the mansion where the affairs were discussed. After asking his servants to invite Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao, the three brothers had a secret discussion in the study.

"Feng Xiao really said that?"

Zhen Yan frowned slightly. Although he was also shocked in his heart, years of training in the officialdom had given him the ability to hide his emotions and anger.

After getting Zhen Yu's affirmative answer, Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao lowered their heads and fell into deep thought. Zhen Yu was not in a hurry, and let the two younger brothers think for themselves first, and if they couldn't reach an agreement in the end, he would persuade them later.

After a while, Zhen Yao first asked: "Brother, how many people will accompany Feng Xiao on this trip?"

"The two are just peerless fighters, one is called Dian Wei and the other is called Xu Chu. As expected, there were two of them in the bloody battle at the East Gate of Luoyang that day." Zhen Yu said truthfully.

Zhen Yan sneered and said, "Feng Xiaoshan made a strange plan, and the odd coincidence, I am afraid there are at least ten people protecting him in the dark. He must have prepared for my Zhen family to turn against me during this visit, and there may be another fierce battle at that time. He clearly took the two of them, but he was actually showing weakness."

Hearing his second younger brother's sarcastic remarks, Zhen Yu frowned and said, "I don't want to hear this, I just want to know your plans. As the elder brother, I will express my opinion first. We can only be called rich in the Hebei area. Now we are the richest in the world. Most of the credit is due to the drunken wine given by Feng Xiao. Now Feng Xiao has both top counselors and peerless generals, and more than [-] soldiers under his command Wan, using filial piety to seek wisdom, although there are many difficulties, but I have confidence in him, will be able to accomplish things. If my Zhen family does not support filial piety today, I will be ashamed for the rest of my life, not to mention that once the world is in chaos, you and my three brothers may not be able to defend themselves. To live in this family property, it is better to give it away than to be taken away."

It was difficult for Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao to accept the big brother's completely emotional-dominated rhetoric, so Zhen Yan said frowningly: "Brother, do you know that it's not just giving family property to Feng Xiao now? If it's just family property, I And the third younger brother will never stop you, but according to Xiao's scheme, there is a narrow chance of death, there is a slight difference, my Zhen family does not care about others, only the five sisters, my mother, and you and my brother, I am afraid that there will be no burial in the near future. land."

Suddenly the expression became very harsh, Zhen Yu and Zhen Yan looked at each other tit for tat, and sneered: "Zhen Yan, don't think that you have considered everything after being the prefect of Zhongshan for a few years. You are right, follow Feng Xiao Maybe we will lose our family and homes, and all the families will be punished. But let me ask you, can we enjoy peace forever if we don’t follow Feng Xiao? Hmph, today Han Fu sent three thousand people to propose marriage. Is this marriage proposal? Now that the emperor is still alive, he dares to treat you as the prefect of Zhongshan country like this. If the world is really in chaos, do you think Han Fu will politely call you prefect Zhen? Let me tell you, troubled times are approaching, and the only way out for the Zhen family It is to be attached to the warlord. At that time, whether we like it or not, we have to hand over the family property. I don’t know if the Zhen family will meet a warlord who will treat the Zhen family well in the future. Will the warlord the Zhen family is attached to in the future. I don't know if I was destroyed in the middle of the war, but I know, if I follow Feng Xiao and lose, I know how I died!"

Maybe it's because they have never seen their eldest brother show such a resolute side. Both Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao were a little dazed, but after thinking carefully about Zhen Yu's words, they both felt like a blow to the head.

Zhen Yan was still thinking about it, but Zhen Yao was the first to express his opinion and said: "Brother's words, I think it is not unreasonable, and we have to think about one thing, if my Zhen family does not support filial piety today, it is equivalent to setting up an enemy first. Now If the whole family joins Fengxiao, Fengxiao will definitely treat my Zhen family kindly. If we neither help nor oppose him now, then when we have no choice but to serve Fengxiao in the future, I am afraid that we will be dependent on others. But if we are against Fengxiao now, I think Fengxiao will definitely do the same. Having considered this situation, even if there is another bloody battle at the east gate of Luoyang in Wuji County, he expected it. Will my Zhen family be spared? Well, my Zhen family will be safe. To face Feng Xiao's crazy counterattack, who is Feng Xiao? The Hedong Wei family and the Xuzhou Tao family are both lessons from the past."

Zhen Yan frowned, and shouted in a deep voice, "Zhen Yao, what are you trying to say?"

Zhen Yao smiled lightly, and said sarcasticly: "I think, at this moment we have only two choices, either help Feng Xiao or kill Feng Xiao. Help Feng Xiao and share weal and woe with him. If Feng Xiao can rule the world, the Zhen family will live forever." It must be of great importance. To kill Fengxiao, hehe, you need to kill with one blow, if you fail, then my Zhen family should spend all their wealth and hide their names."

With a long sigh, Zhen Yan's frowning brows relaxed, and she laughed at herself: "The elder brother and the third younger brother both want to help Fengxiao, if I don't agree, and no matter how we deal with Fengxiao, the three brothers will be renounced first."

Caressing his second brother's arm sincerely, Zhen Yu said with emotion: "Second brother, elder brother won't force you, I just hope you can think clearly. For my Zhen family, this is an opportunity and a gamble. You and I When the three of them talked in the past, they often talked about the trend of the world. Didn't you always say that you should ask Fengxiao for advice? Now that Fengxiao has made a choice, don't you have any hesitation?"

Zhen Yan smiled wryly and said: "At this moment, Feng Xiao is desperate now, I'm worried that he is fighting to the death with the mentality of catching the fish and breaking the net."

"Second brother, this statement is wrong. Although Feng Xiao has become the public enemy of the world today, but his life is not in danger. In Xuzhou City and Luoyang City, Feng Xiao was close to death. If he didn't always deal with the death situation calmly, he would How can he come out of desperation again and again? I guess Feng Xiao must have carefully thought through his plans this time. He has already made up his mind about how to take this world, and the times make heroes. If my Zhen family does not help Feng Xiao today, I am afraid that in the future, The Zhen family can only sit and wait for their demise."

Zhen Yao had a casual smile on his face at this moment. After he figured out the key points of the matter, he no longer had any worries.

Besides, which man doesn't dream of being a hero?
Follow Guo Jia, you will not be lonely in this life.

Zhen Yan suddenly showed a helpless smile, pointed at Zhen Yao and said, "Third brother, I know you highly respect Fengxiao in your heart, that's all, isn't it just a rebellion, my Zhen family will be handed over to Fengxiao."

Zhen Yao, on the other hand, bowed perversely to Zhen Yan and said, "Congratulations to my second brother. In the future, I will definitely use my second brother in the filial piety. The prefect of this county is inferior to my second brother."

Pointing at Zhen Yao, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she didn't know what to say about him. Zhen Yan suddenly sighed again: "I don't know how to explain to my mother."

Zhen Yao shrugged his shoulders and said relaxedly: "Cross the sea, when it's done, mother can only get angry and let nature take its course."

Seeing that the two younger brothers decided to assist Guo Jia, Zhen Yu smiled with relief, and said to the two: "Since you and I have decided to serve Fengxiao, I will inform Fengxiao of the news, what should we do next?" If you want to do it, you have to listen to Fengxiao's arrangement."

At this moment, the servant called Zhen Yu outside the door, Zhen Yu frowned and walked out of the study, only to hear the report from the servant: "Eldest young master, the old lady called you over."

Zhen Yu was about to walk towards the hall, but he didn't expect a servant to stop him and said, "The old lady is in the lady's other courtyard."

Feeling bad in his heart, Zhen Yu knew that Guo Jia's secret meeting with his eldest sister must have been exposed, so he didn't care about his demeanor, and ran towards the other courtyard where his sister lived.

At this moment, in the gazebo of the other courtyard, Zhen's mother, Mrs. Wang, was sitting opposite Guo Jia, and Zhen Jiang had already been reprimanded by her and returned to the boudoir.

Guo Jia, who had a calm face, was very bitter in her heart: The future mother-in-law in name would not be willing to serve guests a cup of tea, it seems that she has already had a deep prejudice against me.

Mother Zhen concealed her anger and did not speak, her eyebrows were lowered, and her graceful demeanor showed the contempt of a wealthy family.

When Zhen Yu wiped cold sweat and came to his mother to salute, Mother Zhen snorted coldly and said coldly without signaling Zhen Yu to take a seat: "You are the eldest son of Zhen's family, and you are now the head of the Zhen family. You can make up your mind about everything, but today, as a mother, I just want to ask you a question, can I make the decision about Jiang Er's marriage?"

Zhen Yu knelt down on his knees and said in fear: "How dare the child disobey the mother, everything is up to the mother."

The Great Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and those who were not filial would be tolerated. After the death of Han emperors, there would always be a word "filial piety" before their posthumous titles.

Mother Zhen snorted again, then raised her eyes to look at Guo Jia, and asked indifferently: "Guo Jia, when the master betrothed Jiang Er to you, I, as a mother, have no objection, because you were a promising talent at that time. , but now four years have passed, not only have you achieved nothing, but you have become a prisoner of the imperial court. Today, you appeared in the Zhen family. According to reason, my Zhen family should escort you to the government, but because of past love, my Zhen family I will let you go away on your own."

Guo Jia nodded sadly and said, "Thank you, Madam."

To be honest, when Guo Jia was a guest at Zhen's house, the old lady was very kind to him, but it is understandable to be so indifferent now, who would want to marry their daughter to a criminal?
Guo Jia, who was about to get up and leave, was called again, and Mother Zhen continued: "Guo Jia, now that you are a criminal of the imperial court, it is impossible for the Zhen family to marry their daughter to you, and the marriage contract that year was officially annulled today. "

Nodding with eyes closed, with a long sigh, Guo Jia stood up and bowed to Mother Zhen, saying, "Guo Jia bids farewell."

Guo Jia who went out from the back door of Zhen's Mansion did not leave, but leaned against the wall and closed his eyes in the corner outside the mansion to meditate.

"Little Grandpa, why don't you leave?" Both Xu Chu and Dian Wei wondered, standing in the corner outside the house, they had the illusion that stealing is not doing good things.

"Wait." Guo Jia uttered a word and stopped explaining.

About half an hour later, Zhen Yu came out from the back door, saw Guo Jia in the corner not far away, and walked forward to inform Guo Jia of the result of the secret discussion between the three brothers.

At that moment, Guo Jia said happily: "I will definitely live up to the Zhen family in this life."

Zhen Yu smiled and said, "Feng Xiao, what should we do next?"

After pondering for a moment, Guo Jia raised his head and showed a sly smile, and said: "In the current situation, the Zhen family must first be at odds with me, and I want to borrow the Zhen family's life."

Zhen Yu's eyes widened and he asked in horror, "Whose life?"

"Zhen Yao!"

(End of this chapter)