Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 260
"I believe Mr. Feng will not starve my family!" Xu Shang said.

After hearing this, Feng Yao laughed and said: "Good! Good! Xu Shang, I will not kill you, because it is not your fault, you just killed in self-defense! At the same time, I also hope that you can follow me and change this troubled world with me. !"

At the same time, he shouted to the five soldiers: "Although you did not oppress the people, you concealed it and violated military discipline. For the sake of Xu Shang's intercession for you, I will spare you this time, but each of you must beat [-] soldiers." Army stick! Do you have any objections?"

"Thank you, my lord, for not killing me!" The five soldiers kowtowed overjoyed upon hearing this.

Xu Shangzao was so excited that his eyes were rosy, and he said loudly: "My life, Xu Shang, will belong to the lord from now on, and I am willing to follow the lord!"

Not far away, Xu Shang's parents cried when they saw this scene. Their son almost died in front of their eyes. In a blink of an eye, because of Feng Yao's words, not only was he not charged with any crime, but also Being valued and reused by Feng Yao!
Xu Shang's younger sister also stared curiously at this time, watching everything that happened, as if living in a dream!

"Brother!" Xu Shang's younger sister couldn't help calling out.

Hearing the sound, Xu Shang turned his head to look at it, with a proud expression on his face. He was proud of being able to protect his family and his sister.

"Good! Good!!" At this time, the people who had been on the periphery cheered happily.

All this was seen by Feng Yao, so he helped Xu Shang up, stroked his shoulder and said, "In this case, go and explain to your family quickly! I'm waiting for you here!"

"Okay, my lord!" Xu Shangxi said.

When Xu Shang's family saw Xu Shang approaching, they all surrounded him. Apart from his parents and younger sister, a young woman and a child about three years old ran out of the courtyard.

"Father!" The child cheered happily from afar, and threw himself into Xu Shang's arms.

That young woman should be Xu Shang's wife, Feng Yao took a closer look, she was dressed in a very simple, coarse cloth with a patch on her shoulder.

Xu Shang started talking with his wife again. Judging from the expressions of the two, his wife was very happy and at the same time showed a look of reluctance.

Feng Yao suddenly thought of something, so he immediately stretched his hand into his bosom to take a look, and found that there were more than 20 taels of silver. I cannot allow their families to live in misery!"

Yang Wu took Feng Yao's more than 20 taels of silver, nodded with a smile, and immediately walked to Xu Shang's side. At the same time, Yang Wu secretly took out ten taels of silver from his pocket, put it together with Feng Yao's, and handed it In the hands of Xu Shang's wife, said: "This is a reward from my lord. I hope that you can live well in the days when Xu Shang is not at home!"

Xu Shang's wife was about to decline, Yang Wu said: "This is the kindness of the lord, how can I refuse? It is better to live a better life, so that Xu Shang can work for the lord with peace of mind!"

Xu Shang nodded gratefully and ordered his wife to accept it.

After bidding farewell to his parents, Xu Shang returned to Feng Yao and was about to leave with Feng Yao when suddenly a dozen young men rushed out from among the people and shouted loudly: "Xu Shang! We are willing to serve the lord with you!"

Xu Shang didn't dare to agree, looked at Feng Yao, Feng Yao nodded and said: "You can accept them all, I hope you can discipline these people well!"

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After returning to the mansion, Feng Yao immediately appointed Xu Shang as his subordinate military lord, and ordered him to lead the new local soldiers temporarily, and then promote them after they have made meritorious service. The team rate is pretty good, I didn't expect Feng Yao to directly appoint him as a Marquis!

"My lord, there is something I want to report to my lord!" Xu Shang reported to Feng Yao when there were no other people around.

"What's the matter? Why do you look anxious?" Feng Yao said.

"My lord, I suddenly remembered something. When I was in the city today, I found a person I had met once. Looking back now, he should be a spy sent by Li Dian! Please be careful, my lord. My lord is at a disadvantage!" Xu Shang said anxiously.

Feng Yao felt the seriousness of the situation immediately, so he hurriedly asked: "Quickly tell me, what is going on here!"

"My lord, do you know where all the fishing boats in the Wenshui River have gone?" Xu Shang said, but before Feng Yao could answer, he said again: "My subordinates are local fishermen who make a living by fishing in the Wenshui River all year round, and sometimes travel far away. Go to Juyeze, so I have a good understanding of the situation in this area!"

"These boats were forcibly confiscated by Li Dian and his knights. Those people have lived in Juyeze all year round. Not only are they excellent in water, but they are also very familiar with mountain roads! My lord, don't underestimate these people!"

Feng Yao asked in surprise: "You mean they can cross the river at any time without the help of a boat? And they are very familiar with Guishan?"

"Yes, my lord, I used to have a younger brother who also joined the Li family, but he died in the war not long ago. I often hear him talk about similar things! It can be said that in Juye Ze As far as Wenshui area is concerned, Li Dian's thousands of knights are enough to form a large army with tens of thousands of well-armored troops. Li Dian's success in winning battles and being reused by Cao Cao is mainly due to those thousands of knights!" Xu Shangdao .

Feng Yao took a deep breath: "Then how should we deal with the enemy?"

Xu Shangdao: "The spies who entered the city today must have come to scout for information. My subordinates guess that the city is heavily guarded, and their targets must not be inside the city, but some important places outside the city! If you want to deal with these people, you will have to deal with them hard." Fighting will definitely cause huge damage, it is better to dig a trap in the dark and wait for it!"

After Xu Shang's reminder, Feng Yaomeng remembered the catapult erected on the river bank during the day. Today, Li Dian beat Li Dian once with a catapult. Li Dian must not be reconciled. Target those catapults!

Feng Yao hurriedly called Xu Chu and ordered him and Xu Shang to set traps and ambushes outside the city.

After the three generals left, Feng Yao was worried, so he talked with Xu Shu and Yang Wu, waiting for news.

Speaking of joy, the three of them all laughed. Xu Shu was the oldest and already had a six-year-old son and a three-year-old daughter, while Yang Wu, like Feng Yao, had no children, but his wives and concubines already had children. pregnant.

"Oh, I really don't know what will happen to my children after they are born?" Feng Yao sighed.

For some reason, Feng Yao suddenly had a lot of feelings about Xu Shang's child whom he saw today. Thinking about it again, Lu Lingqi and Gong Yinglian, who were far away in Pingyu, had already had their stomachs bulging when they left. If the battle with Cao Cao ends as soon as possible, they can go back to witness the birth of their children. If the battle is stalemate, I'm afraid there will be a large group of children calling daddy around after returning from this battle!
Xu Shu laughed and said, "My lord, you will know by then that after you have children, basically your wives and concubines will no longer belong to you! You have to compete with your own children for the possession of wives and concubines!"

"Why? Isn't it better to have children?" Feng Yao asked in surprise.

(End of this chapter)