History of Women in the Wei Dynasty

On the west side of the arena, pushing and shoving continued.

The Tiger Warriors dared not attack the people of the Prince of Guangping's mansion, so they could only form a human wall shoulder to shoulder to block them and delay until their superiors arrived.

Prince Yuan Huai of Guangping and Prince Yuan Yu of Jingzhao were among the onlookers. Although the former was born of the same mother as the emperor and looked somewhat similar, their temperaments were completely different, and he had a face that looked like he was asking for a debt.

Yuan Huai said, "The show is about to begin. Don't forget what we agreed on. If I make Fourth Uncle Yu Guangting lose face and lose the prestige of the General of Chariots and Cavalry, you will give me the house next to the Protectorate."

He looked down on those female guards. If they hadn't been deliberately waiting for the Prince of Guangling to come and embarrass himself, they wouldn't have been able to stop the Prince's mansion from snatching people away with just a few lowly imperial guards.

Having been confined for so long, Yuan Yu has learned to compromise. "In the future, I will have to rely on Huai Di a lot. Even if I don't get what I want, the house will still be yours."

Yuan Huai snorted and said arrogantly, "I've never liked underhanded tactics, but if I really want to scheme against someone, even someone as clever as Fourth Uncle can't escape it!"

His advisor, Wang Fugui, promptly flattered him: "I've already inquired thoroughly. These past few days, Prince Yu has been supervising the military training here. No matter how Prince Yu handles this matter later, it will be wrong. That female Tiger Warrior surnamed Lei was only able to enter the Mulan Camp because our Prince Huai found her stubborn and nimble-fisted nature quite amusing, so he arranged for her to join the army on a whim. Her slave contract hasn't been cancelled at all; no one in the Mulan Camp has come to claim her. So, if she's a runaway maid, she is a runaway maid! If Prince Yu doesn't want to delay the military training, he should have our people from the Prince's Palace take her away quickly. The rest of us planted in the Mulan Camp will then seize the opportunity to stir up trouble. In short, Your Majesty, rest assured and just wait and see the show."

As Zhao Zhi and the Prince of Guangling traveled to the Mulan Camp, they were accompanied by military officers on all sides. The Princes of Guangping and Jingzhao, who were some distance away, and their advisors could not see them clearly, but guessed that the Prince of Guangling must be coming with such a large entourage.

"The excitement is about to begin!" Wang Fugui exclaimed, displaying his excitement at the opportune moment.

No one knows a master better than a lackey. Sure enough, the Prince of Guangping laughed and tapped his advisor on the shoulder with his fan: "When the matter is accomplished, there will be a reward."

"what--"

"what--"

The sudden screams startled the two young princes and their henchmen, who exchanged bewildered glances. What were the Mulan Camp's elite guards yelling about?
As soon as Zhao Zhi arrived, she broke all ten fingers of the servant from the Prince's mansion who had captured Lei Luoshan, bending them towards the back of his hand in a strange forked shape.

Before the servant could even feel the pain in his fingers, he was so terrified by the sight of his hands turning into a horrifying mess that he screamed and howled like a ghost.

The spoiled brats and wicked servants, relying on the power of the Prince's mansion, had only seen the portrait of the Prince of Guangling beforehand and were unaware that a General Zhen Dong would be supervising the military training today.

Among the spoiled brats, there were also those who knew how to adapt to the times. A young man surnamed Pu said, "We were sent by the Prince of Guangping to capture the runaway maid. This is the woman's slave contract."

Yuan Yu took it to examine it and said to Zhao Zhi, "It's real."

A low-ranking military officer in the Mulan camp questioned, "When we recruited people into the army, wasn't it agreed that once they were registered as soldiers, their slave contracts would be nullified?"

"correct."

"Yes. Does the imperial court go back on its word?"

Many people agreed with her, while those who did not showed anger or disappointment.

Yuan Yu sensed a potential mutiny and quickly informed Zhao Zhi: "It's common for military camp administrators to make mistakes when checking troop records. But according to our dynasty's laws, harboring runaway slaves is a serious crime..."

Zhao Zhi snatched the slave contract from his hand and tore it to shreds.

Yuan Yu shut up.

The young man surnamed Pu couldn't believe that someone would dare to tear up a slave contract in public. His voice became shrill: "You, how dare you destroy the slave contract of the Prince of Guangping's mansion?"

Another Xianbei playboy next to him, surnamed Lue, waved his arm and shouted to his companions: "Did you all see that? This man is openly protecting a runaway slave!"

Zhao Zhi approached the young man surnamed Lue and said to those around her, "I threaten people with just one punch. If they don't submit to me, I'll send them to meet the King of Hell."

As she spoke, her fierce gaze didn't even spare Yuan Yu.

As soon as she finished speaking, she punched the playboy in the mouth.

Blood splattered!
To prevent the other party from falling, Zhao Zhi gripped the young dandy's shoulder tightly with one hand, raised her other arm high again, and asked, "What did you see in me?" "Waaah!" The young dandy stared at the raised fist and shook his head with all his might.

Zhao Zhi released the other person and then approached the boy surnamed Pu.

"I do not have……"

It's too late.

Raise your fist and smash!

With a "bang," half of the young servant's face was covered in blood and flesh, and he fainted with his eyes rolled back.

The arrogant young masters and wicked servants who had been luring others by false pretenses scattered like birds and beasts.

"Murder! Someone has committed murder!"

These scourges have escaped, so what should we do with Lei Luoshan?
Unfortunately, this woman was naive and defended herself, saying, "It was Prince Guangping who personally granted me permission to enter the Mulan Camp. I didn't know that Nuqi was still in the Prince's residence."

The Prince of Guangping and the Prince of Jingzhao arrived side by side.

"Everyone with ears heard that, right? She's a servant girl in my household! Tear up her slave contract..."

The lackeys rushed to make a contribution, clearing a path for their masters so that the two kings could walk in with an air of nonchalance.

However, when the Prince of Guangping realized that the female general next to his fourth uncle was not the battalion general of the Mulan Camp, but Zhao Zhi, his expression changed as quickly as the sun came out after a storm, and he changed his words without even taking a deep breath: "Just tear it up! Wang Fugui, the matter of Lei Luoshan's slave status being transferred to the soldier status must be completed neatly today."

Wang Fugui didn't react for a moment, and he pointed at Zhao Zhiyi in a condescending manner: "Did you hear me clearly? Our King..." He suddenly stretched his neck and looked at the King of Guangping with a blank expression.

The Prince of Guangping slapped him hard across the face and yelled, "Can't I order you around anymore? Get back to your work!"

The Prince of Jingzhao truly couldn't understand his fifth brother's change. "Brother Huai?"

"Damn it!" Prince Guangping, still thinking about that house, said goodbye to Prince Jingzhao, his fourth uncle, and Zhao Zhi. Only after they were a distance away did he look back with fear and resentment, cursing, "What bad luck! What is Zhao Zhi doing here!"

Yuan Yu: "Isn't she just a palace guard?"

Prince Guangping: "You've been confined for too long, you have no idea how fierce this woman is. Not to mention us, she even dares to beat up the elder princes."

What nonsense are you spouting? It's truly the Yin Jian month that's against the Heavenly Gang; would an ordinary courtier dare to beat up a prince? Yuan Yu looked at his fifth brother as if he were an idiot.

the other side.

Yuan Yu, taking advantage of Zhao Zhi's prestige, warned those around him: "Those of you who were just stirring up trouble, step forward and leave Mulan Camp. If anyone exposes you, I will not consider that you are women; you will all be severely punished according to military law!"

Zhao Zhi remembered a few of the most enthusiastic jeering people. She walked past them one by one, and after Yuan Yu finished speaking, she added, "If a soldier from another unit exposes the offense, not only will the offending soldier be severely punished, but the captain and deputy captain of her unit will also share the blame! The soldiers will be flogged by the military officers, and the military officers will be flogged by me!"

One of the team leaders mustered his courage and said, "The imperial court has decreed that team leaders who commit crimes cannot be punished."

Yuan Yu took small, quick steps and moved closer to Zhao Zhi, whispering, "There is indeed such a decree."

"Is that so?" Zhao Zhi strode over and, without warning, swung the team leader up and slammed him to the ground.

Everyone heard the sound of bones breaking.

Zhao Zhi looked around again: "I'll only count to two." (End of Chapter)