Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 36: Changshan County Tyrant Zhao Yun

The second lady Zhen Mi looked at Zhang Sui suspiciously.

Zhang Sui did not explain, but said: "There are too many people outside, let's talk after we see the madam."

The group quickly returned to the Zhen family.

After entering the mansion, the second lady Zhen Mi took the lead and went straight to find the lady.

The lady was taking the second son Zhen Yan to the warehouse to supervise the servants in counting the inventory of various materials in the warehouse.

After hearing Zhang Sui say that he had something urgent to report, the lady took the second son Zhen Yan and rushed to the study.

After sending the others away and letting Zhang Sui sit down to drink a sip of tea, the lady smiled and said, "Bocheng, why are you so flustered?"

Zhang Sui said with a serious face: "Just now, I went to patrol the south of the city and saw the body of Captain Pan Feng still hanging on the city wall. I took it down and sent it to the county government office, where I met the county magistrate."

"I was flirting with the county magistrate. He must be trying to use me as a pawn in the Zhen family."

"In order to win me over, he told me an urgent piece of information."

"Last night, he received urgent intelligence from the Jizhou government."

"Lieutenant General Qu Yi will be here soon. He will meet Yanmen General Yan Rou at our station at the east gate of Wuji County."

The lady's pretty face then became serious.

After a while, she looked at the second young lady Zhen Mi and said, "This is a big deal, Mi'er, prepare the necessary supplies to reward General Qu Yi. We must not bring disgrace to our Zhen family's reputation."

Zhang Sui: "No, Madam, are you ready to receive the supplies?"

The lady and the second lady Zhen Mi both looked at Zhang Sui blankly.

Madam said, "Lieutenant General Qu Yi is the most capable general to assist the governor of Jizhou. If he is coming here, what else can we do except prepare the supplies for him?"

"Although our Zhen family is a noble family, that is for ordinary people."

"We have no power to fight back against a general like Qu Yi."

"Apart from--"

Zhang Sui felt a little helpless.

woman.

After all, she is a woman.

Let them take charge of the backyard, they can do a good job.

But they can't think beyond the backyard.

No wonder, although this land has produced countless famous generals, there are only a few female generals.

To be precise, there are only Fu Hao of the Shang Dynasty and Qin Liangyu of the Ming Dynasty.

The other female generals were all fabricated by folk legends.

Zhang Sui took a deep breath and said to his wife, "Madam, this is not the problem!"

Madam frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Sui looked at his wife, the second young lady Zhen Mi, and the second young master Zhen Yan with a sullen face and said, "Madam, the second young lady, the second young master, you have never met Qu Yi, nor have you learned about his identity and background in detail, right?"

The lady nodded and said, "When my late husband was alive, he was only the magistrate of Shangcai, and he was not qualified to meet a general like Qu Yi."

"After my late husband passed away, my children and I never left Wuji County."

"I just heard that General Qu Yi and the governor of Jizhou defeated the White Horse Volunteers of Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youzhou."

The second son Zhen Yan suddenly said: "I thought he was a hero!"

Zhang Sui looked at the second son Zhen Yan and felt like laughing.

hero?

If being able to kill people is called a hero, then there were indeed many heroes in the late Han Dynasty.

By this standard, Dong Zhuo can be considered a hero.

Zhang Sui asked in return, "Do you know, Second Young Master, that all the soldiers under Qu Yi's command are elite Qiang soldiers from Xiliang?"

“They never treated us Han people as human beings.”

"They treat our Han men as slaves and our women as tools for venting their anger. When they are done, they stew them as food or roast them as meat."

Second Master Zhen Yan's face turned pale, and he said with trembling lips: "Isn't it possible? General Qu Yi has always been a general of our Han Dynasty! How could he treat us Han people like this?"

Madam and the second young lady Zhen Mi also looked a little pale.

Zhang Sui ignored the three people's ugly faces and said, "Madam, Second Miss and Second Young Master, after all, you have never been out of Wuji County and are under the protection of the Zhen family, so you don't understand the tragedy outside now." "I was born in Yanmen County. Not to mention Qu Yi, even the generals of Yanmen County have long been accustomed to treating us Han people as two-legged sheep."

"Women are all used as tools to vent their anger, and men help repair fortifications in their spare time."

"When they are no longer useful or when there is not enough food, they are killed and eaten."

"Among the refugees in our city now, I met a man from Yanmen yesterday."

"On the way to escape here from Yanmen, his wife and daughter were all raped and killed by the Han troops at the border."

“Of course, normal soldiers would not dare to massacre in Wuji County.”

"No matter what, our Wuji County is part of Jizhou."

"However, Qu Yi and Yan Rou are not ordinary soldiers."

"Qu Yi is Jizhou Mu's right-hand man, and, from what I know, he is more than that."

"His record is too brilliant and has already threatened the safety of Jizhou Mu."

"Jizhou Mu will never do anything to him without absolute strength."

"Qu Yi is staying in Wuji County with the elite Qiang people. If we are not prepared, this could be a disaster for our Zhen family."

"Also, he will meet up with Yanmen General Yan Rou in the east of the city, so we must also be on guard."

"Naturally, they won't attack the city."

"However, some of Yan Rou's generals suddenly broke into the city and even entered our Zhen family mansion. How should we respond?"

"Even if these generals do something to the women and property of the Zhen family, the Jizhou government will not blame them in the end."

"Yan Rou, as the leader of the coalition army, was dealing with Gongsun Zan of Youzhou. This was a great benefit to the governor of Jizhou. How could he kill these people for the Zhen family, which had no one serving in the Jizhou government?"

Zhang Sui glanced at the Madam and the Second Miss Zhen Mi again and said, "Especially since there are so many women in our Zhen family, the Madam and the Second Miss are even more stunning."

"If we don't take precautions in advance, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

The lady lowered her head and her lips trembled slightly.

She really hadn't thought about this situation!
Although the world was in chaos in recent years, the biggest chaos in Wuji County was probably the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

However, my late husband was still alive at that time.

He is the one who handles all the affairs of the Zhen family.

He arranged for the Zhen family's troops to unite with the troops of other aristocratic families to fight against the Yellow Turban Army.

Wuji County, as part of Jizhou, was originally under the jurisdiction of Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou.

Later, Yuan Shao served as the governor of Jizhou, and there was no war, but a peaceful evolution: Han Fu took the initiative to give up the governorship of Jizhou to Yuan Shao.

In recent years, there have been constant wars between Jizhou and Youzhou, and the wars were mostly on Youzhou's side.

I didn't expect that there would be such a sudden change today, that our generals would become a threat to the existence of our own aristocratic families.

Madam took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressed her inner panic, looked at Zhang Sui and said, "Bocheng, I'm a little confused now. Do you have any good ideas?"

Zhang Sui glanced at the second son Zhen Yan and the second daughter Zhen Mi.

The two were also confused about this kind of thing!
It seems that pinning our hopes on them is just a dream.

After a brief pause, Zhang Sui said, "Does our Zhen family have anyone who is extremely famous, someone who has military power and can have a say in other aristocratic families?"

Madam asked, "Do the captain of the troops, Zhen Hao, and the deputy captain, Zhao Xu, count?"

Zhang Sui shook his head.

Yesterday, when facing the county captain Pan Feng, captain Zhen Hao did not dare to take direct action, and Pan Feng did not give him face.

The lady was silent for a moment, then continued, "If it is a powerful and prestigious person nearby, I wonder if it can be used?"

Zhang Sui's eyes lit up and he said, "If it is a powerful and prestigious person nearby who can be invited to the Zhen family, then we can certainly use it! When Qu Yi, Yan Rou and others enter Wuji County, Madam and Second Miss, you can take the beautiful women in the mansion and hide temporarily. Let the Second Young Master and this powerful person deal with it, and there will be no big problem."

"When the time comes, they will have to be polite and use the excuse that you, Madam, are going to visit your parents' home, and they will have no choice but to leave."

"After all, we are also a noble family under their rule."

The lady then said, "In the neighboring Zhending County of Changshan Prefecture, I know there is a famous tyrant named Zhao Yun, courtesy name Zilong. He is skilled in martial arts and is loved by all the noble families. Before Dong Zhuo caused chaos in the court, I heard that Zhao Yun recruited his troops to join Gongsun Zan. Even in our Wuji County, there are people with great martial arts skills who join us."

"Zhao Yun is full of heroic spirit."

"If it was him, do you think it would work?"

(End of this chapter)