Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 742 The Surrender of Huchuquan, the Xiongnu Chanyu
Zhang Sui watched as Wei Gu and Fan Xian began talking to each other, and the smile on his face completely disappeared.

Pulling the dagger given to him by the Second Miss Zhen Mi from his waist, Zhang Sui, under the horrified gazes of Wei Gu, Fan Xian, Hu Chuquan, and the others, stabbed the ground repeatedly, coldly saying, "Oh?"

"Is the Wei family Zhaoji's maternal family?"

"Are you going to send some dowry back with you?"

"Even the Fan family is willing?"

Wei Gu and Fan Xian nodded hurriedly, their heads bobbing like chickens pecking at rice.

Zhang Sui pointed to the charred camp behind him and the corpses scattered everywhere, saying, "Then let's settle both the old and new scores together!"

"Since you gave me a dowry, I will treat you as a relative and will not hold you accountable for the mistake you made this time."

Wei Gu and Fan Xian cursed under their breath.

These charred tents were not made by us!
Most of the soldiers who died were our men!
What old grudges are you bringing up?
Although they thought this way, they dared not say it aloud and could only nod repeatedly.

Wei Gu said, "That's right, that's how it should be."

Zhang Sui then continued, "I don't want much of Zhao Ji's dowry."

"The Wei family and the Fan family are both prominent families. It would be a loss of face for you to accept less."

"In that case, for the dowry alone, the Wei family will provide 20,000 bushels of grain, 500 troop supplies, and 5,000 bolts of various fabrics."

"After all, the Fan family and Zhao Ji haven't reached that level yet, so let's just say half!"

Wei Gu exclaimed, "General, please don't joke!"

"Twenty thousand bushels? And five hundred sets of books, and five thousand bolts of various fabrics?"

"Who gave such a large dowry?"

Fan Xian was also quite intimidated.

Even if it's just half of that, the Fan family will feel the pinch.

Zhang Sui responded with an "Oh," and jokingly asked, "Which one? There are many!"

"How could it be excessive for a general like me to ask for such a small dowry?"

"I don't know if you've ever heard of the Mi family, the richest family in Xuzhou? The current Mrs. Mi is my woman."

"She was betrothed to Liu Bei by her two elder brothers in her early years. The governor of Xu Province at the time gave her a dowry that was even greater than that."

“I heard from my wife, Lady Mi, that the Mi family provided a dowry of two thousand people for a single troupe.”

"What, in the eyes of the Wei family patriarch, am I, the Great General, not even as good as Liu Bei?"

Wei Gu: "."

Fan Xian: "."

Zhang Sui continued, "Let's not talk about the Mi family."

“I have a woman named Da Qiao, who is the eldest daughter of Qiao Hao, a merchant from Lujiang County.”

"Qiao Hao married Da Qiao to me as a concubine, and Qiao Hao transferred all his family property to my name."

"The Qiao family, one of the two major business families in Hebei today, is actually my business, even though it is registered under Qiao Hao's name."

"Even a businessman can do this much."

"The Wei family, as a prominent clan, keeps saying that you are Zhao Ji's maternal family, but you can't even spare this little bit of effort?"

Fan Xian looked at Wei Gu, his eyes filled with anger.

Let you talk too much!

Now look what's happened! My Fan family is going to be dragged down by you!

Wei Gu's face turned pale. He looked at Zhang Sui and said in a trembling voice, "What if I don't give it to him?"

Zhang Sui raised his head, stood up, and walked towards Wei Gu.

When Wei Gu saw Zhang Sui approaching, his breathing became rapid, and he involuntarily retreated.

Several soldiers quickly pinned him down.

Zhang Sui walked up to Wei Gu, and the next moment, a dagger plunged into Fan Xian's chest.

Fan Xian stared wide-eyed at Zhang Sui, his face filled with disbelief.

How dare he?

I am the patriarch of the Fan family of Hedong!

How dare he!

Moreover, he hadn't said anything, so why would he want to kill him?

You should have killed Wei Gu!

Hu Chuquan shuddered in fright.

Wei Gu was so frightened that he squatted down on the ground.

Zhang Sui stared at Wei Gu expressionlessly until Fan Xian fell into a pool of blood. Only then did he bend down, pull the dagger from Fan Xian's chest, and coldly survey all the prisoners, saying, "Yes, you are all scions of noble families."

"But, facing my vast army," "you still dare to ambush me."

"You think you can put on airs in front of me?"

"I didn't kill you right away because you still have some value to me."

"That's your family."

"Otherwise, what face do you have to stand before me?"

"Do you really want me to wipe out your three clans and then announce to the world that you colluded with the Xiongnu to murder me?"

As the prisoners watched Fan Xian's body gradually become still in the pool of blood, their legs went weak.

After a long while, Wei Gu finally said in a trembling voice, "Then, I heard that if you, General, don't implicate anyone, then our Wei family won't be affected, right?"

Zhang Sui said irritably, "Hand over the dowry you promised, and behave yourself from now on, and I'll let you off the hook."

"After all, you are scions of prominent families."

"Why should I kill you if you obey me?"

"I always keep my word."

"We said we wouldn't implicate others, and we won't."

"But now you are plotting to kill me—"

Wei Gu then said in a trembling voice, "I understand."

"Dowry, dowry, I, I will give it according to your standards, General."

"As long as I and the Wei family can survive, everything is negotiable."

Zhang Sui then looked at the other prisoners and said, "You are not Zhaoji's family members, so naturally we cannot ask you for a dowry."

"But you colluded with the Xiongnu to plot against me. If I do nothing, how can I explain this to the world?"

"What will I do if everyone follows your example and tries to harm me?"

The prisoners all lowered their heads, their faces pale.

Zhang Sui then looked at Zhao Qin and said, "Take them to Sima Yi and let them choose their own way to atone for their sins."

"Whether they generously lead their troops and people to their deaths, or pay the price, is up to them."

Zhao Qin responded and ordered his soldiers to escort the prisoners away, leaving only the Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan behind.

Under Hu Chuquan's horrified gaze, Zhang Sui wiped the dagger on the latter's face to dry the blood, and laughed, "Those are all powerful families, they all have to pay the price."

"Chanyu, you are a Xiongnu, not a Han Chinese. You led 20,000 cavalry to ambush me. Tell me, do you think I can let you go?"

Feeling Zhang Sui wiping his face with a dagger, Hu Chuquan's lips trembled slightly as he said, "If, I mean if, I surrender, how will you deal with my Xiongnu prisoners? Also, I have about 300,000 people in Hedong County."

Zhang Suiyi said seriously, "The Xiongnu people are actually subjects of the imperial court to a certain extent."

"When the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, you were ordered to quell the rebellion, which can be considered a merit, so I have to take it into consideration."

"To be honest, I am not as bloodthirsty as Cao Cao, and I have never massacred a city."

"If you surrender and obey my orders, I will relocate all of your 300,000 or so people in Hedong County to Yangzhou and Xuzhou, where they will intermarry with the Han people, work the land together, and formally and obligatory accept Han culture."

"Of course, they also enjoy the same benefits as Han Chinese citizens."

"otherwise--"

Hu Chuquan closed his eyes after hearing Zhang Sui's words.

Although he found the result somewhat unacceptable.

If he did that, then his 300,000 Xiongnu people would no longer belong to him.

But for these 300,000 Xiongnu people, it was the best possible outcome.

They went to Yangzhou and Xuzhou, where the land was fertile, and they no longer had to live a nomadic life, often going hungry.

Hu Chuquan opened his eyes, looked at Zhang Sui, and said, suppressing his trembling, "Okay!"

"However, I also want to take up an official position and serve the General."

"With this result, I, Huchuquan, will surely be considered a disgrace by the Xiongnu and will never be able to return to my hometown."

"I have to find a way to make a living."

Zhang Sui then sheathed the dagger and smiled, "No problem."

"Your Xiongnu cavalry also need your control for the time being."

"Besides, you only lost to me, it doesn't mean you're really bad."

"so."

Zhang Sui pondered for a moment and said, "I appoint you as the deputy general of the First Cavalry Army, to assist General Yan Liang, the commander of the First Cavalry Army."

"Your captured Xiongnu cavalrymen will also be incorporated into the cavalry army."

"But before that, you must obey my orders and act in a play with me."

(End of this chapter)