Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 794, Side Story 1: Zou Shi, Zhang Xiu, and Jia Xu (Part 2)
Zhang Sui looked at the beautiful woman in this way and grunted.

There are countless beautiful women in this world, and I have more than a dozen in my own family.

Yet, when he encountered a beauty of this caliber again, he still felt a flutter in his heart.

Zhang Sui secretly despised himself.

He really is a lecher.

To be precise, even a lecherous man like myself is probably inferior.

When Mingming slept with Xu Lan, he swore that he would never be interested in other women again.

Now I'm tempted again.

Sure enough, the reason he couldn't find a girlfriend or go to prostitutes before he transmigrated wasn't because he was so pure, but simply because he didn't have the means to do so.

Poverty made his past self appear so upright and kind.

When the beautiful woman saw Zhang Sui approaching, she somewhat awkwardly rose from the edge of the bed and gave Zhang Sui a graceful bow, saying, "This humble servant is Zou Shi, greetings to the Great General!"

Zhang Sui stopped in his tracks: "."

Zou Shi!

It's actually the Zou family!

The Zou family that made Cao Cao "smash three sages with one cannon" in history!

No wonder Cao Cao made mistakes.

Any man would find it hard to resist this temptation!
However, Zhang Sui's excitement cooled down considerably in an instant.

Beautiful women are desirable, but he didn't want to make a mistake because of them.

There are many beautiful women in my family.

Liu, Du, the Lady, and Da Qiao were all no less beautiful than Zou.

It's not worth making a mistake for such a beautiful woman.

Now that he is about to be crowned king, everyone's eyes are on him.

Making a mistake at this time could have far-reaching consequences.

He would never do that.

Thinking of this, Zhang Sui immediately turned around and headed towards the door.

But then Zou Shi parted her red lips and said, "General, you don't need to be afraid. I was sent here by General Zhang."

"No one is making things difficult for General Zhang, nor is anyone making things difficult for me."

"We did it voluntarily?"

Zhang Sui then stopped and looked at Zou Shi suspiciously, saying, "General Zhang, have you gone mad? You are her aunt!"

Zou forced a smile at Zhang Sui and said softly, "Although I am General Zhang's aunt, General Zhang is currently in dire straits himself, how can he protect a beauty like me?"

“In the past, when General Zhang surrendered to Minister Cao, Minister Cao wanted to take me away.”

"They don't take General Zhang seriously at all."

"If it weren't for the strategist Jia's plan, mentioning that a man named Dian Wei had been killed by the Grand General, and that General Zhang possessed the bravery of General Dian, I would probably have already become Cao Sikong's woman."

Zhang Sui: "."

Is there such a thing?
He didn't even bother to find out about it.

Since he used Gao Gan to kill Yuan Shao, he has been so busy every day that he has no energy left to gossip.

However, Zou's words reminded him of something—

Jia Xu!

Zhang Sui was filled with murderous intent.

I almost forgot about Jia Xu!

At the Battle of Changshe, most of Cao Cao's troops surrendered, with only a very few committing suicide.

Neither those who surrendered nor those who committed suicide included Jia Xu.

He had been busy heading south to Jingzhou and hadn't paid much attention to Jia Xu.

After returning from Qu'a, he busied himself with preparations for being granted the title of king.

During his rare free time, he was working on a grand project with Fu Shou, which also resulted in Fu Shou becoming pregnant.

Now, Zou's words reminded Zhang Sui of something again—

They should issue an arrest warrant, find Jia Xu, and kill him!

This guy not only killed Shen Rong, but also the thousands of soldiers guarding Jiguan Pass.

Most importantly, this guy always uses all sorts of vicious methods!

In the Battle of Pucheng in the past, Jia Xu instigated Xiahou Dun to use the people of Pucheng as bait, resulting in the burning of tens of thousands of civilians.

During the Battle of Jiguan, he ordered the capture of the families of the local people near Jiguan, forcing them to reveal the topographical map of the area and thus deduce the location of the grain storage.

Recently, he heard that the extermination of Kong Rong's entire clan was not only Cao Cao's "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" strategy, but also a plan devised by Jia Xu for Cao Cao.

It can be said that Jia Xu had a long list of misdeeds.

Jia Xu's actions could be described as "prudent self-preservation."

To put it bluntly, it's a case of "better to die than to die."

Moreover, he was the kind of extremely selfish person who was willing to let everyone else die just to save himself.

Before his time travel, countless people admired Jia Xu.

He himself was one of them.

But it was only when he lived in this era that he truly loathed Jia Xu.

Is he trying to protect himself?
So what about the lives of other people?

Moreover, how many innocent people are implicated when he takes action?

Thinking of this, Zhang Sui said coldly, "Do you know where that old geezer Jia Xu is?"

Zou clearly sensed Zhang Sui's murderous intent, and her pretty face turned pale.

Gently shaking her head, Madam Zou said in a trembling voice, "How could I possibly know?"

"I was previously held hostage in Xuchang as a member of General Zhang's family."

"I knew that one day, General Zhang returned hastily from the front lines, saying that he wanted to take me away from Xuchang, otherwise, I would be killed by Minister Cao."

"He also said that my aunt is too beautiful and that being by his side will only bring trouble, and that he is powerless to protect me."

"I can only find a reliable husband for me."

"And then, and then, I came here."

"General Zhang, General Zhang said—"

With her head bowed, her delicate chin almost touching her snow-white chest, Zou stammered, "As long as I serve the General well, he is a benevolent and righteous ruler, unlike Cao Sikong. He and I can entrust our future to him."

Zhang Sui: "."

Seeing Zou's state, Zhang Sui didn't want to make things difficult for her.

That old fox Jia Xu certainly wouldn't let anyone else know his whereabouts.

That old coward is extremely cautious.

His absence must be because he guessed that I didn't have a good impression of him.

Zhang Sui nodded and said, "Alright, you can rest now, I'm going out."

Zhang Sui had just turned around when his wrist was grabbed.

Zhang Sui turned his head in confusion, wanting to ask Zou if there was anything else.

But Zou's voice trembled uncontrollably as she said, "Great General, will you not share a bed with me tonight?"

"With my appearance, no one but the Great General can protect me."

"If, if the General is unwilling to sleep with me, to share a bed with me, I will have no choice but to kill myself on the spot."

"General, the army has already entered. No matter how I explain, no one in the world will believe that you haven't done anything wrong to me. Who, who would dare to take me? Since that's the case, I, I'd rather, I'd rather end my life now, so as not to be left all alone."

Zhang Sui: "."

Meeting Zhang Sui's gaze, Zou walked over with her head down, placed her other small hand on Zhang Sui's abdomen, tiptoed shakily, tilted her head back, and gently touched Zhang Sui's lips with her red lips, almost crying as she said, "General, do I not, do I not have the honor of receiving, receiving the General's favor?"

Zhang Sui felt Zou's slender hands moving across his abdomen, and his body felt like it was on fire, instantly becoming hot.

Especially those soft red lips, they're like a captivating poison.

With tears glistening in Zou's beautiful eyes, Zhang Sui wrapped his arm around Zou's slender waist and kissed her deeply.

Picking up Zou Shi, Zhang Sui kissed her red lips passionately while quickly tearing off her clothes.

Outside the house, Xi Zhicai and an old man stood in the shadows.

Hearing Zou's suppressed voice coming from inside the house, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Xi Zhicai looked at the old man and said, "I'll let you out tomorrow morning, then you can come out."

The old man bowed to Xi Zhicai before quietly leaving.

Zhang Sui tormented Zou Shi for almost a whole night.

At dawn, Zou lay in Zhang Sui's arms like a lump of mud, letting Zhang Sui play with her little hands.

Zhang Sui was having a great time when he heard Qin Lang's voice from outside: "My lord, it's time to go to the morning court."

Zhang Sui's interest vanished instantly.

After kissing Zou's breasts, Zhang got up, dressed, and went outside.

Hearing the commotion, the guards outside opened the door.

When Qin Lang saw Zhang Sui come out with a gloomy face, he smiled awkwardly and said, "My lord, I had no choice. It was Lord Tian's request."

Zhang Sui glared at Qin Lang before heading towards the palace.

This Qin Lang, though young, is quite cunning.

All they know is to bring up Tian Feng to shut themselves up!
Although the emperor was supposed to attend the morning court session, he never actually came out.

Emperor Liu Xie seems to have given up and is no longer causing trouble.

Five days ago, Emperor Liu Xie sent someone to find Zhang Sui, begging him to spare his life and give him a fiefdom in exchange for abdicating the throne.

For the first time, Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, realized that the Han Dynasty was truly doomed!

If he had seen this coming sooner, he wouldn't have caused all that trouble and killed so many people.

Zhang Sui listened to Liu Xie's words and felt a mix of emotions.

In the end, Zhang Sui agreed.

If Cao Pi in history could give Liu Xie a chance, there's no reason why I, as a time traveler, shouldn't have such a magnanimous heart.

From that day on, Liu Xie locked himself in the imperial study every day, reading medical books.

He no longer appeared at the morning court sessions.

After discussing state affairs with his ministers for a day, Zhang Sui prepared to fetch Lady Zou to the General's Mansion.

Just as he stepped out of the palace, a voice called out from behind, "My lord, please wait!"

Zhang Sui stopped and turned around. It was Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu.

The two of them hurried over with smiles on their faces.

Zhang Sui laughed and said, "What's the matter that you didn't say earlier, but are calling me now?"

Xi Zhicai gestured for him to come closer and said, "My lord, please step forward!"

Cheng Yu also made a gesture of invitation.

Zhang Sui pointed in the direction of Xi Zhicai's house and said, "I'll go pick up Zou Shi."

Xi Zhicai laughed and said, "I already had someone send Zou Shi to the General's Mansion, so my lord need not worry."

Zhang Sui sized up Xi Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai hurriedly said again, "My lord, I beg you!"

Zhang Sui had no choice but to get into the carriage with Xi Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu followed closely behind.

The group arrived at a guesthouse.

The people who came to visit the residence were all purged by Xi Zhicai.

Zhang Sui: "."

Why make such a big fuss?
After clearing everyone else out, Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu exchanged a glance and nodded.

Cheng Yu stood up and bowed respectfully to Zhang Sui, saying, "My lord, Cheng Yu thanks you!"

Zhang Sui asked warily, "Have you caused trouble? Murder or arson?"

Cheng Yu has now entered the Ministry of Personnel; why would he need to make such a fuss over a common mistake?

Cheng Yu shook his head and said, "No!"

Xi Zhicai chimed in, "Absolutely not! Lord Tian is watching, who would dare?"

"Even Guo Fengxiao, that dissolute man, behaved himself under Tian Gong's watchful eye."

"How could we possibly have the guts?"

Zhang Sui then nodded.

This is true.

Tian Feng has always had a bad temper.

Ju Shou is still in Ye City, and the affairs of Xu Du are controlled by Tian Feng and himself.

I have a pretty good temper.

If you encounter Tian Feng and things don't go your way, he'll really start cursing.

However, since that long talk that night, Tian Feng has stopped giving him attitude.

Zhang Sui looked at Cheng Yu and said, "So, you need something from me?"

Zhang Sui laughed and said, "Then why make such a big fuss? Just say what you need! As long as it's not too outrageous, I'll consider it."

Cheng Yu shook his head and said, "I am simply sincerely grateful that my lord does not hold my past against me."

"I made many mistakes in the past, and I used any means necessary to achieve my goals."

“I even did that kind of thing to a fellow villager.”

Zhang Sui hummed in agreement, without interrupting.

Cheng Yu sighed before continuing, "After following my lord, I realized that one must have a benevolent heart."

"My reputation is so bad, yet my lord is still willing to give me a chance."

"This is all because our lord has a benevolent heart."

"It is precisely because of this that I have the opportunity to make amends for my mistakes for the rest of my life. I can do my best to help my lord so that the people of the world can live in peace and prosperity."

Zhang Sui smiled with relief, patted Cheng Yu on the shoulder and said, "The past cannot be undone, but the future can be changed. Just atone for your past sins and think more about the people of the world, that's all that matters."

Cheng Yu nodded emphatically.

Xi Zhicai then interjected, "My lord, I have a man here who has also made some mistakes and wishes to seek an opportunity to uphold justice for the people and serve the nation."

Zhang Sui chuckled to himself.

It turns out it was someone who recommended them.

Zhang Sui picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Let him come out!"

"You, Xi Zhicai, rarely use connections."

"If you have the guts to bring it up today, I'd like to see who this outstanding individual is!"

Xi Zhicai then called out into the guesthouse, "Come out, the lord is willing to see you."

Three figures emerged.

The two tall figures on the left are none other than Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu.

The one on the right is short and somewhat hunched over.

Zhang Sui's face instantly darkened, and he drew the sword from his waist.

damn it.

It's that old geezer Jia Xu!

He was hiding here!
Zhang Sui was about to rush over and stab him to death with his sword!

This kind of scourge should be killed as soon as possible!

Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu quickly knelt down and hugged Zhang Sui's legs.

Zhang Xiu also hurriedly knelt down, prostrating himself on the ground, and pleaded, "My lord! My lord! Please spare Lord Jia's life!"

"I know that Lord Jia has done many heinous things, but what can a subject do?"

"Cao Cao was suspicious by nature and extremely cruel, massacring cities everywhere he went."

"As one of his most trusted strategists, how could Lord Jia dare not give his all?"

"As subjects, we can only follow the lead of our lord!"

"Master Jia has been with me in Wancheng, and he has never killed a single person!"

"My successful arrival here this time was also thanks to Jia Gong's plan."

"Lord Jia has long wanted to break away from Cao Cao."

"However, Cao Cao's spies were everywhere in Xuchang; who could escape?"

"Now that our lord has swept across the land, how could Lord Jia not know the enormity of his crimes?"

"However, he was still willing to risk the death penalty to appear because he wanted to reform himself."

"If he truly doesn't appear, how will our lord find him?"

"As for power and influence, he's already this old, what hasn't he experienced?"

"My lord, please give him a chance to reform!"

"I, Zhang Xiu, am willing to pay with my life!"

After saying that, Zhang Xiu slammed his head heavily against the ground.

Zhao Yun, who was watching this scene from the side, looked at Zhang Sui and was about to kneel down as well.

Zhang Sui: "."

Zhang Sui stopped Zhao Yun, saying, "Why are you making things difficult for me because of this kind of person?"

Zhao Yun sighed, glanced at Cheng Yu, and said, "My lord, you can even forgive Elder Cheng, so please give Lord Jia a chance!"

"He's getting on in years."

"Even if you don't kill him, how long can he live?"

"What kind of lord you have determines what kind of ministers you have."

"It is precisely because your benevolence and righteousness are known throughout the world that we who serve you never massacre cities and are willing to treat the people kindly."

"Even Master Jia would do the same."

"The world is not yet at peace, and we still need outstanding talents."

"My lord, please reconsider!"

Zhang Sui then looked at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu bowed to Zhang Sui, knelt down, and prostrated himself on the ground, saying, "Although I have made many mistakes, I only wanted to protect myself."

"Now that the world is almost at peace, I have no fear for my life."

"Please, General, give me a chance to atone for my sins."

Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu pleaded in unison, "My lord!"

Zhang Xiu was still kowtowing; a large swelling had appeared on his forehead.

However, he seemed not to notice.

Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Xiu with heartache, opened his mouth, and his eyes welled up with tears.

Seeing this scene between Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun, Zhang Sui reluctantly sheathed his sword and gestured for Zhao Yun to stop Zhang Xiu.

Seeing his sword sheathed, Zhang Xiu raised his head and forced a smile at Zhang Sui, saying, "Master Jia is indeed wise; he knew from the beginning that you, my lord, are benevolent and righteous. As expected."

Zhang Sui said irritably, "If I don't let him go today, are you really going to die here?"

Zhang Xiu took a bite before saying, "I have received many favors from Lord Jia."

"Without Master Jia, I might have died long ago."

"I don't believe that our lord would really execute him."

"If that really happens, I can only repay his great kindness with my death!"

Xi Zhicai rushed over and scolded, "Nonsense! What if? I've followed my lord for so long, and he's not that kind of person."

Zhang Sui watched the group singing in unison, then looked at Jia Xu and rolled his eyes.

Dead old man.

They're good at finding helpers.

The Zou family last night was probably also his doing.

Looking down at Jia Xu, Zhang Sui said, "This is the last chance."

"I understand your desire to protect yourself."

"However, if you use every means to protect yourself, shirk your duties, or even harm others, then don't blame me for being impolite."

Jia Xu sighed deeply and said, "Your subject, Jia Xu, will do my best!"

Zhang Sui responded with a "Hmm?".

Xi Zhicai hurriedly reminded him, "Master Jia, you're being foolish! You've done your best! Our lord is such a wise ruler, why should you worry about saying the wrong thing and being blamed?"

Jia Xu got up from the ground, bowed solemnly to Zhang Sui, and said, "Your subject, Jia Xu, is willing to do his utmost!"

(End of this chapter)