Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 373
"I pay my respects to... King Zhongshan!"

Zhen Yan clasped her hands together and saluted Liu Yu.

Hearing Liu Yu's name for the first time, Zhen Yan couldn't help being a little skeptical, but seeing the firm look in his younger sister's eyes, he had to believe it was true.

"The king of Zhongshan came to the humble house and made my Zhen family flourish!"

"Brother, you don't need to be too polite. I don't know where the third young master of the Zhen family is now. Can you call me to see him?"

What an honor it is to be called a senior brother by the great Han prince, Zhen Yan even said that he didn't dare to do so, but he was overjoyed in his heart.

The younger sister seems to have a very close relationship with the King of Zhongshan. If she can build up this relationship, wouldn't the Zhen family have the possibility of making a fortune in the future? If she had known it earlier, she would not have married Yuan Xi.

After sending away the general Yuan Xi who came to propose a marriage, he will immediately push his sister to Liu Yu who is more powerful. This Zhen Yan is really a shrewd businessman.

"Second brother, what's the matter with you? The King of Zhongshan is asking you! Where is the third brother?" Zhen Luo shook the second brother who was still in a daze.

But Zhen Yan continued to ask in a daze, "Why didn't the third brother come back with you?"

The primary purpose of Liu Yu's coming to Wuji County was to exchange Dong Bai back. At this time, when he heard that Zhen Yao hadn't arrived home yet, the bad feeling from before became even stronger.

At this time, Zhang Xiu reminded, "Perhaps, the carriage of the third young master of the Zhen family did not go to Anxiang, so we were driven ahead."

The thief Zhang Xiu caught in Anxiang did not stop the carriage of the Zhen family, which showed that Zhen Yao most likely chose to bypass Anxiang. As for where he detoured from, it is difficult to say.

Liu Yu felt that Zhang Xiu's analysis was right, and decided to wait a day in Zhen's residence, but Zhen Luo's expression became sad after hearing this.

"Tomorrow... that Zhang Nan will come to the mansion again, what should I do?"

"Oh, I forgot about this one!"

Liu Yu scratched his head apologetically.

"On the way, Miss Luo'er told me that she didn't want to marry Yuan Xi as a concubine, so I agreed to her and let the Zhen family settle down in Luoyang. I wonder if Brother Yan is willing?"

"This..." Zhen Yan looked troubled, "Suddenly refusing to marry will definitely arouse the anger of the Yuan family, and my Zhen family has no relatives or reasons in Luoyang, so it would be ruined if I went there."

Moving the family south is not a trivial matter, and it is even more difficult to establish a foothold in a different place. Unless Liu Yu is willing to help, Zhen Yan will definitely not agree.

"Hehe, Brother Shi, don't worry, I can't get lost in Zhen's house!" Liu Yu glanced at Zhen Luo pointingly, and the latter immediately walked into the inner courtyard with a blushing face.

As someone who has been there, how could Zhen Yan fail to see the ambiguity between the two.

Besides, marrying the Yuan family can at most gain support in Jizhou, and if he becomes in-laws with the prince of the Han Dynasty, it is really possible to make the Zhen family famous all over the world.

"With King Zhongshan's words, my Zhen family is willing to swear to die with me!"

After getting a clear guarantee, Zhen Yan looked excited, and immediately asked Liu Yu when he would move south.

"I will arrange for my servants to travel as lightly as possible, but... there are Yuan Bing guarding outside, how should I leave there?"

Zhen Yan is worthy of being a shrewd businessman. Since he has chosen Liu Yu, a high-quality stock, he no longer values ​​the small profits in front of him. Marriage with Yuan Xi, the savings of the Zhen family, and the inventory of the store are all unimportant, because these are not important to the prince. The title of in-laws is a fart in comparison.

Liu Yu also likes straightforward people, as long as the Zhen family is sincerely with them, he will not treat them badly.

As for whether the other party is loyal or not, Liu Yu only needs to turn on the system's visual function to see clearly.

"Ding, Zhen Yan's friendliness has reached 100, do you want to recruit?"

Without thinking too much, Liu Yu directly pressed the recruit button.

"Ding, Zhen Yan's friendliness has reached 85."

There is more than [-]% loyalty from the beginning, which is enough.

"It's not difficult to deal with Zhang Nan, but we have to wait until Xiaobai arrives before we can leave for Luoyang together! How about this, we just need to rest well tonight and stay until tomorrow..."

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At dawn on the second day, Zhang Nan brought dozens of people to Zhen's Mansion to pick them up. When he arrived at the intersection, he saw that the Zhen's Mansion was very lively with lights and festoons.

Zhen Yan went out to greet her in person, and the yard was filled with wine and food.

"Brother Zhen, what is this for?"

"Hehe, this is the rule of our Zhen family. Before a girl gets married, she must throw a big banquet to entertain the team of brides."

"Come on, everyone, take your seats!"

Zhen Yan asked his servants to invite all the dozens of soldiers to be seated, while he would drag Zhang Nan to the living room to be seated.

Zhang Nan thought to himself, the son didn't set a return date before coming, so it doesn't matter if it's a day late, and the Zhen family is so enthusiastic, it wouldn't be embarrassing for him to decline.

"Boys, the head of the Zhen family is very hospitable. Let's start our journey after eating and drinking!"

After getting Zhang Nan's permission, dozens of people happily raised their wine bowls.

The steward of Zhen's house greeted him in the yard, while Zhen Yan and Liu Yu accompanied him in the living room.

It's just that just after the third round of drinking and halfway through the dishes, Zhang Nan and dozens of Yuan soldiers were all drunk.

"My lord, what kind of wine is this...it's so powerful."

Zhen Yan only drank one bowl, but she couldn't control herself when she walked.

"Hehe, the name of this wine is Erguotou. It's so powerful. In my hometown, I drink it in a small wine glass, but I dare not directly use a large bowl like Zhang Nan and the others!"

After the Tiandi Xuanhuang system was upgraded, Liu Yu obtained a large amount of five-element coins, but a bottle of "Erguotou" was worth more than 50. Buying more than 50 bottles at once still made him feel a little bit painful.

Fortunately, the "Erguotou" at this height is very effective, and Zhang Nan and others will not be able to leave today.

Zhang Nan's wedding party was delayed, but a whole day passed and Zhen Yao still didn't show up, so there shouldn't be any accidents.

In the evening, Zhang Nan woke up from the wine, and Liu Yu suggested that Zhen Yan hold another banquet.

Soon the food and wine were served again.

Zhang Nan's enthusiasm was hard to get rid of, and thinking that it would be too late to set off, and his mouth was even more greedy for the fine wine he drank in the morning, so he poured himself a big bowl without thinking about it.

At the same time, on a street not far away, a young man riding an old gray horse entered Wuji County.

The young man was wearing a green shirt and a bamboo hat with black gauze hanging down around his head, covering his neck.

"Old man, may I ask how to get to the Zhen family?"

"Go straight east and turn left at the end."

The young man said thank you, but the old man scratched his head in doubt.

"This person is really weird. It's getting dark, but he still wants to wear a bamboo hat?"

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Before it was dark, the night banquet of Zhen's Mansion came to an end. It was because Erguotou was so vigorous that Zhang Nan and his men fell drunk again.

Zhen Yan led his servants to tidy up in the front yard, while Liu Yu and Zhang Xiu went to the back yard to discuss whether to wait or take the Zhen family to a safe place to live temporarily.

After all, it is impossible for Zhang Nan to be drunk all the time, and before he is not sure what happened to Zhen Yao, staying here and waiting is still the best way to find Dong Bai.

So Liu Yu decided to stay by himself and asked Zhang Xiu to take Zhen's family away overnight.

(End of this chapter)