Three Kingdoms: My father-in-law is Lu Bu

Chapter 96
Lei Bo's 8000 men were wiped out outside Donghai City.

Together with the news that Donghai City fell into the hands of Ye Xiaojun, it spread to Guangling.

The south of Xuzhou was shaken, and Ji Ling was furious in Guangling City. In order to rectify the troops, Ji Ling collected war taxes in Guangling City.

One of the uncooperative noble families in the city was directly killed by Ji Ling, and all the wealthy noble families in Guangling City were immediately in panic.

The Chen family belonged to the leaders of the veteran noble families in Guangling City. When the head of the family, Chen Hong, received the news, he urgently used a secret route to interview the other two big families in the city.

Among them, the Wu family made it clear that they were neutral, and the disciples in the family would no longer serve Yuan Shu or Ye Xiao, and they would be wise and safe.

The Qiao family is the weakest among the three major families. After Ji Ling settled in Guangling, the head of the family, Qiao Xu, took the initiative to contact Ji Ling many times.

After arguing about why Ji Lingtu exterminated a family of more than 30 people in the south of the city, the three clans did not reach a consensus.

Qiao Xu said that as long as he cooperated with Ji Ling, he would have a chance to gain power, and he didn't want to go against Yuan Shu.

Zhang Hong finally realized that Qiao Xu was a loser. If Ye Xiao settled in Guangling now, he would probably be the first to kneel and lick him at the city lord's palace.

With worry and resentment, Zhang Hong returned home.

His son Zhang Xuan and Zhang Jing came to inquire and asked urgently.

"Father, do they agree?"

Zhang Hong shook his head a little desolately, he is also a wealthy Guangling noble family, but not every family has the character of his Zhang family.

"Qiao Xu, an old man, has probably reached an agreement with Ji Ling. Even if not, they will be able to start cooperating soon after returning this time."

Henry Zhang cursed: "He dared to do things like seeking skins from tigers? Ji Ling slaughtered the nobles, expropriated them violently, and even let our family go. He is really digging his own grave!"

As the second son, Zhang Jing was more stable. He held his elder brother and signaled him not to be so excited and loud.

"Father, what did the Wu family say? I guess the Wu family chose to retreat to the second line because of the ineffectiveness of the young and middle-aged generation."

Zhang Hong looked at Zhang Jing approvingly, the second son was steady yet intelligent, quite like him.

Zhang Xuan has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is a bit impatient, but he is also considered a talent who is familiar with military science.

Cultivating two unicorns is Zhang Hong's greatest pride.

"The Wu family does seem to be retiring a bit. It's a pity that a family with three generations in a hundred years is so lonely."

Henry Zhang didn't feel the heaviness in Zhang Hong's heart. Only by the management of several generations can he establish his own family, who would be willing to leave this big stage just like that.

"Father, what should we do?"

Seeing Henry Zhang's anxious appearance, Zhang Hong couldn't help reprimanding him.

"Xuan'er, if you don't change your temper, there will be disaster in the future. You must plan everything before you act. Don't act too hastily. Remember!"

Seeing that his father was angry, Henry Zhang couldn't help shrinking his head, and bowed his head to show that he understood.

Seeing Henry Zhang's youthful and energetic appearance, Zhang Hong shook his head slightly. He knew that Henry Zhang would definitely be unconvinced before he received a severe beating from the society.

"From today, both of you stay at home, what should you do. I'm worried that Qiao Xu and Ji Ling will do other crazy things together."

The two sons nodded in agreement, and Zhang Hong's prestige in the family was still the same.

"Besides, Jing'er, I'll revise a book later, and you can use flying pigeons to pass the secret letter to the outsiders. We can't sit still and wait for death."

Zhang Jing was slightly taken aback, this time he really felt the seriousness of the situation, otherwise Zhang Hong would not let him use the hidden chess that had been buried before.

The skill of flying pigeons to pass on letters is extremely rare in this era, and only the Zhang family in Jiangbei knows it, and they have not dared to show it to others for many years.

Zhang Jing thought for a while and asked seriously, "Father wants to contact Ye Xiao? Didn't you say that Ye Xiao and Lu Bu's people would be difficult to get things done even if they went down to Pi?"

Zhang Hong was slightly embarrassed. When Lu Bu first fled into Xiapi, he was really not optimistic about it. Who knew that Ye Xiao, acting alone, repeatedly did things that impressed him.

"One moment and another moment. Jinger, we can't always look at people in the same way." Zhang Hong accidentally said a famous truth of materialism.

Zhang Jing was enlightened at the moment, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that his father's words were profound and easy to understand, and he was even more convinced by Zhang Hong's knowledge.

"Father, before He Jin and Zhu Jun came to hire you as a vassal, why didn't your father agree, and why did you show kindness to Ye Xiao now?"

Henry Zhang couldn't help interjecting, he really couldn't figure out what was going on.

"I want you to read more books. Our family is almost incompatible between Guangling and Ji Ling. If we hadn't been with Zhou Xuan as a father, would we have been able to gain a foothold in peace and stability again?"

Zhang Hong realized that his tone was a bit harsh, so he sighed and continued.

"You guys have grown up too, and the Zhang family will have to rely on you in the future. I thought the one who went south would be a good choice, but Sun Bofu killed the prefect Xu in Wu County, and his attitude towards the local gentry was cronyism, so I Think about it and keep observing.”

"Who would have thought that Ji Ling would forcefully settle in Guangling? Now we are nothing but fish and meat. If you don't want to conspire with Ji Ling, you have to find someone else. Ye Xiao is the only one who can break the situation now, and I think Ye Xiao is here to help Pi Wei. Re-employing the Mi family is countless times better than He Jin, Zhu Jun and others!"

Zhang Jing understood, and quickly said in a low voice: "Father, how can we raise the bargaining chip with Ye Ziming?"

What Zhang Jing meant was that since he already wanted to take refuge in his heart, if he wanted to be valued by Ye Xiao, he had to raise his social status first to be safe.

Zhang Hong smiled mysteriously and whispered: "Our family has been operating in Guangling for so many years, so there must be a way."

"Father, in that case, let's act quickly." Henry Zhang didn't care. Regardless of whether he followed Ye Xiao, he hoped to lead the troops on the battlefield.

Zhang Hong and Zhang Jing smiled wryly when they heard the words, the father and son entered the secret room and wrote the secret letter on silk.

Zhang Jing took the silk book and came to an attic in the backyard. A moment later, a blue-gray pigeon flew out of the Zhang family's house, and flew over Guangling City and flew out of the city without sound.

In a hidden place in the outskirts of the mountains and forests, there is a little-known Orion wooden house.

Orion is an old archer who is over fifty years old. His surname is Wu, and his first name is Wu. People who know him call him Wu Lao Si, because his right hand finger was injured for some reason and only four fingers remain.

At this time, Wu Lao Si was practicing archery with a teenager, and he couldn't help but scolded him when he saw the boy habitually draw the bow at the moment of shooting.

"Wu Shuo! How many times have I said, draw the bow fully before shooting! At the moment of shooting, you must let go of your fingers naturally with your breathing, so that the arrow will fly out of your hand smoothly!"

The boy nodded awkwardly when he saw that the arrow that flew out actually missed the mark and landed next to the bullseye.

"Grandpa, I know what you said is wrong, but I just couldn't help it and accidentally pulled the bowstring." Wu Shuo said, and suddenly found that Wu Laosi's attention was not on him at all.

(End of this chapter)