Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 108 The Promise Zhen Family
A heavy snow fell, the sky and the earth were covered in silver, and the surrounding fields were silent.

Suddenly a group of sparrows flew out of the forest, shaking the snow from the branches, and flew into a high-walled compound, looking for leftovers.

A servant girl came out with hot soup, stomped her foot to drive away, and cursed in a low voice: "There is no food left, you are still here to grab food."

Another woman poked her head out of the room and urged: "Xiao Cui, quickly bring the chicken soup to the master, it will be cold in a while."

"Mother Liu, come out and watch, the chicken food has been snatched away by the sparrows."

While talking, Xiao Cui walked quickly to the front hall, turned two corridors, and there was a hall. She went in and put the soup basin on the table, and gently scooped up the chicken soup.

The stove in the room was burning, and an old man in a brocade robe was sitting next to him, with a sad look on his thin and pale face, and Zhen Yao was accompanying him.

The auspicious snow heralds a good year, but it is not easy for poor people to survive this cold winter. The only people who can find food for birds are the wealthy families like the Zhen family.

"Hey, it's still a step too late after all!" The old man sighed softly, shook his head and said, "Our reputation is far inferior to that of Lu Shangshu, I think it's good to let Dao'er become a flat wife, if I miss this opportunity, I'm afraid...cough cough cough……"

"Father, you should rest easy and recuperate." Zhen Yao hurriedly stepped forward to caress his back, and persuaded him, "Except for that Liu He, Wang Cishi's second son is also of the same age, you see?"

The old man is Zhen Yi, the head of the Zhen family. He took a deep breath and said slowly: "Although Wang Fen is well-known, he thinks highly of himself and is short-sighted. The future is limitless!"

Cui Er came over with two bowls of chicken soup, handed one to Zhen Yao, and fed the other to Zhen Yi: "Master, have some hot soup!"

Zhen Yao took a sip, then suddenly smiled and said, "Xiao Cui, in the future you will marry Miss Six, will you choose Liu He or Wang Guang?"

"This..." Xiao Cui glanced at Zhen Yi, lowered her head and stirred the soup bowl: "Xiao Cui obeys the master's arrangement, and will only follow Miss Six in this life. Wherever she goes, I will go!"

After Zhen Yi finished drinking the soup, he also asked, "If I let you choose?"

Xiaocui bit her lip and said in a low voice, "Of course Xiaocui chooses Liu He, because he is a great hero."

"Hehe, there is no woman who doesn't love heroes!" Zhen Yi sighed, and said slowly: "Liu He's defeat of the Yellow Turban Army in Xiaquyang also relieved our crisis, and it is also a kindness to the people of Wuji!"

Zhen Yao already understood what Zhen Yi meant, nodded and said: "Since father has made up his mind, I will immediately send someone to discuss with Liu He again. I heard that their marriage with the Lu family is almost finalized."

"As soon as possible!" Zhen Yi waved his hand, "My body is getting worse day by day, if I can see this son-in-law before I die, I can rest in peace, cough cough cough..."

"Father, what are you talking about?" Zhen Yao was shocked, and hurriedly said: "Drink some soup and take good care of yourself. I have already sent someone to look for Hua Tuo, and he should be found soon. This man If you come, you will be able to cure the disease with medicine."

"My lord!" At this moment, another servant walked in at the door and said, "Master Zhang Guoxiang has come to ask to see you again."

"Zhang Chun, this villain," Zhen Yi was furious when he heard the news, pointed outside and cursed, "Let him go, let him go...cough cough cough..."

Zhen Yao hurriedly stopped him: "Father, Zhang Chun is the Prime Minister of Zhongshan after all, we can't be rude, let me go and meet him!"

Zhen Yi was panting with anger, his pale face flushed, and he said angrily, "Tell him that you want to marry my Zhen family's daughter, it's delusional!"

"Father, drink more soup and have a good rest. The matter with the Liu family has been settled, so I'll go and reject him right now, and make him give up!"

Zhen Yao quickly stood up, led his servants out the door, and walked quickly to the living room, frowning all the way, thinking about how to make Zhang Chun retreat.

Zhang is purely from Yuyang. The Zhang family is a big family in Yuyang. Relying on their wealth, they spent money to buy a Zhongshan Prime Minister through eunuchs. They had no political achievements in Zhongshan for two years. hair.

After Zhang Jiao's brothers were killed, many bandits fled into the Taihang Mountains and gathered together as bandits. The bandits in Zhongshan gathered in Heishan and often went down the mountain to plunder, which became the biggest hidden danger.

This made the already poor people miserable. Some were robbed and felled grass in the mountains, some were desperate and simply joined, and some fled to other places.

The government was unable to conquer, and most of the people migrated to the southeast. The Zhen family offered to donate [-] shi of grain to help the exiled people, but they were targeted by Zhang Chun. Zhongshan had no money to make, so they wanted to marry the Zhen family. How could Zhen Yi agree? Got really sick about it.

Zhen Yao was angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to fall out with Zhang Chun. After all, he was in charge of the entire Zhongshan. If the Zhen family had not been an official in the dynasty for generations, and his elder brother was still an official, the Zhen family would have been retaliated long ago.

In the living room, Zhang Chunzheng was waiting with his legs crossed, until Zhen Yao approached, then he got up and asked slowly: "Could it be that Mr. Zhen is not at home?"

Zhen Yao held back his anger and replied: "My father is seriously ill and cannot see guests, please forgive me."

Zhang Chun raised his eyebrows and asked: "I heard that brother Zhen is now taking over the entire Zhen family's property. I don't know the family affairs, can you make the decision?"

Zhen Yao said: "What's the important thing for the Prime Minister? Please clarify the purpose of your visit, so that I can weigh it."

"Don't you understand the purpose of the truth?" Zhang Chun smiled triumphantly, opened the brocade box on the table, and there were two pieces of jade inside, pointing to it and said: "This is the best jade from the Khotan Kingdom in the Western Region. Liancheng is my betrothal gift."

"Betrothal gift?" Zhen Yao's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "The matter between our two families has not been discussed, isn't that too abrupt?"

"What? Could it be that I am a dignified minister of the country, and I am not worthy of a mere girl?" Zhang Chun frowned slightly, and said coldly: "In terms of family background, my Zhang family's property in Yuyang is no less than your Zhen family's. , if you and I join forces, it will not be a problem to buy a state governor in the future, and gain both fame and fortune, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Zhen Yao clasped his fists and said, "This... the Zhen family is deeply honored to receive the kindness from the Prime Minister of the country, but I'm afraid this matter will not come to fruition."

Zhang Chun patted the table, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhen, our two families are of equal strength, and we are well-matched. Truth came to the door again and again, but was repeatedly rejected. Could it be that you look down on Truth?"

Zhen Yao gritted his teeth and said bluntly, "To be honest, Sixth Sister has already been engaged to someone else, and they are going to get married soon."

"What?" Zhang Chun narrowed his eyes slightly, and said coldly, "May I ask who Miss Six is ​​betrothed to? Is there anyone more powerful than the truth in this Zhongshan country?"

Zhen Yao stared at Zhang Chun, and replied seriously: "Little sister has already betrothed Dukang Tinghou Liu He, Liu Zhonglang!"

"Liu... Liu He, the son of Liu Yu, governor of Youzhou?"

Zhang Chun's face changed drastically, he looked at Zhen Yao in surprise, then gritted his teeth for a while, his expression changed several times, he didn't know what to do for a while.

(End of this chapter)