Xiaoqi

Seeing Li Li's resolute expression, Mrs. Zhen could only nod her head in agreement.In fact, she was inexplicably surprised and glad that she did not follow the wrong person. Li Li is indeed a responsible man, so she became more and more infatuated with Li Li.

As Li Li said, in fact, the Zhen family knows very well that with the existing billions of wealth of the Zhen family as a bargaining chip, she will naturally get the corresponding status, but she would rather not have such a false name, and choose to be the housekeeper of the inner palace.In this way, he can not only stay with Li Li for a long time, but also do something to show his own value.It's not that he will be squeezed out by others after he grows old, or even be left out in the cold by Li Li.

This is Zhen Shi, the head of the Zhen Family Consortium, a beautiful and smart woman who never cares about the momentary gain or loss when thinking about problems, but focuses on the future.Pragmatic and not unrealistic, she has a very clear understanding of herself at any time, and knows how to make choices that are in line with her own interests.

Nanyuan main hall.

Mrs. Zhang Ai and Zhen walked into the hall slowly behind Li Li, and saw the imperial plaque in the center of the main hall hanging in the center of the main hall, which was bestowed on Zhen Taibao Zhen Han by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu 200 years ago.

"Junior Li Li (daughter) pays respects to Mr. Zhen (father)!

Below the plaque, the white-haired Zhen Yi sat on the main seat with his eyes closed.After hearing the sound, he slowly opened his eyes, and raised his hand to signal Li Li and Zhen Shi to sit down without courtesy.

After the maid served the tea, Zhen Yi looked at Mrs. Zhen kindly, and then turned to Li Li.Unhurriedly said: "I heard that Tian Wenchang was seriously injured by more than ten arrows in his body the other day. He is in danger. From today's perspective, auspicious people have their own aura, which is definitely beyond the reach of young people. It's just a false alarm. However, this It also shows that my Zhen family has cultivated the dead soldiers in the nursing home for many years. They have enjoyed peace for a long time and have neglected wars. Then she will be dismissed, and she will be given the right to be a servant as a dowry. Everything will be decided by Wenchang."

Li Li nodded slightly with a modest demeanor, did not say anything to reject the kindness of the old man Zhen Yi, and laughed in harmony: "Mr. "

Zhen Yi nodded slightly, and said: "Wenchang is a young hero, holding a strong army, guarding one side, these old people have heard of it. Nowadays, the princes are in dispute, the world is restless, Wenchang is on behalf of the sky, and there is a long way to go. In the future, we need to be lenient and benevolent in governance. , treat the people kindly, and must not kill excessively, so as not to violate the harmony of heaven."

"Senior's words are reasonable, Wen Chang should keep them in mind and reflect on himself at all times." Li Li stood up and bowed, respectfully.

Seeing Li Li's humility and politeness, Zhen Yi laughed at himself and said, "Perhaps it's because I'm getting old and I don't have much time left. I often think that human nature is kind and has nothing to do with the world. Just listen to what Wen Chang said, but don't go too far." Kindness, tolerance and tolerance everywhere. In troubled times, killing is inevitable. Blindly benevolent and concessions will not achieve great things, and even suffer from them. Therefore, we should be kind and forgiving to innocent people, but we should not treat rebellious officials and thieves and those who deliberately instigate troubles. Forbearance, instead, you should use thunderous means to get rid of the evil and do everything, and you can't keep the benevolence of a woman in your heart, so as to avoid endless troubles."

Seeing that the benevolent and kind-hearted Zhen Yi could say such decisive words, Li Li was surprised, and couldn't help sighing: "Zhen Bi is indeed the person in charge of the Zhen Family Consortium for dozens of years. He is about to die, but he still has extraordinary insight and sees the situation of the world thoroughly. It is true: a person is old and wise, and his eyes are dazzled and his heart is clear!"

In his thoughts, Li Ligong replied: "What senior said is very true, Wenchang has been taught."

After a short pause, Li Li revealed the true meaning of the trip: "Half an hour ago, the junior knew that Mr. Zhen ordered the family to move to Chang'an, and began to transfer the family property a month ago. Mr. Zhen trusted the junior so much that he paid more than 100 people Wenchang is deeply grateful for the lives of the clansmen, but also feels a heavy responsibility, and I don’t know how to repay your great kindness. Please also express it to Mr. Zhen.”

"Since Wenchang asked, I will tell you the truth." The old man Zhen Yi seemed to have expected that Li Li would definitely come to see him before he left the Zhen Mansion, so he must have asked this question.Therefore, when Li Li took the initiative to ask, he was not perfunctory, and said frankly: "There are three reasons why this old man decided to support Wenchang and move his family to Xiliang.

First, Zhen's life is bitter.She married into my Zhen family at the age of 15. When she was dissatisfied, Gou Zi died of illness and has been a widow since then, taking charge of the fate of the whole family as a woman.Over the years, in order to run the family business, she has worked tirelessly to travel all over the world, so that the profit of Zhen's shop in three years has exceeded [-]% of the previous one, and the Zhen's shop has spread all over the world.It can be said that he has made great achievements through hard work, and his business ability is high, far surpassing that of the previous heads of my Zhen family.

A month ago, Mrs. Zhen praised Wenchang in every possible way to the old man, showing her admiration for you in her words and deeds.At that time, I was shocked and felt lost, afraid that I would lose her as a good daughter-in-law and daughter.But when I looked back and thought about it, I was relieved.As a father-in-law, I can prevent my daughter-in-law from remarrying, but after Zhen's three-year filial piety for his son, according to the old system, he can remarry.And as a father, if you don't want your daughter to live a happy life, you are not a good father, and you are a father in vain.Therefore, in terms of emotion and reason, I cannot prevent Zhen's remarriage. Instead, I should support her in striving for a happy life.

Second, my Zhen family was founded when Wang Mang was in chaos, and has been passed down for more than two hundred years.As early as five years ago when Dong Zhuo led his army into Luoyang, I regarded Dong Zhuo as the second Wang Mang, thinking that the Han Dynasty was in danger and the world would fall into turmoil and chaos again.Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo's temperament was tyrannical, he killed too much, and acted recklessly, which was far inferior to Wang Mang's clever tactics.Therefore, Dong Zhuo is not as cunning as Wang Mang, but his ability to disrupt the government is superior to Wang Mang, causing the Han Dynasty to rise together and the feudal lords to separatist regimes, disrupting the entire Han Dynasty, completely shaking the foundation of the Han Dynasty, and there is no hope of rejuvenation .

In view of this, if my Zhen family wants to continue, and the incense will last forever, we must carefully choose a prince to attach to, so as to prevent the entire family from being destroyed in the chaos of the princes.At first, I was optimistic about Yuan Shao in Jizhou, because the Zhen family and the Yuan family in Ruyang were old friends, and it was logical to support Yuan Shao.However, Yuan Shao has occupied Jizhou for three years. He has a long family background, sufficient money and food, occupies the most populous and richest prefecture in the world, and has more than [-] soldiers, but he has not done much. On the contrary, he is not as good as Youzhou Gongsun Zan. The soldiers and horses are powerful.It's really just a name, but it has no reality, and it's not enough to make a big deal. "

Speaking of this, Zhen Yi showed a disappointed expression on his face, obviously regretting Yuan Shao's incompetence.

After calming down a bit, he continued: "Besides, I know and understand Yuan Shao's three sons. I was more optimistic about his second son Yuan Xi before, thinking that this son is quite famous and he should be able to succeed in the future. Unexpectedly , Yuan Xi and his father Yuan Shao deserved to be a father and son, they are both handsome, but they have a false name, they are really unlearned and incompetent dandies, it makes people feel chilling to see. Because of this, I am still uncertain about the future of the Zhen family My idea is that at this moment, Mrs. Zhen highly praised Wenchang and invited you to come to Zhen's mansion as a guest. From this, I was able to observe Wenchang up close, and the more I saw it, the more I liked it.

Third, it is also the key point that finally made me really make up my mind to attach my family to you.This is, Wenchang, you are young and promising, with outstanding achievements and good governance. You own the land of Yongzhou, Liangzhou and Sili, and you are powerful, ranking first among the princes in the world.And the Xiliang army under your command has always been the most valiant army of the Han Dynasty, with 40 soldiers, also ranking first among the princes.In addition, although the Han Dynasty is in danger, the emperor is still there, and you just control the emperor and the court of Chang'an, occupying an absolute dominant position, and can patrol the pastures on behalf of the sky at any time and conquer the Quartet.

It is based on these three reasons, and Mrs. Zhen loves you, so everything will happen naturally.It is undoubtedly the best choice for the Zhen family to rely on you and support you with all their strength. There is no other choice besides this. "

ps: Two consecutive updates!

Chapter 460

It was noon, in the front yard of Zhen Mansion.

In a room on the west side where sundries were placed, there was a burst of crackling charcoal burning sound, which was also mixed with the sound of talking and the crisp sound of whip whipping.

In the room, Li Xuan, Guo Jia, Huan Fei, Xu Chu, Duan Yan, Chen Dao and others were all present, whispering together, while Huan Fei, Xu Chu and other generals were even more angry and swearing at each other from time to time .

During the two days when Li Li was recuperating in bed, Li Xuan, Guo Jia and other traveling people returned to Zhen's Mansion one after another.When they heard the news that the protagonist Li Li was seriously injured, they were terrified and inexplicable. They immediately ran to Li Li's sick bed to visit, and they were relieved when they confirmed that Li Li was in good health.

However, for Li Li's accidental injury this time, Li Xuan, Huan Fei and the others felt deeply guilty. When they thought of Li Li being hit by more than ten arrows, they shuddered and became terrified.While righteous indignation was hard to appease, Yuan Xi and Feng Ji, the culprits who ordered to shoot Li Li, were undoubtedly the best targets for them to vent their anger.

Unexpectedly, the Zhen family had already ordered people to guard the utility room where Yuan Xi and Feng Ji were imprisoned, and no one was allowed to enter. As a result, Li Xuan, Huan Fei and others felt helpless, they could only sulk, but they dared not break in the door.After all, they are now the "sons-in-law" of the Zhen family. Although they are not married, their marriage has already been decided and they will be married only this fall.

What they didn't expect was that just as the group was about to leave Zhen's mansion today, Mrs. Zhen suddenly changed her words and no longer "protected" Yuan Xi and Feng Ji, and made it clear that Yuan and Feng would be handed over to them. disposal.

In this way, Yuan Xi and Feng Ji, who had been imprisoned in the utility room for two days and two nights, finally ushered in a catastrophic moment. Whether life or death was at the whim of Li Xuan, Guo Jia and others. The law of death is in the hands of generals such as Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Chen Dao.

"Hoo!" As Chen Dao raised his whip and whipped it hard, the whip made a sharp whistling sound.Then it was precisely drawn on Yuan Xi who was tied up.

"Ah!" The scream was very high-pitched and shrill, the volume was extremely loud, and the echo was long. It was definitely Yuan Xichao's performance.Otherwise, just based on his white appearance with thin skin and tender flesh, under normal circumstances, he would definitely not be able to utter such a high volume of tragic screams.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

"Ah!"

No matter how Yuan Xi screamed, Chen Dao would not be merciful, and the whip in his hand flew across the sky like a spear, one whip followed by another.It all fell on Yuan Xi.Every time the whip was whipped, there would be a long blood mark in an instant, causing the fine silk and satin on Yuan Xi's body to crack and crack, and blood flowed horizontally.After dozens of blows, the brocade robe was completely reduced to strips of cloth.On the other hand, Yuan Xi was beaten to pieces, and his whole body was dripping with blood.It made my throat hoarse.It turned into a hoarse wail.

Yuan Xi was wearing fine iron battle armor before, and after he was captured and imprisoned alive by the dead soldiers of the Zhen family, the Zhen family treated him fairly well. They removed the armor and replaced him with a brand-new brocade robe of high-quality fabric and meticulous workmanship.also.Although he and Fengji were imprisoned and reduced to prisoners, their three meals a day consisted of wine and meat, and they were treated with courtesy.

but.Before that, Yuan Xi and Feng Ji didn't appreciate the behavior of the Zhen family, and felt faintly in their hearts that the Zhen family didn't dare to do anything to them.Afterwards, the two of them felt confident, and made various requests to their servants again and again, such as couch, brocade quilt, fruit, pastries and other things.So they succeeded in angering the steward of Zhen's front yard, who immediately ordered someone to take away all the utensils in the utility room, not even leaving a straw, and tied the two of them together.

As a result, last night, Yuan Xi and Feng Ji didn't close their eyes all night, shivering from the cold, they could only curl up on the corner of the wall and rub against the wall to keep warm.However, what they never imagined in their dreams was that the hunger and cold last night was only a harbinger of disaster, and today's meal of leather whips and a red-hot iron not far away were the "main course".As for the treatment after the main course, Yuan Xi really didn't dare to think about it, maybe his head would be cut off in the next moment.

"General, general, please don't beat my second son again! If you continue to beat him, he will be beaten to death by the general!" In less than a cup of tea, the second son Yuan Xi was drawn more than 100 yuan. After getting off the horsewhip, Yuan Xi was in so much pain that his throat became hoarse; Feng Ji couldn't stand it anymore, and suffered so much, he finally pleaded for Yuan Xi's mercy.

"Hehe! You are quite loyal, and you dare to intercede for your young master. It seems that you are itchy, and you don't want to be whipped!" Before Chen Dao, who was waving his whip like rain, could answer, He Man, who was standing beside him, immediately burst into tears. He walked up to Fengji with a grinning face, and before he finished speaking, he swung his hand and whipped towards Fengji.

"Ah!" Feng Ji's scream under the pain was even better than Yuan Xi's. The sharpness of the voice and the brutality of the cry surpassed Yuan Xi's by three points.

"Crack, clap!"

After He Man picked up the whip, he whipped faster than Chen Dao, and with great force, he dug a blood groove half an inch deep and more than a foot long on Feng Ji's body.And the brocade robe on Feng Ji's body immediately split open, blood spattered, and there were some scraps of flesh and blood mixed in, which showed how powerful He Man's whipping was.

Feng Ji, who was suddenly severely beaten, screamed at the first moment and never closed his mouth again. He was a tenor with a long breath.He roared out for a long time, shaking the eardrums of everyone in the room, and they all looked at Feng Ji in amazement. They couldn't believe that he, a frail scholar, could make such a loud voice, which was comparable to a war drum. .

"Crack, crack, crack!" This was the sound Chen Dao whipped Yuan Xi.

"Boom!" This was the sound of the whip splitting flesh when He Man beat Feng Ji vigorously.

In terms of strength alone, He Man, who is nine feet five inches tall, is not as good as Chen Dao in martial arts, but his strength is higher than Chen Dao, otherwise Huan Fei would not have accepted him as an apprentice.Therefore, the power of pulling out a horsewhip vigorously is definitely no less powerful than stabbing a sword obliquely. Not only that, this whip will also hurt internal organs, leaving people with serious internal injuries.

Poor Fengji, a scholar, is thin, bony, weak, and has no strength to restrain a chicken.When it comes to physical fitness, he is far inferior to Yuan Xi's "physical fitness".After all, Yuan Xi often went out with Yuan Shao. Although his martial arts skills were poor, he was able to wear heavy armor, and he could juggle swords, guns, swords and halberds twice.But Feng Ji was different, he was a pure scribe, he was weak and sick since he was a child, and he had never worn a battle armor after joining Yuan Shao, let alone the experience of going to the battlefield in person, he had always been talking and giving advice to Yuan Shao.

Therefore, how could Yi Fengji's weak body be able to withstand the whipping of a fierce man like He Man.After only being hit more than 30 times, his head tilted, his eyes were closed tightly, his lips were pale, and he passed out from the pain.

Just when Feng Ji fainted, Yuan Xi, who had already received more than 100 whips, stopped crying and curled up on the corner of the wall with a bloodless face. No reaction.

"Stop!" Seeing Feng Ji fainted by He Man's whip, and Yuan Xi's life and death are also unknown, Guo Jia, who used to be with Feng Ji, finally walked out from behind Huan Fei, standing up to block Chen Dao and He Man In front of the two of them, he stopped talking loudly.

Seeing Guo Jia stop him, Chen Dao and He Man immediately stopped what they were doing and turned to look at him suspiciously.Obviously, the two of them want to know why Guo Jia showed up to stop them, and they need a reasonable explanation.

Because Li Xuan didn't even open his mouth to speak, but Guo Jia blocked it, who didn't know that he was a guest under Yuan Shao's tent before.Therefore, he must explain now, otherwise he would be thinking of the old master's kindness and trying to manipulate the enemy for personal gain.

Seeing Chen Dao and He Man staring at him, and Li Xuan, Huan Fei and others also staring at him, Guo Jia suddenly felt pressured.He knew that he had just entered the Xiliang Army and had not yet won the trust and approval of everyone. Now he had to give a reasonable reason, otherwise it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Xiliang Army in the future.At this moment, how much Guo Jia wished that the protagonist Li Li was here, because Li Li trusted him very much and would never doubt his loyalty.

"The two generals stop for the time being. If the fight continues, the two of them will be beaten to death!" After comforting Chen Dao and He Man, Guo Jia continued: "Mrs. Ji, you can dispose of these two people at will, but the lord has not ordered us to execute them. In other words, we haven't seen the lord this morning, so we don't know what the lord's intention is, whether he agrees with us to execute Yuan Xi and Feng Ji So, I think we can't let them die easily without receiving the order from the lord; if the lord has other uses for the two of them, then wouldn't we have ruined the lord's affairs."

After a pause, Guo Jia couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that everyone's expressions were slightly relaxed, and then said: "Besides, Yuan Xi is the son of Yuan Shao in Jizhou after all, and our army has not formally fought Yuan Shao yet, so the two sides are currently at war. It is not advisable to fight against each other, lest there is no room for relaxation in the future. What's more, we all know a little about the talents of these two people. Killing them now is just for a moment of pleasure, and has no practical benefits for the lord and us. On the contrary, even if they are kept So what if they die, will they become a stumbling block for us in the future, or will they have the ability to defeat us?