Chapter Eight Hero Saving the Damsel in distress (3)
Zhen Jiang saw Dongfang Jian staring at him in a daze for a long time without saying anything. She was displeased. Ever since she saw him at the market yesterday, she had been mesmerized by his elegant demeanor and thought that he was different from the men she had seen before. She did not expect him to be like those lechers when she saw him. She was very unhappy and was about to flare up when she suddenly heard Dongfang Jian recite a poem. She was delighted. The unhappiness in her heart had long since disappeared. After all, there was no girl who did not like to be praised for her beauty, especially Dongfang Jian, who was in front of her. He was also a good-looking and elegant person. Moreover, he was the person she liked and her savior. Hearing him describe her as so beautiful. He was happy, but he still said modestly,""Young Master Dongfang, you flatter me."
Dongfang Jian was delighted to see the two of them being so polite. Judging from the situation of the two people in front of him, his lord was definitely going to be the son-in-law of the Zhen family. This way, he would be able to obtain the Zhen family's financial support, and it would be much easier to do things in the future.
Thinking of this, Tian Feng quickly interrupted," Miss Zhen, we were going to your residence today to pay our respects to your family head. At the same time, we have some business matters to attend to. We wanted to cooperate with the Zhen family, but we didn't expect to meet you here. May I know where you're going?"”
Dongfang Jian was about to retort when he heard that Tian Feng's words were wrong, but he saw Tian Feng winking at him. Tian Feng was a famous strategist in the Three Kingdoms. He would definitely not do anything meaningless. Thinking of this, he said," Yes, I was going to visit him yesterday, but I left the city to do something urgent. Now I'm going back to the city to visit him."”
When Zhang Fei and the others behind heard this, they did not understand why the two of them said this. However, since their lord had already said so, it was not appropriate for them to open their mouths and say it. It could be considered as a tacit agreement.
Zhen Jiang didn't notice the difference in everyone's expressions and said,"I originally planned to go to Bingzhou today to take a look at a few of my family's businesses. I didn't expect to encounter this group of bandits as soon as I entered the forest. We sent a servant back to report, and the others covered me while I fought.”
Dongfang Jian hurriedly said," Miss, what are you talking about? How can we not care about such a thing? Besides, this is what we should do. Lady Zhen is blessed by the heavens. The sword was just a coincidence."”
Zhen Jiang said," Since Mr. Dongfang is going to my house to do business, I won't go to Bingzhou. I'll accompany you back now. I can also hear what business Mr. Dongfang plans to do with my family on the way."”
"That's great." Dongfang Jian said," I've long heard that there's a young lady in the Zhen family who's a genius in business. I think it should be you, young lady. I can ask you for advice today. Please don't hide anything from me."”
"Mr. Dongfang, you're too kind. I've only been doing business with my father for a few years, so I don't dare to give you any advice. But if Big Brother Dongfang needs anything, I'll definitely do my best.”Dongfang Jian thought to himself, I'm so happy. Why would I mind?
As for Chu Yan and the others, Dongfang Jian and the others seemed to be very familiar with the Zhen family, especially since Dongfang Jian and the Zhen family's eldest daughter seemed to be very close. They felt uneasy, wondering how Dongfang Jian and the Zhen family's eldest daughter would deal with them. []
At this moment, Dongfang Jian called Chu Yan over and said to Zhen Jiang,""Miss Zhen, as far as I know, these people were forced to become bandits. They've already repented and become my subordinates. Miss Zhen, please let them off this time. They'll follow me from now on and won't do such evil things again.”
Chu Yan also hurriedly apologized to Zhen Jiang." I was blind and didn't recognize Mount Tai. I actually snatched it from you, Mistress. Please punish me."”
" Don't spout nonsense," Zhen Jiang hurriedly said." I've just met Big Brother Dongfang. How can I be a mistress?"”However, looking at her bashful smile, he knew that she was still willing to be the matriarch.
" Don't speak nonsense, Brother Chu," Dongfang Jian added." This is the first time I've met Miss Zhen, even though I've always admired her.”
Upon hearing Dongfang Jian's words, Zhen Jiang was even more delighted. His heart had long been tied to Dongfang Jian.
Chu Yan said," My lord, didn't you say that you would give me a name? Have you thought about it? I can't wait any longer."”
Dongfang Jianxin thought to himself,'You've been living quite well without a word for more than twenty years. I promised to give you a word, and since you're in a hurry, I'll give you one.'
Actually, after Dongfang Jian had promised Chu Yan, he had thought about it very quickly. Now that Chu Yan had brought it up, he would tell him.
"I know that not only you, but all the people in the world have always hoped to live a peaceful and safe life, so your name will be Zhiping. I hope that from now on, you will be determined to take the peace of the world as your responsibility.”
Chu Yan repeated her words a few times. It was indeed very catchy and had a profound meaning. She was overjoyed." Thank you, my lord." She hurriedly ran to her subordinates and told them that she already had words.
After Chu Yan and the rest buried the bodies of the dead Zhen family servants and bandits, Zhen Jiang instructed the remaining servants to keep it a secret and to compensate the families of the dead servants with more money.
Since the young miss had said so and they had also received a considerable amount of hush money, the remaining servants did not say anything else.
Dongfang Jian then asked Chu Yan to lead his subordinates back to the mountain stronghold first. After he was done with his matters in the Zhen family, he would come to the mountain stronghold to pick them up.
Chu Yan turned around and asked one of her subordinates to lead everyone back first. She had to follow Dongfang Jian. Dongfang Jian saw that he was efficient and would definitely be of use to her, so he let him stay.
At this moment, a cloud of dust rose from the distance, and hundreds of soldiers rushed over on horseback. Dongfang Jian and the others knew that the Zhen family's reinforcements had arrived.
When they got closer, they could see that the person running in front was a young man holding a long sword. He was probably in his twenties. Soon, these soldiers surrounded Dongfang Jian and the others. Seeing that Zhen Jiang was fine, the young man heaved a sigh of relief. He hurriedly pushed aside the crowd and came to Zhen Jiang." Little sister, are you okay?”
"Big brother, I…I'm fine. It was this Mr. Dongfang Jian from Youzhou who saved me. He has already beaten the bandits away.”Knowing that Chu Yan had already become Dongfang Jian's subordinate, Zhen Jiang did not reveal his identity. Instead, he introduced his elder brother, Zhen Yan, to Dongfang Jian.
Zhen Yan hurriedly dismounted and came to Dongfang Jian."Thank you, Mr. Dongfang. My father heard from the servants that my sister had encountered bandits and hurriedly ordered me to lead the remaining servants to help. He was afraid that we didn't have enough servants, so he went to the prefect's manor and asked the prefect to send some soldiers over. The heavens took pity on him. Mr. Dongfang appeared in time to ensure my sister's safety.”
Dongfang Jian thought to himself," It was Zhiping, who was by my side, who robbed your sister. However, it was also thanks to this Zhiping that I had the opportunity to get to know the Zhen family. It was as if it was planned beforehand. It allowed me to win the beauty's heart without much effort, and I even got a talent."
Dongfang Jian hurriedly said," Brother Zhen, you don't have to be so polite. I was just helping out when I saw injustice. I was lucky enough to beat away the bandits and save your sister. I don't deserve such a big bow from Brother Zhen."”
The two of them exchanged pleasantries again. Zhen Jiang held Dongfang Jian's hand and said,""Big Brother, let's go home now. Big Brother Dongfang and Uncle Tian Feng are going to our house.”
Zhen Yan understood when he saw the way his little sister looked at Dongfang Jian. His little sister had fallen in love with Dongfang Jian. In the past, there were many people who came to his house to propose marriage, but his sister had never taken a fancy to them. Today, she seemed to hit it off with Dongfang Jian. Then, she saw that Dongfang Jian had a faint smile on his face all the time. This smile made people feel a sense of peace. Moreover, Dongfang Jian's expression was always a confident one. He was unfazed by favor and humiliation. He would definitely become a great person in the future. It might be a good choice to marry his sister to him. However, he didn't know her family background, so he had to ask her to prevent her sister from being at a disadvantage in the future.
"I heard from my little sister that Liu Bei is from Youzhou," Zhen Yan said."I wonder who else is in his family?"”
Dongfang Jian was excited when he felt the softness of Zhen Jiang's hand. He was feeling happy when he heard Zhen Yan's question. He quickly withdrew his hand and said to Zhen Yan,""Brother Zhen, why don't we go back to the city and talk on the way?”
Zhen Jiang saw that his elder brother was asking Dongfang Jian a question, and he also had the same question to ask, so he did not say anything else and just looked at Dongfang Jian quietly.
"Alright then, let's go back to the city and talk as we walk."”
The few of them got on their horses, and Zhen Jiang also got on the carriage. Dongfang Jian then told them about the life story that he and Tian Feng had fabricated together."I am the descendant of Dongfang Shuo, a famous minister of the Han Dynasty. After Wang Mang's chaos, my ancestors led my clansmen to seek refuge overseas. After several generations, I have been mainly doing business. Although my clansmen have created a lot of wealth overseas, they have never forgotten their homeland. After each generation of clan leaders died, they instructed their successors to bring their clansmen back to their homeland if they had the chance. However, my clan has too many assets overseas. The ruler in power did not dare to let them go, so my clan has been closely monitored and never had the chance. It was not until a few years ago that the Roman Empire, where his family was located, rebelled. Wherever the rebels went, not a single blade of grass was left. His clansmen wanted to take advantage of the rebellion to leave and return to their homeland. "Unfortunately, the matter was leaked and the two sides killed together. My clansmen didn't have time to prepare and were all killed. I was the only one who survived. I tried my best to spend all my wealth and returned to my homeland after a few years.”
Hearing Dongfang Jian's background, everyone applauded his family's loyalty. Of course, other than Zhang Fei and the others, Zhang Fei and the others only now understood what Dongfang Jian and Tian Feng meant when they said they were borrowing Dongfang Shuo's name at the pavilion. Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou looked at each other and nodded. It turned out that the lord actually had such superb skills when it came to deceiving people. Zhen Jiang felt sad for Dongfang Jian and his family after hearing this. He was also deeply moved by the Dongfang family's philosophy of not forgetting their homeland until death.
Zhen Yan took a deep breath and said,"I deeply admire the spirit of the Dongfang family. If you need me in the future, please let me know."”
"Thank you, Brother Zhen.”
"So there are so many magical places outside of the Central Plains, Big Brother." Zhang Fei said.
" There are many things you don't know," Dongfang Jian said." When I have time, I'll take you to the Western Regions and sweep the world."”When Dongfang Jian said this, a sharp killing intent involuntarily emanated from his body.
Perhaps sensing Dongfang Jian's killing intent, Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Chu Yan said in unison,""We are willing to follow you, lord. We will conquer the Western Regions, sweep the world, kill all those barbarians, and avenge you.”
Dongfang Jian said," I don't need you now. I've already taken revenge. Before I came back, I've already stolen their country's national treasure. Without this national treasure, I believe that their country will soon be destroyed."”
"My lord, what treasure?" Even Tian Feng could not help but ask.
Dongfang Jian looked at everyone's curious expressions and said,""It's really a secret. I can't tell you now, but I'll show you when I have time.”
Everyone looked disappointed. Dongfang Jian looked at their expressions and thought," If you knew that the national treasure I was talking about was Moutai and Wuliang Liquor, what would you think? Dongfang Jian had also suddenly thought of this when he was introducing his family background. People nowadays had never seen Moutai or Wuliang liquor, and they had never even drunk high-alcohol liquor. In the future, liquor was no different from 20% alcohol. If he offered it to the emperor, he might receive unexpected benefits. He had to discuss it with Tian Feng when he had time.
After a while, everyone's expressions returned to normal. As for Zhen Yan, after knowing that Dongfang Jian was a famous official, based on his words just now, it would not be difficult for him to make a fortune in the future. In addition, he had been to many places and seen the sea over the years, so he knew that Dongfang Jian was telling the truth. He had thought that it was the end of the world, but there were still people living on the other side of the sea and there were so many exquisite treasures. It seemed that his family had to cooperate with Dongfang Jian and marry his sister to him so that they could monopolize the market in the future. By then, the Zhen family's profits could be said to be making a lot of money every day.
As for Chu Yan, she did not expect her lord to have such lofty ideals. It seemed that she had followed the right person. As long as she followed her lord well, she might even be able to become a general in the future.
The journey of less than ten miles was soon completed. They arrived at Wuji County. Dongfang Jian saw that Wuji County was about the same size as Zhen Ding, so he and his group entered the city gate in a mighty manner. The government troops took some money from Zhen Yan and went straight back to the prefect's office to report their work.
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