Zhongshan State, Wuji County.
Zhen family mansion.
As one of the top four merchants during the Spirit Monarch era, the Zhen family was still one of the top families in Wuji County even though they were no longer as powerful as they used to be after the turmoil.
"Hualala!"
Under the pouring rain, a young man with a beautiful face and dressed in a light blue brocade robe put down the oil-paper umbrella in his hand and rushed into the hall in a sorry state.
"Fourth brother, fifth brother, the weather in early summer is really changeable.”
"It was still clear in the morning, but it was already raining heavily before it got dark. The raindrops the size of a finger hitting one's face really made one feel like they were rising.”
Zhen Dao, the young man in the embroidered robe, said. As he spoke, he shook the hair that had fallen on his forehead. Drops of rain splashed out and wet his clothes.
After saying that, Zhen Dao felt that his two brothers sitting in the room did not answer him.
Looking up, Zhen Dao saw his two brothers sitting opposite each other. In front of them was an open envelope.
"Brother, you guys are…"
Zhen Dao was surprised and went straight to his fourth brother Zhen Yao and fifth brother Zhen Yu.
However, when he saw the signature on the envelope, his expression changed drastically. He looked at his brothers in disbelief."Fourth brother, fifth brother, where did you get this letter?”
"Do you know that if Lord Sikong finds out about this, our Zhen family will definitely fall into eternal damnation?”
"Not only will Third Sister, who is married to Third Young Master, be implicated by you, even Third Sister and Mother will be killed by you.”
Zhen Dao reached out his hand without thinking, wanting to pick up the letter and destroy it.
There were six brothers in the Zhen family. The eldest son was Zhen Yan, the second daughter was Zhen Jiang, the third daughter was Zhen Mi, the fourth son was Zhen Yao, and the fifth son was Zhen Yu. Zhen Dao, who spoke, was ranked sixth.
However, just as Zhen Dao's palm was about to touch…
A pair of large hands suddenly appeared and stopped him.
"Hmm?"
Zhen Dao turned around.
When he saw his fourth brother Zhen Yao's red eyes, he was shocked.
He then turned to look at his fifth brother, Zhen Yu, who was silent. An extremely bad feeling welled up in his heart.
"Brother!"
Zhen Dao gritted his teeth and did not look as relaxed as when he had just entered the door." Do you know that you are courting death?!" You left…"
"This is a dead end!"
Zhen Dao's hand suddenly tightened and he tried to snatch the envelope again.
However, Zhen Yao's words made Zhen Dao's heart turn cold, and his face turned pale.
"Fifth Brother! Could it be that the Zhen family was not walking on a dead end?”
"Before the Battle of Guandu, the Yuan family that my Zhen family had bet on lost.”
"After the war, Third Sister was kidnapped by Cao Pi and forced to marry her. Under Cao Cao's revenge, my Zhen family had no choice but to hand over the remaining wealth in the name of dowry.”
"If that's the case, it's fine!"
" After all, as Cao Cao's son, Cao Pi might inherit Cao Cao's throne in the future, but…"
Zhen Yao's words revealed a trace of despair, and his eyes flickered with a faint determination.
"Xu Dujun said that Sikong likes Cao Chong, Cao Zhi, Cao Zhang and the other young masters the most, but he doesn't like the third young master. Do you know what this means?”
Zhen Dao naturally understood what it meant.
This meant that after Cao Pi failed to seize the throne, the Zhen family, which was tied to Cao Pi, might be suppressed by the successor, and it would be difficult for them to rise again.
"What if the successor is Young Master Pi?”
"What you two brothers did today is truly chilling.”
"Moreover, that Yuan family has already become a thing of the past. Why would elder brother risk his life to do such an unwise thing because of a letter from Yuan Shang?”
Zhen Dao asked his fourth brother, Zhen Yao.
Zhen Yao didn't say anything.
The one who answered Zhen Dao was his fifth brother, Zhen Yu."Put him to death, and he will be reborn!"
"Yuan Shang has brought hundreds of thousands of Xianbei soldiers. Zhang He can't hold Jizhou. The Zhen Family's caravan received news that Zhang He is currently surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Xianbei soldiers in Ping City.”
"If we assist Young Master Yuan Shang in taking back Jizhou, we will definitely be put in an important position. Moreover, Yuan Shang's letter said that he was not only secretly contacting our Zhen Family. In this situation…"
Zhen Yu questioned Zhen Dao, who was against it,"Sixth brother, do you still think that elder brother is unwise?”
Zhen Dao was speechless for a long time in the face of his two brothers 'questions.
After a long time, Zhen Dao closed his eyes and said helplessly,""What if Yuan Shang fails?"
"If Yuan Shang fails, we will take advantage of the chaos in Jizhou and flee to Hanzhong. There were always places in the world that Cao Cao couldn't control.”
"Is that so?" Hearing his brother's words, Zhen Dao suddenly stood up.
"Psst!"
Zhen Dao's gorgeous light blue brocade robe was torn apart. Knowing that it was impossible to persuade his two brothers, he suddenly stood up.
"Brothers, since you are determined to die, I will not stop you!”
"But after today, the two of you have nothing to do with my Zhen family.”
"Similarly…"
"Before dawn tomorrow, I will bring Mother and Second Sister to Xuchang to seek refuge with Third Sister. I will not be tainted by the filth between you and Yuan Shang.”
Walking out of the hall, Zhen Dao let the heavy rain hit him.
Looking at the Zhen family in the rainy night, Zhen Dao could vaguely see the decline of the Zhen family.
……
The next day, a piece of news shook Jizhou.
Zhen Yao, the current head of the Zhen family of Wuji, led thousands of servants into the government office and killed the magistrate of Wuji County. He was the first to respond to Yuan Shang, who had come from the south.
With the Zhen family in front!
Soon after, those old friends of the Yuan Clan who had received Yuan Shang's letter and were a little hesitant responded.
They killed the officials appointed by Cao Cao and raised the banner of supporting the Yuan family in Jizhou.
All of a sudden, the fires of war broke out in all parts of Jizhou.
……
Jizhou, the Yellow River ferry north of Wei County.
Zhuge Mu, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Xiu, who had just led their troops across the Yellow River, were the first to know about the changes in Jizhou.
"The Zhen family of Zhongshan rebelled?"
Zhang Liao's face was filled with shock and disbelief." Did they get kicked in the head by a donkey?”
"With the Third Young Master as their backer, it's fine if they don't just watch from the sidelines, but why should they be implicated with the Yuan family?”
Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Zhang Xiu said,""Wen Yuan, why make such a fuss? In a chaotic world, wasn't it normal for the aristocratic families to place bets?”
"Moreover, in my opinion, Young Master Pi might not be a solid backer!”
As he spoke, Zhang Xiu turned to look at Zhuge Mu.
"Shu Zhi, what should we do next?”
"Should we first turn northeast to suppress the Zhongshan Kingdom and the Yuan family's old friends in the Bohai Kingdom, or should we directly go north to support Zhang He?”
Zhang Xiu was very straightforward and directly handed over the leadership of this operation to Zhuge Mu.
Zhuge Mu did not say anything. Instead, he looked at Zhang Liao.
Looking at Zhuge Mu's gaze, although Zhang Liao's official rank was Zhuge Mu's, he had no intention of fighting for power with Zhuge Mu.
"Shu Zhi, make the arrangements!"
"The 10,000 troops under my command are at your disposal!”
Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Zhuge Mu smiled and told the two of them his arrangements.
"Peace!"
"We have to save Zhang He too!"
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