In September 189 AD, Dong Zhuo deposed Liu Bian as King Hongnong and made Liu Xie, the nine-year-old King of Chenliu, emperor. He controlled the emperor and ruled the world. His power was overwhelming and he dominated Luoyang.
In 190 AD, in January of the first year of Chuping, Cao Cao summoned the 18 vassals to rebel against Dong and clear the emperor's side!
In February of the same year, Dong Zhuo set Luoyang on fire and proposed a plan to move the capital.
In 191 AD, in February of the second year of Chuping, Sun Jian led the Yuzhou army to the east of Liang and attacked Luoyang. He was defeated by Xu Rong and the Yuzhou army was defeated.
In April of the same year, Dong Zhuo led his army to Chang 'an and occupied Liangzhou. He sat there and watched the world. The alliance of the princes was disbanded.
In May of the same year, Cao Cao defeated Yu Du, Bai Rao, Sui Gu, Yu Fuluo, etc. in Dongjun. Yuan Shao appointed him as the prefect of Dongjun and regarded Yanzhou as a tiger.
In the sixth year of the same year, Yuan Shao used his counselor's plan to befriend Qu Yi and ally with Gongsun Zan. In the end, Han Fu gave Jizhou to him. He left Bohai Prefecture and looked north of the Yellow River.
At this time, one of the eighteen feudal vassals, the governor of Yuzhou, Kong Zhigang, had just died of illness for a year. The huge Yuzhou had jurisdiction over Yingchuan Prefecture, Runan Prefecture, Liang, Pei, Chen, and Lu. There were a total of ninety-seven counties, and they were still ownerless.
In history, it would take four years for the Yellow Turban remnants, Liu Pi and Gong Du, to take over Runan and submit to Cao Cao the following year.
Pei Country was also known as Pei County. There were 21 counties in the country. One of them was called Feng County. It was the ancestral land of Zhang Lu, the future Hanzhong Prefecture and the third Heavenly Teacher of the Five Buckets of Rice Path.
Zhang Lu claimed to be the 10th grandson of the Marquis of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang. He was the grandson of the founder of Taoism, Zhang Daoling, who was known as Zhang Tianshi.
Zhang Lu had a cousin named Zhang Yi, also known as Bogong. During the Three Kingdoms and Shu Han Dynasties, he was an official to the left chariot general and the governor of Jizhou. He was granted the title of Marquis of Duting. He had just been born this year.
Very few people knew that Zhang Lu had a younger cousin who was the son of his uncle. His name was Zhang Mu, and he had just reached the age of 20. He was in charge of managing the ancestral home in Feng County.
The Zhang Clan was a big clan in Feng County. Their clan territory was extremely vast, and there were many lands and houses under their name.
It was currently midsummer. In the Zhang family's classical garden, which was filled with the unique charm of Jiangnan's classics, it was bustling with people. There was an endless stream of guests coming and going, and the sound of congratulations could be heard endlessly.
The front courtyard was filled with feasts for the guests to enjoy.
"Ever since the Zhang family came up with this stir-fried dish, ordinary dishes are no longer worthy of my attention.”
"That's right, that's right. No matter how many times we eat, the Zhang family's wine and food can be said to be superb.”
"The Yellow Turbans are wreaking havoc, which means that most of the county cities in Pei Country, including Feng County, can still live peacefully under the protection of County Lieutenant Zhang.”
"Lord County Lieutenant is indeed the grandson of Heavenly Master Zhang, the beloved disciple of Duke Wenju, and he studied under the two schools of Daoism and Confucianism.”
"I heard that three months ago, when the county captain was about to pass his coronation, Wen Ju Gong wrote an essay called 'Love Lotus' to highlight the style of a gentleman. He praised Wen Ju and even gave the county captain the surname Ziyu in advance.“
"The word Yu is used to describe jade, meaning that a gentleman is like jade.”
"Who in Yan, Yu, Qing, and Xu doesn't know the names of the county officers, Ailian gongzi and Meiyu gongzi?”
"That Gan Mei is a famous white jade beauty in our Pei Country. It's a good story to be a concubine for Young Master Meiyu.”
"Extremely, extremely."
“......”
The guests were talking loudly and had already drunk three rounds.
As tonight's groom, Zhang Mu had already toasted important people. At this moment, he was supported by servants to return to the backyard and stood in front of a house.
He did not rush to open the door and enter. Instead, he turned to look at the two armored men behind him.
"Bo An, Zhongkang, today is my big day. You guys go down and eat some wine to soak in the joy.”
One of the two men was eighty-five inches tall and had a square face. He looked honest and strong. The other was nine feet tall and had a valiant appearance. He gave off the feeling that he was as strong as a tiger.
Zhang Mu was eight feet (185 cm) tall, and his height wasn't low either. However, in front of these two burly men, he was clearly much 'weak'.
"Lord county captain, the world is not peaceful now. This subordinate requests to bring people to guard the courtyard entrance.”
The nine-foot-tall brawny man said in a low voice, his eyes like lightning.
His name was Xu Chu, also known as Zhongkang, and his nickname was Tiger Fool.
As expected of the second Fan Kuai in Boss Cao's future, a peerless goalkeeper. He was really responsible.
Zhang Mu sighed in his heart. He knew that he could not convince Xu Chu, so he changed his strategy and said,"We have to eat. How about this, you and Boan each lead a team to reincarnate. We can drink wine later.”
"Yes!" Xu Chu bowed in agreement.
Other than matters related to Zhang Mu's life, he wouldn't have any objections!
"Squeak!"
After Xu Chu and his brother, Xu Ding, left, Zhang Mu pushed open the door and walked in.
The next moment, he was stunned.
The room was brightly lit by the red candlelight.
A woman dressed in red was sitting on the edge of the bed. Her skin was as white as jade, and her posture was charming and beautiful.
Looking in from the outside, the woman looked like snow under the bright moonlight.
"The ancients didn't lie to me!"
Zhang Mu came back to his senses and praised in his heart.
Even though she had seen it several times, she was still amazed from time to time.
He had thought that beauty was just a term, but after seeing Gan Mei, he realized that it was just an adjective!
"Mei 'er, sorry to keep you waiting!"
Zhang Mu walked to the bedside and sat down. He reached out to hold Gan Mei's soft hand and felt her palm heat up.
"Master, you've worked hard!"
Gan Mei looked at Zhang Mu affectionately, her eyes like spring water as she moved her body.
At this moment, her heart was filled with gratitude.
Zhang Mu was the tenth grandson of Zhang Liang, the grandson of Zhang Daoling. He was Kong Rong's disciple and a member of the aristocratic family. He was also known as the Young Master Meiyu. He also led troops to protect many counties from the invasion of the Yellow Turban bandits. He was quite famous in the local area.
And she was just an ordinary tenant, a commoner.
Zhang Mu didn't need to marry him, and he couldn't officially marry him. He only needed to send a small sedan chair to pick him up and set up a banquet.
However, Zhang Mu had done everything within his power.
What else could she ask for when she married her husband?
"Master, let me serve you.”
Gan Mei started to move around unfamiliarly.
Zhang Mu's gaze was slightly complicated.
He had just reached the age of 20, and Gan Mei had only reached the age of 15 this year.
Getting married at this age was very common in this era. As a member of the aristocratic family, he did not want to be criticized by others. It was really not good for a girl younger than this.
However, as a man of the New Era, he felt a little strange.
"Let your husband go with you."
Unable to resist the tide of the times, Zhang Mu decided to obey.
On this wedding night, he wanted Gan Mei to relax as much as possible and not be nervous.
"Master."
Following Zhang Mu's actions, Gan Mei's heart calmed down. She wrapped her arms around Zhang Mu's neck and said lovingly,"Do you think I'll be able to meet you in my next life?”
"Mei 'er, you asked this question in your previous life.”
Gan Mei was drunk from hearing these brilliant words of love. She closed her eyes in a daze, her face blushing as she let Zhang Mu do whatever he wanted.
"Master…Extinguish…extinguish the candles first…"
"Why are you extinguishing the candles? The moonlight is strong."
"Wuuu ~ gulp!"
........
Ding!
"I'll spend the night with Gan Mei and activate the character catalog.”
"Activating abilities: Face as white as jade (increase in charm), Courtesy to the wise (increase in affinity), Knowing people well (increase in subordinates 'work ability)!”
A mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
Zhang Mu ignored him.
With a beauty in front of him, none of this mattered!
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