My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 4: Mayi Zhang Family
Just when Lu Yi and others were marching towards Mayi with great fanfare.

The Zhang clan in Mayi also held an emergency family meeting because of this matter.

"Alas, as the saying goes, knights break the law with force. All these knights disregard the laws of the court. Now, Xun'er, you, in order to vent your anger, have brought people across counties and beat up Hao Meng. As a father, I am afraid that the knight will do something harmful to our Zhang family in the future out of jealousy!"

Zhang Shang, the patriarch of the Zhang family, looks middle-aged. Although he is from a wealthy family in Mayi, he is simple by nature and only wears plain linen clothes.

"Father, it's not that I'm too impulsive, but that villain molested Sister Wan'er first. If I don't take revenge, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the Zhang family in Mayi?"

When Zhang Xun saw his father scolding him, his face immediately turned red and he expressed his resentment.

"Reputation is just a mere reputation. You can't bring it with you when you are born, and you can't take it with you when you die. And you can't spend it like money. So let it go if it's gone."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shang disagreed with his eldest son's words. He took Zhang Xun's hand and patiently persuaded him.

"My Zhang family has been doing business for generations. Although we have accumulated some idle wealth, most of it is the assets accumulated by our ancestors. My Zhang family's assets have been shrinking, and now each generation is worse than the previous one."

"Nowadays, natural disasters and man-made calamities are frequent. It is time to keep a low profile and quietly accumulate strength to deal with the troubled times. How can we make enemies everywhere?"

"But my sister..."

When Zhang Xun heard his father say this, he felt indignant and still wanted to explain himself but was rudely interrupted by the Zhang clan leader.

"Rebellious son! How dare you be so stubborn!"

"How can a mere woman be compared with my Zhang family's century-long revival plan?"

"Besides, it's just a few teasing words, and no meat was lost. My Zhang family is not a famous family, so how can we care about these things?"

Zhang Shang became furious upon hearing this and immediately started scolding.

"Father, I was wrong. Please don't be angry. You might hurt yourself." Seeing that his father was really angry, Zhang Xun immediately fell to the ground in fear and dared not argue anymore.

Seeing that Zhang Xun had a decent attitude in admitting his mistake, Zhang Shang sighed heavily and helped him up again.

"You are my eldest son. In the future, Zhang will definitely be handed over to you. You are so reckless and irritable. It is definitely not a blessing for Zhang."

"Your brother Zhang Liao is young, but he is very smart and eager to learn. He has quite a lot of insights at such a young age. You should learn from him in the future."

"My younger brother is so capable, it would be better for him to be the head of the Zhang family in the future. I am willing to assist my younger brother."

When Zhang Xun heard this, a look of pride appeared on his brother's face. He was also sincerely proud of his brother.

"Nonsense! How can we easily abolish the order of seniority?" Zhang Shang shook his head, feeling helpless about his eldest son who did not like to study or do business, but instead wanted to be the number one knight in Bingzhou.

Just as he was about to teach Zhang Xun a few words, the alarm bell suddenly rang, and the father and son looked at each other in surprise and hurriedly ran out the door.

"Are they the Xiongnu or Xianbei invading our borders, or are there thieves attacking us?" This alarm bell is an emergency measure when there is an invasion by foreign races or thieves. Now that the alarm bell is ringing so loudly, I'm afraid there are quite a few invaders!

When the father and son, with hundreds of Zhang's private soldiers, climbed up the wall of Zhang's fortress, they found that the invading people were only seven or eight riders, and it was not the large-scale attack of the Huns or bandits as they had imagined.

"You bastard! What are you knocking for?" Zhang Shang pulled over the person on duty who was in charge of guarding the alarm bell and slapped him in the face, obviously furious.

"Clan... Clan leader I..." The guard was a little dazed after being beaten, and couldn't utter a complete word for a while.

It was Zhang Xun who had good eyesight. When he saw the two brothers Lu Yi and Lu Bu leading the group, he immediately shouted and attracted Zhang Shang's attention.

"Father, look!"

"Those two are the Lu brothers. Behind them is Hao Meng, who I beat up the other day. I'm afraid they came here specifically to seek revenge!"

As Zhang Xun spoke, a look of panic and fear couldn't be controlled and appeared on his face, which surprised Zhang Shang greatly.

"My Zhang family has hundreds of private soldiers, and the other side only has a few people. Why should my son be so panicked? Wouldn't it just boost others' morale and destroy our own prestige?"

"Father, you don't know that the Lu brothers are the best in Bingzhou in martial arts. They are skilled in archery and horsemanship. Especially the younger brother Lu Bu, who is braver than ten thousand men. When the Hu cavalry came south to plunder and raid the valley, he was less than sixteen years old, but he took the initiative to fight against a hundred-man team alone. He killed the leader of the Huns in the crowd, shot and killed more than twenty people, and drove back the remnants of the Huns. If he hadn't run out of arrows, the whole Hun team would have been slaughtered by him alone!"

"Although his brother Lü Yi's martial arts skills are slightly inferior to Lü Bu's, he is also a top-notch expert. Now, let alone the other helpers, if only these two brothers come in person, if our Zhang family does not have a fortress to defend it, I am afraid that disaster will befall us!"

"How can a mortal body be so brave? Is he still a human being?" This was obviously the first time that Zhang Shang heard about the impressive battle achievements of the two Lu brothers. For a moment, he could not tell whether his son was fooling him or whether the two brothers really had such strength.

"Alas... I regret not listening to my father..." Zhang Xun couldn't help but feel extremely regretful: "I thought at the time that the Lu brothers were famous heroes in Bingzhou and might not be willing to stand up for a servant with a bad record. I didn't expect that things would go against my wishes... I have implicated the Zhang family!"

"I never thought that the Lu brothers would be so brave. Now disaster has struck, what should I do? What should I do..." Zhang Xun's words made Zhang Shang believe him. Although Zhang Xun had no talent, he cherished his martial arts and reputation as a chivalrous man. Now that he saw him speak so confidently, it must be true. For a moment, his face turned pale, like an ant on a hot pan.

"Father, don't worry. Everyone has their own share of responsibility. I was the one who beat the man. At worst, I will take his head as an apology. The leader, Lu Yi, values ​​chivalry the most in his life and will definitely not embarrass Zhang again."

Seeing his father so anxious, Zhang Xun suddenly made up his mind and knelt down in front of Zhang Shang.

"Don't worry, my son. No matter how powerful the Lu brothers are, they can't easily break through our Zhang's fortress. At most, I can spend some money to compensate them and see what their intentions are before we do anything else!"

At the critical moment, Zhang Shang, who had been immersed in the business world for many years, still had some skills. He immediately calmed himself down, helped his son up, and looked across.

"Brother, Zhang Xunsu knows the names of our brothers, and it seems he is afraid..." Seeing Zhang Xun kneeling in front of Zhang Shang, Lu Bu could not help but sneer and said arrogantly.

"Stop riding now. I will go and talk to Zhang Shang and his son first..."

Seeing that Zhang was so wary of his and his companions' arrival, Lu Yi suddenly made up his mind, and spurred his horse to a distance of an arrowhead from the fort, where he stopped skillfully.

(End of this chapter)