Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 117 Let Miss Zhen come to accompany you for three days
The battle in Ju County lasted for nearly two hours.

Before dusk came, the entire county was under control.

Kong Rong, who had been sitting on the city wall at the south gate, leisurely drinking tea, looking contented and despising Tian Feng, finally couldn't hold on and left in a hurry just before the city gate was breached.

Even his wife and children were left in the city and did not escape with them.

The eldest son Yuan Tan did not kill Kong Rong's wife and children.

As a descendant of the Yuan family, with three generations of officials in the family, he understands the importance of reputation better than anyone else.

Instead of killing Kong Rong's wife and children, he ordered them to be released from the city, and sent a carriage and some dry food, asking Kong Rong's wife and children to go find Kong Rong.

And the deputy driver Tian Feng went to pay homage to someone.

Zhang Sui and others also temporarily served as guards for Tian Feng, the deputy driver, and protected Tian Feng with a group of people to prevent assassination in the city.

In this late Han Dynasty, many people kept retainers and aides.

These retainers and staff specialized in assassinations.

And the people that Tian Feng was going to pay homage to today were the aides of Kong Rong, the Prime Minister of Beihai who had escaped.

This man's surname is Zuo, his given name is Xian, and his courtesy name is Chengzu.

Upon learning that the eldest son Yuan Tan was leading a large army to capture Qingzhou, Zuo Chengzu, Kong Rong's aide, suggested that Kong Rong open the city gates and surrender to Yuan Shao.

Or, use Cao Cao's banner.

Yuan Shao is the only second heir of the Yuan family, which has three generations of officials. He has students and former officials all over the world and will definitely achieve something in the future.

Cao Cao was an ally of Yuan Shao. When Cao Cao avenged his father and massacred people in Xuzhou, Yuan Shao even sent General Zhu Ling to lead a large army to support Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao's base in Yanzhou had been attacked, only two counties remained.

However, instead of being lost, these two counties have persisted.

If he chose to surrender to Cao Cao now, firstly, Yuan Shao would not be able to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Beihai County; secondly, Lu Bu, who would attack Yanzhou together with Cao Cao, would definitely be a timely relief for Cao Cao.

If Cao Cao achieves something in the future, Kong Rong will be Cao Cao’s great contributor.

When Kong Rong heard what Zuo Chengzu said, instead of listening to his advice, he cursed Zuo Chengzu as a scum of the court. He, Kong Rong, was a minister of the court and would not surrender to anyone. The city would survive while the people lived, but the city would be destroyed while the people died.

In order to make an example of him, Kong Rong immediately arrested Zuo Chengzu and his family and beheaded them all.

After Zuo Chengzu and his family were killed, their bodies were collected by someone and buried in a wasteland not far from the east of the city.

After offering sacrifices, Tian Feng, the deputy driver, sighed deeply and said with emotion: "The corrupt scholars harm others and themselves."

"This Zuo Chengzu has a very vicious vision."

"And Kong Rong, who claimed to be a loyal minister of the court, was extremely incompetent."

"When we attacked, he was defenseless."

"When we attacked the city, he sat high on the wall, drinking and having fun, looking very contented."

"I don't know where he gets his confidence from?"

"They also say 'If the city survives, the people will live; if the city is destroyed, the people will die.'"

"In the end, when the city gates were breached, they just ran away."

"It's a pity that such a talented person was wasted in his hands."

After standing in front of the tomb for a long time, the deputy driver Tian Feng asked Zhang Sui and others to leave.

The group returned to the city.

Under the protection of Zhang Sui and others, Tian Feng rushed to the government hall and settled the results of the capture of Beihai County with the eldest son Yuan Tan.

Zhang Suize and others were guarding outside the government hall.

It was not until late at night that the deputy driver Tian Feng came out.

Zhang Sui and others escorted the deputy driver Tian Feng to the temporary residence in Ju County and were about to go back.

He was going to hurry back and be with the soldiers.

Tian Feng suddenly stopped him and said with a smile: "Wait."

Zhang Sui looked at Tian Feng in confusion and asked, "I wonder if the deputy driver has any other instructions?"

Tian Feng asked, "What are you wearing? I see that more than a dozen of you are covered with arrows, but you only have some scratches on your skin. No one is seriously injured."

Zhang Sui looked down at the paper armor he was wearing.

It is now in tatters.

Zhang Sui took off the paper armor and handed it to Tian Feng, saying, "Armor made of paper."

"It's not nearly as powerful as iron armor."

"But it can also withstand attacks from arrows." "Of course, I estimated that it should not be able to withstand close-range attacks from weapons such as ring-handled swords and long swords."

"It can't even withstand the attack of the crossbow."

"When I was at the Zhen family before, because the Zhen family didn't have armor, I asked Madam for a large amount of paper and made some."

"Although it is very expensive, it is much better than iron armor."

Tian Feng stroked the paper armor and asked, "You have quite an idea."

Zhang Sui smiled without commenting.

Tian Feng put down the paper armor and said, "Do you remember what I told you before?"

"You like the girl from the Zhen family."

Zhang Sui scratched his face and smiled.

His mind was filled with his wife's dazed expression.

Tian Feng saw this and said with a smile: "What's there to be embarrassed about? It's just love between a man and a woman."

"Before, the eldest son wrote a matchmaking letter for you and the girl from the Zhen family and gave it to the second son of the Zhen family."

"The second son of the Zhen family will not refuse."

"After all, it was the eldest son who brought them together personally."

Zhang Sui nodded and thanked him, "Please ask the other driver to thank the eldest master on my behalf."

Tian Feng said: "Why thank you? The eldest master doesn't care."

"It's just a woman."

"What the eldest master needs is for you to make achievements and contribute to the Jizhou government."

"This is what I promised you before."

"If you can perform well in this battle, I will let you join the cavalry."

"You did a great job this time."

"You go back today. I will have someone send you the armor tomorrow morning."

"Take your surviving soldiers and follow me tomorrow."

"We will rush back to Yecheng tomorrow and spend three days in Yecheng."

"I also sent someone to Wuji County to send you a letter, asking the Zhen family girl to come and spend the three days with you."

After saying that, he patted Zhang Sui on the shoulder and said, "Perform well!"

"Don't bring disgrace upon Ding Jianyang's reputation."

Zhang Sui was overjoyed.

This Tian Feng is pretty good!
I can do this for myself!

I can also arrange for my wife to come from Wuji County to spend the three days with me.

The three dynasties will be the Spring Festival two thousand years later.

Thinking of being able to spend three days with his wife, Zhang Sui felt as if his heart was being scratched by a cat's claws.

After thanking his deputy Tian Feng, Zhang Sui left.

Tian Feng watched Zhang Sui leave, smiled and shook his head.

His eyes fell on the paper armor. Tian Feng picked it up again, rubbed it for a while, and said with a sigh: "Brother Jianyang, you can rest in peace in your nine springs."

"Although I, your disciple, have not received your personal instruction, I have inherited some of your bearing."

"Don't worry, I will watch him and let him show more of your majesty."

Zhang Sui went all the way back to the camp and gathered with the one hundred people he brought with him.

Originally there were only a hundred people.

There were only fifty-two people left in this siege.

Those wearing paper armor all survived.

Unlike Zhang Sui who was somewhat excited, the fifty-two survivors were either sitting or lying in the tents, wiping their weapons one by one, in silence.

Several of them seemed to be crying.

That face was covered with traces of dried tears.

(End of this chapter)