Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 622 Lu Fan and Zhu Zhi

When Zhuge Liang rushed back to Shouchun with Liu Qi, Zhuge Jun and two personal soldiers.

The capital of Danyang County was Wanling.

At the entrance of the government office.

There were more than a dozen carriages parked there at this time.

Each carriage was piled with various silks, satins and porcelains.

At the front of these carriages, a middle-aged man with a square face was watching with a gloomy face as dozens of figures unloaded things from the carriages and sent them into the government office.

The middle-aged man just stood there.

When many figures saw him, they all avoided him and no one dared to say a word.

The middle-aged man looked at these busy figures for a while, then walked into the government office with a gloomy face and sat down in the hall.

The clerk brought hot tea and cakes.

The middle-aged man did not move.

He just watched quietly as figures shuttled back and forth in the government office.

After a while, a scholar with a long face and wearing brocade clothes came in and said with a smile: "Hey, General Zhu, why are you here? I sent someone to pick you up!"

The middle-aged man was named Zhu Zhi. He was the prefect of Wu County and a veteran of three generations of Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan.

Zhu Zhi himself was from Danyang County.

His family, the Zhu family, was well-known in Jiangdong.

In the past, he was selected as a county official because of his filial piety and integrity, and was recruited by the Yangzhou government as a clerk to follow Sun Jian in suppressing the rebels in Liangzhou.

From then on, he was loyal to Sun Jian.

When Sun Jian died in battle, he followed Sun Ce again.

After Sun Ce died, after Sun Quan visited him several times, he resolutely chose to follow Sun Quan.

This time, as the commander of Wujun, he was ordered by Sun Quan to arrange the marriage between Sun Quan's third brother Sun Yi and Xu, the granddaughter of Xu Kun, the head of the famous Xu family in Wujun.

As soon as I arrived, I saw Sun Yi putting all the things prepared for the wedding into the government office.

The government office is the seat of a county government, where a large number of officials live.

This behavior of misusing public property for personal gain made Zhu Zhi very angry.

The scholar who was walking in at this moment was the current Danyang County Magistrate Lu Fan, an old minister during the time of Sun Ce.

When Zhu Zhi saw Lü Fan arrive, he pointed outside and said coldly, "Lü County Magistrate, tell me, what are you doing?"

Lu Fan walked into the hall of the government office, looked back at the figures moving supplies back and forth in the courtyard, forced a smile, walked up to Zhu Zhi, poured him a glass of wine, and whispered, "General Zhu, I know that you are highly regarded by the lord and are upright."

"But, for some things, it's better to turn a blind eye!"

"These things are for the three generals' wedding. The Xu family sent them here."

"Xu Kun, the patriarch of the Xu family, is the granddaughter of a well-known lady. The Xu family was afraid that she would be wronged, so they sent these things to her."

"The third general said that his house was too small to store his things, so he requisitioned this government office."

"I have already opened up a part of the room for the three generals to store their things."

“Besides, it won’t delay officials’ work too much.”

Zhu Zhi's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out. He said sternly, "You're telling me to turn a blind eye to the misuse of public property?"

"When the young master was alive, you were his loyal minister. Now, you have become like this?"

"Lü Fan!"

"You have let me down too much!"

"You disappoint my lord so much!"

"Now that the lord has just taken over the position of Lord of Jiangdong, he strives to set a good example for everyone."

"You are a loyal and trusted minister who was highly valued by the young master when he was alive, yet you actually allowed the three generals to do such a ridiculous thing!"

Seeing Zhu Zhi's hair and beard standing up, Lu Fan sighed quietly, carefully unbuttoned his outer clothes, rolled up his underwear, and exposed his abdomen.

There was a large bruise on his abdomen.

Zhu Zhi's gloomy face showed doubt, and asked, "What's going on?"

Lu Fan smiled bitterly and said, "Where is the third general?" "Before, the third general wanted to move things in, and as the governor of Danyang County, I stepped forward to stop him."

"Then, as you saw, you were kicked by the Third General."

Zhu Zhi stood up angrily and said, "This is lawless! I'm going to find him—"

Lu Fan hurriedly grabbed Zhu Zhi and said, "Okay, don't go, General Zhu."

"I'm checking your injuries, not asking you to go to the three generals to ask for an explanation."

"The three generals are extremely powerful. When the young master was alive, they could suppress one or two of them."

"Now that the young master has passed away, the lord has just taken over Jiangdong. It seems calm, but in fact, there are undercurrents."

"Those aristocratic families, the Lu family and the Gu family, are all waiting to see the master make a fool of himself."

"At this time, my lord needs stability and forbearance."

"The third general has always been dissatisfied with the lord, thinking that he is the young master's successor."

"Recently, the lord has begun to recruit troops to avenge Guangling."

"If we clash with the three generals now, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Moreover, the three generals are brave and second only to the young master, and their military strength surpasses you and me."

"The lord wants to avenge Guangling, and he needs him to lead the way, just like the young master did back then."

"If you offend him now, your lord's revenge will be in vain."

"Moreover, Sun Fu and others are stationed in Kuaiji, and they are also watching covetously."

"Nowadays, it would be best if we can make a big thing small and a small thing nothing."

Zhu Zhi looked at Lu Fan in front of him for a long time before he sighed and said, "The young master just passed away. Logically, it is the time for the Sun family to unite and face the outside world. But no matter whether it is the three generals or Sun Fu, they are all acting recklessly."

"If the young master is still alive in heaven, I don't know how disappointed he would be."

"Moreover, recent intelligence shows that Jingzhou is also in turmoil."

"If the young master were still alive, this might be a great opportunity for us to march north to Jiangbei."

At this point, Zhu Zhi punched the table in front of him, gnashed his teeth, and said with red eyes: "Zhang Sui!"

"It was he who killed the young master and Taishi Ci."

"One day when I go north and meet him face to face, I will kill him off his horse, skin him alive, and cut him into pieces, to comfort the spirits of the young master and Taishi Ci in heaven!"

After hearing what Zhu Zhi said, Lu Fan nodded and said, "A little impatience can ruin a big plan."

"What we need most now is to divert conflicts, stabilize the internal situation, and unite the people."

"For this, the lord was willing to compromise with the aristocratic families."

"General Zhu, as the young master's old subjects and the lord's right-hand men, we must endure what ordinary people cannot endure."

Zhu Zhi sighed again.

At this moment, a scolding voice came from outside: "Where are you going?"

A voice said timidly, "This is my first time in the government office. I think it is quite luxurious here. I want to take a closer look and brag about it to my wife when I go back tonight."

Zhu Zhi and Lu Fan heard the noise and walked out together.

The two men came to the threshold of the hall.

I saw two figures kneeling in front of a large porcelain vase and being stopped by a soldier.

The figures turned out to be Sima Yi and Shi A!
But now Sima Yi's face has become dark and his teeth are yellow.

However, apparently no one recognized them.

Seeing Sima Yi kneeling on the ground, trembling all over, Lü Fan shook his head and said to the soldiers, "Okay, get to work."

"After all, he is from the Xu family, so don't make things difficult for him."

When the soldier saw Lü Fan speaking, he pointed at Sima Yi and Shi A and said, "If you do it again next time..."

Sima Yi kowtowed and said, "Absolutely not!"

The soldier snapped, “Hurry up and do it!”

Sima Yi then pulled Shi A up, and the two of them carried the large porcelain and followed the crowd into the depths of the government office.

(End of this chapter)