The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

Chapter 146: The Sun Sisters4.5K

Liu Zhaoqing waited for a long time by the roadside before all the Bingzhou soldiers finally left.

However, he did not whip and leave immediately, but raised his head and looked at the soldiers from afar, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Bingzhou soldiers... At this point in time, it can only be Ding Yuan... Then who was that female general just now..."

"Benefactor."

At this time, Zhang Liao also lifted the door curtain and looked at Liu Zhaoqing with a questioning look.

Liu Zhaoqing shook his head slightly: "I'm fine, let's continue on our way."

Zhang Liao hesitated to speak. After thinking for a while, he decided to talk to Liu Zhaoqing alone about this matter during the break, or let Lu Hong speak up.

After returning to the carriage, Zhang Liao looked at Lu Hong.

Lu Hong nodded slightly and thanked him softly: "Thank you, County Officer Zhang, for your help."

Zhang Liao shook his head: "I hope you won't deceive my benefactor. Although this matter is not a big deal, you should not let my benefactor feel resentful."

"Yes." Lv Hong nodded, "I will tell the young master... County Officer Zhang, don't worry."

In this case, Zhang Liao did not say much and left the matter to Liu Zhaoqing to judge for himself.

Afterwards, Liu Zhaoqing also met soldiers from other states and counties on the road. These people, like the Bingzhou soldiers who had passed by before, were all heading to Luoyang. Nominally, they were going to respond to the court's call to punish the bandits, but in fact, after learning about the changes in Luoyang, ninety-nine percent of them wanted to gain benefits.

But these people probably didn't know that Luoyang had been controlled by Dong Zhuo at that time. If they went there at this time, they might not get any benefits but might lose their lives.

Of course, this is not something Liu Zhaoqing can or needs to control. He has the ability to foresee the general direction of history, which others do not have.

Driving faster, Liu Zhaoqing arrived at the border between Chenliu County and Dong County at noon. At this speed, he would be able to reach the Yellow River ferry later in the day.

At noon, Liu Zhaoqing discovered that there were some cracks on the wheel of the carriage. In addition, the horse that Zhang Liao rode had run for a long time overnight and had only rested for two or three hours before pulling the carriage again. At this time, the horse was a little out of breath and tired.

Liu Zhaoqing found a small county, drove into it, and prepared to find a craftsman who could repair the carriage, feed the horses some hay, and then go straight to the ferry without any delay.

As the carriage needed to be repaired, Liu Zhaoqing could not let Lu Hong and Zhang Liao stay in the carriage, so he prepared to find a county residence for the two to rest for a while.

After Zhang Liao took away the valuables, Liu Zhaoqing watched them get off the car and said, "I just asked around and found out there is a county mansion ahead. Since I am still an official of the imperial court, I can live there."

After Liu Zhaoqing finished speaking, he found that neither of the two women spoke, and Lu Hong looked a little nervous.

"Is Hong'er feeling uncomfortable from the jolting ride in the car?" Liu Zhaoqing asked.

Lu Hong shook her head: "Just now... the one that the young master saw."

"Are you talking about that female general?" Liu Zhaoqing certainly hadn't forgotten. "Although she was young, the aura she exuded made me feel even stronger than that of Zhang Fei whom I met in Pingyuan..."

"Um...I know that guy."

Liu Zhaoqing was slightly surprised, then wondered: "Why didn't Hong'er go and say hello?"

"I'm worried that it will implicate the young master and Zhang Junli." Lu Hong said.

Zhang Liao pondered, and Liu Zhaoqing nodded after thinking about it: "I understand."

"Hong'er should have a special relationship with that person, right? And that person doesn't look like someone who can control his emotions very well..."

"Then, Hong'er, please talk to me in detail after we return to Changping."

Liu Zhaoqing naturally saw the hesitation in Lu Hong's heart, so he was more tolerant. This matter was not a big deal to him, and he also vaguely guessed something.

Lu Hong was also surprised at Liu Zhaoqing's understanding. She felt a slight warmth in her chest and bowed.

Liu Zhaoqing waved her hand to indicate that she didn't need to be so polite, as they were not master and servant in name. She also joked that if Wang Situ knew that his daughter was a servant, he would definitely send people to hunt him down.

This also made Lu Hong feel shy, thinking that her adoptive father was not that kind of person.

At this moment, Liu Zhaoqing suddenly noticed a noise coming from not far away.

"What the hell, accidental? You put your head over here and let me chop it off, and I said I was accidental!"

Liu Zhaoqing heard the sound and looked into the distance. In an open-air restaurant at the other end of the street, several soldiers in green military uniforms were sitting indecently on benches, laughing at the two women.

One of the two women was tall and looked to be around twenty-two years old, while the other was a little girl who was only as tall as the former's thigh and must be no more than ten years old.

Although the two girls have a huge age gap, their faces are somewhat similar. The younger girl must have gotten into trouble and is being protected by her elder sister.

The older woman was also wearing military uniform, but the style was quite different. There were also fewer iron armor plates on it than the soldiers in front of her. It was obvious that she was not a government soldier above the county level.

Perhaps that was why these soldiers mocked her so unscrupulously.

This was just an ordinary dispute between local soldiers. This kind of thing happened almost every moment all over the world, and Liu Zhaoqing certainly had no interest in watching.

However, just as he was about to take Zhang Liao and Lu Hong to the county residence, he suddenly heard a name that concerned him.

"Brothers, I am the eldest daughter of Marquis Wucheng. It is true that my sister accidentally bumped into this brother and caused him to spill the wine. I am willing to pay compensation..." the older woman said very restrainedly.

"Marquis Wucheng..." Liu Zhaoqing repeated the title softly.

If I remember correctly, isn’t this...Sun Jian’s title?

That means these two people are - Sun Ce and Sun Quan, um... no, sisters?

After thinking for a moment, Liu Zhaoqing said to Lv Hong, "Hong'er, Wenyuan, you two wait here for a while. I'll go take a look."

"I can handle a few pawns, don't worry too much."

As Liu Zhaoqing took a step forward, the little girl who was stopped behind her sister also spoke up to defend herself:

"It wasn't my 'carelessness', it was that person who spoke rudely to me, saying that I have blue eyes..."

"Amou." Sun Ce called out to the yellow-haired girl with emerald eyes behind him, stopping her from speaking further.

"What? I'm not wrong. Aren't you a blue-eyed, yellow-haired kid?" The soldier on the other side was also amused when he heard it, and repeated the sentence. He didn't think it was an offense at all, or he didn't care at all.

"And what is this 'Marquis of Wucheng'? I've never heard of it. Could it be a purchased title?" someone laughed again.

"That's for sure. In Qingzhou, there are many people who have bought titles. They all sound noble, but when asked, they have no fiefdoms and no power. Is that really true?"

"Marquis Wucheng is the governor of Changsha. He is not the marquis without fiefdom and power as you all say." Sun Ce replied calmly.

"Changsha Governor? No one lives in that shabby place. No wonder you are dressed so poorly. In such a remote place, the money you can get may not even be comparable to what our group of soldiers can get, right?"

The soldiers from Qingzhou continued to laugh.

And Sun Ce was still trying to suppress the anger in his chest.

If my father Sun Jian had not ordered her to lead a team of people to go to the king's defense first, and to prioritize saving the emperor and not cause trouble on the way, otherwise, with her usual temper, she would have picked up her gun and shouted, scaring these bullies away.

“Since you are all from Qingzhou, you must have followed the governor of Qingzhou or the county magistrate to the capital to support the king and fight against the enemy. Although Changsha is not a wealthy place, it also has outstanding people with great ambitions.” Sun Ce had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. Although she was a woman, her words were sonorous and powerful, and she was neither humble nor arrogant.

She looked around and took a look at the Qingzhou soldiers. "Originally, the journey to Luoyang is long and we need to avoid any incidents. The loud noise last night further indicated that Luoyang was in trouble and Your Majesty was in danger. At this time, we, the ministers, should do our best to rush to rescue Your Majesty. Why are you getting angry with my eight-year-old sister? Isn't that shameful?"

After Sun Ce finished speaking, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly burst into laughter.

"What? Serving the king?? Hahahaha!"

"No wonder you are from Changsha. Even we, the swordsmen, know the purpose of the masters going to Luoyang. Have you been assimilated by the Shanyue people in the south?"

"Yeah, it's really funny, hahaha."

……

Looking at these people laughing wantonly, Sun Ce frowned and slowly clenched his fists.

At this time, his younger sister also stood up and shouted, "My sister and I followed our father to save the Han Dynasty. Do you have the right to laugh at me, you dogs who are just eating Han salaries for nothing?!"

Although the voice was childish, the words revealed some of the charm of Sun Ce during his usual battles. Even Sun Ce himself was stunned for a moment, let alone these Qingzhou soldiers.

But this stunned moment only lasted for a moment, and then one of the soldiers picked up the long sword at hand and took a step forward.

"How dare you, little yellow-haired kid! What are you talking about?!"

Seeing the ferocious-looking soldiers walking towards her quickly with shining swords in their hands, Sun Ce's younger sister was instinctively afraid. She quickly took a step back and hid behind her sister.

Seeing this, Sun Ce immediately stepped forward to block the man's steps. Then when the man was about to chop him with a knife, Sun Ce grabbed his arm to control it, knocked the knife out of his hand with his right hand, and kicked his legs with his left foot to control him.

The whole process took less than two breaths and was clean and neat. However, this clean and neat move made all the Qingzhou soldiers around pick up their weapons.

Sun Ce immediately realized that something was wrong when he saw this, and turned back and said in a low voice: "Amou, I will take you away later. Go to the garrison outside the county town to find Demou and ask him to bring his troops to help me."

"Call for help? Then see if you can get out. Brothers, kill her!"

Just as the two sides were about to draw their swords against each other and the streets were stained with blood, a loud shout suddenly came from the side.

"Stop it all!"

Including Sun Ce, everyone turned their heads to look at the person who spoke.

The man was dressed in grey coarse cloth, his shoes had several patches on them, and he smelled like horse. He was obviously a coachman.

It is unheard of that a coachman would dare to get involved in such matters.

"Are you tired of living, kid?!"

Seeing a Qingzhou soldier about to chop Liu Zhaoqing with a knife, Sun Ce quickly shouted, "Be careful!"

But Liu Zhaoqing dodged the knife by simply turning sideways, and then used an elbow to directly hit the back of the man who was chopping with the knife, leaving a dent.

The man fell directly to the ground, spitting blood and groaning in pain.

Liu Zhaoqing's attack was so ruthless that even Sun Ce was stunned for a moment.

The contrast was too great. No one expected that Liu Zhaoqing, who looked and felt like an ordinary groom, would reach out like this.

This not only failed to intimidate the soldiers from Qingzhou, but made them even more angry. Two of them even used the word "tianci" directly.

"Kill him!"

Faced with the aggressive soldiers, Sun Ce knew that he could not sit idly by, so he immediately picked up the knife on the ground, protected his younger sister with one hand, and slashed at the soldiers with the other hand.

Faced with these small soldiers whose physical fitness was at least 50 points lower than his own, Liu Zhaoqing experienced a rare feeling of being "incomparable".

He dodged the swords and axes, turned around and subdued the last two soldiers with one kick. With the joint efforts of him and Sun Ce, these dozen soldiers were all beaten down within twenty breaths.

Liu Zhaoqing exhaled slightly and tilted his head to look at Sun Ce: "Are you not hurt?"

Sun Ce shook his head and then looked at Liu Zhaoqing. He was about to say something when he suddenly saw a large number of soldiers wearing green light armor coming not far away.

Immediately, his expression changed slightly and he said, "My hero, please leave quickly. There are many Qingzhou soldiers in this county..."

Before she finished speaking, Liu Zhaoqing shook his head and said, "Don't panic, Bofu. Leave the rest to me."

After saying this, Liu Zhaoqing waited until the Qingzhou soldiers surrounded him.

The leading general saw the soldiers howling in pain on the ground, and then looked at Liu Zhaoqing and Sun Ce.

"You are the ones who harmed the imperial officers and soldiers?"

"Yes." Liu Zhaoqing nodded with a calm expression.

The general raised his eyebrows: "Oh? You have the courage to admit it directly. If so, then you can use your lives to atone for your crime."

After hearing this, Liu Zhaoqing said, "Wait a minute."

Then he looked at the general and said, "You just said that we who harmed the imperial officers and soldiers should pay with our lives?"

"Then how can you atone for murdering an official appointed by the imperial court?"

"Anyone?" The general was stunned for a moment, then sneered and looked at Sun Ce, "Just based on the fact that this governor's subordinates from Jingnan can be called an 'official'."

Sun Ce was about to step forward with a cold look, but Liu Zhaoqing stopped him with his hand, and then he took a step forward.

The general thought that Liu Zhaoqing was ready to surrender himself, but he did not expect him to reach into his clothes and pull out a small golden brocade bag.

"Since the governor's subordinates cannot be called 'officials' in your eyes, then... what about this?"

"What is that?" the little sister behind Sun Ce asked curiously.

When Liu Zhaoqing opened the brocade bag and saw a golden seal inside, Sun Ce's face changed slightly and the general in front of Liu Zhaoqing opened his mouth.

"Han Biebu, why don't you move?"

"Why didn't Han Biebu give the order?"

"We must avenge our brothers!"

The soldiers behind the general were all wondering why he was standing still, and they all spoke up, but were scolded by the general the next second.

"Shut up, everyone!!"

After shouting at his men, the general looked at Liu Zhaoqing, then at the seal in his hand. His expression changed and hesitant: "Can you let me see what's in your hand?"

"random."

The general took the seal and looked at the young Liu Zhaoqing. Although the huge waves in his heart were still there, he still couldn't believe this fact.