Chapter 229: An Unexpected Encounter
In the past few days, Mi Zhu is also meditating at home, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, often at this time the wanderers who go out miss their hometown the most, Zhang Liao and his Jingzhou soldiers are probably no exception, but, the Yellow Turban Yu Party in the north is getting more and more fierce, Zang Ba, Sun Guan faintly has some irresistible meaning, although the southern Sun Jian forces have collapsed, Yuan Shu is said to be strong, in the eyes of these heroes, Xuzhou, which has always been rich, must be a rare piece of fat,
In this case, Mi Zhu hopes that Zhang Liao can stay, although Zhang Liao does not have many soldiers, he is behind Jingzhou Mu Liu Xin, and Zhang Liao's army has been stationed in Xuzhou for a long time, that is, to show the world that Xuzhou and Jingzhou are allies, whoever wants to fight Xuzhou's idea must weigh it, whether he has the ability to touch Liu Xin, what he needs to do now is to try his best to keep Zhang Liao,
Mi Zhu paced back and forth in the living room, his eyes frowned, and he muttered to himself: "August 15 is coming, what kind of gift should I give him?" ”
Mi Zhen happened to pass by the living room, heard his words, and asked strangely, "Brother, who do you want to give a gift to?" ”
Mi Zhu was interrupted by her, raised her head, and suddenly felt that her eyes lit up, only to find that her sister was unconsciously close to her age, born like a hibiscus, eyebrows like willows, graceful and graceful, like a big girl,
Seeing her brother staring at her intently, Mi Zhen couldn't help blushing, and said coquettishly: "Brother, what are you looking at, I don't have flowers on my face." ”
At this time, the doorman suddenly came to report, saying that Mr. Jian Yong Jian of Xiaopei asked to see him, Mi Zhu knew that Jian Yong was a cronie of Liu Bei's side, and hurriedly said that he had an invitation, Mi Zhen still regarded himself as a child, and he did not avoid it in a hurry.
Jian Yong entered the living room, bowed down and said, "Jian Mou pays a visit to Lord Mi." ”
Mi Zhu returned the courtesy and said: "I don't know if Mr. Jian is here, I don't know if I miss the welcome, I hope to forgive me, Mr. Jian deigned to come, I don't know what to see." ”
Jian Yong waved his hand again and again and said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, I am under the order of the lord to send two gadgets to adults, it is not a tribute, and I hope that adults will not refuse." ”
Mi Zhu hurriedly said: "Mi also wants to visit these days, but he has never been free, Xuande Gong has been in Xiaopei for several months, and Minqiu has not committed any crimes, and he has nothing to take from his property, money and food, how dare he ask him to break the bank, this gift is not allowed to be accepted." ”
Jian Yong smiled and took out a cloth bag from behind him and replaced it in front of Mi Zhu, opened it gently, and said: "It is true that as Lord Mi said, my lord is shy in his pocket, and he has nothing to give, so he made these two things with his own hands, I hope that my lord will not dislike them." ”
Mi Zhen, who was standing on the side, had already seen the contents of the package, and blurted out: "It turned out to be two pairs of straw sandals." ”
In fact, Jian Yong also felt that Liu Bei's only two pairs of straw sandals were too shabby, and now that she said it, he couldn't help blushing a little, however, when he turned his head to see Mi Zhen who was speaking, his heart suddenly moved, and he asked, "Lord Mi, this girl is." ”
Mi Zhu didn't think there was anything wrong with Liu Bei sending two pairs of straw sandals, the courtesy was light and affectionate, this was made by Liu Bei himself, so it was even more precious, seeing Jian Yong a little embarrassed, he hurriedly said: "The little sister is young and ignorant, and she has no words, I hope Mr. will forgive me, Xuande Gong lives a frugal life, which is a model for us." ”
The expression on Jian Yong's face had returned to normal, and said: "It's okay, it's okay, I don't know how much Sister Ling Guigeng is like, but she has promised to be married." ”
Mi Zhen is a girl in the end, hearing Jian Yong ask about her life, she couldn't help but be a little shy, said a blessing, hid her face and hid behind,
Although Mi Zhu also felt that Jian Yong's question was abrupt, he knew that he was Liu Bei's cronies, so because of Liu Bei's face, he had to give up his hand and say: "The little sister is not yet in time, and she is still waiting to be in the boudoir, and it is too early to talk about her life." ”
Jian Yong inquired about Mi Zhen's situation, of course, it was not that he had any ideas, but that he was thinking about Liu Bei.
Liu Bei has no heirs so far, if he and Mrs. Gan lived separately in the past, it is still excusable, and now Mrs. Gan has been in Xuzhou for more than four months, but there is no movement, Jian Yong can't help but be a little anxious for Liu Bei, his thoughts are the same as most people at that time, the responsibility for not being able to give birth to children certainly lies with the woman, this Mrs. Gan seems to be a hen that can't lay eggs, in fact, he really wronged Mrs. Gan with such an idea, Mrs. Gan has only been intimate with him twice in total since marrying Liu Bei, once on the wedding night, Once when he just came to Xiaopei, and the other time, Liu Bei slept with Guan Yu, how do you ask Mrs. Gan to cook this rice-free cooking,
Jian Yong saw Mi Zhen just now, and saw that although she was young, her ass was straight and upright, like a person who could give birth and raise, and the Mi family was rich, if Liu Bei could accept Mi Zhu's sister as a concubine, it would be equivalent to helping Liu Bei dig a big gold mine.
He just wanted to ask for Liu Bei's mouth, but when he heard a hearty laugh outside, a man strode in, carrying a beautiful box in his hand, and said: "Brother Zizhong, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, I will give you a gift." ”
When Mi Zhu saw the visitor, he was overjoyed, and said again and again: "It turned out to be Brother Wen Yuanxian, who was still talking about you just now, so you came." ”
In the past few months, Mi Zhu has the heart to envelop Zhang Liao, and he is commensurate with brothers, and specially instructed that if Zhang Liao's visit does not need to be reported, Zhang Liao is a bold surname, naturally he will not think of other aspects, so he gladly accepts, and he calls him a brother and a brother, every time he goes to Mi Zhu's mansion, he comes in directly, even Mi Zhen never avoids it, but Zhang Liao is not a reckless man, he entered the living room, and saw Jian Yong at a glance, but he was a stranger, so he arched his hand and asked: "This gentleman has never seen him in the down, dare to ask the name of the honorable surname." ”
Mi Zhu knew that most of the officials in Xuzhou, Zhang Liao, already knew him, and knew that Zhang Liao's opinion of Liu Bei was not very good, so he was afraid that he would have a misunderstanding, so he hurriedly said: "Wenyuan, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Jian, who came from Xiaopei, and he is also a famous resourceful person. ”
Jingzhou's army and horses have been stationed here for a few months, and they must not be able to hide it from Liu Bei, Jian Yong has already guessed that this person is the leader of that army, but he didn't expect to meet Mi Zhu's house unexpectedly, since Zhang Liao suddenly arrived, it is obviously not suitable to talk to Mi Zhu about proposing marriage, Jian Yong had to give a salute and said: "It turned out that General Zhang of Jingzhou arrived, and he was polite in this room, General Zhang came to find Mi Master today, and thought about what important things were necessary to discuss, and it was inconvenient to disturb him, so he said goodbye." ”
Mi Zhu pretended to hold back a few words, and then asked his subordinates to send Jian Yong out, turned around and glanced at the box in Zhang Liao's hand, and arched his hand and said: "Wenyuan, it's going to be a holiday, I should visit you, why do you still have to work for your master, it really shouldn't be, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, homesick, do you have any plans." ”
Zhang Liao laughed and said: "Don't hide it from Brother Zizhong, Zhang has been wandering all over the world since he was a child, and he doesn't know what home is like for a long time, so he doesn't have anything to think about, but these soldiers under him are inevitably a little homesick." ”
Mi Zhu heard this, he couldn't help but have joy and worry, the joy is that Zhang Liao has not yet married a family, as long as he tells him about his family affairs in Xuzhou, he will definitely be able to fetter him, and the worry is that these Jingzhou soldiers have been away from their hometown for a long time, and they will inevitably want to return.
In fact, although Mi Zhu likes archery and horse riding, but his martial arts are mediocre, he is full of poetry and books, and he is upright, but he acts in a decent manner, and strategy is not his forte, on the contrary, Zhang Liao's surname is rough and straightforward on the surface, but in fact, there are many organic changes, which is also an important reason why Liu Xin is relieved to let him lead the troops to Xuzhou alone,
The change in the expression on Mi Zhu's face had already fallen into Zhang Liao's eyes, and in an instant, Zhang Liao understood Mi Zhu's thoughts, he didn't want his people to leave Xuzhou, which was right for Zhang Liao.
A few thoughts flashed in Zhang Liao's mind, so he didn't wait for Mi Zhu to speak, and continued: "Brother Zizhong, my family recently sent a letter to inquire about Tao Yuanjun's condition, and the letter also said that if Tao Yuanjun recovers, he will ask me to lead the army back to Xiangyang, and when I explain the situation to the soldiers, the soldiers will naturally feel at ease, and Zizhong does not have to worry. ”
Mi Zhu really fell for Zhang Liao's trick to capture the old man, and said anxiously: "Wen Yuan, you must not leave now, Lord Tao's body has just improved, and it has not yet stabilized, if you leave, the condition will recur, and no one in Xuzhou City can cure it, Wen Yuan, no matter what, you have to think of a way, and then talk to Lord Liu, stay in Xuzhou for a little longer, even if you beg for your brother." ”
Zhang Liao lowered his head, showing a dilemma, and said: "Actually, I get along very well with Brother Zizhong, and I don't want to leave just yet, but the lord has a life......
Mi Zhen turned to the back just now, and did not leave, but kept hiding behind the screen, seeing her brother's anxious appearance, she couldn't help but walk out, and said in a coquettish voice: "Brother Zhang, if you don't accept the order of the monarch outside, you can promise my brother." ”
Zhang Liao took the opportunity to push the boat down the river, raised his thumb, and said: "Yes, the little sister is reasonable, then I will have a general who will not be affected by the life of the monarch outside." ”
Mi Zhu also raised his head and said: "Then I can rest assured, I will send someone to bring pigs and sheep and wine to the army to reward the soldiers, so that they can have a happy festival." ”
Zhang Liao knew that Mi Zhu's family had a huge amount of money, and he didn't shirk his kindness, so he bowed his hand very happily and said, "Then I will thank Brother Zizhong on behalf of everyone." ”
Mi Zhen saw that the two of them were happy, but they didn't pay attention to her, so she couldn't help pouting, and said angrily: "Brother Zhang, you said that you brought a gift to my brother, why haven't you taken it out until now, and it also opened my eyes, what a novelty." ”
Zhang Liao came to find Mi Zhu today, in addition to wanting to deepen the relationship with him through gifts, more importantly, he wanted to finalize the matter of letting his people stay in Xuzhou for a long time, Mi Zhu just revealed that he wanted to keep his mood is very urgent, even if today's task is successfully completed, Zhang Liao is calm on the surface, but his heart is extremely excited, and he forgot that he brought a gift for a while, until Mi Zhen reminded him, he thought about it, and couldn't help laughing: "Our little sister has never seen any good things, if I don't come up with some novelty plays, I can't get into your eyes. ”