Chapter 221: Forced Marriage by Chen Deng for Talent
Taking Liu Bei's three brothers and Chen Deng to the Mi family hall, Mi Zhu asked with a frosty face: "Chen Yuanlong, what do you want to do?"
"I want to live a life of old age! I heard that Brother Zizhong's sister, who is in her late teens, has made a wish not to marry anyone who is not a hero because of her outstanding talent and beauty! My Lord Liu Xuande is a hero among the world, but has not yet married, so he has chosen me as a matchmaker.
Propose marriage to Brother Zizhong!" Chen Deng did not consider his friend's guilt at all, but looked as if it was natural!
"You..." Mi Zhu asked with a sneer: "If I don't agree, are you going to make me splash with blood on the spot?"
"Marriage is voluntary by both parties. How can our Lord be so benevolent that he would make things difficult for his wife? If it's just someone else, I can't guarantee it!" Chen Deng's smile did not diminish, but the threat was palpable.
"Humph! Liu Xuande, is this what you mean?" Mi Zhu ignored Chen Deng and looked at Liu Bei.
"This..." The cold light in Mi Zhu's eyes made Liu Bei a little confused.
Liu Bei prides himself on benevolence and righteousness, but now it is clear that he is forcing the marriage. Although Liu Bei did not mean this, the matter has come to this point, whether he did it or not, Mi Zhu will think that it was him who instigated it.
"Hey!" Just when Liu Bei was embarrassed, the big black man next to Liu Bei widened his eyes, slammed the table, and shouted: "My brother named Mi is a member of the imperial family. It is your Mi family's honor to fall in love with your sister.
, if you dare to say no again, I..."
"How are you? You dare to kill me even if it's so difficult!" Mi Zhu was not to be outdone and stood opposite the big man. Although Mi Zhu was a scholar, a gentleman could only bully him, how could he threaten him with life and death?
"I..." The black man's momentum froze. He really didn't expect that a weak scholar could have such courage. Standing next to the black man, Wei Yan also looked at Mi Zhu in disbelief. You know, the black man's martial arts skills are not as good as those of Wei Yan.
Look, that aura is something that even Wei Yan can't stand.
"Third brother, don't talk nonsense!" After reprimanding the black man, Liu Bei stood up and bowed to Mi Zhu: "Zizhong, I didn't mean that, I just..."
"No need to say more! I am just a businessman, so how can I be qualified to marry an imperial family member? Not to mention, my little sister is in Yizhou now. Even in Xuzhou, she is not worthy of you! I will set off in three days
Yizhou, if you are dissatisfied with me, you can send people to rob and kill me!" Mi Zhu stretched out one hand and said: "Send off the guest!"
"Zizhong! Alas!" Liu Bei sighed. He never expected that it would turn out like this.
After leaving Mi's Mansion and returning to the Governor's Mansion with the gifts, Liu Bei frowned and asked, "Yuanlong, what on earth are you doing? Not only have you lost face, but you have also hated Zizhong!"
"My lord, Mi Zhu is a great talent. Since he cannot be used by the Lord, we can only kill him to avoid future troubles!" Chen Deng bowed and spoke, Liu Bei was stunned.
"Kill...Zizhong?" Looking at Chen Deng with a smile on his face, Liu Bei seemed not to recognize him.
"My lord, you must not be kind to women!" Seeing the shocked look on Liu Bei's face, Chen Deng was quite dissatisfied.
In Chen Deng's view, hypocrisy should have a limit. If it exceeds this limit, he is not a hero, but an idiot. Unfortunately, Chen Deng did not know that Liu Bei in front of him was a model of hypocrisy and benevolence to women.
"Yuanlong, you go down first and let me think about it!" Chen Deng's words made Liu Bei very moved, but Liu Bei still couldn't decide. After all, killing if you can't get it is not in line with the benevolence and righteousness in Liu Bei's heart. Of course, this is Liu Bei, if
If it were Cao Cao, ten Mi Zhu would be gone.
"Alas!" Chen Deng sighed as he walked out of the hall. Maybe Mi Zhu's talent in military affairs is not outstanding, but Mi Zhu can do business. Although the reason why the Mi family is what it is today is due to the accumulation of operations by the ancestors of the Mi family, since Mi Zhu took over
After becoming the head of the family, the Mi family's wealth almost doubled. Only then did they have the qualification to be on par with the Chen family and the Cao family, the old aristocratic families in Xuzhou.
"Why did Yuanlong sigh?" Looking at Chen Deng, Wei Yan asked with a puzzled face: "I remember that Yuanlong and Zizhong are good friends, why must he be killed? Could it be that Zizhong has offended you?"
"Second General, do you think I am such a superficial person?" Chen Deng smiled bitterly and said: "Everyone looks down on businessmen, but doing business is the fastest way to accumulate wealth! Fighting relies on money and food, but Zizhong can make people
Double the money and food. If Zizhong defected to other princes, maybe I wouldn't worry, but he defected to Liu Zhang! It is said that Liu Zhang was a man who did things unconventionally and eclectically. If he let Zizhong take charge of his business affairs, he would use Zizhong's talents.
, the money and food in Liu Zhang’s hands will surely increase several times! With elite soldiers and fierce generals, and sufficient money and food, when the time comes, among the princes in the world, who will still be Liu Zhang’s opponent?”
"I misunderstood Yuan Long!" Seeing that Chen Deng was so cruel to Mi Zhu because of Liu Bei's great cause, Wei Yan couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, and he just bowed to Chen Deng.
"Second General, you don't have to be like this! Maybe my lord has the same idea as Second General!" Chen Deng shook his head, turned around and left.
"Yuanlong, go slow!" Wei Yan pulled Chen Deng and said, "Let's go! If you want to see your elder brother, I'll tell you the difference!"
"This..." Chen Deng rolled his eyes and asked Wei Yan: "Second General, my lord cares about his reputation and does not want to embarrass Mi Zhu. I wonder if the second general is willing to bear the infamy for my lord?"
"What Yuan Long means...let me lead troops to rob and kill Mi Zhu without going through my eldest brother?" Wei Yan's eyes flashed coldly. In his heart, anyone who hinders Liu Bei's great cause is an enemy!
"Exactly!" Chen Deng said with a smile: "My lord was humiliated in Mi Mansion today. The second general couldn't help but feel angry and killed Mi Zhu to vent his anger. When my lord finds out, he will at most scold you, and if not, give you a military stick."
, I will never kill you to pay for Mi Zhu’s life! In fact, it is better for the three generals to do this, but the three generals are impulsive and reckless, and it will be bad if they say it accidentally!"
After staring at Chen Deng for a long time, Wei Yan gritted his teeth and said: "Forget it! For the sake of my brother's great cause, it doesn't matter if I am a bad person for once! Yuanlong, how should I do it?"
"Without further delay!" Chen Deng sneered: "I dare say that Mi Zhu will definitely not leave after three days. He will escape tonight. Second General, you should lead people to surround the Mi family now and kill Mi Zhu."
If you kill him, he won’t be able to escape!”
"Okay!" Wei Yan immediately ordered his guards to gather troops and surrounded Mi Mansion.
"General, what are you doing?" Seeing Wei Yan breaking into the house with a knife, the steward of Mi Mansion quickly stepped forward to stop him!
"Where's Mi Zhu? Let him come out to see me!" Wei Yan kicked the housekeeper away, who vomited blood and fainted on the spot. Wei Yan walked straight into the back house of Mi Mansion, but he didn't see Mi Zhu after searching for a long time.
"Where is Mi Zhu?" Wei Yan grabbed a servant and asked fiercely.
"No...I don't know!" The servant trembled, fearing that Wei Yan would kill him.
"Take me to Mi Zhu's bedroom!" Wei Yan raised his brows and released the servant, who collapsed on the ground. Wei Yan snorted coldly when he saw this, and the servant quickly got up, his legs trembling, and led the way.
"General, we're here..." When they came to a room, the servant looked at Wei Yan tremblingly. Wei Yan didn't even look at the servant, kicked open the bedroom door and walked straight in.
There was still no one in the bedroom. There seemed to be something pressed on the table in the middle of the bedroom. Wei Yan walked over and took a look, and it turned out to be a letter. The envelope had the words "Chen Yuanlong personally expresses it" written on it. Since it was written to Chen Deng
Wei Yan took the letter and came to Chen Deng's mansion.
When he saw the letter, Chen Deng knew that Mi Zhu had run away. He opened the letter and saw that it read: "Brother Yuanlong, I know you will never let me go, so I specifically stated the time as three days and turned around.
Disguise yourself as a servant and follow the convoy out of the city. I know you just as you know me. See you someday!"
After reading the letter, Chen Deng smiled and shook his head. Seeing Chen Deng put the letter down, Wei Yan asked: "Yuanlong, do you want me to lead my troops to chase him?"
"It's too late!" Chen Deng sighed: "God knows which direction Zizhong went to Yizhou! It's better to pass through Qingzhou. If he goes directly through Yanzhou and you lead troops to pursue him, then if he is discovered by Lu Bu and Cao Cao's scouts, then
It’s going to be big trouble!”
"Then let Mi Zizhong join Liu Zhang?" Wei Yan was unwilling to do so. After all, Mi Zhu was not only talented but also wealthy!
Chen Deng said with a smile: "This is something we can't do anything about! However, after such a commotion, Mi Zhu still hasn't taken away most of the family's wealth. You can bring people to collect the Mi family's wealth and replenish some military supplies!"
"This..." Wei Yan was a little hesitant. If Mi Zhu died, not to mention taking away the money of the Mi family, even if the entire Mi family was slaughtered, no one else could say anything about it. But after all, Mi Zhu was not dead and had taken refuge with Liu Zhang. If
If you take the Mi family's wealth and let Mi Zhu publicize Liu Bei's forced marriage, Liu Bei's reputation will be ruined!
"General Wei, don't worry!" Chen Deng said with a smile: "Mi Zhu is a gentleman and will never use such means. As for the forced marriage, it was the three generals who did it. The lord didn't say anything, and Mi Zhu didn't say much.
, you can feel free to accept the Mi family’s wealth!”
"Just as Yuan Long said!" Wei Yan turned around and left.
"Alas!" After Wei Yan left, Chen Deng sighed deeply. It was not that he regretted not being able to kill Mi Zhu, but that he was worried about his image in Liu Bei's mind. To put it bluntly, this time, Chen Deng was
The seller is asking for glory!
In Xuzhou Governor's Office, Wei Yan reported the seized Mi family property to Liu Bei. The huge number shocked Liu Bei. Suddenly, Liu Bei understood Chen Deng a little! This was only a small part of the Mi family's property.
How much money would it cost to help the whole family. However, there was still a thorn in Liu Bei's heart, which was Chen Deng's betrayal of Mi Zhu.
"Second brother!" Liu Bei was quite unhappy. He asked Wei Yan, "What do you think of Chen Deng?"
"A loyal and wise person can be of great use!" Wei Yan replied in a low voice without even thinking about it.
"What?" Liu Bei thought he heard wrongly. He looked at Wei Yan, and Wei Yan told Liu Bei what Chen Deng said again.
"I wrongly blamed Yuan Long!" Liu Bei said with regret: "Second brother, third brother, prepare gifts, I want to apologize to Yuan Long!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Yan immediately presented the gift he had prepared and said, "I have already prepared it for my eldest brother! If Yuanlong, the great talent, can get his heartfelt help and the strength of the Chen family, my eldest brother will be able to achieve great things!"