My Father in Law is Lu Bu

Chapter 671

“How did this Yang Kui come to my residence?” Zhang Zhao asked his housekeeper.

“I am not sure. According to the gatekeeper, this person went directly to the entrance with his servant saying he wants to meet you. At first the gatekeeper wants to drive him away but the man’s servant was too strong. Then only I found out about what happened. After that, this person starter to boast shamelessly.” The housekeeper explained cautiously.

“Who is this person?” Zhang Zhao frowned. Yang Kui was not just boasting shamelessly. If Zhang Zhao chased Yang Kui out, he would really cause himself a lot of trouble. Someone who could find out about their entire conspiracy like this was terrifying. At the very least, it should be a talent that Zhang Zhao would have noticed especially if said person lives in Jiangdong.

After all, Zhang Zhao was not just the leader of the nobles. He was also a great scholar in Jiangdong. Anyone that wants to advance their career or excel in their studies would have to greet him. Yet, Yang Kui seemingly appeared out of nowhere. It would not be a problem if the individual did not really have talent. However, this one made Zhang Zhao feel fear.

“Patriarch. Maybe this person is not from Jiangdong.” The housekeeper supplied.

“Impossible!” Zhang Zhao shook his head. Though Yang Kui’s voice was hoarse, Zhang Zhao was still able to hear Jiangdong’s accent. It was not an accent that one could get unless they live in Jiangdong for at least ten years. Take Zhuge Jin as an example. Even though he now lived in Jiangdong, he still had Jingzhou’s accent.

Zhang Zhao tried to think of all the talented people in Jiangdong. Yet none of them seem to fit Yang Kui. The ones he could think of either don’t seem to care about power and fame or were already one of Sun Ce’s subordinate. Then he thought about one person before shaking his head. “No. Didn’t this person already leave Jingzhou?” Zhang Zhao furrowed his brows. “Go and send someone to follow Yang Kui and his servant. Inform all of his movements to me.”

“Understood!” The housekeeper nodded and left.

“If you are really him, then what is your game?” Zhang Zhao mumbled to himself.

As the next day arrived, the patriarchs all woke up. They woke up early not because they were diligent. Instead, they were so anxious about the plan that they had trouble sleeping. If they were successful, everyone would be happy. If they fail, their whole family will die with them.

“Lord Zhang. Good morning.” Yang Kui was the first to greet Zhang Zhao.

“Good morning, Master Yang Kui.” Zhang Zhao greeted back while noting that Yang Kui seemed to look spirited unlike the others. It would seem that Yang Kui was the only one who got a good night’s sleep.

“Everyone. Today is the day we determine our fates! Even if you want to back out now, it is too late! We can only work to the bitter end!” Zhang Zhao said to the others.

“Of course! We will follow Lord Zhang’s guidance!” Zuo Li spoke up. As soon as he spoke up, the other nobles also said their approvals as they had no other choices left. With He Rui’s death, they have already become Sun Ce and Zhou Yu’s enemies.

“Good! Now is the time to act! Hao Liu!” Zhang Zhao started to give orders.

“Hao Liu! How is the condition of the three thousand Shanyue elites?” Zhang Zhao asked.

“Don’t worry, Lord Zhang. They are all already ready.” Hao Liu replied. The heavy armors supplied by Zhang Zhao have already been distributed.

“Good. Then Brother Hao. Go and send the Shanyue elites to Jianye and support us.” Zhang Zhao said.

“Understood!” Hao Liu said as he accepted the order.

“Zuo Li!” Zhang Zhao turned to Zuo Li.

“Lord Zhang, please give me your instructions.”

“Follow Yang Kui to Zhou Yu’s residence to invite the Grand Governor out.” Zhang Zhao thought for a while before saying. In the end, he decided not to go as there were more important things to do like greeting the Second Lord.

“This…” Zuo Li hesitated.

“Does Brother Zuo have any problems with this?” Zhang Zhao asked.

“Lord Zhang, I am old. Entering the Grand Governor’s residence is not a problem but coming out would become a problem.” Zuo Li said awkwardly. It was quite obvious that there would be a fight after entering Zhou Yu’s residence. He was afraid that he would not be able to leave. ṞΆ𝐍Ȫ𝐁ƐṤ

Zhang Zhao furrowed his brows. Getting to Zhou Yu was an important task that requires supervision. Zhang Zhao was afraid that something would go wrong.

was afraid that something would go wrong.

“How about I let my son do it?” Zuo Li continued.

“Young Master Ling?” Zhang Zhao muttered to himself hesitantly.

“Why? Does Lord Zhang not trust me?” Yang Kui asked.

“This is a misunderstanding.” Zhang Zhao lied.

“Lord Zhang. Someone like me would only become a county magistrate at most under Marquis Wu’s service. But under Lord Zhang and the Second Lord, I could at least become a Governor!” Yang Kui persuaded as though he wanted a better job. This reassured Zhang Zhao a lot.

Yang Kui did not react at all to female servants the previous night. When Zhang Zhao sent money, and deeds to a land, Yang Kui didn’t accept it either. But now it seems that Yang Kui was interested in a good position. This made things easier to manage. “Haha. Don’t worry. Once I will definitely tell the Second Lord to make you the Governor of Jianye.

“Hahaha! Many thanks, Lord Zhang!” Yang Kui purposefully acted happily.

“Good. Governor Zuo. Have Young Master Ling accompany Yang Kui to the Grand Governor’s residence. We must make the Grand Governor put things right!” Zhang Zhao spoke quickly and even phrased the rebellion as ‘putting things right’.

“We will live up to Lord Zhang’s expectations.” The two cupped their fist.

“Patriarch Cheng. Your mission is to take the five thousand troops left behind by General Yan Baihu to defend Huiji and get ready to support us. This is a good opportunity to expand the army and the provision would be easy to manage.” Zhang Zhao had no choice but to strategize at two areas. The first was to force Sun Ce to give up using Zhou Yu. The other was reinforce Huiji so that he could retaliate in the event that Sun Ce refuse to give up.

“Understood!” The three then left.

***

“Master Yang Kui. How can we enter Zhou Yu’s residence with this kind of clothing? We should be wearing better clothes. After all, we already have token so they would have to let us in.” Zuo Li’s son, Zuo Jie, complained. They were all wearing peasant’s clothes.

“Idiot.” Yang Chen cursed under his breath. If they wear something nicer, they would not be able to hide their swords. At that time, they would just be stopped at the entrance.

The disguised Lu Su was also dissatisfied with Zuo Jie but he reigned in his temper and explained. “Young Master Zuo. This token belongs to He Rui, not us. We could still hide ourselves if He Rui was around. But He Rui is already dead so now we cannot enter so directly. Please endure for a moment. It would all be over soon.”

“Hmph! Let us act quickly. I am not so free.” Zuo Jie replied unhappily.

“You!” Yang Chen wanted to beat up Zuo Jie but he was stopped by Lu Su. Lu Su shook his head and smiled quietly. He looked at the familiar residence and mumbled to himself. “Gongjin. I am sure you did not expect me return. Let us see who loses this time.” He then said to everyone. “Come. Let’s go.”

“What are you doing?” As expected, they were all stopped at the front gate by several guards.

“Sirs. We are here to deliver fresh fruits to the Grand Governor!” Yang Chen took the lead and spoke. His clothes was better than the others and he looked more like a housekeeper.

“Fruits?” The guards examined to cart to see that it was full of fruits. But it was his job to protect Zhou Yu so they could not let others pass so easily.

“Fruits? Why do we not recognize you?” The leader of the guards was very resourceful. “Is Yuan San not sending the fruits anymore?”

“Yuan San? Oh. You are…” Yang Chen was about to give an excuse when he was kicked by Lu Su. Yang Chen then noticed that the guards were already about to draw their swords. Yang Chen quickly changed his words. “Who is Yuan San? We don’t know him.”

“Oh?” The eyes of the leader changed as the other guards let go of their swords.

This Yuan San was just a fake name the guards used to trick them. If Yang Chen had fell for it, then the guards would start killing. But even this was not enough to let them through. “Are these fruits fresh?” The guard asked as he picked up a fruit.

“It’s fresh. All of them were freshly plucked. It is all specially plucked for the Grand Governor.” Yang Chen quickly said.

“Really?” The guards saw that there is still some dew on the fruit but he was not satisfied. “Why do I feel like these fruits are stale? Are you trying to cheat our Grand Governor?”

“Of course not! This small person does not dare!”

“What don’t you dare? I think the fruits are only on top! Come! Someone go and search that cart!” The leader shouted loudly.

“Understood!” The other guards stepped forward and tried to check whats underneath the fruits.

This could not be allowed to happen as weapons were actually hidden underneath the fruits.

“You!” Zuo Jie wanted to fight but was stopped by Yang Kui. If Zuo Jie were to really step forward, then their cover would really be blown.

“I want to see who dares!” Yang Chen’s expression immediately changed. Earlier, he was courteous to the point you could call it disgusting. But now he was acting as like a different person.

“Why? Are you lacking in confidence? Are you trying to resist?” The guards weren’t afraid at all and some of them even pulled out their swords. Their blades glinted coldly, ready to cut down any resistance.

“Resist? Do we need to resist? Go ahead and search it! Let me tell you! Our family’s Patriarch purposefully delivered these fresh fruits for the Grand Governor. If it spoils then you will have to answer for it!” Yang Chen dared.

“Then let us search it!” One young guard shouted out but was soon stopped by the leader of the guards.

“Leader?”

“No need to be anxious.” The leader narrowed his eyes. If Yang Chen was determined not to let them search the cart then he would do it. After all, they have the responsibility to protect Zhou Yu’s residence. However, Yang Chen’s fearlessness made him hesitate since he did not want to offend the wrong person. At the end of the day, the leader of the guards here was also an insignificant person. He did not even have the qualifications to lead troops. It would not be good if he really did offend the wrong person.

“Whose servant are you?”

“Haha. Why do you care who I serve? Quickly search the cart. Once you are done, I can go back and report to Patriarch He Rui and tell him that his sincerity to the Grand Governor is destroyed by an ambitious person. He would be humiliated in front of the Grand Governor in order to destroy the He Family.” Yang Chen said as though he wasn’t revealing his identity as someone who served the He Family.

“The He Family?” The eyes of the leader grew wide. The He Family was one of the families people could not afford to offend in Jiangdong. This is because they were close to the Grand Governor. Even if the Grand Governor was such a good person that he would not blame others for this mistake, it would not mean that the He Family would also not take revenge for it.

“Are you really from the He Family? What proof do you have?” The leader of the guards asked.

“Haha. I got no proof. Faster do your search! We still need to go back and make our report!” Yang Chen said impatiently. The black robed person then whispered something into Yang Chen’s ear but he was hit aside and angrily rebuked. “What token?”

“House… Housekeeper. The Patriarch’s token!” Yang Kui said in fear.

“Do you think we can just let random losers see the Patriarch’s token?” Yang Chen asked back angrily.

“You!” The leader of the guards became angry. What do you mean by random losers?

“No. Housekeeper. I meant you dropped the token!” Yang Kui pointed at the ground while speaking.

Everyone then turned to see a gold token on the floor with the character ‘He’ on it.

“Oh damn! I dropped the Patriarch’s token!” Yang Chen said and then hit the black robed person again. “Why did you not tell me earlier? Stupid slave!” Yang Chen then kicked him again. Yang Kui barely moved and shivered from the beating.

“So it is Brother He!” The leader of the guards saw the token so he no longer thought it was fake. This token was made together with the Zhou Family and was given to He Rui by Zhou Yu.

“Are you not going to do a search anymore?” Yang Chen asked while staring at the other.

“Haha. We are all on the same side. Why would there need to be a search?” The leader of the guards said with a smile.

“Let’s go!” Yang Chen said and was about to bring everyone in.

“Wait!” The leader of the guards suddenly shouted. Yang Chen almost jumped in fear that the leader of the guards noticed something.

“Brother He. This is the front gate. There are a lot of places you can go from here. The back door where only the kitchen is accessible is on the other side.” The leader said before adding. “Sigh. How about I get someone to escort you there. It would be easier this way.”

“Don’t you need to protect this place?” Yang Chen asked as though he was being considerate.

“I am just afraid you would get lost. There is no problems!”

“In that case, I will thank you.” Yang Chen nodded. It would be easier with someone leading the way. “Don’t worry. If there is a chance we would speak to our Patriarch on your behalf. It would even be possible for the Grand Governor to take note of you.” Yang Chen added.

“Haha. Thank you, Brother He!” The leader of the guards laughed. He wanted to lead the troops and be recognized but instead he was placed on guard duty. If Zhou Yu were to take note of him, maybe he would get a better job.

“Come. Let’s go.” Escorted by a guard, the carts were all brought towards the back door of the Zhou Residence.