Reincarnation in the Three Kingdoms Era with a System

Chapter 644 644: 644 Winning Hearts and Minds

Zhao Yun, quickly donning his general's uniform, arrived at the village and began explaining the evacuation to Liangzhou to the villagers.

With an army escorting them, the journey would certainly be very safe…

Moreover, in Liangzhou, there would be land to cultivate, enough to support themselves.

Although the conditions were very favorable, most people were still unwilling to leave, despite the presence of bandits. But the bandits had all been wiped out!

Besides, this was the place where their ancestors had lived for generations; they didn't want to leave, and they wouldn't leave.

This was good; it was familiar territory. There had always been bandits, and they had tenaciously survived.

Now that the bandits were gone, there was even less reason to leave.

The thought of no bandits, no constraints, naturally made life much easier and more enjoyable.

What reason was there to leave, to leave this place where their ancestors had lived for generations?

Lu Ming was merely putting on an act.

He understood the ancient Chinese mindset and beliefs: "A person is worthless when away from home."

This meant that leaving one's hometown for another inevitably led to competition for local resources and conflict with the locals…

And the helpless outsider would certainly be oppressed; this was the meaning of "a person is worthless when away from home."

No one would leave the place where their ancestors had lived for generations unless absolutely necessary.

Lu Ming didn't care about others, but there were two people he was determined to take with him.

One was Zhao Yun's sister-in-law, and the other was Zhao Yun's mother.

It wasn't because Lu Ming was having a urge to sleep with women, but because he hoped to influence Zhao Yun through these two women.

Although this was despicable, it was undeniably effective.

A gentleman deceives with integrity, aiming to exploit shamelessness.

Moreover, Zhao Yun's sister-in-law was a strong-willed woman and a widow, making her a suitable concubine.

Zhao Yun's mother, a gentle and virtuous woman, possessed a mature and refined charm, making her a suitable collector's item.

Lu Ming went out to collect some local plants, including snow lotus and snow lotus fruit, which he planted in his farmland.

The farmland provided by the system was quite magical; it could grow tropical crops, as well as subtropical and even cold-climate plants, all of which would thrive and bear fruit.

This farmland was practically a versatile type, or rather, a "divine field."

What other farmland could grow rice, wheat, and ginseng at the same time…?

Moreover, both planting and digging only required loading time; no actual operation was needed.

After collecting and planting the necessary plants,

Lu Ming returned to the military camp and looked around Zhao Family Village. Few people were willing to leave, and not even a single person seemed interested.

The description was beautiful, but unfortunately, the threat of the bandits had disappeared. The villagers were even more reluctant to leave, not even for a moment longer.

Moreover, the officers here had very low trust levels; killing innocent people and claiming credit for others was common, there were also rogue soldiers, and many committed crimes. Therefore, they maintained a certain level of vigilance and caution regarding such matters.

"Have you two settled in well? The journey to the military camp has been arduous. But it won't be long before we return to Chang'an, where we can settle down."

Lu Ming went to Zhao Yun's sister-in-law's tent. The two of them lived together, perhaps for safety, or perhaps to guard against him.

Zhao Yun's sister-in-law had married into the village from elsewhere, so her surname wasn't Zhao, but Li.

Li Cui glanced at Lu Ming, then lowered her head and said, "My mother-in-law and I rested very well, thank you for your concern, sir."

"This old woman rested very well, thank you, sir."

Zhao Ying was Zhao Yun's mother, a native of Zhao Family Village.

Actually, she didn't want to leave Zhao Family Village, but one of her sons was dead, and the other was working for Lu Ming. He would definitely follow his master in the future and couldn't possibly return to settle down, so she simply decided to leave with him.

"That's good."

After Lu Ming sat down, he took out two bowls of ginger tea and placed them on the table.

"This is ginger tea made with fresh ginger. It can dispel cold and is also very effective for menstrual cramps."

"Thank you, sir."

Li Cui seemed unmoved by his words. She thanked him, but that was the end of it.

Lu Ming wasn't annoyed; he had plenty of time to deal with them.

So he said, "I see you are calm and collected; you are a good prospect. After arriving in Chang'an, I will arrange for you to study and learn to read. After you graduate, depending on your progress, I will assign you to an important position in one of the Three Departments. What do you think?"

After Lu Ming explained the Three Departments, both Li Cui and Zhao Ying, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, had strikingly similar expressions.

They both felt it was unbelievable—a woman as an official?

"Your Excellency must be joking, right?"

Zhao Ying couldn't help but ask. In her decades of life, she had never heard of a woman holding an official position.

The prevailing saying was that a woman's virtue lay in her lack of talent, not that she was to become an official.

Women were inferior to men; this was an era dominated by power and status, so the concept of gender equality was truly nonexistent.

And men wouldn't tolerate working under a woman, especially in officialdom.

This was a common problem of the times, much like some self-righteous hypocrites who advocated equality for all.

Was this something that could be done in this era?

It was utterly laughable.

"I'm not joking. My word is my bond. This isn't just because of Zilong, but also because of Li Cui's character."

Lu Ming finished speaking and stood up.

"You all rest well. We'll set off tomorrow morning. This matter is decided. In life, one always needs to find something to do to find meaning."

Lu Ming left, but Li Cui's feelings were complex.

She was a strong woman, and also a woman of traditional virtues.

Her intuition was sharp; she could sense a man's intentions.

Although Lu Ming concealed it well, Li Cui still noticed his motives.

She neither refused nor accepted, because doing so would be pointless.

Now it seemed she was being targeted.

This wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but Li Cui didn't want to submit so quickly.

Her husband's body was barely cold, and she was already climbing into another man's bed, spreading her legs, exposing her shameful private parts, allowing another man to enter her body, to ride and thrust repeatedly, finally ejaculating thick, pungent semen into her body, impregnating herself!

The thought of such a thing was terrifying.