My son, how could you be Lü Bu?!

Chapter 41 Wang Zhizhi's Cowardice

Jiuyuan City.

Government office.

As evening approached, the sun began to set.

Dressed in plain clothes, with a long sword at his waist, Wang Yun, even alone in the secret room, sat upright and looked at the several bamboo scrolls that the judge had sent to him.

The document was filled with descriptions of the loot seized last night.

The Zheng family merely relied on Wang De and Wang Zhi, the governor of Wuyuan County, to quickly establish themselves in Jiuyuan City. In just a few years, the wealth they accumulated was already comparable to the annual tax revenue of Jiuyuan City.

He stroked the bamboo slips in his hand, quickly calculating the Zheng family's wealth in his mind.

Wang Yun remained expressionless, though his breathing became slightly more rapid.

Just as he was deep in thought.

Bang!

The wooden door was kicked open violently!

Wang Yun frowned slightly and turned his head to look.

Wang Zhi, the prefect of Wuyuan County, was disheveled and carrying a long sword when he suddenly burst in.

Behind him.

Two or three loyal attendants followed closely behind, holding long swords, protecting the seemingly reckless and impulsive governor of Wuyuan County.

"Prince Shi!"

Standing in front of Wang Yun, Wang De angrily pointed at Wang Yun and said.

"I've really gone too far with you!"

"What?!"

Wang Yun sneered, but he remained upright and unmoved in the face of Wang De's sharp blade.

"What business does Lord Wang have with Yun?"

Wang Zhi, the governor of Wuyuan County, was clearly furious. He pointed at Wang Yun and said in a slightly trembling voice.

"Just two days ago, you, me, the Commandant, the Chief Clerk, and everyone else in the city sat down together and agreed that we would wait until you had solid evidence before making a judgment about the Zheng family!"

"Why did you suddenly have a fit yesterday, bypassing me and having people surround the Zheng family?!"

"Then, Zheng family, what evidence do you have to falsely accuse them of rebellion?! What evidence do you have to unjustly exterminate their entire family, confiscate their property, and exile them?!"

"Is it really based solely on that piece of paper, the authenticity of which is unknown?!"

Wang Yun merely held the bamboo slip, glanced at him sideways, and sneered.

"Isn't a blood-written indictment from the eldest son of the Zheng family enough? Isn't the fact that the Zheng family secretly set up a market outside the city, hid hundreds of followers, and robbed grain convoys enough?!"

"not to mention."

"I act in accordance with the emperor's authority, so why should I say anything more to you?!"

"What right does a mere eunuch have to point fingers at Yun?!"

He was looked down upon by Wang Yun and was even publicly called a eunuch.

Wang Zhi, the prefect of Wuyuan County, who was already extremely sensitive to the name of eunuch, was so angry that his chest heaved and his face turned red. He pointed his long sword directly at Wang Yun.

He hissed angrily.

"Prince Master...you...you...you...!"

"What do you want!"

Wang Yun sneered, slammed his hand on the table, stood up abruptly, drew his long sword from his waist, and pointed it directly at Wang Zhi in front of him!

He shouted sternly!

"Wang Zhi!"

"With a major battle imminent, you and I, despite only having some personal grudges, have repeatedly abused our authority to disrupt the allocation of provisions, manpower, and military equipment to the prefectures and counties..."

"And what do you intend to do now?!"

Faced with the long sword pointed directly at his chest, Wang Zhi, who had finally mustered up his courage, went limp and retreated in a panic!

He clearly hadn't expected that Wang Yun, who looked like a scholar, would dare to draw his sword at him, who was accompanied by several attendants!

He was too timid to speak up.

Behind him, the loyal guards who had risked their lives to escort him in showed a hint of sadness in their eyes when they saw him like this.

Wang Yun's actions, however, were far inferior to this.

Seeing that Wang Zhi had retreated.

He strode forward, sword in hand, the blade aimed directly at Wang Zhi's neck!

Wang Yun's face was cold.

"Wang Zhi!"

"I'll say this to you one last time!"

"In two months, the great war in the North will erupt at any moment! Let bygones be bygones for now! During this time, I have no intention of having any further entanglements with you!"

"If you cause any further disturbance before the great battle, don't blame me for disregarding your brother in the capital and risking my position as governor of Bingzhou to send you to the capital in a ragged carriage!"

Say it!

He didn't even look at Wang Zhi's expression.

Wang Yun, the governor of Bingzhou, abruptly sheathed his sword, let out a cold snort, and carried several scrolls of bamboo slips under his arm.

He strode off outside!

Wang Zhi, who had just been coerced by Wang Yun, was left alone, his legs weak and looking utterly dejected.

.....

at the same time.

The outpost of wandering knights in the south of the city.

A dozen or so wandering swordsmen formed a circle.

Right in the center of the circle.

No one knows who brought in a bucket of slightly murky wine, but the group of wandering knights each took a wooden ladle and, while drinking from the bucket, talked about what happened last night when they besieged the Zheng family.

He had a great time talking.

There were even wandering knights who jumped up, holding long swords, and danced to the tune of songs. Once one person started, several other wandering knights would stand up and dance together with laughter.

This was quite an eye-opener for Lü Ping, who had never witnessed anything like it before.

only...

As they walked, one of the wandering knights, whose pockets were too shallow, accidentally dropped the money and goods he had hidden during the siege of the Zheng family, causing a group of people to laugh and scramble to grab them.

Amidst this chaos.

Lu Ping turned his head to look at Lu Bu, who was standing right beside him, and asked softly.

"Fengxian!"

"Was yesterday enjoyable?"

"Could we kill those Zheng family lackeys who broke into our manor back then?"

Lu Bu was silent for a moment, then nodded emphatically, his voice slightly hesitant.

"Killing them was indeed satisfying, and it certainly felt good."

"Then Shen Zhengnan tacitly allowed us to take a lot of money and goods. Just the cloth alone amounted to nearly ten thousand five-zhu coins, which helped us out of our immediate crisis."

"But... I didn't see the Zheng brothers I met a while ago... It seems it was too late at night, and I was careless, allowing them to escape!"

Upon hearing this...

Lu Ping's brows furrowed immediately.

However... seeing his eldest son's expression, Lü Ping regained his composure in a moment and comforted him with a faint smile.

"It's alright."

"They're nothing but chickens and dogs. Next time I see them, I'll just kill them with a single sword stroke."

"Why worry?"

The gloom on Lü Bu's brow eased slightly.

Lu Ping spoke softly, his tone slightly cold.

"Since the Zheng family is gone..."

"Next."

"It's the Zhao family who smuggled salt and iron in the city, the Li family who controlled the horse market, and... the Wang De and Wang Zhi clan, the culprits!"

"Those who deserve revenge will not escape!"

Hearing his father's words.

Lu Bu, who had previously been single-mindedly focused on revenge, was unusually silent at this moment. He simply nodded heavily with a complex expression in his eyes.

Just as the children were playing and laughing in the courtyard.

Outside the courtyard.

Suddenly, a young man dressed as a wandering knight approached, wearing a bronze seal and yellow ribbon at his waist, and a long sword at his waist.

Shen Pei stood at the entrance of the courtyard and gently knocked on the door.

"Is Fengxian still alive?"

In the courtyard, all the voices suddenly fell silent, and the wandering knights all looked at Lu Bu, who had a slightly puzzled expression on his face.

Shenpei then spoke.

"Tomorrow at noon, the renowned Cai Yong, also known as Cai Bojie, will arrive in our Jiuyuan City with his family."

"At that time."

"You will come with me to greet him, and I will introduce you to Cai Bojie so that you can make a good impression on him. Later, Fang Bo will introduce you to Cai Bojie as his disciple."

"Don't panic, just serve me with all your heart..."

Upon hearing this...

The faces of the group of wandering knights were filled with envy.

Only Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian, became increasingly flustered the more he listened to Shen Pei and Shen Zhengnan's words.

In conclusion.

He was already starting to feel the urge to escape.