Chapter 49 The Zhao Brothers and Sisters
Seeing Zhao Qi's vigilant gaze, Yuan Mai was not worried about being exposed.
Since the person has been found, everything else is irrelevant. My identity will sooner or later be known by the Zhao family. There is no big difference between one moment and another. Today, I will be tied up and I will be kidnapped by Zhao Yun's family!
"I originally had a letter, but I met a black bandit on the way and lost it in a hurry!" Yuan Mai stood in the yard and answered calmly.
Zhao Qi's expression became more suspicious. He held the hoe in his hand tightly and asked in a deep voice: "Since the letter is lost, can there be a token?"
"The token was also lost!" Yuan Mai spread his hands, looking helpless. No matter what you want, I say it's lost. It depends on what you can do?
Zhao Qi snorted: "There are no letters or tokens, how can I believe you were sent by Zilong? What's more, when Qi Tianzilong came back to visit his relatives last year, he said that Gongsun Zan would not accomplish any major events and would not be able to serve under his tent for a long time, so he told us not to go to Youzhou. What you said was clearly nonsense."
Since his face was exposed, Yuan Mai opened the skylight and spoke loudly, laughed and said, "Haha... He is worthy of being General Zilong's brother, and he has some knowledge. Since that's the case, I will tell the truth that I am Yuan Mai, the fourth son of Yuan Benchu, the governor of Jizhou!"
Zhao Qi looked bleak when he heard this. After all, Yuan Shao's people came to him. Since Yuan Shao's sons have all taken action personally, there will definitely be no one. There are probably soldiers waiting outside. Today, it is definitely difficult to fly. The hoe in his hand is slowly thrown to the ground.
"Qi Wen said, 'When two armies fight, each of them is their own leader; fighting in front of the formation will not affect their family'. When Zilong surrendered to Gongsun Zan, he did not even have any hostility to Yuan Jizhou. Later, the two armies competed against each other, but Zilong was not able to control them, but just loyal. Although my family was a relative of Zilong, we were law-abiding and farmed in peace, and did not have any contact with Gongsun's forces. Could it be that the young master would forcibly punish my family? If this is the case, he would not accept it even if he died!"
After hearing what his brother said, Zhao Zhi looked pale and realized that she was in trouble. How could this gentle young man lie? He just said that the world will be peaceful in the future, so how could he lie? He couldn't help but bit his lips and looked at Yuan Mai with a grievance, tears flowing down his cheeks.
Yuan Mai smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, don't worry too much. Who said I was here to punish me? A few days ago, General Zilong went to Xuzhou to send letters to Liu Bei, but was caught in a trap. I cherished his martial arts and couldn't bear to kill him, so I wanted to take it for myself. But General Zilong was very stubborn and refused to surrender. I heard from the entourage that his family lived here, so I came to visit Mr. Zhao without hesitation, and hoped that you could follow me to Yecheng and persuade Zilong to surrender."
Zhao Qi had heard of Liu Bei's name from Zhao Yun's mouth and knew that Zhao Yun admired Liu Bei very much. Moreover, the important activities between Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei were contacted by Zhao Yun. If you often walk by the river, how could you not get wet? It is not impossible for Zhao Yun to be caught when he is caught, otherwise how could Yuan Shao's son come to him?
"Zilong was caught? His personality is very stubborn... I'm afraid I can't persuade him, and everyone has their own ambitions..." Zhao Qi asked tentatively with a look of doubt.
Yuan Mai looked disappointed and scolded him with a heartbroken heartbroken: "I don't kill General Zilong, because I cherish his martial arts and love his talents. General Zilong refused to surrender, because he adhered to loyalty and loyalty. And as your brother, you don't consider your brothers, you are not righteous and stupid!"
"My Yuan family has four generations and three masters. Since my father took over Jizhou, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. Isn't it all for me to farm here and not be affected by the war and have enough food and clothing? Isn't it all for my Yuan family to protect me? Now my father is armed with millions of armor and will be listed as a thousand members. If you accomplish great things in the future, I will definitely be my Yuan family! How can I compare with Gongsun Zan? Within a year and a half, the army will attack Youzhou and kill Gongsun. Now it is Zilong's opportunity to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. Zilong is still obsessed with loyalty and stubbornness. Is it understandable that you are your brother?
At the end, Yuan Mai said in a whisper: "Since Mr. Zhao refused to persuade Zilong, he said goodbye. If you still think of brotherhood, please go to Yecheng to collect Zhao Yun's body in a few days!" After that, he looked like he was about to leave.
"Ah? Do you really want to kill your second brother?" Zhao Qi was shocked and fell to the ground.
Zhao Zhi almost fainted, stepped forward a few steps and knelt in front of Yuan Mai, hugged her legs and begged, "Young Master, beg me, forgive my second brother's life, the little woman is willing to let her do."
Seeing the delicate and beautiful girl kneeling in front of her and crying, Yuan Mai felt quite pity for her. He held Zhao Zhi's two jade hands and pulled her up. "I also pity General Zilong for all his skills and wanted to take him for himself. It's a pity that General Zilong is full of pride and has a very tough temper. Since I can't take him as my use, I have to cut him tears... Horses, tears to kill heroes! I can't let the tiger return to the mountain, raise the tiger to be left with trouble? I'm also forced to helpless!"
"Big Brother?" Zhao Zhi looked up and glanced at her brother fiercely.
Zhao Qi sighed helplessly and asked, "I don't know if I can persuade Zilong? But since the young master said that, I will follow you to try it? If Zilong is willing to surrender, can you really guarantee Zilong will not die?"
"Haha... Of course, a gentleman's words are as good as hell!" Yuan Mai successfully deceived him and pulled up the Zhao brothers and sisters in a happy mood.
Zhao Zhilihua said to Yuan Mai with rain: "The second brother is so tough that I am afraid that the eldest brother will not be able to persuade him. Can you let the little girl accompany you? Let me persuade the second brother?"
Yuan Mai thought to himself, even if you don’t say you, I will bring you with you. Daxiong waved his sleeves and said, “If you can’t ask for anything, let your brother and sister go together. I believe that General Zilong will definitely repent and abandon the darkness and turn to the light.”
"Young master wait a moment, let my brother and sister pack their bags, and then leave with you!" Zhao Qi gave a gift and summoned his wife to help pack clothes and dry food.
While the Zhao brothers and sisters were packing their luggage, Yuan Mai went outside the yard and instructed Fan Hu to quickly get a carriage back. Whether it was to grab it or buy it, he must prepare a carriage as quickly as possible.
Fan Hu took the order and left the village. He happened to see a carriage passing by on the post road outside the village. He brought his troops forward to surround him. After some intimidation, he spent 5,000 yuan to buy the carriage. Then he took three or five people to drive the carriage and returned to Zhao Qi's house.
After a while, Zhao Qi and his sister finally packed their bags and said to Yuan Mai, "Please take the way, my brother and sister will go with you. No matter what, we should advise Zilong to surrender to the Lord Mu of the Prefecture."
Yuan Mai glanced at Zhao Qi's wife who was seeing him off, as well as his seven or eight-year-old children, and smiled and said, "Yecheng is far away, why not bring your family with you?"
Zhao Qi didn't know whether it was a blessing or a disaster. He shook his head and refused, "My wife was weak and it was inconvenient to carry. Please forgive me!"
"Precisely because the orphans and widows are at home, they should be taken to Yecheng. First, you can reunite your family. If Zilong is willing to surrender to our army, you will be promoted and your family will enjoy wealth and prosperity in the city. Second, if Gongsun Zan knows that Zilong surrenders, he will definitely send assassins to seek revenge. Who will protect their orphans and widows?" Yuan Mai threatened while tempting.
After hearing Yuan Mai's words, Zhao Qi's children begged: "Dad, we are going to Yecheng to see our second uncle too!"
Zhao Qi felt that Yuan Mai's words made sense. If Gongsun Zan was angry that Zhao Yun surrendered to Yuan Shao and sent a killer to seek revenge, his family would inevitably suffer. However, if Zilong did not persuade him to surrender, his brother's head would fall to the ground.
Chapter completed!