Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Chapter 14 Adopted daughter? Diao Chan?

At the Xu family, Aunt Xu stood outside the gate looking out worriedly.

"Amo, why don't we go to the government office in person to ask for amnesty? What if the Lord of the Palace doesn't come? Will Fu'er be arrested again?"

"After all, we actually killed someone. If we go and beg for mercy ourselves, the effect will be greatly reduced."

Zhang Mo held Aunt Xu's arm and soothed her, "Don't worry, even if the Lord doesn't come, Envoy Wang will definitely come, and Brother Afu will be pardoned."

At this time, the governor's duty was to supervise the local area. In addition, if he could not be pardoned even for his merit in breaking the city, he would have no choice but to become a bandit.

In the yard, Xu Fu looked at the old man and the young boy who were worried about him at the door, and suddenly felt that he seemed to have lived the wrong life for the past ten years.

What's the point of beating up a few thugs with just a little bit of fist and foot skills? If the people above really want to punish him, they can destroy his family with just a few words.

Ma Du and his companions have no relatives or friends, and have nothing to worry about. They can roam freely in the world with their swords, and killing a few people is really no big deal. But he can't do that. His grandmother is old, and his parents are honest. If he really flees with them this time, if they encounter bandits on the road, can he protect them by himself?

Personal bravery cannot solve all problems, nor can it protect the people he wants to protect. What he should learn in the future is the strategy of Amo, who deceived and repelled tens of thousands of bandits without bloodshed.

Zhang Mo helped Aunt Xu into the yard. Just as she closed the door, she heard a commotion from the back of the alley. Ma Du called out in a loud voice, "Mom, Mo, quickly sweep the couch and serve the tea. We have a distinguished guest coming."

"Here I come!" Aunt Xu grabbed Zhang Mo's arm, her face full of joy.

Zhang Mo stopped Aunt Xu who was about to open the door and said, "Mother, remember, don't be happy, be afraid."

Xu Fu opened the gate of the courtyard. Besides Ma Du and others, there were two old men, a bearded general and a dozen soldiers standing outside.

Ma Du skillfully ushered the guests in and introduced them one by one: "This is Yuzhou Governor Wang Shijun, this is our Yingchuan Prefect Li Fujun, and this is General Cao Qidu, who has come specially to see Amo."

The Xu family was usually afraid of even the smallest official, let alone these prominent figures. Without Zhang Mo's reminder, they knelt down in awe and kowtowed, stumbling over their words: "Greetings, hello, envoy, governor, and commander Cao."

"Please get up quickly!"

Wang Yun extended his hand to support her, his eyes falling on Zhang Mo. The young lady was only about ten years old and was extremely beautiful, especially her eyes, which seemed to contain countless stars and were so bright that they were intimidating.

Li Min and others also looked at Zhang Mo, because she was the only young lady in the whole yard.

"Is this the master who offered the advice?"

Wang Yun turned to ask Ma Du, although he had heard that the one who came up with the idea was a young lady, she was still too young.

They were racking their brains outside the city to come up with a plan to defeat the enemy, but this little girl made the moth thieves flee without a single soldier. How could she have come up with such a brilliant plan?

"That's right!" Ma Du looked full of pride.

While Wang Yun and Cao Cao were still in doubt, Li Min stepped forward and bowed, "Young lady, your plan saved the lives of the people of Yangdi and countless soldiers. I would like to thank you."

Zhang Mo quickly stepped aside and said, "My Lord, you are too kind to me. I was just being clever. I don't deserve it. I don't deserve it."

"I don't deserve it..."

Cao Cao examined her with a sharp gaze and asked in a deep voice, "Young lady, how did you come up with the idea of ​​using Zhang Jue's death to disrupt the morale of the army? And how did you know that General Lu was suppressing the rebellion in Jizhou?"

It should be noted that information was blocked in that era and Jizhou was far away. Few people in Yingchuan knew that the court had sent Lu Zhi to Jizhou to quell the rebellion. It was inevitable that people would be suspicious that a child like Zhang Mo could know this news.

This Boss Cao is really suspicious!

Zhang Mo muttered inwardly, then replied calmly, "It's common knowledge that many of the Yellow Turban rebels adhere to the Taiping Dao, and the founder of the Taiping Dao was the great and virtuous master Zhang Jue. If the followers knew he had been killed and his body would be set on fire, how could they remain in Yangdi?"

"As for General Lu... I once heard a passing merchant mention him while I was telling a story at Ruyi Tower."

The reasoning made sense, and Cao Cao nodded slightly. He then asked, "Then how can you be so sure that Bo would be fooled and the Moth Bandits would flee because the city was broken?"

Zhang Mo said, "The E bandits have only been in the army for a short time, so I don't think their military discipline is very strict. They've just suffered a defeat at Changsha. If they knew our troops had broken into the city, they would surely panic. If we try to trick them into looting Zhang Jiao's body, they'll inevitably flee, either out of faith, to survive, or just to follow the crowd."

"As for Bo Cai, it doesn't matter whether he believes it or not. It's enough for him to know that he can't control these moth thieves."

That is to say, she dared to deceive them so soon after the Yellow Turban Rebellion started. If she waited another year or two, she would definitely not dare to do so. If she was not careful, she would be finished.

"Faith? Follow the trend!"

Cao Cao's expression relaxed, and he clapped his hands and laughed, "Brilliant, brilliant! Nabo knew he was being tricked, but he had no choice but to fall for it. This is a blatant conspiracy. The young lady's intelligence is worthy of being called a prodigy!"

Wang Yun and others also looked appreciative.

"I don't dare to call myself a child prodigy. I just listened to a lot of little stories and learned a thing or two from them," Zhang Mo said modestly.

"Oh, young lady, you also like to listen to stories?"

Wang Yun twirled his beard as he looked at her. "I once saved a little girl, about your age, whose story was very vivid and interesting. If she hadn't been so ugly, I would have taken her in."

After hearing Wang Yun mention her, Zhang Mo introduced herself. "Envoy, I am the child you once rescued in the wild. If it weren't for your help, Amo would have been a pile of bones in the wilderness. I will never forget your great kindness."

"Are you Zhang Mo?" Wang Yun asked in disbelief.

Is this lovely young lady in front of me the dark and ugly refugee?

Cao Cao, standing by, suddenly realized, "So it's you! That's not surprising. You were able to use will-o'-the-wisp to sneak into the group that day, and you were able to tell those bizarre stories. I can tell you're very intelligent."

"It's my little girl."

Zhang Mo knelt down again and said, "Your Excellency, I have saved my life. I cannot repay you enough. However, I would like to ask you for one more favor today. I hope you will grant me your favor."

"For your contribution in defeating the enemy, I can accomplish not only one thing, but even ten things. Just tell me what you want." Wang Yun smiled and helped her up.

The thug is dead, and the yamen runner who handled the case is probably either dead or escaped. Even if the files are left in the yamen, since there is no evidence, she can't say whatever she wants.

After she finished her tearful story, Li Min angrily declared, "These hooligans are lawless and have no sense of justice. They truly deserve to be killed. Don't worry, I will give you an explanation for this matter."

With the prefect's personal guarantee, the Xu family finally put their minds at ease. Xu Cai led his wife and children to kowtow and thank the few people.

Wang Yun then asked Zhang Mo about her recent life. After she answered, Wang Yun suddenly said, "Young lady, I have a great liking for you. I have no daughters, so I would like to adopt you as my adopted daughter. Are you willing?"

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Zhang Mo was stunned. Adopted daughter? Diao Chan?

Influenced by the novel, when Zhang Mo heard that Wang Yun adopted a daughter, the first person she thought of was Diao Chan. After serving the old Dong Zhuo, she had to serve the young Lu Bu, and she would never agree to that even if she was beaten to death.

She subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when she saw Wang Yun's face, which looked very much like her father's, with eager anticipation, she couldn't bring herself to say "I don't want to".

Seeing her hesitation, Cao Cao smiled and said, "If you do not wish to acknowledge Envoy Wang, you may as well follow me."

"Cao Mengde, why are you trying to snatch someone from me?"

Wang Yun glared at Cao Cao angrily.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Such a smart and beautiful girl, since she doesn't want to be with you, why can't I snatch her away?"

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Zhang Mo hurriedly said, "My daughter is willing to acknowledge you as her father, but I was just too surprised and surprised to react for a moment."

Although her life would be safer if she followed Cao Cao, he was extremely lustful and she might be taken as his concubine in three to five years. Instead of playing out the house and palace fighting dramas in his backyard all day long, she would rather fight Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu. If she was lucky, if she could change the fate of Wang Yun's family, she might even be able to change the fate of the Han Dynasty, and then she might be able to return to the modern era.

Moreover, Wang Yun saved her life and it was he who first proposed to adopt her. She could not refuse him and follow Cao Cao no matter what.

After Zhang Mo finished speaking, she stood up, knelt down, kowtowed three times to Wang Yun, and called him adoptive father.

Wang Yun glanced at Cao Cao with pride, then smiled and helped Zhang Mo up. "My son, get up quickly. Tomorrow I will lead the troops to Runan. You should disguise yourself as a boy and go with me."

"Yes!" Zhang Mo lowered her head and agreed.

Although Cao Cao felt a little regretful, she was just a girl, so he didn't take it to heart. However, Aunt Xu next to him looked at her designated future daughter-in-law being abducted, her face full of resentment and helplessness.

Wang Yun then said to Ma Du and the others, "You brave and chivalrous men, would you be willing to serve as my retainers?"

Ma Du clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Excellency. However, I am used to being free and unrestrained, and I cannot bear to be constrained. I apologize."

He turned to the others and said, "Although we call each other brothers, we only met halfway. You can stay or leave as you please."

Several people refused without even thinking. Sun Huangpi hesitated for a moment, but decided to follow Ma Du. Finally, only Du Wandao expressed his willingness to enter the palace.

Du Wandao's original name was Du Fei. He was from Chen State in Yuzhou. He was eighteen years old this year. His family originally had hundreds of acres of fertile land. When his father was alive, he also studied for a few years and was determined to become an official. Later, his father fell ill and the family wealth was used up but still could not cure him. So he dropped out of school and depended on his mother for support.

Because her mother was beautiful and a widow, she naturally attracted the attention of bachelors. One day, as she was returning from market, she passed by a grove of trees and was dragged into it by a scoundrel who raped her. Feeling ashamed to face the world again, she hanged herself that night.

Although Du Fei was only fifteen at the time, he had already grown into a strong and powerful man. In the middle of the night, he sneaked into Lai Han's house, hacked him to death with a knife, and hung the body from a locust tree at the entrance of the village. He packed up his things and fled, becoming a wanderer from then on. Although he had been wandering around for several years, he never forgot his parents' wishes, which is why he agreed to follow Wang Yun.

Wang Yun saw that he had a fair and handsome face. Although he was dressed sloppily, he had the temperament of a scholar. He had a better impression of him and asked him to follow Zhang Mo and protect her.

Seeing this, Aunt Xu's eyes lit up. She pulled her son aside and whispered, "The envoy is willing to recruit you. You should go with him. You can also take care of each other with A-Mo."

Xu Fu looked at Zhang Mo, and saw a few strands of white hair on his mother's head. He shook his head and said, "Amo must recognize the envoy as her father. He will take care of her. I will not go."

Aunt Xu twisted his arm in anger, "Are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Now that A-Mo is gone, it will be difficult for you to see her again. Stay with her, cultivate feelings from childhood, in the future..."

Hearing his mother speak so bluntly, Xu Fu blushed and interrupted her hurriedly, "Mother! I have always treated her as my sister. Please stop trying to persuade me. I will not go."

Aunt Xu knew her son's temper, and seeing that he was so determined, she stopped trying to persuade him.

After finishing the work, Wang Yun and others returned to the county magistrate's mansion first, leaving Zhang Mo and the Xu family to say goodbye.

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