Sizhou
Luoyang
After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, the young Han Emperor suffered humiliation and was reduced to a plaything in the palm of his hand. In the court, traitors were in power and hawks and dogs were rampant.
In order to eliminate Dong Zhuo, a traitor in the country, Situ Wang Yun gathered all the officials at a birthday banquet to plot a good strategy to eliminate the traitor.
At the banquet, everyone was saddened by the tragic collapse of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years, and Wang Yun even took the lead in crying.
When Cao Cao, the captain of Dian Military Academy, saw that no one at the table could come up with any clever ideas, they just kept wailing there, he laughed loudly:
"Haha~haha!"
"You...you...why are you laughing?"
"I laugh at this house full of virtuous men, acting like girls."
This made all the ministers present feel ashamed, and Wang Yun even got angry and asked people to drive Cao Cao out.
It wasn't until late that night, after the birthday banquet was over and all the ministers went back to their homes, that Wang Yun just asked someone to invite Cao Cao back to his house in private.
The two chatted for a few words, and Cao Cao told Wang Yun that he had decided to eliminate harm for the people and take the risk to assassinate the Dong thief. After hearing this, Wang Yun said that Cao Cao was a true hero, and gave the seven-star sword at home to Cao Cao. A big drama of assassinating Dong Zhuo. Slowly kicking off...
Lujiang
Shu County
As the seat of Lujiang County, Shu County has a much larger floating population than Wan County. Chen Feng came to Shu County from time to time, and from time to time he would encounter groups of traders or going to the market.
On the way, Chen Feng had already learned from his officers and soldiers that the Zhou family in Shu County had a high reputation in the local area. He even heard that several members of his family were serving as officials in Luoyang.
This made Chen Feng wonder if the bandit from the county had lost his mind. Only a hundred or so people dared to kidnap and extort such a family. With just a few words, he might be able to ask the Lujiang prefect to personally send troops to exterminate them. .
Hmm... It's also possible that they wanted to make a fortune at once and run away after getting the money. After all, the Eastern Han Dynasty didn't have the Internet or cameras. They could probably hide by changing their names.
Wait, why am I thinking about this? What they think is none of my business.
Chen Feng realized that he was going too far, shook his head and returned to the status quo.
The birthday banquet will not be held until tomorrow. After entering the city, Chen Feng led everyone to find an inn to stay temporarily.
After driving for a long time, Chen Feng didn't bother. The young man fell asleep so that he could have enough energy to cope with the big scene tomorrow...
the next day
noon
Relying on the guidance of his officers and soldiers who had been to Shu County, Chen Feng arrived at the Zhou Mansion smoothly. After informing the servant at the door of the Zhou Mansion about his identity and origin, the servant went into the mansion to report.
After a while, a somewhat familiar figure came out: "Brother Chen, you are fine."
Chen Feng took a look and saw that it was Zhou He who had given him two boxes of silk after rescuing him that day: "Oh~! Master Zhou, long time no see."
With that said, Chen Feng signaled his subordinates to present some gifts suitable for birthday banquets bought from Wan County to Zhou He: "Last time I heard you said that the old man was unwell, I guess he is fine now, right?"
Last time Zhou He had no choice but to take the road occupied by bandits, it was actually because the old man of the Zhou family was seriously ill and was anxious to go back.
Zhou He immediately asked someone to take the gift and replied with a smile: "Hey, the letter from home scared me a lot. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm. The old man came over. No, it happened to catch up with his old man again." It’s my eightieth birthday, and I will make a big show of it no matter what, and celebrate it properly.”
"I see."
"Brother Chen, please stop standing outside. Let's go inside. Thanks to your help last time, I was able to escape from those bandits safely!"
"Hey, it's a small effort, nothing worth mentioning..."
The two walked into the Zhou Mansion talking as they walked, and under the leadership of Zhou He, they came to the banquet hall.
At this moment, Wu Yangyang's banquet hall was already filled with people, whose identities were unknown.
The only thing Chen Feng knew was that he, the magistrate of Wan County, sat in the middle seat at the prompt of Zhou He. This meant that excluding family members, there were at least one-third of the people present who were more senior than him. Be highly respected.
The birthday banquet began, and as the protagonist of the day, Mr. Zhou, the birthday boy, slowly took his seat at the first place.
Chen Feng glanced at it. Although he was already very old, he still walked vigorously. This old man would probably live for a few more years.
Next, there are the blessings from all the guests, saying that they may live longer than Nanshan Mountain and be as blessed as the East China Sea.
Chen Feng first said a sincere blessing, and then started eating and drinking.
The main reason is that I am not familiar with my host. It is rare for her to celebrate her 80th birthday. I just want to have a good chat with my new friends. It is not convenient for me, an alien species, to interfere too much.
Just when Chen Feng thought that he would have nothing to do at the banquet, Zhou He, a kind man beside Mr. Zhou, introduced Chen Feng to everyone just right.
"Haha, speaking of martial arts, I know a hero who is very skilled."
"Oh? Who is he?"
"That is the young magistrate of Wan County - Magistrate Chen."
Chen Feng:? ? ?
Not only was it a simple introduction, Zhou He also praised Chen Feng's skills with some modifications: "I think that day, hundreds of bandits surrounded me. At the critical moment, Magistrate Chen was the only one. A horse rushed directly into the group of bandits. It was as light as a swallow and came and went with ease. It was delayed and quickly knocked down more than ten people in succession with a raised hand. It was so frightened that hundreds of bandits retreated one after another without anyone. Dare to step forward..."
Everyone present was amazed after hearing this. Even Chen Feng, who was chewing on chicken legs, was shocked. He thought to himself: I seemed to be... not as cocky as he said, right?
Mr. Zhou said: "I didn't expect that there is such a young hero in Lujiang County. I really want to see him with my own eyes."
"What a coincidence, he happens to be at the scene today."
Zhou He recommended Chen Feng to everyone at the banquet, and everyone immediately looked at Chen Feng.
"As expected, he is so handsome!"
One of the ladies, who looked like a noble lady, couldn't help but praise her.
"Haha, there are so many heroes out there. County Magistrate Chen, I admire you, I admire you."
All the guests got close to each other.
When he was less than twenty years old, he served as a county magistrate, and he was very skilled. In the eyes of everyone, he was like a rising star with a bright future! Such sweet and charming people are worth making friends with.
"It's just a small drink, but it's a little less colorful. Since County Magistrate Chen is also a martial arts practitioner, everyone, how about I propose to hold a martial arts gathering to help Mr. Zhou's birthday banquet?"
I don’t know who mentioned it, and many people echoed it.
"Mr. Zhou, what do you think?"
Mr. Zhou smiled: "Haha, I think this is a good suggestion. I just wonder if County Magistrate Chen is interested?"
Hearing the sound, everyone's eyes focused on Chen Feng again, and Zhou He also hinted at Chen Feng's agreement.
When Chen Feng saw it, he didn't know its intention. This was probably because he was kind to Zhou He, so they wanted to flatter him in a good way, so that he could stand out at this birthday banquet and increase his reputation.
Thinking that this would not do any harm to him, and would not spoil the atmosphere at the scene, Chen Feng handed over his hand to Mr. Zhou and replied: "Since the old man has spoken, then I will be respectful and obey my orders."
