In Mi Zhen's eyes, the young man in front of her was confident and calm. From the moment she came in, she did not take her, General Zuo's wife, into consideration at all. Her expression was extremely nervous.
She was just a prostitute, and she didn't actually know the life story of General Beifu. She only knew that he was the brother of Cao's thieves and the commander of Cao's army going south this time.
If she knew more about Cao Wu, she would know that her eldest brother Mi Zhu died because of Cao Wu, and that it was General Zhang Liao who also entered the city today who shot him personally.
Mi Zhen pinched her sleeves, fearing that Cao Wu would take a fancy to her, but Cao Wu had no such intention at all.
He shook his head and said, "Mrs. Mi, do you know about General Zhao?"
Zhao Yun was not a general, and calling him a general was a way of raising one's status. But when General Zhao was mentioned here, Mi Zhen immediately realized that he was talking about Zhao Yun.
Mi Zhen bit her lip and asked with concern: "How is General Zhao doing?"
"Unconscious."
"ah!"
Mi Zhen clasped her hands tightly. She knew that something unexpected had happened today, but she didn't know the specific circumstances. She felt miserable when she heard that Zhao Yun was injured and there was no one to protect her.
"Mrs. Mi, there is something I want to say first."
Mi Zhen's eyes were red, waiting for Cao Wu to continue.
"Earlier, there was a fierce fight at the top of the city. Someone shouted at the bottom of the city that Zilong should leave quickly. According to those who saw it, that person was probably Mrs. Mi's second brother Mi Fang."
"Brother is back!"
Mi Zhen was delighted, but Cao Wu poured cold water on her.
"After shouting, he rode away and disappeared without a trace."
Mi Zhen's newly ignited hope was shattered, and she said sadly: "It's best to leave. It's better to leave than to be humiliated here."
These words were neither humble nor arrogant. As Liu Bei's wife for many years, she was not someone who would lose control of her emotions after just a few words, but she could not hide the sadness in her expression.
But deep down, she still complained about Mi Fang. She didn't know what happened in the city, but she knew that her brother left even though she was still in the city.
Cao Wu shook his head: "I don't mean to insult you, just like I said before, I have a merciless request."
"The general is bullying me, an orphan and a widowed mother. I have no right to refuse, but if it harms my husband, I will never do it."
Mi Zhen made up her mind and said tenaciously.
When he was at the top of the city just now, Cao Wuyou felt Zhao Yun's loyalty and courage, so he said whether conspiracy was inappropriate. Now facing Mi Zhen, he didn't feel such guilt. Mi Zhen was an orphan. The widowed mother was nothing more than a tool used by Cao Wu to try to conquer Zhao Yun. He will keep them rich and prosperous for the rest of their lives, but he will not be too deeply involved.
"Xuan Degong went south and encountered our army at the Cangwu border. My staff planned to burn 50,000 Wuxi barbarians to death. Madam should know about this."
Mi Zhen was stunned, but she didn't expect Cao Wu to admit so generously that he was the one who burned Wuxi Man to death.
But then I thought about it, maybe I really wasn't taken seriously by the young general in front of me, that's why I was like this.
Cao Wu ignored her reaction and continued: "When cleaning the battlefield after the war, we found Mrs. Gan's body."
Mi Zhen's face turned pale. She and Mrs. Gan had served Liu Bei together. They had been sisters for many years and had a deep relationship. However, Mrs. Gan first suffered from the root cause of her illness due to giving birth to Adou, and then became terminally ill from traveling thousands of miles south. On the night when the camp retreated, she knew that she was unable to go south again, and finally stayed in the camp.
Mi Zhen once had a glimmer of hope that this miserable woman could have a chance to survive, but now her hope was shattered.
"Mrs. Gan committed suicide, and we have already buried her body."
Cao Wu explained Mrs. Gan's future life, and Mi Zhen had to comfort herself. At least Mrs. Gan was not humiliated and died peacefully.
But she obviously underestimated Cao Wu's verbal offensive.
"Mrs. Gan, this is the first abandoned child I have seen."
"One day later, my staff killed Pang Shiyuan, Duke Xuande's strategist, by a stream. This was the second abandoned son I saw."
"Iji originally wanted to look for you, but he fell into my hands. This is the third abandoned son I have seen."
"Now, Jian Xianhe was betrayed by Wu Ju at the top of the city, and Guangxin died tragically. This is the fourth abandoned son I have seen."
"Zhao Zilong fought desperately, but was still seriously injured. This is the fifth abandoned son I have seen."
Cao Wu's momentum grew stronger every time he spoke. When he talked about the fourth abandoned son, Mi Zhen had tears in her eyes.
As expected, Pang Tong was killed by Cao Jun, Yi Ji was captured, Jian Yong died, and Zhao Yun was seriously injured.
More than half a month ago, these people were still active around Liu Bei, but now, they are dead or injured and are no longer there.
Mi Zhen's eyes began to burn with hatred. Wasn't it the person in front of her who had done all this? This young general broke Liu Beijun's peaceful life and shattered her dream.
However, Cao Wu did not give her a chance to think about it. He said calmly: "Mrs. Mi Mi Zhen, you are from the Mi family in Xuzhou. The Mi family is one of the most wealthy businessmen with countless money and food, but they are regarded as the bottom of the traditional family. Your elders Brother Mi Fang was unwilling to accept it, and learned from Lu Buwei's work to support Liu Bei. However, for more than ten years, Liu Bei had been hiding in Tibet, with no possibility of achieving hegemony. Now he may escape into Shu, but if one day he becomes king and hegemony, Even if we achieve the Ninth Five-Year Plan, can you, Mi Zhen, sit in the back seat?"
Mi Zhen was stunned. She had never thought about this problem. Liu Bei had been talking about helping the Han Dynasty, but if he proclaimed himself emperor, what position could Mi Fang occupy? Mrs. Gan is dead. It stands to reason that she can be called the main wife, but can she be the queen?
It seems...not possible.
"So, Mi Zhen, you are the sixth abandoned child I have seen!"
"My...husband..."
The word "abandoned son" hit Mi Zhen hard on the head, and there was no trace of blood on her already pale face. She could be considered eloquent, but because of Cao Wu's uninterrupted attacks, she could no longer form a sentence to fight back. In the end, she couldn't say anything. Didn't say it out loud.
She actually knew that she was really an abandoned son, someone who was used to attract Cao Jun to pursue him.
"In order for our army to recognize the value of pursuing the target, Adou, who is only two years old, will also go with you. Maybe outsiders think that Liu Xuande only has this son, which is extremely precious, but in Dangyang Changban, his two captured daughters What? Maybe abandoning your wife and children can lead to addiction? "
"So, the infant Liu Adou, the child that Mrs. Gan risked her life to give birth to, is the seventh abandoned child I have seen."
It was already warm in Lingnan in March, but Mi Zhen standing here was as cold as ice. In fact, she could even accept that she was an abandoned son, but she could not accept that Adou was an abandoned son.
What's wrong with an infant? The child that Sister Gan protected with her life was put into her hands, but she did not take it well.
Anger, anger, powerlessness, despair, countless emotions gathered in an instant, impacting her brain, making it almost impossible for her to think about anything.
At this moment, Diao Chan slowly walked in and approached Cao Wu, but hesitated to speak.
Cao Wu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Just say it."
Diao Chan said: "The generals who went to the six counties have all returned. All six counties have surrendered, and no one is causing trouble."
"good."
Cao Wu nodded and continued to Mi Zhen: "You heard, Wu Ju betrayed you, and everyone in Cangwu betrayed you. Liu Xuande thought that he and Wu Ju had an old relationship, but in the end, you were just Wu Ju's surrender. It's just a name. Guangxin is such a big city and Cangwu is such a big county. In the final analysis, apart from the dead Jian Xianhe, only Zilong dares to fight against us. The others have their own agenda."
Mi Zhen pursed her lips, tears kept flowing down her face, her body was shaking, and her last hope was shattered.
Cao Wu sighed: "There are 500,000 people in the ten counties of Cangwu, but not one of them is a man."
"Not one of them is a man..."
Mi Zhen chewed on what Cao Wu said, and finally collapsed.
