It didn't take long for the men, women and children of the He family to kneel all over the courtyard.

Sun Ce was eating the breakfast that had just been made in the He family's kitchen while looking at the people kneeling in the hall. Many people have probably just been pulled up from the bed, disheveled, with messy sideburns, kneeling on the ground and shivering, some sobbing quietly, some not even daring to cry, and some like mud puppets, looking sluggish.

On the contrary, the two women who knelt closest were calmer and more neatly dressed, but their faces were tired, as if they had gotten up too early or had not slept all night. One is in his early forties, with his eyes down, and he looks like he is resigned to fate. A sixteen or seventeen-year-old woman with a frightened look in her eyes, but she was forced to be calm, leaning on a middle-aged woman with a respectful expression.

Sun Ce was surprised, he didn't expect He Xian's wife to be so young, he thought she was at least in her early twenties.

Sun Ce said to the middle-aged woman: "I heard you say that your surname is Zhang, and it has something to do with the late Taiwei Zhang Gongbo Shenke?" ”

Mrs. Zhang bowed slightly. "Taiwei Zhang is my second brother."

Sun Ce nodded. "Get up, my father is Mrs. Zhang's former official, I can't wronged you."

Mrs. Zhang got up slowly and saluted lightly. "Thank you, General." Seeing this, Yin Ji, who was kneeling beside her, raised her head and looked at Mrs. Zhang pitifully. "Auntie save me." Mrs. Zhang sighed and said, "My son-in-law Yin Ji is the granddaughter of the late Hui Ji Taishou Yin Gong, and I hope the general will have mercy." ”

Sun Ce didn't quite understand. Therefore, who is the Hui Ji Taishou Yin Gong? Zhou Yu came over with his ear. "Therefore, the Hui Ji Taishou Yin Duan is Zhu Gongwei's county general and former master, and Zhu Gongwei was appointed as the main bookkeeper." Sun Ce suddenly realized that there was such a relationship, and it was thanks to this Mrs. Zhang that she could figure it out. Zhu Jun is Yin Duan's former official, and Sun Jian is Zhu Jun's former official, although Sun Jian has no friendship with Yin Duan, but it is reasonable to take care of Yin Duan's descendants for the sake of Zhu Jun's face.

"Then get up too."

Yin Ji broke into tears and laughed, quickly got up, and bowed to Yingying. Yuan Shu is right, she is indeed good-looking. This tearful smile is quite moving. The history books say that He Yan is outstanding in appearance and is a beautiful man, which should be passed on to her genes.

"Madam, I'm going to talk about it." Sun Ce put down his chopsticks, ordered someone to add a table, two sets of tableware, and asked Mrs. Zhang and Yin Ji to sit down for breakfast. "He Xian raised troops to confront General Hou, his life and death were decided by General Hou, I don't count if I say it."

Mrs. Zhang shook her head indifferently. "I understand the truth of success and defeat. The day the general died in the palace, I knew that this day would come sooner or later. Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, He Xian decided to support Cao Cao, betrayed the general, I can't stop him, and now I can't save him, let him go. The general's good intentions, we understand in our hearts. ”

Sun Ce was surprised. Could it be that the women of big families are so calm, or are they resigned to fate?

"Where is Madame going? I'll send you. ”

Mrs. Zhang was stunned for a while, until Yin Ji pulled her sleeve to remind him, and then said, "I want to go back to my mother's house in Yuxian County, and I will live for the rest of my life." ”

"Okay, you don't have to rush, clean up, you can take away anyone or anything you want to take away. Just don't embarrass me. ”

"Thank you, General. I didn't bring anything, but I begged the general to send a man and an ox cart to take me back to the county, and I was grateful. ”

As soon as Mrs. Zhang's words fell, Yin Ji became anxious, pulling her sleeve and begging again and again, tears rippling. Mrs. Zhang touched her face and sighed lightly: "Silly boy, you are usually so smart, why are you confused at this time?" The He family is finished, whether you are a prisoner or a guest, you and I have our own destiny. ”

Yin Ji's face was suddenly red, and she couldn't even raise her head. Mrs. Zhang bowed slightly to Sun Ce and turned to leave. The moment I went out, tears welled up in my eyes. Mrs. Zhang just leaned on her back with tears on her face, slowly walked past the old and young of the He family who knelt on the ground, and disappeared outside the door, never messing around.

Sun Ce sighed secretly. This Mrs. Zhang is really powerful, her family is about to die, she still does not lose her bearing, and the benefits and disadvantages are clearly weighed, how much effort did He Jin put into asking her from the Zhang family? If Queen He wants half of her, she won't be like that, and the Han may last for a few more decades.

There is nothing wrong with marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous person.

Yin Ji was left alone in the hall, with her head down, her fingers wringing, and she was at a loss. The more Sun Ce looked at it, the more interesting he felt, but he ignored her and discussed the next questions with Zhou Yu by himself.

It's nothing to take the He family's manor, and in the battle last night, he suffered a lot of losses. Although the specific number has not yet come out, nearly 300 people have been killed and more than 60% have been wounded, so it is difficult to have the ability to fight again in a short period of time. Yuan Shu was in a hurry, it was impossible to give him too much time to rest, how to boost morale, and make persistent efforts, the reward became a link that could not be ignored.

This is also one of the reasons why he refused to give up profits to Yuan Shu. Don't look at the wealth of the He family, but he has thousands of soldiers who need rewards, wounded soldiers who need treatment, dead soldiers who need pensions, and additional manpower, additional weapons and armor, and damaged ordnance that need to be replenished, all of which require money, which is definitely a large amount. If you don't make careful calculations, you are likely to end up making ends up making ends meet, and the more you fight, the poorer you become.

Fighting a war is never cheap. The decline of the Han Dynasty was largely due to the war, and the years of Qiang Rebellion became the heaviest stone that crushed the empire.

Yin Ji sat on the side, listening to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu discuss how to divide the He family's property, and felt very uncomfortable. However, she slowly understood what Mrs. Zhang meant. Sun Ce needed the help of someone who was familiar with the inside story of the He family at the moment, and she was the most suitable person. helped Sun Ce with this, even if Sun Ce didn't let her be a guest in the future, at least he wouldn't let her be a prisoner.

As for the He family, who can take care of it? Mrs. Zhang married into the He family because He Jin begged her, but she married into the He family but her eldest father Yin Duan wanted to borrow the power of the He family to make a comeback, but she didn't expect her luck to be so bad, she just got married a few days ago, and the powerful General He died in the hands of the eunuchs. Now that the He family has offended the Yuan brothers, He Xian is sick and rushed to the doctor, and actually supports Cao Cao to oppose Yuan Shu, but forgets that Cao Cao is only Yuan Shao's subordinate, and how he will face Yuan Shao in the future is still unknown.

Mrs. Zhang was right, Sun Ce was a hundred times stronger than He Xian. Heaven favored her and gave her a second chance, and she must not let it go easily.

Yin Ji plucked up her courage and raised her head. "Two generals?"

Sun Ce turned his head and looked at Yin Ji's flushed little face. "What advice does Madame have?"

"I ...... I know that the He family has some excellent golden medicine, which may be able to provide some help for the general and the warriors under his command to heal their wounds. ”

Sun Ce was overjoyed. "The Jinchuang medicine in General He's family should be the best Jinchuang medicine, right? Are these medicines a secret recipe in the palace? ”

Yin Ji shook her head. "Whether it's the secret recipe in the palace, I don't know, but Nanyang's three steps and one medicine, both north and south, is common sense that everyone knows."

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