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Chapter 159 Gentry Problem

In fact, Zhang Rui’s worries are completely redundant. How could Chen Chu blame her for such a thing? In Chen Chu’s heart, Zhang Rui and Diao Chan are the most precious!

Chen Chu looked at Zhang Rui with a smile, stretched out his fingers and gently wiped the blood stains on Zhang Rui's face, and asked, "Are you not injured?"

Zhang Rui didn't expect that the elder brother did not blame her. She was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No! How could I have something wrong?"

Chen Chu sighed, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "You! When you encounter such a thing in the future, show your identity and don't fight and kill them at any time. I don't want to see you and Chan'er being hurt!"

Hearing these words, Zhang Rui and Diao Chan were immediately moved. Zhang Rui even lit his head hard.

Then Zhang Rui raised Zhen's head, blinked her shining eyes and looked at Chen Chu, and asked, "Brother, are you really not angry with Rui'er?" Zhang Rui looked very worried.

"Brother, this is not my sister's fault!" Diao Chan immediately defended Zhang Rui.

Chen Chu smiled and nodded at Diao Chan, then shaved Zhang Rui's Qiong's nose lovingly and said, "Why should I blame my good Rui'er? In this situation, you should kill that Zhang Tai!" Speaking of this, Chen Chu's expression suddenly became ferocious.

Hearing Chen Chu say this, Zhang Rui immediately patted her chest and let out a long sigh. "I'm so worried! I've always been worried that my elder brother will blame Rui'er for this matter!"

After affirming that Chen Chu had no intention of blaming her, Zhang Rui's heart that had been holding was finally let go.

Then Zhang Rui took Diao Chan's slender hand and said to Chen Chu: "Brother, sister Diao Chan and I will not disturb you from talking to you about serious matters with the two gentlemen. I will hurry up and deal with my big fish." Zhang Rui's expression was a little excited.

"Big Fish?", Chen Chu couldn't help but look puzzled.

Diao Chan smiled and explained, "Brother, my sister just went out to buy a big fish and cook a pot of fresh fish soup for her brother!"

"Oh!" Chen Chu's eyes lit up, and then he turned his eyes to Zhang Rui, his eyes became very gentle, "Rui'er!" Chen Chu called out very gently.

Zhang Rui's cheeks suddenly turned red, and she pulled Diao Chan and ran away quickly.

Looking at the beautiful backs of the two girls, Chen Chu couldn't help but chuckled.

After the two women left, Chen Chu's face suddenly became gloomy.

"Where is Zhang Tai now?" Chen Chu asked an iron guard next to him. This iron guard was one of the iron guards who just followed Zhang Rui and Diao Chan.

"After Mrs. Rui's order, Zhang Tai and his dozen of his subordinates were all taken to the governor's mansion." The iron guard immediately replied.

"What's the situation of Zhang Tai now?" Chen Chu asked again.

"Zhang Taiyin lost too much blood and was already in a coma. However, after the doctor's treatment, he was no longer in danger of his life."

Chen Chu nodded, and then asked Xu Shulusu: "What do you two gentlemen think about this?"

The two looked at each other, and then Lu Su replied: "Zhang Tai is Zhang Yuan's only son, and Zhang Yuanze is the largest aristocratic clan in Bingzhou. This Zhang Tai was hurt by Mrs. Rui, and I was afraid that Zhang Tai would do something unfavorable to us at this critical moment!"

Hearing this, Chen Chu couldn't help frowning and looked worried.

At this time, Xu Shu continued: "Lord, the Bingzhou gentry has always been dissatisfied with us. They might use this matter as an excuse to attack us!"

Chen Chu couldn't help but sigh and said in annoyance: "Since I took over Bingzhou, I have implemented many policies that are beneficial to the gentry, but why have they always had grudges with me and wanted to get rid of me and be quick?"

Xu Shu immediately clasped his fists at Chen Chu and said, "My lord, don't worry about this matter! The people of the gentry will never satisfy what they get! Although the lord has implemented many policies to protect the gentry, the benefits they can get now are still far from comparable to those of the past. Of course, the gentry will be dissatisfied with the lord and our Northern Army!"

Chen Chuwei frowned and asked, "Are the policies I have implemented since I entered Bingzhou?"

"Lord, the policies you implemented to encourage farming, commerce and improve the status of military personnel can be said to be very correct! Just over a year ago, everyone knew what the situation in Bingzhou was like. Now Bingzhou has become quite prosperous. Although it is not as good as Luoyang, it is better than all other cities, and at least not inferior to all other cities! Everyone in my Bingzhou lives and works happily. Although the lives of the people are not rich, they are still considered to be free from food and clothing! How can this be done in other places in the world? My army of conquering the North fights with the barbarians on the grasslands of the northern border, and relies on their own to stabilize the northern border! Which prince in the world can do it?" Xu Shu said extremely excitedly.

Lu Su nodded and echoed: "Yuan Zhi said it well! The lord doesn't have to be upset about the centrifugality of the gentry!"

After hearing what Xu Shu said, Chen Chu felt much better. Chen Chu nodded and smiled, "What you said is good! Okay, let's not say all this!" Then he changed the subject and asked, "What do you think should you do about Zhang Tai?"

After the two of them thought for a while, Lu Su said first: "Lord, it's a critical moment at this moment. We might as well take this opportunity to put Zhang Tai in our hands in order to restrain Zhang Yuan." Lu Su's meaning is to use Zhang Tai as a hostage to threaten Zhang Yuan, so that Zhang Yuan dare not act rashly at this moment.

Xu Shu nodded and agreed: "Zijing's plan is very good! I also think that doing so is the best way!"

Chen Chu thought for a while and decided to say, "Then according to what the two gentlemen said, Zhang Tai will be temporarily detained in the governor's mansion."

Zhang Tai's home is located on the South Street where the gentry lived. In the forest of the mansions on the South Street, most of the gentry members in Bingzhou lived here. If they were not gentry members, they were not qualified to live in South Street. Of course, this is not a rule by the government, but a hidden rule that the gentry clans tacitly maintained.

Zhang Tai's home is called Zhang Yuan. What's interesting is that the name of this mansion is homophonic with his father's name. Zhang Yuan covers a wide area and is the largest mansion on South Street. This is of course related to his identity as the No. 1 scholar family in Bingzhou. There are as many as five or six hundred servants and thugs in Zhang Yuan.

Just when Zhang Tai was arrested into the governor's mansion, Zhang Yuan, who was staying at home, received news about his son Zhang Tai.

"Master, it's not good! The young master has been arrested and entered the governor's mansion!" The housekeeper Zhang Jing ran to Zhang Yuan with a panic look on his face and reported to him.

Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't react for a moment.

"Master!" The butler couldn't help but scream again when he saw this.

"What? What did you say?" Zhang Yuan asked in disbelief, who reacted, so the butler told the matter again.

"Chen Chu actually dares to capture my son!" Zhang Yuan shouted with an extremely ugly expression. Then Zhang Yuan asked in a deep voice: "What's going on?"

The butler glanced at Zhang Yuan's face, swallowed, and said, "Yes, it's because the young master teased General Cavalry's wife in the street."

The butler's voice was very soft, but it was like a bolt from the blue when he heard it in Zhang Yuan's ears.

"What did you say? How dare Taier do this!" Zhang Yuan then became silent, and after a moment, he said in a gloomy voice: "It's Chen Chu who wanted to attack our Zhang family, so he arranged such a crime!" No wonder Zhang Yuan thought so. Just imagine how a normal-minded person would do such a thing. It's simply a joke about his own and his family's lives.

However, the butler Zhang Jing said, "Master, I'm afraid the young master is indeed inappropriate in behavior!"

Zhang Yuan glared and asked, "What do you mean?"

The housekeeper Zhang Jing quickly knelt down and explained: "The old slave has already inquired about the place where the young master had an accident. The young master was indeed trying to tease the two wives of General Cavalry, so he was injured and held by the guards around the two wives!"

Zhang Yuan was stunned. This was so unbelievable to him!

"This is unfilial!" Zhang Yuan cursed helplessly, and then suddenly remembered that Zhang Jing mentioned that his son was injured, so he asked anxiously: "Zhang Jing, you just said young master...

Being injured and captured, what's going on?"

"According to the people present, one of the young master was cut off his arm."

"What!?" Zhang Yuan was shocked.
Chapter completed!
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