Vol 2 Chapter 10 (1/2)

Volume 2 Chapter 10: Don’t tell me this is yet another day in Xu state

“Lord Liu Bei~” I was still enjoying my afternoon nap when Mi Zhu came jumping in and barged into my room. “Aiya~ Why are you still asleep huh!”

With a *sou*, my blanket was pulled away from me by her.

“Aiya~ What’s the matter?” Being awakened from my afternoon nap made my head hurt. But just this much won’t be able to fully wake me up–

Wu!

“Eh! Eh! Why have you thrown all the bamboo scrolls onto my bed! So heavy!”

All of a sudden, an entire stack of bamboo scrolls cascaded onto me which hurt my body all over when they landed every which way.

“Shouldn’t Lord Liu Bei get up by now?” Mi Zhu bent down and said with a wide smile, “Recently your att.i.tude toward work has improved but your efficiency has not increased at all.”

I’m really sorry for having no ability at all.

“And so? So that’s why you brought all these bamboo scrolls into my room?” I couldn’t bear to shove all the bamboo scrolls down the bed as they would break so I endured the numbness from my leg and calmly replied Mi Zhu.

At this time, all the sleep had disappeared from me.

“Isn’t it good to save time, however little.” As she said so, she took out a brush and ink stone from her pocket. Looks like she really intends to make me do the work here. “I’ll grind the ink for you so hurry and look at the doc.u.ments.”

It was late afternoon now…

I looked outside and saw that the red rays from the setting sun were still rather glaring.

“Speaking of which, did you see Yun Chang and the rest when you came in?”

Usually they would all be free about this time, why was the courtyard so quiet?

“Ah, I got them to give a lesson to my little brother… For him to learn how to be a good general.”

Mi Zhu had grinded the ink and pa.s.sed me the brush that had been dipped in ink.

… I was still hoping for them to help me with this.

“Little brother? Isn’t Mi Zhen your little sister?” I said as I took the brush.

By the way, Mi Zhen is having an afternoon nap along with Gan Qing.

“I have a little brother as well, called Mi Fang.” I did hear of that name before… “He has been pretty pampered and doesn’t know about virtues and honour so I got everyone to teach him.”

(TL: Mi Fang is a younger brother of Mi Zhu in the original as well, and also good with administrative affairs. He served Liu Bei along with his brother but eventually surrendered to Sun Quan.)

“Is that so, that’s pretty good then.”

As I said so, I opened a bamboo scroll…

“Umm, can you get Gong You here?”

Just then, I thought of Gong You.

I forgot Gong You had always been helping me, and that I can’t actually read these bamboo scrolls.

“She went to Xiapi to settle the refugees.”

“Then… Xiao Yong will do as well.”

I don’t know if she will be willing to help, but I have to try anyway.

“Xian He and Lord Hua Tuo went to Lord Cao Cao’s camp, supposedly to deliver General Xiahou a fresh supply of medicine.”

Ah, deliver medicine huh. In my mind, I recalled the scene as we left and smiled helplessly.

I feel like that lazy nature of her’s will only mess things up… Haha, I hope not.

“Eh, so she’s not around too huh.”

I was down to just myself now.

“Un… Lord Liu Bei.” Mi Zhu thought for a bit before looking at me with suspicion, “Recently you seem to have gotten along with Gong You? Do you 2 interact often?”

“… Ah, yes indeed. The time we spend together isn’t short after all.”

I flipped through the bamboo scrolls haphazardly, and felt that being able to write nicely on these things really was no small feat.

“Un, that’s good. I keep hearing them talk about how they think of Lord Liu Bei these few days. They seem to have taken you as their lord already.”

What they think of me… Huh.

I was a little curious about that.

“Their lord… Huh?” Though that would definitely happen eventually. “But speaking of which, how is Lord Tao Qian’s health recently?”

“…” Mi Zhu shook her head wordlessly. “Lord Hua Tuo went to check on him yesterday and her prognosis is that he probably won’t live past this week.”

“Un…”

“And so, Lord Liu Bei has to really consider the matter of taking over as Governor.” Mi Zhu said happily.

“Un…”

Though it is like that, it doesn’t feel real at all to me~~~

Just then, the door was slammed open with a *dong*!

“Oi! Lord Mi Zhu! Ah, you’re here.” Zhang Liao came rus.h.i.+ng in frantically and made a beeline for Mi Zhu when she saw her. “Your little brother is arguing with Lord Yun Chang.”

Ah?

Arguing?

“I see.”

Though even I was getting nervous, Mi Zhu seemed to be very calm.

“In any case, let us go over first.”

Mi Zhu gave a long sigh as she said so and led the way to the drill grounds while I and Zhang Liao followed behind her.

“Honour? Compa.s.sion? Can they be eaten?”

Just as we reached the drill grounds, we heard the shrill voice of a little boy.

“Oi, brat. Say that again.”

“Yun Chang, calm down.”

From afar, I could see that Yun Chang seemed to be unusually out of control while Feng Xian and Yi De were struggling to hold her back so she wouldn’t end the little boy in front of her.

“Lord Mi Zhu, please pull the little boy away. We couldn’t make him leave no matter what. He said that you had to come.”

Zhang Liao frowned and gave a helpless expression.

“Un? Why?”

Mi Zhu asked casually despite the scene before her.

Why are you asking why…

“Honour is the way of man, why would think that it is useless huh?!”

“Honour and the like is something that can only deter people from achieving things and can’t solve any problems at all!”

Against Yun Chang’s enraged roar, the little boy did not cower in the least.

“That little brat, how dare he say such things.” Zhang Liao was pretty mad herself.

“… Don’t mind what the child says too much.” Mi Zhu sighed once more and raised her hand as she called out, “Zi Fang, it’s time to eat! Come home now! Stop arguing!”

“Oh? Big sister!! Alright, I got it!” Mi Fang’s att.i.tude completely changed the moment he saw Mi Zhu and gave an obedient reply before he ran off.

Before he left, he made a face at Yun Chang.

“You d.a.m.n brat!” Yun Chang’s rage seemed to have erupted.

As we saw Mi Fang run off, we rushed over to Yun Chang as well. As we walked towards Yun Chang, I spied Mi Zhu’s expression and saw that she did not seem unhappy.

We asked them what happened, although we more or less already knew from what we had seen and heard.

“Martial arts is not just about techniques. It has always been the practice to teach morals first before techniques. But I never thought that he wouldn’t pay them any heed whatsoever. It drives me mad!”

Yun Chang said, and grabbed a stool to sit in as she simmered in her anger.

“Haha, if everyone was like you, Yun Chang, there wouldn’t be any bad people anymore.” I said with a helpless smile.

Un…

Yun Chang gave a long exhalation.

“Big brother, to be honest, I don’t think that kid is cut out to be a proper general.” Yi De said angrily.

“I too feel that that child does not pa.s.s as a warrior.” Feng Xian said as she looked at Yi De, before nodding,

Ah~ If these people all say so, then there’s no way.

But, this was probably quite a big blow to Mi Zhu.