Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 358
The next day, Lu Bu called together all the civil and military personnel under his command for a second discussion on the matter and asked for their opinions.

Marrying a daughter is a private matter, so you have to ask your wife's opinion, but marrying Wang Zheng is a real business.

"General, this son took the initiative to send an envoy here." The first person to speak was Chen Gong, the chief adviser under the command of the parachutist, after thinking for a while, he said loudly: "Our response is nothing more than a choice between the two. "

Isn't this nonsense?

Lu Bu frowned slightly, and Gao Shun in the hall couldn't help but said: "Sir, what you said...since it's a marriage proposal, who knows whether you agree or not?"

"No and no." Chen Gong shook his head, and said solemnly: "I said to choose one of the two, and there is no objection to it!"

Gao Shun was startled when he heard the words, and was about to speak, but Zhang Liao on the other side had already reacted, and nodded in agreement: "Mr. Gongtai's words are very true. No matter whether we are married to Wang Zheng or not, we must not directly refuse at this time."

Then he turned his head to Lu Bu and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, so far we have been stationed in Wuxian County, the total number of recruits has not been more than [-], and due to the shortage of money and food, not only the soldiers are not fully equipped, but also the drills are unfamiliar. , the combat power is not enough!"

The words came out of nowhere, Gao Shun was stunned for a moment but he also realized that he couldn't help showing a bitter smile on his face, and then nodded: "Wen Yuan, I understand what you mean."

"What Mr. said is indeed not bad," he said to Chen Gong again, "We have to agree to this marriage proposal at this time."

Such things as voluntarily asking for marriage and being rejected, even in future generations, will lose face, let alone the most famous man in the world at this time?

If it was a commoner, it would be nothing more than a quarrel and resentment. It would be nothing more than swearing, fisting, or not interacting with each other until death.

But who is Wang Zheng?

Today's lord of Xuzhou is a strong man with a strong man and a strong horse!
The marriage between him and Lu Bu, no matter whether it is successful or not, will sooner or later spread all over the world. If the marriage proposal is rejected, it will be a joke in the public, and the damage to his reputation and prestige can be said to be extremely serious.
So what will follow?
When the man gets angry, blood splatters three feet, but when the owner gets angry, he will lay down millions of corpses!

If it was before, neither Lu Bu nor his subordinates Zhang Liao and Gao Shun would be afraid of the other party's revenge, but now it is just this moment and that moment.

Wang Zheng's reluctance to fight Lu Bu was more because he did not want to fight in the long run, and he shouldn't fight, but Lu Bu's unwillingness to fight against Wang Zheng at this time was more because he couldn't fight, let alone couldn't afford to fight.
Zhang Liao's words were a sideways and tactful reminder to everyone of this embarrassing fact.

And this is also the reason why Wang Zheng, Zhang Zhao, and even Jin and others subconsciously did not consider Lu Bu's rejection from the very beginning.

It's simply impossible.
The reason why Lu Bu came to Xuzhou that day was not because he had nowhere to go after his retreat from Yanzhou. Qingzhou and Jizhou to the north were the territory of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and Yangzhou and Yuzhou to the south were Yuan Shu's sphere of influence. Li Jue and Guo Si are also entrenched in the Sili of the Communist Party of China. These people either have new enemies or have old grudges!
Although it is not that there is no way out, after all, there are still some places in Yuzhou that are irrelevant, but in comparison, Xuzhou is considered a rare stable and safe place at present.

If you turn against Wang Zheng again, you will be truly enemies on all sides!
At this moment, Lu Bu also came to his senses, his face became more gloomy and terrifying. After a while, he let out a long breath and looked at Chen Gong: "Gongtai, what about the two choices you mentioned?"

"One of them, of course, is to readily agree to get married today." Chen Gongdao: "Wang Zheng's son is actually a leader in the younger generation. In terms of talent and age, he is a match for General Tiger Girl. The only difference before is, but From a poor family, from humble origins"

"This is a trifle." Hearing this, Lu Bu waved his hand impatiently and interrupted: "If the descendants are unworthy, no matter how prominent the family background is, it is nothing but the virtue of a gentleman. If you are killed for five generations, what is the point of boasting?"

"If you are a husband, even if you are born in a meager family, you can still stand on your own merits, so that you can bless future generations and shine on your family!"

"The former inherits the shade of the ancestors, while the latter shades the children and grandchildren. Is there any need to discuss which one is better?"

Being refuted by Lu Bu's blunt words, Chen Gong was not annoyed, but just smiled and said: "Your Excellency, I haven't finished my words yet. Today, Wang Zheng is not only Xuzhou Shepherd, but also awarded the title of Tinghou. fill this gap."

"What did you mean by your words?" Gao Shun asked beside him, "Do you agree to get married?"

"That's not true." Chen Gong shook his head: "The so-called emperor's secret order for Wang Zheng to kill the prince is quite strange. If it is really a secret book, why did the angel only arrive in Xuzhou for a few days before it was leaked?"

"Based on what I expected, this is Cao Cao's plan, and its intention is to drive a wedge between people!"

"However, Zhang Zhao came to ask for marriage a few days ago. According to the time calculation, Wang Zheng saw the clues not long after receiving the secret order, but he is quite capable." Chen Gong said with emotion: "Afterwards, he made a decision in an instant and sent an envoy. The intention of asking for a marriage is to prove one's will and form an alliance."

"So." Chen Gong paused, looked around at the crowd and said seriously: "Let's not talk about whether this marriage is allowed or not, at least it proves that the Wang Zheng is neither hostile to us nor tricked, it can be said that there is nothing to worry about for the time being."

"As for forming an alliance, I don't have any considerations. I should promise it, but if it is an in-law relationship"

Speaking of this, Chen Gong paused, glanced at Lu Bu, hesitated and said: "This matter is of great importance, not to mention that Junhou loves Ling'er for 10 minutes, it needs to be carefully considered."

Chen Gong's words were euphemistic, but no matter whether Lu Bu or Zhang Liao, they immediately recognized the meaning behind the words, and their expressions darkened at the same time.

The Ling'er he was talking about was Lu Bu's daughter Lu Qiling. The so-called love is true, but why do you love it?
That's because besides the Yan family, Lv Bu had a wife and a concubine, but none of them came from him, so far he has only one daughter.

If you are a prince from another family, let alone the number of children, first of all, you have family support behind you, and when you need a political marriage, it is actually very simple.

Those who are of equal status and valued are given to their own daughters, those who are favored are given to the first daughters of the family, and if they are not sure, the concubine daughters can be married. Anyway, there are many people, so you can choose at will.

Lu Bu was different, he was not born in a family, and he only had one daughter!

From the very beginning, this daughter's marriage was impossible to be independent, and it was bound to be mixed with the interests of Lu Bu and even his subordinates, but it must be extremely cautious.

Because even Lu Bu, who is regarded as a "family slave with three surnames" in the eyes of others, after choosing in-laws, it is impossible to repeat them easily.

This topic further leads to Lu Bu's biggest problem now, he is already thirty-four.
It's not young anymore.
But there is still no successor!
Everyone knows that this problem must not only be solved, but also as soon as possible, and the solution is to accept more wives and concubines.

This also requires a prerequisite, which is to find a place to settle down first.

Otherwise, they would still be wandering around fighting in all directions as before, spending the whole day either in the barracks preparing to charge, or on the road to charge, how could they feel at ease making people?
After pondering for a long time, Lu Bu asked again: "Gongtai, what about the second choice?"

"Promise to marry and accept employment first," Chen Gong said, "We will get married according to the rules."

Seeing that Lu Bu and all the generals looked puzzled, they explained: "Your Majesty will pay Zhang Zhao a lot of money tomorrow, and he will marry him first, and then this person will return to Xiapi to report to Wang Zheng, and then Wang Zheng will prepare the dowry. Then we can send someone to see how Wang Zheng is and whether he can be a good son-in-law."

"Personality, talent, character, etc., can't be understood clearly in a short period of time. What's more, after all, the king's government has not been in trouble for a long time, and he is in a place like Xuzhou, where the four wars have occurred. Whether the future will be stable or not is still unknown!"

"Then it can be used as a reason to delay the date of getting married, so as to allow enough time to observe and avoid making enemies with them."

"This method is good." Lu Bu thought for a while, then nodded and asked, "What's so important about this rule?"

"The ancients have their own rules for the period of engagement and marriage: one year for the emperor, half a year for the princes, one season for the doctor, and one month for the common people." Chen Gongdao: "The king's government is now called the Hanchen State Shepherd, and it is actually independent. If the king seeks security , taking the Son of Heaven as an example to follow, it also seems to be important."

"Hey" Lv Bu laughed dumbfounded, thought for a while and asked again: "Is one year too long? If you say you're dead first, the king's administration is excellent in all aspects. Will things change over time?"

As soon as this statement came out, Zhang Liao and the others looked at me and I looked at you, and couldn't help laughing at it.

General, this is contradicting yourself, you don't want to agree to other people's marriage proposal, why are you afraid that the other party will change their minds later?

"That's easy to handle." Chen Gong said with a smile: "When the Junhou nods, he just needs to find a reason."

"Today, the feudal lords are competing with each other and will hunt the Central Plains. The marriage between the lord and Wang Zheng is a strong alliance. There is no guarantee that the other lords will not be jealous of this matter. If the previous schedule is used, there is no guarantee that there will be no villain. Destruction, ambush to seize, now you can send the daughter to Xiapi first, let Wang Zheng arrange it in another courtyard, and then choose auspicious marriage, there is nothing wrong with it."

Seeing that Lu Bu was lost in thought, Chen Gong didn't bother him anymore, and just waited patiently aside.

In fact, from the first moment when he knew Zhang Zhao's intentions, what Chen Gong cared most about was not whether the marriage would be successful or not.

Because no matter whether it is successful or not, he has to find a way to get on the line of Wang Zheng first!
Chen Gong had a vague premonition that if the warship of the Lu family didn't go down sooner, it would really sink together.

After this period of time, he had already seen through this parachutist.

Brave but not scheming, forgetting righteousness when he sees profit, and relying on force for self-willed use, making too many enemies!

Although the current situation is uncertain, it is hard to say who is the real son of heaven, but in Chen Gong's view, no matter who it is, it is absolutely impossible to be Lu Bu!

How can such a common man make things happen?
But in the view of Chen Gong today, Xuzhou Wangzheng has more hope of aspiring to the Central Plains.

Of course, in the end, it is still necessary to have an in-depth understanding before making a conclusion.

After all, speaking of it, he, Chen Gong, has already changed his master twice. If he presses the wrong treasure again this time, there is really no chance to change course.

After a while, Lu Bu spoke again.

"Gongtai, let's do as you say." He said slowly: "First promise to marry and accept employment, and get married as a rule. Let's spend some time collecting information about this son, carefully consider it, and then make a decision."

no decision
Chen Gong shook his head secretly, but his face was not leaking, he just cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty sees clearly, you really shouldn't act hastily."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Lu Bu nodded, and was about to wave his hand to make everyone disperse.

But at this moment, there was a sudden shout from outside the hall:
"Did my father forget to ask for someone's opinion on this matter?"

Everyone was startled, and followed the prestige, and saw a red cloud floating into the hall in an instant, and when they looked closely, it was a bright and beautiful young girl, whose face was full of femininity.

It's just that at this moment, she is wearing a white tight-fitting dress, a red cape, and her gestures reveal an indescribable sense of vitality. With this attire, she has a different kind of majesty and heroism.

Shining brightly like a ball of flame, it attracts everyone's attention as soon as it enters the arena.

As soon as the girl stopped, she gave Chen Gong a hard look, and in the latter's slightly embarrassed smile, she turned her head and looked straight at Lu Bu, and said with a soft snort:

"Father first asked mother, and then asked all uncles, why did he forget to ask daughter's opinion?"

Lu Bu looked at the girl who had already stood still in the hall, showing a rare look of helplessness.

"Why did I ask for your opinion?"

Looking around first, Lu Bu coughed dryly, and said in a deep voice pretending to be serious: "The so-called parents' orders, matchmaker's words!"

"That's the rule of the Central Plains people."

The girl was Lu Bu's favorite girl, Lu Qiling. When she heard this, she raised her eyebrows and immediately retorted: "Our Bingzhou has a custom of picking a son-in-law!"

"So if someone wants to marry their father, they need to ask their daughter's opinion!"

"Okay, okay." Lu Bu sighed, there was nothing he could do with this unruly girl: "Then what do you think?"

"If you want to marry me, Lu Qiling, you must first defeat me in all aspects before you can become my husband-in-law!"

Speaking of this, Lu Qiling walked up to Lu Bu's case gracefully, swaying with lotus steps, and picked up the greeting card from Zhang Zhao. After looking at it for a while, she showed a look of disdain.

"Wang Zheng?" The girl raised her beautiful face and said proudly to Lu Bu, "This man is my defeated general, my daughter disagrees!"

what are you talking about?

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Bu shook his head again and again, staring at Lu Qiling and said: "This Wang Zheng is a rare young hero, with impeccable literary and military talents, and he has become Xuzhou State Shepherd before the weak crown. It can be said that he is a rare talent! You are worthy of this girl More than enough!"

"What's more, it's the martial skill you are most proud of, this kid is no less inferior!"

"Did you know that the sentry cavalry reported back, not long ago, this son had a head-to-head fight with the Yan man Zhang Fei outside Xiapi City. Although there were not many rounds of fighting, he did not lose the wind at all!"

"Zhang Fei's ability, I know very well, is a veritable enemy of ten thousand people, a general of bears and tigers, in terms of personal bravery, no one can match him in the palm of his hand."

Speaking of this, Lu Bu has already come to a conclusion: "Although you have practiced martial arts with me since childhood, you still owe a little bit of heat. You are by no means a match for this person, let alone better than Wang Zheng?"

"Father, if you don't believe me, you can ask Steward Qian." Lu Qiling stomped her feet and said angrily, "Daughter did fight Wang Zheng once outside Lu County that day, and even defeated him!"

"So father can't agree to this marriage, and my daughter will never agree to marry a defeated general!"

Then there was a soft hum, and it flew away like a whirlwind.

This.
Seeing his daughter's eloquent words, Lu Bu couldn't help but become dubious, looked down the hall again, met Chen Gong's eyes, and smiled wryly at the same time.

Hey, spoiled ah this is.

(End of this chapter)