Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 566
After Zhuge Liang sent his father and daughter off on the mountain, he saw that it was difficult to leave on the same day due to the weather conditions, so he returned to the house to prepare for departure tomorrow.

He actually still had some doubts.

Huang Chengyan and Huang Zu both belonged to the Huang family in Jiangxia, and they were closely related. The reason why Huang Chengyan was able to marry into the Cai family, another large family in Jingzhou, was because the Huang family, like the Cai family, also supported Liu Biao.

This is nothing, but as a result, Zhuge Liang has to consider cleaning up another layer of relationships.

The current head of the Cai family, Cai Mao, Liu Biao's brother-in-law, has an unusual relationship with Cao Cao.

"Old Records of Xiangyang Qi" records that Cai Hao "was rarely married to Cao Cao", which shows that Cai Hao and Cao Cao had known each other since they were children and had a close relationship.

This is Zhuge Liang's worry. When Cao Cao slaughtered Langya in Xuzhou, many of the Zhuge family died. It can be said that the hatred between the two sides is irreconcilable.

If Zhuge Liang marries someone who is close to his family and the Cao family, he is likely to indirectly help Cao Cao in the future. This is contrary to Zhuge Liang's original intention, both in terms of life principles and reputation, and is unacceptable to him.

This was the real reason why Zhuge Liang couldn't speak up and couldn't agree to Huang Chengyan.

Otherwise, with Zhuge Liang's sharp eyesight, he would have already seen that the book girl brought by Huang Chengyan was a man disguised as a woman, and Huang Chengyan was quite tolerant and concerned about it. In all likelihood, this was the girl Huang Chengyan mentioned.

To be fair, Zhuge Liang felt that apart from being a bit darker, in terms of appearance, he was pretty good as a woman.

After all, Zhuge Liang knew very well that in terms of his appearance among men, there were only a few women in the world who could match him in appearance, and the rest were all similar in Zhuge Liang's eyes.

If that girl really sees the affairs of the world so clearly as Huang Chengyan said, then at least in terms of talent, she is outstanding among women. If it weren't for the relationship between Huang Chengyan and Cai, Zhuge Liang might have agreed, but he happened to The biggest concern is here.

Otherwise, in terms of age, Zhuge Liang would have already reached the age of starting a family.

It was getting late. Zhuge Liang was lying on a bamboo chair, looking at the night sky where the moon was gradually rising and dotted with stars. He thought to himself that things in the world were changing so fast and it was really interesting. He really wanted to work in Nanyang for the rest of his life. A mountain villager?
He fell asleep on the bamboo chair unknowingly. When he opened his eyes, it was already dawn, the mountains were filled with mist, and the faint sound of hoofbeats could be heard on the mountain road.

Zhuge Liang heard the sound of Huang Chengyan's donkey hooves, so he stood up and walked to the mountain spring in the courtyard, washed his face a few times, tied his hair back up, stretched out, and straightened his clothes.

The sound of the donkey's hooves stopped, and Zhuge Liang looked out, only to find through the fence that it was the scholar riding a donkey alone, with a pointed green bamboo hat on his head.

Zhuge Liang walked forward and saw the book boy getting off his donkey, hesitated for a moment through the bamboo door, and said, "Is there something wrong, girl?"

Huang Yueying listened and said softly: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from the young master."

She paused and said, "I came here without telling my father, but when I think about the young master's imminent departure, I feel that I can't come and ask him clearly. I feel really uneasy."

Zhuge Liang was about to open the bamboo door, but Huang Yueying reached out to stop him, "I only have one question, what is the real reason why the master rejected me?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Why must the girl think that Liang is not just concerned about her appearance?"

Huang Yueying said calmly: "Young Master looks like this. How many people in the world are worthy of you?"

"If the young master had this intention, he would have taken refuge with the famous princes in the world long ago to win fame so that he could see more beauties. Why would he live in seclusion in the mountains and wilderness?"

After Zhuge Liang heard this, he laughed dumbly and said: "The girl's perspective on things is indeed different from others. Maybe Liang really has this idea!"

Huang Yueying was delighted, "Since appearance is not a problem, talent should not be an obstacle."

"Some of the questions that the young master and my father raised before were difficult for me to answer, but I can suddenly understand them next time. This is because I have put some effort into them."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "I also guessed that it is impossible for people to change their views so much in a short period of time. The girl has great talents."

Huang Yueying's face turned red, and she lowered her head subconsciously, letting the bamboo hat cover her face.

She said softly: "Since these are not the problems, then there is only one left."

"Family."

"I ignored this at first, thinking that the Zhuge family is a famous family, and although the Huang family is not as good as it is, it still has three sons. For example, my uncle is somewhat famous."

Zhuge Liang quickly bowed and said, "The world respects Mr. Zi Yan for his righteousness."

Huang Wan, also known as Ziyan, was the grandson of Situ Huangxiang. Huang Wan entered the officialdom and was promoted to Wu Guan Zhonglang General, and worked with Guang Luxun and Chen Fan.

The Guangluxun Mansion was responsible for recommending the ministers of the three mansions, assessing their performance and tenure, and selecting those with outstanding talents and virtues. These were the four subjects for selecting outstanding talents. At that time, the sons of officials mostly relied on connections to get into positions, but the two of them mostly recommended people with real talents and practical knowledge. , was retaliated by the powerful, and Huang Wan suffered from the party's imprisonment for 20 years.

It was not until the time of Emperor Ling that Huang Wan was recommended by Yang Biao's father Yang Ci and re-entered the court as an official, becoming the shepherd of Yuzhou and the Marquis of Guannei. When Dong Zhuo came to power, he entered the court and was promoted to Taiwei, and was granted the title of Marquis of Yangquan Township. Together with the then Situ Yang Biao had a close friendship with him, and the latter two were worshiped as Doctor Guanglu together.

After Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, Huang Wan was transferred to the Sili school captain and conspired with Wang Yun to kill Dong Zhuo. Later, Li Jue and Guo Si captured Chang'an and killed Wang Yun and Huang Wan on the same day. The Huang family members also fled to Jingzhou to escape because they were implicated. There are many misfortunes.

Zhuge Liang was so respectful not only because of Huang Wan's status, but also because of his integrity and integrity throughout his life.

He thought to himself that this girl from the Huang family was really smart. Not only did the Huang family have a third male, but Huang Wan's grandfather Huang Xiang was also a third male. However, Huang Yueying singled out Huang Wan, implying that Huang's character was reliable and that she was also vaguely aware of her. Build momentum.

Huang Yueying observed the words and said: "My father and Cai's relationship is not good."

"This is also the reason why Huang Zu guarded Jiangxia and Liu Biao never came to help."

Zhuge Liang raised his head in surprise. Seeing Huang Yueying, he became more confident and whispered: "My mother and Liu Jingsheng's wife are not from the same mother."

Zhuge Liang suddenly realized that this was the case!He was a little surprised, raised his head and said, "How did the girl guess what Liangzhi was thinking?"

Seeing that she had guessed correctly, Huang Yueying suppressed her joy and said softly: "When I heard about the Cao family's massacre of Xuzhou, I also deeply felt that it was hard for the young master to live in exile for several years."

Zhuge Liang sighed: "The fact that the girl could guess this is far beyond Liang's expectation."

Huang Yueying said: "I don't understand the general trend of the world, but what affects the general trend is the people's hearts. Behind the people's hearts is the common result of the consideration of the relationships between all parties."

"The struggle in the world is nothing more than a struggle at the knotted nodes in this intricate network of relationships."

"People's actions must have their reasons. As long as we work backwards from the relationship between them, we can often find the answer."

Zhuge Liang couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "The girl is right, no matter how the world changes, in the end the relationship between people will still be at war!"

He stood up straight and looked directly at Huang Yueying, "If the girl doesn't give up, Liang will go down the mountain and hire the Huang family."

Huang Yueying's heart was filled with joy, she lowered her head and gathered her crotch and said, "I am extremely happy."

She suddenly thought of something, "How did you find out that my concubine was disguised as a woman?"

Zhuge casually replied: "Stargazing."

The situation turned out as Zhuge Liang expected. When Yuan Shu's army reached near Xinye, it was attacked by Zhang Xiu's army.

For Yuan Shu's army who seldom fought with large-scale cavalry, the first meeting of the Liangzhou cavalry was a nightmare. The successive attacks of light and heavy cavalry quickly defeated Yuan Shu's front army, leading to a large-scale rout.

The situation was so chaotic that even Yuan Shu, who was supervising the formation of the Chinese army, was helpless and had to temporarily retreat and set up camp.

Yuan Shu naturally gritted his teeth. He thought that Lu Bu had retreated and defeated Yuan Shang, finally finding a route to Jingzhou, but he didn't expect that Zhang Xiu was so difficult to deal with!
Seeing that he was just one step away from breaking through the external barrier of Jingzhou and entering Jingzhou, he was blocked by this last step!

Not to mention that Yuan Shu's army in the north suffered a setback in Nanyang, Sun Ce's army in the south also encountered difficulties.

Han Dang, Zhou Tailumeng's former army, had been fighting Huang Zu's navy in Xiakou for several months, but they just couldn't defeat it.

In Xisai of Lujiang County, Sun Ce personally led the army to attack Liu Xun and Liu Ye who were stubbornly resisting. Huang Zu had already reacted and sent his son Huang She with [-] reinforcements to come to the rescue.

Sun Ce didn't have much hatred for Liu Xun, but it was different for Huang She. After all, his father Huang Zu was Sun Ce's father-killing enemy!
So Sun Ce decisively abandoned Xisai, which had been unable to be conquered for a long time, and defeated Huang She who was coming to help. Huang She saw that the situation was not good and quickly retreated to Jiangxia County.

Sun Ce was not satisfied and chased him in the mountains and forests for several days, but Huang She finally ran away because of his familiarity with the terrain.

Although Sun Ce was still angry, Zhou Yu reminded him that the food supplies could not keep up, and Sun Ce had to retreat angrily.

The two of them returned to Pengze, south of Xisai. Sun Ce looked at the boats on the river and suddenly said angrily, "I regret giving up Wancheng to the fierce tiger!"

"If I could collect food from Wancheng, I would have conquered Xisai and marched into Jiangxia!"

Zhou Yu's eyes flashed, "It's not impossible now."

Sun Ce was overjoyed, "What did Gong Jin say?"

Zhou Yu said: "Previously, Bo Fu was too embarrassed to take Wancheng directly because of Yuan Gongguo's face. Now Wancheng is in the hands of the fierce tiger, and he can't escape in Hefei. If he doesn't take it now, how can he wait until later?" ?”

After hearing this, Sun Ce hesitated, "Doesn't this show our betrayal?"

Zhou Yu snorted coldly: "The ferocious tiger has bad intentions. He took Wankou to prevent us from taking Jingzhou?"

"If we don't take action now, the fierce tiger will take action in the future!"

"The front lines of Anhui and Hefei are in his hands. How can we have peace in Jiangdong?"

Sun Ce was already a little moved and said, "But we can't just start a war without an excuse, right?"

After hearing this, Zhou Yu smiled and said, "I already have an idea."

"We asked to enter Wancheng in the name of borrowing food."

"Now if Li Shu, the governor of Wancheng, does not agree, we will use the excuse of destroying the alliance to capture Wancheng and kill him."

"Afterwards, all you need to do is send a letter to Xiu Hu to explain, and blame all the reasons on Li Shu."

"When the time comes when we actually take control of Wancheng, it's not up to us to decide when to return it?"

"Even when the fierce tiger attacks Shouchun, we may not have the chance to take a step north!"

"Only by completely controlling the Lujiang River can we advance both by land and water to seize Jingzhou!"

Sun Ce heard this and praised: "Gong Jin's plan is brilliant!"

"Now the entire army must break camp and rush to Wancheng!"

(End of this chapter)