The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 253 Chapter 252
The arrival of Zhao Yun relieved some of Zhang Yan's depressed mood, and Li Cai bought [-] adult war horses from the Wuhuan people and distributed them to each army, formally establishing a strong cavalry team.

In addition, [-] foals were brought to Xuzhou. For this reason, Zhang Yan deliberately left a large area in the fiefdom to plant pastures and began to raise horses in Xuzhou.

In March of Yangchun, Jia Xu, who secretly held a beauty pageant, also had a harvest. After several layers of screening, a total of [-] beauties were selected. According to the screening, two beauties from Lujiang, with their beauty and beauty, were overwhelming. Reported to Jia Xu.

These two beauties are sisters. They are the daughters of Mr. Qiao in Lujiang County and Wan County. Not only are the two daughters outstanding in appearance, they are also proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. , but were all politely rejected by Mr. Qiao.

Er Qiao's beauty had already been spread in Wan County, but it was only after Yuan Shu was wiped out last year that he suddenly became famous.

It is said that Duke Qiao knew that his two daughters were charming, but Yuan Shu was also a womanizer. In order not to attract attention, Duke Qiao did not allow his daughters to go out.

Last year, when Yuan Shu was killed, the entire Huainan area celebrated together. Taking advantage of Mr. Qiao's inattention, Er Qiao sneaked out of the house. Who would have thought that the stunningly beautiful Er Qiao immediately caused traffic jams in the streets and alleys of Wan County, no matter what age group they were in? Any man who looks at him will be deeply attracted by his glamorous appearance.

For a while, Er Qiao's reputation rose to fame, and gradually attracted the attention of many people.

The sunshine in March is warm. In order to personally verify Er Qiao's alluring appearance, Jia Xu, the lieutenant of Sili, took a few days off from Pengcheng and came to Wan County without hesitation. Under the leadership of Jin Yiwei, he found Qiao government.

However, Jia Xu is dressed as a Confucian scholar, but she doesn't want to reveal her true identity.

Outside the gate of Qiao's mansion, Jia Xu asked someone to hand over a letter of worship, and after a while, someone invited Jia Xu into the mansion.

Jia Xu came to the hall of Qiao Mansion, but saw an old man with white hair and childlike face sitting in the hall, his face was red and his eyes were sunken. Although he was much older than him, he was in good spirits, as if he was a fairy who had attained enlightenment .

Qiao Gong, named Yu, was the son of Qiaoxuan, the former Taiwei of the Great Han Dynasty. He once served as the Prime Minister of Rencheng State.

After the Danggu Rebellion, the imperial court recruited Qiao Yu many times as an official, but was rejected by him.

The second Qiao is Qiao Yu's daughter. Qiao Yu had a son in her early years, who died young, and later married three wives and concubines in succession, and has never had any heirs.

Later, a wealthy businessman in Wan County fell in love with Qiao Yu, so he betrothed his daughter to Qiao Yu.At that time, Qiao Yu was 40 years old, but she was still young, and the dead tree was in spring. In the next three years, she gave birth to two daughters in succession.

However, Qiao Yu was not satisfied, and wanted a son wholeheartedly, so when he named his second daughter, he also had some deep meaning. The eldest daughter was called Zhaodi, and the youngest daughter was called Zaidi.

Unfortunately, after having these two daughters, Qiao Yu's wife and concubine never got pregnant again.On the contrary, the two daughters grew bigger and bigger, smart and beautiful, and they were deeply loved by Qiao Yu.

Later, Qiao Yu inherited his father-in-law's property, and because his father Qiao Xuan had been a Sangong, everyone in Wan County called him Qiao Gong.

Qiao Yu didn't realize until the two daughters had grown up that his two daughters had the beauty of a country and a city, and the original names were not suitable for this gorgeous appearance. He wanted to choose another name, but Later, they simply called the eldest daughter Da Qiao and the youngest daughter Xiao Qiao, thus the second Qiao was born.

Jia Xu is in his 40s, and Qiao Gong is almost 60 years old, and not many people lived long in ancient times. Qiao Gong can still have such a good spirit at this age, which is already the best among them.

"Junior Jia Xu, pay homage to Mr. Qiao!" Jia Xu greeted directly as soon as he entered the hall.

Mr. Qiao has never been involved in political affairs, and he doesn't move around very often. Due to his old age and frailty, he rarely travels, so his living circle is very small, and he has never heard of Jia Xu's reputation.

However, Qiao Gong saw Jia Xu's extraordinary appearance, and he was dressed as a Confucian scholar. Guessing that this person is very knowledgeable, he didn't dare to neglect him, and immediately said: "You are welcome, sir, let's do it, and enjoy tea!"

As soon as the words fell, the servants of Qiao's mansion immediately served tea. Mr. Qiao said politely: "I don't drink alcohol, so I can only replace wine with tea. Please forgive me, sir."

Jia Xu said: "The younger generation doesn't drink much, it's better to drink tea, better to drink tea."

With that said, Jia Xu picked up a bowl of tea and took a sip.

Qiao Gong saw that Jia Xu's words and deeds were very strict, and he looked very refined, so he asked: "Sir, please forgive me for being ignorant and not having heard of your reputation. But this old man has always been hospitable. Treat each other, but the old man doesn't know, I have never met my husband, why did you come to my residence?"

Ever since Mr. Qiao inherited his father-in-law's property, Mr. Qiao's mansion has become the largest household in Wan County, and Mr. Qiao is very hospitable and generous. Just to get some charity.

But Mr. Qiao saw that Jia Xu was not an embarrassing person in his attire, so he asked such a question.

Jia Xu said: "To be honest, the younger generation came here for fame, and really wanted to meet Mr. Qiao's two beautiful daughters!"

Mr. Qiao immediately waved his hand and said, "That's all misrepresentation by outsiders. In fact, my daughter is not so beautiful. If the husband wants to see you, then the old man will help you! Come on, call the eldest lady and the second lady to the hall Come."

"Here!"

After a while, two young girls came out from the back hall. They were gorgeously dressed and covered in jewels. They looked graceful and luxurious, but their faces were ordinary.

Jia Xu glanced at it, and thought to himself: "It seems that Mr. Qiao wants to send me away because he wants to use two maidservants..."

"Daughter pays respects to father!" The two women walked up to Duke Qiao and said in unison.

Qiao Gong said to Jia Xu: "Sir, these two are the sons and daughters of the old man, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao."

Jia Xu said with a smile: "The juniors come here because of their fame. Since Mr. Qiao doesn't want to let the two young ladies show their true colors, why bother to let the two maidservants pretend?"

Qiao Gong was stunned for a moment, unexpectedly, Jia Xu could tell at a glance that these two people were pretending.He laughed and said: "Sir, you can take medicine indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense! These two are the old man's daughters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. If you don't believe me, I have nothing to do. Besides, the old man has already died As I said before, these are all rumors from the boring people outside, and the two daughters of this old man are not at all beautiful!"

"Mr. Qiao must be deceiving himself and others for another reason. Since Mr. Qiao is unwilling to let the two daughters show their true colors to others, this junior has no choice but to leave first and come back another day!"

After speaking, Jia Xu got up and left without looking back.

Qiao Gong was very unhappy and said: "Forgive me for sending it away!"

Early the next morning, accompanied by the county magistrate of Wan County, Jia Xu came to Qiao's mansion again in official uniform. Mr. Qiao and the magistrate were old acquaintances, so he came to greet him immediately. Who knew that when he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he saw I saw Jia Xu who was dressed as a Confucian scholar yesterday, but at this time, Jia Xu was wearing an official robe. After some questioning, I found out that Jia Xu was the captain of Sili, and the purpose of Jia Xu's visit this time was to stay here. The Duke, the General, and the Taiwei Zhang Yan are in the beauty pageant.

No matter how prestigious Qiao Gong is in Wan County, he can only be respectful when he meets a high-ranking official like Jia Xu, not to mention that the purpose of Jia Xu's trip this time is to win a beauty contest for Zhang Yan.

At first, Mr. Qiao was reluctant, but after a while of consolation by the county magistrate of Wan County, he agreed to let Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao come out to meet Jia Xu.

A quarter of an hour later, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao came out from the back hall one after another. As soon as the two came to the front hall, Jia Xu only felt his eyes light up. Moreover, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao are not much different in age, and their appearance is also quite similar. They are similar to twin sisters, as if they were carved out of the same mold.

"The beauty of the country is heavenly, Er Qiao really has an appearance that can overwhelm the country and the city!" Jia Xu said in surprise after seeing it.

Qiao Gong immediately asked Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao to retire, and Jia Xu told Qiao Gong straight to the point that he wanted to take Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao away and give them to the general Zhang Yan as his concubines.

Without waiting for Mr. Qiao to agree, Jia Xu informed the magistrate that within ten days, they would send people to send Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao to Pengcheng. If they dared to violate the order, they would all be executed!

After speaking, Jia Xu quickly left.

Duke Qiao with a sad face and the county magistrate with a shocked face were left behind.

After Jia Xu left, Mr. Qiao complained to the county magistrate, who was also very embarrassed, and advised Mr. Qiao to obey the order, otherwise, everyone would be executed.And tell Mr. Qiao that it is a blessing to be able to become relatives with Zhang Yan.

After finishing speaking, the county magistrate also left, and told Mr. Qiao that he would come to Qiao's mansion tomorrow to pick him up, so Mr. Qiao could make good preparations.

Mr. Qiao had a troubled expression on his face, and his heart was even more up and down. To be honest, he didn't want his two daughters to marry into a wealthy family.

Mr. Qiao came to his daughter's room and opened the door, but he saw Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao talking and laughing there, but he was helpless on his face.

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao saw Mr. Qiao's frowning face, and asked, "Daddy, what's wrong with you?"

"Daughter, daddy is sorry for you, tomorrow you will all be sent to Pengcheng to be the general's concubine, daddy and I..."

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao looked at each other, also with sad faces, and asked, "Daddy, what should we do then?"

Duke Qiao loved his daughter dearly, and immediately said, "Why don't we run away overnight..."

"Escape! You know how to escape! The male university should marry, and the female university should marry, not to mention that the two of them are going to marry the great general of the dynasty. Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's minister on the shore of the land, can you Where did they escape to? If they escape, our Qiao family will be in bad luck, and will be ransacked!" Suddenly, an old woman who was about the same age as Mr. Qiao came from outside the door. She also had silver hair, but her body But it looked a little bloated, and he reprimanded him as soon as he entered the door. This person is none other than Qiao Zheng's wife Liu.

(End of this chapter)