Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 61 Luo Shen proposes marriage
"My lord, now that the epidemic in Jizhou has just passed, it is really inappropriate to use weapons. The only solution for now is to rest and recuperate. Today, our strength in Hebei is far superior to that of Cao Cao. As long as we implement benevolent governance, we can surrender without fighting." Left Jushou on the side spoke first.

"Mr. Gong and Mr.'s words are wrong. I think I have 70 armored men in Hebei. If I want to deal with the little Cao Cao, I will be too careful!" Guo Tu on the right said with a smile.

"Mr. Gongze, although our army is numerous, it is not as elite as Cao's army. It is beneficial to slow down the battle. Cao's army is certainly elite, but it is not as good as our army. When its food is exhausted, it can be destroyed." Ju Shou said without delay.

"It's exactly what you said. My lord, when Feng thinks that he is defending, he can send fine cavalry to harass Yanyu and cut off its food roads, so that it can't take care of both the head and the tail, and it will be exhausted. If this is the case, Cao Cao will be defeated." The policy, hastily added aside.

"Cao Cao is experienced in using troops, but An Neng doesn't know how to protect the grain road? What's more, my army in Hebei has 70 troops, how can it be invincible against [-]? Yuan Hao is too worried." Shen Pei said proudly from the side.

"Huh?" Yuan Shao listened for a long while, but still felt that the words of trial and assignment were the most pleasing to the ear.Tian Feng and Jushou wanted to recuperate or persevere, but now that Laozi is the most powerful in the world, there is no reason to hold back and wait for someone to fight.Seeing that Xin Ping and Xin Pi brothers also agreed with the words of trial and match, regardless of Ju Shou and Tian Feng's repeated persuasion, they are ready to gather troops and fight Cao Cao to the death.

"My lord, if you go to war with Cao Cao, why don't you join forces with Liu Bei in Xuzhou?" Xu You, who had been silent at this time, suddenly said, and then added his own reasons: "Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou a few years ago and slaughtered the people. Liu Bei fought in Yuzhou, and the two sides had a deep hatred. If Liu Bei can be united and let him enter Yanzhou from the east, then Cao Cao will be overwhelmed and exhausted.”

"Well!" Yuan Shaozheng was noncommittal, and Feng Ji who was beside him sneered: "Brother Ziyuan, Liu Bei is a mat weaver and shoe seller, and he was lucky enough to be in the county. Now I am attacking Cao in Hebei. Guard the door, otherwise the lord will clean him up with him!"

"That's right!" Yuan Shao didn't think Liu Bei had any abilities, and he didn't listen to Xu You's words at the moment, and he didn't join Liu Bei, and then announced the end of the court meeting. "Xiansi, you stay here." Yuan Shao dismissed all civil and military officials, but left his eldest son Yuan Tan alone, and the father and son came to Yuan Shao's study to continue talking in detail.

"Xiansi, why have you been so slow in getting married to Miss Zhen's family?" After sitting down, Yuan Shao asked his eldest son in confusion.He knew that Yuan Tan was very infatuated with Zhen Jiang in the past, but now that the wedding is approaching, he is somewhat evasive and refuses to get married.

"Father doesn't know something!" Yuan Tan lowered his voice and whispered into Yuan Shao's ear. "There is such a thing?" Yuan Shao was also stunned when he heard this.

"That's true. This is what Zhen Jiang's personal servant said. That day in Huainan, she was robbed by thieves, and was rescued by Xuzhou army. Since she was robbed, I am afraid that she is no longer innocent. I, Yuan The family has four generations and three males, so marrying a merchant's daughter is already flattering her. Now that she is not perfect, how can she marry again?" Yuan Tan talked eloquently, seeing Yuan Shao's expression softened a little, but he was thinking about Mr. Guo's words. Sure enough, my father listened to it very well.

It turned out that when Yuan Tan learned about Zhen Jiang's robbery that day, he immediately felt that she was not good enough for him, so he wanted to regret the marriage.But he knew that his father was very stubborn, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to talk about it.At this time, Guo Tu told him that it is best to use Yuan Shao's face-saving features to persuade him.Yuan Tan followed his words, and what he said really moved Yuan Shao's heart.

"But if you regret the marriage, what about the Zhen family?" Yuan Shao also had some headaches: he was living in Hebei, and he couldn't do without the support of the Zhen family.Now that Yuan Tan regretted his marriage, what should he do?However, Guo Tu had already thought of a countermeasure for Yuan Tan on this point, and Yuan Tan said at the moment: "The five daughters of the Zhen family are all beautiful and beautiful. Although the child cannot be married to him today, the second and third brothers are okay. The father cherishes the child for a long time. In the army, wouldn't it be wonderful to persuade the Zhen family to choose another daughter to marry their second brother on the grounds that they have no time to start a family?"

"It makes sense!" Yuan Shao nodded slightly.A few days later, Yuan Shao personally met Zhen Fei, the patriarch of the Zhen family. In addition to canceling the original marriage contract between Yuan Tan and Zhen Jiang, it was also finalized that Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, would marry the youngest daughter of the Zhen family, Zhen Mi.

When the news reached Zhen Jiang and Zhen Mi who were in the Zhen's shop in Xuzhou, both sisters' hearts sank. "Sister, why did that Yuan Tan regret the marriage?" Zhen Mi said angrily. In her opinion, her elder sister was the most gentle and beautiful woman in the world, and Yuan Tan didn't want her. It was a mistake.

"Human words are terrifying!" Zhen Jiang forced a smile, feeling a sense of sadness in his heart.Rubbing his sister's head, Zhen Jiang asked again: "Then how are you doing, little sister?"

"What else can I do, I have to marry that Yuan Xi!" Zhen Mi lost her energy when she heard the words, maybe this is the sadness of being in a wealthy family, the two sisters were relatively speechless.After a long time, Zhen Mi looked up at her sister suddenly, and said firmly, "Sister, I will never let you get married. Don't worry, my younger sister will definitely find you a man who suits you!"

"Little sister?" Zhen Jiang looked at her always mischievous younger sister in surprise. He had never seen her so determined.

That evening, when Zhao Feng returned home to prepare for dinner, an unexpected visitor came to his house. "Miss Zhen?" Zhao Feng looked at the little girl in front of him, she hadn't seen her for several months, and she looked more and more upside down.

"General Zhao, I hope you don't take offense if Zhen came here uninvited!" Zhen Mi said old-fashionedly. "Don't dare, miss Zhen, please come in!" Zhao Feng was a little amused, but he still invited the little aunt in, and at the same time secretly sent someone to inform Guan Ping.

In the jewelry store before, Zhen Mi had a relationship with Diao Chan.Although it was not very pleasant at the time, Diao Chan naturally would not hold grudges against this little girl, seeing her take the initiative to visit, she greeted her with a smile.But Zhao Feng and Diao Chan soon noticed that this little girl seemed to have something on her mind today, she was always hesitant to talk, and chatted with them whether or not she wanted to.

But luckily Zhen Mi didn't keep them waiting for long, she just chatted for a few words and said directly: "General Zhao, Mrs. Zhao, to tell the truth, Mr. Zhen came here today to discuss something important." Seeing that she was only ten At the age of five or six, Zhao Feng and Diao Chan were secretly amused when they used the accent to teach the conversation between adults.

"I don't know what's important for Miss Zhen!" Zhao Feng also laughed.

"To be honest, Zhen Mou came here this time to propose marriage for my sister!" Zhen Mi's words were not surprising, and Zhao Feng and Diao Chan were dumbfounded when they said this.

"Don't believe me!" Zhen Mi saw the strange expressions on the two people's faces, and immediately knew that they didn't believe in her too much, and in a hurry, the child's demeanor reappeared, and the previous deep pretending was gone.

In Zhen Mi's angry and eager voice, Zhao Feng and Diao Chan finally understood the reason of the matter. "Yuan Tan divorced?" Zhao Feng was a little unimaginable, because Zhen Jiang had been kidnapped before, and this kid was so clean that he wanted to divorce?
"Yes!" Zhen Mi also looked at Zhao Feng pitifully.

"So you were going to propose marriage for your sister, but you found me?" Zhao Feng asked with a little amused smile.

"Yes!" Zhen Mi continued to say pitifully.

"Why me? It's not like your sister can't get married." Zhao Feng was a little puzzled.

"People's words are terrible! My sister was robbed by thieves, what will the world think of her? Except you and me, who else would believe that she is innocent?" Zhen Mi said helplessly.

"I believe it, I believe it!" It was Guan Ping who rushed over to speak hastily.

Zhen Mi gave Guan Ping a sideways look, then pointed to everyone in the room and said to Zhao Feng: "Even if you add him, the people in the world who believe that my sister is innocent are just you, me and him."

"I believe it too!" Diao Chan smiled and said.

"There are only four like this!" Zhen Mi stretched out five fingers of her right hand and waved them. "You can count light with one hand, it's indeed a little less!" Zhao Feng also sighed.

"But you, General Zhao, are different. My sister was saved by you. If she commits herself to marrying you, people in the world will only regard her as a way of repaying her kindness. Besides," Zhen Mi said, she also paused on purpose, and then Cai said: "Besides, my sister also has a good impression of you, General Zhao! It's just that it's not easy to say it yourself now!"

"Huh?" Zhao Feng wasn't too surprised by this result, but he was still caught off guard when he heard Zhen Mi say it.Although she was secretly happy in her heart, she didn't dare to show it on her face. Didn't she see Diao Chan staring at her face with twinkling eyes?

"That's the truth, General Zhao. Although I, Zhen Mi, is young, I know that the treasure of a daughter is easy to get, but a man of love is hard to find. My sister and I have been in love since we were young. Seeing her sad now, I am really heartbroken." I can't bear it. Besides, as far as I can see, General Zhao has no intentions towards my sister. Since they are in love, Zhen Mi begs General Zhao to propose marriage to the Zhen family as soon as possible, so as to take advantage of my sister's loneliness!" After finishing speaking, Zhen Mi begged again.

"Miss Zhen, please get up quickly!" Zhao Feng sighed in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhen Mi.Guan Ping and Diao Chan also sighed when they heard the words, Guan Ping first said: "General Zhao, since I think that's the case, you should go propose marriage to the Zhen family!"

"Yes, husband!" Diao Chan didn't say anything, but just nodded.Seeing the two of them like this, Zhao Feng looked at Zhen Mi's expectant eyes again, recalled the little things between him and Zhen Jiang, and after a moment of emotion in his heart, he nodded solemnly to Zhen Mi.

A few days later, after Liu Bei learned of this incident, he was also deeply moved by the matter between Zhao Feng and Zhen Jiang.Afterwards, Liu Bei worshiped Zhao Feng as the general of the gangsters, with a rank of two thousand stones, and attached his own letter to propose marriage to Zhao Feng.As for all other expenses, Zhao Yu, the big cheap brother, borne it all by himself.

(End of this chapter)