The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 89
Liu Bei also quickly came back to his senses.

Guan Yu is the general who sits in Jingzhou, and Sun Quan is the lord of Jiangdong. If they get married, what will happen to him, the left general?Even if Guan Yu is loyal to him, Guan Yu's disobedience is obvious. In the future, if he dies before Guan Yu and his son Liu Chan inherits his career, will Guan Yu still be loyal to him?If he has other thoughts, who can stop him?

Liu Bei broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at Fazheng, but Fazheng was ashamed and annoyed, and he didn't speak for a long time.Liu Bei had no choice but to turn his gaze to Zhuge Liang again: "Then according to Kong Ming's opinion, what should we do?"

"General Guan's loyalty can be learned from the sun and the moon, but it cannot be avoided that others will have their own opinions. I am afraid that there will be twists and turns in the good story between the lord and General Guan." Zhuge Liang said euphemistically: "I think that you must choose one that will not cause others The suspicious person chooses the right marriage. What's more, Sun Deng is still a child, and it is indeed not suitable for him to marry the daughter of General Guan."

"Then... which one is more suitable?" Liu Bei stroked the beard under his chin, tapping his fingers up and down on the table.

Zhuge Liang didn't speak, and bowed his head back.Fazheng rolled his eyes for a while, but then laughed: "My lord, I think of someone."

Liu Bei turned to look at him.

"Sun Shao." Fazheng said with a slightly smug smile, "Kong Ming's worries just now are very reasonable. It is true that General Guan cannot marry Sun Deng, but it is appropriate to marry Sun Shao." One finger: "First, Sun Shao and Guan Feng are about the same age, and they are also very talented. This time, they met General Guan in Xiangyang. They compare literature and martial arts, and they are quite similar to Guan Feng. General Guan I will definitely not object. Second, Sun Shao has a special status, and Sun Quan will definitely not let him lead the army, which can avoid other people's suspicion. Third, if Sun Quan disagrees, then it is not my fault, and Jiangdong people will think that he treats Sun Shao too much. However, if there is harm to benevolence and righteousness, his reputation will inevitably be damaged. After the two parties get married, he must also have some scruples, and he cannot repeat Mrs. Sun's mistakes and give others excuses."

As soon as Sun Shangxiang was mentioned, the corners of Liu Bei's eyes twitched involuntarily. In those few years, he was frightened by the shrew Sun Shangxiang, and he had psychological sequelae.He thought about it, and felt that what Fazheng said was quite reasonable, and more importantly, if Sun Shao really did what Fazheng said, then Guan Yu's pass would be much better, otherwise he was really not sure that Guan Yu would be obedient.

"Can Sun Shao really do it?"

"What Xiaozhi said is true, and I also think that Sun Shao can do it." Zhuge Liang patted Fazheng's flattery at the right time, and then said: "Sun Shao can't lead troops in Jiangdong, and now he can only manage the wine business to support himself. But , this wine of his is quite talkative."

"What's there to say about the wine?" Fazheng pulled back a round and was in a good mood. Seeing that Zhuge Liang spoke carefully, he asked with a three-point smile: "Is there any secret about this wine?"

"Xiaozhi really does not speak lightly, and there must be something in it." Zhuge Liang smiled and took out several secret reports from his arms and sent them to Liu Bei: "This is the news sent back by the spies in Jianye. Sun Quan built a workshop in Jianye , and sent Mrs. Sun to lead the guards, and no one else was allowed to enter, and the people inside were not allowed to come out casually. They also bought some supplies, here is the list."

Liu Bei looked at the list and couldn't help laughing: "Is he making wine or making alchemy? Why do I see these materials that seem to be alchemy?"

Fazheng took a look at it, and his face became serious: "That is to say, it is indeed suspicious. If it is just wine, why make it so mysterious? Kong Ming, this wine is related to Sun Shao?"

"Exactly." Zhuge Liang nodded solemnly: "The recipe for this wine was presented by Sun Shao. Moreover, Sun Shao himself is also selling wine, and he has agreements with thirteen counties, so he earns 650 gold every year. "Zhuge Liang's eyes are piercing, looking shrewd and capable, completely different from his usual gentleness: "I estimated that the scale of Jianye's winery is dozens of times larger than Sun Shao's own winery, enough to supply the entire Jiangdong region. If he makes new wines like Sun Shao’s own workshop, where does he sell so much wine? Why does Sun Shao take the initiative to supervise the production without worrying about being affected at all?”

"There is a ghost." Liu Bei and Fazheng said in unison.

"So, I suggest that you ask General Guan to marry his daughter to Sun Shao, maybe it may help us get this secret." Zhuge Liang finally came to a conclusion, staring at Liu Bei without blinking, making no secret of his urgency.After he heard the news about Jianye Winery, he became interested. This time when Sun Shao came to Chengdu, he immediately thought of this idea. Right now, he rejected Fazheng's idea, and then took advantage of the situation to throw out his own idea. If Liu Bei adopts it, then his status in Liu Bei's eyes will change, instead of the current military adviser and general who is not embarrassed or embarrassed.

People are always curious, although Liu Bei didn't know what the new wine was for, but Sun Quan made it so mysterious, he became interested all of a sudden, wishing to know what it was for right away.Fazheng is a smart man, he knows Sun Quan very well, if Sun Quan can spend such a high price on this matter, then this matter must be worth exploring, and although he has a normal friendship with Zhuge Liang, he also knows that Zhuge Liang is also a Smart man, he must have a reason for being so caring.

The three of them discussed the matter and immediately settled the matter.

Zhang Cheng was not too surprised when he received the decision conveyed by Zhuge Liang. He only hesitated for a while before saying that Sun Quan's original intention was Sun Deng.It will take another two months for this to come and go, and I am afraid that it will not be concluded until the next year. In order to save time, please discuss it with Guan Yu first. If he agrees, they will wait for Sun Quan's permission. You can get hired.

Without further ado, Zhuge Liang immediately agreed.He confidently said to Zhang Cheng, don't worry, this matter is beneficial to both parties, and Sun Quan will definitely agree.Zhang Cheng smiled wryly, it was beneficial to both parties, but not to Sun Shao. If Sun Shao really had no ambitions, then that's fine. If he embraced a beautiful woman, he would be rewarded. If he was not as indifferent as he said, If you still want to lead the army, then you will be locked up this time - he married Guan Feng, no matter how Sun Quan suppressed him, no one would make irresponsible remarks.

Sun Shao still looked indifferent, he just felt that this matter was a little too smooth, he was still thinking about how to reap the benefits, but Liu Bei took the initiative to fulfill him, he did not expect that the new wine that he thought was top secret had already attracted Zhuge Liang suspicion.

Jiangdong's envoys went down the river and rushed back to Jianye immediately, and Liu Bei's envoys also set off at the same time to Jingzhou to ask Guan Yu's opinion.Zhang Cheng and Sun Shao had nothing to do, so they wandered around Chengdu.Zhang Cheng was interested in learning, he went to visit great scholars like Xu Jing, but Sun Shao was interested in the market, he would go to Chengdu whenever he was free.The scale of Chengdu is larger than that of Wu County, and it has a wealth of items, many of which are unheard of in Wu County, and lacquerware is the world's best, so Sun Shao naturally couldn't come here in vain.

On this day, when Sun Shao came back from Chengdu, Qiaoyue behind him was holding jewelry in both hands, but Shuai Zeng was carrying a set of lacquerware. The other attendants also had nothing empty, and the master and servant were walking around the street. I saw Zhuge Liang's carriage head-on.Zhuge Liang laughed as soon as he saw Sun Shao. He glanced at the lacquerware in Shuai Zeng's hand and said with a smile, "Lieutenant Sun likes the lacquerware from Chengdu?"

Sun Shao laughed: "Yes, the quality of buckles in Chengdu is much better than those in Wu County."

"This is not the best." Zhuge Liang invited Sun Shao into the car, and said with a smile: "The best are all official works, and they used to be used by the palace. Now Your Majesty is held hostage by Cao Cao and cannot enter the palace." , the craftsmen could not support themselves, so they flowed out."

Sun Shao's eyes lit up, this royal thing must be a good thing, if you can get a few sets to take back, it will be so cool.

"Where is it for sale?"

"Not for sale." Zhuge Liang turned his head and glanced at Sun Shao, and said, "If Lieutenant Sun wants it, we might as well make a deal, and it doesn't hurt to give you a few sets."

Sun Shao instinctively became vigilant, but smiled as usual and looked at this wise man who was almost a monster in later generations: "What deal does the general want?"

Zhuge Liang avoided talking about it: "Liang would like to ask the captain, if the marriage is finalized, what do you want as a betrothal gift?"

"Betrothal gift?" Sun Shao smiled: "Didn't you show the general all of them?"

"Those... I'm afraid it's not enough." Zhuge Liang looked at Sun Shao with a three-point smile: "General Zuo and General Guan have a deep bond. If General Guan marries a daughter, General Zuo will definitely reward you a lot. Your betrothal gifts are For General Guan, but not for General Zuo."

"What does General Zuo want?" Sun Shao asked calmly.

"Wine." Zhuge Liang stared intently at Sun Shao's eyes: "New wine from Jianye Workshop."

(End of this chapter)