Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

Sun Jian, you still want to find a daughter-in-law?Go dreaming!

It's just that when the same thing happened to the Qiao family, it really became a mountain that Qiao Xuan couldn't resist.

……

"Ying'er, is it the Sun's family in Changsha?"

"Looking around the Lujiang River, the Qingzhou banditry in the north is more chaotic than the Lujiang River, and Yuzhang County in the south and Danyang County in the east are deeply under the control of Zulang, the leader of the Shanyue bandit. It can be said that they cannot protect themselves."

"Looking around, the only person who could support Mr. Qiao four years ago is Sun Jian, the magistrate of Changsha County."

"Your sister's original marriage partner was Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce?"

Maybe it was just good luck playing tricks on people, after going around in circles, Zhang Yan's gaze finally fell on the two brothers Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

Chapter 9 Lujiang is the Lujiang of Lujiang people

"Well, it's Sun Ce and Sun Bofu, the eldest son of Changsha prefect Sun Jian."

"Although at that time, Prefect Sun Jian had not yet been conferred the title of Marquis of Wucheng for suppressing the Ou Xing rebellion, but with more than [-] soldiers and horses in his hands, he could already be said to be one of the most powerful forces around Lujiang."

Wei Wei nodded to Zhang Yan, Qiao Ying's expression was a little sad at the moment.

"At the beginning, Huang Rang and the Jiangxiaman led by him claimed to have an army of more than [-]. They had already broken through four cities at the junction of Lujiang and Jiangxia counties. Every time a city was broken, a large number of powerful families in the city were massacred and the land was distributed among them. They have an army under their command, and let the soldiers in the army fight bravely, and it can be said that Wancheng is in danger under their soldiers."

"Under such circumstances, my father had no choice but to contact Sun Jian, who was guarding Changsha County at that time, through the help of the Zhou family, hoping that the other party would send troops to help Lujiang resist Jiang Xiaman's offensive."

"Although my sister was still young at the time, Sun Ce, the eldest son of prefect Sun Jian, was born in the fourth year of Xiping, not much older than my elder sister. Prefect Sun Jian heard that the Qiao family was considered a scholarly family in Lujiang, and that my sister had been married since childhood. She looks pretty and lovely, so the marriage between the two of them was settled like this."

"Well... Judging from the original situation, it can be said that father and prefect Sun Jian hit it off right away."

Whispering to Zhang Yan, Qiao Ying saw that the other party had already guessed some clues, so she didn't hide it from Zhang Yan anymore, but revealed the whole thing at the beginning.

And Zhang Yan pursed his lips when he heard the words, and didn't say anything more.

In fact, no matter what the original situation was, as Qiao Ying's husband, he shouldn't interfere too much.

After all, even Zhang Yan enjoys the various benefits brought by this political marriage, so what position does he have to attack Sun Jian, or look down on Qiao Xuan's decision?

"Oh, what happened next?"

"Your sister is fourteen or fifteen years old this year, and Sun Ce should be about the same. Why haven't the two married yet?"

After a long time, Zhang Yancai continued to ask Qiao Ying in a low voice.

"Well... If my sister and Sun Jian's son are really married, then this matter will be over like this, and my father will not pretend to be wrong about this marriage like he is now."

"But later, Huang Rang's Jiang Xia Man was first dealt with by Lu Kang's Shanyue brought in from Danyang, and the prefect Sun Jian's promise to send troops to help him became a joke."

"In addition, husband, you were sent by the emperor to be the prefect of Lujiang a few days ago. It can be said that you have arrived at the headquarters of the Qiao family...Father, he has a little thought of retiring the engagement."

It seems that it is difficult to talk about this matter. When Qiaoying mentioned the word "retirement", Zhang Yan's voice was so low that Zhang Yan could barely hear it.

"Except for father and Gongjin..., we have never met the eldest son of the Sun family, and we don't even know his character."

"Although Gong Jin has a high opinion of Sun Ce, you know, my husband, that he is inherently stubborn, and it is difficult to change what he believes in."

"Therefore, he has always been noncommittal about Gongjin's evaluation of his father. He only feels that the Sun family's background is a bit poor, and he is not very satisfied with the marriage that was hastily settled at the beginning."

"Of course, because of Sun Jian's military strength and his love for feathers, my father didn't take the initiative to let the two families really break off the engagement..."

"He just saw that Sun Jian was busy suppressing the rebellion of the star remnants in the area recently, and he didn't have time to mention this matter, so he kept silent and dragged this matter until now."

Telling all the ins and outs of the matter in one breath, Qiao Ying herself knew that this matter was disgraceful.

Whether it was the Qiao family's low-key initiative to enter into the marriage contract when they needed it, or the idea of ​​regretting the marriage after Sun Jian was no longer needed, this matter is actually unreasonable for the Qiao family.

Just as a daughter of the Qiao family, she is the same as Zhang Yan, and it is difficult to say anything more.

……

"Oh, that's how it is. Fortunately, I thought this marriage was just an alliance under the city due to the impending arrival of Huang Rang's soldiers, but I didn't want to have such a cause and effect."

"However, Ying'er, you have to help me persuade Mr. Qiao, such things as retiring the engagement, especially such things as the woman voluntarily retiring, are absolutely unacceptable."

Quickly told Qiao Ying, Zhang Yan's expression became a little strange at the moment.

To be honest, just now when Qiaoying talked about the ins and outs of this whole matter, Zhang Yan always had a feeling that the role played by the Qiao family in this matter can be said to be a full-fledged villain, even compared to the old Xiao Yan was only short of a divorce plot.

If this time, the Qiao family went to voluntarily withdraw the engagement and slap Sun Jian in the face in front of Sun Ce, it can be said that they took the initiative to give Sun Ce a full set of protagonist buffs.

Therefore, even Zhang Yan didn't have nothing to do with Sun Jian, but he really didn't want to make any mistakes during the critical period of Dong Zhuo's chaos.

……

"Anyway, Ying'er, remember, it's better to bully the white-bearded man than to bully the young and poor. The dragon has a day to take off, and the west of the weir reaches the east of the river."

"Whether it's due to fame or other reasons, it's absolutely unacceptable to withdraw a marriage in order to win someone's ambition."

After all, Zhang Yan does not want Sun Ce to give himself a drama of "30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, don't bully the young and poor".But now it seems that it was not without reason that Sun Ce led Zhou Yu to take the knife from Lujiang as soon as he got his first batch of troops.

Even though he had systematic help, Zhang Yan always believed that he was just an ordinary person, and it was already very difficult to compete with Er Yuan, Dong Zhuo, Cao Liu and other big men at the end of the Han Dynasty.

If Sun Ce came to attack Lujiang with all his buffs and an army of 10,000+, although Zhang Yan could not be said to be helpless, he would be greatly affected by the opponent.

You know, this world is a world with a personal force system. If Sun Ce encounters Qiao Xuan's shameless approach, it is not impossible for his young and energetic little universe to explode.

……

With a secret sigh in his heart, Zhang Yan felt a little helpless at the moment.

It's not that Qiao Xuan's behavior looks very tasteless, even shameless, making Zhang Yan feel ashamed.

From the perspective of the aristocratic family, there was nothing wrong with Qiao Xuan's move.

You know, Qiao Xuan is the patriarch of the family, so what's the use of having face?

Being able to bend and stretch, to be humble when you are needed, and to turn around and regret when you are not needed is the correct choice that a family member should make.

It just made him feel a little uncomfortable, why did the nobles in Lujiang do such things like driving tigers and wolfs, regardless of their own safety?

Leaving aside the fact that the former prefect Lu Kang used Danyang's Shanyue to defeat Jiang Xiaman and Huang Rang, causing the entire Lujiang people to be deeply harassed by Shanyue.

It's just the marriage between the Changsha Sun family and the Lujiang Qiao family... If the two families are really married, is Lujiang County still the Lujiang of the Lujiang people?Didn't it directly become the back garden of Changsha County?

Even if he, Sun Jian, found out in his conscience that he would not directly interfere in Lujiang's internal affairs, but if he came to Lujiang to conscript, would Lujiang give it or not?

He fought against other counties in Jiangdong, do you support Lujiang or not?

Thinking of this, Zhang Yan inevitably felt a bit of complaint in his heart.

"Hey, Mr. Qiao's move...is no different from that of Lu Kang."

"Although there is a difference between Sun Wentai and Na Zulang's army and bandits, from the perspective of the people of Lujiang, the two are nothing more than drinking poison to quench their thirst."

For the sake of their own continuation, they can disregard any face, even give up their sovereignty in exchange for ruling power. There is no loyalty at all. This is what the aristocratic family hates.

On this point, there are no exceptions even for the Hashi family, which is relatively moderate in approach.

"Well...but, father, he didn't have anything to do back then."

After hearing Zhang Yan's unconscious complaint, Qiao Ying's expression became a little aggrieved at the moment.

"My lord, Lujiang is no different than the Central Plains area in the north. It has been in civil strife for a few years. Although it has improved a lot in recent years, the Baiyue clan in those mountains has never handed over according to the laws of our great Han. tax, and will not answer the prefect's call to join the army."

"Before you came to Lujiang, being able to maintain a city defense team of 3000 to [-] people is already the limit of Lujiang's manpower and financial resources..."

Leaning on Zhang Yan's shoulder with her mouth flattened, Qiao Ying, as a native of Lujiang, naturally understood that Qiao Xuan and Lu Kang's decision had various disadvantages.

It’s just that under the circumstances at the time, if Lu Kang hadn’t borrowed Shanyue’s bandit soldiers from Danyang, and if Qiao Xuan hadn’t greeted Sun Jian in advance, the Qiao family in Lujiang would have become a thing of the past when Huang Rang started the incident. .

……

"Yes, I know."

"In the final analysis, this is a compromise made under unavoidable circumstances because of my own lack of strength..."

After comforting Qiao Ying's emotions in a low voice, Zhang Yan also pursed his lips and sighed subconsciously.

Naturally, he didn't intend to criticize the decision of Dou Qiaoxuan and others.

Although he was a little displeased with the previous decisions of those two, he had a different body from Qiao Xuan and Lu Kang, and the resources he could mobilize were also different.

Attacking the other party from his point of view, there is already some element of standing up and talking without back pain.

In addition, just like Zhang Yan’s cognition, in many cases politics is not to choose the good one among two choices, one good and one bad, but to barely pick one of the two very bad options without harm So serious choice.

On this point, there is nothing wrong with the original decision of Lu Kang and others.

……

"Hey... Ying'er, don't worry, whether it's what happened to Huang Rang back then, or what happened to Shanyue now, it's all in the past tense."

"I'm not Lu Kang, and the current Lujiang River is no longer the soft persimmon that anyone can squeeze."

"Now that we have enough soldiers to protect ourselves, and an environment that can stabilize the economy, even those Shanyue thieves, Gongming's side will not take too long to get rid of them."

"The future of Lujiang will definitely get better gradually."

Subconsciously intertwined with Qiaoying's fingers, Zhang Yan's eyes were a little lost, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

But in those eyes, Qiao Ying seemed to find something that had disappeared for a long time.

That is desire, or it can also be called——

determination.

……

"Ying'er, I'm not weaker than Sun Jian."

"From today, Lujiang will be the Lujiang of Lujiang people."

Chapter 10 morning

The night passed quickly, and in the early morning of the next day, Zhang Yan got up very early in the morning.

He didn't have dinner with Qiao Ying and the others today, but went out early, intending to go to Ma Jun to see the progress.

What happened last night touched Zhang Yan a lot, and at the same time gave him motivation, making him want to work harder to protect Lujiang and protect everything he owns in Lujiang.

Before that, the first step he needs to take is naturally to gain enough strength.

Just like what I said at the beginning, if you don't have enough strength, all your thoughts will be empty talk.