Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 53: Marrying Huang Yueying! (Thanks to the monthly ticket support from book friend 2023…3968~)

The seat of Runan County was Pingyu County.

After reading the handwritten letter from Sun Ce, Yuan Shu looked at the exquisite sandalwood black box in front of him.

There was already a fiery light in his eyes!

Is this the supreme symbol of power - the Imperial Seal?

Yuan Shu opened the box with trembling fingers. A flash of white light suddenly appeared in the box, which made him squint his eyes.

After seeing the specific appearance of the jade seal, he lost control of his expression and laughed crazily!

He carefully picked up the seal and looked at it carefully.

After seeing the eight big characters "Received the Mandate from Heaven, May you live long and prosper forever".

My body felt like it was electrocuted and I couldn't stop shaking!
As a large family with three dukes in four generations, and as one of the most powerful princes in the world.

How could he not have the ambition to ascend to the throne?
And now, such an opportunity is in your hands!

Seeing his master lose his composure, Yan Xiang coughed hard:
"My lord, Lu Bu's messenger is still waiting for your reply!"

Yuan Shu finally came to his senses, hurriedly wiped the saliva that was about to flow from the corner of his mouth, and carefully put the jade seal back into the box.

Looking at the young man with a proud head and chest below, Yuan Shu smiled slightly:
"Thank you for the trip, Envoy Deng.

"Just now you said that you wanted to take away all the families of Sun Ce's men? This matter has been approved by the governor!
"Logically speaking, your master owes me 10,000 soldiers and horses, so I should continue to denounce him.

“But considering that he sent a thousand stones of grain and fodder, I will let bygones be bygones.

“But Sun Ce actually asked me to borrow 5,000 soldiers in the letter, which is a bit too much.

"Not to mention that he has already betrayed me, the 5,000 soldiers I gave him were also wiped out by him!

"Now that I have just taken over Runan, I need troops to stabilize the various places, so it is better not to mention this request again, right?"

Deng Zhi was not surprised by Yuan Shu's refusal.

But as a diplomatic expert, how could he give in so easily?
"Could it be that the treasure presented by General Sun is not worthy of his request?
"If I return empty-handed, I'm afraid General Sun will question me.

"In that case, why don't you let me take this treasure back and discuss it with General Sun?"

Hearing these threatening words, Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes:

"Emissary Deng, aren't you afraid that you will die when you leave this prefectural government?"

Deng Zhi smiled contemptuously:
"Tai Shou Yuan has already broken his promise to Kong Rong, and now he has obtained this jade seal.

"If you kill me, aren't you afraid that my master will report to the court and join forces with Kong Rong to counterattack Governor Yuan?"

Yuan Shu's face darkened instantly.

In fact, he had no intention of attacking Runan.

But his subordinate Yuan Huan suddenly offered him a plan, asking him to take this opportunity to capture Runan.

Otherwise they will gain nothing from this battle.

After Yuan Shu asked Yan Xiang for his opinion, Yan Xiang also agreed to this proposal.

As far as the results are concerned, their successful capture of Runan was indeed a good thing.

But he stabbed Kong Rong in the back and also brought negative impact to his own reputation.

Although Yuan Shu himself didn't care about these empty things.

But if he really killed Deng Zhi here, the consequences the other party mentioned would be something he could not bear.

After a long silence, Yuan Shu finally spoke:

"Five thousand soldiers are indeed too many. How about this? I will give you two thousand soldiers to escort you back to Lujiang.

"There won't be any more!"

Deng Zhi immediately smiled, and decided to quit while he was ahead:

"Then thank you, Governor Yuan!
"If possible, I hope to return to Lujiang with my family as soon as possible."

Yuan Shu said "hmm" and asked Ji Ling to take the other party to collect his family.

After the two men left, Yuan Shu looked at the jade seal in front of him again, his eyes full of love.

Yan Xiang on the side suddenly poured cold water on him: "My Lord, this jade seal is not a good thing!"

Yuan Shu gave him a cold look:
"Shut up! This thing is the symbol of the supreme ruler!

"If I can reach that supreme position, then you will all be founding fathers, what else would you be dissatisfied with?
"What's the big deal about being the ruler of a country? This governor has always wanted to be the ruler of a country!"

Hearing such ambitious words, Yan Xiang couldn't help but sigh:

"My Lord! Don't let that illusory position go to your head!
"Now we only have two counties and 40,000 troops, and we are far from being qualified to be emperor!

"Your Majesty currently holds a large army and has the intention of expanding in all directions.

"If we act presumptuously at this time, we will definitely become the first target of the other party's attack!"

Hearing Yan Xiang's almost pleading tone, Yuan Shu finally calmed down a little.

After a moment of silence, he nodded slightly:

"My dear minister, what you said makes sense. This matter should indeed be considered carefully.

"Pass on my order to speed up the recruitment and collect taxes!
"This governor must work hard to expand the territory, strengthen the strength, and advance to the throne!"

Hearing the title "My dear minister", Yan Xiang knew that Yuan Shu could no longer control his ambition to become emperor, and he could not help but sigh.

……

Jiangxia, Anlu City.

Lu Bu, wearing a dark purple wedding gown, rode his Red Hare and stopped outside the city gate.

I looked up and saw that the plaques on the top of the city were all hung with big red flower balls, and I felt helpless.

The Huang family is really good at creating momentum. Lu Bu just married a concubine, but the whole city knew about it.

But Lu Bu wouldn't say much.

After all, the Huang family is currently the only aristocratic family that actively invests in itself.

Whether it was the Qiao family or the Zhou family, which one of them did not require him to visit them personally and spend a lot of effort to get their support?
So Lu Bu was very grateful to the Huang family.

Lu Bu led the wedding procession into the city, and on the way they met the wedding procession led by Huang Gai.

Previously, in the ambush at Wenfeng, Huang Gai was captured and sent to Yundu.

Later, Lu Bu asked Sun Ce to personally go and invite Huang Gai back.

Huang Gai and Huang Chengyan also have clan relations.

Talking about their ancestral relationship, they are cousins!
Therefore, Huang Chengyan specially invited Huang Gai at the instruction of Lu Bu, in order to get closer to Huang Gai.

When Lu Bu walked into the Huang family's house, he began to have a friendly exchange with the noble families who had come from all over Jiangxia.

It looks like just a wedding, but in fact it involves the interests of the entire Jiangxia aristocratic family!

Many aristocratic families who had been hesitant finally made up their minds to meet the Governor of Yangzhou and the world's number one general after hearing that the Huang family fully supported Lu Bu.

So Lu Bu tried his best to show his tallness, might, and knowledge in front of these people.

I believe that after this wedding, many aristocratic families will take the initiative to get close to him.

When the auspicious time arrives, the wedding officially begins.

Lu Bu finally saw the bride he had been dreaming of.

What surprised him was that the bride was not wearing a veil.

Only then did he remember that there was no veil at weddings during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, the bride's face was still covered with an impenetrable layer of white veil.

But the other exposed parts are delicate and exquisite, and the contours are soft and charming.

Especially a pair of beautiful eyes that are shy and timid, looking around gracefully.

Coupled with her well-developed and curvy figure, Lu Bu's eyes lit up!
It turned out that his wife did not lie to him.

This Huang Yueying is not only not an ugly woman, but on the contrary she is full of charm and extremely beautiful!

(End of this chapter)