Global Warring States: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning

Chapter 312 Mrs. Cai

A gentle and refined man walked in. Judging from the reactions of the surrounding gentry, he was from the Ma family of Jingzhou.

Ma's Wuchang, white eyebrows are the best.

The Ma family of Jingzhou was quite famous in the late Han Dynasty, and the most famous among them were Ma Liang and Ma Su.

Among the five Ma family members in Jingzhou, Ma Liang was the most capable, but he was killed in the Battle of Yiling.

Ma Su became even more famous.

The story of executing Ma Su with tears is known to all players in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty.

But Ma Liang and Ma Su were not born yet at that time, right?
"Ma Xuan is now the leader of the Ma family in Yicheng, Jingzhou. It is speculated that he may be the father of Ma Liang and Ma Su."

"Wouldn't it be that recruiting Ma Xuan is equivalent to recruiting Ma Liang, Ma Su and the other five brothers?"

"They haven't been born yet. Who knows if it will be until the Monkey Year or the Horse Month that Ma Wuchang will enter the government?"

The players in Cai's mansion were whispering.

Ma Liang and Ma Su are very famous.

As their father, Ma Xuan should be quite capable, right?
"This is Li Qian, the magistrate of Xinye."

Kuai Liang introduced Li Qian to Ma Xuan.

Ma Xuan bowed and said: "You are young and promising, and you have a promising future."

"I have long heard of the great name of the Yicheng Ma family. Let's have more exchanges in the future."

Li Qian had the opportunity to get to know the gentry of Jingzhou by means of his title of Xinye Ling and his relationship with Cai Zhong and Cai He.

"People from the Huang family are here too!"

"There are also people from the Yang family!"

After the Kuai family, the Pang family, and the Ma family, representatives from the Huang family, the Yang family and other families arrived one after another.

There were quite a few people from the Huang family, including the servants, there were dozens of people in total.

"Brother-in-law, please take a seat."

Cai Mao personally greeted the Huang family members and was more polite to one of them.

The person called brother-in-law by Cai Mao was naturally Huang Chengyan.

Huang Chengyan is Huang Yueying's father and Zhuge Liang's father-in-law.

What many people don’t know is that Cai Mao’s eldest sister married Huang Chengyan. So, Cai Mao is Huang Chengyan’s brother-in-law and Zhuge Liang’s uncle.

Wow, even Huang Chengyan is here.

There was also a beautiful woman beside Huang Chengyan, most likely Cai Mao's elder sister.

For the sake of his wife, Huang Chengyan had to attend Cai Mao's birthday party no matter what.

In addition to Huang Chengyan, the Huang family also has a burly, sharp-eyed general with a sense of pride between his brows.

Li Qian privately asked Cai Zhong and Cai He, "Who is he?"

Cai Zhong and Cai He complained: "He is Huang Zu, he is quite arrogant and doesn't even take us brothers seriously."

Li Qian almost rolled his eyes.

Cai Zhong and Cai He are only third-rate generals. If that general is Huang Zu, it is normal for him to look down on Cai Zhong and Cai He.

Huang Zu is a ruthless man.

When Huang Zu was fighting with Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, his subordinates shot Sun Jian to death, thus forming a feud with the Sun family. After that, Huang Zu led his troops to fight against the Eastern Wu army many times, shooting and killing Ling Cao, Xu Kun and others, and persisted for eight years in the face of the attacks of Sun Ce and Sun Quan, preventing Sun Ce and Sun Quan from expanding to Jingzhou.

It was not until Sun Quan's third Western Expedition, with Zhou Yu as the vanguard commander, and famous Jiangdong generals such as Ling Tong, Dong Xi, and Lu Meng fighting desperately, that they killed Huang Zu and occupied Jiangxia.

However, at this time, the Battle of Red Cliff was about to break out. Huang Zu was definitely a ruthless character.

Huang Zu had fought against Sun Jian, Sun Ce and Sun Quan. Although he lost more than he won, he caused the Jiangdong Group to suffer huge losses and missed the best opportunity for expansion.

Huang Zu is at least a second-rate general.

Huang Zu was promoted by Liu Biao and sent to Jiangxia. Naturally, he had an extraordinary background and was also a military general from a noble family in Jingzhou.

At this time, Liu Biao had not yet entered Jingzhou alone, and Huang Zu was not yet the prefect of Jiangxia. Instead, he worked for Xu Qiao, the current governor of Jingzhou, and served as one of the defenders of Xiangyang City.

If Li Qian's official position was not high enough, but he was a prefect or a governor, he might be able to recruit Huang Zu easily.

All the major families in Jingzhou gathered together, making it very lively.

There was no shortage of civil and military officials at this banquet. There were at least a hundred civil and military officials of third-rate or above, including those brought by players.

"Second Miss, who do you think is the most handsome among the guests?"

Behind the screen, a maid pursed her lips and spoke to a beautiful young lady.

The second lady said, "I think among all the people, only Xinye Ling is okay."

"Is the Second Miss attracted to him? Would you like me to find out if he has a family?"

"go quickly."

The second young lady of the Cai family was not embarrassed and asked her maid to find out the news.

Given the Cai family's status, she would look down upon ordinary families.

This Xinye leader was young, promising, and suave, which was just what he wanted.

Li Qian was drinking with Huang Chengyan at this time, and he wanted to get closer to Zhuge Liang's future father-in-law. Maybe he could directly recruit Zhuge Liang in the future.

At this moment, a maid came to Huang Chengyan's wife, Zhuge Liang's future mother-in-law, and whispered something in her ear.

The eldest daughter of the Cai family laughed like a silver bell and waved towards a screen.

The second young lady of the Cai family, who was hiding behind the screen, blushed. Since her elder sister was waving at her, she couldn't hide any longer, so she had to come out and sit at the same table with her elder sister.

The eldest and second daughters of the Cai family looked at Li Qian at the same time, especially the second daughter, whose beautiful eyes were wandering, and her gaze kept wandering over Li Qian, and she was whispering with her sister from time to time.

Li Qian naturally noticed the fiery gaze of the second lady of the Cai family.

He made eye contact with the second young lady of the Cai family, who turned her head away shyly, while the eldest young lady of the Cai family burst out laughing.

Cai Zhong and Cai He also noticed what their cousin meant. They looked at each other and whispered to Li Qian, "I think the second young lady is interested in the eldest brother. Since the eldest brother has no family yet and the second young lady has not married yet, why don't the eldest brother take advantage of this happy day to propose to our Cai family. In this way, we will be even closer relatives."

"..."

Li Qian saw that the second young lady of the Cai family was indeed radiant and had skin as white as snow. She was a real beauty and he believed that no one would not be attracted by her.

But the second daughter of the Cai family is the famous Mrs. Cai in history!

At this time, Liu Biao had not yet ridden into Jingzhou alone, so the Cai family had not yet married Liu Biao, and Mrs. Cai was young and beautiful, and had not yet married.

Theoretically, she could have gotten ahead of Liu Biao and formed an alliance with the Cai family.

Given the Cai family's status, marrying into the Cai family would give them the upper hand in the fight for Nanjun, which would bring them many benefits.

Huang Chengyan married the eldest daughter of the Cai family. If he married the second daughter of the Cai family, wouldn't that be...

However, Li Qian noticed Li Xiuning's anxiety.

She was clearly the one who came here first, so how come Mrs. Cai suddenly showed up?
Li Xiuning naturally also noticed the Cai family's second lady's feelings towards Li Qian, and she looked at Li Qian with a hint of resentment in her eyes.

The second young lady of the Cai family mustered up her courage and came to Li Qian's table to toast him: "I heard that you defeated the Yellow Turban bandits and saved the people of Nanyang. I would like to toast you on behalf of the people of Nanyang. Is that okay?"

(End of this chapter)