Lu Bu regarded Lu Lingqi as the apple of his eye. When he wanted to marry Yuan Shu, he hesitated for a long time. But now he heard that Yuan Xi had ideas for his daughter and refused to give her the title of head wife. How could he not be angry?
Lu Bu looked gloomy, "So this is your purpose!"
"You want to trick my daughter away?"
His big casserole fist suddenly clenched, murderous intent burst out, causing Yuan Xi, who had been tortured by masters in recent days, to stop his heart and subconsciously press the handle of the knife.
However, Jushou's expression remained unchanged and he laughed and said: "Marquis Wen, please listen to what I have to say."
Lu Bu glanced at Fang Tian's painted halberd beside him. As long as he was willing, he could make Ju Shou and Yuan Xi in front of him dead and disfigured with just a flick of the halberd.
But the other party did not show any fear, and dared to say such things in front of him, which meant that he did not want to deceive himself. He snorted coldly: "Then I will listen, what excuse do you have!"
"If you can't justify yourself, you will only be afraid of two people today and don't even think about leaving this tent!"
Jushou smiled and said: "May I ask Marquis Wen, how many people can you completely trust now?"
Lu Bu looked embarrassed after hearing this. To be serious, he really didn't!
Upon seeing this, Jushou said: "Marquis Wen has been framed and deceived several times, so it is reasonable to be suspicious, but when two parties join forces, they are most afraid of being suspicious of each other."
"Now if Marquis Wen doesn't trust the young master, and the young master is afraid that Marquis Wen will renege on his promise, both sides will be suspicious of each other. How can they achieve their goals when surrounded by powerful enemies?"
This was indeed the case in Lu Bu's heart, and he was somewhat self-aware. He had betrayed his master twice and his reputation could not be more stinky. Yuan Xi could not possibly be unprepared for him.
Jushou Youdao: "If we want long-term cooperation and mutual trust between the two parties, we must first do something to prove each other. But most of these things will take a long time, but now it is obviously too late."
"Of the remaining options, the fastest way is naturally to marry the two families."
"Other than that, can Marquis Wen think of any other good ideas?"
Seeing that Lu Bu was silent in thought, Yuan Xi also spoke up: "Marquis Wen should understand that everything I do to Marquis Wen is to help Marquis Wen achieve his goals and has no intention of harming me."
"The method that now proves my sincerity, marriage is the most effective method to tie the two families together."
"If I had not carried the name of the Yuan family, it would not be impossible to recognize Marquis Wen as my adoptive father. But if I really want to do this, Benchu Gong will definitely suspect that I have different intentions."
Lu Bu thought to himself: Could it be that the marriage between the two parties would not subject Yuan Shao to suspicion?
But he would never accept Lu Lingqi as his concubine!
He slammed the table, "No matter what you say, I won't agree!"
"If my daughter becomes my wife, I can consider it, but it is absolutely impossible for her to be my concubine!"
Jushou looked at Yuan Xi, who understood and said, "Marquis Wen, calm down and please listen to me."
"If I divorce my wife, I will lose my trust among the people in the world. If I really do it, I will definitely become infamous and it will also affect the reputation of my daughter."
"But I can guarantee that when a girl gets married, she will get the highest treatment as a head wife."
Lu Bu thought about it, and if Yuan Xi's first wife passed away, as Yuan Xi said, Lu Lingqi would be able to take the position of the first wife, assuming that Yuan Xi told the truth.
Jushou saw that Lu Bu believed him a little on the surface, and that he had indeed betrayed others in his heart, and instead paid more attention to his reputation. However, in fact, there were some loopholes in Yuan Xi's words.
If Yuan Xi was really determined to divorce his wife, all he had to do was give her a bad reputation, or make her take the initiative to reconcile. There were countless dirty tricks among the nobles in private, and it was not as serious as Yuan Xi said.
Whether Lu Bu can believe Yuan Xi's words probably has something to do with his character, right?
Yuan Xi added: "Even if I can't give Marquis Wen the title of his wife, compared to Marquis Wen becoming someone else's wife, I can give Marquis Wen something that no one else can give him."
After hearing this, Lu Bu sneered and said, "It sounds so hard to say, but after all, is there anything else you can give me?"
Yuan Xi said calmly: "I can adopt the heir and inherit the incense of the Lu family."
Lu Bu had never thought of such a proposal and couldn't help but be stunned.
Because the infant mortality rate in this world is extremely high, not to mention the common people, even many aristocratic families have no male heirs to inherit the family business. This is the problem Lu Bu is facing now.
In order to continue the family tradition, the head of the family who has no heirs either adopts an adopted son from a relative or adopts an adopted son.
All of Lu Bu's relatives are dead, but he is not willing to accept an adopted son. However, he is not young now. If this continues, the Lu family will really have no heirs.
Of course, Lu Lingqi is also a bloodline of the Lu family. If she has a child to inherit the Lu family business, it will naturally be the best choice. However, children are extremely precious to a large family and will not be easily passed on to others. When Lu Bu married Yuan Shu, I never thought of making such a request to the other party.
Yuan Xi's promise at this time was quite attractive to Lu Bu. He hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Who can tell this clearly?"
"Not to mention that it is not necessarily a boy or a girl. Even if a boy is born, if my daughter becomes the wife in the future and inherits the Yuan family business, how can I let her give up the child?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "On this point, Marquis Wen, don't worry, I can make a promise."
"In the future, when the girl and I give birth to an heir, it is entirely up to Marquis Wen and the girl to decide whether he will belong to that family."
"Even if there is no male, the worst case scenario is that I can give another concubine another child and adopt her to the Lu family. How about that?"
Mr. Jushuo Xindao made a good calculation. His words sounded high-sounding, but in fact he was a thief.
If the concubine really gave birth to a son, he would not be qualified to inherit Yuan Xi's family property. If he were adopted to Lu Bu and became the head of the Lu family, and would inherit the family property and title together, it could be said that he would make a lot of money.
Lu Bu usually doesn't think much about these twists and turns, but now at first glance, he feels that he got an heir for nothing, and he seems to have really taken advantage of it?
More importantly, it was too difficult for Lu Bu to find a good family for Lu Lingqi.
In these troubled times, only the princes have the ability to protect their families. Other ordinary nobles, and even generals like Lu Bu who came from a poor background, are unable to help themselves and may die at any time.
As long as the Lord opens his mouth, their heads will fall to the ground.
When the head of a family dies, the fate of his family members must be extremely miserable. Cao Cao killed Bian Rang and took away his wife, which shocked the world's nobles.
When a prince disregards the dignity of the nobles and goes on a killing spree, the nobles have no power to resist!
This is why Lu Bu was so determined to marry Yuan Shu in the first place. After all, in his opinion, only marrying into a wealthy family like the Yuan family could protect Lu Lingqi's life.
Now Yuan Shu and himself were at odds. When Lu Bu was having a headache about Lu Lingqi's marriage, Yuan Xi was dozing off and giving him a pillow, giving Lu Bu an unexpected choice.
Lu Bu thought about it, Yuan Xi was able to protect his family in terms of status and ability, and there were only a handful of people in the world who were more capable of protecting Lu Lingqi than him.
Apart from being wronged by Lu Lingqi for not being able to be his wife, he really couldn't think of a better choice at the moment!
Yuan Xi not only came from a wealthy family, but he also proved to have good military strategies at a young age. As the governor of a state, he defeated powerful enemies one after another that even Lu Bu did not dare to say he would win.
It can be said that Yuan Xi is already a leader among his peers, far behind other young scholars, and his future achievements are even more limitless.
Lu Bu had some thoughts in his heart, but he still felt that marrying off Lu Lingqi was too hasty, so he immediately said: "You just lied to my daughter with nothing?"
Yuan Xi understood and smiled: "In order to marry the girl, of course I have to show sincerity."
"After joining forces with Marquis Wen to conquer Bingzhou, they all surrendered to Marquis Wen."
"The Gongsun family in Liaodong and the Wuhuan Chan Yu Taodun are entrenched. If they can be eliminated, half of Youzhou can be given to Wenhou."
"After welcoming the emperor, both parties attacked Yuan Shu and divided his territory equally."
"How about the above three as betrothal gifts?"
Jushuo thought to himself that his young master is really thick-skinned. Isn't this a clear sign that he has nothing to show for his actions?
Jizhou is currently attacking the Black Mountain Army. It is not known how much territory Bingzhou will retain after the emperor is welcomed here.
Yuan Shu is at the height of his power. Are we now discussing carving up his territory?
Finally, let’s not talk about how difficult it is to conquer Liaodong. That place is different from the fertile soil in the west of Youzhou now. It is full of swamps and quagmire. It may take hundreds of years to open up wasteland before it can be suitable for farming. Now it is just a piece of rotten land. .
Young master, you really dare to say that.
Lu Bu hesitated rarely. Yuan Xi had already shown enough sincerity. Although it was possible that the previous wealth and food were all paving the way for this, after Yuan Xi's true purpose was revealed, Lu Bu was not very disgusted.
Without him, those who don’t know how to survive in this troubled world will not be able to protect themselves and their families.
It can be said that the more thoughtful Yuan Xi is, the more likely he is to reach the end. In contrast, Lu Bu will not let his daughter marry a simple-minded warrior who is at the mercy of others.
Why does this sound like you are talking about yourself?
Seeing that Yuan Xi was confident, Lu Bu thought that among the younger generation, this ferocious tiger was indeed superior to his peers in terms of courage and brains.
He said aloud: "Let me think about it."
While Yuan Xi and Lu Bu were discussing, a fierce battle was breaking out at the central pass of the Black Mountains hundreds of miles to the north.
Yuan Shang led his troops to attack Heishan, and Zhang Yan sent a large army to resist. The two sides fought on the mountain roads, hillsides, and even in the valleys.
Montenegro's complex terrain and narrow mountain roads are not suitable for large-scale cavalry conflicts. Therefore, both sides of the battle are mainly infantry.
This made the generals who were accustomed to leading elite cavalry quite uncomfortable, because they dismounted and fought on foot, and their heavy armor prevented them from taking advantage of the strengths of generals in leading troops.
Wen Chou held a big ax, wiped the blood from his face, and said to Zhang He who was standing beside him: "Grandma, what's the difference between us and infantry now?"
He was originally a powerful type, with a fat body. Walking was much more difficult than the agile Zhang He. After killing a few people, he felt that his strength was flowing away quickly, so he had to step back and rest, which made him feel quite frustrated and angry.
(End of chapter)
