In the eyes of the soldiers and civilians of the Pili Army, Ouyang Xuan was a god-like existence. In the eyes of the Mongols, Yu Xing, Cao Zhizhou and others, he was also a decisive person in killing. Unexpectedly, a letter written by Yang Yan caused chaos. In desperation, he had to take the letter to Lu Dezhi for discussion. Seeing Ouyang Xuan's embarrassed look, Lu Dezhi laughed and congratulated him, which made Ouyang Xuan blush again.
The reason why Ouyang Xuan came to Lu Dezhi was to quietly seek advice. After all, he had no relatives and no experience in matters between men and women. Unexpectedly, after suppressing his smile, Lu Dezhi's face became more and more serious, and his brows also wrinkled. In his opinion, this was not a private matter between Ouyang Xuan and Yang Yan at all, but a major matter related to the Pili Army. At the moment, he asked Li Shuang, Yu Zhu and Boss Qian to come over for discussion. None of the other senior executives of the Perak Army were at the headquarters, otherwise it would be unknown if he would also be invited for discussion. Ouyang Xuan became even more embarrassed when he saw the battle, and simply left. Li Shuang and Yu Zhu, who have always been serious about words, didn't stop him when they saw this. They just smiled at his back and shouted: "Brother Xuan, don't worry, we will definitely be able to discuss a suitable strategy to achieve a good marriage between you and Miss Yang."
In fact, there is nothing wrong with Lu Dezhi's handling. Ouyang Xuan is now the leader of the Pili Army and the Yongkang magistrate appointed by the imperial court, while Yang Yan is the daughter of the Lord of Bozhou. Their marriage is by no means a private matter and involves all political forces in Sichuan. If not handled properly, conflicts with Bozhou will continue to lead to court disputes, and even military conflicts, resulting in the ebb and flow of anti-Mongolian forces. It is said that Lu Dezhi and others have never encountered such a situation. Yang Yan did not act according to common sense, which caused a lot of headaches for several people. After discussing for a long time, Li Shuang decided to find out the situation first before making the next step.
It was said that Yang Yan and others were preparing to return to Bozhou, but they were told that water bandits were rampant during this period and it was not suitable to sail for the time being. Speaking of how smart people Yang Yan and Ran Zhong are, the Pili army and navy ships have strong guns and powerful guns, and there is a trace of water bandits in their activity area. But Boss Qian still refused to send a ship, so they had no choice but to stay. It's just that the waiting days were not difficult. High-level officials from the Perak Army kept coming to visit and greet me, and the food standards were also raised - from caravan standards to mission standards. The most satisfying thing is that Boss Qian actually sent instructors to teach the Banzhou guards how to use firearms, and claimed that this was a complimentary service when buying firearms.
Boss Qian frequently went to Ran Zhong to drink and eat meat, and asked round and round about the situation of the Yang family in Bozhou. Although Ran Zhong was steady, he was bold and upright by nature. After making a friend, Boss Qian, he told everything he knew about the situation. Cao Ergou's wife Qian Yimei also played with Yang Yan and Cui'er from time to time. None of them were coy people, and after a few days they became like old friends and talked about everything. Therefore, when the Bozhou guards learned how to practice and use muskets, artillery, grenades, and landmines, the Perak Army also learned the reason why Yang Yan came to the Perak Army this time.
As the head of Bozhou, the Yang family was not prosperous, so the heads of the family in the past generations often used marriage with large families to strengthen their rule. The current head of the family, Yang Wen, has only one son and one daughter. The youngest son, Yang Bangxian, is thirteen years old, and the eldest daughter is twenty-year-old Yang Yan. Since Yang Yan was fourteen years old, Yang Wen has repeatedly tried to get Yang Yan to marry the son of a local wealthy family. Even Yu Xing proposed marriage to his son Yu Dazhong, but failed to do so. Yang Yan looked down on those young people from rich families, thinking they had narrow vision and only strived for fame and fortune. The marriage with Yu Dazhong is even more impossible. Firstly, Yang Wen really hates the greed of Yu Xing and his son. Secondly, Yu Dazhong has already married his wife, and the Yang family will never let their daughter be a concubine.
Although Bo Zhou's marriage is also "the order of his parents and the words of the matchmaker", Yang Wen is enlightened and loves his daughter, and relies on Yang Yan to make decisions in everything. In just a blink of an eye, Yang Yan was still unmarried at the age of twenty, which troubled Yang Wen endlessly. After the rise of the Perak Army, Ouyang Xuan's deeds spread to Bozhou through caravans, monks and storytellers. Yang Wen also learned about Ouyang Xuan's situation from Yu Xing, Zhang Jue of Diaoyu City, and others, but it was difficult to distinguish whether these facts were true or false. In the eyes of Zhang Jue and others, Ouyang Xuan was a talented person of the generation, and he was born with great appearance. In Yu Xing's opinion, Ouyang Xuan was a very miserable person. There was no hierarchy under his rule, and even his studies were not polite.
It was Lu Wende who really moved Yang Wen's thoughts. Yang Wen has been fighting under Lu Wende since March, and his interactions with him are naturally extremely frequent. While drinking, Lu Wende accidentally talked about the Thunderbolt Army. Although he scorned the invincible firearms, he praised Ouyang Xuan indifferently and said that Ouyang Xuan was still single. The speaker has no intention but the listener has the intention. These words were deeply imprinted in Yang Wen's heart. Then he wrote back to Bozhou and ordered people to go to Chongqing Mansion to find out. In Yang Wen's opinion, if Ouyang Xuan is really what Lu Wende said, this marriage would be suitable. But what he didn't know was that Lu Wende didn't know Ouyang Xuan, and he had never even met him. The reason why he praised Ouyang Xuan was because he was clever and took the initiative to give him money and treasures.
After the letter was sent back to Bozhou, when Ran Zhong was about to go to Chongqing Mansion according to Yang Wen's order, Yang Yan quit. In her opinion, how can someone else make the decision on life-long matters? They have to go to Chongqing Mansion together. Yang Wen is leading troops outside, and the nominal head of Bozhou is his son Yang Bangxian, who can stop her. The stewards in Yang Mansion also knew that Yang Wen doted on his daughter, and no one stopped him from going. In fact, from their point of view, it doesn't matter if Yang Yan goes, because she is not a delicate and weak person, but because she has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, ordinary men are not her opponent. It is said that Yang Yan has a graceful figure due to her years of exercise. No wonder Ouyang Xuan swallowed his saliva when he saw her, looking like a pig brother.
Yang Yan is extremely intelligent and straightforward, and is proficient in everything as a scholar. However, since she was a child, she has "not been good at red makeup and loves to be armed". She wants to imitate the ancestor of the Yang family, Mu Guiying, and go to the battlefield to kill the Mongols. It's just that Yang Wen is not willing to let his precious daughter go to the battlefield. In his opinion, as long as the men of the Yang family are not dead, there is no reason to let women go to the battlefield. After becoming an adult, Yang Yan had no choice but to retreat and beg her father to allow her to engage in raising military supplies for Banzhou, and from time to time she would take logistical personnel to the mountains for hunting to train military capabilities. This trip to Chongqing Mansion was nominally to buy firearms, but it was within her scope of responsibility.
Yang Yan saw Ouyang Xuan with her own eyes, and she had a good impression of Ouyang Xuan, who was as tall and straight as the legend, generous in conversation, and high-level in thinking. The only thing she was dissatisfied with was that this man was staring at her so hard that he almost shed tears. However, during his time in Chongqing Mansion, he heard the Pili Army's superiors and subordinates full of praise for his admiration. All affairs under his rule were also in good order, which was far better than the government's governance, which increased his favorability. She also asked people to test the escorts of the Pili Army and asked Ouyang Xuan if he was a womanizer. They all received negative answers. Then she felt relieved and confirmed that Ouyang Xuan really liked her and had lost his composure.
Located in a foreign land, Yang Yan looks like a barbarian woman, daring to love and hate. This leads to the scene where Cui Er goes to Ouyang Xuan with his autographed letter.
