In the end, the arrogant Zhuge Liang had no choice but to accept the family's decision due to family pressure.
After planning to marry Huang Yueying home, he will leave it alone for now. When there is an opportunity in the future, he will take in a few concubines to continue the family lineage.
But a chance.
After Zhuge Liang saw Huang Yueying's true appearance, he was surprised to find that she was not ugly, but beautiful.
Just because Huang Chengyan was a Confucian master and his daughter was blond and blue-eyed, he felt it was insulting to the family tradition.
Then it was announced that Huang Yueying was ugly.
Since then, Zhuge Liang fell in love with the blond Huang Yueying at first sight, and he went to Huang's house to visit him every now and then, just wanting to hug the beauty back home as soon as possible.
Just as Zhuge Liang was deep in thought.
The gate of Huang Mansion finally creaked open.
Huang Yueying, who was as quiet and elegant as an orchid in a blue dress, still covered her face with gauze, standing in front of the mansion gate.
Looking at Zhuge Liang who was waiting outside the door for a long time.
Huang Yueying frowned, her face slightly cold, and she said in a cold voice: "Kong Ming, let's go!"
"I will not marry you, please don't come to my house again in the future."
Suddenly hearing this, Zhuge Liang frowned and asked hurriedly: "Yueying, what's going on? Uncle Huang asked me a few days ago..."
Huang Yueying looked back at the courtyard and saw no one around her. After a long time, her expression changed and she said angrily:
"Kong Ming, please call me by my full name. After all, we are not familiar with each other. I am worried that my fiancé may misunderstand."
Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment and hurriedly asked: "Your fiancé?...How come you have a fiancé? Why don't I know about this?"
A blush appeared on Huang Yueying's cheeks, and she said a little shyly: "My fiancé is none other than Brother Gao from Xuzhou, who is Shouchun Hou's cousin."
"We fell in love at first sight and fell in love with each other. Brother Gao just came to propose marriage in person. My father has already agreed to the marriage."
Huang Yueying originally had a shy expression, but as she spoke, her voice gradually turned colder and she became a bit more forceful.
"So please stay away from me in the future...after all, you are just my best friend's brother, and we are not familiar with each other."
After saying that, Huang Yueying closed the courtyard door directly.
Only the devastated Zhuge Liang was left, standing alone on the long street.
Suddenly a gust of cold wind blew through, rolling up the sky with white snow.
Snowflakes are falling and the north wind is blowing
The world is vast
A cut plum blossom stands proudly in the snow
Just for the sweetheart
Love what I love, no regrets
This love lasts forever
…
Zhuge Liang collapsed.
As if his energy had been drained, he suddenly fell to his knees in the wind and snow.
He looked up to the sky and cried sadly: "No..."
He is not Sister Li...
He is knowledgeable about ancient times and the present, and he knows astronomy from the top and geography from the bottom. He is good at the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, and can discern the changes of fortunes and stars.
It can be said that there are no omissions in calculations, and the hexagrams can be used to communicate.
He was even praised by his mentor as: an eternal genius.
How could it develop to this point now?
…
Three days later, it will be Qingming Festival in April.
The sudden onset of late spring cold made April, when spring should be warm and flowers blooming, still chilly.
At this time, Wancheng was the seat of Nanyang County.
Zhang Xiu looked very depressed.
He was pacing back and forth in the mansion.
Now, after Cao Cao was defeated by Gao Yi several times in the Xu Pei area, he has shifted his attack target to Nanyang County bordering Yingchuan.
According to reports from spies, Cao Cao has mobilized 80,000 troops to prepare for another southern expedition to Wancheng.
But the overlord of Hebei, Yuan Shao, extended an olive branch at this time and wanted to recruit Zhang Xiu, but...
Zhang Xiu was silent for a long time, and finally couldn't help but look at the military advisor Jia Xu with a bitter look on his face.
"Mr. Wenhe, why did you drive away the Hebei envoy?...Hey! Without the help of Hebei Yuan Shao, who can we rely on to resist Cao Cao's 80,000 army?"
"Liu Biao of Jingzhou seems to be kind-hearted, but in fact he is an old fox. On the surface he lets us guard the Wancheng area, but secretly he always makes excuses to seize our food, grass and baggage."
"It's impossible to expect Liu Biao to send troops to rescue Wancheng! By then, if he doesn't come to Wancheng to take advantage of the situation, I will burn incense and thank my ancestors for their blessings."
"For the current plan, we have no retreat except to seek refuge with Yuan Shao, Hebei."
Jia Xu had a calm look on his face and explained calmly: "The general is surprised by what he said. Yuan Shao is a man who is always scheming. He cherishes his life when doing big things, and forgets his life when he sees small profits. He likes to recruit talents, but he doesn't know how to reuse good talents. .”
"If we surrender to Hebei, with Yuan Shao's control, general you will definitely be deprived of military power, and will end miserably, and your life will not be saved!"
Zhang Xiu knew that what Jia Xu said was true, and was a little frustrated. Suddenly he frowned and asked, "Mr. Wenhe, if you don't let me go to Yuan Shao of Hebei, are you asking me to go to Cao Cao, the thief who stole the country?"
Jia Xu nodded slightly and sighed: "General, it is definitely a wise move for us to surrender to Cao Sikong."
"Now 80,000 Cao Cao's troops want to invade Wancheng south. Although it is a crisis, it is also an opportunity."
"Although Cao Cao was scornful of the general's aunt, Mrs. Zou, the general also attacked and killed Cao Cao's eldest son and trusted general. It's time to turn this feud around."
Zou was mentioned suddenly.
Zhang Xiu seemed to have been touched by someone, and his color changed almost instantly, and he said angrily:
"Mr. Wenhe, you know the importance of Yu Niang in my heart. She is not only my little aunt, but also the woman I like."
"I, Zhang Xiu, the mighty spear king of the North, live in Wancheng. If I can't even protect the woman I like...then what's the point of living?"
Seeing the love between his son and daughter, Zhang Xiu is short of heroism.
Jia Xu secretly shouted in his heart: Stupid!
But based on the principle of saving life first.
He put on a kind face and explained politely and carefully: "Although I want to persuade the general to surrender to Cao Sikong, I will never let the general sacrifice Mrs. Zou."
"Before surrendering to Cao Sikong, the general can hide Mrs. Zou secretly. After the news has passed, he can help the wife change her name. In this way, the general can marry her openly and openly."
Suddenly hearing this, Zhang Xiu's thunderous anger was instantly wiped out. After thinking for a moment, he still said with some worry and doubt:
"Although this plan is clever, after all, Cao Cao and I have a grudge against killing his son and beheading generals. How can he tolerate me?"
"Even if he can recruit me, there is no guarantee that I will be suppressed in Cao's camp in the future because of my status as a surrendered general!"
A sneer appeared at the corner of Jia Xu's lips, and he said with a slightly mocking smile: "General, don't be unfounded."
"Hey! It's not that I look down on the generals under Cao Cao. Looking at Cao Cao's camp now, apart from the people from the Cao family and the Xiahou family, how many generals are there who are not descended generals?"
"Guan Yu, Xu Huang...aren't these people all born as generals?"
"Originally, Xu Huang was just a Baibo bandit. Since he joined Cao Sikong, his promotion speed has been increasing. Now he has been promoted several levels in a row. I'm talking about Cao Ying's newly promoted general Guan Yu. I heard that Cao Cao has also been promoted recently. To the emperor, Guan Yu was granted the title of Hou Tinghou of the Han Dynasty."
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Xiu felt a little moved and felt that Jia Xu's words were quite reasonable.
"Okay! Then please ask Mr. Wenhe to send someone to Cao Sikong to surrender to Cao Sikong to express my intention to surrender my 20,000 Xiliang troops."
[Historical knowledge: Snow in April, although rare, is very reasonable in the late Han Dynasty]
[In ancient history books, there were three Little Ice Ages recorded. The first time was during the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, the second time was during the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties, and the third time was during the demise of the Ming Dynasty]
