After staying in Guanfu for half a month, Sun Qian finally returned from Jiangdong.
Moreover, Sun Qian also brought back a man named Lu Fan from Jiangdong.
Lu Fan came to be a matchmaker, but not for Zhang Xi, but for Liu Bei.
This matter is a bit complicated to talk about. Lu Fan himself is also involved in a lawsuit.
But there was no way. In addition to being a matchmaker, Lu Fan also had to take Sun Shangxiang back to Jiangdong. Most people really couldn't do this job, and only Lu Fan, a veteran of Jiangdong, could do it.
Therefore, when Lu Fan arrived in Xiakou, he met with Sun Shangxiang as soon as possible. He first stabilized this little girl who was jumping around, so that she wouldn't have to run around and find someone to marry later.
Then Lu Fan was almost beaten out of Zhang Mansion by Sun Shangxiang.
When Sun Shangxiang saw Lu Fan, his expression suddenly became extremely gloomy.
No need to ask, Lu Fan's arrival must be to take him back to Jiangdong.
If Lu Fan hadn't been considered a veteran of two dynasties, and his status in Jiangdong was not much different from that of Zhou Yu, Sun Shangxiang might have directly attacked him.
When he heard that Lu Fan's intention was to propose marriage to Liu Bei, Sun Shangxiang almost took action.
Fortunately, Lu Fan reacted quickly and did not betray Sun Shangxiang. He quickly told him all about his mission.
The proposal of marriage to Liu Bei was true, but it was not to marry Sun Shangxiang, but to propose marriage to the niece of the Bu Zhi family.
That is to say, Lu Fan spoke quickly, and Sun Shangxiang stopped in time and asked Lu Fan what was going on.
Then, Lu Fan told the whole story with a wry smile.
Sun Qian went to Jiangdong as an envoy, met with Sun Quan, and conveyed Liu Bei's intention to act as a matchmaker for Zhang Xi, propose marriage to Sun Quan, and ask for Sun Shangxiang's hand in marriage.
If Sun Quan hadn't seen Sun Qian as the envoy, he would have almost fallen out on the spot.
Who is Zhang Xi and dares to marry his own sister? !
Liu Bei is no one. He hinted at marriage twice. Couldn't Liu Bei see it? !
The first time I said something about "age mismatch", the second time was better and proposed marriage to a subordinate. Is it possible that you don't like my sister, Sun Quan, and she is only worthy of marrying a minor official under you? !
Sun Quan was very angry at that time. If he didn't want to maintain the demeanor of a prince, he might have kicked Sun Qian out directly.
Sun Qian was temporarily placed in the pavilion. Sun Quan became angrier the more he thought about it, and he almost overturned the table.
At this time, Zhou Yu came to visit.
Zhou Yu returned to Chaisang a few days earlier than Sun Qian. He originally returned to Chaisang to discuss a very important military operation with Sun Quan.
Then I happened to encounter this thing.
Sun Quan also did not regard Zhou Yu as an outsider, and angrily told Zhou Yu about the matter on the spot. One was to find someone to vent his dissatisfaction, and the other was to ask Zhou Yu how to deal with this matter.
Zhou Yuxin said how else to deal with this matter? !
Liu Bei just made an excuse and didn't want to marry you. He obviously knew that, so he was so angry, wasn't he? !
But Sun Quan is the lord, so naturally Zhou Yu can only help Sun Quan condemn Liu Bei's lack of knowledge, and then gently remind Sun Quan that your sister is in Xiakou now. No matter what the plan is, she should get her back first.
When he talked about this matter, Sun Quan would inevitably talk to Zhou Yu again.
"Gong Jin, this is also your fault!" Sun Quan frowned and said to Zhou Yu, "Since my little sister has arrived in Jiangling, you should keep an eye on her. Why did you let her sneak away from Jiangling City? If not for this, now Where do these things come from?!”
Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that the lord's ability to blame others was getting better and better. Why didn't you say that you had noticed the little sister at the beginning and didn't let her slip away from Chaisang? !
Furthermore, Zhou Yu was also very dissatisfied with Sun Quan's insistence on marrying Liu Bei.
The younger sister had run away secretly and was not in Chaisang. Sun Quan could not directly talk about marriage, so when he sent someone to discuss with Liu Bei, he only talked about marriage and did not mention the younger sister's name.
Originally, Liu Bei also rejected this matter. If you didn't do so many things, your little sister would have been back a long time ago. As for hiding with that bastard Zhang Xi? !
But at this time, Sun Quan received a letter from Zhou Yu to report that Sun Shangxiang was safe.
After learning that Sun Shangxiang had arrived at Zhou Yu's territory, Sun Quan's mind became more active. He once again told Sun Qian about "heroic beauty", just thinking about marrying Sun Shangxiang.
Now it's better. Not only did they not accept it, they even directly proposed marriage to Zhang Xi and asked to marry my little girl.
On the one hand, it is an excuse. On the other hand, the younger sister is currently living in Zhang Xi's mansion. They have taken the younger sister's reputation into consideration and have not made it public for the time being. But if Sun Quan really pisses him off, they will spread the news. , if you don’t want your little sister’s reputation anymore, how can you use her for marriage? !
Do you really think that Liu Bei is an easily bullied scapegoat? !
Therefore, Zhou Yu could only persuade Sun Quan to stop thinking about marrying Sun Shangxiang while the words were not yet dead.
To be honest, Zhou Yu had selfish motives here. He really loved Sun Shangxiang and didn't want to see Sun Shangxiang marry Liu Bei. In addition, from his own standpoint, although Zhou Yu knew the necessity of the Sun-Liu Alliance, he did not want to strengthen the Sun-Liu Alliance, so he persuaded him like this.
But for Sun Quan, the Sun-Liu alliance is necessary to exist. This is an effective way to deter Cao Cao in the north.
Two years have passed since the Battle of Chibi, and Cao Cao from the north still dared not peek into the south of the Yangtze River. In addition to Cao Cao's need to sort out the internal turmoil after the defeat of Chibi, the alliance between the Sun and Liu families was also an important factor.
Therefore, Sun Quan also needs the Sun-Liu Alliance as a banner to buy time for himself to develop and grow.
In this regard, Zhou Yu also had to admit that Sun Quan's concerns were justified.
If it were not for the flag of the Sun-Liu Alliance, Sun Quan would not have been able to withstand the pressure from Cao Cao in the north and mobilize soldiers, send Bu Zhao south to Jiaozhou, and intervene in Jiaozhou Shixie's territory. There would also be no way to use troops to attack Shanyue and gain the population of Shanyue. .
So, after Zhou Yu thought about it, since Sun Quan didn't want the Sun-Liu alliance to break up, he should go back to the old way and choose a legitimate daughter from the Jiangdong family to be sent to Liu Bei as his wife.
On the one hand, it can be regarded as strengthening the alliance between the two families, and Sun Quan does not lose face.
On the other hand, the influence of a legitimate daughter of a noble family is not great, and it is convenient for Sun Quan to use this as a reason to test the reaction of the Jiangdong family and make a series of preparations for the internal integration of Jiangdong.
As for marrying some women who are good at charming, although it is a bit unethical, but what if it works? !
Sun Quan thought about it and couldn't find a better way.
If the younger sister is in Chaisang or Jiangling, the best way is definitely to let the younger sister marry there.
But the younger sister is now in Xiakou, and Liu Bei also knows that the younger sister is now in Xiakou. If he proposes to let the younger sister marry him at this time, then he really does not regard Liu Bei as an ally.
So, it’s okay to marry a girl from a wealthy family, as long as the standard is a little higher and a little bigger.
However, even though he was marrying a daughter of a noble family, Sun Quan was still wary of those from the Jiangdong noble family, and did not want them to use this line to hook up with Liu Bei. This would be even more detrimental to Sun Quan's rule in Jiangdong. Doesn't Bu Zishan have a niece who is also an adult? It just so happens that she is the one.
Bu Zhao's family background is much stronger than that of these Jiangdong aristocratic families. He was the leader of the family in Huainan. If it weren't for the war, Bu Zhao would not have come to Jiangdong from Huainan.
Sun Quan has no doubt about Bu Zhi's loyalty to this veteran of the Huaisi Group, and there is no need to worry about Bu Zhi's connection with Liu Bei. It is much safer than marrying the legitimate daughter of the Jiangdong family.
And more importantly, in April this year, Sun Quan had just taken Bu Zhi's daughter as his concubine, and now he married Bu Zhi's niece to Liu Bei as his official wife. In this way, Sun Quan and Liu Bei were considered brothers-in-law, and they were barely married.
In this way, Sun Quan decided to marry Liu Bei. Although Zhou Yu still felt that it was not good, he did not say anything in the end.
Next, there is the more troublesome problem of Sun Shangxiang. This little girl must not be allowed to stay in Xiakou any longer. She must be brought back as soon as possible.
As for Zhang Xi's request to marry his younger sister, Sun Quan refused without even thinking.
But Zhou Yu stopped him.
On the one hand, Zhou Yu is similar to Guan Yu. He feels that the younger sister really has a crush on Zhang Xi. Otherwise, where can this girl go? She has to go find Zhang Xi? !
He even chased her all the way from Youjiangkou to Xiakou. If there wasn't some intrigue between the two of them, who would believe it?
As for the identity issue, it is true that Zhang Xi came from a poor family, but now his status in the Liu Bei Group and his reputation in Jingxiang are not bad anymore. If you really want to care about it, your Sun family is not from a famous family. .
Well, you can't say the second half of the sentence. Even Zhou Yu can't stimulate Sun Quan's nerves in this regard.
On the other hand, Zhou Yu thought of the important matter he had to discuss with Sun Quan when he returned to Chaisang.
Introducing a real wife to Liu Bei, no matter how big the issue is, it won't take up much of Liu Bei's time.
But if Sun Quan marries his sister, at least in Jiangxia, he cannot deal with it casually. Even Liu Bei, as the matchmaker who helped Zhang Xi propose marriage, had to go to Jiangxia to officiate the wedding in person.
In this case, the entire Jingnan may not be too defensive.
Of course, here Zhou Yu is not out of his mind and wants to use Sun Shangxiang's happiness as a cover up to capture Jingnan. He wants to advance westward and capture Yizhou.
Now Nanjun is in a very bad situation. The north is facing pressure from Cao Cao, and the south and east are surrounded by Liu Bei's group.
Especially after Liu Bei occupied the mouth of Youjiang River, even transporting soldiers and ordnance supplies to Nanjun depended on the expression of Liu Bei's group.
The only way out now is to send troops from Nanjun to capture Yizhou.
Once he captures Yizhou and occupies the land of Liangchuan, on the one hand, he can completely trap Liu Bei's group in Jingnan; on the other hand, Sun Quan, who owns the four states, no longer needs to form an alliance with Liu Bei and can directly Destroy Liu Bei, occupy the entire Jingzhou, and share the world equally with Cao Cao.
However, there are a lot of preparations required to capture Xichuan.
Nanjun is a grain-producing area, so there is no shortage of food, but the military strength is a bit insufficient. It needs recruitment and training, as well as ordnance supplies. It is difficult for Nanjun to solve these problems by itself, so Jiangdong's support is also needed.
But if there is a large-scale gathering of grain, recruiting troops, and building ordnance, it is difficult not to arouse the vigilance of the Liu Bei Group.
There are many capable people in Liu Bei's group. If he recruits troops and gathers food in Nanjun, it will be easy for others to see through his strategic intentions.
For the Liu Bei Group, if they want to develop without destroying the Sun-Liu alliance, Yizhou is also their goal.
Therefore, Zhou Yu must find an event that can divert the attention of Liu Bei Group.
Well now, the incident has come to my door.
One event is Liu Bei getting married. This is a big event, and the Liu Bei Group must be carefully prepared.
Another incident was Sun Quan's marriage to his sister. Liu Bei was the matchmaker, Zhang Xi's lord, and the only person who could match Sun Quan's status in terms of status, so he had to be there in person to officiate the wedding.
So even if someone stays in Jingnan, they may not pay too much attention to the changes in Nanjun's military strength.
With the two weddings coming together, Liu Bei's group would have to be busy for several months no matter what, and they would not have time to pay attention to the changes in Nanjun's military strength.
With this time, Zhou Yu would have been ready for the expedition.
Once Zhou Yu goes on an expedition, it will be a fait accompli. Even if Liu Bei wants to object, there is nothing he can do.
In the end, it was also Zhou Yu's selfishness. Let's help my little sister. Brother Bo Fu loved his little sister the most during his lifetime. Giving her a good home was also Zhou Yu's wish as a brother.
Based on this, Zhou Yu tried his best to persuade Sun Quan to simply agree to the marriage.
(End of chapter)
