"No, this is absolutely not okay!!!"
As soon as Zhang Xi heard that the person Xuan'er was interested in was Zhuge Qiao, he opposed the marriage without hesitation.
For no other reason than because that person was Zhuge Qiao.
Zhang Xi may not know it, but Zhuge Qiao Ya was short-lived.
You can't let your daughter become a widow within a few years of marriage, right? !
There is no need to discuss this matter.
When Sun Shangxiang saw Zhang Xi's reaction, he was a little surprised. Doesn't his husband like Zhuge Qiao? !
But then, Sun Shangxiang thought about it carefully, and seemed to have thought of something, and asked, "My husband is worried. Zhuge Qiao is the son of Zhuge Jin from Jiangdong, so why are you worried?!"
Zhang Xi really didn't know where his wife could think of going, but it was still an explanation.
I can't tell my wife that I know that Zhuge Qiao will not live long, right? !
"Although Jiangdong and I, the Han Dynasty, have an alliance, it is not reliable after all. If Xuan'er marries Jiangdong, if the two countries become enemies in the future, wouldn't it be wronged by Xuan'er?!" Zhang Xi said as he hurriedly got off the slope.
"If this is the case, husband, don't worry." Sun Shangxiang said, "I have also inquired about my identity. Although Zhuge Qiao is the second son of Mr. Zhuge Jin, he came to Chengdu this time because he was ordered by his father to adopt Zhuge Qiao. Prime Minister, from now on, Zhuge Qiao will be Prime Minister Zhuge's legitimate son, and Xuan'er will not need to marry to Jiangdong."
Come on, why have I forgotten this? Before Zhuge Zhan was born, Zhuge Liang did indeed adopt Zhuge Qiao as his son from his eldest brother Zhuge Jin, and he also carefully cultivated him as his heir.
If Zhuge Qiao had not died early, maybe in the subsequent battle at Mianzhu, it would not have been Zhuge Zhan, a man with high vision and low hand, but Zhuge Qiao.
"Furthermore, talking about my husband, although I have been married to my husband for more than ten years, I am still the sister of the Lord of Jiangdong. If the two countries are at odds, is it possible that my husband will also treat me badly?!"
Well, I forgot about this problem again. Now I’m in trouble. I have to coax my wife again.
Actually, Sun Shangxiang really doesn't worry about this matter. As early as ten years ago in the battle of Jingzhou, Sun Shangxiang had already made her choice. She was just trying to manipulate Zhang Xi on this matter and deliberately let Zhang Xi coax him. I just wanted to increase the relationship between the couple.
After enjoying Zhang Xi's love words, Sun Shangxiang continued, "As for Zhuge Qiao, I also asked someone to inquire about him. No matter people from Jiangdong or the Prime Minister's house, they all said that he was modest, polite, and down-to-earth. He is quite like his father, but he is not a person who cannot be trusted."
Zhang Xi coaxed his wife to coax her, but when he heard that his wife actually started to say good things for Zhuge Qiao, he immediately lost his face and continued to shake his head, disagreeing with the marriage.
Sun Shangxiang really couldn't understand it now.
His daughter likes her, and Zhuge Qiao is not ruthless towards his daughter. Why is Zhang Xi, the father, so unhappy? !
Could it be that there has been some bad blood between my husband and Prime Minister Zhuge in the past two years? !
Haven't heard of it? !
Haven't these two always had a good relationship and admired each other? !
Or.
Sun Shangxiang suddenly thought of something and asked Zhang Xi, "My husband is worried that marrying Zhuge Cheng, who is also a lonely and important minister, will cause the emperor's displeasure?!"
Right, this seems to be the only explanation.
The late emperor asked Gu Fujun, Prime Minister Zhuge, and Zhang Cheqi to assist him as the emperor. Now that the emperor has no real power, if he entrusts his lonely ministers to marry and conspire privately, the emperor will inevitably become suspicious.
This is indeed something that needs to be taken into account.
Originally, Zhang Xi really didn't think about it in that aspect, but when his wife said this, it seemed that it was really a good excuse.
"Lady's Words"
Zhang Xi dared to admit it casually, but then thought about it, this was not right.
If you use this as a reason to refuse marriage with Zhuge Liang's family, it will be easy to explain to Zhuge Liang, but what will the world think after word spreads? !
The three great ministers of the Han Dynasty, who had been left to their own devices, had disagreements only a month after the death of the late emperor. This thing is not good for anyone.
Another thing is that Minister Tuogu himself has very great rights. What the emperor really wants to worry about is these rights themselves, not whether there is a marriage between ministers Tuogu.
Among politicians, marriage is just a means. It never means that the marriage must be between one's own family members.
At that time, Huo Guang also married Shangguan Jie, who was also the minister of Tuogu. When he committed evil acts, he never showed any mercy.
Whether they are both ministers of Tuogu has nothing to do with whether they can get married. It can even be said that if they are both ministers of Tuogu, the closer they are to each other, the more they can intimidate the enemy, and at the same time, they can have enough people in the court. Support to cope with external pressures.
Especially for ministers like Zhang Xi who are in border states, it would be difficult to hold on to Yongzhou without the full support of Zhuge Liang.
In other words, the marriage between Zhang Xi and Zhuge Liang is something that is acceptable. If Zhang Xi refuses to marry Zhuge Liang because they are both ministers of Tuogu, this will really worry the emperor.
You, Zhang Xi, are a Tuogu and important minister, and you live on the border of Yongzhou, and you are in charge of the actual power of a state. If you don't marry Zhuge Liang, what are you going to do? !
Do you want to stand on your own feet, or do you want to surrender to the enemy? !
These are the most troublesome.
Therefore, even if Zhang Xi did not want to marry his daughter to Zhuge Qiao, he could not use the excuse that he was also the minister Tuogu and wanted to avoid suspicion. This reason would not be of any benefit to Zhang Xi, Zhuge Liang, the emperor, or the Han court.
Therefore, Zhang Xi could only temporarily turn around and said, "Madam's words are overly worrying. Prime Minister Zhuge and I have known each other for a long time, and we were both entrusted with the task of supporting the emperor to revive the Han Dynasty. How could we have such scruples?! "
After saying this, Sun Shangxiang really couldn't understand it.
"That's not true, that's not what my husband meant?!" Sun Shangxiang asked incomprehensively, "Even if my husband doesn't like Zhuge Qiao, or doesn't want Xuan'er to get married so early, there should be a reason, otherwise, just When Xuan'er comes to quarrel with you in person, don't blame me for not speaking up for your husband."
"This is it." Zhang Xi panicked all of a sudden.
There is no way, my daughter is a precious little cotton-padded jacket. Although cotton has not been introduced in this era, Zhang Xi has traveled through time, as the old saying goes.
In addition, Zhang Xi is away from home all year round, and he always feels indebted to his son and daughter. His son is better, he is a man, and it doesn't matter if he has strict requirements, but when it comes to his daughter, Zhang Xi really can't dote on her.
Zhang Xi felt sad when he thought about his daughter coming to quarrel with him for a man he didn't know. Thinking about that scene.
But as luck would have it, with her mother's education, her daughter's temper was actually something she could do.
"My wife still needs to mediate this matter." Zhang Xi could only smile and ask his wife for help.
Sun Shangxiang had no choice but to give Zhang Xi a roll of his eyes and said, "Even if I have to mediate, your husband should tell me the truth. My husband always says that he is a reasonable father in front of Xuan'er, so he cannot object unreasonably this time." Bar?!"
Zhang Xi held it in for a long time. He really had no idea and could only tell the truth to his wife.
"That Zhuge Qiao. Looking at his face, he doesn't seem to be a person with long life."
When Zhang Xi said this, Sun Shangxiang was stunned.
If this is the case, it is something that needs to be seriously considered.
In these days, there is still a market for things like this kind of fortune-telling, especially if some strange people and strange things say so, many people are still willing to believe it.
For example, in Cao Wei in the north, there was a man named Guan Ren who was very good at fortune telling and could tell people's life and death. There was also a man named Du Jianping who was good at fortune telling and could tell people's fortunes, misfortunes and longevity. No, he almost killed his husband. Got it.
"Then Zhuge Qiao only arrived in Chengdu at the beginning of last year. At that time, my husband was already leading the army. When have you seen this person?!" Sun Shangxiang tilted his head slightly and asked his husband with a suspicious look on his face.
When Zhuge Qiao arrived in Chengdu, his husband had already led the troops to fight in Wuzhangyuan. Since then, Zhuge Qiao has never left Chengdu, and his husband has never returned to Chengdu. Even if his husband has Du Jianping's ability to meet him, he has never seen him. Zhuge Qiao, how do you give people a short-lived comment? !
Well, Zhang Xi is indeed a bit mentally weak today. Let’s put it bluntly, there’s nothing we can do about some of the prefaces that don’t match the words at the end. Who wants this to have to do with his precious daughter? !
But after Zhang Xi did this, Sun Shangxiang became a little impatient, thinking that her husband was hiding something, so...
"If your husband doesn't want to tell the truth, I won't force it." Sun Shangxiang stood up, glanced at Zhang Xi sideways, and said, "Let's put this matter aside for the time being. I will inform Xuan'er one day that her father does not agree with this marriage, so let me It would be best for her to give up on this idea."
No, madam, if you say this, can that girl Xuan'er forgive me? !
Doesn’t it have to be my headache in the end? !
Having no choice but to pull his wife back again, Zhang Xi asked her to help calm the girl down.
As for the reason.
"The late emperor has recently been mourned. As a minister, he is required to ban rituals and music according to the regulations. Moreover, Xuan'er is young and has not yet grown his hair. It will not be too late to discuss this matter later!"
Little girl, you are only fourteen years old, why are you in such a hurry to get married?
After a few years, Zhuge Qiao died, so naturally the matter was settled.
(End of chapter)
