After Ji Ling returned, he immediately gave the letter to Yuan Shu, and also told about Lu Bu's shooting of halberds at the gate. Yuan Shu was furious and said: "Lü Bu accepted my things and used such childish tricks to favor Liu Bei. I must I will personally lead the troops to conquer Liu Bei, and at the same time I will also conquer Lu Bu!"
Ji Ling advised: "My lord, don't be impulsive. I have seen Lu Bu. He is very brave. He now occupies Xuzhou. If he is connected end to end with Liu Bei, it will be very difficult for us to attack him. I heard that Lu Bu's wife Yan has A daughter has reached the age of marriage. The lord has a son who can ask someone to propose marriage to Lu Bu. If Lu Bu is willing to marry his daughter to the lord, then he will definitely get rid of Liu Bei. This is exactly the strategy of not getting married. .”
After hearing this, Yuan Shu thought it made sense, so he accepted it. He chose a good day and sent Han Yin as a matchmaker to Xuzhou to propose marriage with gifts.
After Han Yin met Lu Bu in Xuzhou, he said: "My lord admires the general's bravery very much, and hopes to marry your daughter. Our families will always be connected to the Qin and Jin Dynasties."
Lu Bu felt that this matter had nothing to do with it. Everything still needed to be discussed with his wife. Lu Bu had two wives and one concubine. He first married Yan as his first wife, and later when he was in Luoyang City, he also married Diao Chan. As a concubine, later because Xiliang Guo Bang and Li Cui raised their troops, they left all their wives and concubines in the city in a panic. Later, Diao Chan chose to leave because she was angry, and the principal wife was returned by the military general. By the time of Xiaopei , Lu Bu married another wife, Cao Bao's daughter. Cao died of illness and left no daughter. Diao Chan and Lu Bu were not pregnant for a short time, and only his wife Yan gave birth to a girl, so Lu Bu was particularly special. pet.
At that moment, Lu Bu said to his wife Yan: "Yuan Shu sent someone to ask for our daughter to marry. What do you think?"
Replied: "I heard that Yuan Shu has lived in Huainan for a long time, has abundant soldiers and food, and has the jade seal in his hand. Sooner or later he will definitely become the emperor. If he can achieve great things, then our daughter may have a concubine in the future. I just don't know how many Yuan Shu has. A son?"
Lu Bu said: "I only have one son!"
He replied: "Since you are like this, you can betrothed to him. Even if you are not the queen in the future, we in Xuzhou will definitely have no problem."
So the matter was settled, Han Yin was treated favorably, and he agreed to the marriage on the spot.
Han Yin immediately returned to Shouchun and told Yuan Shu about the situation. Yuan Shu ordered the preparation of the betrothal gift on the spot and sent Han Yin to Xuzhou City. Lu Bu also accepted it and held a banquet for him to rest in the embassy. .
On the second day, Chen Gong secretly went to the post to visit Han Yin, bowed, sat down, and then scolded him and said: "Who gave Yuan Shu the trick to marry my lord first? The truth is The intention is to take Liu Bei’s head?”
Han Yin stood up, with a surprised expression on his face, and said, "I hope you won't leak it!"
Chen Gongdao: "Don't worry, I will definitely not leak this matter. I am just afraid that if this matter is delayed for a long time, someone will find out, and then the effect will not be achieved."
Han Yin asked: "What should I do? I hope you can teach me!"
Chen Gong showed a very anxious expression and said, "Let's do this. I will go see Lu Bu now and ask him to send his daughter to get married immediately. What do you think?"
Han Yin was very grateful and said: "That's great. I will definitely tell our lord your great kindness truthfully!"
So after Chen Gong left, he immediately went to see Lu Bu and said, "I heard that my lord, you plan to marry your daughter to Yuan Shu. This is a very good thing, but I don't know when the marriage will begin?"
Lu Bu said: "This needs further discussion, and the time has not been determined."
Chen Gongdao: "The ancients had their own regulations on the date of receiving betrothal gifts and getting married. The emperor is one year, the princes are half a year, the officials are one quarter, and the common people are one month."
Lu Bu said: "Yuan Shao now has the jade seal in his hand, and he will become emperor sooner or later. We will follow the emperor's regulations. What do you think?"
After hearing this, Chen Gong immediately refused and said, "No!"
Lu Bu thought for a while and said, "What about using the rules of the princes?"
Chen Gong shook his head and said, "Not even?"
Lu Bu narrowed his eyes and said, "Then it's okay to follow Dr. Congqing's rules, right?"
Chen Gong still shook his head. At this time, Lu Bu became a little angry and said, "Do you want me to follow the rules of the common people?"
Chen Gong still shook his head. Lu Bu really couldn't figure it out and said, "Then what do you want to do?"
Chen Gong smiled and said: "Now the princes in the world are all competing with each other, trying to dominate one side. But now that you are married to Yuan Shu as a son and daughter of the Qin family, can the other princes guarantee that they will not be jealous? If you wait until a good time is chosen in the future, When the other princes set up an ambush in the middle of the road to rob and kill her, what should they do? The only plan now is to get married immediately, and before the princes and others know the news, send their daughter to Shouchun as soon as possible, and then find a different pavilion there. , choose a good day to get married, this is the only way to be foolproof."
Lu Bu nodded and said, "You are still thoughtful." So he went indoors to find Mrs. Yan. He arranged the dowry that night, loaded several cars, and asked Song Xian and Wei Xu to accompany Han Yin to see off his daughter. , and heard the sound of drumming along the way.
From Xuzhou to Shouchun, Xiaopei is the only way. Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui, was resting at home and basking in the sun. Suddenly he heard the sound of drumming on the road, so he asked someone to find out what happened, and he told him what happened. Lu Bu planned to marry his daughter to Yuan Shu's son.
Chen Gui was suddenly startled and said: "This is a strategy to alienate people. Liu Bei will be in danger." So he went to see Lu Bu regardless of his illness. Lu Bu was still very polite to such businessmen in the city and asked He asked, "Why did the doctor come?"
Replied: "I heard that the general's death is coming soon, so I came here to pay my respects!"
When Lu Bu heard this, he was very shocked and asked quickly: "What does this mean?"
Chen Gui analyzed: "Yuan Shu sent you money before because he wanted to get rid of Liu Bei, but you used a halberd to defeat him. Now he suddenly comes to propose marriage because he wants to use your daughter as a hostage, and then he attacks Liu Bei occupies Xiaopei, and if Xiaopei is lost, Xuzhou will be in great danger. Moreover, he will use your daughter as a hostage, asking you to borrow money and grain from you. By then, you will be exhausted and you will also have grudges with others. If Your disagreement gives him an excuse to send troops. Yuan Shu took the jade seal and wanted to proclaim himself emperor. This is an act of rebellion. Think about the fate of Dong Zhuo before. If you and Yuan Shu become in-laws, you will also be a rebel. Where in the world is there room for you?"
