Chapter 240: Marriage

Things in the world are so strange, Xiliang thieves regard themselves as official governments and are working hard to run a regime. The imperial court in Luoyang has turned itself into a huge cottage, and its methods of doing things are no different from those of robbers and bandits, whether it is forced conscripts or plundering civilian wealth, the means are so bad that they are no better than thieves.

After attacking Runan and settling troops in Shangqiu, He Jin saw that there was no hope of exterminating the traitors in a short time, so he simply broke the jar and broke it. Can't Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu be powerful? Let's see what happens to you as a traitor!

When Yuan Ang and Yuan Kui's heads were hung on the heads of Luoyang City, there were more soldiers who fled, and even some of the generals under He Jin also took soldiers and horses or ran away, or took the city to the side of the Kwantung coalition army. The surplus of people has settled down a lot, and they don't dare to block the general at will.

Now He Jin even dares to kill scholar leaders like Yuan Ang and Yuan Kui, obviously they have already killed the red eye, and everyone is still wise to protect themselves.

Chen Cheng talked to everyone about the White Bo Army and the Black Mountain Army, and said: "I heard that Zhang Yan has withdrawn his troops from Hanoi and turned to attack Hebei after accepting the official position of General Pingnan Zhonglang appointed by the imperial court. Yang Qiu, you said that He Jin is not good, so he will win over the armed forces from all over the country, but this hand is really effective! ”

Yan Zhong said: "Before, the imperial court was still fighting with the princes of various places, but after this, I am afraid that the world will become more chaotic." ”

After talking for a while, everyone dispersed, and only Zhao Yun stayed. Chen Cheng stood up and walked back and forth in the lobby a few times, as if something was difficult to decide. Seeing this, Zhao Yun asked, "What's so difficult about Wenzheng?" ”

Chen Cheng stopped, stood still in the hall, and asked rhetorically, "Does Zilong know that Han Sui has returned to Yinchuan again?" ”

Zhao Yun said: "I know, I came to the county with Jia Xu, the envoy of the state." Could it be that Fei Wen was worried about Han Wenyu? ”

"Yes and no. As you said, there are tens of thousands of soldiers in the nearby cantonment, not to mention one Han Sui, even ten Han Sui can't make waves. But we know about this matter, does Han Sui or anyone else know? What if someone thinks that the army is on the march, Yinchuan is empty, and wants to take a risk? ”

Chen Cheng said: "Song Jian's self-establishment as king is too coincidental, I always feel that there is something strange, it will not be so simple." The rebellion will certainly not succeed in the end, but many of our factories are built outside the city, and if they are damaged in the turmoil, the hard work of these two years will be in vain. ”

"It turns out that Wen is worried about this," Zhao Yun said: "Since this is the case, I have a plan." ”

"Tell me about it."

Zhao Yundao: "Wen Zheng led the army to the expedition, and the line reached the border between Wuwei and Zhangye, and it was suspended for a few days. If there is nothing to do in the rear, it is not too late to attack Song Jian. If there is a change in Yinchuan, he will quickly kill back with soldiers and horses and wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop. ”

"Lure the snake out of the hole?" Chen Cheng thought for a while and said, "This strategy is not bad, but what if those people wait until our army kills Jiuquan County before launching it?" ”

The expression on Zhao Yun's face changed, he gritted his teeth, and then made up his mind, saying; "Then push them!"

"Huh?"

"Yunlu and I were originally scheduled to be married in seven days, when civil and military officials from inside and outside Yinchuan would arrive. If there are real people who have bad intentions, they will definitely put the first goal on controlling the generals and officials. At that time, Wen Zheng was leading the army outside, could they resist the temptation of sweeping down the internal and external civil and military generals? ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Yun's face was full of murderous aura, and he said: "When you were hunting in the autumn of the previous year, Wen Zheng was assassinated, and I said that there must be someone in the army who colluded with outsiders, and it should be cleaned up at that time." It was Wen Zheng who said that you wanted to calm down, which suppressed the matter. Now that we have been in the Northland for more than two years, and we have enough soldiers and food, and our foundations are solid, we don't need to worry about that much! ”

Seeing Zhao Yun's murderous appearance, Chen Cheng couldn't cry or laugh, "Don't, don't, if you really use your marriage as a pretense, then Ma Yunlu won't hate you for the rest of your life?" Ma Teng and Ma Chao are no longer your in-laws, but will become enemies. ”

Zhao Yun said in a deep voice: "Is it a pity to be for the country? Yun Lu understands righteousness and is not a cautious person, and if I make it clear with her afterwards, she will definitely not blame me! ”

You only say that Ma Yunlu won't blame you, that means Ma Teng may be so angry that his liver hurts?

Although the Han Dynasty was also an era of male superiority and female inferiority, it was different from the Song Dynasty and beyond. In the Han Dynasty, it was not uncommon for the queen mother to come to the dynasty, and it was not a matter for women to be blamed for remarrying, and the social atmosphere was much more open than in the later dynasties. Zhuo Wenjun sold wine, and the general Wei Qing married Princess Pingyang, who became a widow, and everyone didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of thing.

Under this kind of atmosphere, there are many women who dare to love and hate, let alone a place like Xiliang? If Ma Yunlu knew that Zhao Yun was playing a "bloody wedding" with his in-laws, he might have to hate Zhao Zilong for the rest of his life. Chen Cheng had never liked to do this kind of thing, so he immediately refused.

He said to Zhao Yun: "Even if Ma Yunlu doesn't hate you, but in this way, Zilong's reputation will become bad." ”

Zhao Yun said: "There are dozens of factories inside and outside Yinchuan, 100,000 people, Wenzheng loves me alone?" If my reputation alone can be exchanged for a hundred and ten lives, why not? ”

Chen Cheng couldn't help but be proud, he sighed, and said: "I took advantage of the time to send troops before, and united with the Xiliang princes to divide Han Sui's territory, and my reputation was already bad, but Zilong, you don't have to get involved in this kind of thing." Don't mention this to anyone in the future, just say that I did a good job. ”

Zhao Yun said with a smile: "Even if you say so, you have to be believed." ”

Chen Cheng thought about it, so he said: "Then push it to Bo Dao's body, don't the people of Liangzhou say that he is resourceful and full of tricks?" Only he can come up with this kind of strategy! ”

Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "The eldest husband acts, why hide his head and show his tail?" Since I did it, there is no need for Yan Shangshu to bear this infamy. ”

Chen Cheng suddenly laughed and said, "How can we say it, we seem to have affirmed that Han Sui will stir up trouble?" Maybe Han Wenyue didn't have this idea at all? ”

Zhao Yun also smiled: "Does Wen Zheng believe that Han Sui will not stir up trouble?" ”

Chen Cheng thought for a moment and said: "This is difficult to say, people often make decisions in a moment. Han Sui may continue to settle down, or he may take the opportunity to make trouble, who knows? Only this time, Zilong's reputation will be affected. ”

Zhao Yundao: "What is my personal reputation? It's just that this matter needs to be told to Yan Shangshu first. ”

Chen Cheng said: "Bo Dao has been sending people to keep an eye on Han Sui, needless to say that he also knows. ”

"It's better to give advance notice."

"Then you send someone......... Well, I'll do it. This kind of thing should not be known to more people. ”

Because of Song Jian's change of Yuan to become king, the atmosphere inside and outside Yinchuan suddenly became tense. The units recalled the officers and soldiers on leave, and the army was put on alert. More manpower was also assigned to important places such as city gates, public offices, factories, arsenals, and granaries.

The troops began to assemble, and the war horses and horses gathered on the side of the aqueduct outside the south gate, and the vehicles transporting supplies were in an endless stream from morning to night. Everyone knew that Chen Yuanjun was going to personally lead troops to recruit Song Jian in Jiuquan County.

Ma Teng saw another group of cavalry running over on the street outside, turned his head to Ma Yunlu and said, "This is going to be a war, what about your wedding?" ”

Ma Yunlu is now used to it, and she is no longer full of shyness when she talks about getting married, she replied: "Zilong said that the wedding will be held as scheduled. ”

Ma Teng said: "But if it is held in seven days, then Chen Yuanjun will not be able to be there!" ”

"What's wrong with Chen Yuanjun's non-attendance?" Ma Yunlu's voice raised a few points, "I'm married to Zhao Zilong, not to marry Liangzhou Mu!" ”

"Hmph, it would be good if you married Liangzhou Mu!"

"Why is Zilong not good?"

"I didn't say that Zhao Zilong was bad!"

"That's what you mean!"

"I'm ........", Ma Teng was helpless by the noise, turned around and left, "I'll go and see how things are prepared." ”

Inside the embassy, Jia Xu looked at the soldiers and horses and the carts transporting armor and weapons on the street, thought about it for a while, and then said to the entourage on the side: "It's going to be a war, stay in the courtyard for the past two days, close the door, don't go in and out casually, and don't let irrelevant people in." ”

The attendant said, "Yes." In a few days, General Zhao's wedding will be due, do you want to attend? ”

Jia Xu smiled: "Naturally, I want to go." Zhao Zilong is the commander of Liangzhou, Ma Teng is a stable guard, these two people have formed a family, it is a first-class event, how can they not go? ”

The etiquette of marriage was determined very early in ancient China, and it has been roughly determined since the Zhou Dynasty, and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period have been followed by the Qin and Han dynasties. Dai De, a ritual scholar in the Western Han Dynasty, and his nephew Dai Sheng sorted it out and recorded it in the "Book of Rites-Duyi".

In the process from the proposal to the completion of the marriage, there are six kinds of etiquette, namely: Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Najib, Nazheng, inviting the date, and greeting in person. Among them, the invitation period is to determine the date of marriage, and an auspicious day is usually chosen. You can't change the day you choose, otherwise it will be considered a great disrespect to the other party. The wedding date of Zhao Yun and Ma Yunlu had already been set, and at that time, no one knew that Song Jian would be so rebellious that he dared to establish himself as the king.

In Chen Cheng's opinion, Ma Yunlu's age is still too young. Now he is only fourteen years old, and even if he is two years old, he is only sixteen years old. Sixteen years old, in Chen Cheng's time, he should still be in junior high school. Although he had heard about some junior high school students secretly tasting the forbidden fruit, he did not say that they would get married at this age.

However, the times are different, so you can't use the same system. When looking at things, you still need to consider the background. Just like a person's achievement, although it is mainly based on personal struggle, it is also necessary to consider the course of history.