"Lord, we don't have any wine in our hands." Zhen Yan said anxiously: "Since last year, we have stopped selling wine, and even the Zhen Family Restaurant in Yecheng has hung a sign outside, and only sells ten bottles a day. Because of this incident, our business is still down. ”

"There is no best."

Yuan Xi fully trusts the Zhen family, but there are some things that have to be told again and again. Especially when it comes to issues of principle, there can't be the slightest relaxation because of Zhen Mi's relationship.

"My lord, there is a person from outside the city, who says that he is the messenger of Sun Quan. It should be almost here. "A guard came in to give a report.

"Sun Quan's messenger? It can't be because of the jade liquor again, right? Zhen Yan said suspiciously.

"Whatever the reason, the messenger has come from afar, I must see it." Yuan Xi said to Zhen Yan: "You go back first, if there is anything, we will discuss it later." ”

"Yes."

"Go and bring the messenger." After Zhen Yan left, Yuan Xi ordered the guards standing at the door.

"No."

Sun Quan's envoy Zhuge Jin, under the guidance of the guards, came to the meeting room of the state capital.

Frustrated and Tian Feng accompanied.

Zhuge Jin made a deep gesture, arched his hand and said, "Meet General Yuan below." ”

"Excuse me, give me a seat."

Yuan Xi waved his hand.

Zhuge Jin sat aside without humility or arrogance, and said: "Before coming to Hebei, my lord has repeatedly explained that he must ask General Yuan." Although our borders are far apart, our lord hopes that we can maintain friendly relations with General Yuan forever. ”

"Well, I hope too. Sir, let's get to the point, you came all the way to ask me a good word? Yuan Xi didn't have the patience to argue with him.

Zhuge Jin smiled and said: "General Yuan is quick to talk, so you can be presumptuous." This time in Hebei, there is indeed a major event, and it is also a happy event, which must be discussed with General Yuan. ”

Wedding?

Yuan Xi was curious: "You say come and listen." ”

Zhuge Jin didn't answer directly, but asked, "I wonder if General Yuan has heard of my lord's sister Sun Shangxiang?" ”

"Yes. It is said that it is both civil and military, and the country and the city are alluring, which can be compared with Jiangdong Erqiao, but is it true? "As a traverser from later generations, how can anyone not know Sun Shangxiang. And seeing Zhuge Jin's special trip, there must be something important. Is it a matchmaker?

Zhuge Jin said repeatedly: "General Yuan said that he laughed, Da Qiao is the wife of the ancestors, and Xiao Qiao is the wife of Gong Jin, so I don't dare to discuss it." But by the words of General Yuan... My lord's sister is indeed both civil and military, and she is a rare one in the world. ”

"This time I came to Hebei, I was ordered by the lord to marry my little sister to General Yuan, and our two families got together with Qin and Jin and conspired together."

Really!

Yuan Xi thought in his heart that Sun Quan couldn't buy Qiong Jelly Jade Liquor, so he wanted to get it by marriage.

"General Yuan, what do you think?" Seeing that Yuan Xi didn't reply for a long time, Zhuge Jin cautiously reminded him.

"Of course. I can't ask for it. Yuan Xi said.

"Okay, so this matter is settled?" Zhuge Jin didn't expect things to go so smoothly and was overjoyed. However, Yuan Xi changed his words and said in embarrassment: "Mr. Zhuge , there are some things that you may not know. I'm having something hard to say. ”

"Oh?"

Yuan Xi stood up, ran to the door to take a look, motioned for the soldiers to leave, and then closed the door.

"General Yuan, what are you?"

"I can't hide it, I have something unspeakable, and I really can't marry Sun Xiaomei." Yuan Xi said in a low voice.

"Why is that? Didn't General Yuan agree just now? Zhuge Jin asked.

"I would love to say yes, but my ladies... They won't say yes. If I really marry Sun Xiaomei, there must be no fire in the backyard? You may not know that I went to great lengths to marry the princess of Goguryeo, and they are still at odds with each other. I'm going to marry another one, and they're not going to eat me yet." Yuan Xi said very sincerely, with a little fear on his face.

"Haha..."

After Zhuge Jin heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "I really didn't expect that General Yuan was invincible, and he turned out to be..." He was only halfway through his sentence and then he didn't say any more.

Yuan Xi said for him: "Fear of guilt! In fact.... There's nothing wrong with being afraid of guilt, it's normal to love your wife. ”

Zhuge Jin said: "Please forgive me for saying bluntly, marriage is a major event, related to the livelihood of thousands of people, how can it be because the insiders do not agree... General Yuan, you must think twice. ”

Yuan Xi said: "Of course I know the seriousness of this matter. But I don't dare, what can I do? ”

"This..."

It was the first time Zhuge Jin had encountered such a thing.

The princes of the dignified side will be swayed to make decisions because of their fear of guilt.

"Mr. Zhuge is really embarrassed, I really can't do anything about this matter. Although I also want to marry Sun Xiaomei, I can't ignore the feelings of the two ladies. Please thank and apologize to General Sun on my behalf. ”

"Ugh...."

Having said that, Zhuge Jin can't mess around.

He said, "In that case, let this go beforehand." When I came to Hebei, in addition to greeting General Yuan and promoting marriage, I also wanted to talk about a few business with General Yuan. ”

Yuan Xi said: "You want to talk about the Qiong Jelly Jade Liquor, right?" ”

"Not only the elixir and jade liquor, but also fine salt and paper, all of which are needed in large quantities. I also hope that General Yuan will see that our two families are friendly and wholesale more, and my lord is grateful. ”

"This..." Yuan Xi smiled bitterly: "Fine salt and Xi paper are easy to say, how much you want." It's just that... Qiong syrup jade liquor, can not give. Because even we are using it sparingly. ”

"Why is that?"

"Mr. Zhuge really doesn't know?"

"I hope the general will say it clearly."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Mr. Zhuge , don't pretend, Cao Cao has used the Shenji Battalion many times in the Central Plains, and the wine they threw out has produced a huge amount of energy, and even the giant beasts in my Hebei have been blown up to death, will you not know?" Can I sell a lethal weapon like this? ”

"I see..."

Zhuge Jin pretended to be quite similar, as if he only knew about the Shenji Camp.

Yuan Xi didn't say much, and bluntly refused to wholesale Qiong Jelly Jade Liquor, as for fine salt and Xi paper, they can be wholesaled in large quantities, as long as Sun Quan can get the money.

.........

After talking for a long time, Zhuge Jin went back to the post house to rest.

Yuan Xi went to the Ministry of Officials to find Fu Zhu and told him what he had just done, and Fu Zhu said happily: "Lord, you should promise him!" ”

"Huh?"

"The lord may not know that Sun Shangxiang's status in Jiangdong is very high. Her mother, Wu Guotai, likes her very much, and Sun Quan is a dutiful son. If Sun Shangxiang is married to Hebei, it is equivalent to choking Sun Quan's lifeline. In the future, he could not attack Yangzhou again. Because Wu Guotai will stop her, she is worried that we will take Sun Shangxiang as a hostage. Maybe... When we start a war with Cao Cao, we can also let Sun Quan go out to contain the army, this is a multi-kill thing, how can the lord refuse? ”