Guan Yu didn't have a good impression of the family, and he was a little anxious when he heard Guan Yi's words. In the past, he might have brushed his sleeves away. After these few months of frustration, he now knows that he should control his temper, especially when he sees his father so old, and he has achieved nothing, not even a child, he feels guilty in his heart, and his confidence is not enough.

In fact, he also understands what Guan Yi said, marrying a wife should be a virtuous woman, a knowledgeable woman can not only manage the housework, but also take on the education of her children, not just as simple as passing on the ancestry. Yuan Quan is a typical example, she ran this workshop alone, which not only solved the problem of processing and supply of ordnance, but also played an immeasurable role in Sun Ce's popularity and morale, which could not be done by a woman from an ordinary family.

But he instinctively disliked the women of the family, and he was not enthusiastic about this family affair.

Yuan Quan saw it in his eyes, but he was not in a hurry, invited Guan Yu and his son to the hall, and introduced Mrs. Elk first. Only then did Guan Yu know that the so-called Mrs. Elk was Elfang's sister Ellan, who was not married at the moment, but the people in the workshop called her Mrs. according to Yuan Quan's custom. Ellan said hello and moved to the vestibule to attend to business. Yuan Quan received the Guan family father and son in the hall and introduced the situation of the women.

Guan Yu has been in Yuzhou for so long, and he is no stranger to the Yuzhou family, and when he heard what Yuan Quan said, he knew that he was indeed a good candidate. Although these families are families, they have a good family style, and they can basically be self-disciplined, not as greedy as some people, and unscrupulously encroach on the land of the population, and none of them have been investigated and dealt with by them. It can be seen that Yuan Quan not only took into account Sun Ce's convenience in mastering Yuzhou, took into account the family background of the Guan family, but also fully considered his personality.

The Han Dynasty is not like later generations, women have a lot of autonomy over their marriage, as long as both parties are willing, there is no hard and fast rule that they are not allowed to meet before marriage, women take a fancy to men, and it is not uncommon for women to take the initiative to come to the door to propose. Gepi Workshop is a new thing, and there are many families that participate in it, and half of these companies introduced by Yuan Quan are shareholders of the workshop. Yuan Quan invited them over to meet Guan Yu.

Yuan Quan's vision is still very good, these women are all good-looking, well-behaved, knowledgeable and courteous, not only Guan Yi is satisfied, Guan Yu himself is also a little moved. Guan Yu is good-looking, talented, and very popular, especially his record in winning Jiujiang has won a lot of praise. With such martial arts, it will be expected that the marquis will be worshipped.

Both sides were originally satisfied, until Guan Yu said that he would go to Chang'an with Liu Bei.

The family is well-informed and well-informed, and has also heard a little about the relationship between Liu Guanzhang and Sun Ce. Although they didn't know what kind of ambition Liu Bei had, they knew that Liu Bei's going to Chang'an might be recruited by the imperial court, which was equivalent to giving up Sun Ce. They are from Yuzhou, and they are now under Sun Ce's control, even if Yuan Shao counterattacks in the future, Yuzhou will not be the imperial court. Dating Guan Yu originally wanted to strengthen the connection with Sun Ce, but Guan Yu went to Chang'an with Liu Bei in the long-term interests of their family, so they naturally retreated and asked others to refuse.

Although Guan Yu himself regretted it, he was also calm. Guan Yi was very disappointed. He didn't say anything, just silent, often sighing alone.

Guan Yu felt guilty.

A few days later, he took Guan Yi and set off for Wancheng.

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Outside the city, the warship is like a carp, the sail shadow is like weaving, the banks of the river are full of people, even the trees are standing a lot of people, the branches are shaking, the people on the trees laugh happily, but the people under the trees are screaming for a while, and some even scold.

Zhou Yu, Huang Zhong and others quickly got off the boat, came to Sun Ce, and bowed down. Sun Ce returned the salute, took his arm, and introduced Yang Xiu, Ma Chao, Yan Xing and others to him one by one. Yang Xiu and Zhou Yu hit it off at first sight, but the attention of Ma Chao, Yan Xing and others fell on Huang Zhong. They heard that in terms of comprehensive ability, Huang Zhong can be regarded as the most comprehensive one under Sun Ce, he can walk and ride, and can use both long and short, especially outstanding archery, even Sun Ce himself claims to be slightly inferior.

Ma Chao really wanted to compete with Huang Zhong, but he didn't dare to be too hasty, lest he lose face like competing with Xu Chu, so he just took this opportunity to have a relationship with Huang Zhong first, and then put forward a request to try his hand when he was familiar.

In addition to Huang Zhong, Deng Zhan is also one that Ma Chao and others pay more attention to. Although his combat power is not as strong as Huang Zhong, Xu Chu and others, his attainments in martial arts are not weak, and the Seven Kills of Breaking the Edge are created by him. After Ma Chao and others entered Sun Ce's camp, they followed the practice every day, and deeply felt that although the Seven Kills of Breaking the Edge were simple, they were very practical, which was easy to get started and had room for improvement, and it was a rare set of superior martial arts. Even with Ma Chao's conceit, he feels that the seven kills of breaking the edge are not something that ordinary people can make up.

A certain master once said that if you are not crazy when you are young, you have no ability, and when you are old, you are crazy. Young people have little knowledge, and most of the people they have seen are acquaintances, and if they don't dare to go crazy in this small circle, it means that their abilities are limited. When you get older, you see a bigger world, and you know that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world, so you will naturally not be crazy. At this time, being crazy is not self-aware - decathlon and invincible wizards are rare after all.

This is the case with Ma Chao. He has good talent and rarely meets opponents, so he is young and crazy. Now that he has met masters one after another, and he is convinced of losing, it is natural to put away his frivolity and dare not make a mistake.

Sun Ce was more interested in Xun You. This was the first time he had met Xun You. Xun You didn't talk much, standing behind Zhou Yu without showing the mountains or water, and didn't even take the initiative to talk to Sun Ce. It wasn't until Sun Ce talked to him that he responded with two sentences without being salty or light, and he was not enthusiastic at all. Although Sun Ce was mentally prepared, he was still very surprised.

Guo Jia knew Xun You's temper best, pulled Xun You aside, and the two chatted privately.

Zhou Yu's class had received news from Sun Ce before, and knew Sun Ce's arrangements for Jingzhou, Wen Ping and Li Tong had taken office, and Du Ji had also rushed to Nanjun to carry out work, and his task was to take a short rest and prepare to launch an offensive against the four counties in Jiangnan after the year. The situation in Jiangnan is different from that in Jiangbei, he has a lot of questions to discuss with Sun Ce, got in the car, and as soon as he sat down, Zhou Yu got straight to the point and asked, "Are you really going to go to Huiji?" ”

Sun Ce nodded. "Xun Yu changed the law in Chang'an, if I don't leave Nanyang, he will definitely not be at ease. My father is in Yuzhou, you are in Jingzhou, the basic front is stable, you can start the campaign in Yangzhou, you will be far away from Chang'an, and it will not attract attention. Take a step back first, see how Xun Yu deals with Hebei, and then make a decision. ”

"What if the imperial court wants to use troops against Hebei?"

"Before the imperial court sets up the situation, it is unlikely, the envoys come and go, I estimate that it will be at least half a year. Gong Jin, in half a year, can you take the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River? ”

Zhou Yu is confident. "If nothing else, before the early summer, I should be able to occupy the four counties of Jiangnan. But occupation is not the same as control, and I need more time. Bo Fu, what I'm worried about is the overall situation, if the imperial court needs to use troops against Hebei during this period, who will lead the army to go out and conquer the eastern generals? Will it be too hard to disrupt your plans? Bo Fu, IMHO, he is not a suitable candidate. ”