Chapter 19: Marriage

After Pei Gai left, Director Wang privately summoned someone and asked him to protect Pei Gai's safety. This person's surname is Zhen Mingsui, he was originally a disciple of the Wulingman chieftain, and later the family rebellion was destroyed, and he was also plundered and sold into slavery, or when Wang Dao first arrived in Jiangdong, Gu Rong gave it to him. After a period of investigation, Director Wang found that this guy looked rough, but in fact, he had a rough belly and was very deceitful, so he was dressed in brocade and delicacies, and bought his heart - he originally wanted to be a dead soldier to cultivate, but later felt that he could be used as a minion.

Zhen Sui was really sensitive, and after listening to Director Wang's assignment, he asked: "The master asked me to protect Pei Xuzhou, what is my true intention?" Do you want me to assassinate? Director Wang waved his hand and said don't think nonsense, I really sent you to protect Pei Gai, but-" If he wants to do something against my family, don't pass on the news. Zhen Sui nodded again and again: "The villain will understand." ”

"In addition, whenever Zu Shizhi wants to go to Yanyu, you must look at Pei Wenyue, so that he will not be held hostage by Zu."

Then he ordered Zhen to take thirteen powerful troops to Pei Cai's mansion and swear to serve. Pei Gai received Zhen Sui, and when he looked closely, he saw that this person had a big head and a thick waist, a beard, and a scar on his neck, which looked quite fierce; Although the hair was thick, and the face was smooth and wrinkled, it was impossible to tell how old he was—he was estimated to be between twenty-five and forty. asked about his background and talent, Zhen Sui said: "Can dance the big sword, hold a strong bow, and wait for a hundred and ten people to not get close...... Pei Caixin said to write martial arts, and a hundred and ten people can't get close, how can there be such a strong person in the real world? It seems that this person has some skills, and the cowhide is also very good at blowing......

But Zhen Sui's bragging is not over - "Because I am a southerner, I can't ride a horse, but if I spread my steps, within a hundred and ten miles, even a galloping horse will be difficult to catch up with the master!" Pei Gai couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and said in his heart that I was going to hire a bodyguard, how could I be a "master"? Sure enough, it's a barbarian, and he doesn't know how to be polite at all. So he smiled and asked him, "So, do you have words?" ”

"The master is a barbarian, I don't know what the word is for?"

"Convenient to call."

"Master, just call your name."

Pei should say okay, then you go down and rest first - he doesn't understand it either, Director Wang just took this opportunity to put eyes and ears around him, but how did he send such a "master"? It's rude and unliterate, even worse than the likes of the six branches, and it doesn't look like a brain. Could it be that Director Wang is really so kind, just sending himself a part that can be played? Or is it that among the other thirteen, there are hidden spies among those who are not visible?

He immediately came to the house to ask to see Pei, explaining that he would set off in the near future, crossing the Yangtze River north and heading to Guangling County. Pei Shi couldn't help but be taken aback when she heard this-although she knew that Pei should be preparing to cross the river with Zu Ti, she always thought that it would be after the autumn harvest, and it was only May, why was she in such a hurry to leave?

"I am talking to Qing about the Du family's daughter as a wife, and the dowry has not yet been ......"

Pei Gaiyi frowned: "Isn't it Du Shiyi's daughter?" ”

"Yes, yes."

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Duling Du clan was originally not a famous family, but because of the many famous officials between the Wei and Jin dynasties, their value gradually rose, and by the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, they had already ranked among the high-grade families.

This Du clan claims to be the ancestor of the Western Han Dynasty's famous minister Du Zhou, but the ancestor who made the family glorious again, but also Cao Wei's heavy minister, Du Ji Du Bohou, the official to the Shangshu servant. Du Ji's eldest son Du Shu Shiwei is the assassin of Youzhou, because he once wrote a book to impeach Cao Zhen, so he was belittled, and when Cao Zhen's son Cao Shuang was in power, he simply designed to frame him and condemn him to death, Du Shu almost died.

Fortunately, the "Gao Pingling Change" broke out immediately, Cao Shuang's brothers were killed, and Sima Yi monopolized the power, so Du Shu was able to reduce his crime by one degree, and was assigned to Zhangwu County, where he died soon after.

The Du family was likely to collapse because of this, but Du Shu gave birth to a good son, who was recommended to Sima Zhao by Yanghu and Shantao, Sima Zhao relied on his heart, and married his sister to him as his wife - that's right, this strong man is Du Yuankai, the most outstanding politician, military strategist and scholar in the Western Jin Dynasty, who is known as the "arsenal" like Pei Yu!

In Pei Gai's opinion, Du Yuan's arsenal is real, and Pei Yuan's arsenal is virtual, if Du Yuankai can be counted as the entire arsenal, then Pei Yimin is only one of the smallest warehouses.

He asked Pei, what do you want to give me, "Isn't it Du Shiyi's daughter?" "This Du Shiyi refers to Du Xi, the eldest son of Du Pre. However, Du Xi and his brothers—Du Ji, Du Tan, and Du Yin—are 108,000 miles away from their father in terms of talent and prestige, and there are two main reasons why Pei's family decided to marry his family:

First, since Director Wang politely rejected the marriage between Pei and Wang, the vast majority of the Nandu family was also discouraged, and they did not dare to easily agree to Pei's consideration without knowing what Wang Maohong's true intention was. So in desperation, I could only take a step back and go to Du Shi, who had not been in Nandu for a long time and whose remnants were extremely weak—several times weaker than Pei Gai.

The second reason is actually more important, that is, the marriage of Pei and Du has a precedent.

Du Xi died very early, leaving behind a son named Du Yi, who is not only pure in nature and gentle in temperament, but also a beautiful man in the world who is as famous as Wei Wei and Wei Shubao - of course, since he is called with Wei Wei, it can be seen that his health is not very good...... Pei Gai's cousin Pei Yao married his daughter to Du Yi a few years ago because of his friendship with Du Xi and his literary talent. Du Yi and his wife fled south shortly before the fall of Luoyang, but did not come to Jianye, but ran to Jingzhou. This is because Pei Yao is the son-in-law of Wang Yan, that is to say, the maternal grandfather of Du's wife Pei is Wang Yan, so he will go to Jingzhou to seek refuge with Wang Yan's brother Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng was drunk in Jingzhou every day, regardless of the general affairs, and was brutal and killing, and directly forced Du Tao - originally after the Bashu refugees entered Jingzhou, although they had once launched a riot, but they had already planned to surrender under the official army, but Wang Cheng pretended to agree, but sent troops to raid, captured 8,000 men and sank the Yangtze River, and rewarded his wives and children to his subordinates, so that 40,000 or 50,000 people rebelled for a while, resulting in a more serious rebellion - he was beaten to the point that he could not survive, and sent people to Jianye for help in three days, asking for reinforcements. How could Sima Rui and Director Wang have so many soldiers and materials to give him? So after discussion, it was decided to summon Wang Cheng to Jianye to enter the curtain - the affairs of Jing and Hunan Prefectures, we should handle it with another capable person.

Wang Cheng and a large family—including his nephew's granddaughter Pei Shi and his nephew's grandson-in-law Du Yi—left Jingzhou by boat, down the river, and went straight to Jianye, passing through Pengze on the way, where Wang Dun was naturally hospitable. But Wang Cheng's original fame was above Wang Dun, and he looked down on this cousin who squatted in the toilet and ate dates, and he was humiliated in person. Wang Dun was furious - it was originally for the sake of your brother that I tolerated you, but now your brother has long been pushed into mud by Shile, and the Jiangdong territory has the final say on our branch (Wang Yan and Wang Cheng are from Wang Xiong, and Wang Dun and Wang are from Wang Lan) - so during the banquet, Wang Cheng was strangled to death.

Although he killed Wang Cheng, they were all relatives after all, Wang Dun let go of the big family he brought, and still caught up with the boat and sent it to Jianye to be handed over to Wang Dao to deal with. Sima Rui didn't even dare to let out a fart about this, so he had to pretend that nothing had happened, and issued an edict to mourn Wang Cheng, nicknamed "Xian", and then introduced his son Wang Hui into his own shogunate and served as a small official. As for Du Yi and his wife, they will be raised by Wang Dao for the time being.

- In fact, when Pei Gai told Director Wang a few days ago that the Langya Wang clan was the dragon of Jiangdong, and Wang Cheng was the tail of the dragon, this Wang Pingzi had already been killed, but the news had not yet reached Jianye - Du Yi and his wife also arrived by boat two days later.

According to Pei's family, he has a sister, and when Mrs. Du came to visit her cousin a few days ago, she mentioned that she said that she was quite good-looking and her brother - a beautiful brother will naturally have a beautiful sister - and she is knowledgeable and courteous, and has a gentle personality. Only then did the Pei family decide to marry the Du family, and they had already sent a matchmaker to say it, and the Du family clearly agreed, and they planned to make up their minds in the next few days.

"I intend to make the marriage with Wen in January and February, so that Qing can rest assured that he will go north with his family."

Pei Gaixin said that I was bent on avoiding arranged marriages, and I thought that I was about to get out of the cage and let you catch up, but who would have thought that I still couldn't dodge...... casually asked: "Unknown youth geometry?" ”

"No one has been born."

Pei should pinch his fingers, I'm only thirteen years old! Even if this year is used to being a fictitious age, he is only fourteen, ten years younger than me! "Is it too young?"

Pei Shi glared: "I am fourteen years old when I get married, how can I be young?" Then he lowered his voice: "According to Sister Qing (referring to Mrs. Du Yi) Yun, the day has arrived, and she can be married, and it will not hinder conception." ”

Pei Gai's face sank, and he deliberately behaved very seriously, and also lowered his voice and said: "Although the sky is coming, the muscles and bones are not healthy, and the pelvic aggregates are still narrow. The nephew once listened to the doctor, even if such a girl is conceived, it is difficult to give birth safely, and it is difficult to survive three out of ten children, so it is not suitable for marriage...... "This is common knowledge in his previous life, but there are few people who understand it in these years, plus the average life expectancy of people is relatively short, and diseases are frequent and difficult to treat, so they are used to early marriage and early childbearing - this is not good with fishing skills, so it is no different from casting a wide net to hit the luck, as for this may cause pregnant women to die because of dystocia, anyway, women have a low status, men, especially aristocratic men, have no scruples at all.

When Pei Shi heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned: "Do you really say that?" "She said in her heart that it is no wonder, I married Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea at the age of fourteen, and became pregnant in the second year, but she had a miscarriage before three months, and then had two more children, and one child died in less than a month...... Could it be that, as Pei Gai said, is it because he is too young and his muscles and bones are not healthy?

Pei Gai nodded: "Not only that, if a woman has miscarriage many times and wants to conceive again, it is difficult, it is not only that early marriage will not only hurt the woman, but also be detrimental to the heirs...... "Isn't the purpose of forcing me to marry for the sake of the heir?" I'll prevaricate you from this angle—I saw that Pei's eyes couldn't help but show a little panic and even sadness.

Although according to Pei Gai's observation during this time, Pei is talented and has read a lot of books, even among aristocratic women, but after all, the social environment is there, it is impossible to really have any independent and self-reliant ideas, and it is inevitable to find a man to rely on. At first, she relied on her father and brother, and after she got married, she relied on her husband, after Sima Yue's death, if it wasn't for Sima Bi's own death, it is estimated that Pei's family would have to rely on that famous and bloodless stepson to live a lifetime. By coincidence, she met Pei Gai in Huying, and since then she has regarded Pei Gai as the most important support in her life - even after having Sima Qi - so she instinctively believes what Pei should say.

Pei should see that there is a door, so he continued: "And the uncle and brother are displaced, and I am the only one in the Nandu Pei family...... still not counting Pei Si's father and son-"The Du family daughter enters my door, that is, the main mother, and is in charge of internal affairs-how can a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl support the Pei family?" In addition, I will cross the Yangtze River to the north and go to Xufang, rebuild the family business, and bring my wife to go together, which is mostly inconvenient; And if they stay in Jianye and be separated for a long time, they are afraid that they will be resentful. If the husband and wife are not harmonious, it is not easy to have children, and it is difficult for the family to prosper. ”

When Pei Shi heard this, he couldn't help frowning, so he asked Pei Gai: "How should I deal with this?" If you have already spoken, how can you stop it? Sister Qing is responsible for her husband's family...... "If this is another family, it is just a relative, and it is not someone who came up first, I proposed it, and I suddenly changed my words halfway through the negotiation, how embarrassed is Mrs. Du?" The Du family was finally able to connect such a good marriage, and half of it was yellow in the middle, can it still give Mrs. Du a good face from now on?

Pei Gai raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Pei's expression, and seemed to be very embarrassed. He and Pei's support each other to this day, even if they have no family affection, they have gradually cultivated a little, plus whether in Huying or Jianye, Pei's family is quite face-saving, and they cooperate with each other quite tacitly - if this is a woman with a temperament and knowledge far inferior to Pei's, maybe she would have trapped her aunt and nephew in Huying a long time ago! That being the case, how could he watch Pei Shi embarrassed, but he acted as if he was nothing?

After thinking for a while, he couldn't help but sigh softly: "You don't have to ...... it."

For finding a suitable partner in these years, even if it is not free love, as long as the three views are not too biased and the temperament is quite compatible, Pei Gai feels that it is difficult to climb to the sky - especially after seeing those female Wenqing who like sick and beautiful men on Fuzhou Mountain - has basically given up. So whether it's for himself or for his family - although he doesn't take the family very seriously, but if he ignores the family in these years, he will be infamous and will also affect his own career - arranged marriages are all hurdles that cannot be overcome, and in desperation, he has no choice but to bow to fate.

Pei Gaiya is reluctant to accept his fate, but he has more important things to do, he doesn't want to involve too much energy in marriage, and he doesn't want to affect his recovery because of the so-called "disobedience to etiquette" - there are also people who have to do it.

Of course, Pei is not Pei Gai's father after all, she only has the right to propose, and the final decision has to be made by Pei Gai himself, he has some choices in this arranged marriage. So whose woman should you choose?

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