King Xian was worried that after less than two years, the eldest grandson would surrender and cede the land, and with the urine of the eldest grandson, he would really be defeated by the three counties at the end of the year, and most of the next year would be to kneel for peace talks. However, this was not in the interests of either Xian or Liang, and the Jin would also suffer from the hatred of the eldest grandson due to a mistake in strategic judgment.

Bai Liyan judged that even if Wei Guo did not stop fighting during the funeral of the Son of Heaven, as a prince who had just entered the Central Plains, his qualifications were not old enough, and the other princes all regarded him as a tiger and wolf.

Therefore, the defense of the country is bound to be somewhat restrained, and before the end of the year, it will not rashly launch an attack on all fronts, and at most consume the national strength of Changsun on a local battlefield, so as to accumulate manpower and material resources for the attack on all fronts in the coming year.

Therefore, next year will be a critical node, as long as the eldest grandson survives next year, Xianguo will have the spare strength to spare energy to fight against the country, the deterioration of the situation in the Central Plains will also make Liang anxious, and the biological mother of the new Son of Heaven is a native of the eldest grandson, and the Son of Heaven has a great chance to come forward to mediate the war, and then seek to send troops, which is much more powerful than now.

It was dark when he left the palace, and when he returned to the house for dinner, Lord Qiao's face was not very good-looking, thinking that it must be Luhou who did Princess Lanyuan's ideological work, and Princess Lanyuan revealed the news to Lord Qiao, so that the two-pronged approach could promote the marriage as soon as possible.

In view of this, Bai Liyan broke the wheel room arrangement that night and stayed in the main room of Qiao County to appease him.

After the night was over, Bai Liyan asked in a low voice:

"You know everything about Caiyun?"

Lord Qiao was naked, lying on Baili Yan's chest, and whispered:

"I know that you didn't act kindly tonight and partnered with your mother to bully me. Caiyun is still so young, but she wants to marry a son who is two years younger than her, what if she grows up and is disliked in the future. ”

"Caiyun looks like a fairy, even if she is two years older, it doesn't matter, if you take good care of it, she is not like a big girl. Look at you, both of you are in your thirties, and you don't look like you are in your twenties when you walk down the street. If you look at the women in the neighborhood, they are in their twenties, but they are black, thin and yellow, just like women in their forties. This woman focuses on maintenance, and if she is well maintained, she is not too old to be ten or twenty years old. ”

"Hmph, you're lying again. It's all surface light, can you really take off the ten-year-old? You say, "What should I do about this marriage?" ”

Lord Qiao asked with a temperament, and he really stumped Bailiyan for a while.

The one who was in the picture of the day was Xue Shu, the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Lu, who was only fifteen this year, and Caiyun was seventeen this year, two years older. It is said that there is nothing wrong with being two years older, Xihuan is still a few years old as the eldest prince, and the matter of the eldest wife and young husband is not impossible.

The key is still two things, one of which is that Caiyun was originally planned by Lord Qiao to marry his mother's relatives in the future, so the dowry of the Yongxing Marquis Mansion returned to his parents' family. And marrying the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Lu is actually not a loss, decades later, Xue Shu succeeded to the throne, and the three marquis are really the three unshakable nobles of the Xian Kingdom, but Bailiyan is thinking about the political level, and the lord of Qiao is thinking more about economic issues.

In the future, not only will the Yongxing Marquis Mansion be inclined to the Luhou Mansion, but the finances of the Xuanting Marquis Mansion will also flow to the Luhou because of the marriage of a granddaughter, so the Luhou is a political guarantee after earning two pots of gold and 30 years later.

Second, the Luhou Xue family has always been the Luhou himself as a hostage in Chenling, and the children of the family run a business in Lucheng, Dongyuan County.

Marrying a daughter is like cutting meat, Lord Qiao is used to being pampered, and suddenly his daughter is married far away, and he feels good.

And Luhou is not an ordinary person, how can the future Luhou go to Yongxing Hou's Mansion to be a son-in-law, there is no such reason, and Luhou Xue Chong will not agree, and it is not politically appropriate.

After thinking about brewing for a long time, Bailiyan coaxed Qiao Jun and said:

"That's it, Caiyun is not yet eighteen, and it doesn't hurt to stay in the boudoir for a year or two, and Xue Shu is still young, I will discuss with Lu Hou another day, and arrange for Xue Shu to go to Yongxing City University Hall to study for a few years to learn some skills, during which you can let the two of you have more contacts, so as not to be awkward in the future. Even if Caiyun passes through the door two years later, it will take a few years to go to Lucheng, so how about letting you stay by your side for a few more years. ”

"Staying for two years is leaving, staying for four or five years is still leaving, and the thought of Caiyun leaving sooner or later makes me feel uncomfortable." Lord Qiao held Bailiyan's arm, extremely aggrieved.

"But the family is Lu Hou, how can I let the eldest grandson of Lu Hou come to the door."

"Then you can promise me that Hong Yan will marry nearby in the future, but she is not allowed to marry far away."

"Okay, I can't say yes."

When the words fell, he turned over the body of Lord Qiao, crossed his legs and wanted to do something together, Lord Qiao pushed him on the chest with one hand and said half-pushed:

"It's been so many years, you haven't tasted enough, beware of losing your body."

"Eh, nourishing and health care for your husband, isn't it just to serve the lady and find joy day and night, why are you still disgusted."

"If you're not afraid of losing, don't worry about me." As soon as Lord Qiao's voice fell, she felt a burst of relief, and she was busy and said in a coquettish voice:

"What are you going to do with Caiyun's dowry?"

"Well...... this"

Bai Liyan was a little half-hearted when he thought about it, and the overlord gun he raised immediately lost his might, and he collapsed to the bottom, and he had an idea when he was young, he said:

"There is a department store branch in Lucheng, I think that when Caiyun Middle School graduates next year, you can first arrange for her to experience in the general number of Chenling, and when she can be alone, I will upgrade the branch of Lucheng to the general number of Dongyuan County, and the shopkeepers are all selected by you, as long as you pay taxes according to the law, the rest are operated by Caiyun himself.

I also have a lot of other gold, silver, soft and precious treasures. ”

A marriage that is the right person may not always be satisfactory to both parties, and even if both parties are satisfied, others may not be satisfied. Although it is a family affair between his Bailiyan and Luhou, the interests of the Xuanting Marquis Mansion must be considered.

The Lucheng Department Store branch was upgraded to the local general number, and it was handed over to Caiyun to take care of it, which basically lost control over the profits of the local department store, and in the end, only the two families of Luhou and Xuanting Hou Mansion shared the profits, and Bailiyan could get some benefits from the supply at most.

Although marrying a daughter cannot be seen as a simple transaction, the fact is that the development of everything in the world is essentially an activity based on interests. Political interests and economic interests are both visible interests, while invisible abstract interests are often seen by the benevolent and the wise are wise.

The next day, Bailiyan rushed to Yongxing to inspect the people in Xuanyun, Ruitian, Wuping and other places, and coordinate the production of the three major industries in the second half of the year. At the same time, metallurgy, chemical engineering, geology, and 20 doctors were dispatched to form a technical team, and Zong Botai would accompany him to Liang State.

The Yongxing Marquis Mansion is indispensable to Jiang Rong, and Jiang Min has a risk of recurrence of stroke, and the family has little wife to take care of the children, Baili Yan then arranged for Jiang Rong and Xiao Chunyu to stay in the Lingling, Qiao County Lord is busy with Baili Caiyun's marriage and can't go to Liang State, Xiao Er coincides with the peak season of planting pearls, and is not allowed to be idle, and finally it is cheaper Tang Tao, Chunrou, Chunfang and Zhou Kong to monopolize this half a year.

In addition, Bai Liyan was worried that during her absence, Bai Lifang would cause some trouble, so she took her away to avoid trouble.

It is summer now, and it may not be comfortable along the way, so Bailiyan has prepared the most advanced medicines and prescriptions at the moment, and has prepared ice-making tools to make ice to cool off the heat.

Before leaving, Bai Liyan met with Xue Chong, the Marquis of Lu, and asked him for Xue Bolin and Xue Zhong, and recommended them to go to the political and economic departments of Yongxing University Hall for further study, and at the same time allowed the two to visit industrial facilities, so as to broaden their horizons and pave the way for their promotion to politics in the future.