Chapter 33: Marriage
After leaving the Shuaifu, it didn't take long to arrive at the pass, and the soldiers on duty were the guards under Fu Yi's command, and when they saw Liao Hua and Guan Yi, they hurriedly bowed down and saluted, and then quickly opened the gate and let everyone go out.
Since this group of people was transferred to Guan Yi's command, they have been keeping to themselves without any dissatisfaction, which makes Guan Yi quite satisfied. Although he didn't care about interceding for Fu He in front of Jiang Wei, several generals under Fu Wei knew it in their hearts, Fu He lost Yang'an Pass, which is a mortal crime according to military law, if it weren't for Guan Yi and Liao Hua pleading hard in front of Jiang Wei, where would Fu Yi have the opportunity to atone for his sins? Even a few of their generals will inevitably die if they don't do it well. It can be said that Guan Yi and Liao Hua are their saviors.
What's more, since the sneak attack on Yang'an Pass, they have been with Guan Yi and the five hundred blood guards under their command day and night, although there are only dozens of days before and after, but Guan Yi's strategy and courage, the blood guard's courage and good fighting, have made them convinced from their hearts, and they have established a deep friendship with each other, in addition to Fu Yi, Guan Yi has unconsciously become the most respected person in their hearts. Therefore, this time they were transferred to Guan Yi to be controlled by him, and instead of having an opinion, they felt that it was a great honor.
In times of war, only strength can win respect. Between people, only when they have experienced the test of blood and fire, life and death on the battlefield together, can they understand this special friendship.
Out of the pass, the mountain road connecting Hanzhong and Sichuan flickered in the lofty mountains, like a giant dragon winding straight down. The warm afternoon sun shines on the body, which is particularly pleasant. Liao Hua grabbed the horse's head and said with a smile: "The country is infinitely good!" Nephew, let's take the stream at the foot of the mountain as the boundary, how about it? ”
Guan Yice stepped forward immediately, head to shoulder with Liao Hua, and said with a smile: "But according to the old general's orders!" ”
Liao Hua laughed, and when Guan Yi was ready, he took a deep breath and shouted suddenly: "Driving the ......" As soon as the words fell, he slammed the horse's belly, and the blue-maned horse under his crotch immediately "swished" out like a sharp arrow from the string, a distance of five or six feet.
Although the warm winter sun is intoxicating, Liao Hua galloped all the way down the mountain, but felt that the mountain wind was blowing in his face, whistling, and he ran about three or five miles away, except for the hoof of the green-maned horse under his crotch, the sound of the hooves of the people around him was already weak. couldn't help but look back, and sure enough, I saw Guan Yi and his blood guards, as well as his own personal guards, all left far behind.
Liao Hua secretly applauded, laughed loudly, and was indeed a good horse, with outstanding explosiveness and extraordinary momentum. You must know that although Guan Yi and his war horses are not Dawan horses, they are all selected war horses from Xiliang, with tall stature, explosive power and staying power are extremely outstanding, but at the moment, the gap is immediately obvious, and Dawan horses are really worthy of their reputation.
From the Qipan Pass to the foot of the mountain is about five or six miles away, and it didn't take long for Liao Hua to take the lead in running to the boundary point, and after half a cup of hot tea, Guan Yi and other people also arrived one after another. Needless to say, in this game, Liao Hua won a big victory.
Liao Hua stroked his white beard with his hand and said, "Virtuous nephew, this Dawan blue-maned horse given by His Majesty is really a divine horse, are you really willing to give it to the old man?" ”
Guan Yi said with a smile: "Hugh said that it is a horse, but if the nephew has it, if the old general wants it, the nephew will not allow it!" ”
Liao Hua laughed, turned over and jumped off the horse, handed the reins to Guan Yi, and said with a smile: "The virtuous nephew has a heart, the old man has thanked him here first, but the gentleman does not take the love of others, this horse is a gift from His Majesty, how can the old man ask for it?" Fit is just a joke! ”
"This ......" Guan Yi was amused in his heart, and hurriedly jumped off the horse, making trouble for a long time, Liao Hua was actually acting. However, since Liao Hua doesn't want it, he won't force it.
Liao Hua looked at the Ehu behind him and the guards around him, and said, "You all go yo-yo!" ”
Guan Yi was stunned, and immediately heard that Liao Hua had something to say to himself, but he didn't want others to hear it, so he separated his personal guards. Liao Hua spoke, his personal guard naturally complied, and after agreeing, he led the horse to the other side, although Ehu felt strange in his heart, but Liao Hua's identity was extraordinary, and the young master was with him, so naturally there would be no difference, so he didn't have any doubts, and beckoned the blood guard to retreat aside.
Liao Hua saw that they were far away, so he smiled and said, "Virtuous nephew, how about the old man being a big matchmaker for you?" ”
Guan Yi couldn't cry or laugh, this old goblin hadn't crossed the bridge with a string, and thought about the addiction of a matchmaker, why did he mention this stubble again?
Liao Hua saw Guan Yi's expression, and no matter what he thought in his heart, he smiled mysteriously: "Let's say, this girl is from everyone, she is seventeen years old, and she is both talented and beautiful, and what is even more rare is that this girl does not love red makeup and military uniforms, and she has few opponents in martial arts." The old man estimated that only a person like a virtuous nephew can be worthy of his family background! ”
Guan Yi was curious, hearing Liao Hua say this, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, which girl is so different? If it is really the same as Liao Hua described, it can be regarded as a miracle.
"How is it, can the virtuous nephew be interested?" Liao Hua saw that Guan Yi didn't speak, and only said that he was embarrassed.
Guan Yi came back to his senses and said with a smile: "This, my nephew already has someone in his heart, and he doesn't dare to bother the old general anymore!" ”
"Oh, I don't know which girl the virtuous nephew has a crush on?" Liao Hua saw that Guan Yi was spitting, and he believed three points in his heart and seven points doubted, thinking that he was unwilling to tell the truth.
"This, I'm ashamed to say, my nephew doesn't know what her name is, which family she belongs to!" Guan Yijun's face was slightly red, and he remembered the woman in white who taught Liu Chen's slave a lesson on the streets of Chengdu that day. It's not that he's embarrassed because he has someone he likes in his heart, the key is that he fought side by side with the woman in white, but he didn't even know the name of the person, this thing is indeed a little embarrassed to say it, even if he said it, it is estimated that Liao Hua didn't believe it.
However, the more Guan Yi said this, the more Liao Hua thought that he was unwilling to tell the truth, and the young man was shallow and embarrassed to say it. Where does Liao Hua know Guan Yi's thoughts, but in his opinion, it is a matter of course for a man to marry a woman to marry, since there is someone he likes in his heart, how can he not know the name and family history of the other party?
"Virtuous nephew, don't you want to know who the old man said about that girl is?"
Guan Yi smiled, he had just said that he had a favorite person in his heart, and it would be difficult to speak. Looking at this situation, Liao Hua seemed to not stop until he reached his goal, and after thinking about it, instead of nodding and admitting it himself, it was better to pretend to be stupid and let Liao Hua say it himself.
Sure enough, Liao Hua saw that Guan Yi was just blindly smirking, and even more determined that he was embarrassed, so he couldn't help but say to himself: "If you don't say it, you don't know, this girl is none other than the pearl of the general Jiang Boyo!" ”
"Huh?" Guan Yi was taken aback, he never expected that the person Liao Hua said turned out to be Jiang Wei's daughter.
Liao Hua saw Guan Yi's look of surprise, and he was proud in his heart, and said: "How about it, the general's palm pearl is worthy of the virtuous nephew, it is not an insult to you, right?" ”
Guan Yi hurriedly said: "Where is the old general?" is the general's beloved daughter, and the nephew is only afraid that he is not worthy of others, how dare he think of anything wrong? ”
Liao Hua laughed, stroked his beard and said, "This is not bad!" Jiang Boyo originally had a son, named Jiang Shi, but he was weak and sick since he was a child, so he only sat on the ground at home to raise him, and only got such a daughter when he was old. ”
Guan Yi was afraid that Liao Hua was saying that he didn't know the height of the sky, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "In this case, why does the old general want to be this matchmaker for his nephew?" ”
"The so-called heroes are matched with beauties, virtuous nephews and young heroes, and after the founding fathers of the imperial court, why not heroes with beauties?" Liao Hua didn't notice Guan Yi's expression, in his opinion, Jiang Wei's beloved daughter has both character and appearance, but Guan Yi is also the best choice regardless of character and appearance, if the Guan and Jiang families become married, it will naturally be a beautiful thing.
In addition, Liao Hua has other plans in his heart. Since the early death of Guan Yi's brother Guan Tong, Princess Pingyang was taken back to live in the palace by the heir, and the Guan family left only one person in the court. Liao Hua followed Guan Yi's grandfather Yun Changgong since the year of the weak crown, and successively assisted and assisted three generations of the Guan family to fight on the battlefield. Seeing that the Guan's sun was setting and the people were withering, Liao Hua was really not a taste in his heart.
Therefore, Liao Hua intended to match Guan Yi and Jiang as in-laws. With Jiang Wei's status and influence in the Han court and army, once Guan Yi becomes his son-in-law, he will inevitably get Jiang Wei's full support in his future career. In this way, the revival of the Guan clan is hopeful, and he can be regarded as making a modest contribution to the Guan clan before he is about to die.
Of course, Liao Hua also knows that although Jiang Wei has a lofty position and influence in the Han court, this is all because Jiang Wei has made great contributions to the Han court for decades, and it does not mean that Jiang Wei has the absolute right to speak in the court. From the perspective of the current political faction of the Han court, Jiang Wei actually belongs to the weak or isolated faction.
The reason for this is that Jiang Wei himself was a general of Cao Wei and was never truly accepted by several major factions in the Han court. Second, since Jiang Wan and Fei Yi, Jiang Wei commanded the armies and repeatedly went on northern expeditions, but to no avail, and several factions in the Han court felt that they had suffered greatly, especially the native Yizhou family, which bore the brunt of the attack, so he repeatedly impeached Jiang Wei in front of the heir, intending to replace him.
In fact, by Jiang Wei's side, except for the support of a few generals in the military such as Shangguan Yong, Ning Sui, and Zhao Tong, Jiang Wei only had a very small number of allies in the imperial court, such as Fan Jian and Hao Zheng. It is Liao Hua himself, which involves the major affairs of the family and the country, and he does not support Jiang Wei wholeheartedly. Therefore, from a certain point of view, Jiang Wei's position in the Han court is not absolutely stable, or if Jiang Wei does not control more than half of the power of the Han Dynasty, Jiang Wei may be overthrown at any time by opponents who have different political views from him.
From this point of view, although Liao Hua intends to match Guan Yi and Jiang as in-laws, he actually understands that there are great political risks in this in-law. You must know that once the Guan and Jiang families become in-laws, they will be an alliance of advance and retreat, and Guan Yi will inevitably become the key target of several other factions in the Han court. In terms of the current political factions and power balance in the Han court, the risks are not insignificant.
It's just that Liao Hua's thoughts are naturally not something that Guan Yi can understand. As far as the current situation is concerned, if the Guan family wants to revive as soon as possible, marrying the Jiang family is the only shortcut, and there is no other way.
"This, the old general is overrated. However, the nephew thought that this matter had to be told to the third uncle and the fourth aunt, listen to the meaning of the two elders, and then discuss! Guan Yi saw that he couldn't refuse for a while, so he had to move Guan Suo and Guan Yinping out in a hurry, and the current plan was to drag it out, maybe Liao Hua would forget this stubble after this moment. Moreover, Guan Yi's parents are no longer alive, and lifelong events naturally require Guan Suo and Guan Yinping and other Guan elders.
When Liao Hua heard this, he stroked his beard and smiled, and said: "It's okay, leave this matter to the old man, with the old man's old face, I don't think they will disagree!" ”
Guan Yi was completely dumbfounded, looking at this situation, Liao Hua, the matchmaker, had to do it.