Chapter 31: The Storm Rises
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In the morning light, the windows of an attic were open, and the morning light swept through the room with the icy winter wind. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info// updated fast // odd qi
This is Sun Shangxiang's boudoir, spacious and elegant, lacking the soft and fragrant side of the ordinary woman's boudoir, but the style is simple, the green sara tent is tied, and the maid lightly cleans up the bed after the young lady gets up.
In front of the dresser erected by the wide bronze mirror, Sun Shangxiang, who was only wearing thin and obscene clothes, sat quietly with an expressionless face, as if she didn't know joy and anger, and didn't feel sad or happy, no matter whether the world was in spring or flooding, it seemed that she couldn't attract her attention, she looked at herself in the bronze mirror so quietly and lonely, the clear fingerprints on the left side of her face and the scars on the corners of her mouth had made her unable to raise the slightest hatred for Sun Quan, only numbness.
A wrinkled hand reached out, touched Sun Shangxiang's chin, and then slowly slid over the half of her face that had been mercilessly shaved by Sun Quan.
There is one more entry in the bronze mirror, and a graceful and elegant old woman enters.
Wu Fuin.
"In the whole of Jiangdong, I can't find a more iconic beauty than you."
Wu Fujin caressed Sun Shangxiang's left cheek lovingly, but he still couldn't move Sun Shangxiang for 1 day.
Sun Shangxiang is beautiful but not glamorous, beautiful but not vulgar, like a clear lotus in the pond, giving a refreshing sense like water, without carving, it has transcended the beauty of the world.
In addition to a pair of skins like a blessing, she also inherited a touch of blood in the bones of the Sun family.
With the arrival of Wu Fujin, the maids who followed her into the boudoir brought a variety of rouge gouaches, Wu Fujin commanded, and the maids began to move left and right, and Sun Shangxiang began to dress up.
Sun Shangxiang is like a marionette and lets them do whatever they want.
Wu Fujin, who was standing behind Sun Shangxiang, pressed his hands on her shoulders and said softly: "Today is the day of the blind date, be happy, this is the most important moment for women." You don't accept it, you don't want to, you have resentment in your heart, I understand, and your brother understands it, but this is the fate of a woman, don't resist, I don't want to see your ending be a tragedy. ”
Wu Fujin looked at Sun Shangxiang, who seemed to be dead in the bronze mirror, and her heart was torn and painful, but she would not obstruct this marriage.
As if reincarnated, she vaguely saw herself from the indifferent Sun Shangxiang.
Once upon a time, Sun Jian was notorious in Jiangdong, saying that it was good to hear that he was young and vigorous and liked to cause trouble, and it was difficult to say that Sun Jian was tyrannical and unscrupulous at that time.
Now Wu Fujin, who is old but elegant and noble, was a well-known beauty in Wu County when he was young, and he caused trouble with his face, no matter whether the man was lustful or not, his attitude towards beautiful women was often a gentleman, so Wu Fujin was taken by Sun Jian, and the Wu family disagreed, and even had to have a life-and-death game with the Sun family, who was still unknown at that time.
However, Wu Fujin compromised to avoid the two families falling into disputes.
sacrificed himself to avoid the possible losses of the family, no matter whether the decision made by Wu Fujin was right or wrong, at least it would be a great contribution to the Wu family, otherwise he would be in the same situation as Sun Jian, no one knew what the angry bullfighting Sun Wentai would do, and the Wu family would never let Sun Jian stop without paying any price.
Not only did he marry Sun Jian, but even the Wu family married Sun Jian together as two sisters.
Decades have passed, ups and downs, vicissitudes of life, the Sun family and the Wu family have not been annihilated in the troubled times, but have helped each other to dominate the party.
Guo Jia once said when he was changing cups with Wenwu: Sun Jian married a wife who is the envy of young men!
He said this without any evil thoughts.
did not think that Guo Jia admired Wu Fujin, who was beautiful and famous in Jiangdong back then.
It was Wu Fu's marriage to Sun Jian, which not only gave the Wu family a chance to continue, but also allowed the Wu family to embark on a broad road.
And the Sun family also benefited from this marriage.
If there was no such marriage, it was hard to imagine whether Yuan Shu would treat the Wu family well when he won over the Sun family, let alone whether his uncle Wu Jing would use the power of Danyang Taishou to recruit troops for him and help him sweep Jiangdong when Sun Ce had nothing.
The world is impermanent, and today's events often have consequences that can never be foreseen for the future.
Wu Fujin is a wise and capable woman, she can marry Sun Jian, who was no different from a ruffian hooligan at that time, for the sake of her family, and naturally she will not hinder Sun Quan from currying favor with Guo Jia for the sake of Jiangdong's foundation and sacrificing Sun Shangxiang's happiness.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was common for princes to marry their daughters and sisters to the monarchs of other countries.
Political marriage, representing political interests.
What Sun Quan wants is peace with Guo Jia, because he can't afford to provoke Guo Jia, and he is even more powerless to stop Guo Jia from attacking Jiangdong, so Sun Quan wants to give Guo Jia a shackle, a shackle for Guo Jia to use soldiers to cut down Jiangdong without a name!
Wu Fujin naturally saw through the mystery, and she didn't need Sun Quan to explain it to her, she already knew it.
This is the fate of women, feudal dynasties, and men are dead!
If you want to disobey the order, the end will be miserable.
Even if it is the martial emperor later in history, it is just a flash in the pan and then disappears.
A clear teardrop slipped from the corner of her eyes, and Sun Shangxiang, who was speechless, finally opened her thin lips and spit out three cold words.
"My daughter understands."
Wu Fujin smiled, as if relieved.
This marriage is between the Sun family and Guo Jia, maybe it can only be exchanged for ten or twenty years of peace, but this is enough, as for Sun Shangxiang's happiness, Wu Fujin will not have any expectations, Bi Jing Jiangdong and Guo Jia will fight sooner or later, but not now.
Sun Shangxiang, who she was most afraid of, couldn't think about it, whether it was hurting herself or hurting Guo Jia, it would become a disaster in Jiangdong.
Gently patting Sun Shangxiang's shoulder, Wu Fujin turned around and left.
The maids are still busy dressing up Sun Shangxiang, especially the left half of her face, and it takes a lot of work to hide the scars.
Closing his eyes, Sun Shangxiang muttered indifferently to himself.
"Wu Hou, if you don't kill Guo Jia today, you will regret it, and Jiangdong will regret it."
Overnight, Sun Shangxiang's heart was surging, and her mind recalled the brief contact with Guo Jia, every word he said, every action kept repeating in her mind.
One thing she was sure of was that.
Guo Jia was indifferent to her beauty.
Guo Jia's mentality when facing her was like looking at an ant.
Since Guo Jia is not keen on this marriage, Guo Jia is clear about Sun Quan's calculations.
If Jiangdong's calculations were all expected by Guo Jia, such an enemy invasion would sooner or later give Jiangdong a fatal blow.
Killing Guo Jia now is nothing more than facing the hundreds of thousands of Taiping troops in Jiangling.
Sun Shangxiang had a hunch that if Guo Jia was not killed now, in the future, what Jiangdong would have to face would not be such a little threat in front of him.
The sky is changing, and the wind is surging.
I thought that this day would be a sunny day, able to drive away the cold of winter, but I didn't expect that near noon, the sky was covered with dark clouds, indicating the coming of a storm.
Two men in brocade robes sat in the bright room of the high-rise building, sitting opposite the window, not only taking in the busy traffic of Jianye City, but also seeing the scene of the sky and clouds.
Guo Jia was calm and relaxed, and tasted it casually with a teacup, and Sun Quan also took a sip of tea.
The second was silent, Guo Jia didn't have anything to say to Sun Quan, but Sun Quan did, but he was thinking about how to speak.
Today is the day of Guo Jia and Sun Shangxiang's blind date, and there are seven procedures: Nacai, asking for names, Nagu, Nazheng, asking for time, welcoming in person, and Dunlun. Except for the last two, the first five were arranged by Sun Quan, and they were completed by the following, Guo Jia naturally didn't have to worry about it, what he had to wait for was to set a wedding date, and then get married, it's as simple as that.
"Envoy, some words are like a spitting in your throat and unpleasant, if you are abrupt, I hope you will forgive me."
Sun Quan finally thought about it and opened his mouth to provoke the conversation.
Seeing Sun Quan's slightly nervous look, Guo Jia's eyes lowered, and he said softly: "Wu Hou has something to say, you might as well speak up." ”
Sun Quan looked around, was silent for a moment, and then said softly: "I don't know what kind of festival Uncle Liu has with the envoy, but Uncle Liu Huang is dedicated to the public, Kuang Fu Han family, this time the battle of Chibi Uncle Liu Huang is indispensable, if there is no him, Jiangdong's own strength is difficult to break Cao, now the envoy wants to take Jingzhou, this matter is considered to be the blessing of Jingzhou, the blessing of the people, now the death, can make the king govern the place, all the people are happy." However, Cao Wei has not yet been destroyed, Uncle Liu Huang and Zai are like-minded with the envoy, and he implores the envoy to be accommodating and temporarily borrow Jiangxia to give Uncle Liu Huang a place to live. ”
Sun Quan's words seemed to lack confidence, for fear of angering Guo Jia.
In fact, Sun Quan couldn't understand that Liu Bei in this life, before meeting Guo Jia outside Jiangling, the two forces did not have any intersection at all.
But he was able to let Guo Jia chase after him with 100,000 soldiers and horses, looking like he was going to kill Liu Bei.
However, Sun Quan got the news from Zhou Yu, and it seemed that Guo Jia was not in a hurry to kill Liu Bei.
Is it to get away with it?
Sun Quan can't afford to take risks, Jiangdong and Liu Bei Group have a cold relationship.
He was afraid that Guo Jia's previous series of actions against Liu Bei were intended to co-opt Liu Bei.
really forced Liu Bei into a corner, Guo Jia threw an olive branch, Sun Quan was not confident that Liu Bei would fight to the death, Liu Bei and Cao Cao were incompatible, that was Liu Bei participated in the edict of the cloth belt in Xuchang, and stole Cao Cao's Xuzhou, even if Liu Bei surrendered, Cao Cao would most likely kill him with a knife to vent his hatred.
But Guo Jia is different, there is no injustice and no revenge in the second entry, Sun Quan is afraid that Guo Jia will first force Liu Bei into a desperate situation, and then appease and retract, at that time, Jiangdong's situation will be even worse.
Guo Jia looked at Sun Quan lightly, the man in front of him, who was ten years younger than him, did have a good scheming skill.
Sun Quan wanted Jiangxia, not for Jiangdong, and he didn't ask Guo Jia for an inch of land in Jingzhou for Jiangdong at all.
However, Sun Quan helped Liu Bei ask for Jiangxia, and this amount of energy made him impressed.
It is conceivable that if Guo Jia's soldiers and horses arrived in Jiangxia County and then Changsha County, it would almost be equivalent to declaring war at the door of Jiangdong.
And if there is a Liu Bei stationed in Jiangxia, then Jiangdong has a cannon fodder who can block Guo Jia.
With an indifferent smile, Guo Jia said indifferently: "Since Wu Hou said so, then I can't refuse, Jiang Xia, I can lend it." ”
Sun Quan's face was happy, and Guo Jia also said something that made Sun Quan even happier.
"However, I look down on the sanctimonious Uncle Liu Huang, Jiangxia, I only lend it to Wu Hou, whether Wu Hou is willing to let Liu Bei live in Jiangxia, or Wu Hou is in charge of himself
(To be continued)