Chapter Eighty-Three: The Challenge
Xiangyang Taishou Mansion.
Guan Yu stood under the porch with his hands in his hands, and a beautiful hair under his chin glowed like satin in the sun. A pair of slender Danfeng eyes looked at a pair of children who were competing in martial arts in the court. Guan Feng, who was seventeen or seventeen years old, held a war knife, pressing step by step, with sharp knife skills, killing Guan Ping sweating, unable to parry, step by step straight back, and was soon forced to the wall, with no way out. Guan Ping held the knife in both hands, barely holding the war knife that Guan Feng chopped, and smiled bitterly: "Sister, don't you work so hard, okay?" β
"Vertical, the art is not as good as others, and the face speaks, is it possible that on the battlefield, you still have to beg the opponent for mercy?" Guan Yu snorted unhappily, and his eyes narrowed and he was about to curse. Guan Ping's face was flushed, and he was helpless, so he had to put away the knife and stand aside. Guan Feng gasped slightly, Bai Chen's face was flushed with health, she handed the knife to the soldier next to her, walked up to Guan Yu and arched her hand: "Father, my brother has been working hard recently, and his progress is very obvious, my father should praise him, why bother to blame him too deeply." β
"And praise him?" Guan Yu was angry and funny, but his beloved daughter pleaded, and he didn't want to save face, so he just glanced at Guan Ping and said: "The people who stand up have fought on the battlefield for so many years, but their sword skills are still mediocre, they are really as good as their name." β
Guan Ping wiped his sweat embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "So, you can't blame me, my father named me Ping, I am naturally Pingping, and I named my sister Feng, of course, it is the dragon and phoenix among people." β
Guan Yu glared at him angrily: "Get out, I don't have any interest, but I blame Lao Tzu." β
Guan Ping was not angry, smiled at Guan Feng, and walked out with the guards. Guan Feng accompanied Guan Yu into the main hall and sat down, and said with a smile while pouring tea: "Father, in fact, my brother is not as unbearable as you think, and his martial arts are also counted in the army." It's just that he is so inconspicuous in front of thousands of enemies like his father. β
The corners of Guan Yu's mouth showed a hint of a smile, he held his beard in one hand, picked up the cup with the other, took a sip, and said with some regret: "Yinping, it's a pity that you are a woman, otherwise how good it would be." β
Guan Feng said with a smile: "My brother is not bad at my father's side." β
"As for your brother, filial piety is there, but the ability is worse after all." Guan Yu shook his head: "Otherwise, why should I let Mi Fang's vertical guard Jiangling?" If you are a man, if you can sit in Gangneung for me, you will be able to keep me safe in the rear, how can I sit here? I would have been killed in Xu County a long time ago. β
Guan Feng smiled faintly and did not speak. She knew that this was Guan Yu's heart disease, and she couldn't mention it, so she could only let Guan Yu talk to herself, and if it was boring, she would just do it, otherwise she would be angry when she said it.
"Father, how is Cao Jun's situation in Ba County?" Guan Feng intentionally or unintentionally put aside the topic.
"It's fine." Guan Yu said with some interest: "Your Uncle Yide is confronting Zhang He, with his ability, he can't take advantage of Zhang He's vertical son." β
Guan Feng nodded and didn't say anything.
Guan Yu's gaze passed through the pillars, over the roofs of the row of houses in front, and looked at the clear blue sky. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly said: "If he can recapture Hanzhong, the war on the Western Front will basically be over." When the time comes, I can wave my troops north, but ...... It's just that Lu Su is in Lukou, and I can't rest assured after all. At present, Cao Ying is sending troops in a big way, and Jiangdong is too busy to take care of himself, if someone can keep my rear safe, I can ...... Alasβ"
Guan Feng's slender willow eyebrows frowned, and he regretted it a little, he wanted to put the topic aside, but he didn't expect his father to still be obsessed with it, and pulled his thoughts back. She didn't speak. On the issue of treating Jiangdong, she and her father Guan Yu have some different views. She felt that although there were some contradictions between Sun and Liu, they were allies after all, and they should restrain each other at the moment, and it was only right to be unanimous with each other. It's a pity that whether it is my father or General Zuo Liu Bei, they all regard Sun Quan as their biggest opponent and completely ignore the overall situation.
"Father, Lu Su is a person who understands the general situation, and he will not take advantage of others. Besides, after the repartition of Jingzhou the year before last, weren't we all at peace? β
"Peaceful?" Guan Yu sneered: "These are all temporary. Divide Jingzhou? This Jingzhou is the Jingzhou of the Han family, which General Zuo obtained from Liu Biao, why should he be separated from him? Hmph, if it weren't for Cao Ying's urgent attack on Hanzhong, it would be right for me to lead a large army and take the entire territory of Jingzhou. I'm ashamed that General Zuo handed over Jingzhou to me to guard, but I can't reassure General Zuo. Alasβ"
Guan Yu sighed, stroked his beard and shook his head again and again, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became: "That blue-eyed man still wants to marry me, it's a shame that he can open this mouth, if it weren't for the tension of the war on the Western Front, I would have asked General Zuo to kill this thief." β
Guan Feng was gloomy. She was grateful for her father's sympathy for her love, but she felt that something was wrong. Sun Quan sent someone to marry, this is a thing that is beneficial to both parties, even if the father does not allow it, he can only politely refuse, and it is inappropriate to speak ill of each other. Sun Quan is a person who is wide on the outside and jealous on the inside, how can he be so humiliated? Although it is impossible to attack now, it will inevitably take revenge in the future. However, she is not easy to persuade, because from her heart, she is also extremely reluctant to marry an eight-year-old child, just as Sun Quan's sister Sun Shangxiang was unwilling to marry Liu Bei, the general of the left, what happiness is there in such a political marriage? Her father's love for her and the need for the big picture made it difficult for her to choose.
Governor Zhao Lei hurriedly walked in: "General, there is a messenger from Jiangdong." β
"The messenger of Koto?" As soon as he heard the word Jiangdong, Guan Yu's temper was not good: "Who is it?" What's up? β
"Well, it's Zhang Zhao's son Zhang Cheng, and there is another ......" Zhao Lei looked at the famous thorn in his hand: "Captain Sun Shao of Chenglie." β
"Zhang Cheng?" Guan Yu directly ignored Sun Shao, raised his eyebrows, and suddenly became angry. "What's the matter with him?"
"He said that he was going to Chengdu to meet General Zuo, so after passing by, I came to meet the general and asked for Guan Chuan." Zhao Lei was a little stumped, looking at Guan Yu's eyes a little frightened, he glanced at Guan Feng, and then lowered his eyes. Guan Yu looked at him in his eyes, and immediately understood, he sneered, and pursed his lips disdainfully: "They went to Chengdu to propose to General Zuo?" β
Zhao Lei nodded in embarrassment, knowing that his cover-up was unsuccessful.
"Shaft, dare to use General Zuo to press me?" Guan Yu was furious, Huo Di stood up, his tall body was like a god of war, and he looked at Zhao Lei condescendingly: "You go and tell him, it's useless to go to Chengdu." How can my Guan Yu's daughter marry the Sun family's dog? Let him die of this heart! β
Guan Yu's voice was full of anger, and the green tiles above his head seemed to be making a sound, and beads of sweat appeared on Zhao Lei's forehead, and he wanted to persuade but didn't dare to persuade him, so he had to retreat with a smile. Guan Feng wanted to go up and stop Zhao Lei, but his feet didn't obey the call, as if he was stuck to the ground, he couldn't move his steps, and his mouth seemed to be stuck with fish glue, and he couldn't make a sound.
Guan Yu was still angry, turned around suddenly, and swept his arm across the pillar, the pillar let out a groan, and with a violent shake, several pieces of green tiles fell to the ground and smashed into pieces, scaring Liao Hua, the master who had just walked in.
Zhao Ti went out of the door, and he was very ashamed to arch his hand to Zhang Cheng, and euphemistically said what Guan Yu meant. Zhang Cheng frowned, feeling a little surprised, he just said that he would go to Chengdu, and did not say that he wanted to propose, this Guan Yu refused, and he didn't even give a pass, this seems to be too domineering, right? A courtier, who dares to block the envoy of his allies, what kind of courtier is this?
Zhang Cheng was about to ask for another meeting, but Sun Shao, who had been standing behind him, sank his face, stepped forward, and looked at Zhao Lei with a smile: "Lord Zhao, that roar just now, is it your general?" β
Zhao Lei glanced at Sun Shao, straightened his waist, and his face was a little unsightly. You're a kid with no hair on your mouth, and you're still a deputy, what qualifications do you have to speak here? He hadn't had a seizure yet, but Sun Shao sneered again: "Sun Shao is not talented, and he dares to ask General Guan for advice." Foot combat, horse warfare, martial arts, and scriptures were all designated by General Guan, and Sun Shao did not refuse. He pulled the big on his body, twisted his arm a few times, then rolled it into a ball, threw it into the arms of Shuai Zeng at the bottom of the stairs, and sneered: "I want to see what kind of tiger girl the Guan family has who dares to despise my grandson's son-in-law so much." Come on, give me a shout in Xiangyang City, and say that the dog of the Sun family has come to ask General Guan for advice. β
Shuai Zeng replied and turned around to make arrangements. All this happened too fast, not only did Zhao Lei not react, but even Zhang Cheng was stunned, and those Jiangdong soldiers were also stupid. Sun Shao was furious, turned around and yelled again, and the soldiers came back to their senses and hurriedly ran away, shouting as they ran. Zhao Lei couldn't stop him if he wanted to, he hurriedly looked at Zhang Cheng, but saw that Zhang Cheng had already let go of the side with an expressionless face, and put on a posture that didn't matter and hung high.
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