Chapter 21 Marriage

The committee sent members to a certain place to take over the local military and civil affairs from the traversers, which was something that had never been done since the formation of the traversal team. This not only illustrates the seriousness of the situation in Jinghu Land, but also shows the importance that the Commission attaches to this area. From the Committee's point of view, such a decision would undoubtedly be correct, appropriate and timely. But for Qian Yuanshan and Zeng Zhilin, who were taken over, such a situation is unacceptable and unrelieved, after all, no matter who it is, they will not be willing to set such a precedent on themselves no matter what. However, the committee has already made a decision, and no matter how unwilling Qian and Zeng are, they must also comply with it.

Although Zhang Weixin and Xu Shao'an arrived in Langzhou, while implementing the decision of the committee, they also comforted and comforted Qian and Zeng for a long time, hoping that they would not be dissatisfied or complain because of this, and still put their energy into quelling the turmoil in Jinghu, especially in Hunan, and restoring the people's livelihood and economy in Jinghu. In addition, in order to promote the enthusiasm of the two, Zhang Weixin and Xu Shaoan will not only demote their local posts by half a level, but will also deliberately involve them in the work of handling Jinghu civil affairs and clearing up banditry, so that they can feel the confidence of themselves and the committee. But in the face of such a "first" record that is disgraceful to his face and unfavorable to the development of the team, whether it is Qian Yuanshan or Zeng Zhilin, it is difficult to get out of the depression and loss for a while. Depression, unwillingness, annoyance, resentment, and other similar emotions lingered in the hearts of Qian and Zeng, especially Qian Yuanshan, who was the supreme governor of Jinghu Land, and became a little discouraged while blaming himself and remorse, so that in the initial period of Zhang Weixin and Xu Shao'an's arrival in Langzhou, he was depressed, lacked motivation, and was unwilling to serve as a director, but just hid in his mansion to drown his sorrows and waste his time. In this regard, although Zhang Weixin and Xu Shaoan couldn't bear it, they also understood that this situation could only rely on Qian Yuanshan to get out by himself, and it was useless for others to talk about it. Therefore, the two of them did not intervene too much, but just let them talk to him from time to time, in case the eleventh brother got into the horns.

Seeing that the boss who appreciated and promoted him was not in a good mood, Liu Fei, as a subordinate, naturally would not stand idly by. From time to time, I went to Qian Yuanshan to chat and drink, firstly, to relieve the other party's mood, and secondly, to express in disguise that he and even the local officials of Jinghu supported the old boss and objected to the imperial court sending someone to take over the military and civilian affairs of Jinghu, and completely ignored the fact that this would not only cause displeasure among the new governors, but also may cause dissatisfaction among the imperial court. Because, in Liu Fei's view, the land of Jinghu has been separated from the jurisdiction of Zhengshuo in the Central Plains for decades, and has long been self-contained, forming many interest groups. Now that it has been forcibly unified and incorporated into the territory by the imperial court, those interest groups whose interests have been damaged by this are naturally unwilling to slump, and naturally they will do everything possible to sabotage and obstruct them. At present, although the land of Jinghu is full of wind and smoke, although the rebel teams are rising and falling, but its scale is not large, and the impact is relatively limited. His boss is fully capable of pacifying the land of Jinghu and developing the land of Jinghu, all it takes is a little more time, and it is really a bit too hasty for the imperial court to send a new chief at this time.

Qian Yuanshan naturally knows the thoughts of his subordinates. Although he understood the committee's decision to change generals, he knew that the brothers were afraid that the chaos in the land of Jinghu would continue, which would not only be detrimental to their own control and development of the land, but would also affect the recovery of Shu and Jihua of the Southern Tang Dynasty, which had already been put on the agenda, after all, the land of Jinghu undertook a considerable part of the shipbuilding tasks that were very important for the conquest of the Southern Tang Dynasty, as well as part of the responsibility of supplying grain and grass. But for the kindness of his subordinates, Qian Yuanshan was also very pleased and kept it in his heart. Therefore, he basically would not refuse visits from Liu Fei and some other local officials, and would also pay back visits to some of them who were higher officials and had a personal relationship with him—including Liu Fei.

When his superiors, although Qian Yuanshan was no longer the supreme governor of Jinghu Land, he had only been demoted by half a rank, retaining the title of deputy envoy of the Hunan Provincial Pacification System, had to be warmly entertained by those local officials. During the period, there will not only be a banquet and hospitality, but also singing and dancing. And it was in the process of appreciating singing and dancing that Qian Yuanshan got acquainted with Liu Pinglan, who lived in his uncle's house.

In a sense, Qian Yuanshan's ability to see Liu Pinglan can be regarded as the result of Liu Fei's intention. Since Liu Pinglan came to Langzhou, Liu Fei felt guilty about this distant niece because he did not insist on taking the other party to live in his own home, so that he was first almost exiled to a distant place, and then humiliated and betrayed by his future husband's family.

In Liu Fei's view, if he wants to realize this determination, the best way is to find a good husband for his niece - after all, no matter how good he is to his niece, it is impossible to take care of her for a lifetime, and it is only right to solve lifelong problems for her. So, after some careful observation and consideration, Liu Fei finally set the target on Qian Yuanshan, his boss who had good conduct, outstanding military achievements, was in a high position, and was over forty years old and still had not married a wife. Although Qian Yuanshan is a few years older than himself, enough to be the father of his niece, Liu Fei strengthened his belief in marrying his niece after learning from the side that his boss had not married his wife for many years because he missed his deceased wife. After all, it is rare to find a man like this who cares about his old feelings and is loyal to Aiqing, if he is tempted by his niece, he will definitely love and never abandon him in the future - the emotional entanglement between Qian Yuanshan and Lin Xiaoyu is only known to the members of the group, and the external explanation is that he misses his deceased wife who died in the process of returning to Middle-earth, which has not been continued.

Although Liu Pinglan was a little shy about her uncle's arrangement, on the one hand, she understood her uncle's hard work very well. On the other hand, she has just experienced a series of blows and tribulations, and at this time she is also eager to find a solid support, so that she can live this life happily and peacefully. After all, although his uncle loves him, he is a daughter's family after all, and it is impossible to live in his uncle's house for the rest of his life. Second, she has no parents since she was a child, even if her uncle and uncle take great care and love for her, but the life under the fence still makes her very eager to have a home, a home that belongs only to herself, her husband and children. So, after a short hesitation and consideration, she nodded and agreed, and made careful preparations for this.

So, one day at the end of October in the tenth year of Xiande, at the banquet where Liu Fei entertained Qian Yuanshan, who came to visit him, Liu Pinglan first attracted the attention of the other party with her beautiful face, graceful figure, and beautiful dancing, and then used various occasions and opportunities to contact and communicate with the other party, relying on her gentleness and her own understanding, she successfully narrowed the distance with Qian Yuanshan.

Seeing that his boss got along well with his niece, Liu Fei was naturally very happy. And seeing that his brother is getting better and no longer as depressed as before, Zhang Weixin and Xu Shaoan are naturally happy to see it. So, when Liu Fei revealed to himself that he wanted to marry his niece to Qian Yuanshan and ask him to be a matchmaker, Zhang Weixin did not refuse, but took over this new "errand" after consulting the committee.

Under the circumstance that Qian Yuanshan and Liu Pinglan were in love, under the mediation of Liu Fei, Zhang Weixin and others, and on the premise that the committee approved the marriage, on the eighteenth day of the lunar month of the tenth lunar calendar of Xiande, under the auspices of Zhang Weixin and Liu Fei, Qian Yuanshan and Liu Pinglan made a marriage contract, and Jihua officially completed the marriage in March of the following year.