Chapter 718: Soft
Qiao Xuan and Liu Mang are both stubborn people, just like two stubborn donkeys, staring at each other with two eyes and not obeying anyone.
Fortunately, Zhou Yu and Yang Hong on the side covered up and asked Liu Mang to go back to the backyard first, and Qiao Xuan also dissipated his anger, this is a big deal, there is no need to rush, you can discuss it carefully, so as to avoid the two from continuing to fight.
Back in the inner courtyard, Liu Mang was simply angry and didn't have to vent, this old man Qiao was simply angry
"The lord is degassing, dissipating!" Yang Hong comforted Liu Mang.
"Gas, how to dissipate, this old man Qiao Xuan, I knew that he was an old stubborn before, but who would have thought that he would be so stubborn, it's just that the stones in the latrine are smelly and hard." Liu Mang said angrily.
"Lord, this can't be blamed on Qiao Xuan, this daughter's reputation is still very important!" Yang Hong helped Qiao Xuan say good things, you must know that it is difficult to take it back if the rumors are spread, and now everyone in Yangzhou is pointing fingers at Qiao Xuan.
Because Qiao Xuan's previous reputation was too high, Qiao Xuan went home in seclusion, and even the Yellow Turban Thief passed by Anhui City without touching him at all. It can be seen that his reputation among the people, and now such a highly respected person has actually spread, can you say that the old man is not angry with such rumors.
"Humph!" Liu Mang snorted coldly.
"Lord, Qiao Xuande's high hopes are really making a fuss, it's not a good thing for me Yangzhou!" Xu Shu also came over there, Xu Shu naturally knew about such a big thing, Liu Mang had just used the big exam in Yangzhou to win the hearts of many students and talents, if he was troubled by this Qiao Xuan, it would really be in vain.
Why did Sun Ce and Zhou Yu take the two sisters of the Qiao family in the first place. It's not just the two sisters who look like flowers. Love beauty. Just take it back and be a concubine, the real reason is Qiao Xuan's prestige, as long as Sun Ce and Zhou Yu and the Qiao family become in-laws, then the heart of Jiangdong Shizi will be accepted, and other students will continue to come because of the relationship between the Qiao family, which is what Sun Ce wants.
Qiao Xuan's status in Jiangdong is comparable to Pang Degong's status in Jingzhou, Pang Degong is in Jingzhou, even Liu Biao has to give three points. Respectfully called Pang Gong, when Liu Mang was able to escape from Jingzhou, Pang Degong's ability was very great.
And now Qiao Xuan is a stepping stone in Jiangdong, if Liu Mang really forced Qiao Xuan to death, the fun would be completely great.
Jiangdong's students are afraid that they would rather go to Cao Cao or other princes to be an obscure petty official than come to his Liu Mang's recruitment order.
"What can I do? Do you promise him? Liu Mang is also helpless, this old stick is simply a commodity that does not buy oil, rice and salt.
"This!" Xu Shu still shook his head, this old man Qiao Xuan is not easy to deal with, and Liu Mang's other father-in-law is even more difficult to deal with, this old man Qiao can still be reasonable, even if he is unreasonable, he just commits suicide to persecute Liu Mang. But the other father-in-law is different, and if he doesn't do it, he will kill him.
Just when Liu Mang was still in a dilemma. A servant over there came over and knelt down to Liu Mang and said, "Your Highness, the princess is invited!" ”
As soon as he heard this, Liu Mang immediately smiled bitterly, after all, he still couldn't hide it, Liu Mang looked at Yang Hong and Xu Shu over there, hoping that they could go with him, but they hadn't opened their mouths yet, Xu Shu and Yang Hong over there were one family matter, and the other was that there were still cases in the cabinet that had not been dealt with, and they all left to Liu Mang.
"A bunch of people who have no conscience!" Liu Mang gritted his teeth and scolded.
There was no choice but to face it alone, Liu Mang walked towards the courtyard of Miss Lu in the backyard.
"Your Highness! The princess is waiting for you inside! When I walked to the door, I naturally saw Miss Lu's personal maid and smiled at Liu Mang.
"Yes!" Liu Mang nodded, on weekdays, Liu Mang could still stop and say hello, but today it was really not good, he was not in the mood and walked into the room.
Liu Mang originally thought that there was only one Miss Lu, but when he walked in, Liu Mang subconsciously wanted to quit.
"Yo, our Royal Highness the King of Shu has come down, where do you want to go! Come back! Miss Lu sneered at Liu Mang in the room.
"Hehe, hehe! The weather is so nice today! Liu Mang snorted, his heart was very empty, because there was only one Miss Lu in the room, it was just three sessions.
Qiao Yu, Yuan Fang, Sun Shangxiang, and Qian Yu were all there, and Liu Mang was about to cry.
"I heard that our Royal Highness the King of Shu wants to divorce his wife!" Miss Lu said with a sneer.
'No, absolutely not! Where are the rumors coming out! Liu Mang immediately jumped up, wanting to refute the rumors and put himself aside.
"You don't care where the rumors come from, I'll ask you if you are or not!" Miss Lu completely put on his posture as an eldest woman today.
"Madam, don't you dare to lend me ten guts! Not to mention you, madam, and the father-in-law if he knew, he wouldn't have split me! Liu Mang later said that his father-in-law's affairs were muttered in a low voice, he didn't dare to be heard by Miss Lu, if he talked to his father for a while, Liu Mang would wait to be flattened.
"Hmph, forgive me for not daring!" Miss Lu is also relieved, in fact, she is still very satisfied with her husband, although he is not handsome, his martial arts are not high, and his resourcefulness is not enough, but at least, he is still very good to his wife, in this era of male superiority and inferiority, women are generally men's accessories, and it is impossible to serve on the table.
But Liu Mang can have such an attitude, which makes everyone very strange.
The reason why Hedong Lion's Roar is so famous is because people think it's funny, how can a big man be afraid of his wife.
But Liu Mang is from modern times, in that era, men had to learn to cook, and the fear of their wives was about to become the norm, who made more men and fewer women.
"Husband, my father?" Qiao Yu also spoke, she was still worried about her father. She heard that her father was going to die in the mansion of the King of Shu, this one was her husband and the other was her father, and she was very embarrassed.
"Your father is well!" Liu Mang said angrily, that old man Qiao, oil and salt don't enter. It's embarrassing.
"What about my sister?" Qiao Yu panicked. It's long been without the momentum of the previous eldest sister.
"Yue'er! Ay! Liu Mang also sighed bitterly. If it was just Old Man Qiao who wanted to marry Qiao Yue, Liu Mang would welcome it with both hands, but this Old Man Qiao wanted to marry Ming Media, and this was a decision to sit as a wife.
"Husband, otherwise, you will divorce me!" Over there, Qiao Yu gritted his teeth and stood up and said to Liu Mang.
"Sister, how can this be?" A couple of good sisters stepped forward. Divorce your wife, this is not a modern divorce, if you really come to divorce, Qiao Yu will really have no face.
"Yes, sister, we can discuss something, how can we let my sister be like this!" Yuan Fang, Qian Yu and others all opened their mouths to persuade them.
"Absolutely not!" Liu Mang refused without thinking about it, "Yu'er, if I divorce you, there is still a place for you in this big world, let's talk about it." Yue'er is your father's daughter, aren't you? If I divorce you. Your father will surely die outside my mansion of the king of Shu, "This divorce is also called seven out, seven go (also known as seven renunciation) is in ancient Chinese laws, etiquette and customs, stipulating that husband and wife must meet the seven conditions for divorce, when the wife meets one of the conditions, the husband and his family can ask for divorce (that is, divorce). Judging from its content, it is mainly from the perspective of the husband and his family and considers his interests, so it can be said to be a kind of oppression of the wife.
Seven outs: unfilial to parents, that is, the wife is not filial to her husband's parents. Liu Mang is a fatherless and motherless person in this world, where does he need Qiao Yu's filial piety.
No children, this is indeed one, but Liu Mang's wives have no heirs, so this is still not counted, Liu Mang is a little aware that it is his own problem.
Jealous of his wife, jealousy. The reason for this is the belief that the wife's jealousy will cause family discord and the confusion of the ideal conjugal relationship such as the "husband as wife", and many believe that the wife's jealousy of her husband and concubine is detrimental to the continuation of the family.
Qiao Yu Although they do sometimes be jealous or something, Liu Mang also knows that this is the reason why they love themselves, and they don't care about these if they don't love themselves.
"There is a vicious disease" and theft, these have nothing to do with Qiao Yu.
Then there is only one last obscenity left, if Qiao Yu is divorced, then this can only be used as a reason, this red apricot is out of the wall, and if she does not abide by the woman's way, Qiao Yu will really be destroyed.
So Liu Mang refused without thinking about it.
"So what to do?" Qiao Yu said bitterly on his face.
"I'll figure it out!" Liu Mang froze, "Ling'er, Yu'er, Fang'er, Xiang'er and Qianyu, I just want to wronged you, and you have to have one more sister!" Liu Mang gave several of his wives preventive vaccinations in advance.
"As long as you can settle that Qiao Gong and help Sister Yu'er take care of her mind, there will be more, anyway, you won't be once or twice!" Miss Lu was still a little uncomfortable, and snorted coldly at Liu Mang.
Liu Mang smiled awkwardly, indeed, he brought back a girl after he went out, and now it's okay, there is another one to be sent to the door.
"Thank you Madame for your understanding, I'll go find a way!" Liu Mang hurriedly fled from this daughter country.
Back in his study, Liu Mang thought for a long time and didn't come up with any way, frowning.
"Lord, if you can't think of it, you can let the Minister and other adults come to discuss it together!" Guan Hai said to Liu Mangjian.
"That's right!" Liu Mang nodded, "Guan Hai, you go, Xu Shu, Tian Feng, and Lu Su and others all called me!" Liu Mang said to Guan Hai.
"Lord, where is Zhuge Shangshu?" Guan Hai asked suspiciously, because Liu Mang's name does not have Zhuge Liang in it.
"That villager!" Liu Mang hesitated, if he sued this villager, it is true that this villager is very scheming, but you must also know that this villager will definitely laugh at the beginning to mock and mock him.
"Sooner or later, I'm going to kill that villager!" Liu Mang said fiercely, but he still asked Guan Hai to come with Zhuge Liang.
In 203 AD, this moment that can be written into history, the first meeting of the cabinet in Yangzhou, in the nine members of the parliament walked into the hall, the first bill they had to decide, that is, how to solve the old man Qiao Xuan.
"Haha, haha!" Sure enough, Liu Mang didn't guess wrong, Zhuge Liang pointed at Liu Mang with a smile, and didn't take this lord in his eyes at all.
"Damn the villager!" The black line of Liu Mang's steamed bun wanted to kill Zhuge Liang's heart became deeper and deeper.
However, Liu Mang still resisted the urge to punch Zhuge Liang's face that was more handsome than himself.
"Meeting!" Liu Mang gritted his teeth and said.
On the side, Lu Su pulled Zhuge Liang. This best friend is good for everything else. But I don't know why I always like to go against Liu Mang as the lord.
was pulled by Lu Su, Zhuge Liang didn't laugh so presumptuously. But if you look closely, you can see that there is still a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"You should also know, how to deal with this Qiao Xuan!" Liu Mang asked with a headache.
"The lord Qiao Xuande is highly respected, and it is not possible to use hard!" Xu Shu, who was the internal minister over there, was the first to speak, Qiao Xuan was a person who had been a captain, with a hard one, Liu Mang could indeed kill Qiao Xuan, but what about after Qiao Xuan died? Liu Mang is the first person who can't get rid of suspicion. If it's not good, it's the target of everyone's crusade, Liu Mang's Yangzhou army has just been bleached, Liu Mang doesn't want to be blackened again, so this old man Qiao Xuan not only can't die, Liu Mang also has to ensure his safety, so as not to make his reputation ugly.
"But this Qiao Xuan, he doesn't eat it soft!" Liu Mang rubbed his head and said. If Qiao Xuan likes wealth, then Liu Mang will give him tens of thousands of gold, and there is no problem, he likes real estate. Then give him a big mansion in Shouchun, if he likes horses. The best war horses are selected for him, if you like beautiful women!
Ahem, Liu Mang suddenly remembered, even if Qiao Xuan likes beautiful women, he is powerless now, if he sends it over, the old man Qiao Xuan may really be angry.
Soft and hard don't eat such a person is the most difficult to deal with, there is a good saying, no desire is rigid.
"So, it's better to have only one wife!" Zhuge Villager summed it up for Liu Mang.
"Zhuge Villager!" Liu Mang gritted his teeth and waited for Zhuge Liang, he shouldn't have brought this villager over, speaking of which, there is half of the credit of his Zhuge Liang, if Zhuge Liang didn't pour himself wine on Mrs. Wu's birthday, how could he be drunk, and if he wasn't drunk, he wouldn't stay overnight in Zhou Yu's mansion.
"Zhuge Shangshu, why did Mrs. Another come to my household department last month to ask about your salary, obviously I gave it to you!" Over there, Mi Zhu began to help Liu Mang say good things. "Or did you not hand it back in time?"
"Mi Zifang! Brother Zifang, you didn't say it all! Zhuge Liang's eyes widened suddenly, last month's salary, it was true that Liu Mang said that he would deduct his money, but in the end it was not implemented, but Zhuge Liang used this excuse to hand over less salary. As for where the money goes, hehe, I heard that in the Liuxiang Pavilion in Shouchun, a person named Kong Gongzi can be described as spending a lot of money.
"Said it!" Mi Zhu said innocently to Zhuge Liang.
"It's over, it's over!" Zhuge Liang made it to the chair. When he goes back, Mrs. Huang will kill him.
Liu Mang looked at Zhuge Villager's deflated heart and felt very comfortable, and saw Mi Zhu squeezing his eyes at him over there, and couldn't help but understand, this Mi Zhu must not have said it, maybe he helped Zhuge Liang to lie, but he didn't say it, who said that the businessman's IQ is not good, at least Zhuge Villager is also panicked.
"Hey, hey!" Liu Mang is in a much more comfortable mood, let you Zhuge Villager, now you know that it is amazing, it is a kind of happiness to let Zhuge Villager follow you when you are unlucky.
"Lord, can you lend me a sum of money!" Zhuge Villager said with a sad face to Liu Mang.
"Borrow money, how much?" Liu Mang asked with a smile.
"Five hundred, no, a thousand gold, just a thousand gold!" Zhuge Liang's salaries are very high, 5,000 stone a year.
"Why do you want so much money?" Although a thousand gold is not much for Liu Mang, it is also a lot for Zhuge Liang, after all, this person is not the kind of person who likes corruption, for him, a gentleman loves money and takes it in the right way.
"Leave it alone!" Zhuge Liang excused himself and said that he wanted to pay back the money, part of it was to make up the holes in the house, and part of it was to make up the money for the Lingering Fragrance Hall.
"When are you going to change?" Liu Mang asked.
"I'm next month, no, next month, not next month!" Zhuge Liang suddenly discovered a problem, that is, his salary has become a dead cycle, and since the arrival of Mrs. Huang, Zhuge Liang has been completely poor, and all salaries have to be handed over. So. Where does he have the money to pay it back?
"There's no money to pay it back. Who borrowed you! Liu Mang said angrily to Zhuge Liang.
"Guys?" Zhuge Liang set his eyes on the other cabinet members on the side. I hope to be able to borrow money from other members to plug my holes.
Xu Shu shook his head, "Kong Ming, you know, except for the use of my money, everything else is used to buy books." Xu Shu bought books not only for himself, but also for those poor children who wanted to study. It can be said that Xu Shu is really breezy with two sleeves, except for the alimony to the old mother, the rest is used for the construction of Yangzhou.
Tian Feng also stretched out his hand and shook his head, "I'm new here, I don't have any money!" ”
As for the rich ones such as Mi Zhu Lusu, these sons, knowing that the lord is going to trick this Zhuge villager, how can he borrow it. One thought that his sister was going to get married and prepare a dowry, but he had no money and a salary to support his family, all of which were perfunctory.
Zhuge Liang had no choice but to set his sights on Liu Mang.
"If you want to borrow money, you can!" Liu Mang gave Zhuge Liang a glimmer of hope. Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly flashed.
"But I have one condition!" Liu Mang put forward his conditions.
"Don't say one condition, ten conditions, I will also agree!" If the few people in Liu Mang's mansion are tigresses, then the one in Zhuge Liang's family is the roar of the Hedong lion, because Liu Mang has also learned martial arts when he says this, and Zhuge Liang's small body, plus the lady Huang of their family heard that she was originally a heroine whose IQ was not inferior to Zhuge Liang, and she had studied all kinds of swords and sticks, and even the gunpowder thing was also very interested, Liu Ye was ready to give her right attendant of the Ministry of Works to this Mrs. Huang.
This can know how terrifying this Mrs. Huang is. Liu Mang made the ladies unhappy, and at most they were tortured. And our Mr. Zhuge Liang can't sleep when a gunpowder comes out from underneath.
"It's okay to have your words!" Liu Mang laughed, "I've got this Qiao Xuan done for me, if I can't do it, I'm unlucky, and you can't explain it when you go back!" Liu Mang threatened Zhuge Liang.
"You're ruthless!" Zhuge Liang gritted his teeth and said, just sat there and meditated.
Although everyone on the side felt sympathy for this Zhuge Liang being rectified by the lord, there was also a kind of envy, so Zhuge Liang could giggle like the lord.
"There it is!" Just when everyone was still thinking, suddenly Zhuge Liang screamed.
"What's there?" Liu Mang looked at Zhuge Liang and asked.
"This Qiao Xuan doesn't eat hard, so let's just make it soft!" Zhuge Liang said to Liu Mang.
Liu Mangkong was overjoyed, and couldn't help complaining to Zhuge Liang: "If you can use it softly, do you still want to use it?" "Money, houses, cars, beautiful women, these things Qiao Xuan doesn't want.
"Lord, those soft ones of yours are useful to us, but they are naturally useless to that seventy or eighty Qiao Gong!" Zhuge Liang shook his head and said to Liu Mang, beautiful women, money, and other things are very useful to Zhuge Liang, young people, but what is the use of Qiao Xuan, who is seventy or eighty? Don't you just look at the beauty? There is a weak heart! Don't make the old man angry.
"So what soft is used?" Liu Mang frowned. This old man is nothing bad.
"Lord, why does this Qiao Xuan force his daughter to marry you?" Zhuge Liang asked Liu Mang.
"It's not the last time he got drunk and accidentally slept in his daughter's boudoir, and I don't know where this rumor came out of nowhere, so it's like this!" Liu Mang said helplessly.
"Then in the end, what Qiao Xuan wants is fame!" Zhuge Liang said to Liu Mang.
"Reputation?" Liu Mang's eyes lit up suddenly, yes, this Qiao Xuan is not afraid of his reputation in the end, he doesn't want to overturn in the gutter when he is old, and his reputation is completely ugly, you have to know that the son is not the fault of the father, if Qiao Yue has some rumors, this is Qiao Xuan's family education is not strict. What would you think of Qiao Xuan, a person who is famous all over the world? It is precisely because this old man cares too much about his reputation that he has these troublesome things now.
"Since Qiao Xuan likes fame, you can give it to him, lord!" Zhuge Liang said indifferently to Liu Mang.
"It's easy to say, how to give him fame?" Liu Mang is also helpless, money, or beauties, these things are all material, as long as you are rich and powerful, you can naturally get it, and even if he Qiao Xuan wants to be an official, Liu Mang can give him a position as a state pastor, but how can this reputation and prestige be made? Isn't that a joke!
"Lord, this matter is easy to say, and difficult to say, but this matter is not difficult for you, Lord!" Zhuge Liang said to Liu Mang with a smile.
"Oh?" Liu Mang looked at Zhuge Liang suspiciously.
"If you want to become famous, you just have to write books and speak and be famous all over the world!" Zhuge Liang explained to Liu Mang.
"Write a book?" Liu Mang frowned.
"My lord, this matter is very difficult for other princes, but for you, my lord, it is extremely simple!" Zhuge Liang said to Liu Mang with a smile. even pointed to Liu Mang's case,
Above Liu Mang's desk is a historical record of Sima Qian, this thing is written on paper, naturally not the kind of wooden tablet, and this is not copied, but printed.
"That's right! How I didn't think of it! Liu Mang's eyes suddenly lit up, with this method, few people in the world can withstand his temptation.
"Lord, the three thousand gold? Hey! "Zhuge Liang's side will become three thousand gold as soon as it changes.
"Huh?" Liu Mang's eyes widened, you are sitting on the ground and paying back the money on the spot. However, although three thousand gold is expensive, Liu Mang can still afford it, "Come on, reward Zhuge Shangshu with three thousand gold!" ”
Liu Mang didn't want to deal with this wealthy Zhuge villager, so he was ready to deal with Qiao Xuan like this. (To be continued......)