After sitting in his study for nearly half an hour, Xu Shaoan completely came to his senses and wrote a telegram as quickly as possible, explaining the process of contacting Lin Xiaoyu and the main content of Lin Xiaoyu's personal letter, and sent it to "Qingyuan" thousands of miles away through the telegraph room.

"Qingyuan" replied to this telegram very quickly, but it was half an hour before he sent a reply call, asking for a direct call with Xu Shaoan. Xu Shaoan, who had been waiting in the telegraph room, did not delay at all, and when he received the callback, he turned the radio into voice mode and communicated with Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin on the radio station.

Because Xu Shao'an's telegram had already made the matter clear, and the "Qingyuan" side had a very comprehensive understanding of the ins and outs of Lin Xiaoyu's concubine sealing incident and Lin Xiaoyu's attitude towards this matter, the time for direct dialogue and communication between the two places was not long, and the consensus reached by the three people was very simple, and it could be summed up in eight words - "go with the flow and wait and see what happens."

According to Zhang Weixin, that is, since things have developed to this point, the eighteenth sister is now a man who wants to marry the man she likes, and the other party is Zhou Emperor Chai Rong, who has great talent and strategy and has a huge impact on the future development of the team, so the most beneficial solution for the crossing team at present is to respect the choice of the eighteenth sister and agree to her marrying into the palace. In this way, it can not only ensure the unity and integrity of the crossing team, but also maintain the cooperative relationship with the Later Zhou court, without affecting the team's previous policy of "taking advantage of the situation and laying a foundation".

Because Zhang Weixin had already been to the "Liangyuan" before, he relayed the news that Lin Xiaoyu was about to be named a concubine to Li Junwu, and Uncle Li, who had been immersed in scientific research, reacted very calmly to this matter.

Although this sentence is not very appropriate for Lin Xiaoyu to seal the concubine, it clearly expresses Li Junwu's opinion on this matter - "Everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't be forced", since the other party has made a decision and has no intention of changing, then don't force people anymore, just let her go. Therefore, although only Wang, Zhang, and Xu reached a consensus through radio, this consensus, which is actually in line with Li Junwu's view, can already be regarded as a resolution of the committee.

Since this consensus is a committee resolution, then Wang, Zhang, and Xu will naturally not slack off, and immediately begin to work in accordance with this consensus.

After Xu Shaoan ended the call, he left his mansion and went to the secret contact point of the Kaifeng branch of the "Dark Feather" branch, found the hall master of the Kaifeng branch, and ordered him to get in touch with the father-in-law Ma Ping'an who passed Lin Xiaoyu's handwritten letter, and asked the latter to try to go to Lin Xiaoyu's residence again and convey the relevant decision of the committee to the other party. Of course, Xu Shaoan did not say special words such as "committee", "resolution", and so on when he assigned the task, but asked the hall master of the Kaifeng branch to tell Ma Ping'an and ask him to bring a message to Lin Xiaoyu, saying that all the brothers knew about his imminent concubine, and wished her and Zhou Tianzi a hundred years of happiness and old age. At the same time, I also hope that she will not forget this group of brothers, and if there is anything that can help in the future, please ask her to take care of them.

The hall master of the Kaifeng branch of "Dark Feather" naturally didn't know the details of the whole thing, so he didn't have the slightest doubt about Xu Shao'an's instructions, and immediately said that the matter was all on him, and the words of the eighth master would definitely be brought to the eighteenth grandmother to know, and there would never be any mistakes.

Xu Shao'an naturally believed the assurances of the branch hall master - since that Ma Ping'an Ma father-in-law could bring Lin Xiaoyu's handwritten letter out, then of course there would be no problem for him to bring Xu Shaoan's few words in. However, although this is a relatively easy task, Xu Shao'an, who has been a leader in his previous life and this life -- although the battalion commander in his previous life and the "Divine Machine Army" in this life are not at the same level at all -- understands the reason for encouraging his subordinates. Therefore, after listening to the other party's assurance, he still looked at the other party with very appreciative eyes, and encouraged him to be so confident in completing the task.

Things are indeed as Xu Shao'an estimated, on the afternoon of the second day after he assigned the task to the Kaifeng branch of "Dark Feather", the hall master of the Kaifeng branch sent him a message, saying that things were going well, Ma Ping'an Ma Gonggong not only saw Lin Xiaoyu and brought Xu Shaoan's message to her, but also brought back Lin Xiaoyu's reply - "Thank you brothers for your understanding and support, Xiaoyu will never live up to the trust of your brothers." ”,

After getting Lin Xiaoyu's reply, Xu Shaoan silently blessed the other party in his heart, and at the same time relayed these two sentences to the "Qingyuan" side through the radio. At the same time, he also began to think about what he should do in the future, so as to bring the greatest benefits to the team without bringing trouble and danger to Lin Xiaoyu.

When Xu Shaoan was thinking about what he should do in the future, Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin, who were thousands of miles away in the "Qingyuan" of Liangxiang City, were also carefully weighing the pros and cons, thinking about how to explain this matter to all the members of the crossing team, especially Qian Yuanshan, who still remembered Lin Xiaoyu.

After some research and discussion, Wang and Zhang agreed that the key to this matter is still on Qian Yuanshan. In the eyes of the two of them, although Lin Xiaoyu's marriage to Chai Rong as a concubine was very sudden, the brothers would be shocked and puzzled when they knew it, but because everyone had not had much contact with Lin Xiaoyu before, their impression with her was more of a state of "Xu Shaoan's girlfriend" or "Doctor Lin" who had not seen anyone. Therefore, after learning the relevant news, everyone's reaction is probably basically similar to that of the eldest brother Li Junwu, and they will not take this matter too seriously - maybe those female traversers who usually have a better relationship with Lin Xiaoyu will miss her, but since even Zhang Xiaofei, who has the most relationship with her, can accept the reality of her entering the palace as a concubine, what else can others not accept.

The plan was decided, and Wang and Zhang, on the one hand, summoned the members of the enlarged meeting of the committee to the "Liangyuan" to hold a meeting through various channels, and on the other hand, they immediately set off to the "Feilong Village", preparing to communicate with Qian Yuanshan and do his work before the enlarged meeting was held.

Because they had already received a notice that they were going to hold an enlarged meeting of the committee, when Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin arrived at the "Feilong Village" on the evening of June 23 of the lunar calendar of the eighth year of the corresponding calendar, Qian Yuanshan, Zeng Zhilin and other members of the forward command were already waiting at the door to greet them. Naturally, the brothers had a greeting when they met, and then they entered the gate with a smile.

Since the purpose of Wang and Zhang's trip was to communicate with Qian Yuanshan in private, they did not go straight to the headquarters as usual after entering the village, but instead went to the place specially reserved for the committee members in the village under Zhang Weixin's proposal that "before the date of the meeting, they would not talk about official business, but only talk about brotherhood".

So, after the banquet was served, the brothers began to make fist orders, push cups and change lamps, and drank so lively. It's just that unlike Qian Yuanshan and others who really drank heartily, Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin, who had something in their hearts, were only in high spirits on the surface and raised their glasses frequently, but in fact they drank very little, and their minds remained sober.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Zhang Weixin saw that Qian Yuanshan and the others were almost drunk, and they were all in an extremely relaxed state, so he glanced at Wang Kunjun. Wang Kunjun naturally understood, and immediately asked Qian Yuanshan to lead him to the convenience under the pretext of being in a hurry and not remembering the location of the toilet. When Qian Yuanshan heard this, he immediately got up and left his seat, leading Wang Kunjun to the small courtyard where the toilet was located.

After the two of them came out of the flower hall where the banquet was located, Wang Kunjun estimated that the other brothers could no longer see their movements, so he patted Qian Yuanshan, who was walking in front, on the shoulder and said, "Eleventh brother, go slowly, brother, I have something to say to you." ”

Qian Yuanshan, who was wholeheartedly leading the way for Wang Kunjun, was stunned and asked a little puzzled: "What does the fifth brother have to say in such a hurry, and he is not even in a hurry to go to the toilet?" ”

Wang Kunjun shook his head and said, "Brother, I said that I want to go for convenience, but I didn't want to alarm other brothers and made up an excuse, so naturally I am not in a hurry to go." ”

Hearing Wang Kunjun say this, Qian Yuanshan's expression also became serious, and he asked, "What does the fifth brother want to say to his brother?" ”

Wang Kunjun didn't answer immediately when he heard this, but looked left and right, and saw that there were guards standing guard not far away, so he waved his hand and said, "This is not the place to talk, you and I go to the study to talk." ”

Although Qian Yuanshan had already been confused by Wang Kunjun's actions at this time, since it was the fifth brother who asked for it, he was inconvenient to ask more, but followed Wang Kunjun with a puzzled face and walked towards the study.

The two of them entered the study, Wang Kunjun ordered the guards on duty at the door of the study to guard from afar, and closed the door of the study at the same time, and then found a seat to sit down, and said to Qian Yuanshan, who was already confused by his series of actions: "Eleventh brother, there is one thing my brother wants to tell you. However, before I speak, I hope you can promise my brother that you can calmly listen to what I have to say, and then express your opinion rationally. ”,

Although he couldn't understand the reason why Wang Kunjun said this, Qian Yuanshan still nodded subconsciously and said, "Fifth brother, don't worry, my brother will definitely listen to your words in a down-to-earth manner, and he will never interrupt halfway." ”

"That's very good." Wang Kunjun also nodded and said.

Subsequently, Wang Kunjun told Qian Yuanshan in detail about Lin Xiaoyu's imminent entry into the palace as a concubine from beginning to end. Because he was afraid that the other party would behave uncalmly, Wang Kunjun kept carefully observing the expression on Qian Yuanshan's face while telling the story, so that he could react in time.

To Wang Kunjun's surprise, although Qian Yuanshan was full of surprise, puzzlement, and dissatisfaction after hearing the relevant news, in the end he did not completely explode as Wang Kunjun expected, but after squeezing the armrest of the seat a few times, he gradually calmed down and bowed his head silently.

After a while, just when Wang Kunjun began to worry about whether the eleventh brother had any mental abnormalities because of overstimulation, and stood up to take a closer look, Qian Yuanshan, who had been silent for a long time, finally raised his head. He saw that Wang Kunjun was looking at him with a worried face, and hurriedly said: "Fifth brother, don't worry, brother, I just suddenly heard such unexpected news and was a little difficult to accept, and now it's fine." ”

Speaking of this, Qian Yuanshan paused slightly, then looked ahead, and continued in a very calm tone: "Speaking of which, when Xiaoyu told me that she chose starling instead of me, I did have unwillingness, and felt that I was no worse than starling in all aspects, but I lost in the competition because I didn't speak like starling and play romantic. At the beginning, I also imagined that Starling and Xiaoyu have a big personality gap, and maybe the two of them will break up because of their incompatible personalities after getting along for a while.

Therefore, when the two of them really broke up later, I was secretly glad that I was really 'like a god', and my second chance finally came. It's just that what I didn't expect was that when I went to confess my heart to Xiaoyu again, what I got was still rejection. It's just that the reason why she rejected me this time is no longer what she said last time that she already has a crush, but in order to maintain the unity within the team, she has decided not to have any emotional relationship with any male traverser in the team. ”

After speaking, Qian Yuanshan shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "To say that I was still a little unconvinced by the rejection last time, I still feel that I still have a chance." Then I was completely discouraged by the rejection this time, and I no longer had any illusions about the relationship between me and Xiaoyu.

Of course, the reason why I no longer insist is not that my brother was hypocritical to Xiaoyu at the beginning, but because of what Xiaoyu said when she rejected me, she had to give up the possibility of developing a relationship with any male time-traveler in the team in order to protect the team's heart, even if that time-traveler was the object of her heart. In the face of such a woman who values love and righteousness, what else can I say, brother. In addition to silently praying for her in my heart, I can only wish her to meet her 'true destiny' and spend the rest of her life happily.

Unexpectedly, after Xiaoyu experienced so many emotional twists and turns, the partner she finally chose was really a son of heaven, and he was also a man of heaven with great talents and lofty ambitions. Although according to what Brother Qi told us before, in the history of his previous life, this Chai Tianzi died young, and he left with regret before the Northern Expedition was completed. But as you said at the beginning, Fifth Brother, since we can all come to this era, what else is impossible. Since Xiaoyu can become an imperial concubine, Chai Rong may live longer than in his previous life, so that Xiaoyu can enjoy a few more years of happiness. So, in the face of such an ending, how could I have any uncalmness, how could I make any irrational moves?

Actually, brother, the reaction I had just now was not that I was dissatisfied with Xiaoyu marrying Chai Rong, but that I was dissatisfied with her intention to conceal this matter and give our brother a way to 'hide from the world and cross the sea' and 'cut first and then play'. However, if you think about it carefully, I am afraid that Xiaoyu did this out of helplessness and had to do it. After all, this matter is too shocking for us brothers, and she really doesn't have any confidence that we can support her decision. ”

Seeing that Qian Yuanshan was able to calm down quickly after a short period of emotional excitement, and said such a lot of reasonable words, Wang Kunjun's heart, which was still a little hanging, was finally put back in his stomach. He patted Qian Yuanshan on the shoulder and said, "Eleventh brother, if you think so, brother, I will rest assured." ”,

Saying that, Wang Kunjun sat back in his seat and continued: "Don't hide it from the eleventh brother, when the elder brother first heard the news, he was also somewhat dissatisfied with the eighteenth sister's 'first cut and then play', and the first reaction was to let the eighth sister try to get in touch with the eighteenth sister, and persuade her to give up this idea, instead of considering the problem from the perspective of the eighteenth sister and understanding her difficulties.

However, after calming down and thinking about it carefully, I found that the reason why the eighteenth sister did this was indeed as you said, brother, because she had no choice but to do it. In addition, judging from the news that came from the eighth sister later, the eighteenth sister was moved by her true feelings this time, and if we really forcibly stop it, it would be too impersonal. Therefore, the policy of dealing with this matter for the eighth child was to 'go with the flow and wait and see what happened', which was tantamount to approving the decision of the eighteenth sister in disguise. ”

This is the embodiment of the fifth brother's cautiousness and seriousness. If it weren't for the fact that the brother had communicated with Xiaoyu at the beginning and knew her personal emotional difficulties, I was afraid that the only thing he would do when he heard the news was to do his best to stop this family business, instead of thinking about it a few more layers and thinking a few more times. Qian Yuanshan, in turn, began to comfort Wang Kunjun.

Hearing Qian Yuanshan say this, although Wang Kunjun didn't react on the surface, he couldn't stop smiling bitterly in his heart, thinking that he hadn't made such a decision because he knew Lin Xiaoyu's hardships. However, there is no need to tell Qian Yuanshan about this. Therefore, Wang Kunjun did not continue to talk about this matter, but ended the secret conversation between the two, left the study, returned to the banquet, and continued to drink with other brothers.

After completing the communication with Qian Yuanshan, the rest of the things will be easy to do. At the enlarged meeting of the committee held the next day, Zhang Weixin, on behalf of the committee, announced to the participants the news that Lin Xiaoyu was about to be crowned concubine, and briefly introduced the cause and effect of the incident. The result was the same as expected, although the brothers in the congregation were also surprised and puzzled by this, and even a few people were dissatisfied with Lin Xiaoyu's intention to conceal this matter like Qian Yuanshan, but everyone's final opinion on this matter was not much different from that of the eldest brother Li Junwu, and they all accepted the matter with a peaceful mind.

A few days after the end of the enlarged meeting of the committee, on June 28 of the lunar calendar of the fifth year of Zhou Xiande, Chai Rong officially issued a decree to canonize Lin Xiaoyu as a virtuous concubine. Among the 36 brothers of "Qingyuan", except for Lin Xiaoyu and Xu Shao'an, they were all promoted to three levels on the basis of the original scattered officials (Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin, and Yu Xuzi were the doctors of the court under the five ranks, Xie Tian, Zheng Zhiwei, Huang Shan, and Lu Yue were the doctors of the Chaosan from the five ranks, Zeng Zhilin was the general of Ningyuan under the five grades, Wang Feng was the general of the cavalry from the five grades, and their brothers were respectively the Cheng Lang of the six grades and the deputy lieutenant of Zhaowu under the six grades), and they were also rewarded with a large amount of property.

However, although it is said that it is promoted by three levels in a row, no matter how much he is promoted, it is only a loose official with no position and no power, not to mention that these official positions have no meaning at all before the success of Chai Rong's Northern Expedition to Youyun, and the things he rewards are not worth mentioning to the crossing team with huge family assets. Therefore, the people who traveled through the Divine Decree did not have any interest in the rewards mentioned earlier in this Decree, but focused on the second half of the Decree. Because in this second half, Xu Shaoan, the only one in the crossing team who had a real official position in the Later Zhou court, was sealed separately.

In the will, Chai Rong dismissed Liu Guangyi from the post of deputy commander of the Shenji Army on the grounds that he was busy with military affairs and difficult to take care of, and let him concentrate on serving as the commander of the right wing of the guard Si Longjie, and the vacated position was replaced by Xu Shaoan, the envoy of the Yuanshen Machine Army. In addition, Chai Rong also crowned the loose official of General Xu Shao'an's Zhongwu (Zheng Sipinshang) and rewarded a large amount of property to show his honor and favor to Xu Shao'an.