Cui Zhouping, Mingjun, Zizhouping, Boling Anping (now Anping County, Hebei) people, father Cui Lie, successively served as a county guard, court lieutenant.

Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty sold his official beard, and Cui Lie relied on the relationship of the emperor's mother, Mrs. Cheng, according to half of the price of the official position, and paid 5 million officials to Taiwei and Situ, ranking as the third duke.

On the day of the official worship, Emperor Liu Hong personally attended the party, turned around and said to the favored ministers around him: "I regret not sticking to it, Cui Lie's position could have been sold for 10 million yuan." ”

Mrs. Cheng said: "Cui Gong is a famous man in Jizhou!" At first, how could you take money to be an official, and it wasn't because I made a match, why didn't Your Majesty understand my kindness? ”

Since then, Cui Lie's reputation has declined, and there have been many discussions about him in the government and the opposition.

After a long time, Cui Lie was also uneasy.

One day, he calmly asked his son Cui Zhouping: "I am the third duke, what do people outside say about me now?" ”

Cui Zhouping replied: "My father had a good reputation when he was young, and he served as a taishou, and everyone talked about how you should be the third duke. And now that you have become Situ, the people of the world are very disappointed in you. ”

Cui Lie asked: "Why is this?" ”

Cui Zhouping replied: "People who are talking about it think that the officials who are bought with money smell of copper. ”

Cui Lie was angry and raised his cane to hit Cui Zhouping.

Cui Zhou usually served as the general of the tiger Ben, wearing a military attache uniform, and fled in embarrassment.

Cui Lie chased and scolded behind: "Dead soldiers! Father hits and runs, is this a filial son? ”

Cui Zhouping turned around, but said with the allusion of "Shun's father": "Shun treats his father, the small cane is beaten, and the big cane is run, this is not unfilial piety!" ”

Cui Lie was ashamed.

Cui Zhouping once accompanied Yuan Shao to fight against Dong Zhuo, and was arrested and imprisoned by Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo was executed, Cui Zhouping was released from prison, and Yuan Shaobiao was appointed as the Taishou of Xihe.

Li Dao and Guo Yan made a rebellion, Cui Lie was killed, Cui Zhouping disdained his father's behavior of trading money as an official, lived in seclusion in Jingzhou, made friends, and became close friends with Zhuge Liang and others who were much younger than him.

Cui Zhouping saw that Zhuge Liang was eight feet long, burly, and dignified, and when he reached the age of marriage, but he had no family, he paid attention to visiting.

A few days ago, Cui Zhouping talked at Pang De's office and talked about this matter.

Pang Degong said: "Huang Chengyan, a celebrity, has a female Huang Yueying, knowledgeable, talented, poetry, piano, calligraphy and painting, omnipotent, I know many young and handsome people, and there is no comparison, and she has not yet married in the past 20 years this year." ”

Cui Zhouping said: "Brother Huang is one year older than me, very knowledgeable, and likes to make friends. It's just that his wife Cai is the second sister of Cai Mao, a general in Jingzhou. Cai Mao relied on her eldest sister Mrs. Cai to be very highly regarded by Liu Biao, although she ranked second to Liu Jingzhou, she actually held the power of Jingzhou. Thinking that Brother Huang is not only a brother-in-law with Liu Biao, but also has a relationship with Cai Mao, how can he marry his daughter to ordinary cloth? ”

Pang Degong said: "Huang Chengyan is indifferent to fame and fortune, how can he be judged by ordinary people. For example, my daughter-in-law is related to the Kuo family of the Jingzhou clan, but I forbid my son to climb the high gate in Jingzhou. Huang Chengyan and Cai's husband and wife love their daughter very much and teach them well, but they rarely take their daughter to Jingzhou to visit relatives. Liu Biao and Cai Mao knew Huang Chengyan's fame, and sent people to Chennan many times to propose marriage to Jingzhou officials and nobles and invited Huang Chengyan to Jingzhou, but Huang Chengyan refused on the grounds that he had no intention of pursuing a career and his daughter was ugly. Huang Chengyan once said, 'If you choose a son-in-law to marry a daughter, you will fulfill your daughter's wishes, and you will not marry if you are not a genius'. ”

Cui Zhouping said: "Pang Gong gave Zhuge Liang the number 'Wolong', and often compared himself with Guan Zhong and Le Yi, and was regarded as a genius of the world. ”

Pang Degong said: "Kong Ming Shui Jingzhuang is a teacher, and Decao has talked about it many times, saying that compared with pipe and music, it is more than good. I once told me about Decao's evaluation of Kong Ming, and Huang Chengyan also heard that Kong Ming was very intelligent, but his daughter Huang Yueying had to ask him to come to the door in person to ask for marriage and meet Fang Xin. ”

Cui Zhouping said: "It is rumored that the yellow girl Gillian has a black face and yellow hair, and is extremely ugly, so she is named 'Huang Yueying' to hide her ugliness." I wonder if Zhuge Liang is willing to go to ask for help? ”

Pang Degong said: "I once asked my daughter-in-law, saying that his brother does not look at his appearance when he marries a wife, but only talks about virtue and ability. Kong Ming is a genius of the world, and he will be beyond the expectations of ordinary people. ”

Cui Zhouping listened, and then rushed to Shuijingzhuang, met Sima Hui, and talked about the matter.

Sima Hui said: "Good, good! Kong Ming, Yuan Zhi, and Shi Yuan have already left the village this morning, and they can meet each other quickly. Cui Zhouping said goodbye to Sima Hui and hurried to Wolongzhuang.

When everyone saw Cui Zhouping coming over, because of his age, they all stood up, called their brother a salute, and invited each other to take a seat.

During the banquet, Cui Zhouping told Pang Degong about Zhuge Liang and Huang Chengyan's daughter Huang Yueying as the matchmaker, and everyone laughed.

Pang Tong said: "Huang Yueying, the daughter of Huang Chengyan, is beautiful and ugly, although she has excellent virtue and talent, her face is also outstanding. My uncle really understands a lifetime, and he is confused for a while, how can he mess with mandarin ducks? ”

Cui Zhou said urgently: "I told Mr. Shuijing about this, and I also said, 'Okay, good! ’。 ”

Shi Tao said: "Water Mirror critics all say 'good, good!'" 'It's been colloquial. ”

Xu Shu said: "My teacher's ability to know people is well-known. Spoken language just doesn't want to talk about people's shortcomings. ”

Cui Zhouping said: "Looking at Mr. Shuijing's expression, there is also a sense of approval. ”

Shi Tao said: "A handsome man in the world like Brother Kong Ming should be a talented woman with a beautiful appearance." ”

Cui Zhouping said: "I don't know what Brother Kong Ming wants? ”

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "I am marrying a wife, not watching flowers and admiring the moon." I heard that although Huang Chengyan's daughter Huang Yueying is ugly, she has good moral integrity and ability, if she can marry her, she has nothing else to ask for. ”

Meng Jian stood up: "That's it." I wanted to return to my hometown, everyone persuaded me, and when Brother Kong Ming chose a mate, after Brother Kong Ming got married, he decided to stay. "Drink it all.

Pang Tong said: "Brother Kong Ming has high ambitions, and when choosing a mate, he attaches great importance to virtue and talent, and he is really a model for my generation, which is impressive." Today, when you are drunk, celebrate in advance, and wish your brother and sister-in-law to fly with wings. ”

The people answered the promise and drank with joy until late in the night.

The next day, everyone resigned, Zhuge Liang's godbrother Zhuge did not forget his studies, cultivated Longmu diligently, and rode a donkey to Pang Degong first, met Pang Gong and the second sister, greeted politely, and said that he knew about going to ask for relatives, and they all readily agreed.

Pang De's son Pang Shanmin sent Zhuge Liang over by boat.

Zhuge Liang crossed the water with Pang Shanmin, led the donkey to the shore, said goodbye to his brother-in-law, and went straight to Chuyang (now Shancheng, Hubei), met Huang Chengyan, and said that it was Zhuge Liang who came to ask for marriage.

Huang Chengyan saw Zhuge Liang's talent, and after introducing his seat, he deliberately shouted loudly: "Nanyang Buyi Zhuge Kongming came to the door to ask for relatives, and quickly called the boy to tea." ”

When Cai heard about it in the back room, he hurriedly taught the children to deliver tea in the front hall, and led Huang Yueying to hide in the back window and peep.

Huang Chengyan asked: "Since you have come to ask for marriage, is the daughter of the family ugly?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "I heard a lot of rumors. ”

Huang Chengyan said: "I have heard that Kong Ming compares himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi, why is he still clothed? Knowing the uglequin, why did she come to ask for a marriage? Do you know that my family is related to Liu Jingzhou and General Cai Mao, and wants to take the opportunity to become a leader? ”

Zhuge Liang was about to answer Huang Chengyan's series of questions, when he suddenly heard the backyard singing with the piano: "The guest comes from afar, leaving me with a hand." More than 10,000 miles away, the old people's hearts are still good. Wencai double mandarin ducks, cut into a acacia quilt. With Sauvignon Blanc, the fate is incomprehensible. Who can leave this in the glue paint? ”

Zhuge Liang was moved by the elegant piano rhyme and the ancient poetry of the warbler's voice, and couldn't help but chant to himself: "The phoenix soars in a thousand blades, and it is not a phoenix." Shifu is on one side, and he is not the master. Happy to plough in Longmuxi, I love my house. Talk about being proud of the piano and books, waiting for the time. ”

Huang Chengyan saw that Zhuge Liang skillfully answered the question through the song, nodded and said, "Okay!" ”

Zhuge Liang hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, uncle, for agreeing to Kong Ming's request." ”

Huang Chengyan said: "I'm just a hymn, whether I agree to marry depends on my daughter's intentions." ”

said that he left the room and went to the back room to ask Huang Yueying's opinion.

Huang Chengyan came to the back room: "Madam, daughter, how about looking at Kong Ming?" ”

Mrs. Cai said: "My daughter peeked through the window just now, and she was happy, and she had already sung a song and spread the sound. ”

Huang Yueying said: "When a daughter meets a bosom friend today, it is all up to her parents. ”

Huang Chengyan knew his daughter's intentions, so he turned back to Zhuge Liang and said: "If you don't think the daughter of the family is ugly, I will send the daughter to the marriage one day." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Since you come to seek each other, you will not swerve until death." ”

Zhuge Liang and Huang Chengyan set a wedding date and went back to Wolongzhuang to wait.

Zhuge Jun saw that his brother asked for a kiss to come back, so he asked how it was?

Zhuge Liang said: "The wedding date has been applied." ”

Zhuge Jun asked the second sister-in-law what she looked like.

Zhuge Liang said: "I haven't met. ”

Zhuge asked: "On the day of the wedding, do you invite your brother and close friends to congratulate?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "If it is as people say, marrying a wife is particularly ugly, won't it make people laugh? Or don't please. ”

On the day of the wedding, Xiao Tong waited in the Xiacun store in Wolonggang early in the morning, and saw Huang Chengyan and a woman covered with red cloth riding a donkey approaching, and hurriedly returned to the village to report to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge asked: "Is the second sister-in-law as ugly as rumored?" ”

The boy said, "I have never met him with a red cloth." ”

Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Junchai greeted him outside the door.

Huang Chengyan's father and daughter got off the donkey, and the boy took it, led the two donkeys into the courtyard, and went to the village store to buy wine and food.

Zhuge Liang welcomed the two into the thatched house. After helping Huang Chengyan to take the seat, he bowed: "Lord Taishan is above, please accept the son-in-law's worship." ”

Huang Chengyan helped Zhuge Liang up: "When the little girl came, in order to cover up her ugliness, she insisted on covering her head with a red cloth, and asked her son-in-law to take it off in person. ”

Zhuge Liang stepped forward, closed his eyes tightly, and removed the red hijab without hesitation.

Huang Yueying saw Zhuge Liang closing her eyes and ignoring it, and suddenly became angry: "I don't want Lang Jun to be duplicitous, and like ordinary people, he judges people by his appearance." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The heart has seen the face, how can it see." ”

Huang Yueying said: "Hearing is false, seeing is believing." Listening to false rumors, it is inevitable to misjudge things. ”

Zhuge Liang opened his eyes at this time, looked at it fixedly, and was stunned, could it be that this slim and beautiful woman standing in front of him was really the ugly girl he wanted to marry?

Huang Yueying saw that Zhuge Liang was stunned and his brain was soaked with sweat, so he handed Zhuge Liang a feather fan that he had compiled by himself when he came: "Suddenly it comes without being surprised, and the emergency situation is calm." Swinging the fan can wave irritability, calm the mind, facilitate calm response, and handle things safely. ”

Zhuge Liang took the feather fan: "Kong Ming is not shallowly taught. ”

Let's talk about bowing to Huang Yueying.

The boy came back with vegetables and an altar, put wine and food, and celebrated with drinks.

Later, when a woman got married, she learned more from Huang Yueying's red cloth hijab, which was called "red hijab", which became a custom for women to marry. Exactly: it is falsely rumored to be an ugly woman, and the cover is revealed to see a handsome wife. If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.