It's not that I don't think Duan Tong is compatible, but I feel that the combination of the two is really too contrasting, and it is definitely not like Liu Sleeve's usual personality.

It just so happened that Liu Zhi was also here, and as soon as he heard this, he knew that there was a story in it.

So he immediately glanced at Liu Hua, who immediately understood, and told what had just happened.

Seeing that she didn't hide anything at all, Liu Sleeve looked a little nervous, for fear that his father would blame her if he heard the ins and outs.

As Liu Hua expected, Liu Zhi's attention was focused on the poem.

Duan Tong is his guard, and he is naturally not bad at martial arts, but he didn't expect that this kid is still a man who is both civil and military.

You must know that Duan Cheng is not from a family, but a ranger in Sichuan, who climbed up completely by virtue of martial arts, and thought that his son had only inherited his martial arts and art of war.

But he didn't expect his son to be quite talented in poetry, which really surprised him.

As for the reckless words of the two young people, it is not worth mentioning at all, and he Liu Zhi is not such a small-bellied person.

From this point of view, it is obvious that his eldest daughter knows more about him.

"Since Wuyang has taken a fancy to him, it is also the blessing of that kid, I didn't expect me and Duan Cheng to become in-laws, haha......"

Liu Zhi let out a hearty laugh, so that Liu Zhi's hanging heart finally fell to the ground, and it seemed that his father agreed.

Generally, when he nodded, the queen and the queen mother would not object.

Sure enough, the Queen Mother immediately said half-jokingly: "Send him over tomorrow, and I'll see what kind of pretty gentleman he is." ”

Liu Sleeve was sweet in his heart, and he was afraid that the Queen Mother would be disappointed, so he hurriedly endorsed Duan Tong, "His appearance is not middle-to-upper, far worse than his father......"

Before she could say a word, everyone looked at her and laughed, and Liu Sleeve realized that she was too eager.

His face flushed, he stomped his feet shyly, turned around and ran back to his room.

Here Liu Zhi asked about the eldest daughter's situation again, but it was obvious that she had not made up her mind yet.

"Don't be in a hurry, it's better to be cautious about things for a lifetime."

In Liu Zhi's mind, he still hopes that his daughter can find a man who is happy with each other, but he is in the royal family, and this small requirement is difficult to meet.

"It's okay, you can attend a few more banquets, that marriage, it's all Yue Lao who has secretly pulled the line, and you can always meet it."

The Queen Mother also smiled and comforted, there was already a legend of the old moon in the Western Han Dynasty, and the Zhang Chang thrush was rumored to be a beautiful talk through the ages when Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, and it was also recorded in the annals of history.

In the wild history, it is said that when Zhang Chang was young, he once saw an old man with white eyebrows, tying a clay doll with red thread under the moon.

At that time, Zhang Chang was very curious, and after inquiry, he learned that this old man was an immortal, named Yue Lao, who was marrying men and women in the world.

So he couldn't help but ask where his future wife was, but Yue Lao pointed out a dark and thin ugly girl to him.

At that time, Zhang Chang was still young, and he was a face control, and in anger, he smashed the corner of the little girl's eyebrows with a stone.

Who knew that more than ten years later, he married a girl from an official family in Kyoto, and this woman was beautiful, but unfortunately there was a scar on the corner of her eyebrows.

After asking, I learned that I was injured when I was a child, and I was immediately ashamed, so I painted my wife's eyebrows with my own hands every day before going to court.

The matter spread widely, and he was finally impeached by the Imperial History, believing that he was at a loss for his personal morality.

Therefore, the emperor asked him face to face, and Zhang Changzhen said, "The pleasure of the boudoir is more than that of the thrush." ”

Emperor Xuan laughed it off and did not hold him accountable.

This story was widely spread in the Han Dynasty, and when it came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, the saying of the old moon had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and many places among the people had built the old moon temple, and the incense was prosperous.

After having dinner with the Queen Mother in Yong'an Palace, Liu Zhi returned to the Zhongde Palace, thought about it, and asked the chamberlain to bring the latest military report.

The expedition in the summer and autumn of last year did not achieve the expected results, and only half of the land was laid.

The reasons for the defeat are varied, not simple, one of which is that King Huyan made appropriate arrangements for the heir and military power before his death, and in the end did not cause chaos.

Second, in the Far East that year, winter came very early, and the temperature began to cool down at the end of September, and the mountains were covered with heavy snow before October.

The Huns had already learned the skills of sledding and skiing, so the Han army did not have an advantage in this regard.

With Duan Cheng's temperament, he originally planned to continue the attack, but in that case, under the extremely cold weather, the army would definitely suffer huge losses.

In the end, after much consideration, Huangfu Gui gave an order as the commander and decided to temporarily withdraw the army.

This decision was also approved by Liu Zhi, so the fighting was temporarily stopped.

For this reason, Duan Cheng has always been very unhappy in his heart, he took the initiative to ask Ying to be transferred to the northern battlefield, but now he has not been able to complete the scheduled strategic task.

I feel very ashamed, he has not encountered defeats in the southern and northern wars for more than 20 years, but it was a war era, and there was not much difference in the strength of the two sides.

Therefore, victory and defeat are common in soldiers, and no one will despise him because of this.

But now it is different, King Huyan was originally a defeated general under Huangfu Gui, and the weapons and equipment and troops of the Han Dynasty are now much higher than those of the Huns.

What's more, now that it has been peaceful for a long time, this is the only war on the entire Han border, which can be described as a high-profile war.

In this case, your failures will definitely be infinitely magnified, and your reputation will be discredited.

Therefore, although the war was paused, Duan Cheng's vanguard army did not return to the Northern Xiongnu, and he stationed his army two hundred miles away and refused to obey the order to retreat.

Huangfu Gui had already seen through his thoughts, and in desperation, he had to send people to start from the border and build a fortress every twenty miles to ensure his material supply.

Because last winter came early, it also caused this spring to come just as early.

According to the news from the front, Duan Cheng is already actively preparing for the battle and preparing to start launching a fierce attack in the near future.

Liu Zhi was a little worried about this, afraid that he would be in a hurry and cause a lonely army to go deeper, and he didn't want to fold a general for the sake of the Far East.

Originally, he did not plan to use gunpowder in large quantities in the Far East, but now that the situation is not good, he does not have to worry so much.

So as early as February, he rushed to ask Quan Xu to escort a batch of new gunpowder weapons to him.

For this task, Quan Xu was naturally overjoyed, he felt that his bones were about to rust.

Taking this opportunity is better than the addiction of galloping on the field.

Over the years, the improvement of gunpowder and the development of gunpowder weapons have not stopped, and the formula has been much better than before, and the stability is stronger.

The latest grenades and thunderbolts are incredibly powerful, easy to use, and less prone to accidental explosions.

In fact, with the rapid development of smelting technology and steel manufacturing technology, the development of gunpowder guns has begun.

Although it seems now that the Han Dynasty has risen to peace in all directions, looking at the whole world, there is no rival in military affairs.

But as a ruler, you must always be prepared for danger in times of peace, and who knows if there will be another time-traveler in other corners of this world.

Quanxu's route to the north was to take a straight line from Jingshi into Bingzhou, and then through the entire Liaodong, and enter the Far East from the banks of the Lena River.

This distance is much closer than going west to the Western Regions and then going north, not to mention that the light cavalry led by Quan Xu is an elite division, and the marching speed is very fast.

I believe that we have arrived at the destination at this time, the two armies have converged, and the power has increased greatly, with these three tiger generals, Liu Zhi believes that no matter how much he loses.

After pondering for a while, Liu Zhi wrote a letter to Duan Cheng, and the reason why he personally wrote it was also a respect for his future in-laws.

On the second day, Liu Zhi specially sent someone to send gifts to Yong'an Palace, and then signaled Tian Yan to send Duan Tong to execute, just so that Empress Dowager Yun could take a look.

It is a common thing in the palace for the imperial guards and chamberlains to transport gifts together, and it can be regarded as a beautiful thing.

After all, you can get a generous reward every time, so naturally everyone is willing to go.

Duan Tong didn't think much about receiving the task, and didn't dare to delay in the slightest, so he asked the inner servant to go to Yong'an Palace with the reward.

Liu Sleeve didn't sleep well last night, and she could be said to be in love with Duan Tong at first sight, so she had some gains and losses.

I am always worried that Duan Tong will not be able to enter the eyes of his grandmother, what should I do if I don't agree to this marriage when the time comes?

But she didn't know when Duan Tong would come, so she got up early and accompanied the Queen Mother to breakfast.

Liu Sleeve was brought up by the Empress Dowager Yun, how could she not know her character, seeing that she cared so much, it was not easy to pierce it, just pretending not to know, so as not to embarrass her.

After breakfast, Liu Sleeve accompanied his grandmother for a walk in the garden, and at about the end of the day, an official returned, and the emperor gave a gift.

This is not a year, and there is no special reason, there is a very tacit understanding between the Empress Dowager Yun and her son, and you will know what is going on when you hear it.

He ordered the person who gave the gift to come over and talk back, Liu Sleeve also guessed it at this time, and after thinking about it, he still found an excuse to avoid it.

It's just that she didn't go far, but hid nearby and peeped.

Seeing that Duan Tong was wearing Mingguang armor, he added a bit of heroic energy, and he couldn't help but blush his cheeks and his heart pounded.

When the Empress Dowager Yun saw that he was magnificent, she was naturally very satisfied, so she asked him about the situation at home slowly.

It turned out that Duan Tong was the second son of General Duan, and when he was born, it was when Duan Cheng was dismissed by Liang Ji and exiled to the frontier.

Therefore, Duan Cheng's wife has a lot of resentment about joining the army, and has let her son focus on learning literature since he was a child.

I hope that in the future, he will be able to be filial and honest and become a civil official.

But no one expected that Duan Cheng would catch the emperor's express train, and in just a few years, his official fortunes were prosperous and soaring.

The status of the Duan family has also risen and become an upstart in the imperial court, and Duan Tong has become the only person in the Duan family who is both civil and military because he has been a scholar since he was a child.

Over the years, Duan Cheng's officials have become bigger and bigger, and eventually he has become a general who guards the town, and according to the custom, he must keep a son in the capital as a hostage.

So he let Duan Tong enter the imperial guard, firstly, to reassure His Majesty, and secondly, he became the emperor's guard, and his chances in the future will be much stronger than others.

But no one thought that Duan Tong would be taken by Princess Wuyang.

After some inquiry, the Empress Dowager Yun saw that he was generous, and his speech was crisp but thoughtful, and she felt that she complemented her granddaughter's dull personality.

Therefore, the more she looks at it, the more she likes it, and the more she looks at it, the more satisfied she becomes, at this time, Tong has already noticed that something is wrong, no matter how she looks at it, the Queen Mother specially summoned him to come.

Thinking of yesterday's events, he already has an answer in his heart, and he has a good impression of Princess Wuyang.

Moreover, if the princess had already chosen him, how could she let him refuse, it would be a felony to disobey the decree.

swept the royal face, and he didn't have to think about his future in the future.

It's better to accept it generously, even as His Majesty's son-in-law, he believes that as long as he has the ability, he will never be buried.

After the queen mother asked, she smiled and rewarded a hosta, and sent him back to restore his life.

Duan Tong's personality is thick and fine, the hosta is originally a woman's thing, it seems that the Queen Mother has made a decision, and her marriage with Princess Wuyang should be decided.

Liu Sleeve, who was peeping behind the door, was also full of joy when he saw this scene, his father had already agreed, as long as there was no problem on the Queen Mother's side, it would be a certainty.

Over there, Duan Tong took the hosta back to the Zhongde Hall and reported the situation to Liu Zhi, and when he saw the hosta, he naturally understood what his mother meant.

So he smiled and said, "I want to marry Princess Wuyang to you, what do you think?" ”

Although the emperor asked politely, ostensibly asking for his opinion.

But as long as you are not stupid, you should know how to deal with it at this time.

I saw Duan Tong immediately bow down and solemnly swear: "If the minister can get the princess as his wife, he should cherish it and treat it as a treasure." ”

"Hahaha...... Good. ”

Liu Zhimei smiled, as a father, his daughter was naturally very relieved to find a good home.

Next, Liu Zhi inspected Duan Tong's literary and martial arts in detail, and felt that this kid was excellent and a talent that could be created.

And his personality is both rigid and soft, which is very suitable for a delicate and tactful girl like Liu Sleeve.

Princess Wuyang's mother, Concubine Tian Shu, if she didn't enter the palace and only guarded a lover who was dedicated to her, I am afraid that she would not have died early.

When Duan Tong returned home from the palace that day, he immediately went to see his friend Lai Yan and told him the news.

Lai Yan couldn't help but be surprised, when Duan Tong participated in the banquet in Fanglin Garden, he simply had the idea of making up the numbers.

Unexpectedly, he was accidentally hit by Princess Wuyang, which can be regarded as a good story.

"Such a beautiful thing should be celebrated."

Lai Yan was very happy for him, and immediately asked a few friends to go to drink and celebrate together.

After all, Duan Tong has a different background from him, and his grandparents are still a ranger, and although his father is high and powerful, he is just an upstart in the end.

Therefore, those old families don't look down on the Duan family very much, and treat him as an upstart.

Therefore, the Duan family and some families who are also nouveau riche are basically excluded from the circle of the big family.

A child born in a great family like Laiyan can be friends with him, and there is also a story of coincidence.

The two are like-minded, and they both admire each other's character and literary talent, so they have become close friends regardless of the world's eyes.

Now that Duan Tong can become the imperial prince, the status of the family will immediately improve a lot, and he will also have a place in the aristocratic circle of Jingshi in the future.