When night fell, the entire county guard still maintained a strict ban, since the meeting ended in the afternoon, Xiang Liang took Xiang Bo and Xiang Zhuang into the study, and never came out again, only the footsteps of the Chu soldiers patrolled sounded.

At this time, in the study, it was as quiet as death, and the dull atmosphere made people feel suffocated, Xiang Liang was angry, he was facing the wall with his hands behind his back, completely ignoring Xiang Zhuang who was kneeling in the study, just like that, the two had been deadlocked for several hours.

Xiang Bo was a little anxious, he sat quietly on the soft seat, watching the two of them stalemate like this, he wanted to interject several times, but when the words came to his mouth, he still swallowed them raw.

Xiang Zhuang is indeed very excessive this time, such a big matter, why not say hello to the family in advance, at this time Xiang Liang was furious, Xiang Bo didn't know if he could persuade Xiang Liang, but no matter what, Xiang Bo thought that he couldn't sit idly by like this.

After another moment, Uncle Xiang couldn't hold back any longer, he got up and paced two steps, and then sighed: "Actually, second brother, you don't have to be so angry, Zhuang'er is at fault, but we can't say that we are uncles without responsibility." ”

Speaking of this, Xiang Bo glanced at Xiang Liang, and saw that he didn't pay attention to himself, so he had to sigh and shake his head, and continued: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with marrying the Kong family, at least, Kong Kun is a descendant of Confucius, and after being a famous Confucian, our Xiang family and the Kong family are in the right place, which may not be a happy event......

Before Xiang Bo's words were finished, Xiang Liang had already sighed and turned around, at this time, Xiang Bo continued: "Second brother, you also dissipate your anger, let's discuss it and see if we can fulfill them, I think that Kong Kui is very good." ”

After an afternoon of confrontation, Xiang Liang had already dissipated, but Xiang Zhuang made his own claim and admitted the marriage of the Kong family, Xiang Liang was more or less difficult to accept, but at this time, Xiang Liang's enlightenment let Xiang Liang know that if he got married, he would inevitably be ridiculed, and the gains outweighed the losses.

Xiang Liang walked back to the soft seat and sat down at this time, Xiang Bo saw that Xiang Liang no longer had the anger just now, he was a little relieved in his heart, at this time, Xiang Liang looked at Xiang Zhuang coldly and reprimanded: "Marriage matters, matchmakers' words, don't you know?" ”

"My nephew knows it's wrong." Xiang Zhuang bowed his head and admitted his mistake, and at this time, Xiang Liang said again: "In any case, for such a big matter, you must show us as soon as possible, so that we can be hired as soon as possible, lest the Kong family think that our Xiang family intends to get married!" ”

Xiang Zhuang saw that his uncle's anger had subsided, so he sighed: "At that time, my uncle was arrested by the imperial court and escorted to Xianyang, and my nephew was anxious for a while, so he had to set off to Xianyang. ”

Speaking of this, Xiang Liang was reminded of the memories of the time when he was in trouble, during that time, how difficult, if it wasn't for Xiang Zhuang to rush to Xianyang, he really didn't know if he could come back alive, thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh and ordered: "You get up." ”

Xiang Zhuang thanked him and got up, but because he knelt for too long, Xiang Zhuang stumbled and almost fell, and Xiang Bo on the side hurried to take a step, supported Xiang Zhuang, and pulled him to sit on the soft seat on the side, at this time, Xiang Zhuang said: "My nephew was dedicated to taking care of the Xiang family's property at that time, and he didn't think much about many things, so he failed to tell his uncle about this matter in time, and asked his uncle to forgive me." ”

Seeing Xiang Zhuang say this, Xiang Liang had no choice but to wave his hand and sigh: "I already know about this matter, and in a few days, I will go in person to propose to the Kong family for you." ”

Uncle suddenly acquiesced to this family matter, Xiang Zhuang was secretly happy and worried, after all, Cao Feng's matter has not been resolved, right now, Xiang Zhuang feels that he must explain Cao Feng's matter clearly, otherwise, if he misses Cao Feng's life, what compensation should he get?

Thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but sigh lightly, his light sigh attracted the surprised eyes of Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo, Xiang Zhuang hurriedly surrendered his hand and said: "Don't hide the second uncle, the third uncle, after I came to Huiji, Cao Feng once showed me that she has been secretly in love with me for a long time, in this life, she will not marry me, if my marriage with Kong Xiuyun is decided, I really don't know, can she accept this reality?" ”

Xiang Liang was not surprised by the matter between Xiang Zhuang and Cao Feng, after all, these two children grew up together, he had already seen Cao Feng's thoughts, and he also knew very well that Xiang Zhuang was also interested in Cao Feng, but in this matter, Xiang Liang was inconvenient to express his position, so Xiang Bo was uncharacteristically surprised, and sighed: "Second brother, this matter is very tricky!" ”

Xiang Liang ignored Xiang Bo, he looked at Xiang Zhuang and continued to ask, "You promised her?" ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded, his voice was so small that he couldn't hear it: "That night, she confessed to me, saying that she wanted to learn the piano, learn martial arts, learn everything, and be by my side for the rest of her life...... I promised! ”

Xiang Liang didn't have any expression on his face, he only nodded, "I know about this matter." ”

The room became quiet again, everyone was silent, and Xiang Liang no longer paid attention to Xiang Zhuang, I don't know, what he was thinking in his heart.

I don't know how long it has been, Xiang Liang said: "Today, I discussed with you your proposal last time, we must fight for the iron ore in Hengshan County, so I have considered sending troops to Hengshan County." ”

Xiang Zhuang was already in a state of mind because of Kong Xiuyun and Cao Feng's affairs, and at this time, Xiang Liang suddenly mentioned the military, Xiang Zhuang couldn't react for a while, and wondered: "Does my uncle want to send troops across the river?" ”

Soon, Xiang Zhuang remembered that when he was in the city of Yanxian County, he mentioned the iron ore that was fighting for the first vein of Dabie Mountain, and then continued: "Uncle, with iron ore, the Xiang family can become fundamentally strong, I think it is necessary to send troops to Yi County!" ”

Xiang Liang looked at Xiang Zhuang and said, "However, once we move troops, I am worried that Dongyue will wait for an opportunity to harass Huiji, do you have a way to deal with it?" ”

Xiang Zhuang saw that Xiang Liang was worried about this, and couldn't help laughing: "Uncle don't worry, the land of Dongyue, the mountain roads are dangerous, the waterways are tortuous, and it is not easy to go north, and Dongyue is a barbarian state, and it has not been enlightened, so my uncle does not have to worry, but in Wuxian, the two counties of Dasu each have 2,000 troops, strengthen the vigilance, and Dongyue is naturally worry-free." ”

Xiang Zhuang's thoughts coincided with his own thoughts, Xiang Liang nodded with satisfaction, if only Xiang Yu could have half of Xiang Zhuang's calmness.

At this time, Xiang Zhuang has been relieved from the tension just now, and the matter of Kong Xiuyun and Cao Feng has been left behind, Xiang Zhuang sorted out his thoughts and continued: "If my uncle wants to fight for Yi County, it is not easy to have too few soldiers and horses, and he must be able to control Yi County with all his might, and gradually devour every inch of land in Hengshan County through Yi County, so that our situation in Jiangbei will be more stable. ”

Xiang Zhuang's idea is different from Xiang Yu's, Xiang Yu only thinks about conquest, but Xiang Zhuang thinks about the stability after taking it, which makes Xiang Liang more satisfied with Xiang Zhuang's opinion, after a short thought, Xiang Liang nodded and smiled: "You go down, I will deal with the engagement matter." ”

Xiang Zhuang got up and saluted the two, and then slowly left.

Soon, the sound of the door closing sounded, and Xiang Bo on the side looked at Xiang Liang and sighed: "This matter is very tricky, how is the second brother going to deal with it?" ”

Seeing Uncle Xiang ask, Xiang Liang sneered: "This matter is nothing tricky, since Cao Wuyi has not mentioned the marriage between Zhuang'er and Cao Feng to us, it means that he has no intention of marrying the Xiang family, so we might as well agree to the marriage of the Kong family." ”

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Outside the mansion gate, Xiang Yu and Xiang You wandered back and forth, refusing to leave.

Xiang Zhuang went to Xiang Liang's study, it had been several hours, Xiang Yu was very worried, his uncle would punish Xiang Zhuang for this matter, the marriage of the two families should have been a happy event, is it because Xiang Zhuang has no gift, will he be punished? Although Xiang Yu was indignant in his heart, he didn't dare to openly contradict his uncle.

Soon, there was a sound of hurried footsteps from the palace, and soon, the door of the mansion was opened, Xiang Zhuang walked out of the mansion quickly, Xiang Yu and Xiang You saw that Xiang Zhuang came out safely, so they breathed a sigh of relief, let go of anxiety and uneasiness, and greeted them, Xiang Yu was the first to speak: "Zhuang'er, uncle didn't embarrass you, right?" ”

"No, Brother Yu doesn't have to worry so much." Xiang Zhuang shook his head with a smile, and on the side, Xiang You also said urgently: "Did your uncle reprimand you?" ”

"No, my uncle didn't embarrass me, he just discussed with me about the fight for Yi County." Xiang Zhuang tried his best to make his expression appear calm, and his tone of voice was extremely calm, at this time, Xiang Yu was aroused by Xiang Zhuang with the idea of sending troops to Yi County, and hurriedly asked: "Did your uncle mention who will lead the troops north?" ”

Seeing that Xiang Yu was so concerned about this matter, Xiang Zhuang shook his head and sighed: "Uncle hasn't finally made up his mind yet, this matter still needs to be discussed, brother, don't be anxious, I think, you are the only one who will send troops to Yi County." ”

After speaking, Xiang Zhuang arched his hand to the two and sighed: "I'm a little tired and want to go back to rest and rest." ”

Seeing that Xiang Zhuang was really fine, the two of them finally let go of their hanging hearts, and each brought their war horses and headed in the direction of Lu Mansion.

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It was late at night, there were few pedestrians in the street, and only a part of the Chu army was patrolling the street with Changge in hand.

A carriage drove rapidly in the middle of the street, it passed through the streets and alleys, and went straight to the direction of the county guard's mansion, in the carriage, Cao Wuyi was anxious and worried, worried about Cao Feng's marriage.

In the past, he did not agree with his daughter marrying Xiang Zhuang for a very simple reason, he was just worried about the future of the Xiang family, but in the past few years, his daughter's changes and his daughter's persistence have deeply infected Cao Wujiao, so that he had to change his mind and gradually accept this fact.

At this time, the Xiang family was eventful, and the rise of Jiangdong indicated that the war was about to break out, so Cao Wuyi had not been in a hurry to talk about marriage with Xiang Liang, and just wanted to wait for the war to stabilize and propose marriage.

Moreover, Cao Wuyi boasted that he had a deep friendship with Xiang Liang, and as long as he opened his mouth in this matter, Xiang Liang would never refuse.

But the sudden appearance of the Kong family, their marriage contract with the Xiang family, made Cao Wuji realize that if he didn't make a move, his daughter's lifelong event would be delayed, and Xiang Liang seemed to have agreed, if he couldn't say that Xiang Liang could be moved tonight, I was afraid that after he had a ceremony with the Kong family in the future, it would be difficult for him to reverse the matter, so Cao Wuji was in a hurry and rushed to the county guard overnight.

And just when Cao Wuyi was thinking and anxious, the carriage suddenly stopped, and the coachman announced outside the curtain: "Master, the county guard has arrived." ”