As soon as Qiao Rui finished speaking, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, a smile that frightened Mr. Qiao.
"How dare you do such a cruel thing? You must know that we are from the same clan."
Duke Qiao looked at Qiao Rui with fear in his eyes.
"Mr. Qiao, this is not a question of whether I dare or not, but the matter has reached this point and this task has been entrusted to me. If I cannot complete it, the consequences waiting for me will be terrible.
I don't want to be a fool when it comes to making a big loss out of a small thing. As you said, it was so tragic. It was done by bandits who entered the city in the middle of the night. What does it have to do with me? Right, Mr. Qiao."
Qiao Rui really had no choice but to be tough. Qiao Gong was resolute. He could only be tough if he was too soft.
"General, do I want to get married today if I want to, or should I get married if I don't want to?"
Qiao Gong looked at Qiao Rui, and there was even a hint of pleading in his eyes.
"Yes, Mr. Qiao, it is said that those who know the current affairs are heroes, so just follow it."
Qiao Rui couldn't bear to see Mr. Qiao, who had grown old in an instant.
"That's all. If you want to marry, just marry. If you want to marry, just marry. I don't know when I will send my daughter to Jizhou."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Qiao collapsed directly to the ground.
"Mr. Qiao, you are wrong. Instead of sending Er Qiao to Jizhou, I am sending your family to Jizhou."
Qiao Rui once again made a shocking statement.
"What? Our whole family is sent to Jizhou? Seriously?"
After hearing Qiao Rui's words, Qiao Gong's eyes showed a hint of excitement.
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, when a girl married far away, it meant that from now on she would be completely cut off from her natal family, and few family members of the married girl would move there with her.
"It's absolutely true, my lord knows that you cherish your daughter, so he specifically promised me to let your family move to Jizhou."
Qiao Rui actually didn't want to offend Qiao Gong too much. After all, if his daughter became Yuan Shu's concubine, it would be considered a step to success.
"Okay, then just give me a few days and let me sell all the land deeds for the Qiao family's shops and get the cash to go to Jizhou."
Although I left my hometown, being able to go to Jizhou with my daughter was considered a blessing among misfortunes.
"No, Mr. Qiao, my master wants your shop, the land deed, and how much the property is sold for. I just hope you can set off as soon as possible and not delay his wedding."
Qiao Rui had already thought of the possible problems that might arise with Mr. Qiao.
"In that case, let's pack up and leave."
From the time Qiao Rui entered the Qiao Mansion, to the negotiation with Mr. Qiao, to the time when the Qiao family was tidied up, it only took a day for the whole family to move.
In order to shorten the time, Qiao Rui directly led the troops and horses to escort the Qiao family to Xindu. The delicacies, antiques, gold and silver goods prepared by Yuan Shao also set out from Nanyang and were escorted by five thousand cavalry to Xindu.
Yongzhou Chang'an
"Prime Minister, it's a big thing, a big thing."
Li Ru walked to the door of Dong Zhuo's room with his small steps as usual.
"Why are you so panicked?"
Dong Zhuo walked out of the room, and there was a disheveled Mei Ji lying on the bed.
"Prime Minister, I have received the latest news. Yuan Shu is getting married, and the person is Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Yan and Cai Wenji."
"What a good uncle Cai, I treat him well. I gave him enough face when he came home this time. Not only did he send a report to the states and counties, but I also sent a personal Flying Bear Army to protect him.
He actually lied to me that the Wei family in Hedong wanted to propose marriage, but in the end he actually married his daughter to that shameless boy Yuan Shu, which really pissed me off, pissed me off."
Li Ru's words made Dong Zhuo furious and kicked the table away.
"Prime Minister, this Cai Yong is indeed hateful. He should never choose Yuan Shu to be the husband of the Cai family, but there is one thing you still need to decide."
Li Ru just said a few words, and then brought the conversation back to business.
"There is nothing more important than Yuan Gongli's marriage. I'm afraid he is eager to spread the news to the thirteen states in the world."
Dong Zhuo couldn't help but sneer and spoke to Li Ru.
"What I want to talk about is Yuan Shu's marriage. Logically speaking, Zhou Mu's wedding must be reported to the court first, but Yuan Shu did not notify us at all. However, he can ignore our existence, but we cannot pretend that we do not exist."
"What do you mean? Talk in human language."
Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru, his face even more ugly.
"Prime Minister, what I mean is that we must attend Yuan Shu's wedding. Not only must we attend, but we must also send gold and silver gifts."
"Li Ru, do you want to die?"
Dong Zhuo's eyes were wide open, shining with a ferocious light, like a wild bear coming from the north, ready to devour anyone at any time.
"Li Ru doesn't dare, Li Ru doesn't dare."
Feeling Dong Zhuo's killing intent, Li Ru knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Get up, you'd better give me an explanation, otherwise, huh."
Seeing Li Ru kneel down, the murderous intent in Dong Zhuo's eyes dissipated a little.
"Prime Minister, Yuan Shu's wedding will shake the world. When the princes from all over the world gather together, it is a great opportunity for us to show that the Han court is still here.
Sir, I want to send more gold and silver, and give Yuan Shu a huge reward.
As long as he accepts it, he will acknowledge the existence of the Chang'an court.
If Yuan Shu bows to us, what will happen to the other princes?"
Dong Zhuo was stunned by Li Ru's words, but after thinking about it carefully, there was a hint of truth.
"Wen You, although I admit that what you said is reasonable, I am not willing to accept it, and I am not willing to accept it."
Although Dong Zhuo agreed with Li Ru's words, he felt very unwilling in his heart. If it weren't for Yuan Shu, how could he have fallen to such a low point? He burned down Luoyang and went to Chang'an, a place where no one can shit, to become a local overlord.
"Prime Minister, Yuan Gongli once said that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years.
Now that we are in a corner, what we have to do is to rely on the danger of Hangu Pass to hold on to Chang'an, and then sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. After they are exhausted from fighting, we can send tiger and wolf troops out of the pass, and we will definitely be able to wipe them out.
The world."
Li Ru's words made Dong Zhuo's heart heat up.
"Wen You, do you really think we can break into the Central Plains again?"
"Prime Minister, your civil and military skills are not inferior to those of the First Emperor, and how many of the current princes in the world can compare with the former Six Kingdoms of Guandong. If the Prime Minister wants to restore the Central Plains, the first thing he must do is to re-establish the prestige of the imperial court."
Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo. He knew Dong Zhuo's thoughts. He would never have left Luoyang and came to Chang'an if he had not had to do so. Therefore, counterattacking the hinterland of the Central Plains has always been his worry.
"Okay, in that case, I agree to your proposal, but what official title should you give him?"
Gold and silver are easy to obtain, but official positions are difficult to obtain. This official position will not only make him feel distressed, but also make Yuan Shu have to accept it.
"My lord, although he is recognized as Jizhou Mu and has now obtained the position of Youzhou Mu from Liu Yu, then we will simply give him a real name, title him Jizhou Mu and Youzhou Mu, and let him lead the two
state,
This is equivalent to using Yuan Shu's things to reward Yuan Shu, we have no loss, and Yuan Shu has to accept it."
