How can the majestic King Zhen Ding go back on his word even if he says it out loud? Especially on such a major event as the marriage of his children!
Liu Yang had already promised in front of Liu Zhi that he would marry Liu Xiu, but now none of his three daughters were willing to marry Liu Xiu, and Liu Yang's hair was almost turning gray. The reason why Liu Yang chose to support Liu Xiu was that he even had an affair with Liu Xiu.
Marriage, of course, has its reasons.
First of all, compared with Wang Lang and Liu Xuan, he was more optimistic about Liu Xuan. After all, Liu Xuan captured the capital Chang'an and controlled most of the country, while Wang Lang was only in a corner. In terms of overall strength, Wang Lang was indeed far inferior to Liu Xuan.
mysterious.
Secondly, Liu Xiu's power is close to his Zhending Kingdom. Once there is a falling out, war will break out immediately.
Liu Xiu was famous for his prowess in fighting. He had many generals under his command. In Kunyang, Liu Xiu defeated even a 400,000-strong army. Can his 100,000-strong true army be Liu Xiu's opponent?
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Liu Yang chose Liu Xiu after careful consideration. However, his three daughters were too disappointing. They cried, made trouble, and hanged themselves. None of them wanted to marry Liu Xiu.
When Liu Yang was worried, the greeting card sent by Liu Xiu arrived at Zhending City first.
After receiving Liu Xiu's invitation, Liu Yang immediately understood that Liu Xiu had accepted his marriage proposal, but on his side, the matter was still unresolved.
Liu Yang summoned his three daughters again, and this time he rarely had a serious face in front of them, and said with a serious face: "Sima Da Sima will arrive at Zhending City in a few days..."
"What a big Sima, you are doing a big Sima thing!" Liu Keqing, the third daughter, muttered in a low voice.
Liu Yang's old face sank, he glared at his youngest daughter, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, we can just talk in private. If anyone talks nonsense in front of Da Sima, don't blame the father for not thinking about the love between father and daughter.
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Seeing that their father was really angry, the three princesses shrank their necks and did not dare to say anything more.
Liu Yang glanced at the three girls again and said: "When Da Sima arrives in Zhending City, my father will invite Da Sima to the mansion for a banquet. At that time, you can also meet Da Sima."
Although he had never met Liu Xiu, he heard Liu Zhi describe Liu Xiu's appearance as handsome, graceful, elegant, and a humble gentleman.
In Liu Yang's view, if what Liu Zhi said was true, then Liu Xiu and his daughter could be allowed to meet in private first, and maybe things would turn around.
As soon as he finished speaking, the eldest daughter Liu Keyan said in surprise: "Father, why don't the daughters go to the front court for the banquet?!"
Liu Yang said patiently: "At that time, I will take Da Sima to the backyard, and you can just prepare some refreshments."
The eldest daughter Liu Keyan, the second daughter Liu Kexin, and the youngest daughter Liu Keqing looked at each other, with boredom showing on their faces.
It seems that the father is determined to choose one of the three sisters to marry Liu Xiu, the mud-legged man from Nanyang.
"Father, what is so good about Liu Xiu? Why does my father treat him so differently?"
"That's right! My father is the majestic King Zhending, with more than 100,000 troops under his command. Are we still afraid of Liu Xiu?"
"Father..." xdw8
"Shut up!" Liu Yang stood up, glaring at his three spoiled daughters, and said word by word: "Father has promised to Da Sima that he will marry Da Sima.
There will definitely not be any changes. This time, my father will not let you have your own way. You can marry whether you want to or not!" After saying this, Liu Yang shook off his sleeves and walked away.
The three Liu sisters looked at each other, and Liu Keqing stamped her foot angrily and said, "Even if Liu Xiu comes home, I won't go see him!"
Liu Kexin rolled her eyes and smiled at Liu Keyan: "Sister has a literary talent. Then she can find an opportunity to ridicule Liu Xiu and make him quit."
When Liu Keqing heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he and Liu Kexin looked at Liu Keyan. The latter looked thoughtful, pondered for a long time, nodded, and seemed to have thought of some solution.
Two days after the invitation was sent to Zhending City, Liu Xiu and his party arrived at Zhending City. The relationship between the two sides is still in a hostile state, but Liu Xiu did not bring many people, except Wu Han, Jia Fu, Zhu, and Ji Zun.
, Liu Zhi, Long Yuan, Xuying and others, there were only dozens of followers, and the entire team did not even have a hundred people.
Bringing only such a small number of people into Zhending not only shows Liu Xiu's sincerity towards the marriage between the two parties, but also shows his trust in Liu Yang.
Upon hearing the news of Liu Xiu's arrival, Liu Yang personally led the county officials and two thousand cavalry out of the city to greet him in order to show respect.
After the two sides met, Liu Zhi walked up to Liu Yang, held up his hands with a smile and said, "King Zhending!" As he spoke, he waved to Liu Xiu who came up and said, "This is my lord, Da Sima!"
Liu Yang hurriedly looked up and saw a tall and handsome young man striding away towards him. Looking closely at the young man's appearance, he had sharp-cut cheeks, eyebrows and eyes, a high nose, red lips and white teeth.
Straightforward.
After seeing Liu Xiu's appearance, Liu Yang's face immediately showed a look of joy, and he secretly said, "What a handsome and graceful young man. What Bo Xian said is indeed true!"
Now Liu Yang was looking at Liu Xiu with the mentality of a father-in-law looking at a son-in-law.
At the same time, Liu Xiu was also sizing up Liu Yang. Liu Yang was in his forties. His appearance was very delicate and well-maintained. His face was red and his skin was shiny. Judging from his appearance alone, he would be several years younger than his actual age.
age.
After the two sides looked at each other, their eyes met. Liu Xiu stepped forward, bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "My Excellency, Liu Xiu, pays homage to King Zhending!"
Liu Yang hurriedly returned the gift, and then laughed loudly and said: "I have admired Da Sima for a long time! In the past, I only heard of his name but never met him. Today I can see him. He is really talented and brave. He is a dragon and a phoenix among people.
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"King Zhending is such a great award!" Liu Xiu said with a smile on his face, neither humble nor arrogant.
His attitude was just right. He was not too enthusiastic, as if I had to go up a pole to curry favor with you, King Zhending, nor was he too cold. Everyone has already arrived, which means he accepts the marriage between the two parties, so don't pretend to be anything.
He looks aloof and arrogant.
Liu Yang was very satisfied with Liu Xiu's attitude of not being overly enthusiastic, but not particularly cold, and not surprised by honor or disgrace. He nodded secretly, Liu Xiu like this didn't look like he was born in a village, he looked more like a noble prince.
Your noble lord!
He turned sideways and said with a smile: "My king has prepared the carriage. Please move it, Grand Sima!"
"King Zhending please first!" "Da Sima please!"
The two of them were polite to each other and got into the carriage together. The carriage was semi-open, surrounded by fences and covered with a shed roof. Sitting in the carriage, one could clearly see both the outside and the inside of the carriage.
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Zhending country is not big, but Zhending city is not small, and the scene in the city is also very prosperous.
Zhending Kingdom has always been a self-respecting army. Although the uprising armies in various parts of Hebei have made great troubles, no rebel army has ever dared to enter the three-acre area of Zhending Kingdom. The people within its territory live and work in peace and contentment.
The scene everywhere is peaceful.
To be honest, this is the first time Liu Xiu has seen such a peaceful place since he entered Jizhou. So despite Liu Yang's always wavering attitude, which seems to be a person with a weak personality, in fact, he is still very capable.
of.
Seeing Liu Xiu's eyes looking outside the car from time to time, Liu Yang asked with a smile: "What do you think, the Great Sima, will really secure the city?"
Liu Xiu said truthfully: "I'm really settled in Jizhou, it's like a fairyland outside the world."
When Liu Yang heard this, he couldn't help but raised his head and smiled, waved his hands and said: "Da Sima is too much of a reward, I really don't deserve it!" Having said that, Liu Yang felt very touched, and his impression of Liu Xiu improved a bit.
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When the carriage was traveling through the city, there were many people watching on both sides of the street. As far as the eye could see, there was a huge crowd. If it had not been blocked by a large number of soldiers, the carriage would have been unable to move on the street.
People stood on tiptoes, stretched their necks, looked around eagerly, whispered to each other from time to time, and pointed at the carriage.
Most of the people were full of curiosity about Liu Xiu. When they saw him today, their first impression was that he was young, and their second impression was that he was handsome.
The carriage passed through the main street of Zhending City and went directly to Prince Zhending's Mansion.
After getting off the carriage, Liu Yang invited Liu Xiu into the palace.
Prince Zhending's Mansion, which is called a palace, is actually similar to a palace. The house in the front courtyard is large and magnificent, and the windows are all inlaid with colored glaze. Even when entering the lobby, there is no need to light wax, and the light in the hall is very bright.
The floor of the lobby is an ebony floor, black and bright, like a mirror. Even the seats for people to sit on are soft and elastic. It feels very comfortable to kneel on them.
The small square tables in front of people are all made of ebony, carefully carved, exquisite and elegant. The rows of pillars in the lobby are carved with various auspicious animals, and each pillar is not the same.
The inside and outside of Prince Zhending's palace are filled with two words: nobility.
After everyone sat down, people from both sides introduced each other. It was only then that Liu Yang took a serious look at the entourage brought by Liu Xiu.
Wu Han, Jia Fu, and Ji Zun all have very good images. The only one who is worse is Zhu, but even Zhu is chubby and gives people a very festive feeling.
The two parties exchanged greetings, and they all talked about the situation. After the greetings were almost completed, Liu Yang ordered his servants to bring wine and food, and at the same time, he also called in kabuki performers to add to the fun.
During the banquet, the two parties only talked about some insignificant trivial matters. They did not talk about any serious matters, nor did they talk about their marriage.
This made Liu Zhi frown secretly. The last time he was sent as an envoy to Zhending, Liu Yang was very concerned about the marriage between the two parties. But this time the lord came in person, he did not mention it. Is there anything that could be changed?
His eyes kept drifting towards Liu Yang, and Liu Yang naturally noticed it. He couldn't help but smile secretly. It wasn't that he didn't want to mention the marriage, but that his three daughters were too disappointing.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Liu Yang took the initiative to invite Liu Xiu to enjoy the flowers in the back garden. Liu Xiu did not refuse, and followed Liu Yang to the backyard of the palace with only Long Yuan as his entourage.
When we arrived at the back garden, we looked around and saw a vast expanse of white. The snow on the ground was white, and the flowers blooming from the white snow were also white. Liu Yang smiled and asked, "Does Da Sima know this flower?"
"If I read it correctly, it should be iron chopsticks."
After hearing what he said, Liu Yang's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard giggles coming from the front, and a woman said softly: "Da Sima has good eyesight!"