"Marriage?" Bai Tu looked at Liu Ye in front of him in surprise.
Listening to Bai Tu's tone, Liu Ye felt worried about his "mission" for the first time.
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After that Lunar New Year meeting, one month later, Liu Ye came to Jinling again.
Xiahou Dun's proposal is actually not the key. Although Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan are theoretically Xiahou Juan's clan uncles, it is obvious that only Xiahou Yuan can make the final decision on Xiahou Juan's affairs.
However, Xiahou Dun did remind Cao Cao that Xiahou Juan was a more suitable candidate. After all, Cao Cao's father was a member of the Xiahou family by blood, but he was adopted by his grandfather Cao Song, so both the Cao family and the Xiahou family were considered
Cao Cao's "clan".
As for other girls of the right age from the Cao and Xiahou clans, their age, personality, and appearance are not suitable, or they are not close to Cao Cao - you can't just adopt a daughter from a side clan and marry them as daughters, right?
It's okay to win over some subordinates in this way, but marrying Bai Tu would seem too hasty.
Xia Houjuan met all the conditions. Although Xia Houjuan's biological parents had a normal relationship with Cao Cao, Xia Houyuan, who had a father-daughter relationship with her, was Cao Cao's right-hand man.
Xia Houyuan also gradually relaxed...
He was originally unhappy with Xiahou Dun's abandonment, but after thinking about it carefully, if Bai Tu became his son-in-law...even if he was Cao Cao's son-in-law in name only, he would be willing to do so if it would give Juan'er a good home.
However, what others don't know is that there are actually some "minor complications" in this matter, that is, Xia Houjuan himself was not willing at first.
Of course, Xia Houjuan, who grew up in a clan in Peixian County, was not rebellious and wanted to choose his own son-in-law, but more... he didn't want to suddenly change his name to "Cao Juan".
After all, in her eyes, Xia Houyuan is her father.
Fortunately, Xia Houjuan's temperament was relatively gentle. Under Xia Houyuan's explanation, he did not object to crying, making trouble, and hanging himself. Liu Ye finally made the trip.
When leaving Xudu, Liu Ye did not have any worries about this contact - for both Bai Tu and Cao Cao, this should be regarded as a matter of mutual benefit.
Even Guo Jia only reminded him and did not object fiercely.
Because even if there is a "very small chance" that Bai Tu is really ambitious and will have a fierce conflict with Cao Cao in the future, based on the moral standards at this time, there is no need to worry about embarrassment.
Married to her husband, in history Xiahou Yuan's niece also married Zhang Fei, and even Xiahou's and Zhang Fei's two daughters became Liu Chan's queens...
Although Xia Houyuan died at the hands of Shu general Huang Zhong, but...
After Sima Yi completed the purge of Cao Shuang and other Cao and Xiahou generals, Xiahou Ba, who was stationed outside, also knew that if he returned to Beijing, the best outcome would be to be imprisoned for life, so he angrily surrendered to Shu. When Liu Chan received him
, and specifically pointed to his son and said, "He also has the blood of the Xiahou family."
Although this point was specially emphasized to appease Xiahou Ba, it can also be seen that Zhang Fei's wife Xiahou, or Xiahou's daughter, will not suffer any grievances because she was born in Xiahou.
This is also related to the Confucian thought of Chongshan at this time. The Confucian "ritual" comes from the "Li" of Zhou, and in the "Book of Changes", the relationship between "husband and wife" is first with "father and son".
At this time, in order to receive the envoy from Sikong Mansion, Lu Su, Chen Gong, Lu Kang, Zhang Zhao and other staff in Jinling were also in the central hall.
When they heard that Cao Cao wanted to get married, everyone except Chen Gong frowned and Lu Su's expression did not change.
If Bai Tuzhen and Cao Cao get married, it will be beneficial to both parties in the short term. Not only on the issue of Huainan, but also in the future after Yuan Shao unifies Hebei, the Cao-Bai alliance will also have a long-term foundation.
Only Chen Gong, who cared more about Lu Bu's interests than Bai Tu and had a deep prejudice against Cao Cao, had great resistance to this matter.
In the long run, even if Bai Tu and Cao Cao really have to fight each other in the future, after Cao Cao captures him, he will be able to suffer less because of Bai Tu's confinement because of his relationship as "Weng's son-in-law".
public dissatisfaction caused by the popularity of the country.
As for Bai Tu defeating Cao Cao? Liu Ye never thought about such a thing anyway...
But now, something happened that Liu Ye had never thought of!
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"Thank you Duke Cao for your kindness... eh? No, Duke Cao can't be..." At this moment, Bai Tu even suspected that Cao Cao wanted to take advantage of him.
But if you think about it carefully, Cao Cao should not be so boring, and... according to the current "customs", the "son-in-law" relationship in this situation obviously cannot be extended to diplomacy.
"This... Mr. Bai, what I just said... you don't need to discuss it with your staff again?" Liu Ye looked at Bai Tu in surprise, who didn't play according to the routine.
All the benefits he talked about before were all in vain?
At this moment, Liu Ye even began to doubt his talent as a political advisor...
Failed again?
The two missions to Baitu, and...the two missions were the least difficult in Liu Ye's opinion - after all, he believed from the bottom of his heart that the opinions he brought were really beneficial to Bai Tu.
"There's nothing to discuss. I've never met Miss Cao Juan, no, no, no." Bai Tu shook his head.
"The lord's daughter is naturally as beautiful as a fairy..." Liu Ye looked at Bai Tu in confusion and thought to himself: Could it be that Duke Bai, like Miss Cao Jing, is also a "face control"?
"It's not just about looks. If you want to get married, I think it's better for both of you to be in love..." Bai Tu brought up the "view on love" that almost made Chen Gong angry to death.
Liu Ye felt that he might have learned fake vertical and horizontal skills...
Why did the two most difficult missions all result in unexpected failures?
The first time was because, in this troubled world, Bai Tu still held on to the pedantic and dogmatic idea of moral enlightenment; the second time was even more exaggerated... free love? What on earth is this person talking about?
After Lu Kang and others were stunned, they looked at Bai Tu with resentment, but... they also understood that when Bai Tu offended, they could not reason with him.
Chen Gong was snickering from the side. The reason why he was resisting before but didn't speak out was because of this - he had already experienced Bai Tu's weirdness in this regard.
The reason why Lu Su did not change his color was precisely because he understood Bai Tu's character. Analyzing the pros and cons with him at this time was a waste of time.
One month later…
In Xudu, Xiahou Mansion, there was only a woman in a green shirt, looking in the mirror and feeling sorry for herself.
The maidservant who hurriedly broke in and informed her that "Liu Ye is back" looked even more miserable.
Seeing Miss Juan like this, the maid also felt heartbroken. Ever since she knew Uncle Cao's thoughts and was persuaded by Xia Houyuan to resist her at the beginning, Miss Juan has been in a bad mood...
After that, for half a day, he was still distracted, until the afternoon... When Xia Houyuan, who was not supposed to go back home today, suddenly rushed back, Xia Houjuan felt uncomfortable, but with awareness and determination, he faced
Xia Houyuan asked: "Uncle, when should I... leave?"
"Hahaha, Juan'er, good news! That Baitu actually refused... Hahaha..." Xia Houyuan couldn't help laughing.
Xia Houjuan:!!!
In fact, he was still a little reluctant to let his "daughter" marry far away. It was only because he felt so good about weighing the pros and cons that he persuaded Xia Houjuan. But when Liu Ye came back with a broken face and told him Jiang Dong's reaction, Xia Houyuan's sensibility
On the one hand, it determines his excitement.
But he didn't notice that Xia Houjuan was stunned at first, and then... a complicated look that he had never seen flashed through his eyes.