Let's talk about the next morning. Yang Zhen got up at midnight, washed up in a hurry, ate a simple breakfast, and asked Ma Keqing to go to the Assistant Camp Affairs Office in the front yard to find Zhang Degui.

Yang Zhen wanted to summon all the generals inside and outside Songshan City to explain to him that he would soon leave Songshan City and go to the border areas.

What he was doing out there, he couldn't tell the whole truth yet, but when he was tossing and turning and couldn't fall asleep last night, he had already made up an excuse.

Yang Zhen didn't know if there were any ancestors living along the route in Songshan City at the moment, but to be cautious, he decided to conceal his true intention of going to the border for the time being.

The ancients said that wine and sex enchant the eyes, while wealth and silk touch the heart. This is very true.

Not to mention whether the Zu family is reliable after the news spreads, and whether they will tip off the Manchu Tatars or Mongolian tribes. If the Zu family also has the intention of robbing wealth, it will be in big trouble.

The cavalry team under the ancestral family numbered in the tens of thousands, and their strength was far greater than the few in Songshan City.

In addition, Zu Zeyuan and Wu Sangui are now unhappy with him. Unprepared, they will take this opportunity to persuade Zu Dashou to ambush him outside.

At that time, they can not only rob the Zhangjiakou caravan's goods, but also take the opportunity to kill themselves. If this is really the case, then they will lose both their lives and wealth.

Therefore, he had to think of a safe way to conceal his true intention of taking people to the border, and at the same time, the truth would not be revealed when he came back in the future, which would hurt the hearts of several other uninformed generals.

Fortunately, Yang Zhen had thought up his words early in the morning, waited for everyone to arrive, made a decision in public, and then arranged his defense after leaving.

However, he asked Ma Keqing to go to the front yard to find Zhang Degui to deliver the order, but Ma Keqing did not find Zhang Degui in the office lobby of the Assistant Camp Affairs Office in the front yard.

"Sir! General Zhang is not in the front yard at this time! I just heard from Deputy Xia and others that early this morning, as soon as the city gate opened, General Zhang left the city. I heard that there were also Generals Xu, Li Youji, and Zhang

Guard the few of them and ride together to the direction of the Anchor Bay Ship Camp!"

Ma Keqing did not find Zhang Degui in the front yard. Hearing that Zhang Shen was about to leave the east gate, he hurried to the east gate to ask. After asking, it turned out that a group of people were laughing and heading towards the boat camp.

"I'm guessing that Zhang Shen and his party may have something to do with what was mentioned here yesterday! They really went to find Qiu Tong to take them with him!"

When Ma Keqing said this, there was already a smile on the corner of his mouth. Seeing Yang Zhen frowning and saying nothing, he only felt interesting in his heart.

It was also the first time that he encountered the strange news that all the generals in Songshan City were working closely with his superior officer, the Songshan regiment's chief soldier, to arrange for a matchmaker and arrange a marriage.

"Tell me about this group of people, ah, they are very concerned about this kind of thing! I'm not in a hurry, but why are they so anxious?"

Yang Zhen complained and shook his head, but there was always a smile on his face, and he didn't mean anything unhappy. Finally, he thought about it and said:

"In this case, there is no need to look for Zhang Degui and General Zhang! You go and ask the other people on duty in the Assistant Camp Affairs Office to go out immediately and pass on my order, call all the ministries to guard, and lead the superior officers and generals to the General Military Mansion before this time.

Discussion in the lobby!”

Although Yang Zhen was not worried that he would miss the large caravan coming out of Zhangjiakou, he also wanted to leave early.

Because he knows that this kind of thing should be done sooner rather than later. The earlier he sets off here, the easier it will be to arrange his itinerary once he reaches the border.

With one man and two horses behind him, he could rush all the way from Zhangjiakou to Songshan City in eight or nine days. That would mean he had nothing to worry about, no burdens, and no need to prepare for battle at all times.

But Yang Zhen couldn't do this when he took his troops to the border areas.

He needs to prepare enough ammunition, prepare enough supplies, and even prepare to go to the Qingluan Mountains area to see the situation and consider recruiting a group of horse thieves who roam the grasslands.

In this way, the time spent on the journey from Songshan City to the Three Pagodas and then to the intersection of Yinjin River and Laohua River to set up an ambush was not just the time of riding a horse.

Let's say that after Yang Zhen asked Ma Keqing to go out to deliver the order, he returned to the inner house and then planned to take people to the outside. Before he knew it, more than half an hour had passed.

Suddenly, while Yang Zhen was thinking about something, he heard a burst of laughter coming from outside, and then there was another burst of brisk footsteps approaching from far away, entering the inner courtyard.

A moment later, Ma Keqing, who had disappeared for a while, suddenly poked his head out of the door and said with a beaming face: "Sir! Zhang Shen has brought them back!"

As soon as Ma Keqing [Biquge 5200 www.bqg5200.xyz] finished speaking, someone in the yard said with a loud voice: "Brother! Brother! Let's go and tell you that the wedding is back! Brother, just wait for the wedding bar!

Ha ha ha ha!"

This is Xu Changyong's voice.

When Yang Zhen heard Xu Changyong say this in the yard, he stood up and walked out of the room. He saw Zhang Degui, Xu Changyong, Li Lu, Zhang Chen and others arriving with smiles on their faces.

In the yard.

"Sir! The humble men just went to the Zhimao Bay Boat Camp again, met Qiu Tong, Guo Zengfu, Qiu Guangyi and the others, and talked about it! Qiu Tong and the others agreed wholeheartedly!

"Moreover, everyone in the Zhimao Bay boat camp has heard that the Chief Soldier wants to marry the eldest daughter of the Qiu family and will become the Qiu family's son-in-law. They are all overjoyed and overjoyed!"

Zhang Degui said this with a smile. Seeing that although Yang Zhen was smiling, he was not very excited, he paused for a moment and then said:

"Next, if everything goes according to the old rules, it will be time to accept the offer, accept the levy and apply for the deadline! I have already asked people to prepare the geese that will be used for the offer!"

Yang Zhen heard what Zhang Degui said and knew that he was very concerned about this matter. He nodded to him and said: "Lao Lao Zhang is responsible for these things!

"However, there is no need to rush into matters such as acceptance, acceptance, and date of application! It is best to ask Qiu Tong to take the lead and ask the eldest daughter of the Qiu family in person what she wants! Only if she is willing can she formally propose marriage!"

Nacai was the first item in the marriage etiquette of the Ming Dynasty. It required a matchmaker to come forward and bring a wild goose given by the man to the woman's family to formally propose marriage to the woman's family.

As for why wild geese are used to propose a marriage or accept marriage, this is not something Yang Zhen can explain clearly. Fortunately, it is late May now, and wild geese are not uncommon in the reed marshes around the mouth of the Xiaoling River.

In ancient Chinese tradition, marriage etiquette is very complicated, and there are at least six etiquettes.

However, by the Ming Dynasty, the legal marriage etiquette, especially the pre-marriage etiquette, was simplified into three items.

Nazheng means that after the marriage between the two parties is confirmed, the man gives the woman a batch of betrothal gifts, such as gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, etc., mainly money and silk.

The meaning of the date is very clear, that is, the man will send someone to the woman's house, and the two parties will agree on a wedding date. After the date is set, they can welcome the bride and get married.

So, among these marriage rituals, the most symbolic one is acceptance. If the woman accepts the wild goose presented by the man brought by the matchmaker, it means that the marriage between man and woman has been settled.

Yang Zhen was certainly very happy when he heard Zhang Degui's words, but the thoughts of Qiu Zhenhai and his soldiers did not represent Qiu Bihan's own thoughts.

Yang Zhen actually knew very well what Qiu Zhenhai and his subordinates thought.

They had just arrived and had established themselves outside Songshan City. They had no other way out. If they could get married to Yang Zhen, the chief military officer of Songshan, through their eldest daughter, they would be able to establish a firm foothold in Songshan from now on.

You don't have to worry about being treated unfairly.

In fact, Yang Zhen allowed Zhang Degui and others to talk about marriage. Of course, he also had his own considerations. He also wanted to further tie Qiu Zhenhai's boat camp to himself by marrying the Qiu family.

Because this fleet is too important to Yang Zhen now and to his future plans.

However, Yang Zhen's dilemma lies precisely here. Although he knows that marriage is different from love and that marriage needs to consider more profit factors, he still hopes that Qiu Bihan can make his own decision on whether to accept the marriage.

"Hey, a woman's marriage has always been subject to the orders of her parents since ancient times! Now that Qiu Zhentai is gone, the Qiu family has the final say, and Qiu Zhenhai has the final say! How will it be her, a little girl's, turn to agree or disagree?!"

Zhang Degui didn't take seriously what Yang Zhen just said. In his opinion, Yang Zhen's willingness to propose marriage to the Qiu family was a huge favor for the Qiu family. They were the ones who favored Yang Zhen, not Yang Zhen who favored them.

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"Besides, I have long heard that when you led the team to evacuate from Tianzhuang Terrace, you personally saved the life of the enemy's eldest lady on the way! Your Majesty is the commander-in-chief of the army, and she never left the door or stepped out of the door.

Little girl, where is the room for being picky?!"

"That's right! What Lao Zhang said is right! The orders of parents and the words of matchmakers have been important matters of marriage since ancient times. Who has not been like this?!"

Xu Changyong echoed, Zhang Chen, and Li Lu also echoed with a smile, saying that this matter should be settled as soon as possible, or someone should be sent to get an accurate message back to Mr. Yang of Xuan Mansion as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!