Liu Bei met Guan Yu's gaze and swallowed back the words "a man can bend and stretch" that came to his lips.
He could say this to Zhang Fei, but he could not say it to Guan Yu. Guan Yu had a very clear mind and was not easy to fool.
Liu Bei sighed: "Second brother, if possible, I would like to fight Guangling back, but now we can't protect ourselves."
"Not to mention that now we are all defeated and our morale is low. Even the few thousand soldiers and generals left are all from the Danyang faction."
"You also know that General Danyang is dissatisfied with you and me because of what happened to my third brother in Tancheng. What if we start another war and they cause trouble?"
After hearing this, Guan Yu said in a low voice: "Yuanlong is a local, why did he let him go as an envoy to Jizhou instead of commanding the army?"
"Are you afraid that Mr. Chen will become powerful?"
Liu Bei's expression changed. "Don't mention this matter anymore. Anyway, the next step is that I want to marry the Mi family. It's the same."
Guan Yu said in a deep voice: "Shu Yu bluntly said that although Mi Zizhong's character is fine, his ability is far inferior to Chen Yuanlong."
"Brother, I'm afraid it's because of the Mi family's property and girl?"
Liu Bei choked and was speechless. After a long time, he said: "I know that my second brother and Mi Fang are at odds with each other, but the Mi family is my only hope for turning around now. I"
At this time, Zhang Fei walked in with a bowl of meat in one hand and a wine jar in the other, shouting: "Big brother and second brother, drink and eat something!"
Guan Yu heard this and said: "I'm not hungry, you can eat."
Zhang Fei watched Guan Yu leave blankly, and asked Liu Bei: "What's happened to my second brother recently?"
When Liu Bei saw Zhang Fei's appearance, he even had a headache and said, "Third brother, drink less."
Zhang Fei glared, "Brother, why does he seem unhappy? Isn't he getting married soon?"
"Big brother, this kind of good thing makes me, Lao Zhang, happy too!"
"Look at me, I'm almost thirty, and I haven't married a wife yet. My elder brother has had several marriages!"
Liu Bei's face froze and he stood up and said: "Third brother, drink slowly while I go out for a walk."
When Zhang Fei saw Liu Bei leaving, he muttered: "Is this woman more interesting than drinking wine and eating meat? After two years, I, Mr. Zhang, will also find a wife and see what good women have."
Inside the Mi family's mansion, the servants carried big boxes one by one and stacked them neatly in the hall. The dowry prepared by the Mi family for Mi Zhen's wedding this time could be said to be extremely rich, and it almost emptied the family's wealth.
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Mi Fang became increasingly unhappy. He remembered that he had found Mi Zhu yesterday and asked him to go with him to Liu Bei to find an explanation for Mi Zhen's identity.
Liu Bei's first wife is now abducted, so Mi Zhen is not his first wife for the time being. If there is only one concubine, the remaining concubines will still have the right to inherit as the legitimate sons if there is no dispute between the legitimate sons.
But Liu Bei still had a concubine.
Gan's.
This girl was born into a poor family, but she was quite beautiful and was extremely favored by Liu Bei. Mi Fang was thinking at that time, would she have to succumb to the Gan family after her sister married her?
As a result, when he saw Mi Zhu's hesitant look, he immediately understood and yelled at Mi Zhu angrily: "Brother, is this how you treat my little sister?"
After hearing this, Mi Zhu was a little annoyed and said, "What can I do?"
"My lord, at least be kind to others. Our Mi family has boarded this boat now, can we still turn back?"
"Even if we can turn around, can other princes treat our Mi family like our lord?"
"If my lord is defeated and our Mi family falls into the hands of Cao Cao or Sun Ce, do you think our life will be better than now?"
After hearing this, Mi Fang said angrily: "I'm not saying that, I'm saying that my little sister could have been a real wife!"
"Even if she is not the head wife, she should not be under the Gan family!"
"brother"
At this time, Mi Zhen came over and said, "Brothers, please stop arguing. The matter has come to this, and it's time for me to do something for the Mi family."
Mi Fang said angrily: "Will my little sister be willing to do this?"
"My lord is so old, and we are both concubines. Our Mi family has lowered our status. If we had known that when the Yuan family came to Xuzhou that day, we might as well have married my younger sister to him. At any rate, he is now the same as the lord, and they are from the same state.
"The Lord"
Mi Zhen's face turned red and white after hearing this, "Brother, what are you talking about? I will be married in a few days. If these words spread to other people's ears, where is the Mi family's reputation?"
"Brother, stop talking!"
After saying that, her eyes turned red, she covered her face with her sleeves, turned around and left.
She didn't know what would happen to her in the future, but she had been anesthetizing herself these days. Liu Bei was a prince after all, and being the daughter of a merchant was not a shame even if she was a concubine.
But she was afraid of being compared to others. She heard that Yuan Xi was already the governor of Youzhou, and his status was almost the same as that of Liu Bei. He was also young and could be said to be a good husband to a noble girl.
In the dead of night, Mi Zhen would have an uncontrollable thought in her heart. Would it be better if she could marry Yuan Xi instead of Liu Bei?
She felt extremely ashamed of her thoughts and had been holding it back until Mi Fang casually brought out the problem in her heart, causing the scar in her heart to bleed again.
When Mi Fang saw Mi Zhen running away in a hurry, seemingly crying, she felt anxious and quickly followed her.
When Mi Zhu saw it, he sighed, how could there be so many things in this world that went as he wished?
Especially in today's chaotic world, it is very difficult to save one's life and have a good death. I don't know what will happen to the Mi family in the future.
While the people in Haixi City were troubled by all kinds of troubles, the people in the city did not know that on the sea dozens of miles away from the Haixi City Pier, a fleet of ships was riding the wind southward in the cover of night.
Now Yuan Xi's fleet has sailed from Youzhou around Qingzhou for three days and three nights, and has reached the boundary of Xuzhou.
In order to rush for time, the fleet traveled day and night. Even if there were ships passing by at this time, their destination would not be guessed for a while.
However, not everyone can bear the bumps on the sea. Not to mention that nearly half of the horses were listless, and many soldiers also started to get seasick.
Yuan Xi, Guo Jia and others discussed countermeasures and decided to let the cavalry go ashore in advance to adapt to the land when they arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and then rushed to ambush outside Guangling City.
At the same time, the fleet went up the river, turned from the Yangtze River into the Han River, and arrived at the dock south of Guangling City. If the time was right, it could start at the same time as the cavalry.
But in this case, the time requirements are very strict. If there is a slight mistake, the sneak attack on Guangling will be in vain.
Everyone is unsure, but the matter has come to this, and they can only take one step at a time.
It was just dark now, Yuan Xi was worried and had no appetite. He only drank half of the bowl of gruel that Zhen Mi brought and put it down.
When Zhen Mi saw it, she took the bowl, finished the porridge, and said, "Is the porridge I cooked not delicious?"
Yuan Xi was surprised and said: "You did it?"
Zhen Mi said angrily: "Sister Zhaoji taught me, but I didn't expect that the first time I did it, my husband didn't finish the drink."
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "The porridge is delicious, but I have no appetite."
Zhen Mi heard this and smiled and said, "My husband has something on his mind."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi stood up and said, "Come with me for a walk on the deck."
The two held hands and arrived at the bow of the ship. They saw a bright moon rising out of the sea, surrounded by stars, reflected on the sea, and there seemed to be countless fireflies dancing around.
When Yuan Xi saw it, he couldn't help but said: "There is a bright moon on the sea, and the world is at this moment."
Zhen Mi's eyes lit up, "Husband, this poem is very artistic."
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "This is made by a very famous poet in my hometown."
Zhen Mi felt strange. There were only a few poets at that time. She had read many famous poems, but why hadn't she heard these two lines?
She said: "Is there any more down there?"
Yuan Xi was just about to say yes, but then he realized that the next two sentences, "Lover complains about the distant night, but lovesickness arises in the evening" are not suitable for the situation. There is Zhen Mi next to him, who is missing him?
He quickly said: "It's gone down there."
Zhen Mi looked at Yuan Xi carefully and half-suspiciously, thinking that Mr. Dao Dao had a lot of things on his mind.
Now that she has been with Yuan Xi for a long time, she can guess some of Yuan Xi's thoughts, and she doesn't say anything. She just stares at the bright moon on the sea, and after a while she says: "When Nianjun left me, I felt very worried.
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Yuan Xi thought to himself, "Good guy, this can be matched. Moreover, these two sentences are quite similar to Zhen Mi's "Tang Shangxing" in later generations, except that the artistic conception is less tragic and resentful, and more calm and indifferent.
He gently took Zhen Mi into his arms and said, "We got married, but I let you see the blood and fire on the battlefield. You won't blame me, right?"
As the night wind blew by, Zhen Mi seemed a little cold. She shrank into Yuan Xi's arms and said softly: "I understand why your husband wants to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers and the common people."
"My husband is walking a very difficult road, and it is also a very long and very long road. I am very happy to follow you and see a different scenery."
"Otherwise, I won't be able to keep up with my husband in the future."
She suddenly smiled: "I really envy Zhao Ji and Cao Xian. I can't always follow my husband, but they can."
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I vaguely smell a hint of jealousy. Don't worry, I won't be running around all the time. But the next step is quite critical, so I have to personally sit on the front line."
"If Xuzhou is successfully pacified by then, we will return to Youzhou and live a quiet farming life for a few years."
Zhen Mi listened and nodded slightly.
Yuan Xi hugged Zhen Mi and looked up in the direction of the mainland. That place should be Haixi City.
When he left, Chen Deng once said that he had asked Hua Tuo to treat his illness. After that, Tancheng was breached and Hua Tuo fled into Haixi.
Yuan Xi wondered if he could go to Haixi to meet Hua Tuo if he captured Guangling this time. After all, Hua Tuo's medical skills were still very important in this era.
In the past two years, Qu Yi's injuries have not improved, and his physical condition has even declined significantly. It is obviously a serious illness that cannot be cured.
Therefore, the tasks that Yuan Xi arranged for Qu Yi in the past two years were mainly to defend the city, because he was afraid that he would be too tired and his injuries would worsen.
He had always wanted to find a skilled healer to show Qu Yi, but he could only wait until things were over before he could find a way to ask Hua Tuo.
The sound of the waves came, and the two of them clenched their hands unconsciously. Yuan Xi felt the warmth coming from Zhen Mi's smooth hands, and a few drops of sweat seeped out.
Yuan Xi couldn't help but think of Zhen Mi's perfect and perfect body on her wedding night, and couldn't help but feel a little thirsty.
He said aloud: "It's windy outside, let's go back."
Zhen Mi's face turned slightly red and she nodded slightly.
After another full day, the fleet finally arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River.