The knock on the door sounded softly, and the maid's voice did not fall.
Cai Zhaoji sat on the bed in a daze, her pale face was like a pear blossom floating in the morning light. Lu Yu leaned over and lowered her head, looked at her with confusion, and asked with concern: "Sister? Is it okay?"
"Get dressed quickly." Cai Zhaoji seemed to come back to her senses... and quickly threw Lu Yu's clothes on the bed to him.
I quickly put on my clothes...
He shouted outside the door: "Let the two ladies come later..."
Although Cai Zhaoji's face was pale, it added to her infinite beauty. Lu Yu looked at her insane and forgot to wear clothes.
"Have you seen it yet?" Cai Zhaoji muttered, picked up the pillow, and smashed it at Lu Yu with anger.
The pillow is soft and it feels quite comfortable to hit Lu Yu's body.
Cai Zhaoji said calmly.
"Brother Yu, you, I need to make three rules!"
"ah…"
Without waiting for Lu Yu to react.
Cai Zhaoji's words have been heard. "I got drunk last night and did nothing counts. You are still my brother. Don't call me 'Lan'er' anymore!"
Well…
Lu Yu paused for a moment, but nodded.
Cai Zhaoji said again. "I will see your two wives later. I will just say that you came to my place to pay tribute in advance, and don't say anything else."
"Okay!" Lu Yu agreed.
call…
Cai Zhaoji exhaled, "The last one, forget last night... and forget last night's sister..."
She wanted to say "forget about her sister's indulgence and frivolity last night", but when she spoke, she couldn't speak...
Think about it, how enthusiastic she was in her dream? How crazy? How enthusiastic she was last night... How crazy?
only…
This third item.
"Sister, aren't you making things difficult for me? I...can't forget..."
"If you can't forget it, you have to forget it!" Cai Zhaoji threw another pillow at Lu Yu...
Lu Yu took the pillow.
"Okay, okay, forget it, forget it all."
Hearing this, Cai Zhaoji seemed to have breathed out...
Of course, she also wanted to be her younger brother's woman, but in fact, reason told her that she could not...at least not in name.
Everyone in the world knows that they are siblings, even if they are not biological children, but they can take care of their brother and grow up, and their elder sister is like a mother...
Once such a thing is spread, it will not affect her reputation as Cai Zhaoji. Yudi is doing big things and cannot affect his reputation.
At this moment, Cai Zhaoji was still thinking about his brother Yu!
Things in the world are impermanent, and she handed over all her heart and even her body to her brother.
call…
After doing this, Cai Zhaoji tidied up the bed.
"Brother Yu, go and open the door..."
Cai Zhaoji was about to sit in front of the bronze mirror, but Lu Yu turned around and she instantly discovered something.
"Oh no..."
Cai Zhaoji bit her lips with her teeth.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yu asked quickly, turning around again.
"You turn around." Cai Zhaoji spoke in an orderly tone.
Lu Yu had no choice but to turn around, but he didn't dare to open the door.
On the other hand, Cai Zhaoji quickly picked up the mat on the bed and hid it in the cabinet, sweating profusely on her forehead... After doing this, she gasped continuously.
She didn't explain anything...
Because, the entire piece of crimson on the mattress was unable to speak of it at all.
"Okay, go and open the door..."
After laying the bed again, Cai Zhaoji sat in front of the bronze mirror. She tried hard to calm down Ji Dong's mood. Even so, her hand holding the comb was still trembling slightly.
The speed of combing messy hair is not fast...
“Cruff.”
Lu Yu opened the door...
Outside the door and in the courtyard, Liu Xue and Xiahou Juan had been guarding here for a long time. Seeing that Lu Yu was opening the door, both of them were stunned and spoke in unison.
"Why are you here?"
Yes, according to Xiahou Juan's idea, his husband Lu Yu was on Princess Wannian's side in the second half of the night, and according to Wannian's idea, his husband was on Princess Wannian's side in the second half of the night, while according to Princess Wannian's idea, his husband was on Princess Xiahou Juan's side in the second half of the night.
It's just dawn, and Liu Xue and Xiahou Juan got up very early. You don't need your husband to serve tea. I think... your husband is still sleeping in each other's room?
Liu Xue and Xiahou Juan met in the courtyard, so naturally they would not talk about the topic of "very secretive" among these girls' homes.
But no matter what, it seems... the husband shouldn't appear in Sister Zhaoji's boudoir, right?
certainly…
For a moment, the two of them would not have guessed randomly, nor would they have thought about how crazy it was in Sister Zhaoji's boudoir last night?
"I got up early in the morning and came to see Sister Zhaoji first. She drank too much last night and I was worried that she would feel uncomfortable."
Lu Yu's answer was very calm...
Of course, this sentence itself is a flaw.
If Lu Yu came to see Sister Zhaoji in advance, there would definitely be someone in Xiahou Juan and Liu Xuezhong who would not be surprised to ask.
But...at this time, the two new ladies don't care about these things.
"I also heard that Sister Zhaoji is drunk. I'll come to see you early in the morning... I can also give you a drink for Sister Zhaoji." Liu Xueluo said generously...
Xiahou Juan asked with concern: "Sister Zhaoji is okay, right?"
“Come in…”
At this moment, a crisp female voice came out.
Accompanied by the female voice, there was also the sound of the piano... The "jiaowei Qin" hanging on the wall had been removed. After simple dressing up, Cai Zhaoji played the piano, as if... only this sound could adjust her mood at this moment.
The sound of the piano is melodious, but it seems to have a different taste.
Liu Xue has lived in the palace since she was a child and understood a little about the piano, and immediately sighed. "Zhao Ji's father, Master Cai, once said that the sound of the piano can express the mind. The sound of excitement is excitement, the sound of sorrow is resentment, and the sound of delicacy is
Depressed! But I can't hear the sound of the piano today."
call…
Lu Yu breathed lightly.
It is indeed difficult to hear. As one of the parties involved, he may be able to understand the meaning of Zhaoji Jie's piano.
One group is depression and weakness, the other group is confusion, and the three groups are longing and hope!
"All are here..."
As the sound of the piano fell, Cai Zhaoji raised her head and her mood calmed a lot.
Didn't you ever think...
Xiahou Juan said, "I heard that Sister Zhaoji was drunk, I was probably very uncomfortable last night, right?"
Huh...last night?
The heartstrings that had originally calmed down, because of the words "Last night", were once again surging in Cai Zhaoji's heart.
Last night, it was not uncomfortable, it was a heart-wrenching pain, but with this pain was happiness, and happiness that was not tolerated by the world.
"cough…"
After coughing lightly, Cai Zhaoji shook her head and replied softly. "You guys got married yesterday. As my sister, I was a little happier. I drank more when I was not careful."
"But, it's okay... I've woken up today, and I should forget everything in the drunken dream!"
Cai Zhaoji's words seemed to mean something.
"oh!"
Her eyes opened slightly. "Are you here to serve tea?"
"Yes!" Xiahou Juan and Liu Xue said in unison.
Cai Zhaoji smiled slightly. "Yesterday I told my brother that from now on, he has a family member, and he can't be as joking as before. Fortunately, Princess Wannian and Sister Xiahou are both sensible people, and many things will not be done.
Have a dispute with my brother.”
"Whenever, sister hopes you will live a better life!"
"Sister Xie Zhaoji."
Liu Xue and Xiahou Juan spoke in unison.
Next, the tea...
Lu Yu saw it, but what he thought was that tea was still the same cup of tea, but its meaning was a little different.
Although Sister Zhaoji refused to tell her...but this is already a fact!
Rather than saying that my younger brother and sister give tea to my elder sister today, it is better to say that my younger sister gives tea to my elder sister... The difference is different, and here is completely different!
After the tea ceremony, the three women were naturally chatting...
Lu Yu became the redundant one...
He walked out of Cai Zhaoji's boudoir, but at this moment.
Dian Wei, who had already been guarding outside the courtyard, came hurriedly.
"Young Master?"
"But Prime Minister Cao called me?" Lu Yu asked... He thought, this night, the situation in the northern border should have been earth-shaking, right?
At this time, Cao Cao would probably tell him to discuss the next plan for the Northern Expedition!
And Lu Yu has long formulated and improved the subsequent strategic plan!
Didn't you ever think...
As soon as Dian Wei opened his mouth, it was completely different from what Lu Yu thought.
It was not Lao Cao who summoned him, but a woman who asked to see him.
Dian Wei whispered in Lu Yu's ear: "The fifth daughter of the Zhen family, Zhen Mi came to the door to ask for the Baimahou, saying that it was an important letter sent by his elder sister Zhen Jiang from the Southern Xiongnu!"
call…
Lu Yu's eyes rolled.
He recalled that the current horse business between Cao's camp and the Southern Xiongnu, the five-stone scattered business were all responsible for the five-scattered women of the Zhen family, saying that they were the five-scattered women of the Zhen family... In fact, most of the businesses were the eldest daughter Zhen Jiang
In handling, and many times, she spent the whole year in the field.
The letters Zhen Jiang sent to Lu Yu were mostly urgent!
Lu Yu's face changed slightly and he strode out of the courtyard.
"Please go to the study!"
After a word, Lu Yu had disappeared from Sister Zhaoji's pavilion.
…
…
Baimahou Mansion, study room.
Zhen Mi walked in slowly. She took off her white veil and saw Lu Yu. She immediately bowed to her husband. "Zhen Mi, a little girl from the Zhen family, met Baimahou and congratulated Baimahou for her wedding."
The voice is gentle and slow, intertwined with the sincere gaze, which is particularly pleasing!
In fact, when Lu Yu's wedding was done, Zhen's mansion gave him a very heavy gift.
A thousand best Hu horses... were sent to Long Xiao Camp three days ago!
This is carefully selected by the Zhen family... well-trained!
When it comes to market prices, I am afraid it can be worth millions of stones of grain!
Lu Yu was also surprised that the Zhen family in Zhongshan Wuji was really interested.
"Before my wedding, I visited many people, but only the Zhen family gave gifts, but there were no greetings... After the wedding, the Zhen family girl was the first guest to visit, which really surprised me a little.
.”
Lu Yu sighed.
"Before the wedding, the Baima Hou's Mansion was very lively. I thought that the Baima Hou was also extremely busy. How dare my Zhen family cause trouble for the Baima Hou? Therefore, it was just a gift."
Zhen Mi's words are generous and generous...it sounds extremely comfortable.
Her temperament, from afar, is the knowledgeable and well-educated and well-educated lady who is a lady from a wealthy family.
"If my elder sister had not sent me an urgent document last night, I would have to submit it to Baimahou as soon as possible. Zhen Mi would never dare to disturb the newlyweds of Baimahou and his two wives."
"What happened to the Huns?" Lu Yu asked directly.
Since it is an urgent matter, I will not be so polite.
"The eldest sister mentioned in her letter that now she asked the blessing of Baimahou, the Han Dynasty and the Huns traded with each other, and were on the frontier... The Huns bought the food they needed, five stones and cloth, and also sold a large number of cattle, sheep and horses to the Han Dynasty!
The Huns rarely attacked the border. The Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan and the left and right wise kings all expected to meet the Baimahou and said that there was something important to discuss."
Speaking of this, Zhen Mi paused. "In addition to inviting Baimahou, Shanyu Huchuquan also sent another envoy to visit Prime Minister Cao..."
Zhen Mi blurted out his words, and Lu Yu paused slightly...
"Why did he want to pay homage to Prime Minister Cao?"
"Marriage!" Zhen Mi continued: "In the past, Wuhuan and the Yuan clan of the three counties were married. Therefore, the Wuhuan clan owned western Liaoning, and even the powerful Xianbei were not taken seriously."
"Today, the Southern Xiongnu are expected to follow the example of the former Xianbei and Prime Minister Cao's marriage, form an alliance, and communicate with each other..."
Huo…
After hearing this, Lu Yu understood.
No wonder Zhen Jiang, the daughter of Zhen’s family, came to write a letter saying that Chuquan wanted to see him Lu Yu. In fact... it was the Huns who wanted to marry each other and let Lu Yu become an envoy to envoy the Huns and witness this great alliance.
Of course, from the perspective of the Southern Xiongnu, this is understandable...
only…
Marriage?
Either it is the princess of Hanting or the daughter of the Cao family.
The Hanting princess is only one of the Wannian Princess Liu Xue, and she has already married him Lu Yu, so it is naturally impossible.
So…
There seems to be only one person left who meets the conditions, the future Princess Qinghe, Cao Mu!
this…
Lu Yu looked embarrassed.
You should know that Cao Cao's eldest daughter Cao Mu has a great role in Long Xiaoying and even the entire Caoying.
The stainless steel weapons and steel armor she forged in the forging workshop are the key to the invincible battle of Dragon Knight!
Admittedly...
Nowadays, the forging workshop is on track, and the refining of fine steel has a mature system. Even if Cao Mu is not there, the operation of the forging workshop will not be delayed.
But...if Cao Mu is really married to the Southern Xiongnu, wouldn't it be a bit like killing a donkey?
Is Lu Yu the one who kills donkeys?
It seems not!
only…
Lu Yu's eyes froze.
This matter may not be something that Lu Yu can make the decision.
You know, Lao Cao is determined to be in the world, and his top priority is to fight the Northern Expedition, and he will take over most of the world!
The main goal of Cao Cao's Northern Expedition was Jizhou and Youzhou... But the Wuhuan county with Yuan Shao was always a hidden danger? And... the unfriendly and powerful neighbor Xianbei!
It's also a hidden danger!
If it was just for the price of a daughter to exchange for the support of the Southern Xiongnu, and for the Southern Xiongnu to fight against the Wuhuan and resist the Xianbei on the border, then it would be a welcome sight for Lao Cao.
And Lao Cao will definitely be able to do such a thing.
Based on the original trajectory of history, Cao Cao could marry his seven daughters to the emperor, including three adults who marry directly, and four underages who promised to marry once he became an adult!
In this way, through "marriage", he can solve the border problems once and for all. This kind of thing can Lao Cao really do!
this…
Lu Yu's eyes narrowed even tighter.
"Does Baimahou think it's not good to have a marriage relationship?"
Zhen Mi saw that Lu Yu's expression was wrong and asked hurriedly.
"Let me think about it." Lu Yu waved his hand, "You can reply to your sister first, just say that I am on the Huns' mission. It's not a big problem, but... the candidates for marriage, let me discuss with Prime Minister Cao carefully. "
"Then..." Zhen Mi wanted to say something else.
Lu Yu had already waved his hand. "Don't ask other things about it, Miss Zhen, let me think carefully and let's talk again."
"Okay!" Zhen Mi did not continue to ask, and bowed slowly.
However, Lu Yu was left alone in the study to ponder.
After a while, he took off the map on the wall and drew his fingers through the Wuhuan, Xianbei and Xiongnu positions...
With sliding.
In Lu Yu's mind, he recalled the story about the Huns!
…
Speaking of the Huns, this is a very long topic.
In China, since ancient times, the grasslands in the north and south of the desert have been a big stage for the activities of various nomadic peoples.
In the late Warring States Period, when the seven heroes in the Central Plains were quarrels, an ancient and powerful nation rose among this nomadic people in the north, and it was the Huns!
The Huns first lived in the Hetao area of the Yellow River and Yinshan area in the south of the desert...
Taking advantage of the chaos of the vassal states during the Warring States Period, the chief of the Huns, Touman, here the Huns's crown clan, established a Hun Empire based on the tribal alliance, which he was called "Zhanli Gutu Shanyu".
According to the Xiongnu's meaning, "Zhan Li" refers to the sky, "Gutu" refers to the son, and "Shanyu" refers to the vastness.
The combination of the three means is "the vast emperor!"
And below the Shanyu, there are the left, the right wise king, the left Guli king, the left and right general, the left and right commander, the left and right master, and the left and right master, etc., all of which are the children of the Shanyu and the nobles of the headquarters, and they are all hereditary!
After that, everyone knew that Qin Shihuang sent Meng Tian to lead 300,000 troops to attack the Huns in the north, recovered the "Henan land", and then crossed the Yellow River and seized Gaoque, Yangshan, and Beifu controlled by the Huns.
And places.
Fearing, the Huns had to retreat north for more than 700 miles, and gave up the Hetao area, which was suitable for cultivation, and moved to live in wastelands outside the border.
Later, Qin built the Great Wall to defeat the Huns, from the west to Tao, from the east to Liaodong, along the Yellow River to Hetao, and stretched for thousands of miles... and sent Meng Tian to lead 300,000 troops to prevent the Huns from making a comeback.
However, Qin Shihuang and Meng Tian died one after another, the Qin Dynasty was overthrown, the Chu-Han struggled, and the Central Plains was in chaos, and no one took care of the north anymore.
The Huns went south again, crossed the Great Wall, and reoccupied the Hetao area and Yinshan area.
In the early Han Dynasty, because the Central Plains economy was destroyed and everything was booming... there was no enough strength to fight against the Huns.
Since Liu Bang was defeated by the Huns King Maodun in Pingcheng, from Liu Bang to Empress Lü, to Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, he had to marry the Huns!
In addition to marrying the princess to the Xiongnu Shanyu as the sacred clan, the Han Dynasty also gave the Xiongnu a lot of floss, flakes, wine, rice and food every year!
Until the reign of Emperor Wu of Han...
The sentence "The attack and defense are different. The enemy can go, but I can go." The Han counterattack against the Huns emerged, and a series of hero names such as "Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Guang" appeared, and even swept the Huns and established the Western Regions.
The Protectorate Palace drove the Huns out of the frontier!
Afterwards, the Huns surrendered to the Han Dynasty and sent envoys to the imperial capital. The Han Dynasty married the palace queen Zhaojun to the King of the Huns, and then there was a peace for forty years!
After Wang Mang rebelled against power, the Xiongnu invaded the Central Plains again, but due to internal struggles, they were divided into three parts, and were classified as the pro-Han "Southern Xiongnu", the "Xianbei" who attacked the border for many years, and the "Wuhuan"!
The Southern Xiongnu were in peace with the Han Dynasty most of the time, and even... Emperor Liu Xie wanted to return to Luoyang from Chang'an, and the Southern Xiongnu also sent troops to guard the way!
As for Wuhuan, he had already worn a pair of pants with Yuan Shao.
In the Xianbei, Emperor Ling of Han was reigned for more than 20 years and went south to plunder almost every year!
And this...is the history of the Huns in general!
Thinking of this, Lu Yu's eyes narrowed slightly.
He thought that now that the gateway to the north is open, the next... it is inevitable that the problem of the Hu people will be solved!
Xianbei, Wuhuan, Southern Xiongnu…
It is unrealistic to wipe out all of them and to be hostile, but... how to join forces?
This is a question that Lu Yu must figure out.
This is ten times more important than the Northern Expedition of Yuan!