Chen Wen thought to himself: "This should be said about you, Lu Kang. Who is the most self-righteous person in Yangzhou who is more powerful than you? You have your own way of taking care of your family background and the emperor's favor. Don't you want to give me advice on everything in Yangzhou?"
When Qiao Xuan saw that Lu Kang's words were too stiff, he quickly came out to smooth things over. Qiao Xuan laughed and said: "Jin Ning has said it before. Since the matter of Danyang Prefect is so complicated, I don't think we will do it tonight."
Let’s discuss this matter, let’s discuss it in the long term, let’s discuss it in the long term!”
Lu Kang may have felt that he had gone too far, so he nodded, raised the tea bowl in front of Chen Wen, and motioned for Chen Wen to try the hard-won tea, which was a way to ease the atmosphere.
Chen Wen was not the kind of hypocritical person. Lu Kang signaled, and he didn't take it as what happened. He raised the bowl and sipped the tea with a smile.
The three of them drank a few sips of tea. After all, Chen Wen was the governor of Yizhou. He thought he should look more pregnant, so he took Qiao Xuan to talk about home affairs. Chen Wen also knew that Qiao Xuan had two beautiful daughters, so
He asked Qiao Xuan how the marriage of his two daughters was going, and half-jokingly asked if he wanted him to act as a matchmaker.
Qiao Xuan saw that Chen Wen had changed the subject, and the atmosphere in the study room relaxed a lot. Qiao Xuan also responded to Chen Wen easily: "I was just about to tell you two that my eldest daughter Qiao Ying is in front of me."
We're getting engaged in a few days!"
"Oh!" "Ah?" Two voices sounded at the same time, "Oh!" It was Chen Wen, "Ah?" It was Lu Kang. Chen Wen blinked and asked: "Which young master is so lucky?"
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Qiao Xuan replied with a smile: "What kind of young master is that? He is the eldest son of Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha."
"Sun Ce!" This time it was Lu Kang who exclaimed.
Qiao Xuan said "Yes!" Lu Kang turned around and asked Qiao Xuan in confusion: "Why did you betroth your daughter to that poor boy?"
Qiao Xuan and Chen Wen were both surprised that Lu Kang spoke like this because he had the wrong muscle. Qiao Xuan put down the tea bowl he had picked up and looked at Lu Kang with a smile: "The year before last, Grand Administrator Sun went out to conquer the clan.
Dong Zhuo came to my house to propose marriage, but I didn't agree immediately. Last year, after he returned in triumph, he asked someone to be a matchmaker. This time, the matchmaker was General Yuan Shu. General Yuan spoke, do you think I can refuse to agree?
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Lu Kang nodded after hearing "Yeah, yeah", picked up the tea bowl and drank tea to cover up his embarrassment.
Chen Wen was secretly amused. He could tell that Lu Kang probably intended to make Qiao Xuan's eldest daughter his daughter-in-law, but he didn't expect that Sun Jian's son took the lead. That's why he suddenly lost his temper.
Qiao Xuan may have noticed something, and added: "The marriage was decided half a year ago. At that time, Ji Ning was busy with your Lujiang war, so I didn't tell you about these family affairs. Unexpectedly,
Ji Ning is so concerned about his daughter's marriage, it is really her blessing."
Lu Kang was filled with bitterness and said sourly: "Yes! Did I watch them grow up? As an uncle, it is appropriate to care about your niece. I would like to congratulate Brother Qiao on his son-in-law."
Chen Wen also sent blessings at this time, and Qiao Xuan thanked him one by one, and told Lu Kang. Chen Wen said that in a few days, his two naughty daughters will also come to Wancheng to appreciate Lu Kang
A carefully cultivated plum garden. Lu Kang prided himself on being an elegant gentleman. A gentleman naturally wants to be with plum trees, so in the backyard of Wancheng County Mansion, Lu Kang planted a large number of plum trees, which became quite large in a few years.
Qiao Xuan's eldest daughter Qiao Ying is also a strange woman who is well-read in poetry and books. Not only does she have a peerless appearance, but she also wants to be a woman as well as a man. She likes to dabble in men's arty things.
If Cao Zhi were here, he would definitely be very excited when he heard that he could see Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao's beautiful faces. Unfortunately, he missed the opportunity to see their beautiful faces in Wancheng, but he had another chance.
An encounter.
While Lu Kang was drinking tea and talking about him, Cao Zhi was also busy helping Cao Cao arrange his troops, and worked until midnight before going to bed. He was already very satisfied, Cao Cao's career was finally about to take off, and he thought he was good at leaving.
The day is not far away, so I slept soundly.
Early the next morning, as soon as he got up, the personal guards outside came to inform Chen Wen that Governor Chen had arrived.
Cao Zhi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Chen Wen would come to him so early. He didn't know what was going on. He wanted to think about it, and without stopping, he shouted "Invite!"
Chen Wen was still wearing Confucian clothes, but the circles under his eyes were a little dark, probably because he didn't sleep well.
When Cao Zhi saw Chen Wen, he immediately bowed to Chen Wen as a subordinate, but Chen Wen immediately stopped him. With Cao Zhi's current strength, Chen Wen knew that he could no longer bear such a great gift from Cao Zhi.
However, Cao Zhi was still very respectful to Chen Wen. After asking Chen Wen to sit down, he stepped back and asked Chen Wen for instructions.
At first, Chen Wen was a little jealous of Cao Zhi's rapid development, but under Cao Zhi's polite reception, most of it disappeared. Chen Wen immediately got close to Cao Zhi, and Chen Wen said: "My dear brother, this time you
Sending troops to Lujiang was another great achievement! Governor Lu told me yesterday that you played an important role in this battle. Not only did you assist Governor Lu in defending the city with all your heart, but you also staged a beautiful ambush at Ruxuwu.
In the war, he raped and killed the enemy leader Zheng Bao, Wu Jie and his like, helped Lu Taishou Shu Qinglu to kill evil, and retake Chaohu, they have made great contributions!"
Cao Zhi immediately sensed something from Chen Wen's "Ah!" words. It is certain that Chen Wen came here today to show his goodwill to him, but why did he mention the Chaohu incident? It's hard to imagine that he wanted to help Lu Kang.
Become a lobbyist and ask him to hand over Chaohu?
Cao Zhi secretly thought to himself, and said in a humble manner: "There, there, these low-level achievements are worth mentioning. This is all due to the wise leadership of the envoy, who met Cao Zhi by chance, and gave Cao Zhi a chance. Cao Zhi had little luck.
If you get better, Cao Zhi will be where he is today."
Older people often like to be praised by others, and the same is true for Chen Wen. Through constant experience in the past few years, Cao Zhi has become familiar with complimenting his elders and bosses, and has gradually become a master of it.
Chen Wen felt really comfortable after listening to Cao Zhi's few words about the leadership. He laughed a few times from the bottom of his heart and said a few words of humility. Suddenly his smile faded and he turned serious and said: "Captain Cao, to be honest,
Based on your military exploits, I think you are really underestimating your talents by continuing to serve as the captain. I am also considering candidates for Danyang Prefect. I have always ranked you first, but..."
Cao Zhi was also surprised. He was a little confused for a moment. If he could have inquired about Liyang's information before, or exchanged letters with Zaozhuan or Zhoucang of Liyang, he would not have been so confused. To be honest, Cao Zhi set out to fight.
For nearly a year and more, he did not make any arrangements in Liyang, and he did not have a close confidant in Liyang. Therefore, Cao Zhi had no idea about the situation in Liyang for more than a year, and became a
A blind and deaf headless fly, he almost missed an important opportunity in life.