After introducing Tian Feng to the Six Ministers and bringing him into the Cabinet, Xun Chen was brought into the Ministry of Justice. Yangzhou, the state machine, started to work even faster.
Liu Mang should have been more relaxed because Tian Feng and Xu Shu seemed to be getting along well. Xu Shu had been asking Tian Feng for advice as a junior, and Tian Feng did not put on airs. While teaching Xu Shu, he also treated Xu Shu as the leader, and he was only the assistant deputy minister.
However, Liu Mang's good days had not arrived yet, and he was blocked in his mansion.
"What!" Liu Mang was stunned. He heard the words from the gatekeeper outside. There was an old man outside his mansion, and he wanted Liu Mang to marry his daughter.
"My lord, that old man is really too much. Didn't you just sleep with his daughter for one night? Why did he want to marry his daughter to you?" Zhou Cang began to talk nonsense again.
"En?" Liu Mang's eyes widened. What did he mean by sleeping with his daughter for one night? Did he want to die? He slept in his daughter's room for one night.
Liu Mang did not need to guess to know who it was. Wasn't it the stubborn and smelly Duke Qiao Xuan? He wanted to be his father-in-law? He wanted to marry his daughter to him? Speaking of which, Qiao Xuan was Liu Mang's father-in-law. His eldest daughter was in Liu Mang's mansion.
However, Liu Mang did not want to make things difficult for Da Qiao so he did not tell Qiao Xuan about it. This is because Qiao Xuan was an old antique. He would not be able to accept the fact that his daughter was kidnapped and remarried.
Therefore, Qiao Yu did not go back to Jiangdong. Even when Liu Mang went to Jiangdong last time, Qiao Yu only asked Liu Mang to help her take a look at her father, and did not bring him back to Jiangdong.
"Same appearance, same appearance!" Zhou Cang said nonchalantly.
Same appearance! Liu Mang wanted to kill Zhou Cang. "Shut up! One more word and you'll go back to helping in the kitchen! After Liu Mang said that, Zhou Cang finally shut his big mouth.
"Where are they now?" Liu Mang asked Guan Hai beside him. Guan Hai was slightly more reliable.
"I've already brought him to the side hall. He's waiting for you, my lord," Guan Hai said to Liu Mang. If someone had not stopped him, Sir Qiao would have been able to do so.
"Got it!" Liu Mang nodded and immediately went to the side hall with Guan Hai.
Liu Mang felt that he had lost a lot of face because this was his own residence. However, Liu Mang had to carefully walk around, and his heart was very nervous.
Liu Mang walked to the side hall, but he didn't dare to go in directly. He leaned against the back of the side hall and carefully listened to the conversation inside.
"Sir Qiao, please calm down. Calm down!" Someone was already inside to receive him. It was none other than Yang Hong, Liu Mang's elder. Yang Hong was comforting Qiao Xuan. There was another person behind Qiao Xuan. This person was Zhou Yu.
"How can I be appeased? If someone else slept in your daughter's room for an entire night, can you be appeased? "Qiao Xuan said to Yang Hong angrily.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Yang Hong laughed. He didn't have a daughter, he only had a son.
"Sir Qiao, no one knows. His Highness didn't do it on purpose. Let's just forget about it! " Beside Liu Mang, there is another person who is speaking good words for Liu Mang. This person is Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu has changed from a general to a scholarly general. His scholarly aura is very redundant. Standing there, one cannot feel his original status as a general. Instead, he looks like a scholar without the strength to truss a chicken.
"No one knows? If no one knows, why would I come? " Qiao Xuan suddenly became angry. He didn't know which bastard had spread the news. It turned out that only Qiao Xuan and Zhou Yu's residence knew about it. However, for some reason, it was spread all of a sudden. This made Qiao Xuan very embarrassed, and he was pointing at Qiao Xuan.
Otherwise, why would Qiao Xuan come to the King Of Shu's residence? The King Of Shu, Liu Mang, was the murderer of his eldest daughter. How could Qiao Xuan be nice to Liu Mang?
It was precisely because Qiao Xuan cared about his face and was afraid of being pointed at by others that he had no choice but to come to the King Of Shu's residence and ask the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, to give him an explanation.
"I don't know where this news came from!" Yang Hong explained to Chengyu. As he explained, he glanced at Zhou Yu. In fact, Yang Hong already knew who spread the news. However, he also knew that this matter wouldn't do any harm to the Lord, so Yang Hong didn't intervene.
Zhou Yu saw Yang Hong's glance and narrowed his eyes. However, this former Jiangdong Governor was also a good actor. He didn't blush at all and even condemned the person who leaked the news together with Yang Hong and others.
That's right, the person who leaked the news was Zhou Yu. Even the other day, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, mistakenly barged into the Zhou Residence was planned by Zhou Yu.
From the beginning, Zhou Yu had been planning this matter. He would connect the Wu Residence with his own residence and wait for the Old Madam's birthday to bring Qiao Xuan over. At night, he would get the King Of Shu drunk. With Guan Hai and Zhou Cang's intelligence combined, they were naturally fooled by Zhou Yu. In the end, they ran from the Wu Residence to Zhou Yu's residence and sent the King Of Shu to the Young Lady's boudoir. Originally, Zhou Yu wanted to let Qiao Yue sleep on the bed directly. However, in order to have a backup plan and because Guan Hai and Zhou Cang had already been punished by Liu Mang, they naturally didn't dare to let another woman sleep on the Lord's bed.
However, although he couldn't sleep with the Young Lady, it was still easy to sleep in the Young Lady's boudoir. Hence, the King Of Shu slept in the Young Lady's boudoir.
After that, Qiao Xuan woke up in the morning to look for his daughter. After that, Qiao Xuan quarreled with Zhou Cang and Guan Hai.
After that, they spread the news that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, slept in the Qiao Family's Second Young Lady's room.
Although it was only a boudoir, with a big mouth like Zhou Cang around, it was clearly the Young Lady's boudoir, but the word 'boudoir' was subconsciously omitted. Instead, it became the Young Lady's room.
Qiao Xuan was a person who cared a lot about his reputation. Now that his daughter and someone else were spreading rumors and embarrassing him, he naturally couldn't accept it. He only had two options. The other option was to die to prove his sincerity. Of course, this was impossible. He, Qiao Xuan, still wanted to live for two more years. The other option was to let the damned King Of Shu, Liu Mang, marry his second daughter. This way, the rumors would fall apart.
"Damn it! Who the hell leaked it out! " Liu Mang heard the gist of it. He also knew that if this rumor didn't exist, then everyone would treat it as a misunderstanding. However, because of this rumor, Liu Mang was going to be unlucky.
Liu Mang subconsciously looked at Zhou Cang behind him. The murderous intent in his eyes was simply terrifying. Sure enough, when Zhou Cang saw Liu Mang's eyes, he shivered and hurriedly said, "It's not me, it's not me. I swear to God, it's not me."
"Hmph! You're not a good person either! "Liu Mang sneered at Zhou Cang.
"Greetings to Your Highness! Greetings to Your Highness. "Just when Liu Mang was about to continue probing, a passing maidservant saw Liu Mang and his group and bowed to Liu Mang. Liu Mang knew that he was done hiding here to eavesdrop.
"Your Highness? What are you doing behind that wall?! " Yang Hong and the others looked at the back of the side hall. Liu Mang couldn't hide anymore and could only walk out.
"Hehe, hello everyone. The weather is good today!" Liu Mang laughed.
"King Of Shu, Liu Mang!" Qiao Xuan saw the culprit and gritted his teeth at Liu Mang.
"Y- y- father-in-law!" Liu Mang almost said the word "father-in-law". "Master Qiao, what a coincidence, we meet again!" Liu Mang said to Qiao Xuan awkwardly.
"What a coincidence!" Qiao Xuan gritted his teeth at Liu Mang. Everyone at the side was trying to hold back their laughter. Coincidence? This is the mansion of the King Of Shu, what coincidence?
"Cough, cough!" Liu Mang coughed twice and forced himself to calm down. He thought about how Liu Mang commanded thousands of troops, how Liu Mang ruled over three continents, and how Liu Mang was a King. Even so, Liu Mang had never been so nervous. Now, he felt uneasy, just like when Liu Mang was taking the university entrance exam, or when he was found out by the invigilator.
With great difficulty, Liu Mang calmed down and said to Qiao Xuan. "May I know for what matter Lord Qiao has come to this prince's residence this time?" Liu Mang deliberately asked as if he didn't know. However, he was quickly exposed.
"Tell me, what should we do about this matter!" Qiao Xuan asked directly.
"Kill the person who spread the rumors! Damn it, isn't this harming people! " Liu Mang said subconsciously. After saying that, he knew that he was exposed. Everyone probably knew that he was eavesdropping.
"Are you going to marry my daughter or not!" Qiao Xuan stared at Liu Mang and said.
"Isn't it just sleeping in your daughter's room? You want our Lord to marry her! "Zhou Cang helped Liu Mang.
"My Lord, it's not about sleeping in Miss Qiao Yue's room, but there are rumors outside. They all think that my Lord and Qiao Yue already have intimate relations! They even think that you have an illegitimate child! "Yang Hong said to Liu Mang.
"Pfft!" Liu Mang knew that rumors were fiercer than tigers, but he didn't expect it to be this fierce. Illegitimate child? He and his sister Qiao Yu didn't have a child yet. Their eldest nephew was still in his mother's stomach. How could they have an illegitimate child?
"Master Qiao, isn't this just a rumor? Do you care about these rumors?" Liu Mang looked at Qiao Xuan with a smile. Isn't it just a rumor? It's fine as long as everyone doesn't care.
"I care!" Qiao Xuan didn't give Liu Mang any face at all.
"If you care, I'll send people out to arrest those who spread the rumors and don't let them talk about it!" Liu Mang said in a hurry.
Yang Hong was defeated by his stupid Lord. Originally, this was just a rumor. If his stupid Lord sent people to arrest those who spread the rumors, then the rumors would become true. At that time, he wouldn't be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
"My daughter's reputation has now been completely ruined by you. Tell me, are you going to marry my daughter or not?" Qiao Xuan said hatefully. He expressed his deep hatred for Liu Mang. From the beginning, he felt that this kid wasn't a good person. Like Tu Cheng, the killing of the nobles, and the recruitment order, Qiao Xuan thought that this kid was courting death. He thought that this kid was dead for sure, but this kid came out again and again like a cockroach and came back to life again and again, and lived very well.
One must know that he, Qiao Xuan, still hasn't avenged his eldest daughter.
"What about marrying her? What if you don't marry her? "Liu Mang asked carefully.
"If you marry her, everything can be discussed. If you don't marry her, hehe, I don't know if the pillars in Your Highness King Of Shu's hall are made of stone. I'm afraid that he won't be able to break my head!" Qiao Xuan sneered at Liu Mang twice.
This made Liu Mang's hair stand on end. This old man Qiao was really hateful. He even threatened him with suicide.
Not to mention other things, if this old man Qiao died in his mansion, Qiao Yu wouldn't let him go. After all, Qiao Xuan was also her father. What was the point of me forcing my father-in-law to commit suicide?
There was also Qiao Xuan's reputation. If Qiao Xuan was an ordinary old man, Liu Mang wouldn't care at all. But this damn old man's identity was different. He was a great scholar. This was only incidental. When Qiao Xuan was young, he was a meritorious official in Sui Yang County. He was famous for not being afraid of Liang Ji and daring to investigate the evil deeds of Chen Country's Prime Minister Yang Chang. Later, he was promoted to Xiao Lian. He served as Luoyang's left military officer, Prime Minister of Qi and Shang Gu, Governor of Hanyang, Chief Minister of Situ, and Master Craftsman. In the last years of Emperor Huan of Han, he was appointed as General Du Liao. In the three years he was in office, he protected the territory and the people, defeated the invasions of Xianbei, Southern Xiongnu, and Goguryeo. In the first years of Emperor Ling of Han, he was transferred to Henan's Yin, Minister of Finance, and Da Honglu. In the third year of Jianning, he was transferred to Minister of Finance. The next year, he was transferred to Situ. In the first year of Guanghe, he was transferred to Grand Commandant.
It could be said that this old man's history as an official was a history of struggle. The Qiao sisters were his daughters in his old age, and he doted on them like treasures.
If Qiao Xuan committed suicide in his mansion, then Liu Mang should be prepared to cry. Liu Mang's reputation would be completely ruined. The scholars of the world would be able to drown Liu Mang in their spittle.
As for Qiao Xuan's disciples, they were as numerous as the hairs on an ox.
Do you know why Cao Cao didn't kill Mi Heng even though he was cursed at in public? It wasn't that Cao Cao couldn't bear to kill him, it was that Cao Cao didn't dare to kill him. Mi Heng had a great reputation. If he killed Mi Heng, then Cao Cao would be labeled as a tyrant and all kinds of negative titles. It would be a blow to his reputation. This was why Cao Cao threw him to Liu Biao, and why Huang Zu, that idiot, killed Mi Heng with a knife.
Even Huang Zu, that idiot, regretted it after killing Mi Heng. The Huang Clan was originally a large aristocratic family. Even the Cai Clan and the Mao Clan combined could compare to the Huang Clan. However, because Huang Zu killed Mi Heng, the Huang Clan split into two factions, the Moderate Huang Clan and the Martial Huang Clan. The Moderate Huang Clan was the people who criticized Huang Zu. They cared about prestige and reputation. Huang Chengyan, Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, was the leader of the Martial Huang Clan.
Because Huang Zu killed Mi Heng, many of his officials in Jiangxia also resigned.
If Liu Mang killed Qiao Xuan! No, it should be Qiao Xuan who died in the King Of Shu's mansion. Haha, haha, Liu Mang dared to believe that tomorrow, there would be a crusade against him. The day after tomorrow, at least one-third of the officials in Yangzhou would resign. At least half of the people in the world, whether poor or landowning, would curse him to death.
Even the hearts of the people would be lost.
This Old Man Qiao was the one who protected the people and destroyed the invasions of the foreign races. Such a person was the most popular.
"Marry, marry, won't that do?" Liu Mang trembled in fright. He finally knew how powerful these old men were. Yesterday, there was Tian Feng, that little old man. Liu Mang's warm face was pressed against a cold butt. Today, there was this Old Man Qiao.
Liu Mang, in this life, had to fight against old men.
"Marry? Good! If you want to marry, my daughter has to be invited by her parents in a palanquin carried by eight people. She has to walk through the main gate and enter the main hall. Then, she has to submit a memorial to His Majesty … "Old Man Qiao had been in the imperial court for much longer than Liu Mang. He was familiar with some of the etiquette and had confused Liu Mang. It was Yang Hong who suddenly shouted.
"Impossible!" Yang Hong's face turned red as he looked at Qiao Xuan. "Lord Qiao, what you said is impossible. Lord Qiao, don't go too far!" Yang Hong said to Qiao Xuan.
"Go too far?" Liu Mang was stunned. He did not understand what Yang Hong meant.
"Lord, this Qiao Xuan, he actually, he actually wants you to divorce your wife." Yang Hong pointed at Qiao Xuan and said to Liu Mang.
"Divorce? Pfft! " Liu Mang almost spat out a mouthful of blood. "This is clearly not a marriage, how did it become a divorce?" Yang Hong's explanation made Liu Mang realize that this Old Man Qiao's heart was really big. Liu Mang was now the King Of Shu. He already had three wives. If he married another, she would be a concubine. Even Sun Shangxiang would be a concubine.
And our Old Man Qiao not only wanted Liu Mang to marry Qiao Yue, but also wanted her to be a princess. The registration he mentioned was recorded in the Imperial Register. If Liu Mang died, or if Qiao Yue died, they could be buried in the Imperial Mausoleum.
Old Man Qiao was fighting for the position of Liu Mang's princess for his daughter. He wanted Liu Mang to marry Qiao Yue as a princess.
Isn't this a joke? Liu Mang already had three wives. If you want to be his wife, Liu Mang would have to abdicate one of your wives to the position of a concubine. And if you want to be a princess, you can only divorce your wife.
Moreover, do you know who Liu Mang's princess is? That is Miss Lu, Liu Mang's official wife. She is Liu Mang's princess. If you want to be a princess, do you want to divorce Miss Lu?
Where did Liu Mang's foundation in Yangzhou come from? He had slowly grown up under that cheap father-in-law of his.
He couldn't afford to offend his father-in-law, but could he afford to offend Boss Lu in Lujiang?
At most, Qiao Xuan could threaten Liu Mang with suicide. That Boss Lu was someone who could kill. If he knew that Liu Mang divorced Miss Lu, then Liu Mang would be waiting for the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, Formation Breaker, Taishan Battalion, and even Guangling Battalion. Maybe even the City Guard in Chengyu's hands would rebel. At that time, Liu Mang could only wait to commit suicide.
"If you don't want to marry, then I ask Your Highness to collect my corpse!" This Old Man Qiao Xuan was also very stubborn.
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