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"Hmph, he's going too far, he's going too far. This won't do, I'm going to write to the court, I'm going to write to Your Majesty, this King Of Shu, Liu Mang's words are an insult to Your Majesty, an insult to the royal family!" Qiao Xuan returned to Zhou Yu's residence and immediately panted.
This old man was furious, he had never seen such a shameless person. Qiao Xuan said that he was shameless, but he was proud of it, shameless to the extreme.
"Father, what's wrong? Who provoked you? " Qiao Yue also knew that her father and Zhou Yu had returned and asked her father.
"It's that King Of Shu, Liu Mang!" Qiao Xuan said loudly.
"Him? What's wrong with him? "Qiao Yue asked anxiously.
"He doesn't want to marry you!" Qiao Xuan said to Qiao Yue.
"Is that so?" Qiao Yue's heart had a trace of bitterness, "As expected, he likes sister more!"
"Yue 'er, it's not that His Highness doesn't want to marry you! Sigh! "Zhou Yu didn't know how to explain, he just wanted to appease Qiao Xuan first.
"Lord Qiao, calm down, calm down!" Zhou Yu persuaded Qiao Xuan. "Lord Qiao, it's understandable that you want him to marry Yue 'er, but you want His Highness the King Of Shu to divorce her, isn't this forcing him!" Zhou Yu looked at Qiao Xuan awkwardly and said.
"Forcing him? How is this forcing him? Do you want my daughter to marry him as a concubine? Hehe, I, Qiao Xuan, can't afford to lose face like this. Although my Qiao family isn't considered a noble family, it's still a scholarly family. If I don't marry her officially, what will others think of me? "Qiao Xuan couldn't bear to lose face. Someone like Qiao Xuan could only puff himself up at his own cost.
However, Qiao Xuan also had the ability to maintain his face. In the entire Great Han Dynasty, who didn't call him Lord Qiao when they saw him? Just a few years ago, the Han Emperor Liu Xie had sent someone to deliver a letter to him, claiming to be his disciple. You can see how awesome this old man is.
When Qiao Xuan was young, his achievements were not any lower than Liu Mang's. If Qiao Xuan had not been born a few decades earlier, perhaps half of the people in the world would be surnamed Qiao. In Qiao Xuan's eyes, Liu Mang was just a bad boy. Now, this bad boy was labeled as shameless and obscene.
"But Sir George, if this goes on, both you and His Highness the King Of Shu will be put on the spot!" Zhou Yu felt bitter. Originally, he had planned to help them, but he did not expect that he would end up shooting himself in the foot. This was why Qiao Xuan stubbornly insisted that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, marry Qiao Yue as his wife. Even if Liu Mang, Qiao Xuan, killed himself, he would still ignore him.
"This old man doesn't believe that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, can still suppress others with his power! I'm not afraid of him! "Qiao Xuan said stubbornly. When he was young, he was not afraid of the powerful, let alone old. When Qiao Xuan was young, he was a merit officer in the county. At that time, the Governor of Yuzhou, Zhou Jing, led his officials to the State of Liang. Qiao Xuan went to visit Zhou Jing and listed the crimes of the Chen Minister, Yang Chang, and asked Zhou Jing to appoint him as the Chen Minister to investigate Yang Chang's crimes. Zhou Jing thought that he was heroic and agreed to send him. After Qiao Xuan took office, he arrested Yang Chang's customers and investigated his crimes in detail. However, Yang Chang had always been treated well by the Great General, Liang Ji. Liang Ji quickly sent a letter to save Yang Chang. Zhou Jing summoned Qiao Xuan according to Liang Ji's wishes. Qiao Xuan only returned the letter and didn't set off himself. It was even more urgent to investigate Yang Chang's crimes. In the end, Yang Chang was escorted to the capital in a prisoner carriage. Qiao Xuan became famous because of this.
"Haha!" Zhou Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head. Now, it wasn't the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, who used his power to suppress others. It was you who used your reputation to suppress the King Of Shu, Liu Mang.
"Governor, Governor, someone wants to see you!" The housekeeper outside the door walked into the main hall of the Zhou Family and reported to Zhou Yu.
"Don't call me Governor anymore. That's already in the past!" Zhou Yu frowned and said to his subordinates. This position of Governor was during the time of Jiangdong. If he continued to call him Governor now, it was inevitable that people would gossip.
"Yes, Family Head!" The housekeeper nodded in response.
"Master Qiao, I have something to do here!" Zhou Yu said apologetically to Qiao Xuan.
"Gong Jin, you don't have to worry about me. Just get someone to send over a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone!" Qiao Xuan said to Zhou Yu. He looked like he was really going to write a letter to Emperor Liu Xie to report Liu Mang.
Sigh! Zhou Yu could only shake his head. When this old man was stubborn, no one could stop him.
"Who wants to see me?" Zhou Yu asked the housekeeper outside the door.
"I don't know who it is. They just handed over a name card!" The housekeeper passed the name card to Zhou Yu. Because the people outside the door were all wearing silk clothes, the housekeeper didn't dare to delay and immediately came back to report to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu took the name card and looked at it. When he saw it, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Your Highness!" There was no letter on the name card. There was only a large seal that said, "Great Han Sage King. Isn't this the seal of the King Of Shu, Liu Mang?"
"Quick, bring me there!" Zhou Yu hurriedly asked the housekeeper to bring him to find the guests.
These guests had already been brought to the side hall by the housekeeper. The housekeeper couldn't help but sigh in relief. Fortunately, he didn't neglect the guests.
"I didn't know that Your Highness would visit my humble abode. Please forgive me for not going out to meet you!" Zhou Yu arrived at the side hall. Sure enough, the leader of these people was His Highness, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang.
"Gong Jin, please rise. I came without thinking. As the host, Gong Jin, please forgive me!" Liu Mang also smiled and said to Zhou Yu.
"Your Highness, what are you talking about? Your Highness, why are you here this time?" Zhou Yu asked doubtfully.
"Naturally, it's for that person!" Liu Mang said to Zhou Yu with a wry smile.
"Your Highness agreed?" Zhou Yu also widened his eyes. He also knew that Liu Mang's father-in-law was powerful. If something went wrong, it would be a mutiny. In the end, Yangzhou would be the unlucky one.
"How could I agree?" Liu Mang shook his head, which made Zhou Yu sigh in relief.
"It's all my fault!" Zhou Yu said subconsciously.
"En?" Liu Mang frowned.
Zhou Yu suddenly reacted. Fortunately, he was quick-witted. "It's all my fault for bringing Sir Qiao here. Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened!"
"Gong Jin, this is Old Lady Wu's birthday. No matter what, Sir Qiao is related to Old Lady Wu. It's not wrong for him to come and celebrate!" Although Liu Mang comforted Zhou Yu verbally, he really hated Zhou Yu in his heart. You damn gay. Why didn't you just let Old Man Qiao Xuan die of old age in Jiangdong? Why did you have to bring him to Yangzhou? Isn't this deliberately disgusting?
"Your Highness, why are you here this time?" Zhou Yu asked Liu Mang.
"Naturally, I want that Old Man Qiao, no, Sir Qiao to change his mind!" Liu Mang gritted his teeth.
"Your Highness?" Zhou Yu subconsciously looked behind Liu Mang. When he saw that Liu Mang didn't bring any armor, he couldn't help but sigh in relief. He thought that the King Of Shu and Liu Mang were going to use force.
"Okay, Gong Jin, help me pass on the message. Tell them that I'm here!" Liu Mang said to Zhou Yu.
"There's no need to pass on the message. Your Highness, come with me!" Zhou Yu knew that the father-son-in-law pair would meet sooner or later, so he might as well meet them face to face.
Liu Mang nodded and followed Zhou Yu in. At this time, Qiao Xuan was no longer in the living room. Hearing from the servant that Qiao Xuan had gone to Zhou Yu's study, Liu Mang and the others had to follow Zhou Yu to Qiao Xuan's study. When they arrived at the study, Old Man Qiao Xuan was sitting on his seat, holding a brush and splashing ink. He was concentrating.
Zhou Yu wanted to call Qiao Xuan, but was stopped by Liu Mang. Liu Mang walked forward and looked at what Qiao Xuan was writing. He couldn't help but feel speechless. This was because Old Man Qiao Xuan was writing a letter to Emperor Liu Mang. In this letter, there wasn't a single good word. It could be said that under Qiao Xuan's writing, Liu Mang had become a synonym for shamelessness and indecency. Qiao Xuan even questioned how a shameless person like the Emperor of Han could bear the title of Holy King and how he could be the King Of Shu. He also hoped that His Majesty could be impartial and remove this shameless and indecent Highness from his title.
"Old Man Qiao's calligraphy is good!" Liu Mang said gloomily.
Old Man Qiao responded without raising his head. "I'm old. This pen no longer has the style it used to have! But I can still get by! "
"You can, but I can't, my Old Man Qiao, my father-in-law!" Liu Mang said through gritted teeth. Qiao Xuan raised his head.
Only then did Qiao Xuan raise his head. This was not Zhou Yu's voice, but this was Zhou Yu's study. Which servant would dare to barge in? When he raised his head, he saw that this person was the person Qiao Xuan least wanted to see. "It's you! You shameless, indecent, despicable person! "
"It's me. You're the one who backstabbed others and forced them to marry and divorce their wives!" Liu Mang was not inferior to Qiao Xuan and immediately retorted.
"Stinking brat, I'm going to kill you!" Qiao Xuan rolled up his sleeves.
"Come on, I'm not afraid of you! Old man, if I don't let you know that I, Liu Mang, am a pushover! "Liu Mang was also furious.
"Old Man Qiao, calm down, calm down!"
"Your Majesty, calm down, calm down!" Zhou Yu was completely dumbfounded. The two of them were about to fight. Qiao Xuan wasn't someone who couldn't fight. Although he was old, he had fought on the battlefield before. During the last years of Emperor Huan of Han, the Xianbei, Southern Xiongnu, and Goguryeo's successor Bogu rebelled and plundered the borders. The four prefectures recommended Qiao Xuan to be General Du Liao and gave him the power to use the Yellow Battleaxe. Qiao Xuan was appointed, trained the soldiers, and then supervised the various generals to suppress the Hu invaders and Bogu. He defeated all of them and held the post for three years. The borders were peaceful.
What was this equivalent to?! It was equivalent to the contributions of Lü Bu, Ding Yuan, Gongsun Zan, and Gongsun Du.
Lü Bu and Ding Yuan prevented the Southern Xiongnu from invading the Central Plains in Bing Province. Gongsun Zan beat Wuwan and Xianbei to a pulp. Goguryeo trembled in fear under Gongsun Du's might.
All of these people added together were equivalent to Qiao Xuan's achievements in the past. One could imagine how irascible this old man was when he was young. Even if he was called Lian Po, he was still a Lian Po who knew how to read.
Liu Mang wasn't someone who looked like a normal person. He had also killed on the battlefield. If these two men really fought, it was impossible for either of them to lie down.
Therefore, Zhou Yu was shocked and quickly went up to stop the two of them.
"Gong Jin, let him come!" The two of them shouted together.
"Why are you copying me!" They said in unison again.
"Pei, who wants to copy you!" They said in unison again.
"Shameless brat!" "Despicable old man!" Finally, it was different.
"For the sake of Gong Jin's face, I'll spare you today!" The two of them turned their heads and ignored each other.
Seeing that the two of them were no longer fighting, Zhou Yu sighed in relief. He couldn't help but ask Liu Mang, "Your Highness, did you come to the mansion to discuss Miss Yue 'er's matter with Sir Qiao?" Zhou Yu asked Liu Mang.
"En!" Although Liu Mang was very unhappy with this old man, he was really afraid that this old man would kill himself.
"Sir Qiao, don't you think that the rumors outside are not only bad for Miss Qiao Yue, but also for you and the Qiao Family!" Zhou Yu ran to Qiao Xuan and said.
"Hmph!" Qiao Xuan snorted. If he could solve it, he also wanted to solve it.
"Your Highness, you came to marry Miss Qiao Yue!?" Zhou Yu asked Liu Mang. Outside the study, a woman in white was nervously listening to the news.
"Yes!" Liu Mang nodded. "Yue 'er is gentle and kind. I can't bear to ruin her reputation. How could she be born by an old man like you!" Liu Mang gritted his teeth.
The woman in white outside the door couldn't help but blush.
"You want to marry Yue 'er!?" Zhou Yu wanted to ask clearly. There was a big difference between a wife and a concubine.
"I can't divorce my wife. I can only be a concubine. However, I will treat Yue 'er well!" Liu Mang shook his head and said.
"Concubine? Impossible. My family's Yue 'er will never marry you as a concubine. You should give up on this idea! "Qiao Xuan said to Liu Mang.
"This is not up to you!" Liu Mang said to Qiao Xuan.
"Why is it not up to me? She is my daughter. Her business is my business. Marriage is decided by the parents!" Qiao Xuan shouted at Liu Mang.
"I said it is not up to you because Yue 'er is already my woman!" Liu Mang was ready to be shameless to the extreme.
"Pu!" Zhou Yu stood behind Liu Mang and almost spat out blood. When did Yue 'er become your woman?
"Pei!" The woman in white outside the door also spat.
"You, you, what did you say!" Qiao Xuan also stared at Liu Mang with his eyes wide open. It seemed that he couldn't believe Liu Mang's words.
"What did I say? What can I say? My ears are not good? Then I will repeat it again. Yue 'er is already my woman, so you have to marry her even if you don't want to! "Liu Mang made up his mind to be shameless.
"Impossible. That day you only slept in Yue 'er's boudoir. It is impossible for anything to happen between you and Yue' er!" Qiao Xuan took a deep breath. He thought that he was angered by this brat. That day Yue 'er was not in Zhou Yu's mansion at all. She was sleeping with Old Madam Wu and the young lady of the Sun family.
"Haha, Old Man, do you think I just met Yue 'er?" Liu Mang sneered at Qiao Xuan. "Actually, Yue 'er and I have known each other for a long time."
"You are daydreaming. You and Yue 'er have known each other for a long time? Haha, when you and your father-in-law came to Yangzhou, my Qiao family had already moved to Jiangdong. You still know Yue 'er? Don't joke around! "Qiao Xuan sneered at Liu Mang.
"Haha, Old Man, I told you that you don't know. Yue 'er and I met in Lujiang's Shu County!" Liu Mang provoked Qiao Xuan.
"Lujiang's Shu County?" Qiao Xuan's eyes widened as he looked at Zhou Yu.
"That day, Yue 'er and Yu' er went to Gong Jin together. They wanted to go to Gong Jin's hometown to have a look. Halfway there, they encountered a tiger. The tiger killed the guard. If I hadn't marched past at that time, your daughter might have already died!" Liu Mang said to Qiao Xuan.
"Looking for Gong Jin?" Old Man Qiao finally remembered one thing. That was, once again, the two sisters said that they wanted to go on an outing with Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu covered for them, but who would have thought that they went to Lujiang?
Qiao Xuan could not help but look at Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu could only smile bitterly and nod. At that time, Qiao Yue, this little girl, used his name and ran out. Zhou Yu had no choice but to help her cover up the lie. Later, it was indeed the King Of Shu, Liu Mang's people who sent the two girls back to Jiangdong.
"As early as that time, we had already privately pledged to be together for life. Yue 'er was my woman as early as that time!" Liu Mang forced Qiao Xuan's words one by one. "Old Man, you have to marry this daughter even if you don't want to!"
"Impossible, impossible!" Qiao Xuan's face was already flushed red. Their Qiao family's upbringing was so strict. How could it be possible? For the first time, Qiao Xuan had doubts about his upbringing. He, Qiao Xuan, had students all over the world, but in the end, he did not teach his daughter well.
"You, you, you, I, I, I!" Qiao Xuan was simply speechless.
Liu Mang looked at this old man with a smile. This old man liked face the most. As long as Liu Mang was shameless enough, as long as Liu Mang dared to say it, then this old man would inevitably relent. As long as he put in more effort, this old man would have no choice but to marry his daughter to him.
"Father, father, don't listen to his nonsense!" Just when Liu Mang was about to succeed and the old man was about to relent, an uninvited guest came. A woman in white rushed into the study and ran to the side of her father, Qiao Xuan.
"Yue 'er!" Liu Mang's face was happy. He saw Qiao Yue. Since last time, he had been thinking about Qiao Yue when he slept at night.
Qiao Yue glared fiercely at Liu Mang, then said to her father, "Father, don't listen to his nonsense. Nothing happened between me and him!" Well, she had not even entered the door, but she had already sold her future husband.
"I'll say it, I'll say it! How could our family's Yue 'er have anything to do with a despicable and shameless person like you! "Qiao Xuan's face was ruddy again.
"Old man!" Liu Mang also gritted his teeth. "Hmph, even if Yue 'er is not my woman, she and I still have a physical relationship!" Liu Mang wanted to disgust Qiao Xuan.
"You!" Qiao Xuan pointed at Liu Mang, speechless.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Yue 'er. Did I carry her out of the forest?" Liu Mang said to Qiao Xuan.
"Don't talk so much!" Qiao Yue was dissatisfied with Liu Mang, but Qiao Yue did not refute, because this was the truth.
"So you still have to marry your daughter to me!" Liu Mang said to Qiao Xuan.
"Don't even think about it without a wife!" Qiao Xuan still refused to let go.
"Old man, I understand. I understand. You don't care about Yue 'er's happiness at all. You care about your reputation, your Qiao family's reputation!" Liu Mang accused Qiao Xuan.
"I don't!" Qiao Xuan retorted loudly.
"Not yet? Hmph, then why don't you let Yue 'er marry me? "Liu Mang asked suspiciously.
"That's because I don't want Yue 'er to marry a shameless person like you."
"Well, even if I'm shameless and despicable, Yue 'er will be happy with me. We love each other!" Liu Mang said to Qiao Xuan.
"Love each other? Who said that? Yue 'er doesn't like you!" Qiao Xuan wanted Yue 'er to admit that she didn't like Liu Mang, but when he saw Yue' er's blushing face, he knew that he had miscalculated.
"You see, Yue 'er admitted it! Old man, for your reputation, for your Qiao family's reputation, you have already forced one of your daughters to die. Do you want to force your other daughter to die? " Liu Mang shouted at Qiao Xuan loudly.
"I didn't, I didn't! You killed Yue 'er. You forced her to die. You forced her to die. You forced her to die! " Qiao Xuan suddenly changed his expression and shouted at Liu Mang.
"Yes, I forced her to die. If Yue 'er was captured and she survived, and returned to Jiangdong, would you still recognize her as your daughter? No, you definitely wouldn't. You, Qiao Xuan, would never recognize Yue 'er for the sake of your Qiao family's reputation. You would rather have a dead daughter than a living daughter who was humiliated. " Liu Mang pointed at Qiao Xuan and scolded loudly.
"At first, I thought that the upright and plainspoken Qiao Xuan, who was not afraid of authority, was a great scholar. But I was wrong. This Qiao Xuan is simply a hypocrite. He is no different from the rest of the people. Others seek benefits while you seek fame!" Liu Mang was not stingy with his reprimand to Qiao Xuan.
"For the sake of your reputation, you have already killed your son. Your daughter is also dead. You only have one daughter left. Do you still want her to die?" It was not that Liu Mang was cruel, but some things had to be exposed. Otherwise, Qiao Xuan would continue to be like this. Some people were more terrifying than anything else when they were stubborn.
When Qiao Xuan's youngest son was ten years old, he went out to play alone. Suddenly, three people with sticks kidnapped him and entered the pavilion of Qiao Xuan's mansion. They wanted Qiao Xuan to pay the ransom, but Qiao Xuan did not agree. Not long after, Wei Yangqiu led the Henan Magistrate and Luoyang County Magistrate to surround Qiao Mansion. Yang Qiu and the others were worried that the kidnappers would kill Qiao Xuan's son, so they did not give the order to chase after the kidnappers. Qiao Xuan said loudly, "People who commit crimes have no humanity. How can I condone the criminals of the country for the sake of my son's life!" Yang Qiu attacked the kidnappers and Qiao Xuan's son died.
He then asked the Spirit Emperor to give an order to the world: "Anyone who takes hostages is to be killed. No treasures are to be used to ransom the hostages, so that the criminals can benefit from it." Thus, the imperial edict issued this order. At first, after the Han An Emperor, the law gradually lost its effect. Those who took hostages in the capital did not care if the other party was rich or not. After this incident with Qiao Xuan, such things did not happen again.
Although this reflected Qiao Xuan's upright and plainspoken character, it also reflected that Qiao Xuan loved his reputation too much. His success and failure depended on his reputation. His huge reputation made Qiao Xuan set an example for the Great Han Dynasty, but it was also because of his reputation that his son died and his eldest daughter was martyred. If this continued, Qiao Yue would only be on the road to death.
Wasn't it tiring for his reputation? In the truest sense, his family was ruined.
"No, no, I'm not, I'm not!" Qiao Xuan shook his head fiercely.
"Is reputation really that important? Is it more important than family? Is it more important than your own children? If Yue 'er also died because of your reputation, what will you have left? Only a pile of reputation and a lonely person? "
"No, I'm not, I said I'm not!" Qiao Xuan shouted, grabbing his hair.
"Hanyang?" Qiao Yue called out to Liu Mang. She looked at Liu Mang pitifully, hoping that Liu Mang would stop. Because if this continued, Qiao Xuan would really be humiliated to death by Liu Mang.
Liu Mang took a deep breath. He had to give face to Qiao Yue. "Sir Qiao, if you say you're not, then I'll give you a chance to prove it. If there was such a chance, if Yu 'er was captured and she survived and returned to Jiangdong, would you still recognize her as your daughter?" Liu Mang asked Qiao Xuan softly.
Qiao Xuan's face showed that he was struggling. "Yu 'er, Yu' er!" Qiao Xuan's face was very uncomfortable. His thoughts were colliding. On one side was his family, and on the other side was his reputation. Which one was the most important?
"Sir Qiao, do you know? In my hometown, there's a saying that goes, 'You'll suffer if you die trying to save face'. In this world, only your loved ones are the most important, not face! "
"Yu 'er, meet your father!" Said Liu Mang to one of his attendants in men's clothing.
"Yu 'er?" Zhou Yu and the others all widened their eyes, as if they didn't understand what Liu Mang was talking about.
"Father, long time no see!" The man behind Liu Mang loosened his hair and removed the beard on his face. He walked in front of Qiao Xuan and Qiao Yue. He looked a little more mature than Qiao Yue, but his eyes were very similar to Qiao Xuan's. Wasn't this the elder sister of the Qiao sisters, Big Joe Qiao Yu?
"Sister!" Although Qiao Yue knew that her sister was still alive, she had never seen her sister. Now that she finally saw her sister, she couldn't help crying with joy and rushed to her sister. "Sister! Yue 'er missed you, I missed you so much! "
"Big Joe?" Zhou Yu didn't know what kind of attitude he should use to face Big Joe, because Big Joe and Sun Ce were married. After Big Joe died, Zhou Yu faced Sun Ce with guilt. Now Big Joe appeared again, and it seemed that she had a close relationship with His Highness the King Of Shu, which made Zhou Yu feel even more uncomfortable. After all, she used to be his sister-in-law.
"Gong Jin, I've known about this for a long time!" Another person stepped into the study room.
"Brother!" Zhou Yu saw the person who came. Wasn't it Sun Ce, Bofu Sun? "You guys are here?" Zhou Yu became more and more confused.
"My lord!" Sun Ce saw Liu Mang and cupped his fist to Liu Mang. "I'll explain to you later!" Liu Mang nodded.
This Sun Ce was called by Liu Mang. It was unfair to Qiao Yu to hide her identity. Liu Mang also didn't want Qiao Yu to live in the dark, unable to see her father and home, so Liu Mang was ready to confess. As for Sun Ce? As early as Sun Ce wanted to cook, Liu Mang wrote a letter to Sun Ce, telling him that Sun Ce was going to rebel. At the same time, he also told Sun Ce that Qiao Yu owed him this time, and from now on, they didn't owe each other anything.
"Silly girl! Silly girl! "Qiao Yu patted Qiao Yue's back to comfort her." Sister also missed you! "
"Sister, why didn't you go to Jiangdong to see us? Why!" Qiao Yue cried.
"Sister, I, sigh!" Qiao Yu also wanted to go back to see her sister and father, but it was useless.
"Yu, Yu 'er! No, Yu 'er is already dead, already dead, you are not Yu' er! You are not Yu 'er! " Qiao Xuan still couldn't believe it.
"Father, he is sister, sister!" Qiao Yue said to Qiao Xuan.
"No, he is not!" Qiao Xuan shouted loudly.
"Father, you still don't want to recognize me!" Qiao Yu's heart was very bitter.
"My Yu 'er is already dead!"
"Then father, do you still recognize this?" Qiao Yu took out a beautiful jade pendant from her neck. This jade pendant wasn't carved, it was made of pure natural material. On top of it, there was the word 'jade'. Qiao Yue also took out a similar jade pendant, it was a crescent moon.
Qiao Yue and Qiao Yu were because of these two jade pendants.
"Yu 'er, you are really Yu' er!" Qiao Xuan said bitterly. "Was I really wrong?" Qiao Xuan questioned himself. For the sake of his reputation, he had indeed sacrificed too much. His son, the only male descendant of the Qiao family, had died because he cherished his reputation. If he had a little bit of compassion, a trace of his father's selfishness, he would not have died. Now that Qiao Yu had returned, Qiao Xuan's heart was filled with joy, but he also fell into incomparable melancholy. Could it be that he was really wrong?
"Sigh!" Liu Mang sighed, he walked forward, grabbed Qiao Yu's hand and put it in Qiao Xuan's hand.
"Master Qiao, she is your daughter, your eldest daughter Qiao Yu. She is not dead, but because of your fame and the Qiao family's reputation, she can only have a home and can't go back, she can't recognize her father!" Liu Mang said to Qiao Xuan. Although he hated this little old man, Liu Mang knew that he was still his father-in-law, he was still an elder.
"Yu 'er, it is really Yu' er! My daughter! "Qiao Xuan finally relented, he began to recognize Qiao Yu.
"Father, father!" Qiao Yu's face was also full of tears, she cried in Qiao Xuan's arms.
"Your Highness King Of Shu, do you think I was really wrong?" Qiao Xuan's attitude towards Liu Mang changed. He asked Liu Mang, because a person's outlook on life and values had already been formed, once it was destroyed, the person would be confused.
"No, Master Qiao, you were not wrong!" Liu Mang also smiled, the old stick was finally enlightened.
"I was not wrong? But I killed Ren 'er, I also caused Yu' er to have a home and can't go back, I even caused Yue 'er to be harmed! "Qiao Xuan was very conflicted.
"Master Qiao, the world is bustling, everyone is here for profit. The world is bustling, everyone is going for profit. What Master Scribe said is the right way of the world. Fame and fortune are what everyone pursues. Mi Zhu pursues wealth, I pursue power, Master Qiao, you pursue fame. Everyone is fighting for this! There is no right or wrong, only wrong or wrong! “
Qiao Xuan seemed to have understood something and said indifferently, "Too much is as bad as too little?"
"Master Qiao, your two daughters?" Your two daughters? "Liu Mang asked Qiao Xuan.
"Marry, marry!" Qiao Xuan was now open-minded. Being too famous was not as good as having a house full of children and grandchildren. No matter how famous one was, it was not as good as having a family reunion.
"Then what about being the wife?" Liu Mang asked again.
"You already have a plan, why are you still asking me?" Qiao Xuan sneered at Liu Mang.
"Haha!" Liu Mang could only smile awkwardly. He could still call him Old Stick just now, but now he could only call him Father-in-law. "Father-in-law, you gave me the pearl in your palm, then I will return the favor and give you wealth!" Liu Mang was returning the favor.
"Hmph, do you think I care about those money and official positions?" Qiao Xuan thought that Liu Mang was going to give him money or official positions.
"Those things are too vulgar. How can the gift that I want to give to father-in-law be compared to those vulgar things?" Liu Mang laughed and said.
Oh? Qiao Xuan was really a little interested and asked Liu Mang, "Take it out and let me see!"
"Come on, bring the gift!" Liu Mang said to Guan Hai and others under him.
"Yes!" Guan Hai took out a package and opened it to take out a book.
"Not bad, you know I like books!" Qiao Xuan nodded. If Liu Mang was going to give him money, Qiao Xuan might throw it at his face. But if it was a book, it was different. They were scholars, and scholars were not happy without books.
"Sir Qiao, this is not an ordinary book!" Liu Mang smiled and looked at Qiao Xuan.
En? Qiao Xuan took the book doubtfully and saw the words "Sir Qiao's Annotations" written on it.
"These?" Qiao Xuan's eyes widened as he flipped open the book. He saw that it was filled with his notes from reading, as well as some of his views on personnel and military affairs. Now, all of them had been sorted out and put into this book.
"Thank you for your trouble, Your Highness King Of Shu!" Qiao Xuan was still a little grateful. Qiao Xuan's notes were very complicated, but today they were organized into a book by Liu Mang. The words were also good. It would be a lie to say that he was not grateful.
"Sir Qiao, don't worry. This is only the first book. There are still these!" As Liu Mang said that, he took out two or three books from the package and gave them to Qiao Xuan. Qiao Xuan looked over and saw that they were all annotations by Sir Qiao.
"En?" This time, Qiao Xuan's eyes lit up completely. The contents of these books were the same. There was no difference. It was because of this that Qiao Xuan's eyes lit up completely.
Qiao Xuan took these books to his nose and sniffed them. "What a strong ink smell. Were these books just copied?" Qiao Xuan asked doubtfully.
"Sir Qiao, you only got half of it right!" Liu Mang smiled and said to Qiao Xuan.
"En?" Qiao Xuan looked at Liu Mang doubtfully.
"Come, bring the box over!" Liu Mang waved his hand and two soldiers walked in with a big box on their shoulders.
"Open them!" Liu Mang shouted to his soldiers.
"Yes!" Soon, the big box was opened. It was full of books.
Qiao Xuan hurried over and flipped through the books one by one. They were all his "Sir Qiao's Annotations". There were at least a hundred books in the box.
"These were all copied?" Qiao Xuan's eyes widened as if he wanted an answer. If it was one or two books, it would be enough to send two or three people to copy it in six to eight hours. But there were more than a hundred books. How much effort would it take?
"Sir Qiao, do you think that if it was copied, there would be two books with the same handwriting?" Liu Mang asked Qiao Xuan with a smile.
"Then what is this?" Qiao Xuan became more and more confused. The more confused he was, the more his heart itched.
"These books were just printed!" Zhou Cang helped Liu Mang to answer.
"Printed?" Qiao Xuan did not understand.
"It's like those official seals. Once you press it, it becomes a book!" Zhou Cang said it in a vulgar way, but it was easy to understand.
How many seals would it take to make a book page? According to Qiao Xuan's thoughts, a book page would probably need a seal. There were more than a hundred pages in Sir Qiao's annotations. How many seals would it take? "That's not necessary.
Sir Qiao, your annotations have a total of 120,000 words. If you remove those that are the same, there are only more than 500 commonly used words. I carved a seal for each word. For this chapter, I arranged the seals according to the words written in the book one by one. Then, I printed it again. This way, I repeated it until the next page. Then, I opened it again and rearranged it again. And these books only took four hours in total! "Liu Mang said to Qiao Xuan.
"Four hours, more than a hundred books?" Qiao Xuan suddenly felt that his brain was not enough. It was already difficult to copy one book in four hours. If there were more than a hundred books, it was simply unimaginable.
"Sir Qiao, I'm going to teach you about printing books. I wonder if Sir Qiao can share some of the burden with your son-in-law?" Liu Mang looked at Qiao Xuan with a smile.
"That's not good!" Qiao Xuan was not shirking. He was just embarrassed because he knew that this was simply a great contribution. It could even be said that it was a matter that would definitely leave his name in the annals of history.
Because if what the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, said was true, that more than a hundred books could be made in four hours. Then, the books that were originally as valuable as gold would really fly into the ordinary people's homes. Those poor people would really be able to read books. In this way, there would be so many scholars in the world. And those scholars would be most grateful to the person who printed the books.
Then, Qiao Xuan's reputation would really reach a peak.
"We're all family. There's no need to distinguish between you and me! You've given me the pearl in your palm. Naturally, I have to give Sir Qiao a satisfactory answer! "
"Satisfied, satisfied, haha!"
The two of them looked at each other and laughed. "Old Stick (stinky brat)"
…
In Zhuge Liang's residence.
Zhuge Liang held the three thousand gold that Liu Mang gave him and laughed. He had just placed two thousand gold in the Lingering Fragrance Shop to return the three hundred gold from before. There was still one thousand seven hundred gold left. It was enough for Zhuge Liang to properly enjoy himself. As for the one thousand gold in his hand, Zhuge Liang was a bit reluctant to part with it.
Seeing that his wife had arrived, Zhuge Liang stepped forward and respectfully said. "Madam, this is a salary of one thousand gold. Please accept it!"
"Salary?" Madam Huang frowned. "Wasn't your salary last month deducted by Milord?"
"Huh? Didn't Zifang tell you? "
"He did. He said that your salary was indeed deducted by Milord!"
"What!" Zhuge Liang's vision turned black.
"How can there be money? One thousand gold? Could it be that you're hiding money behind my back? "Madam Huang's eyes were like torches.
"Speak. Where is the money?"
"Madam, I'm innocent. Madam, I'm innocent! Mi Zifang, remember this! "
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