It was within Sun Jian's expectations that Yang Rui would add a condition to the deal. However, Sun Jian clearly didn't expect that Yang Rui's condition would be related to the marriage with the Qiao family.
"Ai … Since it's a condition proposed by brother, I naturally won't refuse. I will break my promise this time and write a letter to the Qiao family, canceling the marriage with the Qiao family. I only hope that my two nieces can find a better home …"
In the face of Yang Rui's condition for canceling the marriage with the Qiao family, Sun Jian pondered for a moment before agreeing. However, his gaze towards Yang Rui was slightly different, and his words seemed to be hinting at something.
It was clear that Sun Jian had misunderstood Yang Rui. He thought that Yang Rui was lusting after the beauty, which was why he proposed the condition for canceling the marriage.
"In that case, I will send someone to Linzi City to inform the relevant people. I wonder if Brother Man Tai has a special transportation tool that can be used to deliver the goods?"
Yang Rui didn't pay too much attention to Sun Jian's words. It seemed that he didn't have the self-awareness of disrupting a good thing. He only focused on the delivery of the goods and intentionally ignored the matter of canceling the marriage.
Moreover, when Yang Rui proposed this matter, he used the excuse that someone else had asked him to do it. He didn't say the specific reason why he wanted to do it, which caused Sun Jian to guess.
In fact, Yang Rui was very clear that the success of some things didn't have much to do with whether or not the reason was sufficient. The key was whether or not it was in the interest of both parties and whether or not there was value in doing it.
The reason why Sun Jian agreed to cancel the marriage so quickly was that he felt that a marriage was far less practical than being on good terms with Yang Rui. On the other hand, Sun Jian had only casually mentioned it to Qiao Xuan after drinking. He didn't even have time to tell Sun Ce and Sun Quan.
It was indeed Sun Quan. When Sun Jian proposed the marriage with Qiao Xuan, Zhou Yu wasn't involved. The candidates for the marriage were naturally Sun Jian's two sons. He even had plans to marry Big And LitteJoe to one of his sons.
At the end of the day, the agreement between Sun Jian and Qiao Xuan was not too specific, and the point at which it took place was not too formal. Moreover, it was merely a verbal agreement, and was not very firm to begin with.
After the matter was settled, although Yang Rui and Sun Jian had a tacit understanding, they were both satisfied. Thus, they had a good banquet in Liyang City. After eating and drinking to their heart's content, they both went their separate ways.
During the banquet, Yang Rui and Sun Jian agreed on the final terms of the transaction. Because Sun Jian didn't have anything like the Hulian Weapon, Sun Jian decided to send people to Linzi City to collect the goods. He should also have something like a storage ring.
During the banquet, Yang Rui also communicated with Sun Jian about the relationship between the two parties. Although they didn't form an alliance like they did with Gongsun Zan, they were much closer than before. At the very least, they had reached the level of trust and cooperation.
Yang Rui also paid special attention to the situation of Sun Jian's navy. From Sun Jian's description, although the strength of the Sun family's navy was quite good, they didn't have any large warships like the fortress ship for the time being.
This reminded Yang Rui of the reward he received when he and Sun Jian attacked Luoyang City together. At that time, Yang Rui chose the map of the fourteenth state and the fortress ship reward package, leaving the rest of the Imperial Jade Seal reward package to Sun Jian.
Therefore, it was normal that Sun Jian didn't have the blueprints of large warships like the fortress ship. In terms of navy, no other duke in the three civilizations could compare to Yang Rui for the time being.
After the banquet ended, Yang Rui didn't accept Sun Jian's invitation to stay and directly used Sky City to leave Liyang City. He first went north and then west.
He went north from the north gate to avoid Sun Jian's suspicions. Midway, Yang Rui turned west and went in the direction of Jingzhou.
Yang Rui's destination was Yizhou so that he could use Liu Dan. As for the content of the deal with Sun Jian, Yang Rui used a carrier pigeon to send a letter to Sun Qian in Linzi City and explained it in detail.
Although Yang Rui didn't plan to visit Liu Biao in Jingzhou again, he also happened to pass by Jingzhou. Although Liu Biao didn't recruit many people in history, it was undeniable that Jingzhou was one of the most capable people in the Three Kingdoms period.
Along the way, while controlling the Sky Castle, Yang Rui was also paying attention to the situation in Jingzhou below, vaguely hoping to find some capable figures.
At this time, there wasn't much time before Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang appeared. At the same time, Sima Hui, Pang Tong, Song Zhong, Han Song, Shi Tao, Meng Jian, and Cui Zhouping were all capable people in Jingzhou. Any one of them was an extraordinary person.
However, it wasn't easy to see and find capable people. Places like Zhuge Liang's thatched hut and other places would not be released until the time was ripe. No matter how hard he looked, he might not find them.
Therefore, Yang Rui only paid attention to them along the way and didn't have any hope of finding anything.
"Imperial Censor Liu, I'm going to send you back to Yizhou to comfort your father's spirit."
In Sky City, Yang Rui called Liu Dan to the small meeting room and explained the purpose of his trip.
"Thank you, Prefecture Overseer Blazing Sun! It's just that I don't know the situation in Yizhou at this time. I hope that Prefecture Overseer can take care of it … "
Liu Dan already knew that Liu Yan had died of illness. However, Yang Rui didn't send him back to Yizhou at that time, so there was nothing he could do.
At that time, if Liu Dan could be sent back in time, there might be hope for him to fight for the inheritance of the Prefecture Overseer of Yizhou. Now that Yang Rui wanted to send him back, Yizhou was likely to become a tiger's den.
"If it's within my ability, I'll naturally do my best to protect Imperial Censor Liu …"
Yang Rui gave an ambiguous answer. In fact, it was equivalent to not making any promises to Liu Dan.
Yang Rui had saved Liu Dan, Zhong Shao, and Ma Yu, which was a great kindness. Otherwise, the three of them would have died under the swords of Li Jue and Guo Si's troops. Later, Ma Yu and Zhong Shao both attached themselves to Yang Rui and were respectively appointed by Yang Rui as the governor of Penglai Prefecture and the state minister of Jinan.
Although Liu Dan's life was saved by Yang Rui, he was unwilling to attach himself to Yang Rui because of his background. At this time, it was normal for Yang Rui to punish him however he wanted.
"Prefecture Overseer, if I return to Yizhou at this time, my brother Liu Zhang will definitely not let me go. Please protect me and don't send me back to Yizhou …"
The more Liu Dan thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. In the end, he couldn't help but beg Yang Rui. In the face of the threat of life and death, Liu Dan couldn't help but panic.
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