"Greetings, King Dong Hai. This time, Chen Lin did not disappoint. I have arranged a marriage between you and the Sun family. General Sun Jian is willing to marry Shangxiang to you and form a good relationship between Qin and Jin. As long as you approve this agreement, please make your decision. "
When Chen Lin saw Yang Rui arrive, he first took out a scroll of agreement and handed it to Yang Rui.
"Moreover, Chen Lin has already grasped that the reason General Sun Jian was willing to be Yuan Shu's vanguard and accept the expedition against Liu Bei was to fulfill a promise made during the Battle of Xu Province.
At the same time, General Sun Jian has long been impatient with Yuan Shu's proclamation as the Emperor. The reason why he did not express his attitude was because he had always been on good terms with Yuan Shu. It was inconvenient for him to act for the time being … "
Yang Rui never thought that Sun Jian would actually agree to Sun Shangxiang's marriage with conditions. When he thought of Sun Shangxiang's current age, his heart immediately felt as if it had been struck by lightning. He was so shocked that he only reacted to Chen Lin's words after a while.
"Oh? Is that so? Mr. Chen Lin, please take a seat.
Inform Guo Jia and Xun You to come and discuss matters. Mm, Cheng Yu, Sun Qian, and Ju Shou have also come … "
After letting Chen Lin take a seat, he let the messenger inform Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, Xun You, and Ju Shou to come and discuss matters. Yang Rui listened to the details of Chen Lin's visit to the Sun family while reading the agreement he brought back.
At the same time, he also calmed down the absurdity and nonsense in his heart. As a person of realistic society, Yang Rui really could not calmly accept the eleven or twelve-year-old Sun Shangxiang. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that it was awkward and unethical.
At this moment, Yang Rui suddenly realized an important problem. If Sun Shangxiang really married him, wouldn't his relationship with Sun Jian become that of a son-in-law?
It wasn't just Sun Jian alone. Cheng Yu and the others seemed to have received replies from Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Then, the relationship between these two people and Yang Rui was equivalent to that of Sun Jian. It would be difficult to deal with the relationship between them!
Yang Rui looked at the agreement that Sun Jian had drawn up. Sure enough, there was a clause that stated that they would not fight each other for ten years. The conditions of this marriage were not simple.
Of course, at this time, only Sun Jian, Ma Teng, and other forces that did not have a direct conflict of interest with Yang Rui. For forces such as Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Chen Gong, and other forces, Yang Rui would definitely not allow them to make any more conditions.
Previously, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Chen Gong had already agreed to the marriage between their daughters and Yang Rui. However, the parties consciously did not mention any conditions.
"Greetings, my lord!"
"Greetings, King of the East Sea!"
"…"
Not long after, Cheng Yu, Sun Qian, and Ju Shou, who Yang Rui had summoned, arrived or teleported over. Including Chen Lin, who was originally present, Yang Rui's six think tanks were all present.
Originally, Yang Rui wanted Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and the others who were stationed in Chen Liu County and Hulao Pass to participate in the discussion. After all, this was a family matter. According to Cheng Yu, all the important subordinates needed to participate in the master's marriage.
However, Huang Zhong was the father of Huang Wudie. It was not suitable for him to participate in the discussion. Due to the failure of Ma Yunlu's marriage proposal, Zhao Yun was not in a good mood. If he participated in this discussion, it would be awkward.
As for the other strategists and generals, most of them were stationed in a region. Some of them were in the category of being absent. It was not the time to finalize the plan, so Yang Rui did not let too many people participate.
"Everyone, take a look at this agreement first."
Yang Rui passed the agreement proposed by Sun Jian to the few of them. He also had Chen Lin explain the details to get everyone's opinions.
At this time, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, and Xun You had been exchanged to the real world. Thus, when Yang Rui talked with them, he was much more casual in the use of language. He did not use the game's background language to make every sentence sound.
Because Chen Lin and Ju Shou were followers or subordinates, they had not met the conditions to fulfill the conditions. However, the language environment was changing, and with the two's understanding of history, they were able to understand what the others were saying.
In terms of language, it was the most convenient to communicate across civilizations. The system's translation was in the simplest form. Just like how Yang Rui communicated with Wako Uesugi, Takeda Nobutaka, and Cleopatra, it was much easier.
"Does anyone have any opinions? Should he call off this marriage? Wouldn't 10 game years be too long? "
After everyone looked at the agreement proposed by Sun Jian, Yang Rui asked.
In fact, putting aside the psychological discomfort of Sun Shangxiang's age, Yang Rui felt that Sun Jian's agreement had some problems. A full 10 game years of ceasefire, if it was only because of a marriage, Yang Rui felt that it was not worth it.
"Milord, 10 game years is indeed a bit long, but it is not completely unacceptable. Sun Jian needs a certain amount of time to establish himself in Gangdong. If he wants to develop, 10 years might not be enough.
In the near future, even if Milord does not sign a ceasefire agreement with the Sun family, he probably does not have the spare energy to send troops to Gangdong and interfere with the Sun family's matters.
In this way, Cheng Yu thinks that this agreement can be made without delaying Milord's foundation. Milord can also take advantage of this 10 year period to integrate Jiangbei.
During this time, Milord can also use Yizhou's Liu Dan and other forces to contain the Sun family and not let the Sun family have too much of an easy life.
Of course, Milord should also make a plan based on this matter. It would be best if Milord has already pacified Jiangbei by the time the 10 year period arrives and is only waiting for Sun Jian to bow his head. "
After Yang Rui asked, Cheng Yu opened his mouth after a while.
"Zhong De's words are reasonable, but we also have to be careful of the Sun family. At this time, Sun Jian is invincible in Gangdong. If it were not for Yuan Shu's checks and balances, Liu You and the others would not be able to resist Sun Jian's bravery. The pros and cons of this matter need to be weighed again …"
The matter was of great importance, so the six strategists present also pondered for a while. Several of them carefully considered the matter before speaking cautiously. For the time being, they did not have any effective countermeasures. However, Ju Shou, who had always been a man of few words, was opposed to Cheng Yu.
"Let Lin explain the process."
Seeing that everyone was unable to come to a conclusion, Chen Lin spoke again.
"When Lin went to Gangdong and saw General Sun Jian again, Lin felt that this person was a hero. Previously, Lin had seen General Sun Jian a few times during the Suanzao Alliance.
Sun Jian was brave and had the reputation of being the Tiger of Gangdong. However, he could not be compared to Lu Bu. What was valuable about him was his heroic spirit and loyalty. Think about what Yuan Shu was capable of, he did not have any regard for the Han Dynasty and was arrogant enough to proclaim himself an emperor. However, Sun Jian did not express his opposition because of his previous promise.
Because of the previous promise, under Yuan Shu's request, Sun Jian was willing to take the risk of being misunderstood by others and was willing to send troops to attack Liu Bei's forces in Guangling Prefecture to fulfill his previous promise.
For such a hero, if one did not go all out to deal with him, it would be difficult to stop his growth. Just as Zhong De said, it was not impossible for other powers to interfere.
Moreover, within ten years, it would not be easy for Milord to take control of Jiangdong. I am afraid it would be difficult for Milord to have the opportunity to go all out to conquer Jiangdong. In this way, Lin secretly believes that it is entirely possible for Milord to come up with this agreement. There would be no need for Milord to be on guard against each other. Milord would also save a lot of energy.
Using this chance, Milord can go all out to conquer Jiangbei. Ten years later, if Milord takes over Jiangbei, you will be able to take over the world. How difficult would it be for you to take down the Sun family of Gangdong? "
Chen Lin spoke with fervor and assurance. The general idea was that Sun Jian was a man who kept his promises and had always had a heroic spirit. He did not have the energy to restrain Sun Jian for the time being.
Rather than that, it was better to sign an alliance agreement. There would be no need to spend too much energy on each other. After all, both sides needed a certain period of time to develop.
At least there was one point that no matter if it was Chen Lin, Cheng Yu, or Ju Shou, it was that Yang Rui was fighting for the world, while Sun Jian was only fighting for Gangdong.
Based on this argument, Yang Rui, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, Xun You, Chen Lin, and Ju Shou discussed for half a game day. In the end, they decided to sign this alliance agreement.
Choosing to sign the agreement meant that both Yang Rui and Sun Jian had given each other a period of strategic opportunity, which could save a lot of energy. At such a critical moment, if they chose not to sign the agreement, they might as well not negotiate from the beginning. It was very likely that they would immediately fall into a situation where both sides would oppose each other.
Yang Rui was not worried about opposing Sun Jian. However, at this moment, Yang Rui was also brought into the "Conquering the World" mode by Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and the others. From their discussion, it could be seen that they had a lot of intentions.
Even Chen Lin and Ju Shou, who had not been exchanged to the real world, seemed to be convinced of this point. As the person involved, Yang Rui immediately felt that his scope was too small. At the very least, he did not think of fighting for the hegemony of the entire three civilizations.
This could be seen from Yang Rui's idea of a three-layered defense circle. In fact, the furthest territory Yang Rui had thought of was only the area south of the Yellow River, east of the Taihang Mountains, and north of the tributary of the Yangtze River.
Obviously, there was a huge difference between this and the idea of fighting for the entire Jiangbei region.
Yang Rui's real idea of conquering the world also started from the discussion of this agreement with Sun Jian.
After everyone's discussion, Yang Rui finally signed an agreement with Sun Jian not to attack each other. The agreement would last for 10 game years. In other words, it would only end in 210 AD.
Although it was to test Sun Jian's attitude, it all started because of Sun Shangxiang's marriage proposal. In the end, it ended when Yang Rui signed the agreement. Although Sun Shangxiang was young, she could not run away. Sun Jian also agreed to send troops to attack Liu Bei.
On the second game day after Yang Rui signed the agreement, Sun Jian's forces had already gathered together with Gan Ning's forces. It could be said that they had officially started attacking Liu Bei.
At the same time, Sun Jian did not forget to send a letter to Yuan Shu, stating that he had already fulfilled his promise to send troops to attack Liu Bei. He did not care about Yuan Shu and did not reach any agreement with Yang Rui.
In comparison, Yang Rui's forces were similar to an alliance while Yuan Shu had already turned away from Sun Jian. After knowing the conditions that Yuan Shu gave to Yang Rui, Sun Jian naturally made a choice.
However, Sun Jian only suddenly attacked one of Liu Bei's territories. When the two entered a state of battle, Sun Jian did not attack anymore.
Yang Rui's side was even simpler. He only issued an ultimatum, stating that the position of Governor of Xu Province had been changed to Yang Rui by Emperor Liu Xie. He also wanted Liu Bei to withdraw from Xu Province's Guangling Prefecture or he would attack after the wedding.
On the other hand, Yang Rui did not send out a single soldier. Even Gan Ning's navy did not blockade the area. At this time, Yang Rui had already withdrawn his troops from the surrounding areas so that he could teleport and prepare for the wedding. Naturally, he was not willing to attack Liu Bei for the time being.
At this time, Yang Rui and Sun Jian only expressed that they wanted to attack Liu Bei together. They wanted to use this opportunity to pressure Liu Bei. It would be best if they could chase Liu Bei away without shedding a drop of blood.
Of course, it was not certain if they could achieve their goal. Even if they could, they would need some time to prepare.
Not to mention the reaction of Yuan Shu's envoy, Yang Hong, and his entourage, after failing to negotiate with Yang Rui, they quickly left Chenliu County City and returned to Shouchun where Yuan Shu was located. Naturally, Yuan Shu was furious for a while.
It was clear that he had been played by Sun Jian and Yang Rui. If he had enough strength, Yuan Shu would want to fight both of them. At this time, Yuan Shu had no other choice. He could only prepare to make a fuss about the counties in Xu Province.
However, Yang Rui threw out a jujube at the right time. Not only did it suppress Yuan Shu's anger, it also made Yuan Shu very happy.
It turned out that the Commerce Alliance had spread the news that Yang Rui was prepared to give the Fei Dragon coin the right to be used as a standard currency in the Commerce Alliance. However, it was only a trial run to determine if the Fei Dragon coin was suitable.
However, this was undoubtedly a huge pie. Yuan Shu immediately sent an envoy to Yang Rui to confirm the truth of the matter. Then, he would make a move to obtain benefits from the issuance of the Fei Dragon coin.
If the Commerce Alliance led by Yang Rui could adopt the Fei Dragon coin as a standard currency, the value of the Fei Dragon coin would undoubtedly soar.
However, Yuan Shu's envoy was informed that Yang Rui was not in Chen Liu Prefecture. Thus, he could not confirm the authenticity of the news. However, the news of the Fei Dragon coin being adopted by the Commerce Alliance had spread.
It was said that Yang Rui was actually in Chen Liu Prefecture and was preparing for the wedding. However, he purposely avoided meeting Yuan Shu's envoy.
Two days after the agreement with Sun Jian, Sun Shangxiang was also sent to the Chen Liu Prefecture where Yang Rui was located. However, Yang Rui did not go to meet her.
Recently, Yang Rui had been focusing on Chen Liu Prefecture, so many factions sent their wedding guests here. Among them were Sun Shangxiang and Cao Cao's daughter, Cao Jie.
Cao Cao had just suffered a great loss and his strength was not small. His control over the entire Si Li Province was even weaker. After Yang Rui repeatedly sent people to propose marriage, he actually sent Cao Jie over.
In the matter of adding a wife, Yang Rui allowed Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and the others to do the work. However, he neglected many details.
When Cao Jie was sent over, Yang Rui coincidentally saw her from afar. What Yang Rui did not expect was that Cao Jie was actually only an eleven or twelve year old child. When Yang Rui saw her, he immediately facepalmed.
"I'll raise her. I'll just treat it as if I'm raising her for their father." Yang Rui secretly planned. However, no matter what, his reputation would be ruined!
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