Chapter 167 Not Very Polite
"Come on, let's not talk about military affairs. Let's drink and congratulate Brother Liu on the birth of his son."

"Yes, yes, yes, congratulations, Brother Liu, let's go."

"Done, done."

The four of them drank the wine, and Liu Xuanji also opened up and said, "Monk, you have been a layman for a long time, it's almost time for you to get married. And Zhang San, you are a monk who has just been a layman, but you haven't married yet, what are you waiting for?"

Zhang Jian and Lao Zhu did not expect Liu Xuan to bring up this topic. As a result, the two of them looked at each other first, and then looked at Li Yuanhui.

Li Yuanhui was also speechless, "No, why are you all looking at me for this matter?"

Zhang Jian drank a glass of wine and said, "I was actually married a few years ago, but my wife had a hemorrhage when she gave birth, and both of them died. So I didn't rush to remarry."

When Lao Liu heard this, he immediately poured a glass of wine for Zhang Jian, and then said apologetically, "Brother Zhang, I didn't know about these things. I'm sorry."

Zhang Jian just smiled and drank the wine to indicate that he didn't want to dwell on it.

Old Zhu touched his head habitually. His hair was already very long, but he couldn't tie it up like the other three. "I haven't thought about it. There are 3,000 people in this camp. I have to take care of their eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. How can I think about my wife?"

The three of them laughed when they heard this.

Because when it comes to managing people or commanding the army, among the few people, Li Yuanhui was born into a noble family. He learned military tactics and military drills since he was a child. He also had the care of his elders, the support of noble people, and the guidance of famous teachers. After several years of practice, he is now at the level of a general.

Needless to say, Old Liu has been in the army for more than ten years, so no matter how dumb he is, he has figured out the things in the camp.

As for Zhang Jian, he also came from a wealthy family. He did not need to learn how to manage people, and he had read a lot of military strategies, so he was able to become a qualified commander very quickly after joining the army.

Only Old Zhu was a monk before he took command of the troops. Although he made rapid progress this year, his foundation was too poor. He had just managed 800 people when he suddenly had 2,200 more people under his command. The difficulty of commanding the army increased exponentially.

Old Zhu also had to catch up to ensure that he would not fall behind too much. However, everyone was very optimistic about his potential and learning ability, especially Li Yuanhui.

Everyone drank to their heart's content. Liu Xuanji was so happy that he couldn't express it in words. Although Old Zhu had just been scolded, he forgot all the unpleasantness after drinking the wine. Li Yuanhui was also very happy for Liu Xuanji. At the same time, he felt that Old Liu was becoming more and more closely bound to the Li family.

As for Zhu Yuanhui, he actually had the idea of ​​a marriage alliance, but now was not the right time.

Besides, maybe Mr. Zhu will have a good marriage, but this forced marriage is not a happy one.

However, Zhang Jian seemed to be worried about something at the table, and looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Li Yuanhui thought that it was probably because they were in front of Lao Liu and Lao Zhu, and some things might not be convenient to say, so he did not ask any further questions.

Sure enough, the next day, before noon, Li Yuanhui, who was handling military affairs, heard a guard come to report that General Da Zhang wanted to see him.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanhui hurriedly invited someone in.

Zhang Jian entered the inner hall and saluted first. Upon seeing this, Li Yuanhui hurriedly asked someone to serve tea and seats, and asked the attendants to leave.

"General, you and I are old acquaintances. I have something to ask you."

Li Yuanhui smiled and said, "Just say what you want to say. Brother Zhang is not such a blunt person."

Zhang Jian paused for a moment before continuing, "My family met with Cao Rong, the King of Wu of the Pseudo-Wei Dynasty, some time ago. He also sent 5,000 dan of grain and 100 dan of coarse salt as a gift. Today, Zhang has come to apologize."

After saying that, Zhang Jianyou stood up and prepared to bow.

Li Yuanhui stood up directly from his seat and pushed Zhang Jian back onto the chair.

"I've known about this for a long time. Although your Zhang family is not one of the top ten famous families in the world, it is also a big family in the south, the richest in Yangzhou. If Cao Ze and his son don't try to win over your Zhang family, I'd find it strange. As for the five thousand dan of grain and one hundred dan of coarse salt, they are just a drop in the bucket for your Zhang family, so I won't dwell on it. And your fifth uncle asked Zhen'e to serve under me, so I trust you two brothers. And if the Zhang family wants to leave a way out and give Cao Ze a gift, it's not a big deal. Don't dwell on it, but you and Zhen'e are both my generals now, so you can't do anything opportunistic on the battlefield."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian immediately clasped his fists and said, "General, you have been so kind to me. You gave me an official position and made me a general when I was still a commoner. This is a great favor. Even if I die, I will never be able to repay you even a little bit."

Li Yuanhui laughed and said, "Hahaha, Brother Zhang, you are too kind. You are too kind. You and I have known each other since we were little. The world is in chaos today. We occupy Jianghuai. We should work together to overcome the chaos and protect the country and the people. We should not submit to the will of a man."

"The general has lofty ambitions. Zhang Jian will go through fire and water for you without hesitation." When Zhang Jian heard what Li Yuanhui said, he immediately became excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and immediately expressed his position.

Li Yuanhui naturally went along with it and tried to comfort him, "With Brother Zhang's help, great things can be expected. Hahaha." Zhang Jian nodded, and then said, "By the way, General, there is one more thing."

Li Yuanhui said: "Go ahead."

Zhang Jian was even more embarrassed than before, but after thinking about the instructions given by his grandfather, uncle, and uncles during his trip back to Guangling, as well as the attitude shown by his sister, he could only make up his mind and ask, "General, do you still remember my sister?"

Li Yuanhui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and thought of the cold and beautiful woman in Jiangdu City, "Brother Zhang, are you talking about your sister Zhang Jiuniang? I still have some impression of her."

Actually, I feel a little embarrassed when talking about Li Yuanhui. After all, I only met her once. But she was indeed a stunning beauty, so I still remember her clearly.

When his brother asked him about it, he said he remembered it as if he was the one who was thinking about it.

But, I do remember and I have thought about her. After all, who wouldn't like such a beauty?

But it was just admiration, and Li Yuanhui had no bad intentions. After all, in his eyes, Zhang Jian and Zhang Zhen'e were the future right-hand men of the Zhang family, both were talented generals, so he had to treat them with courtesy.

He was married, had a wife, and a princess of Dayan. So it was a bit too much for him to still be thinking about his own sister.

The Zhang family is not a small family, how could they allow their daughter to be a concubine to others? Unless the man is a prince, Li Yuanhui does not think he is qualified.

Therefore, he would not rashly make such unreasonable demands and cause his generals to become alienated from him.

After all, beauty, no matter how hard it is to come by, is not as important as the foundation and people's hearts in front of you.

Who knew that when Zhang Jian opened his mouth, Li Yuanhui would just stop talking.

"Since my sister met the general in Jiangdu, she has always remembered the general's kindness in saving her. She came to Hefei these days. Since there are many changes in the city, she stayed on the boat in Chaohu Lake. My sister wanted to invite the general to have a chat to repay the general's kindness."

After hearing this, Li Yuanhui was petrified. The words were very obscure, but the meaning was already very clear.

Zhang Jian was a little uncomfortable, because he felt that his career was something he had to work hard for. Could he use his sister as a concubine to improve his career?

Zhang Jian definitely didn't want to do this, no matter what he said.

But his grandfather, uncle and uncles in the family all told him about this, hoping to establish a deeper relationship with the Zhennan General's Mansion through marriage.

There are not many girls in the family who have not been engaged. In fact, Zhang Jiuniang was engaged before, but her father's family was executed for being involved in a treason case.

Therefore, the marriage of Jiu Niang is also difficult to handle. Then there is Shisi Niang from Fifth Uncle's family and Ten Niang from Fourth Uncle's family.

Neither of these two cousins ​​is docile by nature. After all, General Li has a wife, so the elders in the family prefer Jiu Niang, who is gentle in nature and soft on the outside but strong on the inside.

Zhang Jian originally thought that if Jiu Niang didn't want to, he would rather disobey his grandfather and uncle than let Jiu Niang become his concubine.

The result is. Agreed.

They actually agreed. This made Zhang Jian's mental preparation useless. He had originally planned to fight against the family head-on.

Now that the girl agrees with you, what should we do?
So Zhang Jian could only continue to prepare himself mentally, thinking about how to tell Li Yuanhui about this when he returned.

After all, offering his sister for fame is something that Zhang Jian, who attaches great importance to his reputation, cannot bear to part with.

But whether it was the requests of the family elders or the girl herself, he had no choice but to do it.

Li Yuanhui was stunned for a moment, then said: "Brother Zhang, you also know that my situation is not appropriate, right?"

Zhang Jian said, "I know the general is in a difficult situation, but my sister is really concerned about the general. Why don't we wait until we meet and make a decision?"

Now that things have come to this, what else can Li Yuanhui say?

Refuse? That's too rude.
(End of this chapter)