Before and After the Wedding (I)
Guo Jia accompanied the messenger back to Wuling."The current Pingnan General, Southwest Recruiting Envoy, and Marquis of Yicheng Pavilion, Jin Xuan, have made great contributions to pacifying the Miao people. I am hereby promoted to Pingnan Marquis. Pingnan General, Southwest Recruiting Envoy, and I am hereby granted the title of General's Office in Changsha. I am in charge of the administrative and military affairs of Wuling, Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling. Han Xuan, prefect of Changsha, and Zhao Fan, prefect of Guiyang, were very talented. They handed over the government affairs on the same day and returned to Beijing for another appointment. The above table reported that all the officials had made great contributions after investigation, and Zhuge Liang was appointed as the political counselor of the General's Office to assist the government affairs of the four prefectures of Pingnan Marquis. Guan Yu served as the Military Counsellor of the General's Office, assisting the military affairs of the four counties of Pingnan Marquis. He appointed Pang Tong as prefect of Changsha, Guo Jia as prefect of Lingling, Xu Shu as prefect of Guiyang, and Zhuge Jin as prefect of Wuling. Zhang Fei was the garrison of Changsha, Zhao Yun was the garrison of Wuling, Zhang Liao was the garrison of Guiyang, and Huang Zhong was the garrison of Lingling. Gan Ning was the commander of the navy, Dian Wei was the commander of the guards, Wei Yan was the guard of Jianping, and Xing Daorong was the guard of Red Cliff. Those who have military merit in this battle will be rewarded by Pingnan Marquis himself. Liu Du, Liu Xian father and son, do not do things well, so that there is a war disaster, on the spot beheaded. The wedding date was set on the 15th day of the 3rd month of the 4th year of Zhongping. Princess Zhurong was named Lady Pingnan, Lady Cai was named Lady Annan, Lady Diao was named Lady Shunnan, Lady Qiao (Da Qiao) was named Lady Nan, and Lady Qiao (Xiao Qiao) was named Lady Jingnan. I'm honored."
Following the imperial edict, Jin Xuan ordered Guan Yu and Dian Wei to lead 3,000 soldiers to Puyang to welcome the Qiao brothers to Wuling and marry them together.
Xu Shu invited Taishi Ci and brought his family to Wuling. Xu Shu and Taishi Ci were both famous dutiful sons of the Three Kingdoms. Only by settling down their families would they not have to worry about the future.
Jia Xu was not invited, and his excuse was that he had not completed his studies. Jin Xuan was a little angry and couldn't help but want to send troops to capture him. However, Jia Xu told Xu Shu that if he wanted to be an official, his first choice would be Marquis Pingnan. Jin Xuan arranged for Xu Shu to send people over to take a look. If Cao Cao was the first to arrive, it might bring great trouble on the battlefield. According to the historical records, Jia Xu was older than Guo Jia, but he was actually younger than Guo Jia. There were too many differences between the alternate dimensions and the records in the history books. It was really a headache.
The famous characters of the Three Kingdoms had been poached. The biggest problem was whether Zhou Yu could join the Golden Whirlwind team. It was obviously not the right time to attack River East. Firstly, there was no excuse, and secondly, they had not taken Lingling and the other three counties for long, so they still had to settle down for some time.
Mr. Zhang Zhongjing had also come. After hearing that he had read Hua Tuo's letter, he rushed over, travel-worn. The first thing he did when he arrived at Hui Wu Ling was to ask Hua Tuo for the copies of Human Bones and Human Organs. Hua Tuo was really something. He took two copies of the book in exchange for a capable assistant.
Jin Xuan was the most concerned about the recruitment hall's work. During this period of time, the results were obvious. Scholars from Sichuan, Jiangdong, and Jingxiang were all attracted by the Wuling New Deal.
Lu Su, Jiang Wan, Ma Liang, Ma Su, Jin Xuan was really thirsty for talents. As long as it was a talent, he would provide them with a platform to develop. Conquering the world might seem simple, but it was a list of trivial matters. This was only the affairs of the four counties. If the reform was to be carried out quickly in the four counties, apart from iron-fisted policies, what they lacked the most was talent. In this era, those who had studied for a few years were considered cultured people, but that did not mean that scholars were talents. Jin Xuan needed talents who were talented but not old-fashioned. The new policy needed talents who could flexibly apply policies and gradually improve the new policy through practice.
Fortunately, Jin Xuan had institutions, schools, and military schools that nurtured talents. The purpose of training talents in these places was to expand their minds and cultivate loyalty. Of course, the goal of loyalty was not the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but Jin Xuan.
The time for the wedding had finally arrived. Under the careful planning of Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, and the others, the entire wedding was especially grand. The Pingnan General's Mansion in Changsha had not been built yet, so the wedding was held in the Jin family's courtyard in Wuling.
Han Xuan and Zhao Fan did not move because Jin Xuan had recommended them. Although he had been brooding over the matter of Jin Xuan seizing his military power in the past, with Jin Xuan's recommendation this time, those unhappy things had already vanished into thin air. Early in the morning, the two of them rushed to the Golden Whirlpool Mansion.
Jin Xuan welcomed the two of them inside and suddenly remembered that Han Xuan had a younger brother called Han Hao. This person had a high appearance rate in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
"Governor Han, I heard that your younger brother is skilled in martial arts. Can you let him follow me to gain experience?”Jin Xuan asked him for the person.
Han Xuan was overjoyed when he heard this because Jin Xuan was a person who promoted his subordinates. The newly appointed prefects and guards of the four counties were all Jin Xuan's subordinates. "Since Marquis Pingnan has such intentions, I thank you."”
"Your brother, please go to my manor to find General Guan Yu. I will order General Guan Yu to make the arrangements.”After Jin Xuan finished speaking, he turned to Zhao Fan and asked,"Governor Zhao, I have a private matter to discuss after the banquet.”
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms once mentioned that Zhao Fan had a widowed sister-in-law who was beautiful and virtuous. He wanted to marry Zhao Yun, but was rejected by Zhao Yun. Presumably, this person must be a beauty. Zhuge Liang already had a wife. If this beauty was betrothed to Guo Jia or Zhao Yun, it would be another merit.
As the three of them chatted, the number of guests gradually increased. They arranged for the two of them to sit in the hall and went out to welcome the guests.
There were many guests, the city's squires, celebrities from all directions, and the prefects of the nearby counties sent people to congratulate them. Jin Xuan was young, occupied four counties, and was betrothed by the emperor, who wouldn't give him face?
When it was close to noon, Jin Xuan could not help but follow the wedding procedures. When it was time for the banquet, he was so tired that he felt like his bones were broken.
The banquet was quite lively. The civil officials, generals, friends, and guests from all over the world toasted. It was really a drunken feast. Jin Xuan drank until he was dizzy and did not know what was going on.
They spent their wedding night in a hangover. The next day, it was already late in the morning, but he still had a splitting headache. When she opened her eyes, she saw that she was sleeping in Cai Wenji's room. How did he come here and what did he do? Jin Xuan could not figure it out at all.
Just as he finished dressing, the gatekeeper came to report that Sir Zhao Fan had come to pay his respects. Jin Xuan avoided Wenji's resentful gaze and returned an apologetic smile before heading to the living room to welcome the guests.
After the ceremony, Jin Xuan went straight to the point." I heard that the prefect has a widowed sister-in-law. She is virtuous and talented. I would like to invite her to accompany me for a few days. What do you think?"”
"It is my sister-in-law's honor to be invited by the talented lady.”Zhao Fan felt flattered.
"In that case, thank you." Jin Xuan was in a good mood when he saw that the matter had been settled.
Then, the two of them talked about some official matters in the capital. Zhao Fan took his leave. --
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