Chu Huan's wedding is coming, although he did not inform the officials of the state capitals and counties, but the officials in the area near Shuoquan still knew the news, so some officials sent congratulatory gifts in advance, everyone knows that Chu Huan does not like the officialdom, Chu Governor has always been based on talent first, and there will be no difference because of the weight of the gift, so the gifts sent to them are not heavy, but they also used some thought to express their blessings to Chu Du's wedding.

The place is far away, but there are not many people who know the way, and Chu Huan has already issued an order, and the officials of the state capitals and counties, from top to bottom, abide by their duties and act impartially, and there is no need to make a big deal because of the governor's wedding.

Chu Huan had thought about implementing the so-called examination method in his memory, but at present, Xiguan is not stable, everything can only be carried out slowly, and this decree has not been promulgated for the time being.

Although there will be no big fight, some people must be present, such as Pei Ji.

Pei Ji is Chu Huan's sworn brother, Chu Huan now has no parents and brothers, only one uncle Li Fuzi is still in Yunshan, Chu Huan after Shuoquan settled down, but Li Fuzi politely declined, only said that he was a southerner, not used to the climate of the relationship, and now he is still teaching students to read, reluctant to let go, not to mention that although there are only a few hundred miles from Xishan to Xiguan, but he is old and embarrassed to travel long distances, Chu Huan has no choice but to send someone to send some silver taels, this big wedding, also sent someone to go, But I don't know if my uncle will come, in case Master Li still refuses to come, naturally Pei Ji, the elder brother, is the elder, and compared to the situation on the southern front, the western front is not tense, after all, a lot of soldiers and horses are arranged on the western front, whether it is the officials and generals of the western front or the southern front, Chu Huan will not summon any of them, but Pei Ji must rush back, and after Pei Ji knows Chu Huan's wedding date, he arranged the military affairs in his hand, and the editor hurried back to Shuoquan.

The two brothers wanted to see it, Pei Ji naturally had to explain the defense of the Western Front to Chu Huan, and now the soldiers and horses on the Western Front are mainly distributed in Hulushan and Hezhou City.

Hezhou has several counties under its jurisdiction, but because of the weak troops, in this situation, it is certainly not a wise choice to divide troops to garrison, the strategy of the western front is to focus on defense, and the center of defense is mainly based on Hezhou City, Hulu Mountain as a natural obstacle, Pei Ji stationed a part of the troops there, as a constraint on the Tianshan army.

Inside and outside Hezhou City, a series of war preparations have been carried out, and on the Tianshan side, although there has not been much action, the soldiers and horses have already gathered part of the border area, and the Tianshan Army is dominated by cavalry, Chu Huan understands that if the Tianshan Army really wants to move, the speed is extremely fast, and the entire northwest, Tianshan's mobility ability is second to none.

"What do you think of Ganhou's movements?" Chu Huan finally asked.

Pei Ji said: "Although the Northwest Army's current equipment and logistics are poor, after all, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they are all fierce generals and brave soldiers on the battlefield, once the Northwest Army intervenes, things will be quite tricky." After a pause, he asked, "Second brother, do you have any news from Ganhou?" ”

Chu Huan nodded and said, "That's true." There was no one around, and he lowered his voice and said: "If the news is true, Zhu Lingyue sent someone to find Ganhou and prepare to marry Ganhou." ”

"In-laws?" Pei Ji frowned and said, "Where do you start with this?" ”

"Zhu Lingyue has secretly sent someone to ask Gan Hou for marriage, and Gan Hou has also agreed to marry his sister Gan Yujiao to Zhu Lingyue's younger brother Zhu Lingqi." Chu Huan's expression was solemn, "And the date has been roughly decided, just after the year." ”

Pei Ji let out an "oh" and said, "If that's the case, Gan Hou really wants to marry his sister to Tianshan, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop it." Although it is said that the relatives have to pass through our Xiguan territory, we can't act rashly...... If Gan Yujiao had any accidents on our ground, the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

Chu Huan nodded and said, "I think so too." Big brother, what benefits did Zhu Lingyue give to Gan Hou that he would agree to cooperate with Zhu Lingyue? ”

"It's hard to predict that the family is not going to work out at the moment." Pei Ji said: "Ganhou is not a stupid person, wouldn't it be more beneficial for him to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?" Could it be that he is taking this opportunity to ask for a price on both sides? ”

"The family matter has been confirmed, and this is Gan Yujiao herself who came to tell me."

"Miss Gan came here in person?" Pei Ji frowned slightly.

Chu Huan naturally didn't hide anything from Pei Ji, and immediately told the news of Gan Yujiao's coming, Pei Ji sighed: "It seems that Ganhou's knowledge is not as good as that of a woman." This Gan girl is a heroine...... Has Miss Nagan returned to the Northwest Camp now? Gan Yujiao can be regarded as having a temper, but after all, she is Ganhou's younger sister, and the eldest brother is the father. ”

"I also thought this matter was very tricky at the time, but Miss Gan thought of a way, I think this method is a bit nonsense, but at present, it is not a bad way." Chu Huan lowered her voice and said, "After Miss Gan came over, she did not return to the Northwest Camp, and she is still in Shuoquan. ”

"Oh?" Pei Ji asked softly, "In the house?" ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "Miss Gan also understands that if she returns to the Northwest Camp and insists on marrying her to Tianshan after doing it, she will not be able to resist. Although she has a great temper, as the eldest brother said, the eldest brother is the father, and the marriage is a major matter, and it is a matter of human relations, and Gan Yujiao can't resist Ganhou's meaning. So she simply stayed in Shuoquan, and if Ganhou couldn't see Miss Yujiao, she couldn't send her sister to marry Zhu Lingyue, and this family affair couldn't become a reality. ”

Pei Ji's eyes lit up slightly, and he smiled: "This is Miss Gan's idea?" ”

"On the way to Shuoquan, Miss Gan has already made such a plan." Chu Huan sighed: "In fact, she also understands that once Ganhou and Zhu Lingyue get married, the two families will share honor and disgrace, and Ganhou will not be fine, if Zhu Lingyue has a family like Ganhou with heavy soldiers, his wolf teeth will inevitably be exposed." ”

Pei Ji bowed slightly, "Zhu Lingyue is a wolf and wants to dominate the northwest, but he is jealous and does not dare to act rashly. If Gan Hou marries him, the strength in the hands of the two is enough to sweep the northwest, don't say that we are now meeting with Beishan soldiers, even if we really fight with Beishan, we will definitely not be their opponents. ”

"Exactly." Chu Huan said: "Big brother, with Zhu Lingyue's temperament, as long as Ganhou's sister is delivered, this family affair is a certainty, Ganhou can only advance and retreat with him, he has no worries, no matter what the situation between us and Beishan is, the Tianshan Army will inevitably make a big move." ”

"With Ganhou's support, he will inevitably intervene in our war with Beishan." Pei Ji deeply agreed with Chu Huan's words, "In the face of absolute strength, all factors have no value. ”

Chu Huan sighed: "So Miss Gan proposed this method, although I think it is inappropriate, but this is the best way at present." Without Gan Yujiao, the relationship between Ganhou and Zhu Lingyue would not be a reality, and in this case, Zhu Lingyue was not sure of Ganhou's thoughts, that is, he did not see the situation clearly, so he did not dare to send troops easily. ”

Pei Ji smiled: "I'm afraid that in this way, Zhu Lingyue's scruples will be deeper." Second brother, Miss Gan came to Shuoquan and hid here, Gan Hou naturally won't only know? ”

"According to Miss Gan, she secretly left the northwest camp and was disguised, and no one knew her whereabouts." Chu Huan said softly: "After she came to Shuoquan, I also kept her whereabouts strictly secret, if nothing else, neither Ganhou nor Zhu Lingyue would know her whereabouts, and maybe Ganhou would not have thought that Gan girl would secretly come to Shuoquan." ”

"That's right." Pei Ji said with a smile: "When the appointed day comes, Gan Hou can't hand over the person, and Zhu Lingyue's side will inevitably be suspicious." Zhu Lingyue is a suspicious person by nature, he may not think that Miss Gan is secretly hiding in order to resist this family business, but he is afraid that he will think that this is Ganhou making an obstruction, as long as this way, Zhu Lingyue has a jealousy of Ganhou, and he will definitely not send troops unscrupulously. ”

Chu Huan smiled: "That's right. As long as Zhu Lingyue is jealous and does not immediately send troops from the Western Front, our pressure will be much less, and we can concentrate on dealing with the war on the Southern Front. The longer Zhu Lingyue hesitated, the more time we spent on the southern front, and Miss Gan played the most crucial role in it. ”

Pei Ji bowed slightly, thoughtfully, and groaned slightly, before he said softly: "Then we must ensure the absolute safety of Miss Gan." There has never been an absolute thing in this world, and whether it is Zhu Lingyue or Gan Hou, they have eyes and ears in the northwest, and Miss Gan's hiding place must be extremely secret, and they must not be let know. ”

Chu Huan said softly: "I arranged for Miss Gan to be in an absolutely secret place, and they would definitely not think of it. Approaching Pei Ji's ear and whispering a few words, Pei Ji smiled: "I see, if it's over there, it's very secretive." It's just that even so, you must be careful, Miss Gan has a great role in the current situation, and there must be no negligence. ”

Time is slow and slow, fast and fast, in the festive atmosphere of Shuoquan City, Chu Huan's wedding date is approaching in a blink of an eye, because it is to marry the entry, Fan Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, specially made arrangements, Linlang lived in the mansion of the old lady Su the day before the wedding, and on the day of the wedding, she went out from the Su Mansion, and Lin Daier was under her consent, first recognized Qian Boyi, one of the seven surnames of Xiguan, as her father-in-law, and lived in the Qian Mansion one day in advance. But Chu Huan also knew that the number of people in Lu Dao was too small at that time, and the ceremony was too shabby, which really wronged her, so this time it was also a grand ceremony to make up for a formal ceremony, the Hong family surnamed Xiguan learned that Lin Daier worshiped Qian Boyi as her father-in-law and wanted to go out from the Qian family, and was regretting not catching up early, and heard Fan Xuan talk about it, that was without saying a word, he took the initiative to come to the door and asked to accept Su Niang as a righteous daughter, Fan Xuan, who was in charge of family affairs, naturally couldn't ask for it, and the Hong family also belonged to a wealthy family in the northwest, Hong Shengtao accepted Su Niang as a righteous daughter, and naturally did not wronged Su Niang, After Su Niang knew the Tao, she naturally had no objections.

In just a few days, Chu Huan's three wives all had a relationship with several major families in the seven surnames of Xiguan, but what made Chu Huan sad was that Mei Niang's fox Meizi had no news, Chu Huan sent Qi Hong to lead people to look for it everywhere, and the fox Meizi seemed to disappear out of thin air, with no whereabouts, which made him both bored and worried.

The night before the wedding, the top and bottom of the mansion carried out the last inspection, Fan Xuan was in the mansion, telling Chu Huan the procedures and related etiquette of the next day's wedding, and suddenly saw Qi Hong hurriedly coming over, and said: "Chu Du, someone sent a congratulatory gift!" ”

Chu Huan was not surprised, these days, there are not a few people who give gifts, and ordered: "Settle down in the hall to drink tea first." After I finished talking to Master Fan, I went to see him again. ”

"Chu Du, it's not ......!" Qi Hong was holding a wooden box in his hand, "It was not me who sent the gift, it was a child who sent it, saying that someone gave him a tael of silver and asked him to send the box over, and the child couldn't tell what the person looked like, in addition to the gift, there was also a letterhead ......!" He stepped forward, placed the wooden box on the table, and presented the letterhead with both hands.