The Han Dynasty followed the Zhou rites, the Zhou system of weddings, established in the Western Zhou Dynasty when Lile opened the country, carried forward in the autumn and Warring States period in the style of the monarch, enriched in the Qin and Han dynasties after the great unification, and maintained the pure system until the end of the Han Dynasty. The wedding is held at dusk, so it is called "dusk".

The customs of the Han Dynasty pay attention to 'respect and prudence, and then kiss it', as a great gift of humanity, a great gift of etiquette, and the weekly wedding pays attention to the solemnity and generosity of etiquette.

The festive atmosphere is not absent, but it is reflected in solemnity, Wang Yu is a prince, and his wedding will naturally not be the same as the folk wedding, mixed with many vulgar ceremonies.

All in all, this wedding made Wang Yu feel very fresh, anyway, there are a lot of celebrities and scholars in Qingzhou, and he doesn't need to make these by himself, Suo Xing just brought a pair of eyes, and then he could follow suit.

The steps of the ritual system are roughly divided into three stages: pre-wedding ceremony, formal wedding, and post-wedding ceremony. The whole wedding can be summarized as "six rites": Nacai, asking for names, najib, najib, and inviting periods, five kinds of pre-wedding ceremonies, plus the personal welcome at the wedding, that is, the so-called "six rites".

The previous ones have little to do with Wang Yu, during this time, he is guiding craftsmen to improve papermaking, and discussing economic issues with Guoyuan, Mi Zhu and others, and he is very busy.

If you really want him to come forward, you have to start with welcoming your relatives.

Under the fiddling of his entourage, Wang Yu put on a knight, dressed in a Xuanduan suit, with a red sè on his feet, and a silk sè dress decorated with the lower edge of the black sè, filled with ears, jade, and saber.

The Zhou ceremony is still black, and the newlyweds' dresses are mainly black, symbolizing dignified and solemn. It is completely different from Wang Yu's familiar red red costume of embroidered dragons and phoenixes, although the etiquette is not cumbersome. But the solemn atmosphere made him feel very awkward.

Before the in-person greeting, there is still a procedure to go. The father of the bridegroom was to give a feast for his son, and at the same time to invite the guests and friends who came to watch the ceremony and congratulate him.

In addition to Tao Qian, Gongsun Zhan also sent envoys, in addition, Liu Dai, Cao Cāo, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, these are enemies or friends, and the princes with ambiguous relationships have also sent envoys to congratulate. Zhang Miao visited in person.

The most surprising thing for Wang Yu was that Lu Bu actually sent someone as well.

However, this person was very awkward, obviously it was an opportunity to show favor and get closer, but he asked the envoy to just congratulate Diao Chan, and put Wang Yu, the groom, aside.

In this regard, the generals under Wang Yu's tent were very annoyed, and Wang Yu himself didn't care much. He knew Lu Bu too well. This guy is such a strange person, he can send someone to give a gift, which is already a big face. If you look forward to more, you will have to look forward to Shu.

This process is similar to that of the wedding feast in later generations, and the groom is allowed to move around as he pleases. Because of Wang Yu's identity, the atmosphere of this banquet became more and more solemn.

The first to find Wang Yu was Yan Xiang. After the routine greetings, he began to pour bitter water.

"After the prince goes. The situation in Nanyang has taken a turn for the worse, and it is out of control! After receiving reinforcements from Cao Cāo, Zhou Ang's arrogance became more and more arrogant, and it was not enough to occupy the land of Chen Guo, and then he started the idea of Yingchuan and Runan! Coupled with the attacks of Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew and Liu Biao from the southwest and two directions, it is difficult for my lord to take care of it, and he is quite weak to parry, and he hopes that the prince and Hou Nian will fight side by side in the friendship ......"

"Wait," Yuan Shu's decline was not new news, and Wang Yu also listened to it without a match, until Yan Xiang said that he had a sudden movement in his heart: "You said that Liu Biao attacked Nanyang?" What about General Sun? ”

"Well, don't you know, Prince?" Yan Xiang had a bitter face, but he was nervously thinking in his heart.

In fact, as early as before the news of Wang Yu's wedding reached Nanyang, he had already left, and even the gifts were prepared on the road, and he originally came to ask for help.

He thinks that at a wedding, things that were difficult to do could be easier to do with joy, but if you tell the truth, the timing seems to be a bit wrong.

While pondering the words, he said slowly: "The battle situation in Xiangyang was originally quite smooth, General Sun broke Huang Zu's army, crossed the river smoothly, drove directly to Xiangyang City, and surrounded Xiangyang City, just because the city is high and deep, and the grain and grass in the city are also sufficient, so the city cannot be broken for a while......

He didn't expect to be able to deceive Wang Yu, but he just deliberately skipped the specific time, but fortunately, Wang Yu didn't care about these either.

"And then?"

"And then?" Yuan Xiang's face was even more bitter, "Liu Jingsheng used Kuai Yue's strategy, with General Sun taking the lead in every battle, set up an ambush in Da Xian Mountain, and then sent Liu Biao from Liu Pan as the commander, and proposed a brigade Jing Rui to go out of the city to fight at night, and led General Sun to the foot of Da Xian Mountain with a trick of defeat, and then ...... Alas! ”

Finally, he let out a long sigh, and the sigh was full of endless sadness.

"It turns out that General Sun has already ......" Wang Yu was a little gloomy.

Although he had known this result for a long time, Wang Yu still felt a sense of melancholy when he heard Yan Xiang's personal confirmation. Sun Jian's weakness, Xu Rong had already pointed it out, but he didn't expect that he would repeat the mistake of the past, the last time he had Zu Mao to save his life, this time he even took his life.

On the other hand, Huang Zhong breathed a sigh, the veteran is a rather stubborn person, although it has been a long time, he still regards Sun Jian as an enemy of life and death.

Although he was hit by dozens of arrows, General Sun did not die at the beginning, but after injuring the main general, the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou took advantage of the situation to besiege them, and the soldiers and horses of Jiangdong were defeated, and those who finally escaped from the river did not survive. If it weren't for General Sun Xiao's bravery, he first broke Huang Zu's soldiers and horses and captured them alive, and then protected the seriously wounded General Sun and fought and retreated, the Jiangdong Army was afraid that the whole army would have been wiped out. ”

Yan Xiang sighed again: "Although General Sun escaped with his life, after all, he was too seriously injured, and he ...... when he saw it Even if Bo Fu really found a miracle doctor, Jiangdong Army lost most of it, and Zhou Ang of Yuzhou was aggressively pressing, and it was impossible to sustain it now. ”

Didn't die on the spot? Wrong in the book again?

Wang Yu was slightly stunned, turned his head to Huang Zhong with a look of indignation, and suddenly understood:

If he hadn't appeared, Huang Zhong would have gone south to vote for Liu Biao, but then somehow went to Changsha again. Maybe, Huang Zhong in his previous life was among the night raiders. With his archery skills, mixed with random arrows. Let's take a look, don't say it's Sun Jian. Even Lu Bu has to be tricked.

I just don't know where Hua Tuo is at this time, if he happens to wander to Nanyang, maybe ......

Sun Ce's debut seems to have been advanced, and has become the only bright spot of the Jiangdong Army in the Battle of Xiangyang, if he doesn't interfere, what will happen to him next? Will he follow the trajectory of his previous life, go to Jiangdong, or replace Sun Jian. Fighting for Yuan Shu in the Central Plains?

When he thought about it, Yan Xiang seemed to say something again, but Wang Yu didn't listen to it at all, he was completely immersed in the imagination of history.

"Peng Juxian's nephew, in fact, General Highway's proposal, you might as well consider it, that Cao Mengde is not an ordinary person, when General Ri Runan Xu once commented that this person is: a capable minister who governs the world, and a hero in troubled times. Nearly a short period of time. Although he has been suppressed by you in everything, but by now, he is already full-fledged, if he continues to let it go. Sooner or later, it will become a problem for the henchmen! ”

It was Zhang Miao who interrupted Wang Yu's thoughts, although Wang Yu didn't hear what Yan Xiang said later, but. It can be easily analyzed from Zhang Miao's words.

Yuan Shu was stunned and helpless. I can only beg myself in a low voice. If he moves westward, Cao Cāo will definitely return to the lair. In this way, Yuan Shu could calmly face Zhou Ang and cut off Yuan Shao's hand stretched out to Yuzhou first.

After Cao Cāo took Dongjun, he went south and annexed Jiyin and Chen Liu, so he joined forces with Zhou Ang and attacked Yingchuan.

On the issue of the direction of the Qingzhou Army's attack, these two had the same opinion, and both advocated that Wang Yu should advance westward.

Cao Cāo was driven by Yuan Shao, had to fight south with the main force of soldiers and horses, only Xiahou Chun's thousands of soldiers and horses remained in the East County, as long as the Qingzhou army arrived, it would be like boiling soup and snow, and the East County could go down every day. Later, the virtuous nephew or attacked Yuan Shao with General Gongsun in the north and south, or attacked Cao Cāo and Zhou Ang with General Gonggao, and then divided the land of Yan and Yu equally, wouldn't it be better than trapping Qingzhou? ”

Zhang Miao said with a lotus tongue, and tried his best to persuade him: "Although this uncle has no skills, he still has a little thin face in Dongjun, and when the Qingzhou army arrives, there will be an echo, as long as the virtuous nephew excludes Liu Gongshan's interference, Dongjun can get it at his fingertips!" Virtuous nephew, I am close friends with you, and I have no ambition, this time I am only to get rid of the thief, and I have no other intentions, you must not miss the opportunity! ”

"Uncle's intentions, a certain know, there is no doubt, but the affairs of the military state, the land of death and life, must not be investigated in detail, and the uncle will let a certain think about it." Zhang Miao's sincerity, Wang Yu can confirm that with the current strength of the other party, it is unlikely that he will compete with him, at most, he will take advantage of Dongjun and occupy a dangerous position on his side.

However, it is not difficult to take Dongjun, what is difficult is how to keep Dongjun after that.

It was a place where enemies were on all sides, and once Gongsun Zhan made a mistake, he would be attacked by Yuan Shao and Cao Cāo from both sides, and maybe there would be more Lu Bu or Xiliang Army.

Yuan Shu can't count on it, this person can only share weal and woe, not wealth and prosperity.

When Zhang Miao proposed that he and Yuan Shu divide Yuzhou equally, Yan Xiang's eyes flashed with a hint of ambiguity. The latter should not have expected that after he came back to his senses, he kept observing his expression with the corner of his eye, so he couldn't help revealing his true thoughts.

Wang Yu didn't plan to fight alone, instead of being a leading bird and arousing everyone's attention, it was better to fight side by side with Gongsun Zan in Hebei and reap the benefits of Yuan Shao.

However, this can only be said to one's own people, and there is no need to say it so clearly to outsiders. As long as you don't make a move, put on a posture that is both heartwarming and scruples, you can meet the source left and right and reap the benefits, which is exactly the reason for surrendering without a fight.

Seeing that Wang Yu put on a hesitant look, Zhang and Yan persuaded them even more vigorously. Compared with Zhang Miao's benefits, Yuan Shu's conditions are more strange, and he mentioned his unfulfilled wish to be Qiao Mao.

"The Qiao family in Anhui County has been famous for generations, although Qiao Yuanwei died at the hands of Liu Gongshan, but after he discussed the marriage with you, he repaired the letter and went home. After Qiao Gong received the letter, he also agreed, but Gongwei was at the beginning of his funeral, and he was not allowed to advance for a while. Qiao Gong and the old lady are old friends, Lujiang Taishou Liu Xun is also a disciple of the Yuan family, my lord intends to be an iceman, Yucheng is ...... this matter"

Wang Yu couldn't cry or laugh, Yuan Shu's brain circuit is really different, using someone else's daughter to do favors for himself, inviting reinforcements, and then mentioning it at his wedding, this kind of strange thing, sure enough, only a strange person like Yuan Highway can do it.

Yan Xiang himself blushed a little.

This is before he leaves. Yuan Shu's prescribed conditions, now said. It's a bit out of place indeed. But the lord was reluctant to get the land in Yuzhou, and he was in urgent need of reinforcements. Wang Yu has a romantic reputation, and it seems that he is so close at the moment, if he doesn't try to push it, won't he miss the opportunity in vain?

"Since she is a concubine, with the identity of the Qiao family, it is naturally difficult to choose the daughters of the concubines, but among the daughters of the Qiao family, there are quite a few who have the appearance of the country. The prince can choose any of them...... As soon as the prince touches the path to Lujiang, this matter can be done, and a happy event a year, why not do it? ”

"Rong's thoughtful ......" Wang Yu sweated profusely.

If the quality is insufficient, make up for the quantity? I don't care about my identity or anything, but, wait, the Qiao family in Lujiang Wancheng? Sounds familiar.

After persuading for a long time, Zhang Miao and the others were also dry-mouthed. Seeing that he couldn't succeed for a while, he had to shake his head and step aside, so as not to push too hard. annoyed Wang Yu.

As soon as Wang Yu's side was empty, Cheng Yu came up over there.

Now, Cheng Yu has voted for Cao Cāo. In this regard, Wang Yu can only express regret.

In Huaxia. Fame and strength are all important, but beyond that. Interpersonal relationships are more important, Yuan Valve's power is great, although it is inseparable from his family's reputation, but more important is the messy relationship between protégés and in-laws.

Taking Cheng Yu as an example, he can have some relationship with Cao Cāo, Liu Dai, and Yuan Shao, both far and near, but he is better than Cao Cāo. And Taishan Wang's family and Cheng Yu basically belong to the relationship that cannot be beaten, so although Wang Yu's current situation is better than Cao Cāo's, Cheng Yu is unwilling to take the initiative to come to work.

Compared with Cheng Yu, Wang Yu regretted Xun Yu even more.

The Yingchuan Xun clan is intertwined in the local area, but all the slightly famous taxis have some unclear relationship with his family. Therefore, getting Xun Yu is equivalent to getting a talent pool, especially after Cao Cāo went south to Yingchuan, the local scholars came to vote one after another, and Cao Cāo's power grew rapidly.

In fact, Qingzhou is similar, the scholars also recommend each other, a Wang Xiu came, and Guo Yuan was recommended, and Guo Yuan later recommended a few classmates, all of whom were quite talented and similar to Guo Yuan's style.

It's just that there are too few celebrities in Qingzhou who have left their names for future generations, and most of these people Wang Yu have never heard of their names. One of them, Dai Xiao, has almost the same knowledge in the field of agriculture as Guo Yuan, and if it weren't for Guo Yuan's recommendation, he would only be buried.

Therefore, Wang Yu does not regret it, if he has missed it, he will let him go. Now that he has integrated into this era, he can think about things with the thinking of the Han Dynasty, and he can ensure that he will not make mistakes in the future.

"Dong Ah Cheng Yu, I have seen the prince."

"Mr. Zhongde, I've been looking up for a long time." Although he is a literati, Cheng Yu is very tall, Wang Yu is already a majestic person, Cheng Yu is a few inches taller than him, which makes Wang Yu rarely experience the feeling of looking up at people.

Cheng Yu is not only tall, but also very straightforward, and asked bluntly: "Yu is presumptuous, dare to ask the prince, is the two of them persuading the prince to go west to Yanzhou?" ”

"Yes and what, and what is not?" Wang Yu secretly raised the name of Jing Ti, the shadow of the tree, even among Cao Wei's several great strategists, Cheng Yu is also one of the most powerful in the limelight. At the moment, Jia Xu is not around, and in the face of this person, it is not okay to be careless.

"Yu tasted and heard: If two tigers fight, there will be an injury. There are clouds again: the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind. Yu Sizhi, I think so, I don't know what the prince wants? Cheng Yu didn't answer the rhetorical question.

"There is some truth," Wang Yu did not show weakness, and as soon as he changed his words, he also asked rhetorically: "However, if the praying mantis moves fast enough, maybe it can swallow the cicada, turn into an eagle falcon, and hunt yellow finches instead, what does Mr. Zhongde think?" ”

"Isn't the prince a bully?" Cheng Yu laughed, glanced at the corner of the hall as if inadvertently, and said: "The prince has close contacts with the Mi family in the East China Sea, forgive the family of the merchants, what is worthy of the frequent attention of the prince?" Is it just because of a daughter? Obviously, the drunkard of the prince does not mean to drink. ”

Wang Yu was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "What does Brother Meng De mean?" ”

"In today's world, although there are many who are dominant for a while, but the rest are busy, only the prince and my lord can be called heroes!"

Seeing that the sky was getting late and the auspicious time was approaching, Cheng Yu didn't have time to talk about the stakes in detail, so he hurriedly took out the top hat prepared in advance, and said bluntly: "Instead of the two families fighting and letting others pick up the cheap, it is better for the two families to form an alliance, leave Liu Dai as a buffer, and not hand over the troops for the time being, wait for the situation in the world to be clear, and then decide the winner, or become the north and south dynasties, and divide the world equally, what is it?" ”

Within Cao Jun, the current mainstream opinion is that Wang Yu's next expansion direction is Xuzhou.

This is very understandable, Tao Qian is old, and his authority is not very stable, rather than falling in love with the stack, and finally beating the chickens and eggs, it is better to send a favor to the juniors. In addition to having a good reputation, Wang Yu is a person who values love, and there will definitely be rewards in the future.

At present, the easiest thing in Xuzhou is the Mi family, who was born as a businessman. Cao Cāo's staff is not stupid, and they will not think that Wang Yu is eye-to-eye with the Mi family, just for a woman, and the target is only, and can only be Xuzhou.

Therefore, Cheng Yu used metaphors to point out the situation in the Central Plains, and then broke Wang Yu's mind of plotting Xuzhou, wanting to take the opportunity to reach a collegiate agreement. Of course, this collegial agreement is fragile, but it is true that the two sides do not have the strength to attack each other at present, and it is better to use collegial agreement to maintain a fragile peace than to be suspicious.

As for what will happen in the future, then let's talk about it in the future, the so-called autumn unrighteous war, how can we guarantee tomorrow today?

Wang Yu looked at Cheng Yu expressionlessly, as if he was very unhappy, but in fact, he was snickering in his stomach.

Cao Cāo and his advisers are resourceful, but after all, they can't escape the limitations of this era, and they will attack Xuzhou sooner or later, but it is certainly not now. Take advantage of the enemy's error in judgment, can you make some money?

"Lord, the auspicious time has arrived......" Before he could come up with a reason, he was interrupted by the servant, and when he turned his head, he saw his father waving at him.

The house is full of friends, the guests are like clouds, combined with the current weather of Qingzhou, and the bright future of children and grandchildren, Lao Wang Kuang is also full of relief, and his face is full of gratifying smiles. Seeing that Jin Wuxi was slanting, but his son was not in place, the old man was a little anxious.

Wang Yu made a gesture to ask his father to wait, turned his head, and said, "Yu Wen: There is a fish in Beiming, and its name is Kun...... Turned into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng's back, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is, and it flies angrily, and its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky......"

"......" Cheng Yu was dumbfounded, not knowing what Wang Yu's intention was to suddenly lead Zhuang's getaway.

"Such a big bird, flying from the sky, the momentum is naturally amazing, there is an owl that happened to catch the prey, very frightened, very anxious, it 'croak' to the sky, for fear that Kunpeng will come to take its dead mouse, in fact, Kunpeng is so big, how can a dead mouse eat?"

Ignoring Cheng Yu's instantly snow-white face, Wang Yu smiled faintly, turned around and walked towards Wang Kuang, the person had already left, and his voice was still there: "Mr. Zhongde, please tell Brother Meng De, there is no need to discuss or anything, wouldn't it be nice to come to the battlefield to reunite, and then talk about male and female?" (To be continued.) )