Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

"I know Mr. Cai won't agree!"

Xu Shu was not surprised at all when he heard Zhang Mo tactfully relay Cai Yong's reasons for refusing the marriage proposal.

"But Zhaoji's attitude is very firm. What do you think about this?" Zhang Mo asked.

"The more he disagrees, the more I want to marry his daughter!" There was a hint of sarcasm in Xu Shu's gentle voice.

"You..." Zhang Mo looked at him suspiciously, "You didn't marry her just to get back at her father, did you?"

Zhang Mo always remembered that when he was bullied by thugs in Yangdi, this seemingly gentle man in front of him brought a few rangers to block the thugs in the alley and killed them directly. Although he has become a scholar in recent years, his arrogance as a ranger is still there.

Xu Shu chuckled, "Am I that kind of person? I'm a gentleman, but... it's true that I'm arguing with her father, and it's also true that I want to marry her. It's not easy to meet someone you can talk to, and if you miss it, you may not meet it again."

"As long as there's true love, it's good. Although her father seems a bit annoying this time, Zhao Ji is still a very nice person. She just came to explain and said she would marry you. If you don't want to see Mr. Cai's face, I can send you two out after the wedding so that you won't be in the same city with her father!"

"That's not necessary. I've suffered a lot of cold stares and differential treatment on the road to study, so I don't care about these things anymore. Your ideal is also my ideal. Intermarriage between children of aristocratic families and commoners is a good way to eliminate class constraints. Princess, perhaps you can take up matchmaking as a side job." Xu Shu joked.

Zhang Mo sweatdropped. "How could it be that easy? How many women like Zhao Ji are there in the world? And how many noble family members are willing to marry a woman without a family background?"

In this era, it is important for a woman to obey her husband after marriage. It is better for a girl from an aristocratic family to marry a commoner man. After all, the girl will belong to another family, and the father-in-law and mother-in-law can't do anything about it even if they look down on their son-in-law. But it is not easy for a commoner woman to marry a man from an aristocratic family. Zhang Mo imagined the scene of a young daughter-in-law being bullied by the evil mother-in-law, and suddenly she didn't want to marry Zhang Chunhua to Sima Yi anymore.

No matter how much she raises Chunhua's status, it cannot change the fact that she is an orphan and a maid. On the surface, the evil mother-in-law may be intimidated by the princess's power and dare not make things difficult for her, but secretly, relying on her status as an elder, she can do whatever she wants. As a princess, it is not appropriate for her to interfere in other people's family affairs every day even if she is more protective of them. Sima Yi will be caught between his mother and his wife, and it will be difficult for him to do so.

Sima Yi's father, Sima Fang, was not as spineless as Cai Yong. As far as Zhang Mo knew, he was a very strict father to his son and was very particular about dignity. Even after his son grew up, he still required that "he would not dare to enter unless he was told to, would not dare to sit unless he was told to, and would not dare to speak unless he was asked." Such a person would probably not agree to Sima Yi marrying a maid. Moreover, Chunhua's mother used to be a maid in the family of Jinyang Changshi, and the status of a servant born in a family was lower than that of a commoner.

"Well, let's talk about it later. Since you don't mind Mr. Cai's strange look, I'll do it for you two!"

"Thank you, Princess!"

"What are you thanking me for? I'll stay in Yecheng for the time being. Auntie is very anxious. I'll go talk to Mr. Cai tomorrow!"

Zhang Mo personally went to propose marriage, and Cai Yong did not dare to say no no matter how reluctant he was. The marriage of the two was smoothly settled. Aunt Xu was anxious to have a grandson, and hoped that the two could get married as soon as possible. However, Xu Shu did not want to let Cai Yan down, so he went through the steps of accepting the betrothal gifts, asking for the name, accepting the good news, accepting the betrothal gifts, and asking for the date. After everything was done, it was already September when the wedding was held.

During this period, Taishi Ci dealt with Song Jian and Cheng Gongying, stabilized Longxi and Jincheng, and swept away the remaining forces of Qiang and Di along the Hexi Corridor. It took a year to completely put down the rebellion in Liangzhou.

Zhang Mo redivided the administrative divisions of Liangzhou, Yongzhou, and Shanzhou, incorporating Beidi County into Shanzhou, and Anding County, Hanyang County, and Wudu County into Yongzhou. He appointed Xin Ping as the governor of Liangzhou, and the military affairs of Liangzhou were placed under the Yongzhou Military Region, under the command of Taishi Ci. Ma Chao was appointed as the commander of Hanyang County, concurrently in charge of Beidi County. Yan Xing was appointed as the commander of Jincheng County. Zhang He was transferred to be the commander of Wudu County, in charge of Wudu County and Longxi County. Zhang Ji was appointed as the commander of Wuwei County, in charge of the four northern counties.

"General Wenyuan has successfully captured all of Qingzhou. Zang Xuangao of Mount Tai has submitted a letter of surrender to the king. Wenyuan would like to ask for instructions on how to re-employ the troops of Mount Tai."

In the meeting hall of the Tulou in Yecheng, Du Fei reported the latest news to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu took the battle report and read it through, saying with great emotion, "Xuan Gao has finally lived up to my expectations!"

The king spoke as if Zang Ba was an old friend of his, which made Du Fei feel a little confused.

However, Zhang Mo knew why Lu Bu had such feelings. In history, when he was attacked by Cao Cao, Zang Ba led troops to help him. In his previous life, Lu Bu could be said to be an ungrateful person who could not be tamed, but in this life, what Lu Bu valued most was the friendship of helping in times of need and never leaving.

This is true for Mr. Chen and Gao Shun as well!

"Select 5,000 soldiers from Mount Tai to form a standing army, still commanded by Zang Xuanbo. The rest will return to civilian life. Mount Tai will be temporarily under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou. Ren Yuanhao will be appointed as the governor of Qingzhou, responsible for post-war governance. Wenyuan's army will be stationed in Qingzhou, and Xuan Gao will be appointed as the commander of Mount Tai County, and will be under the command of Wenyuan first." Lu Bu ordered.

"Yes!"

Du Fei accepted the order and bowed to retreat!

"So far, our Tang State has completely occupied the seven states of Qing, Ji, Bing, Shaanxi, Si, Yong, and Liang, plus the Chenliu and Taishan counties of Yanzhou. This has already partially surrounded Cao Mengde!"

Looking at the large piece of territory belonging to the Tang Dynasty on the map, Lu Bu looked very happy. This was something he had never dreamed of in his previous life. In this life, starting from occupying Bingzhou, it only took him seven years to destroy Yuan Shao, subdue Zhang Yan, and eliminate Ma Teng, Han Sui, Li Su, and Li Que. Looking back, it really seemed like a dream!

"Yes! Cao Mengde is half-surrounded by us. Anren and Zilong have plundered Dongjun several times during this period, making him restless."

At this point, Zhang Mo shook her head and laughed, "I used to think Mr. Wenhe's schemes were ruthless, but this time I realize that Ziyuan is a bit more generous. Not only did he rob people, he even thought of using the money and food he'd taken to recruit the people of Yanzhou who had been robbed. Cao Mengde is currently focusing his main forces in Runan to fight Yuan Shu, so he doesn't have time to pay attention to this area, so he actually managed to recruit quite a few people."

Lü Bu laughed heartily and said, "Using their money and food to settle them is truly despicable!"

"However, Cao Mengde also acted swiftly. In such a short period of time, he actually produced a large number of three-bow crossbows. Almost all of them were deployed in the border cities of Yanzhou. Our army could only wander around the villages."

"This is enough to make him anxious. Now that Liangzhou has been pacified and the Silk Road is open, our Tang merchant caravan can go to the Western Regions to do business and bring back the oil you mentioned. We can then give it to him along the way." Lu Bu said indifferently.

Zhang Mo said, "It's not that easy. The catapult can't throw as far as the crossbow. A few years ago, when Zhang Yan attacked Jinyang, his catapult was tripped by the treadle arrows."

"Then why don't you improve the catapult?"

Zhang Mo rolled her eyes. "Do you think I'm a god who knows everything?"

Lu Bu put his arm around her and said, "You are my God, Goddess!"

She looked up at him with a smile, "You are my idol too!"

As the couple shamelessly flattered each other, Zhang Chunhua's voice came from outside the door, "Your Majesty, Princess, Mr. Wenhe and his men are back!"