Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

The sun, nearing noon, warmed everyone's skin. Zhang Mo explained the realities of the relationship between Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua to Sima Yi, saying, "I don't want Chunhua to be looked down upon or bullied by your parents, brothers, or even sisters-in-law. You two should call it a day! You're destined for great things, and I don't want you to worry about these trivial matters in the future. I certainly don't want Chunhua to be bullied."

Sima Yi was silent for a long time, then said sincerely, "No matter how others view her, I still want to marry her. I will protect her as the king protects you. I beg the princess to give her to me!"

"Do you really like him so much? Will you never get tired of him?" Zhang Mo looked at him doubtfully and asked seriously.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Lu Bu had his own system, Zhang Mo would never have believed that a powerful and influential ancient man would only love one woman for his entire life. She asked this today not to prevent Sima Yi from taking a concubine, but because she was afraid that he would dislike Chunhua in the future. After all, in history, Sima Yi doted on Madam Bai in his later years and was unwilling to even see his wife, and even called her an old thing.

Although Sima Yi is different now and Zhang Chunhua is no longer the same Zhang Chunhua, Zhang Mo still finds it hard to believe that he can live his whole life without despising her.

When men are young and in love, they can make any vows. But when life slowly wears away the passion and returns to the ordinary, men with better character will treat their wives with respect. Men with worse character will be like Sima Yi in history, who would get bored when he sees his old wife. Chunhua did not have a good background to begin with, and if she lost her husband's love, her life would be even more difficult. Or perhaps she would fall out of favor before she gets old and become a resentful woman in the inner chamber.

Instead of this, it is better to marry someone of matching status. Even if there is no love, Chunhua will not be bullied. There are not so many rules in a big family, and she can still continue to work.

Sima Yi vowed, "I will love and protect her forever and will never abandon her!"

Zhang Mo had asked Chunhua before, and her answer was that if Sima Yi dared to marry her against her parents' wishes, she would dare to marry him!

"In that case, go write to your parents and ask them. If they are willing to accept Chunhua, I won't stop them."

Sima Yi said, "My biological mother is no longer with us, so my stepmother won't care about me too much. It doesn't matter if my father doesn't agree. I will bring Chunhua with me after I get married, and we won't see each other more than a few times a year."

"Well, since you two are so insistent, I won't try to break you up. I just hope you remember your promise!"

"I will never forget it!"

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Two days later, Yecheng.

After reading the information and tasks sent by Zhang Mo Feiying, Xun Chen asked Jia Xu in confusion, "How can the princess know so much about people as far away as Ba County? Is this information reliable?"

Jia Xu had a nonchalant expression on his face. "That's nothing. Back when she was in Jinyang, she knew about me, who was far away in Liangzhou. It was she who asked the king to come and get close to me. She also knew my temper so well. Isn't that amazing?"

"Also, when the Guandong princes fought against Dong Zhuo, she went to Hanoi pretending to be a shaman and tricked Yuan Benchu, Xu Ziyuan, and Feng Yuantu into thinking she was an immortal. Isn't that amazing?"

"Also, when she sent people to Jingzhao Yin to intercept Du Bohou, she was always successful, and she even intercepted such a talented person who could govern the area. Isn't that amazing?"

Xun Chen nodded repeatedly at the repeated "amazing!", but also became even more puzzled. "Could the princess really be a reincarnated fairy, able to see into the secrets of heaven? And she and the king can communicate with each other, it's truly amazing!"

"It's truly magical, but this could also be due to the deep affection between the King and the Princess. As for whether it's the reincarnation of a fairy..."

Jia Xu said mysteriously, "I think it must be so. Whenever there is trouble in the world, God will send an immortal down to save the people of the world, such as the son of the Red Emperor, the White Water Immortal."

"It makes sense!"

Xun Chen nodded in agreement and returned to the topic. "According to the information the princess sent, it shouldn't be difficult to recruit this person. I'm just afraid that it's just as she said. I've wasted a lot of time talking, only to be intercepted by the Eastern Wu. Mr. Wenhe is a man of wisdom and strategy. Is there anything you can teach me?"

Jia Xu said modestly, "I don't dare to call myself a wise man, but... I do have a solution for this matter."

Xun Chen bowed, "Please teach me, sir!"

Jia Xu twirled his beard and said, "Dongwu and Jingzhou have a feud. If Sun Bofu thinks Gan Xingba's fleet is from Liu Jingsheng, I think he will definitely try to stop them. As long as we let them fight and make them enemies, the matter will be settled."

Xun Chen nodded in agreement. "This method is very good, but... with Gan Xingba's current military strength, can he defeat the Eastern Wu?"

"You should go over and find out the details first, to see how many warships and naval forces he has. If they are too few..." Jia Xu pondered for a moment, "You can try to get him to ask Liu Jingsheng for more."

"What if we still can't win, or even lose our life?" Xun Chen asked again.

Although the princess did not give a death order for me to summon Gan Ning, she specifically asked me to do this. In addition, the Tang navy was really weak, so since I had to make the trip, I had to do my best to bring him to the Tang Kingdom.

Jia Xu disagreed, "His main purpose was to pass through, not to fight a desperate battle with the Eastern Wu. If he loses his life because he can't distinguish priorities, it only means that the princess was short-sighted this time. It's better not to have him! But if he can successfully pass through the Wujun navy, this battle will give us some understanding of the Eastern Wu's combat capabilities and combat methods. This is extremely valuable experience and will be very helpful to our army's future training and combat. Therefore, it is still very beneficial to fight him."

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Xiangyang City, Nanjun, Jingzhou, the residence of Liu Biao.

Upon hearing that Yuan Shu had been completely destroyed by Cao Cao and Sun Ce, Liu Biao was summoning a group of civil and military officials to discuss the matter.

"Since Cao Mengde withdrew his troops from Jiujiang, that kid Sun Bofu has completely occupied the six counties of Yangzhou and his strength has greatly increased. He is extremely ambitious, and I have a vengeance against him for murdering my father. Once he has reorganized his military, he will definitely come and seize Jingzhou from me. Do you have any strategies to defend against him?"

Liu Biao, who was nearly sixty years old, sat at the head of the table and asked as he looked at everyone present.

"My Jingzhou navy is the strongest in the world. Why should you be afraid of that kid? If he dares to come, I will throw him into the river to feed the fish." Cai Mao, the commander-in-chief of the Jingzhou navy and the younger brother of Liu Biao's second wife, Mrs. Cai, said with disdain.

Liu Biao sighed softly, "I have never liked to fight with others. Now that Jingzhou is clear of bandits, the clan rebels have all surrendered, and the people are living and working in peace, it is really not appropriate to mobilize troops again. If there is a way to stop them outside Xiazhi, that would be the best."

"The world is in turmoil today, with warlords vying for power. My lord, you refuse to fight, but others are coming to seize your territory. How can you just defend yourself?"

Gan Ning stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "My lord, if you were able to kill Sun Jian back then, you can kill Sun Ce today. There's really no need to be timid. I think we should take advantage of the fact that they've just finished fighting Yuan Shu and their troops are in disarray. We should strike first and eliminate their root."

Cai Mao said, "Xingba is absolutely right. My lord, just give the order and I will immediately mobilize my troops and march south to Jiangxia to eliminate the hidden danger for you."

Liu Biao shook his head. "I'm nearly sixty. How can I have the energy to fight with young people? You and I should stop talking about war."

He thought for a moment and said, "How about putting a dozen large iron spikes in the shallower reaches of the river in E County, sinking them in the mud with the spikes pointing upwards, hidden underwater, making them difficult to see with the naked eye and thus obstructing navigation? Would that be feasible?"

"My lord, you really have a way!" Gan Ning smiled sarcastically. He was extremely disappointed with Liu Biao. He clearly had the ability to completely eliminate the threat, but he chose to shrink and had no ambition at all.

"In this case, our ship can't get out!" Cai Mao said.

Liu Biao, unaware of Gan Ning's displeasure, explained, "Not the entire river section is spiked with iron spikes. As long as we remember where the spikes are, our Jingzhou ships can avoid those areas and still pass through."

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this method was feasible, so he immediately made the decision and asked people to prepare it.