Although Sun Ce was a little disappointed even though he knew that the atmosphere was so unavoidable.

He felt like the stupid knight holding a spear and rushing towards the windmill. The scholar was very energetic, and it was easy to guide the country, but it was difficult to hit the water in the middle of the river, and it was difficult to stop the flying boat. It was really difficult for him to fight wits and courage with a group of geniuses.

Back in Xiangyang City, Zhuge Liang followed Sun Ce into the Yacheng and waited in the front courtyard. Sun Ce returned to the backyard and saw Yuan Quan and Yuan Heng sitting under the window chatting, but could not see Zhen Mi, so he asked. Yuan Quan said that Zhen Mi was in Mi Lan's yard and asked if she needed it. Sun Ce responded and decided to go by himself. He hadn't seen Mi Lan and the twin daughters for several days. After getting out of the hall, he took two steps and Sun Ce turned back.

"Did you still have any contact with Runan recently?"

Seeing that Sun Ce's face was not depressed, Yuan Quan quickly stood up and asked someone to find Zhen Mi. While pulling Sun Ce to the case, he sat down and asked for details. Sun Ce briefly mentioned the matter Zhuge Liang mentioned, mainly whether he had married his civil and military officials recently. Yuan Quan was a little surprised.

"It is natural that there is. People around you are young and promising, with a bright future. Isn't it normal for many people to marry?"

"I mean, is there any kind of person who just wants to cling to, without asking whether the man and woman are suitable?"

Yuan Quan pursed his lips and smiled. "Do you mean there is a 16-year-old girl who married a 60-year-old man, or who can be a wife but instead of a concubine, asking only for interests but not for feelings?"

Sun Ce nodded.

"King, to say something offensive, such things are very common in small families, but rare in medium or above families, and there are very few. No other choices are available for high-ranking families in the big surname. There are many choices for high-ranking families, and there is no need to force their children. Unless you take a look at them, both parties are at least a perfect match."

Sun Ce thought about it carefully and felt it was reasonable. Take the Yuan family as an example. Needless to say, the men in the Yuan family are all ladies, and women don’t have to worry about marrying. They can choose slowly and marry whatever they want. However, this right to choose may not be in their own hands, but the elders are the ones who are the ones.

"Besides, there are no old men under your command, but there are many young men. Even if you don't judge family background, it is an excellent marriage partner. Do you hope that the civil and military officials under your command can't marry or marry someone?"

"Sister." Yuan Heng interrupted Yuan Quan, gave a wink, indicating that Yuan Quan paid attention to Sun Ce's expression. "What the king is worried about is that the people of Ruying have gathered together. Although the Runan family gave up their land and became rich through business operations, people are nostalgic, with more resentment and few gratefulness. Birds of a birds of a feather flock together, and people with resentment gathered together to stimulate each other. It is easy to do things that are ignorant, get married, and have common interests, which may shake the situation in Yuzhou. It is also the right thing for the king to plan ahead. Please pay attention to it and if you do something too much, you should still beat it. When it comes to that point, no one will look good in terms of face."

Yuan Quan nodded with a smile.

Sun Ce thought about his thoughts, but he didn't pay attention to the sisters' small movements. After a while, Zhen Mi hurried in, and Sun Ce came back to his senses. He wanted to ask in private, but now he couldn't deliberately avoid the Yuan sisters, which seemed not open enough.

"Has there been news from Zhongshan recently?"

Zhen Mi was puzzled. "What kind of news?"

"marriage."

Zhen Mi thought about it carefully. "There hasn't been a recent letter. At the beginning of the year, I asked about the Zhuge brothers. It sounded like that my third sister had fallen in love with Zhuge Jin, but my mother thought Zhuge Jin had a long face and several years older than the third sister. I would like to ask if the Zhuge family has better appearance and younger children."

Sun Ce understood. So, it was Zhen Mi who wanted to cling to the Zhuge brothers, not the Zhuge brothers who wanted to cling to the Zhen family.

"What did you say?"

Zhen Mi covered her mouth and laughed. "Of course I am helping my third sister. I said that the Zhuge brothers have good faces, and Zhuge Jin is the best one. My third sister has long been attracted by Zhuge Jin, saying that he has a good temper and will not bully her in the future. Zhuge Jin went to my house as a guest, and most of the Cheng Yi earned was my third sister's private money, and she also took care of my uncle and took care of him, so that he would not be wronged."

"Your sister is still afraid of bullying?" Yuan Heng was a little surprised.

Zhen Mi knew she had made a mistake and felt a little embarrassed. "The people in northern Jilin are unkind, and it is common for couples to quarrel and fight. Women, even if they have some strength, they will suffer a loss when they fight."

The Yuan sisters laughed silently, as if they had heard strange stories. It is normal for couples from the Central Plains to be incompatible, but at most verbal confrontation, it is rare for people to fight. Sun Ce also found it incredible. Although the Zhen family is not a first-class family, it is not an ordinary family, but it seems that such things are very common when they hear Zhen Mi's tone. The folk customs in northern Hebei are really not ordinary, no wonder the people in southern Hebei look down on them. But then again, if it weren't for the open customs of Jizhou, Zhen Mi would not have danced like a passionate and unrestrained dance.

Sun Ce also felt a little relaxed and told Zhuge Liang about the request for instructions. Zhen Mi also realized the problem at this time, put away her smile and told the story seriously from beginning to end. When Zhuge Jin was traveling to Youzhou, she had already gotten married and had no personal experience, but their sisters had a good relationship and often had letters. The private messages between the sisters were even more talked about, and each time the letters were thick. She learned about the third sister's admiration for Zhuge Jin. However, at that time, Zhuge Jin was unsure and could not know whether she could come back alive from the grassland. Naturally, there was no marriage. At the end of last year, Zhang Hong went to Liaodong to do business and met Zhuge Jin when he met Taishi Ci. The news came back to Zhongshan, and then he officially considered marriage.

However, after listening to the conversation between Zhuge Liang and Sun Ce, Zhen Mi frowned slightly. "Master, why do I think Zhuge Liang's purpose is mainly not his elder brother, but his second sister? It's not that his second sister has a fancy to someone around the king, but it's hard to say. So I used my third sister's affairs to explore the way?"

Sun Ce thought about it carefully and was skeptical. He didn't feel this way at all, but he knew that Zhuge Liang was a scheming person, and he was clever, and he was able to play with words and tricks. But he was not sure, and who knew if Zhen Mi had such ideas too. These were all human geniuses, and none of them were stupid and sweet.

Sun Ce suddenly remembered Sima Hui's judgment on Zhuge Liang and secretly smacked his tongue. Jiang is still old, and Mr. Shui Jing's eyes are really poisonous. Could it be that he is also a time traveler?

I am so tired to be surrounded by a group of geniuses!

Guo Jia and Sun Ce listened to Zhuge Liang's performance report together.

When Yuan Tan withdrew from Henan, the Sui River defense line could also breathe a sigh of relief and prepare for the autumn harvest. There is little possibility of a war before the autumn harvest, but it is hard to say after the autumn harvest. Sun Ce planned to take this opportunity to adjust the defense line.

According to the previous plan, the defensive situation was temporarily adopted on the northern line, focusing on restraint, concentrating manpower and material resources on the southern line, and supplying Zhou Yu to open up Wuling. However, pure defense could not achieve the scheduled tasks, and Taishi Ci provoked the war in Liaodong, forcing Yuan Tan to not take into account both and unable to go south with all his might, which is also the key point of the plan.

Sun Ce originally planned to transfer Zhuge Liang to Liaodong to assist Dong Xi, but now he has changed his mind.

The Qingxu Group is already very strong in Liaodong. If Zhuge Liang is transferred, Liaodong will really become the world of the Qingxu Group. Dong Xi is the Jiangdong Group, but he is brave and is not a match for these Qingxu people. If you want to maintain a balance, you must transfer a non-Qingxu Group to assist Dong Xi, and it is best for the Jiangdong Group. However, there are not many people in the Jiangdong Group who can do a good job in staff work. At present, it is Lu Yi. Lu Yi has gone to Jun Yi and should not move lightly for the time being.

Jiangdong has not had enough talent reserves, at least there is no advantage compared to Ruying and Qingxu.

On the other hand, Sun Ce did not intend to let Zhuge Liang lead the army. He hoped that Zhuge Liang could enter politics and become a prime minister in the future. There were many people under his command who could lead the army and fight, but those who were good at government affairs were limited. Zhuge Liang was undoubtedly a good prime minister. From his own heart, he was unwilling to let Zhuge Liang, a person with the potential of a powerful minister, get involved in military power.

Guo Jia was well aware of Sun Ce's thoughts and made a suggestion: let Zhuge Liang go to the Southeast to assist Zhang Xun and be responsible for the logistics scheduling of Zhou Yu's army. Zhou Yu went to Wuling to fight for Wuling, and there were tens of thousands of people who needed to be mobilized. It was inevitable that someone would do anything. Zhang Xun's ability and age could not handle such heavy tasks, and he needed a smart and capable helper. Zhuge Liang was meticulous, young and strong, and good at publicity and agitation. He was very skilled and skilled in collecting corvee labor. He assisted Zhang Xun for a few years and would be able to stand alone in the future.

Sun Ce felt it was reasonable and immediately sought Zhuge Liang's opinion.

Zhuge Liang happily obeyed his orders.

Zhuge Liang was going to Jiangnan for several years, so he naturally had to settle housework. What he urgently needed to solve now is the life of his younger brother Zhuge Jun, and his second sister and his own marriage. Seeing that Sun Ce was concerned, Zhuge Liang did not hide his own marriage. His marriage was easy to handle. He had a relationship with Meng Jian's sister Meng Yue. Meng Yue was already twenty years old and was waiting for him. This time he went to Runan, Meng Yue was always taking care of her inside and out. Although it was not perfect, it was also a love affair.

Sun Ce frowned slightly. Zhen Mi was right. Zhuge Liang's real purpose in this trip was not Zhuge Jin's marriage to the Zhen family, but his second sister. Zhuge Liang's second sister probably had a crush on someone, but this person was a close minister around him and had a sensitive identity. Even Zhuge Liang himself felt that it was inappropriate.

"Who did your second sister fall in love with me? Is it my side?"

"Master, I think this matter is inappropriate. Please give me some time and I will persuade my second sister again."

"Is it Chen Shuzhi (Chen Dao)?" Guo Jia suddenly said.

Zhuge Liang nodded with a wry smile.

"Uncle Chen is the king's personal guard and cavalry commander, which is indeed not suitable." Guo Jia said: "Kong Ming, please advise your second sister. Some things cannot be forced. Let go when it is time to let go."

"What the priest said is very much." Zhuge Liang bowed and said, "Liang thought so too."

Sun Ce coughed: "Fengxiao, Kong Ming, don't make any decisions on your own. The person who can decide this matter is neither you nor others, but only the parties involved. Whether it can be successful depends on whether Chen Shuzhi is satisfied with your second sister. Have they met?"
Chapter completed!