For Dong Ping, it was a great blessing to be transferred to Qingzhou as the governor and join Sun Tu's command. However, this was not the most joyful thing for him. A few days later, he and Cheng Yue'e were finally able to form a real couple.
September 30th is a rare auspicious day in recent days, and the wedding day of Dong Ping and Cheng Yuee is also scheduled for today. Although due to various reasons, the marriage between Dongping's two major civil and military officials was held in a low-key manner, there were still many people attending the wedding, and there were even many people outside Dongping's house who came to watch.
After six or seven days of appeasement and reconstruction, today's Dongping City has gradually returned to its former peace. Although many people died due to accidents and many people still have white cloth hanging in their homes, regarding Dong Dujian's marriage, the people around him Still quite interested.
When it was approaching dusk, Dong Ping led people to take Cheng Yuee'e from the prefect's mansion to his home. There was no fanfare as expected, but it still attracted many children to follow along the way, which seemed quite lively. All the wedding procedures were simple, but Dong Ping and Cheng Yue'e had sweet smiles on their faces. Since they dismounted, the two had been holding hands and going through the wedding procedures very intimately. In the end, they were serious about it. The earth worshiped the heaven and the earth.
The people attending the ceremony today were all military officers and soldiers. In addition to some officers and soldiers in Dongping City, Sun Tu also brought people here, which was enough to give Dong Pingping some face. When seeing the simple but warm wedding scene of his wife, Hu Rong, who had changed into women's clothes, showed a look of yearning.
Looking at others and herself reminded her of her own emotional experiences. Although Sun Tu had already expressed his intention to accept her, due to various reasons, the two were unable to settle down, which made her feel a little uneasy. Even though she now has her own career, she still feels that it is so wonderful to be able to lead a group of sisters to the battlefield and do things that women have never done before, but in her heart she still hopes to have a home as soon as possible. Can marry Sun Tu.
Just when Hu Rong was filled with envy and thoughts, a hand suddenly stretched out from the side and gently held her catkin. This made her heart suddenly tremble, and then she turned her eyes and saw Sun Tuzheng looking at her apologetically, saying softly: "Sanniang, I have made you feel wronged."
With just these words, all the sourness in Hu Rong's heart dissipated. She just wanted to lean into Sun Tu's arms and talk to him intimately. But thinking that there were people around here, she still endured this action, but her little hand in turn tightened Sun Tu's, looking at him affectionately: "I know, third brother, you are the one who wants to do big things. , how can we be held back by the love of our children?"
"Don't worry, I will soon let the world know that you are my Sun Tu's wife like Ya'er. When I conquer Liangshanbo, it will be the time to marry you." Sun Tu said, holding her hand His strength became stronger, and the look he looked at her seemed particularly sincere.
"Well..." Hu Rong responded softly. Being able to get such a promise made her feel happy. But then, she thought of something: "Then after I marry you, can I go back to the military camp to meet my sisters?" After living and eating together during this period, coupled with this war, she and The female soldiers under his command have established an extremely deep sisterly relationship.
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Once a woman got married, she could only stay at home to care for her husband and raise her children. Naturally, Hu Rong felt reluctant to let go. But Sun Tu laughed: "Sanniang, you are a hero among women who are not inferior to men. How could I let you go in vain? Even if you become my wife, as long as you are willing, you will still be my Qingzhou female soldier. Lord General, this will never change."
"Really?" Hu Rong was immediately overjoyed and almost shouted loudly. Sun Tu nodded at him: "Of course, when did I lie to you? People say that a father and his son fight against a tiger as a brother, but what I said is that only on the battlefield can a husband and wife cooperate to play a greater role."
These words immediately made Hu Rong feel sweet again, and then she felt shy again, but she refused to let go of Sun Tu's hand.
While the two of them were whispering these words, the wedding was still going on. After bowing to Cheng Wanli, who had a strange look on his face but had to attend, Dong Ping and Cheng Yuee stood opposite each other again and bowed to each other. After the ceremony, someone cuts off a bunch of hair from their heads and ties them together and puts them in a box, and the wedding is considered complete.
It was only then that Dong Ping's face showed a relaxed smile as if he was relieved. Without anyone's help, he personally helped his wife to rest in the back, and he himself quickly returned and joined the participants. Everyone at the wedding drank happily.
Seeing that their own governor finally got what he wanted, his officers and soldiers were also quite happy, so people started to bring wine bowls and even wine jars to kill him, forcing Dong, who had a heavy drinking capacity, to kill him. Ping Guan was so dizzy that he couldn't even speak fluently.
But even so, when Sun Tu brought a glass of wine over to him, Dong Ping immediately adjusted his mood and thanked him with a big tongue: "Thank you Sun Dujian for helping me so much this time. Not only did you save my life, "You have saved my official position and allowed me to get my beloved wife. Such a great kindness is really difficult for me to repay, so I can only use this water and wine to toast you and express my gratitude." With that, he said He raised his neck and poured another full bowl of wine into it.
This performance really made Sun Tu dumbfounded. He could only follow him for a drink, then patted the other party on the shoulder and said: "You don't have to be like this, Director Dong. Since you have made great contributions to the court and the people, I will never let you be wronged." . And you and Miss Cheng are in love with each other, and it is natural for lovers to get married now. I only hope that you can continue to contribute to our Song Dynasty in the future and kill more enemies on the battlefield. "
"Of course, I will not betray Sun Dujian's trust and attention. I will follow your lead from now on. As long as you say a word, I will die without mercy!" Dong Ping immediately took advantage of the wine to express his stance, looking at his expression The serious look on his face was obviously from the bottom of his heart, rather than the random gibberish caused by drunkenness.
Sun Tu smiled at him, told him not to drink too much, and left again. Then, he came to Cheng Wanli, who looked a little lonely and had not had a sip of wine. After looking at him for a while, he smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng, are you unwilling?"
These words immediately made Cheng Wanli's body tremble. He raised his eyes and looked at Sun Tu before he said in a solemn voice: "What else can I be willing to do if I am a lowly official? Since I can keep my old life while being punished. It was a fluke, but I don’t dare to have it happen again.
He had an idea. "Judging from the current situation in the city, he will soon go to Shu and resign from the post of prefect.
"It would be great if Governor Cheng could think so. This is not only a good thing for you and me, but also a good thing for Dongping and even the people of Song Dynasty."
"What do you mean? Are you laughing at me?" Even though he was quite afraid of Sun Tu, Cheng Wanli was still extremely unhappy after hearing this. He darkened his face and said, "Although I have made mistakes, I still think about myself as a human being. I am not greedy for cruelty, and I have never treated the people under my rule harshly. How can the world be a blessing if I cannot serve as an official?"
Sun Tu looked at him and sighed softly. He had also learned about it in the past few days. Although this Governor Cheng had the same name, he was neither greedy nor stupid. He was indeed a conscientious and good official. But he still shook his head and said: "Prefect Cheng, you are indeed not a corrupt official, and you are quite upright, but in my eyes, sometimes officials like you are more harmful to the people than corrupt officials."
"Huh, that's nonsense. Is it just because of the wrong things I did before?" Cheng Wanli said disapprovingly.
Sun Tu took advantage of the situation and sat in front of him, looked at him and said: "If they are ordinary corrupt officials, they will certainly harm and disturb the people, but they are just greedy for money, and the people are wary of them. Maybe the court can find out related problems. , so that they can't do more bad things. But it's different for officials like you, Cheng Taishou. On weekdays, you do perform your duties and contribute to the local area. But once something is not in line with your ideas, , you will do some stupid things that ordinary corrupt officials can't do. Just like the fall of Dongping this time, if there were another corrupt official here, he might not be able to let the soldiers open the city gate at will.
"Of course you can say that this is just an accident, but sometimes accidents are inevitable. Even if this didn't happen, you would do wrong things that endanger the people under your rule, and even the country and the country, for the sake of your own false reputation. So in my eyes, the hidden dangers of an official like you are greater than a simple corrupt official, which is why I have to let you resign."
These words were so sincere that Cheng Wanli was speechless for a moment. He wanted to refute Sun Tu's argument, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't find any suitable way to say it. In the end, he could only snort coldly: "Now that things have come to an end, you, Sun Dujian, have the final say in everything." . But there is one thing I want to say to you. As a military general like you but so strong, you will one day harm others and yourself. I, the Song Dynasty, will definitely not tolerate a military general like you. Maybe you will be more harmful than I'm bigger."
"Really? Maybe." Sun Tu smiled, then drank the wine in the glass, stood up and left. It's just that his heart is far from as calm as he appears on the surface. He also knows that his actions are too drastic, and as the military power in his hands increases, he will be hated by some people in the DPRK at some point.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly rushed to the door of the house where people were still drinking. After scanning and failing to find Sun Tu, he shouted loudly: "Captain, good news from Qingzhou! I am Qingzhou On September 23, the army defeated the invading Liangshan bandits, killing more than 800 enemies and capturing the leader of the bandits and five others!"
With just this roar, the originally bustling wedding banquet scene fell into silence, and everyone turned their attention to this soldier.