My granddaughter is very ordinary-looking, and you're blind. Isn't that a match made in heaven?

The blind man felt somewhat lost. He liked calculating others, but he didn't really like being calculated himself.

"Old Wen, since ancient times, alliances consolidated through marriage have basically fallen apart in the end."

Many concubines in the contemporary Yan Empress's harem are used to form marriage alliances with aristocratic families, but that doesn't stop people from trampling on those families.

Marriage is really a naive thing.

Because the relationship isn't strong enough, that's why marriage is needed. Precisely because the relationship isn't strong enough, it will definitely break down.

"You're different. In my life, I rarely make mistakes when judging people."

The blind man sighed and said,

"I'm just a common man."

Wen Su Tong didn't speak.

"Old Wen?"

"I'm waiting for you."

"Waiting for me to do what?"

"Waiting for you to set conditions."

The blind man Bei smiled and said, "What does this mean?"

Wen Su Tong placed his hand on the battlements and gently stroked them, saying:

"When facing anything, a person like you will never first consider whether you can accept it, but will consider the pros and cons. This is your way of life."

"Then what conditions does Old Wen think I should set?"

"The allegiance of my Wen family."

The blind man shook his head and said:

"Not enough."

"This place is likely to become newly acquired territory of the Yan Kingdom in the future. The Yan people can conquer it, but they won't be able to control it for a short time. I can continue to sit in this military commissioner's position.

Don't look at the bunch of clay figurine wastes in the yamen now. If I really want to do things, this old bone can still handle it.

Rebellion is not possible, but controlling Chuzhou City and the surrounding villages is not a big problem. Who should be dismissed, who should be supported, and how to get things running, I know it all."

"Continue."

"Loyalty, plus the loyalty of Chuzhou City and this land."

"Don't stop."

"Not loyalty to the Yan Kingdom, nor loyalty to the Yan Emperor, but loyalty to your master."

"Now we're talking."

"Actually, I'd rather work with you than with your master."

"I am blind."

"But your eyes see more clearly than others. In front of you, I feel like I'm the blind one."

"I will not betray my master."

"Fine, then I can be loyal to your master."

"Why?" the blind man asked.

"Which 'why' are you asking about?"

"I want to ask about both."

"Yes, if I were loyal to the Yan Emperor, not only would I definitely be able to keep this position of military commissioner of Chuzhou, but I would also be worshipped in the court as a symbol and model of the Qian people, and high positions and generous salaries would naturally follow.

But to be honest, I'm not optimistic about the long-term stability of Great Yan.

The Yan Emperor's move to trample on the aristocratic families was certainly satisfying. In terms of courage, skill, and magnanimity, the other three monarchs of the Eastern Four Kingdoms combined may not be a match for the Yan Emperor.

But he's too impatient, too eager.

Trampling on the aristocratic families and clearing out the domestic aristocratic forces certainly strengthened his power as the Yan Emperor. His words became law, and the authority of the Son of Heaven truly covered the entire country.

But his success will also be the cause of his failure.

The Great Yan's Zhenbei Army and Jingnan Army were originally two frontier armies, and their independence was even greater than that of the Western Army of my Great Qian.

Yes, when Li Liangting and Tian Wujing were around, these two armies would definitely obey the Yan Emperor's orders, but what about after that?

Trampling on the aristocratic families, what the Yan Emperor gained was the wealth, land, population, and... talent of the aristocratic families.

But what he lost was people's hearts."

"The concept of people's hearts is too broad."

"No, it's not broad, it's really not broad. In the simplest terms, did the aristocratic families of Great Yan ever fail his Ji family?"

For hundreds of years,

whenever war broke out,

the Ji family emperor personally led the imperial army, and the aristocratic clans closely followed, fighting barbarians and other countries in the East.

"The aristocratic families have contributed to the Ji family. Without the help of the aristocratic families, his Ji family would not have been able to sit in this position for so long. Perhaps, aristocratic families are indeed a cancer to the country, but just like our Great Qian scholar-officials, there are too many of them, which is of no benefit to the country, but everyone still supports the Zhao family's official family.

The aristocratic families never failed the Ji family, but the Ji family trampled on the aristocratic families.

Subsequently, the great war that was started, even if the Yan army won victory after victory, even if the Yan army advanced triumphantly,

but with the aristocratic families gone, new people and new families will rise up. Whether they rise up due to military merit or civil administration, they will replace the positions of the aristocratic families and enrich this country.

And then?"

Wen Su Tong gently tapped the battlements:

"In this world, everything is mutually beneficial. Ruler-minister, minister-ruler, is actually mutually seeking something, just like talking business in the marketplace. You always have to pay attention to maintaining goodwill even if the deal doesn't go through.

But when the Yan Emperor sweeps this goodwill into the gutter, what's left is just a layer of skin covering... forced buying and selling, or even plunder.

The ministers will no longer trust the Yan Emperor, especially the generals in command of the army, the newly risen military families, because the Yan Emperor has already proven with his actions that he is not a monarch who can be trusted to share wealth and prosperity.

The chaos in Great Yan will be sown from this.

Unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless the Yan Emperor can live for another few decades, unless Tian Wujing and Li Liangting can also live long lives along with him.

Unless the Yan Emperor's successor and the people around his successor also have figures similar to Li Liangting and Tian Wujing,

otherwise,

when the Yan Emperor passes away, the world will collapse!"

"Old Wen."

"Hmm?"

"Is your granddaughter smart?"

"Although my granddaughter is not good-looking, she is, after all, my direct granddaughter and is naturally intelligent."

"Oh." The blind man nodded.

"Mr. Bei agrees?"

"No, Old Wen still hasn't said why he would bet on us?"

"Actually, you gave me the answer before."

"Hmm?"

"Earlier, when I asked you, you said you have a lot of grain."

"Yes."

"My granddaughter, I also have many."

"........." The blind man.

The blind man coughed and said:

"Old Wen is planning to cast a wide net?"

"Others don't know, but Mr. Bei doesn't understand? I, a former Qian country defector, am just a symbolic figure, bright on the surface.

In reality, who would take you seriously?

During festivals, the incense in the shrines and temples is so prosperous, but on weekdays, how many people will keep the gods in their hearts?

Furthermore, when people get old, they like to be superstitious. I don't believe in gods or Buddhas, but I believe in fate.

There are many Qi refiners in the Qian Kingdom. They talk about chess pieces and patterns, as if the world is just a chessboard in their eyes.

I also love to play chess, so let's just say I'm placing a piece."

"It's just that your granddaughter is suddenly two generations younger than you."

"I also have a widowed daughter who has been widowed for two years, and she is quite beautiful. If Mr. Bei doesn't mind, I..."

"Forget it."

The blind man Bei shook his head. He ultimately couldn't handle a taste like his master.

"Mr. Bei can come with me to the mansion today to take her away."

"Isn't that a bit too rushed? Even if the betrothal gifts can't be handled grandly, it shouldn't be this shabby, right?"

"Mr. Bei wants to delay?"

"Not really. The army hasn't returned yet. What if the returning army is the Qian army? Wouldn't Old Wen's efforts be in vain?"

"I don't understand military affairs, but I can judge people. After seeing you, I felt that the returning army would definitely be the Yan army.

Instead of waiting here for an inevitable result, it's better to finalize things before the result comes out, which will make my Wen family seem more sincere."

"Old Wen makes sense, but I'm still afraid of mistreating the beauty. Other people's daughters get married in great style, but she's just being taken away by me like this. What kind of thing is that?"

"Because I know that you should be leaving tomorrow, to continue south."

"Old Wen just said he didn't understand military affairs."

"I didn't lie. I can see it."

"Since Old Wen knows we're leaving, why are you still insisting?"

"Because you'll be back. Everything you've done in the city is laying the groundwork for your return later."

"Insightful."

"I don't care about the betrothal gifts. Although my Wen family is not rich or noble, we don't need to sell our daughters to make a living. There's only one thing Mr. Bei can satisfy me.

When you take my granddaughter away, bow to me together with her, is that okay?"

The blind man Bei's mouth curled into an arc,

and he said:

"Proper."

………

People who are truly particular are the least fond of doing particular things.

Inside the Wen family's hall,

stood a group of men. These were all the second and third-generation descendants of the Wen family, as well as two brothers of the same generation as Wen Su Tong. Although they were sitting, they only dared to perch on half of their buttocks.

Although Wen Su Tong was now the military commissioner of Chuzhou City, looking at the rows of Yan soldiers standing outside the hall, the Wen family hadn't forgotten the cold feeling of the soldiers holding knives to their necks that day.

In fact, there weren't this many soldiers originally. Although there was indeed a Yan army guarding the Wen family's residence outside due to Wen Su Tong's special status,

this batch that came in now was not the guarding soldiers. Instead, it was Ah Ming and Xue San that the blind man and Wen Su Tong encountered on the way back to the Wen mansion from the city tower.

Ah Ming and Xue San had just quelled a small disturbance and came out.

After seeing the blind man, Xue San immediately went up to greet him.

Who knew,

the next sentence from the blind man

almost made Wen Su Tong tear off his goatee!

The blind man actually directly asked:

"Old Three, do you want a wife? As long as you open your mouth, I'll help you send a wife over later."

What kind of shrewd person was Xue San?

They were all Devil Kings.

Whether they calculated people or not depended on their mood, but their minds and thoughts were definitely not lacking.

Xue San immediately understood what was going on and refused immediately.

Then,

he hurriedly sent someone to notify Fourth Sister and Fan Li, bringing their men to watch the show at the Wen mansion.

The Devil Kings were all very happy and looking forward to it. Even Ah Ming, who was always lazy, had a smile on his face at this time.

Being able to see the blind man, who always liked to calculate others, calculating even his own body away,

tsk tsk,

so comfortable.

Although they knew this was a marriage alliance, they had no sympathy for the blind man.

After all, you're getting a wife, what are you losing?

According to the Devil Kings' way of thinking,

what is kinship and friendship?

They just heard that the woman wasn't very good-looking.

The blind man stood beside Wen Su Tong, his eyes closed, and his hands behind his back.

Wen Su Tong coughed,

and said:

"Call Yue Xin out."

A servant went down to call her.

And when they heard this sentence, many of the Wen family members present changed their expressions.

Obviously, they probably knew what their patriarch was going to do.

After all, they were descendants of high-ranking families, and their knowledge was definitely much higher than that of ordinary people.

For a time,

the Wen family members in the hall,

some were ashamed, some were terrified, some were glad, and some were... uneasy.

Those who were ashamed still had a little conscience.

Those who were terrified were muddleheaded.

Those who were glad were brainless.

Those who were uneasy could be considered smart.

Knowing that the news of the King's army appearing outside the city, if the Wen family married off their daughter at this time, and the King's army returned later to restore Chuzhou, wouldn't the Wen family have no room for maneuver at all?

The blind man still didn't speak,

but the soldiers outside the door also prevented the Wen family members in the hall from speaking.

The scene

was very quiet.

But someone didn't like this kind of quiet.

A burst of Suona sounds came,

festive,

auspicious,

although there were only two Suona sounds, they didn't seem lonely at all when they echoed each other.

The Suona players were Old Xiao Tou and his apprentice Ma Zi.

In Xue San's words, the blind man's marriage was such a big event, it had to have some pomp.

It was just a pity that there wasn't enough time to tune out the kind of music commonly used for weddings, but that was okay too, it was more local in flavor.

The sound of the Suona made Wen Su Tong narrow his eyes comfortably, and his fingers tapped lightly on the coffee table, keeping time.

The old man was quite happy.

After unloading his psychological baggage and burden,

since he had already decided to go all the way to the dark,

since loyalty to Great Qian and a good reputation after death were out of the question, then why be coy? He better hurry, lest he miss the boat.

Soon,

led by a servant,

a woman dressed in red walked over.

When Xue San saw this woman,

the gloating smile on his face suddenly froze.

He impolitely pointed at this woman,

and stammered:

"She... is very ugly?"

The woman was sixteen years old. At this age, it was normal to marry at fourteen or fifteen, and even earlier wasn't uncommon.

But in later generations, sixteen years old was still a little girl, and it was still too early to get married.

The girl was very tall. At only sixteen years old, she was already about 1.75 meters tall.

Her face had a hint of baby fat, but there was a natural charm between her eyebrows that hadn't yet matured. Her figure wasn't thin, but she didn't look greasy at all.

Although she was sixteen years old, she had already grown into a beauty.

Ten thousand Fan Li's galloped through Xue San's heart.

Where the hell was this ugly woman?

Just those long legs alone would fascinate countless people.

Fourth Sister laughed "hehe" twice and said:

"According to the aesthetics of modern people, a woman who is this tall is ugly."

In later generations, tall women, model figures, long legs, etc., are actually a kind of beauty.

But in this era, women who are too tall really can't get married, because if the wife is so tall, how can the man assert his authority?

Girls who can't get married are naturally ugly girls.

It was okay in the Yan Kingdom. The customs of the Yan Kingdom were rough, but in the Qian Kingdom, the Qian people were very particular about the small and delicate type, and foot binding was even a common practice among wealthy families.

This woman didn't have bound feet.

Hey,

tall and without bound feet,

of course, she's an "ugly" woman.

Xue San's heart was bleeding.

Marriage alliance,

who you ally with isn't important,

what's wrong with sacrificing yourself for the sake of the master's great plan!

Thinking that the blind man had specifically asked himself earlier, "Old Three, do you want a wife?"

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!!

As for asking the blind man if he could replace him,

did you really think the blind man was blind!

Fan Li chuckled. He thought this woman was quite good-looking and it was okay for her to be the blind man's wife.

Ah Ming had an indifferent attitude. If this woman was really ugly, he might have been happy, but since she was obviously not ugly, he had no interest.

As one of the Seven Devil Kings, on par with Liang Cheng as a cold man, they didn't seem to feel anything about how beautiful a woman was.

Fourth Sister took off a bracelet from her hand, and when the woman walked in front of her and prepared to enter the hall,

she reached out and grabbed the woman's hand, putting the bracelet on her wrist.

Although the woman was surprised, she didn't panic.

She looked generously at Fourth Sister, who was so beautiful that even women felt jealous,

and bowed slightly, saying:

"Thank you, Sister."

Fourth Sister nodded.

The woman walked into the hall and greeted everyone:

"Greetings, Grandpa, greetings to all uncles."

Wen Su Tong pointed to the blind man standing beside him,

and said:

"Yue Xin, the husband that Grandpa found for you."

The woman took the initiative to walk in front of the blind man and bowed, saying:

"Greetings, Husband."

After the greeting, she stood directly behind the blind man.

There was no coyness, no hesitation, no resentment, as if everything was so natural.

"Tsk, this woman isn't a Silver Armored Guard, is she?" Xue San whispered.

"That Old Wen wouldn't be that stupid, it's just that the girl is smart and not pretentious."

"Aiyo, aiyo..." Xue San felt heartache, "Such a good girl, actually has to be paired with a disabled person, sigh."

Fourth Sister reached out and put her hand on Xue San's head,

and said:

"Good boy, no one looks down on your disability."

"..........." Xue San.

There were no betrothal gifts, no matchmaker, everything was so simple, even a little too simple.

The blind man said:

"I'm leaving."

Wen Su Tong nodded, not even offering a meal.

As the blind man Bei walked out,

the woman said to Wen Su Tong:

"Grandpa, I'm leaving with my husband."

Saying that,

the woman followed behind the blind man.

And she took the initiative to reach out and support the blind man's right arm,

"There are steps ahead, Husband, please be careful."

Xue San gritted his teeth and said, "Dog abuse!"

When the young couple was about to leave the hall,

Wen Su Tong called out:

"What about the kowtow? Aren't you going to do it?"

The blind man didn't turn his head and said directly:

"I'll save it for later to kowtow at your grave."

The Wen family members changed their expressions when they heard this. They actually said such things on this "festive" day!

However, the Wen family members had been interpreting "daring to be angry but not daring to speak" all day, and had been repeating it.

Wen Su Tong wasn't angry at all,

but instead smiled and patted the coffee table,

and shouted:

"Remember to bring the peach blossom wine!"

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