newbobooks Chapter 426 Huang Chengyan and Huang Yueying both belong to Su Yu? Zhuge Liang: Ah!
Chapter 426 Huang Chengyan and Huang Yueying both belong to Su Yu? Zhuge Liang: Ah!
Outside Xiangyang City
Cao Cao rode Jueying, Su Yu rode Zhaohuang Feidian, and behind them followed the other three scourges of Cao Cao's camp, as well as many of Cao Cao's generals.
Although Su Yu and Cao Cao agreed that they would soon deal with Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Lü Bu, and bring Liangzhou into their territory.
However, the surrender of Xiangyang should still be accepted.
Sure enough, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Zhang Yun, one on the left, one on the right, and one behind, followed Liu Cong to the city gate to hold a surrender ceremony to Cao Cao.
Because Liu Biao had just died, Liu Cong was still wearing white mourning clothes.
The Han Dynasty governed the country with filial piety in mind. Wearing mourning clothes in public was not taboo, but rather a matter of course according to etiquette during the mourning period.
"My name is Liu Cong, and I pay my respects to Minister Cao!"
Following the lines he had memorized beforehand, Liu Cong knelt and bowed to Cao Cao.
There was no problem with Cao Cao representing Liu Xie to accept Liu Cong's surrender and accepting the kneeling ceremony.
Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Zhang Yun all wore obsequious expressions.
Cao Cao personally stepped forward to help Liu Cong up and offered a few words of comfort that were of little practical value.
The general idea is that Liu Cong was very filial and benevolent.
Liu Cong blushed like a well-behaved child being praised by the teacher.
This was to express praise for Liu Cong's voluntary surrender.
Liu Cong was successfully appointed as the Grand Herald, one of the Nine Ministers.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue also became the new Nine Ministers.
Of course, these three are mascots, serving as role models.
In terms of real power, they certainly have almost none.
However, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Liu Cong were also very satisfied with this.
My generation has little real power, but the next generation will not be subject to such restrictions.
Moreover, the Cai and Kuai families were also spared.
As for Zhang Yun, he was also promoted.
However, due to his previous lack of status, he was naturally ineligible for the position of one of the Nine Ministers.
Entering the Xiangyang Council Hall
Sitting in the spot where Liu Biao used to sit, Cao Cao was filled with emotion.
Old friends are dying one after another, like leaves falling in the wind.
However, Cao Cao and Liu Biao did not have such a deep friendship.
Unlike Yuan Shao, who was Cao Cao's former good brother.
"My lord, Huang Zu has sent his son Huang She."
Dian Wei walked in from outside and reported the news to Cao Cao.
"Yellow shooting?"
"Let Ziyi go see him."
"Cao is now going to visit Jing Sheng's widow."
Cao Cao smiled.
Madam Cai and Madam Liu are different in nature.
To drag Lady Liu away and behead her was to avenge my good brother Yuan Shao.
But he didn't have a deep relationship with Liu Biao, so why not accept it?
but.
Madam Cai was truly a remarkable person.
In order to ensure that the Cai family and Liu Cong could continue to stay under Cao Cao's command with peace of mind.
Lady Cai acted as matchmaker for Cao Cao, proposing to marry her niece to Su Yu.
Madam Cai's niece was named Cai Zhu, and she looked almost exactly like Madam Cai.
Historically, Cai Zhu married Huang Zu's son, Huang She, but that was two years later.
It was a marriage alliance between the three top families in Jingzhou.
……
Su Yu's residence
Su Yu met Huang She here.
"My name is Huang She. I greet you, Commandant of the Guards."
Su Yu waved his hand:
"No gift."
General Huang, may I ask what brings you here today...?
It's a classic case of pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth, but Huang She understands that many things have to be said by himself.
Su Yu represented Cao Cao and his camp, and was the one accepting the surrender. Why would he rush to steal the spotlight?
"My lord, my father wishes to surrender to the Minister of Works."
"But my father has one condition, which I hope Lord Sikong will agree to."
"Oh? What are General Huang's conditions?"
A glint of light flashed in Su Yu's eyes.
He was also very curious about what conditions Huang Zuneng would propose.
"My father hopes that Lord Sikong can promise him that not a single soldier or civilian in Jiangxia will be harmed!"
"can."
Su Yu immediately agreed to Huang Zu's request, but then added:
"Those who collude with Jiangdong or Liu Bei are not included."
"As it should be."
Huang She breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Yu was also very pleased with Huang Zu's surrender.
To put it simply, if Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Zhang Yun were incompetent fools, then Huang Zu was a true talent!
Even when Su Yu defeated the Jiangxia navy outside Xiangyang (see Chapter 258 for details), it was by cleverly using the Han River to render the Jiangxia navy incapable of fighting.
A fair and square duel on the river, even if Cao Cao's navy trained for another ten years, it would still be no match for Jiangxia's navy!
It's not discrimination, it's a fact: before the advent of firearms, the North's ability to train a navy was inferior to that of the South.
Being naturally adept at swimming is different from being a landlubber.
With Huang Zu's surrender, Cao Cao's army not only gained a naval commander, but could also further blockade Jiangdong.
To put it simply, Sun Quan was like a fish on a chopping board, unable to move no matter what!
Looking at the radiant Huang Zu before him, Su Yu asked curiously:
"General Huang, may I ask what your Jiangxia Huang family's relationship is with Huang Chengyan?"
Huang She cupped his hands and said:
"Huang Chengyan is a member of my Jiangxia Huang family. He is my cousin, that is, my father's cousin."
Su Yu immediately understood the relationships between these characters in Jingzhou.
Sima Hui was a top-tier socialite of the first generation, a bitch.
Pang Degong was the head of the Pang family, his son Pang Shanmin was the young head of the family, and Pang Tong was from a collateral branch of the Pang family, not the direct line.
Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong were good friends; Huang Chengyan was Huang Zu's cousin.
Historically, when Huang Zu died, his son Huang She also died in battle, and Huang Chengyan became the new head of the Huang family.
So sometimes, when luck comes your way, there's no stopping it.
Huang Chengyan, the new head of the Huang family, was originally Zhuge Liang's father-in-law.
From then on, Zhuge Liang established connections with Liu Biao, the Cai family, the Kuai family, and the Huang family, becoming a "bat man" in Jingzhou.
The term "bat-man" describes an alien species that has successfully gained significant influence in the local community.
And now.
Liu Biao and Liu Qi both died, and Liu Cong surrendered.
Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Huang Zu surrendered.
Zhuge Liang's future identity as the "Batman of Jingzhou" was nipped in the bud by Su Yu.
Poor Zhuge Liang, because his timeline was moved forward by a few years, he ended up like Liu Bei, a refugee!
"Does the Commandant of the Guards intend for my uncle to serve the Minister of Works?"
"But my uncle did not take up an official post; he was always engrossed in studying woodworking tools passed down from the Mohist school."
Huang She looked helpless.
My uncle, Huang Chengyan, was actually a very cultured man.
Unfortunately, in his twenties, he became tainted by the ideas of the Mohists, and from then on, he had no connection with the literary world.
Su Yu immediately showed a look of joy.
If Huang Chengyan was merely a capable official, he wouldn't be of much use to Cao Cao's camp, but he would be of great use to Xun Yu.
But if Huang Chengyan liked tinkering with Mohist things...
Damn it!
For Su Yu, this is an extremely rare and exceptional talent!
Thinking about it, that makes sense.
According to the original historical trajectory of Zhuge Liang's life, he simply did not have time to devote himself to studying the woodworking tools of the Mohists.
The wooden ox and horse, as well as the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, were very likely inventions of Huang Chengyan and his daughter Huang Yueying!
What a pity, Kongming!
Now all these things, along with your father-in-law and Huang Yueying, belong to me, Su Ziyi!
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