Chapter 351

Cui Wangshu listened quietly, knowing that what her father was about to say was the point.

"The Yan family wants to use money and goods to open the way; that is the way of merchants, falling into the lower class."

Cui Yan said slowly, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously, "If my Cui family wants to place a bet and bind, we need to be tighter and more unbreakable.

Ordinary interest exchanges can be scattered at any time due to profit. Only blood connection and marriage alliance can share wealth and honor! Share adversity!!"

Cui Wangshu's heart jumped, vaguely guessing something.

"Shu'er, you are not young anymore; ordinary women at your age are already helping their husbands and teaching their children. Father knows you have high aspirations, ordinary disciples don't enter your eyes, and the family has never forced you."

Cui Yan's gaze fell on his daughter's beautiful face, his tone carrying an unquestionable tone, "Now there is a person who, whether in talent, ambition, strength, or future, can be called a hero of the world and is worthy of being your good match.

My Cui family wants to form a hundred-year bond with the Beijiang Ming King Jiang Jinshi. And you are the most suitable candidate."

Sure enough! Marriage!

Although she had a premonition, hearing her father say it, Cui Wangshu still had a complex emotion surging in her heart.

Jiang Jinshi...

That Beijiang hegemon with deep eyes in the Governor's Mansion in Guangwu City.

His appearance, his eyes when talking about Beijiang's future... one scene after another flashed in her mind.

Marry such a person?

Not as an appendage of interest, but as a link in the alliance of two forces, as a representative of the Cui family in Beijiang, or even...

As someone by his side who might be able to participate in and influence the construction of that new dynasty in the future?

"Father!"

Cui Wangshu did not refuse, "The Ming King... seems to already have a wife?"

She remembered that the intelligence mentioned that Jiang Jinshi seemed to have been married when he was at Yangguangzhai, and his wife was an ordinary civilian woman with no prominent background.

"Not bad."

Cui Yan was not surprised that his daughter would ask this, and said frankly, "That's just an ordinary peasant woman! How can my Cui family's daughter compete with a village woman?

You are naturally a flat wife, or even... if the situation requires it in the future, with my Cui family's name, helping him go further is not impossible. This is not about fighting for a temporary name, but about planning for a ten-thousand-year foundation.

Shu'er, you should understand that this marriage concerns the rise and fall of the family for a hundred years.

When you marry over, the resources, connections, and support that should be given to you will definitely not be less, and may even be more than in the past.

But what you need to do is win Jiang Jinshi's trust and respect, stand firm in Beijiang, and earn a piece of heaven and earth for my Cui family and for your future."

The words were very blunt and very cruel.

This is the fate of clan women, especially women like her who have talent and are valued by the family.

Marriage has never been just a matter of two people, but an alliance of two families, and even two forces.

Before, she could avoid it in the name of business; now that the family has seen the huge value of Beijiang, they will no longer allow her to stay away from core interests.

Resistance? Cui Wangshu's mind flashed this thought, and then it dissipated.

She was born here and grew up here, enjoyed the glory and resources brought by the Cui family, and also knew the responsibilities she shouldered.

What's more, the object of the marriage was that Jiang Jinshi, whom she did not dislike and even somewhat appreciated.

This seems...

Not a too bad choice, and it might even be another path for her to realize her own ambitions.

"Daughter... understands."

Cui Wangshu was silent for a long time, then slowly stood up, "For the family's great plan, daughter is naturally willing to go. It's just... this matter needs to be discussed in the long term, and the other side's intention needs to be explored.

A forced melon is not sweet; if the Ming King has no intention, or only sees this as a transaction, it may not be a good strategy."

Seeing his daughter so reasonable, and even taking the initiative to consider the details, Cui Yan showed a look of relief.

"Father is very relieved that you can think this way. This matter naturally cannot be abrupt. Father will personally write a letter, in the name of congratulating on taking Guansongling and discussing deepening cooperation, and send an envoy to Beijiang to pave the way first.

You... can prepare first, and you might go north in a few days. If it succeeds... Shu'er, you stay in Beijiang! Take care!"

"Daughter will follow Father's orders."

In fact, in the hearts of the two, they did not feel that Jiang Jinshi would refuse this marriage; after all, once Cui Wangshu married over, she could obtain the support of the entire Cui family, which was undoubtedly a huge temptation for someone with ambition!

What's more, Cui Wangshu's appearance was not ugly, and could even be said to be beautiful and moving, so they couldn't think of a reason for Jiang Jinshi to refuse!

The problem they could think of was that if the Ming King abandoned his hair-tied wife, it would affect his reputation, which might also become the Ming King's concern.

After all, the current Ming King is no longer the former Yangguangzhai big boss, so he still has to cherish his feathers!

So if the Ming King had this concern, then their Cui family wouldn't mind taking action to make that hair-tied wife have some "accidents," so that the Ming King's reputation wouldn't be affected, and everything would be logical!

Once Cui Wangshu married over, the Cui family would fully support Jiang Jinshi, and if Jiang Jinshi won the world in the future, then Cui Wangshu would be the master of the harem, and the Cui family would be royal relatives, definitely infinitely glorious!

Cui Wangshu walked out of the hall, without a trace of hesitation in her eyes; she had always been a decisive person, and since she had decided on this matter, she would not regret it.

Now she should think about how to assist Jiang Jinshi in winning the world, and in this, how she should let the Cui family participate in it to the maximum and gain the most profit!

It's just that she doesn't know the strength of the Ming Army for the time being, and whether they have the ability to challenge the Western Liang King.

As for the Imperial Court?

Currently, the Imperial Court already has a crumbling trend, and I'm afraid that in the contest of these three parties, the Imperial Court will be the first to fall!

Since she cannot estimate Beijiang's strength now, she can only wait until she marries over to talk about it, but she can draft some strategic materials first, let the family prepare in advance, so that it can be used when the time comes!

Thinking of this, Cui Wangshu walked toward her boudoir!

Forty miles outside Guansongling, Yang Jiye's vanguard unit finally arrived here, and Yang Jiye immediately ordered to set up camp.

While still on the road, Yang Jiye received the Guansongling battle report, and such a rapid offensive made him quite shocked.

The moment he received the Imperial Court's decree, he had already thought about how to fight Beijiang; as long as he occupied Guansongling, Beijiang would find it difficult to achieve anything.

But he didn't expect the Ming Army to occupy this place in advance, leading to a very passive situation now!

"Have you found out?" Yang Jiye asked the scout commander who had just reported back.

"Report to the Great General, after repeated investigations, it is certain. The three passes of Guansongling are all occupied by the Ming Army. The pass walls are repaired and reinforced, the garrison dispatch is orderly, and sentry posts are set up at all high points, with extremely tight defense.

Inside the pass... the surrendered soldiers inside the pass have been initially reorganized, and it is extremely difficult for our army's spies to mix in."