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Chapter 663 Shanyang Li Family

People of this era married early, especially the head of the family like Zhen Yi, who was tasked with carrying on the family line and having children. He married and took concubines at an early age, and had three sons and five daughters before he was thirty years old.

For a local lord like Lu Cheng, offspring are also an important factor in calming people's hearts and maintaining internal stability.

Hearing that Zhen Yi wanted to push his eldest daughter to him, Lu Cheng neither refused nor concealed it, and said: "Although Lu has not married, I have made a marriage alliance with Mr. Bo Ji's daughter."

"Why not? Governor Lu is a powerful ruler, so he should have children soon. Since Mr. Bo Ji's daughter is already here, my Jiang'er can be his concubine."

In fact, there was no such thing as three wives and four concubines in this era. In the Spring and Autumn Period, only princes were allowed to have eight concubines.

In the Han Dynasty, the imperial court also stipulated that those who achieved success would be granted titles, and those who were virtuous would be granted eight concubines. Cai Yong also wrote in relevant historical materials that officials could have one wife and two concubines.

In other words, ordinary people did not have the right to take concubines.

It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that ordinary people were allowed to take concubines.

Of course, now is a time of chaos. As long as you have the ability and capability to support them, no one will mind if you take in a few concubines.

In addition to the legal wife, Han nobles also had "concubines", "lower wives", "imperial maids", etc., all of whom were considered concubines.

The status of a concubine is naturally not as good as that of a wife, but since Zhen Yi has decided to invest, he doesn't mind letting his daughter become Lu Cheng's concubine.

Seeing that Lu Cheng did not explicitly object, Zhen Yi simply waved his hand and said, "Go, let Jiang Er come out and meet Governor Lu."

Soon, a maid came leading a beautiful girl with skin as white as snow.

Lu Cheng looked the girl in front of him up and down. Although she was only fourteen or fifteen years old, she already had a stunning appearance. She was a real beauty, but her body had not fully grown yet.

"I wonder if my daughter's appearance can catch the governor's eye?" Zhen Yi was obviously very confident about his daughter's appearance.

Lu Cheng nodded slightly: "Your daughter is indeed extremely beautiful."

"If the governor doesn't mind, how about this marriage being settled?"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Jiang looked up at Lu Cheng who was sitting at the top. Seeing that Lu Cheng was handsome and outstanding, her face slightly blushed and she lowered her head.

"I am deeply grateful for the kindness of Master Zhen. But I am just a warrior, so I am afraid I have wronged the young lady."

Zhen Yi looked up at his daughter and winked at her. Zhen Jiang bowed and said, "I have heard of the prefect's name for a long time. I admire you as a hero of the world. If you show me mercy, I will be honored. How can I be wronged?"

"In that case, I will not refuse. However, I am going out this time to travel around the world and look for talented people. I have no time to care about my children's love affairs. If Miss Zhen Jiang is interested, please come and visit me when I return."

Zhen Yi glanced at his daughter, then at Lu Cheng: "Alright. I also intend to move some of my people to Liaodong. It's not too late to discuss this matter after the governor returns."

To be honest, Zhen Jiang is indeed very beautiful, but she has not fully developed yet and needs to grow more.

There is a joke on the Internet in later generations: Cao Wei loves other people’s wives, Dong Wu controls lolis, and Shu Han is full of gays.

In fact, if we look at it from the perspective of future generations, Boss Cao might be the most normal one.

Women in this era got married early, and most of them got married between the ages of 13 and 15. In later times, they would be considered junior high school girls, whose bodies had not yet fully grown.

On the contrary, those young women and wives who have been married for three to five years are in their twenties, at the prime of their life and the most beautiful age.

Boss Cao likes married women, but he just likes normal and mature women, which is normal.

After staying at the Zhen family for one night, Lu Cheng set out again southward early the next morning, leaving Jizhou and entering Yanzhou.

Since Man Chong was from Shanyang County, Yanzhou, Lu Cheng also made a special trip to Shanyang County to visit Man Chong's family and inform them of Man Chong's recent situation.

When passing through Chengshi County, Shanyang Commandery, he passed by a manor and saw many young and strong men gathered in the manor, training in a very organized manner. Lu Cheng stood outside the manor and took a look.

Soon, a group of strong young men came on horseback and approached: "Who are you? Why are you standing here and watching?"

A guard came forward and said, "We were just passing by. We saw that this place was quite lively, so we came to watch out of curiosity."

Hearing this, a man from the opposite team walked out and took a closer look at Lu Cheng and the others. Seeing that all of Lu Cheng's guards were sturdy, carrying swords and bows, he knew they were not ordinary people. Then he set his eyes on the extraordinary Lu Cheng, bowed and said, "I am Li Dian from the Cheng family, nice to meet this gentleman. Since you are here, why don't you come to the manor and sit for a while?"

When Lu Cheng heard the name, he nodded slightly: "Since the host invited me, I will not refuse. I have heard that Li Qian of the Cheng family is quite heroic, has thousands of guests, and is famous far and wide. Seeing him today, it is indeed true."

Li Dian, a member of the Shanyang Chengshi Li family, was also one of the famous generals of Cao Wei. He saw through Liu Bei's false escape plan in the Battle of Bowangpo and saved Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin. Later, he participated in the Battle of Xiaoyaojin and beat Sun Shiwan together with Zhang Liao. Although he was not included in the Five Elite Generals, he was also a rare general.

Moreover, Li Dian was a man who loved learning, valued etiquette, and did not compete for merit. After he was appointed a general, he took the initiative to move his entire family to Wei County to show his loyalty, saying that his merits were shallow and that his entire family should serve Cao Cao...

"Sir, do you know the name of Li Dian's great-grandfather? I haven't asked for your name yet."

"A certain Lu Cheng."

Li Dian was stunned when he heard this, then he looked Lu Cheng up and down carefully, then looked at the sturdy knights around Lu Cheng, clasped his fists and saluted, and asked again: "Could it be the governor of Liaodong?"

Lu Cheng did not hide it and nodded: "It is Lu."

"Please come quickly."

After saying that, Li Dian quickly ordered a knight beside him: "Go and inform your uncle quickly."

"Yes!"

"Grandmaster Lu, please."

When Lu Cheng and his party entered the manor, a group of people had already walked out of the manor. The leader was about 40 years old, tall and strong, with a rough face. He walked with a heroic spirit. After seeing Lu Cheng, he clasped his fists and saluted from a distance: "Li Qian of the Li clan of Cheng clan pays homage to the governor of Liaodong. I didn't know the governor was coming, so I didn't go to greet him. Please forgive me for my impoliteness."

Lu Cheng bowed and said, "Master Li, you are too polite."

"Lu Taishou, please take a seat in the hall. Come, prepare the banquet."

"I have long heard that Governor Lu swept across Liaodong, shook the northern desert, and spread the might of the Han Dynasty. Li Qian longed for it and wished he could follow the governor on the battlefield. Today, I am fortunate to meet the governor, which is enough to comfort my life."

Compared with those children of noble families who studied literature, these children of noble families who were fond of martial arts had a better impression of Lu Cheng.

Who among those who practice martial arts doesn’t want to fight on the battlefield, achieve great achievements, and become a noble or a general?

This is because Lu Cheng was born in the Yellow Turban Army, and the court was in chaos. Otherwise, Lu Cheng's merits in wiping out foreign tribes and pacifying Liaodong would definitely be enough to make him a marquis...