The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: The Competition in the Central Plains

"I hope that you, the envoy from the Jin Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, will serve as a moon elder for our brothers! After saying that, brothers Murong Shan and Murong Shui stood up and knelt down to Tao Liao. Tao Liao quickly stood up and pulled them up, saying:"Get up quickly, you can't do it!" useless!"

The three people sat down again, and Murong Shan said:"If you can accomplish this, my brothers will be grateful forever! From now on, Mr. Tao will be our relative!"

"Since ancient times, love between men and women depends on fate and cannot be forced."Tao Liao said:"If you are at home, what matters is 'the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words'. Now these two women, not only have their husbands gone, but their families, including their parents, brothers and sisters, have all been killed by the barbarians! Except for distant relatives, it can be said that the two of them have no relatives. As long as you two are in love and have no objections, I am willing to be the great matchmaker!"

"That would be great! Very good!"Murong brothers said almost at the same time, with happy faces. Tao Liao said:"Then I will go outside the tent and take a look. If I see Xiaohua and Xiaocao, I will ask them what they mean. If they don't object, then it's your fate."

Tao Liao stood up and walked out of the tent. Brother Murong also stood up to see them off. Tao Liao and his two followers, Cheng Hui and Wu Fu, walked out of the tent and walked around the tent. The sky was filled with stars, thousands of miles away. There were no clouds. Although there was a faint moonlight, it was not as far as during the day and could not see very far. When Tao Liao heard voices coming from the south of the tent, the three of them walked over. At first glance, it was Xiao Hua, Xiao Cao and others who had brought People. Seeing Tao Liao and others coming, they greeted each other with courtesy. Xiaohua, Xiaocao and others said together:"Master Tao is here!

Tao Liao said:"Xiao Hua and Xiao Cao will stay here first. I have a few words to say to you two." Everyone else should go back to the tent just now and drink tea and chat with the Murong brothers!"

Only Tao Liao, Xiao Hua and Xiao Cao were left in the open space. Seeing that the others had gone away, Tao Liao asked:"For the mission of our emperor, you two sisters followed me thousands of miles to Liaodong. On the sea It's also the same as us, exposed to wind and sun, and it's hard enough."

"Mr. Tao, are you here specifically to greet us?!"Xiao Hua Xin was straightforward and said with a smile: Tao Liao said:"Yes, yes! I think you two sisters have made a worthwhile trip and have met your destiny! This is the thin thread that ties a thousand-mile marriage together!"

"fate? Xiaocao pretended to be surprised and asked:"Sir, what is the fate? Where is the fate?"! Tao Liao pointed to the tent in the north and said,"Where is the fate?" It was in that tent just now! I see that the two Murong brothers have faces as white as jade, white teeth and red lips, and are handsome in appearance. They are a match made in heaven for you two!"

Although Xiao Hua and Xiao Cao's faces cannot be seen clearly under the moonlight, after listening to Tao Liao's words, I believe that the two of them must be blushing and shy. Seeing that Xiao Hua and Xiao Cao stopped talking, they must be thinking about this issue seriously..Tao Liao took the opportunity to say:"If you two have no objections, I will make it happen as a matchmaker!""

"We just met today. We didn't know each other before. Isn't this a bit abrupt?! Xiaohua asked:"We are Han people, we have traveled thousands of miles to come here, and we are not familiar with the place." They are both from Xianbei. Xianbei people are also barbarians!"

"What's the matter? Over the past few hundred years, whether they are Han people, Huns, or Xianbei people, there have been too many intermarriages! Tao Liao enlightened and said:"People should cherish fleeting fate when they are young." After passing this village, there is no such shop!"

Xiaohua and Xiaocao still lowered their heads and said nothing. The two looked at each other, their faces flushed. Tao Liao said,"I see, this matter is settled. I'll make arrangements to go back to the tent in a while. Xiaohua and Murong Shan, Xiaocao and Murong Shui, you guys can talk first. You two wait a moment.

Tao Liao returned to the tent and said to the Murong brothers,"I think this can be done." Let's do this, we all go out, Murong Shan goes to the east tent door to wait for Xiao Hua, Murong Shui waits for Xiao Cao in this tent, and we all go out. Whether you have a true destiny or not depends on your performance!"

Under the leadership of Tao Liao, two followers, two cooks, and eight sailors came to the north of the tent. Under the faint moonlight, you can see that here is a stable with twenty horses tied to five mangers. The horses are of different colors. These horses all look tall, mighty and majestic. When they see strangers coming, some horses snort and some keep kicking their hooves on the ground. Tao Liao came to a In front of the horse, he patted the horse's butt and gently stroked the horse's back. Seeing that the visitor had no ill intentions, the horses all calmed down.

Murong Shan stood at the entrance of the tent in the east, and Murong Shui stood in the west. Facing the door of the tent. Both of them were anxiously waiting for their sweethearts. Waiting and waiting, waiting and waiting, they waited for about a stick of incense, but they didn't see Xiao Hua or Xiao Cao. Murong Shan thought for a while, could it be that Xiaohua didn't want to do it? So she walked to the west tent and wanted to discuss it with her brother. Maybe Murong Shui thought so too, so he also walked east towards Murong Mountain. The two of them were still dozens of steps away from meeting each other, under the weak moonlight I saw a man walking from the south toward the east tent, and another man walking toward the west tent. When the brothers saw this, they were very happy.

"coming! Brother, let’s hurry up and greet him!"Murong Shui said, and ran towards the person in the west. Murong Shan also hurriedly ran towards the person in the east. When he got closer, Murong Shan took a look, wasn't he? It was Xiao Hua! Murong Shui took a look , it was Xiaocao. With a smile on his face, Murong Shan reached out to hold Xiaohua's hand. Murong Shui also wanted to hold Xiaocao. Seeing this, Xiaohua said angrily:"Look at you, we just met, and you are like that."

Similarly, Xiaocao's jade hand was not held by Murong Shui. Murong Shui said to Xiaocao:"Xiaocao, let's walk! The weather is nice today, with a sparse moon and stars and a cloudless sky."

Murong Shui was in front and Xiao Cao was behind. The two of them were walking in the open space to the south of the tent. Murong Shan was not idle either. He said respectfully:"Xiao Hua, Ah Shui and Xiao Cao are outside. Let's go to the east. Let’s talk in the tent!"

Xiaohua nodded, and the two of them came to the door of the east tent. Murongshan lifted the curtain, and Xiaohua timidly followed Murongshan into the tent. This tent looks similar to the tent on the west, but the furnishings inside are simpler. The tent Several candles were lit inside, and the tent was covered with carpets except near the stove. The two people came to the small wooden table in the west, and Murong Shan said:"Little flower girl, please sit down!"

Xiaohua hesitated for a moment and then sat down. After all, everyone was talking and laughing in the tent to the west, and they were considered half-acquaintances. Murong Shan looked at me across the wooden table, and I looked at you. Not knowing how to speak, both of them were a little uneasy, but the expressions on their faces were affectionate. In the end, Murong Shan spoke first, after all, he was a man.