A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 150 Zhang Yan

(The age of 19)

After seeing off Xiong Tingbi, Lu Cheng's mansion welcomed another family of four. They were Zhang Guoji's family of four who had been picked up by a group of special forces.

Zhang Guoji was just an ordinary scholar in Xiangfu County. His family had a few acres of land, which was barely enough to support his family.

A few years ago, Zhang Guoji's first wife passed away. In order to support his family, Zhang Guoji often had to work outside. Zhang's eldest daughter, Zhang Yan, stayed at home to take care of his younger brothers and sisters. Although the family lived a slightly poor life, they were quite happy.

Zhang Yan was taught by her father since she was young and read some poems and books. At the age of seven, she began to sweep the courtyard, wash clothes, cook, and do needlework. Now she is thirteen or fourteen years old, and she has grown into a graceful and elegant girl, unparalleled in the world.

However, Zhang Guoji couldn't understand why his daughter was favored by a general who was thousands of miles away when his family was living well.

However, this is also a good thing for Zhang Guoji's family.

Lu Cheng is now a second-rank General Dingguo in the imperial court, a general guarding a frontier. It is definitely a blessing for their family that he can fall in love with a girl from an ordinary scholar's family.

After all, Zhang Guoji had no idea that his daughter would be chosen as queen in the future.

When Zhang Guoji heard that the soldiers were going to take his family to Liaodong, he did not resist, nor did he have the slightest ability to resist. He just prayed that his family would be properly settled and that his children would be safe.

In fact, Zhang Guoji also knew something about Lu Cheng's story.

Today, Lu Cheng can be said to be the most capable border army general in the entire Liaodong. He has made many military achievements and dared to go deep into the heartland of the Later Jin Dynasty to kill traitors. He is extremely legendary.

The imperial court also paid great attention to publicity for such generals, in order to set an example, intimidate foreign enemies, and boost their own morale.

Before meeting Lu Cheng, Zhang Guoji thought that Lu Cheng would be a fierce-looking general like Zhang Fei.

But after seeing him, I found that although Lu Cheng was a military general, he was quite elegant, with masculinity and bookishness coexisting, and he had the demeanor of a very Confucian general.

In addition, Lu Cheng is only in his early twenties and has not yet married. For his daughter, he is definitely a good match that ordinary people cannot afford.

"I am Zhang Guoji, and I am here to meet General Dingguo."

Although Zhang Guoji was ten years older than Lu Cheng, he was only a scholar after all, and did not dare to act arrogantly in front of Lu Cheng.

"Mr. Zhang, you don't have to be so polite. Please stop being so polite. We have traveled thousands of miles from the Central Plains to Liaodong. You must have worked hard along the way. I hope those ignorant soldiers under my command have not made things difficult for you."

"No, no. General Lu's soldiers are well disciplined, friendly and polite. They took good care of us along the way. It is said that a strong general has no weak soldiers. General Lu is able to train such a strong army. No wonder he has made many military achievements."

"They are just some rough guys. To be honest, what I lack most here is scholars. Since Mr. Zhang is here, are you willing to do a job in Haizhouwei?"

"It is my honor that the general has taken a liking to me. How dare Zhang Guoji disobey your orders?"

People were brought here by force, so there was naturally no room for refusal.

Zhang Guoji wasn't a person who had become stupid from reading too much, so he naturally knew what to do, but there was a hint of helplessness in his tone.

After all, if given a choice, no one would want to suddenly leave their homeland and come to this bitter and cold place where war could break out at any time.

Lu Cheng also knew that the other party would definitely have some resentment in his heart, but he did not care. Instead, he made arrangements directly: "There is a courtyard on this alley outside the general's mansion. The environment is pretty good. Please trouble Mr. Zhang and his family to stay there temporarily. I have asked someone to prepare all the daily necessities.

Mr. Zhang can go over and take a look later. If there is anything you need, please tell me and I will arrange it. Mr. Zhang can walk around the city and take a look for the next two days. You don’t have to rush to work. In addition, there is a school in the city. If your son wants to study, you can go and say hello to the school..."

After listening to the various treatments that Lu Cheng had arranged, Zhang Guoji's resentment disappeared. He hesitated for a moment and glanced at his daughter behind him: "General Lu, what are you going to do with my Yan'er?"

Lu Cheng turned to look at Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan happened to turn to look at him.

When their eyes met, the little girl turned her head away shyly.

Although Zhang Yan is less than fourteen years old this year, her body has begun to develop. She is much taller than girls of the same age. She has a slender figure and is plump at first glance. She has a fresh and beautiful appearance, skin as white as snow, bright eyes and white teeth, and a graceful temperament. She is quiet like a delicate flower reflected in the water, which makes people feel pity for her and easily arouses men's desire to protect her.

She was obviously just a little girl, but she was already so beautiful that she could captivate a whole country. No wonder she was able to stand out among 5000 beauties selected from a nationwide audition and become a queen who was recorded in history books.

Before meeting Zhang Yan, Lu Cheng thought she was just a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old. With his normal aesthetic taste, he should not be too attracted to her.

But after meeting her in person, I finally understood what it meant to have a girl next door who has grown up and is so charming with just one glance and smile.

If this girl were in later generations, she would definitely become the white moonlight of countless boys.

After looking at her for a while, Lu Cheng felt embarrassed. He raised his head and coughed lightly, "I do have feelings for Miss Zhang. When I passed by Xiangfu in my early years, I once met Miss Zhang by chance. My heart was pounding and I have never forgotten her for a long time.

But at that time, Lu had the ambition to serve his country and came to Liaodong to join the army. His future was uncertain, and he didn't know whether he would live or die, so he could only temporarily put aside his feelings for his children. Later, he achieved success and made a name for himself. He thought of the fleeting encounter in the past, so he sent someone to invite him. "

Lu Cheng's call was pure nonsense, but Zhang Guoji believed it. After all, apart from this reason, he couldn't think of how Lu Cheng knew about his daughter.

"I see. The general is a thoughtful person."

After hearing what Lu Cheng said, Zhang Yan looked up and secretly glanced at Lu Cheng, then quickly lowered her head, her face slightly flushed and her heart pounding.

It’s not really love at first sight.

But Zhang Yan was at the age of a young girl, so it was inevitable that she would have some feelings in her heart. Zhang Yan grew up in the countryside, had never been far away, and had never met many good-looking boys.

Compared to those green boys in the village, or the soldiers she met along the way, Lu Cheng was the most outstanding man Zhang Yan had ever seen, whether in appearance, conversation, figure or temperament.

She also heard Lu Cheng say that he could not forget her just because he met her once, and after he became successful, he sent people to pick up their family from far away. This satisfied the girl's yearning for love, and when she looked at Lu Cheng again, her impression of her naturally became better and better.

Moreover, Lu Cheng brought their family here from far away, and Zhang Yan knew clearly that she would definitely marry Lu Cheng in the future.

Nowadays there is no such thing as falling in love first and then getting married. It's all about parents' orders, matchmaker's words, blind marriages, and leaving everything to fate.

At the very least, Zhang Yan met Lu Cheng with her own eyes and had a very good first impression of him. She was not opposed to spending her life with such a General Lu.

As for love and other things, they can be cultivated slowly.

At this time, Lu Cheng continued, "Miss Zhang is still young, and I am willing to wait for her to grow up. Besides, you have just arrived at Haizhouwei and are not familiar with me, so you can spend some time together. From now on, Miss Zhang can come and go freely in my general's mansion, and get to know what kind of person I am."

Zhang Guoji was relieved when he heard this: "In that case, I will follow the general's arrangements."

Zhang Yan was touched when she heard this, and her impression of Lu Cheng became better.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng casually took out a small wooden box with an exquisite shape and handed it to Zhang Yan: "Miss Zhang, this is our first meeting. This small mirror is a gift for us."

(Red Mirror)

Zhang Yan glanced at her father, and Zhang Guoji nodded: "Since it is a gift from General Lu, you should accept it."

"Yes, thank you General."

Afterwards, Lu Cheng asked someone to prepare three hundred taels of silver as resettlement fee for Zhang Guoji, and personally escorted their family to the courtyard not far away.

Seeing the large courtyard with two entrances, the servants serving him, and the three hundred taels of silver in his hands, Zhang Guoji no longer felt unhappy. He was just glad that he had given birth to a good daughter...