The Flower Monk Is Freed from the Well of Entangled Fates; The River-Dragon Floods Taiyuan City

Now to tell the story: When Tian Hu received the document sent by Ye Qing, he opened it and handed it to a literate attendant beside him: "Read it to me." The document said: "Your subject Wu Li has taken Quan Yu as his son-in-law. This man is extremely brave and has driven back the Song army; Song Jiang and the others have already retreated to Zhaode Prefecture. Your subject Wu Li intends at once to have my daughter, the County Princess Qiong Ying, and Quan Yu lead troops together to recover Zhaode city. I have specially sent the steward Ye Qing to report the victory and at the same time to inform the Great King of my daughter's marriage, begging the Great King to forgive my crime of deciding the marriage on my own authority." After hearing it, Tian Hu's worries were more than half dispelled. He at once issued an order appointing Quan Yu as Prince Consort and Vanguard for the Restoration and Pacification of the South, and had Ye Qing take two false commandants with the edict of appointment, red flowers, silks, and silver back to Xiangyuan to reward the Prince......