Chapter 185 Planning for Jiangdong is a great game!
There are many noble families in Jiangdong, especially the four major families of Lu, Zhu, Zhang, and Gu, who are also known as the four surnames of Jiangdong.
Back when Sun Ce was still serving under Yuan Shu,
Yuan Shu once promised him that if Sun Ce could capture Lujiang City, Sun Ce would be the governor of Lujiang.
When Sun Ce first entered the society, he encountered a huge cake drawn by his boss.
At that time, the man who guarded Lujiang City was Lu Kang, the head of the Lu family in Jiangdong. Sun Ce, who was high-spirited, began to fight with Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang.
It's just that things didn't go well for Sun Ce when he first debuted. He was blocked outside Lujiang City by Lu Kang for two full years.
At that time, Sun Ce advocated bloody suppression by force, and with the anger that had been blocked for two years, after Sun Ce conquered Lujiang, he not only killed the prefect of Lujiang, Lu Kang, but also almost slaughtered all the Lu family members who fought alongside Lu Kang.
From then on, the Lu family and Sun Ce formed a mortal feud that was difficult to resolve. As a result, the Lu family also suffered great changes and began to decline.
Nowadays, the Lu family, which is still surviving in Wu County, is not as good as before in terms of reputation and strength. The once bustling family is now destitute. The position of the Lu family among the four major families in Jiangdong is about to be replaced by the Yu family.
Fortunately, before Lujiang City was destroyed, Lu Kang sent his son Lu Ji and his nephew Lu Xun back to their hometown in Wu County to escape, so that the Lu family did not completely lose hope.
Lu Ji was only seven years old when Lu Kang was killed.
However, Lu Xun, who is several years older than Lu Kang's son Lu Ji, has now become the leader of the Lu family.
Lu Xun was only more than ten years old at this time, but being able to be Lu Kang's "discipline gate" shows that Lu Xun's talents are very valued by Lu Kang.
Naturally, Lu Xun did not disappoint Lu Kang. Under his leadership, the Lu family will slowly get out of the trough in the future, and then once again usher in its own moment of glory.
However, these are all trajectories in history. Today, the Lu family is at an absolute low point, and Lu Xun's heart is filled with hatred for Sun Ce and Zhou Yu after the family was destroyed.
Not long ago, probably about a month ago, a woman appeared who claimed to be able to help him deal with the Sun family.
Her name was Zhao Xue, and she did not reveal where she was from, but many people, including Lu Xun, secretly guessed that they were from the Central Plains and the Cao family.
Zhao Xue has a lot of intelligence and human resources, and it seems that she can really help Lu Xun take revenge on the Sun family. However, Lu Xun does not completely trust Zhao Xue, and he does not dare to put everything in the Lu family on his own impulse.
Lu Xun has been in a state of uncertainty recently.
Just today, Lu Xun had just walked out of the study and was about to relax in the yard when a man who had been following Zhao Xue appeared.
Lu Xun didn't know how this person appeared in his yard, but the other person had no ill intentions and just came to ask Lu Xun what he thought.
"Master Lu, how are you thinking about the leader?" Ding Si leaned on the pillar in the corridor and asked Lu Xun with a smile.
Ding Si had some admiration for Lu Xun.
This young man, who has shouldered the burden of the family at a young age, not only has a straight back, but also has a rare lack of arrogance and impetuosity of young people, and is extremely calm. It is precisely because of Lu Xun's calmness that the Lu family quickly found the backbone. With time,
It is not impossible for the Lu family to prosper again.
Or perhaps the hardships of life have tempered Lu Xun, forcing him to mature too early... It's so mature that it makes people feel distressed.
"Brother..." Before Lu Xun could reply, Lu Ji's timid shout suddenly came from beside him.
In the study, a child of about nine years old walked out. He was Lu Kang's son and Lu Xun's younger brother, Lu Ji.
Lu Xun turned around, gave Lu Ji a gentle smile and said, "It's okay. Big brother is just discussing something with uncle. You go back to your room and read a book first. I will come back to test your homework later."
"Well...brother, you...be careful..." After Lu Ji finished speaking, he turned and walked towards his house.
"Uncle Ding, you have also seen that our Lu family is now..." At this point, Lu Xun smiled bitterly and shook his head.
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How can a family that needs teenage children to support its appearance help to bring down the Sun family?
Lu Xun felt that he was somewhat powerless.
However, Zhao Xue has obviously considered this for a long time. What he values is actually the Lu family's reputation.
After a conversation with Liu Ye, Zhao Xue finally perfected his plan in Jiangdong.
In the battle at Lujiang, Zhao Xue was sure to contain and severely injure Sun Ce.
When Sun Ce was restrained in Lujiang, a riot suddenly broke out in the rear, and the defenders left behind in Jiangdong must not have the strength to deal with it.
Even if Sun Ce could return to Jiangdong, I'm afraid not a few of the more than 20,000 Jiangdong soldiers he brought back would come back.
As a result, Jiangdong suffered heavy losses and its troops were empty. Opposition forces could take this opportunity to occupy and control some counties.
As for Zhao Xue, she does not need the Lu family to contribute human or financial resources. She only needs the Lu family to join forces with other families that oppose the Sun family to help appease the place, appease the people, and maintain normal operations.
Lu Yan can help others, but more importantly, the Lu family's reputation in the hearts of other aristocratic families and the people can help the opposition forces stabilize the situation faster.
If everything goes well, even if Sun Ce returns to Jiangdong, he will not have the extra troops to attack the opposition forces in a hurry.
We can only watch helplessly as these opposition forces divide themselves into one side and grow stronger day by day.
The longer it takes, the worse it will be for Sun Ce.
And Zhao Xue only needs the opposition forces to contain Sun Ce for a year or two. When the duel between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao comes to an end, then the mission of these opposition forces will be completed.
If Cao Cao wins, he will definitely march straight to the south of the Yangtze River with a great victory, and this group of people will also have a great harvest.
If Cao Cao were defeated, they would also have earned the capital to negotiate with Sun Ce, and they could use this to find a good future for themselves. Moreover, Sun Ce wanted to firmly control Jiangdong and completely change his bad image of being violent and murderous in the hearts of the Jiangdong scholars.
Surrendering and treating these opposition forces well is the best way to prove your change.
Therefore, no matter what, as long as these opposition forces can persist until the end of the Cao Yuan War, they will be in an invincible position.
Zhao Xue made her plan clear to Lu Xun and other aristocratic families, and received support from many small and medium-sized aristocratic families.
After all, they don't need to fight to the death with Sun Ce. They only need to occupy one side to contain Sun Ce, and they can get rid of the evil in their chests; they can also get the maximum benefit for themselves. No matter how you look at it, this is a sure-profit deal!
The only one who is still a little hesitant is the Lu family, which is known as the four major families in Jiangdong, but it is already somewhat unrealistic.
Whether it was for the development of his family or his hatred for Sun Ce, Lu Xun wanted to cooperate with Zhao Xue.
However, it was difficult for Lu Xun to judge whether the situation Zhao Xue mentioned would occur. After all, he was still worried that before the opposition forces could gain a foothold, Sun Ce would raise the butcher knife in his hand towards them again.
The Lu family could no longer withstand the second massacre.
Ding Si obviously knew what Lu Xun was worried about, so he smiled and said, "Little Patriarch Lu, how about you invite me in for a cup of tea?"
When Lu Xun heard this, he knew that Ding Si must have a secret to tell him, so he made a gesture of invitation and said: "I didn't prepare tea in a hurry, but I have a jar of good wine from Chenliu in my house. Uncle Ding will do it anyway."
Enjoy!”
When Ding Si heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then his expression returned to normal, and he said: "Then Ding is more respectful than obeying orders!"
The fleeting change in Ding Si's eyes was keenly captured by Lu Xun.
Lu Xun's house did have good wine from Chenliu, but he also deliberately told the information that the good wine came from Chenliu.
Catching the look in Ding Si's eyes, Lu Xun's expression remained unchanged, but he had already understood a lot in his heart, "There were obvious emotional ups and downs in his eyes when he heard the word Chen Liu... Sure enough, they are Cao Cao's people!"