Taishi Ci was not fooled. Although Sun Ce was a little unhappy in his heart, seeing the annoyed expressions on the faces of all the generals, he smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, Liu Yao's defeat has been revealed. His mastermind Xu Shao was seriously ill and Zuo Rong betrayed him.
Fan Neng and Zhang Ying are nothing to worry about."
"A mere Taishi Ci cannot decide the overall situation!"
"If he escapes this time, if he encounters me next time, he will definitely settle old and new scores together!"
"When the time comes, all the generals will use their lives and attack Wu County directly!"
After Han Dang, Zhou Tai and others heard this, they were all excited and shouted in unison: "Dare you die for the general!"
After Taishi Ci led his troops back, he heard the faint roar of Sun Ce's army from the river. His morale was high. On the other hand, although Liu Yao's defenders could still hold on, the gap was still obvious. If this continued, sooner or later they would be unable to resist.
What made Taishi Ci even more headache was that at this time, Liu Yao was still thinking of leading troops to attack Zuo Rong!
He knew that Liu Yao was very loyal in avenging Zhu Hao, but Zuo Rong was in Kuaiji County at this time. If Liu Yao led troops south from Wu County, who would defend Sun Ce?
Taishi Ci is now a guest general, and it is difficult for the commander to touch Liu Yao's soldiers. It would be good if the battle is won, but Liu Yao's soldiers are inferior to Sun Ce in terms of morale and strength. Taishi Ci is alone and unable to change the overall situation.
He thought that his abilities alone were limited after all, and if nothing happened at this rate, he would be ready to return to Guangling at any time.
He was standing on the dock thinking hard when he heard footsteps behind him and turned around to find the young man walking over.
Lu Yi, courtesy name Boyan, is the nephew of Lu Ji, the head of the Lu family. Because Lu Ji is young, he temporarily acts on behalf of the head of the family.
When the Lu family resisted Sun Ce in Lujiang, more than half of the family members were killed or injured. Lu Ji's father, Lu Kang, also died as a result. The Lu family and Sun Ce had a deep hatred.
Later, the whole Lu family moved to Wu County. When crossing the river, Lu Yi gave some advice to Fan Neng and Zhang Ying, so he was valued by Liu Yao and recruited as a counselor.
For some unknown reason, Lu Yi changed his name to Lu Xun.
Taishi Ci thought that this was the person whom the young master had told him to take care of.
Lu Xun!
He cupped his hands and said, "Is there something wrong, Mr. Boyan?"
Lu Xun hurriedly returned the greeting and said, "The general calls you such a name. This kid is frightened."
What he said is correct. Although the Lu family is a large family, it has declined. Although Lu Xun is the temporary head of the family, his seniority status in the family is actually not high.
Taishi Ci was already a Sima of another province and a high-ranking figure among the governor's subordinates. He was nearly twenty years older than Lu Xun. He was regarded as Lu Xun's elder, so Lu Xun respected him quite a bit.
Taishi Ci smiled and said, "Bo Yan doesn't need to be self-effacing. Age does not matter whether you are talented or not. If Boyan hadn't reminded me earlier, I would have fallen into Sun Ce's plan."
"If Boyan has anything to say, just say it."
Lu Xun heard this and said, "Xun would like to ask the general if he will return to Guangling in the near future?"
Taishi Ci was quite surprised: "How could Boyan guess it?"
Lu Xun sighed: "Sun Ce is really powerful, I'm afraid there is nothing we can do to save him."
"The general is Yuan Shijun's subordinate. He will never stay and sacrifice his life for Liu Shijun."
Taishi Ci heard this and said, "Wu County is indeed difficult to defend."
"I heard that the Lu family and Sun Ce have a grudge. If Sun Ce comes to fight, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Lu family to deal with themselves."
He changed the topic, "Bo Yan, do you want to follow me back to Guangling?"
Lu Xun did not expect Taishi Cihui to say this, and raised his head in surprise, "Guangling?"
Taishi Ci said: "Yes, Boyan has great talents. If he can serve Master Xianyi, his future achievements will not be inferior to Ci's."
"At the same time, the young master has the Yuan family on his back, and Sun Ce does not dare to act rashly. The young master can also use this to protect the Lu family."
"how?"
After Lu Xun heard this, he was wavering in his heart. After all, he was young and wanted to do something great. But he knew that with the relationship between the Lu family and Sun Ce, he was afraid that Wu County would fall. It would be fine if he could save his life, let alone gain something.
Achieved.
He thought about it and thought that going to Guangling would be a good choice, but the key point was that he didn't show much of his excellence. Why did Taishi Ci value him so much?
Moreover, I heard that although Yuan Xi was from a noble family, his attitude towards the nobility was average. Lu Xun had also found out that the most important counselors and generals under Yuan Xi were not considered to be descendants of the noble families.
If I go there, will I be ostracized?
Thinking of this, Lu Xun said: "Thank you General for your kindness. Although Wu County is in danger now, it may not have a chance of survival."
"I want to try again."
Taishi Ci sighed: "If Wu County unites its forces, it can resist Sun Ce for another year and a half. But Liu Shijun insists on attacking Zuo Rong. With this division of troops, Wu County will be in danger."
Lu Xun said: "Yes, I have also advised you, but your mind has already been decided."
"The vitality I'm talking about lies in Sun Ce."
Upon hearing this, Taishi Ci hurriedly said: "Sir, please tell me."
After hearing this, Lu Xun cleared his throat and said, "If Sun Ce wants to obtain Jiangdong, he must occupy morality."
"Now that Zuo Rong has killed Zhu Hao, it is his weakness."
Taishi Ci was startled, what does this have to do with anything?
Lu Xun explained: "The key lies in Zhu Hao."
"Zhu Hao's father was Taiwei Zhu Gongwei (Zhu Jun), who was the chief minister of Sun Jian, Marquis of Wucheng."
"When Sun Hou became successful, he was recruited as an assistant army commander and climbed up step by step."
"The leader is like a father. There is this relationship between the two sides, and his children cannot ignore it. Therefore, although Sun Ce was under Yuan Shu, he never attacked Zhu Hao."
"When Zhu Hao attacked Zhuge Xuan recommended by Yuan Shu, Sun Ce chose to watch on the sidelines, indicating that he was still quite concerned about it."
"Now, although Sun Ce was ordered by Yuan Shu to attack Liu Shijun, Zhu Hao was killed by Zuo Rong. Logically speaking, he wanted to avenge his father's death. Even if he didn't do it, he couldn't interfere."
After hearing this, Tai Shici suddenly said: "Bo Yan really thought clearly!"
"Right now, Commander Liu is claiming revenge for Zhu Hao. If Sun Ce takes advantage of this situation, it would be unjust!"
"It's impossible for him not to understand this. I'm afraid he is pretending to be confused because he understands. Someone needs to expose this matter, so he can't pretend not to know!"
Lu Xun nodded and said, "That's true, but we need to find a suitable person to talk about it."
"Liu Shijun is attacking him. If he writes a letter directly, I'm afraid Sun Ce will find an excuse to shirk."
"The Lu family has a grudge against him. I am a soft-spoken person, and I have no right to speak."
Taishi Ci reacted, "You mean to ask Mr. Xian Yi to write this letter?"
Lu Xun hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's not enough."
"Yuan Shijun has a grudge against Sun Ce, but Sun Ce may not listen."
"What Xun wants is to have someone with a more transcendent status that Sun Ce has to ignore."
"And it's best for this person to be hostile to Yuan Shu, so that he can drive a wedge between Sun Ce and Yuan Shu."
"The ultimate goal is to break up Sun Ce and Yuan Shu. This is the best way to solve the current dilemma."
Taishi Ci was confused by Lu Xun's confusing words. There were only a few people in the world who were qualified to alienate Sun Ce.
If the young master is not qualified enough, then he is Yuan Shao, Lu Bu or Cao Cao from the previous generation?
Thinking of this, Taishi Ci's heart skipped a beat. Anyone can do it, but not Cao Cao!
The young master repeatedly warned us that we must find ways to disrupt Cao Cao's affairs!
Thinking of this, Taishi Ci said: "How about I send a letter to tell the young master about this? How about finding a person with high moral character and high respect to inform Sun Ce?"
Lu Xun actually liked Cao Cao.
If Cao Cao can make Sun Ce betray Yuan Shu, it would be best for the two sides to fight. Moreover, Sun Ce is not willing to accept others' favor. Sooner or later, the three parties will turn against each other and fight. By then, Wu County will naturally be safe.
But Lu Xun was not very sure. Seeing that Taishi Ci had taken over the matter, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
He looked up at the vast misty river, and thought that the most qualified person in the world to mediate was the Emperor. However, he heard that the Emperor's convoy returned eastward to Luoyang, triggering numerous wars, so he probably had too much to worry about now.
Lu Xun was right. Emperor Liu Xie was held hostage by the Bai Bo army in Anyi and was in a difficult situation.
He worked hard day and night to get rid of control.
At this time, he was angry. Hedong County where he was located was adjacent to Hanoi County where Lu Bu was located, and not far from Yanzhou and Jizhou.
Moreover, he sent the edict to various princes. Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, came, but Wenhou Lu Bu, who was with Zhang Yang, did not show up. Why?
Lu Bu abandoned him when he escaped from Chang'an. Did he plan to never have anything to do with him in the future?
Bing Liang's generals are indeed unreliable!
If Liu Xie knew that what Lu Bu was worried about now was Lu Lingqi's marriage and that he had to wait in the queue to please the emperor, he would be even more angry.
Lu Lingqi was watching the show, because Lu Bu was being sprayed by Yan and couldn't hold his head up.
Yan clapped the letter in her hand, "Look, Yuan Gongli is angry!"
"He blamed her husband for not keeping his word, saying that if he didn't marry Lingqi, he would launch an army to suppress the situation!"
Lu Bu heard this and said, "I'm not afraid of him!"
"If he dares to send troops, at worst the soldiers will come to stop him, and the water will come and the earth will cover him up!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Yan sneered and said, "What I'm talking about now is Ling'er's marriage, don't tell me about it!"
"Let me ask you, if Ling'er doesn't marry Yuan Gongli's son, is there a better candidate in the world?"
She suddenly thought of something, "Emperor Liu Xie is in Hedong and will return to Luoyang soon."
"Are you thinking of marrying Ling'er to him?"
"I understand. No wonder Zhang Yang went to see the emperor. It turns out that this is what you had in mind!"
"Are you afraid that you have lost your mind and gone crazy? Tianzi is just a puppet now. Didn't Chang'an hurt you enough last time?"
After hearing this, Lu Bu said irritably: "Where are you thinking? The emperor has his own harem, how could I send Ling'er to suffer!"
"Don't worry about these things, I have my own ideas!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Yan sneered: "Is it possible that you want to abandon Yuan Highway and repair Yuan Benchu?"
"My three sons are all married, and the remaining one is only five or six years old. How can he be suitable?"
Lu Bu frowned and said, "You really want to marry into a wealthy family?"
"In those families, the fighting is even more fierce. You might be killed one day. I would rather Ling'er marry an ordinary family!"
Seeing that Yan still wanted to speak, Lu Bu waved his hands and said: "Okay, okay, let's consider this matter in the long term. What if we miss Ling'er for the rest of her life?"
"I will also give Han Yu a drink to see him off. You can eat on your own until I come back."
When Yan saw Lu Bu raising his feet and walking away, he had no choice but to do so. Lu Lingqi beside her became really excited.
Tonight, Lu Bu served Chen Gui a drink to see him off, which was his chance to help Du escape!