Huang Zu was holding a letter in his hand, with a solemn look on his face. The letter in his hand was clearly about Lu Xuan's invitation to attend a meeting on the Han River. Huang Zu had read it several times, but he still had no idea and had not weighed it properly.
How to do it.
Huang Zu looked at the attendant and asked, "Has the eldest son come back?"
The attendant shook his head and said: "Reporting to the master, the eldest son has not returned yet."
Huang Zu waited for another quarter of an hour, then there was a sound of footsteps, and a tall and tall young man entered.
The young man's name was Huang She, Huang Zu's eldest son. He was in his early twenties and very smart. Huang Zu would discuss many things he encountered with Huang She.
When Huang Zu saw Huang She coming, he hurriedly waved and said: "Bo Yuan, you are finally back. This is Lu Xuan's letter. Take a look."
Boyuan is the pseudonym of Huang She.
Huang She took it and read it, his expression unchanged, and asked: "Father, Lu Xuan asked you to meet on the river. Have you discussed it with the teacher?"
Huang Zu shook his head and said, "This is a serious matter. As a father, I will listen to your opinion first and then discuss it with Chen Tu."
Chen Tu was Huang Zu's counselor and was also responsible for teaching Huang She. He was Huang She's teacher.
Huang She smiled and said: "Father, I think Lu Xuan's control of Jingzhou is the general trend. No one can resist it, and no one can stop it. At this point, I can only submit to Lu Xuan."
Huang Zu nodded, sighed, and immediately arranged for someone to call the counselor Chen Tu, and told him about Lu Xuan's appointment, and said: "Sir, what do you think of Lu Xuan's invitation?"
Chen Tu asked directly: "My lord, Lu Xuan captured Xiangyang and Liu Biao surrendered. Even heroes like Cao Cao were beaten to a pulp in Nanyang County. Can Jiangxia County under your control be able to compete with Lu Xuan?
?”
"Can't stop it!"
Huang Zu replied calmly.
Chen Tu continued: "Your army is no match for Lu Xuan. Moreover, the current Jiangxia County is surrounded by Lu Xuan's territory. Jiangxia County has been surrounded by Lu Xuan. Under this premise, there is a chance that the weak can defeat the strong.
?"
"No no!"
Huang Zu shook his head one after another.
Chen Tu continued: "Since there is no way to stop it and there is no chance to resist, why does the lord hesitate? In fact, the lord has no choice. If you refuse to submit, the family will eventually be destroyed."
Huang Zu sighed completely.
Huang She saw his father's expression and said with relief, "Father, actually it's okay to surrender."
Huang Zu snorted and said: "How can it be nothing? If you submit to Lu Xuan, we will not have the final say in Jiangxia County. Everything will be watched by others."
Huang She advised: "What my father said makes sense, but we are just struggling in Jiangxia County. Lu Xuan captured Jingzhou and unified the south. The potential is endless. If we follow Lu Xuan, we can actually do a lot."
"My father is following Lu Xuan now. Once Lu Xuan accepts Tian's orders in the future, my father will at least have a chance to go further, and our Huang family will have greater glory. It doesn't make much sense to just be in Jiangxia County now."
Huang Zu was surprised by Huang She's remarks, and even more praised Huang She's ambition, saying with approval: "You boy, you have a good tone."
Huang She said sternly: "My son is in Jiangxia County and serves as the county magistrate of Xiling County. Now that he has surrendered to Lu Xuan, he will definitely get arrangements. With his age, he is now the county magistrate of one county. In the future, he will definitely not stop as the prefect of one county."
, will go further.”
There was ambition in his eyes.
Huang She was smart since he was a child and had seen a lot. He served as the magistrate of Xiling County and made many political achievements. He was considered promising at a young age.
Huang Zu looked at his son's confident and calm appearance, and suddenly couldn't help laughing, and said: "The person who makes my Huang family prosperous must be you, son. You have goals and ambitions, so as a father, I will naturally help you. For you
, I will take a step back and hand over Jiangxia County."
Huang She said: "Father, this is not necessary. We just submit to Lu Xuan."
Huang Zu looked at his son and said seriously: "You are not old and have not seen much. Although you have wisdom and ambition, you must understand that officialdom is about human nature. I control a large county like Jiangxia County. How can you
Is there any chance?"
"You will have a chance if I step back."
"I am determined to support you, support you, and consider your long-term future, but I am reluctant to give up the immediate benefits, which are just empty words."
"I voluntarily handed over Jiangxia County. With Lu Xuan's nature, it is impossible to treat the Huang family badly, let alone you."
"After all, the news from Xiangyang is that Lu Xuan has received benefits from the Cai family and the Kuai family, and has never treated Cai Mao and Kuai Yue badly. Especially Kuai Yue, who has served as the Minister of Punishment under Lu Xuan, and Kuai Liang has served as the Minister of Criminal Justice.
As the governor of Xuzhou, the Kuai family is the real glory."
Huang Zu said firmly: "That's why I give in so that you can have a chance to make progress."
Huang She said respectfully: "My son should remember his father's teachings."
Huang Zu looked at Chen Tu and asked, "Sir, how do you think Lu Xuan will make up for my Huang family?"
"I don't know about my humble position."
Chen Tu shook his head.
He thought for a while and said: "Beizhi and my lord met Lu Xuan once, and we only had the same impression that Lu Xuan was very powerful. Therefore, Beizhi couldn't guess what he was thinking."
Huang Zu nodded and said: "That's all, no more guessing. Anyway, we have made arrangements and I am sincere enough. I don't believe that Lu Xuan will treat the Huang family harshly."
Huang She also nodded solemnly.
After Huang Zu finalized the matter, he started to make arrangements and paid close attention to Lu Xuan's whereabouts. Two days later, Huang Zu got the news that Lu Xuan led his army and entered Jiangxia County via the Han River.
Without further delay, Huang Zu took Chen Tu and Huang She out of Xiling County and waited on the Han River.
At the end of July, the big ship that Lu Xuan was on approached Huang Zu's position.
On the river, large ships were arranged one after another in a terrifying formation.
Huang Zu saw Lu Xuan's team and the flagship where Lu Xuan was, and asked people to raise the flag of the big ship. When Lu Xuan's flagship approached, Huang Zu asked people to put wooden planks on the two ships. Huang Zu took Huang She and Chen
Pictured, the other soldiers came to the deck of the ship where Lu Xuan was without taking any of them.
When Huang Zu saw Lu Xuan again, his emotions were a little complicated.
In the past, Lu Xuan was recommended by Liu Biao to be the shepherd of Yangzhou. In fact, Lu Xuan only had Lujiang County, which was about the same strength as Huang Zu. Now, Lu Xuan has included Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou and Yuzhou.
Lu Xuan is already a great prince.
After Huang Zu stood still, he looked respectful and saluted: "Huang Zu, of humble rank, pays homage to my lord."
Huang She also followed and said: "Huang She, pay homage to the lord."
When Lu Xuan heard what Grandfather Huang said, both of them addressed him as lord, and Huang Zu did not bring any soldiers, which showed his attitude.
Lu Xuan said directly: "This time I invite Governor Huang to come to Hanshui for a while, mainly because I want to talk about the arrangements for Jiangxia County."
