Lu Xun sighed softly, put Sun Quan's letter aside, stood up and walked to the map, his eyes wandering back and forth between Pengcheng, Shouchun and Luoyang.
Lu Yi bowed his waist, cupped his hands, and followed behind Lu Xun seemingly respectfully.
Lu Xun frowned, but didn't say anything. He looked at the map for a long time, then slowly returned to the case, spread out the paper, picked up the pen, and glanced at Lu Yi who was standing in front of him: "I want to reply to the king. , do you want to watch it too?”
Lu Yi was startled, and his fair face suddenly turned red with anger. Lu Xun was insulting him. He was sent by Sun Quan to deliver the secret edict to Lu Xun. Naturally, he was Sun Quan's closest minister. Lu Xun wanted to write a reply to Sun Quan, but instead If you want to avoid him, you obviously don't regard him as a minister.
"The king sent me here to discuss with the general."
Lu Xun's eyes flashed, his eyelids drooped, and he looked dismissively: "Have you ever fought in a war?"
Lu Yi was also angry and protested without thinking: "Your Majesty has never fought in a war."
"Presumptuous!" Lu Xun suddenly shouted angrily, stood up and stared at Lu Yi condescendingly: "You are just a small minister, how dare you compare yourself to the king? Come on, I'll tie you up."
Lu Lan and others had long disliked Lu Yi. After hearing Lu Xun's words, two personal guards rushed in and pushed Lu Yi to the ground. Before Lu Yi's two followers could react, they were beaten by people outside. People were restrained.
"Drag him out and take him to Wuchang later." Lu Xun waved his hand lightly, and had Lu Yi pulled out. He sat back down in front of the case, spread out the paper, and picked up his pen.
All this happened so fast. Before Lu Lan could calm down, he said with some fear: "General, is this... appropriate?"
"Is there anything inappropriate?" Lu Xun glanced at Lu Lan: "For such important news, the king did not send Shei Yi or Hu Zong, but sent such a sycophant, which shows that he has no one he can trust. He is fooling around, is it possible? Do I want to follow him in his mischief?"
Lu Lan was thoughtful. He looked at Lu Xun and felt that Lu Xun was a little different from usual. They all knew who Lu Yi was. Lu Xun actually tied up Lu Yi and took him to Wuchang, which was tantamount to directly beating him up. Sun Quan's face. With Sun Quan's temper, how could he swallow this?
But, back again, even if he couldn't swallow this breath, what could he do? As Lu Xun said, Hu Zong, it was because Yi couldn't come, it was probably because they didn't agree with Sun Quan's approach, so Sun Quan had no choice but to send someone like Lu Yi. Come to convey the order. Lu Yi had a very bad reputation among the officials in Jiangdong, and many people hated him. Lu Xun kidnapped him and sent him to Wuchang. That was the best way to make his name known.
The situation is different now. Sun Quan no longer has the final say in Wu State. If he wants to have his own way, he will have to consider the consequences.
It's just... Lu Xun did it so fiercely, which is inconsistent with his surname. Did you read the book Wei Ba brought recently and became like Wei Ba?
Lu Xun ignored Lu Lan, spent half a day writing a thick letter, and then beat the drum to gather the generals.
Hearing the sound of drums, the generals came to the Chinese army's tent one after another. Before they entered the tent, they saw Lu Yi tied up outside the tent. They couldn't help being surprised, but then they felt secretly happy. Relying on Sun Quan's trust, Lu Yi He had oppressed many people, including many generals in the army. Now seeing Lu Xun tie Lu Yi up outside the tent for public display, he was naturally very happy.
When the generals entered the account, Lu Xun explained the reason for kidnapping Lu Yi and charged Lu Yi with "spying on military intelligence and being disrespectful". The generals understood immediately. They all agreed in unison and supported Lu Xun. Lu Xun
Without saying anything else, he immediately conveyed Sun Quan's order and ordered the armies to prepare for battle.
After the military meeting, Lu Xun found Lu Lan and asked him to take fifty personal guards and escort Lu Yi to Wuchang. Lu Lan understood the idea and asked curiously: "General, will you still go to war according to the king's order?"
"The general is outside, and the emperor's order will be ignored." Lu Xun curled his lips: "The soldiers are like water, and if we follow his plan now, we will give him a step down. The real start of the battle will depend on the situation. Then it will depend on the situation.
However, Sima Yi has been reluctant to move eastward in Chenliu, so I can't do it unless I take the initiative."
Lu Lan understood. He knew what Lu Xun wanted to do, and he also knew why Lu Xun sent fifty bodyguards to escort Lu Yi back to Wuchang with great fanfare. In fact, this was just like tying Lu Yi outside the tent in public, and it was just a deliberate attempt to mess up the matter.
It was so big that Sun Quan didn't dare to act rashly.
Lu Lan immediately escorted Lu Yi and set off. They walked very fast, but the journey dragged on for a long time. From Yanling to Wuchang, they had to pass through more than a dozen cities. Every time they arrived at a city, Lu Lan would stay and rest, while Lu Lan would stay for a while.
Of course, Yi would be tied up and paraded outside. Lu Yi's reputation was really bad, and the charges Lu Xun charged him with were serious: spying on military intelligence and being disrespectful. There was no difference between him and a traitor. How could he get any kind treatment along the way?
He endured many hardships, and the integrity and loyalty of General Lu Xun spread throughout the country.
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Before Lu Lan arrived in Wuchang, Lu Xun sent his troops north. Together with Wei Yan, who had already stationed in Yuzhou, he led 40,000 infantry and cavalry and attacked Suiyang.
Suiyang is located between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River, with Pengcheng on the left and Chenliu on the right. It is the middle of the Wei army's eastern defense line. Its strategic position is self-evident. If Lu Xun captures Suiyang, not only will the siege of Pengcheng be relieved
, if Qiaojun falls, the entire Yuzhou will become Lu Xun's bag. Once Yuzhou is lost, Yanzhou will be difficult to protect, and Lu Xun can drink the Yellow River and get it at his fingertips.
Therefore, as soon as Sima Yi heard that Lu Xun was marching to Suiyang, he did not dare to delay any more and immediately marched eastward to seize Suiyang before Lu Xun could.
Two opponents who had always refused to face each other finally met.
When Lu Xun's army came to Suiyang, Zhang He naturally did not dare to be careless. He immediately recalled Zhang Xiong and Tian Fu. Without the support of infantry, it was impossible to capture Shouchun with only 5,000 cavalry. Lu Xun sent troops, and his goal had been achieved.
Lu Xun also had a large number of cavalry around him, and the troops were veteran generals like Wei Yan. If the cavalry was allowed to attack again, they would probably suffer heavy losses.
The Wei cavalry withdrew, and Zhu Ran of course knew that he had been tricked by Zhang He. At this time, he received the news that Lu Xun had kidnapped Lu Yi and sent him to Wuchang, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Zhu Ran pondered for a long time and wrote to Sun Quan, asking him to lead his soldiers to the north, capture Qiao County, and join forces with Lu Xun in Suiyang.
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Wuchang Palace.
Sun Quan was furious: "How could this be true? How could this be true? How could Lu Xun do this?"
Mrs. Bu sat quietly aside, as if she didn't hear anything. Sun Quan walked back and forth a few times, then rushed in front of her and roared: "Trainer, tell me, how could he do this?"
Mrs. Bu raised her head and met Sun Quan's eyes that were about to burst into flames: "Then what does your Majesty think Lu Xun should do?"
Sun Quan choked and rolled his eyes for a long time: "Of course you will follow my order and march towards Yanzhou."
"Isn't General Lu marching towards Suiyang?" Mrs. Bu stood up and gently pressed her hands on Sun Quan's shoulders. Sun Quan was filled with anger in his heart, but he couldn't let it out. He followed Mrs. Bu's instructions.
Strength, and slowly sat down. "Your Majesty, what you are angry about is not whether General Lu entered the army, but that he tied up Lu Yi. You must have a disobedient heart."
Sun Quan snorted and acquiesced to Mrs. Bu's accusation, but felt a little strange in his heart. Mrs. Bu, who had never cared much about government affairs, now actually interceded for Lu Xun? This was something that had never happened before.
"Your Majesty, Lu Yi has become the target of public criticism. Lu Xun is not the only one who wants to deal with him, but now it is Lu Xun who does it." Mrs. Bu sighed softly: "Your Majesty, with your wisdom, don't you really want to do this?
Do you know what Lu Yi has done?"
Sun Quan held Mrs. Bu's hand with his backhand. Although Mrs. Bu was nearly forty years old, her skin was still delicate, and her hands were still a little warmer than those of a young girl.
"Trainer, you don't understand. Good ministers are like tigers and leopards, and evil ministers are like eagles and dogs. If you want to fight tigers and leopards, you should use eagles and dogs."
"Your Majesty, that is the art of the Emperor's imperial ministers." Mrs. Bu retorted: "To commit suicide in the hands of Your Majesty is an act that will bring disaster."
Sun Quan was speechless. His hand stroking Mrs. Bu became stiff and cold. He understood Mrs. Bu's reminder. Yes, it was the emperor's art of courting ministers. When the emperor made a mistake, the ministers would make the most progress.
Even if the remonstrance fails, you can just resign as a sign of resistance. There is no other choice. Because there is only one emperor in the world, with incomparable power. But now he is not the emperor, he is just a king of Wu, and the emperor is in Chengdu
, if he continues to insist on his own way, the ministers can still choose Chengdu after leaving Wu.
In other words, he no longer has that unique power, and if he continues to use this kind of courtship technique, he will only bring trouble to himself. When the hearts of the people are gone, he will become a lonely man, and he may not even be able to succeed the King of Wu.
Lu Xun tied up Lu Yi to express resistance. Why Lu Xun? Because Lu Xun's escape route was already prepared. His younger brother Mao was a man in Chengdu, and his daughter-in-law Lu Mingzhu was a female official in the Queen's Palace in Chengdu.
He himself holds a heavy army and goes on an expedition together with the Shu Han general Wei Yan. The state of Wu demoted his official position today, but tomorrow he may become a general of the Shu Han court.
The initiative was in the hands of Lu Xun, not Sun Quan.
How can we still use the ancient art of imperial ministers when changing places between host and guest?
Sun Quan sat in silence for a long time, and suddenly felt that all his thoughts were lost. His throat became sweet, his eyesight went dark, and he slowly fell into Mrs. Bu's arms. When Mrs. Bu saw it, she couldn't bear it, and asked the imperial doctor to come for treatment, while holding Sun Quan in his arms
In your arms, patting his back gently, like holding a helpless child.
The imperial doctor came in a hurry, and after a lot of work, he revived Sun Quan. Sun Quan was lying on the bed, looking straight at the roof, and after a long time he said quietly: "Send Lu Yi to Tingwei
, clarifying the code and correcting the punishment to show the law of the country."
After hearing the news, Prime Minister Gu Yong and veteran minister Zhang Zhao, who was assisting General Wu, heard the news and shouted: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is wise."