Chapter 209 Chapter Thirty-Six

Chapter Thirty-Six At the beginning of the twelfth year of Tongtai, the Yong army plundered Wuyue. The Lord was ordered to supervise the Yuhang Army and train the Rebel Army to defend the coast. Everyone believed that the Lord could not take care of the Jianghuai war. The Lord secretly ordered Yang Xiu, who joined the army, to attack Sizhou, Chuzhou, and Huaixi General Shi Guan. When they marched into Suzhou, the Yong army launched a quarrel without expecting the Duke, and lost Suzhou and Chuzhou, and Huaibei was in danger. In March, General Rong Yuan of Xiangyang heard about the war. He blamed his father for belittling himself and refused to report. Instead, he led the army to take Nanyang. Zhongyong's army lured the enemy, but lost Xiangyang. .The public wanted to commit more crimes, but the prime minister resisted him, so Rong Yuan attached himself to the prime minister, hating the public for wanting to march and punish himself, and hated him deeply.

The battle between Yong and Chu lasted for more than a month, and the Jianghuai and Huaihe armies won and lost each other, while Wu and Yue were in a stalemate. They lost Xiangyang, but lost the Jingxiang barrier.Gongqu protects Yu Mian, and writes a letter to plead guilty, thanking the main army for being unfavorable, and consoling him with warm words, not daring to add crimes to Yu, but he is suspicious of Gongzuo Tan's confidant, and he is afraid of it. In April, the king of Dayong and Qi supervised the south of the Yangtze River, and the battle between the prince and the prince was raging from the middle of Shu to Wuyue. The prince asked the court to say: "Wars are impermanent, advances and retreats are uncertain, and all prefectures and counties need military control." , Jianghuai, Jingxiang officials below the fourth grade, Xu Gong was able to depose himself, although he was secretly angry and did not speak.

In October, Dayong asked for peace talks. He wanted to get Suizhou and Jingling. Emperor Wu took it so hard, how could he easily abandon it to tigers and wolves." The peace talks came to an end, Shang Xiang was ashamed, but his jealousy grew deeper. In the thirteenth year of Tongtai, the Gonglian defeated the Yong army, and Jingling and Suizhou were safe. However, the Hanzhong Jiedu envoy Qin Yong took Bajun from Micang Road, and the Gongji Department will suppress Kuizhou. In August, the Yong army sent envoys to exchange Chengdu, Jiange and other places with the trapped Jiange, the Chu army in Chengdu, and Bajun. It was publicly agreed that Yu Mian was still ordered to guard Bajun. Cut it off, the public's power cannot be argued, and Shang Xiang stopped. At this time, he had the idea of ​​killing the public, and because of the public's outstanding military exploits, he dared not move lightly.

——"The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties.Zhongwu Gongzhuan On September 17th, the 14th year of Tongtai in Southern Chu, Anlu City, the night was dim, and the streets were full of serious-looking sergeants, patrolling silently. The Chu army retreated from Xiangyang and arrived in Anlu.Anlu is a large county belonging to Jiangxia. If the Chu army goes north to Xiangyang, they must pass through this place. The Lu family has operated it for many years, and everyone here belongs to the Lu family.To the people of Anlu, Lu Can is not just the general of Southern Chu.In the past, when Lu Can passed through Anlu, he would stay for a day to have a drink with the elders in the city, but this time it was a little different.After entering the city, Lu Can went straight to Bieye to recuperate. After some time, Anlu's elders learned that Lu Can was ill.When An Junmin heard about it, they were all anxious. Almost every family burned incense and prayed, weeping to God, hoping that they would not take away the pillars of Southern Chu.

The Lu family's villa in Anlu is just a spacious house, although it has a strict bearing and a broad layout, it has neither quiet scenery nor luxurious furnishings, except for a few servants who take care of it, there are no servants.Now this other courtyard has been completely surrounded by Lu Can's personal guards, and no one will be disturbed. In the minds of these soldiers, the imperial envoy who caused the general's serious illness is the person who must not be released. In the inner room, Lu Can was wearing a toga, standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the bright moon in the sky, a faint tiredness appeared on his handsome face, and he didn't look seriously ill at all.The night was getting darker, and the sound of drums came from the darkness in the distance, and the sound broke people's hearts.At this time, a personal guard came in and said: "General, Mr. Wei is asking to see you outside."

A cold light flashed in Lu Can's eyes, and he said, "Mr. Wei, please come in." The guard hesitated for a moment and said: "General, do you want to send some more people, Mr. Wei's martial arts..." Lu Can said lightly: "No need." The guard didn't dare to say more, he quickly retreated, and after a while, a graceful man was brought in.Lu Can turned to look at him and said, "Mr. Wei, I think you should be here in two days." As soon as Wei Ying saw Lu Can, he felt startled, but he hadn't seen him for a few months, and Lu Can's temples grew a little more frosty. Although his calm and calm demeanor remained the same, his body was obviously a little more tired.However, this was already expected by Wei Ying. With a serious look on his face, he stepped forward and said, "Wei pays his respects to the general. The general has worked hard all the way. I wonder if the general has any arrangements for what is going to happen?"

Lu Can smiled slightly, and said, "Mr. Wei came to see me as the head of the Fengyimen Chentang, or as a guest of Lu Mou?" Wei Ying's eyes flashed, and he said: "Naturally, I came here as a guest of the general. I have not been able to prevent all kinds of things that are not good for the general. Please forgive me, the general." Lu Can shook his head and said, "It's not that you can't stop it, but you never thought about stopping it at all." Wei Ying lowered his head and said: "Why did the general make such a statement? I really didn't expect that General Rong would write a letter of impeachment, let alone that rumors would spread all over the place, and even those women who didn't know how powerful would obstruct them, so that the general was forced to retreat. , but the strength of a certain Wei cannot be compared with Shangxiang, Yihuangtang, and Fengwutang, so he is helpless and puts the general in such a situation."

Lu Can said indifferently: "This year, when the king was in charge, when he became queen, you tried to persuade me to make Meier the queen, but I refused. Later, the queen mother wanted Meier to enter the palace as a concubine, but the news has not been leaked, Feng'er I already know that the little power I stay in the capital is just to listen to some court movements, and I can't go deep into the inner palace. Knowing such secrets, Feng'er is only the leader in name, but because this kind of thing needs a Lu The family members are responsible, but Feng'er got the news in advance, and told his mother to instigate Meier to leave, but you secretly sent master guards along the way. Concubine, you can bridge the gap between the Lu family and the royal family, and you can also fight against Concubine Ji, which will benefit you in many ways, but you secretly help Feng'er, what is the reason?"

Wei Ying raised his head and said calmly: "The general is an important minister of Southern Chu, and Miss Mei has both virtue and appearance. If the queen mother and the king want to make the young lady the queen, it is a matter of course. Even the general can't refuse directly. However, the general does not want to exchange the lifelong happiness of the young lady for glory and wealth. This is also the deep love between father and daughter, which is understandable. Afterwards, the queen mother even wants Miss Qu to be a concubine. So I assisted the Second Young Master to send the young lady to Shouchun, but the general also underestimated the Second Young Master. Although I asked people to leak the news, the Second Young Master knew about it from other sources. With such courage, he immediately tricked the young lady into going north to join the eldest son, and as for the escort along the way, that is also part of his job."

Lu Can raised his eyebrows and said: "How can Lu be envious of the favor of the pepper house? Meier is docile by nature. How can I bear to let her go to the place where the sun is out of sight and fight with others? Otherwise, if I have the heart, even if I want Meier to be the queen It must be impossible. But since ancient times, women have been in the middle palace, and fathers have been power officials. There are very few people who die well, so I don't want to marry the royal family. Even Yun'er, I don't want him to be the lord. I prefer Yujin who can fight side by side with Yun'er as my daughter-in-law, not to mention that this is what Yun'er meant. I, the Lu family, have never flattered the owner. Although you have some selfishness in this matter, I also want to thank you. The Empress Dowager made it clear what she wanted to establish as a concubine. If she refuses again, she will inevitably face a confrontation. That is not my wish. However, you are beyond my expectation about Rong Yuan. Yuan's second impeachment memorial is also absolutely impossible to hand in."

Wei Ying's complexion sank and he said: "If the general treats me like this, I have nothing to say. Yes, I can indeed plan to assassinate Rong Yuan, or steal the memorial halfway, but this will be against Feng Wutang. This time Yan Wushuang, the head of the Phoenix Dance Hall, personally went out to protect Rong Yuan's safety. The second memorial was sent to Jianye by Xie Xiaotong from the Yihuang Hall. How could Wei Mou make a move? Could it be that the general thought it was natural for Wei Mou to fight against them? something?" Lu Can smiled lightly and said, "If I hadn't known that Mr. Wei broke up with them two years ago, I wouldn't have trusted Mr. General, and I wouldn't have fallen to where I am today. Could it be that Mr. Wei believed me, Lu Can? you?" Wei Ying was shocked when he heard the words. He never expected that Lu Can would also know about the dispute between himself and Ji Xia and Yan Wushuang in front of Ling Yu two years ago. He was in a trance for a while. Lu Can's faint words For him, it was like thunder from the sky. Since leaving Dayong, deep down in his heart, he had already underestimated himself, and even often had the heart to give up on himself. If there were no enemies still alive in the world, it is very likely that he would not be able to linger on like this. , but Lu Can treated him like an ordinary person, as if he had never treasoned against the country, nor implicated his relatives. Over the years, he had trusted and reused him. Before he knew it, Lu Can was more important than everything else in his heart, and he was a little flustered Authentic: "General, please listen to and explain, it's really, really..." But I feel that I have nothing to say, and I can't say the excuses I originally thought about. Lu Can didn't look at him, turned to look out the window, and said coldly: "When I retreated to Xiangyang, there were rumors in the south of the Yangtze River. In the past few years, your Chentang has been supported by me, and its power has greatly increased. Is there nothing you can do? It's inconvenient for Yang Xiu to come forward publicly, why don't you take any action?" Wei Ying reluctantly said: "The general should also know that Dayong has always had many secret spies in our southern Chu territory, and there are many weak people in the south of the Yangtze River who are afraid of Yong's army. Tell Jianye that if it weren't for the war, the general would have bloodbathed Jianye first, and this time Si Wencao's boss must have changed, and the methods were more secretive and ruthless than before, and the short song was even more meaningful All beautiful, ordinary people only praise the general and don't mind at all. Even if I do my best to search and arrest, I am afraid that it will be difficult to catch the Da Yong secret spies, and it will expose Chentang's strength. Besides, the general has been suspected by the court for a long time. , Even if the rumors are quelled, what happened today is unavoidable, instead of doing some useless work, it is better to plan for the future." Lu Can sighed softly when he heard the words, and said, "Mr. Wei, do you want to persuade Lu Can to rebel?" After Lu Can sent troops to Xiangyang, although Wei Ying was a little embarrassed by the many incidents caused by Rong Yuan's memorial, if he really worked hard, at least he would not have reached such a situation, but he also had selfishness in his heart, so he couldn't bear it Ken moved lightly, but now that Lu Can pointed it out, he showed embarrassment, but knew that he could no longer evade it, stepped forward and bowed down and said: "General, forgive me, it's not that Wei doesn't change his old evils, it's just that Wei is living in the south of the Yangtze River. It has been twelve years now, thinking of the past, a bit of hatred will not disappear after all, but Wei also knows that there is a world of difference between him and his enemy, he is the son-in-law of Dayong, and now he is the Marquis of the state, and he has the trust of Li Zhi, There is an evil shadow protecting me, no matter whether it is civil or military means, I can't help him. The only way of revenge is to fight in the battlefield in an upright manner. If I can send my army into Yongdu and destroy everything that he lives and lives in, it will be true revenge. . It's just that Dayong is in full swing, the Northern Han Dynasty has fallen, Li Kang has already suffered a complete defeat, and died of illness in Yongdu, and the situation in Southern Chu is like this. The king and power are only aware of Gou'an, and most of the Fengyimen have forgotten the hatred of the past , just want to linger in the south of the Yangtze River, and dare not mention the word revenge at all.I was already disheartened, but the Great General made me see hope. At the beginning, I just hoped to prevent Yong's army from going south. As long as Dayong is not allowed to rule the world, this can already cause Dayong's rulers and officials to hate endlessly.Later, Ying learned that the general also had the ambition of the Central Plains, so he decided to serve the general wholeheartedly. Wei did not want to be rich and famous. As long as one day, the general can step on the Central Plains, my hatred will be avenged. Love, to protect that person, Wei Mou has no intention of resentment. However, even though the general has unparalleled military strategy, he has no intention of political struggle. With the power in the general's hands, even if Shang Weijun is removed, it is easy to take control of the imperial court, but the general is willing to be suppressed by that power. Wei also knows The historical facts of the past dynasties, since ancient times, there are no powerful officials inside, but the generals can make contributions to the outside. If you want to sweep the Central Plains, you need the Qing emperor to take the side and clear the Qing Dynasty.But Wei also knows that the general is loyal and has no power, so this time I did not secretly prevent the deterioration of the situation. I only hope that the general will be forced to raise troops and wipe out the treacherous ministers in the court until the court is calmed down. , the general commanded the Northern Expedition, and there is no obstacle, and he can make great achievements forever. If the general is worried about Qingliu's retaliation, Wei can guarantee that those people have no way to cause trouble. Now the court is full of traitors and sycophants, Qingliu has retreated, and the general has fought for many years to protect the safety of the country. Deliberately harming the general, this is a good opportunity for trouble, as long as the general does not abolish the position of the lord for the time being, those Qingliu will definitely praise the general for his achievements in eradicating treacherous officials.If the general can't make a decisive decision, I'm afraid not only the great cause will be impossible, but the general will also be killed. When the nest is overturned, there will be no eggs. Not only the general's family will be implicated, but even the general's soldiers will not be spared in difficulty.At that time, the famous generals will be dismissed, and the heroes will die. Dayong's iron cavalry will surely take advantage of the situation and go south, and the Southern Chu society will be overthrown. " Lu Can was silent for a long time, and said: "When I was young, I used to study history with my husband. Most of the famous generals in ancient times did not end well. The horse leather shroud is already blessed by the heavens. Most of them will die in the court. At that time, my husband said to me, I am Lu Can. The family has been a general for generations, you should learn from Sun Wugong and retire, you can't learn from Han Xin and take credit for pride, let alone die lonely and loyal like Li Mu, but I said to my master, if everything is safe, you might as well learn from Sun Wu Mingzhe to protect yourself, if the war continues, I will not I will retire easily, even if I become Han Xin and Li Mu, I don't regret it. Grandfather Can was promoted to the army for Emperor Wu. He started from the reckless and became a general. He died, good ministers repelled him, and his father was worried about protecting himself, so he kept silent, so that he saw that the country was in danger of falling into the enemy's hands, and the monarch and his ministers were taken into captivity.When my father led Qin Wang's army into Jianye, he saw that the capital city protected by flowers and willows in the past was full of broken tiles and ruins. Ashamed that he never violated Yan Zhizhi, to protect the country, and before he died, he even taught Lu Mou that he should not cherish his family life, nor his reputation and power.So all these years, Lu Mou ignored the sarcasm of powerful officials, acted arbitrarily, repeatedly disobeyed the prime minister, and this time he offended the king, all for the safety of the country, but if Lu Mou took advantage of the court's mistakes and rebelled in the name of the Qing emperor, wouldn't it make his father and ancestors angry? Being humiliated underground has ruined Lu's reputation for loyalty. " Hearing this, Wei Ying got up and said anxiously: "General, how can you live up to the hearts of soldiers in the name of loyalty? If the Yong army crosses the Yangtze River and destroys Southern Chu, General, even if you have the name of loyalty, what's the point?" Why, don’t the generals care about the safety of hundreds of millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River, endure the flames of war, and destroy the mountains and rivers of Chu?” Lu Can smiled slightly and said: "Even if I rebel, can I save the country and the people? Then you have underestimated Emperor Yong and Mr. Yong, and Mr. has always considered it carefully. If I rebel, Jiangnan is a great river and mountain. Falling into civil strife, although Shang Weijun's troops are far inferior to mine, as long as Rong Yuan and I fight in Jiangxia for ten days, Yong's army will take advantage of the situation and go south. Even if Jiangxia is fine, Jiangling will not be safe. In the hands of Shang Xiang, and the leader of Ninghai, Zhao Qun, is from the royal family, he will definitely raise troops to serve the king. When the time comes, the East China Sea navy will take advantage of the situation to attack, and Ninghai's mountain will not be protected. You should know what the result will be. Even if Ninghai, There is nothing wrong with Jiangling. Once civil strife breaks out, the family that supported Shang Xiang will definitely rise up and fight. When the time comes, the war will inevitably get out of hand. What power is there to resist the Yong army going south. If I rebel, I will be a sinner who overthrows the country. Lu Is this a foolish and loyal person? It’s just that a big man does something and doesn’t. It’s absolutely impossible to commit a crime for the sake of his family and his life. Wei Ying, don’t you understand that Mr. is taking advantage of your desire for revenge? , if not for this, I am afraid this alienation strategy would not have been so successful." Wei Ying only felt a huge shock in his heart, his body was on the verge of falling, and he staggered back a few steps. He also had some expectations of the situation that Lu Can might face when he raised his troops. Jiang Zhe expected it.If someone else said that, Wei Ying would just scoff, but Lu Can was different. He had known Lu Can for many years, Wei Ying knew Lu Can's intelligence, and Lu Can was Jiang Zhe's disciple, so he knew Jiang Zhe quite well. If he said that , It must be sure, the humiliation and panic of being used by the enemy made him almost uncontrollable.At this time, Lu Can's indifferent voice came from his ear and said: "Although Lu has no heart for a powerful minister, he is a powerful minister. He usually ignores the suspicion of the court, and the rift between him and General Rong has a long history, so That's why I fell into Mr.'s trap. Today's ending is my fault. As Mr. is a person, there must be follow-up measures. I think Lu will die soon. Although Mr. Wei has a little selfishness, he has always been responsible for Lu. This time I It is no longer possible to return to Jianghuai, and the news of the road must have been cut off by Shang Xiang, so there are some things that we can only ask Mr. Wei for help." Wei Ying said with difficulty: "Dayong's iron cavalry is still watching. If the government and the public write a letter to remonstrate, the general will show his favor to Shang Xiang again, it may not be lifeless. Shang Xiang is not a muddleheaded person, and there is a possibility of redemption in the end." He himself didn't believe what he said, if he didn't believe that Lu Can had to turn back, how could he come to see Lu Can lightly, and he had seen Jiang Zhe's methods before, if Jiang Zhe's strategy would be so obvious Loopholes, he would not believe it. Lu Can shook his head with a smile and said: "Let's not talk about whether he can survive, since Shang Xiang is going to do something this time, he will definitely not only target a certain person in Lu Lu, and many old minions are fine. General, how can we fight against the enemy's Yong army, but Yang Xiu in Huaidong, Yu Mian in the middle of Shu, and Shiguan in Huaixi must be doomed. Among these three, although Yang Xiu is my confidant, he is from the old Shu. There is no foundation in Jiangnan, I will write a book, you tell him for me, wronged him to serve as Prime Minister, with his help, Prime Minister can control the Huaidong army, and Prime Minister will definitely accept him. Yu Mian is my old department In recent years, he has suffered repeated defeats in recent years, but I don't blame him. Almost all the elite soldiers in the middle of Shu have been spared by me. It is not easy for him to rely on tens of thousands of soldiers to fight against the 200,000 soldiers of the Yong army, but Shang Xiangruo In charge of the military power, he is definitely not allowed to let him go. I know Yu Mian's temperament, he has long been very chilling towards Shang Xiang, and he is not from a noble family, and his loyalty is only to Lu. If I die, he will probably vote for me Yong Jun, if he really has an objection, he will definitely disobey the order first. Once there is such a sign, you will send someone to seal my sword to Yu Mian, and he will know what to do The matter of Shi Guan is a bit embarrassing. His daughter Yujin and Yun'er have been married for less than a year, and Yujin is already pregnant, and her temper is extremely chaste. I am afraid that she will not want to get married, but Shi Guan should understand what is going on. Whether it's good or bad, I can only let it go, you just need to tell Yun'er what I mean." Wei Ying was heartbroken, even though the former Xiaoshuang Hall was on the brink of failure, he did not regret it so much, bowed down and said: "General, if there is still a chance to raise an army, does the General not care about his wife and the young ladies? Mr. Yun is young, but he is brave and good at fighting. He is newly married and his wife is pregnant. She will give birth in five months. Could it be that the general wants his grandson to never see his father again? Well, although Mr. Feng is young, he is smart and enlightened, Miss Mei and Mr. Young are both underage, how could the general bear them to suffer the same calamity." Tears flashed in Lu Can's eyes, but he turned his head away, and said sadly: "In order to win over Lu's old subordinates, Shang Xiang will definitely not punish Lu Mingming, let alone attack Lu's wife and children immediately, Yun'er He has been in the army for several years and has quite a reputation. Shang Xiang may not let it go, but Feng'er, Mei'er and Ting'er are still young. If I expect it to be true, Shang Xiang will move Lu's family to southern Xinjiang, but presumably You will do harm on the way. Brother Wei, although you have helped Lu Mou for several years, you still belong to Fengyi Sect after all. If Chentang is destroyed, Fengyi Sect’s power will also be greatly reduced. I can tolerate you, after my death, if I can remember my old love, please try to help me, and I don’t have to entrust it to Lu’s old department to take care of me, find a deserted village and let them live and work.” Wei Ying's face turned pale when he heard the words. He knew that Lu Can's mind had been made up, and he would definitely not rebel. Lu Can actually arranged everything after his death, just to prevent chaos in the army and prevent Dayong from taking advantage of the situation to invade the south , Thinking that if it wasn't for his own selfishness, Lu Can would not have the slightest chance to deal with it, and until now, Lu Can still trusts the future, and doesn't mind his stigma being missed.Gradually he had an opinion in his heart, he gritted his teeth tightly, blood oozed out, stood up and bowed again: "General, don't worry, even if Wei gives up his life, he will try his best to protect the general's family." Lu Can said in relief: "I believe that Brother Wei will live up to the entrustment. You and I have known each other for many years. If we say goodbye today, there may be no future meeting. We should not have urged each other, but the imperial envoy is already on the way, so it is inconvenient for people to Seeing that Brother Wei is still here, I can only ask Brother Wei to leave overnight." Wei Ying nodded slightly, and took the sword and letter handed over by Lu Can with both hands. His heart was in severe pain again, and he turned and walked out, enduring his sadness.As soon as he walked out of the room, he heard the hustle and bustle of people outside, and faintly heard the words "imperial envoy" and "imperial decree". He knew in his heart that Jianye's decree had arrived, and the personal guard had already prepared to lead Wei Ying away from the side door Another industry. Walking out of the courtyard gate, Wei Ying couldn't help but go around to the front to look secretly, and saw the imperial envoy blocked by the sergeant angrily yelling at the guards, and Wei Ying saw the imperial envoy wearing clothes behind him at a glance. The faces of the waitresses are very familiar, although their faces have been slightly modified, and their clothes have been tampered with, so it can't be seen that they are disguised by women, but they can't hide it from his eyes, and they can't help but hate in their hearts. The disciples of the famous sect of Lu Can, who are now reduced to such a state, are just trying to make peace in Nanchu, and only know how to exclude dissidents, but because Lu Can does not accept their overtures, he does not hesitate to destroy the pillars. Such short-sightedness is really hateful. Just when Wei Ying was gnashing his teeth, Lu Can's personal guards walked out of the door and passed down the military order to let those imperial envoys in. Wei Ying felt cold, knowing that the matter could not be undone. At this time, two middle-aged men walked out secretly, They all bowed respectfully and saluted, and one of them hurriedly said: "My lord, what should we do next?" Wei Ying raised his head, his eyes were full of determination, and said: "The kindness of a confidant should not be forgotten. Let's go to Huaixi to see General Lu, and Li Ming will go with me. Cui Xiang will mobilize everyone in Chentang to listen to my orders. If I can persuade the young general to raise troops, the general still has a chance, if not, I will go to Huaidong to see Yang Xiu, no matter what, I can't just resign myself to fate like this."