Lu Qi saw the person who came in. He was a man wearing a royal blue cotton robe. He was about forty or fifty years old, with a round face and grace in his temperament. Lu Qi knew that the visitor must be an important figure in the Rong family, otherwise he would not have known about his confusion.

"Lu Tianfeng is a kid, but you are here for your help. Sorry." Lu Qi also apologized for greeting guests with peace of mind.

"I Ronghe, it is not a grievance to come to see the King of Suzhou." The visitor said with a faint smile.

Lu Qi was stunned and said in surprise: "Are you Lord Rong?"

"Is it me, is it a surprise?" Duke Rong responded with a faint smile.

Lu Qiyi smiled and said, "It's a very unexpected thing. How could you come to meet the younger generation?"

"Only when I come, I can talk to you sincerely. Moreover, compared to the survival of the Rong clan, my face is not important." Duke Rong said with a faint smile, very realistic and straightforward.

Lu Qiyi smiled and said politely: "Please sit down."

Duke Rong nodded and walked to sit. Lu Qi also sat across the table. After looking at Duke Rong, he said calmly: "Sir, please tell me if you have anything to do."

Duke Rong saw Lu Qi and said calmly: "I came here to communicate with Lord Lu, and the other is about food."

Lu Qi smiled bitterly and said, "The grain in Suzhou can no longer be transported out of the country. There are many military and civilians in Suzhou."

Duke Rong nodded and said, "Not much, 50,000 shi. The entry of foreign grain is mainly to soothe people's hearts. My Rong family's grain storage can actually last until spring."

Lu Qi was stunned and nodded, "Okay, I will give you 50,000 stones of grain to Rong."

Duke Rong smiled and nodded, asking, "What did you say when you see Lin Renzhao?"

Lu Qi was stunned and told Lin Renzhao that he had given military power. Anyway, he would know about it tomorrow.

After hearing this, Duke Rong looked solemn and said, "I didn't expect that Lin Renzhao would use you to become the leader."

"Oh, is there anything wrong with becoming a leader?" Lu Qi asked.

"Lin Renzhao is the southern capital, but Lin Renzhao was constrained in everything in the southern capital. The biggest constraint was Zhu Lingzhao. Zhu Lingzhao supported Lin Renzhao in defending the city. However, in other military operations, Zhu Lingzhao refused to support Lin Renzhao. Lin Renzhao was named Quanjun to preside over the war in the western region. But in fact, except for more than two thousand personal guards, his other military strength could not be controlled at will. Rong and Lin Renzhao had grudges, but at this crisis, they could only support Lin Renzhao with all their might." said Duke Rong.

Lu Qi nodded, and Duke Rong said again: "Lin Renzhao has a plan to seize grain, and he should have told you."

Lu Qi nodded and said, "I said that I am going to go out to Jianzhou to seize grain."

Duke Rong looked at Lu Qi with a smile and said, "Is it possible to go to Jianzhou to seize grain? Jianzhou is now the land of Jin State, and Jin State is a vassal state recognized by the king. If he, Lin Renzhao, attacked Jin State without an imperial edict, wouldn't it be like a rebellion?"

"My younger generation guessed that Lord Lin should have wanted to attack Jin State, which prompted Chu State to dare to divide its troops to attack Ganzhou. Lord Lin said that Jin State has become the biggest enemy of Chu State." Lu Qi replied.

Duke Rong nodded and said, "Lin Renzhao has that intention. He wanted to tempt Chu's army to attack Ganzhou, but what Lin Renzhao really wanted to attack was Jing."

Lu Qi was stunned and said unexpectedly: "Attack Jing Kingdom?"

Duke Rong looked at Lu Qi and smiled and said, "It's a surprise."

Lu Qi frowned and said, "The State of Jing is located in Ezhou, located north of the river. It is not only far away from here, but it is difficult to cross the river to fight."

"It's very difficult, but Jing State is a place where rice and grain are abundant, and the harvest this year is also very good. Lin Renzhao's idea was to attack Jing State and seize grain. Then, with Ezhou as the foundation, he sent troops to attack Yuezhou. After taking Yuezhou, he then attacked Tanzhou and directly attacked the capital of Chu State." Rong State said fairly and peacefully.

When Lu Qi heard this, he nodded in shock, but he really felt respect and fear of Lin Renzhao. Lin Renzhao's strategic layout was very bold and clever, and he first attracted the Chu army to compete with Jin. Once Chu was in the trap, Lin Renzhao would go to Ezhou, cross the river and attack Jing, and then attack Yuezhou in Chu. After success, he attacked the south of Chu. It was a completely strategic layout that turned passive into activeness.

"Lin Renzhao was the governor of Ezhou before. He always wanted to occupy Jing State, but the king refused to agree. He even transferred Lin Renzhao to Nandu. Lin Renzhao knew the military and geography of Jing State very well. He said that Jing State was a vassal state of Bashu and Han State, so the focus of defense was mainly Zhou State, and the defense of the river was also Chu State as the main enemy. Because Tang State had always been a conservative national policy, it was very easy for the Tang army to cross the river to attack Jing State." Rong State said fairly and peacefully.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "It's possible to be unexpected."

"Yes, Lin Renzhao said that the war between Chu and Tang in the west will make Jing even more believe that Tang would not attack Jing. As long as the Tang army successfully crossed the river for 80,000, they could directly attack Jiangling." Rong said fairly and peacefully.

Lu Qi nodded, but said: "The military strength of Jing State should be more than 80,000. Even if most of it is on the border of Zhou State, if it attacks Jiangling, it is impossible to seize the city quickly, and I am afraid that the attack will be harmed by the lonely army. The strategy of the left-behind master is actually very risky."

"The risk is also worth a try. If such passive defense continues, it will only benefit Chu. Chu has occupied the west for a long time, and the consequence is that people's hearts will be governed. Now the court is poor to deal with Zhou, and there is almost no support for the west. Therefore, I am willing to support Lin Renzhao's strategy. The war in the west of Tang must be reversed to achieve passiveness." Rong Guo said fairly and peacefully.

Lu Qi nodded and asked, "The left-behind master asked me to lead 30,000 troops to attack Jianzhou, but you said that 80,000 troops were attacking Jing State. I remember that the Ezhou Jiedushi army was 50,000, so the other 30,000 troops were sent to Jiangzhou?"

Duke Rong's face turned gloomy and said, "The military strength of Jiangzhou cannot be expected. We have to guard against the military strength of Jiangzhou. In fact, the 30,000 troops that attacked Jing State are the 30,000 troops you lead."

Lu Qi looked at Duke Rong in shock and asked, "Sir, if I lead the army to Jianzhou, it will be very far away from Ezhou. And if I still have to guard against the army of Jiangzhou, it will be difficult to hide from Jiangzhou and Chu when I go back to Ezhou, and I will even pass through Nanchang Prefecture."

Geographically, if Hongzhou is the center, then Ezhou is north of Hongzhou, Jianzhou is south of Hongzhou, and Jiangzhou is adjacent to Ezhou and Hongzhou. If Lu Qi leads his troops into Xinzhou, then he goes to the edge of Jianzhou. If he leads his troops to Ezhou, he will not only have a long journey, but it will be difficult not to be discovered.

"Your 30,000 troops should belong to reinforcements. Lin Renzhao's strategy is mainly to seize grain. Ezhou's 50,000 troops will attack Jing State. Your 30,000 troops will replace the Ezhou army's defense and prevent Ezhou from being attacked by Jiangzhou army or Chu ** in the empty situation." Duke Rong replied.

Lu Qi nodded and asked, "Sir, what's going on with the Jiangzhou Army? Have you already betrayed the Tang Kingdom?"

"It's also considered a rebellion from the Tang State. The Yuwen family in Jiangzhou thought of duli to be king, and now they are waiting for an opportunity to go out of their army." Duke Rong said calmly.

"I remember that Yuwen and Rong are very good." Lu Qi said.

"Who have you heard that it is very good? The different Taos do not make plans. My Rong family is in the west. Not only does it not merge with the Yuwen family, but it has restrained the development of the Yuwen family in the west. If it weren't for the existence of my Rong family in the west, the official power in the west would have been completely occupied by the Yuwen family. If it weren't for the attack of Chu, the Yuwen family would have to continue to endure and dare not act rashly." Duke Rong retorted.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "It's my younger generation who misunderstood."

Duke Rong looked at him and asked Pinghe: "Do you have anything to do with Jin?"

After hearing Pingjing, Lu Qi replied: "It's related. Today's Suzhou belongs to Jin State. I recognized King Jin as my brother and King Jin appointed me as King Wu."

"What? You belong to Jin." Duke Rong said in surprise.

Lu Qitan smiled and said, "A corner of Suzhou faces three enemies, Zhou, Tang and Yue. If I don't know the opportunity to make a choice, I will sooner or later go to destruction."

Duke Rong looked at Lu Qi in a daze, and after a while, he said, "Why did you decide to belong to Jin?"
Chapter completed!