Lu Qi shook his head, took a sip of wine, and said, "The current situation in the Tang Kingdom is also internal and external troubles. Your Majesty will not accept the strategy of taking risks unless there is a coalition force from Zhou Kingdom."

"With the coalition forces of Zhou, that's a conspiracy with the tiger," Lin Renzhao shook his head and said.

"The State of Zhou can attack Jin by sea." Lu Qidao.

"The Zhou State will not send troops from sea, mainly because the Zhou State's naval army is not strong, and the number of troops carried at one time is limited, and it is difficult to supply. There is also the problem of northern soldiers not adapting to the Southern War. If they can obtain Liuqiu Island as a strategic springboard, they may be able to gather more than 100,000 troops. However, I heard that Jin State has attached importance to Liuqiu Island and stationed heavy troops." Lin Renzhao retorted peacefully.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "After Yangzhou was attacked, Zhou State said that he would mobilize 400,000 troops to attack Tang. I don't know which army Zhou State has?"

"If there were indeed those troops to attack Tang, Zhou would have gone south long ago. If Zhou had devoted his efforts to attack Tang, it would be in danger of destroying the country. There were powerful enemies in the north and northwest of Zhou. Otherwise, how could Zhou have allowed Jing to exist for more than 20 years? It was said that it was supported by the Han army. But in fact, Zhou's own strength was still insufficient and it was difficult to support the war against Jing. Jing, which was only separated by the Han River, could not take it, and it would be even more difficult to conquer Tang." Lin Renzhao responded coldly.

Lu Qi was silent. He was wondering if Zhou State really had no ability to look south, should we change our strategy and launch a war south of the unification river. Jin State is unstable now, but Wei State is also unstable. Tang State was suspicious of Lord Li, so Tang State could not exert its due combat power. If it launched an attack on Shezhou, Chizhou and Xuanzhou, it would not be difficult to occupy it.

No, Lin Renzhao's words were not correct. Zhou may have insufficient troops to move south, but the situation has its priorities. If Jin launched a strategy to unify the south of the river, how could Zhou have sat down and watched Jin become a powerful country adjacent to it? He had thought about the consequences of attacking Tang before, so he tolerated to continue to serve the Tang ministers.

Moreover, when the Jin State was first established, the people's hearts and the military's morale were very swaying. If he continued to launch a war, it would arouse resistance from the people of Jin State. Most people do not like war and like to live and work in peace. As the King of Jin, what he should do most now is to govern and win over the hearts of Jin State.

"What are you thinking?" Lin Renzhao asked.

"I was thinking that the military of the Tang State may have lost the west, which is also a relief for the Tang State. The Yuwen family occupied the west, but also isolated a hole for Zhou State to attack." Lu Qi replied casually.

"It's simply nonsense." Lin Renzhao rebuked.

"It's nonsense, but it's also the truth. In comparison, I think the Yuwen family is better able to resist the attacks of the Zhou State, and will not be as constrained by the court as before. There are no famous generals in our court who are proficient in military affairs at all times. They are all chess players who talk about war on paper." Lu Qi retorted bluntly.

Lin Renzhao frowned and looked at Lu Qi coldly. Lu Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "Are I wrong about what I said? If you cannot agree, please tell me that there is a famous general in the temple."

Lin Renzhao turned his head and was silent, and after a while he said coldly: "Your words are a big rebellion."

Lu Qi smiled and said, "What I said is that we are only suitable for military affairs. Please teach us the elders and let our younger generations grow more abilities."

Lin Renzhao glanced at him, raised the bowl and drank it all, and Lu Qi got up and poured wine.

Lu Qi asked Lin Renzhao to go ahead for a day. He stayed in Jingxian for a day before setting off. After drinking with Lin Renzhao, Lu Qi wrote a letter to Xin Yuner, asking Xin Yuner to inform Tong County Chief Tong and Leng Rong, and let them secretly instigate the county people to escape from Shitai County. Since Zhu Lingyun has become the highest official in control of Chizhou, Lu Qi will certainly not allow Shitai County to be exploited and recruited.

Before, Shitai County had already paid a lot to support the garrison. Two days after Lu Qi's letter went, there was a rumor in Shitai County that the western Yuwen family was about to attack Chizhou, so a major escape occurred in Shitai County, and then Qingyang County and Guichi County also triggered another panic and fleeing.

In just ten days, most of the population in Chizhou lost. Most of them fled to Xuanzhou in the east, while a few went to Shezhou, and some passed by Shezhou to Quzhou. The 50,000 troops originally commanded by Lin Renzhao also underwent mutiny and fled. More than 20,000 people escaped in a few days. The slogan was to go back to his hometown, and the direction of the deserters was Xinzhou. It is said that they were going back to the original state of Chu.

The deserter incident had nothing to do with Lu Qi. There were two root causes of deserters. One was that the surrendered soldiers in Chu were originally unstable, and the other was that the military pay was seriously insufficient to maintain the morale of the army, and they could only eat half full. When Lin Renzhao was still there, he could still strictly control the military. Once Lin Renzhao left, the surrendered soldiers had the opportunity to take the opportunity to escape. After the surrendered soldiers passed Xinzhou, they defected to Jin. The condition was that they could go back to see their relatives, and after they met their relatives, they were willing to serve Jin.

Lu Qi and his party finally arrived in Jiangning. When they entered the city, the soldiers at the city gate looked a little strange. Lu Tianfeng's name is now well-known in Jiangning. There are too many rumors about Lu Tianfeng. Some say that Lu Tianfeng surrendered to Jin State, some say that Lu Tianfeng was the main messenger of Changzhou mutiny, and some say that Lu Tianfeng actually participated in Jiangyin Zhang's family.

The good rumor is that Lu Tianfeng was ordered to lead the army in the west by Lin Renzhao. He once crossed the river at night to seize Xiakou. After successfully robbing grain in Jingguo, he returned to Ezhou, and then led an army of 150,000 to attack Yuezhou. He came to Changsha Prefecture, the Chu State stable in Tanzhou. Unfortunately, the Yuwen family suddenly rebelled, which turned the great victory into a successful defeat.

Now Jiangning has experienced many changes. Many noble officials have been searched for death. Lord Li, who has always been kind to the Buddha, is very ruthless to the officials who are imprisoned. He has been hanged or killed in batches, and more than 2,000 criminals have been sold. Jiangning has been obviously much deserted these days. Most of the nobles who are usually elegant are kept in their doors.

Seeing Lu Qiyi walking far away, the officers and soldiers guarding the city were talking, guessing that General Lu was probably not far from death. If Lu Qi heard it, he would definitely have a big shot.

Lu Qi first went to the Ministry of War to report, and then he could go back to the Princess's Mansion. It was already noon. Lu Qi led his subordinates to have dinner at the restaurant, so he naturally went to Zuiyun Restaurant. As a result, when he arrived at Zuiyun Restaurant, Lu Qi immediately frowned. The restaurant was seriously damaged and obviously had been smashed.

There was a left-behind person in the restaurant. When he saw that the boss had come, he reported that it was made by the people from the Youjinwu Guard. Dozens of people came to eat and drink a month ago. After eating, he insisted that he had eaten and his stomach was not paid. The shopkeeper said that this was a business of Princess Wucheng's mansion. As a result, the people from the Youjinwu Guard actually made a fuss and smashed Zuiyun Restaurant.

After hearing this, Lu Qi thought about the hidden meaning. He and the Right Jinwu Guard should have not had a festival. Yang Kun was originally the General of the Left Jinwu Guard, and the General of the Right Jinwu Guard was who was. He didn't know, and he didn't know if he asked the shopkeeper. The manager said that the officers of the stable had changed a lot, especially the officers of the army had changed more.

Lu Qi took his subordinates to another hotel for dinner. In the afternoon, he went to the Ministry of War to report. He only needed to meet the ninth rank chief officer when he entered the Ministry of War to report. After Lu Qi reported, he went to meet Lord Huo, the doctor of the Ministry of War, who was the official Lu Qi had met when he was in charge of the brigade commander.

Lu Qi stepped into the elegant office space. His rude intrusion surprised the people in the house. Lu Qi saw Lord Huo leaning on the chair behind the desk, holding a cup of tea, and there was a child waiting next to him.

"Who are you? Why did you trespass in?" Xiao Tong asked crisply.

"Stop." Lord Huo whispered, got up and put down the tea bowl, hurriedly turned to the table, raised his tribute and said respectfully: "General Lu is here."

"You are polite, Lord Huo." Lu Qi responded with a smile. He came to see Lord Huo, but he was very respectful. Now he has adjusted one, and the boy is stunned.

"General Lu, please sit down." Lord Huo respectfully and gave in. Lu Qi nodded and walked to the place where the guest was close to the east of the house.
Chapter completed!