Chapter 134: The Heroes' Meeting (Part 2)

Lu Kai left the army and returned to Jiangnan with a light boat, which surprised the king and ministers of Wu. So Master Wu Sun Liang, Quan Shang, He Shao and others went to Lu Kai's mansion to visit. Unexpectedly, Lu Jingfeng closed the door to thank the guests, saying that he was sick, and even Master Wu Sun Liang's summoning was ignored.

Since the Han Dynasty, disrespect has been a serious crime that can be beheaded. The son is disrespectful to his father, the subordinate is disrespectful to his superiors, and the minister is disrespectful to his king. Lu Kai's move is like a fire pit, and the court is in an uproar. Major families frequently put pressure on the Lu family to find out the reason.

The leader of the Lu family in this generation was Lu Kai. Who in the family dared not to obey? As a result, the major families returned in vain.

Lord Wu, Sun Liang, is not a foolish monarch, but is very smart. Lu Kai is not such a rash person, nor is he a minister who deposed the public for personal gain. Sun Liang thought for two days and then stood up to Lu's mansion in person.

The civil and military officials in Jiangdong had long gathered outside the Lu Mansion and were whispering and talking. There were about 100,000 Wu troops stationed in Hefei. Lu Kai handed over the military power to Ding Feng, but Ding Feng had no action, which made people unable to make sense and could only stare at him. The front-line army could not be connected and there was no chance to find out with Lu Kai. It was really worrying.

"You are here!" Someone shouted at the top of his voice when he saw the carriage in the palace.

When the ministers saw that it was indeed His Majesty's car, they couldn't help but feel happy. Will Lu Kai, dare not see you when His Majesty comes to you?

Sun Liang walked out of the carriage a few steps and signaled the ministers to get up. When he came to the door of Lu's mansion, he followed him forward and knocked on the door. After a while, someone opened the door. Seeing that it was His Majesty, he was so scared that he knelt down on the ground.

Sun Liang didn't care and asked, "Can your general be there?"

The servant who opened the door was smart in the mansion on weekdays, but now he said stutteringly: "My master has a life. If Your Majesty comes here, please let Your Majesty enter."

Sun Liang smiled slightly, walked into the mansion, and the servants behind him followed him in. Quan Shang and others who had been waiting at the door for a long time were about to enter the mansion when they saw this, but were blocked by the servant.

"My master said that you only allow Your Majesty to enter!" After saying that, the door of the mansion was closed again, leaving Quan Shang with anger, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

The Lu family is one of the four major families in Jiangnan. Its children are everywhere and passed down from generation to generation. However, this mansion located in the capital is not big. Along the way, there are servants from the Lu family leading the way. After passing three or four courtyards, they will reach the study.

"Please come in," the servant said respectfully.

Sun Liang had no objection. The servant behind him had already become angry and shouted, "Bold! How can the emperor not come to welcome him when he is here?"

The servant kowtowed on the ground and said in a humble and arrogant manner: "My master said, please let Your Majesty enter and talk, and the rest should not follow you."

"You servant!" The servant became even more angry when he heard this. He raised his hand and wanted to teach this ignorant servant a lesson.

Just as he was about to take action, he saw Master Wu Sun Liang looking at him with a little displeasure. The servant suddenly knelt on the ground and said, "I am so rude, please forgive me!"

Sun Liang did not say anything, and strode into the study. The rest of the people did not dare to follow His Majesty even when they saw that His Majesty did not speak, so they could only wait outside the study. The attendant kneeling on the ground did not dare to get up when he saw His Majesty not speak, and kept his kneeling still.

"I took the liberty to return to Beijing and refused to respect the order. Please give up the crime!" Lu Kai was reading in the study room. Seeing that it was Master Wu who was pushing the door, Sun Liang, so he knelt down and apologized.

Sun Liang looked around the corner of his eyes, the room was not big, but it was full of bookshelf. It was actually filled with books, without any extra decoration, and the fragrance of books made people feel very comfortable.

"What kind of crime does Jingfeng have? It is a sin that I am not aware of the will of a minister." Sun Liang said haha, and reached out to support Lu Kai.

When Lu Kai heard this, he did not dare to stand up and said with his head: "I am really helpless. I hope Your Majesty will explain in detail the crimes I will be punished later."

Sun Liang smiled and helped Lu Kai up, walked to the desk by himself, and put on the seat and said, "Jingfeng returned to Beijing alone, but did not show up, but he was indescribable?"

"Your Majesty is extremely intelligent, but I have something to say." Lu Kai sat on the side under Sun Liang's instructions.

"It's hard to speak? Or it's hard to avoid people?" Sun Liang said after hearing this.

"Your Majesty is really my lord! This matter is very wide-ranging. I have to say it for the ministers of the country, but it is hard to say it for personal gain. Therefore, I thought of such a way to invite Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive you." Lu Kai seemed to guess what Sun Liang meant, and immediately said happily.

Sun Liang was also interested. What was the matter that could make this important official in Jiangdong so difficult and cautious?

On the surface, it is indeed Wu and Shu who work together to attack Cao Wei, but in essence it is just to take their own needs. Continuous seizing land is their own interests, and the two countries rob Cao Wei's territory together is called alliance. Whether it is the slogan of restoring the Han Dynasty or the banner of fighting against traitors, it is superficial, and the so-called famous army is this.

As an important minister of the Jiangdong forces, Lu Kai can see more thoroughly than the royal family and the aristocratic families. Jiangdong's current strength is already quite difficult to attack the Wei State or the Shu Han.

The Shu people seized Yongliang Sanfu and other places, and for a while, they were afraid that they would not be able to continue to advance eastward. Why did Jiangdong fight with Cao Wei head-on at this time? The nominal offensive and defensive alliance can only rely on themselves at this time. Jiangdong and Cao Wei had a big battle, and Shu Han recovered and took advantage of it. This was unfortunate.

Connecting Shu or Wei is not a problem, the key lies in interests. The small profits in front of you are just clouds, and the focus is on long-term plans.

But whether it is the royal family or the aristocratic family, they were eager to prove the ability of the Eastern Wu during the Northern Expedition and wanted to regain some face, so they sent troops a second time. This is a manifestation of quick success and instant benefits. However, the royal family and the aristocratic family were obsessed with this, and if they wanted to rescue the siege, Lu Kai could only stand up, take over the baton, and then slowly advance to delay time.

When the time passes, I will no longer be obsessed.

However, doing this directly offended the two major factions, the royal family and the aristocratic family. As one of the aristocratic families, the Lu family, is a contribution to safeguarding the interests of the country and protecting the strength of the country. As a minister, he deceives the king first, and then resists the purpose, this is a death sentence; being in the aristocratic family will harm the interests of the aristocratic family, which is a disaster.

Credit is not a life-saving talisman. How many man-made disasters have come to an end since ancient times, and they rely on credit to protect their lives?

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The three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu all agreed to terminate military operations, rectify internal affairs, and constantly strengthen their military equipment, waiting for the next round of war to arrive.

However, the court in Jiangdong was not calm. After Lu Kai controlled the army in his hands, he deliberately delayed the time, which made the aristocratic clans and many court officials feel dissatisfied.

Some people suggested dismissing Lu Kai, some people felt that Lu Kai's move was to throw away the interests of his family. Some people also believed that Lu Kai's precedent must not be opened, otherwise where would the majesty of future generations imitate the country?

The memorial impeachment of Lu Kai was sent to the palace like snowflakes, but it was like a cow entering the mud. Since talking to Lu Kai, Sun Liang returned to the palace and handled government affairs as usual, but turned a blind eye to Lu Kai's related memorials and ignored them.

There are still no guests on Lu Kai's side, and he doesn't know what to do in the mansion every day.

The impetuousness everywhere in Jiangnan can be seen, people's hearts are impetuous, people's words are impetuous, and people's actions are impetuous. All of this comes from the rise of Shu Han and the powerlessness of Jiangdong.

The behind-the-scenes champions were naturally the major gentry who were in high spirits in the temple, but Master Wu Sun Liang was not affected, and the military power was in the hands of Lu Kai, who could not escape. The aristocratic families could only create public opinion. Over time, seeing that Your Majesty was so calm, many ministers in the court calmed down.

At this time, Jiangdong welcomed two important figures, Xun Xu, an envoy sent by Cao Wei, and Huang Chong, the minister of Shu Han who had been on a mission to Jiangdong.

The Xun family was a great family in the Central Plains, and their ancestors were Xun Qing, which was called Xunzi by later generations. In this era when Confucian culture was the only one, the Xun family was respected. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the eight brothers of the Xun family were called "Xun Family Eight Dragons". Among them, Xun Shuang, the sixth-ranked scholar, was the leader of a generation of great scholars.

When he arrived at Xun Yu, Xun You's uncle and nephew were also famous overseas, especially Xun Yu was loyal to the Han Dynasty and opposed Cao Cao's king and was forced to death, which further enhanced the status and reputation of the Xun family.

You should know that if Cao Cao became the King of Wei and even finally established himself as a Han Dynasty, then Xun Yu would have Xiao He's status and achievements. But Xun Yu did not care about this beautiful future, but instead tried his best to oppose Cao Cao's king and was determined to protect the Han Dynasty. How could such integrity be unadmirable?

Since Xun Xu set foot in Jiangdong, he always attracted nearby aristocratic tribes to visit the style of Xun's descendants. The local aristocratic tribes made frequent appointments, and had constant discussions, which made Xun Xu unable to refuse and had to slow down and gradually move towards Jianye.

Before the Xun Xun had left this place, he handed over the posts from all over the country, which were famous high-ranking families in Jiangnan. Some low-famous families knew that they could not invite the descendants of the Xun family, so they could only wander around. Xun Xu had only more than 30 followers, but there were hundreds of scholars in Jiangnan who followed him.

Some people knew that they could not help Xun Xu, so they simply prepared a banquet to stay on the road and stopped the carriage and made an appointment. Xun Xu was naturally unhappy when he came for national affairs, but his status was there, and he could not dislike others' favors. Li Si was not inferior to Zhang San's face in front, so how could he shirk it?

Moreover, the aristocratic clans in Jiangdong are very energetic. If you get along with these people, you can understand the recent situation of the Eastern Wu and have a chance to communicate secretly with the wealthy clans in Jiangdong. At least this is in line with the strategy of delaying time.

After thinking about it, Xun Xu even refused everyone, so he spent several banquets a day and walked less than 200 miles in ten days. At this time, the envoy of Shu Han, Huang Chong, arrived directly at Jianye City on a ship from the Jingzhou Navy of the Eastern Wu.

Upon hearing the news, Sun Liang, the Lord of Wu, sent a guard to Xun Xu's place and directly invited him to Jianye to discuss the major events. Xun Xu had no resistance. Many of the aristocratic clans who had been preparing for many days had complaints. Why did Huang Chong come so quickly?

So a large number of gentry followed to Jianye City, the capital of Wu, to prepare to see the style of the descendants of Xun's family.
Chapter completed!