Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 610 Dilemma
It's night, Wu Gong.

Lu Xun, who had been running around all day, didn't look tired, lifted his clothes, walked up the stone steps quickly, and met Sun Quan, the son of Wu, according to the order.

On the stone steps, the attendants guarding the palace bowed their heads one after another, showing great respect to the great general of the Wu Kingdom.Perhaps Lu Xun is inferior to Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi in terms of merit, but in terms of reputation, some scholars in Soochow compare Lu Xun with Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi.

The world said: "Everyone in the Han Dynasty, Ma Feng Wei, Lu Shi Wu, these are all capable ministers of the world, and the heroes of the world."

It's just that after Man Chong helped Cao Rui defeat Sun Quan, there was a vague voice in Soochow to change "Ma Fengwei" to "Man Fengwei", but because it involves the face of today's world, I dare not say it out loud.

The world can compare Lu Xun, Zhuge Liang, and Sima Yi together, except that their achievements are unparalleled in the country, and it has nothing to do with their similar ages.

Lu Xun was 183 years old when he was born in 55, Sima Yi was 179 years old when he was born in 59, and Zhuge Liang was 181 years old when he was born in 57.Among the three, the youngest is only two years apart, and the oldest is only four years apart, which can be said to be close.

It's just that Zhuge Liang was too hard to take charge of the power of the Shu Han in the early days, and his health was not as good as the two.On the contrary, Sima Yi, the oldest man, was alive and well, and he was able to travel [-] miles to Liaodong, which is beyond human capabilities.

"Your Majesty, the Great General is seeking an audience outside." Gu Li drove into the hall and reported.

Under the lights, Sun Quan, who was looking at the Soochow Map, raised his head, waved and said, "Xuan."

"promise!"

Not long after, Lu Xun walked steadily, knelt down and saluted, and said, "My subject, Lu Xun, pays homage to His Majesty."

"Bo Yan, please get up and take a seat to rest."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After a pause, Lu Xun cupped his hands and said, "Queen Bu passed away, I hope Your Majesty mourns, so as not to be too sad."

Sun Quan sighed and said: "Siren has passed away, so it is inevitable not to be sad. Because the world is in chaos, the war is not over, and because the queen is modest, so I didn't give him a name. I thought the queen could share the same life with me, It seems that it can't."

After speaking, Sun Quan waved his hand and said, "Stop talking, old people will inevitably think too much."

"My condolences, Your Majesty~" Lu Xun bowed and said.

Sun Quan touched the map of Eastern Wu and said, "Bo Yan, do you know why I ordered people to go to Jiangxia and call you into Jianye?"

Lu Xun pondered a little, and said: "Nowadays, Shu and Wei are fighting in Nanyang. Could it be that your Majesty is worried about the two countries' affairs?"

"Exactly." Sun Quan nodded slightly, and asked Lu Xun to hand over the books of the Han and Wei kingdoms to Lu Xun, saying, "Wei wants to abandon Xiangfan and Zhen, and let my great Wu send troops to Nanyang. And Han wants to borrow Nanyang from me in exchange for our great Wu to send troops. Hefei, I wonder if Boyan has any good ideas?"

Lu Xun didn't answer in a hurry, but spread out the two letters one by one and checked them.And Sun Quan was not in a hurry, he sipped the fine wine and waited for Lu Xun's answer.

After a long time, Lu Xun stared at Cao Wei's letter, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think that ceding Xiangyang County to my Great Wu against Wei is a strategy to bring disaster to the east. I want my Great Wu to fight with Western Shu and break the war between them. Return to the Han River to drive back the soldiers of Nanyang in Shu."

"This plan is treacherous. If my great Wu takes Xiangyang County and cuts off the return of the army of Shu people, Shu and our country will definitely be hostile, and we will not be able to collude in the future. If Shu attacks Wei at that time, our country will not help. If Wei attacks Wu, Shu will be in power." If you don’t help, this is breaking the alliance.”

Lu Xun stroked his beard, analyzed the meaning behind Cao Wei's strategy, and said: "However, if Shu attacks our great Wu, Wei will help it to weaken the power of Shu. After all, the Shu people are powerful and defeated by the Wei people. How can they not fear it."

Sun Quan put down his wine bottle, and said: "The general advised that against the Wei Dynasty, the land in the Central Plains is fertile and the population is rich. After the Han seized Bingzhou, they ceded Nanyang to our great Wu. If they did not follow suit, they should send troops to attack the Shu Han with Wei, divide the land of Nanyang equally, and break the heart of Shu to rule the world.  …”

Zhuge Jin believes that Cao Wei is still the most powerful country today, followed by Shu Han. It is better to continue to pursue the strategy of uniting Han to resist Wei. After it occupies Bingzhou, it depends on the performance of Han.If the Shu Han is unwilling to give up Nanyang, Soochow will directly attack the Shu Han with Wei at that time, so that the Shu Han cannot dominate the world.

If Soochow accepts the kindness of the Wei people and stabs the Shu Han again, then the Shu Han will definitely turn the spearhead on itself and send troops to attack Jingzhou to abolish the hatred of Yiling and Jingzhou in the past.At that time, the Wei people might sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, either attacking the Han or Wu. Under the attack from both sides, the reoccupied land will restore the strength of the Wei state, and it will be difficult to deal with.

And in terms of interests, Nanyang has four counties, and Xiangyang County is just one county, so naturally we can't choose the big instead of the small, so we need to send troops to Hefei to reiterate the friendship between Wu and Han.

Lu Xun smiled disapprovingly, and said: "The general must have been deceived by the people of Shu. At that time, Shu was returned to Jingzhou. It was not because I, the great Wu, went west to capture and kill Guan Yu to occupy Jingzhou. The people of Shu did not remember. Wouldn't it be ridiculous for the old enemy to borrow Jingzhou's affairs again."

"And today is different from the past. Wei may occupy the Central Plains and have more household registrations than Western Shu. But in terms of strength, Shu has captured Yong and Liang for more than ten years, and broke through Guanzhong. Now it is based in Nanyang, accepting the Qiang and Hu people, and driving the Northwest. A man of the highest ranks, with the power to shake the world, should have the power of the people of Qin."

Lu Xun directly pointed out that Shuhan's current strength far exceeds everyone's imagination, and said.

"Today, if the Han occupy the four counties in Nanyang, and the Han conquer the Central Plains, if they can break Wei, they will have the hope of unifying the world. How can we be spared if we occupy the three states in the southeast of the Great Wu? At that time, we will basically want to invade the land of the Shu people. Yong'an, Who dares to say anything about the two cities of Xiangfan?"

After speaking, Lu Xun stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Yong'an and Xiangfan are really strong cities in the world, where one man guards the gate. The people of Shu send ten thousand soldiers, which is enough to serve as my army of one hundred thousand. If Shu People occupy Jingzhou, but don't cede Nanyang and my great Wu, how will my great Wu take it?"

"So the people of Shu's plan is to draw cakes to satisfy their hunger, which is not credible."

Sun Quan stroked his beard, thought for a long time, and said, "If we take Xiangfan today, and the Wei people go south to take it again, can we defend it?"

Lu Xun cupped his hands and said: "Let the chariot general (Zhu Ran) lead 1 elite troops to the north, enough to defend them. And let the hussar general (Bu Zhi) station in Xiling, so that the Shu people will be hard-pressed. Yangwei general Zhang Liang led [-] soldiers along the way. The Han and Jiang inspectors, the minister guards Nanjun, Cao Rui has no fear, and Liu Chan has no worries."

When Sun Quan heard the words, he remained silent for a long time, and then asked, "If we take the opportunity to capture Hefei today and take Shouchun, how many soldiers should we use to defend it?"

Lu Xun pondered for a while, and said: "Now that Cao Wei occupies the Central Plains, and Sima Yi conquers Liaodong, Wei will have no future worries. But now Cao Rui is in Nanyang to lead the army to conquer Liu Chan, and Sima is begging for Liaodong. He has no time to take care of Jianghuai. Therefore, Jianghuai The defense of the land is not enough, if you raise your troops to attack quickly, it will not be difficult to break through, and you will be able to conquer it."

"However, the land of the Jianghuai River can make the boats and ships pass smoothly, but I am afraid that your Majesty will not have all the Jianghuai. In short, this is a matter of deep consideration, and I hope His Majesty will not ignore it."

Sun Quan didn't speak, just stroking his beard, and after a long time, he said, "No hurry, I will order Liao Li, the envoy of the Han Dynasty, to meet in the morning, and Sima Shi, the envoy of Wei, to enter the hall at noon. Bo Yan can listen behind the screen."

"promise!"

Jianye, at the general's mansion, Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Qiao parted ways, and the father and son drank several bottles of wine.

Taking advantage of Zhuge Jin's drunkenness, Zhuge Qiao pretended to be drunk and said, "Father, I've been away from Jianye for a long time today, and I saw Jianye's solemnity. I don't know if something important happened?"

Zhuge Jin raised his eyebrows with a slightly red face, lowered his eyebrows, and said, "Queen Bu died, nothing else happened. Bo Songzui, I will be your uncle, how can I call my father, and take a rest that morning. "

Zhuge Qiao smiled wryly in his heart, his biological father's mouth was too strict, and the emotional cards were not easy to use.He could only say goodbye to Zhuge Jin, pretended to be drunk, and staggered out with the help of his attendants.

Just as he was leaving the hall, Zhuge Jin suddenly called to Zhuge Qiao and said, "Do you remember the place where you rowed when you were young?"

Zhuge Qiao's heart was touched, he recalled the past, and replied: "Remember!"

Zhuge Jin looked at his son's back and said, "When you are free, I should go rowing, and I can help you."

Although Zhuge Qiao didn't know Zhuge Jin's deep meaning, he still cupped his hands respectfully and said, "Uncle Xie for telling me."

Seeing Zhuge Qiao walking out of the mansion, Zhuge Jin sighed. Lu Xun is the shepherd of Jingzhou and guards Jiangxia, so what he said should be biased towards Jingzhou. I hope His Majesty can think deeply.

Although Zhuge Jin was not very skilled in military affairs, he must have outstanding abilities to be able to occupy the position of a general. That is, he was good at guessing the thoughts of the ministers in the country and familiar with Sun Quan's thoughts.

(End of this chapter)