After listening to his nephew Lu Yun's analysis, Lu Jianchao's illusions about the Zhennan Army were almost shattered. His mood could be said to be as uncomfortable as eating shit... ············
Although the Zhennan Army was not friends and had even invaded Jiangnan before, to be honest, Lu Jianchao hated Ye Mingsheng's ambition and the Fengwu Army's strong attitude even more!
Therefore, deep down in his heart, Lu Jianchao hopes that the Zhennan Army can win this war, and then the two sides will divide the river to rule, and he will be able to continue to separate one side in Jiangnan, and be his Jiangnan native emperor and continue to enjoy the blooming flowers of Jiangnan!
Therefore, when Xu Zhaojie won the victory in Jingchu, Lu Jianchao was in a very good mood. Every day, a pot of old flowers withered and old daughter reds were served in turn. However, he never expected that in the end, he did not wait for the news of Xu Zhaojie going south to Hanyang, but instead waited for the news. News of the defeat of the Zhennan Army has arrived!
Lu Jianchao felt a little out of breath when he thought of Ye Mingsheng's strong attitude in the letter and his unquestionable command-like tone.
At this moment, Jiangnan Inspector Zhu Chen stood up and suggested to Lu Jianchao:
"Mr. Governor, I think at this time, we should maintain our relationship with the Fengwu Army!"
As soon as these words came out, Lu Jianchao's eyes were immediately attracted to Zhu Chen. At this time, Lu Jianchao's expression was obviously full of disgust and anger, but Zhu Chen turned a deaf ear to it... ···············
Although Zhu Chen said very implicitly, saying that he wanted to maintain the relationship with the Fengwu Army, but to put it simply, he wanted to please the Fengwu Army who was about to win now, and he could even start negotiations with the Fengwu Army to discuss Fengwu Army. The problem of the army entering Jiangnan!
This is also the reason why Lu Jianchao is very angry. Regarding the issue of dealing with the Fengwu Army and the Zhennan Army, Zhao He, the deputy chief envoy, has always advocated uniting the Zhennan Army to fight against the Fengwu Army and maintain his own independence.
The inspector-general Zhu Chen believed that the fate of the Fengwu Army lies with the Fengwu Army, so Jiangnan should follow the trend and never go against it!
When Murong Zhengshan was testing Lu Jianchao's attitude before, this Zhu Chen had put in a lot of effort. It was with his help that Lu Jianchao pinched his nose and swallowed his anger, intending to apologize for the previous trade issues with Fengwu Army. and compensation.
And Zhu Chen even volunteered to serve as an envoy from Jiangnan to meet Yi Jing and Ye Mingsheng. Originally, this matter was already on the agenda, and Zhu Chen was already ready to leave, but in the end due to the outbreak of the war, things happened. On hold!
When the Zhennan Army won a great victory in Jingchu, Zhao He, the deputy chief envoy who advocated uniting the Zhennan Army against the Fengwu Army, immediately became arrogant. He not only mocked Zhu Chen severely, but also said Didn't you say that the destiny of the Fengwu Army lies with the Fengwu Army? Then why did the Fengwu Army suffer a huge defeat in Jingchu?
In addition, he compared himself to Lu Su, compared Ye Mingsheng to Cao Cao, compared Lu Jianchao to Sun Quan, mocked Zhu Chen as a traitor like Zhang Zhao and other sellers seeking glory, and was frightened by the Fengwu Army. , I didn’t expect that there would be a defeat in Chibi...
Zhu Chen was also very angry about this, but because the Fengwu Army suffered a huge defeat, he couldn't say anything. Now that the Fengwu Army came back, he was also proud and proud, although he also wanted to mock Zhao He for letting out a bad breath!
But Zhu Chen has a better view of the overall situation and knows that the most important thing at the moment is not to ridicule Zhao He but to maintain the relationship with the Fengwu Army and facilitate the Fengwu Army's entry into Jiangnan as soon as possible!
As long as the Fengwu Army takes control of Jiangnan, Zhu Chen will definitely be reused. Not to mention mocking Zhao He, even if he shits on Zhao He's head, he will have to say that his shit smells good and that he shits on his head. It was his pleasure to pull!
Lu Jianchao naturally saw Zhu Chen's little thoughts, so he was so angry. He felt that even if the Fengwu Army turned defeat into victory, they would not have entered Jiangnan yet. Why are you, Zhu Chen, so excited?
Are you so eager to kneel down and lick Feng Wujun? Kneel down and lick Ye Mingsheng?
Have you ever thought that you are still an official in Jiangnan, not an official in the Fengwu Army?
Lu Jianchao, who was already in a bad mood when he thought of this, looked at Zhu Chen with a hint of killing intent. Since you are so anxious to lick Ye Mingsheng, why don't I send you on your way now to scare the monkeys?
At this time, Zhu Chen had not noticed the change in Lu Jianchao's expression, and was still immersed in the idea of how to maintain the relationship with Fengwu Army next... ······
However, as the eldest son of Lu Jianchao, Lu Houde noticed the change in his father's expression, and when he realized that his father had murderous intentions, he secretly screamed "bad!"
The reason why Zhao He supports the United Zhennan Army to fight against the Fengwu Army is because the Qianhu Guards of the Zhennan Army gave him tens of thousands of taels of silver and several beauties, which made Zhao He support the Zhennan Army so much. say!
Naturally, Zhu Chen would not speak for the Fengwu Army for no reason, but the Fengwu Army did not give Zhu Chen any money or beauty. The Fengwu Army preferred to invest heavily in military expenditures. There was never a lot of funds in this area, but However, Fengwu Army also made some political promises to Zhu Chen, which made Zhu Chen so determined!
Therefore, once you kill Zhu Chen now, it will be equivalent to evil against the Fengwu Army. If the Fengwu Army loses now, it will be nothing!
But now, instead of being defeated, the Fengwu Army has won a great victory and is about to completely defeat the Zhennan Army. Therefore, killing Zhu Chen now will undoubtedly lay the foundation for his family's future!
Therefore, before his father Lu Jianchao could speak, Lu Houde spoke first and angrily said:
"Maintaining the relationship with the Fengwu Army is a big deal. How can you, Zhu Chen, make such an argument? Zhu Chen, why don't you step back quickly!"
Lu Houde's words immediately confused Zhu Chen. Zhu Chen didn't know why the eldest son, who had always had an ambiguous attitude towards Fengwu Army, scolded him angrily... ···
However, after hesitating, Zhu Chen bowed and retreated. At this time, Lu Jianchao also realized that his son was deliberately protecting Zhu Chen, so he hesitated and decided to let Zhu Chen go to save face for his eldest son.
However, after experiencing this incident, Lu Jianchao was in a very upset mood and immediately waved his hands to signal everyone to break up, and everyone bowed and left.
Just when Lu Houde was about to leave, the housekeeper called him back and said that Lu Jianchao wanted him to stay.
After a cup of tea, Lu Houde came back to his father Lu Jianchao. Because there were only father and son in the room at this time, Lu Jianchao asked directly without any cover-up:
"Hude, do you agree with Zhu Chen's idea?"
Faced with his father's straightforward words, Lu Houde was a little silent. He understood his father's thoughts, and he also wanted to continue to be the emperor of Jiangnan, but unfortunately the reality did not allow this!
After carefully organizing his words, Lu Houde slowly said:
"This matter needs to be decided by you, father. If you, father, choose to support the Zhennan Army, then we in Jiangnan should send troops immediately. We cannot sit back and watch the Fengwu Army fight until Shouchun. As long as the Fengwu Army's advance is stopped, the Zhennan Army can still There is a glimmer of hope!”
After hearing what Lu Houde said, instead of being happy, Lu Jianchao snorted heavily...
He knew that although his son Lu Houde was talking about sending troops to support the Zhennan Army, he was actually reminding him that the Zhennan Army was close to defeat. It was very unwise to stand in the same boat with the Zhennan Army at this time!
In fact, Lu Jianchao himself understood this truth, but Lu Jianchao really hated the powerful Fengwu Army and Ye Mingsheng's unquestionable attitude!
After thinking for a while, Lu Jianchao said in a deep voice:
"How is Murong Zhengshan's injury?"
Lu Houde preached without thinking:
"Zhengshan is recovering very well now. Basically there are no problems. I heard that he can get out of bed now!"
After hearing this, Lu Jianchao continued to ask:
"I heard that Houde introduced Wang Le to Murong Zhengshan?"
Lu Houde nodded and said:
"Wang Le wanted to see Murong Zhengshan. It happened that a batch of our goods was seized by the local natives in Luzon. Wang Le and the others needed to come forward to solve the problem, so I was happy to sell Wang Le a favor, so I Wang Le introduced him to Zhengshan!"
Upon hearing his son's answer, Lu Jianchao's eyes flashed with suspicion, and then he asked again:
"Houde, do you know what Wang Le wants to discuss with Murong Zhengshan?"
Lu Houde shook his head and said:
"Wang Le didn't tell me, and I didn't ask Wang Le, but it seemed that Wang Le had something very important to talk to Murong Zhengshan. For this reason, he also killed Fang She's deputy Xu Meng. , took Xu Meng’s head as a meeting gift and gave it to Murong Zhengshan..."
Lu Jianchao's expression became cautious after hearing this. Noticing the change in his father's expression, Lu Houde suddenly realized a possibility and immediately asked:
"Dad, are you worried that Fengwu Army and Wang Le will join forces to deal with us?"
Lu Jianchao nodded and said:
"Although I have never met Ye Mingsheng, through his actions, I can feel that Ye Mingsheng's ambitions are very great!"
"I think that even if he unified the Zhou Dynasty and started a new dynasty, his pace of conquest would not stop. Moreover, according to those businessmen over the years, the Tongguo Office's tentacles have gradually extended to Siam, Johor, Singapore and other places. I It is expected that these small countries outside the region will also be one of Ye Mingsheng’s targets!”
"Although the Fengwu Army is very powerful in land warfare, they are not strong in water warfare. What pirates like Wang Le are best at is naval warfare. If they are used by the Fengwu Army, they will definitely cause countless killings and disasters!"
Regarding his father's analysis, Lu Jianchao hesitated and said:
"Dad, I heard that Wang Le is half of the Japanese blood, and has a very close relationship with Muto Zhenaki, one of the five new elders of the Japanese nation. He can inherit his father's team. Muto Zhenaki has done a lot of things behind the scenes. For this reason, he also married Muto Ayaka, the daughter of Muto Masaaki..."
"And the Japanese country just unified their opinions some time ago, and they want to attack Silla and Baekje again to lay the foundation for the next attack on the palace. The palace is now taking orders from Ye Mingsheng, so I think Wang Le may be used by Ye Mingsheng. Sex isn’t big!”
Hearing what his son said, Lu Jianchao's frowning eyebrows relaxed. Wang Le was the youngest son of the great pirate Wang Zhihu. Wang Zhihu died of a stroke half a year ago. Wang Le defeated several older brothers and inherited Wang Zhihu's piracy career. Hundreds of ships and a pirate team of tens of thousands.
If these caravans from Jiangnan want to go overseas to do business, they need to pay protection fees to the Wang family. The Wang family collects millions of taels of silver in protection fees from Jiangnan alone every year!
Therefore, Lu Jianchao was really afraid that the Yang family would defect to the Fengwu Army. If this happened, Jiangnan's last advantage in water warfare would be gone.
Lu Jianchao continued and Lu Houde warned carefully:
"If that's the case, that's the best. But Houde, you have to keep an eye on what's going on between Wang Le and Murong Zhengshan. If possible, it's best to find out what they're talking about. My father has a hunch that this will happen. It’s a great thing, and this may be our opportunity··························
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While Lu Jianchao was talking to Lu Houde and his son, Ye Mingsheng was also quietly reading the memorial in his residence in Jinyang.
Moving the capital is a major event, so it takes a certain amount of time to operate. However, given the current situation, Ye Mingsheng felt that he needed to return to Yi Jing as soon as possible, so Ye Mingsheng appointed Guo Zhiping to replace Yuan Song as the commander of the Second Army stationed in Luo'an is responsible for the defense of the Yongliang area in Guanzhong.
In addition, Ye Mingsheng also appointed his former aide Qi Dechao as the garrison of Luo'an to be responsible for the follow-up work of moving the capital, while Ye Mingsheng himself led the army and the young emperor Jiang Cong's squadron back to Yijing.
But before returning to Yijing, Ye Mingsheng felt that he should take care of the things on the grassland, so he sent a request for an alliance to the three Luo and Bei families!
Ye Mingsheng wants to meet with Nurjiang, Yinbugele, and Jamuka in Pingshanquan of Ulan Grassland to mediate the conflicts between the three of them, avoid the outbreak of war as much as possible, and maintain the current three-legged situation of the Luobei people!
Judging from Gao Shen's memorial, Yin Bugler of Sauron's tribe is the most active in Ye Mingsheng's alliance request. He is also the one who most hopes to maintain the status quo and does not want war to break out!
As for the remaining two people, Nurjiang and Jamuka, they were not very active in the alliance and even showed some reluctance... ·········
