State Shepherd's Mansion, at the gate.
Lu Meng's face was filled with joy, his eyes were bright, and he was extremely excited.
Gan Ning stood next to Lu Meng and said a little strangely: "Sir, I never saw you so excited when I was in Yuzhang County. From the beginning to the end, you responded calmly. Why is it suddenly different when you return to Shu County?" "
Gan Ning respected Lu Meng very much.
At the beginning, Gan Ning regarded Lu Meng as a junior. After all, Lu Meng was not very old and had been following Lu Xuan as a personal follower. But Lu Meng went to Yuzhang County, used his army to intimidate the officials of Yuzhang County, and then win over people, his method was very clever.
Gan Ning followed the whole process and was amazed by Lu Meng's methods.
Therefore, the attitude was naturally different. The title of Lu Meng also changed from military advisor to mister, and in the end, he was directly called sir.
Lu Meng smiled and said: "General Gan, the reason why I am so excited is because when I went to Yuzhang County, my lord and I made a gentleman's agreement."
Gan Ning raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "What kind of gentleman's agreement?"
Lu Meng replied: "If I capture Yuzhang County within half a year, that is, before the end of September, my lord will promise to arrange a marriage for me. It is only August now, and I have successfully completed the task, so I am naturally excited."
Gan Ning was a little surprised.
The relationship between Lu Meng and his lord was really unusual. It was his lord who arranged the marriage.
Gan Ning asked: "Who do you want to marry, sir?"
Lu Meng grinned and said, "Lu Xun's sister, Lu Ling, is the lord's niece according to her seniority."
After Gan Ning heard this, he immediately gave a thumbs up and said nothing more.
Lu Meng is really awesome.
Not only is he the lord's confidant, but he also married the lord's niece and became the uncle of the Lu family. His future is limitless.
Lu Meng looked happy. After a while, the door opened and Lu Xun walked out. Lu Meng instantly stopped the joy on his face and became serious.
Lu Xun said, "Please come with me."
Lu Meng and Gan Ning immediately followed and headed towards the study together.
After a while, Lu Meng and Gan Ning entered the study. When they saw Lu Xuan, they both saluted.
Lu Xuan asked: "It's very good that you have returned triumphantly. Please tell me the details."
Lu Meng said: "My lord, the process is actually not complicated. After Bei Zhi and General Gan arrived at Chaisang, they first made a big splash and created the momentum for the lord's army to arrive at Chaisang, thereby intimidating the officials of Yuzhang County in the south."
"Then, I humble myself to instigate rebellion and win over you."
"Some people submit directly, and some people are more stubborn. The humble post will incite the people around such stubborn people to overthrow them. Relying on the majesty of the lord, all the rebellions go smoothly. The humble post successfully seizes the seat of Yuzhang County. Nanchang County.”
"After we captured Nanchang County, the advance of the south became smoother, and many of them surrendered."
Lu Meng's expression was serious from beginning to end. He was not as excited as he was at the gate before. He continued: "Actually, it was only June at that time, and I could return to my humble post. But considering that there are some places in the south of Yuzhang County that have never really returned. Therefore, humble post and Gan The general stayed for nearly two months to help Xu Gong stabilize the situation."
"well done!"
Lu Xuan's eyes were full of approval.
In a sense, Lu Meng represents Lu Xuan.
Lu Meng has been following Lu Xuan these years and was trained by Lu Xuan. If Lu Meng showed his prowess in what he did, it would be equivalent to Lu Xuan being embarrassed.
Lu Meng's meritorious service made Lu Xuan quite proud.
Lu Xuan said in a deep voice: "Xingba, your Jinfan Battalion has returned to Shu County and has a good rest. Next, there is still an important task waiting for you. And this task can only be carried out by your Jinfan Navy. That’s all.”
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Gan Ning got the order and became excited.
He was very happy in his heart, he had to rely on his Jinfan navy to complete the mission, and this was his chance.
After Gan Ning surrendered to Lu Xuan, the Jinfan navy had been established, and the navy had many craftsmen and many large ships. Gan Ning had full confidence and could sail across the river. Even facing the Jingzhou Navy, Gan Ning was confident of winning in a single battle.
Gan Ning knew that the relationship between Lu Xuan and Lu Meng was different, so he took the initiative to resign. Only Lu Xuan and Lu Meng were left in the study.
Lu Meng smiled naively and asked impatiently: "My lord, do you agree to make a number?"
"Of course it counts!"
Lu Xuan replied with a smile and said: "If you pacify Yuzhang County, I will let you take over the post of Gong Cao Shangshu. In addition, I agreed to your marriage to Lu Ling and personally officiated the marriage for you. In addition, you cannot start a family or start a career." Live with Deng Dang. I will give you a separate house so that you can live by yourself."
Lu Meng said excitedly: "My Lord, I will never forget your kindness."
Seeing Lu Meng's excitement, Lu Xuan also smiled, waved his hand and said, "Let your brother-in-law Deng Dang come forward and propose the marriage according to the procedures."
"clear."
Lu Meng saluted again and left respectfully.
After Lu Meng left, Lu Xuan called Lu Xun over and asked, "What do you think about your sister Lu Ling and Lu Meng?"
Lu Xun replied: "Uncle, my sister and Lu Meng are interested in being concubines. I don't have any opinion. In the past six months, Lu Meng has been fighting outside, and my sister has been asking about Lu Meng's situation every now and then."
Lu Xuan laughed, nodded and said, "That's fine."
Lu Xuan confirmed that Lu Ling had no objection and began to prepare a dowry for Lu Ling.
On September 12th, Deng Dang led the Lu family to propose marriage, and decided on the auspicious day of October 6th for Lu Meng to marry Lu Ling.
The wedding date was set, Lu Xuan prepared the dowry and called Lu Ling to the study.
Lu Ling's skin is a little dark, but she is quite tall and has a straightforward and hot temper. In Lu Xuan's opinion, this girl is not considered a beauty. Lu Meng and Lu Ling happened to take a liking to Mung Bean, and both of them liked it.
Lu Xuan looked at Lu Ling and said slowly: "The date of your marriage to Lu Meng has been set, and it is less than a month away. I have prepared a dowry for you, including pieces of silk, satin, and precious jade, a total of thirty Six boxes. In addition, I will give you eight hundred acres of fertile land as the basis for your foundation."
Although Lu Ling had a straightforward personality, he was a little in awe in front of Lu Xuan, and said respectfully: "My parents died early, and my niece's marriage was hard handled by my uncle. My niece will always remember my uncle's great kindness."
Lu Xuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "We are all one family, we don't talk about two families."
At this point, Lu Xuan's face became serious and he said in a deep voice: "You are about to marry Lu Meng. Since you are getting married, you must know that after you get married, you must manage the family in a good manner and maintain harmony between husband and wife."
"It is said that a virtuous wife and a husband will bring less trouble. The more virtuous you are, the better you can manage the family. Lu Meng will have nothing to worry about."
"Your parents died young, and Lu Meng's parents also died young. You two have no other elders, so you must be independent and self-reliant. After you get married, you can't be arrogant or unreasonable."
Lu Ling said: "My niece will remember my uncle's teachings."
Lu Xuan continued: "I won't say too much. In a word, home is a place for truth. If you don't even talk about the most basic truth, you just ask the other party to do what you want, it won't last long. So you can't rely on your background. The Lu family is arrogant and overbearing, and they have to be reasonable and convincing."
Lu Ling nodded solemnly again.
After Lu Xuan asked Lu Ling to go down, he waited for the wedding to arrive.
On October 6th, the sun was shining and the weather was cool, neither hot nor cold.
In the afternoon, Lu Meng led the wedding team to the Lu family to welcome the bride and took Lu Ling away. Lu Xuan's identity is that on the one hand he is the elder of the Lu family, and on the other hand he is also Lu Meng's lord, so after Lu Meng took away Lu Ling, Lu Xuan also went to Lu Meng's house and personally married Lu Meng.
In the evening, the sun sets in the west, and the dusk is auspicious.
Lu Meng foolishly married Lu Ling.
This time, almost all the people who came to attend Lu Meng's wedding were people under Lu Xuan's command.
Whether they are civil servants or military generals, everyone is here. Moreover, Lu Xuan personally officiated the marriage, allowing many people to see Lu Meng's identity, not only as the uncle of the Lu family, but also as Lu Xuan's esteem.
The wedding was successfully completed. When Lu Meng came to toast, Lu Meng didn't have Lu Xuan's drinking skills and couldn't stop the toast, so he drank a lot. The civil servants were fine, but as for the generals, they all kept drinking, making Lu Meng drunk.
After a wedding banquet, the guests dispersed, with Lu Xuan and Zhou Yu leaving last.
Lu Xuan and Zhou Yu were walking on the street. As they walked, Lu Xuan said, "Gong Jin, you are not young anymore. Aren't you ready to get married?"
"Until the world is at peace, we will never have a family."
Zhou Yu spoke boldly.
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Good ambition."
Zhou Yu sighed again in the blink of an eye and said: "Unfortunately, I thought too well. My uncle lied and found a young lady for me. He said that if I didn't agree, he would wipe his neck and go to the ground to talk to my father. . I have no choice but to accept it. Maybe I will get married soon, so I can no longer be carefree."
Lu Xuan couldn't help but laugh.
Zhou Yu just wants to lead troops to fight, especially as Lu Xuan's foundation becomes more solid, Zhou Yu's heart becomes bigger and bigger.
Zhou Yu now has his sights set on the world.
After Zhou Yu walked for a while, he stopped and said, "My lord, I haven't sent out many troops for most of this year. On the premise of training soldiers in my humble position, I have also been strengthening the study of soldiers."
"In addition to these, I specially selected some elite soldiers. With the help of the 600 horses sent by Cao Cao, I added another 200 horses to make up a total of 800 horses to form a heavy armored cavalry and put Guan Yu in charge."
"We have heavy armored infantry trapped in the camp, Zhang Liao's light cavalry, and Jiang Qin's advance camp, plus the heavy armored cavalry led by Guan Yu. Our elite attack force is even better."
"In this way, Guan Yu will always have something to do."
"Beizhi has communicated with Guan Yu many times. Although this man is cold, he is very strict and strict in his work. Moreover, he also has his own opinions on military training, which are very good. The lord accepted Guan Yu, which is the wisest decision."
When Zhou Yu mentioned Guan Yu, he also admired him.
Guan Yu was rigorous in running the army, and his soldiers were convinced, and this team was very elite.
Lu Xuan smiled, nodded and said, "Gong Jin's arrangement is very reasonable. I can rest assured that you will manage the army."
Zhou Yu continued: "Although we have cavalry and heavy armored cavalry, our horses are still insufficient. Once a real war occurs, the loss of our horses will be great. We are in Yangzhou and have no chance to replenish our horses."
"Although we have contact with the Zhen family, it is very difficult for the war horses to go south."
"At this stage, we need a stable source of war horses, so that we can fight big and hard battles, and even dare to go north. Without cavalry and sufficient elites, we will suffer a lot in the war of attrition going north."
A flash of light flashed across Zhou Yu's eyes and he said: "Basically, we may have to go to war with Cao Cao in the near future, so the cavalry is crucial. The top priority is to resolve this matter as soon as possible."
Lu Xuan said: "I already have an idea about the war horse."
Zhou Yu asked: "What did my lord think about it?"
Lu Xuan said in a deep voice: "Zijing's strategy mentioned Liaodong, which will be a focus of our efforts in the future. Next, I will mobilize Gan Ning's Jinfan Camp and go to sea to go north to Liaodong."
"There have long been merchants going to Liaodong from Yangzhou or Xuzhou, but the ships going out to sea are not particularly big, but the routes are ready."
"Although our warships cannot go out to the distant sea, they can still go north along the offshore sea to Liaodong."
"With businessmen leading the way, go to Liaodong and capture an area, and we will have a stable source of war horses. In addition, after capturing a foothold, we can slowly encroach on Liaodong and become a surprise force for us in the future."
Zhou Yu admired and said: "My Lord's arrangement, I agree with it."
The two chatted and talked about the next arrangements.
By the time Lu Xuan returned to the house, it was already very late, and he went straight to Zhen Mi's yard.
