When Cao Cao heard the report from his chamberlain, he was immediately embarrassed.
Just said there is no news.
The news came.
However, Cao Cao was also excited. He put down the wine bottle in his hand and looked at Lu Xuan, waiting for Lu Xuan's arrangements.
Lu Xuan was also curious about the news about Sun Quan and ordered: "Pass it on!"
The chamberlain went to inform. Not long after, Gu Yong hurriedly entered the hall and noticed Lu Xuan and Cao Cao drinking.
Gu Yong saluted Lu Xuan and reported: "Your Majesty, Sun Quan has arranged for an envoy to come and ask for an audience. This person's name is Zhu Zhi, and he is outside the palace. The minister saw Zhu Zhi's expression and was very anxious, so he asked briefly. It was Sun Quan who sent him to ask for help."
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows.
Somewhat unexpected.
Sun Quan took Zhu Zhi and other elders of the Sun family to Japan for many years. It stands to reason that if an old man like Zhu Zhi is here and has rich experience, there will be no problem whether he is running the army or governing the local area.
However, Sun Quan was defeated.
Lu Xuan asked: "Brother-in-law, if I remember correctly, you have been in contact with Sun Quan over the years and are responsible for giving them some weapons, right?"
Gu Yong explained: "According to His Majesty's plan back then, although we discovered Sun Quan's whereabouts, there was no need to directly eliminate it and use Sun Quan to develop the Japanese country so that we could seize it in the future. Therefore, we privately sold some weapons and grain to the country, and the quantity was Quite a few.”
Lu Xuan was even more confused.
The current Japanese state is an environment where people live like hair and drink blood. Although the queen of Japan has some abilities, she is actually pitifully weak.
The country of Japan is a piece of loose sand.
Under such a premise, there is no one in Japan who can compete with Sun Quan. Even if Sun Quan is not very strong, he is so weak that he will be beaten from the perspective of Lu Xuan. When Sun Quan went to Japan, he should have been a strong man there, but now he was suppressed.
Lu Xuan guessed that maybe the Japanese country had also changed.
Lu Xuan felt urgent in his heart and said, "Pass an edict to summon Zhu Zhi to see him."
The chamberlain went to deliver the order.
Not long after, a tired-looking Zhu Zhi appeared. He has gray hair, is dressed in coarse linen clothes, and has a slightly stooped back. At first glance, he looks like an old man in his sixties.
In fact, Zhu Zhi is only in his forties.
Getting old too fast.
After Zhu Zhi stood still, he glanced at Lu Xuan, with a touch of emotion in his eyes. When he left with Sun Quan and others, Lu Xuan was just a man in Yangzhou. Compared with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, he was a very weak local force.
It was judged back then that it was good for Lu Xuan to gain a foothold in Yangzhou. In the blink of an eye, Lu Xuan had unified the world and directly founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor.
Zhu Zhi bowed and said: "My Excellency, Zhu Zhi, pays homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor."
Lu Xuan nodded slightly, looked at the old Zhu Zhi, and said, "Zhu Zhi, after all these years, have you ever regretted escaping with Sun Quan and others?"
Zhu Zhi lost his mind for a moment.
Do you regret it?
Zhu Zhi didn't know what to say in his heart. When he dreamed back at midnight, he also thought about everything in his hometown and how wonderful it would be for the fallen leaves to return to their roots. However, he could not live up to the expectations of his old protagonist Sun Jian, so even though he had some regrets, he still chose to persevere.
This is his own choice.
Zhu Zhi came back to his senses, with a firm expression on his vicissitudes of life, and said: "Now that I have made a choice, there is no room for regret. It is obviously inappropriate to judge the original choice based on the current situation, and to infer the original decision based on the results."
Lu Xuan said: "You are open-minded!"
Zhu Zhi changed the topic and said seriously: "I am returning to the Central Plains this time to ask for help from Your Majesty. I implore Your Majesty to send troops to help."
Lu Xuan looked curious and said: "What happened to the Japanese country and you actually asked for help?"
Zhu Zhi replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, our army progressed smoothly in the Japanese country at first, without encountering any obstacles, and steadily engulfed the Japanese area. Because the place we encountered was too barren and wild."
"Because of the remoteness and barrenness of the place, we cannot expand quickly and can only strengthen it step by step. Unexpectedly, at the beginning of this year, we just expanded further and went beyond our range and encountered an elite group of Japanese troops."
"This elite group is all armed with sophisticated weapons and wearing armor."
"The key is that these people are not afraid of death."
"This group of people are not the kind of Japanese people we met. They all look like they are eating blood. This group of Japanese people are not as disheveled as the Japanese people in the mountains, or have their own characteristics like other small tribes and small countries."
"The hair of all Japanese people is shaved cleanly from the forehead to the top of the head, like a half-moon, and the hair on the temples and back can be combed into a bun."
Zhu Zhi also had a trace of emotion in his eyes, and said: "The key is that these Japanese have their own language, a unified military formation, and they are completely prohibited. Even if they are allowed to die, these people will not blink an eyebrow."
Lu Xuan's eyes were thoughtful.
The half-moon hairstyle, with a bald top, is simply Mediterranean.
This was popular in the Edo period and was the most popular hairstyle during the Tokugawa shogunate period.
Lu Xuan asked: "What is the name of the commander of the enemy you encountered?"
Zhu Zhi replied: "According to the prisoners captured after we fought with the opponent, the opponent's commander was named Tokugawa Ieyasu, who claimed to be the Emperor of Japan. The most important point is that the Japanese soldiers were very fond of this so-called Emperor of Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu. The fanaticism is that Tokugawa Ieyasu is an omniscient, omnipotent and divine emperor."
Lu Xuan thought as expected.
Changes have occurred in Europe and America, and so has the Japanese state. Perhaps this is the influence of his time travel. No, it should be that the parallel world is different, because according to time inference, the changes in Europe and America were earlier.
A flash of light flashed across Lu Xuan's eyes, and strong murderous intent rose from his body.
Japanese country?
If it was a primitive Japanese country, Lu Xuan didn't need to worry about it. He only needed to arrange a general to lead an army across the sea, and he could sweep the Japanese country and crush it all the way. Now that Tokugawa Ieyasu has appeared, everything is more interesting.
It's fun to kill!
Lu Xuan's change surprised Cao Cao.
The Lu Xuan he saw rarely showed such murderous intent. As Lu Xuan becomes more and more high-ranking, more top-level structures are being carried out. For example, this time Lu Xuan is setting up the Metropolitan Governor's Office and reorganizing the civil service system.
Lu Xuan now feels excited, excited, and murderous.
Confusing?
Cao Cao wondered, could it be that Lu Xuan and Tokugawa Ieyasu have a grudge?
However, Lu Xuan never left at all.
Cao Cao was confused and didn't understand for the time being, so he could only wait and see what happened.
Lu Xuan keenly noticed Cao Cao's expression. He looked at Zhu Zhi again and said in a deep voice: "Zhu Zhi, you just said that Tokugawa Ieyasu appeared. So, have the soldiers ever said how many times Tokugawa Ieyasu has been in power in Japan? Years old?"
