"Thieves who have harmed the country! If it weren't for you, the Wu army had already crossed the river for two days. Now that it has delayed the military plane, what else do you have to say?"
General Luo Gan's white hair undulated and trembled with the roar, just like the mane of a lion swaying when running. His saliva sprayed directly on the face of Grand Sima Gu Chen, so that Gu Chen had to cover his mouth and nose with his robe sleeves.
What he meant by delaying the military plane was not that Lu Wu was defeated in Nanhe Prefecture and Wu lost the opportunity to capture Nanhe Prefecture, but that Lu Wu single-handedly controlled Nanhe Prefecture and Wu lost the opportunity to successfully pick peaches.
He had not fought to the death before, but now it would be much more difficult for Lu Wu to surrender to Nanhe Mansion.
Grand Sima Gu Chen was seven feet four inches tall, over fifty years old, with a face as white as jade and five long beards hanging under his chin. He was wearing a gilt black sparrow robe, but General Luo Gan grabbed his sleeves and couldn't avoid him.
It wasn't that he disliked the general's bad breath, but he didn't cover his mouth and nose. He was afraid that as soon as he opened his mouth to defend himself, the other party's saliva would splash into his mouth.
"General, please don't misunderstand me. I didn't say I wouldn't send someone to help Doctor Jin Wu. It's just that if the name is not correct, the words will not be consistent. If we directly send troops across the river, wouldn't we be convinced that we will fight without declaring it?" Gu Chen tried his best to defend himself. road.
Lu Wu's capture of Nanhe Mansion was not authorized by the State of Wu.
Wu's failure to send troops can also be explained as Lu Wu's personal behavior. If a large army crossed the river to help the war, it would be an act of war between countries, and it was an undeclared war.
In this era, the consequences of undeclared war are very serious.
More than a hundred years ago, there were seven powerful countries in the Central Plains. Among them, the Qin State went to war without declaring it. In one month, it conquered fifteen cities of the Zhao State. However, due to its despicable behavior, the other six countries joined forces to destroy the country. The Qin royal family fled north. When he left the Central Plains, he was even worse off than the Wu Kingdom today, almost becoming a savage.
Now the Qin royal family has annexed thirty-two foreign countries, made a comeback, and stepped into the Central Plains.
Although the Qin State is only stronger than the Five Heroes of the Central Plains, it is still called a savage.
King Qin was not even qualified to participate in the heaven-sacrifice ceremony hosted by the emperor once every sixty years, so he could only stand on the sidelines as a waiter.
The six kingdoms of the Central Plains made a covenant between heaven and earth (including Wu) in the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony. Once the Qin State steps over Wuqi Mountain, they will jointly attack it.
(The Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony is hosted by the Emperor and is held at Kunlun Mountain, once every sixty years.)
"Da Sima's words make sense." Someone agreed.
"Waging war without declaring it is what the rude barbarians do, but we cannot do that."
"Don't you want Zhenjiang Mansion?"
"The late King Kechu named the study rooms the Pavilion of Everlasting Sorrow. Now that we have the opportunity to regain the old land, how can we miss it?"
"That's right."
The ministers discussed a lot, and in a word, the Wu State must want Zhenjiang Prefecture (Nanhe Prefecture), and if God does not take it, it will be the fault. However, the Wu State must not bear the blame for undeclared war.
This is a bit difficult.
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The monarchs and ministers of the Wu Kingdom were entangled here, and the Lu family was not very peaceful.
Lu Wu's father, Lu Jinhe, has turned a lot grayer during this time.
A good reward, but my careless son not only refused it, but also ran away with the bucket, leaving a mess, which made Lu Jinhe go everywhere with a smiling face, and finally got the fief.
To choose a fiefdom, the vassal must be present in person. Even parents and children cannot claim it on their behalf.
Because the ownership of the fiefdom is so important, it is almost a shortened version of the battle for the throne. For this reason, there are not many brothers who are at odds with each other, and fathers and sons are at odds with each other.
If it weren't for the letter left by Lu Wu and the endorsement of King Wu Ketu, Lu Jinhe could at most get the fiefdom in his own name, but it would never be possible to get the fiefdom under Lu Wu's name. And if the Lu family wants to develop the fiefdom, it is natural. It is more convenient to connect them together.
This is just one of them.
The Lu family is a business that uses a branch-based approach to spread risks. The relationship between each branch is more like a franchise store relationship than a subordinate relationship. In order to avoid risks, most branches do not have the last name Lu.
As the head of the Lu family, Lu Jinhe's main job is to coordinate this huge business network so that everyone can make a fortune together, exchange needs, and resist risks. He does not have absolute control - he only has control over the direct descendants of the Lu family.
Above the Lujin River, the Lu family also has an elders' council, which is composed of retired family heads of each branch. Its authority is higher than that of the contemporary Lujin River, but it does not usually directly intervene in the affairs of the Lu family.
Now the Lu family suddenly has two doctor titles and two territories, but it is another matter.
The Lu family is divided in various places, and everyone has no objection to concentrating the efforts of the whole family to develop the territory, improve the Lu family, and turn the Lu family into a noble inheritance.
But if everyone puts all their efforts into building the territory and ends up becoming domestic slaves, then absolutely no one will do it - Wu State is relatively conservative, and the nobles have law enforcement rights in their own territories.
Therefore, the leading team of the Lu family has not yet arrived in southern Xinjiang, and the territory does not yet know what it will look like. The Lu family is already quarreling over the future distribution of rights and interests.
After a day of quarreling, Lu Jinhe was extremely tired. He sat on a chair and pinched the bridge of his nose with his fingers to relax, but he thought of his three sons.
Although he was tired, whenever he thought of these three sons, Lu Jinhe couldn't help but smile.
My three sons are very up to date.
Wu'er, who was originally thought to be a playboy, quietly became a military fighter, saved the Lu family in a crisis, and promoted the Lu family to the position of doctor.
It's this child who has been independent since he was a child - if he has no ability, he is called lazy. Now that he has become a military general, he is naturally independent - if he doesn't get his way, he will run away.
I don’t know if Master Jiao Heng found Wu’er.
With an old man like Jiao Heng by his side, maybe Wu'er would be more stable. It would be better if Master Jiao could persuade him to change his mind.
The eldest son, Lu Song, used the pseudonym Lu Song in Chu State Cheng and presided over the Lu family's business. In the past two years, Lu Song worked hard and made friends with some powerful people in Chu State, more than tripling the business.
Although he has sent people to inform him to entrust his business to others, and he hastily returned to the country to take charge of the construction of the territory, there is still no news, which is also a bit worrying.
As for the second son Lu Bai, he did not change his name. He just traveled around and would only send letters back through the Chamber of Commerce when he passed through a big city. The people sent to find him have not been contacted yet.
"The mistress hasn't returned home yet?" Lu Jinhe asked, pinching the bridge of his nose with his fingers.
If the three wives were at home, they would have already come to check on him and massage his head to relax his mind. He would not have to pinch the bridge of his nose himself.
"The mistress has been summoned into the palace by the Queen Mother to speak again." Lu Jin, the attendant standing behind him, replied respectfully.
One person attained Taoism, chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, the Lu family was promoted to the family of a doctor, and their domestic servants also became attendants, and were directly freed from slavery.
"This is the third time this month. I don't know how the Queen Mother has so much to say - I hope the Queen Mother doesn't want to arrange a wife for that stubborn donkey Wu'er." Lu Jinhe was a little worried.
