When Lin Ji said this, there was a hint of embarrassment on his face: "However, Wu'er, King Wu wants me to give you a few words in private. Wu'er must not be angry. It doesn't matter if you don't agree. Lin Ji Uncle, I will just go and reply to His Majesty King Wu."
"Uncle Lin has nothing to say, just say it. No matter what His Majesty King Wu has to say, Lu Wu will not embarrass Uncle Lin." Lu Wu shook his head and smiled.
For other people, they are still in awe of the King of Wu, but for Lu Wu, His Majesty the King of Wu is just a big powerful person. He is not even afraid of a big and powerful country like the Chu State, let alone the Wu State, but However, Lin Ji was a family friend of the Lu family and the father-in-law of the third sister. He had just used this elder as a raft, scolding the elders and forcing the two mothers to let him go.
"His Majesty King Wu hopes -" Lin Ji recounted the words King Wu had given him privately before he invited him to the palace.
Many times, the conflict is that people cannot understand each other.
Lin Ji was entrusted by the King of Wu with the important mission of envoy, certainly not because of his unparalleled eloquence, nor because of his extraordinary intelligence, but because of his different relationship with the Lu family. There were things he could say that others could not.
King Wu was willing to pay the price of being granted the title of Bo, so he naturally had a motive - this was definitely not because Lu Wu conquered Zhenjiang Prefecture.
Zhenjiang Prefecture and several other places were originally the old lands of the Wu State, and they were also places that the Wu State wanted to regain.
If Lu Wu captured Zhenjiang Prefecture and enfeoffed Zhenjiang Prefecture to Lu Wu, what benefits would the Wu Kingdom gain?
It turns out that there is at least a reason to start a war. If it is divided out by the King of Wu himself, even the righteousness will be lost.
Therefore, before Lin Ji's trip, King Wu summoned Lin Ji late at night and gave him careful instructions, asking him and Lu Wu to tactfully explain that Zhenjiang Prefecture and the other four prefectures in the north of the Yangtze River were the old lands of the Wu Kingdom, and the Wu Kingdom wanted to take them back - and it was not in vain. .
Feng Bo is just the beginning, a false name, but the benefits are yet to come.
Except for the area of Sifu, in other areas, as much as Lu Wu captured, Wu Guo not only did not take any cents, but also gave absolutely full support - if he wanted money, he would give people, and if he wanted materials, he would give them as much as he wanted.
Of course, it is unrealistic to take back the land of the Four Prefectures now.
Not to mention that Lu Wu had not yet captured the territory of the Four Prefectures, nor whether Lu Wu was willing to return the Four Prefectures. The Wu State could not bear the current Chu State's counterattack.
Separated by such a large river, the incident happened suddenly. Not to mention the heavy logistics, even the Wu army had no time to transport it to Jiangbei.
Without Lu Wu, Wu would never be able to withstand Chu's full counterattack.
Therefore, what King Wu means is that if Lu Wu can capture the land of two prefectures, he must return the land of the first prefecture of Wu. If Lu Wu can capture the land of eight prefectures, then he should return all the old lands of Wu including the four prefectures of Hebei. Return it to the State of Wu - if Lu Wu cannot go further, then even if he can only return the land of one mansion, it is still considered that the grant given to him by the State of Wu was not in vain.
As for the price of offering his homeland, Lu Wu could ask for gold, silver, property, food and weapons, and thousands of the elites of the Wu Kingdom could be transferred to Lu Wu's command to serve Lu Wu.
Lin Ji racked his brains, picking out the words and sentences, and spent more than half an hour before he expressed King Wu's instructions before leaving in an extremely euphemistic way. He was afraid that those words would offend Lu Wu and make him fall out on the spot, which would ruin the country. event.
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In fact, although the words King Wu spoke to him before leaving were not explicit, there were hints of threats.
Lu Wu captured the territory of Sanfu and annihilated the three armies. Although it was majestic, Chu State's next counterattack would definitely use all its strength, which was definitely not comparable to the last time it used the troops of Sanfu.
In this case, the support and escape route of the Wu State are extremely important to Lu Wu. Without the support of the Wu State, Lu Wu would only have a chance of winning by one or two points, or even a half chance.
When King Wu granted Lu Wu the title of uncle, he also wanted to give him a taste of the benefits first. If Lu Wu could not defend the territory he had conquered, then the title of uncle would be just a false name and a joke - without his own territory, what kind of uncle would he have?
But if Lu Wu can defend the next wave of Chu's offensive, then Chu will really be in danger of overthrowing. Therefore, it is just right for Wu to invest at this time.
Even if he really loses money, he can still take Lu Wu across the river and add a general to the Wu State. It just so happens that the Chu State can be used to smooth out the unruly and make it easier to control.
If it succeeds, it will be a huge profit.
The matter of taking back the four prefectures in Hebei must be made clear in advance.
Otherwise, on the day when Lu Wu really overthrew the Chu State, would the Wu State still expect to wrest territory from Lu Wu? Isn't that a joke?
Therefore, this must be reached in advance and both parties agree.
And it must be completed at the same time as the Conferring Ceremony witnessed by human luck, so that the power of luck can be used to ensure the implementation of this agreement.
It’s just that King Wu thought that Lu Wu was born in a merchant family, so how could he know how luck works?
Not to mention Lu Wu, even military generals like Lin Ji had only heard of the art of luck.
Therefore, Lin Ji must make it clear first. Don't let Lu Wu refuse to sign the matter before Jiuding when he was granted the title of uncle, which made it difficult for him to step down.
Lin Ji grew up watching Lu Wu. Although Lu Wu's performance during this period almost made him pop out his eyes, Lu Wu's character and behavior are still traceable, except for the fact that his martial arts skills are really unbelievable. , judging from his personality and behavior, he is still consistent, not a suddenly different person.
When Lu Wu was young, he was extremely decisive in doing things, leaving no room for maneuver.
Once, a servant of the Lu family mocked the tall stature of Qiutong Jinju and others. Lu Wu found out about it. The next day, Lu Wu strictly ordered that among the servants of the Lu family, except Qiutong and others, no other servants were allowed to enter. his yard.
Later, Lu Wu's biological father, Lu Jinhe, just said that he was making a lot of noise while practicing martial arts at home. Lu Wu decided to move out and asked his father for Wutong Villa, and never went home at all.
Because of this matter, Lu Jinhe was very angry for a while. He told Lin Ji privately that his Xiao Wu was incompetent and had a very awkward personality. If he was not good at interacting with others, he would probably be in a difficult situation in the future. He must find a capable wife to take charge of the house.
At that time, Lin Ji also patted his chest and said, with your family's money and my power, even if Xiao Wu has a bad temper, it will not be difficult to live a life of wealth and idleness.
But who would have thought that the fifth child of the Lu family could silently develop such amazing martial arts skills, and his skills were also so amazing. In just two months, he captured the land of three mansions, and used military power as the basis to control the three mansions. Really control the land.
If he hadn't personally witnessed it and someone else had told it to him, Lin Ji would have just laughed and dismissed it as a joke.
In front of such legendary figures, even though Lin Ji was an elder, he did not dare to take any advantage of such a major matter as Feng Bo's surrender and use his status as an elder to oppress others.
I have never eaten pork and I have seen pigs running away, not to mention that Wu Guogang started a civil war for the position of King Wu.
Lin Ji is a strong general in the army, so he naturally knows that in the face of such power as the throne, let alone his uncle, sometimes even his own father is useless.
