Lu Jinhe turned back to the back hall, where Lu Chang was already waiting.
"Master, how are you?" Mr. Lu Chang looked worried.
"Young Master Lie is still young after all and is willing to show some affection. I just hinted that someone in the royal court wants to take action against Wu'er." Lu Jinhe said in a deep voice.
"Master, what should I do about this-this-this? Send someone to notify Wu'er immediately?" Mr. Lu Chang was a little panicked.
Although she has some skills, she is not only able to keep the Lu family's back house in order, but she is also good at being a good person. Friends and relatives around her praise her as a good wife and mother.
But when it comes to this kind of thing, all Lu Chang's past skills and experience are completely useless. She can only look at her husband and wait for him to make a decision.
"Don't mess up the situation. Even Young Master Lie can only notify me by means of hints. Do you think it can be so easy to send people out? Besides, Wu'er is not a good man and a believer, so he may not be able to tell anything - Song'er is in our Lu family The fiefdom and Bai'er are in Nanhe Mansion, and the property has been transferred to some extent, so don't worry too much."
Lu Jinhe gently held his wife's hand, patted the back of her hand and comforted her, saying that he had done everything he could, but there was really nothing he could do about the rest.
"Wu'er is seriously injured. How about we go and persuade Wu'er to give up on Uncle Feng——" Mrs. Lu Chang was still worried.
Compared to his biological Lusong and Lubai, Lu Chang was of course still slightly inferior to Lu Wu, but this difference was in his expectations for the future, not in his daily feelings.
Lu Chang hoped that Lu Song and Lu Bai would be successful in the future, so she was very encouraging, but she had never treated Lu Wu badly - even if it was just based on the relationship between Lu Yun and her master-servant sisters for many years, she also hoped that Lu Wu Be safe and sound.
Lu Jinhe pondered for a long time, then just sighed: "I can't understand this kid Wu'er, but I can only look at a few major things he has done during this period, as well as the attitude of King Wu, the Queen Mother and others towards us. , you know how scrupulous they are about Wu'er - if they can win Wu'er reliably, will they be so polite to us?"
"Don't mention the matter of giving up the title of Uncle again. This matter is not something we can decide. At this point, there is no way to retreat. Even if Wu'er gives up the title of Uncle and offers the five southern mansions, those people will not dare to let go. After five years."
Lu Jinhe shook his head and said in a deep voice.
This dispute has already involved the survival of the country. He is just a wealthy businessman. Although he is wealthy, he has no power to intervene in it. He can only wait for the result - or wait for death.
"Sir, we have obviously been so careful. Even Song Jing didn't dare to leave. Why don't they let us go!" Seeing that her husband had no choice, Lu Chang said with a hint of crying.
At that time, Lu Wu killed Gongzi Jiu and turned the tide to help the current King of Wu ascend the throne. Lu Chang was worried. Later, Lu Wu left the Chu Kingdom, and Gongzi Lie came to visit every now and then. The Queen Mother of Wu often invited the couple into the palace to drink tea and chat. .
When Lu Wu raised his flag and set up his stick, making it clear that he was going to start a war with the Chu State, Gongzi Lie even called Lu Liu and Lu Jinhe his uncle. The Queen Mother also addressed Lu Chang as a sister. When the King of Wu met the couple, he also wanted to Arch hands.
Corporal Li Xian must ask for something. Both Lu Jinhe and Lu Chang knew what King Wu and the others wanted, so they always had smiles on their faces. In fact, they had to think twice before saying every word, for fear of saying the wrong thing.
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Wu Kingdom, Songjing, King Wu's study room.
Naturally, all ministers would discuss matters in court in the meeting hall, but King Ketu of Wu summoned his confidants to discuss some secret matters in this small study.
Except for Wu Wang Ketu, there were only six people in the study, including civil and military officials, and one father-in-law.
"General Luo Gan means to take the opportunity to kill Lu Wu, seize the five southern mansions, and restore our homeland of Wu?" Wu Wang Ketu looked at the letter in his hand, with no emotion or anger on his face.
"Exactly, the general said that this is an opportunity that has never been seen in a thousand years. As long as he can kill Lu Wu, and with the help of the generals who have been in charge of recruiting the army during this period, he is sure to take over the homeland of Wu without a single blow."
"The general also said that there is no need to dirty the king's hands in this matter, he will arrange it on his own, but Lu Wu is brave, and to ensure safety, the king needs to use the fate of Wu to suppress him for a moment."
A warrior in civilian clothes said.
This person was originally one of the personal soldiers of General Luo Gan, named Luo Zhi. He was a servant of the Luo family for generations and a confidant. He was responsible for leading people to protect the Queen Mother Mingji and the Ketu brothers. Now he can After being painted as the King of Wu, he also rose to the top and became the deputy commander of the Jinwu Guard.
"How powerful is Lu Wu? The Chu State is far more powerful than our Wu State. Doesn't Chu King Xiangtong know how to use the national fortune to suppress Lu Wu? Wasn't he killed by General Lu on top of the royal court? You are putting the king in danger!" The master who looked like a father-in-law scolded sharply.
"Your Majesty, if you want to gain huge profits, you always have to take risks." Cong Ming said as he cupped his hands towards Wu Wang Ketu.
"The general spent a lot of money to hire no less than ten famous doctors to diagnose and treat Lu Wu. They all said that Lu Wu's internal injuries were extremely serious. It is shocking that he could still be alive after such serious injuries. There are so many masters under the king's command. It will not be a problem to capture Lu Wu. General It's just caution." Luo Zhi explained.
"Such a golden opportunity cannot be missed. Please make an early decision, Your Majesty!"
"That day, my father was assassinated, and my mother, my younger brother, and I were in panic all day long. Hey, those days were really unforgettable. If Lu Wu hadn't defeated thousands of troops and killed Young Master Jiu, let alone ascending to the throne of King Wu. , even a spare life may not be possible - do you want me to be ungrateful?"
King Wu Ketu put his elbows on his head and his forehead with his hands, so that no one could see his expression.
He didn't even look up at the people in the study, and just asked in a low voice.
In the study room, everyone was silent for a while.
No matter how everyone explains it, Lu Wu turned the tide back then and only then did King Wu Ketu become the king he is today.
This is a threshold that no one can get around. It doesn't matter if we don't discuss this topic, but now that it's mentioned, how can we do such ungrateful things with peace of mind without an explanation?
After a long while, the middle-aged civil servant spoke up and said: "I heard that in the Mohist family there are great righteousness and small righteousness. I also heard that a wise king should put the country as the most important thing and the king as the least important thing."
"General Lu has the power to protect the sky, and the only one who benefits from it is you, the king. This is a small righteousness. The five southern prefectures are the old lands of the State of Wu, and the beneficiaries are the entire Wu State and the ancestral temples. This is a great righteousness. This is one of the most important things. .”
"General Lu has a violent and arrogant temperament. If he is granted the title of Grand Uncle and controls the five southern mansions, will he seriously hand over the land of three of them to the state of Wu? Even if General Lu is willing, all the officers and men under General Lu will Are you willing? This is the second choice.”
"General Lu tortured the big families in Chu State, worshiped martial arts, and resorted to violence. If Uncle Feng gets the reputation of being a righteous man, he will backfire against Wu State in the future. Who can be the leader of Wu State? It is foreseeable that the country will not survive and the ancestral temple will decline. .This is the third one.”
It had only been a few months since King Wu Ketu ascended the throne, and now his closest men were either the team left by his father, Gongzi Yuan, or the talents prepared for him by his grandfather, General Luo Gan.
This middle-aged civil servant's name was Wen Yi. He was originally a strategist around Prince Yuan, but now he is a minister, but Tu relied heavily on him during this period.
"Kill the deer——General Lu, what if the Chu country counterattacks?" Ke Tu's voice was a little hoarse.
"Chu State has too much time to take care of itself, how can it counterattack? I can send envoys to Yan and Qi to provoke attacks on Chu State." Wen Yi said.
"What does the world think of me?"
"It's not wisdom to give anything that God can't take."
"Can you spare his life?"
"Absolutely not - General Lu has courage that no one else can match. If we spare his life, we will all die without a burial place in the future."
"Get out of here!" Ke Tu said angrily.
"——I obey the order." Several close ministers looked at each other and retreated.
When the ministers exited the study, two drops of water finally fell on the bookcase in front of Ke Tu.
Ke Tu was not crying all for Lu Wu, but because he, as the dignified King of Wu, could not be independent and had to be coerced by the general trend, so he could only do such things against his will - Ke Tu was still young after all, and Ren Wen Yi It's a ridiculous thing to say, but ungratefulness is ungratefulness, not to mention that he was forced to do this by the Queen Mother and her ministers, which was not his original intention at all.
All the grievances he felt made him want to let go of everything and let out a loud roar.
Being the king of Wu is not as happy as when he was a prince.
