No wonder Lu Bai was worried.
In fact, anyone with a little bit of political knowledge will know that serving a big country with a small country must be groveling and fawning.
Lu Wu is an anomaly. He has truly earned his reputation as the number one madman in the world. Even the current territory was dug out of the territory of the Chu State.
But even so, if he is attacked from both sides, even his fifth brother Lu Wu, who is extremely brave, will definitely not be able to get away with it - ever since Emperor Xuanyuan Huang divided the kings and guarded all directions, for thousands of years, in the process of conquering foreign races, the fallen generals could not To say that there are pits and valleys is full, it can also be said that there is a lot of capacity on the truck.
"Brother Lu, Brother Lu?" Ma Chong didn't know why Lu Bai was absent-minded, so he called twice.
"Ah, Brother Ma?"
"Brother Lu, here is a letter that the general ordered to bring to you." Ma Chong handed over a piece of silk: "The messenger is still waiting outside."
These days, if it is a large classic that needs to be preserved for a long time, it is natural to use bamboo slips first; but if it is a short letter, it can also be written on silk - after all, silk is easy to carry and fold.
Lu Bai opened the silk, and the font inside was quite elegant, letter.
But Lu Bai didn't think it was strange either.
My fifth brother has been lazy in many aspects since he was a child. Although he can write well, he refuses to write. He just taught the girls around him to write for him.
Lu Bai opened the scroll and was surprised just by looking at it.
The above content is very simple, only one sentence.
"Second brother, seeing each other is like meeting each other. I will use the land of the five southern prefectures in exchange for the five Jiangnan counties of the Wu Kingdom as the founding land. Second brother has already made preparations."
"Uh - this -" Lu Bai was stunned.
This was too simple, with no explanation or specific arrangements. Lu Bai didn't know what Lu Wu wanted to prepare for himself.
Ma Chong saw that Lu Bai looked a little wrong, and asked quickly: "Brother Lu, what are the general's orders, can you tell me conveniently?"
Ma Chong was Lu Bai's classmate when he was a student. He was born as a concubine of a wealthy local family. He did not have a noble title and had to work hard on his own in the future.
The two had similar vibes when they were studying. Later, when Lu Bai was studying on a study tour, he heard that his fifth brother was building a big business in the south of Chu State. The first person he thought of to help was this old man.
Lu Bai directly handed over the silk in his hand.
"Ah - this -" Ma Chong was also stunned.
"What do you think?" Lu Bai asked.
No matter what, it seems that the problem I was worried about has been solved before it even formed.
"Well, at first glance, this exchange seems to be a big loss, but if you think about it carefully, maybe this is General Lu's best choice. It's not necessarily the case that General Lu is able to do what others can't. Sure enough, it is not due to his bravery alone. "
Ma Chong pondered for a moment and said without even believing it.
Rumors from the outside world say that Lu Wu is a madman in the world. His personal force is absolutely the best, and his temper is also the most violent. However, except for the top leaders of Wu and Chu, there are only a few people who have experienced Lu Wu's power. Other than that, no one thinks Lu Wu is a person who likes to use his brain.
"Yes, I think so too. The fifth brother is really far-sighted, and his foresight is terrifying just thinking about it." Lu Bai nodded: "It's just that the fifth brother said he wanted me to prepare early, but he didn't ask me to What preparations should we make - Brother Yima, what preparations should we make?"
Ma Chong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Brother Lu thinks too highly of me. Back then, you and I pointed out that nothing was difficult in the world, but there were so many people in the world that it was so difficult to accomplish anything.
But these days, thanks to the great general and Brother Lu, Ma has become a small chief official, and he realizes that most things in the world are easier said than done - I can't even preside over a small peace officer. Desire is full of difficulties. How do you know what to prepare for such a big event? "
Lu Bai is only nineteen years old this year. Ma Chong is two years older than him, but he is only twenty-one years old.
Young people at this age are the most ambitious and have low ambitions. They are pretty good, and they have somewhat supported the department they are in charge of. Although there are some constraints, with the help of Lu Wu's reputation, not many people dare to blatantly follow the rules.
But among the hundreds of people who followed Lu Bai and came to seek refuge with Lu Wu, no more than five are now able to truly stand alone. The others were either manipulated by the local rich and small officials, or were complicit without knowing it, or even pushed out as shield.
Some things have been reported to the Zhechong Division. If Ye Ying, who was in charge of the Zhechong Division instead of Qiu Tong at that time, didn't do it for Lu Bai's sake, I would have killed a few of them.
Speaking of this, Lu Bai also shook his head.
The people he brought with him were all fellow-minded people he met during his study tour, and most of them felt that their talents were underappreciated, and they could point out the country in a reasonable way - if they were just a bunch of losers, Lu Bai would not be able to bring them to join his fifth brother.
But when I really started to do things, I realized that it was okay to start from scratch. If you are in charge, even if you want to accomplish a small thing, it is not that simple.
When an order is issued from above, even if it is well-intentioned, the officials below will often distort the original intention and turn good governance into evil deeds - not to mention things like delaying time and making excuses.
This makes it almost impossible for a thing to be completed according to the original intention once it passes through the hands of three people, but it can create one or two opportunities to take advantage of the situation.
This was even after Lu Wu had purged the military on a large scale.
The positions of local petty officials have gone from being almost exclusively occupied by big local households to now being filled by Lu Wu, who has inserted some veterans into the positions. Most of these people are Lu Wu's die-hard supporters.
Otherwise, if young people like Lu Bai go out to do things, they will be beaten to death.
"Brother Ma, tell me, should we prepare some gold, silver, jewelry, grain and grass?" Lu Bai thought for a while, but couldn't think of what to prepare, so he had to make an idea from the materials.
Ma Chong shook his head and said, "It's just gold, silver and jewelry. I heard that although there are barbarians in charge of the five counties in the south of the Yangtze River and the place is not peaceful, the climate is hot and rice is harvested three times a year. There should be no need to prepare too much food and grass, and from now on It would be too uneconomical to transport the grain and grass here. The grain and grass transported to the five counties in the south of the Yangtze River may not be eaten as much as they are on the way - I don’t think the general has clearly stated what needs to be prepared, but I am afraid it will also be a test for us."
"Fifth brother, why are you playing riddles with me? Just tell me what you want me to do. Even his second brother has to be tested?" Lu Bai was a little dissatisfied.
After a battle with the Chu Kingdom, Lu Bai now admires the fifth brother very much, but he still has the psychological advantage of being an older brother. Although he does not put on the airs of an older brother, he still feels a little bit in his heart after being tested like this by the fifth brother. uncomfortable.
Wu State, Songjing, Baishi Town, Lufu.
Qiutong was talking about this.
"Husband, if you ask me to write such a meaningless sentence, what can the second brother prepare?"
"What can the second brother do? I just informed him to pack his things early and be ready to leave. The letter I asked Qingzhu to write a few days ago was given to my registered disciples - they have heavy troops, and they are the ones I left behind. hand."
"Originally, at this time, it was time for them to round up and kill the elites left by the Wu Kingdom in the Five Prefectures, and then use the accusation of colluding with the Wu Kingdom to rebel, uproot the remnants of the Jiang family, the Tang family and other nobles, and completely cleanse the Five Southern Prefectures. Prepare for the implementation of the New Deal - but since we plan to change the founding place, we will drop this matter."
Lu Wu held the fishing rod, his spirit condensed along the fishing line, he reached into the water, and casually explained to Qiu Tong.
A blank piece of paper is the only way to draw. Even if the deep-rooted nobles like the Jiang family and the Tang family continue to show their loyalty, as long as they exist, some policies will be affected.
The reason why I accepted the loyalty of people like them in the past is because I can't knock down a whole boat of people with one stroke, otherwise the boat will capsize - I need to defeat them one by one to ensure that the boat doesn't capsize.
