Chapter 327 A ray of opportunity

Taishi Ci was not fooled. Although Sun Ce was somewhat resentful, he smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Liu Yao's defeat is obvious. His strategist Xu Shao is seriously ill, Zuo Rong is rebellious, and Fan Neng and Zhang Ying are not worth worrying about."

"A mere Taishi Ci cannot decide the overall situation!"

"I let him escape this time, but next time I meet him, I will definitely settle all the old scores with him!"

"When the time comes, all the generals will have to fight to the death and march directly into Wujun!"

Han Dang, Zhou Tai and others were all excited when they heard this, and shouted in unison: "We dare to die for the general!"

After Taishi Ci led his troops back, he heard the faint roar of Sun Ce's army coming from the river. Their morale was high. On the other hand, although Liu Yao's defenders could still hold on, the gap was still obvious. If this continued, they would be unable to resist sooner or later.

What made Taishi Ci even more headache was that at this time, Liu Yao was still thinking about leading his troops to attack Zuo Rong!

He knew that Liu Yao was very loyal in avenging Zhu Hao, but Zuo Rong was in Kuaiji County at the time. If Liu Yao led his troops south from Wu County, who would defend against Sun Ce?

Taishi Ci is now a guest general, and it is difficult for him to command Liu Yao's soldiers. It would be fine if he could win the battle, but Liu Yao's soldiers are inferior to Sun Ce in both morale and manpower. Taishi Ci cannot support the whole situation alone and cannot change the overall situation at all.

He thought that his abilities were limited after all, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would have to be ready to return to Guangling at any time.

He was standing on the dock thinking hard when he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and found the young man walking towards him.

Lu Yi, courtesy name Boyan, is the nephew of Lu Ji, the head of the Lu family. Because Lu Ji is young, he temporarily acts on behalf of the head of the family.

When the Lu family resisted Sun Ce in Lujiang, more than half of the family members were killed or injured. Lu Ji's father Lu Kang also died as a result. The Lu family then developed a deep hatred for Sun Ce.

Later, the entire Lu family moved to Wu County. When crossing the river, Lu Yi gave some advice to Fan Neng and Zhang Ying, and was thus valued by Liu Yao and recruited as a counselor.

For some reason, Lu Yi changed his name to Lu Xun.

Taishi Ci thought to himself that this was the person the young master had asked him to take special care of.

Lu Xun!

He cupped his hands and asked, "Mr. Boyan, is there anything I can do for you?"

Lu Xun quickly responded, "I am terrified that you address me like that, General."

What he said was not wrong. Although the Lu family was a large family, it had already declined. Although Lu Xun was temporarily the head of the family, his seniority and status in the family were not high.

Taishi Ci was already the Sima of a state and a high-ranking figure under the governor. He was nearly twenty years older than Lu Xun and was considered Lu Xun's elder, so Lu Xun was quite respectful to him.

Taishi Ci said with a smile: "Bo Yan, there is no need to be modest. Talent is not determined by age. If it weren't for Bo Yan's reminder, I would have fallen into Sun Ce's trap."

"Bo Yan, if you have anything to say, just say it."

After hearing this, Lu Xun said, "I want to ask the general if you are going back to Guangling soon?"

Taishi Ci was quite surprised: "How did Boyan guess it?"

Lu Xun sighed, "Sun Ce is really powerful. I'm afraid we can't save the situation here."

"The general is a subordinate of Envoy Yuan. He will never stay and die for Envoy Liu."

Taishi Ci heard this and said, "Wu County is indeed difficult to defend."

"I heard that the Lu family and Sun Ce have a grudge. If Sun Ce attacks us, I'm afraid the Lu family will have a hard time dealing with it."

He changed the subject and asked, "Bo Yan, do you want to go back to Guangling with me?"

Lu Xun didn't expect Taishi Ci to say this. He raised his head in surprise and asked, "Guangling?"

Taishi Ci said: "That's right, Bo Yan has great talent. If he can work for Master Xian Yi, his future achievements will not be inferior to Ci's."

"At the same time, with the support of Yuan family, Sun Ce will not dare to act rashly, and you can also use this to protect the Lu family."

"how?"

After hearing this, Lu Xun was wavering. After all, he was still young and wanted to make a career, but he knew that with the relationship between the Lu family and Sun Ce, he was afraid that Wujun would be lost, and it would be good enough for him to just save his life, let alone achieve anything.

He thought that going to Guangling was a good choice, but the key point was that he did not show much of his outstanding qualities, so why did Taishi Ci value him so much?

Moreover, it is said that although Yuan Xi is from a noble family, his attitude towards the gentry is average. Lu Xun has also found out that the most trusted advisers and generals under Yuan Xi are not from noble families.

If I go there, will I be ostracized?

Thinking of this, Lu Xun said: "Thank you for your kindness, General. Although Wu County is in danger now, there may be a glimmer of hope."

"I want to try again."

Taishi Ci sighed, "If Wujun and the other armies were united, they could have held off Sun Ce for another year or so. But Envoy Liu is determined to attack Zuo Rong. If the army is divided, Wujun will be in danger."

Lu Xun said: "Yes, I have tried to persuade you, but you have made up your mind."

"The hope I'm talking about lies in Sun Ce."

When Taishi Ci heard this, he hurriedly said, "Sir, please speak."

After hearing this, Lu Xun cleared his throat and said, "If Sun Ce wants to take over Jiangdong, he must occupy the moral position."

"Right now, Zuo Rong killed Zhu Hao, which is his weak spot."

Taishi Ci was stunned. What does this have to do with anything?

Lu Xun explained: "The key lies in Zhu Hao."

"Zhu Hao's father was the Grand Commandant Zhu Gongwei (Zhu Jun), who was raised by Wucheng Marquis Sun Jian."

"When Lord Sun rose to prominence, he was recruited as a military assistant and climbed up step by step."

"The leader is like a father. The two sides have this kind of relationship, and his children cannot be ignored. Therefore, even though Sun Ce was under Yuan Shu, he never attacked Zhu Hao."

"When Zhu Hao attacked Zhuge Xuan, who was recommended by Yuan Shu, Sun Ce chose to stand aside and watch, which shows that he still had some concerns about this."

"Although Sun Ce is under Yuan Shu's order to attack Liu Shijun, Zhu Hao was killed by Zuo Rong. Logically, he should avenge his father. Even if he doesn't do that, he can't interfere."

After hearing this, Taishi Ci suddenly realized, "Bo Yan really thinks things through!"

"At present, Envoy Liu is under the banner of revenge for Zhu Hao. If Sun Ce wants to take advantage of the situation, it would be unjust!"

"It's impossible for him not to understand this truth. I'm afraid he is pretending to be ignorant. Someone needs to expose this matter so that he can't pretend not to know!"

Lu Xun nodded and said, "That's true, but we need to find the right person to tell this."

"If we write to Liu Shijun directly, Sun Ce will find an excuse to shirk responsibility."

"The Lu family has a grudge against them. I am a nobody and have no right to speak."

Taishi Ci reacted, "You mean, let Master Xianyi write this letter?"

Lu Xun hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's still not enough."

"Envoy Yuan and Sun Ce have a grudge, so Sun Ce may not listen."

"What Xun wants is to have someone with a more transcendent status that Sun Ce will have to ignore."

"It would be best if this person is hostile to Yuan Shu, so as to alienate the relationship between Sun Ce and Yuan Shu."

"The ultimate goal is to make Sun Ce and Yuan Shu break up. This is the best way to solve the current dilemma."

Taishi Ci was a little confused by Lu Xun's confusing words. He thought that there were probably only a few people in the world who were qualified to alienate Sun Ce.

If the young master is not qualified enough, then what about Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, or Cao Cao of the previous generation?

Thinking of this, Taishi Ci's heart skipped a beat. Anyone can do it, but not Cao Cao!

The young master repeatedly reminded him to find ways to ruin Cao Cao's plans!

Thinking of this, Taishi Ci said, "How about I send a letter to inform you, young master, and find someone of high moral character to tell Sun Ce?"

In fact, Lu Xun's favorite person is Cao Cao.

If Cao Cao could get Sun Ce to betray Yuan Shu, it would be best if the two sides started fighting each other. Sun Ce was not willing to be under someone else's command, and sooner or later the three parties would turn against each other and fight each other. By then, Wu County would naturally be safe.

But Lu Xun was not very sure in his heart, and now seeing that Taishi Ci had taken the matter under his charge, he had no choice but to nod and agree.

He looked up at the vast river and thought that the person most qualified to mediate the situation in the world was the emperor. However, he heard that the emperor's convoy returning to Luoyang had triggered countless wars, and he was afraid that he was too busy to take care of himself now.

Lu Xun was right. Emperor Liu Xie was held hostage by the Baibo Army in Anyi and was in a difficult situation.

He schemed day and night to break free from control.

At this time, he was angry because the Hedong County where he was located was adjacent to the Henei County where Lu Bu was located, and was not far from Yanzhou and Jizhou.

Moreover, he sent the imperial edict to all the princes. Zhang Yang, the governor of Henei, did come, but Lu Bu, the Marquis of Wen, who was with Zhang Yang, did not show up. Why?

When Lu Bu escaped from Chang'an, he abandoned me. Did he plan to have nothing to do with me from now on?

The generals of Bingliang are indeed unreliable!

If Liu Xie knew that what Lu Bu was worried about now was Lu Lingqi's marriage and that welcoming the emperor would have to take a back seat, he would probably be even angrier.

Lu Lingqi was watching the show because Lu Bu was being scolded by Yan Shi so badly that he couldn't even raise his head.

Yan clapped the letter in her hand and said, "Look, Yuan Gonglu is angry!"

"He blamed her husband for not keeping his word, and said that if Lingqi didn't marry him, he would send a large army to attack the border!"

After hearing this, Lu Bu said, "I'm not afraid of him!"

"If he dares to send troops, the worst that can happen is that we can just stop them with our own troops and block the water with our own earth!"

After hearing this, Yan sneered and said, "I'm talking about Ling'er's marriage now, don't talk nonsense to me!"

"Let me ask you, if Ling'er doesn't marry Yuan Gonglu's son, is there anyone better in the world?"

She suddenly seemed to think of something, "Emperor Liu Xie is in Hedong and will return to Luoyang soon."

"Are you thinking of marrying Ling'er to him?"

"I understand. No wonder Zhang Yang went to see the emperor. So this is what you were planning!"

"You may have gone mad. The emperor is just a puppet now. Wasn't it enough that Chang'an hurt you last time?"

After hearing this, Lu Bu said irritably: "What are you thinking? The emperor has his own harem. How can I send Ling'er to suffer?"

"Don't worry about these things, I have my own ideas!"

After hearing this, Yan sneered and said, "Could it be that you want to abandon Yuan Gonglu and fix Yuan Benchu?"

"All three of his sons are married, and the remaining one is only five or six years old. How can there be a suitable one?"

Lu Bu frowned and said, "Are you really thinking about marrying into a noble family?"

"The fighting within those families is even more intense. They might get killed any day. I would rather Ling'er marry an ordinary family!"

Seeing that Yan wanted to talk, Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, let's take a long-term view on this matter. Otherwise, what if Ling'er's life is ruined?"

"I still have to give Han Yu a farewell banquet. You guys can eat by yourselves and we'll talk when I get back."

Seeing that Lu Bu was about to leave, Yan was helpless, but Lu Lingqi, who was standing beside her, became excited.

Tonight, Lu Bu will host a farewell banquet for Chen Gui, and this is the time for him to help Du escape!