Chapter 371: Jiangdong Incident

Mrs. Kong Rong looked worried when she heard this. "It's very chaotic outside right now. It's dangerous to go out, right?"

Kong Rong sighed, "We left because of the chaos and turmoil. Now the emperor is trapped in Anyi. If this continues, I'm afraid Li Jue and his men will attack us and we won't be able to escape."

"So I followed the emperor's order to welcome Lu Bu who came to rescue him."

After hearing this, Mrs. Kong Rong could only say, "Marquis Wen? Your husband must take care of himself. I heard that he is very vicious."

Kong Rong thought of the Youzhou army that came with him, which made him more irritated than Lu Bu. Yuan Xi's hateful face appeared in his mind, and he asked casually, "How is the child today?"

Mrs. Kong Rong looked worried. "I'm not feeling well yet. I took a few doses of the conditioning prescription that Mr. Yuanhua prescribed last time in Xuzhou, and I feel better."

"But we traveled all the way to Anyi, but we never expected to see such a scene. We can't even guarantee food and clothing in the city, let alone medicinal materials."

"If we stop taking the medicine for a few more months, I'm afraid her body will change and it will be troublesome."

Kong Rong was also a little annoyed after hearing this. He waved his hand and said, "I understand. I will think of a solution when the time comes."

In Qu'a, the capital of Wu County, Taishi Ci was talking to Lu Xun.

Earlier, Taishi Ci adopted Lu Xun's suggestion and sent a letter to Yuan Xi, telling him about the plan to alienate Yuan Shu and Sun Ce. He also said that Lu Xun was young and promising, and was indeed worth making friends with as Yuan Xi expected.

Yuan Xi quickly replied, saying that he had understood and would start working on it right away.

At the same time, he told Taishi Ci that he must find a way to win over Lu Xun, and he emphasized that it was not the Lu family but Lu Xun. If he had to spend ten points of effort, nine and a half points should be spent on Lu Xun and half on Lu Ji.

No matter what conditions Lu Xun wants, Taishi Ci should agree to them first. It would be best to find a way to get Lu Xun to Guangling first.

After Taishi Ci received the letter, he thought that the young master really valued Lu Xun. What he couldn't understand was that based on the few things he had mentioned before, Yuan Xi would never value this person so much. The reason was something he could guess.

However, what gave Taishi Ci a headache was that since Xu Shao died of illness, Liu Yao also valued Lu Xun very much and intended to train him into a counselor. In Taishi Ci's view, Lu Xun had no competitive advantage over Liu Yao.

After all, the Lu family has lived in Wu for generations, so it is still very difficult to persuade Lu Xun to leave his hometown and go to Youzhou to join Yuan Xi.

However, the situation has improved now. I don't know what Yuan Xi did, but Sun Ce actually temporarily stopped the war, giving Wujun some breathing space.

Liu Yao took this opportunity to gather his troops and personally led them to Yuzhang to attack Zuo Rong!

Taishi Ci knew that Liu Yao was a very loyal man, but there were not many people who could do this.

In Wu County, the one in charge of military affairs was Liu Yao's eldest son Liu Ji, and Taishi Ci was responsible for assisting in defense. It can be said that Liu Yao was indeed a man of noble character, so he left with peace of mind.

Now that Sun Ce has called a truce, Taishi Ci is happy to have some free time. If he had not been ordered by Yuan Xi to poach members of the Jiangdong nobles, he would have returned to Guangling long ago.

Just when Taishi Ci was trying to make friends with Lu Xun, Yuan Shu's actions changed the situation in the world.

Yuan Shu sent his generals Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui to lead troops to Sili. This move immediately caused a series of reactions. Sili was where the emperor's motorcade was located. Yuan Shu had the intention of establishing himself as an independent state. All the princes in the world were shocked and doubtful, thinking that Yuan Shu was going to openly rebel?

Moreover, Sun Ce, who had previously stopped his attacks, suddenly gathered his soldiers, restarted the war, and began to attack Wujun fiercely!

Fan Neng and Zhang Ying, who were in charge of defending the river bank, complained bitterly. Taishi Ci rushed to rescue them. After several battles, he found that Sun Ce's generals were becoming more and more fearless of death. It was obvious that they were determined to take Wujun at all costs!

The timing was extremely bad. At this time, Liu Yao had already arrived in Yuzhang and was fighting with Zuo Rong. He had no way of withdrawing to provide support.

Lu Xun looked ugly and ashamed, "You kid still thinks things are too simple."

"Sun Ce is a tiger and wolf in Jiangdong, and he has great ambitions. How can a letter extinguish his wolfish ambitions?"

"It's obvious that he saw that General Yuan Gonglu went to Sili and couldn't control him, so he started to have some ideas!"

"I guess that although Sun Ce recognized Yuan Gonglu as his adoptive father, he had long been rebellious. Now that his power has been established, he has so many counselors and generals under his command that even Yuan Shu can no longer control him."

"Otherwise, Yuan Gonglu would not have found another way and sent his general to occupy Sili."

"I guess that Yuan Shu wanted to intimidate the emperor on the one hand, and on the other hand, he wanted to seize Jingzhou, because Jingzhou is the key to the struggle for the world."

"If he goes to Sili more often, he can not only open up the passage to Jingzhou, but also isolate Sun Ce and suppress his momentum."

"But Yuan Gonglu might have guessed wrong. Sun Ce no longer needs his support. He is very likely to break the agreement and seize Wujun because he wants to establish his own independence!"

Taishi Ci listened and said, "Bo Yan really hit the nail on the head. My lord also said that Sun Ce would not stay under someone else for long."

"Mr. Fengxiao speculated that it is very likely that Cao Cao had a private connection with Sun Ce and encouraged Sun Ce to betray Yuan Shu. It is also possible that Cao Cao had a private connection with Sun Ce and encouraged Sun Ce to betray Yuan Shu."

After listening to this, Lawrence Lu thought about it carefully and suddenly said, "Mr. Fengxiao has a sharp vision. Why didn't I think of this!"

He then sighed, "I heard that Mr. Fengxiao is the chief strategist under Envoy Yuan. He has helped Envoy defeat powerful enemies several times in the past few years and has never made any mistakes."

"As a counselor, you should follow Mr. Fengxiao's example."

Taishi Ci saw this and took the opportunity to say, "Bo Yan has great talent, but Jiangdong is not a place where he can display his talent."

"Mr. Fengxiao is ill and has been looking for a disciple. According to Ci, Boyan is the most suitable."

"The envoy also thinks highly of Boyan, and believes that Boyan's talent is enough to be the governor of a state in the future. Yan promised that as long as Boyan surrenders to his army, he will definitely treat him as a guest of honor. If Boyan has any requests, the envoy will do his best to meet them.

"Under the envoy's command, there is Mr. Gong Yu, who once served as the military supervisor of Jizhou. He also thinks highly of Boyan and said that if Boyan surrenders, he will teach him everything he has learned."

After hearing this, Lu Xun was immediately interested. Speaking of which, Ju Shou was more famous than Guo Jia. He was both civil and military. In civil, he could help Yuan Shao seize Jizhou with his mouth, and in military, he could kill enemies on the battlefield. It could be said that Ju Shou was the target that Lu Xun wanted to become.

Moreover, Lu Xun was also very interested in the fierce tiger of the Yuan family, whose reputation had risen like a comet in recent years.

The other party was only five or six years older than him, but he had already defeated his own princes and became famous throughout the world. His appreciation of him made Lu Xun, a young man, quite proud.

Moreover, as the governor of Youzhou, the various promises made by Yuan Xi clearly showed that he wanted to train Lu Xun to be the next strategist!

But Lu Xun was a little hesitant. Most of the Lu family would probably not be willing to move their family north. Although he was temporarily the head of the Lu family, the final decision on such major matters was actually made by his uncle Lu Ji.

But if we don't plan ahead, and Wujun is conquered by Sun Ce, who knows whether the enemy will retaliate against the Lu family for their previous resistance in defending the city?

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Since Envoy Liu has entrusted the situation to me, I cannot abandon it and walk away."

"I still want to wait until the last moment."

Taishi Ci heard this and laughed, "Bo Yan is very courageous."

"In that case, I'll just accompany Boyan!"

After hearing this, Lu Xun thanked him and said, "I am very worried that I might have caused trouble for General Taishi."

Taishi Ci, however, understood it very clearly. What Lu Xun said about holding on to the end was just a matter of loyalty, not dying for one's loyalty.

If this were true, the Lu family would have died when Lujiang City was captured. How could they have fled to Wu County with the entire family?

Lu Xun was a man of extraordinary wisdom and strategy, and not pedantic. If Wujun was conquered, he would take him back to Guangling, which would just be the completion of the young master's request.

A few days later, the two received good news and bad news.

The good news was that Liu Yao attacked Zuo Rong in Yuzhang, and the two sides fought extremely fiercely. In the end, Liu Yao won a tragic victory and forced Zuo Rong to flee into the mountains and forests and hide.

The bad news was that Liu Yao was injured during the battle in the forest and inhaled miasma, which made him seriously ill. He was being escorted back to Wujun by his men.

Taishi Ci and Lu Xun looked at each other in dismay. Liu Yao was the backbone of Wujun. If he fell ill and died, his subordinates would become demoralized and Wujun would no longer be able to be defended!

Moreover, even if Liu Yao could survive, he was no longer as brave as before, while Sun Ce became increasingly powerful, and the strength of the two sides was already divided.

The two men thought about it in their minds. Lu Xun was thinking about the future of his family, while Taishi Ci was thinking about preparing a retreat in advance. When Wujun fell, he would half-force Lu Xun to go back.

Otherwise, if Lu Xun is allowed to stay, who knows if he will become an enemy in the future?

Thinking of this situation, Taishi Ci felt a chill down his spine. Lu Xun was reliable as an ally, but as an enemy, he was too scary!

This must be stopped from happening!

Taishi Ci felt a little resentful. He was not good at doing these things, and the young master was really going to drive him crazy by assigning them to him.

Yuan Xi, who was far away in Huaicheng, had no idea that Taishi Ci was secretly criticizing him. Even if he knew, in his mind, Taishi Ci was still the best candidate to preside over the overall situation in Jiangdong.

Because Taishi Ci is different from ordinary generals, he has a cunning side and is extremely flexible and adaptable in doing things.

When Taishi Ci was young, he served as an official in Donglai County. At that time, the county official and the state official had a grudge against each other and reported each other to the court. Taishi Ci delivered the report on behalf of the county official, and used a trick to trick the state official who was delivering the report away, and submitted the report first, thus completing the task. This shows that he was not just a brave warrior.

After much calculation, Yuan Xi decided that Taishi Ci, who was both civil and military, was the most suitable person to recruit people from Jiangdong.

Yuan Xi had a headache when thinking about his lack of manpower. He was now short of manpower. Although there were many officials available, there were very few who could stand on their own.

Just like now, as the lord, he is forced to go out in person to please Lu Bu's wife. What a sad story.

Moreover, the other party welcomed himself and Hua Tuo into the gate, took Hua Tuo away directly, and then left himself in the yard!

Yuan Xi stood for a quarter of an hour until his feet were numb, so he found a wall to lean against, thinking maliciously in his heart, "Mrs. Lu Bu has such a weird temper. Is it because she is in menopause or has irregular menstruation?"

Suddenly, a light laugh came from the wall above his head.