"Can you be sure it's the Qiao sisters from Wuzhou Mountain in Lujiang? The ones who are stunningly beautiful, the peerless Qiao sisters?"
Two consecutive questions.
Lu Yu pondered, he wasn't "Xu Xian," and these "Green Snake" and "White Snake" rushed hundreds of miles to Chen Kingdom, what did they want? To feel his Lu Yu's "Great Vajra Dragon"?
To avoid mistaking them and getting excited for nothing, Lu Yu narrowed his eyes and asked repeatedly.
"Gulp…"
Recalling the appearance of the Qiao sisters, the Dragon Cavalier soldier unconsciously swallowed. This… spoke more to the figures and faces of the Qiao sisters than any pale, powerless words.
"We can be sure… we have inquired repeatedly. Their father is named Qiao Zheng, who served in the same court as Chancellor Cao during Dong Zhuo's reign of chaos."
Looking at their demeanor and listening to their words, Lu Yu muttered to himself, the Great Qiao and Small Qiao, no, the real Great Qiao and Small Qiao, were probably right.
Of course, to further elaborate on the beauty of the Qiao sisters, the Dragon Cavalier camp soldiers were desperately searching their minds for the most "perfect and beautiful" words.
National beauty, national beauty. For the uncultured him, all he could utter besides "national beauty" was damn "national beauty"!
"Cough cough…" Lu Yu coughed lightly. He straightened his chest and said loudly, "Why do you keep saying they are national beauties? Am I that superficial? Am I the kind of person who loses his mind to beauty? Am I such a person with low taste?"
"The situation is so clear now. Lujiang City is in an adversarial state with us. What if… these Qiao sisters are spies sent by the enemy? Have you thought about it? You still need to report such a trivial matter to me… Alas… What should be done? Doesn't the Dragon Cavalier camp know?"
Lu Yu, acting uncharacteristically, instead blamed the Dragon Cavalier camp soldier.
Uh…
This…
The Dragon Cavalier camp soldier was a bit stunned.
Of course… what Lu Gongzi said made sense, but the key issue was that the sisters were exceptionally beautiful. If they were just exceptionally beautiful, it would be fine!
But… they even proactively offered to be Lu Gongzi's secondary wives as maids? Two stunning beauties, with exquisite figures, waists as slender as a grip, as secondary wives and maids?
One wouldn't dare to dream of such a thing!
Besides drooling, how would the Dragon Cavalier camp soldiers dare to make decisions on their own?
But… hearing Lu Yu say this, the Dragon Cavalier camp soldier felt that it made sense… it made a lot of sense. How could Lu Gongzi be such a superficial person? How could Lu Gongzi lose his mind to beauty? Lu Gongzi was definitely not a person of low taste!
This pair of sisters must be spies sent by Lujiang. They are enchantresses. Da Feng Novel Network
Lu Gongzi is not moved by beauty, admirable!
"Lu Sinong… it is my dereliction of duty. I will go now… I will drive them away! Let them go back where they came from!"
Saying this, the soldier turned around.
"Wait…"
Never did he expect that Lu Yu would call out to stop him.
He realized that the student from the Dragon Cavalier camp seemed to have misunderstood his meaning. His meaning was that he, Lu Yu, was indeed not that superficial, but when he was superficial, he was utterly inhuman!
"Cough cough…" With a light cough, Lu Yu immediately said, "How can we let them go so easily? We need to extract more useful intelligence about Lujiang Commandery from them. This is crucial… so…"
Reaching this point, Lu Yu paused. "Take them to the side rooms in the backyard of the yamen. Guard them strictly, and when it's late at night, I, this young master, will go and interrogate them properly, and perhaps gain some intelligence that could greatly benefit our actions in Lujiang!"
Hiss…
This…
The Dragon Cavalier camp soldier was startled, then quickly cupped his hands. "Lu Sinong's insight… this subordinate… this subordinate will go and do it now."
What is double entendre, what is killing two birds with one stone, this is it.
Lu Gongzi is indeed formidable!
While immensely admiring, this Dragon Cavalier camp soldier even felt a hint of envy.
Interrogating this pair of sisters in the side rooms late at night, this was simply an interrogation that struck the depths of the soul!
Whether Lujiang intelligence would be laid bare under the "miracle of great strength," he didn't know!
But… the graceful figures of this pair of sisters were bound to be fully revealed to Lu Gongzi.
Brilliant…
Lu Gongzi is truly brilliant, describing such a matter… as profound and righteous… truly a role model for us!
Of course.
Lu Yu's thoughts were actually simpler: something abnormal must be the cause of the anomaly, this was obvious!
Coupled with the fact that the ones "coming from the West to fetch essence" were the Great and Small Qiao, then… good food is not afraid of waiting, let them wait for a while.
Besides, didn't they repeatedly claim to be applying for the position of "secondary maids" in the Sinong Fu?
Then wouldn't it have to be at night…
Moreover, he had just received a bamboo slip indicating that old Cao would arrive in the afternoon, and Lu Yu now… had to go to the city gate to welcome old Cao!
How could he let two women delay important matters?
As he said before, during the day, Lu Yu was absolutely not a superficial person! But at night, when Lu Yu was superficial, he was truly inhuman!
Old Cao and Great and Small Qiao have different functions and roles, so the current arrangement is just right!
Old Cao in the afternoon, Great and Small Qiao in the evening, it's completely – no problem!
"Cough cough!"
Thinking of this, Lu Yu coughed lightly again. The thought of "Great and Small Qiao" inexplicably caused a slight tremor somewhere in his body. Was this the legendary pure desire stirring?
Shook his head!
Lu Yu pondered in his heart, at least during the day… he was still a noble person, a pure person, a person detached from low tastes, to be without desire. Only by being without desire could one forge steel!
Of course, if it were at night… that would be another story.
"Someone…" Lu Yu called out. "Prepare a horse, go out of the city ten li to welcome Duke Cao!"
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The Yangtze River's natural barrier.
At this moment, countless small boats were speeding along. The boats were very fast, and both the crew and the soldiers on board were skilled in naval warfare.
They were the soldiers of Jiangdong, known as kings of the water.
And their commander was not only a king on the water, but even on land, he was an existence that could not be underestimated, known as the Little Hegemon – Sun Bofu!
At this moment, Sun Ce stood at the bow of the ship, gazing towards the port on the opposite bank of the Yangtze River.
That was the territory of Lujiang, and the objective of the Jiangdong soldiers this time was a surprise attack on Lujiang.
Speaking of which…
In times of chaos, tearing up alliances and ambushing friendly forces was a disgraceful act, one that would be spurned by the world.
But Jiangdong seemed to be skilled at this…
This time, Sun Ce led the army to launch a surprise attack on Liu Xun, with whom they had just forged an alliance!
Of course, in the records, at a future time, a certain fellow named Lü would cross the river in white clothes and ambush the Martial Saint – Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang!
These two actions were almost identical.
It was as if Sun Ce had set an example for Lü Meng.
"Gongjin, the port is ahead. Our operation will begin in another half a day." Sun Ce's eyes swept across the river surface, and he said loudly.
Beside him stood a handsome, tall, and dignified man, whose handsomeness was only slightly less than that of the person in front of the screen – his name was Zhou Yu.
At this moment, his eyes were also slightly narrowed…
"We received intelligence yesterday that Liu Xun has led a large army to the foot of Shangliao City, arrayed in formation, and a major battle seems imminent!"
"Although Shangliao City is not large, and the prefect is not a brave man, its defensive fortifications are extremely strong, and it will not be easy for Liu Xun to capture it. According to the spies' reports, there are only three thousand old, weak, sick, and disabled soldiers currently stationed in Lujiang!"
Reaching this point, Zhou Yu paused.
"Facing three thousand old, weak, sick, and disabled soldiers, with the bravery of the Lord and the soldiers of Jiangdong, it would take an hour to capture. And Liu Xun would not have time to reinforce! It can be said that the situation in Lujiang City was decided the moment Liu Xun fell into the trap. Bofu needs to consider how to defend the city next! How to ambush Liu Xun's main force, and… that villain Huang Zu!"
Zhou Yu spoke at length.
His words were filled with undisguised confidence and pride…
It seemed that in his eyes… Liu Xun had already fallen into the trap he had woven.
The fall of Lujiang City was inevitable.
And Zhou Yu had already set his sights on the future.
Don't forget, Jiangdong's Qilin, Zhou Gongjin, was also a master strategist.
– Those who play with tactics have dirty minds!
"Uncle Sun, once you capture Lujiang, it will be like lips and teeth. Huang Zu will inevitably join forces with Liu Xun… At that time, there will likely be a fierce battle. Therefore, before that, we must find some way to bring Liu Xun's fifty thousand troops under our command to prevent them from joining forces."
Hmm…
Upon hearing about incorporating fifty thousand troops, Sun Ce's spirit was lifted.
"Does Gongjin have a plan?"
"Yes!" Zhou Yu took out a simple map from his embrace. He pointed to the area of "Pengze" between Lujiang and Shangliao City, and then explained in detail.
"When Bofu attacks Lujiang, Liu Xun will definitely reinforce immediately, and if he reinforces, 'Pengze' will be the place his army must pass. I have personally investigated this 'Pengze' in the past. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is very conducive to ambushing the army!"
At this point, Zhou Yu's tone became much more serious.
Every word that followed was meticulous.
"As long as Bofu sends Generals Sun Ben and Sun Fu to take a detour to 'Pengze' with eight thousand troops to ambush there first, and block Liu Xun's reinforcement!"
"As long as they can stall for more time… then, Liu Xun's fifty thousand troops' families are still in Lujiang, and they will surely think of returning. At this time… all it takes is a spy to cause a mutiny in Liu Xun's army, just like the 'Strategist Sage' Zhang Liang's 'Four Sides of Distress'!"
"Or like what Cao Cao just completed, that 'Exhortation Order' that captured Shouchun City! Bofu, you don't know, do you? Cao Cao captured Shouchun City without bloodshed, not only without losing a single soldier but also adding ninety thousand troops from Yuan Shu. Now, Liu Xun's fifty thousand armored soldiers, we can also learn from Cao Cao's 'psychological' strategy!"
Imitating a cat to draw a tiger, or a gourd to draw a ladle, who couldn't do it?
How intelligent was Zhou Yu, and how skilled he was in this regard…
It could be said that he had almost laid out a deadly chessboard. As long as one was on this chessboard, Sun Ce could not lose, and the Jiangdong soldiers could not lose.
There were rumors in the Jiangdong folk that – Qilin Zhou Gongjin's talent far surpassed that of the Hidden Qilin, and could support the world!
"Good!"
Sun Ce clenched his fists.
"Gongjin's calculations are flawless. Let's do as you say. If Liu Xun's fifty thousand troops surrender to me, then our Jiangdong will flourish!"
"After avenging my father, we Jiangdong soldiers can also march north at any time, contending for the Central Plains, just like the Hegemon Xiang Yu of ancient times!"
Sun Ce had always used Hegemon Xiang Yu as his role model since childhood.
Therefore… he liked it very much when others called him the Little Hegemon.
And the reputation of the Little Hegemon had already swept across Jiangdong. Now… it was time to further spread it, to shake the world, and to awe the nine provinces!
Hoo…
Zhou Yu let out a long sigh, his eyes slightly narrowed.
Feeling the southwest wind on the river surface.
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly. It seemed… the hegemony of Jiangdong would from now on… truly set sail!
It would become a force that no one in this chaotic world could ignore!
This was his expectation and vision, Zhou Yu's!
Looking at the rippling blue waves on the river, who would have thought that half a day later… blood-red sunsets would fill the sky over Lujiang Commandery!
Closer…
Closer…
Beneath the calm surface, a storm was about to arrive.
However, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce did not know…
Whether it was Lujiang or "Pengze," which Zhou Yu had chosen as a suitable ambush point…
There were already countless jackals with shining green eyes, waiting for the prey… to take the bait?
Heh heh…
In this Lujiang, who is the prey, and who is the hunter?
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Jiangdong, Wujun, Lu Family Mansion.
Jiangdong had the four great families of Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang.
But the current Lu family's gate was cold, and the mansion was dilapidated… it clearly showed signs of decline.
It seemed that it was no longer worthy of the title of the four great families of Jiangdong.
"Hoo…"
With a faint sigh, a young man straightened his back. He let out a long breath.
His name was Lu Yi, to be precise, he was not Lu Yi.
Since fleeing to Jiangdong, he had changed his name to Lu Xun.
This was to remind himself at all times to remain humble.
In addition, …
Lu Xun's name change was also to express his submission to the other three great families, and even to the current ruler of Jiangdong, the Sun clan.
– Lu Xun, humility!
– No matter how talented I, Lu Yu, am, I am always a subject. The Sun clan is the ruler of Jiangdong, and the Lu family is always one step "inferior" to the Sun family, a servant of the Sun family!
In addition, the character "Xun" (逊) can be broken down into the radical "go" (走之) and the character "Sun" (孙).
Sun above means the Sun clan is above!
The radical "go" supports the Sun clan. The meaning here is clear – our Lu family will always support the foundation of your Sun clan, and will always be your subjects. Do not doubt the loyalty of our Lu family.
Logically speaking…
The Lu family was also a renowned family in Jiangdong. They seemed to not need to fawn and curry favor with the Sun family so much.
However, the Lu family was different from the other three great families. To survive, the declining Lu family… including Lu Xun and every member of the Lu family, had to show this extremely low posture.
As for the reason…
It was necessary to mention the changes in the Lu family.
Lu Yu's grandfather was named Lu Yu, who once served as the Colonel of the City Gate. His father, Lu Jun, also served as the Commandant of Jiujiang, and was once illustrious.
However…
The heavens are unpredictable. Lu Xun lost his father at a young age, and the Lu family lost a noble patriarch, which caused the Lu family in Jiangdong to decline significantly. Lu Xun followed his other grandfather, Lu Kang, the new patriarch of the Lu family, from a young age.
Good times did not last long…
In the second year of Xingping, due to the discord between Yuan Shu and Lu Kang, Yuan Shu specifically dispatched Sun Ce to attack Lujiang.
Lu Kang held out for two years, but eventually the city was broken and he died.
However… before the city was broken, Lu Kang sent his son Lu Ji and Lu Xun to Wujun to escape.
It can be said…
In the battle for Lujiang, more than half of the members of the Lu family died. It was precisely because of this… that the Lu family and Sun Ce formed a "grudge" that could not be called a hatred.
Of course…
In the later story, Sun Ce was also tricked by Yuan Shu. Although Yuan Shu had promised to grant Sun Ce the title of Prefect of Lujiang after capturing Lujiang, he handed it over to Liu Xun instead.
This is why the Little Hegemon later went south with determination and pacified the sixty counties and seventy-two districts of Jiangdong.
And the Lu family, located in Wu territory, to protect themselves and prevent the Sun family from being wary, had to present a posture, a posture of submission.
Lu Yi changed his name to Lu Xun, facing the Sun family and Sun Ce with an extremely humble attitude, was exactly like this…
The declining Lu family lived extremely difficultly in Jiangdong.
"Brother…" His nine-year-old brother Lu Ji walked behind Lu Xun and said, "I heard that Sun Ce has led a large army across the river, and it seems… the target is Lujiang."
Lu Ji was the son of Lu Kang. Due to his young age, Lu Xun was currently in charge of the entire Lu family.
However, even so, Lu Ji was already quite famous in Wujun.
In terms of erudition…
The Lu family's "Lu Ji" and the Gu family's "Gu Shao" were both recognized young talents among Jiangdong scholars.
Even Lu Xun… his reputation was still far behind that of his younger brother.
"Is Lujiang going to experience war again?"
Lu Xun sighed with emotion…
Once upon a time, the Lu family began its decline!
It was because his grandfather Lu Kang, who was stationed in Lujiang, was killed by Sun Ce. Time has passed… has Sun Ce once again taken up his sword against Lujiang?
"Gongji, this Lujiang war? Who do you hope wins?" Lu Xun asked Lu Ji…
Lu Ji thought for a moment…
"It's best if neither wins. Liu Xun is a subordinate of Yuan Shu, so he's not a good person naturally. Sun Ce has an irreconcilable hatred with my father, so he's not a good person either. Let them fight each other… it's best if they both suffer heavy losses."
Although these words were somewhat impulsive… they were enough to indicate the Lu family's feelings.
Due to the deterrence of the Little Hegemon Sun Bofu, the Lu family had to submit to the Sun family, but the tragic death of their patriarch Lu Kang? That irreconcilable enmity… Lu Ji had never forgotten for a moment.
"Unfortunately… Liu Xun is likely no match for Sun Ce! If Sun Ce captures Lujiang Commandery, then this Little Hegemon will soar to become a behemoth in this chaotic world!"
"At that time… let alone our Lu family, even in the whole world, it will be difficult for anyone to swallow the Sun family's foundation in one gulp!"
Lu Xun shook his head helplessly.
"Therefore… Gongji, you must learn to let go of hatred. Our Lu family is currently surviving in the cracks. We must learn to hide our capabilities and bide our time. In this chaotic world… many things are beyond our control. Although grandfather died by Sun Ce's sword, is the culprit Sun Ce? Or Yuan Shu?"
"Even if they are not entirely blameless, before our Lu family can recover and rise again, we must keep our tails between our legs and watch for opportunities!"
Hoo…
Lu Xun's words were very educational for Lu Ji.
He nodded heavily, but there was still some resentment in his words. "Then… according to elder brother's words, Lujiang will definitely belong to Sun Ce?"
Although in terms of seniority, Lu Ji was older than Lu Xun.
But in terms of age, Lu Xun was a full five years older than Lu Ji, so Lu Ji had always addressed Lu Xun as elder brother.
The ownership of Lujiang?
Upon hearing Lu Ji's question, Lu Xun's eyes narrowed.
"I really can't think of any other turn of events in the Lujiang war… unless…"
"Unless what?" Lu Ji asked urgently.
"Unless… unless Cao Cao had foreseen all of this beforehand and taken action in advance. If that were the case, then the Little Hegemon Sun Bofu would no longer be the hunter, but the prey!"
Lu Xun's speech was extremely fast…
His eyes also gradually narrowed, and he lamented again, "However, this possibility is very small!"
"But, if…"
Suddenly, a gleam of light flashed in Lu Yu's eyes.
Immediately after, a series of words followed. "Cao Cao also has a resourceful and strategically astute Lu Yu under him. If this Lu Yu is truly the Hidden Qilin, then perhaps… this time Jiangdong's Qilin will suffer a great loss!"
Hoo…
Hearing this, Lu Ji let out a breath.
Then, he suddenly thought of something.
– "Brother, I almost forgot. Brother specifically asked me to check the family tree. I have already checked it!"
– "Grandfather Lu Yu, in addition to giving birth to Uncle Lu Jun and Father Lu Kang, did indeed have a daughter named 'Lu Ling'!"
– "However, when she was very young, Lu Ling was lost in the Central Plains. Later, some family members specifically used birthmarks and tokens to investigate… and finally found that Lu Ling's last known location was in Dunqiu, and she died in Dunqiu County, Puyang. According to interviews… she gave birth to a son, but the father of this child is unknown? And this child is also missing!"
Huo…
As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Xun's eyes immediately narrowed.
The information in the family tree was immense, and it seemed to confirm a huge doubt in his heart.
So, it was like this!
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