The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 18: The crown covers the capital

In the third month of Yiyou in the eighth year of Longsheng, Emperor Yong issued an edict. King Qi was appointed as the commander of Jiangnan Xingyuan, and Prince Jun was appointed as deputy commander. The governors of Bashu, Xiangfan, Jianghuai, and the East China Sea had an army of millions. Some is the counselor of the line.

——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian Yong Ji Si"

On the 13th day of the first year of Yiyou in the twelfth year of the Southern Chu Tongtai Reign, the capital of Southern Chu was established. The Lantern Festival is approaching. The city and the outside are full of joy. The Southern Chu Army ferryed at Huaixi and Guazhou ferry. Two big victories made Nan Chu into a frenzy.

More than ten years ago, Yong Wang Li Zhi robbed Jianye and abducted the country’s lord and hundreds of officials. The blow to Nanchu was more than many people imagined. Although this matter has long since moved, Nanchu has a new lord. The Jianghuai line of defense has been consolidated again, but almost all Nanchu people have a sense of precariousness, worrying that Dayong’s iron hoof will crush the prosperity and splendor in front of them. Therefore, in recent years, there have been many in Jiangnan who are committed to revenge. Crazy life, there are more frivolous prodigal sons who are drunk and dreamy. This time Lu Can won the victory of Huaixi and Guazhou, which not only washed away the shame of the year, but also rebuilt the confidence of the soldiers and civilians of Southern Chu. Lu Can is no longer the target of the literati attack, but a famous general who turned the tide. , Can lead the army and civilians of Southern Chu to fight against the one million army of Dayong and preserve the splendid and prosperous heroes of Jiangnan.

This time the Lantern Festival is just after the big victory, so no matter the gentry people, they all intend to express their joy in celebrating the festive season. Therefore, this year's lanterns are more lively than previous years, and the city is full of brilliant lights, like a fairy palace. Yuque is average. Thousands of lotus lanterns float on the Qinhuai River, as if the galaxy in the sky has fallen into the world. All the boats in the painting float high up with lanterns of various colors, just like the Qionglou Yuyu, and there are even singers and dancers wearing neon colorful dresses. Uploading singing and dancing, the singing voice is loud and clear, like a natural, graceful dance, like a fairy. The fire tree and the silver flower never night, this situation is fascinating, and I completely forget the world. This is only thirteen lights, if it is the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, the inside and outside of Jianye City will be more prosperous.

The crown is full of capital, and the people are alone and haggard. In this universal celebration, there are some people who have miserable words. In the study room of the prime minister's mansion, it is overcast at this moment. Powerful Shang Weijun was sitting behind the book case with a sad face, and there were three people sitting or standing in the study. A cautious middle-aged man stood behind Shang Weijun. He is the only son of Shang Weijun, Shang Chengye, who can be mediocre. He has no opinion in every situation. Shang Weijun repeatedly wants to promote him to important positions, but he has to Give up, so he can only hold an idle position in the staff department, and there is no seat for him in this study. In fact, he was also a frivolous character outside, but he was trembling in front of his father and did not dare to be presumptuous. On the first chair from the left sits a middle-aged man with thin eyebrows and long eyebrows. He is the Shangshu Yin Duanhua of the Household Department, the student of Shang Weijun, and his confidant. And sitting on the right side is an old scholar, he is Shang Weijun's plotter Ning Qian, Shang Weijun has fought with people in the court for many years, and often relies on this man for malicious plots.

After a long silence, Shang Weijun finally couldn't help but said, "Mr. Ning, Duan Hua, do you have any ideas? I have already delayed the award, but the day after tomorrow will be Shangyuan. It's time to award the army. But Lu Can is already Duke Zhenyuan, and the honor of the general. If he wants to be awarded again, he will be the king. This is the golden rule, but if not, how can he award the reward? Now that the Huaidong military power has been lost, the Southern Chu military power is in the hands of the Lu family. Once Lu Can gives birth to dissatisfaction, I am afraid that I will die without a place to bury."

Yin Duanhua said anxiously: "Yes, Lu Can asked for military expansion and preparation for war a few days ago. He has already controlled almost all military power, but he wants to expand the army. Isn't this deliberate?"

Shang Weijun shook his head and said: "You have been overwhelmed. The expansion of the army is also necessary. This time the Huaidong army is almost completely ruined. If the army is not expanded, the Jianghuai defense line will not be consolidated, and if the army is expanded, we will also have the opportunity to insert our own people in. "

The old scholar flashed a cold light in his eyes and said: "Although the master has this intention, if Lu Can is allowed to recruit, I am afraid that these new troops will only follow the Lu's order."

Shang Weijun waved his hand and said: "This is also no way. There is no one among us who can lead the army. That Luo Lou really ruined all my efforts in Huaidong. Alas, let’s not mention it, let’s discuss how. Seal the reward."

The old scholar twirled his beard and said: "It's better to exchange terms with Lu Can. Doesn't he want to expand the army? This matter must be discussed by the court. The master agreed to support him in conscripting for war, but he asked him to give up. For the second award, the grandfather can add some favors to him at will, but don't promote his knighthood. Wouldn't it be that everyone is happy, and the face will go away. If you want to come, Lu Can will give up the title in exchange for the support of the grandfather."

Shang Weijun nodded repeatedly and said: "Mr. Ning is right, the expansion of the army is not a trivial matter. If there is no royal food and payment, it is impossible to proceed smoothly. Although Lu Can is hateful, it is not unreasonable to praise it. People. Let’s do this. Didn’t his son make a war meritorious service? This time he will be given a rank of 6th rank captain as compensation."

Yin Duanhua said: "This is cheaper for the Lu family, but how should other meritorious soldiers award the reward? If the reward is light, these people will cause trouble, and the reward will be heavy. Most of these people are just grateful to Lu Can. I would think of it as the grace of the Lord and the Lord?"

Ning Qian was fascinated by his eyes, he didn't agree with Yin Duanhua's words, but when he saw Shang Weijun's thoughtful appearance there, he didn't say anything against it.

At this time, Shang Chengye said: "Actually, the military is not a monolithic one. This time Lu Can and Shi Guan made great contributions, but although Yu Mian and Rong Yuan were good at defending the land, they were weak after all, so their father might as well re-appoint Shi Guan. But I passed by Yu Mian and Rong Yuan. It was enough for Yu Mian. That Rong Yuan is not Lu Can’s best friend. This person is a bit narrow-minded, so he must hate Lu Can. Father may wish to comfort him privately. , This person has real talents, and he is also the old ministry of Prince De. He was originally a loyal and patriotic person. Maybe he will join his father."

As soon as this statement came out, not only Shang Weijun's eyes brightened, but Yin Duanhua and Ning Qian also nodded again and again. Shang Chengye has never said much on such occasions, but today he suddenly offered advice, but he was so ingenious that Yin and Ning were both admired and praised again and again. Shang Weijun knew the depth of this son, and asked in amazement: "You have something to say today. I don't know whose idea was it?"

Shang Chengye blushed and said: "Father, it is a new friend of mine. He is a poor scholar. He has no intention of imperial examination. He only writes lyrics for those singers in Fireworks Willow Lane. Although they are among the thousands of flowers, It’s self-cleanliness. The child sees him with a high temperament, so he handed it in. A few days ago, he had a drink with him. He accidentally said that the general is now more powerful than his father, so he smiled and said that Lu Can still cannot cover the sky with one hand. , If this is the case, it will be effective."

Shang Weijun's eyes flickered and said: "You can check the identity of this person carefully. With your identity, you should not make friends carelessly."

Shang Chengye said swiftly: "The boy is only intersecting with him in poetry and wine, so he doesn’t understand his life experience, but this person is elegant and talented, but it’s a pity that he sees through the world and has no intention of fame. If his father is interested, the boy can try I wanted to enlist him to his father's shogunate."

Shang Weijun shook his head and said: "Let's take a look first, you must not be careful when you use people, but this person is so talented, it is not to be neglected, you should win over him first, if there is no problem with his identity, you might as well recruit him." Shang Weijun hesitated for a while, and then said: "There is one more thing. I originally intended to give my righteous daughter Lingxiang to Lu Can’s eldest son. If I could marry, I could also have more leverage to control the Lu family, but unfortunately, Lu Can’s Reject, do you think there is room for recovery?"

Ning Qian frowned. He naturally knew who this Lingxiang was. She was the righteous daughter of Ji Xia, the first member of the Fengyimen Yihuangtang, but she worshipped Shang Weijun as her adoptive father. In fact, Ning Qian also knows the ambiguous relationship between Ji Xia and Shang Weijun. Although Feng Yimen's various rumors are also clear to Shang Weijun, the attractiveness of a woman who was once a concubine of Da Yong is too great, so Shang Weijun still Falling into the tenderness trap of Fengyimen. This marriage was rejected by Lu Can as long as Ning Qian expected. It would be strange if Lu Can did not refuse. The future head of the Lu family should naturally marry a lady from a famous family in Southern Chu. How can she marry a woman of unknown origin? wife. After hesitating, Ning Qian tactfully said: "My Lord, if you are interested in marriage, you might as well consider Princess Shuning."

"Princess Shuning!" Shang Weijun murmured. Princess Shuning is the half-sister of Zhao Long, the lord of the country. She is fifteen years old this year. Her appearance is the best choice, but her mother is already dead. She has no status in the royal family, and Shang Weijun has not even noticed her existence. Now, when Ning Qian reminds him, his heart is moved. If a princess is given to Lu, isn’t it the best way to win over? After all, he still needs to rely on Lu's resisted Dayong. And if Lu clan had a rebellion, Princess Suning could also play a role that ordinary people could not.

Just when Shang Weijun and his cronies were conspiring in the study, Lu Can and others who had been ordered to return to Beijing to receive the reward had already entered the city. He didn’t want to disturb the people, so Lu Can entered the city in a micro service, looking at the wealth and prosperity. He sighed slightly. Although he won the victory of Huaixi and Guazhou this time, he did not forget that Chuzhou and Sizhou, the major cities of Huaidong, had already fallen into the city. The hand of the Yong army, and the Yong army can mobilize the army to go south at any time, and the pressure that Nan Chu faces can only be greater at that time. And the most important thing is that if Dayong suffered such a disastrous defeat, Emperor Yong will inevitably use Jiang Zhe, lest his mentor will go south with the army when Dayong returns to the south.

But the distress in his heart obviously didn't affect the two teenagers behind him. Shi Xiu looked around at the lanterns on both sides of the road. His handsome face was full of surprise and longing. Lu Yun pointed out the scenery along the way for her, like the most hospitable host. This time, both of them were awarded rewards when they entered the imperial court. Although Shixiu was originally a woman and was not included in the rewards as usual, they are now young heroes praised by the people of Nanchu, and because of the vagueness of the military report, As well as Jianye’s mistakes, Shixiu also received the intention to enter Beijing to be rewarded. Although Shi Guan wrote about the matter, in the end Jianye decided to make mistakes and reward "Shiyujin" in order to motivate the military, but it was vague in the intention. The words did not indicate whether Shi Yujin was a male or female.

Looking at the brilliant lights on both sides of the street, Lu Yun was also a little uneasy. He left Jianye without saying goodbye and went to Yongdu. After returning from Chang'an, his father sent him directly to Jiangxia, and then went to the Huaixi battlefield. It has been nearly ten months since I got up from home. I think my mother must have broken her heart for him. This time I am afraid that she will be severely punished. Although the punishment is not a big deal, it is too much to be punished to kneel on the board. Ashamed. After thinking about it, it's better to ask a few younger siblings to plead for themselves in front of their mothers, but this requires bribing a few little guys first. After some calculations, the second brother also likes to ride and shoot, so I should give the rhino horn bow that the King Jiajun gave him to the second brother. The refined bows and arrows of the Dayong Ministry of Industry are the best choice, and I am too embarrassed to use Li Lin to send it. Give your own bow to shoot the soldiers of Dayong. Brother, when he is still young, just give him the noodles and puppets he bought on the road. As for the little girl, Lu Yun's heart jumped, thinking of the golden ring in his arms, and then he remembered the charming face of Princess Zhaohua, Yixi and anger, and the blurry and charming image of the charming girl became vivid again.

At this time, Shixiu said impatiently: "Brother Yun, what are you in a daze? What kind of lamp is that? It's so beautiful."

Lu Yun suddenly woke up, blushed, turned his head to look at Shixiu, and saw that this young girl who was fighting with him had a brilliant brilliance on her face, and her face flushed red by the cold wind was so touching. Jiaoyan, at this moment, he suddenly felt that he was a girl next to him. Suddenly, he took out the golden ring from his arms and handed it to Shi Xiu, "Sister Xiu, this is for you."

Shi Xiu was furious, and was about to correct Lu Yun’s name, but at a glance she saw the golden ring wrapped around the flower branches. In any case, she was a young girl after all, with big bright eyes bent into crescents, and took it Jinhuan couldn't put it down. Lu Yun thought vainly in his heart that Shi Xiu felt like brothers and sisters, so she would give the golden ring to her, even though Princess Zhaohua originally said to give it to his sister. At this time, Shixiu reluctantly handed the golden ring back, and said in a low voice: "This is too expensive, you should take it back." Although Shixiu has never paid attention to these details, this golden ring is like this. Exquisitely exquisite, it must be hard to buy for a daughter, how could she accept such a precious gift.

A ray of light flashed in Lu Yun's eyes, and he whispered: "This is also given to me by a friend. You should keep it for me."

Ishixiu wanted to refuse, but I didn’t know how to say it. I just lowered my head and played with the golden ring. Inadvertently, his eyes flashed and saw two of the plum stamens where the golden rings were connected were as thin as rice grains. The small print, Shixiu looked at it intently, but it was the word "Zhaohua", and he couldn't help but smiled: "Well, I will take it for you first."

Lu Yun just felt that he let go of the big stone in his heart, and said with a smile: "Wait until the fifteenth day, I will take you out to go shopping for the lantern festival, OK? Now it's just looking at the flowers, there are many fun places you haven't seen yet?"

Shixiu's eyes lit up when he heard the words: "Okay, I heard that the Qinhuai River is very fun. There are lotus lanterns on the water, and there are juggling, singing and dancing to watch."

Lu Yun nodded his head repeatedly, and there was a sweet smile on the stone embroidered face. The two immediately leaned in and whispered, discussing how to play. At this moment, the two of them are not famous young heroes in Jiangnan, just a couple. The grown-up child is nothing.

The whispers of the two children were heard clearly by Lu Can. His worries were a little relieved, and he couldn't help but smile when he thought of Shi Guan's faint meaning of marriage, and remembered his wife and children he hadn't seen for more than a year. Infinite tenderness grew in his heart, added a whip, accelerated the horse's speed, and walked forward.

Zhenyuan Gongfu is in the south of Jianye City. The mansion is solemn and solemn. Today, the middle door is wide open. The front door is decorated with lights and colorful lights. The owner of the family will come back from victory. The whole family will naturally come out to greet them. Lu Can's wife. Behind her are two children standing on the left and the right. The boy on the left looks like Lu Yun about ten years old, but is slightly more delicate. He is the second son of Lu Can, Lu Feng, and the **** the right is only seven or eight years old. Although she was young, she was as beautiful as a fairy dew pearl. She was now leaning against her mother and secretly looking at everyone. She was Lu Mei, the only daughter of Lu Can. Behind the three of them, there is a middle-aged woman hugging a two or three-year-old boy. The boy was born with a tiger head and a tiger brain, very cute, but it was Lu Ting's youngest son.

Shi Xiu stood beside Lu Yun, her heart beating for some reason. She had long known that Madam Lu was from a famous family, and she must have the four virtues, but she was like a tomboy. In the past two years, my mother did not teach herself less. What if Mrs. Lu is too wordy.

At this time, Mrs. Lu led the crowd to meet Lu Can. Lu Yun went up to see his mother in anxious manner. When Mrs. Lu saw the eldest son, her eyes suddenly became hazy. Only when the child is intact can he relax. At this time, it was Shi Xiu's turn to see the salute. Shi Xiu glanced at Lu Yun, then stepped forward to bow to the salute.

Ms. Lu received a letter from her husband a long time ago, she knew about the stone embroidery, and she also knew that her husband intends to marry~ IndoMTL.com~ I also know that this menswear girl is very heroic, and she fights with her love son on the battlefield. A good impression has already been stored. Stepped forward to pick up the girl, gently hugged her into her arms, and said: "You are Xiu'er, good boy, thank you very much. If it weren't for you to fight for your life, my Yun'er might be dead." /

Shi Xiu's face blushed when she heard the words. She knew that Mrs. Lu said that she stabbed Dong Shan to death after she died on the battlefield. Although it saved Lu Yun’s life in effect, she actually did It was the work of the two who joined forces. She was about to explain, but when she saw Lu Yun winking at her secretly, she couldn't help but keep silent. When Mrs. Lu saw the young girl’s uneasy look, she was even more happy, and she took her hand and said, “Don’t be restrained, you’re at home here. I treat you like Yun’er.” She took the girl’s hand. , I felt that the delicate hand was strong and strong, and the skin was a bit rough. It was obviously a trace of martial arts training all the time. I felt pity in my heart. Then I looked at Lu Yun’s nervous look. Suddenly I felt that it’s good to have such a daughter-in-law. A trace of doubt disappeared without a trace, and he smiled and walked inward with Shixiu's hand.

Lu Yun only felt wide in his heart, patted his chest, feeling less nervous, and then he saw the twinkling eyes of his second brother Lu Feng and his younger sister Lu Mei, and they pulled him from left to right, Lu Feng He said fiercely, "Big brother, you lied to me to entangle you, and I was punished by my mother on my knees." Lu Mei said with tears in his eyes, "Big brother, okay with Meier sneaking away in the future?" Lu Yun only Feeling a warm current flowing into the lake of heart, he stretched out his hands to hug his younger siblings, and the excitement of reunion after a long absence made him almost speechless.

When the gate of Zhenyuan Gongfu was slowly closed, a young man smiled and drank a glass of wine on a restaurant opposite the street, in a box facing the street, and looked at the closed vermilion gate, his eyes flashed A hint of cold light.