Chapter 2925: The master follows every step, the master follows suit
Autumn, the eighth year of Taixing.
Jiangdong.
The weather in Autumn is so sultry, it's like putting everything in Jiangdong into a pot, covering it, and simmering it over high heat.
In Jiangdong and Wu County, all kinds of people are paying attention to the situation on the front line. However, the senior officials who can participate in the war discussions are silent and obscure. On the contrary, it is the soldiers and generals at the lower level, and the local gentry is in this gloomy situation.
There were fierce quarrels in the atmosphere, and some of them would even argue and spit on each other because of disagreements, but they would not do anything.
Not only were there repeated news of the march ahead, but there were also worries about Cao's army going north and not attacking Heluo in accordance with the covenant. These messy messages gradually spread to all parts of Jiangdong, not only spreading among the army, but also spreading
Arriving at Minfang, it stirred the hearts of everyone in Jiangdong.
If we say that the march into Jiangdong was fruitful, that's not to say there was none, but it's hard to say how big the gains were.
Complex emotions such as anxiety, restlessness, fear, confusion, etc. are like dark clouds above the head, getting bigger and bigger.
To move forward or to retreat, to continue to increase investment, or to leave the game, this is a question that almost every guy who puts his bet on the gambling table must consider. Is the defeat of Sichuan and Shu a false positive, and the defeat of the general?
Whether it is a temporary shock or a signal of danger, everyone in Jiangdong has his or her own opinion, and no one can convince anyone.
It's like a meeting with a bully.
Some people are confirming whether the matter is true or not, while others are cooperating with more people to discuss countermeasures.
Some people ignore the facts, and some people just want to find an outlet to vent their emotions...
Under such circumstances, the news of Chen Wu's death reached Jiangdong, like a thunderbolt, and then a heavy rain fell, causing chaos in Jiangdong.
A generation of rangers has fallen.
In the Han Dynasty, large-scale burns were considered terminal illnesses.
Extensive infection leads to sepsis, which then leads to internal organ failure, and even gods cannot save him.
When Chen Wu was alive, not many people liked him.
After he died, many people began to talk about Chen Wu's death...
Let’s talk about what kind of chivalry Chen Wu did in Jiangdong, what kind of justice he did, who he saved, and what he did. As for the embarrassing things Chen Wu did in his daily life, it seems that everyone has forgotten it in an instant.
, shut up and stopped mentioning it.
All these rumors actually mean the same thing: Chen Wu died unjustly!
Sun Quan secretly twitched his face, and then expressed his sadness outside, and then sent someone to comfort him first, and then promised to go to express condolences in person, so he barely suppressed these voices...
Uneasy emotions permeated the interior of Jiangdong, like boiling foam in a pot. It looked very high, but in fact it was just bubbles. But it was precisely because of these bubbles that it was difficult to see what was in the pot.
,
It's like Sun Quan knew that Jiangdong's pot was filled with dirty water, but looking at the bubbles on the surface, it seemed to be very pure.
Sun Quan also didn't believe in the idea that "one generation can only do the things of one generation". He even knew that everyone in the Jiangdong gentry, as long as they had any brains, was thinking about family inheritance and matters passed down from generation to generation. It was impossible to think about it.
What is "a generation"...
Idiots like Chen Wu are the real "generation", and then they are gone.
Does Chen Wu not think about the next generation?
Obviously not.
But what is certain is that Chen Wu definitely didn't think much about it, and he didn't even make arrangements to do anything.
Because after his death, almost everyone gave Chen Wu various honors, names, and praises on the surface. In fact, they divided up the fat left by Chen Wu...
Who told Chen Wu not to think more about it?
He himself doesn’t even think about the next generation. If he doesn’t do the things he needs to do to arrange the next generation, how can he expect others to do it for him? He expects others to be his cheap parents and godfathers.
Godmother?
Since Chen Wu didn't make any arrangements in advance, he couldn't blame others for being rude.
You're welcome, Sun Quan.
When Sun Quan expressed his condolences, he was so distraught that he held Chen Wu's coffin and lost his voice in pain. Of course, Chen Wu's coffin did not contain the real body of Chen Wu, only clothes. Chen Wu's body was burned because it had rotted in Zigui.
, the remaining ashes and so on are still floating slowly on the road, maybe along with other wounded soldiers, they will arrive in Jiangdong next month, or the next month.
But the funeral cannot wait.
Sun Quan sadly wiped away tears that may or may not have occurred, and asked Chen Wu's wife what she wanted. Don't be polite, just tell the truth. Whatever he can do, he will definitely do it...
Chen Wu's wife glanced aside with cold eyes, then prostrated herself on the ground, begging Sun Quan to let Chen Wu still feel the warmth of the world and the nourishment of love while underground.
On the side was Chen Wu's concubine, who was trembling with fear. Before she could say anything, she was slapped to the ground by the strong woman behind her, knocking her head and fainting.
It was obviously the strong woman under Mrs. Chen Wu who lowered her head to report. Chen Wu's beloved concubine kowtowed to die and asked Sun Quan to fulfill her wish.
Sun Quan looked at Chen Wu's concubine who had fainted with joy, what else could he say?
Complete it, complete this love.
Then Sun Quan made Chen Wu's child a school captain, who was not even a school captain, and gave him 500 miscellaneous soldiers, and then left with the gratitude of Mrs. Chen Wu and his children.
Five hundred miscellaneous soldiers, that is, Shanyue garrison soldiers.
Soldiers like this can survive by eating, farming, and doing chores, but do they want to go into battle...
So generally speaking, when Sun Quan rewards these miscellaneous soldiers, it won't take long for that person to report that they are missing, running away, or escaping. Then, they can no longer occupy a certain person's private soldier quota, and can replenish the quota.
Some soldiers who can really go to the battlefield.
But after Chen Wu died, his children not only did not let these miscellaneous soldiers disappear and run away, but even kept these miscellaneous soldiers well and reported them every year. There were many of them, so naturally there was no need to fill the vacancies.
Because both Mrs. Chen Wu and Chen Wu’s children understand one thing: Lujiang Shangjia has nothing to do with them, and there will no longer be the name "Lujiang Shangjia" from now on...
Although Mrs. Chen Wu and her children may not really be willing to do so, what can they do?
Chen Wu died too early, and no follow-up measures were arranged. Mrs. Chen Wu was able to take advantage of the opportunity to clean up the inner house and eliminate the hidden dangers of family separation.
Bing, this means that he will not be involved in military affairs, so that Sun Quan and others can feel at ease.
As Chen Wu's funeral ended, those voices praising Chen Wu for his great life and his unrestrained death gradually disappeared as if they were buried underground together, leaving only the sound of chewing.
Most of the projects behind Chen Wu that were not explained clearly and had no follow-up arrangements were divided up. After getting the benefits, of course there is no need to say any more polite words.
In a few days……
Who is Chen Wu?
After attending someone's funeral, Sun Quan met with some people, but most of them would not say anything substantive. Even if military affairs were mentioned, they would only talk superficially.
.
Except one person.
Lu Xun.
Sun Quan and Lu Xun talked for a long time.
It has grown to the point where everyone knows about it.
But no one knew exactly what they talked about. They just knew that when Sun Quan sent Lu Xun out, he stood at the courtyard gate, held Lu Xun's hand, and said sincerely, "When we were at Chaisang, Brother Gong Jin was very kind."
I value you... At this point, I can leave it to Boyan... Go ahead and proceed with caution..."
This scene was seen by many people and spread quickly.
Some were cursing, some were gibbering, and some were beeping. Under such circumstances, Zhu Zhi became the commander-in-chief of the third batch of Jiangdong, and Lu Xun became the military advisor, gathered the army, and went to join Huang Gai.
At the same time, there were also rumors that Huang Gai would be dismissed from his post due to unfavorable results in the battle.
There is a very interesting thing in Jiangdong, that is, all rumors will not be officially recognized. The official notices will always be inconsistent with the rumors, but in fact, there must be one or part of the rumors are true...
Zhu Zhi knew in his heart that he had to use all his strength this time, otherwise the outcome would be very bad.
After all, the example of a certain person is dangling in front of him, and his concubine is wailing underground.
Zhu Zhi was to succeed Huang Gai as the new commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong army.
This is not a good thing.
Huang Gai's defeat and the loss of his general may seem serious, but in fact, it is not a big deal.
Are you going to fight? Who is the victorious general?
Huang Gai was indeed defeated, but Huang Gai also captured Yidao, Zigui and other places. This is a fact that no one can deny. Therefore, even if someone dies, Huang Gai cannot be blamed for it, because Huang Gai
There is evidence that he reminded someone, and that someone himself violated Huang Gai's military orders again and again. Even if he did not die on the battlefield, he might still be punished by military law.
After all, some street gangsters, knight-errants, and libertines, who only think about the present and don’t know how to think about the long-term, really think that after gathering together and electing the leader, they can go to the table and enjoy the feast?
It's more like being eaten.
"I finally understand that if Huang Gong succeeds in this battle, he will definitely lose." Zhu Zhi sneered, sitting in the hall, "Even if there is no defeat in Zigui, someone's death will most likely occur in another way at some point."
He suffered a defeat from the beginning, and then returned to Jiangdong..."
Zhu Ran frowned, "Father, what do you mean..."
Zhu Zhi also frowned and remained silent.
Zhu Zhi had five sons, but only three survived.
Zhu Ran is the eldest son, but Zhu Ran is not his father, but his nephew, who has changed his surname, and is considered his eldest son. After all, when he followed Sun Jian to do things, everyone had his head tied to the waist of his trousers, and no one knew what was going on.
One moment, life or death the next day, so at that time Zhu Zhi wanted to have a successor, so he asked Zhu Ran to be adopted into his lap.
This is normal for a man. After all, the average lifespan of forty years means that most people will face death almost as soon as they have some vitality. If they don't give birth earlier or have more children, then they will have to wait for the death of heirs. Zhu Zhi didn't think of it at the time.
, after he asked Zhu Ran to come over, he was able to have several more sons. However, the reproductive conditions of the Han Dynasty were still very poor, especially since Jiangdong had not developed much in this area, and there was no such thing as the Chang'an Hundred Medical Center.
He was a specialist doctor, so it was natural for Zhu Zhi's fourth and fifth sons to die in infancy.
Zhu Zhi now has two biological sons, but they are younger than Zhu Ran, and for some reasons, their personal talents cannot compare with Zhu Ran...
This made Zhu Zhi feel both pleased and uneasy.
Zhu Ran has the ability, which is good. At least when Zhu Zhi is still alive, he can help Zhu Ran get on the horse and run for a while, and then let Zhu Ran get some authority by himself, without having to worry about the three melons and two dates of the old Zhu family.
, so that Zhu Zhi’s title can be successfully passed on to his biological son.
But the problem is that Zhu Ran is too capable. From now on, the Zhu family may be dominated by Zhu Ran, but his biological son becomes a foil...
Some time ago, Zhu Zhi consciously asked his biological son to do more things and reduce Zhu Ran's affairs. The purpose was to enable his biological son to grow up, and arranged some relatively simple military tasks for suppressing bandits for him to complete.
Then his own son did a good job, but it was not enough.
At least not enough to get involved in this time's conquest of Sichuan and Shu.
This time, it's very dangerous.
Therefore, Zhu Zhi could only take Zhu Ran with him.
After figuring it out, Zhu Zhi shared with Zhu Ran some things that only high-level officials could know.
"The third batch of reinforcements is mainly composed of people with the surname Jiangdong gentry..." Zhu Zhi said slowly, "This group of people will be led by Lu Boyan..."
Zhu Ran was stunned for a moment, then realized, "This... will Lu Boyan agree?"
Zhu Ran was asking about Lu Xun, but actually he was not asking about Lu Xun, because Lu Xun was probably just a spokesperson for the powerful Jiangdong gentry. If the powerful Jiangdong gentry wanted to get a piece of the pie, they would have to give something away, but these people and property
If it were left to Sun Quan, the powerful Jiangdong nobles and others would definitely be worried, so Lu Xun, who was relatively unscrupulous and whose family business had been in decline before, became a candidate that both parties could barely accept.
Zhu Zhi sneered, "Lu Boyan... looks submissive on the surface, but in fact he has a deep mind... However, this time I can't help him... After all, he is the only one who is the most suitable."
In Jiangdong, everything is business.
Since it is a business, of course it is a transaction.
Some people buy their lives, and some people sell their lives.
Lu Xun didn't want the Lu family to be a little transparent all his life, so he would inevitably take risks. Once Lu Xun succeeded in taking risks, Zhu Zhi's position would be very embarrassing...
"This is a conspiracy!" Zhu Ran said in a deep voice, "Father, this is a conspiracy against you!"
Zhu Zhi snorted coldly, "You are half right...this is not a conspiracy, this is a conspiracy..."
Conspiracy? Zhu Ran was silent. It was really like that. The conspiracy was afraid of being exposed, but as for the conspiracy... please feel free to do so.
Zhu Zhi was a bridge launched by Sun Jian to collude with the powerful Jiangdong gentry. One end was rooted in the body of the Sun family, and the other was soaked in the color of the Jiangdong gentry. However, this bridge has been in disrepair for a long time.
It doesn't matter, it may be said that it has become a spiritual essence after receiving the essence of wind, sun, sun and moon. Anyway, I have my own ideas. From the beginning, it was free, but now it is charged in both directions.
"Two-way charging"? It's a traditional art. Many people at home and abroad know it, but at the same time they will never admit it.
The judges in capitalist countries suddenly changed their expressions, coughed a few times, and said calmly that they were fair, just and open, and there was absolutely no way they could eat the plaintiff and eat the defendant. At the same time, platform companies in capitalist countries also took action and complained angrily.
This is slander. They are also fair and voluntary, free to operate, and will never eat the merchants or eat the customers...
Zhu Zhi was naturally very angry and thought this was just a rumor!
How could the Zhu family do such a thing?
It's just charging some promotion fees, publicity fees, recommendation fees, labor fees, material fees, water and electricity fees, etc. from both parties. Which of these is not a cost? Even the Zhu family puts money into it themselves, and they don't make any money.
!Really, really not making money!
However, it is now obvious that Sun Quan's face was as dark as water and the Jiangdong nobles sneered at the Zhu family's statement that they did not make money at all.
If it is true that the Zhu family does not make money, then the Zhu family has raised so many private soldiers in the south mountain who grew up drinking the northwest wind? The Zhu family complains of losses every year, and the losses are other people's money, but the Zhu family's territory is getting more and more
More and more, getting bigger and bigger...
Therefore, both Sun Quan and the Jiangdong nobles felt the need to form a new bridge.
For Sun Quan, it would be best if a new bridge is born, but if not, it can also be used to beat Zhu Zhi and the Jiangdong nobles. Anyway, Sun Quan's attitude at this stage is sufficient.
On the other hand, the Jiangdong nobles did not want Zhu Zhi to use their power to show off their prestige, and then get no benefits at all. Moreover, if they could conquer Sichuan and Shu, it would be great. They could extend their tentacles to Sichuan and Shu. If
It doesn't matter if you can't win. Who said that only victory is the mode of war? There is still a method of defeat, which is not unusable.
Everyone on the left and right is not at a loss, but the only one who is at the greatest loss is Zhu.
Zhu Zhi still couldn't refuse.
Because Huang Gai was defeated, Cheng Pu had to guard against Cao Cao.
Wu Jing is an important core force of the Wu family. As long as Wu Jing does not move, no one dares to touch him.
In addition, the Sun family has been in turmoil recently. Sun Bi, the older generation of the Sun family, must be in charge of Jiangdong, so it is impossible for him to go to the front line. Therefore, among the many veterans, Zhu Zhi is the only one left...
He is relatively young, and there are people with soldiers and strength. Zhu can't rule, no matter what, it can't be justified.
Unless Zhu Zhi hands over all the authority in his hands.
Is that possible?
Huang Gai retreated, and the navy was assisted by Jiang Qin. If Zhu Zhi wanted to gain merit, he was forced to fight hard on land with the Sichuan and Shu troops. Now there are two roads in front of Zhu Zhi. One road is
If you don't give Lu Xun troops and horses, you will just use Lu Xun as a military advisor, but this means that the main responsibility lies with Zhu Zhi. Anyway, Lu Xun is just a suggestion, and Zhu Zhi is the one who decides to implement it. Any merit is a great merit, and any fault is a great achievement.
Passed, and all the easy-to-beat yellow caps in the previous stage have been beaten, and the rest are all hard bones!
Another way is to give Lu Xun some military power...
"In that case..." Zhu Ran said tentatively, "Soldiers are in danger. If..."
Zhu Zhi squinted his eyes and pondered for a while, "I've thought about it too. But if I really have to give it away...if it happens, I can't take it back!"
"Then... what should your father think?" Zhu Ran asked.
Zhu Zhi was silent for a long time, and then slowly exhaled, "Now...only the Master is following every step, and the Master is following suit!" Word spread, "I just want to be loyal and fulfill my duty, and don't want to inherit the family from generation to generation."
For the sake of Jiangdong’s inheritance for hundreds of generations, no one in the Zhu family would regret dying!”
