The Lu family obviously don't want to be deprived of all power, they still want to struggle.
Lu Qiong hosted a banquet for various families in Wujun City, and even important officials at all levels from Wujun. His intention was obvious.
If my guess is correct, tonight is very likely to be the time when the Lu family gets into trouble.
The aristocratic families who had already heard the news had to make a choice at this time whether they wanted to or not.
If they insist on siding with the big man, they may just lose their power and still be able to protect themselves. However, if the Lu family makes a move tonight, then they may not be swallowed up by this countercurrent; and if they follow the Lu family,
, then is the Lu family really the opponent of the Han Dynasty? If the Lu family is also completely defeated, then everyone will also lose their heads.
This simply makes people choose how to die.
Is there any difference?
Therefore, most aristocratic families choose to hesitate and wait and see which direction the wind will turn.
At the beginning, the aristocratic families only went there in twos and threes, but as the new governor of Jiangnan and the prefect of Wu County had already gone to the banquet, the rest of the aristocratic families went there one after another. In any case, even if they really want to tear apart
It's a break of face, it's a break of face between the imperial court and the Lu family. They just need to act on the spot and take sides according to the situation.
Even the imperial governor of Jiangnan has gone. If he doesn't go, he will lose face to both parties. No matter who wins, he will suffer first and even lose his head.
This is why the banquet lasted for a long time, but became more and more lively as the night went on, because more and more people came to inquire about the wind direction.
Lu Qiong had to admit that the governor of Jiangnan came with the governor of Wu County, and in addition a minister of punishment. This lineup was indeed beyond his expectation.
Lu Qiong was not familiar with the newly appointed governor of Jiangnan, but he knew this person.
Dai Cai, the former governor of Shuzhou.
This man was the captain of Yong'an at the beginning, and was one of the first people to join Li Xunchen after Li Xunchen entered Shu. He followed Li Xunchen all the way to pacify Bashu and made great achievements. After Li Xunchen entered Jiangnan, he left Dai Cai to guard Chengdu, and then moved from Chengdu to Shuzhou.
He was also the governor of Bashu for a period of time because of the development of central and eastern Sichuan.
Bashu is self-contained in the middle of Sichuan, and you can live your life by yourself just by closing the door. Unless the country is in a state of fragmentation, the past dynasties rarely leave Bashu to one person to manage. Therefore, it is conceivable that Li Xinchen trusted Dai Cai.
You know, although the governor of Bashu was only established for one year, he controlled the Kingdom of Tianfu alone for one year, which was long enough.
Looking at the entire Han Dynasty, there are very few people with such qualifications.
It was this Dai Cai who fully guaranteed the offensives launched by the Han Dynasty in the northwest and Guanzhong. The continuous flow of food from the Land of Abundance was an important guarantee for the invincibility of the Han army. This man was not well-known as a general at the beginning, but he was very impressive in logistics.
Cheers.
Moreover, he is also an out-and-out hardliner in Bashu. There are also many ambitious people in the Bashu family. However, under the suppression of Dai Cai, these people dare not even think about it.
At the same time, Dai Cai actively encouraged the resettlement of the Ba people. In the past few years, he has completed the resettlement work of hundreds of thousands of Ba people. While educating the Ba people and cultivating their sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty, he also used these Ba people to dilute the family's control over Bashu, and finally
As a result, the Bashu family had to turn all its attention to business and gave up competing with the court for power.
Now Li Xingchen has transferred Dai Cai to serve as the newly established governor of Jiangnan, and his intention is naturally obvious.
How Dai Cai dealt with the Bashu family can now be used to deal with the more arrogant Southeastern nobles. This person has no connection with the Southeastern nobles, so it is naturally impossible for him to show mercy!
Lu Qiong thought he knew Dai Cai very well, so he didn't believe that Dai Cai would come to the banquet.
Everyone knows that this must be a Hongmen Banquet, and the Han army in Wu County does not have many troops to begin with. Among them, most of the rural soldiers have been infiltrated by the Lu family. Even if they will not clearly raise the flag of rebellion by then, they will still
We will never directly support Dai Cai and the others.
With Dai Cai's bodyguard, do you really think you can deal with yourself?
Lu Qiong thought that Dai Cai should be planning intensively in the government office at this time.
So Lu Qiong was quite provocative and sent an invitation to Dai Cai, just to ridicule the Jiangnan governor who came to Wu County almost alone, and to tell him that in Wu County, the Lu family was more effective than the imperial court.
, as long as the people in the imperial court do not cooperate with the Lu family, they can only tremble in the government office!
But Dai Cai came.
Moreover, when he arrived, the various aristocratic families who had already been listening to the news started to swarm in, so that there was almost no room left in the Lu family's foyer.
This was indeed beyond Lu Qiong's expectation.
He didn't know if Dai Cai was a reckless 250, or if he had already planned it.
This made Lu Qiong very nervous.
After all, the efforts of hundreds of people in the family and literally dozens of generations are all tied to him, so he can’t make a single mistake!
However, after all, Lu Qiong has seen big scenes and experienced several regime changes. She still greeted Dai Cai calmly: "The governor's honor will really make the humble house shine!"
Dai Cai laughed and cupped his hands: "Mr. Lu is very polite. I have heard for a long time that Lu's dishes are delicious. I wonder if Mr. Lu welcomes this guest?"
Lu Qiong nodded and smiled: "This is natural."
The middle-aged man standing next to Dai Cai also said: "It's a pity that Mr. Lu only invited the governor. Brother Zhang, do you and I look like uninvited guests?"
Lu Qiong frowned. The young man standing on Dai Cai's side was Zhang Dabao, the governor of Wu County.
Although this man's name is a bit tacky and even a bit festive, he is the son of former Chen Zhengnan general Zhang Zhaoda. He was born in the Zhang family of Wuxing (today's Wuxing, Huzhou) and is an out-and-out descendant of Jiangnan generals.
It’s just that I don’t know if it’s because knowing that his name is indeed a bit festive, and in order to avoid exchanging names when facing battle, it is not domineering enough, so Zhang Dabao did not join the army, but chose to serve as a scholar.
Regardless of joining the army or serving as a civil servant, his background as a general made him firmly stand on the side of the imperial court. As soon as he took office, Zhang Dabao resolutely implemented the imperial court's new policies, stumbling upon the Wujun family at every turn, but this man still had some tricks up his sleeve.
, the Wujun family tried to do something dirty several times, but he was keenly aware of it and avoided it, and even lost a lot of people.
Therefore, Lu Qiong was still very wary of this young man.
The middle-aged man who spoke on the other side, judging from his accent, was an out-and-out northerner. Lu Qiong had not been in the court for a long time, and the children of the Lu family had also stayed away from the court. Therefore, Lu Qiong was very interested in this newly appointed man.
The right minister of the Ministry of Justice really doesn’t know much about it.
I only know that his name is Zhou Fashang.
After all, when Lu Qiong left the court, Zhou Fashang was still under Chen Shujian.