In the eighth year of Taixing, autumn.

Jiangdong.

The weather in autumn tigers is extremely hot, just like putting everything in Jiangdong into a pot, adding a cover, and simmering it on high heat.

In Jiangdong and in Wujun, all kinds of people are paying attention to the situation on the front line. However, the top leaders who can participate in the war discussions are silent and obscure. On the contrary, the soldiers and soldiers and local gentry quarreled fiercely in this gloomy atmosphere. Some even quarreled and spitted each other because of disagreement, and their faces were red and their necks were thick, but they just didn't do anything.

Not only was there news of repeated advances in the war ahead, but there were also concerns caused by Cao's army heading north and not attacking Heluo according to the alliance. These messy information gradually spread to all parts of Jiangdong, not only spreading in the army, but also spreading to Minfang, stirring the hearts of everyone in Jiangdong.

If it is said that Jiangdong's march has achieved fruitful results, it is not without them, but if it is said that there are so many gains, it cannot be said.

Complex emotions such as anxiety, anxiety, fear, confusion, etc. are like clouds above the head, getting bigger and bigger and more.

Whether to move forward or retreat, continue to increase investment, or cut off your losses, these are issues that almost every guy who puts his bet on the gambling table must consider. Is Sichuan and Shu retreating a false positive, is the loss of a general, a temporary shock or a dangerous signal? Everyone in Jiangdong has his own ideas, and no one can convince anyone.

It's like a meeting of gangsters.

Some people are confirming whether the matter is true or not, while others are colluding with more people to discuss countermeasures.

Some people put aside the facts, while others just want to find an emotional outlet...

In this case, the message of Chen Wu's death reached Jiangdong, like a thunderbolt, and then the heavy rain fell, causing chaos in Jiangdong.

A generation of rangers has fallen.

In the Han Dynasty, large-scale burns were terminal illnesses.

Large-scale infection leads to sepsis and internal organ failure, even the gods cannot save them.

When Chen Wu was alive, not many people liked him.

After death, many people began to talk about Chen Wu's good...

He said that Chen Wu had traveled to Jiangdong, and he had relied on his righteousness, saved someone, and did something. As for the ludicrous things Chen Wu had in his daily life, it was like everyone had forgotten them instantly, and he kept silent.

All these rumors are actually the same thing, Chen Wu died unjustly!

Sun Quan twitched his face secretly, then expressed his sadness outside, and sent someone to comfort him first, and then promised to pay his respects in person, so he could barely suppress these voices...

An uneasy feeling spreads inside Jiangdong, like the boiling white foam in the pot. It looks very encouraging, but in fact it is all bubbles. But it is precisely because of these bubbles that it is impossible to see what is inside the pot.

It was like Sun Quan knew that the Jiangdong pot contained some water, but looking at the bubbles on the surface, it seemed to be very pure.

Sun Quan also did not believe in "one generation can only do one generation of things". He even knew that Jiangdong gentry was full of thought, as long as he had a little brain, he was thinking about family inheritance and things passed down from generation to generation, and it was impossible to think about only "one generation"...

A fool like Chen Wu is considered a true "generation" and then it is gone.

Is Chen Wu not thinking 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 arrange what to do.

Because after his death, almost everyone gave Chen Wu various honors, names, and praises on the surface, but in fact they divided the fat meat left by Chen Wu...

Who told Chen Wu not to think about it?

He himself doesn't think about the next generation, the next generation, and he doesn't do it and arrange the next generation, and he still expects others to think about it for him? He expects others to be his cheap parents, godfathers and godmothers?

Since Chen Wu has not made any advance arrangements, he can't blame others for being rude.

You're welcome.

When Sun Quan was mourning, he was heartbroken and held Chen Wu's coffin and lost his voice in pain. Of course, there was no real Chen Wu's body in Chen Wu's coffin, only his clothes. Chen Wu's body was burned because it had rotted in Zigui, so it was burned. The remaining ashes were still floating slowly on the road. Perhaps with other wounded soldiers, they would arrive in Jiangdong next month or next month.

But funerals cannot be waited.

Sun Quan wiped tears of perhaps there or not, and asked Chen Wu’s wife what she wanted. Don’t be polite, just say, if he can do anything he can do...

Chen Wu's wife looked aside with cold eyes, then bowed to the ground, begging Sun Quan to let Chen Wu be underground, and she could still feel the warmth of the world and the nourishment of love.

On the side, Chen Wu's concubine was so scared that she trembled all over. Before she could say anything, she was slapped on the ground by the strong woman behind her and fainted with a bang.

It was obvious that the strong woman under Mrs. Chen Wu bowed her head and reported that Chen Wu's beloved concubine kowtowed and asked for death, and asked Sun Quan to fulfill her wishes.

What else could Sun Quan say when he looked at Chen Wu's concubine who had fainted from joy?

Let it be fulfilled, fulfill this love.

Then Sun Quan appointed Chen Wu's child as a lieutenant, who was not even a miscellaneous number, and then assigned five hundred miscellaneous soldiers. Then he left under the gratitude and praise of Mrs. Chen Wu and his children.

Five hundred miscellaneous soldiers, that is, Shanyue military soldiers.

Such soldiers have to eat, farm and do miscellaneous work, but do wars...

So generally speaking, Sun Quan rewarded these miscellaneous soldiers, and soon the person would report that they were all missing, ran away, and fled. Then, he could no longer occupy the quota of a certain private soldier, and he could also add some soldiers who could actually go to the battlefield.

However, after Chen Wu died, his child not only did not let these miscellaneous soldiers disappear, but even kept them all well and reported them every year, and there were a lot of people, so naturally there was no need to make up for the gap.

Because whether it is Mrs. Chen Wu or Chen Wu's children, they all understand one thing: Lujiang Shangjia has nothing to do with them, and since then there is no such thing as "Lujiang Shangjia"...

Although Mrs. Chen Wu and her children may not be really willing, but what can I do?

Chen Wu died too early and there was no follow-up method. Mrs. Chen Wu was able to take advantage of the opportunity to clean up the inner house and eliminate the hidden dangers of family division. As for Chen Wu's children, they even protected 500 miscellaneous soldiers every year, which means that she did not get involved in martial arts, so that Sun Quan and others could feel at ease.

As Chen Wu's funeral ended, the sounds that praised Chen Wuyi for his greatness and death were like being buried underground together, gradually disappeared, and the rest were the sounds of chewing.

Most of the projects behind Chen Wu did not explain clearly, and the projects that did not arrange a back-to-back were all divided. After getting the benefits, of course, there was no need to say anything more polite.

In a few days...

Who is Chen Wu?

After attending someone's funeral, Sun Quan met with some people, but most of them did not say anything substantial. Even if they mentioned military affairs, they would say something superficial.

Except for one person.

Lu Xun.

Sun Quan and Lu Xun had a long talk.

It has grown to the point where everyone knows it.

But no one knew what he had discussed in detail. He just knew that when Sun Quan sent Lu Xun out, he stood at the gate of the courtyard, holding Lu Xun's hand, and said earnestly, "When Chaisang, Brother Gongjin valued you very much... Now, I can ask Bo Yan... Let's go, act cautiously..."

This scene was seen by many people and immediately spread out.

Some were swearing, some were whispering, and some were whispering. In this case, Zhu Zhi became the third commander in Jiangdong, and Lu Xun became the military advisor, gathered the army and went to meet with Huang Gai.

At the same time, there are rumors that Huang Gai will be dismissed because of unfavorable combat.

In Jiangdong, there is a very interesting thing, that is, all rumors will not be recognized by the official, and the official notice will always be inconsistent with the rumors, but in fact, there must be one of the rumors, or some of them are real...

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, someone's example was shaking in front of him, and his concubine was wailing underground.

Zhu Zhi wanted to replace Huang Gai as the governor of the new Jiangdong army.

This is not a good thing.

Huang Gai's defeat and loss of the general seemed very serious, but in fact, it was not a big deal.

Is there anyone who is General Yum in war?

Huang Gai was indeed defeated, but Huang Gai also conquered Yidao and Zigui. This is a fact that no one can deny. Therefore, even if someone dies, he cannot blame Huang Gai for this, because Huang Gai has evidence that he reminded someone, and that someone himself repeatedly violated Huang Gai's military orders. Even if he does not die on the battlefield, he may have to bear military law.

After all, some street skaters, gossips, and sluts only consider the people who don’t know how to think about the long term. Do you really think that if you gather together and select a leader, you can go to the table and eat a meal?

It's almost the same to be eaten.

『I understand, Huang Gongfu will definitely lose this battle." Zhu Zhi sneered and sat in the hall. 『Even if there is no defeat in Zigui, someone's death will probably be defeated at some point on other reasons, and then go back to Jiangdong...』

Zhu Ran frowned, "Master Father, what do you mean..."

Zhu Zhi also frowned and was silent.

Zhu Zhi had five sons, but only three survived.

Zhu Ran is the eldest, but Zhu Ran was not born by him, but his nephew. He changed his surname and was considered his eldest son. After all, when he was involved in trouble with Sun Jian, everyone tied their heads to the waist of his pants. No one knew whether to live or die the next moment. So at that time, in order to have someone in the future, Zhu Zhi asked Zhu Ran to adopt him.

This is normal for the big man. After all, the average life expectancy of 40 years old makes most people face death almost as soon as they are a little bit handsome. If they don’t give birth earlier or have more, they will wait for the death. Zhu Zhi didn’t expect that after he asked Zhu Ran to come, he would have several more sons later. However, the big man’s childbirth conditions were still very poor, especially Jiangdong had no development in this area, and there was no specialist like Chang'an Hundred Medical Center, so Zhu Zhi’s fourth and fifth sons died naturally.

Zhu Zhi now has two sons, but they are younger than Zhu Ran, and for some reasons, their personal talents are not as good as Zhu Ran...

This made Zhu Zhi feel both relieved and uneasy.

Zhu Ran has the ability, which is very good. At least he can help Zhu Ran on the horse and run for a while when Zhu Zhi is still alive, and then let Zhu Ran gain 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 own son.

But the problem is that Zhu Ran is so capable. The Zhu family may have the main focus on Zhu Ran, and his own son has become a foil instead...

Some time ago, Zhu Zhi consciously asked his son to do more things and reduce Zhu Ran's affairs. The purpose was to allow his son to grow up. He arranged some simple military affairs to suppress bandits for him to complete. Then his son did a good job, but it was not enough.

At least it is not enough to get involved in this conquest of Sichuan and Sichuan.

This time, it's very dangerous.

Therefore, Zhu Zhi had to take Zhu Ran with him.

After thinking it through, Zhu Zhi also shared with Zhu Ran some things that only senior officials could know.

"The third batch of reinforcements is mainly composed of people from the Jiangdong gentry family..." Zhu Zhi said slowly, "This part of the people will be led by Lu Boyan..."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhu Ran was stunned for a moment, and then understood, "Will Lu Boyan agree?"

Zhu Ran asked Lu Xun, but in fact he was not Lu Xun, because Lu Xun is probably just a spokesperson for the Jiangdong gentry. If the Jiangdong gentry wants to get a share of the pie, he must have to take out some things. But should these people, wealth and property be handed over to Sun Quan? Jiangdong gentry and others must be worried, so Lu Xun is not in a position to follow suit and has lost his family business before, so he became a candidate that both sides can barely accept.

Zhu Zhi sneered, "Lu Boyan... looks submissive on the surface, but in fact he is deeply thinking... However, this time he can't help it... After all, he is the most suitable one."

In Jiangdong, everything is business.

Since it is a business, of course it is a transaction.

Some people buy their lives, and some people work hard.

Lu Xun didn't want the Lu family to be a little transparent for the rest of their lives, so he would definitely take risks. Once Lu Xun's adventure succeeded, Zhu Zhi's status would be very embarrassing...

'This is a conspiracy!' Zhu Ran said in a deep voice, 'My father, this is a conspiracy against you!'

Zhu Zhi snorted coldly, "You are half right... This is not a conspiracy, this is an open conspiracy..."

Open conspiracy? Zhu Ran was silent. It was really like this. The conspiracy was afraid of being exposed, so why not open conspiracy... Please feel free to do it.

Zhu Zhi was a bridge that was launched by Sun Jian to hook up with the powerful Jiangdong gentry. One end was rooted on the torso of the Sun family, and the other end was stained with the colors of the Jiangdong gentry. However, this bridge has been long, and it is said that it has been disrepair for a long time, or that it has accepted the essence of the wind, sun and moon, and has become a sperm. Anyway, I have my own ideas, and it has changed from free at the beginning to now have two-way charges.

"Two-way charging"? It's traditional skills. Many people from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad can do it, but at the same time they will never admit it.

The judges in capitalist countries immediately changed their faces, coughed a few times, calmly saying that they were fair, fair and open, and that they would never eat the plaintiff and the defendant. At the same time, the platform companies in capitalist countries also slapped the tables and accused them of slander. They were also fair and voluntary, and they were cooked freely, and they would never eat the merchant and eat the customer...

Zhu Zhi was naturally very angry, thinking that this was a rumor!

How could the Zhu family do such a thing?

It’s just charging both parties some promotion fees, publicity fees, recommendation fees, labor fees, material fees, water and electricity fees, etc. Which of these items does not cost? Even the Zhu family puts money in it themselves, and it doesn’t make money! Really, it really doesn’t make money!

However, it is obvious now that Sun Quan was ashamed of the saying that the Zhu family was not profitable at all, and the Jiangdong gentry sneered.

If the Zhu family really didn't make money, then so many private soldiers were raised on the south mountain of the Zhu family who grew up drinking the northwest wind? The Zhu family shouted about losses every year, and it was the money of other people, but the Zhu family's territory was getting bigger and bigger...

Therefore, both Sun Quan and the Jiangdong gentry felt that it was necessary to form a new bridge.

For Sun Quan, if a new bridge is born, it is naturally the best, but if not, you can also use this to attack Zhu Zhi and the Jiangdong gentry. Anyway, the attitude given by Sun Quan at this stage is enough.

On the other hand, the Jiangdong gentry was unwilling to use Zhu Zhi to take advantage of their power, and then there was no benefit at all. Moreover, if they could conquer Sichuan, it would be great. They could extend their tentacles to Sichuan. If they could not conquer it, it wouldn't matter. Who said that only victory is the mode of war? There is still a way to defeat it, which is not impossible to use.

Both sides are not losing money, and the only one who loses the most is Zhu.

Zhu Zhi can't refuse.

Because Huang Gai was defeated, Cheng Pu had to guard against Cao Cao.

As an important core force of the Wu family, as long as Wu Jing does not move, no one dares to move him.

In addition, the Sun family has been in turmoil recently. Sun Ben, the older generation of Sun family, must have to sit in Jiangdong, so it is impossible to go to the front line. Therefore, Zhu Zhi is the only one among the many veterans...

He is relatively young and has some soldiers and strength, but he can't help but cannot be treated as a result.

Unless Zhu Zhi handed over all the authority in his hands.

So is it possible?

Huang Gai went back and the navy was assisted by Jiang Qin. If Zhu Zhi wanted to win meritorious deeds, he was forced to fight against the Sichuan and Shu army on land. Now there are two roads in front of Zhu Zhi. One road is not given to Lu Xun's troops, but it just used Lu Xun as a military advisor, but it means that the main responsibility is Zhu Zhi. Anyway, Lu Xun only suggested that those who decided to implement it were Zhu Zhi. If he had made merit, he would be great, and if he had made a mistake, he would be a big mistake. Moreover, Huang Gai, who was good at fighting in the previous stage, was beaten, and the rest were all hard bones!

Another way is to give Lu Xun some military power...

『Since that's the case..." Zhu Ran said tentatively, 『Soldiers are dangerous. If so...』

Zhu Zhi narrowed his eyes and pondered for a while, "I thought about it too. But, I really have to give it... If it really happens, I can't take it back!"

"Then... what should my father think?" Zhu Ran asked.
Chapter completed!