The weather was hot and sultry, and the water of the great river in the south of the Yangtze River rose sharply, and the waterways of Jinling were interrupted for many days.

Jiangning to Jinling was originally very close, and the waterway was only an hour's time, but now this distance has been lengthened because of the monstrous flood.

Dakang's first assistant Lu Shanchang recently returned to the old house in Jiangning to recuperate, originally prepared to return to Jinling three days ago, and everyone discussed the matter of taxation and food in the three provinces, but because of the waterway barrier, the affairs of the capital could not be discussed for the time being, because of this matter, the holy decree in the palace was issued, and the governors of the three provinces stayed in Jinling and could not move in the slightest.

Long Zhaohuan, who had just secured the position of the crown prince and supervised the country for His Majesty, was furious in the East Palace, and shouted: "Now everything in the world needs the Lu family's nod, without the Lu family's nod, I, the prince of the prison country, will not be of any use!" I just want to ask, is the country still the country of the Long family? Is Dakang still Dakang? ”

The prince's madness set off a lot of waves, and everyone inside and outside the East Palace was silent, and no one dared to say too much on this issue.

Hehe, the current situation is very delicate, the Lu family is also very strong outside the south of the Yangtze River, everyone can see Emperor Xinde's intentions, Emperor Xinde sent Lu Zheng out, the purpose is to weaken the Lu family, what is the place in the north? There were no more soldiers in the capital, and Song Wensong, who came from the northwest, did not dare to stay in the capital, preferring to throw the tens of thousands of horses at the bottom of his box in the capital, but he came to Jinling for refuge.

The northern land is a mess, and there is no way to clean it up, and the fat piece of Dakang in the capital is unable to hold it at all, so the task given to Lu Zheng by Emperor Xinde is actually an incompleteable task in a sense.

But what the result! After Lu Zheng arrived in the north, he led tens of thousands of horses of Liu Song, and insisted on going south in Bingzhou, Miao Cheng and Song Naifeng of the Northwest Army fought a big fight, and the two sides pointed to Maimang, and the result was that Lu Zheng fought three battles and three victories, and the Northwest Army was known as a 100,000 army, but the result was that the soldiers were lost, and the prestige of Song Naifeng's Northwest God of War was greatly damaged.

Lu Zheng blocked the Northwest Army in the north, the situation is delicate all of a sudden, whether the northern capital can be defended has become very suspenseful now, if the capital is held, Lu Zheng sits on the capital, occupies the north alone, uses the resources of the north, and his identity as a son of the Lu family, he can quickly become a giant crocodile in the north. He can even make the north more powerful than Jiangnan, in such a situation, who would dare to offend the Lu family among the officials at all levels in Jiangnan and the powerful lords in Jiangnan?

Lu Zheng has won successive battles, Lu Shanchang's waist is straight, now even if Lu Zheng retreats, or other changes occur in the north, as long as Lu Zheng's strength is preserved and he can hold soldiers in his hands, Lu Shanchang will not worry about his position being challenged.

And if Lu Zheng wants to gain a foothold in the north, there should be no suspense now, even if he can't beat Song Naifeng, judging from the strength of his performance, he is fully capable of finding his hiding place between the two rivers and the river. Because Lu Zheng is much stronger than Cao Weiming, Cao Weiming is still his king of the river, and Lu Zheng has no way to survive?

In the troubled times, strength is respected, if you have strength, you can survive, and if you have soldiers in your hands, you can be called the boss, Lu Zheng is very prosperous in the north, but it makes His Majesty and the people of the prince's line fall into endless passivity, and the status of the Lu family is more and more respected.

Song Wensong and Long Zhaohuan walked quite closely, Long Zhaohuan complained, and the others didn't dare to speak, but Song Wensong smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, the affairs of Jiangnan and the affairs of the north are not isolated!" For the time being, Your Highness can wait patiently for the right time!

Although Lu Zheng won three battles and three victories in the north, he was only able to win because General Song underestimated the enemy, and he did not know himself and his opponent, so he was plotted one after another, but there were only three things, General Song is a veteran of a hundred battles, how can he always be on Lu Zheng's job? From the point of view of strength, the Northwest Army still has an absolute advantage over the Nanfu Army, so I still have a pessimistic attitude about the big war in the north! ”

Long Zhaohuan said: "General Song San, you should have stayed in the capital at the beginning, you have so many men and horses in your hands, and your ability is not less than Lu Zheng, if you can stay in the north, we are also a hundred rest assured, a thousand rest assured, but now ......"

Song Wensong said: "It's okay now, Lu Zheng retreated more than five hundred miles in one go, and retreated directly to Tanzhou, wanting to use the mountains on the front line of Tanzhou to fight with the Northwest Army, obviously, his idea is very naïve, if nothing else, Tanzhou may not be able to hold it!" ”

Song Wensong is a general who can fight well, his remarks have a very high authority, he said this, Long Zhaohuan immediately became interested, and said: "Tanzhou can't hold it, he is forced to defend the capital, the capital of your tens of thousands of horses there, in addition to his own fifty or sixty thousand horses, a total of nearly 100,000 people, in terms of numbers, the strength of the two sides is equal."

The key is that Lu Zheng is good at defending the city, although General Song is brave, but the cavalry is probably not good at attacking the city! ”

Song Wensong shook his head lightly and said: "Things are not so simple, I know Lu Zheng, he will not trust the Northwest Army, and he will not entrust my people with important tasks!" So whether the capital can hold on to it is difficult to say now!

But there is one thing, I hope he can defend the capital, because once he decides to defend the capital, his situation will fall into passivity. Cao Weiming's wall grass may be shaken, in addition, Tan Lei in Liaodong is also eyeing him, Cao Weiming goes south, Tan Lei goes south, and the wind and clouds will meet in Gyeonggi, even if Lu Zheng has three heads and six arms, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold it!

The city is a talisman, and it is also a talisman, Lu Zheng is easy to enter the city, if he wants to get out of the city, he is afraid that he will have to throw away 100,000 horses!

Once there are no soldiers and horses, how can Lu Zheng survive in the Northland? If he returns to Jiangnan in a gloomy manner, I am afraid that the situation in Jiangnan will be reversed, and when the time comes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will raise his arms and exclaim, will he still be worried that he will not be able to do things? ”

As soon as Song Wensong said this, Long Zhaohuan's face immediately became a little better, he thought about it carefully and said: "But this is not good for you three generals, those soldiers and generals at hand are all humerus generals of the imperial court, if they are also buried in the capital, the loss for the imperial court will be too great, and the imperial court will fall into a situation where there are no soldiers available!" ”

Song Wensong said: "For those of my generation who are in the army, the horse leather shroud is fate. They stayed in the north to guard the capital, their fate was decided, and I, Song Wensong, couldn't reverse all this!

In comparison, where is their life more expensive than Lu Zheng's life? Therefore, Lu Zheng is not afraid of death, how can they be afraid of death? It's just a battle to the death, what's so terrible? ”

Long Zhaohuan said: "The three generals are broad-minded and loyal, so that the palace admires!" In the future, the affairs of Jiangnan will need more help from the three generals, and you and I will advance and retreat together to reap the benefits, which I believe the three generals also think! ”

Song Wensong and Long Zhaohuan joined forces, Long Zhaohuan also had Emperor Xinde behind him, and Emperor Xinde controlled many other powerful families, compared to the Lu family and the Gu family and the Chen family, in addition to the Su family in the capital, these four families are currently in an alliance.

The game between the two sides is very fierce, the Lu family is the head snake of the land, and they control a lot of resources, but Long Zhaohuan and Emperor Xinde are the identity of the royal family after all, and the people who follow them must not be underestimated, and there is one more point, that is, the Lu family must not tear up their faces with His Majesty, because now the world is in chaos, and the Lu family must not be like Cao Weiming, or like the Bai family and Tan Lei, to become a thief and become a thief, if so, the Lu family will lose justice, which is absolutely unacceptable to the Lu family!

However, the focus of the game between the two sides is not in Jiangnan, but in the north, now everyone's eyes are focused on Tanzhou, and there is no doubt that the victory or defeat of the battle of Tanzhou is likely to be related to the gains and losses of Jiangnan......

Jiangning Lu family, this was already Lu Zheng's mansion, Dai Gao has been living here since he went south from the north, and some of Lu Zheng's strategists such as Zhang Pinghua also live here.

Lu Shanchang said that he was sick and went to Jiangning to recuperate, in fact, it was more of a gesture, on the one hand, he wanted the world to see the strength and status of the Lu family. He Lu Shanchang is not in Jinling, even if Long Zhaohuan is the prince of the prison country, it is difficult to act an inch, this is to show his power and prestige, and it is also the most direct beating on Long Zhaohuan.

The game in Jiangnan is everywhere, and at the same time it is extremely fierce, Lu Shanchang has the upper hand and actually feels pressure, because the battle situation in the north is really too complicated, he himself is a literati, he is not afraid of power and trickery, and he is not afraid of court disputes, but he really has no confidence in the battlefield battle, and he really can't see the clues! He was very worried about Lu Zheng, because of the tricks and tricks, there was still a chance to turn over, but once there was a mistake on the battlefield, he might only have to return the horse leather shroud!

Dai Gao is much calmer than Lu Shanchang, there is a pond of good fish in Lu Mansion, Dai Gao is also very concerned about fishing, it can be said that he is not tired of it, in the face of Lu Shanchang's questions everywhere, Dai Gao sighed and said: "Lord Lu, I won't tell you, you grandson, the old man didn't calculate him back then!" Back then, he was just a small sesame official, and the old man asked him to go to the northwest, in the chaotic situation in the northwest, were there still few people sent by the imperial court back then? How many people have good results? But Lu Zheng has made a lot of money, made a big climate, and made my dignified prime minister discredited, you ask me now how I see the situation in the north, I can't see it clearly, Song Naifeng is a hero, and Lu Zheng is not a fuel-efficient lamp, who can win the fight, who can fight and lose, how can I say?

If Song Naifeng wins, he may win the entire Dakang country, and Lu Zheng wins, then I am afraid that this is the case, we bystanders, these old and useless old guys, can no longer be involved, we can only wait quietly and wait to see what happens! ”

Lu Shanchang said: "Dai Xiang, I talked to Xiao Jing for a while yesterday, and Xiao Jing was very thoughtful, because she said that you said that the capital will never be able to hold it, and Lu Zheng will lose the battle of Tanzhou, and now I am worried that this will become a reality......

Dai Gao said: "So what? The good and the defeated are not chaotic, and things on the battlefield, victory and defeat are not common? Lu Zheng has won three games in a row before, Lu Zheng is still Lu Zheng, Song Naifeng is still Song Naifeng, the two are still opponents, and the war is still not extinguished!

And our Dakang and Beiyan have fought for forty years, and they still only have their own land with each other, isn't it a common thing? Lu Zheng has his ideas and calculations, but as far as the battle of Tanzhou is concerned, he can't win it no matter what. And if Tanzhou is lost, the capital is the last barrier, and if Lu Zheng defends, he may fall into a completely passive situation. ”

Lu Shanchang frowned, sighed, and said: "If the north goes well, Jiangnan can be stabilized, if the north doesn't go well, those kids in the south of the south are afraid that they will have to go to the house to reveal the tiles!" ”

Dai Gao said quietly: "Jiangnan is not the key, the north is the key!" Lu Zheng has grasped this key point by himself, what else can my old guy care? He will break his life, how much of his creation is destined by God, can we know? ”

Lu Shanchang couldn't say anything anymore, so he had to retreat slowly, and the men under his hand reported that the big river was flooded, and the waterway was impassable, and the inner city of Jinling City was also flooded a lot because of the flood, and the land route was not smooth, so I am afraid it is not suitable to return to Jinling in a short time.

Lu Shanchang said: "Providence is like this, how can it be changed?" Let people pass the book to Jinling, just say that I am not cured, and because the river is blocking the road, I am afraid that I will not be able to rush back in a short time, let them all wait, isn't the prince in charge of the country, the prince can give orders to govern! ”

Lu Shanchang said at the end, sneered, and did not hide his pride and conceit in his laughter. Speaking of Lu Shanchang's age, he has already passed the age of ear smoothness, but his life has not been smooth for him, and it was not until recently that he held the power in his hands and became the prime minister, controlling the authority of the world.

The taste of power has a huge temptation for anyone, whether it is a young man or an old man, Lu Shanchang has power in his hands, how can he be willing to let the power go by? That's a must-have!

The situation in Jiangnan is delicate, Dai Gao can see it most clearly, and he is also the most open-minded. He has been in power for more than ten years, and he has experienced the scenery at that time, what Lu Zheng has in mind when he goes to the Northland, and what kind of plan he has best. He has reason to believe that Lu Zheng's choice is correct, because the seemingly dangerous Northland is actually a way to live, and it is the most important and critical way for Lu Zheng to realize his ideals and ambitions.

If Lu Zheng has been in Jiangnan, he is only relying on the power of the Lu family in Jiangnan, the Lu family in Jiangnan is rich and the head of the land, but can the Lu family have the bearing and pattern of the world?

What Lu Zheng needs is to conquer the world, what he needs is thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, so he jumped out, the battle of heroes has never been solved by relying on power and trickery, what is needed is real knives and guns, bloody battles, what is needed is to become a king and lose a villain, and what is needed is a horizontal knife.

How can the weak Nanfu army transform into a king's army? How can it be done without being tempered by blood and fire? Therefore, the war in the north is a catastrophe that Lu Zheng must survive in a sense, if he can get through it, it will be the sea and the sky, and if he doesn't get through the past, there will be fewer such things throughout the ages?

How many princes and generals have now become dry bones in the grave? How many heroes and heroes have been defeated and killed? Lu Zheng is not the best outstanding among them, and he can't even talk about having too many regrets!