Xiahou Ba was unconscious, and the entire Luodu City was sleepless all night, and all the lords were urgently discussing how to deal with this sudden situation.

Land valves are no exception.

In the Three Fears Hall, the lord Lu Xin sat upright, the deacons and members of the Council of Elders were on the left and right, and Lu Yun was also present at the end.

"Although this incident seems to have nothing to do with our land valve, we must beware of Xiahou valve taking the opportunity to expand the target of revenge." I only heard Archdeacon Lu Xiu say in a deep voice: "Besides, if the Xiahou Valve retaliates against the Mei Valve too fiercely, we can't say that we have to share some pressure for them, otherwise we will be broken by the Xiahou Valve individually, and we will be alone in the end." ”

"Big brother is right, the next pressure on Mei Valve will definitely be very great." Lu Kan nodded, but changed his words as he spoke: "But judging from the research and judgment of the Guanfeng Academy today, Xiahou Valve's punishment of Mei Valve may be symbolic to a greater extent. Although the strength of the plum valve is weak, it has the most extensive marriage with each valve, who does not have a large number of plum valves' son-in-law? ”

When Lu Kan said this, a chuckle sounded in the ancestral hall, and among the nearly twenty high-level Lu Valve present, there were many who married Mei Valve women.

"Even if he Xiahou Valve, there are many people who are related to Mei Valve, in the case of Xiahou Ba's life and death is unknown, although they will not speak for Mei Valve, they will definitely not support unlimited revenge." I only heard Lu Kan continue: "And the most important point is that for the Xiahou Valve, there is no substantial benefit in attacking the Mei Valve. Mrs. Mei has been shrinking with her lady for ten years, and if you hit her again, she will just retract the turtle shell, and she really wants to send a large army to attack Meifang? ”

"Probably not...... everyone shook their heads when they heard this, "What's the difference between that and rebellion?" It's better to rebel directly. ”

Many people said and looked at Lu Yun, who was willing to accompany Lu Yun in the last seat, obviously thinking of the incident last year when Lu Valve almost attacked Xie Fang in order to save him.

"That time was different from this time, everyone was there to save people...... Lu Yun touched his nose embarrassedly, and whispered: "Besides, there was no fight, did you?" ”

"Okay, don't talk about the past." Lu Xin waved his hand, drawing everyone's attention back to Lu Kan. "What you mean is that the Guanfeng Yuan judged that Xiahou Valve was holding on to the Mei Valve and would not get any actual benefits. So they will ......"

"Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is intended for Pei Gong." Lu Kan nodded, and said in a deep voice: "They will soon turn the spearhead back to the emperor, because that is in line with the fundamental interests of the Xiahou valve, which has nothing to do with whether the emperor is behind the scenes, even if it is really not, they will think that it is." ”

"Hmm." Everyone nodded, obviously agreeing with Lu Kan's judgment.

"Alas, it's really a foot high, and the magic is a foot high." The Great Elder Lu Yan couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Yesterday, we applauded His Majesty's methods, but I didn't expect that today, the old lady would easily turn it over." ”

"Xiahou Ba is dizzy, it's too timely." I heard Lu Xia say in a deep voice: "I think he is pretending to be eighty percent." ”

"Even if he pretends, Xiahou Valve's gang will take it as real and take the opportunity to do something." Lu Yi sneered: "If your analysis is good, the emperor will be in trouble now." ”

"It is necessary to pay close attention to the movements of the Anxi army." Lu Xin instructed Lu Kan.

"Yes." Lu Kan nodded in response, although the fiefdom of the Lu Valve was not in Guanzhong, there were still relatives and friends in Chang'an City, and it was much more convenient to inquire about the movements of the Anxi Army than to investigate the Zhenbei Army.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Then Lu Xin cleared his throat, and the high-level officials of the land valve sat up straight, quietly waiting for the valve master to speak.

"Originally, although we thought that the world was going to be in chaos, the current situation should last for a few more years. But since the beginning of this year, the situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and Xiahou has obviously lost patience and is ready to completely solve the problem within a year or two. Lu Xin said with a stern expression: "If it is said that war will break out this year, I will not be surprised at all. ”

Everyone nodded in horror, and the judgment of the lord made them realize once again that the land valve had reached a critical juncture of life and death.

"So there is not much time left for us, we must cherish every day, exert all our strength, and seize the day!" Lu Xin said and looked at Lu Xiudao: "Big brother, how is the situation over there in Huguang?" ”

"Back to the valve master, we have not been idle for a moment in the past six months, and we have successively sent more than 5,000 clansmen to Huguang, and in accordance with the plan formulated by the valve owner, we will carry out the multi-headed implementation."

Lu Xiu has lost a lot compared to half a year ago, and his face, which was originally pampered, is now full of wind and frost. In just half a year, he has made as many as ten round-trips between Huguang and Luodu, and almost more than seventy percent of the time is running outside.

"As of the end of this month, we have recruited 80,000 troops in Huguang, and Lu Wei and several elders are training them day and night, and it won't take long to form combat effectiveness."

Now that the war of arms expansion of various lords has become open and white-hot, the land lords naturally no longer need to hide it, and it does not matter if they recruit troops generously.

"What about the weapons, the armor, and the grain?" Lu Xin asked again.

"Our miners have been working day and night, and the blacksmith workshop, armor shop, and dyeing and weaving workshop have expanded their production tenfold, and in half a year they have created 50,000 steel knives, 30,000 spears, 20,000 birch bows, 300,000 arrows, 5,000 pairs of iron armor, 20,000 pairs of leather armor, 50,000 pieces of rattan armor, and 50,000 sets of military uniforms......

Lu Xiu's answer was like a treasure, and all the high-level Lu Valve officials were dumbfounded, they didn't expect this valve to have such a powerful war potential.

"It's not enough." Lu Xin still said with a worried face: "The rattan armor is easy to use in Huguang, but when it reaches the north, it will be greatly discounted, not to mention, and it may be attacked by fire." The production of rattan armor was temporarily stopped, and the production of iron armor and leather armor was fully commenced. ”

"Weapons, bows, crossbows and arrows are far from enough, and we must speed up production day and night." After a pause, he looked at the crowd: "Everyone, I mean, if the "Exemption and Grace Order" is implemented from the army to the entire Huguang, as long as it serves the preparation of the war, you can enjoy the same preferential treatment. ”

"Hiss......" A group of high-level executives of the land valve gasped one after another, all surprised by the courage of the valve owner.

The so-called "Waiver of Grace Order" is the core of the various reforms launched by Lu Xin, and it is also the one that is most supported by the people in the territory. There are dozens of articles in total, and in short, there are three-

1. If there are young and middle-aged people in the family who join the land lord army, one person can be exempted from three people from forced labor and five acres of land. The two of them are exempt from the conscription of the whole family and all the land endowments.

2. All those who train hard and fight bravely can be credited with meritorious points, and soldiers can exchange points for money, grain, fish, skins, cloth, and even all kinds of rewards in the fields, and the rewards are very rich.

3. For the victims of the land war, the family was given preferential sympathy, in addition to rewarding the land and money, he was also given the title of 'righteous man', enshrined in the Zhongyi Hall, and the whole family continued to be exempt from rent and tax for 20 years!