Chapter 47 Lu Xun, the pillar of Jiangdong
The capital of Eastern Wu was built in the Taichu Palace
There was silence in the palace, and everyone was quietly waiting for Sun Quan's decision. Sun Quan glanced around, and just saw the crown prince Sun Deng, probably wanting to test the prince's ability, so he asked, "What does the prince think?" ”
Sun Deng politely bowed and replied: "The ministers think that all the ministers are for the sake of the country, and they are not at fault. It's just that the stakes are high and need to be decided carefully. Sun Deng paused and continued: "General Lu Xun, who is far-sighted and has been stationed on the front line near Wei and Shu for a long time, must know a lot about the situation between the two countries, so I can ask him to come and discuss countermeasures." ”
Sun Deng is the eldest son of Sun Quan, the emperor of Eastern Wu, and Sun Quan devoted himself to him and worked hard to cultivate him as an excellent successor. When Sun Deng was 17 years old, Sun Quan married Zhou Yu's daughter as the crown princess, and when Sun Quan was proclaimed emperor in Wuchang, Sun Deng was made the crown prince. Sun Quan sent four people, namely Zhuge Ke, the son of Zhuge Jin, Zhang Xiu, the son of Zhang Zhao, Gu Tan, the grandson of Gu Yong, and Chen Biao, the son of the famous general Chen Wu, to assist him. After Sun Quan moved the capital to Jianye, Sun Deng continued to guard Wuchang, and the most important assistant was the general Lu Xun, who also set up a relatively complete government team, and concentrated a group of elites from Eastern Wu. This luxurious lineup is for the stars to hold the moon and let Sun Deng adapt to the role of the number one as soon as possible. And Sun Deng also lived up to expectations, knowledgeable, loyal and filial, cautious, courteous and virtuous, quite benevolent. This time, he happened to go back to Beijing to see Sun Quan, so Sun Quan asked him to discuss it together.
When everyone heard this, they all felt reasonable.
"Yes, the general is outstanding, Jingzhou breaks Guan Yu, Yiling breaks Liu Bei, Shiting breaks Cao Xiu, and he must have a high opinion!"
"Yes, yes, the prince is far-sighted, and the general is stationed in Wuchang, and he must have more countermeasures than us when he hears about the affairs of Wei and Shu!"
"Yes, why hasn't the general come yet....... Didn't you say that His Majesty ordered a conscription a few days ago? ”
Lu Xun, the word Boyan, an important minister of Wu State, in the past, became the governor of Wu after Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Lu Meng as a scholar, but he didn't expect to be a blockbuster, Jingzhou broke Guan Yu, Yiling broke Liu Bei, Shiting broke Cao Xiu, and shocked Huaxia. In particular, the defeat of Liu Bei in the Battle of Yiling made him die depressed. The Battle of Shiting was designed to ambush and encircle Cao Xiu's 100,000 army, which also made Cao Xiu die of shame. This World War II established the status of the Eastern Wu power, so that Shu Han and Wei did not dare to underestimate the attack for decades, which can be described as the first war to determine the country. Sun Quan also took advantage of the situation to become emperor after the victory in the Battle of Shiting, and Lu Xun was a meritorious achievement. Lu Xun is both wise and brave, martial arts can be anbang, and literature can govern the country. Sun Quan compared him to Yi Yin at the time of the soup and Jiang Shang at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, and constantly promoted him, and set up a general above the general for the first time, and his status was higher than that of the three dukes, which showed his grace. After Sun Quan moved the capital to Jianye, he left the crown prince Sun Deng, the prince and Shangshu Jiuguan in Wuchang, and recruited Lu Xun to Wuchang to assist the prince, to lead the palace affairs left in Wuchang, and to take charge of the affairs of Jingzhou and Yangzhou Yuzhang and other three counties, and preside over the military affairs of Eastern Wu.
But Lu Xun lost his father in the early days, and was adopted by Lu Kang as a child, and in 194 AD, Sun Quan's brother Sun Ce attacked Lujiang, and two years later Lujiang fell, Lu Kang died of illness, and half of the more than 100 people of the Lu clan died. Although Sun Ce later died of illness, Lu Xun entered the Sun Quan shogunate as a staff member for the interests of the clan, but after all, there was a hatred of killing relatives, and there was always a bit of estrangement between Sun and Lu Xun.
Sun Quan suddenly chuckled in his heart, very uncomfortable, when did Lu Xun have such a high prestige, and even the prince ......? He has been in charge of Eastern Wu for more than 30 years, and he has always been restrained by those military generals and governors. In this national event in front of us, without Lu Xun, he can't be the master? Is he still the king of Wu?
Just when Sun Quan was thinking wildly, the eunuch entered the palace again and reported: "Your Majesty, the general Lu Xun has been ordered to return to Beijing, and now he is waiting outside the palace for His Majesty to summon him!" ”
Lu Xun's arrival instantly sobered up Sun Quan, he understood that this was not the time to think about these messes, and he had to rely on Lu Xun for advice, so he hurriedly shouted: "Please!" Please! ”
As soon as Lu Xun walked into the main hall, Sun Quan excitedly left his seat and said, "Why did Bo Yan come so late, I waited so hard!" ”
"Please forgive your majesty for the sin of belatedness!" Lu Xun hurriedly explained: "After receiving His Majesty's edict, the minister wanted to leave for Beijing immediately, but considering that the Wei army had recently transferred Jingzhou, General Zhennan Wen hired to take over as the governor of Jingzhou, and the Wei army in Xiangyang was frequently transferred. Therefore, the minister had to redeploy his troops and leave the chariot general Zhu Ran to guard Jiangling in case of accidents, so a few days late, please forgive your majesty! ”
"What a sin Bo Yan has!" Sun Quan smiled and said, "The ancients are cloudy, and the generals are outside, and the king's order is not affected. The military situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and generals should be improvised. Bo Yan is far-sighted and takes precautions, which makes me deeply gratified. In the future, Jingzhou's defense can be handled by himself, and he doesn't have to report everything. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Xun clenched his fists and said, "I heard that Wei and Shu sent envoys to ......."
"Exactly!" Sun Quan said with a serious face: "There are different opinions on this matter, so I have been waiting for you to come and fight for me!" Sun Quan said and let people repeat the minister's argument just now.
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much." After hearing this, Lu Xun said confidently, "As far as the minister knows, the loss of the Tiger Prison Pass was caused by the greed of Wei Yan, the general of Shu State, and the army of Shu State was not damaged. In addition, on the way here, the minister learned that Zhuge Liang dispatched troops and strategized to annihilate the two armies of Wei to attack the rear, and now there are no worries, and the rest of the Wei army has returned in vain, leaving only the soldiers and horses led by Emperor Cao Rui of Wei are still in the Tiger Prison Pass, but I don't know why they have been delayed and have not taken advantage of the victory to force Luoyang. In this case, Zhuge Liang must have had enough time to prepare. The outcome of the next head-to-head battle between the Wei and Shu armies is unknown, but it is certain that Zhuge Liang has no worries about destruction at this time, and can go all out to fight a decisive battle with the Wei army. ”
"Is that true?" Sun Quan asked with a look of surprise, "Is Zhuge Liang a god?" I originally expected that the best situation would be to abandon Luoyang and retreat into Guanzhong to protect Chang'an. I didn't expect that in such an unfavorable situation, Zhuge Liang could actually turn against the guest, this person is far better than his ancestor Liu Bei, it's really terrible! ”
"Yes, Zhuge Liang has failed several times before, but in recent years, he has changed his normalcy and repeatedly made strange schemes, defrauding Sima Yi to defeat him, and outwitting Luoyang, which is impressive. The Shu army is now so strong that the Wei state has shown a declining trend. In the long run, Shu is strong and Wei is weak, which is not the blessing of our country, and Your Majesty should also make plans as soon as possible and wait for the opportunity to take the Central Plains. Lu Xun said worriedly.
Sun Quan nodded slightly, "What Bo Yan said is reasonable. However, the most urgent thing at hand is how to deal with the request of Wei and Shu to send troops? ”
Lu Xun thought for a while and replied: "According to the minister's opinion, it is difficult for Wei to win suddenly, and my Great Wu is an enemy country, even if I refuse to be invited, Wei is afraid of my Yangtze River natural danger, and what can I do." And my country and Shu are still allies, and we need to join forces to fight against Cao Wei, so it is not easy to refuse, let alone fight against each other, so as not to be annoyed and angry and turn against me. Therefore, His Majesty can agree to the request of Shu and order 10,000 troops to be stationed in Misu to coerce Wei Shouchun, and then Jingzhou will send 10,000 troops to force Wei Xiangyang. If Shu wins, our army will take advantage of the situation to increase troops to capture Shouchun and Xiangyang, if Wei wins, our army will feint to attack Shouchun and Xiangyang, so that the Wei army will not dare to rescue and drive straight into Shu. In this way, it can be described as a foolproof plan! ”
"Good strategy!" Sun Quan clapped his hands and smiled, "Bo Yan is thoughtful, it is really a blessing for the country, according to your opinion." ”
"But ......" Sun Quan said with a smile on his face: "If the Shu army is defeated, Zhuge Liang is captured and killed, and the Wei army takes advantage of the situation to attack Sichuan, what will our army do?" ”
Lu Xun also smiled slightly when he heard this, and made a gesture, "In this way, Your Majesty should have his own holy judgment." Lu Xun paused, "Before leaving, the minister had quietly ordered the hussar general Buqi to station tens of thousands of soldiers and horses near Xiling on the Wushu border......
Sun Quan looked at Lu Xun and nodded with satisfaction, and the monarch and ministers laughed loudly.