Xiang Yu listened to Lu Yan's remarks, and his thoughts were basically the same as those of his father, and he was about to nod in agreement, when Ji Bu next to him suddenly got up and said: "King Qiyu, the minister thinks it is inappropriate, this may be the plan of the Marquis of Pingnan to return to Han." ”

"Why did the general say that? Please elaborate. Fan Zeng frowned slightly, as if he also sensed that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

"The Marquis of Pingnan has lived in Xingyang for a long time, and the relationship with the King of Han is not what it used to be, if he goes back in case of Lianhe and the King of Han, pretending to blow up and surrender, in fact, luring us into the city, wouldn't it be a mistake." Ji Bu said matter-of-factly.

Lu Yan frowned slightly, "What does General Ji Bu think is the leader of Baishan?" Now the old mother is still in the Chu camp, if I want to destroy the king of Chu with the king of Han, dare to ask where to put the old mother? ”

"Pingnanhou is also, the old lady Lu is still in the Chu camp today, how can he unite with the Han to attack us, and I am really unheard of." Xiang Yu said slowly.

Ji Bu next to him saw Xiang Yu say this, so he didn't explain too much, Fan Zeng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked with some doubts: "How will Master Hou contact us and then attack Xingyang." ”

"Father Ya can rest assured in this matter, Ziyu ordered someone to detour to Chen County from the north gate, but it is only more than half an hour, it is no obstacle for attacking the city, and the king can wait for Ziyu's news." Lu Yan said quite calmly.

Xiang Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered someone to take wine and food to reopen the banquet, and the next morning, Lu Yan was very indifferent, and said goodbye to Xiang Yu and others outside the city.

Lu Yan rode away, he couldn't walk more than twenty miles, his heart was very comfortable, so he finally got out safely, Lu's mother was not what Fan Zeng said, she was worried day and night, but she was living well, which made Lu Yan a little less worried.

Pingnan Hou returned to Xingyang without mentioning it, and said that Lu's mother was in Chuying, and when she heard that Lu Yan had returned, her face looked quite angry, and she immediately took out a silk letter from her sleeve.

This is the edict issued by the first emperor when Lu Yan was an official in Xianyang, and Lu's mother was not by Lu Yan's side for a long time, so she asked for the silk book to relieve the feelings of the mother and son.

Lu's mother was very careful in front of the case, "Ziyu, my mother is a damned person, I want to come to your father, as well as the eldest brother and the second brother, they were all killed by Qin, and my mother never thought that you would be an official in Xianyang." ”

"The deceased is speechless, anyway, my mother doesn't blame you for being the first emperor, you are happy to live a good life than anything else, and my mother has enjoyed enough blessings over the years, and her crippled body. I don't want to bother you anymore. ”

"In the world of great controversy, there is only the difference between the strong and the weak, when my mother lived in Linzi, I was worried that sooner or later I would be threatened by other princes, but I didn't expect it to be true, if I die now, maybe you don't have anything to worry about, just treat Wen'er well, as long as you inherit the lineage for the old Lu family, it will not be in vain for the mother to live for a lifetime."

Lu Mu stopped talking, burst into tears, and couldn't calm down for a long time, until around the ugly hour, Lu Yanfang pulled out a sharp sword from under the bed, which was cast by Chu Ying.

"My mother has no regrets in my heart." Before the silk book was put away, blood was already dripping, and in a moment, Lu's mother was already lifeless, lying on the bed quite peacefully.

Lu's mother was a lifelong scholar, married into the Lu family, before the Qi country was extinguished, the incense was vigorous, since the Qi was extinguished, after a few years of hard life, she moved to Xianyang, and returned to Linzi, and finally died in Chu Ying, sacrificing her life to take righteousness.

Early in the morning, the Chu guards had already noticed that there was no sound in the tent, thinking that Lu's mother was resting and did not disturb, at the end of the hour, Fan Zeng was in a good mood, after all, Lu Yan promised the Chu country, and the inside should be combined with the outside, so Fan Zeng was ready to come to visit Lu's mother.

Fan Zeng walked to the tent, his brows furrowed slightly, and he only felt that something was wrong, so he said to the guards: "You two open the tent, I have something to say to the old lady." ”

The guard received the order, opened the cloth tent with some care, and saw Lu Mu lying on the bed with a bloody sword next to him, and immediately panicked.

"Father is not good, the old lady seems to have an accident!" The guard immediately shouted out of the tent.

Fan Zeng had an ominous premonition, heard the guards shouting, and hurriedly ran towards the tent, "What happened?" Why is there such a panic? ”

"The old lady seems to have lost her breath and committed suicide last night." The guard said tremblingly.

Fan Zeng immediately looked forward, and he really lost his appearance, "You bunch of waste!" This is Ping Nanhou's old mother! What should I do this time? ”

At this moment, Xiang Yu was supervising the soldiers, and when he heard the voice of his father, he immediately ran over, and when he saw the body of the old lady in the tent, he couldn't help but be shocked.

"Father, this, this, what?" Even Xiang Yu was a little incoherent.

"It must be that the old lady doesn't want Pingnanhou to descend to Chu, but she feels that she is a burden, so she commits suicide with the tent, cutting off Pingnanhou's thoughts, and making him loyal to Han!" Fan Zeng speculated on his own.

Xiang Yu also nodded, "Old Madam Lu is really virtuous, with such a good mother, no wonder Pingnanhou has both virtue and talent, and should be sent back to the Han camp and ordered Pingnanhou to arrange it personally." ”

"That's fine, it seems that Xingyang still has to think of another way." Fan Zeng said with a sigh.

Around noon, Lu Mu's body was sent from Chen County to Xingyang, and Xiang Yu personally escorted it, only bringing more than ten Chu generals, which shows that the ancients were sincere, especially in awe of people who sacrificed their lives for righteousness and had a strong temperament.

King Han was in the mansion, discussing with Lu Yan and others how to break Chen County, and suddenly heard that a coffin was sent from Chudi, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised, but Lu Yan hid his face and cried bitterly.

"Master Hou, why is this?" Zhang Liang asked first, and Liu Bang and the others also looked at Lu Yan in puzzlement.

"Ziyu obeyed her mother's arrangement, so she went out of the Chu camp, thinking that her mother always took care of the overall situation, and she must no longer let me think of returning to the Chu camp, so she committed suicide with a sword." Lu Yan said silently.

Chen Ping went out of the city to take the coffin, for this kind of thing, the ancients generally did not use the dead to design schemes, so Chu did not bring troops, and Han did not attack several Chu generals, but just handed over the body of Lu Mu.

Liu Bang and others personally supported Lu Yan, came out of the house, and asked Chen Ping to learn that it was Lu's mother who signaled, and Lu Yan immediately cried in front of the coffin, grief and indignation, and everyone on the side cried.

"Master Hou should not be sad, such a good wife and mother should set up a card so that people in the world can follow suit." Liu Bang pulled up Lu Yan and said.

In the end, Liu Bang discussed with the hundred officials, buried the body of Lu's mother in Liyang, and ordered the ancestral hall to be built every month, and someone should worship it, called the Lu's mother's temple.

But he thought that it was an extraordinary period, so he did not let Lu Yan go to guard filial piety, and still stayed in Xingyang, and the Liyang Han Army needed to be plain for three days, and no wine and meat were allowed to comfort Mrs. Lu's spirit in the sky.

After Lu Yan arranged the affairs of the old lady, his mood gradually improved, after all, the deceased is gone, the living are still there, and the battle of Xingyang in Chu and Han is imminent, and the love of children should be released.

At this time, Han Xin had also completed his army and was about to confront Chu.