Chapter 67: Convincing Lu Kang to surrender
For the sake of insurance, Zhu Xin asked Sun Ce to ask for two letters when he met Ma Riyan. One is for his own use, and the other is for Yuan Shu to see, especially after the latter reads it, he may use it directly.
When the time comes, Sun Ce may also have credit for pacifying Lujiang, but at most it is the credit for offering advice, and it has nothing to do with real military achievements.
After Lu Fan came over, he listened to Zhu Xin's opinion and decided to make further improvements. That is the specific matter, which is communicated by Lu Kang and Sun Ce in person, without leaving any evidence on paper. After all, this may become Sun Ce's handle in Lu Kang's hands.
To put it simply, Sun Ce may be jointly involved by Ma Riyan and Lu Kang, and he will have to deal with Yuan Shu publicly. Otherwise, with this letter, Lu Kang could let Yuan Shu make a move on Sun Ce first.
"It seems that Taifu is on Yuan Shu's side, and he should be under house arrest......" Lu Kang read the letter and already roughly understood. If you have to use secret words, it seems that Ma Riyan's every move is monitored by Yuan Shu.
The letter mentioned Sun Ce, the captain of Huaiyi, and with the secret words, Lu Kang probably understood that Sun Ce was 'his own person'.
"Tell Sun Ce that it's okay to talk, she can only come alone!" Lu Kang thought about it and decided to be safer.
If I remember correctly, last year an army crusaded against Chen Wen, and the person who commanded the army at that time was called Sun Ce. Lu Kang doesn't think it's a coincidence, and at the same time, an existence that can crusade against Chen Wen in such a short period of time is not a big mistake to be cautious.
More than ten minutes later, Sun Ce replied and agreed to Lu Kang's request.
"It's a bit of guts, okay, I'll see you!" Seeing this, Lu Kang also admired Sun Ce's courage, so he went out in person.
The meeting place is in the camp, and the tables and chairs are prepared in advance, and even tea and snacks are prepared. At first, there was no, Lu Kang saw a girl from a distance, he was stunned at first, and then sent someone else to prepare these.
"I didn't expect Captain Huaiyi to be so young...... the two of them took their seats, and Lu Kang couldn't help but say hello, "What's even more rare is that he is young and promising, it's just Huo Huqi in the world." β
"Where, when Ce was young, he followed his father to study in the army and listened to his teachings, which is what he has today." Sun Ce said modestly, no, mentioning the identity of his father Sun Jian.
"It turned out to be Sun Poyu's daughter, and sure enough, the tiger father has no dog daughter!" When Lu Kang heard this, he looked at Sun Ce and became more cordial.
After all, Lu Kang's nephew, Yichun County Commander of Yuzhang County, asked Sun Jian for help. If the latter goes to the rescue, it will be a cross-border conquest, and the master book has also persuaded him to do so. Sun Jian insisted on sending troops, not only successfully rescued, but also won the title of Marquis of Wucheng.
For Sun Jian, this is just a fragment of his career. For Lu Kang, Sun Jian is kind to the Lu family, after all, Lu Kang is such a nephew. It is estimated that no one knows that the one who was saved by Sun Jian was Lu Xun's father Lu Jun.
Lu Kang told him about this matter, and Sun Ce suddenly realized that the two families still had such a relationship. In such an atmosphere, the meeting between the two can be regarded as a good start.
"Taifu was ordered to come to Kanto to appease the officials of various states......" Sun Ce saw that the atmosphere was about the same, and began to get to the point, "However, when it comes to Yuan Shu's side, the latter values Taifu's ability and hopes that she can stay and serve as a military advisor." β
"Yuan Shu is so bold, the envoys of the imperial court actually dare to intercept it!" When Lu Kang heard this, his face suddenly showed unkindness.
Lu Kang is sixty-eight this year, and he has spent most of his life serving the Han Dynasty. Therefore, in his guidelines, there is no idea of separating one side as a prince, which will only make him lose his old age.
The older you get, the more you value your reputation, just like Xin Qiji's poem says, 'win the fame before and after death'.
also understands that in these years, the world is divided, and everyone wants to be the emperor. However, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is still in the hands of Li Dao, unless he is murdered by him, so that the imperial court loses its orthodox heir, no one dares to stand on their own openly.
Zhongxing Dahan may be a dream, but Lu Kang, as a Hanchen, must be firm.
"The fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family, the powerful heritage has gradually made the Yuan family lose itself." Sun Ce sighed, "Taishou doesn't know anything, Dong Zhuo at the beginning was still the former official of Yuan Valve." And the reason why it was enabled was the Liangzhou Bandit Rebellion.
In those years, except for Dong Zhuo, all the generals couldn't help these traitors, and a few years later, Dong Zhuo was promoted and assassinated in the state, but he was entrenched in Hedong and couldn't go to work. Not long after, the general He Jin was killed, Yuan Shao took the lead in entering the palace, and Dong Zhuo was introduced into the capital by Yuan Valve at the right time. β
"But Dong Zhuo, but he killed Yuan Kui." Sun Ce's words, Lu Kang couldn't help but ponder, but there was still this problem, which was logically unreasonable.
Yuan Valve didn't expect that Dong Zhuo would hold the two princes hostage by himself. Taishou must have forgotten that the reason why the princes asked for Dong was that Qiao Mao called on the princes of the world to ask for Dong on the grounds of obtaining the secret order of the three dukes, and Situ Ke at that time was Yuan Kui.
It was the princes who begged Dong, and when Dong Zhuo was defeated and retreated, he also hated Yuan Kui to the core, and it was reasonable to kill him. Of course, Sun Ce was prepared.
But then again, how did Zhu Xin know these things? Sun Ce recalled the process of Zhu Xin teaching himself these things along the way, and he didn't see that he still had such an understanding of the situation.
Even Lu Fan, Chen Duan and Qin Song were stunned when they heard it, and there was no room for refutation at all.
At that time, by the way, it was also analyzed that Yuan Shu stayed in Ma Riyan, not only because of her talent, but also because of the relationship between the two families. Yuan Kui married Ma Rong's daughter, and Ma Riyan was Ma Rong's grandson. According to his seniority, Yuan Kui can also be regarded as Ma Riyan's uncle.
Yuan Shu is Yuan Feng's eldest daughter, and Yuan Feng is Yuan Kui's brother. There is no blood relationship, but if Yuan Kui is concerned, then Yuan Shu is equivalent to Ma Riyan's cousin.
Meow meow, the two still have such a relationship...... At that time, everyone began to think, is he too lonely and unheard? It's a pity that reality is not a comic in the end, otherwise one or two, I'm afraid they will all be Doudou eyes.
"What does Captain Sun mean is that Yuan Valve has long been ready to rebel?" Lu Kang felt that the context of the matter began to become clear.
At that time, if Dong Zhuo was obedient and Yuan Valve controlled the two princes, then the result would be that Yuan Kui, or Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's generation, would accept the Zen position of Emperor Han, and then become an existence similar to Wang Mang.
I have to say that this Wang Mang really gave his juniors a good start!
"There is no way to verify it, and there is a lack of evidence." Sun Ce said, "But Yuan Shu had ill intentions and intercepted the imperial envoy without authorization, but the evidence was conclusive. It's just that she has countless elite soldiers and strong generals, and there are still tens of thousands of troops. If you attack Lujiang at all costs, do you think you can hold it? β
"Aren't you here?" Lu Kang looked at Sun Ce with a smile, "Don't beat around the bush, explain your intention!" β
"If you can't beat it, why don't you try to pretend to defect to Yuan Shu first, and then find an opportunity to kill him?" Sun Ce officially explained his intentions, "Then gather his soldiers and horses, and raise troops to enter King Qin, this is what Taifu meant." β
"But Captain Sun said that she had ill intentions, so wouldn't it be criticized for me to join her command?" Lu Kang retorted.
"Yuan Shu is still the left general of the imperial court, at least he hasn't shown a rebellious face. Throw yourself under its command, and there will be no loss of reputation. If one day she shows her face as a traitor, and we publicly announce our crusade against her, it will show that we are sincerely towards the Han court. Sun Ce replied, unexpectedly, he actually guessed it for Zhu Xin again.
It's impossible for Lu Kang not to be interested, it's just that people want face, as long as the face is passable, a sixty-eight-year-old man won't be too entangled in anything. After a few years of peace and stability, I can continue to be a Taishou, and I have to retire if I can't.
In fact, according to the current situation of Dahan, it is estimated that he is going to die in office......
"If I can do it, Lujiang is too guarded, and I have to be an official. Military power will not be ceded out. Lu Kang replied, "At most, it is money, food and materials, which can be paid to her." β
"As long as Taishou agrees to work, then Sun will help solve the follow-up matters." Sun Ce immediately assured.
It's very simple to convince Yuan Shu, how many years can Lu Kang be too guarded at his age? After he died, could he still let his son be the Taishou of this Lujiang? In just two or three years, five or six more years, Lujiang finally fell into the hands of Yuan Shu?
So compared to Lu Kang's side, in fact, Yuan Shu's side is more convincing.
"When it comes to this, the book is not pretentious...... Lu Kang weighed it, "Okay, I agreed!" β
In this troubled world, you can either be a prince yourself, or find a reliable prince to defect. Lu Kang's age does not allow him to be a prince himself, and he himself does not have the idea of being a prince and separating one side.
If he could, he wanted to defect to Liu Biao, who was a member of the Han family. However, Runan and Jiujiang were in the hands of Yuan Shu and were adjacent to him. The latter would not allow this neighbor to throw herself into the arms of others, so that Runan County and Jiujiang County under her command might be in danger of being attacked.
It just so happened that Sun Ce came over and gave him an excuse, which Lu Kang accepted, and then said he would surrender.
Then the rest of the matter will be solved, it is nothing more than asking Lu Kang to write a letter of surrender and send it to Yuan Shu. Of course, the condition is to open it, and then Sun Ce must also write a document to explain his views.
Whether Yuan Shu agrees to the follow-up, or what conditions are offered, is a matter between the two. However, Sun Ce surrendered his troops without a fight, and without injuring a single soldier, he defeated Lujiang County.
For this credit, Yuan Shu has to weigh it......
It's not just about military exploits, Lu Kang in line with the idea that Yuan Shu can't be too cheap, and allocated half of the money and grain that he had reserved over the years to Sun Ce. Lu Fan suddenly blossomed, and sure enough, he was the most profitable to fight.
Before Yuan Shu did not officially reply, Lu Kang and Sun Ce had already commensurate themselves as colleagues. Strictly speaking, both of them are Han officers, and they are indeed their own people.
Inevitably, Lu Kang arranged a family banquet, intending to entertain Sun Ce and introduce several clansmen to him at the same time. Especially the nephew, knowing that Sun Ce was coming, hoped to visit and thank Sun Jian for saving his father's life.
Of course, Sun Ce accepted it gladly, but said that since it was a family banquet, her fiancΓ© hoped to be able to attend.
Lu Kang was stunned when he heard this, and then he also expressed his understanding, Sun Ce is twenty years old this year, and it is normal to have a marriage contract. I just don't know what kind of young handsome man he is, and he can be reassured by her.
It's just that when I saw Zhu Xin, after the slightly chubby figure, I couldn't help but wonder: What kind of virtue and ability can this Zhu Xin be, and he can get Sun Ce's heart. Or, could it be that Sun Ce is blind to fall in love with this guy?!