Lu Tong adjusted his sitting posture slightly, and then slowly opened the chatterbox.

"You should know that our old Lu family was originally just a small family in Shanyang County, and their ancestors had been farmers for generations, barely supporting a large family. It wasn't until your great-grandfather, my grandfather, who started the business, and it took decades of struggle between my late father and me to get to this family business. The source of all this is that your great-grandfather met a nobleman surnamed Yang, who taught the Lu family how to do business and gave Ling's great-grandfather a sum of money. ”

Lu Shen knew about this past, but it was the first time he had heard of that nobleman's surname.

Last name Yang?

He suddenly had a hint of enlightenment and asked, "Yang Dashuai?" ”

Lu Tong admired his keen thinking ability and said, "You guessed right, that noble man has a very remarkable descendant, that is Yang Guangyuan Yang Dashuai, who guarded the Jinghe defense line for Daqi Town back then. ”

Lu Shen asked again: "Father knows Yang Dashuai?" ”

"Acquaintance."

Lu Tong nodded, and said, "Not only acquaintance, but also a friend of life and death." ”

When Lu Shen was staying in the Guangling Yamen of the Warp Weaving Division, he happened to read a dossier, which recorded the events before the Yuanjia Change, one of which was related to Yang Guangyuan, but it was only a few crosses.

"In the seventh year of Yuankang, at the twilight of the year, Yang Guangyuan was convicted of collaborating with the enemy and sentenced to hanging, at the age Chinese New Year's Eve of eight. Born in the family, migrated to Taiping Prefecture. There are fifteen people who sit in the curtain such as Zhou Xun. ”

Counting the time, that was seventeen years ago.

Looking at the obvious sadness in Lu Tong's eyes, Lu Shen said softly: "Father's Day mourning." ”

Lu Tong shook his head and said in confusion: "After so many years, where does the mourning come from?" ”

He didn't seem to want to make the conversation between father and son too heavy, and continued the previous topic: "Because of the friendship of my ancestors, I have been familiar with Yang Dashuai since I was a child. Because he was nine years older than me, we were called brothers. The elder brother was a genius and began to emerge in the army not long after, and a few years later he became famous with a surprise attack. ”

In that battle, he led a thousand horsemen to gallop in the starry night, smashed the cavalry garrison of the Jinglian people, fought for more than an hour to defeat four times the enemy, and beheaded the second uncle of the current Emperor Jing. Since then, he has risen through the ranks until he commands an army of 170,000 in command of the entire Jinghe defense line. At first, I also led the troops under my brother, and at that time there was a group of like-minded young people, all of whom wanted to completely cut off the southern invasion of the three northern tribes, and return the world to a peaceful world. ”

However, the officials of the DPRK and China were corrupt, and the first emperor was talented and indulged in pleasures, and the officers and men in the army often did not even receive 30% of their salaries. In addition, many people hated his brother and often made things difficult for him in the official face, so the brother came up with the idea of raising the army through business, and at the same time hoped to leave a way back for the brothers. You also know that our Lu family makes a living from business, and it is only natural for me to take over this matter. ”

When he said this, Lu Tong's expression was still calm, but Lu Shen was greatly touched.

Giving up a good future in the army and being a businessman with no status covered in copper is not an easy decision to make, but Lu Tong has no resentment, as if this matter is as ordinary as eating and drinking.

Lu Shen sighed: "It's not easy for my father. ”

Lu Channel: "Actually, it's nothing, at that time, I was unknown in the army, and I had a family background, so it was incumbent on me to take over this stall." After that, I concentrated on these trivial matters, on the one hand, connecting the various forces through business, trying to solve the official problems of my brother and others, and on the other hand, providing them with help as much as I could, when necessary. ”

Lu Shen felt that this matter was both absurd and very sad.

Whether it is Yang Guangyuan or others, they are all military generals of the Qi court, and they are all Qi troops, but they are worried that the supply of the court will not be able to keep up, so they have to find their own way.

What a ridiculous situation.

Lu Tong continued: "Among the three tribes in the north, the Jinglian people are the most ambitious, and at the beginning of the first emperor's reign, they often attacked and harassed the south, and later they provoked the Helan people in the north and the Gaoyang people in the northwest, and constantly invaded our border with the advantage of cavalry. What happened later, you should know, it was these three clans that established the Jing Dynasty, the Zhao State and the Dai Kingdom respectively. ”

Lu Shen said: "It is said that now the Zhao State has become a vassal of the Jing Dynasty, similar to the Northern Yan, but the Dai Kingdom in the northwest land does not know much. ”

"It's all later."

Lu Tong's eyes were obscure, and he said faintly: "When my brother was here, the Jinghe defense line was like an iron wall, firmly sheltering the northern border of Daqi, and the enemy was under the city of Heluo, and they had never even set foot on the south bank of the Jing River. After several years of deflatedness, Jing Lian was greatly enraged, so Qing Yuding, the cavalry commander of the Jing Dynasty at that time, that is, Qing Yugong's father, came up with a way to damage. ”

Lu Shen's expression became cold, and he said coldly: "Discord plan? ”

"It's not a weird idea, but it's surprisingly useful."

A hint of ridicule appeared on Lu Tong's face, and he sneered: "The three northern clans are not short of gold and silver, and they have bought off some important ministers in the court, as well as the great eunuchs in the palace, at a great price, so that these people will slander and frame in front of the first emperor day and night. After a long time, the stupidest emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty will naturally waver, but he also knows the importance of the Jinghe defense line, and he does not dare to attack his brother directly, but uses some means that cannot be put on the table to repeatedly test and suppress. ”

"But then ......"

"My brother is not only a master of the art of war, but also knows the dangers of the war. As early as the fifth year of Yuankang, that is, two years before his accident, he began to prepare, trying his best to cut off the contact between him and me, erasing the past intersection of the Yang and Lu families as much as possible, and at the same time carefully arranging some people in inconspicuous places. Xiao Wangzhi is like this, his brother admires him very much, and is sure that he will become a famous general in the army, but he has to find a reason to beat him half to death, and then drive him to Huaizhou to serve as the commander of the Zhenbei Army. ”

Lu Tong paused and explained: "At that time, Huaizhou was not as good as it is now, and it has always been a place for unambitious generals in the army. ”

Lu Shen's heart moved, and he couldn't hide his surprise and said: "Yang Dashuai had already realized at that time that Daqi would lose half of the country, and Huaizhou would become a strategic point?" ”

"From what I know of my brother, he did this on purpose, but he certainly didn't expect the situation to collapse so quickly." The ridicule on Lu Tong's face became stronger and stronger, and he said: "In the second year after his death, the cavalry of the Jing Dynasty successfully broke through the Jinghe defense line and calmly surrounded Heluo City. In fact, the situation at that time was not dangerous, and Jing Jun did not have the ability to capture Heluo at all. ”

He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and sneered: "That fool of the first emperor is frightened, and the Qin Wangjun is still on the way, so he can't wait to let people go out of the city to sue for peace." Qing Yuding and Qing Yugong, father and son, not only obtained a large amount of gold and silver, but also cut off several important towns in the north, after which the Jinghe defense line was like a fictitious one. If this matter is not hopeless, but Qing Yuding made another move, forcing the first emperor to sell the native soldiers of the seven departments of Shazhou as a condition for agreeing to withdraw the troops. ”

Lu Shen asked in disbelief, "Did he really agree?" ”

Lu Tong put his hands in front of his lower abdomen, and said slowly: "The seven departments of Shazhou are extremely loyal to Daqi, and when they heard that Heluo was surrounded, they hurriedly sent eight thousand native soldiers, and they ran more than 700 miles to come to King Qin with a pair of legs, and they were sold by that idiot. You may be curious why the spies of the Pseudo-Yan Prosecutor's Office dared to die one after another, in fact, most of them had seen with their own eyes how corrupt the imperial court was back then, and even many of them had been oppressed and humiliated by the court officials at home. ”

At this point, the events of that year gradually became clear.

In the seventh year of the first emperor Yuankang, Yang Guangyuan, the commander of Jinghe, died unjustly, and the following year, the three northern clans joined forces to go south to besiege Heluo City.

In the eleventh year of Yuankang, the army of the Jing Dynasty broke through Heluo, and Emperor Qi and the crown prince died by self-immolation in the palace.

In the following year, Li Duan, the seventh son of the emperor, with the support of the southern clan, ascended the throne as emperor in Yongjiacheng, continuing the state of the Qi Dynasty, which has been 12 years so far.

Regarding what Lu Tong said at the end, Lu Shen also understood it in his heart.

Such a king and court will not give a glimmer of hope, but will only bring endless disasters.

He thought of what Lin Xi said, whether it was the Qi Dynasty, the Yan Dynasty, or the current Jing Dynasty, there was not much difference for the people of the Northland.

Even, the people of the Northern Qi hated the former Qi Dynasty even more, and transferred this hatred to the current Southern Qi.

But he was still puzzled, so he asked: "Father, why didn't Yang Dashuai rebel?" ”

"This question ......" Lu Tong was silent for a moment, and muttered, "He won't." ”

There are not too many explanations and descriptions, just three simple words, but they make Lu Shen feel extremely heavy.

"In fact, when the time came to Yuankang for seven years, my brother knew that he was going to die, and during that time he had been adjusting the deployment of the Jinghe defense line, thinking that even if he died unjustly, the defense line that stretched for more than a thousand miles could block the alien iron cavalry. I went to see him three times, but he refused to see me each time, and only told me to take care of my family. But he didn't expect that after his death, the Jinghe defense line was like a thin piece of paper that was easily pierced. ”

Lu Tong's eyes were slightly red, and he said astringently: "He didn't give us a chance to rescue at all, and he died in prison after only three days in prison." I was hell-bent on avenging him, but there were still many things I needed to do, and there was no good opportunity, so I had to endure for the time being. ”

Lu Shen suddenly realized that he was afraid that he was going to hear something extremely secret.

He asked: "Father, they all say that the first emperor and the crown prince set themselves on fire in the palace, is this true?" ”

"Yes."

Lu Tong nodded without hesitation, and then the corners of his mouth opened slightly: "I let you put that fire." ”

The shock in Lu Shen's heart was indescribable.

"It took me four years to wait for this opportunity."

There was wind and snow in Lu Tong's eyes, and he said slowly: "Although this will make that idiot not only have bad deeds in the history books, but also add a more positive record, I can't tolerate them escaping from Heluo and continuing to be a lonely and widowed scourge in the south." I don't have much ability, and I can't lead troops to fight as well as my brother, but I'm a person who holds a grudge, and if they kill my brother, I'm going to burn them alive with raging fire. ”

"Even so, it can't wash away the sins that the father and son of the heavenly family have done."

Lu Tong picked up the tea cup on the table, took a shallow sip, and gradually calmed down.

Lu looked at his father steadily, he knew that today's conversation was not only to tell the story of the past, but also to his future.

Since he decided to come to the stage, Lu Tong naturally would not continue to hide these things, especially since he had killed the king.

No wonder he didn't let himself study to participate in the imperial examination, and wanted him to stay in Huaizhou to be a carefree rich and noble son.

"Don't be afraid, these things won't affect you, you have done a clean job for your father, and even Xiao Wangzhi doesn't know it. The traces of those days have long since faded, and now you are the only one who knows the details except for your father. ”

Lu Tong looked at Lu Shen calmly, his tone was gentle, his eyes were full of closeness, and he smiled softly: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, the elders' affairs are handled by the elders, you just need to follow your heart and choose your own path." ”

"And then go on firmly."

(End of chapter)