Jiuxi

Chapter 225 223 [Huizhi Lanxin]

After all, Laian City is not as prosperous and prosperous as Guangling, and the buildings in the city are far from expensive. Therefore, the house where Lu Chen lives is quite spacious, and even exceeds the Guangling Lu House in terms of area.

Wang Chulong lived in Dongkuaoyuan. After Song Pei asked Lu Chen for instructions, he added a few more maids and rough ladies here. He also greeted the kitchen and added some northern flavors to the recipes.

She watched the maids help carry the luggage brought by Wang Chulong. Apart from the clothes, hairpins and various supplies that the master and servant needed, there were only six heavy boxes. Even if the four of them carried them together, it was still a bit difficult. .

Although he was a little curious, Song Pei didn't ask any more questions. Instead, Jin Shu saw everyone's cautious look and took the initiative to say: "Don't be too careful, these boxes are filled with my lady's books. It's okay to be rough with your movements." .”

Song Pei couldn't help but secretly marveled.

After everything was sorted, she went into the inner room, saluted Wang Chulong and said, "If there is anything you need to do, miss, just give the servant an order."

Wang Chulong smiled and said, "Thank you, Miss Song. It's the first time we've met. I don't have much else to offer, so I'd like to ask the girl to accept my kindness."

Before he finished speaking, Jin Shu held a small box and opened it in front of Song Pei, only to see a gleaming and warm jade bracelet inside.

How dare Song Pei accept it, he refused repeatedly: "Girl, this is impossible."

Wang Chulong stepped forward, took out the jade bracelet from the box, put it into Song Pei's hand without any explanation, and said softly: "I will live here for a long time, and I won't bother you with anything in the future." Master. If you accept this little kindness, I can live in peace of mind. How about you just give me some thin noodles?"

Although Song Pei had learned a lot of tricks on how to treat people, when faced with such a frank attitude from the eldest lady of the aristocratic family, she found it hard to refuse, so she could only lower her head and say: "Thank you, Miss, for the reward."

Wang Chulong said again: "I am not very demanding about food, clothing, housing and transportation. Even if I have a few taboos, I will let Jin Shu explain it to you later."

Song Pei responded: "Yes."

Wang Chulong asked Jin Shu to fetch more than ten silver notes with a denomination of two taels, and handed them all to Song Pei, asking her to distribute them to the servants who were moving things outside.

Everyone is rewarded with money, so everyone is happy.

Although the servants of the Lu family have been taught by Lu Tong, there are almost no people with particularly short-sighted eyes. However, if you don't hit the smiling person, after receiving the reward, you will naturally feel that this new noble woman has excellent character.

There are five main rooms on the east side of the courtyard. The courtyard is quiet and quiet, and the indoor windows are bright and clean. Although there are no particularly luxurious furnishings, all the furniture is new, which makes you feel happy to look at it.

Jin Shu turned around in a circle and couldn't help but sigh: "Miss, the preparations here are very complete."

Wang Chulong nodded and said, "The Lu family is a well-known wealthy businessman in Huaizhou, so of course they will not neglect these details."

Jin Shu finally felt relieved and said with a sweet smile, "My maid, go get someone to prepare hot water for the young lady."

Wang Chulong responded: "Okay."

Lu Chen didn't show up again for the next day. Song Pei said that he went to the Governor's Mansion. Governor Xiao had something to discuss with Wang Chulong. After washing up, the master and servant had a simple dinner and then went to bed. .

The next morning, Lu Chen finally showed up.

Wang Chulong invited him to meet him in the main hall. After Jinshu served him some fragrant tea, he stood behind Wang Chulong, looking at him with his eyes, nose, nose, and mind, and he was extremely well-behaved.

After a brief meeting yesterday, the young man and woman had a pretty good first impression of each other, so today's conversation had a warm atmosphere from the beginning.

Lu Chen was the first to speak: "Miss Wang must be quite tired from traveling across mountains and rivers. I shouldn't have come to bother you so soon, but there are some things that I can't delay. Please forgive me."

"Master Lu, you are serious."

Wang Chulong lowered his eyes slightly, and then said: "The Wang family of Zhai Lin surrendered to the Jing Dynasty. Even though there were countless difficulties, they betrayed Da Qi after all. In the past ten years, the elders in the family have often sighed, but there is no such thing as a regret medicine in the world. , so we can only secretly wait patiently for the opportunity. Last year, Young Master Lu strategized and assisted the two Grand Governors on the battlefield, which gave our elders a glimmer of hope, so Chulong went south today."

Lu Chen glanced at her calmly.

He learned about the temperament and life of the eldest lady from the aristocratic family in front of him from Wang Jun, and also got some corroborating information from the Sutra Weaving Department and the Lu Family Firm. He knew very well that Wang Chulong was by no means a boudoir who was inexperienced in the world. , otherwise the scheming brothers Wang An and Wang Cheng would not allow her to go to Huaizhou alone.

From her attitude towards Tan Zheng, Song Pei and even the servants in the mansion, we can see that this eldest lady is good at dealing with people. Although she is delicate and frail, she is full of talents and wisdom in dealing with the world.

What surprised Lu Chen was that the other party lowered his attitude so low in his words.

Most people don't have the courage to admit their own mistakes.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen said warmly: "It is the simplest truth in the world that you are unable to fight against the sword and axe, not to mention the large population of your Wang family. Compared with thousands of living lives, a moment of submission is nothing, at least in this world I can understand it here.”

Here I am...

The implication is that he naturally doesn't care about Zhai Lin and Wang's attitude towards those things back then, but there is no guarantee that the superiors, especially the emperor, can completely put aside their grudges. It will ultimately depend on the progress of the subsequent cooperation between the two parties.

Wang Chulong secretly savored these four words, with a touch of tenderness on his face: "My uncle has said that Mr. Lu has a mind as deep as the sea, and he is especially good at manipulating people's hearts under the clouds and mountains. Now that he sees them face to face, he realizes that this is an unwarranted guess. , can’t be taken seriously.”

Lu Chen laughed dumbly and said leisurely: "I didn't expect that uncle Ling would have such a high opinion of Lu."

Wang Chulong couldn't help but smile: "In Mr. Lu's opinion, such a comment is actually a compliment?"

Lu Chen said calmly: "My father said that my temperament is completely inflexible. Governor Xiao also said that I am too upright. Although I am not a fool, I still lack the ability to be flexible. If I can really do what my uncle said, In this way, at least the elders should be very happy to manipulate people's hearts in the treacherous situation." The two of them were chatting happily, which made Jin Shu who was standing next to him confused.

Didn't the lady say that Mr. Lu is a standard iron-blooded soldier, who is decisive and decisive in killing? Why does he look like an elegant young man now?
  Naturally, she didn't know that Lu Chen was paying homage with a sense of alienation and would not deliberately show his so-called masculinity in front of them.

Wang Chulong knew this very well. She never thought that they would be able to have a heart-to-heart relationship just after they met. In fact, as long as she maintained the friendly atmosphere, her trip would be half successful, so she went straight to the point and said, "Mr. Lu, Do the Huaizhou frontier troops regard Qingtian City and Yongquan Pass as their only targets?"

Lu Chen said calmly: "Regardless of whether they are unique or not, these two dangerous places are blocking the Huaizhou Army's march north, and our army will definitely set them as targets. I ordered my uncle to send someone to send the topographic map of Dongyang Road. This thing It's all good, but it can't solve the solid city defenses of these two places. In fact, according to my personal opinion, it is difficult to blindly use tricks to achieve goals on the battlefield. The Huaizhou Army must learn how to fight tough battles."

He paused slightly, looked at Wang Chulong and said: "You can't rely on external help for everything. If the Zhai Lin Wang family really has such terrifying strength, they will never be inferior to others."

After all, it showed some sharpness.

Wang Chulong had expected this, nodded and said: "Master Lu is right. In addition to showing the sincerity of the Wang family to the Huaizhou Governor's Mansion, I am going south this time, and I also brought some information that you may be able to use."

Lu Chen said calmly, "Please tell me."

Wang Chulong picked up the tea cup and moistened his throat, and then said slowly: "Chulong is not talented. On the way here, he tried to deduce the border war. Judging from the style of Huaizhou Governor Xiao, you are trying to do some tricks. To re-implement it, send troops northward from the security line to attack Qingtian and Yongquan, and then set up a suspicious formation at Moyang Road. In this way, perhaps the Yan Dynasty will make a wrong judgment and gather heavy troops at the heart of Moyang Road. In this On this basis, Governor Xiao then used his elite main force to attack Yongquan Pass with thunderous force."

Lu Chen rubbed the tea cup with his right hand and asked calmly: "Why is it Yongquan Pass and not Qingtian City?"

Wang Chulong replied: "Because Yongquan Pass can be attacked by surprise, Qingtian City can only attack by force. Furthermore, after capturing Yongquan Pass, the main force of the Huaizhou Army can detour to Tongshan City and cut off the Yan Army's support to Qingtian City in the south. , and then turn Qingtian City into a desperate situation. What Mr. Lu just said is indeed true. No army can expect to always have internal support, and must hone its ability to fight hard. Under the premise that Qingtian City becomes a desperate situation, Governor Xiao can Calmly rotating the troops, let this isolated city become the whetstone for the officers and soldiers of the Huaizhou Army, forging a sharp sword bit by bit."

Jin Shu couldn't help but quietly puff up his chest, a look of pride appeared in his eyes.

Lu Chen raised his eyes and looked at Wang Chulong. Their eyes met with each other, but there was no charm in them.

He asked calmly: "So, Miss Wang doesn't agree with this strategy?"

"Don't dare."

Wang Chulong's tone was gentle, and then he said: "Chulong is just talking about war on paper. He has never seen the cruelty of war, so how can he talk about the gains and losses? This time I went south to Huaizhou, and I also brought a gift prepared by my uncle, maybe it can I have helped Young Master Lu and Governor Xiao, but this gift deviates from Young Master Lu’s previous plan.”

Lu Chen said, "Miss Wang, it's okay to just say it."

Wang Chulong said softly: "Although my uncle is the prime minister of the Yan Dynasty, he has also tried every means to cultivate strength in recent years, but it has been difficult to extend his hands into the army. The Yan army is mainly divided into several forces, such as the current Privy Council Pang Shigu First, the deceased former deputy privy envoy Chen Jingtang and his supporters, as well as the supporters of Jing Dynasty's development in the military. Therefore, the help my family can provide is not too much. The only help is Pingli City, southwest of Dongyang Road, and the general You can be used by me. In addition, Zhu Zhen, the general manager of Moyang Road's military and horse capital, is also a member of my family."

Pingli City?
  The location of this city emerged in Lu Chen's mind. It is located directly north of Panlong Pass and is the southwest gateway of Dongyang Road. It and Xinchang City on Moyang Road are like two fists, forming a barrier to control the Panlong Army's exit. A solid line of defense.

As for Zhu Zhen, the general manager of Moyang Road's military and horse capital, although this person is not a famous general in the world, Lu Chen knows him very well.

When Xiao Wangzhi pretended to attack Qingtian City last year, General Manager Zhu followed the orders of Chen Xiaokuan, the former Moyang Road general, and led tens of thousands of elite troops to rush north for reinforcements, and then returned to Moyang Road in despair, making no achievements from beginning to end.

After Wang Chulong said these words, Lu Chen fell into deep thought. She and Jin Shu looked at this young and handsome man curiously.

Different from the gentle and elegant person before, although Lu Chen was silent at this moment, he exuded an awe-inspiring aura.

Like a tiger sitting on a dragon's plate.

After a while, Lu Chen looked at Wang Chulong and said calmly: "Miss Wang, I need to consider the pros and cons. Maybe I will modify the previous strategy and come back for advice in two days."

Wang Chulong then said: "But if you ask anything, tell me everything you know."

Lu Chen put aside what he was thinking for the time being and asked Wang Chulong with concern what he thought about life here. He was very polite and there was nothing wrong with it.

After a while, Lu Chen stood up and said goodbye, and Wang Chulong personally walked him out the door.

When turning around, Jin Shu whispered: "Miss, what do you think of Mr. Lu?"

Wang Chulong looked forward and said softly: "Very good."

She smiled bitterly in her heart. Lu Chen was polite and courteous from beginning to end. How could this not be a sign of unfamiliarity?
  but……

Now that you have taken the first step, it is better than remaining indifferent.

At the same time, she was a little curious, but she didn't know what kind of overall plan the young man would come up with.

Unconsciously, she gradually began to think about problems from Lu Chen's perspective.

Although Lu Chen has lived in two generations, she will sometimes ignore the characteristics of this era. Like Wang Chulong, who went south alone and lived in Lu's house without hesitation, could she still marry someone else in the future?

From the moment Wang Chulong decided to go south, her happiness in this life rested on a strange man.

I just hope he is a good man.

The woman looked up at the blue sky and sighed quietly.

(End of this chapter)