Jiuxi

Chapter 266 264 [Only in Asakusa can there be no horse hooves]

When Lu Chen returned to the main hall, Lu Tong was drinking tea and meditating. When he saw him coming in, he smiled and said: "The girl from the Li family is indeed a tiger girl in the general family. I'm afraid there are not many young women in the world who can compare with her. That child Lin Xi is single. In terms of martial arts and bravery, she is definitely not weaker than her, but she will inevitably be a little inferior on the battlefield."

Lu Chen sat down next to him and said angrily: "Dad, senior sister is a hero in the world but not a lieutenant general in the army. She and Miss Li don't have many similarities except for their martial arts skills. They are completely different in terms of personality, experience and ideals. Why are they compared together? Besides, how could they be fighting each other on the battlefield?"

"Don't be anxious."

Lu Tong was always gentle and kind to him, never putting on the airs of a strict father, and then sighed: "Before your mother passed away, the only thing you worried about was that you would not meet someone caring in the future, and I would not be able to take care of you for the rest of your life. I was really worried in those years, and worried about your life-long events every day, so I tried to mention it to Lin Jie, but fortunately he didn't refuse outright and agreed to let Lin Xi spend some time with you."

The old man was quite emotional, and Lu Chen was also touched in his heart.

Lu Tong looked up at him and couldn't help but smile: "You seem to be quiet, but you have made great progress in the past two years. I heard that the Wang family girl is gentle, knowledgeable and polite, and is very considerate to you. As long as you When you live in Lai'an's house, she will cook for you every now and then to take care of your health?"

Lu Chen joked: "Song Pei said that, right? I have to beat her up when I get back to prevent her from leaking my secrets all day long."

Lu Tong quickly advised: "It's all my idea, don't embarrass her."

"Don't worry, Dad."

Of course Lu Chen was just joking. He knew very well the old man's concern and concern for him.

Lu Tong said with both relief and embarrassment: "In my opinion, Lin Xi, the daughter-in-law, is naturally perfect and can't find any faults in any aspect. You must think so too. But now the girls from the Wang family and the Li family are also very good. Okay, and their family backgrounds are extremely prominent, Shen'er, what do you think?"

Lu Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Dad, don't worry about these things. My son will take care of them."

"Okay, okay, that's good."

Lu Tong rubbed his hands and his expression gradually became serious: "This matter may be big or small. You have to deal with it carefully."

Lu Chen looked into the middle-aged man's eyes and hesitated to speak.

Lu Tong seemed to know his thoughts very well, and said calmly: "When I came to Ancheng, I told you the story of that year, and I will tell you clearly today that you are my biological son, Lu Tong, and have nothing to do with Marshal Yang. In fact, you just need to think about it and you will know that according to the court's vigilance and vigilance against Marshal Yang at that time, how could it have been missed that his wife and concubine were pregnant? If you were really Marshal Yang's posthumous son, how could the court's hawks and dogs let you go? "

Lu Chen is twenty years old this year, and Yang Guangyuan died unjustly eighteen years ago. If the two are really related by blood, it means that Yang Guangyuan had not predicted it two years before he was killed, and hid his pregnant wife and concubine in advance. He had to hide it from everyone in the world and secretly entrust it to Lu Tong.

Not to mention whether this kind of thing can be done, the key is that Yang Guangyuan has never thought about the safety of himself and his family.

It's a bit cruel, but it's the truth.

Lu Chen looked at his father and said guiltily: "Dad, my son is unfilial. He shouldn't have such doubts."

Lu Tong waved his hand and said kindly: "Rumors are like knives. It's not your fault. Besides, your father has too many secrets. It's normal for you to have doubts. Now it's a crucial time. In order to prevent you from going on business If you make a wrong step, I won't hide it from you."

Lu Chen nodded and said thoughtfully: "I think this rumor will definitely cause trouble in the capital, and the emperor may not be suspicious. The main reason is that there is a link in it that is difficult to explain, and that is that Uncle Xiao's care for me goes beyond A general love of talent.”

Just as Ji Ximing had questioned Lu Tong before, Xiao Wangzhi had no idea how many talents he had discovered over the years, not to mention that his own two biological sons were both in the military, and he had never seen him spare no effort in promoting anyone like Lu Chen.

Even though Lu Chen's performance in the Battle of Guangling was quite outstanding, he had no previous military experience. Logically speaking, at most he would have been recruited by the Governor's Office, and then given a low-level military position, allowing him to command hundreds of people and grow slowly.

However, Xiao Wangzhi directly appointed him as the Procuratorate, and put him in charge of drafting the strategy for last year's war. Of course, a discerning person would know that this strategy was guided and revised by Xiao Wangzhi, which means that Xiao Wangzhi used his own efforts to help Lu Chen rose rapidly.

As for the recent Northern Expedition, Xiao Wangzhi still let Lu Chen take charge of the overall situation. He and Li Tianrun played more of a escort role. Could it be that he had not even been able to plan the situation for half his life in the army?

This is how the world treats their own sons, let alone Xiao Wangzhi who put his own son aside and tried his best to cultivate Lu Chen.

The father and son in the hall naturally understood that Xiao Wangzhi did this because he felt guilty towards Lu Tong. When Yang Guangyuan was still alive, due to various constraints from the imperial court, one of the young heroes around him had to leave the army to manage the logistics and connections of the Yang family army. This meant that that person would not be able to become famous in this life, and could only Hidden among all living beings, be willing to be ordinary.

Lu Tong took up this responsibility without hesitation, so young generals like Xiao Wangzhi who were determined to follow Yang Guangyuan all felt guilty.

Years have passed, and Lu Tong is now middle-aged and has a big belly. He will no longer have the opportunity to realize his dream of traveling all over the world to protect the common people, so Xiao Wangzhi compensates for this guilt on Lu Chen.

This matter is reasonable and there is nothing suspicious about it. The problem is that they cannot announce the inside story to the outside world.

This involves many entanglements from the past. If it is made public, it will cause greater waves and may even lead to the complete end of Lu Chen's future.

Lu Tong knew this well and said calmly: "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Lei Ze's victory came very timely, which can at least help you suppress many people at both ends. Secondly, as long as Xiao Wangzhi remains Commanding the Huaizhou frontier army, you performed outstandingly during the Northern Expedition. Even if someone in the court wants to criticize you, they must take into account the world's perception."

Lu Chen frowned slightly and said, "But it is difficult to make greater progress in the Northern Expedition."

Although Lu Tong was quite talented in the military, he had been away from the military for more than 20 years and had not personally experienced border wars. His understanding of the current situation was not as profound as that of Lu Chen, so he asked in confusion: "Why do you say this? "

"I have always had a feeling that even if Jingjun's strength is not as good as its heyday more than ten years ago, it will not degrade so fast. Last year's Battle of Guangling, the Battle of Qingxia and the subsequent Jiangbei War, and even the previous Soon I led troops to attack Yongquan Pass at night. Although the enemies in these battles were mainly Yan troops, there were also many Jing troops among them."

Lu Chen looked solemn and continued: "These Jing troops are indeed not the main force, they are just scraps among the hundreds of thousands of Jing Dynasty troops. In addition, they have been stationed in Pseudo-Yan territory for a long time and have neglected training, so they have been defeated in several battles. I can convince myself with this explanation. But in the battle of Leize Plain, those 20,000 Jingjun were the real main force, and they were also defeated."

Lu Tong shook his head and said: "No, you have to know that in this battle, the elite frontier troops from Huaizhou and Jingzhou were all out. There is no need to say more about Huaizhou. Jingzhou Feiyu Camp is Li Tianrun's trump card. The six thousand cavalry are almost his. All the wealth. In addition, Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun jointly made a plan, so what if the 20,000 Jingjun were defeated? If we pull out so many trump cards, the 20,000 Jingjun can still defeat you on the frontal battlefield. There are more than 50,000 people, so don’t mention the Northern Expedition again, let’s think about how to save our lives.”

At the end of the sentence, he emphasized: "Twenty thousand Jingjun troops are very strong, but you have to know that we are also the main force of the elite, so why do you belittle yourself?"

However, what Lu Chen was really confused about was not here. As a witness on the battlefield, he was not surprised that the Qi army could win a great victory in Leize Plain. It was another fundamental problem.

"But dad, have you ever thought that the leader of the Jingjun battle was Qingyu Huaijin. This Princess Jingchao may be very talented, but she is far inferior to Uncle Xiao and Governor Li. If you were Marshal Qing Yugong of Jing Dynasty, would you hand over such an important responsibility to a young woman in her early twenties?"

Lu Chen's words left Lu Tong speechless.

There is no doubt that if he were in Qing Yugong's position, he would not arrange it like this.

Lu Chen continued: "Jing's army has nearly 60,000 people in Heluo City. If Qing Yugong orders them to defend various dangerous cities, our army's advance will be extremely difficult. As can be seen from the battle on Leize Plain, The main force of Jing's army is very resilient, and we attacked for more than two hours before we found an opportunity. This resilience will quickly amplify the effect when defending a city, and we may not have that many troops to go through one city after another."

"Are you trying to say that Qing Yugong didn't put too much energy into the war in Puppet Yan territory?"

"I have thought about it for a long time, and there are only two answers to this question. Either Qing Yu Gong has a false reputation and trusts his daughter too much, which leads to Qing Yu Huai Jin having great autonomy, so Jing Jun will fall into the siege of our army. . Either he is happy to see the puppet Yan defeated step by step, and as long as Heluo City is in his hands, he doesn't care about our army regaining Dongyang Road."

Lu Tong fell into deep thought and said slowly: "Qing Yugong is definitely not the kind of person who lives up to his reputation. The second speculation is more likely, but why would he do this?"

Lu Chen said softly: "Dad, you also know that the Jing Dynasty army is now conquering Zhao State and it is progressing smoothly. This may have achieved the set goal. If the Puppet Yan also wins consecutive battles at this time, and the north and south sides advance together, the Jing army will be invincible. They are invincible, so are there no attempts to grab credit and struggle for power within them? In the final analysis, Qing Yugong is not the emperor of Jing Dynasty."

The last sentence made Lu Tong's eyes light up and he nodded: "You are right. If Jing Dynasty can also gain an advantage in the south while pacifying Zhao State, then the importance of Qing Yugong will naturally be greatly reduced. Emperor Jing Maybe he would consider letting someone share his military power. After all, if Jing's army is still invincible, Qing Yugong may not have to step in. Furthermore, Emperor Jing may not be worried about Qing Yugong's excessive power, so Qing Yugong needs a strong The opponent is our frontier army."

Lu Chen slowly exhaled a breath and said in a deep voice: "I thought about this issue on the way to Taixing, so I have an idea in my mind. The current situation is both a crisis and an opportunity for me!"

　There are also nights.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)