Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 63 Lu Xun
"Little friend, I didn't scare you, but I scared your uncle. I apologize to you here." Taishi Ci said, and bowed slightly to Lu Xun.
Lu Xun's uncle, Lu Jun, smiled awkwardly and said "I dare not" repeatedly when he heard this - obviously he also realized that his previous behavior was inappropriate.
"Lu family...are you the family of Governor Lu?" Bai Tu asked.
"That's right, Envoy Bai, my father's name is Kang, and he is the prefect of Lujiang." Lu Jun said hurriedly.
Although calling people by their names is not taboo in this world, it is still taboo to address direct elders by their names.
"Lujiang can't be defended? Mr. Lu Kang, why didn't you retreat together?" Bai Tu couldn't help but ask.
Lu Kang is the current patriarch of the Jiangdong Lu family. However, as an aristocratic family, important direct descendants or talented people in the family will naturally serve as officials in the court. As for local officials such as prefects, local people will generally not be used unless there is a compelling reason.
When Lu Kang went to Lujiang to take up his post, he naturally brought some of his close relatives with him, but the Lu family's entire clan remained in Wu County.
Now that Lu Kang has sent all his children and grandchildren back to Jiangdong, it undoubtedly shows that the situation in Lujiang is not good!
"Reporting to the Lord, my father was entrusted with the Emperor's grace and was determined to defend Lujiang to the death. He fought endlessly with the thief Yuan Shu. Although Liu Xun and his ilk attacked the city day and night, the soldiers and civilians in the city were united..." Lu Jun seemed to sense Bai Tu's impatience, so he omitted some of the words and said, "But not long ago, Liu Xun retreated a little. I heard that it was Sun Ce's troops who went north to Lujiang. My father was afraid that the city would be broken, so he sent us back to Wu County. I also tried to persuade my father, but he refused to leave his post and insisted on living and dying with Lujiang!"
"Alas, Governor Lu is indeed a pillar of the Han Dynasty... I have already informed Lujiang that if the enemy army is strong, we can return to Jiangdong first and make plans later." Bai Tu said helplessly.
At the same time, Bai Tu also understood that in addition to this nominal reason, Lu Kang also wanted to protect his children and grandchildren. If he himself escaped, Shucheng would be in chaos, and Yuan Shu would then know that they had escaped from Shucheng and would blockade Huainan. How could they come back?
On the contrary, as long as Shucheng is not broken, others may not pay attention to where Lu Kang's nephews are.
Bai Tu had also received news of Jiangxia's ceasefire before, but he did not expect that Sun Ce was transferred to attack Lujiang City.
It seems that after Yuan Shu's defeat in Qu'a, he has become a little anxious and wants to achieve results as soon as possible!
At this moment, Lu Xun suddenly knelt down and said, "Please save my grandfather, Envoy Bai. The whole Lu family will be grateful to Envoy Bai for his kindness!"
"Xiao Xun! You are still a child. Envoy Bai must have his reasons for doing what he does!" Lu Jun scolded.
After a moment's hesitation, Bai Tu helped Lu Xun up and said, "Tell me about the situation in Lujiang first."
According to Bai Tu's plan, now is not the time to go north and actively attack Yuan Shu.
Knowing that there will be a severe drought in Huainan next winter, it would be disadvantageous rather than beneficial to fight Yuan Shu to the death now. Moreover, if Yuan Shu is really angered and goes to war with Jiangdong with all his strength, Bai Tu may not be his match!
Moreover, now is the time to store food, and it is not easy to transfer troops to distant places on a large scale. Otherwise, what will we use to take over Huainan next year?
On one hand, if you endure for two years, you can win without fighting. On the other hand, the best outcome is a tragic victory, and after wasting money and food, you will have to face a severe drought... This choice is not difficult.
It's not worth it even if it's just to improve Lu Xun's favor - he's just a little kid, your uncle will make cane sugar for you in the future!
What's more , in history, Lu Kang died of grief and anger after Sun Ce broke into the city. However, didn't Lu Xun and Lu Kang's youngest son Lu Ji still remain loyal to the Eastern Wu?
It doesn't make sense that when it comes to the white map, it has to cost so much, right?
But thinking of what Lu Lingqi had said before, that she had to make the noble families believe that she could protect them...
This is really an opportunity to build trust.
Bai Tu does not rely too much on the aristocratic families, nor does he try to please them. When the time is right, it will be imperative to recruit talents from humble backgrounds.
But... to weaken the influence of the aristocratic families, it is easier and less likely to encounter resistance if it is done by someone who is trusted by the aristocratic families but not too dependent on them.
Relying solely on aristocratic families to make a fortune and then wanting to weaken them is at most the level of Sun Quan. In the early years of Sun Quan's reign, he fully absorbed the lesson of Sun Ce's assassination at the hands of Xu Gong's followers, made friends with the major aristocratic families in Jiangdong, and established the image of "governing Jiangdong together with the aristocratic families". However, after he had consolidated his power in Jiangdong in the later period, he wooed and promoted the upstarts of the Jiangdong Group, and at the same time, he sacrificed a large number of elites and meritorious officials in political struggles to protect himself and the authority of the Sun family in Jiangdong.
The price paid was that in the late period of Eastern Wu, especially after the death of Sun Quan, the court was in chaos and full of malpractices, and was basically in a state of waiting to die.
However, if we insist on drawing a line between ourselves and the aristocratic families and force reforms in the face of mutual distrust, the process will be bloody and violent, which is not Bai Tu's style.
What's more, Lu Kang is now defending Lujiang to the death. Although he is loyal to the Han court, how can I, as the governor of Yangzhou, just sit back and do nothing?
"Xiao Xun, you..." Lu Jun wanted to say something else, but was glared back by Taishi Ci.
As for Lu Xun, who was like a little adult, he told Bai Tu about the number of Lujiang's defenders, the food and fodder reserves, and even the reserves of rolling logs, stones, and tung oil used to defend the city. He knew them all by heart.
The situations when Sun Ce captured Lujiang County and Liu Xun besieged Lujiang City were also described in detail.
And he did not have the idea of showing off like other children. He was just introducing the matter very seriously, without any comments, nor any intention of guiding Bai Tu to be determined to send troops, but he was looking at Bai Tu with great anticipation.
When Lu Jun looked at his distant nephew, there was a hint of surprise and fear in his eyes, as if he had never thought that a little kid would actually remember all this!
"Good! If I can really rescue your grandfather, it must be your credit. I have heard for a long time that the four surnames in Wuzhong have passed down farming and reading from generation to generation and have profound family knowledge. Now we haven't seen it in the other three families, but we can see some of it from the children of your Lu family." Bai Tu praised Lu Xun to Lu Jun, while observing his reaction.
Sure enough, Lu Jun seemed to be very pleased and even said a few humble words, but his smile was a little forced...
Combined with Lu Xun's implicit attitude towards Lu Jun, it is enough to see that there is no harmony between Lu Xun and his uncle!
If you know Lu Xun's background, you will understand that this is natural.
Lu Xun was not Lu Kang's biological grandson, but a branch of the Lu family, several generations older than the main family. This situation was also very common in large clans.
However... Lu Xun's situation is more complicated. His father Lu Jun died because he was "ruined by the clan", that is, he died in a fight within the clan.
At the same time, when Lu Kang took office in Lujiang, he brought this distant grandson In addition to being close to him, he probably also wanted to protect him!
A child whose father was killed in a clan infighting and who was loved and protected by the clan leader...
In a fantasy world, if Lu Xun were to drown in any river, I'm afraid that groups of the protagonist's souls would come through him!
And even if there is no soul penetration...
From an oppressed illegitimate son of a side branch, to the pillar of the Lu family and the Grand Commander of Eastern Wu... Lu Xun himself also has the talent to be the protagonist!
