Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 346 News
“Wow…not bad …oh…so amazing…” Bai Tu made a strange sound.
"Just look at the intelligence, why bother with the voice?" Lu Lingqi complained with a frown on her face.
"You have no idea... how exciting this information is! Come on, bring some candied fruit, it would be a waste to just finish reading it! Tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Bai Tu said while smacking his lips.
Of course, Lu Lingqi didn't move, because she saw the "brilliance" of the white picture, and she was trying to make the best of a difficult situation. She talked lively, but her brows were never relaxed!
This information came from the Fengwei , and was sent directly to Bai Muan. It was the information that the Fengwei's secret agents had heard in Hanoi more than a month ago.
Bai Tu calculated the days and found that Mi Yi should be about to start taking action!
"No one can take a day off today... Let's all come to the General's Mansion to work overtime." Bai Tu said while rubbing his temple.
Soon, the main staff of the Six Ministries and the Privy Council were summoned to the General's Mansion. There were more than a dozen of them in total, all of whom were core figures in the General's Mansion.
When I called them over, I deliberately wasn't too anxious so as not to be "misunderstood". Now Bai Tu doesn't want to leak the news, and... this is not something that can be rushed in a day or two!
After hearing that Qu Yi appeared in Hanoi and joined forces with some Black Mountain bandits, Lu Su and others concluded that Yuan Shao was planning a surprise attack on Xu Du.
This made Bai Tu feel somewhat proud. After all... he had made the same judgment before.
"If it goes as expected, Yuan's surprise troops will advance eastward from Xinzheng in half a month at most. Although the Great Halberd Soldiers have been defeated by our army many times, they are indeed one of the most elite troops in the world. The Black Mountain Army is the remnant of the Yellow Turban Army and is best at 'one wave flow'. Once the two merge, with the Prime Minister's Office's precautions against the western route... I'm afraid Xudu will be difficult to protect!"
Lu Su stroked his recently grown beard and said - he learned the term "one-wave flow" from Bai Tu.
Lu Su, who usually looks tired and has bags under his eyes as big as quail eggs, looks even more... sloppy after growing a mustache on his chin!
Bai Tu doesn’t know what’s wrong with his cousin’s aesthetic taste... But that’s not the point right now.
"Xu City has been reinforced many times by Cao Cao, and it is also the location of the imperial court. It can't be that they don't have any defenses at all?" Yu Fan wrinkled his forehead to look like a WiFi signal. The three signal bars represented that Yu Fan strongly disagreed with Lu Su's point of view.
"It's bad because the court is here." Lu Kang said with forced energy. It was already late at night, and tomorrow was the fifteenth day of the lunar month, a day of rest. It was indeed painful to work overtime at this time.
Bai Tu looked over with some concern. Mr. Lu was really old, and Bai Tu had been looking for an opportunity to let him retire or resign to take up a sinecure honorary position.
Unfortunately, Zhang Zhao's personality is too rigid and he won't change, and Jiang Wan is too young and not experienced enough...
Moreover, Lu Kang himself obviously wanted to wait for Lu Xun to come back, otherwise he would not be able to leave the Lu family alone. However, Lu Xun...that was Yizhou, and he would not be able to come back in a year or two!
However, with his experience in Yizhou, I believe that after Lu Xun returns, he will have some adaptability and will have no problem in managing the Ministry of Revenue.
Lu Kang was speaking more and more without restraints, and now he was pointing directly at the imperial court - no one present was stupid, and except for Lu Lingqi who was listening, everyone else understood what he meant.
Chen Gong sent back news from southern Jingzhou that the Jingzhou army began to delay, and on the issue of Qingzhou and Donglai, they reached an agreement with Xuzhou very smoothly...
These were not isolated signs and were also discovered by the smart people in the General's Mansion, further proving that Liu Biao and Liu Bei might have already known the news.
Liu Biao would be fine, after losing his influence on Nanyang, he no longer had any offensive power and could only defend his own nest. However, Liu Bei was in Xuzhou and could directly send troops to intervene in Xu Du!
"That's right. Xu Ziran is also a wise man, and he has close contacts with many people in the court. If he is also in Hanoi... I'm afraid Xu Du is in real danger of falling! If Lord Bai wants to threaten... to punish the disloyalty on the behalf of the emperor, he should send troops now!" Kong Rong said, slapping his thigh.
Although Lao Kong was not an important military or political figure, but... because he was indeed the signature figure of the Ministry of Rites and was familiar with the situation in the court, he was also invited by Bai Tu.
However, other staff members had some different opinions on Kong Rong's suggestion.
"This is news from June. Now we only have a month and a half, or even a month to react. If we send troops from Nanjing, it will definitely be too late. Unless we send a fast horse to Nanyang and ask Zilong to gather a group of light cavalry in Nanyang and send troops from Wancheng, there will be hope... Whether we can catch up is fifty-fifty." Lu Bu said after weighing the situation.
After thinking for a while, Lu Bu added: "I can deliver the letter myself , and then I will lead the troops north."
Lu Bu was a little hesitant. If he went, he would be "rescuing the emperor" for the second time. This would be a big deal for both the Han Dynasty and the General's Mansion. However... Lu Bu estimated that if he went to Xu Du, he might not be able to come back before the New Year. If he couldn't come back... what about Bai Tu's wedding date?
But in the end, Lu Bu still felt that he should be more selfless. This was also for the sake of the General's Mansion and Bai Tu, so he made the suggestion.
Of course, Lu Bu did not support sending troops to Xu Du. As the Privy Councilor, he had to make a judgment on the military feasibility. Whether or not to send troops depended on the final agreed result.
What Lu Bu didn't expect was that the other staff members in the general's mansion were even more entangled than he was.
Most of the staff agreed to send out troops from Nanyang immediately by express horse, but... among those who opposed it were Lu Su and Lu Kang!
Among the two remaining aides, one old and one young, who had the most weight, both opposed sending troops to the north.
The reason is simple - what is the point of sending troops?
Invite the Emperor of Han to come south? Why bother! The General's Mansion is in Yangzhou, and has won the support of the people. The annexation of Jingzhou is just around the corner. Inviting the Emperor of Han at this time will cause trouble for yourself?
Bai Tu’s current situation is completely different from the situation when Cao Cao was not popular in Yanzhou!
Welcoming the emperor is a double-edged sword. Historically, after unifying the north, Cao Cao moved his focus to Yecheng. Later, he even named himself the King of Wei and established the capital of Wei in Yecheng, separating it from the court in Xudu.
In this way, he could gradually reduce the influence of the Han Dynasty on him - no matter how he tried to undermine the emperor, the Prime Minister's Office was nominally the emperor's "assistant"!
However, even though Cao Cao was prepared, he was still severely backlashed when Cao Pi replaced the Han Dynasty and established himself, leaving behind many disasters!
As for... just taking advantage of the chaos to kill them, so that others would not take the Emperor of Han away and cause trouble for the General's Mansion?
It’s better not to get into trouble. Anyway, the General’s Mansion has the Nine Gifts, so why wade into this muddy water!
As for those who support it, their idea is also very simple. After all, Cao Cao has demonstrated how useful the Emperor of Han is...
Bai Tu had also been wavering between these two ideas before.
However, Lu Su easily convinced them, and also completely convinced Bai Tu - the Emperor of Han was very useful, but the best use was when it was in Dong Zhuo's hands, when it was still the first hand; when it was in Li Jue and Guo Si's hands, it was already the second hand, and they did not follow the instructions; when it came to Cao Cao's hands, it was already the third hand. In order to restore the function of the Emperor of Han, Cao Cao took the lead in restoring the ancient etiquette at the beginning, and when he met Liu Xie, he asked the guards to hold him with a knife! This made this third-hand product recover some of its functions...
If the General's Mansion takes over again, it will be the fourth hand...
There are still a lot of troubles, but how many functions are left?
