Chapter 252 Lu Chenyang’s Plan

Lu Chenyang said, "You did a great job." He even smiled, "That's how it should be."

Cui Jun breathed a sigh of relief. He had taken it upon himself to let Ji Ping take away all the food that Lu Chenyang wanted. He was also worried that Lu Chenyang would blame him.

Cui Jun said, "I thought that Your Excellency valued the people most and could not bear to see them trapped and die, so he acted on his own initiative. Thank you for your forgiveness and for not blaming me."

Lu Chenyang shook his head and said, "I don't know how many people you've saved with this move. I'm very happy that you acted so flexibly. It proves that my judgment was correct." He looked at him and said, "From now on, I will completely hand over this trade route to you, and I will also give you a team. Ji Ping won't be back soon, so you will be in charge of this army. Just like before, go out to trade and buy food. The more the better."

When Cui Yong heard this, his eyes flashed, but he didn't say anything, just looked at Cui Jun quietly.

Cui Jun stood up and bowed solemnly, "Yes, I will obey your orders, sir. Since you have entrusted it to me, I will definitely live up to your trust."

A smile finally appeared on Lu Chenyang's face. He stood up and patted Cui Jun on the shoulder.

"I was right about you," Lu Chenyang said. "All the food we receive will be handed over to you. Wait for my orders at any time."

Cui Jun responded: "Yes!"

Seeing the tired look on Lu Chenyang's face, Cui Jun said, "Your Excellency must be tired after the long journey. We have arranged a guest room and prepared hot water. You can go and rest there."

Lu Chenyang was indeed tired. He had been thinking too much on the way and had not had a good rest. He nodded and went to the guest room to rest.

Only after Lu Chenyang was settled did Cui Yong have time to talk to his son.

"Have you agreed to this? What if I don't do it well and Master blames me?" Cui Yong frowned, his face full of worry. "We haven't been following Master since the beginning. If something goes wrong, Master won't forgive us."

There are many people following Lu Chenyang. Their Cui family is not a prominent one. They have even offended Lu Chenyang many times before, especially the marriage issue, which made Lu Chenyang unhappy.

Therefore, Cui Yong felt that they should be more cautious in their attitude towards Lu Chenyang, so as not to do the wrong thing.

Especially since Lu Chenyang attached so much importance to the food issue, if anything went wrong, Lu Chenyang would definitely be furious. And the Cui family had absolutely no ability to withstand Lu Chenyang's wrath.

Cui Yong didn't disbelieve in his son's ability, but this time Lu Chenyang even handed over the troops to Cui Jun!

Cui Jun said calmly, "Father, you don't understand Lord Lu. Lord Lu isn't the type to be modest and understated." He looked at Cui Yong and said, "In all his life, has Lord Lu ever been low-key? Once he sets his mind to something, he goes for it. He never holds himself back, never worries about failing."

Cui Jun said, "Since Lord Lu has entrusted the task to me, it means he trusts me. How could I possibly betray his trust? As for not doing it well," he said with a hint of pride, "I am the son of the Cui family. There is absolutely no question of me not doing it well!"

Cui Yong was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of relief.

He laughed heartily: "Not bad, not bad! My son, of course you did well."

Cui Yong felt relieved, then he remembered something and lowered his voice: "Although General Ji has left, the prince is here..."

Why didn't Lu Chenyang ask Yan Xing to cooperate with Cui Jun, but instead handed over an army directly to Cui Jun? This had never happened before.

Cui Jun's eyes flickered, and he finally said, "Since it's the master's order, we will obey it. The master always has his own reasons."

Cui Yong glanced at Cui Jun and said nothing.

When Lu Chenyang returned to the guest room, Zhao Xi was already waiting for him.

The servants of the Cui family were very thoughtful and had prepared hot water, so Lu Chenyang took a bath.

Zhao Xi helped her wash and dress. Lu Chenyang hadn't taken a relaxing bath for a long time. Soaking in the hot water, he felt completely relaxed.

Lu Chenyang said, "Go ahead and tell Tan Feng to go to the Ningzhou garrison to support Cui Jun and have him select a few people for Cui Jun to use. He brought up those people in Ji Ping's hands. With him in the garrison, Cui Jun will have an easier time controlling them."

Zhao Xi was stunned. She always spoke her mind directly in front of Lu Chenyang. "Leave it to Cui Jun? Your Excellency trusts him so much?"

Lu Chenyang sighed, "There's nothing I can do. There's no one. Ji Ping can't come back." He had to fight the Tatars, and it would be a tough battle, so he had to have no one available under his command.

Zhao Xi blurted out: "Then the prince..."

Lu Chenyang had his eyes closed, enjoying the relaxation of the hot water, but when he heard this, he opened his eyes.

He was silent for a moment. If it were someone else, they would probably be very nervous and think that they had asked the wrong question.

But Zhao Xi didn't know. She thought for a moment and asked, "Your Excellency doesn't trust him? Then why did you hand Ningzhou over to him?"

The matter of entrusting one's back to someone is so important, Lu Chenyang clearly trusts Yan Xing.

Zhao Xi and Lu Chenyang grew up together, and he couldn't quite understand his thoughts.

Lu Chenyang said, "That's different. I handed Ningzhou over to him because no matter what Yan Xing does, he will never sacrifice the country and the safety of the people for power. He will protect Ningzhou no matter what and will never let the people of Ningzhou fall into war for his own selfish interests. This is not my back, this is Da Gan's back. But Cui Jun is different. What Cui Jun controls is truly my back."

Zhao Xi was stunned for a moment. She had heard Lu Chenyang tell Cui Jun that the business empire controlled by Cui Jun would be responsible for Lu Chenyang's future food and fodder, which was naturally very important.

Zhao Xi asked, "But didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince promise that he would be in charge of the food and fodder and that he would ensure a good supply? He made that promise in front of everyone that day. He wouldn't break his word, would he?"

Lu Chenyang said calmly, "He won't break his promise when I fight the Tatars, but what about in the future?" He said, "In today's world, the first thing that can save your life is food, and the second is military power. If you have food but no soldiers, you can't keep the food; if you have soldiers but no food, you can't keep the people. Both are indispensable. If I repel the Tatars, then my life will be in the hands of the prince."

How could he allow himself to be controlled by others? So he laid out the plan early on, sending Cui Jun to explore the trade route, which was to prepare for the future war.

He wrote back to Chen Songyuan repeatedly asking for money, which made Chen Songyuan almost collapse. After talking with Cui Jun, he wrote back to ask Chen Songyuan to prepare the money.

Lu Chenyang received Chen Songyuan's reply only when he arrived in Beijing. Because Chen Songyuan had never met Lu Chenyang in person, he was very bold and responded to Lu Chenyang bluntly in the letter, saying that he would rather give his life than money.

If Lu Chenyang forced him again, he would not live.

This was the first time Mr. Chen had such a childish tantrum, and Lu Chenyang comforted him very well, saying that everything was his fault, and Mr. Chen could punish him in any way, but he must not lose a penny.

Chen Songyuan had to work hard to raise money for him. It was so difficult that when Lu Chenyang later wrote a letter back to express his concern for Chen Songyuan and asked him to take care of his health, Chen Songyuan did not reply.

Chen Songyuan unilaterally decided to break up with Lu Chenyang, which shows how far he has pushed him.

Adults are good, but they cost money.

But even so, no matter how difficult it was, Chen Songyuan was still raising money for Lu Chenyang so that Cui Jun could buy food.

Lu Chenyang said, "Cui Jun has already opened up this trade route to the south of the Yangtze River, and will later go to the northwest. My food and horses all depend on him. Tell me, how can I leave this matter to Yan Xing?!"

After hearing this, Zhao Xi suddenly understood.

Lu Chenyang would not put his life in the hands of others.