Chapter 129: Isn't this letter written too frequently?
The current ruler of Shu, the Cui family, was called Cui Yan. He was in his thirties, with an elegant appearance and refined manner. After Concubine Cui was brought back, he came to ask for an audience with Lu Chenyang.
Cui Yan was very sensible and expressed goodwill to Lu Chenyang.
"I greatly admire Lord Lu's abilities." Cui Yan displayed the grace and refinement of a noble family. "If Lord Lu needs anything, my Cui family will do its utmost."
Look, how cooperative they are! They cooperate better than others.
Lu Chenyang raised his eyebrows: "Boss Cui, are you here for the concubine?"
Cui Yan smiled and said, "Everyone knows that Lord Lu is kind and friendly. He will definitely not make things difficult for these orphans and their widowed mother. I am very relieved. I am here only to express my greetings to Lord Lu on behalf of the clan leader. My Cui family has no intention of opposing Lord Lu."
Lu Chenyang remained noncommittal. "Not opposing me isn't something you can just say. Boss Cui, please tell the Cui clan leader a message for me. I heard the Cui family is still supplying supplies to the King of Nanyang. Playing both sides won't be easy! I, Lu Chenyang, am not easily fooled. Just cooperating isn't enough."
To put it bluntly, who in the city dared not cooperate with him now? The Cui family thought they could curry favor with him by just saying "cooperate". Was Lu Chenyang so easily fooled?! It was ridiculous.
Cui Yan's expression changed slightly, but what could he do? Could he turn against Lu Chenyang? Lu Chenyang didn't even take the King of Nanyang seriously, let alone them.
Lu Chenyang asked again, "I know the Cui family's abilities, but the aristocratic family has been dormant for too long. Even if there are signs of a resurgence, they are still very weak, right? To the point that they even fancy someone like the Prince of Nanyang. Do you think the Prince of Nanyang can accomplish anything?" He sneered, "Forget about taking on the imperial court. He can't even defeat me now. Even with this, do you think the Cui family should still fully support him?"
Cui Yan wasn't swayed by Lu Chenyang's words. The Prince of Nanyang was a carefully chosen individual by the Cui family. Ten years earlier, the current head of the Cui family had already foreseen the impending chaos. The dynasty was already showing signs of collapse, so the head of the Cui family had placed bets on various options, and the Prince of Nanyang was just one of them.
Now it is obviously not that easy for Lu Chenyang to ask the Cui family to give up King Nanyang.
Cui Yan glanced at Lu Chenyang cautiously and said, "Master Lu, I need to go back and write a letter to the head of the family."
Lu Chenyang said impatiently, "I don't have the time to wait for you. This caravan must leave, and the food must reach Shu before winter. If you delay my disaster relief efforts, I will never forgive you!"
Cui Yan's face paled instantly. Lu Chenyang would resort to violence at every turn. Who could stand this? The Cui family leader was not in Shu, but he was. What if Lu Chenyang killed him?
Cui Yan continued gently, "Lord Lu, are you trying to coerce me?" He said sternly, "The reason the aristocracy is called aristocracy is because they have a strong character."
Lu Chenyang looked at him expressionlessly and said, "Your so-called integrity is to speculate everywhere for your own selfish interests without caring about the lives of the people? This kind of integrity is not very noble."
Cui Yan's face changed again. All the nobles were proud of their families, but now Lu Chenyang had exposed their fig leaf.
Lu Chenyang stared at him and said, "Since your Cui family is willing to bet on me, I can let it go, but if you harm my people and destroy my home, I will not tolerate it!"
Cui Yan walked out of the palace in a daze. He looked back and made another decision in his mind.
Lu Chenyang's words didn't convince Cui Yan to immediately side with the king. After all, the Cui family had invested a lot in the Nanyang King. But he still asked the Qi family to get a batch of food - at least he had to save his life first.
Seeing this, Lu Chenyang did not push too hard. After all, he could still tell the difference between meals.
Cui Yan also wrote a letter to the head of the Cui family, detailing the current situation. This matter was too serious, and he couldn't make the decision, so he had to let the head of the family make the decision.
However, he used a lot of space in the letter to write about Lu Chenyang's influence on Lingnan, focusing on his personal abilities. This actually showed his attitude: he supported Lu Chenyang and supported him.
The letter was still on the way, but the news from the front had already reached Shu.
After a month of fighting, the Lu family army had captured six counties in Quzhou, and the King of Nanyang was retreating step by step.
Seeing this, Cui Yan had no choice but to write another letter. Just two days after sending the letter, news arrived. The Lu family army attacked Chen County at night. Chen County was the granary of Quzhou and one of the most important counties. However, it was lost to the Prince of Nanyang within a month.
Cui Yan: "..." He wanted to write another letter, but then again, he thought that he was writing too frequently. His writing speed could not keep up with the speed of the good news.
Lu Chenyang was overjoyed. Winning the battle was one of the reasons, but he was even happier because he had captured Chen County and was able to replenish a batch of food and grass.
Lu Chenyang was so happy that he said three good words in a row.
In the study, Lu Chenyang, Gao Ming, Chen Songyuan, Zhang Qian, Zhao Xi and Tingshu who came back to report the news were all there.
Gao Ming and Chen Songyuan arrived in Shu three days ago. All matters in Lingnan have been sorted out, and they have also selected their respective deputies. They can also get away and come to Lu Chenyang's side.
Chen Songyuan, the steward in charge of food supplies, was also delighted: "This way, Your Excellency can relax a bit."
God knows how much money it costs to maintain these troops.
Lu Chenyang nodded and asked Tingshu, "What are the casualties?"
Tingshu hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Over 8,000 people were killed in the battle, and over 15,000 were injured. However, all the wounded were well treated, and Miss Zhaoxi's medicine was very effective."
Especially for hemostatics, which could often save a life on the battlefield. Zhaoxi's hemostatics were fast-acting and effective, and it's no exaggeration to say that Zhaoxi's medicine saved the lives of at least 80% of the wounded.
Yan Xing was shocked by this number.
Lu Chenyang sighed, his brow furrowed, "We still have to send troops to him."
Tingshu opened his mouth but didn't refuse. Yan Xing had originally planned to recruit local soldiers, and even surrendered soldiers were available. But these people were certainly no match for the Lu Family Army, which Yan Xing had personally trained and belonged to Lu Chenyang.
The ones who remained in place were Lu Chenyang's personal soldiers, the ones who had been stationed there when Lu Chenyang first arrived in Yanquan County, and the ones who had been recruited by Lu Chenyang to address the security issues in Yanquan County. These were the soldiers Yan Xing had personally trained.
These people were all strong in combat capability and had a strong fighting spirit, especially the army composed of people from the Jianghu who were recruited later. Lu Chenyang allowed Yan Xing to take away half of this army. The combat capability of these people was several times higher than that of other soldiers.
They are the elite among the elite in the Lu family army.
Those recruited from outside were not as good as the Lu family army, let alone the refugees recruited later.
Tingshu immediately said, "Thank you, sir!"
Lu Chenyang asked, "How is the prince? Is he injured?"
Tingshu smiled and said, "The prince is fine and not injured. Thank you for your concern."
Lu Chenyang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We must protect the prince."
Tingshu smiled and said, "Your Excellency and the Crown Prince are truly in tune with each other. Before I came here, the Crown Prince also gave me the same instructions, asking me to tell Your Excellency to be careful and to be accompanied by guards whenever traveling."
Lu Chenyang felt a little warm in his heart.
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