Chapter 135 There is a kind of suffering, called being Lu Chenyang's sister
Lu Chenyang said modestly: "There are always people better than you, and there are always things better than you. I dare not say that."
Gao Ming felt that he was not talking nonsense.
Gao Ming said, "But this article is really good. It has a sense of style."
Lu Chenyang said, "Then let's take him. It's a good opportunity to let County Magistrate Xu take another look. If it doesn't work, we can talk about it later."
Gao Ming took on the task of writing the letter. He knew that Yan Xing must have something to say to Lu Chenyang when he came.
"Then I will go write the letter." Gao Ming saluted the two of them and turned to leave.
Yan Xing looked at Lu Chenyang and asked, "Are you dissatisfied with this candidate?"
Lu Chenyang asked, "Did you figure it out?" He lowered his eyes to look at Zhou Lin's article and couldn't help but say, "Since ancient times, scholars have had a problem, which is to judge people by their handwriting and their writing. They always think that a person with good handwriting and good writing has character. In fact, to put it bluntly, it's superficial. They think that a person is good just because he looks good, but there is no basis for that. A good article doesn't represent what he thinks in his heart."
Lu Chenyang said, "Everyone can pretend, let alone writing. Judging a person's character by his writing," he sneered, "is like a gambler gambling."
Yan Xing smiled, "No matter how good you are at disguising yourself, you can't escape the sharp eyes of our Lord Lu."
Lu Chenyang couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth: "When did the prince become so good at talking?"
Yan Xing said seriously, "I'm just telling you what's on my mind. It's just the truth. No tricks are needed."
Lu Chenyang was overjoyed and said generously, "I'll treat you to dinner tonight!"
Because it was a treat, Lu Chenyang finally got to eat meat after not having it for half a month with the help of Yan Xing. He was extremely happy.
This year is a rare good year, but only for the people in Lingnan and Shu.
As the weather warmed, rebellions broke out across the country. From Jizhou, a group called the Yilin Army emerged, far more capable and worthy than the Nanyang King. They had been active since last spring, and by this summer, they had assembled a million-strong army.
The leader of the Yilin Army also announced that they would first occupy Hexi, then Jiangbei, and then attack Shangjing directly.
People said so and did so. The entire Hexi region, including Anzhou and Yanzhou, were occupied by them. After crossing the Yangtze River, they were ready to attack Ningzhou.
After conquering Ningzhou, we will go to Beijing.
After all, it was far away. By the time Lu Chenyang received the news, the Yilin Army had grown extremely powerful.
The specific information was brought back by Yu Dayong, who was now in charge of all the caravans under Lu Chenyang's name. After the experience of the past few years, he had changed a lot and was no longer the rough and tumble man he used to be.
He knew what Lu Chenyang cared about, so he paid special attention to the news in Jizhou.
He came to the Nanyang Palace specifically to see Lu Chenyang.
"The people along the way are not doing well. There are refugees everywhere. The court is not doing anything. Officials in Anzhou and Yanzhou are either dead or fled. Nine out of ten houses are empty." Yu Dayong said.
After seeing the various sufferings of the people outside, Yu Dayong felt like he had accidentally entered the Peach Blossom Spring when he returned to Lingnan.
Lu Chenyang frowned: "Where are the imperial army?!"
Yu Dayong said sarcastically, "Fight again and again despite repeated failures."
Lu Chenyang: “…”
Yu Dayong said: "On my way back, I saw quite a few people coming towards us."
Lingnan had also seen an influx of refugees before, but these people had all come from Shu, which was close to each other. But now, people from outside the region, regardless of the difficult roads to Shu, have begun to flee here, which shows how serious the situation outside is.
Lu Chenyang asked, "Where's Jiangnan?"
Yu Dayong said: "Jiangnan is still stable."
Jiangnan is a wealthy country with many powerful families. These people have lived here for generations. Even if the imperial court does nothing, they will not allow Jiangnan to fall into chaos.
In a word, Jiangnan has money, food and people, who dares to touch it?
Now Jiangnan is the safest place for big business after Shangjing.
Yuan Kuishan's Yan family army is still resisting the Tatars in Huai'an, the Yilin army is attacking Ningzhou, and there are also Lu Chenyang and the King of Nanyang. If these two are converted, they can also be regarded as a force.
Emperor Qianyuan could no longer sit still and summoned troops from all over to quell the rebellion.
The Lingnan garrison was also among those summoned.
Emperor Qianyuan ordered Lu Chenyang to send at least 100,000 troops to Ningzhou to stop the Yilin Army. When the Yilin Army reached Ningzhou, Emperor Qianyuan became afraid.
This posed a problem for Lu Chenyang.
Lu Chenyang was currently holding the Prince of Nanyang in check, but the Lu family army was already numerically disadvantaged, and if another 100,000 were withdrawn, it would only make matters worse. Perhaps, the Lingnan region, which had been so hard to capture, would be taken away by the Prince of Nanyang.
Of course, Lu Chenyang could also disobey the order, or mobilize some civilians to fool Emperor Qianyuan. Anyway, the number of people was enough, and Emperor Qianyuan could not say anything.
But Lu Chenyang couldn't bear it.
First, he couldn't bear to see the people suffer from the war. The people north of the Yangtze River had endured many wars and were already living in dire straits. The Yilin Army was a mob, burning, killing, looting, and even cannibalizing people.
The best way is to resolve the war and quell the Yilin Army.
So when Emperor Qianyuan asked Lu Chenyang to send troops to quell the rebellion, he was willing to do so.
Secondly, Lu Chenyang was unwilling to just gather numbers and send some civilians who had no fighting ability to go to the battlefield. What was the difference between this and sending them to their deaths!
However, Lu Chenyang really couldn't spare any elite troops. If he dared to move his troops, the King of Nanyang would immediately send troops.
It is already difficult for this small number of troops to contain King Nanyang.
Lu Chenyang was caught in an unprecedented dilemma.
This was a big deal, and Lu Chenyang couldn't worry about it alone. He called all his friends over and they worried about it together.
As Lu Chenyang's best friend, Yan Xing was the first to be called back.
As the weather warmed up, Yan Xing began to ride back and forth on horseback, and his speed was quite fast.
Yan Xing came on horseback and stopped in front of the Nanyang Palace.
A tall and handsome man with flying black hair, a dignified demeanor and high spirits.
He dismounted, handed the whip to the doorman, and strode in.
The people outside were all stunned, and some women couldn't help but blush.
"I thought our Master Lu was good-looking enough, but I didn't expect our coach to be so good-looking too."
Yan Xing concealed his identity and only addressed others as Coach.
"I still like Lord Lu. I like gentle and refined people."
"I like the coach, that's so cool!"
"Lord Lu is more handsome!"
"The coach is better looking!"
The two sides had a fierce quarrel because of the person they liked.
Lu Chenyang would definitely feel gratified if he knew that the people under his rule were so well fed.
Yan Xing walked into the study and saw Lu Chenyang frowning.
Yan Xing raised an eyebrow and said, "It's rare to see Lord Lu looking so troubled."
Lu Chenyang sighed: "You are finally here, what do you think we should do about this?"
Yan Xing looked at his anxiously knitted brows, thought for a moment, and said, "I've thought about it all the way, and I do have a solution, but if I tell you, I'm afraid it will only make you more troubled."
Lu Chenyang asked firmly, "What's the solution?"
Yan Xingdao said, "You should negotiate with the King of Nanyang, then send troops to quell the rebellion, and ask the King of Nanyang to promise not to attack."
Lu Chenyang looked at him silently.
Yan Xing said innocently, "Look, if I tell you, it will make you more upset, but you insist on making me tell you."
Lu Chenyang thought for a moment and said, "Don't say that. What you said is indeed the best way."
However, how to do it is a more troublesome thing.
Yan Xing said, "The solution is here. As for how to do it, I can't think of it."
So Yan Xing gave Lu Chenyang another big problem.
Lu Chenyang: “…”
Lu Chenyang glared at Yan Xing hatefully: "You might as well not have come!"
Yan Xing said innocently, "How, how can you blame me? I also played a role, right?" He looked at him with a smile, "I believe Lord Lu will be able to find a way!"
Lu Chenyang said expressionlessly, "Prince Yan only gives encouragement to the main character. There is no actual action at all!"
God knows, she originally took over the position of county magistrate for her brother just to protect Lu Chenyang's official position. After all, Lu Chenyang had studied hard for many years and finally got the top scorer in the imperial examination, so he couldn't let his efforts go to waste.
On the other hand, I also want to find Lu Chenyang's whereabouts.
As a result, over the past few years, she has exhausted herself, her official position has become increasingly powerful, and her troubles have also increased. But her brother's whereabouts are still unknown.
What had she done wrong to deserve such suffering?
There is a kind of suffering in this world, which is being Lu Chenyang's sister.
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