Chapter 372: The Hongmen Banquet
Peng Jiang received Lu Xueyin's message and was actually very nervous. He actually didn't want to go. Who knew if this was the Hongmen Banquet?
At this time, in the general's tent, Dou Ye was also talking to Lu Xueyin about this matter.
"Peng Jiang is a suspicious person by nature. I'm afraid he will let down your kindness," Dou said.
Lu Xueyin smiled and said, "I heard that Dou Jiangjun captured Peng Jiang's family?"
Dou nodded, and Lu Xueyin said, "Send them back safely. This is a fight between Peng Jiang and me. Why bring harm to my family? I wouldn't be so mean as to threaten Peng Jiang with a group of old, weak, women, and children."
Dou was also shocked. The family was also an advantage in their hands, but Lu Xueyin actually wanted to send them back? Everyone had heard that Lu Xueyin was kind and benevolent, and her reputation was well-deserved.
She is so tolerant towards the families of her enemies. She is truly broad-minded.
Dou Ye felt even more admiration for Lu Xueyin.
Dou Ye nodded immediately and sent someone to send Dou Ye's family back.
Lu Xueyin said, "What do I need them for? I can't use them to threaten Peng Jiang. I'll have to feed them later, and it'll be a waste of my food. Send them away immediately!"
Tan Feng couldn't help laughing and curled the corners of his lips.
Lu Xueyin disdained to threaten Peng Jiang with the safety of her family; it didn't fit with her image of generosity. She might as well just let him go. As she said, it was a waste of her food for no reason. Peng Jiang was a big spender, marrying wives, concubines, and having children. He must have been a big eater.
Peng Jiang was shocked to see that his mother, wife and concubines had all been sent back.
Lu Xueyin just let his family go like that? It was good enough that Lu Xueyin didn't threaten him with these people, but she just let them go without even asking for any conditions?
Peng Jiang was silent. He wouldn't even dare to dream such a big thing.
However, this incident made Peng Jiang think that Lu Xueyin was indeed kind and righteous. If she could spare his family, she would not set up the Hongmen Feast to harm him.
Peng Jiang attended the banquet as scheduled.
In fact, from this time on, Peng Jiang had already made the choice to surrender.
Lu Xueying was in Lin'an Prefecture. It turned out that Peng Jiang was holding a banquet at his residence. In order to show his trust in Lu Xueying, Peng Jiang only brought a team of guards up the mountain.
Peng Jiang felt mixed emotions when he returned to his home again.
He walked into the banquet hall, where he had held his mother's birthday party. But in just a few days, everything had changed.
Peng Jiang rarely felt a sense of emotion.
Lu Xueyin sat in the main seat, accompanied by Tan Feng, Wei Dong and Ji Ping. This configuration gave Peng Jiang enough face.
Lu Xueyin stood up to greet him personally: "Master, I have heard of your great reputation for a long time, and today I finally get to see you."
Peng Jiang was flattered, and then Lu Xueyin pulled him to sit beside her.
Peng Jiang looked at Lu Xueying dressed as a woman. She was wearing a red dress. Although it was a skirt, it was bold and neat, without any feminine tenderness. Her eyes were clear and moving, and her expression was firm.
This is Lord Lu, it turns out she is really a woman.
But Peng Jiang didn't dare to show any contempt. For someone like Lu Xueyin, gender and appearance were unimportant; her abilities were enough to make everyone admire her.
Peng Jiang said repeatedly, "I dare not, I dare not. I have heard of Lord Lu's fame for a long time and have always admired him."
Peng Jiang had never spoken in such a polite manner, but in front of Lu Xueyin, he couldn't help but want to lower his posture and be cautious.
Lu Xueyin used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat for Peng Jiang and said, "The livestock in Lin'an Prefecture grow slowly, so the people rarely get to eat meat."
Peng Jiang was stunned for a moment. He had never noticed this before. Ever since he arrived in Lin'an Prefecture, he had become the powerful boss. How could he lack a bite of meat?
But Lu Xueyin knew all this as soon as she arrived in Lin'an Prefecture. She had specifically sought to find out about this.
Lu Xueyin said, "Even so, the people of Lin'an Prefecture live better than most people in Dagan. At least they can live and work in peace. But since the Yilin Army occupied this place, the people here have been living in increasingly difficult conditions."
Because all the people in the city had to support the families of the Yilin Army, they replaced the local court and the powerful people who oppressed them with a new group of people.
For the local people, there is no difference.
Lu Xueyin said, "I've allowed the Yilin Army to grow so powerful over the years, not because I lacked the energy to deal with them. I just know you're just a bunch of ordinary people who can't make a living. You've been through so much hardship that you've been forced to take this desperate path. I thought, since you were living in poverty yourself, you'd at least understand the hardships of the common people. I didn't expect you to become the 'powerful elite' who exploit the people." She looked at Peng Jiang and said calmly, "From that moment on, I made up my mind not to allow the Yilin Army to grow any further."
Peng Jiang's face flushed crimson. Lu Xueyin was right. They had suffered so much in the beginning, but when they gained power and learned the taste of it, they became perpetrators.
Peng Jiang said sheepishly, "Power is indeed a good thing, and the Yilin Army has also been blinded by power. But I don't think this is wrong."
Lu Xueyin said, "It's human nature to enjoy pleasure. Yilin Army and the Great Leader, you don't have the ability to control power, so you squander the power in your hands. Then you are doomed to fail miserably and lose the power you hold."
Peng Jiang was furious and was about to retort when Lu Xueyin added, "This was proven by the night raid on Lin'an Prefecture."
Peng Jiang was stunned. Why was his lair destroyed? It was because of Dou Ye's betrayal. And why did Dou Ye turn around and choose Lu Xueyin?
Peng Jiang looked at Lu Xueyin's indifferent expression and already had the answer in his mind.
Because he excluded Dou Ye and looked down on his background, even though Dou Ye fought bravely in battle, he did not truly trust him. Dou Ye naturally could not be loyal to him, so why did Dou Ye turn to Lu Xueyin?
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