As soon as the Northern Kingdom's envoys began to sow discord, King Zhao Liu Huai could not wait to stand up and say, "Your Majesty, you must issue an order to summon Lu Sanlang back! It is winter in the north, and the climate is very cold. Our southern soldiers are not adapted to such weather... This war situation is not good. Moreover, the Northern Kingdom has sent envoys, so we must negotiate. It is better than going to war."
The Northern Kingdom's envoys were moved. They looked at King Zhao and found their ally. They looked at each other and decided that after the morning court session was over, it would be necessary to pay another visit to this young man who was at odds with Lu Saburo.
Provoke their relationship, stir up the war at will, and make the situation favorable to the North! Who is really willing to negotiate with the South? The South is so rich, and the noble families fight for wealth so extravagantly. They are no longer satisfied with gold and silver, and glass and jade have become the norm... In the eyes of the North, how envious! This piece of land, the North wants a little bit of food.
Lu Erlang Lu Xian stood in the line of scholars and officials, watching his father, the left prime minister, and the young men from aristocratic families talking about the war, discussing whether to order a ceasefire or to order Lu Sanlang to come back. The Lu family didn't care much about Lu Sanlang's suffering. The Lu family had already gained a high reputation in Jianye, and the Lu family didn't need their young man to fight on the battlefield. But those people wanted to completely suppress Lu Sanlang, and the Lu family was not very happy - their young man hadn't made any achievements in the north, so what was the point of recalling him? Was he just to have fun with you?
Lu Xian was extremely anxious and dizzy after hearing this. This situation was increasingly similar to what he saw in his dream. He was really afraid that they would make the same decision as in his dream, and let Lu Sanlang come back without giving him soldiers and food. Sanlang would not come back and would be dragged to death by these people's slander... Lu Xian once again blamed his third brother in his heart:
What on earth have you done? Why can't I see your influence at all?
In a hurry, Lu Xian suddenly had an idea and thought of Lu Sanlang's good friend, Chen Wang Liu Chu. Yes, these people have their own ulterior motives, but doesn't Chen Wang claim to be a good friend of the third brother? In the dream, Chen Wang also spoke for the third brother!
Lu Xian quickly winked at Liu Chu who was in the queue, hoping that Liu Chu would rebuke the Northern Kingdom envoys and put forward suggestions that would be beneficial to Lu Sanlang.
But Liu Chu seemed to have not noticed his look. The prince had a calm expression and casually participated in the discussion. He did suggest that the court should not make big moves. The generals in the field were not subject to the orders of the emperor. Your Majesty should give the northern generals and Lu Sanlang the greatest autonomy. His words naturally caused a rebuttal from the northern envoys - the emperor's orders were greater than heaven, and the generals in the field, how could they not consider the situation of the country and not listen to the arrangements of Your Majesty?
Liu Chu said very little, and Lu Xian was sweating with anxiety, and he only watched the young man speak a few words slowly. And when the envoys attacked him, Liu Chu stopped talking.
He just listened quietly without expressing any opinion.
Lu Erlang winked so hard that his eyes almost hurt. Seeing this, he almost fainted: "..."
His Royal Highness Prince Chen is aware of the current situation and does not waste time on verbal battles when things are not in his favor. Lu Erlang Lu Xian cannot get used to this style. Lu Xian does not know what Prince Chen is thinking. After the court session, the Northern Kingdom envoys are busy secretly contacting other princes, while Lu Xian is in a hurry to catch up with Prince Chen.
All officials left the palace.
Liu Chu was caught up by Lu Erlang and had a headache. Lu Yun's brother was very simple and he stuttered. He really didn't want to spend too much time and talk to such a simple person. If he talked too much, the secret of his stuttering would be exposed soon. King Chen spoke directly: "Erlang came to me to discuss your marriage with my sister?"
Lu Xian: “…”
He said irritably: "No."
His parents and elders were in a mess, so he had no mood to talk about marriage. He wished he could have two more dreams to help his third brother. Unfortunately, he had not had any dreams recently. Lu Xian was uneasy and went to Liu Chu to discuss with the prince in detail how to help his third brother.
Who knew Liu Chu was really going too far? Liu Chu threw his sleeves and said, "Except for my sister's marriage, I don't know you well. You and I don't need to discuss anything else."
Lu Jilang: ...Is it so difficult to talk to King Chen? This is a bit too much.
Lu Erlang hesitated. He really didn't want to get married at this time. But he wanted Prince Chen to help his brother. Since his brother didn't work hard, he had to help himself. Lu Erlang hesitated all the way until he reached Prince Chen's mansion. He paced back and forth. The gatekeeper looked at Lu Erlang with strange eyes, wondering if he was going to walk outside Prince Chen's mansion or go in.
After a long while, Lu Erlang finally made up his mind. He admitted defeat, pinching his nose and blushing, "Tell your Highness that I'm here to discuss marriage."
...In order to enter Prince Chen's mansion and curry favor with Prince Chen, who was not much more influential than Prince Hengyang, Lu Xian agreed to the marriage.
Chapter 107
The correspondence continued. When the war was raging in the north and Ruyang was on the verge of falling, a strongly worded decree came from the Jianye court - all counties should cease fighting in preparation for peace talks.
The Northern Kingdom's envoys fanned the flames in Jianye, convincing the old emperor who was obsessed with beauty, and then lobbied the major families who were unwilling to pay. The families had conflicts with each other. For example, a few days ago, the cousin Miss Luo, who lived in the Lu family, was blocked by refugees. The refugees were taken in by Miss Chen Xiu, which caused some arguments between the Chen and Lu families. However, the impact was not great. After apologizing and giving gifts to each other, the matter ended. However, it was unknown what they thought in their hearts. And this kind of conflict between the families gave the Northern Kingdom's envoys the opportunity to attack Lu Sanlang.
Getting the North to cease fire and wait for peace was the result achieved by the Northern envoys after exhausting all their efforts.
When this decree reached the north, all the counties were furious - the enemy had already attacked the city, how could they stop fighting? If they stopped, wouldn't everyone lose?
It was at this time that Lu Saburo's letter was sent to all the counties: Continue the war. Lu Yun will take care of the food and manpower.
Lu Yun had long known that the Jianye court could not do anything courageous. For the literati who loved luxury and pleasure, the Northern Kingdom was willing to give benefits, and they were not willing to fight at all. But even without Lu Erlang's dream, being in the north and trapped in the situation, Lu Yun could see that once the northern troops retreated, the northern army marched south, and the entire southern kingdom would be lost.