I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 417 Summoning Lu Kang
Li Heng gently picked up the teacup on the table and said lightly: "As long as we can reach Xiapi, Yangzhou can only come to rescue us."

Zhu Ju immediately stood up and said: "Since the general is so confident, let's fight! How much food and grass the general wants, the subordinates can figure it out!"

"Okay, what I'm waiting for is Zi Fan's words!"

Zhu Ju was the prime minister before, and the Zhu family was also the head of Wu County. Let him mobilize food and grass, which can avoid many conflicts in resource allocation.

However, what Li Heng is a little embarrassed about is that Zhu Ju has not yet been given a specific official position.

Although he is a general and a pastor in Jingzhou, this is Yangzhou, and according to the rules, he cannot appoint him at will.

However, it is possible to give temporary official positions. Zhu Ju is currently acting as the prefect of Danyang County.

Although the prefects of the Han Dynasty were local officials, they were not that different from the nine ministers.

As for the temporary governorship of Yangzhou, it was given to Wang Ling.

After all, he had the first success in destroying Wu Wangling.

Then Sun Quan asked Zhuge Ke to think of a solution by himself, so Zhuge Ke went to attack Shanyue, captured a large number of strong men, and followed him to garrison at Wankou.

Zhuge Ke was a tough leader of the Northern Expedition.

"Yuan Xun!"

He also compiled a list and submitted it to Chengdu.

"The last general takes command!"

"The last general takes command!"

"The last general takes command!"

Zhuge Ke was immediately overjoyed. Rather than attacking Wuchang, he would rather gather elite troops in Wankou and head north at any time.

"Here!"

This was also specially arranged by Li Heng. He would give this first victory to Wang Ling, and then go north to attack Yangzhou and Xuzhou, so that the Wang family and his son would be more attentive.

"The last general takes command!"

"This time Wankou is also a virtual force. After this battle, you have to return to Wuchang."

Of course, giving official positions is essential.

Later, Li Heng asked Zhu Yi to assist Du Yu.

"Lao Zifan is here to coordinate the logistics!"

Zhuge Ke said: "The end is here!"

"I will give you another 10,000 troops and horses, and you can go to Wankou."

In order to appease Wu's surrendered ministers, Li Heng ordered Du Yu to integrate Jiangdong's industries and planned to recruit them in the form of shares.

Li Heng's eyes fell on Wang Ling, and he said: "Take the prince as the right wing, command 50,000 troops, and go north to Guangling!"

"Take Yuan Kai as the left flank, command 10,000 troops, enter Ruxuwu, the target is Hefei!"

There weren't many troops before Wankou, and Sun Quan didn't want to station troops there, so Zhuge Ke took the initiative.

After the arrangements were made, Li Heng ordered someone to pour the wine. He raised his glass and said, "Help the Han Dynasty and encourage you together!"

Everyone picked up the wine glasses and drank.

After the matter was settled, everyone stayed in the General's Mansion drinking wine until evening before leaving one after another.

Only Du You was left.

"Has the person been found?"

"I found it. General Jianye arrived this morning. Do you want to see him now?"

"See you now."

Du Yu said: "How will the general plan to arrange land resistance?"

"What do you think is a more appropriate arrangement?"

"Lu Kang is the son of Lu Xun. Lu Xun and Guan Tong have a big feud. General Guan's status is extraordinary. Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, and Dong Yun will all side with General Guan. Even if the general has great achievements, it will be difficult for them to accept it. The general put Lu Kang in high regard.”

"I know."

"Now that the general has captured Yangzhou, his prestige has reached the level of the prime minister. Someone in the court must have started to criticize the general."

Li Heng said: "I know, and not only the court, I'm afraid Sima Yi will also interfere with it and use stratagem to alienate."

"Your Majesty trusts the general, but that does not mean that everyone trusts the general, especially the general who has offended many people in Yizhou. Those people tolerated it at the time, but they may not tolerate it now. People's words are scary, but their words are worse than others. Tigers are more terrifying."

"I know."

Du Yu added: "If this Lu Kang is really a talent, the general does need more of his own people, and those people in Yizhou may not really regard the general as one of their own!"

He looked at Du Yu's clear eyes.

The first time they met was nine years ago.

At that time, Du Yu was transporting a piece of silk to Longyou and happened to catch up with Li Heng making paper.

This is where the communication between the two parties comes from. Du Yu was from Guanzhong and had no interests in Yizhou.

Li Heng actually knew that not everyone in the court believed in him as much as the prime minister did.

The human heart is the most fragile, especially in the face of huge interests.

Otherwise, how could there be so many enemies throughout the ages?

Also, the temptation of power is infinite.

Turning over history, which page is not a struggle for power?

Power is the ultimate expression of human desire, and ancient human society is a history of power.

In the face of power, fathers and sons can kill each other, monarchs and ministers can turn against each other, and all living beings can be treated like ants and slaughtered at will.

Power can also transform a young dragon-slaying boy into an evil dragon.

Power is the coldest and craziest.

Moreover, due to the existence of a chain of political suspicion, the struggle for power has never been based on personal will.

Relying on so-called calculations, at most he is just a counselor.

Which person who holds great power is not decisive in killing?
"Lu Kang can become the great general's right-hand man and provide him with more support." Du Yu added, "The great general may not need everyone's support. At least the current general no longer needs everyone's support."

Yes!

At the beginning of the Prime Minister's reign, Li Yan and his party members were still obstructing him.

As long as it is not the emperor, there must be another faction that can seize the opportunity to attack, and it will definitely do so.

"My ambition is to help the Han Dynasty, but many people in Yizhou may not really think that I no longer need to blindly cater to them."

Li Heng said this calmly.

Calm without any emotion.

"Go and bring Lu Kang over."

"Okay, I'll go now."

Before dark, Lu Kang arrived at the general's residence.

"In Xialu Kang, see General Han."

Li Heng looked at the young man in front of him, still a little surprised.

Lu Kang was only seventeen years old this year.

But at the age of seventeen, he could no longer hide his extraordinary temperament.

As soon as he stood there, he was different, giving people a calm, calm and wise feeling.

"sit."

"Thank you, General."

"I've heard about your reputation for a long time. When I saw you today, I felt how extraordinary you are." Li Heng said straight to the point.

"I'm just an ordinary boy in Wu County."

"Your father is Lu Boyan."

"My father has passed away, and I am just an ordinary person now."

"No, you are not."

"The general wants to take me back to Yizhou and hand me over to them to avenge the death of General Guan?"

"Why summon you in person if I'm going to do that?"

"Then what does the general want me to do for the general?"

"I have a few questions for you."

"General, please clarify."

"The Wei army is moving south, how do you think we can break the situation?"

"I'm only seventeen this year..."

"Answer my question directly."

"There's something wrong with the question itself."

"Oh?"

"The Wei army cannot go south at all, and the Wei army cannot cross the natural chasm, but the military fortresses deployed by the Wu State in the north of the Yangtze River may have fallen into the hands of the Wei army."

"You mean Ruxuwu?"

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)