Lu Ji sat on the main seat while Yuan San stood in the hall.
After hearing the gatekeeper report that the other party's surname was Yuan, especially the two oranges, Lu Ji immediately chose to meet the other party.
"You're Yuan Shu's man, who sent you here?”
Lu Ji asked directly, his tone very firm.
"Your Highness, the tangerines were specially brought by Your Highness.”
Yuan San answered honestly.
Lu Ji came to a realization when he heard this. This was not strange.
Lu Ji's father was Lu Kang, who had once held the position of Governor of Lujiang.
When Yuan Shu occupied Jiujiang County, Lu Kang had come to pay his respects to Old Yuan. At that time, Lu Kang had brought along Lu Ji, who was still a child.
Old Yuan saw that the other party still had children with him, so he asked someone to get some oranges for Lu Ji to eat. Before Lu Ji left, he took two oranges, but Old Yuan found out.
She asked him why he had secretly hidden two oranges.
Lu Ji said without blushing,"Mother likes to eat oranges. I want to take it back and give it to her to try."
Old Yuan was very surprised. He had taught Little Yuan about this matter before, so Yuan Yao remembered it very clearly.
However, after Old Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, the two sides cut off all contact. At that time, Sun Ce was still under Yuan Shu's command and had conquered Lujiang. More than half of the Lu family was killed or injured because of this, and their vitality was greatly damaged. Lu Kang then let his son Lu Ji return to his hometown in Wu County.
"In the past, the two families did have some friendship, but they no longer interacted with each other. Moreover, they even fought each other later. What's the matter with you coming here today?”
"What happened back then was all done by Sun Ce. Although His Majesty had ordered the attack on Lujiang, he did not want to kill the entire Lu family.”
Yuan San opened his mouth to explain. These words were all given by Yuan Yao.
In any case, this matter was not clear. After all, the one who cut people was indeed Sun Ce.
"Alright! This matter is already in the past, I don't want to mention it again. Why did Yuan Yao send you to find me?”
Lu Ji and Yuan Yao were about the same age, and they had met each other before.
"His Highness asked me to give you this letter.”
Lu Ji took the letter and read it. After a while, his face turned pale, and his hands and feet were cold. He could not help but tremble.
"Yuan Yao is so ruthless! This is the destruction of Wu County's aristocratic families!"
"His Highness doesn't care about the lives of those people at all. However, he still remembers our relationship from back then and wants to protect the Lu family.”
Yuan San put in a good word for His Highness.
In the letter, Yuan Yao told Lu Ji about the aristocratic family's rebellion and his true intentions without hiding anything.
After Lu Ji finished reading, he immediately knew the seriousness of the matter and Yuan Yao's intention to kill with a borrowed knife.
"Uncle Lu, take Xun 'er with you and leave the city immediately after daybreak.”
Lu Ji did not hesitate and immediately ordered the housekeeper to pack his luggage.
There were only two people in the Lu family now, Lu Ji and Lu Xun. The two of them were cousins.
Lu Xun's parents died early, so Lu Kang had been raising them. When Sun Ce attacked Lujiang, Lu Kang sent the two back to Wu County.
Lu Ji and Lu Xun were only five years apart in age, but the two of them were uncle and nephew.
The reason why Yuan Yao went through so much trouble and did not hesitate to tell Lu Ji the cause and effect of the matter was for Lu Xun.
It was not an exaggeration to say that Lu Xun was the stabilizing force of Jiangdong. He was the first Governor of Jiangdong in the true sense of the word. He oversaw the military and political power. He was a general and prime minister all his life. He was both civil and military.
There were only eight people in the Three Kingdoms that had their own biography.
Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Cao Rui, Liu Bei, Liu Chan, Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun.
The first six were all emperors, so it was normal for them to have a personal biography.
However, the latter two were ministers. Lu Xun was able to be recorded in the biographies alone like Zhuge Liang, which was enough to show how awesome Lu Xun was.
Moreover, the Lu family had already declined. Only this uncle and nephew were left, and they were both young. Lu Xun was about the same age as Yuan Yao, and Lu Ji was even younger than his nephew.
After bringing the two of them to Shouchun, they would become Yuan Yao's right-hand men.
Although Lu Ji didn't really want to give in, he had no other choice. The aristocratic families would start a rebellion after dawn, and he didn't have time to inform those people.
Once this matter was exposed, Sun Ce would definitely turn around and wipe out these great clans of Wu County.
Sun Ce, whose eyes were red from killing, might take the opportunity to wipe out all the aristocratic families. Lu Ji did not dare to take any risks and could only leave with Yuan San.
The sky had just lit up. After the gates of Wu County were opened, Yuan San, Lu Ji, and the others left immediately.
The flames of war were about to spread to this place. Lu Ji turned around and glanced at the city before leaving resolutely, no longer lingering.
Wu County, Wucheng County.
Sun Jian had been conferred the title of Marquis Wu Cheng, and Sun Ce had later inherited the title. This was Sun Ce's fief, and it was also the border between Wu County and Pill Sun. Ji Ling had led 50,000 troops to confront Sun Ce's army here.
At this moment, Yuan Yao had already arrived with his 40,000 troops to meet up with Ji Ling.
Although it was said to be 40,000, they had already lost 5,000 soldiers when Sun Ce attacked Wuhu. Currently, they only had 35,000 soldiers.
In the central tent.
"In a while, Ji Ling will lead the entire army to attack Wu Cheng. The aristocratic families will definitely cooperate with us and disrupt Sun Ce's rear.”
Yuan Yao instructed his only capable battle general.
"This general will obey!"
"After the city falls, immediately divide your forces. Duke Qiao will lead thirty thousand troops north to Qu 'a. Zhou Yu should be arriving soon to stop him from disembarking.”
"This lowly subject obeys!"
"Try to kill as many of Sun Ce's forces as possible. Although we can defeat him this time, Sun Ce will definitely escape. Kill as many as you can. Remember not to pursue a cornered enemy to avoid being ambushed.”
Yuan Yao instructed the two of them, afraid that the two of them would be greedy and advance rashly and lose their soldiers.
The current Yuan Yao couldn't afford any losses, so there was no need for Sun Ce to exhaust him.
Sun Ce was already a turtle in a jar. There were plenty of ways to deal with him in the future. There was no need to fight to the death now.
Moreover, after killing Sun Ce, Yuan Yao would not be able to occupy Wu County and Kuaiji for the time being.
If he didn't do well, he might even benefit others for nothing, such as Lu Bu from Guangling and Cai Mao from Yuzhang.
When Sun Ce was alive, everyone was definitely an ally. Once Sun Ce died, he would definitely rely on his own ability to snatch as much as he could.
Therefore, Sun Ce couldn't die for the time being. If he tried to kill Sun Ce, not only would Yuan Yao's strength be greatly reduced, but he would also be coveted by others.
After everything was done, the 80,000-strong army began to attack Wu Cheng with all their might, leaving Yuan Yao with 5,000 soldiers.
Wucheng was Sun Ce's fief, so the city walls were relatively tall. Otherwise, it would not have lasted so long.
However, there were only twenty thousand men in Wu Cheng. With eighty thousand men taking turns to attack the city, Sun Ce's side was still struggling.
"These soldiers who have been in Shouchun all year round are too weak. With such a huge advantage in numbers, even if the enemy's city defense is complete, they shouldn't be fighting so hard.”
Yuan Yao was speechless as he looked at the situation.
The best fighters under Yuan Shu were Sun Jian and Sun Ce. When Sun Ce first crossed the River East, he took away all his elite soldiers and fierce generals, which led to the collapse of Yuan Shu's army.
If it wasn't for the Lu Bu and Liu Biao families, Yuan Yao would probably be dead by now if he fought Sun Ce's army alone.
On the top of Wucheng City, Sun Ce personally led the battle and boosted the morale of his troops.
Sun Ce's army also became more and more courageous as they fought. In their early years, they had followed Sun Ce to pacify the River East and experienced countless battles, big and small. They did not care about the battle in front of them.
Sun Ce was chopping people on the city wall when a guard hurriedly ran to his side.
"Lord, bad news! The soldiers in the city rebelled! The east gate has been seized!"
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