Plan to cut off the nine states

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Lou Chu tried his best to keep his distance from his father, but he was still dragged over. He didn't even see his father get up.

"You kid..." Lou Wen repeated several times, feeling both angry and helpless, "I know what you are hiding from me. Sure enough, like your mother, you are naturally rebellious, so you can't... you can't be honest. ”

His father's palm didn't use too much force, and Lou Chu became more courageous, "Your Majesty has long wanted to get rid of the Lou family. Even if I have nothing to do with the assassin, your Majesty will design an assassination to frame my father."

"There is no need to frame him now." Lou Wen pushed his son away, feeling extremely tired, "Thanks to you, the Lou family has been convicted of assassinating the driver."

"How long will father give in?"

"This is not called giving in, this is called waiting and watching. No matter what, I am a loyal minister of Heaven, and I will not be the first to raise the flag of rebellion." Lou Wen sighed heavily, "Maybe I am too old. I think back then... I thought back then, I was the first among the ministers to encourage the late emperor to rebel against the Liang Dynasty. The emperor of the Liang Dynasty at that time was even worse than today. The ministers went to court in fear every day, and the surrounding countries were more and more cruel. Just wait... I will tell you this. what?"

Lou Wen stood up and put his hand on his son's shoulder. His palm was fatter and heavier than Lou Jian's, "I won't kill you, not because I appreciate you, nor because of your dead ghost mother, but because I want to kill you." You leave it to the emperor.”

"Father……"

"Shut up, I haven't finished speaking yet. You are the touchstone of our Lou family. If the emperor doesn't kill you, it means he can tolerate the Lou family, so I might as well continue to tolerate it. If I kill you, I will be vigilant and see the situation. Make a decision again. Even if you tell the truth, the Lou family will not be the first to rebel, because I don't see the benefit of it. Rebellion is easier said than done. You already have it. I did it once, and I don’t want to suffer like this again. I only know one thing, as long as there is an army under my command, even if there are only a few thousand soldiers, no one in the world will dare to take me, Lou Wen, seriously. "

Lou Wen had made up his mind. He had already thought about everything before his son spoke, "No matter who becomes the emperor, I will still be the general, and the Lou family will not fall. As for you -" Lou Wen removed his palms and returned to the chair. Go up, "I don't think you are a descendant of the Lou family, you go and wish for yourself."

"The Lou family doesn't recognize me, but I have to recognize the Lou family. Father, please listen to my last few words: The emperor has been planning for many years. Once the arrow is fired, he has no intention of turning back. He will not give up because of a temporary setback. There must be another plan. ”

"Soldiers will block you, water will cover you, and soil will cover you. I still have some skills. As long as I have an army, I am not afraid of the little emperor's machinations."

The emperor is in his thirties, but he is still a little emperor in the eyes of the general.

The floor founder knelt down and kowtowed, then stood up and left without saying another word.

On the eve of the expedition, the general's sleeping tent was heavily guarded. No one could enter casually even if they were in the third building. The entire military camp was put into combat readiness. The law enforcement captain led people to search the tents one by one, and used the hidden redundant entourage and women to enjoy themselves. All the belongings were removed to inform all soldiers that this was an army going to war.

The descendants of the Lou family said they wanted to be ordinary soldiers, but in fact they were all organized into the personal army to guard the general full-time. Only Lou Jian and Lou Ji were not among them.

Lou Jian was his legitimate son. As a general of the Chinese army, he didn't have to accompany the army. However, Lou Chu was actually exempted, which made many people dissatisfied.

Lou Chu spent the night alone in a small tent. He was extremely tired from several days of hard work, so he fell into bed and fell asleep without thinking about anything. He slept until the gong sounded outside.

The 20,000 soldiers set off in order, and Lou Ji changed from a soldier to a sender. Before dawn, he and his third brother Lou were "driven out" of the military camp and went to the roadside to join other senders.

The scene was huge. There were 20,000 people in the first batch of expeditions, and nearly twice that number were sent off. Most people could not see their relatives at all, and could only look at the dust in the distance, imagining that their family members were among them.

Generals are treated better. They can take turns to come out to say goodbye to their relatives. They are not allowed to dismount or enter the crowd. They can only hold hands or wave from a distance.

The young prince personally supervises the army, and naturally a large number of noble disciples follow him. He wears bright armor and rides a handsome horse. Every time he appears, he always attracts countless applause.

What was originally a sad farewell soon turned into a show-off, with the children of each family prolonging their farewells as long as possible, often riding away and then turning back, raising clouds of dust.

The general will personally lead the elite troops and strong generals to quell the chaos, and victory is certain. The only question is whether the credit is enough.

The words "Jiangong" and "Fenghou" were frequently shouted out from the mouths of those who saw them off, as if they were ripe crops growing in the field, and whoever harvested them belonged to them.

There were many people from the Lou family seeing him off, many of them were female relatives. The building quickly retreated to the back. Occasionally, it looked towards the capital, thinking that an envoy from the imperial court would suddenly come to stop the general from going on an expedition. However, there was no such thing. As far as the sight could see, the eastern capital was everywhere. Gentlemen and women, the scene is even more lively than when watching lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Zhou Lu ran over on horseback, waved from a distance and said with a smile, "I knew you must be here."

The foundation of the building handed over his hand, "Brother Zhou, who are you here to see off?"

"My father and my brother are both in the army. In fact, they were given away yesterday. Today I just came to show my face." Zhou Lu circled around, "What do you think of my armor? The best in Hedong. It took craftsmen three years to build it and it was delivered just one month ago.”

Zhou Lu was wearing a suit of fish scale armor and a silver-white helmet. He looked quite heroic, but could hardly tell that he was a scholar.

"You also want to march westward?"

"I won't go this year. My father said he would give me the military merit so that I can get a higher position. I don't rely entirely on my father and brother. I will join the Northern Expedition in the next two years to drive out He Rong's army and make greater military merits." Zhou Lu has already arranged his future. He turned around proudly again, "With some blood of the enemy, this armor will be perfect."

"Brother Zhou is a tiger son of a general. He will achieve great things in the future." Lou Chu said perfunctorily.

The two talked on the grass behind the crowd. Zhou Lu jumped off his horse and underestimated the weight of the armor. When he landed, he almost knelt down. He stood up and smiled, "I'm not used to it yet. What kind of 'tiger son' am I? I have to fight for every military merit through life and death. You are not like the children and grandchildren of the Lou family. You can get wealth and honor easily. Mr. Lou just married a princess, and now another princess is going to marry into the Lou family. Tsk, tsk, it's really enviable."

"Really?" Lou Chu looked around, wanting to end this boring conversation quickly.

"You haven't heard?"

"What did you hear?"

"Marriage, one of the daughters of the King of Xiangdong is going to marry one of your brothers, I forgot his name, she is the twenty-third."

"The daughter of the King of Xiangdong?"

"Yes, she is a princess, it is said that the Queen Mother and His Majesty love her most, so they personally arranged the marriage, and among the many noble sons, they chose Lou Twenty-three. The news just came out yesterday."

"Well, the Queen Mother... is very concerned about the marriage of the Lou family."

"Yes, everyone says 'the tower is ten thousand feet high and the ground is a thousand feet deep'. Among all the ministers, your Lou family has the deepest and most stable foundation. I have not made a friend like Mr. Lou in vain. Don't forget me in the future, haha."

Thinking of what Zhou Lu would react after his assassination was made public, Lou Chu couldn't help but smile.

Zhou Lu misunderstood his smile and said many kind words until the servants came to find him, and then he got on the horse and left.

The daughter of the King of Xiangdong is going to marry one of his brothers? Lou Chu immediately thought of Princess Huanyan. At first, he thought it might not be her, but soon he realized that it must be her. The emperor did this on purpose, not only to appease the general, but also to avenge Lou Chu who dared to assassinate him, and Princess Huanyan who dared to betray him.

It seems that the emperor did not get anything out of Princess Huanyan. Although he has found out the truth, Huanyan's silence and evasion may be regarded as serious disloyalty.

The emperor holds grudges and will not forgive any small mistakes. He is unwilling to let Huanyan go, and will not let the Lou family go just like that. But why did he really let the general lead the army away? The farther away from the Eastern Capital, the less the general is controlled by the court. The emperor knows this very well.

Lou Chu couldn't figure it out, so he found his horse, rode it and walked slowly on the grass, turning a deaf ear to the cheers.

"Brother Chu!" someone shouted loudly.

Lou Chu immediately rode his horse to meet him. This was one of the people he wanted to see the most, Yuefu Hou Ma Wei.

"I thought you would go with the army." Ma Wei smiled.

Lou Chu shook his head and rode away for a distance, and Ma Wei followed behind.

"The emperor knows and has said it." Lou Chu said.

Although he had guessed the truth long ago, Ma Wei was still stunned for a while, "But you can still leave the palace, and no one comes to arrest me..."

"Because the emperor doesn't take you and me seriously, he will wait until the big fish are caught before picking up the small fish."

Ma Wei was silent for a while, "Where is Guo Shifeng?"

"He was taken in as an aide by the general and went to the west together."

"Hey, Brother Guo...you can always turn danger into safety."

"Perhaps Qinzhou is a more dangerous place."

The two looked at the cheerful crowd together. After a long time, Ma Wei sighed: "Half of the romantic figures in Dongdu are here. Even if the northern expedition is won in the future, it will not be as lively as this."

The western expedition will undoubtedly win. Even if the northern expedition wins, it will also cost a lot. The farewell scene at that time will never be as relaxed and lively as today.

Lou Chu also sighed, "I am lucky to see this prosperous scene, and I will die without regrets."

"I want to leave Dongdu." Ma Wei said, he had this intention for a long time, but he had never implemented it, "I will leave immediately, tonight."

Lou Chu was already tired of persuading, "Brother Ma, be careful, the emperor will not let us small fish go, but he has not freed his hands yet. This is his world. Even if we escape from Dongdu, we can't escape the pursuit."

"I won't sit and wait for death. I will go to Bingzhou, which is the old place of Liang Dynasty. Maybe someone still remembers Ma. The Shen family resists the imperial edict and can provide me with shelter."

"Forgive me for not sending you far away."

"Come with me, there is nothing to miss in Dongdu. While the emperor's mind is not on you and me, the sooner you leave, the better. The prosperity in front of us is all illusion, and the fate of Tiancheng will end. We just acted a little early. The world will be in chaos sooner or later. We still have a chance to succeed."

"I want to stay and make one last try."

"Try what?" Ma Wei asked in surprise.

Even Lou Chu himself was not sure what to try, he just didn't want to get away with it, "Whatever it is, I have to try it again."

Dagger and mouth, with these two things, Lou Chu felt that they were enough.