Lu Xun further advised: "I went to His Majesty three years ago to persuade the generals to open up fields in Jingzhou. In addition, there are new agricultural tools passed down from the Shu Kingdom. Now there is no shortage of grain in Jingzhou."

"I heard that Zhuge Ke's strategy for conquering Danyang Shanyue was to use both pacification and suppression, which is very different from the previous strategy of blind suppression."

"How about we first order him to camp and guard in the border counties? With those new farm tools, he will be able to raise food by himself soon, and then let him go into the depths of Danyang. How about that?"

When Sun Quan saw Lu Xun taking the rare initiative to support someone, and then remembering that Zhuge Jin was already old, he felt something in his heart:

"Since you say so, then I will agree."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"If Zhuge Ke can really accomplish this, it means that he is also a good talent. What you did today can be regarded as promoting talents for the country, and I should thank you for it."

Sun Quan laughed.

After they finished talking about the matter, Sun Quan hosted a banquet for Lu Xun in the palace, and then he was released from the palace.

When Lu Xun came out of the palace, he did not go directly back to his own house, but went directly to the prime minister's house.

The prime minister of Wu State at this time was Gu Yong. He was taciturn, fair and selfless in his dealings, and was highly valued by Sun Quan.

Lu Xun knew that when it came to knowing the military strength, he was as confident as anyone in the Wu Kingdom.

But when it comes to court affairs, he is somewhat lacking, so he did not mention the prince's affairs easily in the palace before.

For such a big matter, you still need to consult the important officials in the court.

He believed that he had national affairs at heart, so he believed that Gu Yong would not refuse his request.

When Gu Yong heard that the general had come to visit, he quickly came out to greet him personally:

"Why did Boyan arrive so suddenly?"

The four surnames in Jiangdong are Lu, Zhu, Gu, and Zhang. The four families have always interacted with each other.

In addition, the current representatives of the Lu family and the Gu family are Lu Xun and Gu Yong, so they are officials in the same court and have a good personal relationship.

However, Gu Yong was older, so Lu Xun generally treated him as an elder.

"Xun Xun has not been in Jianye for a long time. It is rare for him to come back this time, so he came to visit the Prime Minister."

"Let's talk first."

One is the general who guards half of the territory, and the other is the prime minister who manages the entire country. The two naturally had some exchanges, each talking about the affairs of the DPRK and Jingzhou.

After Lu Xun asked Gu Yong to screen everyone away, he brought the topic to the prince.

He would not say that the prince took the initiative to talk about it, but instead said that he was worried about the prince:

"Since ancient times, I have never heard of a prince being away all the time while the master is inside. Now that your majesty has arranged it like this, I personally think that there is something wrong with it."

"For the sake of the country's stability, I would like to ask the Prime Minister to persuade your Majesty. I am willing to join Jiwei."

After hearing this, Gu Yong frowned, but he did not agree immediately. After a while, he sighed:

"What Bo Yan said makes sense, but he just chose a bad time!"

Lu Xun was stunned: "Xun doesn't understand what the prime minister said."

Gu Yong shook his head and whispered:

"Do you know, Boyan, that your Majesty just killed someone a few days ago?"

"But that Wei thief is planning to hide Fan?"

Lu Xun thought for a moment and then remembered something.

Yinfan was a man who crossed the river to join us because of his extraordinary bearing, good eloquence, and good sociability.

First he gained His Majesty's trust, and then he had extensive contacts with important officials in the DPRK.

From the self-defense general Quan Cong onwards, many courtiers treated him with respect.

Even Zhu Ju, the general of the left, said that he had the talent of a king's assistant.

Even Tingwei Hao Pu publicly complained about him, saying that he was the only one who should serve as Tingwei and he was willing to serve under him.

Unexpectedly, in December last year, Yinfan was planning to cause chaos. Fortunately, it was discovered in advance and it was not allowed to cause chaos.

Even so, many ministers in the DPRK were also implicated.

The first person to be affected was Ting Wei Hao Pu, who was reprimanded by Sun Quan:

"You have been praising Yinfan and blaming the court on his behalf, saying that it was the court that made him bend his talents, which made Yinfan rebel. It's all your fault!"

So Hao Pu was forced to commit suicide.

"As for the second person to be implicated, it is General Zuo, Zhu Zifan. Alas, he should be called former General Zuo now. He is now under house arrest and is not allowed to go out."

Speaking of this, Gu Yong's face looked a little ugly:

"This matter has already made everyone in the court feel in danger. I never thought that a few days ago, Wei Wen, Zhuge Zhi, whom Your Majesty sent overseas last year, happened to be back again."

"Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi are back?"

Lu Xun was a little surprised when he heard the news.

When Sun Quan sent two men to lead the fleet to sea, Shangshu strongly opposed it.

"It would be great if I could come back. It wouldn't be in vain..."

Speaking of this, Lu Xun suddenly remembered what Sun Quan had said to him at the beginning when he entered the palace.

"What a good thing!"

Gu Yong shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"At the beginning, more than ten thousand soldiers went to sea, but now only half of them have returned. Only thousands of wild people from Yizhou have returned. They have only made money and food, and the lives of the soldiers have been wasted!"

"His Majesty was furious and ordered the two men to be imprisoned. Two days ago, he was punished for violating the edict and failing to do anything."

Lu Xun couldn't help but lost his voice after hearing this:

"I didn't expect that so many things happened in the court these days?"

No wonder His Majesty agreed to Zhuge Ke's matter so easily. I think this is part of the reason.

After all, when Your Majesty sent more than 10,000 soldiers to sea, it was for the purpose of plundering overseas people to supplement the Wu Kingdom.

Now that he has spent so much money, food and soldiers' lives, but only got thousands of civilians in exchange, it is better to let Zhuge Ke go and do it. At least he guarantees that he can get 40,000 soldiers.

"Yes, there is some chaos in the court now, and His Majesty has been in a bad mood. If you mention this kind of thing at this time, I'm afraid it will backfire!"

Gu Yong shook his head and said.

When Lu Xun heard this, his face became even more worried:

"What should we do? After all, if the prince's matter remains undecided for a long time, I'm afraid..."

Gu Yong pondered for a while and then said: "Although the matter of the prince should not be mentioned rashly now, there is one person who can test it for the prince."

"who?"

"Second Prince."
Chapter completed!