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Why didn't Lu Congtian tell Zhuge Liang the hidden story behind Dianjiang directly?

Two words: evidence!

Everyone else's actions are based on what is reasonable and legal. What evidence can Lu Congtian produce to bring down the other party?

I can't produce it!

Just like Zhuge Liang, he knew perfectly well that Li Yan and others were plotting various schemes and were eroding the country's resources.

But could Zhuge Liang really uproot all the corrupt officials just by telling Liu Bei a word? Where's the evidence? Is that realistic?

Lu Congtian couldn't think of any other way but to escalate the situation.

As long as the situation is escalated, the other side will inevitably make a mistake! This will give my mentor the opportunity to uproot them completely!

Now that the Cheng family has collapsed, everything in Dianjiang is thriving, the people are prosperous, and the floods have been controlled.

Lu Congtian is gone.

"It's not easy to clear one's name." Lu Qian wouldn't use the moral blackmail of Zhuge Liang, thinking that "I'm weak, so I'm right."

After several months of calming down, Lu Qian felt even more determined not to trouble Zhuge Liang and to take revenge himself.

Whether Shu Han will be rotten is none of his business.

Whether the country perishes or not is none of his concern.

From his perspective, his father endured ten years of hardship for the court, shedding blood on the battlefield, sacrificing himself for the country.

How did the imperial court treat his father?

Convicted of being a traitor! Labeled as a rebel!

How could Lu Qian love the Shu Han court as much as his father did?

He was seething with anger.

This has nothing to do with fairness and justice; he only wants revenge!

Just as our ancestors instructed, revenge!

After learning about what had happened in Dianjiang, Zhuge Liang agreed with Lu Qian's words.

Deng Yi's statement alone cannot serve as crucial evidence to bring down the interest groups behind it.

This also made Zhuge Liang realize that his own regulatory system was not perfect, and that the "Shu Code" formulated by the vested interests had huge loopholes.

"Gonghe, rest assured, I will certainly give your father justice. Now, the trouble in Jingzhou is developing as you predicted. The Minister of the Imperial Secretariat has again recommended your cousin Lu Boyan, appointing him as General of Chariots and Cavalry and Commander-in-Chief of Chaisang. I am on my way to deliver the imperial edict and happened to pass by, so I stopped by to see you."

Zhuge Liang regained his composure.

After saying this, he looked at Lu Qian seriously.

Lu Qian immediately realized that his elder brother Boyan had been pushed out by Li Yan to take the blame.

Meeting Zhuge Liang's gaze, Lu Qian understood and bowed, "Prime Minister, rest assured, my mother and sister are both well, and their food, clothing, and daily necessities are sufficient. Is the Prime Minister worried that my elder brother Boyan will not agree? I can go with the Prime Minister to my elder brother's residence to persuade him."

"Very good."

Deng Yi also clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "It's time for your subordinates to take their leave."

"good."

Lu Qian instructed his sisters to take good care of their mother, and then followed Zhuge Liang into the carriage.

Deng Yi took his leave, as he was going to the Censorate to await a summons.

Lu Qian greeted Fei Yi with a cupped hand.

The three of them rode together in one carriage to Lu Xun's house.

Arrived at Lu Xun's residence.

Lu Xun dismissed his attendants and only had four people with him.

After explaining the situation in Jingzhou.

Zhuge Liang took out the imperial edict and handed it to Lu Xun, saying, "The court has now reinstated Boyan, temporarily appointing him as General of Chariots and Cavalry, and entrusting him with the defense of Yuzhang and Lujiang. If Boyan agrees, I will do my utmost to cooperate. Boyan may also feign illness and refuse, in which case I will defend him in court."

Zhuge Liang gave the choice to Lu Xun.

Lu Xun was well aware that promoting him now would be tantamount to sending him to his death as a scapegoat.

The instinct is to refuse.

Lu Xun chose to suppress his dissatisfaction and asked, "Prime Minister, Yizhou is currently short of soldiers and supplies. If I accept this assignment, where will the troops come from?"

"Wen Ping, the Prefect of Jiangxia, still has five thousand men under his command. If Boyan goes to Jingzhou, I will have Prefect Wen give him his full support."

Five thousand... Sun Quan raised an army of thirty thousand. Five thousand against thirty thousand, how can they possibly win?

"Prime Minister, how is this any different from sending me to my death?"

Lu Xun always respected Zhuge Liang and absolutely did not want to get involved in factional struggles again.

But then Lu Qian asked Lu Xun to speak to him privately.

"Is my brother also trying to persuade me to go and die?"

Lu Qian bowed apologetically, "My elder brother was right."

Lu Xun took a deep breath, somewhat disappointed. "Brother, there's no need to say more. I'll accept this job for your sake."

Seeing Lu Xun about to leave, Lu Qian quickly called out to him, "Brother, please calm down. You are unaware of the Prime Minister's intentions!"

Lu Xun stopped in his tracks. "What is the Prime Minister's intention?"

"Because of his position, the Prime Minister cannot say certain things to his elder brother in person, which is why he asked his younger brother to come along. So, younger brother, please convey the Prime Minister's intentions."

Lu Qian continued, "Didn't Li Yan recommend my elder brother for the position of General of Chariots and Cavalry, to take over the defense of Lujiang and Yuzhang? But he didn't demand that my elder brother not lose an inch of territory!"

"After you take office, you will need to gather troops and transport supplies, which will take time, right? So you can reasonably and legally extend this time as much as possible."

"Although Lujiang, Yuzhang, and Chaisang may be lost as a result, as long as you, elder brother, hold Xiakou and prevent Sun Quan from advancing, wouldn't that achieve the same effect of turning the tide?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xun suddenly understood!

"Brother, are you saying that the Prime Minister is planning to use this as a pretext to bring Huang Quan, Fei Guan, and others to justice?!"

"Absolutely right!"

If Lujiang and Yuzhang are lost, the emperor, in his fury, will surely hold those responsible for the events in Chaisang accountable. After all, if Huang Quan hadn't transferred the troops from Chaisang, would we be facing the risk of losing Jingzhou now?

On the contrary, if Lu Xun could miraculously turn the tide and defeat Sun Quan, or if Lu Xun was defeated and killed by Sun Quan, then many people would get away with it!

As a result, Lu Xun ended up taking all the blame.

This is exactly the situation Li Yan wanted.

Only Lu Xun, wavering between victory and defeat, retreat and not retreat, could survive and allow Liu Bei to recover and hold the culprit accountable!

Losing some land is fine, it's better than losing the whole of Jingzhou.

It's even possible that Liu Bei would later believe that Lu Xun helped him defend Jingzhou.

Lu Xun fully understood Lu Qian's meaning.

In this way, as long as Sun Quan's offensive is halted, their own situation can be reversed.

This was not a difficult task for Lu Xun.

"If Sun Quan captures Chaisang, his next move will inevitably be to attack Xiakou. However, Xiakou is praised by Huang Zu as the most formidable pass on the Yangtze River, and it has been continuously reinforced by Huang Zu and Wen Ping. With the help of Prefect Wen Ping's 5,000 troops, and by gathering the remaining forces, Jingzhou can be defended!"

Then, the two returned to the main hall.

Lu Xun immediately issued the imperial edict.

Zhuge Liang didn't know what Lu Qian said to Lu Xun in the back room, nor did he want to know.

Everything Lu Qian told Lu Xun was actually Lu Qian's own idea.

Now that Lu Xun has taken over, Lu Qian must be following Zhuge Liang's plan to take the opportunity to fulfill his selfish desire for revenge.

Zhuge Liang was fully aware of this.

After all, how could Zhuge Liang be the one to instigate Lu Xun to neither win nor lose, but only to stalemate?

Zhuge Liang also wanted to expand the territory and do his best to keep Lujiang and Yuzhang from falling.

However, before the huge internal problems are resolved, the territory gained will become fertile ground for parasites! It will be a paradise for parasites!