Chapter 461: Helplessness (II)
How could it be so easy to end? Lu Zhe still needs to continue to fight with Baiyue, as for when to fight, it depends on the actual needs, if there is a need, even if he has captured all the territory of Baiyue, it will not be called the end, even if Baiyue is killed, he is still in a state of war.
"We'll have the final say when it's over." Lu Zhe asked again if anything had happened when he set out on the expedition.
The so-called what refers to the things that Lu Zhe must know, whether the countries are looking for trouble when he goes on the expedition, whether the five counties are stable, whether there is any chaos in the administrative system, and the livelihood of the people in each county.
Xiao He, who was thirty miles away with a group of subordinates, made a brief report, and Lu Zhe obviously found that Xiao He was a little perfunctory, because when he said the general situation in a few words, Xiao He's eyes were not on Lu Zhe, but kept aiming at Yan Bi next to him.
Since ancient times, kings have been suspicious, even if Lu Zhe is not a king, but he is still the master of a force, and the attitude of Xiao He, the biggest in the civil system, has to make him confused and vigilant.
"What else to say?" Lu Zhe asked again without moving.
Xiao He immediately took two steps back, and raised his hands to make a posture.
Before Lu Zhe could react, all the people who came from Nanling to greet him bent down and saluted, and a few people such as Yan Pi even knelt down.
According to etiquette, the monarch had to be greeted from a distance of 100 miles when he returned from the victory, but Lu Zhe did not inform the news of the return army in advance, Xiao He, Yan and other civil and military personnel who stayed behind, including those who were not from their own forces, they were all waiting for Lu Zhe to arrive at the state tomb before hurriedly going out to greet him.
Those who were not from Lu Zhe's own forces were all deputy envoys, and Feng Zai and Dong Fei did not appear.
Of course, Lu Zhe didn't have the time to see who was coming, he was a little apprehensive by the inexplicable posture of a group of people, and recalled it in his heart like lightning, even according to the etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the blessings and celebrations should be done in front of the gate of Nanling City. After all, there must be an audience for the show, and there is no Qianshou here!
Just when Lu Zhe was about to show his majesty and ask for an explanation, Yan Bi, who was kneeling, roared in a loud voice: "Congratulations to the Lord, Lu Ji and Wei Ji are happy!" ”
"......" Lu Zhe wanted to pluck his ears, the roaring sound was so excited, he almost didn't hear what Yan Bi was yelling about.
Lu Zhe is not a person of this era after all, even if he is a retainer in this era, he only needs to kneel when he has a great joy or something wrong. Those subordinates because they are ministers and not slaves, unless there is a necessary etiquette scene, there is no need to kowtow at all, and now the ministers are on their knees and the retainers are kneeling, which means that nothing is wrong, it will only be a great joy.
Yan Bi roared and looked up at Lu Zhe. He actually saw that Lu Zhe had no smile on his face, and he didn't know that Lu Zhe didn't hear clearly, and the expression on his face couldn't help but freeze.
Pregnant? Although it's just a pet Ji pregnant, it's a happy event no matter what! The monarch he represents is going to give birth to his own offspring, and to understand it is that he has the ability to spread out his leaves, which is second only to his wife's pregnancy, and the importance is slightly lower than that of winning the battle, and Lu Zhe should not have such a stern face even if he does not show a smile.
Oh, the marquis's wife according to the current rules. The official rank is the lady, and in terms of identity, the lady is the daughter of the emperor (king), and she is the noble daughter under the princess, and the state also wants to issue the salary.
Kuaitong understands Lu Zhe. In an instant, he understood that Yan Bi's pitch had changed, and Lu Zhena didn't understand what he was saying.
"Congratulations to the Lord!" Kuaitong didn't want to make any jokes in front of the ministers, so after saying it loudly, he immediately whispered again: "Lord, Lu Ji and Wei Ji are pregnant with your blood." ”
This time, Lu Zhe heard clearly. The face that was tense with vigilance immediately bloomed like a chrysanthemum.
"Congratulations to the Lord!"
The retainers drank with the ministers.
"Congratulations to the Lord!"
Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted loudly.
On the side, Tian Rong was pouting, but the two favored concubines were pregnant. Is it necessary to make such fanfare? It's okay to congratulate the retainers, after all, the retainers are also part of the family, and the ministers and tens of thousands of soldiers just put down their bodies to congratulate because the two favorite concubines who are similar to the goods are pregnant, it's too dirty buns and too embarrassing.
With Tian Rong showing the disdain in his heart, Jing Ju, Li Zuoche, and although they didn't think so, they all saluted with a smile. As for Zhang Liang and Wei Bao, they were really blessed in their hearts, and their congratulatory tone and posture were also full of sincerity.
The state of Chu and Lu Zhe's side have not yet lifted the state of war, and the conflict between the two forces on the border is still fierce, Xiang Bo and Jing Ju sent envoys to Nanling again this time in addition to investigating the situation of Lu Zhe's southern expedition, but also to ask for the end of the endless harassment with the affection of the country of in-laws, which is a boycott of the war between the two sides.
To tell the truth, the state of Chu was defeated at the hands of Lu Zhe, but the war potential of the state of Chu was still there. It will take a period of stability for the Chu State to bring into play its war potential, to restore the livelihood of the people in Huizhang County, and to integrate and train those troops who are resisting the harassment of Lü Zhe's army on the border.
Chen Yu, such an important minister, came to Nanling to serve as an important task, and Li Zuoche can only be said to be a bridging and matching. Zhao is now half-crippled and immortal like Chu, the difference is that Chu was beaten by Lu Zhe, while Zhao was abused by Qin.
Zhao Wang Xie adopted Lu Zhe's construction, and after shrinking the territory, the war potential was still there, but compared to the Chu state, the Zhao state located in the Central Plains was more critical. This time, he sent an important minister like Chen Yu as a positive envoy, but in fact, he had already lost the face of a big country, and he also thought that Zhao Guo was so miserable because he adopted Lu Zhe's construction, otherwise if he wanted to talk about something, he would have to wait for his uncle and grandson to come to Handan to officially send dowry, levy gifts, rituals and other things before sending important ministers like Chen Yu.
The envoys of Zhao came to ask for help, even if they had not officially become in-laws, they came to ask for support, and Wei Han sent Wei Bao and Zhang Liang to have another set of explanations.
Wei and Korea are now under the protection of Lü Zhe, whether it is according to the Jin State of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to protect the Lu State and the Wei State, or the Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Ming and other younger brothers who protect themselves, Wei Han, who survived as an Angren, should now regard Lü Zhe as the suzerain.
Hundreds of thousands of people went to war to protect their suzerain, and Wei Han should also send troops to help in the war according to reason, but Lu Zhe is not so familiar with the set of rules between the suzerainty and the protected country, and Shusun Tong and Lu Jia, who understand this set of rules, sent envoys early, and the rest of the subordinates are also half-hanging, so this time Lu Zhe's southern expedition did not greet his younger brother Wei and Han at all to send troops to support the scene.
Wei and Han, who didn't receive the greeting, were actually quite puzzled, on the one hand, they were already mentally prepared for how much "tax" they should pay every year after they stabilized down, and even how many troops to send to follow the instructions when Lu Zhe wanted to fight with someone were already arranged, but Lu Zhe started a war with Baiyue without even notifying him, what is this?
The so-called "taxation" is not very complicated, that is, the boss collects protection money from the younger brother, and the boss of the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Guo, is the most handy.
Lu Zhe sent troops to fight without saying a word, and Wei and Han were afraid. Don't get me wrong, it's not that Wei and Han are not afraid that Lu Zhe will send troops to fight them, but that Lu Zhe said that the attitude of the expression is not like what the master of a suzerainty should be, then Wei Han needs to think carefully about whether he is protected by Lu Zhe, once he loses Lu Zhe's protection, then Wei Han faces Qi, Zhao, Chu, and of course, the most powerful Qin, is it possible to destroy the country at any time, the smallest heartbeat is that it has been destroyed and no one has helped to avenge and restore the country, so how aggrieved and wronged should it be?
The purpose of Zhang Liang and Wei Bao coming to Nanling is incomparably simpler than that of other forces, that is, to find out how Lu Zhe's war is going in the south, and at the same time, to quickly make an oath from the paperwork, to quickly implement the responsibility of the boss to protect the younger brother, and then make up the "taxes" that should be paid, and how many troops should be sent to Lu Zhe as cannon fodder.
Lu Zhe, who was speechless for a while, first smiled, then "hehe", and then "haha", he was not crazy, but a joy that was about to have his own bloodline inheritance made his demeanor a little ...... How so? It's a simple pleasure.
"Soon?" Lu Zhe grabbed the drunkard Kuaitong: "I sowed a few seeds, and I got pregnant?" Indicates good genes, doesn't it? ”
"......" What is sowing seeds, and what is genes, Kuai Tong was puzzled for a while, but of course he was also extremely happy in his heart: "The Lord has to work harder, and do his best to make Mrs. (Zhao Wan) have your blood, if you have a son-in-law, I and other subordinates will be comfortable." ”
"Yes, yes, try." Lu Zhe didn't care about a drunkard interfering in his private life: "Everyone, please get up," he said with a gesture of false invitation, and laughed for a while, "Class teacher, class teacher immediately, let's go home!" ”
Wait a minute! According to etiquette, Lü Zhe had to let the people who went out of the city thirty miles to greet him distribute the wine and meat to the soldiers who had returned from the expedition, and also exempted these remaining vassals, thanking them for taking care of the foundation when Lü Zhe went on the expedition. But...... Don't forget that Lu Zhe is a time-traveling guy, a casual and modern person who doesn't understand etiquette, and he wants to go directly to the class when he is happy?
"This ......"
Xiao He was stunned, Yan Bi was stunned, Kuai Tong was a little dumbfounded, those soldiers were also stunned, and even the foreign ministers who came to congratulate were also stunned.
It was Kuaitong who reacted first and shouted: "Return to Nanling and celebrate with the gift of the Great Expedition!" ”
It's really distressing for a master who doesn't understand etiquette, the so-called gift of the Great Expedition is a bit excessive, that is the way to celebrate when a country is destroyed, but their own lord has two pregnant bloodlines, and they did annihilate nearly 500,000 of Baiyue's living forces, and it should be explained in advance to celebrate the capture of Minyue, Nanyue, and Lingnan as a celebration.
"It's just...... I hope Madame doesn't misunderstand. Kuaitong added helplessly. (To be continued......)