Chapter 182 Brother is the Ultimate Winner

Perhaps Emperor Qian never thought that even the person next to him was full of hatred for him. To be such a person was such a failure.

The news from the capital was delivered to Lu Zhanyan at full speed. It would be a lie to say that he was not angry. General Zhenbei's life is his life, but his own life is not?

I never thought there would be such a narrow-minded emperor. Their Lu family has been loyal for generations, and the number of Lu family members who have sacrificed on the battlefield cannot be counted on one’s fingers.

In order to reassure the emperor of Daqian, their Lu family even had a rule that one could take a concubine only if he was 40 years old and had no children. They were afraid that the family would become too powerful, so the emperor would feel at ease using the Lu family.

But what did the descendants of the Chu family do?

When the country was in crisis, he still thought about wiping out the entire Lu family.

Although he did think about supporting Xuzhou, being forced to go was another matter.

In the study, Lu Zhanyan sat in front of the desk, gently turning the jade ring on his index finger with his right hand and muttering to himself: "Grandfather, our Lu family is not wrong."

If they don't rebel, the Lu family will have no way out.

He closed his eyes and began to ponder, how can he get Xuzhou out of the crisis?

Of course he knew the battle record of Qi State's national master. The only way was to kill Mu Qingran, but was Mu Qingran so easy to kill?

How could Mu Qingli and her two servants do it?

He called Xiao Lanjue again, and the two began to discuss whether to transfer all the people in the city to Yanzhou or Yizhou after Lu Zhanyan became the governor of Xuzhou?

He has complete control over these two territories, so the people can live here safely without causing huge chaos.

The governor of Xuzhou was a student of Mei Ge Lao. Even if he was transferred to Yanzhou, he would be under his control.

The two had already prepared themselves mentally, but when the imperial edict arrived in Yanzhou, there were still some discrepancies.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims...Lord Lu has made great contributions to the management of Yanzhou, which has greatly comforted me. Duke Anguo has passed away, and his grandson, Prince Lu, is both talented and handsome. He is allowed to inherit the title of Duke Anguo...I decree this!"

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that Xuzhou is in trouble and is under attack by the State of Qi. Minister Lu is very intelligent and witty... He is ordered to take turns with the Governor of Xuzhou and command all the troops in Yanzhou and Xuzhou... I decree this!"

After receiving these two imperial edicts, Lu Zhanyan was a little confused. Didn’t the news from the capital say that Emperor Qian wanted to lead the Lu family army to stand on the first line of defense?

How come he is now in charge of all the troops in the two states?

The eunuch who delivered the decree whispered in Lu Zhanyan's ear: "The Virtuous Concubine!"

Hearing this, Lu Zhanyan understood that it was Consort Xian who helped him. He couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Your Majesty, he..."

The young eunuch had already accepted the favor from Concubine Xian, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty is still in a coma."

Lu Zhanyan curled his lips and smiled. This virtuous imperial concubine was truly a good helper. He couldn't help but feel fortunate that he married Princess Yaoguang, otherwise he might not have such a capable helper.

I have to sigh that Princess Yaoguang is really my good wife. If this is successful, Chu Yao will also take most of the credit.

It is all thanks to my brother Xing who helped me with advice, otherwise I would not have achieved the same effect if I had married another woman.

With these two imperial edicts, Xuzhou is already in his pocket. More importantly, he can also dispatch General Zhenbei's troops. The Lu family army and Mo Longling's army together have a million troops. It is easy for them to directly attack the capital.

Lu Zhanyan felt more confident than ever before, and he sighed that the helper Xingdi found for him was so powerful that everything was under control.

He left Xiao Lanjue in Yanzhou to take charge, while he himself went to Xuzhou with his follower Huai Mo and two thousand Mo Longling's subordinates. The five thousand Mo Longling's subordinates were the last line of defense in Yanzhou. Lu Zhanyan took two thousand away and left the rest to Xiao Lanjue in case of emergency.

In addition to the three thousand Molongling's subordinates, there are also 100,000 troops guarding the border of Yanzhou. Even if there are any unusual movements in Dayan, they can hold on for a while.

The imperial edict received by General Guo Lin, who was far away in Xuzhou, ordered him to guard Wangmen Pass at all costs, and there was no mention of letting her retreat to the second line of defense.

This is the space where Concubine Xian operates.

She thought that Lu Zhanyan was just a scholar and was definitely not good at marching and fighting, so she didn't plan to let Lu Zhanyan occupy the front line.

Although only a slight change was made, it gave Lu Zhanyan a lot of room to play.

General Zhenbei had no doubts. When he knew that Lu Zhanyan was coming to Xuzhou, he did not react much. He was a military general and Lu Zhanyan was a civil official, and they each took care of their own things. He just focused on holding the first line of defense.

Fortunately, the State Master of Qi had been in seizure for some time after his last attack. He had been recuperating for a month, and had not seen the State Master of Qi appear again. He couldn't help but feel relieved. It seemed that this kind of poison was difficult to cultivate, so they did not attack so frequently.

He is not afraid of open swords and guns, but he is afraid of these insects that are hard to guard against.

Just like those civil servants, every sentence they say contains a lot of twists and turns, killing people invisibly, which is really disgusting.

I hope that the new governor, Duke Anguo, is not the type who likes to boss people around. Otherwise, even if he is a descendant of the Lu family, he will have to show him some power.

Lu Zhanyan hurried to Xuzhou. He did not go back to Lu's house directly. After arriving in Xuzhou, he met with Quan Wenbin, the governor of Xuzhou.

Quan Wenbin also received the imperial edict, which ordered him to obey the orders of Duke Anguo. When he saw Lu Zhanyan, he was very polite: "Your humble servant greets Duke Anguo."

"No need to be so polite. I will leave Yanzhou to you for now."

"Yes, I will definitely protect Yanzhou."

Both parties were provincial governors and knew what they were supposed to do, so the handover went smoothly.

After Lu Zhanyan moved into the governor's mansion, he immediately summoned all the officials, including the General Zhenbei. When he met them, he simply introduced his situation and then went straight to the point to discuss how to deal with the poison from Qi.

Guo Lin felt satisfied when he saw that Lu Zhanyan didn't say any nonsense. He was indeed a literary star who came from a military background.

While Lu Zhanyan was busy in the governor's mansion, Lu Zhanxing finally finished her confinement. Under Liu Xu's care, she returned to her previous physical condition. Compared to when she was panting and cautious with her pregnant belly, she now began to be full of energy again.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back, I'm back..."

She came back specially two days before her daughter's full-month celebration. She had already missed the baby's baptism ceremony, but she couldn't miss the full-month celebration.

When Mrs. Luo heard that her son had returned, she excitedly came out to greet him. Seeing that her son had returned to his usual self, she finally felt relieved and said with a smile, "You're back just in time. I was discussing with Xianye whether we should hold a full-moon banquet for Ling'er."

Su Xianye stood behind her mother-in-law and smiled when she saw her husband: "Husband!"

"Xianye, you've worked so hard."

Su Xianye not only had to pretend to be pregnant, but also had to pretend to be in confinement after childbirth, which was very hard.

"I'm not tired." Su Xianye's eyes were full of tenderness, without any trace of the resentment and ruthlessness she had before.

She had taken all the revenge she deserved, and the only one left was Su Xianxin, who was already on the edge of the abyss, and she could give her a push at any time.

But my husband said that we should keep Su Xianxin for the time being. We have waited for so many years, so we can keep her for the last minute.

Lu Zhanxing decided to deal with Su Xianxin after dealing with the Fourth Prince. If the Fourth Prince still had the aura of the male protagonist, then the damage to Su Xianxin would be a fatal blow.

How desperate would a prince who is infertile be?

In short, she will gradually break down the Fourth Prince's heart and let him know, what's the use of being reborn?

She was reborn but had no brains, so she couldn't defeat her villain brother.

And according to the situation in the book, in the previous life before the Fourth Prince was reborn, his brother was a winner.

So in this life, the villain brother will also be the ultimate winner!