There is a word in this world called split peach love.

The protagonists of the story are Wei Linggong, the king of Wei during the Spring and Autumn Period, and his male favorite, Mi Zixia.

When Mi Zixia was favored, he once learned that his mother was ill, so Jiao Zhao drove the monarch's car back to visit her mother.

Duke Ling of Wei heard this and said virtuously: "How filial! You committed the crime of mutilation for the sake of your mother!"

It means, alas, Zi Xia is so filial. For the sake of his mother, he is not even afraid of the punishment of having his feet cut off.

Because according to the law of defending the country, anyone who steals the monarch's car will be punished with mutilation, which means having both feet cut off.

Another time, the two of them were visiting an orchard together. Mi Zixia picked a peach and ate a few bites. He felt it was very sweet, so he turned around and handed the peach he had chewed to Duke Wei Linggong.

The king said: "You love me so much that you forget your words and think of me!"

It means that you love me so much that you endured the craving and gave me the delicious peach.

This is the so-called split love.

When Mizi's beauty faded and he loved to relax, he offended the king. The king said: "You try to drive my chariot, and you try to eat the rest of my peaches."

When Mi Zixia became old and beautiful, he began to be disliked by Wei Linggong.

Later, Mi Zixia accidentally offended Duke Linggong of Wei.

This made Wei Linggong couldn't help but think of the past, and he felt even more angry:

"This guy used to falsely convey the emperor's orders and use my car without authorization; he also showed no respect for the emperor and gave me the leftover peach he bit off."

So, when there is true love, even the shortcomings of the other person will be seen as advantages.

When love disappears, even the other person’s strengths will be seen as weaknesses.

Sun Quan's attitude towards Lu Xun was probably similar to that of Wei Linggong towards Mi Zixia.

Lu Yi changed his name to Lu Xun, most likely to express humility.

Of course, he might even be flattering Sun Quan.

Xun means working hard to serve the Sun family.

Lu Xun also personally explained to Sun Quan that he named his son Kang to resist thieves.

Sun Quan also expressed his appreciation at that time.

Unexpectedly, times have changed, and now Lu Xun is disgusted by Sun Quan, so his resistance to thieves has turned into a protest.

It can be said that love the house and the crow, and hate the house and the crow.

Lu Xun was one of the ministers of Wu State whom Feng paid close attention to. Mi Shiyilang, who was in Jianye, would naturally not miss his observation.

After learning about Lu Xun's movements, he went to look for Lu Yi and asked with some worry:

"I heard that the general wanted to persuade your majesty to change the tariff. Will there be any changes in Jingzhou Yi City?"

Lu Yi smiled confidently and said with great confidence:

"Mi Langjun, don't worry. Are you being selfless when the general knocks on the door to ask for advice? In fact, it is just for his own selfishness. Your Majesty is so wise and powerful, how can you be deceived by him?"

When Mi Shiyilang heard this, he saw Lu Yi's expression again, so he tried to challenge him with words:

"I once heard that the senior general was born in the planning school. He was born in a country-worshiping family and had a reputation as a bandit. Your Majesty has great trust in you. How could you deceive your Majesty for your own selfish interests?"

Lu Yi couldn't help but snorted when Mi Shiyilang was so excited:

"This is all reported by outsiders, and it cannot be believed sincerely. Why did he advise His Majesty to change the tariff? It was just to let him lead the army to attack Hefei!"

"It is said that Xiangyang has fallen, but Hefei remains. Once Hefei is destroyed, the shackles of Wu will be gone."

"So he intends to let you, Han, take Luoyang, then send your troops south to cooperate with him to take Hefei!"

Hearing this, even a man like Mi Shiyilang who was good at dealing with people didn't know how to speak.

Before coming to the Kingdom of Wu from Chang'an, my brother analyzed the situation in the Kingdom of Wu with him.

Coupled with the various signs observed after coming to Wu Kingdom, they all coincide with my brother's previous judgment.

This made him feel frightened and awed, and at the same time he understood some of Sun Quan's thoughts.

Hefei can be said to be the inner demon of Sun Quan.

Lu Xun not only went to Xiangyang, but also wanted to personally lead the army to attack Hefei. Didn't he consider Sun Quan's feelings?

Mi Shiyilang didn't know what to say, but Lu Yi said angrily:

"Don't His Majesty know what he said? But what about the money? What about the food? Why didn't he mention it at all?"

"Without money and food, even if there are 100,000 elites, what's the use? The year before last, when the whole country of Wu marched northward, how much food did they consume with so many soldiers and horses?"

"Does he think that the victory of Xiangyang is his alone? Without us transferring money and food from the Han Dynasty, what would he do to conquer it?"

Although he received benefits, he never cared about the good deeds of the university and even scolded himself and others every day for being traitors and harming the country.

Just thinking about it makes me angry!

In fact, over the years, Wu's treasury has been unable to make ends meet.

Otherwise, it would not be possible to make big money repeatedly.

It was only through Sun Quan's subsidy from the Young Mansion - that is, the emperor's personal treasury subsidizing the state - that he was able to send troops north every year.

Most of the money for the Young Master was obtained through the hard work of the School Affairs Office.

As a foreign minister, Lu Xun was naturally not qualified to know how much money the emperor's young mansion still had.

But when he thought about it, in the early years, His Majesty went north to attack Hefei every year. Didn't he always come here like this?

What's the harm in hitting him one more time now?

Moreover, as long as Hefei is captured, coupled with Han's offensive in the north, Wu can take advantage of the opportunity to take over the Huaihe River.

At that time, Da Wu will have the greatest room for maneuver.

At the same time, luring Han to take the land south of the river first would not only help Han to plot the Central Plains, but would even put Han into a dilemma:

When Han and Da Wu join forces to carve up the land of Guandong, they will find that they have Da Wu who controls the Yangtze River and Huaihe River to the south, and Sima Yi across the river to the north.

And the land of Qingxu happens to be caught in it.

No matter whether the Han Dynasty sends its troops northward or betrays its alliance and goes southward, it will face the embarrassing situation of being attacked from both sides.

Therefore, losing Luoyang may not be all bad for Sima Yi who occupied Hebei.

Lu Xun believed that with Sima Yi's eyes, he would definitely see this.

Just like the battle the year before last.

In Lu Xun's own opinion, his plans were all based on loyalty to the country and had no selfish motives.

Only then did he risk the possibility of offending Sun Quan and come to knock on the door.

It's just that the reason there are countless disputes in this world is precisely because people have different positions and different interests.

What Sun Quan wants now is to first stabilize the internal situation, rebalance the various forces within Wu State, and pave the way for those who come after him:

This is also the reason why I transferred you, Lu Xun, back from Xiangyang and even refused to let you return to Wuchang.

Now you actually want me to allow you to lead the army out to attack Hefei?

is it possible?

Besides, even if I trust you to lead the troops out, how can you guarantee that Hefei will be captured?

I've been fighting for so many years and haven't been able to win.

Not to mention Hefei, the last time I asked you to fight in Lu'an, weren't you forced to retreat overnight by an eighty-year-old pawn (i.e. Man Chong)?

This is still unbeatable.

If I really want to defeat you...

Let’s not talk about my face, but what should I do next?

Otherwise, this position of the Sun family will be given to you, the Lu family!

Naturally, Lu Yi didn't know the true thoughts of Sun and Lu.

Moreover, he had not yet had a chance to tell Sun Quan about Lu Xun's plan, and it was even less possible for Lu Yi to know Lu Xun's true intention.

But all he needs to know is that His Majesty hates Lu Xun.

And he also has his own position:

Wu's palace is cleaner than his face. You are a great general, and you also act as prime minister. Are you really not knowing or are you pretending not to know?

To put it bluntly, don't you just want to take money from the Shaofu to support yourself in attacking Hefei?

Do you know where the money came from?

Do you really think it was brought by the strong wind?

What a beautiful thought!

Seeing Lu Yi swearing so firmly, Mi Shiyilang felt relieved.
To be continued...