Chapter 125 Adopted Son Lu Xun

The first month of the fifth year of Zhongping
Outside the Duwei Mansion of Wu County, Wujun.

Five hundred cavalrymen surrounded the Duwei Mansion and circled continuously.

Among them, more than 200 war horses were half-sold and half-given away by Sun Jian as gifts to Jin Mao.

Changsha County had just experienced war and was extremely short of food. The two southern counties were in a similar situation. The other three neighboring counties either looked down on Sun Jian or used the excuse of having no food.

The only place that had grain and good relations to borrow from was Jinmao's Yuzhang County.

Before he had territory, Sun Jian could be shameless, but after he had territory, he became a man who cared about respect.

Previously, I could shamelessly rely on my relationship with my fellow disciples to borrow soldiers, but now I want to borrow food, how can I do that without giving some benefits?
So Sun Jian ordered his men to bring more than 200 war horses to ask Jin Mao for food and fodder, and the leader of the team was Cheng Pu.

One hundred shi of grain for a war horse, which is less than half of the market price. It's like selling at half the price and giving it away for free.

Moreover, Cheng Pu not only came to deliver horses, but also promised to train Jin Mao's cavalry. There were no more wars in Changsha County, so Cheng Pu said he had plenty of time.

The main reason was that Sun Jian specifically instructed this and did not let Cheng Pu tell Jin Mao.

But Cheng Pu wouldn't listen.

Suddenly, Jin Mao felt that all his efforts were worth it, and he exclaimed sincerely: "Sun Wentai is a kind person."

Jin Mao reciprocated the favor by sending 30,000 shi of grain, 30,000 shi of straw, 1,000 barrels of oil, and some of his own seeds.

Reciprocity is a courtesy.

In the future, the two families will at least be able to help each other, and it is not impossible for them to even become one family.

Back to the scene.

Cheng Pu has been full of righteousness during this period, and he has also experienced the pleasure of Sun Jian leading the Jinmao soldiers.

In order to better protect himself, Jin Mao ordered 500 of his 600 personal guards to be selected as cavalry.

The selection process is naturally competitive, and only the most capable will be selected!

There were some minor incidents during this period.

Previously, Ling Cao and Yang Lin's subordinates were the first to learn horse riding, and after a period of practice they had become quite proficient in it.

As a result, the cavalry had to be reorganized, but even if the two agreed, the people below would not agree.

Therefore, when Jin Mao went north from Kuaiji County, he deliberately stayed in Wucheng County for three days. It was not until the second battalion of the main force led by Ling Cao was beaten black and blue by the royal guards that he set out for Wu County.

Although Jinmao's army has always believed in the tradition of whoever is stronger will go first, Jinmao still made a promise to the main force Second Battalion.

"There will be war horses. Wait for a while and give them to the imperial guards first. Later, the second battalion of the main force will be made a cavalry battalion first."

This barely calmed the resentment of the 750 soldiers in the second battalion.

There is no other way.

Ever since he learned that the training methods for cavalry were completely different from those for infantry, Jin Mao knew that he had to form a special cavalry.

The Imperial Guards are the elite among the nine thousand men. Needless to say, they have good learning abilities, so Cheng Pu finds it very comfortable to teach them.

The most rare thing is that the Royal Guards were the first elite to practice formations. There is no need to explain in detail some of Cheng Pu’s commonly used formations for cavalry. Everyone will understand them as soon as he explains them.

If Cheng Pu had not first recognized Sun Jian as his master, he might have bowed down to Jinmao and refused to leave.

Jinmao naturally noticed this, so he was particularly nice to Cheng Pu during this period.

Originally Zhou Tai, Dong Xi and Jiang Qin disliked Huang Gai, but after Cheng Pu came, the four of them miraculously came together and all disliked Cheng Pu.

They are the lord's men, who is Cheng Pu!
Thus, a magical scene appeared in the cavalry training. Zhou Tai, Huang Gai, Dong Xi and Jiang Qin each led a team of 100 men, and they were often compared with the team of 100 men taught by Cheng Pu himself.

The guards from each team also wanted to see who was better, and the enthusiasm for training rose again.

Only Jinmao’s wallet will suffer again.

Outside the Wujun Duwei Mansion.

Jin Mao was holding a small trumpet and sitting on a warhorse, a hundred steps away from the Duwei Mansion.

"People inside, listen to me!"

"Those who lay down their weapons, raise their hands, and surrender will be forgiven!"

"Whoever takes Xu Gong's head will be rewarded with 100 mu of good farmland, 100 dan of grain, and a wife!"

The royal guards couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha!"

Jin Mao shouted again: "I will give you one stick of incense to surrender. If you refuse to surrender, I will kill you without mercy! I will exterminate your entire clan!"

Suddenly, there was chaos in the captain's mansion, with shouts and screams everywhere.

Half an incense stick later, the door of the Commandant's Mansion opened wide, and a group of people came out one after another with their hands raised high.

Jin Mao was very satisfied and said, "Everyone, stand against the wall and face it!"

Suddenly, something strange happened.

A dozen surrendered soldiers pulled out crossbows from behind their backs.

"Puff puff!"

Jin Mao's side had already prepared with crossbows, and immediately shot the dozens of people who had just walked out into hedgehogs.

A round of crossbow arrows was fired, and Jin Mao's men were busy reloading.

At this moment.

Xu Gong's backhand appeared, and another group of retainers rushed out and fled in all directions.

"Kill without mercy!"

Jin Mao hurriedly gave orders and the cavalrymen moved, but after all, they had just learned riding skills and were unable to ride and chop, so more than a dozen people escaped and fled into the homes of ordinary people.

"Oops!"

Jin Mao didn't expect the worst to happen. He didn't want these escaped guests to become the main reason why he couldn't sleep at night.

We are not afraid of thieves stealing, but we are afraid of thieves thinking about stealing. He immediately ordered people to continue chasing and killing, and posted a notice that if anyone was found harboring thieves, the whole family would be punished!
Two hundred cavalrymen were chased out, and of the remaining three hundred cavalrymen, Jin Mao sent two hundred cavalrymen to massacre the Duwei Mansion.

Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and Xu Gong is no exception.

Most of his loyal followers had been killed, and three of his followers had gone into hiding.

Jin Mao didn't know and came to Lu's house.

The reason why they were able to arrive so quickly was that as soon as Lu Jun sent the letter, Jin Mao led people to Wu County.

Since someone has reported it, it means Xu Gong’s crimes are too numerous to list. Just dig out some of them and make up for it later.

Now is the time to supplement the evidence.

"Lu Jun has met Governor Jin."

In front of the Lu family.

Lu Jun brought his family from Wu County to pay homage to Jin Mao, and some of them were still trembling.

"Why should Master Lu be so polite?"

Jin Mao laughed and helped Lu Jun up.

After the two exchanged greetings, Jin Mao felt someone staring at him from behind. He turned around and found that there was a little kid who was different from the others in terms of fear and was staring at him curiously.

Lu Jun followed Jin Mao's gaze and was horrified: "Please forgive me, Governor Jin! My child was reckless!"

Jin Mao nodded and said, "I didn't expect that Patriarch Lu has such a young son."

Lu Jun hurriedly explained: "This boy's name is Lu Xun. He is not my son, but the son of my cousin."

"His father died early, so my father temporarily placed him with me."

"Lu Xun?" Jin Mao was instantly alert: "Which Xun?"

Lu Jun answered honestly.

Jin Mao was overjoyed: "I like this kid very much. How about letting me raise him?"

This is Lu Xun!

If I could raise him as my son, I’d be excited just thinking about it!

Lu Jun said with great embarrassment: "I still need to ask my father about this matter. If..."

Jin Mao interrupted, "It's okay if you don't want to raise him. I can just adopt him as my adopted son, right?"

Lu Jun couldn't refuse anymore, so he called Lu Xun and asked him if he was willing.

At the beginning of the year, Lu Xun was only six years old, but he was quite smart. He kowtowed to Jin Mao on the spot and called him "adoptive father."

Jin Mao laughed, took off the sword from his waist and said, "I'll give you this sword as a gift."

Lu Xun had just lost his father and had a new adoptive father, but he bowed with a look of neither sadness nor joy: "Thank you, adoptive father."

Jin Mao was very satisfied and said to his attendants, "When this boy comes of age, I will recruit him as my subordinate."

After adopting Lu Xun as his adopted son, Jin Mao was in a good mood and stayed at Lu Jun's house.

...

In Wu County, Wujun, the biggest news in the first month of the year was Jin Mao's bloodbath at the Duwei Mansion.

While the people applauded and praised, they also relentlessly pursued Xu Gong's fugitive followers.

But there are no clues.

Wujiang has been enjoying great prosperity these days.

The whole Wu County knew that Wu Jiang was the fuse that led to Xu Gong's downfall, and he became famous all of a sudden.

Similarly, Wu Jiang was very concerned about Xu Gong's fugitive followers.

Because everyone knew that Xu Gong was a vindictive person, and his followers were much the same.

As long as Xu Gong's remnants are not completely killed, Wu Jiang will not be able to sleep well.

Because the first target of Xu Gong's followers' revenge would definitely be him.

That day, Wu Jiang passed by a courtyard while delivering wine.

As he often walks on this road, Wu Jiang can notice any slight changes. Especially now, Wu Jiang can be said to be on the alert for enemies everywhere.

"This yard has been empty for a long time, how come someone suddenly lives here?"

Wu Jiang thought something was wrong, so he went to ask his cousin from the county government for help.

Cousin Wu Jiang only found out that the owner of the yard was a businessman from Nanyang, and he didn't know anything else.

Wujiang's restaurants are well-known in Wuxian, and merchants passing by will come and have a seat.

But in recent times, are there any merchants who dare to come to Wu County?
Wu Jiang immediately discovered something unusual and asked his cousin to report it.

Cousin Wu Jiang also felt that this was a great achievement, so he agreed.

When Jin Mao learned the news, he immediately led people to encircle the yard.

Sure enough, he found three people in the yard, carrying bows and crossbows. They were definitely Xu Gong's followers, and they were killed on the spot.

Wu Jiang was also awarded a certificate of honorary citizen and the entire county was notified.

Suddenly, the entire Wu County was turned upside down, and dozens of people suspected to be Xu Gong's followers who were hiding armored soldiers were found.

Jinmao was completely destroyed, and more than a dozen honorary citizen certificates were issued.

As long as you have this certificate, the whole family can enjoy tax exemption for five years!
Suddenly, those who had the certificates were overjoyed, and the people who didn’t find it were overwhelmed with envy.

Unfortunately, there were no more followers of Xu Gong available to capture in Wu County.

(End of this chapter)