Chapter 972: Aid
Chapter 972: Aid
In the eyes of many, it seemed that 18-year-old Lu HaiKong was facing a series of unfortunate events in 2017. First, a locust plague struck the southern part of Bingzhou, and before it even ended, the southern aristocratic families immediately revolted.
Within less than a month, the entire southern Bingzhou fell, and before Lu HaiKong's elite forces could even reach the area to quell the chaos, he himself was already in disarray. Then, he was trapped in his military camp, unable to leave.
This was just one of Lu HaiKong's known troubles, and it wasn't just this incident. The domain he conquered on the foreign grassland also faced issues, making the situation awkward.
After the aristocratic revolt, many watching had doubts about Lu HaiKong's reaction. It seemed he was playing a grand game, and it wasn't until a month later that he temporarily deployed troops to Dingxiang County.
Lu HaiKong's slow and steady actions gave the impression of a grand strategy, making the aristocratic families of Bingzhou nervous. It wasn't until Lu HaiKong struggled to contain the news that they realized his true intentions.
Lu HaiKong's formidable strength was evident, and not just in his cavalry skills. The aristocratic families of Bingzhou, both north and south, had good reason to be wary. Lu HaiKong's northern Bingzhou, where he had spent years building a strong agricultural and economic foundation, was his true priority.
Faced with problems on both fronts, Lu HaiKong chose to focus on the northern Bingzhou first.
The news of Lu HaiKong's troubles brought cheers from the aristocratic families, who believed that the notorious Lu HaiKong was finally getting his comeuppance.
However, amidst the cheers, the families' eyes remained on Bingzhou, and some even declared that Lu HaiKong's dominance would end here.
Admittedly, Lu HaiKong's strength still left them apprehensive. They remained cautious, aware that even a tiger's might remains after death, and Lu HaiKong was very much alive.
As they remained vigilant, someone provided them with a reassuring plan.
Following a meeting led by a young man in a green robe, the southern Bingzhou aristocratic families took action.
Don't underestimate these aristocratic families; while they were bullied by Lu HaiKong, their network of connections was extensive. The southern Bingzhou families had ties to neighboring states' aristocratic families, and within a short time, they contacted them.
Know that the most vigilant towards Lu HaiKong weren't just those with ambitions of conquering the world, but also the aristocratic families themselves. Lu HaiKong's reputation among them was notorious.
Lu HaiKong, in the eyes of these families, was a ruthless killer.
The northern Bingzhou aristocratic families, large and small, had mostly established decent relationships with Lu HaiKong, yet when his wrath was unleashed, he showed no mercy, slaughtering many and stripping the survivors of their wealth.
And so, while others feared Lu HaiKong's resurgence, these families rejoiced, as they were the ones most worried about Lu HaiKong's comeback.
In the midst of gathering resources for the Southern Bingzhou families, they also sent people to their side, specifically, the puppet they found was the Grand Guardian of Guangyang, Ye Junru.
Ye Junru, at this moment, wasn't hesitating about whether to give aid to the Southern Bingzhou families, but was hesitating about whether to inform Zhang Yan about this matter.
Once informed, given Zhang Yan's previous attitude, this time she might fund those families.
What Ye Junru feared the most was this, previously, in the matter of the Insect Talisman, she had brushed off Lu HaiKong, if this time, in funding the Southern Bingzhou families, once discovered, that situation would be quite dire.
Having interacted with Lu HaiKong for so long, Ye Junru knew Lu HaiKong's character.
For this act, akin to betrayal, Lu HaiKong would never tolerate, the allies' relationship would definitely end.
Though hesitating, Ye Junru eventually found Zhang Yan, informing her of this matter.
What made Ye Junru feel relieved was that Zhang Yan didn't seem to have the idea of completely opposing Lu HaiKong.
For this time's Southern Bingzhou families' aid, Zhang Yan immediately vetoed it.
This made Ye Junru, who was tense, relax, yet at the same time Ye Junru faintly realized something, Zhang Yan seemed to already know before she came.
This matter, for the leader of a faction, wasn't something worth finding strange, but placed on Zhang Yan, for Ye Junru, was a very bad signal.
All along, Zhang Yan had trusted Ye Junru, almost all of Zhang Yan's news came from Ye Junru.
From a certain angle, Ye Junru could completely control Zhang Yan, yet this wasn't the focus, more than Ye Junru hadn't thought of betraying, the focus was that from this incident, Ye Junru saw Zhang Yan's trust in her gradually disappearing.
Why was this? Was it because previously, in the matter of the Insect Talisman, she leaned towards Lu HaiKong?
(End of Chapter)
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