12dz Chapter 283 Lu Su: Gongjin, you mustn't doubt our lord!
Chapter 283 Lu Su: Gongjin, you mustn't doubt our lord!
"Zhongmou, this matter needs an explanation."
chaisang
Sun Quan's Study
Zhou Yu and Sun Quan sat facing each other.
Feeling the gaze from Zhou Yu, Sun Quan reassured him:
"Brother Gongjin, do you suspect that Zhong killed Brother Yi?"
"I never imagined that in Brother Gongjin's eyes, I, Zhongmou, would be such a ruthless person!"
Sun Quan's acting skills are among the best of the new generation.
He was born with the talent of a veteran actor.
The tears, the expression, the movements—they all came so suddenly, without any hesitation.
Zhou Yu felt somewhat guilty after hearing what he said.
The main reason was that Zhou Yu simply couldn't accept the conclusion that "Sun Quan killed Sun Yi."
Sun Quan suddenly sighed:
“Brother Gongjin, there are rumors circulating that Zhong killed Yidi. That must be the work of hostile forces, such as Cao Cao’s spies spreading rumors.”
"Jiangdong was newly pacified, and it was a time when everything needed to be rebuilt."
“Yi Di has the same heroic bearing as his elder brother and is one of Zhongmou’s most capable assistants.”
"Why would Zhongmou cripple himself by attacking Yidi?"
“He’s not like my uncle.”
“My uncle holds military power and is self-reliant. Even when my elder brother was still alive, he outwardly obeyed but inwardly did not.”
"If we don't take down the elite troops of Danyang from my uncle, Zhongmou's position will be unstable."
“Zhongmou could cry and beg his mother for help to seize his uncle’s military power.”
"But how could Zhongmou possibly be so heartless as to attack his own brother, Yidi, who shares the same mother?"
"If Brother Gongjin still has doubts about Zhongmou, then Zhongmou should relinquish the position of Lord of Jiangdong and let Brother Gongjin take it. What do you say?"
After saying this, Sun Quan actually picked up the seal of the Governor of Yangzhou from the table, intending to hand it to Zhou Yu.
This seal was a forgery that Sun Quan commissioned craftsmen to carve himself.
There was nothing he could do; Cao Cao wouldn't appoint him as the governor of Yangzhou, so naturally, he couldn't send him the governor's official seal.
“Zhongmou…you…”
Zhou Yu was speechless.
Sun Jian had four sons in total. The youngest, Sun Kuang, was a concubine's son and was only seven years old.
Therefore, Sun Kuang's right of succession was the last.
If they were to choose the seven-year-old Sun Kuang to take the throne, they might as well grit their teeth and support Sun Ce's biological son, the three-year-old Sun Shao!
At this moment, Sun Yi was already dead.
Sun Quan's explanation did not completely dispel Zhou Yu's suspicions.
But Zhou Yu also understood that even if Sun Quan was the one who did it, Sun Yi could not possibly come back to life.
But deep down, he simply couldn't accept such a thing.
suddenly.
There was a knock on the door of the study.
The guard reported to Sun Quan through the door into the study:
"My lord, Master Zijing has arrived."
A hint of joy flashed in Sun Quan's eyes, but he still said:
"Tell Zijing to wait a little longer. Can't you see I'm discussing important matters with Brother Gongjin?"
Zijing was the courtesy name of Lu Su.
In fact, Lu Su was one of the talents that Zhou Yu recruited back then.
However, Sun Ce was busy dealing with rebellions in various places at the time and paid no attention to Lu Su, even neglecting him.
Zhou Yu was busy suppressing rebellions everywhere, leaving Lu Su behind in Chaisang and ignoring him.
Only Sun Quan held Lu Su in high esteem, visiting him frequently and even ordering his subordinates to build a house for Lu Su's elderly mother. (This is clearly recorded in the Biography of Wu in the Records of the Three Kingdoms).
What others think of Sun Quan is not important.
In Lu Su's eyes, Sun Quan was a studious, gentle, and easy-going person.
After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, he naturally regarded Lu Su as a close friend.
He seized military power from his uncle Wu Jing, married his cousin Xu Kun's daughter, and imprisoned his eldest cousin Sun Ben.
Behind this series of actions, Lu Su was also advising Sun Quan.
Upon hearing the news of Lu Su's arrival, Zhou Yu felt embarrassed to make Lu Su wait outside.
He quickly said to Sun Quan:
"Since Zijing has come, he must have something important to report."
"Zhongmou, let him come in quickly."
Sun Quan nodded, "going with the flow," and had his guards bring Lu Su, who was waiting outside the courtyard, inside.
"Gongjin, I didn't expect to see you here."
"Could it be that you have already defeated Huang Zu and captured Jiangxia?"
Lu Su glanced at Zhou Yu with a look of surprise.
Zhou Yu quickly waved his hand and said:
"Our army fought hard for many days and captured Xiakou City on the border of Jiangxia, but Huang Zu received aid from Liu Biao in Xiangyang and became entangled with our army."
At this point, Zhou Yu was actually quite frustrated.
Originally, Huang Zu's Jiangxia navy suffered heavy losses at the hands of Cao Cao's army under the city of Xiangyang, and was almost wiped out!
But just as Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were planning to take the opportunity to attack Jiangxia.
Sun Ce is dead!
With only Zhou Yu remaining, he naturally had to help Sun Quan stabilize the situation in Jiangdong and could not launch an expedition at will.
Just when the situation in Jiangdong had finally stabilized and Zhou Yu was able to unleash his full power in a major battle, Huang Zu's forces had recovered some strength.
At the same time, Liu Biao was no fool and naturally knew the importance of Jiangxia.
Even if it means hardship for other parts of Jingzhou, Jiangxia must be defended!
Whatever Huang Zu wanted, Liu Biao provided; the support in various resources came very quickly.
This resulted in Zhou Yu having very strong leadership abilities.
Faced with Huang Zu's steadfast defense, they could only break through the border city of Xiakou, remaining helpless against the main city of Jiangxia.
The stalemate essentially means that Jiangdong's current military campaign is unlikely to capture Jiangxia.
With the situation at the front stabilized, Zhou Yu rushed back to Jiangdong upon hearing the news of Sun Yi's death, leaving generals such as Jiang Qin and Han Dang to hold the line for a while in his place.
After listening to Zhou Yu's explanation, Lu Su nodded and said meaningfully:
“Gongjin, while you were away from Chaisang, I heard some rumors.”
"It is said that Sun Ben insulted the lord and the third prince several times while in prison."
"But he couldn't directly attack his lord, so he set his sights on the Third Prince."
Zhou Yu trusted Lu Su's character.
Upon hearing Lu Su's words, Zhou Yu gradually became more inclined to believe that Sun Ben had secretly sent his subordinates to kill Sun Yi.
after all.
Sun Ben had been in Poyang for almost two years, and he had managed to cultivate some trusted confidants.
He was imprisoned but only placed under house arrest, not killed.
If he finds an opportunity to contact the outside world, the probability of him taking action is quite high.
of course.
Zhou Yu didn't take it that seriously.
The core reason he believed this explanation was that deep down he didn't want to believe that Sun Quan would kill Sun Yi.
Even if biological brothers from the same mother have conflicts, they wouldn't just kill each other, would they?
Moreover, Sun Yi has already submitted to Sun Quan, and the position of ruler of Jiangdong now belongs to Sun Quan.
Given all this, is Sun Quan still going to take action?
Fortunately, Su Yu was unaware of Zhou Yu's thoughts at that moment.
Otherwise, I'd have to laugh and scold:
"Gongjin, Gongjin, you are skilled in both literature and martial arts, but why can't you see through Sun Quan?"
"This person's capacity is only the size of a grain of rice."
“Things that seem abstract, Sun Quan can actually do!”
……
After bidding farewell to Sun Quan and Lu Su, Zhou Yu continued his journey back to the front lines.
Sun Quan thanked Lu Su, saying:
"Zijing, thank goodness you came to my rescue in time."
Lu Su sighed:
"My lord, Gongjin is a kind and honest man, and Jiangdong needs him."
"I will keep your killing of the Third Young Master a secret."
"But please, do not lay a hand on Gongjin."
Sun Quan said with a solemn expression:
"Zijing, what are you thinking about?"
"I have always regarded Gongjin as an elder brother, how could I possibly lay a hand on an elder brother?"
"I, Sun Zhongmou, swear to Heaven that if I ever lay a hand on Gongjin, my son will surely die a horrible death!"
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P.S.: I don't mean to criticize Lu Su. First of all, he wasn't the kind-hearted person portrayed in the historical novel.
Furthermore, he didn't know Sun Yi; his lord had always been Sun Quan. Even Sun Ce wasn't really his lord, so naturally he had no need to care about Sun Yi's life or death.
It's like Cao Cao and Su Yu secretly conspiring to kill someone; that's quite normal.