Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 393 The river is like a chess, and the unicorn is hidden across the river

Xu Capital City, the Imperial Palace, outside the Canglong Gate.

A huge government office stands impressively.

Shangshutai.

As the place where the emperor communicated with all the officials, and as the place where the imperial court sent decrees to various places, the importance of this place is self-evident.

Cheng Yu has returned from the Black Mountain Army of Zhao County.

Xun Yu was not around, so he and Xun You were in charge of Shangshutai, and the most urgent thing to solve was the punishment of Guangling City Governor Chen Deng and Lujiang Governor Liu Xun.

This is very sensitive, you know... Both of them made great achievements before, but this time... a big defeat, how to punish them?After all, it was Cheng Yu and Xun You who were also in trouble.

Of course…

Here, a group of civil servants were inexplicably panicked by the sudden defeat on the occasion of the New Year. . .

Cheng Yu and Xun You felt that this was not an easy matter, and sent someone to invite Lu Yu immediately.

Soon...

Lu Yu has already stepped into it.

"Cheng Sima, Mr. Xun..."

The three of them saluted each other, and immediately...sat down on the bamboo stools at Shangshutai to discuss matters.

"I've probably heard about the specific battle situation. Chen Yuanlong and Liu Zitai were indeed at fault, and they should be punished..."

What surprised Cheng Yu and Xun You was that Lu Yu's tone was quite serious.

It seems that he does not intend to be lighthearted...

You know, Lu Yu is famous for protecting the calf, and Liu Xun and Chen Deng are the prefects he appointed against all opinions. They are the so-called "insiders", at least in the eyes of "outsiders" like Xun You , this matter will probably become a major event, and a trivial matter will be reduced.

never thought...

Lu Yu's words were a bit unreasonable.

"Although there is a reason for the heavy fog, it can be regarded as sympathetic, but Cao Jun's military discipline has always been strict, and there must be no tolerance. He can't be severely punished, and he can't be lightly forgiven. Each should be punished with one year's salary. Small punishments and big warnings!"

"However, for this punishment and this big defeat, Shang Shutai needs to compile it into a document and pass it on to all the troops, so as to warn others! Our Cao Ying can only lose this one time..."

Is this a final conclusion?
Cheng Yu more or less knew the whole story, so he could understand it.

But Xun You felt... It seemed that it was a bit too much. This time, it was a big defeat, but... Whether it was Liu Xun or Chen Deng, they had made great achievements before, and this time it happened suddenly... Who would have thought that there were hundreds of people in Jiangdong? Thousands of people dare to attack by surprise?

At most, the merits and demerits are equalized, isn't that the case?

and…

A one-year fine is nothing, but this punishment is passed on to the three armies, which is a bit... like a slap in the face.

Who doesn't want face?

"Lu Situ...this..."

Xun You was about to speak, but suddenly thought of the letter sent by his uncle Xun Yu, which specifically mentioned that this matter...Let Lu Yu decide!

that…

"Mr. Xun? Do you have any objections?" Lu Yu then asked...

"No more..." Xun You waved his hand. "Just do what Lu Situ said..."

All of a sudden, there was only one voice left in the entire Shangshutai.

Lu Yu smiled slightly, and immediately said with a smile: "The New Year will be in two days, Cheng Sima...Mr. Xun, I will prepare a new year's gift for you all, and send someone to your house."

Xun You replied with a smile: "Then thank you Lu Situ..."

Cheng Yu also bowed his hand slightly, he was too familiar with Lu Yu, thank you very much, on the contrary, he was a little out of touch.

"correct…"

Lu Yu thought of something. "Chen Yuanlong is far away in Guangling City, and Liu Zitai is far away in Lujiang. I also prepared a New Year's gift for them. When I trouble Shangshutai to send an urgent letter, I will give this New Year's gift to them as well."

This…

Xun You rolled his eyes, and now he was curious, and asked with great interest: "Dare to ask Lu Situ? Is there any difference between Cheng Sima and me's New Year's goods and those of these two eunuchs?"

This is the point to ask.

Lu Yu didn't want to say it.

But...Since Xun You asked, he still spread his hands and said truthfully: "To tell the truth, Mr. Xun, you and Cheng Sima's New Year's allowance is a year's salary. As for... Yuanlong and Zitai's Spring Festival allowance, that is Three years of salary."

Uh…

As soon as this remark came out, Xun You was startled.

Immediately afterwards, he stroked his beard slightly and smiled...

Good guy, this is a one-year salary penalty, but a three-year salary reward through New Year’s goods, is this still a penalty?This is clearly a reward, right?

"Hahaha…"

Xun You and Cheng Yu laughed heartily for a moment.

"Lu Situ's move is really clever, this 'mind attack' is dazzling!" Cheng Yu sighed with emotion.

Xun You rolled his eyes. He felt that this matter was becoming more and more difficult.

...

...

Outside Guangling City, along the Yangtze River.

At dawn in the early morning, the corpses of "Cao Jun soldiers" were thrown into the river like dead dogs from the water village.

Of course, these so-called generals of the Cao army are the captives of the "two-faced three swords" and "challenging Qin Muchu"...

There are more than 1 people.

A few days ago...the one killed by Zhou Tai was bloody.

In the entire tent, there are corpses.

Chen Deng didn't have time to bury them, and they were not worthy of Chen Deng's effort to bury them, so they simply threw them into the river and let their corpses flow down the river to feed the fish!

The fish in the Yangtze River are a blessing.

And it is declared to the outside world... this is called "water burial", which is quite a humanitarian "water burial"...

certainly…

This news was also clearly seen by Jiangdong's detailed work. The situation here... someone has already sent pigeons to Jiangdong!

Wu Jun, the residence of the Zhou family.

Zhou Yu has not slept for a whole day... His eye sockets are a little dark, and his whole body is a little tired, but his brain is still working rapidly. Opposite him is sitting Lu Su who just came to visit.

As a close friend, Lu Su could see Zhou Yu's dark circles at a glance.

"Gongjin, didn't you sleep last night?"

Only Zhou Yu tapped his forehead to answer Lu Su.

Lu Su didn't mind either, and continued to ask: "Gongjin is thinking that the Lu family broke Cao Ying and eased the Jiangdong crisis..."

Mentioning this, Zhou Yu's eyes widened a lot.

but…

He still didn't speak, just tapped his forehead as usual.

He was waiting, waiting for Lu Su to say what he wanted to say, to express all his views.

really…

Seeing Zhou Yu's silence, honest Lu Su stroked his beard.

"Gongjin is probably the same as me, because she thinks this is weird?"

When this topic was mentioned, Lu Su walked to the window with his hands behind his back...

"In the entire Jiangdong seven major families, I am not surprised which family will fight against Cao with all their strength! After all, they have vested interests under the protection of the Sun family! But... only the Lu family should not! Not to mention, the Lu family The enmity with Bofu and the downfall of the Lu family are also related to Bofu's attack on Lujiang in the past, forcing Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang at that time, to death."

Speaking of this, Lu Su paused and shook his head. "How could they fight against Cao with all their strength? How could they win two consecutive victories and save Jiangdong from fire and water? This is simply...unthinkable!"

Talk about this.

Zhou Yu's eyes flickered, and finally he spoke.

"Zijing, you underestimate the Lu family, they are the ones with vested interests under the protection of the Sun family!"

"what?"

Lu Su was shocked, but before he could ask, Zhou Yu's voice had already been heard. "Do you still remember the mountains and ridges that the Lu family bought by selling their ancestral property in the past?"

"The 'Qionglong Mountain' and 'Shenting Ridge' on the outskirts of Wu County, and the 'Yen'ou Ridge' in Kuaiji?" Lu Su immediately chanted.

"That's right! I sent people to find out that a large amount of iron and gold mines of the Lu family came from this mountain and two ridges." Zhou Yu said truthfully: "The current Lu family is not what it used to be. It is not an exaggeration to say that They are the seven major families in Jiangdong, even if you count the wealth of your Lu family, the eight families may not be able to match the Lu family!"

hiss... this...

Blunting these words, Lu Su gasped.

One mountain and two mountains?Tin and gold mines!
Obedient…

Maybe in the Central Plains, it's nothing...

Because once it is rumored that iron and gold mines can be dug out of this mountain range, then there are bound to be various families coveting it, but...in Jiangdong, under the rule of the Sun family, this mountain and two mountains are now owned by the Lu family, then It will belong to the Lu family forever, and it will be passed on from generation to generation. Other families cannot covet it. This is the rule set by the Sun family in Jiangdong!

and…

Once Jiangdong is in the hands of Cao Cao, then... this rule!

In an instant, a series of thoughts flooded Lu Su's mind.

"In this way...it is reasonable for the Lu family to resist Cao!"

Yes…

Even if it is to maintain this gold mine, this tin iron...

The Lu family must also stand on the same front as the Sun family, even if there was a grudge before, it doesn't matter.

In the face of absolute interests, what hatred cannot be resolved?

"It's very reasonable." Zhou Yu sighed...

From Zhou Yu's emotion, Lu Su realized a different kind of deep meaning, and immediately asked, "Then what is Gongjin still worried about?"

"Zijing, don't you think...the Lu family's two surprise attacks on Guangling and Lujiang, Cao Jun's performance is a bit too unusual?"

Zhou Yu's eyes narrowed.

"The opponent of the Lu family is Cao Jun, who can defeat the little bully one after another. Facing hundreds or thousands of people in this area? Even if there is a thick fog, they will not be afraid... And Chen Yuanlong, how could he How can you lose so completely?"

"It's all too weird and too coincidental..."

Having said that, Lu Su also squinted his eyes... Can't help but have some doubts.

at this time.

"Tap..."

Continuous footsteps came.

Followed by a hurried voice.

"Report to Governor Zhou, there is news from Jiangbei's eyeliner!"

"Let him in..."

Hearing Jiangbei's eyeliner and hearing the "news", Zhou Yu cheered up all of a sudden. He motioned for Lu Su to sit down, and he also sat back on the main seat.

Soon...

A soldier from the scout battalion reported: "Report to Governor Zhou. Just this morning, I received four pieces of information about Cao Jun."

"Four articles?" Zhou Yu and Lu Su were slightly surprised.

The pawn's words continued.

"First, for three days in a row, in the north of the Yangtze River, the corpses of more than [-] soldiers from Cao Ying were thrown into the river in a corner of Guangling. Cao Jun... and everyone has wounds on their bodies, the blood has been drained, it is really caused by the Lu family's soldiers and horses' surprise attack!"

This…

As soon as the first piece of information came out, Lu Su's eyes subconsciously looked at Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu's cheeks also trembled violently.

But he still didn't show any emotion, just uttered the word "continue".

"Secondly, it is mentioned in the battle report that the Lu family seized 75 warships, [-] sets of fine steel war halberds, [-] sets of fine steel short knives, and [-] sets of fine steel armor. The great victory over General Sun relied on this magical armor, and according to legend, these fine steel weapons and armor...even in Cao Ying are extremely precious!"

The words blurted out... Zhou Yu's eyeballs rolled...still not commenting, she reached out her hand to signal the pawn to continue.

"Thirdly, the news came from our army's eyeliner in Cao Ying. When Cao Cao heard the defeat in the two battles, he was so angry that he had a splitting headache and fainted immediately. Now Cao Ying is in chaos...all the soldiers from the east are retreating. Xu Ducheng, Xun Yu sent someone to report to Shangshutai urgently, and asked the big man Situ Lu Yu to preside over Shangshutai temporarily!"

call…

Zhou Yu took a long breath, Cao Cao actually fainted?

This time...he didn't let the soldier continue to report, but stretched out his hand to signal for a while.

He is thinking about the third article?

Cao Cao fainted?

I heard that Cao Cao has been suffering from headaches for a long time, so he can't be angry.

Prior to this, Cao Cao made great strides all the way to win the Central Plains.

It seems that there is no chance for this symptom to appear, but this time...

This was the first time he had suffered such a big loss, and perhaps it was possible for him to have a headache when he was provoked.

"Where's Lu Yu?" Zhou Yu's eyes were fixed, and he took the initiative to ask: "Didn't you get a piece of information about Lu Yu?"

"Yes..." The pawn nodded. "That's the fourth article. Lu Yu presided over the Shangshutai. He fined Guangling prefect Chen Deng and Lujiang prefect Liu Xun each with a year's salary. Prepared three years of salary, donated to Chen Deng and Liu Xun respectively, and now this matter has been widely circulated in Cao Ying!"

Hmm... Article [-], this punishment is a bit strange!

actually…

When hearing the first three items, Zhou Yu didn't feel that something was wrong, but that it was a bit deliberate.

It was as if Cao Ying deliberately showed the impact of this defeat on them.

But...however...

Article IV.

One year's salary was fined, and the three armies were taught, but three years' salary was rewarded?

actually…

For the prefect of a county, whether it is a one-year salary or a three-year salary, is this not a punishment?
Only by preaching to the three armies will they lose face!

However, the face lost just now was regained through the triple salary of the new year's goods.

Is this a punishment?

What kind of medicine is sold in Lu Yu's gourd?

"Small punishment and big commandment? Buying people's hearts!" Lu Su seemed to understand something, he opened his mouth and said: "I have heard for a long time that Lu Yu, the commander of the Longxiao Battalion, is good at attacking the heart, and he is very protective of the calf. Such punishment is reasonable. , and even... more human touch!"

Yes…

Zhou Yu nodded.

It is indeed reasonable.

Now that Cao Cao is in a coma, if he punishes the front-line generals, he will inevitably cause trouble in his life, but... if he does not punish him, he can't use it as a warning to others and set the rules of the army!
Ha ha…

Zhou Yu smiled.

It's strange to say that according to Zhou Yu's mind, the first three pieces of information are reasonable and reasonable, but they are too coincidental and too deliberate, which inevitably makes Zhou Yu suspicious.

Only the last and fourth item has a touch of humanity, and it shows Lu Yu's wisdom.

Not only punished but also rewarded, not only slapped them in the face, but also gave them a jujube to eat, hehe... As expected of the scheming Yinlin, it's not easy!

"Ha ha ha ha…"

Finally... Zhou Yu laughed heartily.

It was precisely this fourth point that reassured Zhou Yu a lot, and also made him feel that the whole incident didn't look like it was arranged, nor did it look like a situation, but a real existence.

Thinking of this episode, Zhou Yu finally let go of his guard.

"Zijing, I don't think this matter is fake." With a sigh of emotion, Zhou Yu looked at Lu Su.

Lu Su also nodded. "Gongjin, this is the bloody lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. Using the lives of the soldiers under his command as bait to achieve a certain purpose, hehe... It seems... Cao Cao has never been so cruel since Yin Lin joined Cao Ying. ? To deal with our Jiangdong, there is no way to make such a bad strategy!"

"That's right!" Zhou Yu nodded, and he greeted, "Come here?"

"Captain!" A confidant soldier stepped into the room.

Zhou Yu immediately ordered... "Send someone to submit the battle report to Wu Jun, so that Mrs. Sun can also hear the good news. In addition, let the elders of the Zhou family contact the Lu family and congratulate the Lu family for their establishment. This is the great achievement of 'resisting Cao'!"

"Here..." The confidant soldier agreed and went to arrange.

It was Lu Su.

His eyeballs rolled, as if he still had something on his mind.

And this look, Zhou Yu seemed to understand, but didn't seem to understand?
"Zijing wants to say something else, you might as well say it bluntly..."

"Gong Jin, Ming people don't speak dark words!" Lu Su's face suddenly became extremely serious. "If Bofu can't wake up...then next, this Jiangdong...is the second son of the Sun family? Or the third son of the Sun family?"

Lu Su's meaning was very clear.

Now that the crisis of Cao Ying going south has been lifted, then Sun Bofu will be bedridden and dying... Jiangdong Sun's family is bound to choose a new heir.

As for the second son, Bi Yan's son, Sun Quan, or the third son, Sun Yi, who is very similar to the bully Sun Ce... that's a new story.

Of course, Zhou Yu, the left governor of Jiangdong, undoubtedly had a great say in the selection of this heir.

Even... His vote is the existence that can make a final decision.

call…

Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief, it really was this matter.

He didn't answer right away, but asked back.

"Zijing, speaking something irrelevant to this, which son do you think the Lu family will support?"

"Lu family..." Lu Su uttered these two words.

At this moment, as an honest person, he woke up like a dream. He suddenly realized that the Lu family, which had just turned the tide and was rich enough to rival the seven major families, had no right to speak.
The successor of the Jiangdong Sun family may not be the final word of Zhou Dudu!
...

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(End of this chapter)