Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Chapter 381 Going southward, wave your hand, there will be times when you go straight to the sea!
The official offices of Xiangyang City reflect a kind of magnanimity that only a true "elegant person" can have. The word "elegant" is everywhere in the entire official office!

From the portraits of 'Mu Yayu', 'Pin Ya Yu', 'Appreciate Ya Nu';

To the wine vessels of Boya, Zhongya and Jiya.

These all show that Liu Biao, the former owner here, is an arty person who likes to chat.

Guan Linben was observing wine bottles of different sizes.

Zhuge Ke stood aside and explained.

"My lord, look at this wine bottle. In fact, the drinking rules in Xiangyang are completely different from those in other places. Liu Biao invented three wine glasses, Boya, Zhongya, and Jiya. They hold seven liters, six liters, and five liters of wine respectively. Those who can drink well drink 'Bo Ya', and those who drink less drink 'Ji Ya'. It is precisely because of this move that other places... people who can drink alcohol are said to be drunk after a thousand cups. In Xiangyang City, they will be called "Ji Ya". There is 'magnanimity'!"

Guan Lin has heard of the "wine" culture in Xiangyang mentioned by Zhuge Ke.

However, Guan Lin's thoughts were not here. He asked Zhuge Ke back, "Bo Ya, Zhong Ya, Ji Ya...the wine vessels are all not so big, how can a bowl of wine be balanced? This is the reason for Liu Biao's downfall, right? "

With a sigh, Guan Lin's face suddenly became serious, and he asked Zhuge Ke, "Let's not talk about wine, recently, I heard that something happened in Soochow, and Sun Quan sent Lu Meng to arrest Soochow's young general Ling Tong? You are from Jiangdong, so you should be more informed than me? Is this true?"

Zhuge Ke nodded: "There is indeed such a thing...Ling Tong was suddenly found out to have colluded with Cao Wei, and there was conclusive evidence, and the stolen goods were captured, and he was charged with treason. All the men in the entire Ling Mansion were arrested, and all the women Confinement in place."

"Look." Guan Lin said with emotion: "I said at the beginning that because of Zhuo Rong, Cao Cao and Sun Quan were already suspicious, and whether it was Zhang Liao or Ling Tong, Sun Quan and Cao Cao could make a big fuss, and they did both. It's a fuss, but Sun Quan's reaction is ten times more violent than Cao Cao's...Sun Quan is more suspicious than Cao Cao!"

"I'm thinking..." Zhuge Ke was a little puzzled: "It's clear that Cao Cao is suspicious by nature, but he didn't take any action against Soochow's 'estrangement'? On the contrary, it was Wu Hou who reacted so strongly this time... If I...even if I want to take down Ling Tong, I will definitely investigate clearly, if I make a mistake...wouldn't it be..."

Before Zhuge Ke could finish speaking, Guan Lin said with emotion: "If you can investigate clearly, then it's not Sun Zhongmou... Besides, the authorities are confused... But from the point of view of this 'separation' technique, Cao Cao is undoubtedly doing more subtle... The appearance of evidence and physical evidence was so coincidental and meticulous that even I had to believe it! But such a handwriting, such a scheme...reminds me of the late Xun Wenruo and Guo Fengxiao."

No matter who Guan Lin thought of, Zhuge Ke still said firmly: "Ling Tong will not betray Soochow...he is a national scholar!"

Guan Lin nodded, "It doesn't matter whether he betrayed or not. The problem now is that Sun Quan regards him as a threat. In Soochow, once Sun Quan regards him as a threat, he must not live long!"

Zhuge Ke sighed. He thought about Ling Tong, and thought about himself. He couldn't help feeling sorry for Ling Tong, but he also felt lucky for himself: "Perhaps, this is the fate that one must experience as a civil and military officer of the Eastern Wu!"

Just as he was talking, Mi Lu came in and reported: "Lu Su, the governor of the Eastern Wu, came from Jiangxia, and asked to see the young master!"

Guan Lin frowned, looked at Zhuge Ke again, and smiled.

"It's really a wave of unresolved, wave after wave!"

"Governor Lu Su came here in person, probably because of Ling Tong?" Zhuge Ke guessed, "Your Master, do you want to see him?"

Guan Lin raised his hand, "It's natural to see it at this time. If you are curious, just listen behind the screen and see if your judgment is consistent with that of the Governor of Lu?"

...

Lu Su had been waiting alone in the main hall for a while, and he was not in a hurry.

There was a "Sanya" wine bottle in the room, and he looked at it with great interest. Guan Lin had already put on a crown and walked out of the inner room.

Lu Su bowed: "Little friend Yunqi, long time no see."

"The arrival of the Governor of Lu will make the city of Xiangyang flourish. Please hurry up."

"I came here to look for Yunqi for a warrior in Wu County, and I should also ask Yunqi for a way out for him?"

When Lu Su came to this point, Guan Lin became sloppy, "This is a bright world, and there is no war in Wujun, so why is there no way out?"

Lu Su looked around and asked, "Why don't you see Lu Boyan? Isn't he always by Yunqi's side in the past?"

just like…

Lu Su wanted to use Lu Xun to recite the past of Lu Xun's rescue, and then lead the topic to Ling Tong, asking Guan Lin for help on Ling Tong's behalf.

However, Guan Lin's mouth was impenetrable.

"It's hard for an honest official to decide on family affairs. How can I dare to decide on Dongwu affairs in Jingzhou?"

Speaking of this, Guan Lin paused for a moment, and his tone became more serious: "There is no need for the governor of Lu to hide it, you want me to save Ling Tong, this shows that the governor of Lu is a kind person, and he can't bear the young hero Ying. Died young, but... I also heard some rumors, people got stolen goods, and the evidence is convincing... Now Ling Tong, the crime of treason he bears, I am afraid that it cannot be redeemed by manpower!"

"Governor of Lu, let's go back...Ling Gong's performance is not Lu Boyan, so I'm sorry that I can't help you!"

At this point in the conversation, it seems... Guan Lin has completely died of chatting.

Guan Lin didn't exchange too many greetings, stayed too long, shook his head, and walked into the inner room in a sense of loss, leaving only Lu Su who was at a loss.

...

Guan Lin whispered to Zhuge Ke in the inner room, "Did you hear that just now?"

"I heard..." Zhuge Ke said with emotion in a low voice: "But the young master has been planning how to save Ling Tong before? Why did you reject the governor of Lu so simply? Since he is interested, why don't you let him help you?" ?”

Guan Lin smiled: "You, you are still acting on your own will, why should I ask Lu Su to help me save Ling Tong?"

Speaking of this, Guan Lin blinked his eyes, "If he helps, he is afraid of bad things!"

what…

Guan Lin's words almost made Zhuge Ke's jaw drop, and he murmured: "But...the ones trying this case are Lu Meng and Zhou Xun, so that's all for Lu Meng...Zhou Xun is a man who hates evil like a vengeful man. Zhou Xun has dispatched the [-] plays left by his father Zhou Yu, and he was evaluated by Sun Quan as a young man who resembles his father Zhou Yu. I am afraid that this case... no... I am afraid that Ling Tong will not be able to save him. Bar?"

Hearing Zhuge Ke's words, Guan Lin smiled again, as if he had anticipated Zhuge Ke's upcoming surprised expression.

He pointed out his index finger, beckoning him to be quiet, and said with a slight smile.

"What if Zhou Xun is mine?"

what…

Even if Guan Lin made a gesture in advance, it still didn't prevent Zhuge Ke's eyes from staring round and huge, and he exclaimed.

But just as the voice came out, he stopped abruptly.

He opened his mouth, but restrained his voice, and looked at Guan Lin in disbelief.

"Is he... Master Yunqi?"

Zhuge Ke's voice was a little hoarse.

There is a huge daze and disbelief on the whole cheek.

Guan Lin said with a smile: "This is a very, very complicated story, but... you just need to know that everything is a game, a game to save Ling Tong and his people from suffering!"

"Even, Zhou Xun has been helping us all the time, and it is he who has been deepening Sun Quan's misunderstanding of Ling Tong, deepening Sun Quan's trust in Zhou Xun, and creating a picture of Zhou Xun and Ling Tong's long-standing hatred!"

Speaking of this, Guan Lin paused for a moment, but his eyes were full of confidence.

He said with great certainty: "At least until now, everything is going according to plan."

Following Guan Lin's words.

The shock in Zhuge Ke's heart continued unabated, and his pupils opened even wider!

Until such a moment, Zhuge Ke seemed to suddenly hear the incident of Man Chong whipping Yang Biao in Cao Yingzhong...

Yang Biao is the patriarch of the Hongnong Yang family, a top wealthy family in the world. He was implicated for Yuan Shu's rebellion and was imprisoned. Many officials, including Xun Yu and Kong Rong, begged Man Chong for mercy - only questioning, not torture!
Who would have thought that Man Chong turned a deaf ear to him and tortured him as before, and the courtiers were extremely angry. He never thought that after the torture, Man Chong reported to Cao Cao that he was tortured to extract a confession, but Yang Biao was still spared. Come to think of it, he and Yuan Shu really had no collusion .

So Cao Cao let Yang Biao go...

Only now did the important officials of the court know that Man Chong's whipping of Yang Biao was not to harm him, but to save him!

Now, under the great shock, Zhuge Ke couldn't help but think of Man Chong, Yang Biao, Zhou Xun, Ling Tong——

——"This is the so-called... Is everything according to plan? 』

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...

In the torture room, a light flickered from the torch, and a trace of sympathy flashed in Zhou Xun's eyes, but in just an instant, the sympathy turned into a fierce light.

He said coldly to Ling Tong: "General Ling, the law of the country is ruthless and cannot tolerate traitors like you? Have you recruited? Who are your accomplices?"

Ling Tong remained stubborn: "I said it, I have a clear conscience!"

"General Ling is obsessed with obsession, so don't blame me, Zhou Xun, for enforcing the law for Marquis Wu!"

Ling Tong stared at Zhou Xun coldly.

"Come on, twenty sticks!"

The expressionless criminal came over and wanted to drag Ling Tong, but Ling Tong shook his hand in disgust, and said to Zhou Xun, "Isn't it because you are not half as good as me, Ling Tong, even if you rely on the glory of your father Zhou Yu?" Is it meritorious service?"

While talking, Ling Tong hummed, "Don't touch me, I'll walk by myself!"

Immediately, Ling Tong slowly leaned over and fell on the ground, the criminals on both sides lifted his robes, raised their sticks and knocked him down on his hips...

This was the first time Ling Tong had suffered such corporal punishment in more than [-] years.

But because he practiced martial arts since childhood, his body is much tougher than ordinary people, and his ability to endure pain is also much stronger.

Even though beads of sweat were still rolling on his forehead, he still said loudly: "More important, more important! Are you tickling your grandfather?"

The twenty sticks were finished very quickly, and there was not much blood stains on Ling Tong's back, which is enough to show... even his buttocks, he practiced extremely tough.

"It seems that twenty sticks can't make General Ling yield? However, it won't be so simple in the future!"

Zhou Xun looked like a villain, "Let me ask for the last time, are you recruiting or not?"

Ling Tong laughed and said, "I haven't done it before? What do you want to recruit? Hahaha, Zhou Xun, Zhou Xun, do you think you can replace me if you kill me? You are really far behind Zhou Lang!"

Zhou Xun showed anger on his face, but he still suppressed his anger and sneered: "General Ling is still quick with his tongue, so it's no wonder his heart is so hard. Come here, hang him up, and whip him!"

For a moment, Ling Tong's arms were hung on the beams, and then... There was a clear and crisp whipping sound in the execution room!

With the thunder rolling outside the prison, the clothes on his body were torn into rags by the whip, bloodstains oozed out, and the skin on his back was ripped apart. He was already fainting, but the whip was still falling off!

Even someone as strong as Ling Tong couldn't bear it now.

The clerk who took the notes reminded Zhou Xun, "Captain Qi, I passed out..."

Zhou Xun pondered for a while, but still gritted his teeth, "Wash him awake, then beat—"

After splashing a bucket of water, Ling Tong slowly opened his eyes. After half a day of torture, he had become extremely weak, but Zhou Xun's eyes were still full of "spicy" and "hate".

Ling Tong didn't even know why Zhou Lang's son, whom he had never met before, had such resentment towards him?Just because it blocked his way?
嗏

What Ling Tong knew was that now... he had no way out.

——Soochow is no longer his safe haven!
——Soochow for him, for his clansmen, there is only bloody massacre left!

...

Next to the torture room where Zhou Xun tortured Ling Tong.

Lu Meng was facing the wall, listening to the whipping of the whip over there, as well as the low voices crying out in pain.

After all, Lu Meng's heart trembled when he heard these voices.

He couldn't stop muttering: "Zhou Xun is much more ruthless than Zhou Lang——"

"Or, is he jealous of Ling Tong? Jealous of Ling Tong's martial arts and achievements? Hehe... Anyway, the matter has come to this point, Wu Hou originally wanted Ling Tong to die, and this interrogation is just a formality! "

Thinking of this, Lu Meng knelt and sat in front of a case.

He takes out his pen...

"The Marquis of Wu kisses..."

This is a letter to Sun Quan. Because of Zhou Yu, Sun Quan was still a little worried about Zhou Xun... But now it seems that this worry is completely unnecessary.

However, at the end of the letter, Lu Meng hesitated and added a question.

"The evidence is convincing, there is no need for another trial, whether Ling Tong will be executed at the Yuanmen or not, I hope the lord will let me know."

...

...

——The wind is rustling, the water is vast, and the clouds are gray and the yellow geese are cold.Outside the setting sun, the waves are rolling eastward.

——Running into the sea, how hard it is, the long wind and rocks hinder the return journey.Going southward, waving your hand, there will be times when you will go straight to the sea.

……

A melodious qin music played from the backyard of Zhou Mansion.

Xiao Qiao played the piano, and she played the piano music composed by Zhou Yu, and that line was her favorite.

——Raise a glass and get drunk, chant to the moon, with a thousand sorrows and cold voices.

Playing and playing, she couldn't help thinking about others because of the song, and recalled all the things she had with Zhou Lang in the past...

I remembered that after Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce to break through the Lujiang River, Zhou Lang fell in love with her at first sight;

Remembering, before the Battle of Chibi, she just wanted to spend more time with her husband, but she was visited by civil and military generals every so often, ruining the beautiful night!

I remembered that when she gave birth to Xun'er, Zhou Yu cried with joy in his arms, and shouted to everyone, "I, Zhou Yu, have a son, I, Zhou Yu, have a son..."

——Ask about life, lament Huanian, time does not come and I and Huaye decline...

——Long river water, rushing fast, lofty aspirations can't be rewarded in vain, sad and sad.Few confidantes, shed tears to pay back, who will listen to the broken strings and remnants?

The sound of the piano gradually became mournful...

Little Qiao's eye sockets were also slowly soaked with tears.

After thinking about Zhou Lang, her thoughts followed the music to her son.

She recalled that day, when her son visited her mother after meeting Lu Meng;

When the son saw Sun Ce's son Sun Shao and Tai Shici's son Tai Shixiang, he was surprised and fought;

Dang's nephew Zhou Jun managed to stop his son's sword, and Dang Huang Gai's son Huang Bing told the truth.

Then there is Zhou Lang's autographed letter, which is conclusive evidence!

that moment…

She saw her son cry...

It seemed that all the beliefs of the son from childhood to adulthood collapsed at this moment.

It turned out that the son's vision of inheriting his father's will and allegiance to Soochow had turned out to be a huge joke.
That night, Sun Shao, Tai Shixiang, Zhou Jun, Huang Bing...everyone was persuading Zhou Xun!
That night, Zhou Xun seemed to mature 20 years old overnight!
That night, Zhou Xun abandoned the beliefs he had held in his heart for more than ten years, and he even decided to join Hongyan to overthrow his former beliefs.

Also that night, he asked Sun Shao and the others—"How will Mr. Yunqi save Ling Tong?"

then…

There is today's scene.

"Auntie is thinking about uncle again, isn't she?"

As the sound of the piano stopped abruptly, Zhou Jun walked to Xiao Qiao's side and asked.

call…

With a faint exhalation, Xiao Qiao raised her head to look at Zhou Jun, her face was very complicated, she pondered for a long time, before she asked: "Everything is going well, right?"

"Successful!" Zhou Jun nodded, "In the entire Wu County, I and Xundi each have a soldier and horse. According to the plan, we are sending more than [-] members of the Ling family to the seaside and take a boat to Nanhai County, Jiaozhou!"

"Okay..." Xiao Qiao pursed her lips, her eyes dodged a little, but she couldn't help but ask again, "Will Xun'er leak these things?"

Zhou Jun cupped his hands: "Don't worry, Auntie, everything has been arranged! Whether it's 'Hongyan' or Mr. Yunqi from Jingzhou, they are all reliable allies——"

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Just over 200 miles to the east of Wu County is the "Great Demon Capital" of later generations. Of course, during the Three Kingdoms period, this place was called Huating County.

Once, when Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, was the head of the Lu family, he sent Lu Xun to move the Lu family from the county city of Suzhou to Huating Valley...

If Lu Xun stayed in Soochow according to the original trajectory of history, he would be named "Huating Marquis" for his meritorious service in the future!
It is equivalent to the entire magic capital of later generations dropping a copper coin, and everyone has to be surnamed Lu!

Of course, this is not the point.

The point is that in the past, the Lu family evacuated from here, and evacuated to Jiaozhou by land and water.

It is no exaggeration to say that the entire evacuation route is familiar with the road...

At this moment, the clansmen of Baiyuling Mansion are being escorted here by soldiers...

There are men and women in the clansmen of the Ling Mansion, and they were filled with sorrow and murmurs endlessly along the way.

"Are we exiled to the border?"

"The road to Huating County at this time, I heard that since the Lu family moved there, it has become very barren... Is this where we are going to work as coolies?"

"What did the patriarch do? You want to treat the Ling family like this?"

An old woman cried and knelt down by the seaside: "Old patriarch, open your eyes and see what the Ling family has become? Ancestor, you have manifested... manifested, save us, even if it is to help me !"

The old woman's voice just fell.

When she opened her eyes, she suddenly found that on the sea in front of her, more than [-] ships had already docked, and there were other members of the Ling family on board.

This…

For a moment, these tribesmen were dumbfounded.

At this time, Sun Shao reminded with a smile: "I am afraid that your old patriarch will not be able to manifest, but you have noble people to help... You get on the boat quickly, and set off for the south when all the members of the Ling family arrive! First go to Jiaozhou, then Turn to Changsha, where the houses and land have been arranged for you!"

what…

what…

Following Sun Shao's words, a group of members of the Ling family opened their eyes wide, staring at everything in front of them in a daze.

--"this…"

——"This must be the old patriarch Ling Cao, his old man has appeared! 』

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(End of this chapter)