Three Kingdoms: The blind box draws Da Qiao at the beginning

Chapter 53 Gu Yong’s visit
Lu Yi glanced at Lu Su, forced a smile and said, "I'm a little confused now, let me calm down."

Nangong Yan on the side said: "Anyway, Zhu Zhi fulfilled his promise this time, we should send someone to thank him."

“And it’s better to be proactive than reactive.”

"This time Zhu Zhi breaks the city, we must take the initiative to pay a certain amount of supplies, otherwise, Zhu Zhi will think that the Lu family cannot clean up."

"You can ask Shi Huan to lead someone to send a batch of supplies to thank you."

"With the relationship between Shi Huan and Zhu Zhi, plus our initiative, Zhu Zhi at least has nothing to say."

Lu Yi looked at Lu Su and said, "Zijing, do as Boyu said."

Boyu, the name of Nangong Yan.

Lu Su responded and quickly walked into the house.

After a while, there was a cheer inside.

However, this time, everyone still did not come out and rested in place.

Only Lu Su took Shi Huan and ten Danyang soldiers to see Da Qiao.

The money and food of the Lu family are now under the management of Da Qiao.

Nangong Yan looked at everything that happened inside, and then said to Lu Yi: "Brother Lu, I want to leave Wu County now and go to Ou'a."

"Now that Sun Ce's sneak attack on Qu'a has been successful, I'm still worried about my father."

"I don't feel confident until I see it with my own eyes."

Lu Yi nodded and said: "Then go ahead! Be careful and stay safe along the way!"

Nangong Yan responded and asked Xu Shu to follow Lu Yi at all times. He returned to the house, took out a horse, rode away and left.

Lu Yi returned to the house, comforted everyone in the Lu family, and asked them not to take it lightly for the time being to prevent changes.

In the early morning, the entire Wu County became quiet.

Lu Yi, Xu Shu, and Lu Su were sitting at the gate.

Not long after, ten soldiers claimed to be under Zhu Zhi's command and went from house to house to announce that Wu County was now occupied by Zhu Zhi. As long as everyone did not participate in the war, everything would be fine.

Near dawn, Lu Yi asked Lu Su to rest.

Throughout the night, Lu Su and Xu Shu stayed with him.

It seems to have calmed down now.

Lu Su waved his hand and said, "Let's wait until Shi Huan comes back."

Seeing Lu Su's insistence, Lu Yi had no choice but to give up.

Just as Lu Yi was stepping at the door to get rid of his sleepiness, the sound of horse hooves sounded.

Xu Shu's expression suddenly changed and he hurried out first.

Lu Yi and Lu Su also looked nervous.

After a while, Xu Shu came in with four young men.

The first one was an elegant man in his early thirties with a long beard and bloodshot eyes.

After Lu Yi led the Lu family back to Wu County, this person came twice.

One time was to celebrate the return of the Lu family.

Another time was when the construction of the Lu family ancestral hall was completed. When celebrating, he personally brought a large sum of gold, silver and jewelry to celebrate.

This person is the current head of the Gu family, Gu Yong!

The ancestors of the Gu family also produced some officials, but they have declined in recent decades.

Gu Yong's wife is the daughter of Prefect Lu Kang.

Lu Yi saw Gu Yong coming so early in the morning and rushed to greet him.

Gu Yong asked the other three young men to guard the door and met Lu Yi alone.

The two looked at each other and sighed deeply.

Seeing this, Lu Su said, "You go and sit in the pavilion, and I'll get some warm wine."

Gu Yong thanked him.

Lu Yi made a gesture of invitation towards Gu Yong.

The two came to the stone pavilion and sat down on their knees facing each other.

Gu Yong looked around and saw that it was quiet and there was no one in sight. He said in a hoarse voice: "Brother Lu, you are calm! You were not prepared for what happened last night!"

Lu Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone is inside, and everyone hasn't slept all night."

"I was prepared to die together."

"All the clan members are in this room."

"Once Zhu Zhi leads his army to attack, even if he dies, a piece of his flesh will be torn off!"

"It's just that, to put it bluntly, I still feel lucky to be able to save the lives of my clan members."

Gu Yong looked into the room, laughed dumbly and said, "That's it! However, you and I do things differently."

"I asked the tribesmen to disperse and hide."

"Once I am killed, let them find their own way to leave Wu County."

The two looked at each other and shook their heads.

At this time, Lu Su brought warm wine.

Gu Yong took a sip, and then asked Lu Yi: "Brother Lu, in this situation, I came here specially just to ask what I am going to do?"

"Now, our families should unite." "Otherwise, if we fight on our own, sooner or later we will become the souls killed by Sun Ce's sword!"

"In the past year, my people were by the river and saw Sun Ce's cruel methods."

"I would like to lead my tribe out of here."

"But in these troubled times, where can we go?"

"Sun Ce has the support of the Zhou family, and his generals are brave. Sooner or later, Jiangdong will fall under his rule."

"But if we leave Jiangdong and live elsewhere, how can we win over the local nobles?"

"After much thought, I realized that only if we unite and deal with it together can we possibly survive."

Lu Yi nodded and said, "I also have the same intention."

Gu Yong's expression brightened and he said, "Heroes see the same thing! Brother Lu, what should we do next?"

Lu Yi fell silent.

After a long time, he slowly said: "With the support of the Zhou family, as you just said, it is inevitable for Sun Ce to capture Jiangdong. We can either leave, or we can only temporarily endure under Sun Ce's rule and wait for the opportunity."

"If we leave, as you said, it would be better to stay where we are no matter where we go."

"And forbearance——"

"At least, wait until the Zhou family is moved."

"The second and third sons of the Zhou family have disciples and former officials all over Yangzhou."

"Besides, the family fortune is rich."

"Normally, we wouldn't be able to deal with them."

"However, he funded Sun Ce this time, and Sun Ce killed innocent people indiscriminately. Everyone's resentment towards Sun Ce led to a sharp decline in the favorability of the Zhou family."

"It's not that the Zhou family doesn't care about this, on the contrary, they care more."

"However, they are determined to bet on Sun Ce."

"As long as Sun Ce becomes king and dominates, then the Zhou family will become a super wealthy family in the future."

"Once the butcher's knife of time passes, 50 years or a hundred years, everyone will gradually forget the massacres of these troubled times, and the Zhou family will be famous in future generations."

Gu Yong nodded.

Lu Yi said: "So, we can only continue to wait, continue to wait for Sun Ce to do evil, continue to wait for the Zhou family to support Sun Ce, which will waste their own reputation and huge food expenses."

"At that time, we will find a way to get rid of the Zhou family first."

"That time is also the time for us to find a way to regain the initiative from Sun Ce's butcher knife."

"But until then, we can only endure."

Gu Yong said: "What about now? How should we protect ourselves?"

Lu Yi said: "Tomorrow, you summon the talkers from all the major families. Everyone will come up with some supplies, which will form a large amount of food and grass. My fleet will personally send it to Ou Ah to see Sun Ce."

“It is more effective for everyone to pay the benefits together than to do it individually.”

Gu Yong said: "Shall I go too? There will be someone to take care of you, so you can rest assured."

Lu Yi said: "Okay!"

Gu Yong sighed and said, "Then how to quickly deplete the Zhou family's reputation and property?"

Lu Su on the side suddenly said: "Yuan Shu must know that the Zhou family supports Sun Ce in this way."

"At this time, if Yuan Shu calls Sun Ce back, Sun Ce will definitely not listen."

"Now taking over Wujun, Danyang and other places is a good start for taking over Jiangdong. As long as Sun Ce has the ambition to become the king and hegemony, he will not give up."

"Yuan Shu has an excuse to attack Sun Ce!"

"For the same reason, Yuan Shu has enough reasons for the Zhou family to sever ties with Sun Ce."

"The Zhou family has tried their best to help Sun Ce. Now that Sun Ce is about to succeed, how can we waste all our efforts?"

"There will definitely be a conflict between the two sides!"

"By the way, Duke Qiao went to Shouchun to do business before, and he also found out that Yuan Shu fought with Liu Bei in Xuzhou and had captured Huaiyin, Guangling and other places."

"At this time, Sun Ce has crossed the river, and Yuan Shu must continue to attack Xuzhou."

"It's not too much to ask the Zhou family for food and grass, right? The Zhou family will definitely give it."

"But once the Zhou family gives it to Yuan Shu, what will happen to Sun Ce?"

"In my opinion, the Zhou family has a way to go."

"Simply abandon your old nest in Lujiang, fully support Sun Ce in taking Jiangdong, become Sun Ce's minister of Conglong, and create a new glory for the family."

"Otherwise, if you bow your head to Yuan Shu once, there will be no chance of you getting up later."

"The Zhou family has lost its home base in Lujiang, and its strength has been greatly reduced, and it is no longer so terrifying."

"The ability to support Sun Ce will also become weaker."

"At this time, our chances of revenge are greatly increased."

Gu Yong looked at Lu Su curiously and said, "This is -"

Lu Yi said: "His name is Lu Su. He is the young master of the Pi Lu family in Xuzhou. He is very heroic. He has helped me a lot many times. Because of the turmoil in Xuzhou, I asked him to come to Wu County with me."

Gu Yong smiled and said: "Brother Lu's plan seems feasible! The question is, how can we contact Yuan Shu and let Yuan Shu take action against the Zhou family and Sun Ce?"

"Compared to the Zhou family and Sun Ce, Yuan Shu obviously trusts them more than us."

(End of this chapter)