Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 168

Now that the Chaisang army has no commander, it is a time when people's hearts are floating.

After seeing Xiao Qiao and Zhou Yu's relatives, Sun Quan frowned and looked at Zhou Shan beside him, and then summoned the lieutenant general to the side hall for questioning.

"What's the situation?" Sun Quan looked at everyone with a frown on his forehead.

Ling Tong was young and vigorous, and he said with righteous indignation: "My lord, although the governor's arrow wounds often occur, they are definitely not fatal. When we returned, we passed by Jiangxia. The guard Fu Shiren once brought wine and meat to the wharf to work. poisonous"

"Gongji suspects that Liu Bei sent people to poison him? You can't talk nonsense without evidence. After all, the two families are still fighting against Cao Cao." Sun Quan looked around at the crowd.

Ling Tong clasped his fists and said, "My lord, the last time the governor fell ill, just after he left Jiangxia, his face turned black, which seems to be a sign of poisoning."

"Gongji, don't talk nonsense." Lu Su reminded.

"After we left Xinye, we originally planned to attack Jiangling. Perhaps we leaked the news, and Liu Bei took revenge because of this." Ling Tong argued.

"Gongji, you seem to have something to say." Lu Su frowned and stared at him.

Ling Tong responded coldly, and snorted coldly: "Anyway, the governor died strangely."

Zhou Yu wanted to get news of Jiangling, but very few people in the army knew about it. When the fleet arrived at Jingling, they told Lu Meng and others, but Sun Quan and Lu Su had already known about it in advance, so Ling Tong was not surprised when he finished talking about Sun Quan.

Zhou Yu's death was so bizarre and sudden that Ling Tong even became suspicious of Lu Su, because Lu Su spent a lot of time with Zhou Yu as a marching staff officer, so he must have known about the plan to attack Jiangling in advance, and Lu Su had entered Jiangling for a few hours.

After Zhou Yu's death, Lu Su temporarily exercised the power of the Great Governor and commanded the army on the way back to Chaisang, which made Ling Tong and other powerful generals displeased. How could he just replace him like this?
Sun Quan looked at Ling Tong's eyes strangely, and thought to himself, are you targeting Lu Zijing, or are you alluding to me?
"Zijing, what do you think?" Sun Quan asked.

Lu Su clasped his fists and said: "As soon as Cao Cao's army arrived in Xinye, Liu Shijun sent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to help him by water and land, and took away most of Jingzhou's troops. If he is really afraid of the governor, why not use Cao Cao's hand to kill him?"

"Isn't Mr. Zijing talking nonsense?" Ling Tong said with disdain.

Lu Su also found out that this guy was targeting him, so he said frankly: "If Gong Jin really died of poisoning, please come here to open the coffin for an autopsy. Why should we argue here?"

"That's the best." Ling Tong said angrily.

"Open the coffin?" Sun Quan's head was buzzing, and he seemed very hesitant.

Seeing this, Lu Fan said: "My lord, as the saying goes, the dead are the most important. Opening the coffin and disturbing the peace of the governor is really rude and inappropriate."

Sun Quan nodded, "What Ziheng said is true. I will send someone to investigate the matter of Jiangxia's labor force. Gongji, you should take care of your own people first."

"Wei." Ling Tong lowered his head.

"My lord, the three armies can't live without a commander. A new commander must be appointed as soon as possible." Lu Fan continued.

"Cheng Gong has a very high prestige in the army, so he can take on this great responsibility." Ling Tong said hastily.

Sun Quan nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Let me think about it first, you should step back first."

"Wei." The generals clasped their fists and walked out of the side hall slowly.

"Zijing wait a little longer." Sun Quan stopped Lu Su alone.

When there were only two people left, Sun Quan asked calmly, "Ling Gongji seems to be targeting you?"

"Su has a clear conscience." Lu Su answered loudly.

"Now that Gan Ning has voted for Liu Bei, it seems that Gongji hated him as well. Now that Hefei has not seized the opportunity, Xinye will certainly not be able to hold on. The situation has returned to before Chibi. Zijing has always been able to observe the general trend of the world. Do you have a good strategy to teach me?" Sun Quan asked.

Lu Su thought for a while and said: "The current situation is slightly better than before Chibi. Although Cao Cao is still in the north, his strength is not as good as before. In addition, Liu Xuande is far better than Liu Biao. As long as we continue to maintain the alliance and let Liu Bei contain Cao Cao in Jingzhou, We will use Hefei as a breakthrough point, and we will be able to enter the Central Plains with two flanking attacks."

"Well, actually, the aristocratic families of Wuhui have some complaints about the Jingzhou battlefield. Zijing's words are very close to my heart. I want you to succeed Gongjin as the governor. Zijing must manage this army well." Sun Quan said.

It was inconvenient for Zhou Yu to take out the letter to Sun Quan because of Ling Tong. At this time, Sun Quan suddenly ordered it, and Lu Su was very surprised to hear it.

"Duke Cheng has followed him since he was an old general, and his prestige in the army is very high, so what can he do with his virtue?"

"I, the governor of Jiangdong, need someone who is stable and understands the overall situation. I have seen all the generals and only Zijing is suitable."

Lu Su was a little moved when he heard this, so he handed over Zhou Yu's letter in his arms, "When the governor was dying, I asked me to write for him. I haven't had a chance to hand it to the lord just now."

Sun Quan took Zhou Yu's suicide note and sighed leisurely: "Gong Jin has the qualifications of Wang Zuo, and his last words are consistent with my thoughts. It is a pity that he died of a sudden illness. I will announce his new appointment after his funeral."

"Wei." Lu Su cupped his hands and nodded.

During Zhou Yu's funeral, Lu Meng returned to Chaisang with Cheng Pu's remnant army in a battleship. After Xinye resisted tenaciously, the city was still broken, and less than [-]% of the soldiers fled back to the ship.

Cheng Pu and Han Dang were full of anger on the way, clamoring to go back to Jiangdong to find Sun Quan and sue Zhou Yu.

The warship docked at Chaisang Naval Port, and found that all the naval warships that had been evacuated were here. Everyone thought that Zhou Yu had come here, so they rushed ashore angrily, intending to go to the city to find Zhou Yu to settle accounts.

The more people walked into the city, the more they found that something was wrong. When they finally saw Zhou Yu's mourning hall, all the grievances and anger disappeared. After all, the dead are the most important.

When Ling Tong and the others heard that Cheng Pu had returned, they went to see Sun Quan together.

Sun Quan saw the purpose of the crowd, and kept silent about the new governor, but asked, "Mr. Cheng, how is the situation on the Xinye battlefield?"

Cheng Pu cupped his hands and replied: "Cao Cao's attack is fierce. Yi Gong and I defended the city for more than ten days. If Guan Yunchang didn't cover it, none of us would be able to return."

"Guan Yu is still in Xinye?" Sun Quan asked.

Cheng Pu shook his head: "They withdrew to the Han River to stop the pursuers for our rear, and they should have retreated to Jingzhou now."

"Cao Cao went to Jingzhou again with his army?" Sun Quan said to himself.

Lu Su said: "Shooting Xinye so quickly should have caused a lot of damage. I don't think Cao Cao will continue to go south. After all, the pressure of the lord in Hefei is always there."

"My lord, why didn't you take advantage of Cao Jun's main force to take Hefei in Xinye?" Cheng Pu asked.

"Just about to land on the besieged city, I suddenly heard the bad news about Gongjin, so I didn't want to fight." Sun Quan shook his head.

"My lord, Cheng Gong has also returned, when will a new governor be appointed?" Ling Tong asked.

Sun Quan frowned. He originally wanted to wait for Zhou Yu's burial before announcing it. At this time, facing the generals' pressure, he said solemnly: "Lu Zijing is loyal and resourceful. He is a minister who can entrust important affairs. I will make you the commander-in-chief of the metropolis." Three Armies."

"Su Dingran will go all out to repay the trust of the lord and Gong Jin." Lu Su bowed his hands.

Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Lu Meng, Ling Tong, etc. were all at a loss. Before that, they had always thought that Cheng Pu would take over, and Sun Quan's operation directly made them unable to understand.

Sun Quan held Zhou Yu's letter in his hand, and said solemnly: "Gongjin recommended Lu Zijing to replace him in his last writing. This opinion coincides with mine. You should inherit his will and obey the command of the governor of Lu from now on. .”

"Wei." All the generals in the hall responded in unison.

(End of this chapter)