Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 880 The Uninvited Guest Stays Overnight
"Your Majesty is really sympathetic to your subjects, and the last general will be sent there immediately." Gu Li was a little moved for Lu Xun when he heard that.

Sun Quan waved his hand lightly: "Go, Gu has drunk half of this wine, don't steal it on the way, when Dantu meets Gu, there will be delicious wine from home waiting for you."

"What did the king say, the general's body is very strong." Gu Li patted his chest and promised with a smile, thinking in his heart that although the fine wine in Sun Quan's palace is good, but it's only half a jug, it can't satisfy his hunger.

Just as Gu Li stepped off Feiyun, the warships of Hu Zong and Sun Shao lifted anchor, pushed off the pier and slowly moved eastward along the river, and soon they all sank into the darkness.

Lu Xun stood outside the tent with a frown and looked out. He was thinking about how to help Sun Quan solve the crisis, and when he was about to go back to rest, he saw Gu Li walking over with a smile on his face.

"General Gu? Why didn't you leave with the king?" Lu Xun looked puzzled.

Gu Li explained with a smile: "Today's battle on the Yangtze River, the governor lost a lot of generals. Your Majesty is afraid that no one under your command can be used, so he asked the last general to stay and serve."

Lu Xun knew that although Gu Li was confiscated, he was still close to Sun Quan. Could it be that he kept this person to guard against me?Xin said that the king's suspicious temperament has not changed, if he wants to rebel, can he wait until now?
"Jiang Cheng is indeed not suitable for defense. I stay here to restrain and delay the continued expansion of the Gan Ning navy. If you really can't hold it, you can save your strength first. General Gu staying here is just a day or two of suffering. .” Lu Xun made it clear directly, meaning that it would be the same with or without you.

Gu Li's smile didn't change: "Your Majesty has already explained to the general, the governor doesn't need to explain to me, the general will obey your orders."

"Uh, well, the general is holding it." Lu Xun looked familiar.

Gu Li then pushed his hands forward and said with a smile: "This is fine wine from the Grand Palace. I just went to Feiyun to have an audience. He asked the general to give the wine to the governor to keep out the cold."

"Uh, why is it so familiar? It turned out to be something on the king's table. I know that General Gu is also a wine lover. You can take it back to the camp and drink it yourself." Lu Xun waved his hand to indicate that he was ready to pay the bill.

"Your Majesty is worried about the origin of the governor's civil servants, and he may not be able to withstand the cold wind by the river. That's why he has this half pot of rewards. In the end, he will be able to bear the rough skin and thick flesh. Don't let the governor disappoint the king's intentions. I will send it to you Go into the tent." After speaking, Gu Li quickly walked into the big tent, and put the jug on the small case.

Lu Xun originally wanted to stay with the other party for a drink, but unexpectedly, Gu Li was very agile, and just put down his glass before leaving with fists in his hands.

Lu Xun went back to the tent and sat on the couch, staring at the flagon on the case in a daze, thinking that the king is just too suspicious, as long as he is more bold and open-minded, how could this world have become like this?Thinking of this, he couldn't fall asleep, wondering if he could do something more since he wanted to delay the Lantian army and prevent the opponent from sweeping Jiangdong like a storm?
Taking out the topographic map and putting it on the table, Lu Xun used the weak light to study the countermeasures, thinking about how to reduce the loss of soldiers and defend for a few more days. Every day he persisted in Jiangcheng, he could fight for one more day to raise strength for Sun Quan.

Before they knew it, all the soldiers in the camp had fallen asleep, and there was only the sound of rushing water outside the tent, but there was still light in Lu Xun's main tent, which attracted an 'uninvited guest' after a while.

"I said, why doesn't the commander-in-chief still rest, so he's hiding in the tent, drinking and looking at the map?" Lu Li, who followed him, came in with a smile and joked.

"The night is long, I don't want to sleep, you haven't slept yet?" Lu Xun replied indifferently.

Lu Li is a child of the Lu family and has a very good relationship with Lu Xun. He sat on the side of the couch without asking for instructions, and responded with a smile: "The last general just returned from a tour of the camp. I wanted to report to you before going to sleep."

"Are the soldiers of each battalion in a stable mood? Is there any desertion?" Lu Xun looked at each other seriously.

Lu Li clasped his fists and replied, "What is the governor talking about? Your regiment is strictly disciplined, so you won't be like other generals who will easily defect when encountering some troubles."

"It's good if there are no deserters. The remaining thousands of songs are the foundation of my Lu family." Lu Xun tapped the table lightly.

"It's natural for the governor to rule the soldiers." Lu Li wanted to compliment him, but pointed to the copper wine jug on the case and asked, "The last general has never seen such an exquisite drinking utensil in the tent of the governor of the capital. When?"

"This is the jug of the great king on the tower boat. Before leaving, I insisted on asking General Gu to bring it to me. He said that he would let me drink a few sips of wine to keep out the cold and sleep soundly at night." Lu Xun smiled, and at the end of the sentence he said be touched.

"Oh? What Jiang Cheng provided was all stale wine. The king's entrance must be fine wine." After speaking, Lu Li picked up the jug and shook it, then asked with a smile, "The governor has already drunk half of the jug? Can you drink it?" Can't you tell me how the things in the palace are different from what we usually drink?"

"Actually, the taste is not far from the same, but I haven't tasted it yet. There is only half a jug of this wine. Your Majesty may have given his own wine as a gift on a whim." Lu Xun shook his head.

"Drink the rest? Your Majesty too." Lu Li frowned.

"Jiang Cheng's conditions are relatively difficult, and the camps have been out of wine for several days. It is already the greatest kindness for the king to send his own wine." Lu Xun smiled bitterly, saying to himself that you don't understand this kind of friendship at all.

"The governor is like a treasure, why doesn't he drink the half jug? Does it mean that the king has drunk it? I don't know what the things in the palace are like." Lu Li reluctantly put the wine jug back.

Lu Xun understood Lu Li's thoughts. Although he was constantly derogatory, his body was still very honest. It was slander to say so much.

"You can drink it if you want. There's no need to go around. I drink a lot of wine in the palace, so I don't miss a sip." Lu Xun waved to Lu Li to take it away.

"Hey, then it's time to be disrespectful." Lu Li picked up the jug and poured it into his mouth.

After Lu Li drank it whole, he felt that the wine in the palace tasted better. He put the jug on the table and said with a smile, "It's really comfortable. I will leave half of it for the governor."

"I've told you everything." Lu Xun shook his head when he saw this.

"I'm not greedy." Lu Li yawned violently as soon as he got up, and then said drunkenly, "The general is suddenly a little tired, can you stay here for the night without going back to the camp?"

"You can do it yourself, it's not like you haven't done this before." Lu Xun waved his hands to himself, moved the small case and the drink to one side, and arranged his clothes and quilt to prepare for bed. Seeing that Lu Li liked the wine given by Sun Quan so much, he simply put it away Half the jug remained.

After a while, the snoring gradually started, and the entire camp was slowly replaced by calm.

Lu Xun has a cautious personality and lacks a sense of security for a long time, so he sleeps lightly at night.

At about midnight, Lu Xun heard a faint groan in his ear. The sound gave him a very painful feeling, so he sat up in a jerk.

Lu Xun looked around, but the groan was in his tent, it could only be Lu Li from last night.

"Hold the lamp." Lu Xun shouted to the guards outside the tent.

(End of this chapter)