Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 160 Lu Ji's Thoughts

Zhou Tai's impassioned speech drove Peng Ying and Sun Quan away.

But Sun Quan did not give up easily and continued to find people to persuade Zhou Tai.

Zhou Tai was so annoyed that he claimed to be ill and stayed at home.

This completely annoyed Sun Quan.

Aren’t you, Zhou Tai, sick?

Just let him give birth to enough!
He actually distanced himself from Zhou Tai.

This feeling of alienation does not actually require demotion or transfer. Others will notice it only through a slight change in your daily attitude.

Just like Cao Cao and Xun Yu.

But Sun Quan is not Cao Cao. His relationship with Zhou Tai suddenly became cold, and he was not as broad-minded as Xun Yu who was devoted to the Han Dynasty.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that this is definitely for Xing Daorong!
From this perspective, Sun Quan's vision was too low.

Some people couldn't stand this, and the news spread like wildfire, all the way to Jiangling.

...

"Zhou Tai is under house arrest. Now this seven-foot-tall man can neither lead troops outside nor discuss matters at home. He can only spend his days in the mansion, wasting time."

The news Xing Daorong heard was an exaggerated version.

However, it was precisely because of this exaggerated version that Xing Daorong became a little worried.

Zhou Tai was obviously his benefactor, and the reason he was "neglected" this time was probably because he was his benefactor.

"I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me."

Xing Daorong had more or less the same feeling about the trouble Zhou Tai encountered.

If you want to know what the situation is, you have to find someone to ask.

It was just how to ask and who to ask that troubled him.

fortunately…

His connection with Jiangdong was not completely severed.

The letters that Lu Ji and others had previously sent to him were not received because he was fighting in Yizhou and the journey was long.

But after he returned to Jingzhou and defeated Lu Meng, the correspondence returned to normal.

I immediately wanted to write to Lu Ji to ask about the situation.

As soon as I picked up the pen, I thought again that it was not safe.

If this letter inquiring about Zhou Tai was intercepted by Sun Quan, it would be a real disaster for Zhou Tai.

It would be best if I could ask someone to find out...

...

When Xing Daorong was thinking about who could sneak into Jiangdong to get information, he happened to see the opera troupe leaving.

This actually served as a wake-up call for him.

Originally, after filming the movie, he wanted to go on a "tour" in Yi and Jing to see the performance results first.

As a result, when this incident happened, they wanted to let the troupe go to Jiangdong first.

These people with clean backgrounds would never arouse suspicion, so it is not difficult for the opera troupe to find out some information on a daily basis.

The old man in the lead, hearing Xing Daorong's request to find out the news himself, said seriously: "General, we can go and find out about this matter, but I can't guarantee whether the news we find out is true or false, and whether it is reliable."

Xing Daorong nodded repeatedly as he listened, and said comfortingly: "You can go ahead, old man. I will take care of the news I get."

The old man could feel Xing Daorong's kindness during the past few days in the mansion, and his daily hospitality was really excellent.

Hearing Xing Daorong's consolation, he bowed and said, "In this case, I will definitely do my best. Just ask the general to give me a token and a place so that I can have a direction."

Xing Daorong said: "If you can go to Zhou Tai's house, just say that you are from the opera troupe from Jiangling. An old friend has been talking about General Zhou and wants to ask if the general is okay. That's it." The old man listened and nodded, indicating that he would write down everything.

The last words he said were "I'll do my best," and he didn't say anything more before leading his team to Jiangdong.

...

Jiangdong, Lu Mansion.

The two brothers Lu Jun and Lu Ji were talking behind closed doors about the recent hot topic of Zhou Tai being neglected by Sun Quan.

Of the two brothers, Lu Jun is slightly older.

The brothers' father was Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

In the past, Yuan Shu's separatist forces stationed heavy troops in Shouchun, the capital of the neighboring Jiujiang County. Because his army was short of food, Yuan demanded 30,000 hu of rice from Lu Kang.

Lu Kang believed that Yuan Shu was a traitor, so he closed the door and refused to interact with him, and also strengthened his military preparations to meet the enemy.

Yuan Shu was furious and sent Sun Ce to attack Lu Kang and surrounded the city of Lujiang.

It was during the Battle of Lujiang that Lu Kang died of illness.

As the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. Although Lu Kang died of illness, how could he have died of worry if he had not been besieged in Lujiang?

The attack on Lujiang was led by Yuan Shu and implemented by Sun Ce.

Therefore, the two brothers always have some grudges towards the Sun family.

It was just that the Sun family became the ruler of Jiangdong back then because it was the result of the joint recommendation of the Jiangdong noble families. Although the two brothers had some grudges, they had no choice but to accept it.

In fact, Lu Ji had clearly expressed his resentment towards the Sun family since he was a child.

When Lu Ji was eleven years old, Sun Ce was assassinated. Zhang Zhao was entrusted with the care of the orphan and assisted Sun Quan in succeeding to the leadership of Jiangdong. He also sought reconciliation with the major families in Jiangdong, including the Lu family.

At a banquet attended by famous Jiangdong scholars such as Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, the young Lu Ji ridiculed their idea of ​​pacifying the world, saying that they did not pursue morality but only advocated the use of force. He also believed that only Guan Zhong and Confucius' way of winning people over with virtue and not using military force could bring long-term peace and stability to the world.

In fact, this is what was said, but the underlying meaning was that the Sun family had no morals and would never be able to bring peace to the world.

However, Lu Ji was only eleven years old at the time, so even if he said it, it would not have much weight.

But now that Lu Ji is already a young man, his attitude and weight are somewhat different.

"Gong Ji, now that General Zhou Tai has been implicated in the matter of Xing Daorong, I think you should have fewer letters with Jingzhou to avoid following in his footsteps." Although Lu Jun is the eldest son, Lu Ji is the one who makes the decisions on everything at home.

The tone of this persuasion now is completely negotiating.

Lu Ji shook his head and said, "General Zhou Tai released Xing Ziyu out of righteousness in the past. Could he have thought of today?" He knew today would happen, but how could it affect his past actions? "

"His righteous deeds are all based on his heart."

As Lu Ji spoke, he raised his cup and sipped the tea, feeling the refreshing taste on his lips and tongue. Then he continued, "My relationship with Jingzhou is based on my true feelings. It is pure and innocent. Why should I hide it?"

Seeing that his brother didn't take his words to heart, Lu Jun said helplessly: "I'm afraid that the Marquis of Wu will be angry if he knows about it."

However, Lu Ji seemed to not take Sun Quan seriously at all.

He said coldly: "Bo Yan has now become the right commander-in-chief, how can the Marquis of Wu implicate me for no reason?"

Lu Xun and Lu Ji were from the same Lu family, so they were indeed relatives, like two flowers blooming on the same vine.

Therefore, Lu Ji also made great efforts in recommending Lu Xun as the right commander-in-chief that day.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun nodded somewhat convinced at first, but soon shook his head and said, "I heard the other day that the Marquis of Wu asked Sun Ce's second daughter to marry Boyan. In this case, can Boyan still protect us?"

Lu Ji said disdainfully: "Sun Quan only knows how to strike a balance. This method of winning over Bo Yan is like marrying his sister to the King of Hanzhong. What's the difference?"

"If he can rebel against the King of Hanzhong today, he will be able to deceive Bo Yan the next day. How can Bo Yan not know this?"

The fact that Lu Ji called Sun Quan directly and King of Hanzhong at the same time shows his attitude.

Lu Jun felt heavy-hearted and was about to say something else when he heard someone report, "There's a troupe of actors outside asking for a reward. Can we ask them to come in?"

(End of this chapter)