Chapter 775: Sun Quan is suspicious and secretly orders Lu to be killed
In December of the sixth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, Sun Quan, who was in the imperial city of Jianye, received two memorials.
Hearing that a memorial had been sent to Zhou Li, who had just arrived in Yong'an, Sun Quan quickly asked Shi Yi to bring it up.
When Shiyi placed the two memorials on the imperial case in front of Sun Quan, looking at the slight blood stains on the two memorials, even Sun Quan, who had always been cold-blooded, couldn't help but sigh:
"Zhou Ziyu is a truly loyal minister!"
Sun Quan did not open the memorial and preview it immediately.
He first asked Shi Yi and said:
"Who sent the memorial to Ziyu?"
After hearing Sun Quan's inquiry, Shi Yi recalled the injured Zhou Yi she had just seen, and said with sincere admiration:
"It's Zhou Yi, the younger brother of Zhou Yushi."
"How serious is Zhou Yi's injury?"
When Sun Quan heard that Zhou Li sent his younger brother to deliver the message, his love for Zhou Li grew even more.
"It doesn't appear to be anything serious from the outside. I have just summoned the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat Zhou Yi."
It was Yi's handling that made Sun Quan nod with satisfaction.
At present, Wu is in the midst of a storm, and the hearts of loyal ministers cannot be chilled.
In order to gain the loyalty of more ministers, Sun Quan thought for a moment and said in a deep voice:
"You will draft an edict in a while and make the reward fish the Marquis of Guannei."
Seeing that Sun Quan seemed to be in a good mood, Shiyi quickly bowed and accepted the order.
After deciding on the reward for Zhou Li, Sun Quan turned his attention to the two memorials on the imperial case in front of him.
It can be seen from the cover of the memorial that one of the two memorials was written by Zhou Li and the other was written by Lu Dai.
Both memorials are in unopened condition.
Sun Quan originally wanted to read Lu Dai's memorial first, but in the end he picked up Zhou Li's memorial and read it first.
There is not much content in Zhou Li's Memorial.
But after reading it, Sun Quan frowned:
"I think Lu Dai has a domineering attitude, and is even more suspected of being a supporter of the army."
After seeing Zhou Li's comments about Lu Dai, Sun Quan, who had been a bit suspicious recently, immediately became nervous.
Sun Quan sent Zhou Li to Yong'an, one to promulgate the imperial edict, and the other to supervise the army.
And Sun Quan knew Zhou Li's character, and he was always wise and resourceful. If he hadn't seen some clues, Zhou Li would not have made such a judgment rashly.
What's more, Sun Quan remembered that Zhou Li and Lu Dai were related by marriage.
Thinking of this, Sun Quan's brows furrowed more and more tightly.
With some doubts, Sun Quan reached out and unfolded Lu Dai's memorial.
Compared with Zhou Li's memorials, Lu Dai's memorials are much longer.
When Sun Quan watched patiently, his expression became worse and worse.
By the end, Sun Quan's face was already livid.
Sun Quan, who was angered by the content of Lu Dai's memorial, stretched out his hand and threw Lu Dai's memorial in front of Ye Yi below.
Shiyi was curious about why Sun Quan was angry, so he quickly picked up the memorial on the ground and read it.
"The Han army is strong, and I am afraid that it will fall into Mi Yang's treacherous plan. I think it is better to stand still."
"The key to eternal peace is not under firewood. If I can guard eternal peace, it will also be beneficial to the country!"
After Sun Quan sneered a few times, he read out part of Lu Dai's memorial.
"I wanted him to take it easy rather than rush, but he didn't want to move at all.
He actually dared to say anything, and he would be punished by foreign edicts.
Did he think that the more than 20,000 Wu troops were the private property of his Lu family?
What a good Lu Dinggong, what a "loyal minister and good general"!"
Sun Quan almost squeezed out the words "loyal minister and good general" through his teeth.
It can be seen that Lu Dai's words have obviously touched his back.
After Shiyi read the contents of Lu Dai's memorial, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"this..."
Shiyi looked at Sun Quan's livid face and felt bad.
Duke Ding is so confused!
Anyone with a discerning eye should be able to see that Sun Quan wanted Lu Dai to be patient rather than hasty, not because he was worried about Lu Dai's safety.
Sun Quan was worried that the reinforcements would be surrounded and fight for reinforcements, thus putting Chai Sang in danger.
Even if Lu Dai was worried, how could he reveal that he didn't want to rescue Chai Sang?
Doesn't this touch Sun Quan's bottom line inappropriately?
You must know that Lu Fan, who was also ordered to do so before, also sent a memorial.
Although Sun Quan also asked Lu Fan to slow down and not rush, Lu Fan still showed an eager look in the memorial and promised to march towards Chaisang as soon as the troops and horses were assembled.
Sun Quan can say some things, but as a minister, Lu Dai must not go down the slope and take advantage of the situation!
As for the sentence "I will not accept the imperial edict from abroad", it is even more disrespectful.
Shiyi and Lu Dai were both scholars in Huaibei. Now when Shiyi saw that Lu Dai's memorial had made Sun Quan unhappy, he immediately spoke out in defense:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Duke Ding has followed your Majesty for many years and has always been loyal and patriotic. He will never have any thoughts of disobedience!"
"There may be another hidden meaning in this memorial."
Lu Dai had followed Sun Quan in the early years of Jian'an. With decades of love between emperor and minister, Shiyi subconsciously suspected that there was something fishy about this memorial.
Shiyi's intentions were good, but he ignored one thing, which was Sun Quan's character.
Sun Quan has a bright personality. When he trusts someone, he will be extremely loving.
But if he doubts a person, Sun Quan will let that person know what it means to be mean and unkind, and to be angry with thunder.
Is the relationship between monarch and subject for decades very valuable?
"Is there another secret?
Do you think this memorial was not written by Lu Dai?
Or do you think that Lu Dai, who has ulterior motives and made rude remarks, is a loyal minister, while Ziyu, who shed his blood for me, and risked his life for the peace of Wu, is a traitorous minister?"
Sun Quan's two rhetorical questions made Yi Yi choke and turn red.
The words in the memorial are undoubtedly disrespectful. If you want to defend Lu Dai, you can only argue on the authenticity of the memorial.
However, these two memorials were sent by Zhou Li personally. To doubt the authenticity of the memorials is to doubt Zhou Li's loyalty.
And Zhou Li's loyalty...
If you dare to doubt him, why didn't he stand up when Sun Quan asked people to risk their lives to go to Yong'an?
Well, to put it another way, Zhou Li is a treacherous minister.
But Zhou Li and Lu Dai had no grudges in the past and have no hatred in recent times. They are still related by marriage. Why did Zhou Li frame him?
There are too many things that cannot be explained, which makes Sun Quan think about this.
After refuting Shi Yi, Sun Quan's eyes towards Shi Yi became dangerous.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Sun Quan remembers that Shi Yi and Lu Dai are from the same faction.
"Even without this memorial, wouldn't Lu Dai's loyalty be flawless?
Yongan is only a short distance away from Chaisang!
Lu Dai must have known that Chai Sang was in danger before I did. Lu Dai has been a veteran for many years. Would he not know the importance of Chai Sang to Da Wu?
Why didn't he send troops to rescue in time?
What is he waiting for?
This is enough to prove that long before, Lu Dai had the idea of supporting his own troops and watching the success or failure!"
The Three Kingdoms is not the Song Dynasty.
A big reason why famous generals emerged in large numbers during the Three Kingdoms period is that generals generally had greater autonomy.
In Sun Quan's view, Lu Dai had 20,000 elite troops. If he could lead his troops to reinforce as soon as he received news of the changes in Yuzhang, his reinforcements would probably arrive at Chaisang before the Han army.
And if 20,000 elite soldiers were stationed in Chaisang, why would Sun Quan worry about Chaisang's safety?
Sun Quan had not thought of this before, but now that he thought about it carefully, Sun Quan felt that Lu Dai's thoughts made him feel cold all over.
"Perhaps Lu Dai was not like this before.
But in the past, I would never have believed that Han Zong would betray me!"
People's hearts will change as the current situation changes.
It was from Sun Quan's words that Yi Yi heard Sun Quan's undisguised suspicion.
The emperor's suspicion often carries murderous intent!
The chill in Sun Quan's eyes was constantly building up.
"Lü Dai thinks that since he is far away in Yong'an, I can't contain him?
Those more than 20,000 elite soldiers are not all his troops."
"Immediately prepare a move, one edict is clear and the other is secret.
Mingzhao was sent to Lu Dai: I don’t want to give him any more reasons to delay, so he should immediately send troops to rescue Chai Sang from the day he receives the imperial edict!
A secret edict is given to Ziyu: If Lu Dai is still willing to wait and see, he can directly use this edict to seize his military power!"
Sun Quan's words made Shi Yi helplessly close her eyes.
Shiyi knew that Sun Quan had made up his mind and it would be difficult to change it.
It was Yi who understood Sun Quan's intentions and was about to leave Suizhao.
Unexpectedly, before he walked out of the hall, Sun Quan's cold words blew into Shiyi's body like a gust of cold wind.
"If the matter is urgent, you can kill him!"
Sun Quan knew very well what serious consequences would occur if a mutiny occurred.
To prevent the worst from happening, he must not be merciful.
Sun Quan's new order frightened Shiyi to the point of standing on the spot.
Even if he was suspicious, Sun Quan didn't even give Lu Dai a chance to explain the relationship between the emperor and his ministers for decades?
After all, Yi Yi underestimated Sun Quan.
How did Lu Xun die in history?
Sun Quan, who was suspicious of him, sent him a series of insulting letters, scolding him to death!
In history, Sun Quan never gave Lu Xun a chance to explain.
"What are you waiting for?"
It was Yi who stood stunned and trembling. He was awakened by Sun Quan's words. He was so frightened that he quickly left the palace.
When Shiyi left the main hall, looking at the memorials piled up in front of him, Sun Quan no longer felt in the mood to deal with it.
Thinking of Lu Dai's rebellious words in the memorial, Sun Quan couldn't bear it anymore. He was so angry that he pushed all the memorials in front of him.
"Why do everyone have to betray me?
Since you are unfaithful, don't blame me.
Don’t blame me!”
...
Zhou Yiben was still being injured by the imperial doctor.
But not long after, he saw Shi Yi coming to him with two edicts in his hands.
After Shiyi told Zhou Yi who the two edicts were for, she left Zhou Yi with a look of despair.
Before leaving, Shi Yi only left one sentence:
"Your Majesty wants you to leave immediately."
Shi Yi's voice was weak and lifeless, coupled with his gloomy look, the young Zhou Yi couldn't tell for a moment whether Zhou Li's plan was successful or not.
But one good thing about young people is that they have quick legs and feet.
After Zhou Yi collected the edict, he immediately took his entourage and sailed towards Yong'an again.
When Zhou Yi's ship sailed into the waters outside Yong'an, he found a fleet of ships heading in his direction in the distance.
In order to avoid causing trouble, Zhou Yi chose to temporarily stay ashore.
Zhou Yi, who was hiding in the darkness on the shore, used his good eyesight to vaguely see that those guarding the fleet were all rare and elite naval forces.
"Is there another big shot in the Han army going to Chaisang?"
The thoughts in his mind were fleeting. After the fleet was far away, Zhou Yi and his entourage reboarded the ship and continued towards Yong'an.
On the second day, Zhou Yi, who had been hurrying all the way, returned to the outside of Yong'an City.
After Zhou Yi came back, he immediately found Zhou Li.
The moment he saw Zhou Yi, Zhou Li couldn't help stroking his hands and smiling:
"God bless the Zhou family, my plan will come true!"
Zhou Yi is not Zhou Yi.
Zhou Li knew that if his plan was exposed, it would definitely not be Zhou Yi who returned to Yong'an.
Although he felt that he was 80% sure of success beforehand, when he learned the result, Zhou Li was still overjoyed.
Zhou Yi quickly took the edict from Zhou Yi that Sun Quan had given him.
After reading the contents of the edict, Zhou Li temporarily put it into his arms with satisfaction.
As for the letter Sun Quan gave to Lu Dai, there is no need for Zhou Li to read it in advance now.
Then Zhou Li came directly to Lu Dai's tent as an envoy.
At this time, Lu Dai was still discussing matters with several trusted generals. When Zhou Li suddenly broke in, he was caught off guard.
"Ziyu, what is this?"
Looking at Lu Dai's doubtful eyes, Zhou Li held his head high and said in a deep voice:
"Please call the general the envoy!"
Zhou Li's serious look made Lu Dai realize that it was probably Sun Quan's latest edict that had arrived.
When it comes to official matters, Zhou Li always has such an upright look.
After realizing this, Lu Dai did not dare to neglect.
He stood up, came to Zhou Li, bowed and said:
"What did the messenger say?"
"Calling the generals together, Your Majesty has a new order."
Zhou Li's words made Lu Dai feel happy.
He had been a ruler and minister with Sun Quan for decades and was well aware of Sun Quan's wisdom.
He believed that his memorial was enough to persuade Sun Quan to make some changes.
With such joy in his life, Lu Dai couldn't wait.
According to Zhou Li's instructions, Lu Dai issued an order to have all the Wu generals in the camp come to his tent.
After all the Wu generals arrived, Zhou Li took out the edict from Sun Quan to Lu Dai.
In full view of everyone, Zhou Li took off the wax seal on the edict. When the edict was fully unfolded in his hand, Zhou Li read out the contents of the edict:
"...Why are you delaying in saving the country of Chaisang?
I have been friends with you for decades and have never been wronged. If you betray me, you will be punished by both heaven and man.
If firewood is lost, what is the use of eternal peace?
The day you receive the imperial edict is the time for you to send out troops.
If you disobey the edict again, you will not be spared lightly!"
Perhaps Sun Quan did not want to directly force Lu Dai to rebel, so there were not many insulting words in the edict.
But every word in the edict revealed Sun Quan's suspicion of Lu Dai.
After listening to the contents of the edict, all Wu generals had a look of shock on their faces.
Your Majesty, you are so angry!
When Lu Dai listened to the contents of the edict, his first reaction was disbelief.
Lu Dai couldn't believe that the always wise master in his heart would become suspicious of him.
After being in disbelief, Lu Dai felt the pressure from Sun Quan and knelt down on the ground with a plop.
With tears streaming down his face, Lu Dai's shouts resounded throughout the entire tent:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...
My loyal heart, why don’t you understand?”
Lu Dai hoped that his cry could be heard by Sun Quan.
But this is impossible.
Seeing that Lu Dai only cried and refused to accept the order, Zhou Li slowly put his hand into his arms.
"General, do you want to accept this edict or not?"