When Zhou Yu woke up, the light of day was completely invisible in the sky. Under the cover of night, the starry sky was extremely bright.
It's late at night.
If you don't listen carefully, there will be no sound at all around you.
There were only scattered insects and the faint sound of frogs by the pond in the distance.
"wrong!"
There was a bang, and Zhou Yu, who was about to get up, hit his head on the railing of the bed - but these were not important. He endured the severe pain and sat up from the low bed. The first words he said when he woke up were
:
"Where is this? What time is it now?"
"How long have I been unconscious?"
Because it was outside the city, in the open-air tent, Zhou Yu was lying in the center, surrounded by a group of soldiers with big eyes and small eyes.
Among them was Zhou Tai, who rescued Zhou Yu from the crisis today, and Pan Zhang was also on the side.
"Captain...this...this is outside Piling City, and is our military camp——"
"Then...it's about 1:30 now...you've been unconscious for about two hours..."
"What!!?"
Zhou Yu's voice woke up all the soldiers in the camp.
There was also a carriage driver on the side who had survived the previous disaster. At this time, he trembled and came to Zhou Yu's bedside:
"Young Master...General Zhou said...that he could prepare a carriage for us...today...you are so seriously injured today, why don't you set off again tomorrow?"
"Yes, yes, Grand Governor... I have handed over those bandits to the local government. They will not be arrogant for long - hey... Speaking of which, the reason why Youping and I did not leave Piling in advance and rushed to
Jianye was just waiting for the Governor... Fortunately, I didn't leave early..."
Pan Zhang wiped sweat from his head as he spoke.
Zhou Yu himself couldn't see it, but they knew very well that when Zhou Yu was carried by Zhou Tai earlier, he had been beaten to the point where he was no longer human. Maybe there are still internal injuries that have not been dealt with... If it is really not done,
Self-cultivation, if you rush to Jianye overnight, I'm afraid...
"Hel me up!!"
"No time to delay!"
"Hurry and prepare the carriage for me. We must rush to Jianye as soon as possible! I have a bad feeling... If the risk cannot be eliminated as soon as possible, this marriage may have big problems——"
Zhou Yu struggled to stand up, muttering while putting on his clothes.
However, halfway through, he suddenly realized something very important -
"No...Pan Zhang! Zhou Tai! Let me ask you! How did you catch Sun Shangxiang?"
Zhou Yu's sudden question made Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai look at each other.
The reason is simple - they remembered what Lu Xun said to them before: once someone asks, they cannot reveal Lu Xun's name easily and must take the credit themselves.
This... this lie is harmless. To be honest, there is really no possibility for them to give up.
Pan Zhang hesitated, as if he wanted to admit that this was the credit of both of them.
But Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and looked at the two of them and said:
"Don't lie! Tell the truth! Did you catch Sun Shangxiang?"
"No...it's not..."
As a result, Zhou Yu's questioning finally had the corresponding effect. Zhou Tai could not withstand the pressure and glanced at Pan Zhang before speaking. Before Pan Zhang could react, he told all the truth.
"It's Lu Boyan...it's him who asked us to take the credit for catching Sun Shangxiang...the governor...I...we just want to return to serve in the general's mansion...we want to lead troops to fight, and don't want to live in such a remote place all our lives.
land--"
"But...but Boyan...Boyan also has good intentions!"
Pan Zhang looked at Zhou Tai in shock - for Pan Zhang, lying is far more beneficial than not lying... and Zhou Tai's behavior ruined their promotion path, if... if something really happened later
What went wrong, if investigated, the two of them may really have no hope of promotion in their lives.
Zhou Tai seemed to feel that he was not keeping his word, but...despite his raw talent, Zhou Tai had no other thoughts except leading troops to fight. Ever since Sun Ce pulled him away from his career as a Jiang bandit,
Being outgoing, loyal and honest is his consistent style.
In order to be loyal, he had to break his promise, and this made him extremely entangled in his heart, so he added the last sentence that was so painless.
"Bo Yan him! He said... Others will not easily believe that he caught Sun Shangxiang with his own hands. The tree is so big that it attracts the wind. Why not give this credit to us... and by the way, it can also help us return to the general's mansion - he... he is really kind-hearted
Good intentions!"
Zhou Tai's self-narration caused everyone in the room to fall silent.
Everyone looked at Zhou Tai in silence. This was the first time for many of them to know about this - most of the soldiers were veterans who had been defeated by Yamakoshi before and were sent to Piling. It was not that everyone did not want to return.
In the real military formation, it's just that... Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang made such a decision without informing them, which has made many people feel unhappy.
However...it's not over yet.
Zhou Tai's explanation is finished.
However, Zhou Yu completely confirmed his suspicion through this valuable information.
"I will take your responsibility for dereliction of duty into account after everything is settled."
"Fortunately, General Zhou... you didn't hide all the information. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to know this fact."
Zhou Yu held his forehead and sneered, seemingly surprised and angry, but no matter what, he connected the matter and uncovered the entire mystery buried under the water.
He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth:
"Lu Xun...is indeed a traitor!"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
——
At the same time, Lu Xun, who was chatting and laughing with Sun Quan far away in Jianye Sun Mansion, did not know that his true identity had been exposed.
The man in front of him, because of all the events that had happened in the past few days, had completely placed his trust in Lu Xun.
Yes, Sun Quan completely trusted Lu Xun.
He has his own unique method of judgment - talking, walking, expression, and...intuition?
He believed that Lu Xun was sincerely willing to stand by his side for the sake of the family's rise, which could be seen from the fact that he went through all the trouble to send Sun Shangxiang to Jianye.
Not to mention the credit for setting up Sun's house in an orderly manner before the marriage.
"Bo Yan, has the restaurant been booked for tomorrow?"
"In compliance with my lord's order, I have already purchased the Bluebird Pavilion during the day. They opened in Jianye last year. It was my lord who personally supported them. Do you still remember?"
"Hmm! That's the one. I remember their pork is quite delicious. It's definitely the most delicious meat I've ever tasted in my life."
Sun Quan smiled and nodded. He was still very satisfied with the location of the wedding banquet.
Now he is looking at Lu Xun more and more - he even has a vague idea in his mind: Ruo Gongjin and Zijing are old and frail... Boyan may be the best candidate for the governor?
