Chapter 995: A common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Xun smiled harmlessly while patting the two generals on the shoulders.
"To be honest, the two generals don't think that I am such a selfless person. In fact, the biggest reason why the credit is given to these two generals is because of my status——"
"Oh? How do you say this?"
In order to make Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang believe in him as much as possible, Lu Xun started the mode of making nonsense.
"The reason why the Governor went to Wu County in person must be very clear to the two generals - now the entire Wu County, including my Lu family, and the aristocratic families have mobilized almost all their efforts to find Princess Shangxiang, and the Governor's Naturally, it exists to lead them and prevent accidents from happening——"
Lu Xun gradually showed a look of helplessness and sadness, which caused Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai to feel sympathy:
"Don't you know that when Emperor Gaozu and Xiang Jie defeated the Qin Dynasty in two ways, King Huai made an agreement that 'the one who enters Xianyang first will be the king'——"
"It is true that Gaozu entered Xianyang all the way from Guanzhong and entered Xianyang before the overlord of Chu. However, Gaozu not only did not proclaim himself king first, but instead made a three-part agreement with the people of Xianyang - and finally gave up the credit for conquering Xianyang..."
Lu Xun smiled softly, and said what seemed to be extremely sincere words to the two people who were a little dull:
"Every man is not guilty of having a jade in his possession. Back then, our great ancestor got the benefit of Julu, the overlord of Western Chu, who fought against the Qin soldiers in a desperate battle. Now, I just got the advantage of various families to blockade Wu County and force Princess Shangxiang to have no way out. At this time At this moment, it is not that time, but it is the same situation. The two generals... You think, under such circumstances, if I take all the credit for this achievement, not to mention Zhang, how will Gu look at me? The Lu family is already in decline... If we offend the Governor again, what will happen to us..."
A bitter smile came from Lu Xun's mouth. Even though the atmosphere was so lively just now, after Lu Xun's statement, Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai couldn't laugh anymore.
Maybe Lu Xun himself has a melancholy temperament. Whenever he talks about something, it always gives people the feeling that he has no choice. Moreover, if Lu Xun just made a statement without careful consideration, there would be no flaw at all.
Especially passionate men like Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai are most easily affected by this emotion that comes from empathy.
"Bo Yan! No need to say any more! We all understand your difficulties."
Pan Zhang looked confused, as if he wanted to comfort Lu Xun, and placed his hand heavily on Lu Xun's shoulder.
Zhou Tai on the other side was even more dejected:
"Hey... Boyan, it's really not easy. In this case... we, the brothers, naturally won't let you, Boyan, suffer this secret loss in vain - the two of us will accept the credit for catching the eldest lady for the time being. Once everything is over, we will definitely find an opportunity to help Boyan get the reward you deserve!"
"Two generals... you..."
Lu Xun showed an expression of disbelief, as if he did not expect such a reaction from the two people.
Under the already depressing atmosphere, a true expression of affection made God seem to be weeping for such sincere friendship.
It rained heavily, and soon there was mud on the road.
Seeing this scene, Pan Zhang told Lu Xun that he didn't need to say anything more:
"Bo Yan, please go quickly. Don't delay your journey. It looks like the rain won't stop for a while. If you can't get to the main road as soon as possible, the carriage will get stuck in the mud and it will be in trouble -"
"General..."
I don't know if it was rain or something else. When Lu Xun spoke, his nose twitched slightly, and the water stains on his face kept sliding down the edges and corners of his face——
"Kindness without saying thanks…"
He cupped his hands at the two of them, then quickly moved onto the carriage in one step.
Pan Zhang smiled slightly, feeling that he had done a very pleasant thing. He raised his hand and gave orders to the soldiers on the city gate tower.
The door slowly opened amidst the sound of rain.
A carriage from Wu County passed through the city gate quickly——
Accompanied by the sound of cars and horses getting further away, Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai, standing in the rain, did not feel too sad. On the contrary, because this was a rare communication with others in the past month, both of them were still in good moods.
good:
"Bo Yan is such a good boy."
Pan Zhang sighed, thinking of Lu Xun's experiences since his youth, he couldn't help but sigh like this.
"What a good boy."
As for Zhou Tai, naturally he simply appreciated Lu Xun for giving them a chance to return to the army.
However, the two of them probably never thought that their decision today would be the trigger that would turn Jiangdong upside down.
The key is that they never realized until afterwards that it was Lu Xun, who they thought was harmless to humans and animals, who became the key figure in this chaos.
Until something big happened, they were still stupidly protecting Lu Xun.
Should we say that they are sincere, or that they are so innocent that they are a bit scary?
Of course, that's all for later.
——
On the same day, there were no fewer than ten horse-drawn carriages parked outside Jianye City.
At first, the city gate captain who guarded the city didn't pay much attention.
But after a horse-drawn carriage coming from the southeast direction of Piling entered the city, finally... the peaceful Jianye City exploded.
This of course has two meanings.
The first meaning refers to the shock of the senior officials of Soochow, who had been hiding the fact that Sun Shangxiang escaped from marriage, to the fact that "Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai captured Sun Shangxiang."
They never thought that even with Zhou Yu taking action, it would be these two "culprits" who had made meritorious deeds and caught Sun Shangxiang before everyone else.
Just think of Sun Quan who was at the banquet listening to Liu Bei boasting about his glory in the battle in Hanzhong.
At that time, the servant who sneaked into the table quietly whispered beside Sun Quan. Sun Quan thought he heard something wrong.
After repeated confirmation, Sun Quan directly announced to everyone present that the big day would be tomorrow.
So this second meaning naturally means that after Sun Quan announced that tomorrow is the day when Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang will get married, all the melon-eating people exploded.
Some people opposed it, some watched the show, and some people understood Sun Quan's intentions and expressed their unconditional support.
But in any case, the turmoil caused by Jianye is unlikely to subside in a short time.
What puzzled Sun Quan was mainly because he didn't know why. Just like a prophet who knew something from the unknown, old guys like Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong came to Jianye earlier than Zhou Yu.
After asking, someone told Sun Quan:
"The Governor went out to drink with the elders of each family last night, but he still hasn't woken up until this morning -"
Sun Quan, who heard this, didn't know how to evaluate Zhou Yu's behavior, but since Sun Shangxiang has returned, he can handle the rest of the matter even without Zhou Yu——
