Among the three Lu family members left behind, Lu Xun looked calm; although Lu Ji was young, he was not afraid.
Only Lu Jun, the oldest, could not hide his panic.
"General Zhou left me waiting, what are your orders?" Lu Jun asked bravely.
The smile on Zhou Yu's face faded and he said: "Jiangdong Lu family has such deep connections!"
Lu Xun cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for the compliment, General Zhou. The Jiangdong gentry have been married for generations and are as close as a family. When one party is in trouble, all parties support it. This is the common sense of the clan."
Zhou Yu said calmly: "That's why I killed Zhu Ze to eliminate witnesses for you and give Sun a step forward."
In fact, everyone present knew that Lu Jun's talk about surrender was true, and that the servant Zhu Ze's report was also true.
But in this world, sometimes the truth doesn't matter.
If Sun Ce and Zhou Yu follow Zhu Ze's report and kill Lu Jun and destroy the Lu family, then the Jiangdong gentry will definitely become alienated and constrain the Sun family. With internal and external troubles, Sun Ce will never be a match for the Yan King's army, and will also be destroyed along with the Lu family.
Therefore, there is no benefit at all from believing in Zhu Ze.
On the other hand, if you side with the Lu family and kill Zhu Ze, you can appease the Lu family and have the opportunity to take advantage of the Lu family's popularity in Jiangdong, which will bring many benefits.
Children only care about right and wrong, adults only talk about pros and cons.
Lu Xun also heard the elegant meaning of Xiange, raised his hands and said: "Slaves who betray the master should be killed. Thank you General Zhou for cleaning up the slaves of the Lu family. The general left me and my two uncles. I don't know if I have any advice. I would like to ask for your advice." "
Compared with Lu Jun, Lu Xun's performance is neither humble nor overbearing, and his waist is much straighter.
This is because Lu Xun knew very well that Zhou Yu would not be able to attack the Lu family at this juncture.
Of course, if he were a violent and short-sighted ruler, Lu Xun would definitely be even more humble than Lu Jun for the sake of his family's survival.
Zhou Yu said: "The Northern Army is too powerful to be defeated. I plan to send someone to pretend to surrender as an internal response. Lu is the best candidate. You all know what I mean, so you don't need me to explain it clearly."
The embarrassment flashed across Sun Ce's face.
Sun Ce relied on Yuan Shu in the past few years, and later borrowed troops from Yuan Shu to pacify Jiangdong.
When they attacked Lujiang City, the defender was named Lu Kang, who was Lu Jun, Lu Ji's biological father, and Lu Xun's great uncle.
In the end, the city was destroyed and Lu Kang died of illness. More than half of the more than 100 members of the Lu family in Lujiang City died.
Therefore, the Lu family and Sun Ce have enmity.
It was out of this consideration that Zhou Yu sent the Lu family to surrender. This grudge relationship could be exploited to make King Yan believe that the Lu family was truly surrendering.
A look of embarrassment appeared on Lu Jun's face, he shook his head and said, "No, I, the Lu family, have been clean for a hundred years and cannot do such a thing."
Zhou Yu said: "After defeating Yuan, the lord will definitely give a large reward and restore the Lu family's reputation. What impact will it have on the Lu family's innocence?"
Lu Jun just shook his head.
Sun Ce said coldly: "We are facing a powerful enemy. You, the Lu family, don't want to resist the enemy. You only want to surrender. You should have been beheaded in public. Now I give you a chance to make atonement, but you don't know how to cherish it. You cling to the so-called innocence of the family." , do you really think that this general’s sword is disadvantageous?”
Lu Jun changed his expression, and Zhou Yu smiled and persuaded: "Bo Fu, calm down. In my opinion, Mr. Lu is not ignorant of current affairs."
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu have known each other since they were young. One is a good guy, the other is a bad guy. They use both soft and hard tactics, which really makes Lu Jun hard to resist.
The key thing is that no one knows whether Sun Ce will be really cruel and break up. Even Lu Xun doesn't dare to bet.
After all, Sun Ce was different from ordinary princes. He rarely comforted the local nobles. He only said one word: kill!
When he was pacifying Jiangdong, Sun Ce killed many Jiangdong gentry heroes. He had enmity not only with the Lu family, but also with the Zhou family and the Xu family. He was a ruthless character.
This is also the reason why Sun Ce was ambushed by assassins in the novel. It seemed to be the personal behavior of Xu Gong's disciples, but in fact it was the strong backlash of the Jiangdong nobles.
Lu Xun said: "Two generals, we are not waiting for the sake of the family's innocence, but because this matter is of great importance. I would like to venture to say that our Lu family will definitely offend the King of Yan by pretending to surrender; if the two generals are defeated, the King of Yan will
When the army goes south, all other tribes will be pacified, but I, the Lu family, will be exterminated."
Sun Ce said angrily: "Yuan Xi can destroy the Lu family, but I can't?"
The three Lu family members suddenly changed their colors.
Zhou Yu took a step forward and said with a smile:
"Don't take Bo Fu's words seriously. In my opinion, although Yuan Xi's army is huge, the Northern Army is not used to water warfare. Although the soldiers are numerous but their orders are not uniform, what's the use?
"When Yuan Xi had not yet settled down in the world, he divided the nobles into enfeoffments, won their hearts, and gave extremely generous rewards. If he conquered Jiangdong, would there be additional titles for the Jiangdong nobles who finally surrendered?
"You are all heroes. If you don't want to stand on your own, how about you pick up the scraps of other noble clans?"
Zhou Yu's last words hit the point.
In the history of the Three Kingdoms, Soochow was the last to be subjugated. The Jiangdong gentry were inferior to the Central Plains gentry.
Lu's descendants, Lu Ji and others, went to Luoyang to serve as officials and seek political status for the family, but they encountered difficulties at every turn. This is recorded.
The same is true for the three realms of the spiritual world.
Bai Xiaowen "Dragon Xing" was in Hebei, so the gentry in Hebei were the first to benefit and had the highest status.
Later, after defeating Cao Cao and gaining control of the Henan states, the status of the Henan gentry was slightly inferior.
Then came Yongliang, Liangchuan, and finally Jingzhou.
This can be seen from the number and proportion of "King Yan's side concubines".
It is conceivable that if Bai Xiaowen pacifies Jiangdong, he will basically unify the world. How easy will it be for the children of the Jiangdong gentry to serve in officialdom?
Zhou Yu said it well, but Lu Jun's heart was unmoved.
Anyone with a discerning eye can now see Bai Xiaowen's tendency to dominate the world. Now he wants to lure the Lu family to join the pirate ship? Let alone the grudge between the Lu family and Sun Ce, even if they don't have any grudge, they still have to weigh it.
However, Lu Xun advised: "General Zhou is right. If we don't want to follow others and pick up scraps, we can only rely on the Sun family and protect the southeast."
Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Bo Yan is really a young hero who understands this truth. You can write a letter to Yuan Xi to pretend to surrender. After gaining the other party's trust, you can pass on false information. Sooner or later, Yuan Xi will be in trouble."
Sun Ce also returned the favor and invited Mr. Lu to have a banquet in the tent.
Suddenly someone came to report that there were two people in the north of the Yangtze River, claiming to be brothers of the Cai clan, asking to see General Sun Ce.
Sun Ce said: "Brothers from the Cai clan? Are they from Cai Mao's clan? Why do they come to me?"
Zhou Yu said, "I heard that all the nobles in Jingzhou were granted the title of marquis, but only the Cai clan were not rewarded. Perhaps these two people came to surrender because of their resentment. Bo Fu might as well meet them."
Later, Zhou Yu asked the three Lu family members to avoid it.