Chapter 1369 Hard and Soft

Of the three remaining members of the Lu family, Lu Xun looked calm; although Lu Ji was young, he showed no fear.

Only Lu Jun, the oldest, couldn't hide his panic.

"General Zhou left me to wait. I don't know what to order?" Lu Jun asked boldly.

The smile on Zhou Yu's face faded, and he said, "Jiangdong Lu's family has such a deep connection!"

Lu Xun cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, General Zhou, for your compliment. The gentry in Jiangdong have been in-laws for generations, and they are as close as a family; when one party is in trouble, all parties support it. This is the common sense of kinship."

Zhou Yu said lightly: "That's why I killed Zhu Ze, eliminated witnesses for you, and gave Sun a step forward."

In fact, everyone present knew that Lu Jun's talk about surrendering was true, and so was the servant Zhu Ze's report.

But in this world, sometimes the truth doesn't matter.

If Sun Ce and Zhou Yu followed Zhu Ze's report and killed Lu Jun and the Lu family, then the Jiangdong gentry would definitely be dissociated from morality and restrain the Sun family. Internal and external troubles, Sun Ce is by no means an opponent of King Yan's army, and will be destroyed with Lu's.

So, trusting Zhu Ze, there is no benefit at all.

Conversely, if you stand on Lu's side and kill Zhu Ze, you will be able to appease Lu and have the opportunity to take advantage of Lu's popularity in Jiangdong, which will be of great benefit.

Children only care about right and wrong, adults only talk about pros and cons.

Lu Xun also knew the elegant meaning after hearing the string song, he cupped his hands and said: "The slave who betrayed the master should have been killed. Thank you General Zhou for cleaning up the thieves and slaves for the Lu family. The general left me and my two uncles behind. "

Compared with Lu Jun, Lu Xun's performance is neither humble nor overbearing, and his waist is much straighter.

This was because Lu Xun knew well that it was impossible for Zhou Yu to attack the Lu family at this juncture.

Of course, as a violent and short-sighted ruler, Lu Xun promises to be more humble than Lu Jun for the survival of the family.

Zhou Yu said: "The northern army is too powerful to take. I plan to send someone to feign surrender as an internal response. The Lu family is the best candidate. You all know what I mean, so you don't need me to explain it."

The embarrassment flashed across Sun Ce's face.

Sun Ce was attached to Yuan Shu a few years ago, and later borrowed troops from Yuan Shu to pacify Jiangdong.

When Lujiang City was attacked, the defender was named Lu Kang, the father of Lu Jun and Lu Ji, and the uncle of Lu Xun.

In the end, the city was broken and Lu Kang died of illness. Of the more than a hundred members of the Lu clan in Lujiang City, more than half died.

Therefore, the Lu family and Sun Ce have enmity.

It was out of this consideration that Zhou Yu sent the Lu family to feign surrender. This level of enmity can be used to make King Yan believe that the Lu family really surrendered.

A look of embarrassment appeared on Lu Jun's face, he shook his head and said, "No, my Lu family has been innocent for a hundred years, so I can't do such a thing."

Zhou Yu said: "After Yuan is broken, the lord will definitely add a lot of rewards to restore Lu's reputation. What effect will it have on Lu's innocence?"

Lu Jun just shook his head.

Sun Ce said in a cold voice: "The enemy is in front of you. You, the Lu family, don't want to fight against the enemy. You only want to surrender. You should be beheaded to show the public! Now I'm giving you a chance to make meritorious service and atone for your sins. I don't know how to cherish it, and hold on to the so-called innocence of the family. , do you really think this general's sword is bad?"

Lu Jun changed color, and Zhou Yu persuaded with a smile: "Bo Fu calm down, in my opinion, the Lu family will not be ignorant of current affairs."

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu,

Since childhood, they have been speculative and share the same mind. One is a red face, the other is a bad face, both hard and soft, it is really hard for Lu Jun to resist.

The key point is that no one knows whether Sun Ce will really get ruthless and break up with each other. Even Lu Xun didn't dare to bet.

After all, Sun Ce is different from ordinary princes, he seldom appeases the local gentry, just one word, kill!

When pacifying Jiangdong, Sun Ce killed many heroes of the Jiangdong gentry, not only with the Lu family, but also with the Zhou and Xu families. He was a ruthless character.

This is also the reason why Sun Ce was ambushed by assassins in the Romance. It seemed to be the personal behavior of Xu Gong's disciples, but in fact it was a strong reaction from the Jiangdong gentry.

Lu Xun said: "Two generals, we are not waiting for the innocence of the family, but because this matter is of great importance. Let me take the liberty to say that our Lu family's false surrender will definitely offend the King of Yan; if the two generals are defeated, the King of Yan will When the army goes south, other clans will be appeased, but only my Lu clan will be exterminated."

Sun Ce said angrily: "Yuan Xi can destroy the Lu family, but I can't?"

The three of Lu's expressions suddenly changed.

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 good at water warfare. What's the use of having many soldiers but not ordering them together?

"When Yuan Xi was still in the world, he divided up the gentry and won their hearts, and the rewards he gave were extremely generous; if he conquered Jiangdong, would he give extra titles to the Jiangdong gentry who finally surrendered?

"Everyone is a hero. If you don't want to be self-reliant, do you want to pick up the leftovers of other gentry?"

Zhou Yu's last sentence was on point.

In the history of the Three Kingdoms, Soochow was the last to be subjugated. The Jiangdong gentry, compared with the Central Plains gentry, is inferior.

It is recorded that Lu Ji, a descendant of the Lu family, went to Luoyang to serve as an official. When they sought political status for the family, they encountered difficulties everywhere.

The same is true for the Three Kingdoms plane of the spiritual world.

Bai Xiaowen "Longxing" in Hebei, so the Hebei gentry benefited the first and had the highest status.

After defeating Cao Cao and winning the states in Henan, the status of the Henan gentry was slightly inferior.

Then Yongliang, Liangchuan, and finally Jingzhou.

This can be seen from the proportion of the number of "Yan Wang side concubines".

It is conceivable that if Bai Xiaowen pacifies Jiangdong, he will basically unify the world. If the children of the Jiangdong gentry want to become officials and make meritorious service, how easy is it?

Zhou Yu spoke very well, but Lu Jun's heart did not fluctuate.

Anyone with a discerning eye can now see the trend of Bai Xiaowen's domination of the world, and now he is trying to lure Lu's family into a pirate ship? Don't say that the Lu family and Sun Ce have a grudge, even if there is no grudge, you have to weigh it.

However, Lu Xun persuaded: "General Zhou is right. If we don't want to follow others and pick up leftovers, we can only rely on the Sun family and protect the southeast."

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Bo Yan can understand this truth, he is really a young hero. You can write to Yuan Xi to feign surrender, and after gaining the other party's trust, pass false information to the past, and sooner or later Yuan Xi will suffer a big fall."

Sun Ce also turned his back on his anger and invited Lu to have a banquet in his tent.

Suddenly someone came to report that there were two people in Jiangbei who claimed to be brothers of the Cai clan and asked to see General Sun Ce.

Sun Ce said, "A younger brother of the Cai clan? They are members of Cai Mao's clan, right? Why are they looking for me?"

But Zhou Yu said, "I heard that all the nobles in Jingzhou were enfeoffed as marquises, but only those from the Cai clan were not enshrined. Maybe these two people have resentment in their hearts, so they voted for it. Bofu might as well meet him."

Afterwards, Zhou Yu asked the three of the Lu family to avoid them.