Wu State, Jianye.
"Brother, this is what is said everywhere now."
Sun Wei sat in front of Sun Jun and spoke in a low voice.
Sun Jun looked even worse at the moment.
Since his tragic defeat to Guan Qiujian in Huainan, his health has become worse than before, and heartache from time to time tortures him all day long.
Sun Jun called the imperial doctor to check, but the imperial doctor could not tell the specific condition. He only talked about heart disease and the like. As for treatment, let alone treatment.
What's more, Sun Jun's reputation among the people is not good. Those famous doctors avoid him and are unwilling to see him.
They were all afraid that Sun Jun would be sent on the road after they diagnosed him.
Sun Jun's heartache is becoming more and more frequent now. Just when he was doing things, it suddenly felt like something stabbed his heart, an unspeakable pain.
But Sun Jun had no time to worry about his own affairs, because before him was the problem of the hussar general Lu Zhi.
Although the scholars did not say anything about this defeat, it caused an uproar among the people and the army.
Liuzan was a veteran general from Soochow. He won the hearts of the people with his bravery and bravery.
When they learned that this man had been beheaded and his head was sent back to Luoyang, the people of Soochow felt sad for him.
In fact, Sun Jun doesn't care much about the attitude of the common people. Even if these people sympathize with Liu Zhi and are dissatisfied with him, it is not worth mentioning. Anyway, they have no strength to do anything to him.
But the military side is not something Sun Jun can despise.
Due to the national conditions of Soochow, Sun Jun, the general, was far less powerful than the powerful ministers of other countries, and may not even be as powerful as Zhuge Ke before.
After all, he is too young and has little qualifications and credit.
Originally, he could only protect himself through torture and marriage. As a result, Liuzan died in battle this time. Liuzan's status in the army was extremely high. His death greatly affected Sun Jun's reputation in the army. impact.
What frightened him the most was that Lu Zhi's prestige had increased.
Everyone felt that if Lu Zhi was the main general and Lu Zhi was allowed to go on a crusade, Liu Zan might not have died in battle.
This is the truth, but this is the truth that Sun Jun doesn't like to hear.
The generals and soldiers in the army praised Lu Julai one after another.
Some extreme generals even said that Lu Zheng should be allowed to serve as the commander-in-chief and then go to attack Wei to avenge Liu Zan.
Even the allies who had always supported Sun Jun, such as Princess Quan, were a little shaken at this moment.
Princess Quan hinted to Sun Jun several times that you can handle matters in the court by yourself, but when it comes to going out to fight, you can let Lu Ju do it.
Sun Jun is a general. If you, a general, cannot intervene in the military, what kind of general can you be?
These would have been enough, but the most dangerous thing was Lu Ju's attitude at this moment.
After this defeat, Lu Zhi, who had never had any antagonism with Sun Jun, seemed to have other ideas.
Lu Ju was a fierce general who was victorious in every battle. This time, even when facing Guan Qiu Jian, he did not suffer a big loss, saved his army, and returned safely.
As for Sun Jun, he was beaten once and died with a thumbs up.
This comparison made Lu Zheng suddenly realize that you are just such a thing.
Lu Ju rarely comes to the General's Mansion now. He frequently meets with the generals and practices with them.
From what Lu Ju said, it seemed that he was planning to lead his army to Cao Wei next year and fight Guanqiu Jian again.
This was what Sun Wei was talking about at this moment.
"Lü Ju and Zhu Yi stayed in the mansion for a long time. Zhu Yi personally sent him out. After Lu Ju left, Zhu Yi said to his surroundings: A general who is always victorious is rare."
Listening to his brother's words, Sun Jun's face became increasingly ugly.
He covered his heart again.
Although in history, he also damaged Liu Zan, which caused his own prestige to decline, which made Lu Zhi have other thoughts, and also disappointed his supporters, at least he brought Wen Qin back, and the situation did not deteriorate to this point. kind of situation.
This time, he brought nothing back and lost so many soldiers.
"We can't let him go around meeting these generals anymore."
Sun Jun narrowed his eyes.
"Let's do this, let him leave Jianye."
"Where are you going?"
Sun Wei asked suspiciously.
Sun Jun then said: "Lü Gong, who is responsible for guarding Wuchang, is over ninety years old. I heard that his health is getting worse and worse and he cannot eat much food. We cannot let him die in Wuchang."
"Lü Gong is an old minister of our court. We cannot imitate the traitors of Cao Wei and persecute the old minister. We can let him enjoy his old age in peace."
"If Mr. Lu leaves, someone will have to take his place in Wuchang. Isn't Lu Zhi the best candidate?"
The Lu Gong Sun Jun is talking about at this moment refers to Lu Dai.
Not everyone in Soochow was short-lived. Lu Dai served Sun Quan as an official, guarding Lingnan, Fushanyue, fighting in Changsha, and guarding Wuchang. When he was ninety-three years old, he became the Grand Sima.
He is the longest-lived famous general in Soochow, and he is also the most senior and famous official in Wu State today.
When Sun Jun told this matter, he first wanted to use Lu Dai's reputation to suppress those who supported Lu Zhi. At the same time, he also wanted to keep Lu Zhi away from the core of the temple, so that he could not accumulate power and let him bring his own private soldiers. Going there will prevent him from leaving Wuchang for a long time.
You can even wait until Lu Dai dies or retires, and then give him a nominal position as a great commander, ushering him into retirement early.
Sun Wei couldn't help laughing when he heard his brother's thoughts.
"Brother has thought very carefully. Even Princess Quan can't say anything!"
Sun Jun immediately waved his hand, "You can take care of this matter."
Sun Wei hurriedly said yes.
Sun Jun still had no shortage of allies in the court. Although these allies were a little wavering, Sun Jun treated them well and had Princess Quan supporting him. Therefore, when it came to negotiating for Lu Zhilai to succeed Lu Dai, the group was very happy. I almost didn't have any other ideas.
Although they hoped that the general would fight less wars in the future and stop sending him off by himself, if they were asked to choose between the general and Lu Zheng, they would still choose the general.
After all, the general is still young, and Lu Zheng has no chance to replace Sun Jun.
Lu Zheng himself did not expect that the wind direction in the temple would change so quickly.
A few days ago, they were still talking about letting themselves be the coach if they went to Wei Guo, but now they have to go to Wuchang to replace Lu Dai.
The temple still carried the banner of taking care of the old ministers. Lu Dai's reputation in Wu State was already high. I heard that someone was sent to replace him and let the old general return to Jianye to rest. The ministers were very supportive, which made Lu Zhi almost There was no possibility of rebuttal.
If he says he can't go now, it will mean he is dissatisfied with Lu Dai!
Only then did Lu Ju realize that although his general was not good at fighting, he was still good at engaging in such conspiracies.
Among the friends Lu Ju had gathered in the past, none of them were willing to help him at this moment.
This made Lu Zheng even more angry.
However, he had no choice. Faced with pressure from the temple, he was forced to accept the proposal and took his army to Wuchang to guard it.
With the support of his brother, Sun Wei completed this matter.
When Sun Jun learned from his brother that the matter was completed, the heartache that had been lingering on him for a long time seemed to be gone in an instant.
He immediately sat up and asked, "When is Lu Ju going to set off?"
"Brother, he stated that he will leave for this trip tomorrow. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to return!"
Both brothers were relieved.
Sun Wei asked in a low voice: "Brother, do we have to think of another way to prevent him from reaching Wuchang alive?"
Sun Jun pondered for a moment and said: "Although I don't like Lu Zhi, he is the most capable general in the Wu Kingdom today, and he is also the only commander who can fight against Guan Qiujian. He must live and be healthy. , if he is no longer there, then there will be no one to serve as the coach."
"In addition, if we kill him rashly, it will definitely cause a lot of conflicts, which is not good for us."
After hearing what his brother said, Sun Wei had no choice but to give up.
Sun Jun sat up and said seriously: "Get ready. I will send him off in person tomorrow. There will be times when I need him in the future."
The next day, Sun Jun followed his younger brother to the school grounds to see Lu Ju off from Jianye.
When the two brothers arrived, Lu Zheng was riding a horse and wearing armor, training his soldiers.
Lu Zheng's troops were neatly arranged in front of Lu Zheng. Each of them was tall, mighty and well-armed. They responded very neatly to Lu Zheng's instructions.
This alone is unmatched by the entire Wu army.
"Soldiers, listen to your orders!!"
"When we go to Wuchang this time, the entire army must be synchronized and must not fall behind. If there is any violation, the entire army will be punished together!!"
"Yui!! Yui!!!"
The soldiers responded loudly.
Their voices were extremely loud, and the voices of thousands of people seemed to be louder than tens of thousands.
At this moment, Sun Jun, who came to see Lu Zheng off, his face became extremely gloomy.
He stared at the elite army in front of him, and his heart suddenly began to ache.
"Brother?? What's wrong with you??"
Sun Wei was shocked and asked hurriedly.
Sun Jun's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and replied: "I have a heart problem, it's okay."
After saying that, he turned around and left, and Sun Wei hurriedly followed.
Lu Ju just sat on his horse and ignored Sun Jun. When they left, someone informed Lu Ju of their conversation. Lu Ju sneered, "They must be afraid of the power of our army and are uneasy. They are pretending to be sick!"
He turned around and led the army away from Jianye.
But he didn't expect that Sun Jun was not pretending to be suffering from a heart disease.
After Sun Jun returned to the mansion, he was in unbearable pain and hurriedly called the imperial physician to diagnose him.
Sun Jun couldn't fall asleep that day. The imperial doctor personally prepared the medicinal ingredients for him, and Sun Jun just closed his eyes.
The next day, instead of improving, his condition became even worse.
Within more than ten days, it had deteriorated to the point where it was necessary to explain the funeral arrangements.
