Chapter 519 Zhongmou’s plan
It is said that Lu Zijing and Zhuge Liang accompanied Sun Zhongmou to visit Sun Ce and Zhou Yu in the main hall of Lujiang City. Zijing gave an eloquent speech and Bo Fu was convinced and specially invited the two to participate in the military meeting in the afternoon.
The civil and military officials from Jiangdong gathered together, but Zhuge Liang asked a young man alone who seemed to have no power to tie a chicken, but it was Lu Xun, Lu Boyan, the envoy of Xicao and the new magistrate of Haichang County. Zijing was puzzled. On the way back to the post office, he asked Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, in the Shicai Hall, there are Zhang Hong, a famous scholar in Guangling, Zhang Zigang, Han Dang, the prefect of Danyang, Han Yigong, and Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, the commander-in-chief of the three armies. Why are they there? Do you want to ask that humble young man?"
Zhuge Liang laughed, waved his feather fan a few times and said, "Zijing, they say you are loyal and honest, but it turns out you can pretend to be stupid and bully me."
Zijing was confused and said: "Why am I pretending to be stupid? I am really stupid, haha."
Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "How can the dignified military advisor of the Fifth Army of Qinglong be really stupid? Zijing, I think you are as wise as a fool, and you are not as bright as you are."
Lu Zijing was so tickled by Zhuge Liang that he angrily grabbed the goose feather fan and said: "If you don't tell me now, I will start to pull out all your goose feathers." After saying this, he really exerted his strength, and immediately a long The goose feathers are separated from the fan body.
Zhuge Liang felt a pain in his heart. This goose feather fan was a prop for him to show off. He quickly begged for mercy: "Zijing, do you know the four major families in Jiangdong?" Seeing that Zijing's attention was distracted, Zhuge Liang snatched the goose feather fan back and quickly Smooth the gaps in the goose feathers.
Of course Lu Zijing was not really stupid. In fact, he had a magnificent temperament and extraordinary wisdom. After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, he immediately recalled that the young man's name seemed to be Lu. He said in a deep voice: "You ask that young man whose surname seems to be Lu, what is his name? This Lu surname is one of the four major families in Jiangdong."
Zhuge Liang said: "Lu Xun and Lu Boyan. I asked this young man's name just to verify one thing."
Lu Su asked seriously: "What are you trying to prove?"
Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up, and his eyes began to show sharpness, and he said: "Sun Ce crossed the river and pacified the nine counties in Jiangdong. First, he relied on the Huaisi veteran generals and personal soldiers left by his father Sun Jian, and secondly, he relied on the tens of thousands of Danyang soldiers brought by Zhou Yu. and a hundred stones of military rations, and the third one is relying on the strong support of the exiled Northern Scholars.”
"The representative figures of these exiled northern scholars are Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zibu, Zhang Hong, and Zhang Zigang. They are all famous Central Plains scholars who have been exiled to Jiangdong. They are wealthy and prominent families in Xuzhou and Yuzhou in the Central Plains. However, due to the Yellow Turban Uprising and Dong Zhuo's civil strife, , had to flee to Yangzhou, so they are called guest travelers. They missed the life of their aristocratic family very much, so they wanted to support another backer to restore the glory of the past. In the end, they chose Sun Ce and Sun Bofu."
Although Lu Su nodded repeatedly after hearing this, he still didn't understand what Zhuge Liang wanted to say. Speaking of the people staying in the guesthouse, he knew their details best. He thought that Lu Su had also received invitations from these people, and Zhou Gongjin had also left a letter to invite them. He was also tempted to defect to Sun Ce together, but later he heard that Chen Long's new policies in Jingzhou couldn't help but be refreshing, so he decided to go to Jingzhou to take the imperial examination. As expected, he became the military advisor of Chen Long's new army in high school.
"After Sun Jian's death, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu decided to cross the river to defeat Liu Yao, defeat White Tiger, and fight Wang Lang. The battle was like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. However, the scholar-bureaucrats in Jiangdong were all local snakes, especially the four major families in Jiangdong, Yu, Wei, and Gu, Lu, and the big Wujun families Zhu and Zhang were very powerful in Wujun and Yangzhou. Compared with these big families, Sun Jian's background seemed very shabby. He had been serving as a small county magistrate until The Yellow Turban Uprising just came to prominence. They completely looked down on the Sun family, which was of low origin, and believed that the Sun family's crossing the river was a naked invasion."
Lu Su nodded and said, "Zhu Huan, the deputy commander of the navy of the Qinglong Army, is from the Zhu family in Jiangdong. This Lu Xun should be from the Lu family."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Here's the interesting part. Because these Jiangdong nobles were disobedient and unwilling to cooperate, Sun Ce raised a bloody banner and suppressed the Jiangdong nobles with killings. The famous celebrities Sheng Xian, the former prefect of Wu County, and the brothers Zhou Xin of the Kuaiji clan , Gao Dai, a famous scholar in Wu County, and Xu Gong, the former governor of Wu County, were all slaughtered by Sun Ce's Overlord Spear."
"Lu Xun's grandfather was Lu Kang, the former governor of Lujiang and the patriarch of the Lu family. Sun Ce besieged the city for two years and finally invaded Lujiang. Lu Kang died of illness. Half of the Lu family died in this battle."
Lu Su frowned and said: "In this way, it is strange for Lu Xun to appear in this court. I'm afraid the reason behind it is also meaningful. It seems that in the entire Jiangdong, there are turbulent waves under the calm appearance. This is what Kong Ming thinks Is it a matter of seeking confirmation? There are so many people in the court, why is it Lu Xun?"
Zhuge Liang finally smoothed the goose feather fan, waved the feather fan proudly and said: "When you, Lu Zijing, were boasting in front of Sun Bofu, I was working very hard to observe these civil and military forces one by one. But I discovered a secret."
Lu Su said: "Are you still pretending? Tell me quickly. At most, I promise to compensate you with a feather fan."
Zhuge Liang looked solemn and said: "Do you remember? Just now in the court, you were besieged and questioned by many people. Sun Ce, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu all took action to maintain order. I found that after Sun Ce's words, veteran generals such as Cheng Pu and Han Dang immediately They would listen, but most of the civil servants were still talking about it. Zhou Yu took action to maintain order, but veteran generals like Cheng Pu and Han Dang didn't seem to take it seriously at all. They probably had deep conflicts with Zhou Yu, or were simply not convinced by Zhou Yu, the leader of the armed forces. Governor."
"And the biggest secret is that when Sun Quan was maintaining order, most civil servants and military generals didn't pay much attention. However, it was Lu Xun who would immediately stop talking and moving. He seemed to have a deep understanding with Sun Quan. Sun Quan would do it intentionally or unintentionally. They flirt with Lu Xun, and no matter what issues they talk about, they will look at each other from time to time. What I want to verify is whether this person who flirts with Sun Quan is from the four major families."
Lu Su fell into deep thought at what Zhuge Liang said. Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan as he walked, until Lu Su woke up from his meditation, shook his head and said, "You mean Sun Quan colluded with the four major families? What does he want to do?"
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Zijing is indeed as wise as he is foolish. This Sun Zhongmou is not simple. He promoted Lu Meng from the ranks and secretly promoted the gentry. He is much more difficult to deal with than his elder brother."
"As for what Sun Zhongmou wants to do, I'm afraid there is a big conspiracy behind it. I heard that Sun Ce killed the nobles too much, and the controversy was boiling. Rumors spread everywhere, saying that Sun Ce was murderous and wanted to kill everyone who opposed him. Even members of the Sun clan We also reached a consensus that we need to have a good relationship with the local nobles in order to stabilize the Sun family's rule in Jiangdong, and there are also many voices within the family that oppose Sun Ce."
Hearing this, Lu Su was suddenly shocked and said: "Does this Sun Quan want to be the lord of Jiangdong?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
