After Lu Xun heard about it, he said: "Lu Meng's illness is just pretending. He is not really ill." Sun Quan said: "Since you know it is a lie, go visit him on my behalf."
Lu Xun took the order and left. He arrived at the Lukou camp overnight and met Lu Meng. Seeing that there was no color on his face, Lu Xun paid his respects and said, "I have been ordered by Marquis Wu to come to check on your health."
Lu Meng waved his hand and said: "It's just a soldier, there is no need to come here to visit."
Lu Xun said: "Marquis Wu entrusted you with an important task, why didn't you take advantage of the opportunity and act, and have been depressed here? Why?"
Lu Meng glanced at Lu Xun, then lowered his head, saying nothing for a long time. Lu Xun smiled and said, "I have a little recipe that can cure the general's illness. I wonder if it can be used?"
Lu Meng quickly blocked all the others and asked, "If you have any good prescriptions, please enlighten me!"
Lu Xun smiled and said: "Your illness is just because Jingzhou has a large number of soldiers and horses, and there are beacon towers along the river as backup. I have a way to prevent the officials along the river from raising torches, and the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou surrender directly. Why? Sample?"
Seeing that the other party pointed out the problem to the point, Lu Meng said: "The words you said spoke directly to my heart. I hope to hear your suggestions."
Lu Xun said: "Guan Yu thinks he is brave and invincible, but what he is worried about is actually the general. If the general takes this opportunity and uses illness as an excuse to resign directly, passing on the responsibility of Lukou to other people and letting others praise Guan Yu, Make him proud. He will definitely withdraw all the soldiers and horses from Jingzhou and prepare to continue to attack Fancheng. If Jingzhou is unprepared, we will attack with a brigade of troops and other strategies, then Jingzhou will be under our control. We've got it." Lu Meng was very happy after hearing this and said: "This is really a good idea, but I heard that in addition to Guan Yu, there is also Yu Yi in Jingzhou, and Yu Yi is not someone to be taken lightly."
Lu Xun said: "I got news from inside Jingzhou that Yu Yi has not returned since he went out. The guard Huang Shumin and Guan Yu who stayed behind have always had some discord, so there is nothing to be afraid of!"
Lu Meng stepped forward and held Lu Xun's hands, saying, "I'll leave it to you to attack Jingzhou!"
So Lü Meng claimed that he was ill and wrote to Sun Quan to resign. Lu Xun went back to see Sun Quan and explained the detailed process of the plan, so Sun Quan asked Lü Meng to go to Jianye to recuperate. Lu Meng met Sun Quan, and Sun Quan asked: "For the responsibility of Lukou, Zhou Yu recommended Lu Su to take over the post, and later Lu Su recommended it to you. Now you have to recommend a talented person to take over the post."
Lu Meng said: "If you use someone with high moral character and high prestige, then Guan Yu will definitely resist with all his strength. Lu Xun's significance is far-reaching. Although he has no reputation, Guan Yu will not worry about it. If he replaces me in this important task, I think he will be able to achieve great things."
Sun Quan was very happy after hearing this, and immediately worshiped Lu Xun as a partial general and right commander, and guarded Lukou on behalf of Meng.
Lu Xun thanked him and said, "I'm very young, so I'm afraid I can't take on this responsibility."
Sun Quan said: "Since it was recommended by Lu Meng, I think there will be no mistakes, so don't refuse anymore!"
So Lu Xun got the seal and went to Lukou overnight to report the situation of Ma Bushui and the three armies. Then he wrote a letter and sent an envoy to Fancheng to meet Guan Yu with some valuable horses, wine and other gifts.
At that time, Guan Yu was resting and did not move his troops. He suddenly reported: "Lü Meng, the guard at Lukou in the east of the Yangtze River, is critically ill. Sun Quan recalled him for treatment. Recently, he appointed the newly arrived Lu Xun as his general to replace Lu Meng and guard Lukou. Now Lu Xun has sent people to deliver gifts."
Guan Yu summoned him in, pointed at the envoy, and said: "Sun Quan is short-sighted and uses such a young scholar as a general!"
The envoy knelt on the ground and replied: "General Lu Xun has prepared many gifts. Firstly, they are to congratulate the prince, and secondly, they are to seek reconciliation between the two families. I hope you can accept them."
Guan Yu opened the letter and read it, and found that the words inside were very humble. After reading it, Guan Yu laughed loudly, asked his officials to accept the gifts, and sent the envoy back.
The envoy met Lu Xun and said, "Guan Yu is very happy after receiving the gift and will no longer care about Jiangdong."
Lu Xun was very happy and secretly sent people to Jingzhou to investigate. He found that Guan Yu had indeed withdrawn all the soldiers and horses from Jingzhou and prepared to deploy them to Fancheng on the front line. He only waited for his arms to fully recover before continuing to march.
Huang Shumin had been guarding Jingzhou, and Yuyi had warned her before leaving. Suddenly she received news that Guan Yu was preparing to withdraw most of his troops from Jingzhou. She was puzzled, so she sent an envoy to ask.
Guan Yu was very angry after seeing the envoy, and said: "This Huang Shumin has not corrected her position. She only has Yu Yi in her eyes. Isn't it me? Go back and tell her that Soochow has shown kindness to us. Please forgive Lu Xun for being weak." Scholars can't succeed either. Now Fancheng is about to be captured. After taking Fancheng, we will attack Xudu. This is the big plan to revive the Han Dynasty. Jingzhou does not need to prepare. If she resists the order again, she will be dealt with according to military law!"
This messenger was none other than Lei Chunze. He was scolded by Guan Yu and was disgraced. He returned to Jingzhou, found Huang Shumin, and explained the situation.
At this time, a man in black came and said something to Huang Shumin's ear. Huang Shumin was very surprised after hearing this. She called Lei Chunze, Ye Huatong, Wu Chenggong and others together and said: "Lü Meng's claim of illness is a lie." , but it is true that he resigned. Our scouts in Jiangdong found that Lu Meng was very healthy and walking on the road after entering Jianye."
It turned out that when Xiaoli left Jingzhou, she handed over the underground personnel she led to Huang Shumin. Huang Shumin arranged these personnel to Jiangdong and paid close attention to the situation in Jiangdong. This time, it happened to play a big role.
After hearing this, Wu Chenggong said: "From this point of view, Lu Xun is not a kind person. You can tell Guan Yu about this situation and send more people to Jingzhou."
The scene of being scolded was still vivid in his mind. After hearing this, Lei Chunze shook his head violently and said: "You haven't seen the proud look of General Guan Yu. If you go to find him again, you might be beheaded. Which of you wants to go?" Whoever goes, I won’t go.”
Ye Huatong said: "This must be Lu Xun's plan. General Guan Yu is now paralyzed. If no action is taken, Jingzhou will be in danger."
Huang Shumin sighed: "But Guan Yu has already transferred most of Jingzhou's troops and horses, and even half of the soldiers we brought have been forcibly transferred. What can we do?"
Ye Huatong said: "Since going to General Guan Yu about this matter has no effect, we can only hurry up and find the young master. As long as the young master comes back, the situation will change."
Lei Chunze nodded and said, "Then let me go!"
Everyone nodded and said: "It's a long way to Shouyang Mountain. You must pay attention to the road conditions. Go back immediately and prepare before setting off."
