Zhu Ran was shocked, and fear instantly spread throughout his body.
I thought that Liu Zhang would destroy Liu Bei at all costs.
Only after Jingzhou is completely captured will the issue of Jiangdong be considered.
In this way, Sun Quan will have sufficient preparation time.
You can even negotiate peace with Cao Cao and attack Liu Zhang together!
However, if Liu Zhang attacked Jiangdong immediately, Sun Quan would have no time to prepare.
If you are caught off guard, it may turn into a big rout!
Once there is a problem in Jiangdong itself, the Huainan Army's morale will inevitably be in turmoil.
Will Cao Cao still reconcile with Jiangdong, which is about to collapse, and turn to attack Liu Zhang, who is in the ascendant?
The answer must be no!
"Prince Qin, if you do this, you will only kill the Lu family!"
"So what if you conquer Jiangdong? I guarantee that Duke Wu will definitely support the Lu family!"
Liu Zhang sneered.
"You promise? What guarantee do you have?"
Zhu Ran showed confidence again.
"Haha, King Qin may not know that I grew up with Duke Wu since childhood, and we have an irreversible relationship!"
"Wu Gong once said more than once that this serious problem of the Jiangdong family must be solved!"
Liu Zhang turned to look at Lu Xun.
"Did you hear everything?"
Lu Xun nodded with a gloomy expression.
Only then did Zhu Ran realize that he had been fooled.
"You... how dare you lie to me!"
"What's wrong with lying to you? I want to kill you!"
With a loud shout, soldiers on both sides immediately stepped forward to capture Zhu Ran.
"No! You can't kill me! If you kill me, the Lu family will be buried with me!"
Liu Zhang walked up to Zhu Ran and patted his face.
"Don't be naive! Do you think using Gu's attack on Jiangdong as a bargaining chip can ensure the safety of the Lu family?"
"you..."
Zhu Ran was completely speechless.
In front of the entire Jiangdong cause, what does he mean?
I'm afraid Sun Quan will sacrifice him without hesitation.
At this moment, Zhu Ran was finally afraid.
"King Qin, please spare my life!"
"Why should I spare you?"
"King Qin, didn't you say that you wouldn't be able to see through the plan without me? Isn't this considered a meritorious service?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Liu Zhang was speechless, but all the Jiangdong prisoners looked at Zhu Ran in disgust.
In order to survive, I have no shame!
Lu Xun even smiled mockingly.
"Haha, I'm so stupid! I actually regarded you as my opponent before..."
Liu Zhang waved his hand impatiently.
"Pull it down, break your limbs, and then... drown!"
Zhu Ran went crazy when he heard this.
Killing people with no more than a nod, how come this is torture?
"King Qin! Spare your life, King Qin!"
"Spare my life! Don't kill me!"
Zhu Ran went crazy and shouted desperately.
Ling Tong was even crazier than before.
It's a pity that shouting at the top of your lungs won't help.
The soldier ignored him at all and dragged Zhu Ran out.
Just when he was about to disappear, Lu Xun finally spoke.
"King Qin, please spare Zhu Ran's life!"
Everyone was shocked.
Unexpectedly, it was Lu Xun who interceded for Zhu Ran.
Just now, Zhu Ran scolded Lu Xun the hardest!
Normally, shouldn't it be done quickly?
"Bo Yan, why are you bothering?"
"King Qin..."
Liu Zhang shook his head helplessly and called the soldiers back.
Looking at Zhu Ran again, his face was covered with snot and tears, and he was in a miserable state.
The look in Lu Xun's eyes completely lost the previous malice, and instead was filled with pleading.
He knew that the only one who could save him was Lu Xun.
"King Qin, Zhu Zhi has some kindness to me. In addition, just think of it as my last contribution to Sun Quan."
After all, he is a person that Sun Quan values very much, and he is of great significance to Sun Quan.
Saving Zhu Ran also fulfilled Lu Xun's wish.
Regarding betrayal, you can feel more relaxed psychologically.
"Hey... okay!"
Liu Zhang sighed softly and stepped back.
It doesn't matter whether Zhu Ran kills or not.
Such ants cannot get into Liu Zhang's eyes.
It's just that they told him that life would be worse than death, so it was a bit shameful to let him go like this.
But compared with Lu Xun's face, Liu Zhang would still choose the latter without hesitation.
He walked forward and scolded Zhu Ran angrily.
"Boy, Boyan pleads for you today, and I will spare your life."
"Remember, next time you are caught by Gu, you will definitely die! No one can save you!"
Zhu Ran kowtowed and thanked him repeatedly.
"Thank you, King Qin! Thank you, Governor Lu!"
"snort!"
Liu Zhang didn't want to say a word to people who were spineless.
Walked back to Lu Xun and discussed with him.
"Bo Yan, I am going to use the attack on Jiangdong as a condition in exchange for everyone from the Lu family to come to Jingzhou. How about that?"
No matter what, the Lu family absolutely cannot stay under Sun Quan.
The family members of important ministers under his command are not within the scope of their influence. How can they be trusted?
No matter how ambitious Liu Zhang was, he would not dare to reuse Lu Xun.
Even if there are only relatives, they may betray, let alone a descendant of a family like Lu Xun who puts family first.
Without the protection of the entire Lu family, the relationship would become deformed.
At that time, the meaning of recruiting Lu Xun was completely lost.
However, Lu Xun raised objections.
"Prince Qin, I am not a direct descendant. If Gongji hadn't been young, the position of head of the family should have been his."
"Let's do this. I will return the position of head of the family to Lu Ji. The choice of whether to come or not will be left to the new head of the family."
"In addition, King Qin only needs to bring his family members and immediate relatives to Jingzhou, how about that?"
Liu Zhang frowned slightly, a little embarrassed.
Normally, it would be more secure if the entire Lu family came.
The more people who come, the more scruples Lu Xun has and the less likely he is to have evil thoughts.
Although Liu Zhang was suspicious of people, he did not use them, but he was not suspicious of people he employed.
But a person of Lu Xun's level will definitely be entrusted with important responsibilities in the future.
Don't be careful!
"Bo Yan, if the Lu family is left in Jiangdong, it may be detrimental to the Lu family if Gu and Sun Quan start a war in the future."
Lu Xun smiled, not worried at all.
"Don't worry, King Qin! I will resign as the head of the family and take my relatives back, and I will have nothing to do with the Lu family in Wu County."
"The four surnames in Wu County are Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang. The Lu family has done nothing wrong and will never embarrass the Lu family."
After waiting for a while, Liu Zhang was still a little confused.
Lu Xun had no choice but to ask for help again.
"Please also ask King Qin to fulfill your wish!"
Liu Zhang had no choice but to nod.
"In that case, let's do what Boyan wants."
"Thank you, King Qin!"
In fact, Liu Zhang could also understand Lu Xun.
As early as the time of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, the Lu family was a powerful family in Wu County.
For hundreds of years, he has owned countless fields, family properties, land, shops, lumberyards, mines and so on.
There are people in the Lu family, and these will always belong to the Lu family.
Now if they are all gone, then they can only confiscate them.
Even if Lu Xun is willing to give up, will the rest of the Lu family be willing to give up?
The more deeply rooted a family is in the local area, the less likely they are to leave their homeland easily.
This is also the reason why Lu Kang came to Lujiang for development and only brought their team with him.
In Wu County, there must be Lu family members at all times.
This is the root and also the retreat.
