Lujiang County is the capital of Shu County, and the Zhou family mansion.

Zhou Zhong, the Guanglu doctor, sat upright in the hall, lowering his eyebrows, and saying nothing.

Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang, stood in the hall, in a dilemma and looked embarrassed. Although he sent a letter of surrender to Yuan Shao, he was worried that his identity as an old official in Yuan Shu would not be valued by Yuan Shao. He wanted to ask Zhou Zhong to come forward and strengthen his power in order to save him.

The power of the prefect of Lujiang.

But Zhou Zhong refused to let him in. He broke in with shamelessness.

Even so, Zhou Zhong refused to say a word to him.

He was very annoyed and wanted to draw his sword to kill Zhou Zhong.

But he dared not.

Yuan Shao is well-known and has a close relationship with Zhou Zhong. If he learns that he killed Zhou Zhong, Yuan Shao will most likely kill him directly, avenge Zhou Zhong, and take Lujiang County into his pocket.

He is not worth mentioning in front of such a famous minister of a clan.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door. Zhou Zhong's son Zhou Fang strode in. The armor leaves on his body rustled, and the scabbards on his waist slapped the armor skirt, which was sonorous and powerful. Then, a row of crossbowmen appeared on the wall.

, , snatch the bow and wait for the shooting.

Liu Xun's personal guards were shocked and drew their swords to protect Liu Xun in the middle.

Liu Xun also changed his face in fear. The weather was hot, and he was not wearing armor, but only wearing thin summer clothes. Zhou Fang wore armor and knife, obviously preparing for the battle. Once he fought, he was no match at all and he would definitely die.

As the prefect of Lujiang for several years, he knew that Zhou Fang was not a good person. His brothers all raised many guests and were famous wanderers in the Jianghuai River. But he still underestimated Zhou Fang and put himself in danger.

territory.

"I don't know that the Duke is here to visit, and I am not welcome." Zhou Fang laughed. "The Duke is not here to take a seat. Let me prepare a banquet, and you and I will drink together?"

Liu Xun was sweating all over his head, so he didn't dare to stay for a long time, so he quickly bowed his hand to say goodbye.

Zhou Fang watched Liu Xun go out, snorted disdainfully, went to the hall, and sat down on the side of Zhou Zhong.

Zhou Zhong raised his eyebrows lightly and glanced at Zhou Fang. "It's such a hot day, wearing armor, aren't you afraid of getting caught in the heat?"

"I'm used to it." Zhou Fang took off his knife belt and placed it on his knees. "Aweng, although Liu Xun left, Yuan Shao will definitely come again. Will Aweng avoid it?"

"What can I do to avoid? Will he dare to kill me?" Zhou Zhong said slowly, poured a glass of water and pushed it to Zhou Fang. "You like fighting so much, don't be idle at home. Go to Gongjin's place.

Well, maybe you can get a job or a job."

Zhou Fang frowned slightly. "Aweng, do you really want to be an enemy of Yuan Benchu?"

Zhou Zhong sighed and shook his head. "Zhu Zi, what do you know? Yuan Benchu ​​is close to famous scholars, not martial artists like you. It is useless for you to stay. It is better to follow Gongjin and wait and see the situation."

He frowned and did not say anything else, so as not to affect Zhou Fang's mood.

As early as in the court, the emperor talked about Zhou Yu, but did not mention his sons at all. He was a little dissatisfied at first, but now he has to admit that the emperor has a more accurate vision.

What made him even more uneasy was that the emperor had never mentioned Zhou Yu before. He was suddenly mentioned after sleeping in Huayin and presenting a strange phenomenon at night. This seemed to show that Zhou Yu's excellence was also part of God's will, and his future achievements may exceed expectations.

For the Zhou family in Lujiang, this is of course a good thing. But for his father and son, he was somewhat disappointed.

After repeated weighing, he decided to let Zhou Fang, the brothers who were recruiting guests and wanted to be the Ranger, go to Zhou Yu to fight in the army, and stay in his hometown and wait for Yuan Shao's arrival.

With his old friendship with Yuan Shao, even if he refused to surrender, Yuan Shao would not dare to do anything to him.

Shortly after seeing Zhou Fang off, Zhou Zhong received a letter from Yan Xiang.

After reading it, he did not write a reply, but just told the messenger who sent the letter. "Reply to the Master Yan, although I, Zhou Zhong, did nothing, but I also knew the word "loyalty and righteousness". I ate the Han fortune and became a Han minister. Even if the emperor abandoned me, I would

If you don’t commit yourself to the new king, you will have to retire and study, and you will have some rest of your life.”

The envoy returned with satisfaction and quickly left Shu County and returned to Shouchun.

Zhou Zhong immediately bathed incense, calmed his mind and wrote a memorial, ordering people to go to Jingzhou and send it to Hedong.

When he picked up the pen, he was a little dazed.

It has only been a few months, but it seems that it has been separated from the imperial court and the emperor for decades, and there is an indescribable alienation and strangeness.

Before Zhou Fang crossed the river, he met Zhou Yu.

Sun Ce stationed in Bingshi City. After receiving Yuan Shu's order, he quickly crossed the river, entered Lujiang, and headed straight for Shu County.

Zhou Yu unified ten thousand people and was a forward general. Lujiang is his county. He is most familiar with the terrain here and is the best candidate for the forward.

When I met Zhou Fang, Zhou Yu was also surprised.

Zhou Zhong passed the imperial edict as the official of Guanglu, appointed Sun Ce as the prefect of Kuaiji, and then recruited him into the court. After completing the task, Zhou Zhong did not return to the court to report his orders, but instead returned to his hometown to recuperate on the grounds of being sick.

This is of course a silent resistance to the emperor without the need for old ministers, and it is also a wait-and-see before the situation is unclear.

Yuan Shao's army is approaching. If Zhou Zhong has not made a decision, he should be safe. Why did he let Zhou Fang lead his troops to join the army?

Zhou Yu vaguely felt that Zhou Zhong might have made a choice.

Zhou Yu brought Zhou Fang to see Sun Ce.

After listening to Zhou Yu's analysis, Sun Ce asked the chief Zhang Hong about his opinion.

Zhang Hong was very straightforward. "Yuan Shao acted against the enemy, and seemed to be strong, but in fact he was full of dangers and did not know it. He did not deeply root the roots, but his army was shining in Shouchun, just like Zhibo's besieging Jinyang, and he would definitely destroy himself. The general should advance his troops immediately

Lujiang, report to the court and respond to the people."

Sun Ce was in the middle of his mind and immediately incorporated Zhou Fang into Zhou Yu's command, thinking that he was the vanguard and rushed straight to Shucheng, the capital of Lujiang County.

Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang, was prepared. He had been sending people to monitor Zhou Fang. From the moment Zhou Fang left the city, he closed the city and defended himself in case of an accident. At the same time, he sent people to ask Yuan Shao for help.

Zhou's influence in Lujiang is great, and Zhou Yu is also a general under Sun Ce. Once he enters Lujiang, he will never be able to control the situation. Only by gaining Yuan Shao's approval or even reinforcements can he confront Zhou's family and in Lujiang

Establish a foothold.

This time, Yuan Shao came unexpectedly quickly. One day before Zhou Yu, he personally led a large army to Shu County.

After arriving in Shu County, he did not rush to arrange city defense and prepare for war. He left the army outside the city, surrendered himself to the nobles, and only brought dozens of elliptical soldiers to the Zhou mansion to ask for a meeting.

Zhou Zhong.

This move caused a lot of sensation. Countless people were moved by Yuan Shao's courtesy and eagerly waiting for Zhou Zhong's reaction.

As the first family in Lujiang and even one of the top stars in Yangzhou, Zhou Zhong, who once served as the Grand Marshal, had an unimaginable impact on how to choose. Once he chose to support Yuan Shao, even if Sun Ce was brave and Zhou Yu was good at fighting, he would not be able to do so.

Lujiang has a foothold.

When Sun Ce attacked Lu Kang, he had cruel methods and the people of Lujiang had no favoritism for him.

Liu Xun betrayed Yuan Shu and surrendered to Yuan Shao was not his decision alone, but the common choice of countless officials in the prefect's mansion.
Chapter completed!