"It's absolutely true." The other man who was knocked down replied immediately.
"Even if he is a remnant of the family, you can just arrest him and take him to the government office. Even if this person was at the door of my mansion just now, as long as you shout out his identity, my guards will not ignore him. Why do you want to kill him and silence him?"
Only a fool would believe what these two people said.
"Captain, he is really a remnant of the family, kill him immediately." A knocked down man said loudly, as if he couldn't wait to kill the bloody man, but was suppressed by Zhou Yu's soldiers.
Zhou Yu walked up to the bloody man and asked in a cold voice: "Are you really a remnant of the four great clans in Jiangdong?" Zhou Yu now hates those members of the clan so much that if there are any remnants, he will arrest and execute them all.
"Yes, I am a retainer of Governor Lu Xun. My original name is Yang Ding. Governor Lu Xun gave me the surname of Lu." The bloody man struggled and said.
"Look, he is the remnant of the clan, the governor, kill him immediately." A knocked down man shouted loudly.
"Shut up." Zhou Yu scolded coldly, and said to the bloody man: "Why are you, a remnant of the family, coming to my mansion in the middle of the night? Do you want to be detrimental to me, Zhou Yu, or to my family?"
If it was the latter, Zhou Yu would already have murderous intent.
"No, Commander, I am here to tell you some important news under the orders of Commander Lu Xun."
"What big news?" Zhou Yu saw that the expressions of the two defeated people changed drastically when they heard the bloody man's words, and he immediately became suspicious.
"When Sun Ce, the late lord of Wangjiang Tower, was killed, not only the four Jiangdong families were involved, but there was also a mastermind behind the scenes. Without this person, the four Jiangdong families would never have been able to do what happened to Wangjiang Tower." The bloody man said in a deep voice,
Pain came from my chest. Fortunately, I didn't pull out the dagger, so I could grit my teeth and hold on.
Zhou Yu's expression changed with concentration. The two people he cared about most in his life were Qiao Wuxue and Sun Ce. When he heard Wangjiang Tower, he immediately asked Xue Ren directly: "Who is the instigator behind the scenes?"
"Sun Quan." The bloody man said two words clearly.
"He's talking nonsense." The one who was knocked down shouted, but the other person gave him a sharp look.
"What?" Zhou Yu was shocked. When he heard the word "Sun Quan", he felt that the world was spinning, as if he couldn't think about the problem, but then his eyes suddenly opened, he grabbed the bloody man's collar and said: "You are talking nonsense. My lord is the younger brother of my lord, how could he go there?"
Harm the late lord?
As Lu Xun's retainer, how can you pass on orders when Lu Xun has already been arrested? Even if you pass on orders, why are you telling me now? Instead of when I return to Jiangdong to seize military power?"
"Since Governor Zhou Yu is doubtful, I will tell you." Lu Ding's injuries gradually became serious, but he forced himself to endure it. He said to Zhou Yu: "The four great families in Jiangdong have big trees and deep roots. How can they catch them all in such a short time?"
of.
I was originally a clerk in Wucheng Prison. Because my identity was secret and I was not an authentic descendant of the Lu family, I was not arrested. After Governor Lu Xun and other members of the family were arrested, I paid special attention to them.
I accidentally heard the news that day that the prison kitchen was going to poison the food. I knew it right away. The most important prisoners in Wucheng now were Governor Lu Xun and other members of the clan, and they must be the ones who were going to be poisoned.
Governor Lu Xun was very kind to me, but I was just a petty official and could not stop it. Fortunately, the imprisoned family members were very vigilant and sensed the poison and hid the food.
I could no longer care about it, so I tried every means to take out all my money, and finally met Commander Lu Xun.
Governor Lu Xun told me about the incident at Wangjiang Tower, and that the poison must have been caused by Sun Quan. He wanted to kill people and silence them. He asked me to tell you the news no matter what.
The reason why I didn't tell the governor about this before was because the people in the family wanted to survive. Maybe Sun Quan wouldn't kill them all, or maybe he could use the Wangjiang Tower incident to blackmail Sun Quan into releasing them.
Once I tell you this to the governor, I will definitely die.
However, Sun Quan secretly sent someone to poison the food, which showed that Sun Quan had already broken his skin and wanted to kill them to avoid future troubles. Now the people of the family are afraid to eat. If this continues, they can only wait to die. It is better to die with Sun Quan.
Yesterday, Zhang Hong tried his best to send a message to Governor Zhou Yu, asking him to meet him in prison. However, I don't know if the message was not delivered or what, but Governor Zhou Yu did not go to prison.
So today, Governor Lu Xun could only send me to see the Governor. However, Zhang Hong dragged people to invite the Governor to meet him in prison, which had aroused Sun Quan's vigilance. I was followed after I came out. They did not dare to kill anyone in front of your house. Unexpectedly
Ambush here."
Lu Ding finished speaking calmly. Except for the pain from the wound that made him twitch the corner of his mouth a few times, he showed no fear. He must have known the consequences of coming to report the news. As a remnant of the family, he would also die.
Zhou Yu certainly knew that many aristocratic families had their own loyal servants, and Lu Ding was obviously one of them.
Lu Ding had clearly explained what happened, but Zhou Yu had mixed feelings. He didn't want to believe it was true, and he didn't want to believe that it was Sun Quan who killed Sun Ce.
But reason told Zhou Yu that this was true. No matter how powerful the four Jiangdong families were, they had to consider the consequences and must anticipate who would take charge of Jiangdong after Sun Ce's death.
What's more, Zhang Hong was Sun Quan's teacher.
Based on these reasons alone, it is impossible to conclude that Sun Quan is the mastermind behind the scenes. It is also possible that the family will bite back and deliberately provoke. Zhou Yu immediately asked the two people who were defeated.
But there was no response for a long time. When the two soldiers turned over and saw, they were already dead.
Zhou Yu was even more confused. Sun Ce was the person he cared about most. He spared no effort to help the Sun family and vowed to assist Sun Quan because of Sun Ce.
If Sun Ce's death was actually planned by Sun Quan, Zhou Yu would not be able to accept it at all.
Zhou Yu secretly made up his mind to find out.
Zhou Yu immediately said to the two soldiers: "Immediately pack up the corpses and send the order. This governor hates the people of the world. I will go on an expedition tomorrow. Therefore, early tomorrow morning, I will personally execute the people of the world. After killing them, I will
Go to Poyang Lake to fight the Sichuan Army."
"yes."
Late at night, Sun Quan did not sleep. A soldier came in and reported a few words. Sun Quan was shocked: "What? Zhou Yu is going to personally execute the people of the family tomorrow? How can he control the mouth of the family at that time?"
"Did Zhou Gongjin find out?" Sun Quan's face was uncertain, and he suddenly slammed the table: "Whether he finds out or not, no one in the family can see Zhou Yu, Zhang Hong, and Lu Xun. You are seeking death."
There are too many criminals in the family, and Sun Quan can only solve them by poisoning. If he sends soldiers to kill them, it will cause too much noise, but now, Sun Quan can no longer care about them.
Even if Zhou Yu was suspicious and a member of the family was dead, he still couldn't find out. Sun Quan believed that Zhou Yu was unwilling to accept this fact in his heart, and he could make amends by clarifying it when the time came.
But if the noble family meets Zhou Yu, they will definitely not be able to contain him. Those noble families must be killed tonight.
Other armies were unreliable. Zhou Yu had too many cronies in the Jiangdong Army, so Sun Quan could only send his own soldiers.
At the same time, Sun Quan also thought about whether Zhou Yu's sudden statement that he would execute the family tomorrow was tempting him to take action, but now even if it was an inducement, Sun Quan had to kill the family first.
Sun Quan asked his soldiers to pay attention to Zhou Yu and not let Zhou Yu enter the prison. Even if Zhou Yu had to go, he would stop him first and kill the family first. Then he would explain to Zhou Yu himself. It was better than letting the family tell the truth.
In short, as long as the family cannot talk to Zhou Yu face to face, there will be room for compensation.
After the personal soldiers were dispatched, Sun Quan breathed a sigh of relief. Sun Shangxiang, who couldn't sleep in the backyard, couldn't help but get up and go to the front yard when he heard such a big noise in the front yard.
"Brother, what's wrong? Why are you dispatching troops in the middle of the night?"
"It's nothing. People from the world are rioting in prison and trying to escape. I'll send people to intercept and kill them." Sun Quan said. This is also the reason Sun Quan will give to Zhou Yu tomorrow.
"Oh." Sun Shangxiang responded, without any doubt, but he was worried about the battle between the Sichuan Army and Jiangdong Army, and didn't want to sleep, so he stayed in Sun Quan's room.
Outside Sun Quan's mansion, Zhou Yu watched with his own eyes a large number of Sun Quan's soldiers heading towards the prison in the woods. The expressions on their faces changed. At this moment, Zhou Yu felt heartbroken.
With a wave of his hand, a large number of soldiers rushed into Sun Quan's mansion.
"who are you?"
"By order of the Governor of Zhou Dynasty, I would like to invite my lord."
As soon as Sun Quan's soldiers left, the mansion was empty, and Zhou Yu's soldiers rushed in easily. Sun Quan and Sun Shangxiang heard the noise and came out immediately, and saw Zhou Yu stepping in from the door.
"Gongjin, what are you doing?"
"Brother Gongjin."
Sun Quan and Sun Shangxiang both looked at Zhou Yu in disbelief until they were surrounded by Zhou Yu's soldiers. Sun Quan said angrily: "Zhou Gongjin, no matter what, I didn't expect you to rebel against me. If you must surrender to the Sichuan Army,
Why don't you just tell me?
Forget it, if you want to use my Sun Quan's head to collect the reward from Liu Zhang, just take it, and I, Sun Quan, will be considered as repaying your kindness for so many years of assistance."
"Brother Gongjin, is it true?" Sun Shangxiang frowned, not believing that Zhou Yu would rebel.
Zhou Yu ignored Sun Shangxiang and said to Sun Quan: "My Lord, Zhou Yu has no objection. He just wants to confirm some things with the Lord. If Zhou Yu's guess is wrong, Zhou Yu will commit suicide to apologize, but before that, he must wrong the Lord first."
"Come here, take the lord to the prison." Zhou Yu said to the left and right.
"yes."
A group of soldiers immediately stepped forward and escorted Sun Quan onto his horse. When Sun Quan heard the word "prison", his face immediately turned pale.
Only now did Sun Quan realize that he was not one ten thousandth as good as Zhou Yu in terms of resourcefulness. He only thought that even if Zhou Yu found out and deliberately said that he would execute the family tomorrow, he would just ambush him in prison.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu had already thought that Sun Quan would order soldiers to stop him in prison, but instead directly detained himself.
After beating Ma Rufei, Zhou Yu led his army straight to the prison. Sun Shangxiang had not figured out what was going on. He had many doubts in his heart and followed closely behind the team. To be continued)