Lu Xun looked calm. Although Lu Ji was young, he was not afraid.
Only Lu Ni, who was the oldest, could not hide his panic.
"General Zhou, what orders do you have for us?" Lu Ni braced himself and asked.
The smile on Zhou Yu's face disappeared as he said, "The Lu family of Jiangdong has such deep connections!"
Lu Xun cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your praise. The nobles of Jiangdong have been in-laws for generations. When one party is in trouble, all parties will help. This is the common sense of kinship. "
Zhou Yu said faintly, "That is why I killed Zhu Ze to eliminate the witness and give the Sun family a way out."
In fact, everyone present knew that Lu Ni's talk about surrendering was true. The servant Zhu Ze's report was also true.
But in this world, sometimes the truth was not important.
If Sun Ce and Zhou Yu followed Zhu Ze's report and killed Lu Ni and the Lu family, the nobles of Jiangdong would be disheartened and the Sun family would be restrained. Sun Ce was no match for the King of Yan's army and would be destroyed along with the Lu family.
So, there was no benefit in believing Zhu Ze.
On the other hand, if they stood on the side of the Lu family and killed Zhu Ze, they could appease the Lu family and take advantage of the Lu family's reputation in Jiangdong.
Only children cared about right and wrong. Adults only cared about the pros and cons.
Lu Xun also knew what Zhou Yu meant. He cupped his hands and said, "A traitorous servant should be killed. Thank you General Zhou for cleaning up the traitorous servant for the Lu family. General, please let me and my two uncles stay. I don't know what advice you have for us. "
Compared to Lu Ni, Lu Xun's performance was neither servile nor overbearing.
This was because Lu Xun knew that Zhou Yu would not make a move on the Lu family at this juncture.
Of course, if it was a short-sighted and short-sighted ruler, Lu Xun would be more humble than Lu Ni for the survival of the family.
Zhou Yu said, "The Northern Army is powerful and cannot be taken by force. I plan to send someone to fake surrender as a spy. The Lu family is the best candidate. You all know what I mean. I don't need to say it clearly. "
Embarrassment flashed across Sun Ce's face.
A few years ago, Sun Ce had relied on Yuan Shu. Later, he borrowed troops from Yuan Shu to pacify Jiangdong.
During the attack on Lujiang City, the defender was called Lu Kang. He was the father of Lu Ni and Lu Ji and the granduncle of Lu Xun.
In the end, the city was breached and Lu Kang died of illness. More than half of the Lu Clan in Lujiang City died.
So, Sun Ce and Lu Conglomerate have a grudge.
Zhou Yu sent the Lu Family to fake a surrender because of such considerations. This layer of hatred could be used to make the King of Yan believe that the Lu family had really surrendered.
Lu Suan appeared to be in a difficult position. He shook his head and said, "No. The Lu Family has been pure for hundreds of years. We cannot do this."
Zhou Yu said, "After Yuan is defeated, the Lord will definitely reward us greatly and restore Lu family's reputation. How will that affect Lu family's innocence?"
Lu Suan shook his head.
Sun Ce coldly said: "In the face of the enemy, your Lu Clan didn't even think about fighting the enemy and only wanted to surrender. You should be beheaded in public! Now that I've given you a chance to atone for your sins, you don't know how to cherish it. You're clinging onto your so-called family's innocence. Do you really think that this general's sword won't work? "
Lu Suan's expression changed. Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Bo Fu, please calm down. In my opinion, the Lu Family will adapt to the situation."
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu got along well with each other since they were young. One played the good cop, the other played the bad cop. Using both soft and hard methods, it was indeed difficult for Lu Suan to resist.
The key point was, no one knew if Sun Ce would really be ruthless and break up with them. Even Lu Xun dared not to gamble.
After all, Sun Ce was different from the ordinary warlords. He rarely appeased the local nobles. Only one word, kill!
When Sun Ce pacified the River East, he killed a lot of nobles. Not only the Lu Family, but also the Zhou Family and the Xu Family. He was a ruthless character.
This was also the reason why Sun Ce was ambushed by assassins in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It seemed to be the personal action of Xu Gong's hanger-on, but in fact, it was a strong backlash from the nobles.
Lu Xun said, "Generals, we are not doing this for the sake of our family's innocence. It's because this matter is very important. If I may be presumptuous, the Lu Family will offend the King of Yan. If the two generals are defeated, the King of Yan's army will go south. The other families will be appeased, but the Lu Family will be exterminated. "
Sun Ce said angrily, "Yuan Xi can exterminate the Lu Family, but I can't?"
The three generals of the Lu Family changed color.
Zhou Yu took a step forward and smiled.
"Don't take Bofu's words seriously. In my opinion, although Yuan Xi's army is vast, the Northern Army is not good at fighting on the sea. What's the use of having a lot of soldiers without orders?
"Before the world was pacified, Yuan Xi enfeoffed the nobles to win their hearts and gave them generous rewards. If he conquered Jiangdong, would he still give extra rewards to the nobles who eventually surrendered?
"You are all heroes. If you don't want to be independent, do you want to pick up the leftovers of the other nobles?"
Zhou Yu's last sentence hit the nail on the head.
In the history of the Three Kingdoms, Eastern Wu was the last to fall. The nobles of the River East were inferior to the nobles of the Central Plains.
When the descendants of the Lu Family, Lu Ji and the others went to Luoyang to seek political status for their family, they were bullied everywhere.
It was the same for the Three Kingdoms of the Spiritual Realm.
Bai Xiaowen "rose" in Hebei, so the nobles of Hebei were the first to benefit and had the highest status.
After defeating Cao Cao and taking over the provinces of Henan, the nobles of Henan were slightly inferior.
Then it was Yongliang, Liangchuan, and finally Jingzhou.
This could be seen from the number of concubines of the King of Yan.
It was conceivable that if Bai Xiaowen conquered the River East, he would unify the world. It would not be easy for the nobles of Jiangdong to gain merit.
Zhou Yu's words were good, but Lu Xun was not moved.
Now, everyone could see that Bai Xiaowen was going to unify the world. Now he wanted to rope the Lu Family in? Even if the Lu Family and Sun Ce had no enmity, they would have to think twice.
However, Lu Xun advised, "General Zhou is right. If we don't want to follow behind others and pick up the leftovers, we can only rely on the Sun Family and protect the Southeast."
Zhou Yu smiled, "Boyan, you can understand this. You are really a young hero. You can write a letter to Yuan Xi to pretend to surrender. After gaining his trust, you can send false information to him. Sooner or later, Yuan Xi will suffer a big loss. "
Sun Ce also became happy and invited the Lu Family to a banquet in the tent.
Suddenly, someone came to report that there were two people in Jiangbei who claimed to be the younger brothers of the Cai Family.
Sun Ce said, "Younger brothers of the Cai Family? They are from Cai Mao, right? Why are they looking for me? "
Zhou Yu said, "I heard that the nobles of Jingzhou were all conferred the title of Marquis. Only the Cai Family was not. Maybe these two people are angry, so they came to join us. Bofu, why don't you meet them? "
Then, Zhou Yu asked the three from the Lu Family to leave.
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