Sun Quan's words were dignified, and the Jiangdong Ministers immediately fell silent.
Lu Su hurriedly cupped his hands and said:
"My Lord is wise! Think about it, Madam has been buried for so many years. Even if she faked her death, why would she suddenly send a letter to Young Master on the eve of the battle with the Cao Army? "
"There must be something fishy about this!"
Hearing this, Sun Quan remained expressionless and silent for a long time.
The Ministers' hearts were also in their throats.
Lu Su was right. There was nothing fishy about this, but Sun Quan was no fool. How could he not know about this?
Whether or not this was done by the Cao Army, spreading this news meant that there were spies in Jiangdong!
Even if there were many ministers who did not agree with Sun Quan, once this matter was investigated, they would all be implicated. If anyone dared to say anything at this time, they would be courting death.
"How could I not know about this matter?"
After a long silence, Sun Quan finally spoke:
"Since Zijing can tell that this is Madam's handwriting, then it can't be a groundless rumor. Could it be that Madam is in Cao Cao's hands?"
Lu Su hurriedly said:
"My Lord, please reconsider. Madam has passed away for many years. This matter is known to all in the court. Compared to Madam faking her death, this subject feels that it is more likely that someone in Wei Cao imitated her in order to cause a stir in Jiangdong before the battle!"
At this point, Lu Su suddenly stopped, his face turning pale.
"Oh? Why would Madam not dead cause a stir in Jiangdong? In my opinion, this might not be the case, right? "
Sun Quan's originally calm face slowly turned gloomy.
Lu Su also knew that he had said something wrong. He hurriedly bowed and said:
"This subject was anxious and said something wrong. Please forgive this subject, my Lord!"
Even if Sun Quan or the other ministers of Dong Yue Wu had designs on Da Qiao and Sun Shao, how could this matter be said openly?
Fortunately, Lu Su had a high reputation in Jiangdong. Otherwise, his words alone would be enough to cause the nine generations of his family to be executed for disturbing the morale of the army!
"Forget it. Zijing, your mistake was unintentional. Let's drop this matter."
Sun Quan sighed and waved his hand, dismissing Lu Su.
Lu Su felt relieved and thanked him for his grace, then slowly withdrew.
At this moment, Sun Shao, who was standing beside Sun Quan, had a complicated expression on his face.
Sun Shao firmly believed that his mother was heartbroken because of his father's accidental death. She died beside his father's coffin in exhaustion.
However, at this moment, he suddenly received a letter from his mother. This familiar tone, this familiar handwriting.
Sun Shao's heart was filled with mixed feelings. He couldn't describe what he was feeling.
"Shao 'er?"
Sun Quan called out, pulling Sun Shao back from his thoughts. He hurriedly bowed to Sun Quan.
"My Lord, this subject is here."
Sun Quan sighed and said:
"I know you're not feeling well right now."
"Sigh, seeing you in this state, how can Uncle let you go to the front lines to fight the enemy? When the war begins, you should stay here. "
After saying that, Sun Quan stood up and left.
The ministers did not say anything else and left Wu Hou's residence.
Lu Su's legs were still shaking when he left the hall. The ministers around him sighed.
"Zijing, don't be afraid. We understand. Your words were unintentional. Didn't the Lord let you go?"
"That's right. Seeing that the war is imminent, we should think more about how to face the enemy."
"…"
However, Lu Su acted as if he hadn't heard the crowd's words and walked away.
How could Lu Su have the time to think about unintentional words and the execution of nine generations of his family?
Sun Quan said in the hall that Sun Shao should stay in Jiangdong.
How was he worried about letting him go to the battlefield? He was clearly trying to control Sun Shao's movements!
As expected, Mr. Bai's plan worked.
At this time, Sun Quan already had his guard up against Sun Shao.
This meant that Jiangdong was about to undergo a major change!
There were many clans in Jiangdong to begin with. Almost all of them had their own way of governing and were secretly disloyal. Although this plan of sowing discord was clumsy, it was extremely effective in breaking people's hearts.
Mr. Bai was not trying to sow discord, but to attack people's hearts!
Thinking of this, Lu Su walked forward in a daze.
Sun Shao's letter was not the only problem. According to the rumors, Da Qiao had also sent a letter to Zhou Gongjin, but Zhou Yu insisted on denying it.
Now it seemed that since Sun Quan was suspicious of Sun Shao, he would definitely be suspicious of Zhou Yu!
Zhou Yu had been part of Sun Ce's faction since the beginning. Sun Quan was already prejudiced against him. Now that such a message had appeared, he was afraid …
Thinking of this, Lu Su, who was originally walking towards the relay station, suddenly changed his path and hurriedly walked in the other direction.
"No, I have to find Zhou Gongjin now. Jiangdong can't be messed up!"
Thinking of this, Lu Su became even more determined.
…
At the same time, in the relay station.
Zhuge Liang was lying quietly on his bed. His eyes were slightly closed, but he could not fall asleep for a long time.
Ever since Lu Su left in a hurry, he had not returned for a long time.
No matter how he thought about it, it must be the matter of the "Great Bridge Letter" that caused trouble.
Although Zhuge Liang did not know much about Sun Quan, as the ruler, he would definitely be suspicious of this matter.
Zhuge Liang had also heard about the current situation in Jiangdong. He had also obtained some useful information from Lu Su.
With the current situation, Sun Quan could not help but think about it.
"Sigh …"
Zhuge Liang sat up and waved his feather fan lightly.
"This Mr Bai's plan is truly ruthless."
The strangest thing was that he, an envoy from the Kingdom of Shu, was forced to stay in this relay station for a long time without a single messenger. It was as if they had forgotten about him.
What Zhuge Liang was most worried about was not the internal affairs of Dong Yue Wu, but the Sun Liu Army.
If this matter did not succeed, Dong Yue Wu would be destroyed. At that time, the Shu Army would not be spared.
Even if Jiangdong was easy to defend and hard to attack, once Jiangdong fell, it would be difficult for them to turn the situation around.
Just as Zhuge Liang was thinking, there was a knock on the door.
Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up as he hurriedly got off the bed and opened the door.
"Military Advisor, I'm back."
The person who knocked on the door was none other than the guard he had sent out to scout for information.
"What's the situation?"
Zhuge Liang said in a low voice.
Looking at the guard's expression, it was probably as he had expected.
The guard cupped his hands and said,
"Reporting to the military advisor, none of the Dong Yue Wu officials are in the court right now. Their whereabouts are unknown. This subject was unable to find any relevant information. However, I saw Lu Su heading out of the city on his own."
"What?!"
Zhuge Liang's feather fan stopped in mid-air.
This was the worst outcome that Zhuge Liang had predicted!
What could Lu Su be doing out of the city?
He would definitely be looking for Zhou Yu, who was training the soldiers!
The rumor just now said that Zhou Yu had also received the letter.
From the looks of it, not only was Wu Hou suspicious, he might even replace Zhou Yu.
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