Mi Han

Chapter 776 Sun Quan suspected and secretly ordered to kill Lu

Chapter 776 Sun Quan suspected and secretly ordered to kill Lu

In December of the sixth year of the Zhangwu reign of the Han Dynasty, Sun Quan in the Imperial City of Jianye received two memorials.

Upon hearing that it was Zhou Cang who had just arrived in Yong'an who had a memorial to the emperor, Sun Quan quickly had it presented.

When Shi Yi placed the two memorials on the imperial desk in front of Sun Quan, looking at the bloodstains on the two memorials, even the usually cold Sun Quan could not help but sigh:

"Zhou Ziyu, what a loyal minister!"

Sun Quan did not open the memorial to preview it immediately.

He first asked Shi Yidao:

"Who sent the memorial to Ziyu?"

After hearing Sun Quan's question, Shi Yi recalled the injured Zhou Yi he had just seen, and said with sincere admiration:

"It's Zhou Yi, the younger brother of Censor Zhou."

"Is Zhou Yi seriously injured?"

When Sun Quan heard that Zhou Cang had sent his younger brother to deliver the letter, he couldn't help but love Zhou Cang even more.

"From the outside, he seems fine. I have just summoned the imperial physician to treat Zhou Yi."

Shi Yi's handling of the matter made Sun Quan nod in satisfaction.

Right now, the Wu Kingdom is in a time of turmoil, and we must not let our loyal ministers down.

In order to gain more loyalty from the ministers, Sun Quan thought for a moment and said in a deep voice:

"You will draft an imperial edict to confer the title of Marquis of Guannei on Shang Ziyu."

Shi Yi saw that Sun Quan seemed to be in a good mood, so he bowed and accepted the order.

After deciding on the reward for Zhou Cang, Sun Quan turned his attention to the two memorials on the imperial desk in front of him.

From the cover of the memorials, we can know that one of the two memorials was written by Zhou Qian and the other was written by Lu Dai.

Both memorials were unopened.

Sun Quan originally wanted to read Lü Dai's memorial first, but in the end he picked up Zhou Cang's memorial and read it first.

There is not much content in Zhou Cang's memorial.

But after reading it, Sun Quan frowned:

"I think Lü Dai is overbearing and even has the suspicion of being arrogant and self-centered."

After seeing Zhou Qian's comment on Lu Dai, Sun Quan, who had been somewhat suspicious recently, immediately became tense.

Sun Quan sent Zhou Cang to Yong'an, one to announce the imperial edict and the other to supervise the army.

Sun Quan knew Zhou Cang's character. He was known for his wisdom and strategy. If Zhou Cang had not noticed some clues, he would not have made such a rash judgment.

What's more, Sun Quan remembered that Zhou Cang and Lu Dai were related by marriage.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan’s brows furrowed more and more tightly.

With some doubts, Sun Quan reached out and unfolded Lu Dai's memorial.

Compared with Zhou Cang's memorial, Lu Dai's memorial was much longer.

As Sun Quan watched patiently, his expression became increasingly worse.

By the end, Sun Quan's face had turned ashen.

Sun Quan, who was infuriated by the content of Lü Dai's memorial, simply stretched out his hand and threw Lü Dai's memorial in front of Shi Yi who was below.

Shi Yi was curious about why Sun Quan was angry, so he quickly picked up the memorial on the ground and started reading it.

"The Han army is strong, and I am afraid that they will fall into Mi Yang's treacherous scheme. I think it is better to keep the troops in place."

"The importance of Yong'an is no less than that of Chaisang. If I can defend Yong'an, it will also be beneficial to the country!"

After sneering a few times, Sun Quan read out part of the content in Lu Dai's memorial.

"I told him to take his time, but he just didn't want to move.

He actually dared to say something, saying that he would not obey the imperial edict when he was away.

Did he think that the more than 20,000 Wu troops were the private property of his Lu family?

What a good Duke Lu Ding, what a "loyal minister and good general"! "

Sun Quan almost squeezed out the words "loyal minister and good general" from between his teeth.

It can be seen that Lu Dai's words have obviously touched his sore spot.

After Shi Yi finished reading the contents of Lu Dai's memorial, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"This"

Shi Yi looked at Sun Quan's dark face and thought to himself that something was wrong.

Duke Ding is so confused!

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Sun Quan wanted Lu Dai to take his time rather than rush things, not because he was worried about Lu Dai's safety.

Sun Quan was worried that the reinforcements would be surrounded and attacked, thus making Chaisang vulnerable.

Even if Lu Dai was worried, how could he reveal that he didn't want to rescue Chaisang?

Doesn’t this definitely touch Sun Quan’s bottom line?

You should know that Lu Fan, who had also received the imperial edict before, had also submitted a memorial.

Although Sun Quan also asked Lü Fan to take his time, Lü Fan still showed an eagerness in his memorial, promising that he would march to Chaisang immediately after the troops were assembled.

There are some things Sun Quan can say, but as a subject, Lu Dai must never take advantage of the situation and press forward!

As for the sentence "A general is not always subject to imperial orders when he is away from home", it is even more disrespectful.

Shi Yi and Lü Dai were both scholars from Huaibei. When Shi Yi saw that Lü Dai's memorial had displeased Sun Quan, he immediately spoke out to defend him:

"Your Majesty, calm down. Duke Ding has been with you for many years and has always been loyal and patriotic. He will never have the thought of being disloyal!"

"This memorial may have a hidden story."

Lu Dai had followed Sun Quan since the early years of Jian'an. With decades of relationship between monarch and subject, Shi Yi subconsciously suspected that there was something fishy about this memorial.

Shi Yi's intention was good, but he overlooked one thing, which was Sun Quan's character.

Sun Quan had a distinct personality, and when he trusted someone, he would be very loving and kind to that person.

But if he suspected someone, Sun Quan would let that person know what it meant to be mean and ungrateful, and to be furious.

Is the relationship between the monarch and his subjects that lasted for decades very precious?

"Is there something else going on?

Do you think this memorial was not written by Lu Dai?

Or do you think that Lü Dai, who had ulterior motives and spoke rudely, was a loyal minister, while Zi Yu, who shed blood for me and risked his life for the peace of Wu, was a treacherous minister? "

Sun Quan's two rhetorical questions made Qi Yi's face turn red.

There is no doubt that the words in the memorial are extremely disrespectful. If one wants to defend Lu Dai, one can only argue on the basis of the authenticity of the memorial.

However, these two memorials were delivered by Zhou Cang himself. Doubting the authenticity of the memorials is tantamount to doubting Zhou Cang's loyalty.

Zhou Qian's loyalty

Who dared to doubt him? Why didn't he stand up when Sun Quan asked people to risk their lives to go to Yong'an?

Well, let’s take a step back and say that Zhou Cang was a traitor.

But Zhou Qian and Lu Dai had no grudges in the past or today, and they were even related by marriage. Why did Zhou Qian frame him?

There are too many things that cannot be explained, so how could Sun Quan think in this direction?

After refuting Shi Yi, Sun Quan's gaze towards Shi Yi became dangerous.

Sun Quan remembered that Shi Yi and Lu Dai were from the same faction.

"Even if there was no such memorial, does that mean Lu Dai's loyalty is flawless?

Yong'an is only a stone's throw away from Chaisang!

Lu Dai must have known about the danger in Chaisang before I did. Lu Dai has been a veteran for many years. How could he not know the importance of Chaisang to the Great Wu?

Why didn't he send troops to rescue in time!

What is he waiting for?

This is enough to prove that long before, Lu Dai had the idea of ​​holding his own troops and watching the outcome!"

The Three Kingdoms is not the Little Song Dynasty.

One of the main reasons why there were so many famous generals during the Three Kingdoms period was that generals generally had greater autonomy.

In Sun Quan's view, Lü Dai had 20,000 elite soldiers under his command. If he could lead his troops to rush to the rescue as soon as he received the news of the change in Yuzhang, his reinforcements might arrive at Chaisang before the Han army.

But if there were 20,000 elite troops stationed in Chaisang, why would Sun Quan still worry about the safety of Chaisang?

Sun Quan had not thought of this beforehand, but now after thinking about it carefully, Sun Quan felt that Lu Dai's idea made him feel cold all over.

“Perhaps Lu Dai wasn’t like this before.

But in the past, I would never believe that Han Zong would betray me!"

People's hearts will change with the changing situation.

Shi Yi could hear Sun Quan's suspicion from his words, which was not concealed at all.

The emperor's suspicion is often accompanied by murderous intent!

Chills were accumulating in Sun Quan's eyes.

"Does Lu Dai think that since he is far away in Yong'an, I have no way to contain him?

Those more than 20,000 elite soldiers are not all his troops."

"Immediately draw up a draft, one for public and one for secret.

A clear edict to Lu Dai: I don't want to give him any more reasons to delay, and ask him to send troops to rescue Chaisang immediately from the day he receives the edict!

Secret decree to Zi Yu: If Lu Dai still has the intention to wait and see, he can directly use this decree to seize his military power! "

Sun Quan’s words made Shi Yi close her eyes helplessly.

Shi Yi knew that Sun Quan had made up his mind and it would be difficult to change it.

It was Yi who understood Sun Quan's intention and wanted to leave.

But he didn't expect that before he walked out of the hall, Sun Quan's next cold words blew into Shi Yi's body like a gust of cold wind.

"If it's urgent, you can kill him!"

Sun Quan was well aware of the serious consequences that would occur if a mutiny broke out.

In order to prevent the worst from happening, he cannot be merciful.

Sun Quan's new order frightened General Yi so much that he stood there in shock.

Even if he had suspicions in his heart, after decades of relationship between the monarch and his subject, didn't Sun Quan even give Lu Dai a chance to explain himself in person?

After all, Shi Yi underestimated Sun Quan.

How did Lu Xun die in history?

He was insulted to death by the suspicious Sun Quan who sent him letters of insult.

In history, Sun Quan never gave Lu Xun a chance to explain.

"What are you waiting for?"

Shi Yi, who was standing there trembling, was awakened by Sun Quan's words. He was so scared that he quickly left the hall.

When Shi Yi left the hall, looking at the memorials piled up in front of him, Sun Quan no longer had any mood to deal with them.

Thinking of those treasonous words in Lü Dai's memorial, Sun Quan could no longer bear it. He was so angry that he pushed away all the memorials in front of him.

"Why do you all want to betray me?

Since you are unfaithful, don't blame me.

Don’t blame me!”

Zhou Yiben was still being treated by the imperial physician.

But soon he saw Shi Yi coming to him with two imperial edicts in his hands.

After Shi Yi finished explaining to Zhou Yi who the two edicts were addressed to, he left Zhou Yi with a dejected look on his face.

Before leaving, Shi Yi only left one sentence:

"His Majesty wants you to leave immediately."

Shi Yi's voice was weak and powerless, and coupled with his gloomy expression, the young Zhou Yi was unable to judge for a moment whether Zhou Qian's plan had succeeded or not.

But young people have one advantage, which is that they are nimble.

After receiving the imperial edict, Zhou Yi immediately set sail with his entourage towards Yong'an again.

When Zhou Yi's ship entered the waters outside Yong'an, he found a fleet heading towards him in the distance.

In order to avoid further trouble, Zhou Yi chose to temporarily dock and avoid the situation.

Zhou Yi, who was hiding in the darkness on the shore, used his good eyesight to vaguely see that the fleet was guarded by rare elite navy troops.

"Is it possible that another important figure from the Han army is heading to Chaisang?"

The thought in his mind was fleeting. After the fleet had gone away, Zhou Yi and his entourage re-boarded the ship and continued heading towards Yong'an.

On the second day, Zhou Yi, who had been rushing all the way, returned to the outskirts of Yong'an City.

After Zhou Yi came back, the first thing he did was to find Zhou Qian.

The moment he saw Zhou Yi, Zhou Cang couldn't help but clapped his hands and laughed:

"God bless Zhou, my plan has been accomplished!"

Zhou Cang is not Zhou Yi.

Zhou Cang knew that if his plan was exposed, the person who would return to Yong'an would definitely not be Zhou Yi.

Although he felt that he had an 80% chance of success beforehand, Zhou Qian was still overjoyed when he learned the result.

Zhou Qian hurriedly took the imperial edict given to him by Sun Quan from Zhou Yi.

After reading the contents of the imperial edict, Zhou Qian put it in his arms temporarily with satisfaction.

As for the letter from Sun Quan to Lu Dai, Zhou Cang didn't need to read it in advance.

Afterwards, Zhou Qian came directly to Lu Dai's tent as an envoy.

At this time, Lu Dai was still discussing matters with several trusted generals. He was caught off guard when Zhou Cang suddenly broke in.

"Zi Yu, what is this?"

Seeing Lu Dai's puzzled look, Zhou Qian held his head high and said in a deep voice:

"General, please call me envoy!"

Zhou Cang's serious expression made Lu Dai realize that it was very likely that Sun Quan's latest imperial edict had arrived.

When it comes to official matters, Zhou Cang always looks very serious.

After realizing this, Lu Dai did not dare to neglect it.

He stood up and walked to Zhou Qian, bowed and said:

"What are your orders, messenger?"

"Gather all the generals. His Majesty has a new decree."

Zhou Qian’s words made Lu Dai feel happy.

He had been Sun Quan's subject for decades and was well aware of Sun Quan's wisdom.

He believed that his memorial was enough to persuade Sun Quan to make some changes.

With joy in his heart, Lu Dai could not wait any longer.

Following Zhou Qian's instructions, Lu Dai issued an order, asking all the Wu generals in the camp to come to his tent.

After all the Wu generals arrived, Zhou Cang took out the edict from Sun Quan to Lu Dai.

In full view of the crowd, Zhou Cang removed the wax seal on the edict. When the edict was fully unfolded in his hands, Zhou Cang read out the contents of the edict:

".Chaisang is the country's bastion, why are you delaying in saving it?

I have been friends with you for decades and have never let you down. If you let me down, you will be punished by both heaven and earth.

If Chaisang is lost, what is the use of Yongan?

The day you receive the imperial edict is the day for you to send out your troops.

If you disobey the imperial edict again, I will never forgive you!"

Perhaps Sun Quan did not want to force Lu Dai to rebel directly, so there were not many abusive words in the edict.

However, the words between the lines of the imperial edict revealed Sun Quan's suspicion of Lu Dai.

When the Wu generals heard the contents of the imperial edict, all of them had expressions of shock on their faces.

Your Majesty, this is really angry!

When Lu Dai heard the contents of the edict, his first reaction was disbelief.

Lu Dai couldn't believe that his always wise master would become suspicious of him.

After being in disbelief, Lu Dai, feeling the pressure from Sun Quan, fell to his knees with a thud.

With tears streaming down his face, Lü Dai's cry resounded throughout the tent:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty.

Why don't you understand my sincere heart? "

Lu Dai hoped that his cries could be heard by Sun Quan.

But this is not possible.

Seeing that Lü Dai just kept crying and refused to accept the order, Zhou Cang slowly put his hand into his arms.

"General, do you accept this edict or not?"

(End of this chapter)