Chapter 965 - Mutual Calculations
After the letter was burned, Zhou Yu wiped away the tears on his face, and then tidied up his posture.
"Bang!"
After doing all this, Zhou Yu suddenly kicked over a bookshelf, and then scolded loudly: "Bastard, bastard, bastard!" ”
"Why is Gongjin angry?"
At this moment, Sun Quan took Zhou Tai into the tent, looked at Zhou Yu's appearance and asked with a smile.
It's just that Sun Quan's eyes flashed with an undetectable cold light.
Zhou Yu, who was furious, hurriedly stepped forward to salute after seeing Sun Quan.
Then, he said indignantly: "That Chen Wenzhao is simply too deceitful!" ”
Sun Quan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked, "How can you deceive people too much!" ”
Zhou Yu said: "Then Chen Wenzhao not only insulted the lord, but also insulted his brother, and swore not to kill this thief!" ”
Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu's gritted teeth, and couldn't help but feel puzzled in his heart.
"Could it be that I guessed wrong?"
Sun Quan sorted out his mood, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter, and asked, "Chen Wenzhao won't be so boring, he wrote a letter to Gongjin just to make a profit, right?" ”
When Zhou Yu heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate.
Seeing this, Sun Quan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his fists began to clench.
Zhou Yu hesitated for a long time, then suddenly stared at Sun Quan's eyes and said, "I have something I don't understand, and I don't know whether to ask or not. ”
Sun Quan sighed in his heart, secretly gave Zhou Tai a look, and then said, "Gongjin doesn't hurt to ask." ”
Zhou Yu said: "Can the lord trust me? ”
Sun Quan was dumbfounded when he heard this.
He thought that Zhou Yu would ask about Sun Ce's death, but he didn't expect to ask such a sentence, and he couldn't react at once.
It's just that Sun Quan reacted very quickly, and immediately said with a smile: "How can I not trust Gong Jin? ”
Sun Quan's tone seemed very sincere, but what he thought in his heart, outsiders didn't know.
Zhou Yu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said, "Since the lord can trust me, then there is nothing to hide." ”
"In Chen Wenzhao's letter, in addition to belittling the lord, he did promise to be a high-ranking official and wanted to recruit his subordinates."
"After reading the letter, I felt very angry, and I was worried that my lord would become suspicious of me because of the contents of the letter."
"So, after reading the letter, I burned the letter in the brazier."
Speaking of this, Zhou Yu also pointed to the brazier with his right hand.
Sun Quan's eyes narrowed slightly, but he still had a bright smile on his face, and said: "This is Chen Wenzhao's plan to divide the world, and Gong Jin must not be fooled. ”
Zhou Yu laughed loudly: "My lord, please rest assured, how can I not know such a trick?" ”
Then, Zhou Yu suddenly changed his words and asked, "Why did the lord come here?" ”
Sun Quan was extremely thick-skinned, and said with a straight face: "Gong Jin is my arm, I am worried that Gong Jin will be confused by Chen Wenzhao, so I deliberately came to remind me." ”
Zhou Yu thanked him and repeatedly said that he would not fall for Chen Xu's tricks.
Sun Quan talked with Zhou Yu for a while, beating around the bush and probing, but Zhou Yu never showed any flaws.
Sun Quan had no choice but to leave with Zhou Tai, and the guards he brought over also followed.
After seeing Sun Quan leave, Zhou Yu's face became gloomy again, and he sat on the bed alone, not knowing what he was thinking.
It's just that Zhou Yu can't forget the content of the letter anyway.
In the letter, the cause of Sun Ce's death was mentioned, and Chen Xu informed Zhou Yu that Guanzhong had indeed sent dead soldiers to assassinate Sun Ce.
On the day Sun Ce died, he was also assassinated when he went out hunting, and those dead soldiers were the dead soldiers in Guanzhong.
It's just that Sun Ce's whereabouts are so secret, if no one reveals them in advance, it is impossible for the dead soldiers in Guanzhong to assassinate Sun Ce.
And the person who provided Sun Ce's whereabouts to the dead soldiers in Guanzhong, who else was there besides Sun Quan?
It's just that the assassination didn't kill Sun Ce at all, Sun Ce was poisoned in the end, although this matter was related to Chen Xu, it was not poison sent by Chen Xu.
After all, that cook had been following the Sun family for a long time, and even if Chen Xu had the best skills, there was no way to buy him at all.
It's just that Chen Xu revealed to Sun Quan's subordinates that the pork belly lotus seed soup is burned with white eggplant branches, and after drinking it, it will be highly poisonous, and he will definitely die.
Of course, Chen Xu didn't know at first that the Eastern Wu clans who came into contact with his subordinates were Sun Quan's subordinates.
It's just that Chen Xu was suspicious, so he kept sending people to investigate, and before Sun Ce died, he found out their identities by chance.
When Zhou Yu began to see this letter, his first impression was that Chen Xu was using a counter-strategy.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Zhou Yu believed the contents.
Before Sun Ce died, he once revealed to everyone that after he died, he would pass on the position of the lord of Jiangdong to Sun Quan.
And after Sun Ce's death, the person with the greatest vested interests is also Sun Quan's person.
After Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan reacted too quickly, and soon won the approval of Jiangdong and obtained the position of the lord of Jiangdong.
Although Zhou Yu had the intention of supporting Sun Ce's son to ascend to the throne, he was worried about causing civil strife in Eastern Wu, so he finally had to agree to Sun Quan's succession.
Sun Quan was not only the one with the greatest vested interests after Sun Ce's death, but he was frightened when he went to Sun Ce's grave, which also made Zhou Yu suspicious.
Although Sun Quan at that time said that he was unwell because he missed his brother too much.
It's just that Zhou Yu secretly inquired later, and Sun Quan was sick because he was frightened by the crow's cry.
If Sun Quan didn't have a ghost in his heart, how could he be frightened by a few crows?
What shocked Zhou Yu even more was that he later learned from Xiao Qiao that Sun Quan had a covetous heart for Da Qiao.
It turned out that Sun Quan lost his father at a young age, and Da Qiao was Sun Ce's wife, and he treated Sun Quan like his own son.
In addition, Da Qiao was born very beautiful, and Sun Quan got along with Da Qiao for a long time, so he naturally had a feeling of admiration and gradually fell in love with Da Qiao.
Of course, although Sun Quan had this intention, he never showed it, but the keen Da Qiao still found some clues and told his sister about it.
In order to avoid the suspicion of the two brothers, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao have always been tight-lipped about this matter.
It wasn't until Sun Ce and Da Qiao passed away one after another that Xiao Qiao informed Zhou Yu of the matter.
After Sun Ce's death, everyone said that Da Qiao was a murderer, but Sun Quan tried his best to defy public opinion, wanting to clear up his grievances for Da Qiao, and tried his best to perform.
However, Da Qiao was too strong and committed suicide, and Sun Quan's calculations came to naught.
In the past, Zhou Yu didn't have much thought about this matter, but they could all think of it at this time.
In this way, the position of the lord of Jiangdong, as well as the beauty Da Qiao, may be Sun Quan's motive for killing.
Of course, the former is more likely, and the latter is just a bygone product, after all, Da Qiao is Sun Ce's wife, even if Sun Ce dies, Sun Quan will not be able to get Da Qiao openly.
"I had the heart to do my best to capture this wolf-hearted man alive, behead him in front of my brother's tomb, and then assist Ashao to succeed to the throne."
"However, there is no evidence in his hand to prove that this fang killed his brother, and acting rashly can only cause civil strife in Eastern Wu, so that Chen Wenzhao has an opportunity to take advantage of."
"Jiangdong is the foundation laid down by my brother, and I will never allow others to get involved."
Thinking of this, Zhou Yu suddenly felt extremely irritable, got up and paced back and forth in the tent.
"But if I don't kill this fang, how can I be worthy of my brother? And he has become suspicious of me, and if I don't kill him, he will kill me sooner or later! ”
Zhou Yu's face kept changing, but he never had the ability to make up his mind. In the final analysis, Zhou Yu still couldn't bear to see the civil strife in Eastern Wu.
"That's it, let's keep this matter down for the time being, and after Chen Wenzhao is eliminated, I will slowly try to figure it out."
"However, I should have prepared in advance, and while protecting my own body, I must also control the power of the army."
Zhou Yu pondered for half the night, and finally had a plan in his heart, and immediately started to act overnight.
But after Sun Quan left with Zhou Tai, Zhou Tai asked with some hesitation: "Why did the lord come here in such a big way, but in the end he left like this?" ”
Zhou Tai asked like this, not because he wanted Sun Quan to punish Zhou Yu, but because he did have this doubt.
Sun Quan said: "The Metropolitan Governor is loyal, since I have seen through Chen Wenzhao's plan to divide the world, I naturally still have to treat him politely." ”
Although Sun Quan said this, he was a little entangled in his heart.
Originally, Sun Quan decided that as long as Zhou Yu showed his flaws, or questioned himself about Sun Ce's death in person, he would kill Zhou Yu on the spot at any cost.
However, Zhou Yu looks flawless, and he looks loyal.
Although Sun Quan suspected that Zhou Yu knew something, he was not very sure, so after repeated temptations, he had no choice but to leave.
Zhou Yu has a lot of prestige in the army, and his current performance is also impeccable, if Sun Quan only relies on suspicion, he will punish him on the spot, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
At that time, there may be civil strife in Soochow, and many Soochow generals will also be panicked.
Therefore, unless he was forced to do so, Sun Quan would never dare to harm Zhou Yu's life openly.
Of course, if Sun Quan saw the contents of that letter, even if he knew that killing Zhou Yu would cause a catastrophe, he would still make a desperate bet.
That night, Sun Quan asked people to secretly call Lu Xun and said to him: "Zhou Yu colluded with Chen Wenzhao, and he has already rebelled, I want to get rid of him, does Bo Yan have a clever plan to teach me?" ”
Lu Xun was shocked when he heard this, and said: "Gongjin is loyal and righteous, and he will definitely not collude with Chen Wenzhao, please think twice." ”
Sun Quan didn't explain anything, just stubbornly said: "Please also ask Boyan to teach me." ”
Looking at Sun Quan's face, Lu Xun's heart moved, as if he had thought of something, and he didn't continue to ask.
After thinking for a while, Lu Xun said: "Zhou Yu is quite famous in Eastern Wu, and the soldiers also respect him very much. ”
"If you can't find definite evidence and kill Zhou Yu rashly, I'm afraid it will cause chaos."
At this time, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu both encountered the same difficulty, that is, they had no evidence in their hands and did not dare to act rashly.
Sun Quan was a little irritable and said, "For the key to it, how can Lone not know? It is precisely because it is difficult to do that I will ask you for advice. ”
Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce together and laid the foundation of Jiangdong, who knows the name of Zhou Yu and the people of Jiangdong?
Even, many people in Eastern Wu only know Zhou Yu but not Sun Quan, even if there is no Sun Ce, Sun Quan will definitely not tolerate it, and Zhou Yu will continue to live.
It's just that this kind of thing can only be done but not said.
Lu Xun pondered for a long time and said: "If Zhou Gongjin does not obviously show his antipathy, the lord must not do it himself." ”
Sun Quan said angrily: "If Lone doesn't strike first, when Zhou Yu rebels, it will be the day of his death!" ”
Lu Xun said with a smile: "Although the lord can't kill Zhou Yu, he can kill people with a knife!" ”
Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked, "How to kill people with a knife?" ”
Lu Xun was silent for a while, and then asked solemnly: "Please also ask the Lord to inform me whether Zhou Gongjin really colluded with Chen Wenzhao, and this matter is related to whether he can successfully kill people with a knife." ”
Sun Quan was dumbfounded at first, and then said: "Although Zhou Yu is anti-hearted, he is not a person who has lived under him for a long time, and he is not expected to defect to Chen Wenzhao." ”
Sun Quan knew what was going on, and Lu Xun had guessed something.
It's just that many things can't be said clearly at all, so Sun Quan casually found a reason and answered Lu Xun's inquiry.
It is true that even if Zhou Yu will have a grudge against Sun Quan because of Sun Ce's death.
But Jiangdong is the foundation laid down by Sun Ce after all, and Zhou Yu is an extremely proud person, even if he has the heart to rebel, he will assist Sun Ce's son, and will not surrender to Chen Xu.
When Lu Xun heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "Since Zhou Yu will not collude with Chen Wenzhao, then you can use Chen Wenzhao's hand to get rid of Zhou Yu." ”
Sun Quan's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "Please also tell me in detail." ”
Lu Xun said: "When you fight with the Guanzhong Army in the future, the lord can let Zhou Yu lead the troops to the battle, can't you do some actions in the middle?" ”
Sun Quan is good at intrigue and trickery, so he naturally understands it at one point.
If the two armies really fought, there were many ways that Sun Quan could operate, such as leaking secrets to the Guanzhong army, such as sending henchmen to kill Zhou Yu in front of the battle, and blaming the Guanzhong army Yunyun.
Sun Quan thought about it for a long time, but said with some concern: "Having said that, Zhou Yu is not very human, if he continues to lead the army, and he can't be killed, I am afraid that it will become a disaster." ”
Zhou Yu's talent Sun Quan knows very well, as long as Zhou Yu leads the troops for a day, he will not be at ease for a day.
Lu Xun said again: "What's so difficult about this, the lord used the strategy of rising and descending secretly, and first seized Zhou Yu's military power and made him a loner." ”
"When you fight with the Guanzhong Army in the future, send your henchmen to let them command, and it will be easy to kill on the battlefield."
Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard this, and thought about what kind of official position Zhou Yu should be canonized, which seemed to be very decent, and could take Zhou Yu's military power.
Early in the morning of the second day, when Sun Quan was still in a daze, he heard someone report: "My lord, the governor of the capital has received the commander's military order, and led 30,000 soldiers to Zuo Feng Yi to quell the rebellion." ”
"What did you say?"
Sun Quan, who was still drowsy, immediately felt that his eyes were dark when he heard the words, and he almost fainted.
The pro-soldier said: "Although Zuo Fengyi was taken by our army, but there were still many rebels in Guanzhong, and the metropolitan governor met with Commander Zhuge overnight and asked to go to Zuo Fengyi to quell the rebellion. ”