Lu Yi glanced at Lu Su and said with a forced smile: "I'm a little muddy now, let me calm down." ”

Nangong Yan on the side said: "Anyway, this time Zhu Zhi fulfilled his promise, we should send someone to thank him." ”

"Moreover, it is better to be active than to be passive."

"This time Zhu Zhi broke the city, we must take the initiative to pay a certain amount of materials, otherwise, Zhu Zhi will think that the Lu family will not be able to clean up."

"I can ask Shi Huan to bring someone to send a batch of materials to thank you."

"With the relationship between Shi Huan and Zhu Zhi, plus our initiative, Zhu Zhi at least has nothing to say."

Lu Yi looked at Lu Su and said, "Zijing, do what Boyu said." ”

Boyu, the word of Nangong Yan.

Lu Su answered and walked quickly into the house.

After a while, there was a cheer inside.

However, this time, everyone still did not come out, so they rested in place.

Only Lu Su took Shi Huan and ten Danyang soldiers to meet Da Qiao.

The Lu family's money and food are now under the management of Da Qiao.

Nangong Yan looked at everything that happened inside, and then said to Lu Yi: "Brother Lu, I am going to leave Wu County now and go to Ou'a." ”

"Now that Sun Ce's sneak attack on Ou Ah has been successful, I am still worried about my father."

"I don't feel at ease if I don't see it with my own eyes."

Lu Yi nodded and said, "Then you go!" Be careful and stay safe along the way! ”

Nangong Yan answered and instructed Xu Shu to follow Lu Yi at all times, he returned to the house, took out a horse, and left on horseback.

Lu Yi returned to the house, comforted the Lu family, and told them not to take it lightly for the time being, so as to prevent changes.

In the wee hours of the morning, the entire county of Wu fell silent.

Lu Yi, Xu Shu and Lu Su sat at the gate.

Not long after, ten soldiers claiming to be under Zhu Zhi's command went door to door to inform that Wu County was now occupied by Zhu Zhi, and as long as everyone did not participate in the war, they would be fine.

Approaching dawn, Lu Yi asked Lu Su to rest.

Throughout the night, Lu Su and Xu Shu accompanied him.

Now it seems to have calmed down.

Lu Su waved his hand and said, "I'll talk about it when Shi Huan comes back." ”

Seeing that Lu Su was so insistent, Lu Yi could only give up.

Just as Lu Yi was measuring his footsteps at the door to drive away his sleepiness, a sound of horses' hooves sounded.

Xu Shu's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly went out first.

Lu Yi and Lu Su also looked nervous.

After a while, I saw Xu Shu come in with four young men.

The first one was an elegant man in his early thirties, with a long beard and bloodshot eyes.

After Lu Yi led the Lu family back to Wu County, this person came twice.

One is to celebrate the return of the Lu family.

Another time was when the Lu family ancestral hall was completed, and when it was celebrated, he personally brought a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry to celebrate.

This person is the current head of the Gu family, Gu Yong!

There have also been some officials on the Gu family's ancestors, and they have declined in the past few decades.

Gu Yong's wife is the daughter of Lu Kang Taishou.

Lu Yi saw that Gu Yong came so early in the morning, so he hurriedly greeted him.

Gu Yong asked the other three young men to stay outside the door and greeted Lu Yi alone.

The two looked at each other and let out a long sigh.

Seeing this, Lu Su said, "You go and sit in the pavilion, and I'll get some warm wine." ”

Gu Yong thanked him.

Lu Yi made a gesture of invitation to Gu Yong.

The two came to the stone pavilion and sat down on their knees facing each other.

Gu Yong looked around, saw that it was quiet all around, and there was no one in sight, so he said in a hoarse voice: "Brother Lu, you are calm!" You weren't prepared for something like this happened last night! ”

Lu Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone is inside, and everyone hasn't slept all night." ”

"I was ready to die together."

"All the people are in this house."

"Once Zhu Zhi leads the army to attack him, even if he dies, he will tear off a piece of his flesh!"

"Just, let's talk about it. I still feel fortunate to be able to save the lives of my clansmen now. ”

Gu Yong looked at the room and said with a dumb smile: "I see! However, I don't do it the same way as you. ”

"I scattered my people and hid them."

"Once I'm killed, let them find a way to get out of Wu County on their own."

The two looked at each other and shook their heads.

At this time, Lu Su brought warm wine.

Gu Yong took a sip, and then asked Lu Yi: "Brother Lu, in this situation, I specially rushed over to ask what I plan to do?" ”

"It's time for us families to join forces."

"Otherwise, if they fight separately, sooner or later they will become the soul of Sun Ce's sword!"

"In the past year, my people were by the river, and they saw Sun Ce's ruthless methods."

"I want to get my people out of here."

"But in this troubled world, where can you go?"

"Sun Ce has the support of the Zhou family, and the generals under him are brave, and Jiangdong will fall under his rule sooner or later."

"But if we leave Jiangdong and live elsewhere, how can we people win the local scholars?"

"I think about it, only if everyone unites and deals with it together, can we survive."

Lu Yi nodded and said, "I also mean that." ”

Gu Yong's expression perked up and said, "The hero sees the same thing!" Brother Lu, what should we do next? ”

Lu Yi fell silent.

After a long time, he said slowly: "With the funding of the Zhou family, as you just said, it is inevitable that Sun Ce will take Jiangdong. We can either leave, or we can only temporarily endure under Sun Ce's rule and wait for the opportunity. ”

"If we leave, as you said, we might as well stay where we go."

"And forbearance—"

"At least, wait until the Zhou family is moved down."

"The home of the second and third princes of the Zhou family, protégés and former officials are all over Yangzhou."

"Moreover, the family business is rich."

"Under normal circumstances, we simply can't deal with them."

"However, he funded Sun Ce this time, Sun Ce killed innocents indiscriminately, and everyone's resentment towards Sun Ce led to a sharp decline in favorability towards the Zhou family."

"It's not that the Zhou family doesn't care about these, on the contrary, they care more."

"However, they are determined to bet on Sun Ce."

"As long as Sun Ce is the king and hegemon, then their Zhou family will be a super wealthy family in the future."

"Once the pig-killing knife of the years passes, fifty years, a hundred years, everyone will gradually forget the massacre in these troubled times, and their Zhou family will be famous in the world in later generations."

Gu Yong nodded.

Lu Yi said: "So, we can only continue to wait, continue to wait for Sun Ce to do evil, continue to wait for the Zhou family to fund Sun Ce, drain their own reputation, and have huge expenses for grain and grass." ”

"At that time, find a way to get rid of the Zhou family first."

"At that time, it was also the time for us to find a way to regain the initiative from Sun Ce's butcher's knife."

"And before that, I can only endure."

Gu Yong said: "What about now?" How can we protect ourselves? ”

Lu Yi said: "Tomorrow, you gather the people of the major families, and everyone will come out with some materials to form a large amount of grain and grass, and my team will personally send them to Ou Ah to see Sun Ce." ”

"It is more effective for everyone to pay the benefits together than to go alone."

Gu Yong said: "I'll go too, right?" There is someone to take care of, rest assured. ”

Lu Yi said: "Okay! ”

Gu Yong sighed and said, "Then how to quickly exhaust the Zhou family's reputation and property?" ”

Lu Su on the side suddenly said: "The Zhou family is so supportive of Sun Ce, Yuan Shu must know." ”

"At this time, if Yuan Shu recalls Sun Ce, Sun Ce will definitely not listen."

"Now that he has taken Wujun, Danyang and other places, it is a good start to take Jiangdong, as long as Sun Ce has the ambition to be the king and hegemon, he will not give up."

"Yuan Shu has an excuse to crusade against Sun Ce!"

"In the same way, the Zhou family, who funded Sun Ce, Yuan Shu had enough reasons for them to sever ties with Sun Ce."

"The Zhou family has done so much to help Sun Ce, and now that they see that Sun Ce is going to succeed, how can they give up all their efforts?"

"There will inevitably be a conflict between the two sides!"

"By the way, before Qiao Gong went to Shouchun to do business, he also heard that Yuan Shu fought with Liu Bei in Xuzhou and had already taken Huaiyin, Guangling and other places."

"Now at this time, Sun Ce has crossed the river, and Yuan Shu must continue to attack Xuzhou."

"It's not too much to ask the Zhou family for food and grass, right? The Zhou family must give. ”

"However, once the Zhou family gives Yuan Shu, what should Sun Ce do?"

"In my opinion, the Zhou family has a way to go."

"Simply abandon the old nest of Lujiang, fully support Sun Ce to take Jiangdong, become Sun Ce's minister of the dragon, and open up a new family glory."

"Otherwise, if you bow to Yuan Shu once, there will be no possibility of getting up later."

"The Zhou family lost Lujiang's lair, and their strength was greatly reduced, and they were no longer so terrifying."

"The ability to support Sun Ce should also be weakened."

"At this time, our chances of retaliation have also greatly increased."

Gu Yong looked at Lu Su curiously and said, "This is-"

Lu Yi said: "His name is Lu Su, the young owner of the Lu family in Xiapi, Xuzhou, and he is very arrogant. He has helped me a lot many times, because of the turmoil in Xuzhou, I asked him to come to Wu County with me. ”

Gu Yong said with a smile: "Brother Lu's plan, I feel that it is feasible!" The question is, how can we contact Yuan Shu and let Yuan Shu take action against the Zhou family and Sun Ce? ”

"Compared to the Zhou family and Sun Ce, Yuan Shu obviously trusts them more than us."