The development of the internal situation in Lujiang is even more serious than Xu Shu estimated.

When Quan Cheng escorted the Sun family from Linhuai to Lujiang for investigation, his soldiers had found a stack of silk books from the Sun family's residence.

These silk books happened to be the documents that Sun Ben had contacted with some old Sun family officials and the Jiangdong gentry. Some of them were equivalent to loyalty books. There was a copy belonging to He Jing, accidentally.

With such conclusive evidence, He Jing's crimes are simply unquestionable. And based on these documents and follow the clues, the rebellion charges of other civil and military officials were confirmed.

Overnight, nearly ten civil and military officials in Lujiang City were temporarily detained. Their mansion was immediately searched by soldiers, and their family members lost their freedom and were banned in the mansion.

He Qi, the general of the Pingyi Central Army guarding Danyang and training with Yu Jin, heard about He Jing's rebellion, and could not believe it anyway. He hurriedly crossed the river and returned to Lujiang, intending to clear his brother's grievances.

But as soon as he entered the city, Gong Du ordered his restraint to be bound by colluding with the Sun family and plotting to rebel.

Subsequently, the number of officials involved increased.

The scope also spread from Lujiang to other counties, Shouchun, Danyang, and even the entire Yangzhou were in panic. The officials who came from the original Sun family regime and the major gentry in the counties in Jiangdong were in danger.

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Lusu Mansion, Study Room

"In just a few days, he has captured twenty-seven generals and officials in the three counties of Lujiang, Shouchun and Danyang..." Zhuge Jin, the governor of Lujiang County, shook his head and said with pain.

"It's not over yet..." Lu Su sighed lightly and said sadly, "The mansions of seven more lieutenant generals have been sealed and their relatives have been banned."

"Zijing, when will this matter end?" Zhuge Jin frowned and said, "Does the lord really want to remove all the old ministers of the Sun family?"

Zhuge Jin visited late at night. It was to discuss the increasingly fierce "rebellion storm" with Lu Su.

"This matter should have nothing to do with the lord!" Lu Su shook his head lightly, "Even Li Wenda and Yu Wenze, the important generals under Cao Cao's command can accept it, and they have entrusted important tasks. It can be seen that the lord is not a lord with tolerance.

Among us old ministers in Jiangdong, one of us serves as the governor, four of us serves as the prefect, and seven of us serves as the county magistrate, lieutenant general, rank general, and lieutenant captain. There are countless county magistrates and chiefs, which shows that the lord is grudge against us.

"And you, the family of the general of the Southern Expedition!" Zhuge Jin joked with joy in pain.

"Tiyu, don't make fun of me, I'm now in vain. Don't talk about this first, get back to the point..." Lu Su smiled bitterly, "Even if the lord intends to clean up our old ministers like Jiangdong, it is definitely not the right time now.

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Although the current situation of a full-scale war cannot be decided for the time being, as long as one of them is not bad, it may break the balance of strength between the two sides.

This storm that arises from Lujiang will inevitably cause chaos in the hearts of the people and the morale of the people under the rule of the lord. In such an important situation at present, the hearts of the people and the morale of the army will be in chaos. Wouldn't it be defeated by oneself? With the ability of the lord, it is impossible to see that it is impossible.

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"Who did Zijing think it was the move?" Zhuge Jin looked at Lu Su with a confirmation look. "Cao Cao is indeed extremely suspicious, but it is impossible to cause such a big storm just by Cao Cao's external force!"

"Huh..." Lu Su walked to the window, looked at the moonlight that was flashing in the night sky, and after a while, he slowly said, "Zhang Zhongsi!"

"It's him?!!!!" Zhuge Jin lowered his head and thought.

"In the past few days, no matter what happened in this storm, just from the outside, it seems that nothing is directly related to him. But if you look into it in depth.

You can find that without Zhang Yi's indirect promotion, the situation would never have deteriorated to such a degree." Lu Su said with a solemn expression, "It would be reasonable to say that Gong Fuhan could not see this matter clearly.

But with Zhang Zhongsi's ability, how could he not see the interests I just mentioned? Even though he knew the harm of this matter, he would secretly encourage Gong Fuhan to make the matter bigger, so he would be arrogant."

"Although He Gonghe (He Jing) is a little unthinking about his behavior. But if he says he will rebel, it is really unbelievable." Zhuge Jin nodded and said.

"And it is not only incredible to attack Lujiang City with 1,500 troops garrisoned by nearly 10,000 troops!" Lu Su sighed.

"He Gonghe was fooled! Is the lord's seal of the general of the Conquest South so easy to get? I don't know how long it took to prepare carefully..."

"Zijing means that Zhang Yi is Cao Cao's secret room?"

No wonder Zhuge Jin was a little unbelievable. Zhang Yi had been in the process of joining Liu Bei for longer than Lu Su and Zhuge Jin. He also worked diligently for many years and had excellent political achievements, which was trusted by Liu Bei.

In Liu Bei's civil servant system, Zhang Yi's official positions were only under Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Sun Qian (ps: In addition to serving as Guan and Zhang's chief minister, Long and Feng also served as the left and right Sima of Liu Bei's General's Mansion in the South. He was not what some book friends said, but had become Guan and Zhang's retainer.

), Even the oldest officials such as Jian Yong, Mi Zhu and Chen Zhen have been overshadowed by Zhang Yi in recent years. Zhuge Jin believes that even if Zhang Yi turns to Cao Cao's command, he may not be able to occupy such an important position.

"I heard a vague news, but I don't know whether it is true or not. When Zhang Yi defected to his lord, General Zhang once suspected his identity, but later he didn't know what happened!"

"Now that the storm is about to calm down, no one except the lord, Guan Junhou and General Zhang can have this weight. Even if Xu Yuanzhi returns at this moment, he may not be able to suppress the situation." Zhuge Jin said worriedly.

"General Zhang is far away in Hanzhong, so it is impossible for him to come back. The lord is in Jingzhou, and Guan Junhou went to Yanzhou. He received a letter not long ago. Cao Ren's offensive against Jingzhou suddenly became fierce, and Xiahou Dun also turned into an offensive, and was fighting fiercely with Junhou in Xiacai.

It may be difficult to return in a short period of time." Lu Su said not optimistically.

"How could it be such a coincidence?" Zhuge Jin said in surprise, "Did Cao Cao deliberately delay the lord and Guan Junhou with the war?"

"This time Cao Cao used such a trick. What he wanted to get would definitely not just create chaos in Yangzhou. If the news here reaches the front line, the soldiers in the army will definitely shake their fighting spirit.

If Cao Cao seized a little bit of breakthrough, the entire battle situation would be very likely to be reversed. It may not be impossible to decide the world in one battle!" Lu Su said with a frown.

Speaking of this, both of them suddenly lost interest in talking. The dull atmosphere filled the room.

"Does there any reply from the lord?" Zhuge Jin asked cheerfully, "It's almost three days since the letter was sent to Xiangyang. The time for Feige is almost done when he goes back and forth!"

"Not yet..." Lu Su shook his head helplessly.

A noise suddenly came from outside the study room.

Lu Su frowned. He stepped out and asked, "What's going on?"

"Sir, General Gong and Lord Zhang are bringing officers and soldiers to the door..." A personal soldier in the mansion hurriedly ran back and forth.

"How could this happen?" Zhuge Jin said in a slight shock.

"After all, I can't let go of me..." Lu Su showed a bitter smile of enlightenment.

Soon, Gong Du and Zhang Yi led dozens of soldiers outside the study.

"Mr. Zhuge is here too, that's great!" Gong Du took two silk books from the soldiers beside him and went up to hand them to Lu Su and Zhuge Jin, "Mr. Lu, Lord. Zhuge, you two are suspected of treason. Gong wants to ask you to be reviewed.

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"Mr. Lu, Lord Zhuge, due to the situation, Zhang and General Gong have no choice but to do it. Please forgive me!" Zhang Yi took two steps forward.

With an apology smile, he explained in harmony, "But the two adults are loyal to the lord. They should be able to return home safely in one or two days. Don't worry too much."

Lu Su and Zhuge Jin, especially Lu Su's identity, were different from ordinary generals and officials. If they wanted to capture him, it would be natural that ordinary soldiers could not be the only ones, so Gong Du and Zhang Yi both came forward in person.

Lu Su had no panic on his face. He stared at Zhang Yi with a meaningful look for a moment, then smiled slightly: "Mr. Mr. Zhang. Is the current situation in Yangzhou exactly what you expect?"

"The meaning of Lord Lu's words is a little unclear!" Zhang Yi said inexplicably.

"Jing, Yan, Xu and Hanzhong are fighting fiercely. The soldiers on the front line are fighting bloodily, but civil strife is on the back. The soldiers and relatives cannot save their families. How can this battle continue? Lord Zhang is making the "rebellion" increasingly serious. Who are they thinking about?" Lu Su said with a smile.

"Lord? Cao Cao?"

"Master Lu's words. Zhang cannot accept it!" Zhang Yi was not angry and replied indifferently. "As the saying goes, if you want to resist the outside, you must first settle the inside.

The army was fighting outside, but the evil people were in chaos behind. How could this battle fight peacefully? It should be noted that these evil people are not ordinary people, they are very heavy."

"Some things can be covered for a while, but not for a lifetime." Lu Su shook his head and sighed, "And, in Lord Zhang's eyes, are there any better Wutong Good Wood?"

A complex and hesitant look flashed in Zhang Yi's eyes, but it soon disappeared, and there was no one else except Lu Su.

The conversation between Lu Su and Zhang Yi was very jumping and confused Gong. However, he also vaguely felt that Lu Su's words made some sense, but the situation was already on the string and he had to fire it.

"Mr. Lu's words are very interesting. If you have the chance in the future, you might as well talk deeply!" Zhang Yi no longer wanted to continue talking with Lu Su.

After a faint smile, Lu Su turned around and said to Zhuge Jin: "Tiyu, let's go!"

"Okay!" Zhuge Jin also looked calm and followed Lu Su towards the front door. When passing by Zhang Yi, he sighed, "Good birds choose trees to live in!"

"Mr. Zhang, you're leaving!" Gong Du was about to leave, but when he saw that Zhang Yi was still standing still, he greeted him.

Zhang Yi, who was stunned and in a daze, had a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and he looked up and smiled and replied: "Let's go!"

In front of the main gate, the family members of the Lu Mansion cried and choked. Lu Su smiled and comforted his family.

"Mr. Lu, please!" Zhang Yi stepped forward and urged.

Finally, after giving a few instructions to his family, Lu Su took Zhuge Jin out of the mansion with a peaceful expression and prepared to board a carriage similar to a prison carriage.

"Didi...Didi!" The rapid sound of horse hooves came from the distant night, and the distance was getting closer and closer.

Soon, a fast horse appeared in front of everyone. After the knight turned over and fell off the horse, he bowed to Gongdu, Zhang Yi, and even Lu Su, Zhuge Jin and said loudly: "The lord has returned to Lujiang. Please go back to the General's Mansion to discuss matters quickly.

”

"Uh~!" The four people present let out a whisper at the same time, but the meaning was a little different.

Lu Su and Zhuge Jin looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

And Gong Du felt more relieved.

Zhang Yi had no expression on his face.

"Why did the lord come back so soon? Isn't the battle situation in Jingzhou very nervous?" Gong Du recognized that the knight was one of Liu Bei's personal guards and asked in surprise.

"After the lord received the letter, he set off immediately and traveled one day and two nights!"

"Is Military Advisor Xu back?" Zhang Yi asked in a harmonious voice.

"Mr. Xu is still in Jingzhou, and the lord only brought us more than 20 cavalry guards back!"

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The battle of attacking the mountain in Yoicang Mountain is in full swing.

Countless burning tincture tanks, driven by the thunderbolt car, drew fiery red arcs in the air and fell on the rocks and trees. The splashed oil quickly ignited all the combustible objects around.

The withered plants and trees in late autumn provide great convenience for the spread of fire.

The Cao army on the mountain also kept pouring stone rain down the mountain with thunder chariots.

"It's rare that you can encounter such a strong south wind in late autumn." Pang Tong covered his eyes and looked at the scene of the mountainous fires in the distance, and said with a smile, "Xiahou Zhengxi is indeed not an ordinary person. He actually cut off most of the plants and trees on the hillside.

But even so, it is enough for Cao's army to bear it!"

"Is there any news about Wuqian Feijun?" I withdrew my gaze from a distance and turned to Pang Tong.
Chapter completed!