Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Sun Quan's tensed face suddenly became relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Master Sima is interested in Zecheng, which means that although he is young, he has a very unique vision, but Zecheng's son is still young, so it is not appropriate to accept such a big adopted son. Besides, there are only two people left in the Sima family, and it is impossible for them to change their surnames."

Hu Ke scratched his head and smiled foolishly: "My lord's words made the last general ashamed. With Sima Shi's background, it is appropriate for the Gu family, the Lu family, and the Zhu family to adopt him as a foster son..."

"They? Impossible..." Sun Quan said in his heart that the Jiangdong gentry could not tolerate outsiders.

"My lord has adopted Ling Lie and Ling Feng before. It's good for you to adopt brothers Sima as adopted sons. Not only are they compatible in terms of fame and status, but you can also reap the favor of the big families in the Central Plains." Hu Ke said jokingly.

"Zecheng's suggestion is good, but the time has not yet come. Now that Cao Pi has proclaimed himself emperor, it is estimated that Liu Bei will also be ready to make a move. The intelligence in the north depends entirely on you." Sun Quan ordered seriously.

Hu Ke clasped his fists sonorously, "Don't worry, my lord, if there is any trouble in the north, the general will report it truthfully."

"good."

Chapter 7 Nine Endless Funerals

In the midsummer of August, the scorching sun is in the sky.

In order to show his respect for the hero, Sun Quan gave Han Dang a funeral under the sun. All the civil and military officials of Jianye City were present, and even Lu Cong, who had a problem with Han Zong, also went to see him off.

Han Zong expressed his thanks to all the visitors one by one at the scene, but he missed Lu Cong who was "disregarding previous suspicions", which made Lu Cong's face blue and purple.

At three o'clock, Han Dang's funeral was over.

Sun Quan's face was covered with sweat, and when he was about to board the car to return to Jianye, a rider came not far away, riding on smoke and dust.

"My lord, be careful." The tiger guards immediately stood in front of Sun Quan.

The person who came turned over and fell off his horse two feet away, crawling and running towards the crowd, his sweat-stained face was full of panic and uneasiness, and he searched for the person he was looking for while running.

After locking on to the target Lu Cong, the man ran over crying: "My lord, it's a disaster..."

Lu Cong looked at the others in embarrassment, because the person who came was a follower of the Lu family. On such a serious occasion, it seemed extremely rude to yell, especially if Sun Quan was still present.

"Heh... what a disaster..." Han Zong teased eccentrically, and Sun Quan frowned slightly.

Lu Cong reprimanded in a deep voice: "Uncle Chen, my lord is here too, you are in such a panic, what's the matter?"

Uncle Chen ignored it, but reported with a sad face: "The head of the family was assassinated and seriously injured, and he is in critical condition right now."

"What did you say?" Lu Cong stepped forward anxiously.

"The head of the family and the young master went to Jingshan to escape the summer heat, but were unfortunately shot in the chest by an assassin in the forest with a poisonous arrow..." Chen Bosheng burst into tears. (Lu Meng had three sons, the eldest son Lu Cong, the second son Lu Ba, and the third son Lu Mu)

"Where's Shu Dan (Lu Mu)?" Lu Cong asked.

Chen Bo swallowed his saliva and replied: "The gangster's initial target was the third son. The owner was shot by an arrow to protect him. The general fought back and repelled the assassin, but the owner was shot in the vital part. Now... woo..."

Lu Cong hurriedly came to Sun Quan's side, holding back his grief and clenched his fists to report: "My lord, Zhong Han (Lu Ba) has encountered an accident, and Cong asks to go ahead."

"Meng Ze (Lv Cong) go quickly, I will arrive soon with the imperial physician." Sun Quan looked solemn.

"Thank you, my lord, I will take my leave."

Lu Cong clasped his fists in salute and rode his horse away with Uncle Chen, the civil and military officials who were presenting Han Dang's funeral couldn't help but sigh, and the accompanying servants brought their horses and carriages to go back to the city.

The moment Sun Quan boarded the car with a dark face, he heard discordant voices from behind.

"Hmph, someone has done so many unrighteous things, it's really unpleasant to get retribution..."

Sun Quan stopped to look for his reputation, and found that Han Zong was still the 'narrow-minded' Han Zong. He glared at him and got on the carriage. The accompanying warriors were divided into two rows and escorted Sun Quan away on the left and right.

Everyone in the room felt disdain for Han Zong's way of adding insult to injury, and they all shook their heads and left Han Dang's cemetery before him, but Han Zong didn't take it seriously and secretly felt refreshed.

"Yuan He (Han Zong), you should speak and do things according to the occasion. Even if you have a rift with the Lu family, you can't talk nonsense in front of so many people. Besides, the old general is not a final conclusion? Why do you keep holding on to the governor? "Zhang Zhao deliberately stayed at the back, and taught the 'recalcitrant' Han family children alone.

Han Zong was very arrogant in front of the Lu family, but he was very polite in front of Zhang Zhao. He clasped his fists and replied calmly: "My nephew asked many times when he went to Jingzhou to move his grave. I can't believe what I said, just now I was just complaining..."

"It's a false accusation without evidence. Everyone came to the funeral of Old General Han. It is enough to see that the Lu family is open-minded. Why do you continue to pursue it? Isn't the governor gone? Now that everyone has been buried, I don't think there will be any more trouble, the lord was obviously angry just now." Zhang Zhao's tone was very severe.

"My nephew knows that the military advisor will say good things for me. The worst thing about this matter is not to pursue it..." Han Zong suddenly seemed very magnanimous. In fact, because Lu Ba was likely to die, he felt that the anger in his chest had already come out.

Zhang Zhao shook his head, "The old man is going to chase the lord now, so you can do it yourself..."

Before Han Zong left, he came to Han Dang's grave again, bowed his hands and said: "Father has a spirit in the sky, and the Lu family will suffer the consequences. If Lu Ba dies today, Lu Cong and Lu Mu will not be around for long. Your enemies It can be regarded as a report..."

On the way back, Han Zong was in a good mood, while his attendant, Xian Yuxiao, had a heavy expression on his face.

"Major General, don't you think there is something strange about this matter? I mentioned the idea of ​​kidnapping Lu Mu at home a few days ago, and today someone really went to kidnap Lu Mu and shot Lu Ba with a poisoned arrow. Isn't it too coincidental? Some?" Xian Yuxi frowned and analyzed.

"Lu Meng did a lot of immoral things, and some people wanted to trouble his descendants. I buried my father today, and Jiang Dong watched with both eyes. I can't say that I did it, right? Whichever hero did it, I have to thank him.”

Although Han Zong acted disapprovingly, he thought to himself that brother Sima was a bit powerful, and he found the assassin in such a short period of time.

When everyone returned to Han's house in the afternoon, Xianyu Xiao felt uneasy, and then called the attendants in the house to count the number of people, and found that there was a row (5 people) left behind in the Han's house, and the leader of the row was Chang Gao, Han Zong's confidant.

Xian Yuxiao inquired with other people, and learned that Chang Gao had left the mansion with those people without asking for instructions, and the answer to Lu Ba's assassination was ready to come out.

Han Zong didn't expect Chang Gao to take people to do big things when he just said it casually. He tapped his forehead frequently with his left index finger and middle finger, and it took him a long time before he said leisurely, "What do you think we are afraid of? Today I am burying my father, don't It is said that the lord may not be able to find out, even if it is found out, so what? Don't forget that Yang Tai and the others are ironclad evidence."

Xian Yuxi was stunned when he heard this, and advised, "Major General, it's best not to admit it. Dudu Lu had many friends during his lifetime, and my lord loved him very much. If Thunder Wrath is really aroused, the Han family may not be able to gain a foothold in Jiangdong... ..."

Hiss...Han Zong took a deep breath, and quickly ordered: "Go to Lu's mansion quickly to find out if Lu Ba is dead. If he is not dead, please invite two doctors to go over."

"This...does this count as self-reporting?" Xian Yuxi's face was full of embarrassment.

In fact, Han Zong didn't need to send someone to inquire at all, because Lu Cong returned home and Lu Ba died.

After Sun Quan arrived, he held back his anger. After comforting the children of the Lu family, he left Zhuge Jin to assist in the funeral for Lu Ba, while he returned to the palace angrily.

"It's really unreasonable. Why are there endless assassins and endless funerals?" Sun Quan was so angry that he threw several glasses.

After a while, Zhang Zhao broke into the hall.

Seeing the mess on the ground, he picked up a piece of debris, cupped his hands and reported to Sun Quan: "The old minister just asked, the assassin was a hunter near Jingshan Mountain, and Zihuang (Quan Cong) led troops to search the mountain after the incident. Discover……"

Sun Quan gritted his teeth: "It's another hunter in the mountains. It's exactly the same as my brother's assassination. This is slapping me in the face. Call Yu Zecheng here."

"Now? Should we be more cautious..." Zhang Zhao reminded in a low voice.

"Well...remember to keep it secret..."

Chapter 7 Ten

What Hu Ke did in Jiangdong was also intelligence work, and the major affairs of the Lu family were also under his control, because he was the one who contributed to the flames, making Jiangdong unable to calm down like this.

Facing Sun Quan's urgent summons, Hu Ke knew the reason better than anyone else. He hurriedly confessed to the clerk of the firm, and then secretly entered the palace with Hu Shi.

Lan Tian has requirements for training the Sima brothers, so Hu Ke recently brought both of them with him.

As soon as Hu Ke left the firm, Sima Zhao whispered to Master Sima: "Brother, what happened to shopkeeper Yu today? This person is as calm as usual, but he was a little different just now."

Master Sima nodded in agreement: "I saw Sun Quan's warriors just now. It may be that something big happened to Jiangdong. It seems that shopkeeper Yu is very important to Sun Quan. Maybe he can really help us."

Sima Zhao tentatively asked: "Could it be related to us? I heard that the king of Wei is pressing the case against our family. Will the real murderer be found?"

"Investigate the real culprit? How could Sun Quan be so kind? The Sima family only counts on Chen Shangshu and the others..." Sima Shi shook his head and smiled wryly.

"Father and the King of Wei are inseparable, why doesn't Eldest Brother believe him?" Sima Zhao scratched his face lightly.

"I want to correct you. The King of Wei has now been proclaimed the emperor by Zen. Brother Zhao can no longer be called the King of Wei. My father taught us that accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. When the emperor is still fighting for the crown prince, he can be friends with his father." , but when he became the Queen of Wei, there is a difference in dignity, and now we can't expect him to remember the Sima family..." Master Sima sighed, although he is only 13 years old, but he grew up overnight because of the great changes in his family, and he looks at political struggles more than some people. Adults are still deep.

"But the emperor kept writing letters to urge Sun Quan, so how should I explain it?" Sima Zhao asked innocently.

"Maybe Chen Shangshu and the others are still working hard, or maybe the emperor has other ideas. The Sima family is gone now. If His Majesty would have thought of the credit of his father and uncle, he would not have sent us to Jiangdong at all. I doubt the reason behind it." The enemy is using a knife to kill..." Sima Shi thought maturely like a politician.

Sima Zhao looked around and replied nonchalantly: "I think the emperor is protecting us. Although this place is far away from our homeland, it's better than Cao Hong's barracks, right? I always feel that that person is not very kind..."

"If the emperor borrowed Sun Quan to protect us, it means that the enemy of the Sima family is in the state of Wei. I don't know who can make the emperor fear..." Master Sima shook his head.

"Brother, why bother? Shopkeeper Yu's departure is probably related to us. Maybe the emperor has caught the enemy of the Sima family, and now he is sending someone to Jiangdong to pick us up." Sima Zhao comforted his brother.

"It's great if this is the case. Although there are only two of us left in the Sima family, the ancestors have left so many lands. As long as the emperor is willing to help us a little bit, and our brothers work hard to manage it, the Sima family may still be able to rise." Sima The teacher said solemnly.

When the two brothers were daydreaming in Yu's Firm, Hu Ke had already entered the palace secretly under the leadership of Hu Shi.

When Sun Quan saw Hu Ke, his face was still embarrassed. He did not avoid Zhang Zhao's deep voice and asked, "Zecheng knows what I want to ask, right?"

Hu Ke glanced at Zhang Zhao, then bowed and clasped his fists together: "The general knows, my lord wants to ask about the Lu family?"

"Why don't you tell the truth?" Sun Quan frowned.

"The general thinks it has something to do with the Han family. I heard that today is Lu Mu's 12th birthday. In the morning, Lu Ba took him to Jingshan to play, and Han Zong's family general Chang Gao followed him out of the city..." Hu Ke said while observing Zhang Zhao When the other party heard that he was monitoring Lu Han's family, he immediately gave Sun Quan an appreciative look.

Sun Quan stroked his purple beard, puzzled, and said to himself: "Han Zong is burying the old general today, and his family will go to assassinate Lu's family. Is this a coincidence or premeditated?"

"I don't know the end..." Hu Ke shook his head.

Zhang Zhao said solemnly: "Guessing and guessing will only increase troubles. My lord will find out after inviting Han Zong here."

"Is this appropriate? Old General Han was only buried today..." Sun Quan hesitated.

Zhang Zhao's wrinkled face was like a bitter gourd. He cupped his hands and reminded Sun Quan, "It's a pity that General Han died, but at least his bones can return to his homeland intact. There is only one head in Ziming's coffin. Today, Lu Ba was assassinated and died for no reason." In comparison, the father and son of the Lu family are much more tragic. Han Zong has always been mad because of the unknown cause of his father's death. My lord can beat him with this incident. Don't forget that he is talking nonsense again today..."

"Zibu is right. I'll ask Hushi to 'recruit someone' right away." Sun Quan nodded.

"My lord, what about me?" Hu Ke pointed to himself and reminded because of his special status.

"Zecheng first go to the back of the hall and wait, let's see what Han Zong explains." Sun Quan raised his eyes and fell into deep thought.

"Wei." Hu Ke saluted Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao respectively, and then quickly moved to the back of the palace.

Seeing Hu Ke's figure disappearing into the screen, Zhang Zhao reminded Sun Quan in a low voice: "My lord, there is no news about Chang Gao now, even if he was ordered by Han Zong to assassinate Lu Ba, now Han Zong can completely deny it, if Chang Gao has completely disappeared from now on, wouldn't this matter become an unresolved case? Zi Ming made a lot of friends in the past, and if he doesn't know about it afterwards, he might not be able to explain it..."

"Don't worry, Zibu, I can still control Han Zong, you just need to cooperate with me later, but he dared to taunt Lu Cong in front of the old general's tomb, it's really hard to believe he would do that." Sun Quan couldn't figure it out.

Zhang Zhao's analysis: "Han Zong has always regarded Ziming as an enemy who killed his father. The veteran guessed that he had asked Chang Gao to kidnap Lu Mu, but he accidentally injured Lu Ba during the fight, and now he is very likely to escape..."

"Accidental injury? How can there be such a coincidence? It was Fu Shiren who spread the rumors, causing the descendants of Lv and Han to fight like this. Fu Shiren's wife, children and family members deserved to be demoted to common people." Smashing it on the pillars of the main hall shows that the hatred for Fu Shiren has not diminished.

Half an hour later, Han Zong brought Yang Tai and five people to see Sun Quan. He was already prepared for Lu Ba's matter, so he simply brought all his trump cards.

The five Yang Tai were stopped outside the hall by tiger warriors, Han Zong walked into the hall alone with his head held high, and when he saw Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao, he hurried forward and bowed.

Sun Quan changed his amiable attitude, and snapped: "Han Yuanhe, Gu Nian, who indulged you too much after being a hero, is now so bold as to assassinate Lu Zhonghan (Lu Ba), how many heads do you have waiting to be chopped off?" ?”

Sun Quan's dismounting made Han Zong a little bit astonished, but he quickly replied with confidence: "I don't know what the lord is saying... the last general is burying my father today, aren't you also there? How could the last general assassinate Lu?" Tyrant? You can't think that if I don't deal with the Lu family, you can forcefully accuse General An Mo of the crime, everything must be based on evidence..."

"Hmph, do you want evidence? Chang Gao is your man, right? Quan Zihuang (Quan Cong) is escorting him back to Jianye, do you want to wait to confront him?" Sun Quan stared into Han Zong's eyes, a little playfully asked.

Han Zong's eyes were wide open. He didn't know that Sun Quan was deceiving him, but when he remembered the existence of the five people outside the hall, he still remained calm and did not panic, which surprised Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao kept winking at Han Zong, signaling him to admit his mistake to Sun Quan, but Han Zong laughed wildly, "Haha, my lord, don't use Chang Gao to scare me. The traitor Lu Meng killed my father. He deserved to die. Now the debt is paid by the father." Retribution, don't say that this matter is not ordered by the last general, even if it is, so what?"

Han Zong's words were so powerful and domineering that Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao were dumbfounded.

Han Zong seemed to be saying to the two of them: Don't pretend, don't beep, I'm just that good.

Chapter 711 Han Zong's Surprising Allegation

Seeing that Sun Quan's blue eyes were about to burst into flames, Zhang Zhao quickly stepped forward and shouted in a low voice, "Yuan He (Han Zong), what kind of madness are you committing? You have made such a mess in front of the lord, and you don't have to answer it properly, otherwise who can tell you?" keep you?"

Han Zong was inexperienced in politics, and was panicked by Sun Quan's coming up just now, so he impulsively chose to 'fight back'. It has also become much softer.

"My lord, please forgive me. Zong was a little excited because my father was wronged and died. I didn't offend you just now. My lord is generous. Don't be as knowledgeable as the general..." Han Zong lowered his head and did not look at Sun Quan.

Han Zong has an impulsive and aggressive personality, and Sun Quan knew him well, so he wanted to use his power to deceive the other party. Unfortunately, Han Zong didn't follow the routine at all. He almost caught Sun Quan with this move, which was the result of beating the old master to death with random punches.

"Old General Han's death, Gu Li has already found out, and Ziming is no longer alive, why Yuan He (Han Zong) is entangled to death? In addition, the nature of Zhong Han (Lu Ba)'s assassination is bad, if Gu can't find out The murderer was found out for a clear reason, and the civil and military officials in Jianye City were panicked. Tell me what you know, and see if there is any room for maneuver..."

Sun Quan remembered that Han Dang was the one who put the Sun family on the saddle, and he still wanted to protect the descendants of the Han family, but he had to give a good account to Lu Meng's family. How to deal with it in the end depends on what Han Zong said.

"The people who were investigated and questioned by the Gu Supervisor Army in the past were all soldiers in Lu Meng's camp. How can such testimony be trusted? Recently, several prisoners of war escaped from Wuchang and returned to Chaisang. They are the only five people left in my father's department. In the end, the general learned the real situation from them, and they confirmed that Lu Meng attacked and killed the minister's father in a surprise attack, and General Fu was killed by Lu Meng's plot to speak up, so I ask the lord to be the minister and the master of General Fu Shiren." After finishing speaking, Han Zong bowed down on one knee.

Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao were shocked again. It is no wonder that Han Zong's "old hen turned into a duck" today has obtained substantial evidence.

"Where are those relatives?" Zhang Zhao asked anxiously.

"They're just outside the hall." Han Zong's eyes were clear.

Sun Quan frowned and signaled to Zhang Zhao, and then invited Yang Tai and five people into the hall. Zhang Zhao asked about the situation in front of Sun Quan. For his credit, he portrayed his original leader as a loyal man after surrender.

After Zhang Zhao asked, he was stunned. He didn't expect the plot to be so bizarre. He sent Yang Tai and others out first, and then returned to Sun Quan and suggested in a low voice: "Since Yuan He (Han Zong) has a definite witness, we can only go back and talk to Gu." Lee's witnesses stand up..."

"Before the matter is fully investigated, Yuanhe can't take unilateral guesses as conclusions, so I will forgive you for the crime of disrespect just now. Even if Ziming really has a grudge with the old general, it is a matter of the previous generation. How do you Can you let the general go to assassinate? These two things should not be confused..." Sun Quan looked at Han Zong and shook his head.

At this time, Sun Quan had already decided that Han Zong was the murderer, but the other party still had a relaxed expression that had nothing to do with him, "My lord, you can ask Chang Gao when he comes back. It has absolutely nothing to do with me, Han Zong."

After Sun Quan heard this, he just sat on the wax, but Han Zong didn't admit it at all. His deceit just now was equivalent to failure. Zhang Zhao also sweated Sun Quan, saying that Han Zong really had something today, and he actually cracked the lord's scheme.

"How could it be okay? Isn't Chang Gao from the Han family? Don't say so lightly, Yuan He, as if he has nothing to do with you." Zhang Zhao hurriedly changed the subject to help Sun Quan.

Han Zong nodded slightly, with a smile on his lips: "Although Chang Gao is the general of the minister, his actions may not be the orders of the minister. I have just returned home and the minister has counted the number of people. It is true that the five Chang Gao are not at home. After a preliminary investigation before the end of the future, Chang Gao had a close relationship with Yu's firm a few days ago..."