Chapter 64: Sima Yi's Poisonous Scheme

  Zhuge Jin was close to Lu Su, and Zhou Yu knew it. Lu Su's attitude towards the alliance between Sun and Liu, he also knew. Lu Su came specifically to talk to him about Zhuge Liang, what his purpose was, he could naturally guess.

  He smiled and stared at Lu Su, but didn't say a word. Lu Su was made nervous by his gaze and felt somewhat at a loss.

  He sternly said: "Great Commander, what is this?"

  Zhou Yu smiled and said, "People say that Lu Zijing (Lu Su's courtesy name) is honest and down-to-earth, but he comes to me with ulterior motives. Aren't you worried that I will be unfavorable to Zhuge Liang? You came here to probe my attitude."

  Lu Su's thoughts were seen through, and he felt a bit embarrassed. He simply asked directly: "What do you think about Zhuge Liang coming here?"

  "Zi Jing, how many years have we known each other? Am I really a person with such a narrow mind in your eyes?"

  He looked down on everyone, and in his life, he only recommended one person to Sun Quan, that is, Lu Su. Although the two had very different personalities, their relationship was still good.

  Zhou Yu saw that he didn't speak, and continued to say: "At the time of the Battle of Red Cliffs, I indeed wanted to kill Zhuge Liang. After defeating Cao Cao at that time, we should have taken advantage of the situation to capture Jingzhou. At that time, it was right to want to kill him. The fact proved that he assisted Liu Bei in capturing the four counties of Jingzhou and blocked our expansion into Jingzhou."

  He sat up and continued, "The situation is different from before. Cao Cao has gradually recovered his strength, and Liu Bei has expanded his power. If I were to clash with Liu Bei, we would both suffer losses, which would be exploited by Cao Cao. Do you think I would do such a thing?"

  Lu Su said with some embarrassment: "The Grand Commander's magnanimity is truly admirable, I was indeed using the heart of a small man to measure the belly of a gentleman."

  Zhou Yu said: "You've come at just the right time. I'm planning to take a few days' rest, so you'll have to pay more attention to military affairs."

  Lu Su left Zhou's mansion and told Zhuge Jin about Zhou Yu's attitude, Zhuge Jin put his heart in his stomach.

  Zhuge Jun received the information from his elder brother and learned about Zhou Yu's attitude. He thought to himself, "The Records of the Three Kingdoms said that Zhou Yu was a person with an extremely narrow mind, it seems that is incorrect." He wasn't too worried anymore. However, in order to be cautious, he still went with Sun Shangxiang to meet Zhuge Liang.

  Now, Zhuge Jin is more cautious than before because he has encountered assassinations several times. This time when he went out, he asked Sun Shangxiang to ask Sun Quan for 30 elite soldiers, and he also brought 20 family guards. Before leaving, he also instructed his family to pay attention to the movements of Zhang Zhao and others.

  Simayu had been harboring a desire to compete with Zhuge Liang since his plan to seize the glass production technology was foiled by Zhuge Liang. Upon learning that Zhuge Liang would be going to Eastern Wu, Sima Yi thought to himself that an opportunity had arrived. He concocted a plan and came to report it to Cao Cao.

  Cao Cao met with Sima Yi. After listening to his plan, Cao Cao was very satisfied and instructed Sima Yi to proceed with the plan, selecting whatever elite soldiers and generals he needed, as long as the goal could be achieved. The only condition was that Zhuge Dan must not be harmed.

  After Sima Yi left, Cao Cao summoned Xun Yu and told him about Sima Yi's plan, seeking his opinion.

  Xun Yu said, "Killing Zhuge Liang in Eastern Wu would create a rift between the two houses of Sun and Liu. The direction of the plan is not wrong. If it were really possible to kill him, Sun Quan would not be able to shirk his responsibility no matter what. However, Zhuge Liang is an extremely clever person. When he goes to Eastern Wu, he will consider all aspects of things. It's unlikely that Sima Yi's plan will succeed."

  Cao Cao nodded and said: "You're right, let Sima Yi try it out. If it doesn't work, there's no harm done. At least we can warn those who have close ties with Eastern Wu."

  Simay returned to his residence and repeatedly deliberated on his plan, thinking that it was flawless. In his heart, he secretly said: "Zhuge Liang, this time you will see my strategy."

  Like last time, he didn't allow Cao Cao to harm Zhuge Jun, and his heart was a bit depressed, which would increase the difficulty of his plan. However, he thought again, this is also a good thing. If he couldn't kill Zhuge Liang on this trip, he could push the blame onto Zhuge Jun's body, and even Cao Zhenxiang couldn't blame himself. It's called "drought and flood insurance".

  Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel happy.

  Zhuge Jun and Sun Shangxiang, according to the agreed time, rushed to Chaisang County. In order not to rush on the road, they set off two days in advance, touring mountains and rivers along the way, walking slowly.

  Before leaving, Zhuge invited Huang Yueying to go together. To be honest, she really wanted to go with them, but there were many things to do at the Inviting Moon Mountain Villa and she couldn't leave. Anyway, Zhuge Liang would arrive in a few days, so she could endure it for a while longer.

  In the spacious carriage, Zhuge Jun was comfortably lying on the sofa seat, and Sun Shangxiang was lying in his arms.

  He smelled her body fragrance, and suddenly thought: "If playing a car shock on the carriage, the space is wide, it must be exciting. But, getting married soon, can only endure for a few more days, after marriage, must try."

  Since they can't have sex in the car, they might as well take some advantage of it, so there's some touching and grabbing. Sun Shangxiang has already developed immunity to his actions, so she lets him do whatever he wants within limits.

  The two of them struggled for a while, feeling somewhat tired, and fell fast asleep.

  As they were approaching Wu County, a messenger arrived with a letter. Zhuge Jin took one look and recognized that the man was one of his household servants whom he had sent to serve Zhuge Liang.

  On the carriage, he opened the letter and after reading it, he couldn't help but laugh: "Zhuge Liang is indeed Zhuge Liang, what a scoundrel!"

  "What's so special about Zhuge Liang? Isn't he just your second brother?"

  He showed her the letter and she couldn't help but laugh: "Your second brother is really quite a character. Alright, let's play along with him in this farce."

  Zhuge Jian called over his house servant and told him that he knew. He rewarded him with some money. The house servant thanked him and left.

  Zhuge Jun and Sun Shangxiang rested in Chaisang County for a day. The next day, they arrived at the riverside at the appointed time and place.

  The ships from Jingzhou finally arrived, and first a group of soldiers came down from the ship to set up a guard. Zhuge Liang got off the ship accompanied by Zhao Yun, and from afar the two began calling out: "Second Brother", "Third Younger Brother".

  As they drew near, the two of them hugged each other tightly, extremely affectionate.

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