Chapter 670 I am Zhou!
Under the guidance of his servant, Lu Su walked into the outer hall and saw Zhou Yu who was waiting for him.
Whenever Lu Su saw Zhou Yu, he always felt amazed. He thought that Zhou Yu was so suave, handsome and elegant. He said that there was no one in Jiangzuo who could compare to him.
Maybe there is one now. The young master Chu of the Luo family who sits in Wu County is said to be one of the most handsome people in the Luo family.
Lu Su always felt that if Zhou Yu had a holy mark engraved on his forehead, it would match his temperament very well.
When Zhou Yu saw Lu Su, he couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart. Lu Su was a man of talent that Zhou Yu had never seen in his life.
Zhou Yu considered himself to be both civil and military, especially his ability to command troops, and he was unrivaled in all of Jiangdong. His target was the legendary Han Wumu.
But after meeting Lu Su, he became a little shaken. In terms of commanding troops alone, Lu Su was naturally not as good as him.
However, Lu Su was a man of great talent in strategy, and was good at forming alliances. He was always able to handle relationships between all parties in a safe and stable manner, had a long-term vision, and was extremely good at overall planning, which was something Zhou Yu rarely saw in Jiangdong.
Talent is only one aspect. The real reason why Zhou Yu and Lu Su hit it off at first sight was Lu Su's character.
The two men were not much different in age, Lu Su was only three years older than Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu thought that Lu Su was a truly honest elder.
No matter how absurd what Lu Su said was, Zhou Yu was willing to believe it. This was the charm of Lu Su's character and virtue.
"Brother Zijing."
"Gongjin."
The two men smiled and sat together at the table, Zhou Yu personally poured wine for Lu Su, "Brother Zijing, please drink again."
Lu Su clinked his glasses with Zhou Yu and drank them all. Lu Su then said, "Gong Jin, I'm sure you know roughly why I'm here."
Zhou Yu nodded and said, "It's about Prince Chu's call for talented people. Brother, do you want to go and serve, or are you unwilling to go?"
Lu Su stared at Zhou Yu and said, "Gongjin, you know I am from Xuzhou, but I have a family business in Lujiang.
Prince Chu's order to recruit talented people is very important. I will go and serve, but that's just a service. I don't want Sun Jian to rule Jiangdong.
However, Prince Chu's various contradictory behaviors after arriving in Jiangdong proved that he was still implementing the bottom line of the Luo family's political principle that they would not be kings.
If he really becomes the lord of Jiangdong in the future, the land of Jiangdong will be able to protect itself. I have the idea of competing for supremacy in the world.
Once Sun Jian is defeated, I will present to Prince Chu the plan for Jiangdong to dominate the world.
If Prince Chu is willing to accept, I will stay in Jiangdong to assist you. If Prince Chu is unwilling, I will use my merits in defending Jiangdong to ask Prince Chu to write a letter of introduction for me so that I can go and seek refuge with other princes.
The young masters of the Luo family are all people who value talents and will definitely not reject me."
Zhou Yu was not surprised by Lu Su's words. The two of them had similar interests and naturally shared the ambition to bring peace to the world.
The two men once joked while drinking and admiring the moon, half drunk and half awake, that in the future Zhou Yu would be the commander-in-chief in charge of leading the army, and Lu Su would be the military advisor and grain officer. If the two of them joined forces, they would surely be invincible.
Zhou Yu had some understanding in his mind, but he still asked, "Brother Zijing, did you come here to persuade me to go to Wujun together?"
Lu Su nodded and said solemnly: "I know that you, Gongjin, are good friends with Sun Jian's son Sun Ce. I am worried that you might do something irrational, so I came here to persuade you.
I know you must be hesitant, so just listen to me. What you do in the end is up to you.
Gongjin, you come from a prominent family, and both your ancestors and father were among the three highest officials in the country.
Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu were three ministers in four generations, so their family was noble. Although the Zhou family did not have the fame of the Yuan family of Runan, with students and former officials spread all over the world, how many families could match the family tradition of two generations of three ministers, which covered the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty?
I know you are unwilling to go to Wu County for this reason."
Zhou Yu's expression remained unchanged, but his slightly trembling eyelids betrayed his inner emotions. This was something that no one had ever mentioned, but it had always been hidden in Zhou Yu's heart.
The Lujiang Zhou family is a truly wealthy family, having produced three dukes for two generations in a row.
However, in the land of Jiangdong, the most noble family is the Six Surnames of Wu County. How could Zhou Yu accept this?
Few of the six surnames in Wu County served as officials at the level of prefects, and most of them served as assistants to the governors.
A hundred years after the Han Dynasty, none of the six surnames in Wu County had produced an official of the rank of Three Dukes. How could a nobleman like Zhou Yu humble himself to join the army?
On the contrary, it was more in line with Zhou Yu's thinking to assist the Sun family in conquering Wujun, riding on the heads of the six surnames of Wujun, and telling the entire Jiangdong who was the real master of Jiangdong.
Almost no one knew Zhou Yu's thoughts. After all, Zhou Yu was a magnanimous and generous person. However, Lu Su understood Zhou Yu better and knew the pride deep in Zhou Yu's heart.
Lu Su continued, "Gong Jin, look at Prince Chu's call for talents. He knew that many people had such concerns, so he issued this call for talents in his own name.
Young Master Luo is personally recruiting you, which must be no disrespect to your family background. The Six Clans of Wu County are just another force under Young Master Chu. You are not serving the Six Clans of Wu County, but the future lord of Jiangdong.
With your family background, once you arrive in Wu County, Gongzi Chu will definitely meet you. Once Gongzi Chu sees you, how could he not value you?"
Zhou Yu was quite moved by Lu Su's words. He made the interests involved clear. Zhou Yu finally said slowly, "I understand what Brother Zijing said."
Seeing that Zhou Yu had listened, Lu Su was very excited and said, "Gong Jin.
The Sun family was originally a poor family in Wu County. Once the Sun family rose to power, Wu County, as its ancestral land, the Sun family would certainly expand its influence in Wu County. However, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, so they would certainly seize most of the interests of the Wu County gentry in the county.
Therefore, if the Sun family were to take control of Jiangdong, they would certainly suppress the Wujun nobles and make use of people like you who are not from the Wujun nobles family, as well as exiled scholars like me.
This may be one of the reasons why you want to help Sun, so that you can display your talents and be valued in politics.
This matter is also beneficial to an exiled scholar like me. I should have helped Sun to enter Jiangdong, but this is the problem.
What will the future be like once the Sun family enters Jiangdong?
It must have been a fierce fight!
How could the Wujun gentry be willing to lose their political power?
They are bound to counterattack. None of us should even think about doing anything. The inevitable outcome is to be trapped in the struggle for power and profit all day long.
There will never be a winner in this kind of political struggle. The east wind will definitely prevail over the west wind. After a period of time, the west wind will prevail over the east wind. Whether it is the Wujun gentry or us exiled scholars, we will gradually be consumed in rounds of struggles.
This is the so-called checks and balances, sacrificing all enterprising spirit in exchange for stability, which is not what I want.
Is this what you wanted?
The Zhou family of Lujiang did not show off their might on the battlefield, but instead shed their blood in rounds of political struggles?"
The shock caused to Zhou Yu this time was even greater than before. He seemed to be able to see the future described by Lu Su. That was definitely not what he wanted to see. He wanted to lead hundreds of thousands of troops all the way north to establish his capital in the Central Plains.
Zhou Yu was a smart man after all. He immediately responded, "Brother Zijing, are you saying that if Prince Chu led Jiangdong, this situation would not happen?"
Lu Su clapped his hands and laughed out loud, "Of course not, Gongzi Chu is the son-in-law of the Qiao family. He has the background and support of the Six Surnames of Wujun. He is completely different from the princes like Sun Jian who are destined to conflict with the Six Surnames of Wujun.
He is now issuing an order to recruit talented people, which requires the six surnames in Wu County to peacefully give up political power. He will then use this political power to form a team composed of talented people like us to maintain the stability of Jiangdong.
What does this mean?
Gongzi Chu is also exercising checks and balances, but his checks and balances are not for us to fight with the Wujun gentry, but for us to not interfere with each other, cooperate with each other, guard the interests of our own circles, and not cross the line!
As long as there are no short-sighted people who want to gain more benefits and deliberately provoke fights, it is entirely possible to make money in harmony.
Gongzi Chu is a man of great wisdom. He has a perfect grasp of the situation and government. If he has more ambitions, then he would be perfect."
If Luo Chu heard Lu Su's analysis, he would definitely regard Lu Su as a close friend.
Because Lu Su really understands him so well, Luo Chu himself may not be as good as Lu Su in analysis, and there are many clever points.
Zhou Yu listened to Lu Su's analysis and couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Zijing, you are really a natural lobbyist. Your analysis of the general trend and situation is so incisive that I am always convinced.
If I had been born in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, how could Brother Zijing not have a place among the strategists? "
Upon hearing this, Lu Su could not help but burst out laughing. He knew that Zhou Yu had agreed with his idea from the bottom of his heart.
Lu Su was very excited that he could persuade Zhou Yu back to the right path.
As for the issue of the Sun family, Lu Su thought of Sun Ce, a young man who was the same age as Zhou Yu and was also one of the main reasons why Zhou Yu was unwilling to go to Wujun.
He still needs to think carefully about Sun, as this is the gift he is going to give to Master Chu and is the key to demonstrating his own value.
Sun Jian was a local lord and not one to be inferior to others, so he certainly could not be allowed to stay.
Sun Jian has few counselors under his command, but he has many brave generals. As the saying goes, it is easy to get armies but difficult to get generals. These brave generals are what Jiangdong currently lacks.
How to get rid of Sun Jian without getting his hands dirty so as to take over the powerful generals under Sun Jian's command is the main issue that Lu Su is considering now.
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Zhou Yu, courtesy name Gongjin, was a native of Lujiang County. His family was prominent for generations. His great-grandfather and great-uncle were both three dukes, and his father was the magistrate of Luoyang.
Yu was handsome when he was young, and became more and more handsome when he grew up. He was fond of military books and strategies, and never put down his books. When he was old, people in Jiangzuo called him Zhou Lang. The Duke of Yuzhang was sitting in Wujun at that time, and Lu Su ran to persuade him to stay. Yu then ran to Wujun and met the Duke of Yuzhang. The Duke was surprised when he saw him, and said with a smile: "Who is more handsome, me or Zhou Lang?"
Everyone in the room laughed, and people in Jiangzuo thought it was a good story.
(End of this chapter)
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