Can I get to the other side?

After Liu Xie agreed to enable Zhou Yu, Lu Su took the initiative to ask to bring Zhou Yu to the palace for an audience.

His purpose of doing this was naturally to gain some time alone with Zhou Yu, tell him the current situation, and at the same time give him some persuasion.

Lest Zhou Yu refuse this hard-won opportunity.

Heavenly prison.

This is not the first time that Lu Su has entered prison. The last time he was questioned, he was held in prison for a period of time, and was later pardoned by the emperor.

To be honest, he didn't want to come to this kind of place again, because there was already a shadow in his heart, but he still insisted on coming here for Zhou Yu.

There are not many prisoners in the sky prison now. They are all the captured Qiang nobles, as well as Sun Quan and other criminal officials and generals from Jiangdong.

Sun Quan and others are still alive today. Liu Xie deliberately kept their lives in order to use them to decapitate the flag and boost the morale of the army when he went south to fight against the thieves.

After seeing Lu Su's arrival, many Jiangdong officials cast hateful glances at him. It was obvious that they disliked Lu Su, a guy with both sides of the head.

However, Lu Su turned a blind eye to these looks and passed through one prison after another before arriving outside the innermost prison.

The deeper you are imprisoned, the higher your status.

Among all the prisoners now, Sun Quan has the highest status, followed by Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and others.

"This is it."

After Gao Lan brought Lu Su over, he told him: "I only have time for a cup of tea at most. Lu Lingshi, don't make it difficult for me. This is the rule."

On the way here, Lu Su asked him to give him some time to talk to Zhou Yu alone. Although it was a bit against the rules, it was still within his scope of authority, so he sold the favor.

After all, we are all ministers in front of His Majesty. We don't look up when we look down, so there is no need to be too rigid.

"Thank you, Master."

Lu Su bowed deeply to Gao Lan and then walked directly into the prison.

It is Zhou Yu who is imprisoned in this cell.

After being held in prison for a long time, Zhou Yu no longer looked like Zhou Lang in the past, and his face was thin and he looked very tired.

He opened his eyes only after hearing the sound of the door opening, saw Lu Su walking into the cell, and said softly: "It's you, Zijing."

The voice was full of weakness.

"Gong Jin!"

Lu Su stepped forward and held Zhou Yu's hand. Looking at Zhou Yu's appearance in front of him, he felt his nose was sore, and there was an unspeakable guilt in his heart.

Zhou Yu exonerated him and recommended him before the emperor, so that he could be reused by the emperor and achieve his current status.

Otherwise, he would be a prisoner like Zhou Yu.

But he failed to rescue Zhou Yu, allowing him to stay in prison for such a long time and end up in such a miserable situation.

Looking at Lu Su who was speechless with tears in his eyes, Zhou Yu smiled, and then asked proactively: "Why are you here? Is it my time to die?"

With his intelligence, he had already guessed why the emperor spared their lives, just to use them to sacrifice the flag.

Now that the capital has been moved back to Chang'an, they will probably start going south to hunt down thieves, which means that their lives are about to come to an end.

So when he saw Lu Su coming, he naturally thought that this friend was here to see him off on his last journey.

"How is that possible! I'm here to rescue you, Gongjin!"

After hearing this, Lu Su wiped the tears on his face and said excitedly: "Now your Majesty is preparing to go south to attack Cao Cao, but there are waterways in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and most of the soldiers and horses in the court are from the north and are not good at water warfare."

"This is your strength, so I recommended you to His Majesty to train as a naval officer for the imperial court."

"Gong Jin, here's your chance to make meritorious service!"

Lu Su said happily that if Zhou Yu could get credit in the war against Cao Cao, not only would he be exempted from death penalty, but he would also be rewarded!

Hearing this, Zhou Yu's eyes lit up slightly, but when he looked at the figure opposite the cell with his back turned, the light dimmed again.

"That's all, Zijing."

Zhou Yu sighed softly and let go of Lu Su's hand, "As a defeated general and a prisoner, how can I shoulder such an important responsibility?"

"I'm sorry I can't promise you."

Lu Su was startled, and then he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart. He stood up and pointed at his nose and cursed: "Zhou Gongjin! It's just a failure. Does this make you lose your fighting spirit?"

"The Zhou Gongjin I knew had a feather fan and silk turban, a gully on his chest, and he destroyed all enemies while talking and laughing, not the cowardly coward he is today!"

He was so angry that he almost jumped up.

It was not easy to find such an opportunity for Zhou Yu to plead guilty and make meritorious service, but Zhou Yu planned to give up. What kind of thing is this?

Is it true that God’s gift comes so easily?

Zhou Yu pursed his lips lightly and remained silent.

Just when Lu Su was about to continue scolding him, an indifferent voice suddenly came from behind him: "Zhou Yu, why are you acting so coquettishly here?"

Lu Su turned around and looked, his brows suddenly furrowed.

I saw that the person speaking was the prisoner in the cell opposite Zhou Yu, and this prisoner was none other than Sun Quan!

This Tiger Shooting Sun Lang now no longer has the majesty of the young hero and lord of Jiangdong in the past. He is disheveled, skinny, and looks extremely miserable.

He looked at Zhou Yu and said calmly: "Your friendship with my Sun family and my brother has been repaid long ago."

"You don't owe my Sun family anything. Even if you die with me, I won't be grateful to you, let alone feel ashamed of you."

"And if you were really willing to die, how could you survive to this day? So why are you lying to yourself here?"

Sun Quan's words pierced Zhou Yu's heart.

Yes, how could he be willing to die?

He still has many ambitions that have not yet been realized, he still has family concerns, and he has not yet accomplished anything in his career. How could he be willing to die?

But the guilt in his heart made him unwilling to live.

Sun Ce was his close friend and entrusted him with a career, but he failed to guard it well. Instead, the Sun family fell into a situation where everyone was beheaded.

Under such circumstances, how could he live and enjoy the glory and wealth with peace of mind?

Lu Su also reacted at this time and realized the root cause of Zhou Yu's rejection, feeling angry and sighing in his heart.

What I am angry about is Zhou Yu's pedantry, but what I sigh about is this friendship.

The friendship between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce is no less than the friendship between the two of them, it is even deeper. He can understand Zhou Yu.

"Gongjin, this is your last chance, you have to think carefully."

Lu Su also knew that persuasion would not work, and he could only let Zhou Yu figure it out on his own, so after saying these words, he stood aside and waited.

Zhou Yu's eyes were complicated and he remained silent.

After seeing his appearance, Sun Quan suddenly jumped up from the ground, grabbed the cell door with both hands, and shouted in a low voice: "Zhou Yu! If you really want to be loyal and righteous, then kill Cao Cao for me! "

"Cao Cao is the culprit who caused me, Jiangdong, to end up in this situation. If he doesn't die, I won't be able to close my eyes even if I'm under the Nine Springs!"

"Kill him for me!"

Sun Quan almost roared, his tone full of deep-seated hatred, and his expression even more crazy.

If Cao Cao hadn't stabbed him in the back, how could he have failed so easily, and how could he have ended up like this!

Killing Cao Cao is the only obsession in his heart!

Sun Quan's body was already very weak, and these words almost exhausted all his strength. After finishing speaking, he fell down panting.

These words shocked Zhou Yu's heart.

He looked at Sun Quan with hatred in his eyes, knelt down without hesitation, and said in a trembling voice: "Yu, take the order!"

This was the last time he obeyed orders as a retainer.

After bowing deeply to Sun Quan, Zhou Yu staggered to his feet. Seeing this, Lu Su quickly went to help him.

"Let's go, follow me to see His Majesty."

Lu Su said to Zhou Yu, and then took him out of the prison, but before leaving, he took a deep look at Sun Quan.

As the footsteps gradually faded away, Tianlao returned to silence.

In the cell next to Sun Quan, Cheng Pu, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but said: "My lord, why do you want to help Zhou Yu?"

Sun Quan's words just now seemed heartless, but in fact they released the last fetters in Zhou Yu's heart and gave him a goal and reason to live.

"He doesn't owe our Sun family anything."

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Sun Quan lay on the cold ground and said as if talking to himself: "Actually, I, Jiangdong, have fallen into this situation, and I am the one who bears the greatest responsibility."

"I shouldn't have ignored Gong Jin's advice and formed an alliance with Cao Cao, let alone suspected him and fell into Cao Cao's alienation plan."

"Brother left a great talent like Gong Jin to assist me. Since I can't make good use of it, why not put him where he can use his talent?"

"With Gong Jin's talent, it would be a real pity to die."

"This is the only thing I can do."

Zhou Yu was both a brother and a friend to him. Before, he only thought Zhou Yu was noisy, but now that he thought about it, those words of advice were so correct.

People only know regret when they are irreversible.

Of course, there is another reason why he helped Zhou Yu, that is, he wanted to use Zhou Yu's hand to take revenge on Cao Cao.

Thief Cao, have a taste of the anger from Jiangdong!

…

Zhou Yu soon came to the announcement room with Lu Su.

"Your Majesty, the guilty minister Zhou Yu has been brought here!"

Gao Lan said with his hands raised, and then ordered the guards to bring the shackled Zhou Yu forward. All the eyes in the palace were focused on Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu bowed and paid homage and said: "The guilty minister Zhou Yu, please see your majesty."

Liu Xie was a little surprised when he looked at Zhou Yu who was so thin that he almost looked like a different person.

The food and environment in the cell were too poor.

Looking at Zhou Yu's appearance, I felt that if he had summoned him later, he might have died in prison.

"Get up."

After complaining in his mind, Liu Xie said, "Zijing must have told you the reason why I summoned you."

"It is a capital crime for you to resist the imperial court, but the imperial court is now in the process of employing people, and I have issued a recruitment order. Therefore, I intend to be extraneous to the law and give you an opportunity to make meritorious deeds, train naval forces for the imperial court, and defeat Cao Cao."

"Zhou Yu, are you willing to accept my order?"

Lu Su kept staring at Zhou Yu, his heart almost in his throat, fearing that Zhou Yu would refuse with a twitch in his mind.

But fortunately, his worries were unnecessary. Zhou Yu kowtowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty is so generous. I am so grateful that I shed tears of gratitude!"

"I am willing to accept the order and swear to defeat Cao Cao's thieves!"

Zhou Yu's words were sonorous and powerful, and full of unparalleled determination.

Liu Xie nodded slightly and continued: "Then from now on, I will order you to be General Henghai and be responsible for training the navy."

"I give you three months, is that enough?"

Although it is a little late to start practicing navy now, and three months is a bit reluctant, but this is a test he gave Zhou Yu.

If he couldn't even pass this level, then Zhou Lang in White's reputation would be nothing more than that, and he wouldn't be of much use.

After hearing this, Lu Su was about to ask for more grace, but Zhou Yu said categorically: "Three months is enough, Your Majesty, please rest assured!"

"However, if you want to build a navy, warships are the top priority, so I would like to ask your Majesty to order the construction of a fleet so that we can go south to fight against thieves."

Liu Xie said: "You don't have to worry about the warship. I will order the Smelting Bureau to build it. If you have any ideas, you can always go to the Smelting Bureau and communicate with the craftsmen."

"I don't care how the process goes. In three months, I will see a powerful navy."

"I accept the decree!"

Zhou Yu said nothing and clasped his fists heavily.

The fighting spirit in his heart was rekindled.

This time it is not only for himself, but also for the entire Jiangdong. He wants to take revenge on Cao Cao!

After appointing Zhou Yu, the small court meeting ended.

In the end, Liu Xie failed to squeeze Guo Jia and others so hard that he made an exception and gave them a day off to go home and rest.

After retreating from the court, Lu Su couldn't help but worry and said to Zhou Yu: "Isn't three months too long? Gong Jin, don't be too pushy."

"If the naval force trained by then cannot satisfy His Majesty, you will have no chance of getting ahead."

It's not that he doesn't believe Zhou Yu, but three months seems a bit reluctant to him. The training of navy is not as simple as that of infantry.

What's more, they are a group of northerners with no foundation.

Zhou Yu said: "Zijing, don't worry, I'm sure, just don't worry."

Seeing that Zhou Yu was so confident, Lu Su said nothing more, but at this moment he suddenly saw Zhuge Liang's figure in front, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly pulled Zhou Yu to chase him.

"Shang Shu Zhuge, please stay!"

Lu Su caught up with him, bowed his hands and said, "I would like to thank Zhuge Shangshu for speaking frankly at the court meeting today, for saving Gong Jin's life."

"Gong Jin is my best friend. Zhuge Shangshu saved Gong Jin, which is equivalent to saving me. I am very grateful!"

If Zhuge Liang hadn't said a few words of help today, the emperor might not be willing to use Zhou Yu. This kindness must be remembered.

Zhou Yu was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know there was such a thing.

However, since I have received kindness from others, I naturally cannot remain indifferent, so I saluted and said, "Thank you for your life-saving grace!"

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly, shook his feather fan and said, "Your Majesty's grace is so great that it has nothing to do with me."

"The task of training the navy is heavy. General Zhou must seize the time."

After finishing speaking, Zhuge Liang turned and left.

Zhou Yu looked at his leaving figure and didn't look away for a long time.

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