Chapter 414 The Mess

Bu Zhi, courtesy name Zishan, was a capable deputy general when Lu Su was governor of Jiangxia.

Now that they met on the Han River, Bu Zhi should have asked Lu Su angrily why he betrayed Sun Hou and where Gan Xingba was now.

But when he saw General Lu asking him where he was going calmly from a closer distance, Bu Zhi suddenly felt a little insecure.

After all, he was stationed in Jiangxia before, facing Jiangling on the front line and served as the superiors of Lu Su and Lu Meng.

Having personally witnessed the internal struggle in Jiangdong in the VIP audience, Bu Zhi...did not dare to have any improper thoughts, but still maintained a respectful attitude towards Lu Su at this time.

"Where is General Lu going?"

After carefully examining the flag of the small boat, Lu Su smiled and said:

"Where Zishan goes, I go too."

Bu Zhi nodded, but he actually didn't know why he nodded, and then he fell silent. The two of them stood at the bow, watching the river flow and the white clouds drifting.

An awkward atmosphere filled the entire river.

It stands to reason that the two boats running side by side like this can't last too long, but perhaps the boat owner saw the two people talking and thought they were acquaintances, so he tried to keep the same speed as the other boat on the spot - even from Bu Zhi's position, he only needed one step to reach General Lu's boat.

It would be unreasonable if they didn't say something when they were so close, so Lu Su casually suggested:

"The boat owner just caught a fat carp, I remember Zishan likes it very much, why don't you come and have a meal together?"

In the end, Bu Zhi, who was kneeling at the bow with Lu Su in a daze, reflected in his heart:

He must have been confused by hearing about the fat carp.

I am loyal to Lord Sun!

However, seeing Lu Su, who was checking the fish soup with a relaxed look on the other side, Bu Zhi finally couldn't suppress his doubts:

"General Lu, why..."

Bu Zhi couldn't continue, because he always felt that the word "rebellion" was too strong and difficult to say.

In response, Lu Su just smiled and held the spoon to make soup for Bu Zhi:

"Eat fish."

But Bu Zhi didn't appreciate it, and still looked at Lu Su with a persistent face:

"General Lu, now General Ziming has... Lord Sun thinks of the general's name every day, and everyone inside and outside the palace knows it."

This made Lu Su sigh, and then threw away the spoon and stood up and said:

"Now that it has come to this, what else can I say?"

Even if Lord Sun didn't care about it when he returned to Jiangdong, there was still such a thorn in the middle. They could work together when the situation was bad, but what if they waited for Jiangdong to be safe again?

Moreover, after hearing the explanation of the governor Jiang, he knew that if he wanted to save Jiangdong from danger, he had to have the strength to support the collapsing building.

With allies betrayed outside and Cao thieves inside, there was a rebellion of Shanyue in the north, and Gan Gui freely traveled on the river. The Jiangdong that was able to defeat Cao's army during the Battle of Chibi was now in a state of internal and external difficulties.

If he was still in Jiangdong, he would have no choice but to go, but now his old mother would definitely not want to go back to Jiangdong.

Forget it, go to Chang'an to meet Liu Huangshu and Kong Ming to fulfill his promise, and then find a stable place, farm to support his mother, and open a school to teach and educate people, that's all.

This is the truest thought in Lu Su's heart. What does the great cause of Jiangdong, the restoration of the Han Dynasty, and the dictatorship of the Cao family have to do with him?

Bu Zhi's face was also a bit tangled, and he finally insisted on asking: "General, have you surrendered to the Left General?"

Lu Su shook his head, but he could tell from Bu Zhi's address to Liu Bei that:

"Zishan, are you here to make friends with Lord Xuande?"

Seeing Lu Su's denial, Bu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief out of trust in his old boss's character, and then nodded and admitted:

"Everyone in and outside Jiangdong wants to stop the war."

"Stop the war..." Lu Su smiled, and was too lazy to say who started the war, but this was indeed the style of Lord Sun.

And according to Lu Su's understanding, Bu Zhi probably still had a handwritten letter from Lord Sun, which must have lucrative promises.

But...now that he has been stabbed in the back by Jiangdong, will Lord Xuande believe it?

Thinking of this, Lu Su was a little relieved:

At least he didn't need to spend his energy on such a mess of dilemma.

Thinking of this, even the fat carp smelled a little more fragrant.

So Bu Zhi saw that General Lu seemed to be in a better mood for some reason, but for some reason, he looked at him with a bit of pity?

But thinking back, Bu Zhi also felt ironic. Last year, the Bu family married Sun Hou as his wife. At that time, everyone thought that the day of Bu family's rise in Jiangdong had come.

As a result, the war at the beginning of this year made the Bu family dizzy. Bu Zhi got the mission to Chang'an because of Mrs. Bu, but thinking about this uncle Liu was betrayed by Sun Hou and then asked for peace, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like a good job, so at this time, even the favorite fat carp has no appetite.

Even Bu Zhi felt a little aggrieved:

Last year, the elders of the clan repeatedly lobbied him to mediate the matter of Mrs. Bu marrying Sun Hou. After the defeat this year, those elders began to avoid him when they saw him, and he got it cleanly.

Looking at General Lu again at this time, Bu Zhi felt a little depressed:

"General Lu, do you have any good wine?"

At the same time, Gan Ning was playing with the boats moored at the dock in Jiangxia.

The giant boat was of course not there, but those warships that were improved by Madam Huang and more suitable for placing giant crossbows were enough to open Gan Ning's eyes.

Not to mention that he also saw two new ships here that were said to be trial production.

Gan Ning was not unfamiliar with the idea of ​​a trial ship when he was in Jiangdong, but what he saw at that time were often some fantastic things, some of which began to sink as soon as they left the dock.

But the shipbuilders in Jiangling were different. On the platform next to the dock, the leading master craftsman took out the drawings of the ships one by one and explained the design angles of these new ships to Gan Ning in detail. He was very organized and questioned from time to time:

"Is General Gan really a naval general? How come he doesn't even understand such a simple principle of shipbuilding?"

Gan Ning smiled and was not annoyed at all. He couldn't say that his water battle elements were just two steps of "accelerating approach" and "bravely boarding"?

A brief recollection of the battle record will reveal the talents of these shipbuilders, so Gan Ning instead pestered the master craftsman with a flattering look:

"Old man, tell me more about the paddle pole."

The most conspicuous thing about these two trial ships is undoubtedly the two wooden pillars erected at the bow and stern, which support huge rocks on the top and have pulleys at the bottom. After the soldiers in the cabin use the capstan to pull up the huge rocks, the soldiers at the bow and stern aim at the direction of the enemy ship and directly lower them, which is extremely powerful.

When talking about this thing, the master craftsman was full of sighs:

"This trial ship was originally used to place multiple ship crossbows. As a result, the descendants of the ship Sikong in Hanzhong presented the ship map to Lord Xuande. Mr. Zhuge sorted out this battering rod from it, and we just modified it overnight."

"It is really powerful. Such a warship has ship crossbows in the distance and battering rods nearby. Who can resist it?"

Gan Ning sighed sincerely:

"Yes, who can resist it?"

I soaked the keyboard directly with a full cup of hot water. I took out the spare keyboard, which is not very comfortable. I will fix it tomorrow.