Lu Su had already made preparations for his departure and first informed him that he would set out three days later. However, on the day of departure, there was no news. No one informed him to set out, and no one arranged for him to board the boat. Even the postmaster who took care of his daily life changed. Lu Su asked him about his situation, and he said that he had just arrived and knew nothing.

Helplessly, Lu Su had to go to the county yard to find Xu Shu, but Xu Shu was not in the county yard. He went to Xiakou and found Dong Yun. Dong Yun also went to Xiakou. It was not until dusk that Lu Su returned to the inn tiredly where he lived, and he found nothing.

After entering the yard, Wang Yicheng, who was taking care of him, greeted him with a worried look on his face, "Where has Duke Lu gone? I'll find you for the rest of the afternoon."

Lu Su was excited and a glimmer of hope suddenly arose in his heart, "Is there any news?"

Wang Yicheng shook his head, "There is no news, but Mr. Lu didn't come back to have lunch. I'm very worried. Why should I go and prepare the meal now?"

Lu Su suddenly felt relieved and said listlessly: "Okay! Just do it a little."

Wang Yicheng agreed and hurried away. Lu Su walked into the yard with his hands behind his back. In fact, the house he lived in was very good. There were only five yards in the inn covering an area of ​​20 acres, each of which was independent.

The rockery pond fish are planted with all kinds of strange flowers and plants. There are more than twenty rooms in the room alone, with three maids and a special postmaster to take care of. Only people like Lu Su are qualified to take over in this inn. Currently, Lu Su lives alone in the entire house.

Although the food and accommodation were good, Lu Su was in a bad mood and returned to the house in a depressed mood. He suspected that he had remembered the day he set out wrong, but after careful verification, it was indeed today and he should have set out early in the morning, but now it was almost dark, but there was no movement. What's going on?

In the room, Lu Su lowered his head and paced back and forth. He felt uneasy. It was a big deal to set out for Dongwu. Officials should have asked him to arrange his boat luggage yesterday. Liu Jing or Xu Shu even had to meet him once and make sure the reception matters in Jiangdong.

Three days ago, he sent his entourage back to Dongwu to report the message and asked Wu Hou to arrange a reception. But even if the plan is temporarily changed, he should notify himself, so he could send someone back to deliver the message. What is this so silent?

Lu Su's heart was full of uneasiness and dissatisfaction, and his intuition told him that something might have happened? It was very likely that it was related to Bu Zhi's mission to Jiangling, or perhaps it was Liu Jing's dissatisfaction with Wu Hou.

In fact, Lu Su also felt that the Marquis of Wu was inappropriate in handling Liu Bei's affairs. Three years ago, the Marquis of Wu swears to support Liu Jing as the governor of Jingzhou, but at this moment, he changed his mind again, which easily gives people a feeling of being insincere. Does Liu Jing think that Marquis of Wu has no sincerity, so he temporarily canceled his departure today?

At this time, Wang Yicheng walked in quickly with the food box and said with a smile: "Lu Gong has been waiting for a long time, please have a meal!"

A maid came forward to help. Wang Yicheng laughed while placing wine and food, "I heard a message today at noon, as if our prefect rushed to Xiakou early in the morning."

Lu Su was shocked and Liu Jing went to Xiakou! He knew that Xu Shu and Dong Yun had both gone to Xiakou, and now even Liu Jing had gone, something must have happened in Xiakou. He hurriedly asked, "What are your prefects doing in Xiakou?"

Wang Yicheng shook his head, "I don't know about this, but I asked a lot of people, but no one knew about it."

After saying that, Wang Yicheng bowed and retreated. Lu Su sat at the small table, and became more confused. He suspected that the war was in Xiakou, but it was impossible to think about it carefully. If the war broke out in Xiakou, Wuchang would have been mobilized in the whole city long ago.

Is it related to Xiangyang? But even if it is related to Xiangyang, Liu Jing doesn't need to go there in person. Lu Su was thinking randomly but could not come to a conclusion.

At this time, his entourage ran back and panted, "Deputy Governor, the largest main courtyard has begun to be cleaned up. Many people have come, cleaning and decorating it, carrying a lot of precious furniture and a two-meter-long white jade screen. It is said that it is Huang Zu's treasure for housekeeping."

Lu Su was puzzled, who was going to move in? Is it related to Liu Jing's trip to Xiakou, and he was not allowed to eat, so he put down his bowl and hurried to the main courtyard.

The house where Lu Su lives is called Guibinyi, which can only be lived in by people of high status. There are one large, four small and five courtyards. The Tingsongyuan where Lu Su lives is one of the four small courtyards, and the main courtyard is called Qilintang, covering an area of ​​eight acres. It is said that he lived in Qilintang only when Liu Biao inspected Jiangxia.

No one has lived there for seven or eight years, but today we have started cleaning up. In the square of Qilin Hall, the main hall and the back hall, more than 200 soldiers and dozens of craftsmen are busy cleaning and repairing some decay areas.

The square was filled with various precious furniture and utensils, which were originally from Huang Zu's home. After it was taken back to the government, it was stored in the warehouse and was moved all here today.

Lu Su saw the white jade screen, one tall and three feet long. Below is a red sandalwood bracket. The entire screen is made of three fine and flawless white jades, and paints a picture of Jingzhou for thousands of miles. It is priceless. It is said to be Huang Zu's treasure for housekeeping, and now it has been moved to the Qilin Hall.

Although it was about to dark, the lights were still brightly lit in the Qilin Hall, and countless soldiers and craftsmen were busy cleaning and putting the huge hanging mantle curtain onto the beams.

Lu Su was even more surprised. This attitude was extraordinary. He found a young governor and bowed and smiled, "This young general, who is coming?"

The young governor shook his head, "We don't know. Anyway, it's the above order. It must be cleaned and arranged by noon tomorrow. I guess I'll do it all night tonight."

Lu Su asked several people in a row, but he didn't know who was going to move in. Even the officer in charge looked confused. It was obvious that the matter was very secretive, so he had to return to his residence in a depressed mood.

In the next two days, there was still no news or sign of setting off, which made Lu Su even more worried. He was very worried that Liu Jing would give up the alliance with Jiangdong.

On the evening of the third day, Wang Juncheng rushed over and said anxiously: "Gong Lu quickly to the pier. It seems that something important has happened. Someone saw the prefect's ship."

Lu Su jumped up, ran outside the gate and turned over to the horse, and rushed towards the dock. Without any news, he would be driven crazy.

When he rushed to the front of the pier, he saw several large ships parked on the pier. Dozens of Jiangxia officials were already waiting in front of the pier. More than 2,000 soldiers were covered with them, fully armed and heavily guarded.

Lu Su was not allowed to enter, and he could only stand from a high place like an ordinary citizen, looking around. At this time, his entourage found him and whispered: "Deputy Governor, I have found out that it seems that the envoy of the court is coming."

Lu Su's heart sank. As expected, it was not as expected that the envoy of Yedu came. He thought about it for two days. Apart from this reason, Jingzhou really didn't have to do such a big deal to set up the Qilin Hall.

But what Lu Su wanted to know was whether it was the envoy of the emperor or the envoy of Cao Cao. The envoy of the emperor said that Liu Jing had been recognized by the court, and Cao Cao's envoy meant that Liu Jing might surrender to Cao Cao.

At this time, amid the sound of drums and music, Liu Jing, Xu Shu and others accompanied a middle-aged man with a wide crown and robe off the boat, followed by a team of Cao army soldiers.

The middle-aged man was not tall, gentle and elegant, and chatted and laughed. From a distance, Lu Su felt that this person looked familiar. He seemed to have seen him before. After looking down, Lu Su was shocked. This person was Xun Yu.

Lu Su suddenly understood why Liu Jing refused to go to Jiangdong with him. It turned out that it was Cao Cao's envoy, and Xun Yu. It was not surprising that Cao Cao's envoy arrived. After all, Cao Hong and Li Dian were both captured and they had to negotiate and exchange prisoners.

The key is Liu Jing's attitude. He personally led important officials to Xiakou to welcome him, and even laid out all his money to arrange Qilin Hall. All signs indicate that Liu Jing attaches great importance to the arrival of Cao Cao's envoy.

A terrible thought suddenly popped up in Lu Su's mind, "Can Liu Jing want to surrender to Cao Cao?"

In fact, he had this worry the day before yesterday, but he didn't dare to think too much, but Liu Jing welcomed Xun Yu so respectfully in front of him.

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At this time, this worry became stronger in his heart. If Liu Jing surrendered to Cao, his warships and troops would definitely have a fatal blow to Jiangdong. Lu Su could not even think about it.

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At night, Lu Su sat alone in the room drinking a slutty wine. At this time, Wang Yicheng quickly ran to the door and panted, saying, "Duke Lu, Xu Changshi is here."

Lu Su was overjoyed. Xu Shu's arrival was like a drowning man suddenly caught a piece of wood. His dissatisfaction with Liu Jing and Xu Shu was immediately wiped out, and he quickly got up to greet him.

Xu Shu had already walked into the yard and said with a smile: "I have been waiting for Zijing for these two days."

Lu Su hurriedly took Xu Shu's arm, as if he would suddenly fly away with wings, and whispered: "Yuan Zhi lied to me so miserable. Young Master Jing had no time to say something to me, so I'm worried about doing it here."

Xu Shu smiled, "Aren't I here to explain this? I can't wait two days later?"

The two of them sat down in the house. Lu Su ordered the maid to take away the wine glass and change to two new teas. Xu Shu then said slowly: "Because I received the news that the court wanted an envoy to come to Jiangxia. Because it was related to the ownership of the governor of Jingzhou, Mr. Jing attached great importance to it and took us to Xiakou to greet him. When he left, he was too hasty and forgot about you. Mr. Jing asked me to apologize to Zijing. In addition, we have prepared better accommodation and asked Zijing to move over tonight as an apology."

Xu Shu's words were obviously insincere. How could he forget such a major thing to go to Jiangdong? Moreover, Lu Su recognized that the person was Xun Yu and even said that he was an envoy of the court. These words were obviously dealing with him and asking him to move away, just because he was afraid that he would contact the envoy of Cao Cao.

Lu Su was silent in his heart. Although he felt depressed, he could not expose Xu Shu's lies. Now he was begging Liu Jing. If he turned against him, Liu Jing really had no way to retreat and surrendered to Cao Cao. He was the sinner of Jiangdong.

Xu Shu was willing to come to him to explain, at least it means that the negotiation door was not closed yet, and Jiangdong still had room for recovery. Thinking of this, Lu Su asked nervously: "Does Mr. Jing still plan to go to Jiangdong?"

Xu Shu smiled slightly, "Of course I have to go, I just ask Zijing to wait for another three days. We will send the Han envoy away, and then Master Jing and Zijing set off."

"This time it's a matter of certainty?"

Xu Shu nodded, "No joke!"
Chapter completed!