Chapter 1417

When walking out of the Nanzheng official residence, the sky outside was already dark.

But Zhang Lu's face was clearly darker.

Su Gu's performance today made Zhang Lu very dissatisfied.

He even felt that he had been treated coldly.

He came from Shu Commandery, walked for more than half a month, climbed mountains and crossed ridges, and almost died on the road.

As a result, there were only a dozen or so people welcoming him outside Nanzheng City today.

It was fine that the officials were not all there, but even the great clans in the city did not come.

This was clearly Su Gu not taking him seriously.

And then there was that coarse tea and light meal in the evening.

Zhang Xiu, who was beside Zhang Lu, clearly saw Zhang Lu's mood at this time.

So he bowed and said flatteringly: "My lord, this Su Gu clearly does not take you seriously, my lord."

"Hmph."

Zhang Lu snorted coldly and said: "Just let him be arrogant for a few days. When I take back the military power tomorrow, let's see how I deal with him then."

The only thing that made Zhang Lu feel gratified tonight was that Su Gu handed over the military power without any resistance.

This was also the reason why he did not turn hostile on the spot.

"My lord..."

Zhang Xiu lowered his voice and said: "I am afraid that Su Gu agreed on the surface, but is causing trouble for you behind your back, my lord."

Hmm?

Zhang Lu frowned and looked at Zhang Xiu beside him: "What do you mean by this? Could it be that he still dares to..."

Zhang Xiu rolled his eyes and said: "My lord, you must be on guard. Su Gu treating you like this today shows that he does not take you seriously at all. Although he agreed to you, my lord, your subordinate is worried that Su Gu is causing trouble from within."

Causing trouble from within?

Zhang Lu rubbed his chin.

Although Su Gu's performance today was a bit rude, he did not resist when asked for military power, but acted very readily.

He shouldn't be causing trouble from within, right?

"My lord, you must be on guard. The Governor has high hopes for you, my lord."

Zhang Xiu's voice sounded in Zhang Lu's ear again: "The last letter from Fa Yan was intercepted by the Governor. There is no guarantee that Fa Yan won't write to Su Gu again, and if..."

Zhang Lu stopped his steps and looked at Zhang Xiu beside him.

It made some sense.

"Then you say, what should be done?" Zhang Lu asked Zhang Xiu: "What if Su Gu causes trouble from within?"

Zhang Xiu narrowed his eyes, then made a throat-slitting gesture and said: "My lord, your subordinate thinks that we should strike first!"

"Isn't Su Gu letting the generals leading the troops go to you tomorrow, my lord?"

"Why don't you take this opportunity to set up a banquet, lay out a Hongmen Banquet, and wipe out Su Gu and those officials loyal to Su Gu in one fell swoop."

"Anyway, the order the Governor gave you, my lord, is to take his place. As long as you can complete the task, my lord, no matter what means you use, the Governor has already secretly allowed it."

"As long as we take down Su Gu and his subordinates, with the Governor's order, won't sitting firmly in Hanzhong be easy?"

Zhang Lu rubbed his chin while thinking.

This was not a bad idea.

At the very least, this way, it could be done once and for all.

There was no need to worry about whether Su Gu would be won over by Duan Yu's side, nor worry about Su Gu stirring up any waves; it directly reduced the risk to the minimum.

"Good."

After thinking for a while, Zhang Lu nodded and said: "Just do as you say. Tomorrow, taking advantage of the generals coming, invite Su Gu and his subordinates to come together, then set up a Hongmen Banquet in the mansion and take Su Gu down directly."

After making up his mind, Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu left the official residence and returned to the place where they had already settled.