Lu Su reached out and helped Zhou Yu to his feet, then said, "Gongjin, I know you value loyalty and friendship, but you must understand that the Sun family cannot win."
"The unification of the realm and the restoration of the Han Dynasty are the great tide of events, beyond human power to change. Even if we joined forces, we could hardly reverse the situation."
"You have already done everything loyalty and kindness could demand for the Sun family. Stop persisting in this delusion. Come with me at once and pledge yourself to the Son of Heaven."
Helping Zhou Yu was one reason he had come.
More importantly, he wanted to persuade Zhou Yu to join the Imperial Court.
If Zhou Yu continued assisting Sun Quan, he would inevitably end up dead, branded a rebel, and implicating his family as well.
He could not bear to see Zhou Yu meet such a fate.
Chapter 321: Lü Meng: Cao Cao, That Shameless Rat
In the study, candlelight flickered, casting scattered shadows.
Zhou Yu gazed at the sincere expression on Lu Su's face, his eyes complicated. He sighed deeply. "Zijing, I appreciate your kindness, but forgive me. I cannot agree."
"Bofu was an old friend of mine, and he died at Lü Bu's hands. How could I disregard that blood debt, serve the Imperial Court, and hold office alongside Lü Bu?"
Lu Su grew anxious at this and persisted in his persuasion. "Even if you don't take office at court, you could stay home and live as freely as an idle cloud or a wild crane."
"Anything would be better than being a rebel!"
Continuing down this road with Sun Quan was undoubtedly a path to death. Even if they could hold their own for now, sooner or later they would be