Cao Miao was a little puzzled, and when she chatted after the banquet, she asked the reason.

In front of her relatives, Mrs. Cao didn't hide it too much, and bluntly said that the Sun family's life was like this, and most of the men who were good at martial arts could not die well, especially those who commanded the army. From Sun Jian to Sun Ce, Sun Yi, Sun Lang, this is the case. If you add Sun Ben, Sun Fu and others from the side branches, it is even more shocking. She didn't want Sun Tai to follow this path as well.

Sun Kuang died early, she has been widowed for so many years, and only Sun Tai, a son, is the only hope.

Cao Miao was gloomy. Where is this life, this is the human heart. In the final analysis, it is the suspicion caused by the emperor's lack of insecurity.

If the Sun family is like this, how good can the Cao family be?

Cao Miao wanted to ask Sun Kuang about the cause of his death, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

What if you ask? What kind of virtue Sun Quan is, he has long been clear. One more and one less evidence, it doesn't make a difference.

Mrs. Cao didn't ask Cao Miao why she came to Jiangdong, but only asked about the current situation of some of her family. In fact, Cao Miao is not very clear, he is not clear about the situation of Mrs. Cao's family. However, speaking in detail, perhaps because it is a side branch, it will not affect Cao Pi's throne, and Mrs. Cao's brother is much better off than Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi and others.

When the fellow saw the fellow, his eyes were full of tears. But Cao Miao and Mrs. Cao met in Wuchang, but they didn't cry, they just sighed, and occasionally sighed, which contained endless helplessness and grievances.

Mrs. Cao's letter to Futu. She has lost faith in this life and can only hope for the afterlife.

Cao Miao doesn't believe in Futu, but he really wants to travel through again and change his life experience for a better time. This prince is too aggrieved to do it.

He had a hunch that Mrs. Sun might have some evidence in her hand that could prove that Cao Rong was not surnamed Cao, but the Yuan family, otherwise she would not have said such a thing. If this is true, what will he do? Go back to Luoyang and recapture the Cao family? What are you kidding, even if he has evidence, with the situation of their father and son, who will believe it? When the time comes, Cao Rong can easily deduct him from the charge of rebellion, and he will be able to destroy him.

After thinking about it, staying in Jiangdong is the only way out.

But when it really came to that point, he didn't have a good life, and he could only be Sun Dahu's virtuous helper in the future. Under the fence, what dignity is there to talk about.

Cao Miao didn't tell Mrs. Cao about it, and it was useless to say it, it would only make her more uncomfortable.

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Sun boarded the car, looked at the slowly receding shadows of the trees outside, and fell into deep thought.

He cleared up the misunderstanding with Cao Miao as he wished, but it brought bigger problems.

Or rather, this problem has existed for a long time, but he has been pretending not to see it. Now that Cao Miao has shattered his illusions, he has to face the truth.

It's not easy to be a prince, especially the crown prince of the founding monarch.

Sun Deng remembered Emperor Hui of Han in the Book of Han and sighed secretly. It was not easy for Emperor Han Hui before, but now it seems that his situation is ten times more difficult than that of Emperor Han Hui. At least when Emperor Hui of Han deliberately abolished Han Gaozu, he had a strong mother behind him to support.

The more Sun Deng thought about it, the more depressed he became, and turned to look at Zhuge Ke, who was sitting opposite. "Yuan Xun, what do you think?"

Zhuge Ke had been waiting for Sun Deng to ask a question for a long time. Asking Gu Tan this question will not lead to results, so he can only ask him.

"Your Highness, the minister remembered something, I wonder if Your Highness has heard of it?"

"What's the matter?" Sun Deng frowned slightly. He has never been very satisfied with Zhuge Ke's roundabout approach. Ask you anything, you just promise, why bother to be clever.

"Before Lu Gongji (Lu Ji) passed away, he left a last word."

Sun Deng's heart was shocked, and he sat up subconsciously. He often heard Gu Tan mention Lu Ji, but he didn't know what Lu Ji's last words were before he died. It seems that Gu Tan is not omniscient, he has a choice.

"What last words?"

"Before Lu Gongji died, he deduced the Mandate of Heaven and said that sixty years later, the car will be on the same track and the book will be the same. If this is true, then there will be fifty years of great harmony in the world. ”

Sun Deng's eyes rolled and he understood what Zhuge Ke meant. Lu Ji's deduction is accurate or not, but it is an indisputable fact that the world cannot be unified in a short period of time. In other words, Sun Quan, who is already forty years old this year, will not be able to complete the task of founding the country, and someone must inherit this task and become the real founding monarch.

Cao Miao actually means the same thing, but from a different angle.

Can Confucianism take on such a heavy responsibility? Cao Miao thinks no, but Sun Deng doesn't fully agree. Emperor Guang of the Han Dynasty also believed in Confucianism, not the same as the Zhongxing Han? The key to whether or not we can take up the task of founding the country is not whether we believe in Confucianism, but whether we can work together with the monarch and the minister.

Of course, the important thing is not what Cao Miao thinks, or what he thinks, but what his father, Sun Quan, thinks.

"The world is the same, how difficult it is. Yuan Xun, fifty years is too long, just seize the day. ”

Zhuge Ke nodded in agreement. "What Your Highness says is the truth. There are priorities and priorities, and the immediate matter should be based on the war. His Royal Highness's golden body cannot stand under a dangerous wall, let alone a battlefield, because the Ming monarch must have the ministers of eagles and dogs, and the responsibilities of minions. The minister is not talented, and he is willing to be a minion of His Highness. ”

Sun Deng looked at Zhuge Ke, and a smile appeared in the corner of his eyes. Zhuge Ke asked for war again, and he was really persevering. In that case, let it be as he wishes. "Yuan Xun's ambition, I am clear, but the Supreme has been hesitating, and it is to delay until now."

"Your Highness, the situation is different now, and there may be a turnaround. I heard Wen Ao say that Sun Dudu had just entered the palace to ask for war, and he wanted to crusade against Yangxin and Shanyue. Although the Supreme vetoed her plan to fight in person, he agreed with her opinion and intended to use troops. Yangxin and Xia Pheasant are the land of Gyeonggi, and the safety is not easy to ignore, and yesterday there was a crime committed by bandits, and Sun Dudu proposed a crusade, which was the right time. ”

Sun Deng's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he nodded again and again. He pondered for a moment, knocking on the wall of the car.

"Go to Wuchang Palace."

"Whoa." Mite, waving his whip and speeding up.

On a watchtower on the side of the road, Mrs. Sun looked at the speeding carriage and muttered. Sun Deng has already taken his leave, but Cao Miao has not left the Wucheng Hou Mansion, does he want to stay here for the night? It's nothing to stay overnight, but you sent a message, really let me stand for you overnight?

At this time, a figure appeared on the watchtower of Wucheng Hou's Mansion and beckoned to this side. Mrs. Sun's eyesight is amazing, and when she looks closely, she can't help laughing, and then she becomes angry again.

Cao Miao actually knew that she was here for a long time.

Even so, Mrs. Sun still didn't dare to slack off, went down the watchtower, and came to the front of the Wucheng Marquis's mansion. Cao Miao was waiting at the door, and when he saw Mrs. Sun coming, he turned over and got on his horse and came to Mrs. Sun.

"Don't get off the horse, hurry up and catch Aunt Quan."

Madame Sun was surprised and delighted, and while turning her horse's head, she asked, "Where did you get the news?" ”

"Chicks don't pee, each has its own way, so don't ask."

Mrs. Sun was speechless, so she could only hurry up and chase after Cao Miao.