Section 3: Anecdotes from Luoyang

Emperor Guangwu, Emperor Xiaoming, Emperor Xiaozhang, Emperor Xiaohe, Emperor Xiaoyi, Emperor Xiao'an, Emperor Xiaoshun, Emperor Xiaochong, Emperor Xiaoqing, Emperor Xiaohuan, Emperor Xiaoling - when he was young, Sun Jian finally found all the eleven emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the temple. But these eleven plaques were either broken and mutilated, or they were burned to the ground.

"Ce'er, you quickly dispatch a thousand people to clean the temple here, and then prepare a prison ceremony to worship." Sun Jian said.

"No." Sun Ce left in response.

Sun Jian looked around and saw a big tree standing not far away, he came to the tree and muttered, "This tree is very good." ”

After speaking, he pulled out the Longyuan sword at his waist and cut off the big tree. From the broken tree, he cut out eleven more pieces of wood to reshape the spiritual position for the kings of the past.

Half an hour later, when the spiritual positions of the eleven Han emperors had been reshaped, Sun Ce also arrived with a thousand soldiers. Along with them, there were three generals, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.

"As a member of the Han family, how can you leave me Liu Bei behind the matter of cleaning the temple!"

"As a loyal person, Guan Mou can't stand idly by!"

"Where are the two brothers, Zhang Fei is there."

With the help of everyone, in just a quarter of an hour, the ruins of the temple were swept away. What immediately appeared in front of everyone's eyes was a giant pedestal that was half a zhang high, 100 zhang long, and 80 zhang wide.

"Please take the spiritual position, go to the prison."

As soon as Sun Jian gave the order, the soldiers slowly lifted a high table and a low table to the center of the pedestal. On the high table are the spiritual seats of the eleven Han emperors; On the low table was a sacrificial dead cow.

"In every sacrificial event, there must be a chief priest." Liu Bei said, "Brother Wentai worships the general and should be the one who sacrifices to the lord." ”

"Xuan Demo said this." Sun Jian said, "What is worshiped now is the kings of the Han Dynasty, and Xuande, as the emperor's uncle of the dynasty, is obviously more qualified to be the main sacrifice than me, a person with a foreign surname." ”

"Liu Mouguan is lowly and young, and he is shallow in his education, so he can't afford to be the main priest."

"Sun is a foreign surname, how can he go beyond the bounds?"

"Except for the false name of the emperor's uncle, Liu can be said to be penniless, and he really has no face to preside over the ancestors and ancestors."

"Xuande can have a heart that worries about the country and the people, which is the best consolation to the ancestors, why should he care about those things outside his body?"

"That being the case, thank you Brother Wentai for giving in. Kneel! ”

Under the guidance of Liu Bei, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Liu Bei and other scholars came to the pedestal in a procession and knelt in front of the spiritual seat.

"Boss!"

The left hand of the people is folded on the right hand, the palm of the hand is inward, the hand is arched to the ground, and the head is slowly to the ground.

At the same time, a thousand soldiers under the pedestal, one after another, according to the appearance of the lord, paid homage to the chief of the chief.

"Up"

Everyone got up and dressed one after another, and the ceremony was completed.

After the worship, Sun Jian handed over the spiritual positions of the eleven first emperors to Liu Bei for safekeeping. Afterwards, Sun Jian took everyone back to the military camp in the south of the city.

"Come on, get the battle report." Sun Jian said, "This general wants to reward meritorious deeds." ”

According to the war report, Huang Gai killed many enemies in this battle, and made great achievements. Sun Jian has always cherished talents, so he dismissed Huang Gai from the post of grain officer and reappointed Huang Gai as a lieutenant.

That night, in order to clean up the dust for Zhou Yu's family and celebrate the phased victory of the war against Dong, Sun Jian set up a grand banquet in the handsome camp and invited all the generals at the rank of captain and above to attend. During the banquet, Sun Jian asked, "What are Brother Zhou's plans in the future?" ”

Zhou Yi lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said: "Since Zhou was canonized by the Han Emperor to Luoyang, he should stay here and rebuild the prosperous Luoyang City in the past. ”

"The virtuous nephew is a strategist, and he is well versed in the way of the military, and if he joins the army, the future is limitless. If the virtuous nephew doesn't think that my father and son are only shallow in learning, Sun Jiajun welcomes you to join. Sun Jian said again.

"My ambition is also in Luoyang, please forgive me for not obeying my fate."

"It's a pity, it's a pity!"

Sun Jian had no choice but to leave it at that.

Sun Ce did not give up, so after the banquet was dismissed, he invited Zhou Yu to sit down alone in the camp to talk.

"Gong Jin, why don't you want to join our army?"

"I've been used to a free life since I was a child, and I can't stand the constraints of the barracks. Besides, my father's ambition is in Luoyang, as the only son in the family, how can I easily leave my parents when Luoyang is rebuilt? ”

"In the future, if I am undecided, can Gong Jin help?"

"As long as Brother Bo Fu has a silk letter, I will help you."

After discussing the matter, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu turned to talk about Yuan Shu's private affairs. At this moment, Sun Ce only hopes that the delicate Zhou Yu can analyze the truest thoughts in Yuan Shu's heart from his narration.

"Bo Fu is talking about the "Shuo Ren" chapter?"

"Exactly."

Zhou Yu supported his cheek with one hand, his eyes were blurred for a moment, and he suddenly said with a smile: "Bo Fu, let's go quickly." ”

"Why did Gong Jin say this?"

"Shuo people are happy, and they are dressed in fine clothes. The son of the Marquis of Qi, the wife of the Marquis of Wei, the sister of the East Palace, the aunt of the Marquis of Xing, and Tan Gongwei. Zhou Yu said, "Shuoren" tells the story of Zhuang Jiang, the princess of Qi State, who married Wei Zhuang Gong in the Spring and Autumn Period. In such a situation, Yuan Shu said shamely that the poem "Shuoren" must be intentionally committed to marriage, implying that you should propose marriage quickly. ”

"Could it be a mistake?"

A woman's mind is more delicate and unpredictable than that of a boy, and the heart of a young girl is as unpredictable as the fickle wind and clouds in the rainy season. Based on just one thing, it is indeed a little far-fetched to conclude that Yuan Shu's heart is in his heart. In order to ensure the accuracy of his judgment, Zhou Yu asked Sun Ce to tell everything that happened between him and Yuan Shu from beginning to end without any emotion and in detail.

After hearing this, Zhou Yu patiently analyzed: "If she doesn't like you, will you let you escort her back to the boudoir?" If she doesn't like you, will she dismiss your father's face for you? If she doesn't like you, will she travel thousands of miles to Liangdong to see you? If she doesn't like you, will she worry that you are not Guan Yu's opponent? If she doesn't like you, will she leave because of your coldness? ”

"But in the process of getting along with me, she never said she liked me."

"Then why don't you say you like her when you get along with her?"

"Because at the time, I didn't realize that I liked her."

"If you found out you liked her then, would you tell her?"

"Yes."

"Then according to you, if she finds out that she likes you, she will also tell you directly?"

"Exactly."

For such a brother Bo Fu who didn't understand the girl's mind at all, Zhou Yu had no choice but to say "sigh": "Women don't speak and do things as directly as men, judging from Yuan Shu's various behaviors, she must have a good impression of you." ”

"God is pitiful, fortunately!"

"Just ......"

"Just what?"

"It's just that since Liang Dong parted, you and Yuan Shu haven't seen each other for nearly a year. A year may seem short, but it is enough to change many things. Whether Yuan Shu's heart at this moment is still the same as before, it is still unknown. ”

Zhou Yu's words were like biting ice water, which extinguished Sun Ce's hot heart. Gradually, Sun Ce lost his direction, and he didn't know what to do, so he had to ask Zhou Yu what to do.

From a rational point of view, Zhou Yu is not optimistic about Sun Ce and Yuan Shu, because between the two of them, there is an obstacle like the Kunlun Mountains, that is, the obstacle from his father. As we all know, Sun Jian and Yuan Shao have been at odds since they were discussing the Dong Hui League. In ancient society, if there was an estrangement between the parents, the relationship between the children would be extremely difficult, and the final outcome would often end in tragedy.

But from a perceptual point of view, Zhou Yu, who advocates freedom and love, had to persuade Sun Ce not to give up. Like this, if this kind of thing happened to Zhou Yu, even if he was covered in bruises, he would choose to try without hesitation. However, there is a cloud in "Zhuangzi": "Zi is not a fish, and the joy of knowing fish?" "Zhou Yu is happy about this, not necessarily what Sun Ce wants. Especially when it comes to emotional matters, only the choices you make can you live up to this life without regrets and regrets. Therefore, after Zhou Yu and Sun Ce explained the pros and cons, they handed over the decision power to Sun Ce in person, saying: "Follow your heart." ”

Sun Ce closed his eyes tightly, stretched out his hand to cover his heart, looked deeply into his heart, and said, "Understood." ”

Zhou Yu didn't ask much, only replied "Very good", and discussed with Sun Ce about the mystery of the Dong Party a year ago.

As far as Zhou Yu knows, Wang Rui back then was really wronged, and the real Dong Party was Wen Yi and Cao Yin. The holy decree that confirmed Wang Rui for the Dong Party was also designed and framed by Wen Yi, Cao Yin and others. Wen Yi is now, not only is he not dead, but he is also in Chang'an City, and he is Dong Zhuo's staff. A few days ago, Cao Yin, another Dong party, fled to Chang'an due to the defeat of Liu Biao and Huang Yi.

After learning the truth of the year, Sun Ce couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart. At this moment, he felt guilty for not being able to stop his father back then, and felt sorry for Wang Rui's tragic death.

Then, they talked about many things on their minds, and it was not until the end of the third watch and the beginning of the fourth watch in the middle of the night that they gave birth to sleepiness and dispersed.

In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, who were still asleep, suddenly heard an exclamation outside the camp: "The well water is weird!" The well water is weird! ”

The two woke up when they heard the sound and came to the well not far away.

"Shouting and shouting, where is the military discipline, and what kind of system is it." Sun Ce said.

The soldiers pointed to the mouth of the well and shouted, "Young master, look! ”

Sun Ce leaned down along the well, only to see the well's flickering multicolored light, he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, so he said: "Go down the well to fish, see what is flickering." ”

"There you go."

"I don't dare."

The soldiers shirked and dodged each other, and no one dared to go down the well to fish.

At this moment, Sun Jian also heard the sound and came, and when he saw that the soldiers were so loose and timid, he still said "waste", and then ordered a soldier to go down the well. Although the soldier who was ordered was extremely frightened, it did not prevent him from going down the well according to the military order.

After a while, the soldiers finally salvaged a jade seal and handed it over to Sun Jian. As the seal came out of the well, the colorful light in the well also disappeared. Sun Jian took the jade seal, only to find that this seal was the long-lost jade seal engraved with the words "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity".

The jade seal is about four inches, and one corner is missing from the four corners.

If this jade seal of the country falls into the hands of the rest of the princes, they must be ecstatic and use it for evil ways, but Sun Jian said: "Today's matter is kept secret, and if anyone dares to leak a few words, they will not be spared." ”

Back in the camp, Sun Jian hid the jade seal in a wooden box and locked and sealed it.