Section 4: Death of incense and jade
In the afternoon of this day, as soon as Sun Jian woke up from a nap, Sun Ce came to the handsome camp and wanted to discuss important matters with his father. Sun Jian saw that his son had a serious face and seemed to have something important to talk about, so he went to sit next to the bookcase.
Sun Ce knelt down and said, "Ce'er has something important to ask for, and I hope my father will approve it." ”
In his lifetime, this was the first time Sun Ce knelt down and begged his father. Sun Jian's heart softened, so he accepted it without thinking. But Sun Ce's next words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, piercing through Sun Jian's originally peaceful heart. Because what Sun Ce prayed for was to marry Yuan Shu.
"No, I won't say yes." Sun Jian refused.
"Why?" Sun Ce said.
Sun Jian replied, "Because she is Yuan Shao's daughter", and said: "My son, you will die of this heart." ”
Even though Sun Jian was resolute and did not leave any room for maneuver, Sun Ce still insisted, and even did not hesitate to kneel down for a long time, so as to show that his heart was firm.
In this regard, Sun Jian only threw down the sentence "whatever you want", and then turned around and left the handsome camp.
That night, Sun Jian did not return to the camp.
Early the next morning, when Sun Jian returned to the camp, Sun Ce was still kneeling. At this moment, his sore and aching legs are a poignant portrayal of his heart, and his majestic back is his declaration that he will never give up his beloved.
When Sun Jian saw this scene, he couldn't help but ask himself: "Is his face really better than the happiness of his children?" ”
After some inner struggle, Sun Jian said "heh" and said: "As long as Yuan Shao doesn't mention excessive conditions, my father is willing to disregard his own face for your happiness." ”
When Sun Ce heard this, he couldn't hide the joy in his heart, he clasped his father's hands tightly, and said, "Father is the most broad-minded person in the world. ”
However, before this excitement passed, outside the Shuai camp, there was an urgent military message: under Yuan Shao's account, the general Zhou Ang was attacking Yuzhou Zhisu (Yangcheng) with all his might.
This letter not only broke Sun Ce's illusion, but also drifted into Sun Jian's heart.
Since Liu Biao seized Changsha, there were princes who disregarded the morality of the people and ministers, and took advantage of the Sun family's army to crusade against Dong thieves, and when the rear was extremely empty, they stabbed Sun Jian in the back.
Sun Jian couldn't bear it, so he no longer cared about the battle against Dong, and he said angrily: "Raise volunteers together, and you will save Sheji." The traitors are broken and each is like this, who should I kill with the force! ”
As soon as the words fell, he ordered the whole army to return to Yuzhou.
Just when the Sun family army pulled out the camp and started the village, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, holding their respective general seals, found Sun Jian, who was planning the marching route in the camp. The three of them put the seal on the table, and said, "I've seen General Sun." ”
"What do you mean, three?" Sun Jian said.
"I'm here to leave." Liu Bei said.
Why is that? Am I treating you badly? ”
"Liu is only willing to ask Dong, and does not want to be involved in the dispute between the princes."
"In that case, I will not force it to stay."
In order to show respect for the heroes and thank the heroes for their help, Sun resolutely decided to follow the example of the sages and personally send Liu Bei and others out of the city. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu heard the news and sent it together with Sun Jian. When Liu Bei stepped out of the city gate, Zhou Yu couldn't help but murmur to Sun Ce: "Liu Bei will never be a thing in the pool in the future. ”
Farewell to Liu Bei, the soldiers of the Sun family's army have also completed the camp. As long as Sun Jian gave an order, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Sun family army could return to Yuzhou at any time.
In the near future, the war that is about to break out in Yuzhou is to announce that Sun Ce and Yuan Shu are destined to be a war in this life. At this time, Sun Ce wanted to pull Zhou Yu and embark on the return journey back to Yuzhou together, and face the upcoming sad moment together. But now, Luoyang City, which is in urgent need of reconstruction, is obviously inseparable from Zhou Yu's company.
In the south of Luoyang City, under the plane tree, next to the ice platform grass, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce are making their final goodbyes. At this moment, there is no drizzle, no fallen leaves, just warm sunshine and a gentle breeze.
The so-called: "Send you a thousand miles, and you must say goodbye in the end." In the end, Sun Ce still walked away.
After more than ten days of rapid travel, Sun Jiajun finally returned to Yuzhou. However, Yangcheng had already been lost, and Sun Jian had to camp on the outskirts of Yangcheng, next to a small forest.
In the evening, Sun Ce was in his camp tent, busy with military affairs, when he suddenly saw a soldier on duty holding a silk book and came into the door to report: "There is a woman outside the camp, who claims to be the old acquaintance of the young master, and asks me to give this silk book to the young master." ”
Sun Ce took the silk book, only to see the book said: "If you remember the old friendship, you will see the woods outside the camp." The signature of the cashier is the word "Yuan Shu" that he thinks about day and night.
After reading the silk book, Sun Ce couldn't help but leave all military affairs behind and rushed to the woods outside the camp alone.
At this moment, the night is completely dark. The bright moonlight, through the branches between the trees, sprinkled on the beautiful clothes, poetized the poignant encounter. In the chapter of "The Book of Poetry: The Moonrise", "The moon rises brightly, the outstanding people are embarrassed, the Shu is entangled, and the heart is quiet", which is the most beautiful description of this situation.
Looking at Yuan Shu's already emaciated body, the clothes belt was much wider, and Sun Ce's eyes couldn't help but ripple in circles.
At this moment, Yuan Shu chose to be brave, she plucked up her courage and said, "Sun Ce, I like you." If you like me too, will you come with me? ”
"Where to go?"
"The ends of the earth - as long as we stay away from strife, no matter where we are, we can live in peace."
Hearing these words, Sun Ce was both happy and sad in his heart. I like my beloved, and I have always loved myself; The sad thing is that in this life and this life, maybe each other is destined to miss out.
Sun Ce only threw down the sentence "I'm sorry, I can't go with you", and wanted to leave the woods.
In the moment when Sun Ce turned around, a group of heavily armed soldiers suddenly emerged from the depths of this forest. This group of soldiers, except for more than 20 people armed with bows and crossbows, the remaining 100 people fought with sharp swords. From the standard of their military uniforms and armor, it can be seen at a glance that they are Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses.
"What about your chief? Tell him to come out and speak. Sun Ce said.
In the depths of the woods, I only heard the sound of "cough cough" twice, and then I saw a person walking out slowly.
Under the cover of twilight, the person's face is not visible. Faintly visible, only the armor reflecting the moonlight. However, judging from the armor system, this person should be a general above the captain level in Yuan Shao's army.
Gradually, as the man got closer, his vague figure became clearer.
For Sun Ce, this is an extremely unfamiliar face - so strange that he has never seen it in this life.
"Zhou Ang, why are you here?" Yuan Shu said.
"Miss, you pretended to pass on the master's warrant, sneaked away here, and had a private meeting with this kid, aren't you afraid that the lord will be sad?"
"Be bold, even if you dare to teach me a lesson, I really don't know what to say."
"I don't dare to be humble, I just feel worthless for Miss. This kid, if he really cares about you, Shicai should go with you. If he is willing to leave everything behind and live in seclusion with you, I may bury this secret forever. But this kid chooses his own way to die, so don't blame Zhou Ang for being ruthless. ”
"What do you want?"
Zhou Ang replied, "Miss asked knowingly", that is, directly Sun Ce's nose, and said: "Now there are only two ways in front of you, the first is to be caught with your hands, and the second is to die immediately." ”
Sun Ce shouted, "I'd rather die than surrender", and then pulled out the sword at his waist, intending to kill a bloody path.
This group of soldiers under Zhou Ang is not Sun Ce's opponent. In just a few moments, Sun Ce was about to break out of the encirclement.
"Shoot the arrows and kill him."
only heard two "whoosh" sounds, and two sharp arrows went straight to Sun Cexiang's back. At this time, Sun Ce was entangled by the enemy army in front of him, and he couldn't care about the arrows flying behind him.
When Sun Ce was about to die, Yuan Shu's screams behind him suddenly echoed in the silent night sky.
At this moment, Sun Ce wished that his judgment had deviated. But the truth is cruel after all, when Sun Ce looked back, the picture of Yuan Shu falling to the ground with an arrow still came into his eyes.
If Sun Ce was shocked, he still had an emotion in his heart, it was undoubtedly resentment. He hated Yuan Shao for insisting on going his own way, hated Zhou Ang for being self-defeating, hated himself for being cowardly and incompetent, and hated the inhumane nature of this great controversy. Driven by this force of hatred, Sun Ce became more and more courageous, he turned around and killed the crossbowmen who fired arrows, and then rushed straight towards Zhou Ang.
"Stop him, don't let him come." Zhou Ang shouted and retreated.
"The thief repairs away, and he takes his life!" Sun Ce shouted as he walked out of the obstacles. After chasing Zhou Ang, Sun Ce didn't say a word, and stabbed him in the chest with his sword.
"The general is dead, run away!"
As soon as Zhou Ang died, the remaining remnants of the army dispersed.
Sun Ce ran back to the same place in a hurry, looked at Yuan Shu who was dying on the ground, couldn't help but put down the sword in his hand, picked up Yuan Shu who was stained with blood, and said, "Shu'er, you can't die, I don't allow you to die!" ”
"I, in your heart, exactly, what?"
"In this life, there is no substitute."
They couldn't hide the emotions in their hearts, and they couldn't stop their tears. The difference is that Yuan Shu's tears represent happiness and joy; Sun Ce's tears conceal grief and regret.
If we could turn back time, we would like to turn the clock back to a certain moment, trying to make up for our mistakes and change the time we have missed.
If Sun Ce had agreed to live in seclusion with Yuan Shu in the mountains and forests a moment ago, perhaps Zhou Ang would not have appeared; If Sun Ce had been able to understand his heart a year ago, maybe they would have been married......
It's a pity that there is no if in life, and Yuan Shu's life will eventually be irretrievable.
Surrounded by love and tears, Yuan Shu untied the jade pendant around his waist, hung it on Sun Ce's waist with his own hands, and said intermittently: "Shu'er is blessed, I can't continue to accompany Bo Fu." Before Bo Fu finds the next beloved woman, let this red black jade pendant accompany Bo Fu on his way instead of Shu'er. However, when Bo Fu finds the next beloved woman, remember to put this red black jade pendant back to Shu'er with his own hands. At that time, this piece of red black jade pendant will replace Bo Fu and accompany Shu'er for eternity. ”
"Uh-huh!"
Just as Sun Ce nodded in response, Yuan Shu gradually lost consciousness, quietly stopped breathing, slowly closed his eyes, and slowly stopped his heartbeat. When Yuan Shu's hands drooped, Sun Ce's broken heart seemed to be floating all over the ground.
That night, Sun Ce did not move, let alone return to the camp. He just hugged Yuan Shu's body tightly and whispered Shu'er's name softly, as if nothing had happened, and Yuan Shu had not left him.
The next morning, when Sun Jian was reorganizing his army on the battlefield, he learned that Sun Ce had not returned overnight.
The war was coming, but the main general under the tent had lost his trace, Sun Jian couldn't help but be furious and said: "Where is the young master? ”
"The lord can go to the main camp and take a look at the bookcase."
When he came to the woods, Sun Ce was still holding Yuan Shu's body in his arms, muttering Shu'er's name alone. Sun Jian didn't know what was going on, so he asked Sun Ce why.
Sun Ce let out a "hmm", gradually relieved himself, and said, "Zhou Ang is dead, and the corpse is in front." ”
When Sun Jian saw Zhou Ang's corpse, he pulled out the Longyuan sword at his waist, cut off his head in one fell swoop, and ordered someone to hang it outside Yangcheng to show the public.
When Sun Jian came, he wanted to find Sun Ce to go to the battlefield together. However, Sun Ce's unyielding appearance and the corpse of Yuan Shu in his arms made Sun Jian unbearable to disturb at this time. He came to his son's side, threw down the sentence "Festival mourning", and led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack the city alone.
The soldiers of the Yuan army who defended the city suddenly lost their hearts when they saw the head of the lord hanging outside the city. Under the onslaught of Sun's army, the soldiers of Yuan's army only defended the city for less than an hour, and then they were all routed and fled from Yangcheng.
After the battle, Sun Jian couldn't wait, rode a horse to the woods on the outskirts of the city, and shared the news of Yangcheng's victory with Sun Ce. When Sun Ce heard the news, he only said "oh", then picked up Yuan Shu and walked slowly towards Yangcheng. Seeing this, Sun Jian couldn't help but lead the horse and walk with his son.
On Zi Mo, which led to Yang City, Sun Jian tried to ask, "Why did Yuan Shu die?" ”
"Shu'er didn't die, she was just tired and asleep." Sun Ce muttered.
"Did she die because of you?"
"Shu'er didn't die, she was just tired and asleep."
Along the way, no matter how Sun Jian asked, Sun Ce's answer was just that eternal sentence. Sun Jian had no choice but to try to restore the essence of the matter by interrogating the prisoners of war after returning to Yangcheng. After the prisoners of war told the limited clues, Sun Jian's subordinates found a letter from a room in the Assassin's Mansion that proved everything.
This letter was written by Yuan Shu to Yuan Shao, and it recorded many tear-jerking words. The room where the letter was found was Yuan Shu's residence for the past few days.
He immediately took the letter and came to Sun Ce's room. At this time, Sun Ce was beside the bed, silently accompanying Yuan Shu. Sun Jian saw that his son looked decadent all day long, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he pulled Sun Ce up and said angrily: "Sun Ce, you sober me up, Yuan Shu is dead." ”
Sun Ce was silent.
Sun Jian came to Yuan Shu's body, pulled out the stray arrow on Yuan Shu's body, which had not yet been taken out, and said, "No, she is unconscious." ”
Sun Ce remained silent.
Sun Jian handed the letter to Sun Ce and said, "Take a look." ”
Sun Ce took the letter, only to see that it read:
"Father, when you read this letter, Shu'er Fei and Sun Ce wandered the world, that is, they had unfortunately died for nine days. Maybe my father will ask: You only have a few encounters with Sun Ce, is it worth it?
Here, I hope that my father will know that when Sun Ce ignored the eyes of the princes and his father's reproach at the meeting of the board of directors two years ago, he handed over the priceless Chiwu Baoyu to his daughter in person, and her daughter's heart trembled.
Later, in order to test his character, his daughter asked Sun Ce to send her back to the boudoir. Ignoring the important things he was doing, he sent his daughter back to the boudoir and turned away. Since then, his daughter has become more and more fond of him.
After the battle of Liangdong, her daughter could not hide her inner longing and went to Liangdong alone to find him. At this point, the daughter knew that the fate of this life was already doomed, and her daughter could only marry Sun Ce in this life.
This time, if Sun Ce has a daughter in his heart, it will be the greatest luck in this life; If Sun Ce has no daughter in his heart, he should die early in this life.
Finally, please ask the father to forgive the daughter to do everything for love, and the original daughter can't be filial piety in front of the father.
- Unfilial Daughter Yuan Shushu
Sun Ce read the letter, but said lightly: "Early tomorrow morning, I will take her back to the ancestral tomb of Fuchun for burial." ”
"Go back to Fuchun's ancestral tomb for burial!"
"As the saying goes: 'Marry and obey the husband', Shu'er is my wife, of course, I must be buried in the ancestral grave of the Sun family."
The next day, when Sun Ce returned to Fuchun with Yuan Shu, Sun Jian ordered someone to send the news of Yuan Shu's death and the letter he left to Yuan Shao. Later, Sun Jian wrote everything that happened in the past two days into a silk book and ordered someone to send it to Zhou Yu in Luoyang City.
After this matter, Sun Jian led his troops to Jingzhou alone. Because as early as when discussing the Dong Hui League, Sun Jian once said: "The hatred of a county should be repaid by a state." "Liu Biao's hatred for seizing Changsha should also be liquidated.