Those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid. It is not the of the person who does not concern him, or the self-comfort of the framed. People are always more willing to believe in bad things than good things, especially when spreading bad things, people are more accustomed to "artistic processing" of them, making what can only be regarded as an ordinary thing become unusual.

As the saying goes, good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles, which is the result of people's false rumors. Zhou Yu, as the center of this storm of rumors, at first also firmly believed that the clear would clear themselves, and the turbid would be turbid, but as time went by, the rumors became more and more like the truth, until he learned that his family was abducted by unknown people, and Zhou Yu could no longer sit still.

Handing over the military power to Huang Gai, Zhou Yu hurried back to Wu County with several personal guards. Originally, Zhou Yu thought that as long as he arrived in Wu County, the rumors that he intended to support the army and self-respect would naturally be self-defeating, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as he arrived in Wu County, he was put under house arrest by Sun Ben and others, and the external excuse was to protect Zhou Yu's safety.

Zhou Yu was furious and asked to see Sun Ce, he didn't believe that Sun Ce, who was like a brother, would treat him like this, but the reply he got was that the lord needed to recuperate now and should not be disturbed.

"The lord can't be a director, who is the temporary replacement?" Zhou Yu asked in surprise.

"The Third Son."

Zhou Yu was shocked when he heard this, Sun Xu, the third prince of the Sun family, was very much like Sun Ce who met Sun Ce when he and Sun Ce first met, he didn't know the sky, he was bold, impatient and irritable...... If you want to talk about Sun Xu's shortcomings, Zhou Yu can say a lot of things, and now that Jiangdong has him in charge, Zhou Yu is very worried that there will be chaos.

Zhou Yu, who was concerned about the future of Jiangdong, couldn't care about the safety of his family for a while, and hurriedly asked Sun Ben: "Who will assist the third son?" ”

"Zhang Hong, Zhang Zhao, and Gu Yong."

“…… What is the condition of the lord? Zhou Yu was silent for a moment and asked.

"Don't worry about it, Bo Fu's body has its own famous doctor who is responsible for recuperation. You'd better worry about your situation first. Sun Ben dropped this sentence and turned around and left.

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ben's departing back in a daze, and his thoughts turned a thousand times for a while, with mixed tastes. He is the biggest contributor to the Sun family's ability to take Jiangdong as the foundation, but now it is just a rumor, and it is really chilling for the Sun family to treat him like this.

"Bo Fu ...... I don't know if you and my brother will see each other again......" Zhou Yu sighed and muttered to himself.

"Master, there is a visitor." Zhou Shan suddenly appeared outside the door to report.

"Who?" Zhou Yu asked with some wonder when he heard this, he is an unlucky guy now, whoever touches him will be unlucky, who would be so eyeless.

"The second son of the Sun family." Zhou Shan replied in a low voice.

"He? …… Ask him to go to the living room for a while. Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, and then ordered.

Not long after, Zhou Yu came to the living room and saw Sun Quan sitting there drinking tea, looking relaxed.

"Gong Jin, don't come unharmed." Sun Quan put down the teacup and said to Zhou Yu.

"Zhongmou is so laid-back."

"Huh...... Thanks to Gongjin, I have the opportunity to be a rich idler. Sun Quan replied with a smile.

Zhou Yu's face was embarrassed by Sun Quan's words, Sun Quan will have today, it is indeed thanks to Zhou Yu's "blessing", if he hadn't entered the "slander" in front of Sun Ce, Sun Ce would not have guarded against Sun Quan. Although what Zhou Yu did was out of public intentions, saying bad things about people behind his back is tantamount to villainous behavior, which is indeed a stain on Zhou Yu, who has always liked to do things above board.

"Gong Jin, let's gossip about this, I came to look for you not to see your unfortunate situation now, but to remind you that my brother's health has not improved, and it has been getting worse and worse a while ago. I had the intention to visit, but I was stopped several times, so I don't know what my brother's health is now. You have to be careful, my surname is Sun, as long as I keep to myself, naturally no one will be difficult for me. But you are different, you are one of the most influential in the Jiangdong Army besides my brother, if someone wants to take Jiangdong, you will be a great disaster that must be eliminated. The whereabouts of your family members are now unknown, which is not conducive to clearing your suspicions, and you had better plan ahead of time, lest you die in a blur. ”

“…… Zhongmou, why did you take the risk to remind me? Zhou Yu didn't fully believe Sun Quan's words, but he would rather believe that he had it than that he didn't, and the experience of being under house arrest before he arrived in Wu County made Zhou Yu have to have a long mind, but he couldn't understand why his "enemy" wanted to save himself?

“…… Gong Jin, to be honest, I hate you a lot, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have become one of the two major wastes in Wu County. But Jiangdong was fought by my brother and you, and I don't want to see someone give up their family affection in order to seize Jiangdong and let my brother die. Now you are the only one who can save my brother. ”

"Bo Fu is in danger?" Zhou Yu frowned and asked.

"If you want to inherit Jiangdong logically, do you think my brother can still survive?"

“…… Zhongmou, can you still leave Wu County now? Zhou Yu was silent for a moment and asked.

"It's difficult, since the third brother temporarily became the lord of Jiangdong, my freedom has been restricted, and the number of people around me has doubled compared to usual. Why do you think I met you so smoothly? Because they all know that I have a grudge against you, and it is not surprising that I came to see you unlucky at this time. Sun Quan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

“…… My people must have been stared at by now, and only you have the possibility. If you can find a way to let people go to Lujiang to meet Huang Gai, maybe there will be a turning point in this matter. ”

"What are you going to do?"

"At present, the main force of the Jiangdong Army is in Lujiang, as long as Huang Gai leads the troops back, there is still hope."

"But how do you get Huang Gai to believe me?"

“…… I will give you the Tiger Talisman to use as a basis. Zhongmou, the previous thing was that I was sorry for you, and at this time, I asked you to help for the future of Jiangdong regardless of your previous suspicions, Zhou Yu was grateful. Zhou Yu said and bowed to Sun Quan.

Seeing this, Sun Quan hurriedly stretched out his hand to hug each other: "Gong Jin's words are serious, and I, Sun Zhongmou, swear to do my best." ”

……

When Sun Quan left the Zhou family, he looked up to the sky and laughed, looking unfinished, and when he returned home, he even ordered a banquet to celebrate. After the person in charge of staring at Sun Quan reported back to Cheng Pu, Cheng Pu couldn't help frowning, feeling that his decision to choose the position of the third prince Sun Xu as the temporary lord was not wrong. It seems that the two sons have lost their ambitions and become useless. But Cheng Pu didn't know that on the night when Sun Quan celebrated Zhou Yu's bad luck, someone quietly left Wu County and went straight to Lujiang.

Cheng Pu didn't want to see any mistakes in Jiangdong, and Sun Ce's injury suddenly worsened, which everyone didn't expect, and it was precisely because he was worried that Sun Ce would have an accident that Cheng Pu proposed to find someone to temporarily replace the lord of Jiangdong. Although it is only an expedient measure at present, looking at Sun Ce's current situation, it is not clear that it will not be long before this temporary generation will be canceled, and a new master of Jiangdong will be born.

Wu Guotai fell ill, and when the news of Sun Ce's sudden serious injury reached her ears, the old man couldn't withstand the repeated blows and couldn't afford to get sick. At present, the general's mansion lacks the principal, and it is a mess, and no one cares about the question of who the heir of Jiangdong is. It's not entirely true to say this, it's not that no one cares, at least Sun Ce's concubine Da Qiao cares very much. Although Sun Ce's parent-child Sun Shao was not born to Da Qiao, he was regarded as his own, this Jiangdong was laid down by Sun Ce, so it should naturally be Sun Shao who can inherit Jiangdong, but Sun Shao is young now, and Da Qiao is soft-spoken, even if Da Qiao has the heart to speak, no one will listen. Originally, there was also a Wu Guotai who could speak for Sun Shao, but now that her old man is sick, Da Qiao has no other way but to be anxious.

The back house of the General's Mansion

Hearing the sound of crying in his ears, Sun Ce woke up slowly, people who are sick know that the most annoying thing is that someone is crying in front of him, as if he is helpless. Bad luck!

"Who weeps?" Sun Ce asked.

Suddenly hearing someone talking, Da Qiao was startled, and when he found out that it was his husband who spoke, Da Qiao immediately cried even more. I've been scared for so long, but I can wait until I wake up in this life. Immediately while crying, he picked up the recent events and told Sun Ce the most important things.

"Impossible, how can Gong Jin support his own troops, who spread the rumors?" Sun Ce asked in disbelief.

"Husband, now that my mother is sick, you can't be a director, and the general's mansion is about to be messed up. Cheng Pu has launched the third uncle's temporary replacement of the lord of Jiangdong......"

"What did you say?" Sun Ce was not angry when he heard this, but unfortunately his body was weak and he couldn't move, so he had to stare at Da Qiao and ask, "What about Gong Jin?" Does he also agree with Cheng Pu's decision? ”

"Gong Jin led troops to defend the imperial court in Lujiang before, and when he learned that there were rumors that he had a heart of self-reliance, he handed over the affairs in his hands to General Huang, but I heard that as soon as he returned to Wu County, he was placed under house arrest by the third uncle."

"What!?" Sun Ce was startled again, and after gasping for a few moments, he asked Da Qiao, "Gong Jin has been arrested?" ”

"Well, the concubine heard what people said."

“…… What about Zhongmou? Sun Ce was silent for a moment and asked.

"Second Uncle......"

"What's wrong with Zhongmou?"

"When my husband was recuperating from my injuries, the second uncle came to visit him several times, but every time I was stopped by someone, saying that he was afraid that the second uncle would affect my husband's recuperation. The concubine has not seen the second uncle come to the door for a few days, but I heard that the second uncle seems to have been being watched very closely recently. ”

"Hmph, well, very good. Cheng Pu, it's in vain that I trust you like I usually do, but I didn't expect that I was not dead, so you would find a new master......" Sun Ce said with a sneer.

"Husband, don't be angry, your body is important." Seeing this, Da Qiao hurriedly persuaded.

"I'm fine...... I went to find pen and ink, and I said you write. Sun Ce calmed down and instructed Da Qiao.

Pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are not uncommon for the Sun family, especially after becoming the lord of Jiangdong, Sun Ce listened to Zhou Yu's advice, even if he didn't like to read, he also read hard, so the pen and paper used to write snacks were necessary in the room.

……

"Husband......" Da Qiao looked at Sun Ce with tears in his eyes, and it was not an exaggeration to say that Sun Ce's dictated letter was a will. Sun Ce looked at Da Qiao with pity, "Don't cry, this is just in case, if something happens to me, you and Shao'er will not be helpless." Do you remember to keep your letters hidden and not let anyone know about them beforehand? ”

"The concubine remembered. Husband, you are just injured, why haven't you gotten better to this day? Da Qiao wiped his tears and asked Sun Ce suspiciously.

"I'm also strange about this. How is my mother's health now? Possibly going to the ground? ”

"Mother is just worried about her illness, and it's fine."

"Then you go and invite your mother, and remember not to alarm others."

"Yes, the concubine will go now."

It was deeper in the middle of the night, and it was not difficult for Wu Guotai to come to see Sun Ce quietly, and Wu Guotai learned that his eldest son had woken up, and the disease was immediately half cured, and he immediately followed Da Qiao to Sun Ce's ward.

"My son, you can be regarded as waking up, your injury suddenly worsened a few days ago, but you really frightened your mother." Wu Guotai saw her son lying on the hospital bed looking at herself, and immediately stepped forward excitedly and said.

"Mother, the child is unfilial, which worries you." Sun Ce said ashamedly.

"It's okay, it's okay if you're okay."

"Mother, the child never believes that Gongjin will bear me."

"Bo Fu, I don't know my heart if I know people, I don't know my face. Now you're badly wounded, and he's got a heavy ......."

"Mother, are you still blaming Zhou Yu for persuading the child to guard against Zhongmou?" Sun Ce suddenly asked.

“…… If it weren't for him, why would your brothers be in trouble? Wu Guotai didn't deny it, nodded and admitted.

"Mother, I don't blame Gong Jin for this, I can only blame it, if I believe in the second brother, I will naturally not adopt Gong Jin's opinion. Gong Jin just out of a public heart, and asked his mother not to blame him anymore. ”

Wu Guotai: "......"

"Mother, do you know who is in charge of Jiangdong now?" Sun Ce asked again.

"Husband, my mother is recuperating during this time, and she doesn't know what is happening outside." Da Qiao said at this time. Wu Guotai couldn't help but wonder when he heard this, and asked Da Qiao, "Qiao'er, what happened?" ”

"Mother, now there is someone else in this Jiangdong Lord."

"Who is so bold? My son is still alive, who dares to establish a new Lord? Wu Guotai couldn't help but be furious when he heard this.

"Mother, don't worry, I'm afraid this matter is also Cheng Pu's last resort."

"Cheng Pu? He is just a retainer of my Sun family, what qualifications does he have to make decisions for the Lord? Who has he made the new Lord? ”

"It's the third brother, although it is temporary, but if the child is gone......

"Bo Fu, since you have woken up now, then your third brother does not need to be temporary, don't worry, I will let Cheng Pu know after dawn."

"Mother, no." Sun Ce shook his head and said.

"Why?"

"Mother, don't you think the child's injury is strange? The child has been in battle for a long time and knows his body well. Although he was injured in this battle, it was not fatal, and as long as he recuperated for a while, he would be fine, so why did it suddenly deteriorate? ”

"Bo Fu, are you worried that someone will want to harm you?" Wu Guotai is not an ordinary old lady, as soon as she was reminded by Sun Ce, she immediately thought of a possibility.

"The child is really worried." Sun Ce nodded in acknowledgement.

"Who's behind that?" Wu Guotai asked resentfully.

"I don't know, but if I don't want the mastermind behind the scenes to succeed, the best way is for me to survive."

"Bo Fu, what you mean is that your mother has understood, you don't have to worry about this matter."

"Thank you, Mother. There is another thing that may require the mother to be bothered. ”

"What?"

"I heard that Gong Jin has returned to Wu County, but now he is under house arrest, and the child wants to ask his mother to find a way to let Gong Jin come and meet the child. The child is stupid, but Gong Jin is different, what the child can't understand, Gong Jin will definitely be able to come up with a clue. ”

“…… Qiao'er, Zhou Yu has really returned to Wu County? Wu Guotai turned his head and asked Da Qiaodao, who was standing aside.

"Back to my mother, my daughter-in-law did hear that Zhou Yu had returned to Wu County, but as soon as she came back, the third uncle ordered Sun Ben to put her under house arrest at home, and no one saw Zhou Yu again except for the second uncle who visited him once."

"Hmmm......"

……

Three days later, Wu Guotai suddenly announced in public that he would go to the Futu Temple outside the city to make incense and petition, praying that the Buddha would bless Sun Ce safe and sound. Wu Guotai is a special person in Jiangdong, no one dares to stop her wherever she is going, not to mention that she still goes to petition, whether it is useful or not, this intention is always good.

Futu Sect was the Buddhism of later generations, which was transmitted to the Central Plains through the Western Regions, but people at that time still believed in the local Taoism more. If it weren't for Zhang Jiao's initiation of the Yellow Turban Uprising, it would have been impossible for the Futu Sect to have a chance to develop. However, the development of the Futu Sect in other parts of the Han Dynasty was not very smooth, and only Jiangdong had some achievements. The reason for this may be related to the preferences of those in power.

Liu Xie did not believe in Taoism, although he did not understand why he ran from the afterlife to this ancient world, but he never believed in gods and Buddhas. Especially when it comes to Buddhism, he doesn't like to believe in it. Taoism still advocates non-action, but Buddhism likes to talk about cause and effect. Although this view is beneficial to the foolish people and maintain the rule of those in power, it will also wear out the blood of a nation, and Liu Xie does not want his nation to become docile sheep, because then it will not be able to deal with the jackals around the Han Dynasty.

Because of Liu Xie's dislike, the upward and downward effects, the Futu Sect has no market in the area controlled by Liu Xie, of course, Liu Xie also knows that if he wants to eliminate a religion, it will be difficult to eliminate it unless it is killed from the top down. The only way to deal with religion is to suppress and control, draw a framework for its development, and once it is out of the circle, it will be served with a big stick.

Under Liu Xie's high pressure, the Futu Sect could only fight elsewhere, and fortunately met their nobles in Jiangdong. As the "mother of the nation" in Jiangdong, Wu Guotai was very willing to believe in the Futu Sect, and the Futu Sect also gained a firm foothold in Jiangdong. Knowing that Wu Guotai personally came to the incense to petition, the abbot of Futu Temple personally greeted him.

"Gong Jin, you don't seem to be doing well lately." In a secret room in the Futu Temple, Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu, who was disguised like himself, and quipped.

Sun Ce's joke reminded Zhou Yu of the years when he was with Sun Ce in the past, and he replied not to be outdone: "Bo Fu, are you embarrassed to talk about me?" You and I are now each other. ”

"Hahaha~" The two of you looked at me, I looked at me, and after a moment of silence, they laughed in unison.