Chapter Twenty-Five: Windfall and Disaster
"Those bearded girls are not only physically strong, but they can also sing and dance, but they are also very windy." Sun Shangxiang glanced at Sun Shao: "You can take care of those people, if anyone dares to get on my boat to steal fish, don't blame me for being ruthless and send them into the palace to be eunuchs." ”
"Auntie, it's better to be blocked." Sun Shao smiled: "It's impossible for those female pawns of yours not to marry, right?" According to me, in the future, make a rule, you are not allowed to go to private in peace, and you will provide them with opportunities to meet on a regular basis, and those who have made meritorious contributions will be given priority. ”
"Do you think beautifully, and take my people as a reward?"
"Otherwise, for the male pawn, it is a reward to be able to have a party with the female pawn, and for the female pawn, it is also a reward." Sun Shao smiled evilly: "Auntie, if you fancy someone, you might as well tell me, and I will match you up." ”
"Eventful!" Sun Shangxiang "aggressively" gave him a pin, turned his back, and leaned on the railing to look at the seagulls flying in the distance, but his face was a little red, but Sun Shao couldn't see it. "If you want to be a matchmaker, you might as well find someone to marry your aunt first."
Sun Shao glanced around, and when he saw that no one was approaching, he came to Sun Shangxiang's side, lay down on the railing next to her, frowned and said, "Auntie, have you noticed, my mother doesn't seem to have recovered." ”
"That's it, Ah Yu was robbed, it's like taking her life, do you think those two months are better?" Sun Shangxiang glanced sideways at Sun Shao, then looked at Sun Shao's shoulder next to her arm, and moved aside for some distance. Sun Shao was stunned for a moment, and patted his head a little embarrassed: "I am with my aunt every day, I really treat you as a man." Sorry, sorry! ”
A red glow flew on Sun Shangxiang's face, squeaked twice, and lowered his head.
"Auntie, something is wrong with you." Sun Shao said in surprise. In the past, Sun Shangxiang was laughing with him, but he has never been so shy today, which is a bit weird.
"Don't talk about me, what can I do wrong." Sun Shangxiang said angrily: "I said Fengxian, you tell you the truth, those robbers were not arranged by you." If you arrange it, you are too lacking in morality, and others will be pulled down, and your aunt is a little wronged. ”
"Do you think it was arranged by me?" Sun Shao asked rhetorically. First, he didn't want to expose those two people, and second, he also felt that this matter was a little sorry for the bridge, so he never admitted that he arranged it.
"I think it's like that." Sun Shangxiang said angrily: "You should give her a message in advance, let me tell you, you are lucky this time, otherwise, she will die in vain." ”
Sun Shao was speechless. It's not that he didn't tell Daqiao in advance, it's that Daqiao didn't understand it himself, after this incident, what he was most worried about was not his son, but Daqiao, but he also knew that Daqiao was not a person who was good at acting, if he let her know in advance, it was likely that Sun Quan would see the flaws, and it would be exposed. Having said that, when he saw the dying appearance of the bridge, Sun Shao really regretted it.
Hiding something is a big mistake.
Sun Shao was very guilty, and he didn't dare to explain it to Daqiao, and Daqiao vaguely knew about it later, and she didn't ask Sun Shao, but this time the injury was very serious, and after a few months of recuperation, he still didn't come to his senses, and that sick look always reminded Sun Shao of his cruelty.
"You don't want to chase after the wind." Sun Shao covered his face with anger and turned his head away from Sun Shangxiang. Sun Shangxiang looked at him for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Fengxian, Ah Yu is very similar to you, exactly the same as when you were a child." When I was in Jianye, I often had this illusion, as if your mother was not holding Ah Yu, but you, especially the eyes, which were exactly the same as they were twenty years ago. ”
Sun Shao turned his head to look in the direction of Qian Tang, did not say a word, never turned his head back, and never said a word to Sun Shangxiang again. Sun Shangxiang was silent for a long time, sighed, and got off the flying house.
The north wind, which was still a little chilly, puffed up its huge sails, and the ship cleaved the waves, gradually moving away towards the vast sea.
...... "Ayu is sick?" Daqiao sat up in surprise and grabbed Zhou Yin's shoulder, so strong that Zhou Yin couldn't bear the pain, and he endured it so that he didn't scream. He cried and nodded, "Vomited blood twice." ”
"Vomiting blood?" Daqiao involuntarily held her breath, and it took a long time to slowly spit out the breath that had been held for too long, and she looked at Zhou Yin helplessly: "What are you going to do with your grandmother?" ”
"I don't know." Zhou Yin shook his head and said angrily: "I see that they are all blindfolded by that bit of power. If you really want to recreate my father's glory back then and restore the prestige of my Zhou family, I shouldn't still stay in Wu Kingdom. My Yue Guo is now the time to employ people, if my brother can follow the eldest brother, he is still worried about no future? Well, my mother keeps saying that he is better than me, and in my opinion, he is much dumber than me. ”
Daqiao glanced at the aggrieved Zhou Yin and did not say anything. Xiaoqiao has always hoped that Zhou Xun can be like Zhou Yu, but unfortunately, although Zhou Xun has worked hard, he is still getting farther and farther away from Zhou Yu. Zhou Xun has Zhou Yu's elegance, but he does not have Zhou Yu's atmosphere. On the contrary, Sun Shao not only inherited Sun Ce's domineering spirit well, but also had a strategy that Sun Ce did not have, so Sun Shao became the king of Yue, while Zhou Xun became a poor worm entangled by the invisible net of fame and fortune.
Who is luckier than himself or Xiaoqiao? Twenty years ago, it was Xiaoqiao who was more lucky, but after twenty years, it seemed to fall again.
Daqiao was stunned, and forgot that Zhou Yin was still kneeling in front of him for a while. It wasn't until Ah Yu staggered over and pulled her sleeve that she came back to her senses, took Ah Yu into her arms with a smile, took out a handkerchief to wipe the saliva from the corner of Ah Yu's mouth, and asked with a smile: "Ah Yu, what are you playing today?" ”
"Practice...... Merit...... Husband! Ah Qi raised his little fist and shook it in a milky voice.
"Kung Fu again?" Daqiao looked at Guan Feng who followed up with some unhappiness: "Isn't it too early, don't pull out the seedlings to help grow." ”
Guan Feng smacked her lips in embarrassment, she found that the bridge was shorter than her, and as soon as she heard that Ah Yu practiced martial arts, the bridge was not happy.
"It's not early, Ah Yu...... Enjoy...... Joy ...... Kung fu. Ah Yu laughed, and at the same time climbed to the bridge with his hands and feet, hugged the neck of the bridge, and laughed: "Warm, comfortable, Ah Yu likes it." ”
"Really? It's good if Ah Yu likes it. Daqiao turned his anger into laughter again, kissed Ah Yu and said, "But you can't be tired, you know?" ”
"Hmm." Ah Yu nodded vigorously, and quickly climbed down, standing in front of the bridge, stretching out his fists and kicking feet, showing off the movements he had just learned. His movements were very clumsy, but his expression was very focused, and he was overwhelmed by the joy of seeing Daqiao, and Zhou Yin was dumbfounded.
"The Captain is back?" Guan Feng nodded politely to Zhou Yin. Zhou Yin hurriedly returned the salute, and Guan Feng smiled: "The family affair is over?" ”
Daqiao snorted and laughed: "Yinping, what are you talking about, what do you mean that the family affair is over?" ”
Guan Feng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again: "I'm really embarrassed, I don't mean that, I'm asking ......" She rolled her eyes and found that it was really hard to say, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed for a while. Zhou Yin smiled bitterly: "The queen is not wrong, it is indeed almost the end." ”
"What do you mean by that?" Guan Feng was surprised.
Zhou Yin glanced at Daqiao, Daqiao sighed helplessly, and told Zhou Yu about the situation. Guan Feng also smiled and sat aside silently. To be honest, she doesn't like Zhou Yu very much, and she doesn't like the Zhou family even more, the whole Zhou family looks a little more pleasing to the eye with this Zhou Yin in front of her, whether it's Xiaoqiao, Zhou Xun, or Zhou Yu, they all seem too practical, they turn their faces faster than turning books, Zhou Xun is the most excessive, and left Sun Shao when Sun Shao needed him the most, and now that Sun Shao is in power, they want to change the court again. This approach made Guan Feng feel very disdainful, if it was before, she would definitely stab Zhou Yin twice, but after following Sun Shao for so long, she has learned some quietness, not to mention that it also involves the bridge. Daqiao has made great sacrifices for Ah Yu, Guan Feng is very grateful to her, respects her as if she were her own mother, and she doesn't want to do anything to hurt Daqiao.
Zhou Yin saw that Guan Feng and Daqiao didn't speak, so he got up in disappointment and bowed and retreated. Daqiao looked at Ah Yu intently, Guan Feng was also thinking about his thoughts, neither of them spoke, and in the humble hall, only Ah Yu's immature shouts echoed.
"Ah Yu is a martial arts training material, the same as Aman back then." Ohashi said suddenly.
"Hmm." Guan Feng replied casually.
"I remember that at that time, Gong Jin also taught him swordsmanship."
"Hmm." Guan Feng replied casually again, and without any further words, Daqiao turned his head to look at her, with some expectation in his eyes. Guan Feng was at a loss, and only after a while did he come to his senses: "Huh? Yes! ”
Ohashi smiled, didn't speak again, straightened up and leaned on the brocade pier, squinting his eyes and looking out the door. In the distance, Zhou Yin leaned against a pillar and drooped his head. Guan Feng followed her gaze and glanced out, biting her lip and thinking about it: "Mother, this matter ...... Do you want to discuss it with Bong first? ”
"Can you get in touch?" Ohashi said faintly: "He went to sea, who knows when he will be able to come back." At this young age, you can't vomit blood, and you will have internal injuries, which will be difficult to cure in the future. She turned her face and looked at Guan Feng: "Feng Xian is not here, isn't it you who call the shots?" The secret soldier is not in your hands? ”
Guan Feng frowned in embarrassment, and after a long while, he bowed down and said, "Mother, I'll arrange someone to do it, but it's ......."
Daqiao interrupted her, and her face showed some displeasure: "I just want Ayu to be safe, I don't expect anything else, she gave up this opportunity herself, no wonder others." ”
Guan Feng smiled bitterly: "Mother, I didn't mean that. I mean, if that book has already fallen into the hands of King Wu and his son, then even if it is recaptured, it will not change anything. In fact, if the Zhou family doesn't want to be humiliated, they can refuse to marry, if they don't take the initiative to refuse to marry, even if we help, what role can we play? ”
Daqiao was relieved, she thought for a while: "Do your best, they are really obsessed, and they can only let them go." Yinping, you handle this well, I owe you a favor. ”
"Mother, look at what you said." Guan Feng said with a smile: "If you have to talk about human favors, how many lifetimes will it take for me and Feng Xian to owe my mother to pay it back?" ”
Daqiao glanced at Guan Feng, I don't know why, her eyes were a little dodgy, and she unconsciously avoided it. Guan Feng didn't pay attention, she found Zhou Yi and told the meaning of the bridge. Zhou Yi shook his head again and again: "Queen, it's not a subordinate resignation, this matter is not easy to handle." ”
"Why?"
"Let's start with the book." Zhou Yi analyzed very calmly: "According to the principle of use, this kind of thing would rather be believed than not. Everything can only be considered according to the worst-case scenario, that is, it is necessary to be prepared that this book has indeed fallen into the hands of King Wu and his son. ”
Guan Feng nodded, she felt that what Zhou Yi said was reasonable, and she couldn't pin her hopes on the illusory possible surname.
"Then why didn't King Wu's father and son take advantage of the situation to break off the marriage contract?" Zhou Yi asked rhetorically: "The minister thinks that he is waiting for us to make a move, and then provoke the dispute between Wu and Yue." King Yue is out on an expedition, and Qian Tang is empty, if he is given an excuse at this time, wouldn't he send it to the door? ”
Guan Feng suddenly realized. That's right, Zhou Yin is a high-ranking official of Yue Guo, he ran back from Jianye at this time, Sun Quan can't not know, the reason why he is silent is that there is only one explanation, that is, to wait for Yue Guo to intervene, and then seize this reason to attack Qian Tang.
Guan Feng glanced at Zhou Yi appreciatively, it was not unreasonable for this young man to gain Sun Shao's trust, he was very accurate about the psychology of both sides. She didn't want to provoke Sun Quan's revenge because of Zhou Yu, but she also knew that since Sun Quan had the intention to retaliate, then even if there was no such thing, Sun Quan would find other excuses.
The question is, is it worth taking this risk for Zhou Yu.
"Is there a way to save people and clear up my relationship with the country?" Guan Feng pondered for a long time before he asked with some uncertainty.
"If the queen must save Zhou Yu, it is not impossible." Zhou Yi smiled: "However, no matter how concealed we are, the king of Wu will also calculate this account on the head of my Yue country, so the queen must be ready to meet the army of Wu State, and the ministers dare to do it." ”
"Then you can do it without worry." Guan Feng smiled confidently.
Zhou Yi is a little strange, seeing that Sun Shao has left a back hand in this way, with his understanding of Sun Shao, it is not unusual for Sun Shao to arrange it like this, what he is curious about is what kind of back hand Sun Shao has left, and even he, a person who is in charge of secret affairs, does not know. He suddenly had an idea and knew Sun Shao's intentions. Guan Feng is the queen, and her son is Sun Shao's eldest son, and he is a well-known blessed child, so will Sun Shao take the opportunity to let Guan Feng make meritorious contributions, so as to show that he is going to make Ah Yu the crown prince, so as not to arouse the covetousness of others?
If so, how this matter is done to satisfy Guan Feng is very important.
"Queen, if you want to save Zhou Yu back to Yue Kingdom, it will be difficult."
"Don't come to Vietnam for the time being, as long as this family affair can't be done." Guan Feng shook his head, and after a while, he said, "It's best to ...... It's best that she has been still in Jianye, and if she can not make trouble, of course, it is best not to make trouble. ”
Zhou Yi pondered for a moment and nodded understandingly.
Guan Feng immediately told Daqiao about the arrangement, and after analyzing the possible conflicts for Daqiao, she repeatedly told Daqiao that this matter must not be disclosed to Zhou Yin, lest he be happy for a while and leak the rumors, and when the time comes, Wu Yue will fight, and this matter will be troublesome. Daqiao knew that Qian Tang now only had six thousand people, and it was more than enough to escape, but it was basically impossible to defeat Sun Quan, Guan Feng's willingness to help was completely out of her feelings, and she agreed again and again.
…… Yizhou, Jinguashan, Yan Feiyan carried the missing war knife, panting and holding on to the wall, looking at the corpse that extended all the way to the bottom of the mountain, wanting to cry without tears. White Tiger Village is between Jingua Mountain and Jilong Mountain, these more than ten years have been peaceful, last year a very unexpected opportunity, the villagers in the valley not far away to find gold, this was originally a good news, with these gold, the economic predicament of the White Tiger Village has been effectively solved, they can use these gold and nearby Yimin trade, in exchange for various materials, and later, they can cross the sea, to Dongye, to the South China Sea to buy those Yizhou can not buy goods, life has been greatly improved.
However, no one expected that the gold that fell from the sky would soon become a disaster, when the Yimin who were popular with their rich life learned that they had a good life because they had found a gold mine, they flocked to them one by one, first asking for some benefits, and then seeing that the people in the White Tiger Village were not prosperous, and they were easy to talk, they simply robbed it, and several groups of Yi people occupied the valley, and they didn't take them seriously at all, and then they took a fancy to the location of the White Tiger Village, and arrogantly asked Yan Feiyan to give up the White Tiger Village, and even more, Wa'an, the most powerful Yiren tribe, actually asked Yan Feiyan to be his wife of the village, and even the people brought the village to him together.
Yan Feiyan couldn't bear this breath, and started the war in a rage, and at the beginning he had the upper hand and repelled several attacks by Wa'an, but before they were happy for a while, more and more Yi people got the news, they came from all directions, gathered under Wa'an, and the goal was very clear to rob the White Tiger Village, grab Yan Feiyan, and divide the gold mine.
The White Tiger Village gradually became unstoppable, and the successive months of fighting made the men of the White Tiger Village suffer a lot of losses, and those old people who followed Yan Baihu to fight the world were even more dead, Daddy Hua was killed by Sun Shao in Dongye City, Daddy Mu lost a leg and could only sit in command, and the other two capable veterans Daddy Li had died in battle, leaving only Uncle Lei Zi alone.
In today's battle, even the most powerful Lei Zi was injured, his strong arms hung limply by his side, blood flowed, and he looked useless. Lei Zi is the backbone of the village, and once he is injured, it will have a great impact on morale, and Yan Feiyan really suspects that he can't support it.
"Swallow, go back and rest for a while." Mu Zhiqiu, the daughter of Daddy Mu, came over and helped Yan Feiyan down the wall.
Lei Zi sat in the corner, his blood-stained sword thrown beside him, his face was ugly, and his eyelids drooped involuntarily, as if he could fall asleep at any time. Daddy Mu came over with a cane, raised his hand and slapped Leizi, and shouted: "Leizi, you can't sleep!" ”
"Uncle, I'm fine." Lei Zi grinned reluctantly, trying to open his eyes wider, but he couldn't open them, his eyelids were as heavy as a grinding plate, so heavy that even his whole body had to fall down.
"Hold on, you've lost too much blood, and you may never wake up again when you fall asleep." Daddy Mu squatted down with difficulty, checked Leizi's wound, and smacked his lips: "This knife hurts deeply, girl, hurry up and help him clean it up, and then bandage him." ”
Mu Zhiqiu responded, ran to the house quickly, took out some clean cloth, and looked at Daddy Mu in embarrassment: "Abba, there is no wine." ”
Daddy Mu was stunned for a moment, and his face became ugly: "Who used it?" ”
"Uncle, it's long gone." Lei Zi laughed weakly: "Think about it, we haven't been to Dongye for a few months?" There are wars every day, and those drinks have long run out. Don't be careful, use some salt water, I can hold it. ”
Father Mu nodded helplessly. They were originally sterilized with salt water, but now they are used to using the spirits bought by Dongye, and they are a little uncomfortable with the lack of spirits for a while.
"Leizi, bear with it, and show some of our Wu Yue man's temperament."
"Uncle, you can do it, don't provoke me." Lei Zi grinned silently: "If you are excited, maybe you can still be more energetic." ”
Father Mu nodded, let the salt water melt, watched Mu Zhiqiu clean Leizi's wounds, and then bandaged them with a cloth. Although Lei Zi frowned in pain and broke out in a cold sweat, he didn't say a word from beginning to end, and finally drank a bowl of gruel, and then fell asleep.
"Daddy." Yan Feiyan leaned on Daddy Mu's shoulder, and her voice was so low that the horn mosquito shouted: "I want to go back, I want to go back to Fuchun." ”
"Go back?" Father Mu turned his head to look at Yan Feiyan, and was distressed by the exhaustion on her face. "Yanyan, even if you want to go back, you have to be able to walk to the beach before you can get on the boat. You see that the old and the small in our village account for more than half of the injured, can they still go to the beach? I'm afraid that as soon as I get out of the village, I will have to be beheaded by those Yi people. ”
"That'...... Are we just waiting here to die? ”
"I don't know, Daddy doesn't know." Daddy Mu raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky, tears running across his eyes. He has been fighting all his life in the field, knowing that this level in front of him will not be able to pass no matter what, and death is only a matter of time, perhaps, Yan Feiyan said that leaving Baihu Village and going back to Fuchun is the only way, no matter what, with the surname of the people of Yizhai, he will also send the young lady away.
"Yanyan, you prepare, let's go."
"Huh?" Yan Feiyan was taken aback, seeing the determination on Daddy Mu's face, she immediately understood Daddy Mu's intentions, and shook her head again and again in fright: "No, no, I can't go alone." ”
"If you don't go, do you want the big guys to die here together?"
Yan Feiyan burst into tears: "I'd rather die here with you, and I can't go back alone." This is my home, you are my family, without you, what is the point of me living alone? ”
"Nonsense." Father Mu was so angry that his beard straightened, he was so good at talking, Yan Feiyan resolutely refused to listen, and refused to leave alone no matter what. Father Mu had to signal Mu Zhiqiu to take Yan Feiyan in to rest first.
Entering the room, Yan Feiyan was crying weakly, and her personal maid Wei Baiyu looked at her for a while, and suddenly said, "Maybe, we have other ways." ”
(To be continued)