The father and son chatted calmly and affectionately, Sun Deng prayed for Sun Quan's recovery again, then he retreated, went out, returned to his residence, looked at the cleaned room, looked at the respectful slave and the respectful slave and the solemn Zhuge Ke and Xie Jing standing aside, Sun Deng finally found a little old feeling.

"How, Prince?" Zhuge Ke asked in a low voice.

"How?" Sun Deng picked the corners of his mouth: "It's okay, it should be good to recuperate for a few days, but it's ...... here" He pointed to his heart and glanced at Zhuge Ke: "It's not easy to heal." ”

Zhuge Ke nodded knowingly, with a hint of embarrassment on his face.

Sun Quan doesn't believe Sun Deng, how can Sun Deng believe Sun Quan? Not to mention the medicines that Sun Shao took intentionally or unintentionally, just Sun Quan chose Sun Wei and gave up Sun Shao's son, which indirectly pushed Sun Deng to the death line, which was enough to make Sun Deng reject Sun Quan. At this time, although Sun Deng would not believe Sun Shao completely, he would definitely not believe Sun Quan. The situation of suspicion between father and son has been formed, although Sun Deng has returned to Jianye, but he has not become closer to the position of prince, on the contrary, it is farther away.

There is only one way left, that is, to rely on Sun Shao and the power behind Sun Shao, and use the current predicament to suppress Sun Quan, so that he has to make Sun Deng the crown prince, just as he has to make Mrs. Xu the queen. This road is a point of no return, and once you set foot it, there is no turning back. Before setting foot on the road, they must be cautious and cautious, not only to consider the possible surnames of success, but also to evaluate the conditions that Sun Shao may offer, so that they do not become the prey of Sun Shao again, and be blackmailed by Sun Shao without limits.

Sun Deng asked Sun Shao to promise not to be enemies of each other, which is one of the links.

"Prince, it's time for you to go to some of the ladies to say goodbye." Xie Jing reminded.

Xie Jing is in his thirties, a native of Nanyang, and a talent discovered by Zhang Cheng when he was stationed in Nanyang, Zhang Cheng recommended him to Lu Su, who returned to Jianye for treatment, and introduced him to Zhuge Jin, and then came to Sun Deng's side through Zhuge Ke. During the period when Sun Deng was not in Jianye, the situation of Jianye was summarized and reported by him and sent to Sun Deng's hands on a regular basis. The road is far away, a lot of news cannot be timely, and his role is limited, but he is very familiar with Jianye's situation, and he is also clear about the open and secret battles in the palace of King Wu, and this is the time for him to play a role.

"How's the ladies?"

"Not so good." Xie Jing showed a worried look: "Mrs. Xu is too resentful, and as soon as she arrives in the palace, she will make a lot of enemies. Although Mrs. Wang is very hostile and difficult to get along with, even Mrs. Bu and Mrs. Yuan are also a little repulsed, and she ...... She said that the eldest princess was arrogant and rude. ”

Sun Deng frowned. As soon as he entered the door, he found that Mrs. Xu's behavior was not quite right, and now listening to Xie Cheng's words, he knew that his adoptive mother, who was of the same generation, had been in Wu County for more than ten years, and had not learned much except for accumulating a lot of resentment.

"I see." Sun Deng thought for a moment: "Let's go, I'll go and say hello to Mrs. Bu first." ”

Xie Jing breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed with the gifts he had prepared. Sun Deng took two steps, turned back, took out the war knife that Sun Shao gave him, glanced at it regretfully, resolutely put it on the brocade box, and stuffed it into Xie Jing's arms.

The big tiger pouted while hating the embroidered handkerchief, the phoenix bird pattern on the handkerchief was stunned by her embroidered into a strange-looking ugly bird, Mrs. Bu sat with a calm face and sulked. Hearing that the maid came to report, Sun Deng asked to see him, and Dahu shook his hand angrily: "I don't see!" ”

"Nonsense!" Mrs. Bu snorted and pointed to the embroidery frame: "Sit down, continue to embroider, when will the embroidery come out, and when will it end." ”

Dahu gasped and glared at Mrs. Bu, the two were deadlocked for a moment, and Dahu was defeated, so he had to sit down honestly.

Sun Deng walked in, glanced at the big tiger with his back to him, smiled silently, first saluted Mrs. Bu, and gave the delicate Linzi high-grade silk, and then walked to the opposite side of the big tiger, pulled a seat and sat down, and looked at the big tiger embroidery with all his attention. Where is the big tiger embroidery, she is pretending, deliberately ignoring Sun Deng, hoping that Sun Deng will leave quickly, so as not to make him angry, but I didn't expect Sun Deng to leave without leaving. She glared at Sun Deng, pushed away the embroidery frame with a "snap", and said angrily: "What to see, it depends on yourself to go back and embroider!" ”

"Goo-goo-goo......-goo ”

He ...... He had something unexpected. At the mention of Sun Shao, Dahu's anger disappeared by half, she bit her lip and thought about it, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "How is the eldest brother now?" ”

"Him?" Sun Deng raised his eyebrows, revealing a playful expression that did not match his original surname: "He is the dignified King of Yue, what do you say about him?" ”

"I knew it." Dahu pursed his lips and said disappointedly: "He became the king of Yue, so he forgot about us." ”

"You're not right." Sun Deng smiled slightly, took the brocade box from Xie Jing's hand, and pushed it in front of Dahu: "This is a gift that the eldest brother entrusted me to bring you, and the other sisters don't have it." ”

"What's it, I'm not rare!" Although it is not uncommon to say in his mouth, Dahu still opened the brocade box, and when he saw the delicate ring knife inside, Dahu's eyes suddenly lit up. The knife is so beautiful, with a black leather scabbard, a brass swallow, a lifelike ring carved into a tiger's head, and a crystal ornament. The big tiger couldn't put it down when he saw it, took it in his hand and stroked it, and said strangely: "What kind of skin is this, it feels so weird?" ”

"Sharkskin." Sun Deng said with a smile: "The eldest brother said that the shark is the overlord of the sea, and only a knife decorated with such a leather is worthy of his sister." ”

"Hahaha...... Only he understands me. The big tiger laughed loudly, jumped up, first inserted the knife into his belt, and then waved his hand to pull out the long knife, and slashed in the air. Dahu's eyes lit up, and he tried the blade with his fingertips: "What a sharp knife!" ”

Sun Deng's eyes tightened, and he almost jumped up, then relaxed his body again, and said with a calm smile: "Of course, it is a good knife for my sister." ”

"Well, I like it, I like it." The big tiger carefully returned the knife into the sheath, sat down again, and approached Sun Deng: "Tell me, how is the eldest brother now?" ”

"Big brother...... Not good. Sun Deng glanced outside and said cautiously: "He is very sad now." ”

"Oh." The smile on Dahu's face immediately dimmed, and he said to himself: "It's all because I'm useless, I didn't take a good look at Ah Yu, so he was kidnapped." Hmph, if I catch that damn robber, I'll cut him ten thousand. ”

"When the sister-in-law of the Guan family heard that the robbers had gone east, she took people to the sea to search for them." Sun Deng sighed: "Big Tiger, you don't know, for more than two months, the sister-in-law of the Guan family has suffered. Because the eldest brother was willing to reconcile, the sister-in-law of the Guan family said that the eldest brother forgot his righteousness for the sake of profit, and the two had a big quarrel. ”

"Can you find it in the vast sea?" Dahu sneered, and glanced outside: "Hmph, he thought that the eldest brother would definitely kill you, he is the crown prince of Wu State, and when you come back, I'm afraid his dream will come to naught." ”

"Alas-" Sun Deng sighed, got up and said, "I don't think too much, but when I come back to be with my mother, I can see my sister often, and I will be satisfied." Sister, my aunt has been alone for too long, and the surname is inevitably a little weird, you just look at my face, don't care about her, okay? ”

At the mention of Mrs. Xu, Dahu was a little unhappy, but for the sake of Sun Deng's face, she still nodded reluctantly. Sun Deng struck while the iron was hot and held a family banquet in the name of Mrs. Xu, inviting Mrs. Bu, Mrs. Yuan, Mrs. Wang and others to attend together. Of course, Mrs. Wang didn't go, but this couldn't prevent Sun Deng from becoming the focus of the palace smoothly. Under Sun Deng's persuasion, Mrs. Xu also lowered her posture and befriended Mrs. Bu and Mrs. Yuan and others with her heart. Sun Deng gave a thousand war horses to Sun Quan, Sun Quan only accepted half of them, and returned five hundred to him, Sun Deng did not keep them, and gave these five hundred high-grade war horses from Liaodong to several generals for various reasons. War horses are rare in Jiangdong, not to mention this kind of good horse, for a while, in addition to Sun Deng's benevolent name, he also added the advantages of being able to conquer habitual battles and command Ruoding, and the battle of Meng Liangjin depicted by the Han Gazette became Sun Deng's maiden battle - only a limited number of people such as Zhuge Ke knew that this battle was not fought at all.

During this period, Sun Quan has been watching quietly, whether Mrs. Wang complained or cried in front of him, he didn't make any statement, looked at Sun Deng like a bystander, and after a period of noise, Jian Ye slowly calmed down.

At this time, Sun Shao sent Sun Song to Jianye and reported a good news to Sun Quan, God blessed, his son Ah Yu really turned evil into good fortune and died in Chengxiang. Guan Feng led people to search the mountains and seas, and finally found the traces of the robbers on an unnamed island, after a vicious fight of nine deaths, Guan Feng killed the robbers, recaptured the child, and fortunately Ah Yu was safe and sound.

Sun Song brought a thousand war horses and said to Sun Quan, Sun Shao felt very embarrassed about this, because his son was impulsive, and the king of Wu turned his face, and also forced Huiji County and Nanhai County, these two places can not be returned now, a thousand war horses are regarded as a companion, hoping to release the past suspicion with the king of Wu and restore friendly cooperative relations. In addition, he specially prepared a generous gift for Wu Fan, praising Wu Fan for being a god.

Hearing the news, Sun Quan was stunned, and he didn't even know how Sun Song got out. He is now 100% sure that this is Sun Shao's trick, and the two robbers were sent by him, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence, the children have been robbed for three months, and they are still safe and sound? Is that a robber or a babysitter?

Looking at the thousand war horses, Sun Quan finally couldn't hold back, a mouthful of blood gushed out, this time he was really sick.

Sun Shao once wanted to exchange two thousand war horses for Daqiao and Ah Yu, Sun Quan did not agree, but now it is good, Daqiao and Ah Yu were still taken away by Sun Shao, and two thousand war horses became one thousand, and Sun Quan also paid two counties of Dai Jun, and by the way, a queen.

This dumb man has suffered a big loss, and it is worse than the last time Su Thick Leg killed Jiang Qin - by the way, this Su Thick Leg is now the Governor of the East China Sea and the first heavy general under Sun Shao, which can already show that that incident is also inseparable from Sun Shao.

Sun Quan understands, but what can he do if he understands? Can you cry to others? Others will only say that you don't know how to lift, and if you accepted 2,000 war horses at that time and sent them back to the hostages, wouldn't it be over, you have to do it like this, you will not be fooled by others, and you will suffer a big loss.

The more he thought about it, the more angry Sun Quan couldn't afford to get sick, and the affairs of Wu Guo were naturally represented by Sun Deng. Although Sun Deng was only fourteen years old, after a year of tempering, he behaved very calmly, first congratulated Sun Shao, then accepted Sun Shao's good intentions to reconcile, and then wrote to the Son of Heaven in the name of Sun Quan, condemning Cao Ying and Liu Bei for not intervening to mediate when there was a misunderstanding between Wu and Yue, but preparing to take advantage of the fire to rob, ignoring the hard-won peace situation, trying to expand the situation, and once again pushing the Han into the abyss of war.

Everything seems to be methodical and well-founded.

After this accident, Sun Deng's position as the crown prince was already indestructible, and then a minister wrote that Sun Quan was seriously ill and should be established as the prince as soon as possible to reassure the people. Sun Quan knew that this was a conspiracy planned by Sun Shao, but there was no room for bargaining, so he had to obey the will of the people and make Sun Deng the crown prince.

Sun Shao, the king of Yue, who got the news, sent someone to congratulate him, and at the same time visited Sun Quan's condition, and he sent a valuable gift, a delicate clock. This clock is the latest product of the Yue Kingdom, more accurate than the previous hourglass, leaky pot and the like used for timekeeping, and more beautiful, the bell body is the agarwood of the South China Sea, the clock face is the best glaze, the whole body is decorated with gold and all kinds of jade from the Western Regions, rich and magnificent, very beautiful. Sun Shao said that this new type of clock took more than a year to develop, and there are only two of these specifications, one was dedicated to the Son of Heaven at the beginning of the year, and the other was dedicated to King Wu to express a sense of condolence.

Sun Quan looked at the glittering and ticking clock, looked at the pendulum that kept swinging back and forth, and his eyes were blackened for a while. Send the bell, send the bell, this shaft is not here to send the bell, he is to send me to the end, he is cursing me to death. What is your bad name, but the bell? Is there such a bell? Is the bell a musical instrument good?

During Sun Quan's serious illness, Sun Deng served Sun Quan in addition to dealing with state affairs, he never left an inch, he couldn't untie the belt, Sun Quan's medicine, he had to taste it himself before feeding it to Sun Quan, Sun Quan wanted to relieve himself, he personally held the tiger (Han Dynasty drowning vessel), Sun Quan wanted to spit, he personally held the spit pot, anyway, you can't find a single star and a little problem. Mrs. Xu was also waiting by the side at all times, asking for warmth and caring for her.

Sun Deng's filial piety has been verified again, and everyone says that there is a prince who is loyal, filial and benevolent and blessed in Wu State.

Then Sun Quan's sick body became heavier and heavier. The more filial Sun Deng is, the more angry he becomes, and with that knot in his heart, Sun Deng's performance will change its taste, everything will become a fake, and everything will become a scheming. Just like that clock, no matter how beautiful and expensive the decoration is, it is just a curse in the final analysis.

At this time, someone suggested that Sun Quan's illness was so serious, should he be happy? Sun Deng and Zhou Yu's marriage has been set for several years, and now Sun Deng is fourteen years old, he has set up a prince, and he has begun to take care of state affairs again, Zhou Yu is also nineteen years old, in the family of the powerful, this nineteen-year-old woman is old, in case Sun Quan is not shy about it, Sun Deng can't marry within three years, wouldn't he drag Zhou Yu to his twenties?

Sun Quan was actually very reluctant at this time, he had a very good opinion of Zhou Xun, as a partial general in charge of Wu Wangfu, he actually let the robbers break into the palace, robbed the two children, and directly pushed him into a dilemma. But considering the domestic situation of the undercurrent of Wu State, Sun Quan thought about it and decided to accept this suggestion, no matter what, Sun Deng's succession to the throne is already irretrievable, the Zhou family and Sun Shao have a very close relationship, Sun Deng can marry Zhou Yu, which can also help him to get Sun Shao's support in the future.

Since it is going to be done, let's just do it together, Sun Quan issued an edict to marry Zhou Yu for the crown prince Sun Deng, and at the same time marry the princess Sun Luban to Zhou Xun.

The edict went down to the Zhou Mansion, and Zhou Xun, who had thought about it behind closed doors, received the edict, and then took the edict and sat down with Xiaoqiao and Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu was obviously emaciated, so thin that his chin was pointed, and his eyes appeared bigger. Xiaoqiao also lost a lot of weight, Daqiao left Jianye and went to Qiantang, and when she left, she was dying, and she didn't know what was going on now, she was both regretful and guilty, and the psychological pressure was too great.

"Sister, don't worry, I'll go to Qian Tang to find my eldest brother." Zhou Yin jumped up and turned around to go out.

"What are you going to do?" Xiaoqiao drank him, Zhou Yin stood at the door unconvinced, turned his head to look at Zhou Yu, his eyes were full of pity: "I can't let my sister marry Sun Deng's hairy child like this, she doesn't like him at all." ”

"Shut up!" Zhou Yu, who had been biting his lip and not speaking, suddenly became angry, and his pale face was flushed: "Whether it is a man or a woman in my Zhou family, when did marriage put feelings in the first step?" Right! Do you understand the rights? Sun Deng is already the crown prince, Sun Luban is the princess, what are you not satisfied with? You think it's all like you, you know how to mess around all day long, and you don't know how to think about your family. ”

Zhou Yin was stunned, he was confused by Zhou Yu's reproach, could it be that his sister really cut off the love thread with Sun Shao for the sake of power and profit? He pursed his lips, a little disdainful, when Sun Shao was named the king of Yue, she and her mother thought that Sun Shao was dead this time, who would have thought that Sun Shao not only broke through the siege, but also flourished, and broke through Liaodong within a year, and took away the entire Huiji and the South China Sea from Sun Quan. Sun Quan was disgraced by Sun Shao, and even Zhou Xun was implicated, although Sun Quan did not remove him, but let him think about it at home, which is equivalent to depriving the Zhou family of all rights. For the sake of rights, if they don't agree to this marriage, there is only one way to escape, but where can they flee to? They abandoned Sun Shao when Sun Shao needed help the most, will Sun Shao help them again?

"Hmph, I don't care about your business." Zhou Yin shook his hand and strode out of the door: "I don't want your rights, I'm leaving." ”

"Shaft, where are you going?" Xiaoqiao was so angry that he trembled and rushed out of the door and scolded loudly.

"I rely on my ability to earn my fame and wealth." Zhou Yin said loudly: "What my father did back then, I will do." ”

Xiaoqiao was still waiting to be chased, and Zhou Yu came out and grabbed her: "Let my brother go, one more road, always one more guarantee." As she spoke, her tears couldn't help but fall, "We have already chosen the wrong one, and we can't let him choose the wrong one again." ”

"How's that going to work?" Xiaoqiao said anxiously: "If he goes to Qiantang, what will you do?" ”

Zhou Yuqiang laughed, wiped away his tears with a handkerchief, and said with a sob: "It's okay." Gu Yu and Gu Tan are officials in Qiantang, isn't the Gu family still stable? Lu Ji is a doctor in Yueguo, and the Lu family is fine. If Sun Deng wants to stabilize his position, he also needs his help, and with his brother in Qiantang, we may be better off. ”

"It's just ......" Xiaoqiao regretted Mo Die, he knew that Sun Shao had such unpredictable methods, why did he make that choice in the first place. She hugged Zhou Yu's shoulders and was silent for a long time: "Grandma mistook you." ”

Zhou Yu couldn't hold back any longer, leaned on Xiaoqiao's shoulder, and cried loudly.

On the same day, Zhou Yin simply packed his bags, took a few family members, and rushed to Qiantang on a starry night.

Qiantang has changed, the city is fine, it is just a simple repair, but the population has increased a lot, and the arrival of dignitaries and nobles has made Qiantang City, which was not very populous, dense. Among the crowds of people coming and going at the city gate, there are many Shanyue people who are stomping on their feet, and they carry picks or baskets and hurriedly enter and exit at the city gate. The gate, which used to have only one doorway, has now become three doorways, and the middle one is closed, the left doorway goes out of the city, and the right doorway enters the city, which is in good order. The soldier in charge of the inspection was only allowed to pass after a slight inspection, and his attitude was also very good, and there was almost no shadow of commonplace things such as beating and scolding here.

Zhou Xunfeng's dusty appearance attracted the attention of Sima at the city gate.

"From out of town?" Sima of the city gate stood in front of Zhou Xun's horse with a knife, more than a dozen soldiers surrounded Zhou Xun and others, and the strong crossbow at the head of the city also adjusted its direction and aimed at Zhou Xun quietly, but the people who entered and exited the city gate next to him were not surprised, they just cast a curious look, and then continued to drive their way.

"Why do you say I'm out of town?" Zhou Xun motioned to his subordinates not to move, crouched on the horse's back, and grinned.

"Although your accent is not much different, you don't have the right eye for people." Sima at the city gate smiled faintly, "The people of Baili near Qiantang will not be as curious as you, and they will not stop at the city gate like you, whether they enter the city or leave the city, they will all walk by." ”

Zhou Xun glanced at the pedestrians next to him, and indeed as Sima of the city gate said, they were all in a hurry, and none of them stopped to look.

"My surname is Zhou, and I came to ask for a meeting with His Royal Highness King Yue." Zhou Xun said with a smile.

"See His Royal Highness King Yue?" Sima of the city gate looked at him and smiled: "You are from the old capital governor's mansion?" ”

"You know me?" Zhou Xun was very curious, and looked him up and down for a long time: "I don't seem to have seen you." ”

"Under the money, Tang Dingzhen." Ding Zhen smiled, arched his hand, and let Zhou Xun into the city: "When I was in Wu County, I saw the next side, but after a long time, I don't remember it clearly. As soon as you said that your surname was Zhou, I just remembered it, I was really offended. ”

"Qian Tang Ding Zhen Ding Wenda?" Zhou Xun suddenly screamed, patted his head, and he remembered. Ding Zhen was originally a servant, and was later carried by Gu Shao into Shilin, but Gu Shao died later, and he was not able to further improve, but he didn't expect to be a city gate Sima in Qiantang now. He is a little strange, it is said that Ding Zhen and Sun Shao are also related, how did he become a city gate Sima, even if Qian Tang is the national capital, but the city gate Sima is just a petty official of six hundred stones, in terms of practical benefits, it is not as good as a county order to be leveled.

"I don't rely on qualifications, it's all based on assessment." Ding Zhen smiled, introduced Zhou Xun into the city, pointed out the direction, and said goodbye: "Zhou Jun will know after staying in Qiantang for a while, I still have official business, so I won't accompany him much, and I will talk to Zhou Jun again when I have time." ”

(To be continued)