After Yuan Shu became the emperor, he became more and more arrogant and lascivious, causing everyone to rebel and leave, and the heroes of the world rose up to ask for it, and the rich land of Huainan fell into chaos for a while. Sun Ce understands that at this time of turmoil, the four forces want to come to get a piece of the pie, if they don't advance, they will retreat, they really can't relax half a point, he first drove away Yuan Shu's younger brother Yuan Yin, went straight to Lingyang, Yongli and other places, and joined forces with Cao Cao, Dong Cheng, Liu Zhang and others, intending to defeat the remnants of Yuan Shu in one fell swoop, who knew that Yuan Shu saw that the situation was not good, all the way to flee, and tens of thousands of male soldiers under his command were also scattered.

The imperial court issued another edict and named Sun Ce as a rebellious general and the lord of the Marquis of Wu. In front of the ceremonial officials, Sun Ce seemed very happy, but he was always thinking about his mother and Da Qiao's move to Shanyin, as well as Qiao Rui's whereabouts.

That day, Zhou Yu finally sent a letter to inform Sun Ce that there was something strange about Qiao Rui, and asked him not to mess up the proportions. But Sun Ce listened to the rumors every day, and it was said that Qiao Rui was pecked to death by strange birds, and he couldn't help but think of the tragic scene when his father died, which was really like sitting on pins and needles.

Over the years, he didn't want Da Qiao to be afraid and worried, so he wrapped up the scar of the word "swastika" engraved on his wrist, but the hatred of killing his father was not shared, and he never forgot it for a moment. Now that the strange birds are in chaos, Qiao Rui doesn't know life and death, Sun Ce only feels that the scar in his heart has been uncovered again, and the blood is dripping, which makes him extremely angry and irritable, but there is nowhere to vent.

How strong does it have to be to protect the people he wants to protect? Sun Ce couldn't sleep at night, and often sat alone on three watches, thinking about his mother, thinking about Da Qiao, thinking about Qiong'er, and his heart was full of indescribable sorrow.

On this day, I finally waited for the guards to enter the tent and report: "My lord, General Zhou is here." ”

When Sun Ce heard that Zhou Yu was coming, his tense expression instantly relaxed a little, and he got up and responded, "Quick, invite him in." ”

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yu strode into the tent and arched his hand at Sun Ce: "Lord." ”

Sun Ce pulled him in front of him: "Come here, what do you say about our father-in-law?" ”

Zhou Yu frowned and motioned for Sun Ce to sit down: "Bo Fu, you sit down first, this matter is a long story, but I want to tell you first, General Qiao...... He was indeed killed. ”

Hearing this, Sun Ce's hand holding Zhou Yu's iron bracer fell suddenly, his eyes were slightly red, his resolute jaw was tight, but his thin lips still trembled, a sharp light flashed at the bottom of his eyes, and his hands clenched into fists and slammed on the wooden case, making a loud noise, which made the guards outside the door worried, and timidly called: "Lord ......."

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "It's okay, you don't have to worry about it." ”

There was no sound outside the tent, and Zhou Yu raised his eyes, hiding the same grief and indignation as Sun Ce in his eyes: "Bo Fu, I know you are worried about Mrs. Qiao, but General Qiao can't die in vain." I have already broken my oath to Wan'er, and I must avenge her father. But this matter is very wide-ranging, not only caused by the confrontation between the two armies, but even related to the murder of his uncle a few years ago. ”

Sun Ce's gaze was cold, as cold as a sharp blade: "For so many years, we have been investigating and secretly visiting, and we have always wanted to find out the relationship between the strange bird and the murder of my father, but now we are sending it to the door, Gongjin, you tell me, is this matter done by Changmu Xiu?" Behind him, isn't it just Cao Cao? ”

Zhou Yu dipped his fingers in the water, wrote the word "long wood" on the wooden case, and then looked at Sun Ce. Sun Ce turned his head and looked at it, still puzzled: "My heart seems to be on fire, don't sell it......"

Zhou Yu dipped in water again, and added a few paintings to the words "long" and "wood" that were about to dry up, and Sun Ce read out the two words: "Zhang ...... Beam? Yellow Turbans? ”

"Yes, according to my investigation, Changmu Correction is the nephew of Zhang Jiao, the great sage and mentor of the Yellow Turban Sect, and the son of Zhang Liang, the general of the People's Palace. That year, his uncle broke the Yellow Turban Army, Zhang Jiao died of illness, and Zhang Liang was also killed by Huangfu Song. But the remnants of the Yellow Turban Party have not been completely annihilated, my uncle was ambushed and killed in Da Hyeon Mountain ten years ago, which should be related to this matter, and the big bird that has come to harass us several times and three times is also related to this matter, but it is not clear how much the ......weight of this person is in Nagamu Xiu."

"Zhang Xiu......" Sun Ce gritted his back molars, "I have long heard that the Yellow Turban Sect is good at controlling birds and beasts, but I didn't expect it to be so unbearable, and he told me that he wanted to keep General Qiao safe, but in fact, he secretly killed him." Where is this person now? Did you catch him? ”

"A few days ago, I heard that it was still under Zhang Xunjun, I led my troops to chase all the way, and they helped Ling flee all the way, and now I fled back to Wancheng and threw myself under Liu Xunjun, so I didn't act rashly. However, this time General Qiao was killed, not by a strange bird. I found the little guy who was buried for General Joe, and according to him, General Joe had a fatal wound on his neck, but his body was intact...... On the contrary, General Cao Jun was banned from being pecked by a bird and has been recuperating recently. ”

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment: "This strange bird, didn't he go to hurt General Qiao that day?" And to save General Joe? ”

"Nagaki Xiu is a sinister and cunning person, but when it comes to this matter alone, it is indeed not his fault. Bo Fu, there is still the mastermind behind this matter, and I don't believe that ordinary people can dispatch Yu Ban, if it is not for Cao Cao's personal instructions, it is a person in a high position under his door. ”

"No matter who it is, I will let him die without a place to bury!"

Sun Ce's words were like a silver bottle bursting, the momentum was terrifying, and there was a sound on the ground, and there was a long silence after the aftermath. The two brothers sat opposite each other, although they didn't say anything, they were thinking about the same thing: whether the old general Qiao Rui was saved or not, even if they found out the truth? In the end, they still lost the trust of Big Qiao and Little Qiao, and failed to protect their father. And what should they do now? Do you send troops to Wancheng and take Qiao Rui's coffin, or go all the way north to meet Yu Ban? Or do you immediately return to their side and appease them? It doesn't seem right.

I don't know how long it was silent, but a hurried footstep outside the tent broke the dead silence in the tent, only to hear the person breathless: "Report!" Lord, the second son is here! ”

Before Sun Ce could react, he saw the tent curtain flying, and Sun Quan strode in sweating, and said hurriedly: "Brother, the eldest sister-in-law and Miss Xiao Qiao are gone!" ”

Sun Ce stood up abruptly and almost touched the oil lamp on his side: "What did you say?" People are gone? Didn't you want to be optimistic about the two of her, don't go out casually, move to San'in early, how could they be gone? ”

Sun Quan hung his head, anxious and frustrated: "Early that morning, the eldest sister-in-law said that she would send a letter to the post station and send it back to her ancestral hometown Wancheng. I quickly took people to look for it, and listened, and heard from the people at the post station that they bought chariots and horses and went to the direction of Wancheng in the south......"