The wind and waves gradually stopped, and dozens of Dongwu buildings were still moving southeast in the sea.

Sun Quan's dream also continues.

But the story in this dream has moved forward again, to the fifth year of Jian'an.

This year... Two major events occurred in the political arena at the end of the Han Dynasty, one of which was the official start of the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in Guandu, which was a battle to determine the hegemony of the Central Plains.

Second, Sun Ce, the head of the Soochow Group, was plotted, and Jiangdong changed hands and entered the era of Sun Quan.

Sun Ce was assassinated on May 4 of that year while hunting in Dantu Mountain.

So here's the question... How did his whereabouts come about?

This... It has always been a topic that the entire Soochow has been kept secret.

In this fog.

Lesser-known is... On May 2nd... The patriarchs of the major clans led by Gu Yong, Zhang Wen, and Zhu Zhi found Sun Quan, who had always gotten along well with them.

At this moment, Sun Quan's dream is being recalled here.

On the second day of the fifth month of the fifth year of Jian'an, in a wing room in the Wu County Office, Sun Quan's raised voice arguing for his brother startled the nesting finches in the trees.

"Yu Ji's death was not caused by my brother, but someone blamed him, as for Gao Dai's death, I don't know why my brother killed the famous Gao Dai... But I think there's something else going on... Let me investigate it in detail. ”

Sun Quan is still thinking about the recent ... Several major events happened in Jiangdong to defend my brother.

"Zhongmou doesn't need to be so excited, I'm not here to ask the teacher for guilt..."Gu Yong said lightly, "Yu Ji makes talisman water to treat people's diseases, Wu and Huidi people respect him, Gao Dai is light on wealth and righteousness, lives in seclusion in Yuyao, and is a master outside the world... The world admires him, and in any case, these two things have also made your brother have a lot of bad reputation... Coupled with the conquest in the past few years, the major clans in Jiangdong have already complained about the Sun family, and they are killing at this time... This contradiction is bound to be exacerbated. ”

"Yes..."This time Zhang Wen opened his mouth, "It is better to settle the grievances than to settle them, and our big clan also wants to ease the relationship with General Bofu and the Sun family, but we are suffering... Your brother never saw me and waited, and he didn't give me a chance, so... I came to visit Zhongmou this time, just to ask Zhongmou to mediate, let me have a good talk with General Bo Fu, and turn the conflict into a jade silk! ”

- "I see..."

Sun Quan sighed in his heart, his eyes rolled, and he muttered..., "If you can ease the relationship between my brother and these big clans, then this is a good thing!" However, with the temperament and character of the elder brother, if they go directly to the elder brother, the elder brother will not agree..."

In the face of the clan, Sun Quan has always had a completely different attitude from his brother Sun Ce.

Sun Ce wanted to suppress it, but Sun Quan wanted to cooperate.

And from the bottom of his heart, Sun Quan has always hoped that the Sun family can live in harmony with the big clans in Jiangdong and work together.

So, Sun Quan said without reservation, "Two days later, that is, on May 4... The eldest brother will hunt in Dantu Mountain, and the younger sister Sun Shangxiang will also go there, and the entourage will be dispatched by Zhu Ran... I will write a letter, and when the time comes, I will arrange for someone to stay there and give it to my brother, and ask him to go to the back mountain to meet him alone, so that you can see him and have a good talk with him over there... However, you also know the temperament of your brother, you must keep your posture low... Be as gentle and humble as possible. ”

Sun Quan's words made Gu Yong and the patriarchs of the great clan look at each other, and their eyes suddenly flashed with a dazzling essence.

It's as if their plan... It's been more than half of the way.

"This must be, it must be..."Gu Yong was the first to come back to his senses... He hurriedly promised Sun Quan.

The rest of the patriarchs chimed in.

In this way, Sun Quan acted according to the agreement with the patriarchs of these big clans, and he waited with great anticipation for the eldest brother to shake hands with the major clans and the news came, who would have thought... In the end, the news was:

- The eldest brother was assassinated while hunting in Dantu Mountain... Seriously injured, life and death are unknown!

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On the main hall of the palace in Jianye City, Zhou Xun, Zhou Jun, Huang Shan, and Taishi Xiang sat on both sides, but Gu Yong and the patriarch of the big clan stood solemnly in front of the case, with complicated expressions and solemn expressions, explaining something.

Guan Yu sat on the main seat, that is, the position of Sun Quan, the former lord of the Eastern Wu Kingdom, it seemed that compared to Sun Quan's blue eyes and purple hair, Guan Yu's Danfeng eyes were more majestic, which was intimidating.

After Gu Yong and the other patriarchs of the big clans reported to him, Guan Yu slowly opened his mouth and said leisurely: "So, it is indeed General Sun Ce who joined forces with Sun Quan and assassinated in Dantu Mountain?" ”

Guan Yu's words are not angry and self-threatening...

Gu Yong and the patriarch of the Yigan clan heard it in their ears, so they could only lower their heads and bow their heads with difficulty, "It's not us who made the move, when Sun Quan informed me of Sun Ce's movements, naturally... The former protégé of the Xu Gong family, in order to avenge his master... Set up an ambush there..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Wen added: "Actually, it was not only Xu Gong's three disciples, at that time... Sun Ce killed Yu Ji, who was popular among the people, and Gao Dai, who was famous, plus... His domineering conquest in the past, the bloodbath and slaughter of countless great clans, even if Xu Gong's disciples didn't make a move, he Sun Ce would still be assassinated sooner or later... I know alone, it's not just Xu Gongmenke who set up an ambush in Dantu Mountain! ”

The truth... Gradually...

Of course, speaking of... After Guan Yu entered the construction of Yecheng, there were actually many things to do.

However, he specially put the investigation of the truth of Sun Ce's death in the first place, and then there was the truth of Zhou Yu's death and the truth of Tai Shici's death.

In the final analysis, Guan Yu is following his son Guan Lin's proposal, and he also understands his son Guan Lin's thoughts.

Priority is given to straightening the "wild goose"... For Sun Shao, Tai Shixiang, Zhou Jun, Zhou Xun, Huang Shan... The Hongyan action for more than ten years... Prove!

Let them change from the side of "rebellion" to the side of "justice", into the party of heaven and reason, and into the side that will be praised by future generations.

Of course, the first ... is the truth of Sun Ce's death.

"Sun Ce loves soldiers like sons... But it is not popular with the people, not with the heart of the clan, we admit it... I can't get away with assassinating him, after all, his whereabouts were deliberately leaked by us, but... He was so cruel to us that we had to prop up someone who could stand side by side with us as a great race... Sun Quan, in that situation, it is the most suitable..."

- "I see..."

Sun Shao clenched his fists fiercely, if it weren't for Guan Yu's presence in this palace, he really wanted to step forward and teach these big clans a hard lesson.

But now, he knew that he couldn't...

Koto is undecided, at this time... These clans are still useful! Their attitude, perhaps... It can avoid the destruction of life in Koto.

Of course, Sun Shao's rather embarrassed expression was in Guan Yu's view.

Guan Yu didn't show his joy or anger, he squinted, "Is that all?" But what else is there to hide? ”

"There's no more to hide..."Gu Yong shook his head again and again, "Now, Guan Gong has become the master of Jiangdong, and we are Guan Gong's subordinates... We don't dare to hide Guan Gong, as for Sun Shaogong... The old man can only say that the knife must be cut, and the axe must be cut... Something... Forced by the times, it is not the poison of one of our races... I also hope that Sun Shaogongzi will raise his noble hand, and he will benefit both..."

This...

It seems that Gu Yong threw this hot potato, or "attitude problem", to Sun Shao.

Sun Shao lowered his head and stared at nothing, the current situation... He is not allowed to touch these big clans, but if he says that he will let go of all his grudges, or just put this grudge on Sun Quan alone, he will not be able to do it.

For a while, Sun Shao was in a dilemma.

This scene still hasn't escaped Guan Yu's eyes...

"Okay..."Guan Yu waved his hand, "The topic of the truth about Sun Ce's assassination stops here, now, it's time to talk about the next topic, Zhou Gongjin died in Baqiu?" Is there a secret? ”

In vain...

When this question came out, this time Zhou Xun and Zhou Jun's eyes lit up, even if they already knew the truth, they still wanted to hear more details from the mouths of these big clans.

But for Guan Yu, today's... His mission...

It is to turn these "old things of Soochow" upside down!

…

…

"Timber dingding, birdsong. From the valley, move to the arbor, hum its voice, ask for its friend's voice. ”

"Birds, especially friends. Don't seek friends? God listens to it, and it is peaceful and peaceful. ”

Sun Quan's dream...

Didn't wake up to the rough waves of the waves, but... In the song of "Xiaoya Felling" in this poem, it gradually woke up.

Faintly he heard someone on the deck shouting, "Look, there's an island ahead... That... That's the Yizhou occupied by General Wei Wen! ”

Of course, the voice quickly faded into obscurity.

In other words, Sun Quan is especially immersed in his dreams... The last scene immersed in that dream...

It's the elder brother and the big Joe;

It's Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao;

It's Sun Shangxiang and Zhu Ran... When I was a child, these friends got together one by one.

Big Joe and Little Joe are playing the piano...

The song is wrong, Zhou Lang Gu, Zhou Yu is singing... Zhu Ran and Sun Shangxiang are dancing swords...

The eldest brother Sun Ce, and his Sun Quan himself... is listening quietly.

- The sound of logging, the chirping of birds, the birds coming out of the deep valley and flying to the top of the tall trees...

What a moment it was.

What a fascinating moment!

But in the end, when Sun Quan opened his eyes, all the good things disappeared and were replaced... It is the people of the past who either die or descend, and one by one they leave him forever!

Immediately afterwards, what appeared in front of Sun Quan was still the scene of the five years of Jian'an.

He saw the picture of his eldest brother Sun Ce being shot in the cheek by an arrow, and the dying painful appearance made Sun Quan tremble.

Meantime... Sun Quan also regretted it!

At that time, he realized that he was being used by those big clans, and then a strong sense of powerlessness rose in his heart, as if he was drowning in the river and couldn't breathe...

Of course, it's more about remorse.

Now, fifteen years later... It seems that after going through all kinds of things, I have experienced the ups and downs of time.

It also allowed him to see the true face of many people and many things.

Sun Quan's heartfelt remorse, he remorseed... He shouldn't have disbelieved his brother, who thought longer than he did.

Sun Quan only knows how to unite the family with compromise, maneuvering, and checks and balances, but... In fact, for the Maison, only profit is the most important thing.

The elder brother did the right thing, he laid down more land and distributed it to them, and then suppressed them with domineering, and finally got rid of them fundamentally, maybe this move is the right move!

Sun Quan has always boasted that the entire Eastern Wu is his pawn and is in his checks and balances, but in fact, from... From the moment his brother was assassinated, he had already been reduced to... will continue to become a pawn of others!

At this moment, Sun Quan, who completely woke up from his sleep, recalled what Gu Yong and the patriarchs of the big clan said to him that year, after Sun Ce's assassination.

- "The lord we really want to support and support is you, Sun Zhongmou!"

- "Only you, Sun Zhongmou, can make me and others surrender wholeheartedly, only you... In order to make the family of Soochow happy and convinced!" - "Forget your brother, and forget the indifferent hatred, and... Stand up, sit down in your brother's seat, and you will be the master of this Soochow!"

"Hehe..."

When these words resurfaced in Sun Ce's mind again, "Hahahaha" Sun Quan laughed miserably...

Satirize...

This remark now seems simply too ironic, what "heartfelt surrender"? What "convincing allegiance"? These are just interests...

As long as there is a trend of interests, these "bad guys" can change owners overnight!

Is he Sun Quan a fart?

"Hahahaha..."

Sun Quan's miserable laughter was even louder, he staggered to his feet, and walked out of the window with that heavy step... He was holding on to the railing in front of him with both hands... He laughed miserably and said to himself: "Lone is also being used, is it Lone's fault?" Why did you get to where you are today? ”

"At the beginning of Lone's succession, there was a powerful Cao Cao in the north, Huang Zu who killed his father in the west, and those Shanyue who lived in the mountains were ready to move, Lujiang was too self-reliant, and even Lone's cousin Sun Fu was not subject to Lone, and secretly got acquainted with Cao Cao, intending to rebel? Hehe... Oh, yes... If the eldest brother was alive, none of these things would have happened, these miscellaneous ... They just didn't take Lonely seriously, and at that time... In addition to relying on the power of the clan? Is there a way to go? ”

"Clan... You don't want Lone's clan to be too powerful, so Lone deposed his cousin Xu Kun, imprisoned his uncle Wu Jing, and ceded their military power to you; You don't want the Eastern Wu warriors to become bigger, so Lone poisoned Tai Shici... Take back the country within a country! Zhou Lang Chibi won a big victory, his prestige shook the sky, and he also had to enter Bashu and practice his strategy of dividing the world into two parts... This strategy threatens you... Lonely is ruthless... Let Zhou Gongjin die of illness in Baqiu..."

"In the past ten years, Lone's hands have been full of Zhonglailiang's blood, but in exchange... Still... But it was the betrayal of you families, and it was your defection... It was you who drove away in panic like a lost dog, lonely and wrong... Lone is wrong, Lone shouldn't have trusted you from the beginning... I don't dare to be with you! You are dogs that can never be fed, and there is no humanity in your eyes, only profit... Hahaha... Hahahaha..."

Seem... It was Sun Quan's loud laughter that attracted some of Ben's sleeping people.

Sun Huan walked alone to Sun Quan's side..."My lord... The soldiers on the lookout passed the news that Yizhou was in front of them, and it was visible from afar... The port was brightly lit, and it was probably General Wei Wen who received the news and lined up over there in advance to welcome the arrival of Wu Hou... It seems that Yizhou has been occupied by General Wei Wen. ”

Not...

Sun Huan's words completely pulled Sun Quan back to reality from his sleep, he walked to the bow of the boat and looked in the direction of the front, and sure enough... Countless torches illuminate the port as if it were day, and the dense soldiers on the port are also clearly visible, as well as the huge "Wu" character flag, fluttering in the wind, hunting...

All this made Sun Quan excited and surprised.

He clenched his hands into fists and shouted loudly as if in ecstasy: "Lone has not lost yet, with this side of the land, Lone will make a comeback sooner or later..."

Sun Huan was also pleasantly surprised: "Yes... Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, Han Xin was humiliated by his crotch back then, and in the end, he didn't become a general? ”

"Don't cite Han Xin as an example, his fate is not good!" Sun Quan changed his genius and became more and more surprised... He turned to the port and exclaimed, "Hurry, full speed, full speed..."

Seems...

The hope of a turnaround against the wind is at hand, and it is near... It's getting closer!

It's just that he overlooked one point...

In this day and age, the most dangerous places are often the most flowery, and the most dangerous moments are often times of excitement and ecstasy.

In the dark night, in addition to being excited, how could Sun Quan perceive Sun Huan's hands... I don't know when, out of nowhere, there was an extra dagger.

Cold light flashed on the blade, and Sun Huan's eyes became cold and sharp.

He echoed Sun Quan, "What the lord said is that when you go full speed... Full speed ahead..."

On one side, the edge of the blade reflected the moon shadow already raised high.

Quiet as a virgin... Move like a rabbit!

I only heard a "whoosh" sound, and the dagger stabbed down like a beam of light. It was Sun Quan's chest-

Belch... Sun Quan only felt a chill behind him, as if some cold object was embedded in his body!

Immediately after, his pupils shrank, and something surged out of his throat...

Then..."poof...", Sun Quan spurted out a mouthful of blood, and at this moment, his entire back... There was a biting cold inside his skin, as if the sea breeze outside was swishing straight into his body...

And the pain that followed... Instantly spread throughout the body.

"You-"

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Huiji County, San'in County...

On a towering stone platform, Kan (kan) Ze, the cousin Derun, a native of Huiji Sanyin... A famous scholar of Eastern Wu, the author of the book "Notes on the Dry Elephant Calendar", and also has a lot of research on mathematics, even the mathematician Zu Chongzhi of the Northern and Southern Dynasties needs to learn from his achievements for the accurate calculation of pi!

At this moment, he was looking up at the sky, and his hands were calculating something from time to time.

And the civil and military affairs of a cadre, such as Tian Yi, Xie Jing, Lu Dai, Lu Fan... They all stood under the stage, staring at Kan Ze with their eyes...

It seems that these people left the final decision to Kan Ze... Or to be precise, leave it to the heavens.

At noon today, Zhuge Jin came to persuade them to surrender.

Zhuge Jin didn't say much... Just handed them a letter from Guan Lin...

And after reading this letter, everyone was in a bad mood.

As for the reason, this is not a letter written by Guan Lin himself, but a letter written by two other people, these two names... The power is too great now, no less than 100,000 soldiers.

As for their names.

- Lu Su!

- Sun Deng!

The former is also the titular governor of Soochow, and he is a "good man" with a lot of prestige!

The latter is the candidate for the son of Sun Quan himself, and he is theoretically the heir of Soochow...

Originally, their position should have been in Soochow...

But this letter is conclusive, and all the words revolve around two big words, "surrender"-

Tian Yi, Xie Jing, Lv Dai, Lv Fan...

What they saw from this letter was that Lu Su and Sun Deng were happy and convinced of Guan Lin, and it was the disillusionment of Eastern Wu's hopes.

That being the case...

That... There's nothing to say, whether it's the steps, or the destiny...

After all, this surrender also has to go through a process...

So, they invited the university scholar Kan Ze... Go to the stars, get the will of heaven, and then return naturally.

Merely...

They underestimated Kan Ze...

underestimated this history book... Yu Tuo called him "the Yangxiong of Gaishu" and "Zhongshu of today", and also underestimated this scholar who died of illness and Sun Quan lamented it and did not eat for several days...

At this moment, he is dressed in a Taoist robe and holding a sandalwood sword, as if he has completed the divination of the stars...

Or rather, the outcome of the divination doesn't matter at all...

Because, regardless of the astrological signs, his words are as sonorous and powerful as ever.

"Nine stars are in harmony with Dongwu, retreat to Jingzhou-"

When these words came out, when these words were transmitted to the ears of every soldier, everyone was silent, and no one could have thought of it... The final divination will be this sentence...

Nine stars are in harmony with Dongwu, retreat to Jingzhou!

What do you mean?

Doesn't that mean that this battle still has to be fought... This battle can still be won.

- That's embarrassing!

"This..."Lu Dai groaned for a moment...

Xie Jing said, "If you don't fight, you will return to Jingzhou, and it will not be good... I'm a rich man when I quit my job and returned home, but I really want to fight... The outcome is unpredictable, in my opinion... Still is... It's still down! ”

Lu Fan said seriously, "You can't descend... Don't you see providence? Nine stars and pearls benefit Dongwu, retreat to Jingzhou... This shows that Wu Hou will soon make a comeback, and if Lujiang can hold until then, it will be the day of my counterattack in Eastern Wu! ”

"But..."Lu Dai also retreated, "The soldiers are not willing to fight, plus... Many family members are building Yecheng, and more and more counties are surrendering, afraid of the end... We have become the target of the public, and there is no place to die! ”

Lu Fan trembled angrily and scolded: "You are also an important minister who has followed the Sun family for two generations, how can you face the predicament... But he gave birth to such a stupid and cowardly heart! In vain, we have gathered here to wait for the will of God... The sky will not die Soochow, and we will not die? Why do you want to say such deplorable things..."

When Lu Fan said this, Kan Ze on the high platform seemed to have figured out something, and he said loudly: "Yes, yes... Heaven is telling us that as long as Huiji City holds on for thirty days, Wu Hou will definitely return with hundreds of warships, wipe out the enemy, and retake Jiangdong——"

This...

Undoubtedly, Kan Ze's status as a scholar, celebrity, mathematician, and astrological master is enough to bluff people.

Under his words, the original depressed soldiers were full of fighting spirit one by one.

——Nine stars are connected to benefit Dongwu, retreat to Jingzhou!

It was as if this sentence had lit up hope for them again.

"Alas... Alas..."

Lu Dai sighed deeply, this divination... I was looking for a staircase to go down, but now... It's self-defeating, and it's impossible not to fight!

This... It's really embarrassing.

At this moment, Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Ke, who were silently standing in the corner under the high platform... Look at each other.

Zhuge Ke sighed with emotion: "Dad, it seems... Cloud Banner Boy's plan to persuade him to surrender is about to fail! ”

"yes!" Zhuge Jin stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and then said softly: "Now, to avoid the destruction of the lives of this Huiji City, you can only pray... Someone can bring back that Sun Quan's head—"

This...

Zhuge Jin's words made Zhuge Ke shake his head, "Sun Quan has already gone to sea, at this time... How could it be so easy to bring his head back? ”

Zhuge Jin sighed again.

"Do your best, let it be the fate of heaven..."

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… (End of chapter)