Outside the prison was a rocky dark night, and in the prison, under the dim candle flame, Sun Quan's words seemed to completely extinguish the only remaining candle flame.

Sun Quan's voice became more and more passionate, his tone became louder and louder, and his tone became more solemn and meticulous.

"The death of my father, Lone has lost his feelings for people, and the death of his brother has made Lone lose his desire for family affection and affection, and let Lone see this world of deceit and deceit, Zhou Yu, Tai Shici... Hehe, they are too domineering, Lone loves them, so Lone is more ruthless to you... So Lone is going to kill them? What's wrong with Lone? What the lonely can give, the lonely can take back, and if the lonely does not give, they can't rob! Do you understand? ”

When he said this, Sun Quan noticed that in the crowd, his son Sun Deng was also there, he laughed "hahaha", and then looked at Sun Deng, Sun Deng stood by Lu Su's side, his teeth clenched, trying to restrain himself, trying not to make a sound.

Sun Quan said fiercely: "It's a son, what kind of thing is it?" Whether it is the position of the prince of the world or the seal of the Grand Governor, Lone can smash him! ”

"Lu Zijing, Gan Xingba, Ling Gongji... And you, you... You are very interested, Lone has always relied on you, but the people who rely on Lone will be afraid of Lonely, in fact, Lonely is afraid of you and is afraid of Cao Cao and Guan Yu. ”

"Yes... You have also persuaded the orphan again and again, but the lonely is always thinking, why is the lonely so dependent and so jealous of you, some of you are the lord of the hundred officials, some are the model of the scholars, and some hold heavy soldiers... Hmph, do you think that without you, the lonely Soochow would die? You're here to threaten Lone? But who of you knows that there are enough things that you are afraid of, and there are enough things that make you afraid, do you care about how much 'destroying the country'? For the sake of profit, Lone has made compromises all his life, but only in the matter of eliminating fear, Lonely, he is not virtuous! ”

Speaking of which, Sun Quan seems to have been completely released.

He stood straight, like a lone wolf who was high up, but extremely lonely and sad.

"Hahahaha... Hahahaha..."

After a brief moment of silence, he let out a new round of wry smiles, as if he had a thousand words to say... And endlessly telling.

Guan Lin listened to these words in his ears and realized... Sun Quan's unwillingness may not be the death of Eastern Wu, not that he was pushed down from that high position, but... Even in the end, he still didn't overcome the fear in his heart.

"The world... The world is a mess. Sun Quan's voice began to show timidity, "It is said that the lone commander is not good, and the 100,000 army was killed and retreated by Zhang Liao's 800 troops, but... Lone is a barbarian, Lone fights against China in a corner of Jiangdong... Lone's opponents and enemies are all heroes, he is brave Liu Bei is a hero, he is fearless Cao Cao is a hero, even you... Even you, Guan Lin, are also heroes, compared to you? What is Lonely? ”

"It is true that Gu developed Jiangnan, established a navy, discovered Yizhou, cruised the South China Sea, Funan, Tangming, Linyi and other countries bowed to Gu, Gu also opened up a waterway with Liaodong and Goguryeo, Gu saved the people from war, Lone let them live a rich life, Lone collected Shanyue for his own use, but... But even so? Even if he becomes the first person in Jiangdong to carry on the past and forge ahead into the future, what is the use? Lone still can't cure the fear of this life! ”

"Whenever I fall asleep, the corpse of my father and brother, the armor of the traitorous general, the handle of the minister, Liu Bei's sword, Guan Yu's broadsword, Cao Cao's treacherous smile, the face of the scholars, the scolding of the ministers... That's all there is to it... I'm about to devour Lone. Mess... Lonely, lonely, no one believes, who... No one believes it! Well, hehe... It's come to this, lonely... Lone decided not to ask the common people, but Lone still asked the ghosts and gods, right? ”

As the last sentence fell, Sun Quan sat down slowly, his back to everyone, and he chanted all the words that had been suppressed in his heart for more than ten years... He was completely relieved!

He didn't speak anymore, as if... Everything around him has nothing to do with him anymore.

Gradually, he folded his arms and knees, and he curled up, slowly moving to the corner like a child who was afraid of everything.

Perhaps, once his territory was very vast, but now, only that square inch of land belongs to him, only here, so that he can completely forget his fear, and wait for the arrival of death in tension and anxiety.

On the other hand, Guan Lin, on the other hand, all the "former officials of Eastern Wu" who stood behind Guan Lin and silently listened to Sun Quan's words...

Some of them exhale heavily;

Some of them angrily denounced Sun Quan's strong words;

Among them, there are also sympathizers for Sun Quan, who feel that he... Even if he was the former lord of Jiangdong, he was just a pitiful person in the end.

Only Guan Lin, after listening to Sun Quan's long words, he slowly walked in front of Sun Quan.

He didn't evaluate Sun Quan's words, nor did he ridicule Sun Quan with the tone of the superior to the inferior.

He stood still for a long time before he said, "Man, who has no suffering, and no one can build for you the bridge that you must step on to cross the river of life!" To defeat the demons of your heart, no one but yourself can help you..."

Not... Guan Lin's words, Guan Lin's gentle tone, made Sun Quan raise his eyes slightly.

He didn't feel it because of these brief words, but he felt... At this time, Guan Lin actually used such a calm tone, and he did not have the posture of the so-called victor at all.

Guan Lin's words continue: "The essence of life is uncertainty, full of impermanence from beginning to end, and what you seek to overcome fear, in other words... You're looking for a sense of security, but... The so-called sense of security is just an illusion... Who wouldn't have fear? Who will always be in a safe environment? What can really improve the so-called sense of security and overcome fear, in fact... It's just about improving our ability to deal with uncertainty! For example, working on things that you don't fear, when you're so scared that you don't have control over things that you feel safe about... Keep a calm and calm mindset, that's all... This is the so-called human practice! ”

This...

If Fang Cai Sun Quan was just surprised by Guan Lin's posture, then now, his words were a little thought-provoking, and some of them made him feel something inexplicably.

Guan Lin's words continued, "In this regard, you are really not as good as my uncle, just imagine, my uncle was displaced in the past, and he was not afraid?" Is there a sense of security? Cao Cao did not allow him, he accepted and worked hard all his life, when the sun was 'people-oriented', with the people across the river, the more difficult and stable, the so-called 'turbulent and difficult, the more clear the faith, the more dangerous the situation, the word is not lost, the person who loves the righteousness, willing to lose with the same defeat...'If he is like you, the more defeated the more fearful? The more you lose, the more suspicious you become? Where did that come from, and now the panicked Shu Han! Where did this north-south confrontation come from, and where did the hope of these three great men come from? ”

Yes... This...

When Guan Lin's words were all chanted, the blankness in Sun Quan's eyes disappeared, as if he had been searching for a lifetime... The way to overcome my fear finally came to my senses today!

- Fear, just an illusion!

- Is the ability to live with fear a practice?

This...

Sun Quan couldn't help but think deeply and reverie, as if Guan Lin's words had opened the door to a whole new world for him.

It's just that...

At this moment, the original faint pain in the abdomen began to become intense, and it began to be like a turbulent wave...

"Hmm..."

Subconsciously, Sun Quan covered his lower abdomen, and his cheeks also showed a painful look, but he muttered in his mouth: "Fear... Illusion, illusion? ”

Guan Lin noticed his pain, and calculated the time, the poison was almost time to attack.

Simply, Guan Lin squatted down, grabbed Sun Quan's pale, cold hand, and made a gesture... It was like a slap on his hand, and to outsiders it seemed like a relief to a dying man.

Then he turned around and walked away without saying a word.

"Stomble—"

As Guan Lin left, those who followed Guan Lin, those former officials of Sun Quan, they finally stared at Sun Quan deeply one by one, with various moods and expressions, and they also turned around... followed Guan Lin and slowly left.

Lu Su was the one who walked last, he waited for everyone to walk a certain distance, and he left a sentence at the end, which seemed to be asking Sun Quan, as if he was asking himself.

"Zhongmou, if Eastern Wu did not lose the country, then after General Taishi, Zhou Dudu, and General Huang Lao were eliminated by you... Isn't it the next one to get rid of... Is that me Lu Su? ”

These words reached Sun Quan's ears, but he didn't raise his head, his head was pressed very low, as if any sound around him would no longer affect him.

As if, this is already the end of his life, what he chose... Lonely loneliness!

"Okay..."Lu Su shook his head, turned around, he turned his back to Sun Quan, as if telling Sun Quan, as if talking to himself, "Zhongmou, in your heart, is Jiangdong destined not to have a living governor!" Destined not to be a single person who might become a powerful minister? Yes... That's right? That's it! ”

Undoubtedly, among all Sun Quan's former officials, Lu Su was the most painful...

Sad, sad...

Lu Su is to put his heart to the bright moon, but what can I do, what can I do... Mingyue but... but it shines into the ditch... Ditch!

He has the ambition to be Sun Quan and do his best for Eastern Wu, but Sun Quan... Still... but he wanted his life!

"Zhongmou, Zhongmou... You're defeated in fear, you're defeated in fear, you're not big enough—"

In the end, Lu Su flicked his long sleeves and left angrily.

On the other hand, Sun Quan, he lowered his head as always, as if Lu Su's words, no, any outside voice could not affect him at all.

But only, only Sun Luyu... The position where she was standing allowed her to see clearly, and at the moment when Lu Su turned to leave, her father... A crystal tear fell from the corner of his eye.

This made him realize that his father might kill Tai Shici, kill Zhou Yu, and kill Huang Gai out of fear, but... He absolutely, absolutely will not harm Lu Su.

My father never regarded Lu Su as a courtier and a subordinate, and my father regarded Lu Su as a relative and a brother!

"Tick..."

The tears that flowed eventually slid to the ground, and were quickly condensed by the cold air in the prison, and it was at this time that Sun Luyu noticed that his father was holding an origami paper in his hand.

"This is—" she couldn't help but chuckle.

"It was left by Guan Lin." Sun Quan opened his mouth again.

"What's written on it?" Sun Luyu was curious, but she suddenly realized that she shouldn't care about this now, so she hurriedly asked with concern: "Dad... Doesn't it already feel..."

Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Sun Quan covered her lower abdomen and unfolded the origami...

Then, the contents of the origami came into his eyes at a glance.

It's two numbers...

To be precise, it was the number of people who decided to kill him under the "referendum", and the number of people who decided to spare him.

It's nothing...

But the huge disparity between the numbers made Sun Quan stunned.

At this moment, as if the pain in his abdomen had stopped, he got up, he held the origami firmly with both hands, and stared at it intently.

Ten breaths... Twenty breaths...

Fifty breaths, one hundred breaths...

For a hundred breaths, Sun Quan didn't move, just looking at the words on the origami.

-- A total of 2.16 million people in Jiangdong.

-- Of the 1.7 million people counted, more than ninety percent of them made the decision to release Sun Quan.

Only a few of them resolutely supported the killing of Sun Quan because of their "hatred"!

So, so...

The invective outside the prison is nothing more than the indignation of his "few" of Sun Quan's people, and many more... Be... It's the ones who hug him...

Be... It's in love with him!

Over the years, he Sun Quan has never been nothing, he is afraid, everything he has done in Jiangdong... It is meaningful, it can be seen and touched by thousands of Li Shu, and he will be remembered by Li Shu on this side of the land.

"Huh... Hahaha..."

"Hahahaha..."

"Hahahahahahahaha

Sun Quan laughed like a madman again, the moonlight broke through the clouds, jumped through the window, and pale illuminated the dark prison, and in the corner, Sun Quan let out a long and miserable laugh, like madness.

That laughter was full of self-deprecation and helplessness...

Along with that laughter was the glittering tears on his face, like a stream of sadness, and he looked up in tears, looking through the window at the dark night sky, his eyes flashing with bottomless emotion.

It's like despair, it's like hope, it's like unwillingness, it's like relief!

His laughter grew louder and crazier, as if he wanted to release all the emotions in his heart.

Time...

Crying and laughter are intertwined...

It was a crying and laughing, laughing and crying!

Pain and self-deprecation are intertwined to form a unique melody.

Finally... Finally...

After a long time of crying and laughing, Sun Quan sat there quietly, his eyes suddenly full of brilliance...

There were still traces of tears and wry smiles on his face, but there was no sadness and despair in her eyes, only the deep peace and relief that had finally passed.

"Guan Lin, I still want to thank you... Thank you for letting Lone see the results of this referendum on his deathbed... You let Lone be blind under the Nine Springs, thank you, thank you, thank you very much... Hahaha..."

"But Guan Lin, Lone hates you, hates you for calculating everything on your chessboard, Lonely... The former lord of Eastern Wu, the ruler of Jiangdong, can be like a chess piece to you, let you hold on to your son... You... Are you a bodhisattva? Or Yama? Hahaha... Hahahaha... That's it, that's it... At least, Lone can be blinded, that's all... That's it..."

Speaking of this, suddenly a mouthful of blood rushed up his throat in his chest...

The toxicity has hit!

"Ahh

With a dull sound from Sun Quan, his eyes widened, his heart crumbled, he knew...

It's coming, it's coming...

It's time to come, it's still coming!

He, not showing a particular struggle, on the contrary... Lost fear with... Before he died, his heart was completely relieved, as if he could accept all this peacefully... Accept the moment of death in fate.

"Little Tiger... Don't forget... Don't forget..."

Sun Quan was no longer able to speak, but Sun Luyu nodded heavily, as if he was telling his father with actions that she would definitely do what she promised!

And this... It also made Sun Quan's last trace of concern completely relieved, and he slowly raised his hand, as if saying goodbye to this world.

His fingers swung gently in the air, as if playing a final elegy.

The tune is full of sadness and nostalgia, but it also reveals a deep sense of relief and serenity.

Eventually, he slowly closed his eyes, a relieved smile still on his lips.

His breathing grew weak and slow, and eventually stopped.

The whole prison ... Suddenly fell into silence, only in Sun Luyu's hand, the candle flame that was raised... The faint candlelight silently waited for him.

Guarding this... The departed soul of a generation of Eastern Wu heroes——

Calm...

Tranquility, everything, everything about the journey of Soochow, all the memories of the world, seem to have the last and most perfect rest in this portrayal.

Sun quan... His era is completely over.

The traces that belong to him are about to drift away with his fall.

He... It didn't look like a heroic death, but his face... In the end, a smile of pride and satisfaction appeared, and he left with a smile... This seems to be his affirmation of his life's journey!

…

…

The laughter suddenly rose, and quickly converged, and then everything fell silent... All that was left was the wind gently swaying the branches and leaves beside the road, making a soft rustling sound.

Is it over?

It's over!

Sun Quan's death seems to have drawn an end to all the disputes in Eastern Wu and the attachment of the people of Eastern Wu.

But in the same way, his death has also caused some people to talk about it...

For example, Lu Xun.

The moonlight was like a bundle of soft ribbons, quietly sprinkled on the path, Lu Xun and his son did not drive away, but led the horse, stepping on this faint silver light, slowly walking in the night.

Lu Xun walked in front, his back looked particularly wide in the moonlight, Lu Yan followed closely behind his father, his eyes looked around curiously, sometimes looking down to think, sometimes looking up at the starry sky... He seems to have something on his mind.

"How?" Lu Xun stopped.

"Dad, they all say... The horse is about to die, its song is also mourning, the person is about to die, and its words are also good..."Lu Yan spoke, "But Sun Quan... Why do you know that you are going to die, but when you are dying, you say that... What did he think when he slaughtered Zhongliang? No one is forcing him, he just doesn't say no, why bother... Admit those, and bring shame on yourself? ”

Lu Yan finally threw out all the doubts in his heart.

Lu Xun paused, as if he was struggling with whether to tell his son or not, but in the end he compromised in Lu Yan's longing eyes.

"Wu'er, do you think Sun Quan is crazy? Is it a collapse of mentality? That's why you talk nonsense and tell everything? ”

"Isn't it?"

"My father always admonishes you to see what is inside..."Lu Xun took a deep breath, and then continued, "Just imagine, if Sun Quan doesn't personally say these evil things he has done and slaughter Zhongliang, how can Jiangdong Wenwu completely die to him?" And if these Jiangdong civil and military officers still have illusions about him and the Sun clan, then not to mention that Yunqi will not use them, and the Sun clan alone will become the biggest threat in the eyes of Yunqi..."

Yes...

Lu Xun's words made Lu Yan stunned, and his father's words made him realize once again that he was superficial.

It was precisely because of this realization that he subconsciously groaned: "It turns out... The horse is dying, its song is also mourning, the man is dying, and its words are good... That's true..."

Lu Xun bowed slightly, and then continued, "Sun Quan slaughtered Zhongliang, but his nature is not bad, maybe... As he said, he was only shrouded in fear all his life because of the environment in which he grew up as a child, and the killings and tricks he saw. Of course, he was once a prince of the great side, but he... What a wretched man! ”

"So dead... The Sun family was preserved, all the old departments were trusted, and thousands of Li Shu were remembered, so... It was not in vain that he walked in this world for a while. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Xun was honest and deeply emotional.

Suddenly...

A crisp female voice seemed a little abrupt under the quiet night sky, "Where is the prince of Yunqi?" I... I have something to give him! ”

Lu Xun turned around...

It was Sun Luyu who spoke out!

- "Something?"

Lu Xun couldn't help muttering in his heart:

- "At this time, could it be that Sun Quan also instructed his daughter to give something to Yunqi?"

It was based on this idea that Lu Xun observed Sun Luyu more carefully, but saw that she was carrying a package, obviously... Hidden in the package are several rolls of bamboo slips.

This...

Suddenly, Lu Xun had a strong premonition.

Sun Quan's letter to Guan Lin from his daughter on his deathbed must be extremely urgent!

Lu Xun faintly felt that something big was going to happen-

…

…

Luoyang City.

Under the deep moonlit night, Cao Cao led Cheng Yu to a high platform.

Cao Cao, who was standing on this high platform, looked up at the sky, his deep eyes flashing with a fierce and cold light, like a fierce beast staring at its prey in the dark night.

Directly in front of the high platform are endless mountains, and behind the mountains... A hundred miles away, is the Xuchang City that he misses in his heart.

Once upon a time, he was driven out of here, and it is precisely because of this that he looks forward to going back with his head held high at every moment, every breath!

Standing proudly at the head of the city of Xuchang, tell that Liu Bei, that Guan Yu, that Guan Lin - he Cao Cao is back!

That's when ...

"King..."Xu Chu hurriedly climbed the high platform, and when he saw that Cheng Yu was also there, he didn't hide it, and hurriedly said: "Ma Jun is making rapid progress, and now he has prepared as many as a hundred in Bishan!" ”

The so-called as many as 100 naturally refers to some kind of "big killing weapon" that can set fire to the sky and burn the city.

Cao Cao was expressionless when he heard this, but Cheng Yu was taken aback...

Speaking of which, Ma Jun led a group of craftsmen to make flying balls, and even he... I only know that I am in the mountain, but I don't know the specific location, let alone the progress.

Who would have thought that it was only a month, and as many as 100 were produced...

- "Ma Jun, what a god of skillful craftsmen!"

Cheng Yu was still so emotional, but Cao Cao raised the corners of his mouth slightly, his gaze was as sharp as a knife, revealing his strong ambition and desire...

This is... a thirst for power;

the obsession with victory;

As well as ruthlessness towards the enemy.

This kind of ferocity and coldness makes people shudder.

The surrounding air also seemed to become solemn due to Cao Cao's presence, and the breeze under the moonlight also carried a hint of chill.

"The king is not going to... But..."Cheng Yu seemed to suddenly think of something, and hurriedly opened his mouth, "But... But Guan Lin burned the soldiers, so... Although the killing was quite large, there was not much condemnation in the world, but... Right now... Now, there are hundreds of people in both Xuchang and Wancheng! The minister is not the hand of a woman, but he is worried about the prestige of the king! ”

Cheng Yu thought of something terrible.

It's like Pandora's box...

When a person opens it, its existence can plunge the world into a catastrophe from which it will never recover.

On the other hand, Cao Cao, he ignored Cheng Yu's persuasion.

He opened his mouth fiercely, word by word, "Lonely Su is not afraid of people's words..."

Immediately after, he faced the direction of Xu Ducheng, and his words were like knives. "What are the people in such a situation?"

"Rather teach me to bear the people of the world, Hugh let the people of the world bear me-"

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… (End of chapter)