Chapter 129: Checks and Balances
Sun Ce's eyes crossed Sun Quan and saw Sun Yi kneeling on the ground. Sun Yi stared at Sun Quan's back, and the hatred in his eyes was about to condense into ice, but when he found that Sun Ce was also looking at him, he quickly withdrew his eyes and continued to kneel on the ground respectfully.
If it was for the stability of Jiangdong, Sun Ce knew that he should directly kill Sun Yi, but Sun Ce couldn't do it, Sun Yi was unbearable, but he was still a son of the Sun family, his brother, and the blood of his father and mother.
He could only hope that Sun Quan could suppress Sun Yi so that he could keep to himself, and Sun Ce knew that Sun Quan had this ability.
In the end, he wanted to tell Sun Quan about Zhang Zhao, "Although Zhang Zhao is a loyal minister, he must not make him a master." Brother, I left Gongjin to you, he will be the most handy knife in your hand. ”
Sun Ce was sick, not blind, he didn't tell Sun Yi to come, but Zhang Zhao and others still brought him, what the intention was, he knew it in his heart.
If he chooses Sun Yi, Sun Yi is a general, similar to him, good at the way of military affairs, but not good at governing the way of internal affairs. The head of the Sun family's staff is still Zhang Zhao, and even whether the words of the Sun family will come from Sun Yi or from him Zhang Zhao in the future is unknown.
But Sun Quan is different, he is the real general, and only if the land of Jiangdong remains in the hands of Sun Quan, can it be guaranteed to remain in the hands of the Sun family.
Zhang Zhao is a loyal minister, but the object of loyalty is Sun Ce instead of Sun Quan, just like Zhang Zhao summoned Sun Yi without Sun Ce's permission, he thought that his loyalty to Jiangdong could also lay the root of Jiangdong.
Sun Quan was young and ruled Jiangdong, Zhang Zhao was both a help and a threat to him, and the people's hearts were unpredictable, Sun Ce did not dare and could not put all the chips in Jiangdong on the loyalty of one person.
Sun Ce took the hands of Mrs. Wu and Sun Quan and gave the final explanation, "My son is at the end of his life, and he can't serve his mother for the rest of his life, and he is unfilial." In the future, I hope that my mother can train her day and night, and don't make the same mistakes.
And the old people behind him, if they have no children, they will be let go, and those who have children should not be lazy, Xu's ...... Died in the ground. If there is a person in the clan who dares to have a different heart, everyone will punish him, and his flesh and blood will be disobedient, and he will not be buried in the ancestral grave. For the rest of the matters, Zhang Zhao was asked if the internal affairs were not decided, and Zhou Yu was asked if the foreign affairs were not decided. ”
Every time Sun Ce said a word, he had to stop and take a few breaths, and the last two sentences, he said when he looked at Sun Yi and Zhang Zhao, were both advice and warnings.
After all this, he lay on the bed and lost his strength.
Sun Quan nodded one by one, choked up, and said, "I remember what Brother said." ”
Sun Ce said "yes" three times in a row, and then he had no strength, he lay on the couch, but his eyes looked at the picture in the room, which was his unwilling and unfinished business in this life, he had fought for it for several years, and thought that more than a few years, he would spend a lifetime to let the generals of Jiangdong step on every inch of land on it.
And now, the country he is thinking about can't keep his life.
At the last moment of his life, he felt a sense of emptiness and confusion.
He whispered a few times to his father, and then he closed his eyes tiredly, and never opened them again.
In the middle of November of the fifth year of Jian'an, the Sun Mansion was white, the people of Wu County were wearing filial piety clothes, and the marriage was suspended for three days, and the whole city was surrounded by mourning and joy.
In the subsequent historians' pens, only a short sentence was left to write the ending of this little overlord in Jiangdong.
He died at the age of twenty-six.
This night, looking at Sun Ce who was put on a shroud, Mrs. Wu cried several times and was about to faint, and the matter of killing the Xu family fell on Qiao Wei again, and even Xiaoye couldn't stand it anymore, and complained in a low voice when she got out of the house, "Why do these difficult things always be handled by the fine gentleman, there are so many loyal and capable old slaves in this house, can't any of them be used!" ”
Mrs. Xu is the widow of Marquis Wu, although she has Sun Ce's will in hand, but in the end she still has a name, and ordinary maids and attendants do not dare to be disrespectful to her easily, and it is not surprising that Mrs. Wu arranged Qiao Wei, the wife of the current speaker in Jiangdong, to deal with this matter.
This is also the reason why Qiao Wei doesn't like housekeepers, no matter what troubles are your business, no matter what benefits and reputations will not fall on you. It is purely that the input and output are not proportional.
Old Madam Wu wanted Qiao Wei to be this wicked person, so as to retain her reputation as loving and benevolent.
But Qiao Wei is not so stupid, Mrs. Wu has her abacus, and Qiao Wei also has her own plans.
"You go and invite Mrs. Yuan to come, and say that I have something to ask for."
Yuan Langlang, as a concubine, was not qualified to appear in the main hall to cry for Sun Ce, and the concubines and subordinates of the Sun family were all arranged to kneel and cry in the side room.
Qiao Wei didn't like to beat around the bush, and after meeting Yuan Langlang, he asked her straight to the point, "When Wu Hou turned around, I wasn't there, so I haven't heard of some things with my own ears, and I want to ask the little woman to solve my doubts."
Did Wu Hou really say that he wanted Mrs. Xu to be martyred? ”
Yuan Langlang was also a little confused about Qiao Wei's attitude for a while, so he could only tell the truth, "That's true." ”
Not only her, but also several strategists and generals present also heard it. Thinking of what Mrs. Xu did when she gave birth back then, Yuan Langlang felt a sense of revenge.
"My mother ordered me to send white silk to Mrs. Xu, but Mrs. Xu is the eldest sister-in-law when it comes to being young and old, and she should be treated with respect and kindness. Therefore, I also want to ask the little woman if she wants to see Mrs. Xu's fate in person, and save me from a dilemma with my second son. ”
"In fact, with Wu Hou's last words and the old lady's instructions, the lady did this, and she was also famous. But as Mrs. said, if there are uninformed people talking about it in the future, they will eventually criticize the benevolence and character of the second son and his wife.
Now that the situation in Jiangdong is still unstable, it is true that such a handle should not be left for outsiders. Yuan Langlang is a smart person, and he understands why Qiao Wei asked her to meet here.
Yuan Langlang knew that Mrs. Wu had found Qiao Wei as a scapego, and Qiao Wei also wanted to find herself as a scapegoat, but she couldn't feel half uncomfortable in her heart.
She has always kept Qiao Wei's life-saving grace in her heart, and she also wants to seek more support for the two children under her knees, instead of relying on Sun Quan's kindness. If she wants to continue to stay in the Sun family, she must have the value of staying there.
Qiao Wei is willing to talk openly and honestly with her, instead of playing tricks with her and ordering herself to do this, she also understands Qiao Wei's attitude, and Qiao Wei still recognizes the good relationship she had with Qiao Wei.
"The concubine is willing to be sent by the lady to repay the kindness of the original lady's help." Yuan Langlang took the white silk from Xiao Ye's hand and pushed open the door of Huanzhang Pavilion with the maid.
(End of chapter)