There is a haze in the sky above Jianye City. It has been raining continuously for the past few days. Just like the mood of all the civil and military ministers and people of Wu State, they are so desolate.
In a cemetery thirty miles southeast of Jianye City, Sun Ce, who had just returned to Wu State, was running non-stop in the rain. He had a sad face. The rain wet his whole body, and his tears were mixed with the rain. He was in a terrible mood.
"drive!"
Sun Ce raised his riding crop and whipped the horse he was sitting on severely. The horse carried Sun Ce in pain and ran quickly. Soldiers wearing raincoats and sackcloth stood on both sides of the road. When they saw Sun Ce returning, they were very excited.
And sad.
Just half a month ago, Wu King Sun Jian was angry at Sun Ce's death and launched an army to attack Chu. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce did not die and returned from the sea safe and sound, but what he got in exchange was Wu King Sun Jian's.
Died.
When Sun Jian, the king of Wu, passed away, Ling Cao returned to Jianye with Sun Jian's life and body. At that time, the ministers were shocked and the whole country mourned. So Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others followed the order to supervise the country and wait for Sun Ce's return.
However, they could wait, but Sun Jian's body could not wait, so they had to declare a national funeral and bury Sun Jian in a pleasant area thirty miles outside Jianye City.
"Father...Father..." Sun Ce shouted hysterically while galloping on his horse.
Finally, he saw Sun Jian's mausoleum. Due to the hasty burial, the mausoleum was not very grand. However, this was also done in accordance with the wishes of the concubine of Wu State, because Sun Jian personally advocated frugality. Good luck never comes in pairs, and misfortune never comes alone.
On the second day after Sun Jian's body was transported back to Jianye City, Concubine Wu was so sad that she became bedridden. She visited famous doctors, but all the doctors were helpless, and she passed away on the third day.
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong then buried them together here in accordance with Concubine Wu's last wish.
The rain falls non-stop.
In front of the mausoleum, a noble lady in mourning clothes was carrying several young boys and a baby girl kneeling there. The green curtain held up the sky above their heads to protect them from the rain. However, there was always
Unable to stop the rain of sadness in their hearts.
Kneeling next to the noble lady was an eight-year-old boy. Although the boy was not tall, he was clad in iron armor and had an iron helmet on his head, making him look extremely majestic.
At this time, he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him, and Sun Ce kept shouting. His face was filled with joy, and he stood up hurriedly, shaking the arm of the lady beside him and said: "Aunt, brother is back, brother is back..."
After saying that, he ran out, raised his small hands high, waved them vigorously towards Sun Ce, and shouted: "Brother! Brother! Brother!"
Sun Ce got closer and closer, and when he saw the boy waving his arms to greet him, he reined in the horse, jumped off the horse, picked up the boy, and walked straight under the green curtain without saying a word.
He said, his face darkened.
"Bo Fu... you are finally back..." The noble lady is the sister of Sun Ce's biological mother and Sun Ce's aunt. The two sisters married Sun Jian one after another, so people in Wu State called her the Second Concubine Wu.
Concubine Wu led several children and held a baby girl in her arms. She shed tears on her back and burst into tears.
At this time, three boys of different sizes hugged Sun Ce's legs and cried together: "Brother... our father is gone... Brother, our father can no longer play with us..."
In this situation, how can one not shed tears?
With tears in his eyes, Sun Ce put the eight-year-old boy in his arms on the ground, then knelt on the ground with a "plop" and kowtowed to the tombs of Sun Jian and Concubine Wu more than a dozen times until his forehead bled.
"Brother, people cannot be resurrected. Please express my condolences. The person who killed my father was the King of Chu, Liu Bei. When my brother returns, he should immediately lead the army and use all the troops in the country to destroy Chu and avenge his father!"
The eight-year-old boy was born with purple hair and blue eyes, with double pupils and shining eyes. In addition, he was Fang Yi Dakou. Although he was not as suave and handsome as Sun Ce, his appearance was also different from ordinary people.
After hearing this, Sun Ce glanced at the boy, frowned, and asked, "Zhongmou, are you dressed like this to go into battle with me to kill the enemy?"
"Exactly! If revenge is not repaid, it will be difficult to exist between heaven and earth!" The boy is Sun Ce's younger brother, Sun Quan, the second son of Sun Jian. Although he is seven years younger than Sun Ce, the Sun family's blood still flows in his bones.
The three boys of different ages surrounding Sun Ce and Sun Quan are also Sun Jian's sons, namely Sun Yi, Sun Kuang and Sun Lang. However, the three boys are too young and don't know much.
Not as insightful as Sun Quan.
"Zhongmou...is indeed my Sun family's son..." Sun Ce was moved and hugged Sun Quan tightly in his arms.
"Brother, let go, let go, you are holding me too tightly, I can't breathe..." Sun Quan struggled to speak and tried to break away from Sun Ce's arms.
At this time, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zu Mao, and Lu Fan, who were standing on the other side, all came over together. At the same time, they paid homage to Sun Ce and said, "I will see you, young master!"
Sun Ce wiped away the tears on his face, looked at the ministers, and asked: "Thanks to your lords and generals, the country of Wu will not be in turmoil. I want to know who killed my father."
"Chu General Tian Yu!"
"General Cheng, General Han, please organize your troops. I will personally lead the army to attack Jiangxia and use all the troops in the country to destroy Chu!" Sun Ce said with an evil look on his face.
"Brother, I'll go with you!" Sun Quan also stood up and held the dagger hanging at his waist, also with a murderous look on his face.
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other. Finally, Zhang Hong persuaded: "Young Master, the king has a will. Once the young master returns to the country, he will immediately succeed to the throne. He also asked the young master to handle the government affairs carefully and wait until the army of Wu is in order and the troops and horses are ready.
Only after you are strong can you send troops to attack Chu..."
"The country cannot be without a king for a day. The top priority is to ask the young master to succeed to the throne and take charge of the great power in the country. As for the matter of destroying Chu, don't be too hasty. The matter of destroying Chu is of great importance and must not be hasty. We must ensure the deployment of troops and food and grass.
The branches must be unified. Young Master, destroy
Chu is the top priority of our army. However, please put yourself in the shoes of our army. With the current strength of our army, how can we defeat the Chu army? What's more, the Jingzhou navy is famous all over the world, and our army has a decent navy.
None..." Lu Fan clasped his fists and said righteously.
Sun Ce glanced at Lu Fan and felt that what Lu Fan said was very reasonable, so he nodded and said, "Then choose an auspicious day to succeed to the throne and rule the country."
Lu Fan smiled calmly. He and Sun Ce were good friends, and he was close friends with Zhou Yu, so Sun Ce could usually listen to what he said. Moreover, he argued with reason and based on the current situation of Wu State, this was the reason.
Successfully convinced Sun Ce.
Sun Ce paid homage to his father and mother, and then returned to Jianye with his ministers and royal family.
On the way, Sun Ce called Lu Fan to his side alone and asked: "Zi Heng, if it weren't for you today, I would have got mad and rushed out with my army, and no one would be able to stop me. Thank you so much."
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"What did the young master say? I follow the young master because I want to think about the young master. Now the pros and cons of the Wu Kingdom are before the young master. Even if I don't say anything, the young master will figure it out."
Lu Fan was from Xiyang, Runan. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he moved with his father to Shouchun, Yangzhou to escape the chaos. When Sun Ce led Ce Yu's army to attack Shouchun, Lu Fan joined Sun Ce with more than a hundred diners. Although he did not
Being able to join Ce Yu's army did not stop his friendship with Sun Ce. Moreover, Lu Fan was very perceptive and good at speaking, so he won Sun Ce's trust.
"Zi Heng, in your opinion, if our army wants to establish a real navy, what should we do?" Sun Ce thought for a while and asked slowly.
"As a minister, I should follow the example of Yan."
"Yan Kingdom?" Sun Ce had a headache when he heard the name. As soon as he returned to the country, he knew what happened before, met Kan Ze, and figured out the truth behind Sun Jian's troops. Liu Bei would never get burned, that rumor
The person who gave Sun Jian the news of his death must be Gao Fei. Therefore, he also had a fire buried in his heart. But because of the strength of the Yan army, he never vented it, and he was ready to take advantage of it and try to do it slowly.
"Young master, are you still brooding about what happened before? Military advisor Zhang Hong has explained the matter clearly. The reason why the king sent troops was not because of the young master's death, but because he really took a fancy to the empty opportunity of the Chu army..." Lu
Fan stopped talking about what was behind him. He was afraid of arousing Sun Ce's resentment, so he jumped over and continued, "The Yan Kingdom's
The young master must have seen a big ship before. Such a big ship is definitely not comparable to that of the Jingzhou navy. Although the ship is a sea-going ship and is only suitable for swimming in the sea, since the Yan State can build such a large sea-going ship,
It must be possible to build various other ships, which also shows that the shipbuilding craftsmanship of Yan State is no worse than that of people in the south."
"you mean……"
"The late king had his last words to maintain friendship with the Yan State at all times, and some of the trade contracts previously signed with the Yan State must remain intact. Ships from the south and horses from the north, Wu's shipbuilding craftsmanship is not bad, but what is lacking is vision.
The last time a large ship from the state of Yan sailed into Qu'a, the fishermen along the river were shocked. They had never seen such a big ship. I thought that I should send craftsmen to the state of Yan to learn shipbuilding technology."
"Isn't it a huge irony that southerners learn shipbuilding technology from northerners?"
"Young Master, don't you understand yet? King Yan Gao Fei is by no means an idle person. Some of his ideas are completely different from ours. The iron floating map swept across the Central Plains, and now the Yan army's ships are so majestic. Coupled with some policy policies, they are all
It’s worth learning from our army.”
Sun Ce thought about it and felt that it made sense. He also brought back homing pigeons and repeated crossbows from Yan State. It was because of these seemingly small things that the Yan army increased their strength. He nodded.
, asked: "Then who do you think should be sent as envoy to Yan?"
"It must be Zhou Gongjin!" Lu Fan replied.
"Gong Jin? Hahaha... It must be him. He is the commander of the Yan Kingdom. With him as his envoy, everything will become relatively easy for the Yan Kingdom."