Mrs. Wu felt sorry for her son and planned to have Sun Ce go to Luoyang for treatment, but Sun Ce refused. After all, he was a little overlord, how could he ask for help? Don't you know the principle of "the king does not see the king"?
He ordered his brother Sun Quan, his friend Zhou Yu, and his important minister Zhang Zhao to be called over. He held Sun Quan's hand on the bed and sighed to the pair: "I can't live anymore. The world can't be said to be peaceful now.
With the strength of Wu and Yue and the strength of the Three Rivers, there is still much to be done. Gongjin, Zibu, you must assist my brother well!"
He handed the seal and ribbon to Sun Quan and said: "If you take the people from Jiangdong to make a decision in front of the two armies, you are not as good as me; if you appoint talents and appoint them, and let everyone do their best to protect Jiangdong, I am not as good as you. You should consider your father and brother to start a business."
It’s difficult, but you should be good at it.”
Sun Quan burst into tears and bowed to Zhongmou. Sun Ce said to Mrs. Wu: "My son is old and can no longer serve you. Now I have given the seal to Zhongmou, and my mother must teach him well. My father and elder brother left them
The old department cannot be neglected."
Mrs. Wu cried and said: "Your brother is still so young. I'm afraid he can't take on such an important responsibility. What should we do?"
Sun Ce said: "Zhongmou's talent is ten times better than mine, and he is enough to take on big responsibilities. If you are not sure about internal affairs, you can ask Zhang Zhao; if you are not sure about foreign affairs, you can ask Zhou Yu."
He called his clan brothers and his wife and gave them instructions one by one. Then his eyes darkened and he passed out. When Sun Quan saw this, he burst into tears. Seeing Sun Ce passed out, Zhou Yu who was standing next to him suddenly grabbed Sun Quan's hand.
Sun Quan was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "Zhou Yu, are you going to rebel?"
The Sun clan and the generals guarding outside also made an uproar. Mrs. Wu said angrily: "What does Gong Jin mean by this?"
Zhou Yu sneered and said: "You all thought that Bo Fu was dead, but I wanted to save him. Yin Shou, just go to Luoyang with Bo Fu and me!"
As soon as these words came out, the people around were stunned. They looked at each other and said one after another: "Yes, the lord is still here, why should he be passed on to Zhongmou?"
Mrs. Wu was overjoyed and said, "This is the best. I tried to persuade him to go to Luoyang, but the kid just didn't listen. Gong Jin can arrange the manpower quickly and rush to Luoyang as soon as possible."
Sun Quan was secretly resentful, but his face showed a look of joy and said, "Yes, that's exactly what it should be."
So Zhou Yu ordered five hundred soldiers and horses and personally escorted the unconscious Sun Ce towards Luoyang. Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other generals followed with their soldiers and horses until they reached the edge of the Yangtze River, and then stopped. When they reached the Yangtze River, they followed him.
Over there, under the rule of Mu Lu Fang of Yuzhou, only five hundred men and horses are considered. If tens of thousands of people go there, I'm afraid it will be regarded as an invasion.
Zhou Yu brought several large vehicles and worked day and night, arriving outside Luoyang City in only three days. Although Sun Ce's injuries worsened, Zhou Yu was also exhausted and dying. As soon as he closed his eyes, he would be able to
He fainted. But Zhou Yu resisted the feeling of vomiting in his chest and sent Sun Ce into the palace before falling to the ground.
When he woke up, he was already lying on the hospital bed in the Army Hospital. Seeing that he was awake, someone beside him said: "Gongjin, you finally woke up."
This man's voice was very familiar. Zhou Yu turned around and saw a man standing on the side with a smile. Who else could it be if he wasn't Sun Ce? He was suspected by many people before taking Sun Ce north, but he never showed any weakness.
At this time, I don’t know why, but tears suddenly welled up from my eyes.
"It's great." There were more and more tears in Zhou Yu's eyes, and the sheets were wet. "Bo Fu, it's great that you are okay!"
Sun Ce's eyes were also red, and he forced a smile and said: "Jiangdong Zhoulang is such a hero, why are you crying now?"
Zhou Yu choked up and said: "I just...just feel happy when I see you..."
"Gong Jin!" Sun Ce was moved. He stepped forward and held Zhou Yu's hand. He cried and said: "I was still blaming myself just now. If you were to take your life because of me, you would be dead.
!Fortunately, with God’s blessing, you finally woke up.”
"Okay, it's really ugly when two grown men hug each other and cry!"
Sun Shangxiang couldn't stand it anymore and shouted: "The general said he would let you rest for a few more days and then he wants to see you!"
Chen Cheng has been able to look at the celebrities of this era indifferently, but since Sun Ce and Zhou Yu have come to Luoyang, of course they want to meet them. He once read this sentence, "Old clothes are fragrant, keep them
"The new song was mistaken, and Zhou Lang was taken care of."
Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo have turned into dust along with Cao Cao, and Zhou Yu almost followed in Xun Yu's footsteps. Chen Cheng sometimes wonders, does time pass too fast? In addition to the fierce battles in distant Central Asia,
, he has lived a peaceful life for a long time. It is probably because of this that he feels that time flies by.
Three days later, in the palace of Beigong, Chen Cheng held a banquet in honor of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. Apart from him, the only people accompanying him were Sun Shangxiang and an infant baby. Sun Shangxiang took the child over and showed it to Sun Ce.
With a happy expression on his face, he said, "Brother, look, isn't he cute?"
Sun Ce took the child and teased it for a while, and then gave it back to Sun Shangxiang. Sun Shangxiang asked the wet nurse to take the child away.
Chen Cheng raised his glass and said to Sun Ce: "We are relatives, but we have never been able to meet each other. Today we finally met."
He felt a little happy when he saw that although Sun Ce and Zhou Yu still had sick looks on their faces, they could not hide their majestic appearance. Chen Cheng said: "Since you two are here, you can have fun around Luoyang. If there is anything,
You can also tell me your needs."
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu looked at each other and said, "There is really something I need to ask the general for help with."
"Please say."
"Can the general send some manpower to help Yangzhou manufacture artillery?"
Well, Chen Cheng suddenly lost interest. Over the past two years, his ears were almost numb from hearing such requests. Of course artillery is good, but if the supporting system cannot be improved, it is useless.
Ah. Hey, Chen Cheng suddenly remembered that the development of Yangzhou was very good, much faster than that of Jingzhou.
So he said: "That's fine, but what are you going to use to pay the bill?"
"Pay the bill?"
Chen Cheng said matter-of-factly: "If you want something, you have to pay a price. Could it be that you want it for nothing?"
Sun Ce was slightly angry and thought: If it weren't for the sake of his sister and nephew, he would have fallen out with this guy now!
Zhou Yu said: "But we in Jiangdong don't have any specialties, we only have some rice. Don't we have to use rice to pay the bill?"
His original intention was to ridicule, but Chen Cheng actually nodded and said, "That's okay. You can discuss it with the people in the Ministry of War to determine the price and cooperation methods."
In fact, after Jiangdong hired some Shinrikyo priests, he was able to make bronze cannons. However, those priests only thought about preaching and killing people all day long. After working for a while at the beginning, they finally made a replica of the Crouching Tiger Cannon
After that, he didn't care much about making cannons.
Jiangdong's self-produced artillery is less powerful and heavier in quality, but it's still a good deal. The only problem is that the price has been high. Now I take the opportunity to ask Chen Cheng for help, but it's just to fight three times if there are no dates.
The spirit of the pole. There may not be any dates on the tree, but there may be. If you put three poles on the tree first, maybe some dates will fall down?
"Did Bo Fu and Gong Jin have any strange stories when they were in Jiangdong in the past few years?"
Sun Ce thought to himself: There are quite a lot of strange things, but I can't tell them to you.
He shook his head and said, "Nothing else."
Zhou Yu also said: "There has been peace and quiet in Jiangdong these past few years."
Chen Cheng smiled and said, "I heard that your exploration of the South China Sea resulted in a lot of casualties?"
Hearing this, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were both shocked. This was Jiangdong's secret. How come the general knew about it in Luoyang?
Seeing the slight change in their expressions, Chen Cheng smiled slightly and said, "Malaria is prone to occur in the South China Sea, which is what you often call miasma. It has always been regarded as a terminal disease, but I know that there is a drug that can prevent and cure it."
Sun Ce blurted out: "Really?"
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Of course, I usually don't lie to people."
Sun Shangxiang helped from the side and said: "The general always practices what he says and never lies!"
Sun Ce looked at his sister, and then at Chen Cheng, who in his eyes had become more mysterious and unpredictable. Many thoughts went through his mind, and finally he asked: "I wonder what kind of medicine?"
Chen Cheng said: "There is a tree called cinchona in the south. Its bark can effectively treat malaria. Although it is not completely effective, many people will die less after using it."
Then, he talked about some characteristics of the Golden Rooster Frost Tree. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu looked at each other, and both saw puzzled looks in each other's eyes. Although the imperial court and Jiangdong were not at war, there was a vague hostility between the two sides.
The situation has always existed, so why would the general be so kind and tell the truth about such an important matter?
If the bark of Cinchona is really effective, Jiangdong's strength will grow rapidly... Is there a fraud in it?
But how can this deceive them? They are not fools. They will definitely send people to test it first to see if it is useful, and then promote it. Then, it is because of Sun Shangxiang's sake that they treat Jiangdong specially.
Taking care of it? But this is different. If you really want to take care of it, wouldn't it be better to directly help build an arsenal?
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu thought about it for a long time and didn't know what Chen Cheng's intention was, so they could only put it aside for the time being.
Today's banquet was a family banquet, and there were no outsiders. Chen Cheng accompanied him and talked about some interesting things. He also asked someone to bring out a large globe, pointing to the land and islands above and telling some interesting things.
When they were in Jiangdong, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu felt that their territory was big enough, but when they looked at it on a globe, it didn't take up much space in the whole of China, let alone Jiangdong.
Perhaps the general is so broad-minded because he has seen too many globes?
