The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The words are divided into two parts, and it is said that after Sun Jian's death, the strong army was defeated, Cheng Pu and others tried their best to break through the encirclement and withdrew from Yan County to cross the river.

Gong Qiucheng, Han Dang, Zu Mao and others who evacuated here with Cheng Pu, but Sun Fu and Song Qian were lost. Neither Sun Fu nor Song Qian died in battle while covering Cheng Pu and the others retreating to cross the river, or they just hadn't arrived at Zhaoling for the time being.

No matter what the situation is, for the time being, I can't take care of them.

In Zhaoling City, Cheng Pu discussed with Gong Qiucheng and others what to do next.

The place for discussion is the county temple in Zhaoling County. The county magistrate of Zhaoling County, a cadre of officials in the county, and the army officers who had stayed in Zhaoling before Sun Jian gathered together. They already knew about Sun Jian's death in battle, and the whole room was filled with gloom and gloom.

Everyone sat without speaking.

There was silence in the hall for a long time, and suddenly, a burst of sobbing came into Cheng Pu's ears.

Cheng Pu looked and saw that it was an official from Zhaoling County crying.

The atmosphere in the hall was already very depressed and sad. The official started to cry again, and the depressed and sad air suddenly became more and more depressed.

Cheng Pu thought: "Unfortunately, Duke Ming died, Lu Bu will definitely pursue the victory, maybe tomorrow at the latest, his troops will be killed outside my Zhaoling City. This depression must not be allowed to continue to spread, otherwise, Zhaoling will definitely be unsafe. And once Zhaoling falls, it will be in danger!" Thinking of this, he stood up suddenly, pointed at the crying official, and shouted, "What are you crying for?"

The official was startled, his eyes were red, and he sobbed and said, "Unfortunately, Duke Ming died in Yanxian County. Thinking about the kindness of Duke Ming in the past, the officials did not realize that the sadness came from it, and it was hard to restrain himself."

"Do you also remember Duke Ming's kindness?"

"What does Duke Cheng mean? Duke Ming treats his subordinates with kindness and sincerity, so how could the subordinates not remember?"

Cheng Pu watched all the people in the hall, a thick black beard swayed back and forth as he spoke, and he said generously: "Ming Gong is more than just kind to He Jun! The kindness is deep and righteous! Although Duke Ming has unfortunately died, it is not that we have lost our lord! Sun Lang is heroic and heroic today! The most urgent thing is that we are not sitting here and weeping, but we should immediately put this misfortune away The news, reported to Sun Lang to know! Please Sun Lang immediately return to Pingyu and take charge of the overall situation! In this way, things can still be done!"

—— "He Jun", the crying Zhaoling county official's surname is He.

The public resentment rose in response and said, "What Cheng Gong said is right!" and the people in the hall said, "Now what we should do is to immediately report the news that Duke Ming was unfortunately harmed by Lu Bu to Sun Lang. When Duke Ming was alive, he once said that Sun Langqing came out of blue. In recent years, Sun Langfan led the army to fight, and he was invincible. Xun Xuzhou, Sun Lang's teacher, also praised Sun Lang! As long as Sun Lang can timely Rush back to Pingyu to preside over the situation, not to mention one Lü Bu, even Yuan Shu will be overwhelmed by the entire army, and I can defend Yuzhou!"

Cheng Pu and Gongchou said what they meant by their words. Everyone in the hall was not a fool, and they all heard it. This was clearly because they wanted to help Sun Ce inherit the throne of Sun Jian and become their new lord. These people in the hall look at me, I look at you, but no one has come out against this, but some people can't help thinking: "I'm afraid Sun Lang can't bear this heavy burden! Let's take a look first. Forget it. If Zhaoling and Pingyu are not guaranteed, it is impossible to say, in order to find a way to survive, they will have to surrender to Lu Bu and Yuan Shu!"

Sun Jian was the ruler of Yuzhou. His sudden death in battle brought shock to the generals and civil officials of Yuzhou. Jiangdong elders such as Cheng Pu and Gong Qiucheng are better to say, they will definitely not surrender to Lv Bu, but some civil officials who were originally local scholars in Yuzhou, under this situation, for their own sake and for the interests of their clan. , it is not surprising that people's hearts are floating, and it is not surprising to move some other thoughts.

But there is no need to say much about the different thoughts of these people in the hall.

Cheng Pu agreed with Gong Qiucheng and others, and while setting up a defense line in Zhaoling to prepare for the attack of Lv Bu, he immediately sent people to the Chen State to find Sun Ce, who was leading his troops to confront Zhang Miao's army there. Report Sun Jian's death in battle.

Not long after the messenger set off, a group of soldiers came from outside the city.

Cheng Pu got the news and hurried up to the top of the city. Looking from a distance, he couldn't see where the soldiers and horses came from, but he saw that the guards at the top of the city were all terrified. Cheng Pu personally followed the city to appease the soldiers and boost morale. At the same time, he sent scouts out of the city to inquire. Not long after, the scout returned with a beaming look on his face, and reported, "General, that's not Lu Bu's troops, it's the troops of the two captains Song and Sun!"

"Song and Sun" are Song Qian and Sun Fu.

Cheng Pu was also happy when he heard the words, and hurried out of the city to greet him.

He greeted Song Qian and Sun Fu, and asked them why they didn't go to Zhaoling until now? The two replied that after covering Cheng Pu and the others' withdrawal, when the two of them led their troops to break through the encirclement and cross the river, they were constantly pursued by Lu Bu's troops and horses.

Cheng Pu put the

He sent someone to report this to Sun Ce and told the two of them.

Sun Fu asked, "Mr. Cheng, what should we do now?"

"I have agreed with Mr. Gongqiu, Han Dang, Zu Mao, etc., before Sun Lang returns to Pingyu, we will guard this Zhaoling! We must not let Lv Bu pass my Zhaoling and endanger Pingyu!"

Sun Fu said worriedly: "I'm waiting for the defeat, I'm afraid it won't be easy to defend the peace, right?"

"Abandon my body, but also defend this city for Sun Lang!"

Cheng Pu, a foreigner, still said that, as Sun Jian's son and Sun Ce's son, what else can Sun Fu say? Then he did not speak.

Cheng Pu was determined to fight to the death, and he had to defend Zhaoling, the last line of defense in the west of the Pingyu, and needless to say.

It is only said that Cheng Pu's messenger traveled day and night. When he arrived in Chen State, he saw Sun Ce and presented Cheng Pu's secret report.

Sun Ce still didn't know what was going on. It was still strange, why did Cheng Pu send him a letter?

Opening the letter, after reading the two lines, Sun Ce's expression changed suddenly, raised his head, glanced at the messenger, stretched out his hand and pointed at him, as if he wanted to ask something, but in the end he didn't ask a word, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth. Fall on your back.

With Sun He and others on the side, they were all startled.

Either he hurried forward to help Sun Ce, or he took out the knife and pressed it on the messenger's neck. On the contrary, the messenger was frightened, and he hurriedly shouted: "It's not a matter of trivial matters! It's actually Duke Ming who died in Yan County. Sun Lang must have seen the letter and knew this, and he was so sad that he vomited blood."

When Sun He and the others heard the words, they doubted they heard it wrong.

Sun He picked up the letter that had fallen on the ground, unfolded it, and saw that it was indeed written in the letter.

Sun Ce's chief clerk, Wei Teng, greeted people, carried Sun Ce to the couch, and sent people to find a few doctors.

The doctors were scrambling for a pulse, and they tried first aid. After a long time of tossing, they finally rescued Sun Ce.

Sun He's anxious face softened slightly and asked him, "Sun Lang, are you feeling better?"

"Letter, letter..."

Sun He picked up the letter that fell to the ground and presented it to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce stood up with support, and after reading the unread letter, tears fell like rain.

Just when Sun Ce woke up, Sun He, Wei Teng and others had already discussed it. They all agreed that the situation in Yuzhou was already very dangerous. The first thing to do now is to ask Sun Ce to return to peace immediately. Yu go.

Because, even though he knew that Sun Ce must be extremely mourned now, Sun He bit his head and said: "Sun Lang, Duke Ming has unfortunately died, and Duke Cheng clearly wrote in the letter that Lv Bu will follow his troops and will attack Zhaoling. ... Now Lu Bu's troops and horses are very likely to have arrived at Zhaoling. It is my Pingyu and Runan who are in danger! At this moment, Sun Lang, it is advisable to focus on the overall situation."

Sun Ce closed his eyes and burst into tears, ignoring Sun He.

Sun He, Wei Teng and the others looked at each other.

Wei Teng said: "Sun Lang, things are urgent! If you want to take revenge for Duke Ming, the first thing you have to do now is to keep Pingyu first! In my humble opinion, it is not too late. It is better to lead the troops back today. Pingyu, and then convene the generals to discuss the strategy of defending against the bandits."

Sun Ce opened his eyes, wiped away his tears, and said, "I can't lead the troops back to Pingyu!"

Wei Teng was stunned and said, "Sun Lang, what do you mean by this?"

"Zhang Miao's troops are fighting against Chen and Liang with our troops. Once I lead the troops back, Chen and Liang will be in danger! At that time, my Pingyu may be in danger of being attacked by the enemy. Therefore, I can immediately return to Pingyu, The troops can't go back with me!" Sun Ce held down the bed, sat up, thought about it, and said, "Bring a pen and paper!"

Wei Teng took the pen and paper and put it on the table beside the couch.

Sun Ce picked up the pen, and soon, he wrote an order, "Send it to Xu Kun immediately!"

Wei Teng looked at the content of the order, which was very simple, only four or five sentences, and wrote: "Cheng Gong wrote, my father was killed by Lu Bu's dark arrow. I need to return to Pingyu immediately, and I can't meet my brother in person. , Chen and Liang's affairs, pay brother!"

Xu Kun was Sun Jian's nephew, so Sun Ce called him "brother".

Wei Teng received the order, went out immediately, and arranged for someone to send the order to Xu Kun, the current Prime Minister of Liang Guoliang.

A person in the hall said: "Sun Lang, Lü Bu is threatening. Now Zhang Miao in the north and Yuan Shu in the south, I, Runan, may encounter the enemy on three sides, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist with my alone army. In my humble opinion, it is advisable to ask for help immediately. Xun Xuzhou!"

The one who spoke was Comte.

Sun Ce nodded, and said, "Your Majesty's words are very true. This task of asking for help is entrusted to you!"

Comte stood up and said, "It is the duty of the servants!"

"You can go now!"

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De Yingnuo left the hall immediately, went home to pack a little, then left the city and headed east to Xuzhou to ask for help.

Sun Ce did not delay for a long time, and on the same day, Wei Teng was left to temporarily command the troops. After cooperating with Xu Kun to defend the kingdoms of Liang and Chen, he immediately brought Sun He and others close to him. He could not ride more than a dozen in total, and he rushed south to return to peace.

But on the way, Sun He privately spoke to Sun Ce, saying: "Sun Lang, Duke Ming has died now, it is reasonable to say that Sun Lang should inherit the throne of Duke Ming, but clan relatives such as Wu Jing and Sun Ben are both young and old. Those who are older than Lord Lang, and have been in charge of soldiers for a long time, are quite prestigious in his army, in He's humble opinion, Lord Lang should accept their hearts first!"

"Accept their hearts first" is a rather euphemistic saying.

Sun Ce heard the implied meaning in Sun He's words, which was to remind Sun Ce to be careful that Wu Jing, Sun Ben and others might have different opinions. Wu Jing was Sun Ce's uncle, Sun Ben was Sun Fu's elder brother, and Sun Ce's elder brother. Among the Sun's clan relatives who are currently in charge of the army, these two have the highest official position and the most soldiers and horses. .

Sun Ce, however, was not as suspicious as Sun He, and said, "Wu and Sun are both my relatives, so why be suspicious?"

Sun He saw that Sun Ce would not listen to his opinion, so he stopped persuading him, but just came up with an idea in his heart.

Chen State bordered Runan, and it took less than 200 li to travel from the camp to Chen State. After more than a day, Sun Cezheng galloped his horse and returned to Pingyu. At this time, the generals and officials who stayed in Pingyu City had already received the news of Sun Jian's death in battle. Knowing in advance that Sun Ce was coming back, Zhu Zhi, the leader of the remaining generals, went out of the city to greet him. Among the people who greeted him, Sun Ce saw Wu Jing, Sun Ben, Sun Hao, Sun Jing, Sun Xiang and other members of the Sun clan, his brothers, and naturally, Sun Quan, Sun Yi and other members of his family. brother.

However, Wu Jing and others, some were originally not in Pingyu, but rushed back after getting the news. Most of them only returned to Pingyu not long before Sun Ce.

Picked up Sun Ce into the city.

The crowd surrounded Sun Ce and went to Sun's house to meet Mrs. Wu, wife of Sun Jian and mother of Sun Ce.

Mrs. Wu also knew about Sun Jian's death in battle, and she has been crying bitterly for two days. Sun He came to the Sun House ahead of schedule and reported to Mrs. Wu that Sun Ce had returned. Mrs. Wu tried her best to cheer up, and she was in the hall to meet everyone.

Before Sun Ce and the others arrived, Sun He bowed down on the ground and said to Madam Wu, "The unfortunate death of Duke Ming in battle makes people mourning, but the army must not be without a leader for a day. Madam, the first priority at the moment is to establish first. Sun Lang inherits Duke Ming and is the lord of our army! Otherwise, my family's clan relatives, who are in charge of soldiers in the army, may change with time."

Mrs. Wu said, "You're right!"

Sun He then explained the idea that he came up with, and so on, said it again, and finally said: "This villain's stupid opinion, I don't know if it is acceptable."

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Mrs. Wu said, "Your method is good, just do as you say."

The two agreed.

Not long after, Sun Ce, Wu Jing, Sun Ben, Zhu Zhi and others arrived at Sun's house, entered the hall, and paid respects to Mrs. Wu.

Mrs. Wu said, "All get up."

Sun Ce and the others got up.

Sun Ce was about to go forward and talk to Mrs. Wu, but she saw that Mrs. Wu turned her attention to Wu Jing and Sun Ben~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Wu said, "My husband died unfortunately, all the sons are young, and now The enemy is outside, and the army must not be without a leader. My brother and Bo Yang will temporarily lead the military, what do you think?"

"My brother" is Wu Jing; "Bo Yang" is Sun Ben's character.

Hearing Mrs. Wu's words, Sun Ce was startled.

How could Wu Jing and Sun Ben think that as soon as they met Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Wu suddenly said this, and they were all caught off guard. The two hurriedly bowed down to the ground, and said in unison, "Jing (Ben) He De He Neng, dare to take this job? Don't dare to accept it!"

Sun He opened his mouth at the right time and said loudly, "Although Sun Lang is young, he is very heroic. He dares to ask Sun Lang to be the master!"

The civil and military people who came from Sun Ce in the hall, such as Zhu Zhi, were all loyal to Sun Jian, and when they heard Sun He's words, they all agreed loudly.

For a while, the hall was filled with the voices of "dare to ask Sun Lang as the master".

Maybe Wu Jing and Sun Ben did have some ideas before, but at this moment, even if they have any ideas, they don't need to mention them again. The two of them also followed Sun He, Zhu Zhi and others, and said loudly, "Dare to ask Sun Lang to be the master."

Mrs. Wu got up and stepped aside from the main seat. Sun He supported Sun Ce and asked him to sit down in the main seat.

Wu Jing, Zhu Zhi and below, all the civil and military people, gathered in the hall, facing Sun Ce, and bowed down in unison.

However, Sun Ce, who was sitting on the throne before and after the civil and military affairs, was a young man, but at this time, he was really handsome and handsome.