Three Kingdoms: The Reverse Son of the Guan Family, Dragon Blessing Jingxiang

Chapter 519 - Wrong, Gu Gu did everything wrong!

The ship heads west.

The conversation between Guan Yu and Zhang Zhao continued.

"It's strange to say that I was originally driven away by General Guan, but by fate, I was able to be on the same ship as General Guan. Things in this world are really unpredictable."

Guan Yu also sighed. He didn't want to respond to Zhang Zhao. In fact, he and Zhang Zhao were two people in completely different worlds, and they didn't have much to talk about.

However, because he knew Zhang Zhao's purpose of going to Jiangling this time, Guan Yu was also curious, "Zhang Changshi, you Soochow want to negotiate peace with Jingzhou. Guan will not agree, but do you think my son will agree?" "

this…

A sensitive question appeared in the ears of Zhang Zhao and Zhang Cheng, and the two looked at each other.

In the end, Zhang Zhao still felt a little hesitant. He shook his head first, but then nodded as if he had thought of something, and then said, "I don't know, your precious young master often does things unexpectedly... General Guan used to be in the Eastern Expedition." , how could I have imagined that one day I would be transferred back to Jiangling by your noble master?"

Well…

Zhang Zhao's words were a bit heartbreaking.

Guan Yu swallowed subconsciously and felt a little pain in his heart. Not only his heart, but also his liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys... his internal organs felt a little pain.

To be precise, it's not pain, but severe cramping...

Zhang Zhao's voice continued, as if he was happy to rub salt into Guan Yu's wounds, "Besides, if your master insists on attacking Jiangdong, then why bother replacing General Xiaguan? During this period, General Guan will also find out Well, the defenders of Lujiang City are not mediocre, and the determination of our Soochow soldiers to safeguard the country is beyond imagination... Coupled with my lord's drastic reforms, at this time of crisis... everyone is united, this kind of Lujiang City... forgive me Frankly speaking, it’s not that easy to break!”

Rarely, Zhang Zhao had a hard time.

Looking back at Guan Yu, he still didn't speak, but his heart was turbulent, and he was thinking about something.

Why did Yun Qi use flying balls several times when attacking Fancheng?

But attacking Lujiang, but...

Although Yun Qi was also prepared to have help from Lu Gong's chariot and double-hook chariot, why did he never mention using flying balls or the infernal sea of ​​​​fire tactics when facing such a fortified Lujiang City?

this? And why?

Guan Yu couldn't help but daydream... Together with what Zhang Zhao mentioned just now, Lujiang is indeed a fortified city.

For a while…

Guan Yu couldn't help but murmur in his mind, could it be that Yun Qi's original plan did not intend to conquer Jiangdong in one go?

Yun Qi is also as kind-hearted as his elder brother, because Lujiang City not only has soldiers, but also people... He doesn't want to see the lives of Lujiang City in ruins...

Is that so?

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As autumn turns to winter, the weather gradually gets colder, the leaves turn from green to yellow, the flowers bloom and wither, and the howling wind increases, adding to the desolation everywhere.

For Sun Shangxiang, who had left his hometown and traveled back and forth for many years in this absurd current situation, the autumn wind in Jiangling City did not have a rich flavor at all, but was extremely sad.

It's rare that she finally survived the confinement and waterboarding...

She also survived those long months when no one spoke to her.

Ever since she had been waterboarded once, the sound of water dripping had always echoed in her ears. This light sound seemed to be extremely heavy in her heart... weighing more than a thousand pounds.

This voice made the Gong Yao Ji and Sword Fairy from Soochow fearful all day long.

Finally, she saw the sun again. When she was taken out of the place where she was imprisoned, when the sun shined on her face through the clouds and mist, she had a sudden feeling of being in another world. She cherished... this fresh air.

It was at this time that she saw her niece who was brought out from the imprisoned land with her - Luban, the great tiger sun!

And...little tiger Sun Luyu came to pick them up.

——‘Are they also imprisoned here? 』

With a question in his mind, Sun Shangxiang pursed his lips, and then boarded the carriage with panic.

Not long after...

The roar of Big Tiger Sun Luban came from the carriage, "Little sister? Are you stupid? You want us to surrender to Guan Lin, and you want to help him seek Jiangdong? Are you out of your mind? Or did he feed you something? magic potion…"

As expected…

When Sun Luyu put forward the purpose of her coming here, and suggested that they surrender to Guan Lin together, and even help him attack Jiangdong, and help him with the subjugation of Soochow.

Sun Luban is undoubtedly the most angrily...

Sun Luyu seemed to have predicted his sister's temper, and retorted directly: "Sister...open your eyes and take a look. Ever since Master Yunqi became a sensation, for more than a year, the battle between Soochow and Cao Wei against Jingzhou has been extremely... Gaining more than half the upper hand? The more we fight, the fewer generals we fight, and the more we fight the city, the more we lose. Could it be that...it has to be the fall of Soochow and the demise of the Sun family before you, sister, are satisfied?"

Having said this, Sun Luyu paused for a moment, then bit his lip heavily: "If I can only choose between face and survival, then I would rather choose for the whole clan, to choose to let more people live...all disputes, Let's end it here, okay... Jiangdong has been peaceful for so many years, okay, don't let it fall into ruin again?"

Speak with sincerity, speak with certainty——

These words are not because Sun Luyu deliberately got close to Guan Lin and stood on his side because he had a physical relationship with him...

But looking at everything that has happened here for more than a year, Sun Luyu has to admit a fact.

Everyone wants to make a comeback, but in the end... they often end up getting deeper and deeper!

Such stories...Sun Luyu has heard too many stories since he was a child.

She likes to live and work in peace and contentment, to be happy and healthy, but due to the situation, she has been involved in this storm. She can only do her best to make the disaster caused by this storm smaller.

But Sun Luban had never heard her words... "Crazy... you gave your body to that Guan Lin, and even your heart... was obsessed with it. Everything was in Guan Lin's body. You... you were really drunk by him." !”

"sister…"

This time, before Sun Luyu could open his mouth, Sun Luban had already turned his attention to Sun Shangxiang, "Aunt...look at Xiaohu and listen to what she is saying? What she said...isn't it painful for relatives and happy for enemies?"

(Ps The previous title of aunt was wrong, please correct it from now on!)"

"Aunt..." Sun Luyu also looked at Sun Shangxiang longingly.

She knew that to convince her sister, his strength alone was not enough. She had to get the support of Sun Shangxiang...

But will her aunt support her?

Looking back at Sun Shangxiang at this moment, she showed a completely different calmness from the past. She seemed to have changed. In other words... confinement, water torture, loneliness... these terrible things can completely change a person in a short period of time. of.

"Big Tiger, Little Tiger...listen to me..."

Sun Shangxiang's voice came out with some emotion, "What Xiaohu just said didn't sound good, but what he said... is undoubtedly right. Guan Lin is in... Jiangdong, no one can defeat him..."

When mentioning this... Sun Shangxiang couldn't help but recall the days of confinement. Every time a general in Soochow died or betrayed, every time a battle was lost, how many people died...

Zhou Tai, Pan Zhang, Ma Zhong, Zhu Zhi, Ding Feng, all of them fell bloody on the battlefield. More names from Soochow have now become generals in Jingzhou. This is so ironic.

Even when Sun Shangxiang heard that her childhood sweetheart Zhu Ran died in a pool of blood, she felt that the last hope and the last light in her heart had been extinguished.

The most terrifying thing is that she didn't even feel the slightest hatred towards Guan Lin because of Zhu Ran's death.

She seemed to be convinced, afraid, compromised, and gave up...

Such emotions have long spread in my heart...

Even if Guan Lin never tortured her, even if she only experienced waterboarding once symbolically, it was enough. A few months of loneliness... was more traumatic than the "Eagle Cooking".

Sun Shangxiang's "Gong Yaoji" temperament was completely smoothed away.

Thoughts on this…

A few tears welled up in Sun Shangxiang's eyes. She opened her mouth sadly, "Dahu...your sister is right. We must open our eyes and see how many people are around your father? Look at what he is doing now." Soochow? What else can we rely on? Who can we rely on? "

"After all...after all...then Guan Lin proved that your father's method is no better than that of his elder brother. He checks and balances the powerful families and meritorious old ministers, and uses compromise and killing to cover up the bullying and darkness under the prosperity of Soochow. This point...your father is wrong. , it was wrong from the beginning..."

Yes...Sun Quan's political methods are checks and balances at best, but compromises at worst.

Compromise can temporarily cover up all problems, but it does not mean that there will be no problems.

During the game between Sun Quan and Guan Lin, Guan Lin always grasped the weakness and continuously attacked according to the position of the weakness.

Sun Shangxiang has seen through...

It was precisely because she had seen through it that she could realize that no matter how many more opportunities were given to Soochow, as long as this weakness existed, they would never be Guan Lin's opponent.

"Aunt..." Sun Luban looked at Sun Shangxiang in confusion, and she felt at a loss.

——"Why...how come my aunt, who has always been the strongest...also..."

"Dahu..." Sun Shangxiang's voice came out again, "You haven't experienced what water torture is, have you? When the drops of water fall on your forehead, you can't see anything, and the feeling of terror in the sky will make you Lost everything... You have never experienced it. In the past, heroes were around you and taught you how to bow and horse, but now... they are leaving you one by one..."

"Jie Fanying is gone, brother Yi Feng is gone, Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin... these virtuous civil servants and generals are gone, Zhou Gongjin, Tai Shi Ci, Huang Gai... they are all gone too! Now! Is the Jiangdong of Jiangdong still the Jiangdong of Red Cliff? Haha... They all say that Guan Lin is a treacherous son, but in my opinion, if you are his opponent, then he must be a devil... he will definitely make you fall into an abyss of eternal destruction——"

"Xiaohu is right... When you have to choose between saving face and living, living is more... more important!"

this…

Undoubtedly, Sun Shangxiang's words made Sun Luban silent and stunned.

She raised her eyes blankly, looking at this strange yet familiar aunt and this familiar yet strange sister. It seemed that for a moment, she suddenly realized that everything had changed.

Even for a moment...

She also felt astonished as if she had been brainwashed. She would feel that... Guan Lin was invincible!

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"Lord, here..."

After building Ye City, Lu Meng led Sun Quan towards a dilapidated village connecting the west city and the suburbs... and a group of people followed behind.

Xicheng... This city in Yecheng was not a place where dignitaries lived.

The tiger riders who got out of the car looked nervous one by one. In the eyes of these tiger riders, how could the newly built Jianye City be such a dirty and old place? They could only follow Sun Quan step by step.

Later, there were many civil and military officials from Soochow... The group arrived at the village one after another. Sun Quan looked around with his hands behind his back and his green eyes, seeming to find everything here curious.

Obviously, the environment here is not good. Perhaps because the toilet has not been taken care of all year round, a strange smell can be smelled from a long distance away.

The roads here are not paved with stone slabs, and black mud and water are everywhere.

The so-called residences are actually very ordinary. They are all mud houses made of rammed earth. Only some wooden boards are used for the doors and windows. However, these wooden boards are mostly willow wood, which is not rare and not strong... It can be said that this place is unique in terms of environment and The taste, culture and scenery are all very bad...extremely bad.

Sun Quan looked at Lu Meng: "Is this the veteran's home?"

"Yes..." followed Lu Meng's voice.

Sun Quan looked at the thatch covering the roof, then pondered for a moment and walked into it.

Inside... it was as unsightly as ever, as expected.

"Who's coming?"

Someone in the house seemed to have heard the noise, and an old woman called out.

This old woman has a wife who is still serving in the army in the Lujiang battlefield in her forties. The old woman also has five sons, who have also followed their father on the battlefield.

But... even for such a family, their home can be described by the words "the family is surrounded by walls".

When the old woman came out curiously wearing an apron, she was stunned when she saw so many people...

The local village leader quickly introduced: "This is our leader, General Wu Housun..."

ah…

The old woman paused for a moment, as if she was a little surprised by the fact that this identity appeared in her home. She was helpless and wiped her gray hands randomly on her body.

Then she came back to her senses and knelt down with a "pop" sound. She knelt down tremblingly and choked with sobs: "Greetings to the Marquis of Wu, paying homage to the Marquis of Wu..."

This kneeling made Sun Quan's heart melt.

He stared at this scene with dumbfounded eyes. It seemed that the bare walls of the house and the kneeling of the old woman made him somewhat unbelievable.

——"Is this the situation when six members of the family join the army? 』

——"But why does he still kneel alone?" Is she thanking Gu? 』

Sun Quan helped the old woman up and said, "No need to be polite. Your family of six joined the army and served Soochow. I should be the only one to thank you..."

"No..." the old woman said tremblingly, "Marquis Wu, the old man and I originally lived in Kuaiji. There were natural and man-made disasters there, and the mountains and rivers were plagued for years. If Wu Hou hadn't destroyed Shanyue and established the farming system, the old man and I would have been there long ago. He died in Kuaiji. There were still six children. How could we let them join the army together... We don’t know how many times our family would be killed by Shanyue... It was Marquis Wu who gave us our lives..."

Although the old woman spoke weakly and shed tears, every word and every sentence was extremely clear, "Now, when Soochow is in crisis, how can these men in my family stay out of it? They went to Lujiang on their own initiative. ...The old man said...How could they not protect their family and country at this time? This life was originally given by Wu Hou, and it should be returned to Wu Hou..."

As she spoke, the old woman knelt down again...

this…

In the dark room, under the weak light, Sun Quan's face actually looked a little red. He was used to receiving great gifts from others, but at this moment...the old woman's kneeling made him feel as if he was heavier than a thousand catties. It was him Unbearable pain!

Taking a closer look at this bare-walled home, there are almost no superfluous household items...

Such a loyal family lived such a miserable life, Sun Quan seemed to realize...

What has he been neglecting all these years?

——The prosperity of the people is suffering, and the destruction of the people is suffering...

He revitalized Jiangdong, checked and balanced various factions, and developed and made achievements...

I thought he had done a good job and could make the people here live a good life.

But who would have thought that they just survived.

The money and land that should have belonged to them were squandered in the hands of some wealthy family.

For a moment, Sun Quan would have such a feeling, what has he done in these years?

When she met Sun Quan for the first time, the old woman's chatterbox opened up and she seemed to be gushing, "O Marquis of Wu, we people are all grateful to you... It's not just our family, many of our families have been in trouble in Shanyue, all because of Wu Hou vigorously conquered and rescued us from the devil's claws, so that we could move to a new home... We thank you... Wu Hou, don't worry, my old man said, as long as you persist in resisting, they... they will swear allegiance to the death... even if they risk their lives. On that battlefield."

Sun Quan remained silent, his heart filled with panic...

Is this...the reason why they are grateful?

Is this the reason why they are loyal to the death?

Sun Quan suddenly felt that the "gratitude" spoken by the old woman sounded extremely sarcastic to him.

At this moment, he finally realized what Lu Meng reminded him. In Soochow... it was not the rich people that he could rely on, but the people at the lowest level who he could really rely on.

The rich can never be fed enough!

But these people, as long as you give them a bite to eat, as long as you give them a piece of life, they will repay you with their lives.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan couldn't help but cover his chest, feeling a faint pain in his heart.

--"wrong! 』

——"Wrong, Guzhong did everything wrong!" 』

Even though he thought so in his heart, Sun Quan tried his best not to show the faint pain.

He smiled and said to the old woman: "Grandma, now we have a new government decree in Soochow. Someone in the family will be sent to the army, and those who fight on the front line...all will be rewarded with money, food, and cloth...Someone, bring grandma's share..."

This is the purpose of Sun Quan coming here.

He was just putting on a show, trying to use his actions to make the soldiers of Lujiang fight to the death...

But I never thought that this old woman would be heartbroken...

He never thought that even if he didn't do this, the soldiers of Lujiang would still fight to the death!

This is not because they are brave...

But they have come out of suffering. Even if they hold on to a small hope, they will chase it... and never give up!

At this time, a large box of money, food, cloth and silk was brought in, because Soochow's pensions for military families are now provided by heaven, and because there are too many people in the old woman's family serving in the army...

Therefore, her reward was a large box full.

This coin can be converted into rations, which is enough for him to spend three months...

But when the old woman saw the box, she kept resisting, "I can't do it, I can't do it... If it weren't for Wu Hou, we still don't know what the situation would be like. If Wu Hou's brother didn't rule Jiangdong, how could we be so safe?" Tian? We have already received a great favor... No, we can't accept these anymore..."

Sun Quan's eyes were completely red... He felt a little unable to hold himself tight.

He inherited this inheritance through the efforts of his father and brother. Did he ever receive any criticism when he was a child? Compared with his father and brother, he almost grew up in a honeypot...

He once thought that as long as he balanced the clans, civil and military forces, and the forces of all parties, he would be able to secure Jiangdong...

But now, he realized again, what... is the cornerstone of Jiangdong!

It’s the people, it’s the people, it’s the popularity, it’s the hearts of the people!

"Take it...take it..."

Sun Quan finally patted the old woman's hand. At this time, there were more and more people outside the door. Sun Quan also shouted to them, "Everyone has it, they have it...Everyone who has a soldier in his family has it... he has it..."

Lu Meng echoed Sun Quan and shouted: "Everyone, please send your family letters to the Lujiang front line so that the soldiers know... We, the Marquis of Wu, are thinking of them! Our soldiers in Soochow... are not fighting in vain!"

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Jiangling City has become more and more like a metropolis because of the old and new cities, because of Mianshui Villa, and because of the massive construction of workshops.

There is an endless stream of merchants coming and going to buy...

Of course, the business in the East Market was still in place in the past. There were slave sellers, people selling rare things, buskers from Tianzhu, and even rare dromedary camels...

These bustling scenes that once only appeared in the metropolitan city of Luoyang are now appearing in Jiangling City one by one.

When Zhang Zhao and his son and Guan Yu arrived at Jiangling City... they parted ways.

Guan Yu went directly to the official office, as if he couldn't wait to meet his fourth son Guan Lin.

Zhang Zhao and Zhang Chengze need to wait for Guan Lin's summons...

I had nothing to do, so I wandered around Jiangling City.

They were wandering aimlessly, but suddenly they stopped in front of a tea stall.

Because... what is being discussed here is the war between Jingzhou and Jiangdong.

"Have you heard? That Lujiang City is so impregnable that our General Guan could not attack it repeatedly, and the war suddenly came to a standstill..."

"I heard that the generals in Lujiang City were He Qi and Jiang Qin, but I never thought... Xu Sheng, Zhou Tai, Pan Zhang, Ding Feng, Ma Zhong and other warriors were no match, but it was the young He Qi and Jiang Qin who resisted Daliang…”

"Who says otherwise? I thought Soochow was stealing chickens but losing rice...This time, General Guan led the Guan family army to attack Jianye City in one go...Who would have thought that it would end in a stalemate in the end? You said...this Soochow will recover if it is not safe..."

Speaking of which... Zhang Zhao and Zhang Cheng felt pretty good after hearing this.

Everyone seems to have seen the hope that the peace talks will be successful and the armistice agreement will be signed...

But at this moment, a sudden voice came out.

"What are you thinking? Is there still a need to attack Lujiang City? You don't know yet, right? General Guan has already withdrawn from Lujiang City... As for the reason, Sun Quan secretly sent two daughters to marry our fourth son as a child. There is also a letter of surrender... Haha, the whole Jiangdong is about to surrender, and Lujiang City is still holding a hammer!"

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(Ps: Allow me to wait for one more day...what a waste!)

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