Three Kingdoms

Cities all over the world may have their own differences, but most of the prisons in the cities are very similar. They are dark, damp, infested with insects and rats, and fleas dance together.

Sun Ce walked into the prison slowly, not paying much attention to the filthy surrounding environment. He stood in front of a cell and looked at a middle-aged man in the cell.

"Why are you here?" Sun Ce said, "Xu Shijun, are you okay?"

The middle-aged man in the cell slowly turned around, raised his eyelids, glanced at Sun Ce, sneered, then lowered his eyelids and said, "Sun Erlang, why do you ask questions knowingly?"

Sun Ce is the eldest son, but he is also the second child. Above him, there is the eldest son of the concubine, Sun Lang. The relationship between the Sun family is more complicated. In addition to Sun Jian's own children, there are also people from the Sun family, such as Sun Bi, Sun Fu, etc. Of course, in addition to cousins, there are also people related to Mrs. Wu, such as Wu Jing, Wu Fen et al.

When Sun Ce saw what Xu Gong said, he didn't take it seriously. He smiled slightly and said, "In this case, Xu Shijun is in jail and has no understanding. It's a pity and a pity."

Xu Gong rolled his eyelids, looked at Sun Ce, suddenly laughed, and then sang loudly: "Beautiful! Wheel! Beautiful! Huanyan! Sing here, cry here, gather the clan here! Hahaha... God's will, God’s will…hahahaha…”

Sun Ce frowned. He followed his father Sun Jian around when he was a boy. He never studied systematically and had no intention to calm down and read any books. Naturally, he didn't know what Xu Gong meant by this sentence. This feeling made Sun Ce feel very uncomfortable, so he gave up his interest in continuing the conversation with Xu Gong. After a moment of silence, he said: "Xu Shijun is so elegant... That's it. If Xu Shijun has not been able to talk to Xu Gong these two days, , when did you figure it out, sending the message to someone is..."

After saying that, Sun Ce walked out of the prison without waiting for Xu Gong's reply.

Xu Gong watched Sun Ce go away, laughed and shouted: "Erlang of the Sun family! The great Han Dynasty founded the country with loyalty! He established the country with righteousness! As a Han official, your father did not want to rescue the Han emperor, but only wanted to fight for power and gain, and murdered his colleagues to seize it. Earth! This is disloyal! When you were in desperation, you were accepted by Duke Yuan and obtained his soldiers and horses, so that you can be where you are today! Now that Duke Yuan is in trouble, you sit back and watch, only seeking personal gain! This is unrighteous! Your father is unfaithful, you It's unjust! The Sun family's loyalty and righteousness will continue for thousands of years! The ancestors of the Sun family should be shamed by Jiuquan! If someone dies, he will die. Let's see how the descendants of the Sun family can be seen in the world! Hahahaha! "

Sun Ce's face became darker and darker, and his steps gradually became slower. When he reached the door of the prison, he stopped and said in silence for a moment: "There is no need to wait any longer, we will end this beast tonight!"

The prison chief who was following him was stunned: "Master... this..."

"Huh?" Sun Ce turned around and glanced at the cell leader.

The cell leader trembled, and immediately bowed and responded: "I obey the order!" When the cell leader straightened up again, he saw that Sun Ce had already walked away.

The prison head stood there for a long time, sighed longly, and said, "Come here! Go and prepare some wine and meat to send to Mr. Xu..." After saying that, he shook his head and went back to the hut on the side. Although he was obeying orders, there was no guarantee that no one would be angry with him. Therefore, giving him more courtesy, which was the so-called decapitated meal, was considered as doing his part. As for other things, the prison chief couldn't do much more. .

Xu Gong, Xu Jing, Xu You, etc. are all famous people.

The so-called celebrities are not those who can become celebrities if they have the ability and ability. If there is no family to support them, who will advocate for them and make them famous?

There are quite a lot of Xu Gong people in Yuzhou. In recent years, Xu Gong has been transferred to the position of captain and prefect of Wu County. With Xu's identity, how can he be like an ordinary Guizhou head and be crushed to death? No one would do it. pay attention to? If he died in prison in such an inexplicable way, how could he be accepted by people outside?

Accidentally died from playing hide and seek?

hehe.

Such a statement is simply an insult to other people's intelligence.

So as a prefect with two thousand stones, Sun Ce died in a cell like this. Did Sun Ce really not intend to give an explanation to the people around him?

Even the prison boss felt that this was not very appropriate. Why didn't Sun Ce himself know this? But for Sun Ce, it was not easy to explain at all, so he simply didn’t explain it.

Sometimes, no explanation is just an explanation. Blind explanations only reveal your own guilty conscience.

To kill Xu Gong, not only was Xu Gong opposed to Sun Ce in terms of interests, but more importantly, because Xu Gong was born in Nanyang, he was not only connected with the Xu family and others, but also had some connections with the Yuan family and the Cao family. relatives, so if Sun Ce wanted to break away from Yuan Shu's control, a group of people like Xu Gong would become a huge obstacle.

For Sun Ce, the stability of Jiangdong must come first at this stage, whether it is internally or externally. In fact, Xu Gong may not have made all his plans for Yuan Shu or anyone else, but Xu Gong's selfish motives were also mixed in. After all, Xu Gong was originally the prefect of Wu County. Although he has been driven out of his position, Xu Gong still cherishes his thoughts and wishes. He hoped to regain the position of prefect that day, but Sun Ce did not intend to let Xu Gong hold any position, so it would be impossible to reconcile the dispute between the two.

In addition, Sun Ce doesn't have much time to deal with Xu Gong now. He still has competitors at home...

Mrs. Wu was sitting in the hall, looking at the green bamboos outside the ice-edge window, which seemed peaceful and leisurely. However, when she heard Sun Ce's footsteps outside the door, she turned her head, with a faint smile on her lips: "Uncle Fu is back?"

Sun Ce stepped forward, saluted, and said, "I have met my mother."

"Going to prison?" Mrs. Wu said, "Look at the smell of this body. Let's go change clothes and then let's talk..."

"Wei..." Sun Ce's eyes moved, he nodded, and then retreated to the back hall. Although Mrs. Wu seems to stay at home, almost no big or small thing in the entire family escapes her eyes. When Sun Jian was still alive, Mrs. Wu was already like this, and now it is even more so. That's right.

After a while, Sun Ce changed his clothes and returned to the hall.

"Sit down... Come here, bring me some iced sour plum soup to relieve my son from the heat..."

"Thank you, mother..." Sun Ce said.

Mrs. Wu smiled and said calmly, "We are all a family... Besides, now that I am an old mother, my health is not very good... You men are working hard outside, so I can make some soup at home." So that you men can work with peace of mind..."

Sun Ce's heart skipped a beat.

In fact, Mrs. Wu doesn't like Sun Ce very much. The reason is actually very simple, because she is somewhat similar to Zheng Bojiang. After all, when Mrs. Wu gave birth to Sun Ce, it was her first child...

Then Sun Ce spent most of his time running outside with Sun Jian, and actually didn't spend much time with Mrs. Wu. As a result, the relationship between Sun Ce and Mrs. Wu, although it was not as good as that of Jiang, was better than that of Mrs. Wu. Strangers are just nicer, not so friendly.

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Mother, you are joking. Now that Jiangdong is in turmoil, I am struggling to support myself outside. If there is no more support from Mother at home, I am afraid that the Sun family will be destroyed, and I am afraid it will only be a moment..."

"Really?" Mrs. Wu said, "There are still things that my Qilin'er can't handle?" Although Mrs. Wu said it lightly, her body stood up a little, and even the smile on her face dropped by three points.

The servant brought the iced sour plum soup. Sun Ce picked it up, took two sips, and then put it down. After watching Mrs. Wu ask the servants to leave one by one, he said slowly: "Now the Sun family is like a burning fire cooking oil. , if I am a little careless...I'm afraid..."

Mrs. Wu's eyes narrowed slightly and she said: "Is my Qilin'er joking? Now that Jiangdong is in your hands, why should you worry?"

Sun Ce did not expect Mrs. Wu to immediately change her attitude and support him, but Sun Ce also hoped that at least at such a moment, nothing would happen internally again, so Sun Ce came here today to persuade Mrs. Wu as much as possible to let him She came forward to support her current plan.

Mrs. Wu's brother, Wu Jing, is now the prefect of Guangling, so Mrs. Wu's attitude is also important.

Although Mrs. Wu didn't like Sun Ce very much, Mrs. Wu didn't like it even more when the Sun family collapsed and she became a poor widow without a husband and no rights. So when Sun Ce came to her door, Mrs. Wu actually had some concerns in her heart. .

"Bo Fu, what can you do?"

Sun Ce smiled and felt much relieved. Since Mrs. Wu could ask such an unkind word, it meant that she was willing to continue the conversation. If you are willing to talk, there is hope. If you continue to act like before, being extremely polite in every word, you will be rejecting people thousands of miles away.

"I have given an order to kill Xu Gong." Sun Ce said. He really didn't like Xu Gong at all, so he simply called him by his first name. No mercy!"

Madam Wu nodded slightly. Although she didn't know much about military matters, she still knew a little about the general direction. As for killing Xu Gong, Madam Wu didn't say there was anything wrong with what Sun Ce did, but...

"The Xu family is a common surname in Yuzhou..." Mrs. Wu pondered for a moment, "But if we only kill Xu Gong, it doesn't matter..." No one has many enemies, and no one has done something wrong. Xu Gong did something wrong. , Just come out and carry it, and if you are killed, you will be killed. At most, you can say whether the killing is good or not. "But now the family is being confiscated and the clan is being exterminated... Although it is for safety, the killing is too heavy..."

After letting Xu Gong's family go, what if Xu Gong had an explanation with his family and Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao were not completely defeated this time? Then how could Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao learn about Xu Gong's affairs and let Sun Ce off easily?

Sun Ce was stunned.

"Just kill him..." Mrs. Wu looked at Sun Ce and said, "Now, how do you want to deal with my son?" Killing Xu Gong can only cover it up for a while, but it still depends on how to choose now and how to go in the future. For Jiangdong, the Xu family is just a foreign surname. These big surnames in Jiangdong are the key to the next step.

"The third brother is still young..." Sun Ce said, "but the second brother has reached the age of marriage..."

"Quan'er?" Mrs. Wu pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Sun Ce and said, "Just tell me what arrangements you have! But is it Zhou Gongjin's plan?"

"Mother..." Sun Ce said, cupping his hands, "Gong Jin does everything he does with his heart and soul, and..."

"I'm too lazy to care about the mess between you and Gong Jin!" Mrs. Wu waved her hand and said, "I just want to hear how this kid arranged it?"

Sun Ce had no choice but to tell Zhou Yu's plan...

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A few days later.

Guangling.

In the government office in the city, the prefect Wu Jing looked at Sun Ce and was so surprised that he couldn't help himself, "Cer! Why are you here!?"

Sun Ce changed his original disguise, then took out the letter written by Mrs. Wu to Wu Jing and sent it to Wu Jing.

When Wu Jing saw the letter sent by Sun Ce himself, he naturally knew that the matter was serious, so he stopped asking questions. Instead, he opened the letter and read it carefully. After a while, his hands began to tremble slightly, and then he took a breath, and then He glanced at Sun Ce and read the letter from beginning to end. He lit it on the candle beside him and held it up. When the flames almost engulfed his hand, he dropped it on the ground and read. It turned into pieces of black ash.

"Ce'er..." Wu Jing shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "Your personality...well, it's exactly the same as Brother Wentai...I don't know how my sister could agree to your plan..."

"Then...I don't know uncle...how to choose..."

Wu Jing smiled bitterly and said, "How to choose? Are you, mother and son, prepared to let me choose? How else can I choose?"

Sun Ce smiled, bowed his hands, and said, "My nephew will never forget my uncle's kindness today!"

"Hi!" Wu Jing patted Sun Ce on the shoulder and said, "We are all a family, so what kind of words can you say... I just gave up the place I have been running for many years, and it is still a bit hard to let go..."

In fact, Wu Jing also received a position as Yuan Shu's military governor, and even the soldiers who came to Guangling were given by Yuan Shu. However, when Wu Jing arrived in Guangling, he changed his previous brave style and fought with Fan Neng who was entrenched here. , Yu Mi, Zhang Ying and other inferior generals also fought back and forth, but they have not been able to conquer it for many years...

A few days later, Wu Jing, the governor of Guangling, led his troops and declared that Yuan Shu was immoral and abandoned his seal to return eastward.

I don't know when a huge group of water thieves arose in the Yangtze River waterway. They entangled themselves in Niuzhu, isolated the north-south traffic, and even harassed the place. At one time, they plundered the camp where Yuan Shu's subordinate Chen Lanleibo stored grain and grass, and the surrounding counties were surrounded. Great terror.

Such thieves naturally need to be punished. However, even the second generation of the Jiangdong Tigers, Sun Ce, was injured while attacking the Niuzhu water thieves and had to temporarily form a camp to protect himself.

In the same year, Chen Lan Leibo, who had been robbed of grain and grass, was afraid that Yuan Shu would be punished for it. Seeing Yuan Shu's decline, he simply took the remaining grain and grass into Haoshan, which became the last straw to overwhelm Yuan Shu...