Xiaoguangong

Chapter 195 The Last Confucian General
Zhou Yu's political wisdom far exceeds that of several of his colleagues back then.

Except for the time when Sun Ce led soldiers to the funeral after his death, he almost never took the initiative to return to Jiangdong. Before returning, he would communicate with Sun Quan long in advance and explain that he only brought a few people with him, so as not to affect the relationship between him and Sun Quan.

Before Pan Zhang died in battle, Nanjun was lonely, and Zhou Yu and Sun Quan used the Yangtze River to transport letters for a long time. Even at such a moment, Zhou Yu did not return to meet Sun Quan—he knew that his prestige was too great, and he would steal many of them if he appeared. Sun Quan's limelight made this young Jiangdong leader who had just lost the battle of Hefei feel bad.

But this time, Zhou Yu came directly by boat without notifying anyone. When Sun Quan's subordinates reported, Zhou Yu had already disembarked and entered Jingkou City.

"How many people did he bring?" Sun Quan said in astonishment, and even subconsciously pressed the hilt of his sword with his right hand.

"Back to Supreme, Governor Zhou only brought ten people with him."

"Ten people." Sun Quan breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that he had really thought too much just now.

He regained his composure, and hurriedly asked someone to welcome him out of the door to meet this meritorious elder brother.

Although Zhou Yu has been very low-key, his return still attracted the attention of the whole city. Almost all the officials in Jingkou put down all their work, or went out of the city, or stopped to wait and see, to welcome the hero's return.

This grand scene allowed Sun Quan to really see Zhou Yu's prestige. This Confucian general who has been standing in Jiangdong for many years has accumulated enough prestige. Back then, he kept pace with his elder brother. After his elder brother died, his own prestige was indeed worse than Zhou Yu's. cut.

Sun Quan's family can stand tall in Jiangdong not because of their own fame and prestige, but because of Sun Jian, Sun Ce and Sun Quan's powerful soldiers, fierce generals who are ruthless and able to fight.

For a moment, Sun Quan seemed to see Zhou Yu's gloomy face, waving an army to surround him and take away everything he had worked so hard to occupy.

Fortunately, Zhou Yu stopped a dozen feet away from him, took off the long sword at his waist and handed it to the servant beside him, and slowly prostrated himself on the ground.

"Zhou Yu, pay homage to the Supreme."

Sun Quan heaved a sigh of relief, and hurried up to meet him, with a happy expression on his face, just about to greet Zhou Yu.

But then, the smile on his face froze instantly.

In his memory, the heroic and handsome Zhou Yu is now haggard and haggard. In his 30s, his face is bloodless and somewhat abnormally sallow, and his lips are even purple and blue. Sun Quan couldn't help being shocked. Shout out:
"Gongjin, Gongjin, what are you doing, what's wrong with you?"

Zhou Yu's concubine, Xiao Qiao, supported Zhou Yu's arm, and two lines of tears slowly dripped down her beautiful face, which was very lovable.

Zhou Yu stared into Sun Quan's eyes, tried his best to force a wry smile:
"Zhongmou, can we talk about something privately?"

"Yes, of course. Quick, quickly help Gongjin into the house!"

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Zhou Yu was seriously injured in the attack on Jiangling before. Sun Quan thought that he had recovered after some recuperation, but Zhou Yu's current appearance really made him speechless in shock.

He led Zhou Yu into his study, closed the door with his own hands, and asked Chen Wu to guard the door himself, not even Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, or even any of his relatives were allowed to approach.

Zhou Yu's face was sallow, and just sitting down and straightening his waist slowly made him short of breath and looked extremely painful.

Sun Quan brought him a cup of hot water with his own hands and brought it to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu waved his hand and said quickly:
"I'm running out of time, and I'm going to see Bo Fu soon."

There was a buzzing sound in Sun Quan's mind, and he was a little dazed for a while.

Although he was afraid of Zhou Yu's influence, he never thought about what would happen to this elder brother after he left him.

"No, Gongjin, don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense, I, I have hired a famous doctor, I will definitely be able to..."

"Life and death are fates, and people can't force them." Zhou Yu interrupted Sun Quan, and said with difficulty, "If I have something to say, Zhongmou, please don't interrupt me."

"Okay, you say, you say."

Only then did Sun Quan realize that Zhou Yu had changed his address to Zhongmou again, and his heart trembled again. He lightly clenched Zhou Yu's palm, waiting to hear his story.

"There is one big thing that I have never said before because it is too secretive.

General Cao Jun Yunshan is Guan Ping..."

"Ah!" Sun Quan was taken aback.

Ignoring Sun Quan's frightened eyes, Zhou Yu continued:

"This matter is quite secretive and will continue to be kept secret.

Only me, Boyan, and Liu Beijun know about this matter, and Zhongmou must not say anything about it in the future. The identity of this person is related to our success or failure.

This time, I received a message from Guan Ping, saying that Thief Cao is about to march west, so I personally reported the news, my lord, I must, I must keep it a secret! "

Sun Quan nodded silently, digesting the extremely frightening news.

Yunshan is Guan Ping, so he killed Pan Zhang before?
Sun Quan loved Pan Zhang very much, and liked Pan Zhang's crazy and offending temper.

After hearing that Pan Zhang was killed by General Yun Shan of the Cao Army, Sun Quan was furious and ordered Zhou Yu to lead his army to take revenge many times, but Zhou Yu kept finding various reasons to shirk.

Later, Yunshan actually occupied Jiangling under Zhou Yu's nose. Sun Quan realized that this person might be Zhou Yu's planter, so he suppressed his anger for the time being.

Unexpectedly, this person is actually Guan Ping!
Guan Ping!

Alright, let me tell you where this cloud mountain came from, and why it is so capable that it can cover clouds with hands and rain, and come and go freely in Jingxiang.

Although Sun Quan's military ability was not very good, he was already quite accomplished in power and tactics, and he quickly understood the value of Guan Ping.

With this person, Sun Liu will be able to gain a lot of military intelligence during the Northern Expedition in the future, and Guan Ping's sudden rebellion at a critical moment can even deal a fatal blow to Cao Cao.

Sun Quan was quite happy in his heart, but he immediately thought that Guan Ping is Liu Bei's loyal supporter, and he is also the chosen one who can go to the millennium.

This made him quite upset, and he kept silent for a while.

Zhou Yu didn't feel Sun Quan's displeasure, he endured the pain and continued: "Now that Guan Ping has controlled most of Jingzhou, Cao Jun can't threaten us in Jingzhou at all.

Liu Bei wants to attack Yizhou for the sake of the world, and he will certainly not fight with us.

Now is the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity I have been waiting for. Using Guan Ping to deliver news, we can take advantage of Cao Cao's struggle with Liu Bei, and we can immediately move northward to occupy Lianghuai and Xuzhou. There is no danger to defend the Central Plains, and the world can be settled! "

Although Zhou Yu was sick, his voice was still loud and clear when he spoke.

Sun Quan couldn't help but applaud, but when he thought of Zhou Yu's condition, he couldn't help lowering his head.

"Zhongmou, don't be sad." Zhou Yu's sickly face once again revealed a trace of firmness. Although his life was losing a little bit, the Confucian general remained unabated, and slowly revealed a firm smile, "Back then I After chasing Jiangdong together with Bofu, Ziyi and others, after so many years of hard work, I finally have a chance to take a break."

"My only regret is that I didn't see my Jiangdong disciple stepping out of the Central Plains and changing the world——Zhongmou, you have to promise me one thing."

"Don't worry, Gongjin, what's going on behind you..."

"I'm not talking about that." Zhou Yu smiled wryly, "You have to promise me that you will never turn against Liu Bei before breaking through the Central Plains!"

"What, what?"

Zhou Yu also proposed to kidnap Liu Bei and control Liu Bei's subordinates to fight. Sun Quan didn't expect Zhou Yu to agree to this when he was dying.

Why is this happening?

Although Sun Quan has never meant to turn his face against Liu Bei, even though Sun Quan has always believed that only two people can have a future together.

But when Zhou Yu started this matter, Sun Quan always found it strange.

"Liu Bei is also a hero.

If killing him can help Zhongmou rule the world, I will definitely do it without hesitation.

But even if Liu Bei occupies Yizhou and divides Jingzhou equally with us, the Central Plains is too big for us to resist. "

"If you want to turn against Liu Bei, at least you have to wait for Liu Bei to take Yongliang and our army occupies the Central Plains and Xuzhou.

At that time, we can rely on the Central Plains to connect Cao Cao and Liu Bei who retreated to Hebei to fight again, so as to achieve the supreme cause.

If we had done it before, we would have had no choice but to settle down in a corner, never wanting to get our hands on the world! "

As Zhou Yu spoke, the expression on his face became more and more painful. Sun Quan didn't have time to argue with Zhou Yu, and he helped Zhou Yu to lie down slowly with a heavy heart, tears finally couldn't hold back and burst out.

Sun Quan, who was getting older, had been quite suspicious of Zhou Yu before, but a generation of famous generals was about to pass away, and Sun Quan couldn't help but think of the passionate years when he followed Sun Ce and Zhou Yu and competed with passion in Jiangdong.

Although those years were hard, but thinking about it now is very warm, but those people who fought together back then have left me one by one.

The eldest brother is gone, and now Zhou Yu... is leaving too.

"After I leave, please hand over my part to Zijing.

Zijing has the talent of Wang Zuoxiong, and he will be able to rectify the situation.

And, and..." Zhou Yu's mouth was slowly oozing blood, and he said painfully:
"Also, Bo Yan! Bo Yan has a great talent. This person is far superior to me. He will definitely be able to assist Zhongmou to revitalize Jiangdong.

I rely on this person to bridge the dispute between the north and the south of Jiangdong, Zhongmou, Zhongmou must not suspect this person. "

After Lu Yi returned to Jiangdong, he offered advice to Sun Quan many times. He planned to use Lu Xun's alias, imitate Huo Jun, and go to the enemy's rear to fight guerrillas and establish a base.

But Sun Quan had been suspicious of Lu Yi before. After Pan Zhang's death, Sun Quan was even more dissatisfied with Lu Yi, and kept finding various reasons to reject him.

When Zhou Yu was dying, he actually recommended Lu Yi, and had such high expectations for him, Sun Quan never expected.

He nodded slowly and sighed:

"I understand, I will use Lu Yi a lot in the future.

But after that?Gongjin, we should fight Hefei or Guangling, you want to..."

Sun Quan said, but Zhou Yu, who was lying on the ground, was silent.

Sun Quan was stunned, and slowly breathed Zhou Yu's breath.

After a long time, Sun Quan lowered his head slowly, staring blankly at Zhou Yu's calm face.

His face was still handsome, years of hard work and fatigue finally returned to zero at this moment. This Confucian general ended his short but magnificent life and finally returned to his comrades in arms for many years. Sun Quan had mixed feelings in his heart and could only retreat a little. He saluted Zhou Yu slowly.

"Gongjin, go at ease."

"Thieves Cao dared to march west...Okay, I will meet him this time!"

"Last time, our army was small, and it was difficult to defeat Hefei.

But this time is different, I... I have built an army of [-], if Cao thief dares to leave, I will break Luoyang!

Gongjin... let's get on the road! "

(End of this chapter)