The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 215

Sun Shao walked forward slowly with his hands behind his back. The snow-white waves rushed to his feet, did not pass his feet, and then retreated back.Sun Shao bent down to pick up a white shell, held it in his hand and looked at it carefully. After a while, he sighed and threw it back into the sea.

"Ah Li likes white shells the most."

Sun Deng, who followed behind with arched hands, tightly closed his lips and said nothing.Sun Shao is missing his son, but what about his father, Sun Quan, what is he doing?Maybe he loves Sun Li, just like Sun Li loved him before he was born.At that time, Sun Quan often took him for a walk in the corridors of the mansion, listened to his recitation, and listened to all kinds of interesting things he heard.He remembered that when he heard from Zhou Yu that Sun Shao was reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas and told it to his father, his father listened intently and smiled very kindly.

Then, all of this went away. He was no longer Sun Quan's only son at first, but now he is no longer Sun Quan's most beloved son. Only he can clearly distinguish the difference. At 14, he's an adult.

Back in Jianye, what else does he have?I heard that Mrs. Xu is going back to the state of Wu, and she may still be the queen. Then Sun Deng knew that Mrs. Xu would never be Sun Quan's favorite again. Since she has withdrawn from Sun Quan's heart, she will never come back .The reason why she can come back now is only Sun Quan's last resort decision in the face of the pressure of subjugation.

His father, Sun Quan, is a man who can bend and stretch. In order to survive, he can do anything.

"Zigao, after you go back, it may be difficult for a while." Sun Shao said apologetically, "Maybe it was a mistake to detain you at the beginning, and I didn't expect things to turn out like this."

Sun Deng opened his mouth and squeezed out an unnatural smile: "Brother, this is also God's will, and God's will cannot be defied."

"Oh, it's God's will. I really hope it's God's will. It would be great if Ah Yi can turn the danger into a bargain." Sun Shao lowered his head and walked slowly in front.Sun Deng arched his hands, and followed carefully. The two talked one after another. Although they didn't feel much enthusiasm, there was a very warm feeling in Sun Deng's heart.In a daze, he seemed to be back at General Cheqi's mansion again, and the person in front of him was not his brother Sun Shao, but his father Sun Quan.This momentary delusion made Sun Deng's heart ache, and tears rolled in his eyes a few times, dripping on the beach along his face roughened by the sea wind, and were quickly washed away by the waves without leaving a trace .

"Brother, why haven't you seen your sister-in-law these days?" Sun Deng asked in a concealed manner.

"She hates me for being ruthless, for not avenging Ah Yi for the sake of the two counties." Sun Shao looked at the sea level in the distance, and the corner of his mouth suddenly twitched: "Zigao, don't fathers always be more ruthless? Don't you think about your children so unreservedly as a mother?"

Sun Deng was stunned for a moment, and after a long time, he said softly: "Maybe."

"So, maybe it's a blessing that I haven't met my father." Sun Shao shook his head, sighed, wanted to say something, but didn't say it.The hesitant look fell into Sun Deng's eyes, but it was full of indescribable loneliness.He was suddenly impulsive, took a step forward, walked up to Sun Shao, looked straight into Sun Shao's eyes: "Brother, can I still see you in the future?"

"You want to see me?" Sun Shao smiled silently, averting Sun Deng's eyes: "I think you should hate me, because of me, you are born with your father, why do you still want to see me?"

"I just want to ask." Sun Deng shook his hand nervously: "In any case, our surname is Sun, isn't it?"

"Both surnamed Sun?" Sun Shao sighed forcefully: "I'm afraid you won't think so in the future. Your father also told me this sentence, but now you see, we are all enemies. He probably I wish I could eat my flesh and drink my blood."

"I'm not him." Sun Deng blurted out, holding Sun Shao's hand, his eyes full of pleading: "Brother, we will not be enemies in the future, okay?"

Sun Shao looked at Sun Deng strangely, a smile slowly bloomed from the corners of his eyes, his always gloomy face gradually became sunny and full of warmth, which made Sun Deng's gloomy mood better involuntarily, as if The dark clouds all over the sky cracked a crack, and the long-lost sunshine once again illuminated the earth.He looked at Sun Shao nervously, hoping to get the answer he expected from him.

"I am very willing to."

Although these five words were not loud, they nourished Sun Deng's heart like rain. He laughed, and his immature face showed relief, and his dark eyes brightened a lot.

"Zigao, actually... don't blame your father." Sun Shao held Sun Deng's hand and continued to walk forward, then excused Sun Quan, "He has some unavoidable difficulties when he is in this position. I can't understand it now, but when you reach his age, you may know. He did this for his foundation, what is he for? Isn't it for you in the end? "

Sun Deng listened quietly, he was not used to it at first, and felt that Sun Shao was a bit hypocritical to excuse Sun Quan, but after listening to Sun Shao's rambling analysis, he unnaturally compared with Sun Quan, and under such circumstances, Sun Quan would still act like Can you say Sun Shao the same as before?I'm afraid not.

Zhuge Jin and his son followed behind them from a distance. Zhuge Jin rushed back from Jianye and brought Sun Quan's promise, and he agreed to Sun Shao's conditions.It seems to be just a sentence, but Zhuge Jin knows the meaning behind this sentence. In this conflict, Sun Quan completely lost to Sun Shao without reservation. Sun Shao took away not only the entire Kuaiji County and Nanhai County, but also the entire Kuaiji County and Nanhai County. And dignity and confidence.As soon as Sun Shao got angry, Sun Quan fell into a situation of internal and external difficulties, and he had no power to fight back. Everyone from the emperor to the Sun family was accusing Sun Quan, openly or secretly. For Sun Quan, who has been in Jiangdong for more than [-] years , This is something that has never happened before, even when he just took over Jiangdong, there was no such situation.

"The king is ill." Zhuge Jin said softly, "I often forget things, but this time I actually forgot to call the prince back."

Zhuge Ke kicked the stones on the beach with his toes, curled his lips: "It must be a heart disease."

Zhuge Jin blinked in confusion.

"The king of Yue is good at getting along with people, from the emperor to the common people. Anyone who has dealt with him, whether they are enemies or friends, does not like him." Zhuge Ke looked at Sun Shao's figure in the distance, a little Regretfully said: "Zigao has been with him for so long, this time Mrs. Xu has returned to Wu to be the queen, how can the king not suspect the reason behind this?"

"This...isn't it?" Zhuge Jin said hesitantly, "They are father and son after all."

"Not so? Father and son?" Zhuge Ke sneered: "The king is suspicious by nature, but he is good at covering it up. Now the king and his ministers of Wu are jealous and do not trust each other. Zigao has the support of the king of Yue and the old lady behind Zigao. The king can only Pretend not to mind, but when this crisis is over, Zigao will suffer because of today's incident sooner or later."

Zhuge Jin frowned, and looked at Zhuge Ke with puzzled eyes, as if he didn't know him.

Zhuge Ke didn't look at him, his thin lips were beating, and all he uttered were cruel words: "Siege of the city is the bottom, and the heart is the top. Others only see the methods of King Yue's siege, but they don't know what he is best at. It's heart attack. Reckless as Su's thick legs and cunning as Cao Pi, he was convinced by a few words, and now it's Zigao's turn." He turned his head and looked at Zhuge Jin with a vacillating expression: "Father, believe it or not, he is sure now. I am interceding for King Wu."

"How do you know?" Zhuge Jin laughed, trying to ease her surprise, but felt that the laughter was dry.

"If you want to take something, you must first give it; if you want to close it, you must first open it. The opposite is the movement of the way." Zhuge Ke raised his head and smiled triumphantly: "You only know that he and Zhang Gong studied Zuo Chuan Chunqiu , but I don’t know that Lao Tzu is the one who has the most insight, right?”

"He studies Lao Tzu?"

"He not only studies Lao Tzu, but also studies hundreds of schools of thought. Although it is rare to see him citing scriptures, he still reveals a lot of clues." Zhuge Ke scratched his head, and only then showed some expressions that should be expected at his age. There was a hint of embarrassment on his face: "But I have never seen him read these books, but occasionally I saw him draw some unsightly pictures of men and women having sex. Maybe he has some research on intercourse techniques. I heard that Ge Xuan and Ge Xianweng In Zhuya."

"Push!" Zhuge Jin didn't come up in one breath, and coughed with choking.

After talking with Sun Shao, Sun Deng left with a generous gift from Sun Shao.Sun Shao asked him to take away [-] war horses that he planned to exchange with Sun Quan, saying that they were what he deserved for his meritorious service in Liaodong.Although he reported meritorious service to Sun Deng, Sun Deng was the prince of Wu, so it was not easy for the emperor to confer on him, so he could only reward him, and the emperor was very poor, so he had to entrust Sun Shao to reward him.

Sun Deng was very grateful. With these thousand horses, Sun Quan would feel somewhat comforted.

Sun Shao detained Wei Wenwen, Zhuge Zhi, and the five thousand sailors. This was an agreement with Sun Quan. Their families had followed Zhuge Jin to the navy. As for the real estate, Sun Shao would naturally make up for it. give them.Before leaving, Zhuge Jin, who was in a somewhat complicated mood, said directly that you should work hard as a subordinate of King Yue, and if it is convenient in the future, you can often go back to Langya's hometown to visit.The Zhuge family was originally from Langya Zhucheng in Xuzhou, and later moved to Yangdu. Yangdu originally had a Ge surname, so people called their branch the Zhuge family, which means Zhucheng Ge family.Yangdu is not far from Lianyungang, and Mu Zangba of Xuzhou and Sun Shao are always on good terms. It must be very convenient for Zhuge Zhi to go home in the future.

"General Zuo, your Majesty is very sorry for what happened last time." Sun Song came over, cupped his hands at Zhuge Jin, and pointed to a boat in the distance: "This is a little apology from your Majesty, I hope General Zhuge Laughing."

Zhuge Jin was slapped a few times by Sun Shaolian last time, he was so ashamed, when he heard this, his face was still a little hot, but he had already apologized repeatedly, he was generous, and he was too embarrassed to hold him back, so he had to return the courtesy Said: "Your Majesty loves his son dearly, Jin can understand."

"General Zuo is magnanimous, and if he is kind to others, there will be future blessings." Sun Song smiled, and then took a look at Zhuge Ke who was watching coldly: "In the future, if the general and his son are useful to our country, they only need a one-foot book. You are disappointed."

"Thank you, His Royal Highness Yue Wang, for taking care of me." Zhuge Ke replied lukewarmly.Sun Song didn't mind, saluted, turned around to leave, took two steps, then remembered something, turned around and said: "By the way, Your Highness has just received a letter from your younger brother, Prime Minister Zhuge, saying that it is your son Bosong (Zhuge Qiao) ) just got married a few years ago, and my wife will be happy after the next year."

"Really?" Zhuge Jin and his son looked at each other in surprise.

"Yes, Yuan Xun, you can step up." Sun Song teased Zhuge Ke. He and Zhuge Ke are about the same age, and they usually get along very well, and they often make harmless jokes.Zhuge Ke is one year older than Zhuge Qiao, and he is not married yet, let alone a son.

"You too." Zhuge Ke laughed.

Sun Song and Zhuge Ke chatted and laughed, and then said to Zhuge Jin: "Also, Ling disciple Ping (Zhuge Jun) will come to Yue soon, and when he passes Jianye, he should visit you. You brothers should be able to get together."

"Really?" Zhuge Jin was astonished. He didn't know anything about such a thing, but he only knew it from Sun Song's mouth. He was really ashamed.

"The king of Yue has some cooperation with the state of Shu, and my younger brother was ordered to go to Zhuya to work together." Sun Song smiled lightly, not wanting to talk further, bowed his hands politely, turned and left.Zhuge Jin and his son looked at each other and smiled, shaking their heads in unison.

Sun Deng returned to Jianye, where he had been away for a year. When he stood at the gate of the palace, he was full of emotion. When he walked out of here more than a year ago, he thought he would stay in Qiantang for a while. Shao took a trip to Liaodong, where the world of ice and snow was.This trip lasted for a year, covering a distance of thousands of miles. What he saw and heard was an eye-opener for him. After so many things, he is no longer the simple-minded man who only has saints preaching in his heart. A young man who only knows benevolence, love, etiquette and righteousness has grown physically strong and his mind has matured. He has experienced the storms of the sea and knows the dangers of the human heart.

"Zigao!" Surrounded by a dozen maids, Mrs. Xu came out with a smile on her face. Her face was covered with powder and rouge, and her lips were painted with red. Relaxed, the whole person reveals an indescribable joy.After being neglected in Wu county for more than ten years, she suddenly returned to Jianye and became the queen of Wu country all of a sudden. All the things that she had never dared to imagine before have now become reality, and Mrs. Xu often feels like she is in a dream.

"Mother." Sun Deng took two steps forward, prostrated himself on the ground, and sobbed while holding Mrs. Xu's leg.

"Zigao, get up, get up." Mrs. Xu also shed tears.However, her tears were tears of joy.She helped Sun Deng up, and walked in side by side. Sun Deng asked a few words about the current situation, and then said, "Where is my father, I heard that he was ill, but has he recovered?"

Mrs. Xu was taken aback for a moment, and said somewhat unnaturally: "When I saw him the day before yesterday, it seemed... that nothing had improved."

"The day before yesterday?" Sun Deng frowned, and then regained his composure: "Mum doesn't live with my father all the time."

"I live in the queen's palace, but your father's health is not good, and the imperial doctor said that he wants to live alone." Mrs. Xu lowered her head and said weakly.

"Oh." Sun Deng sneered silently: "Then I will go to see my father first, and then I will talk to my mother."

"Okay then, I'll go back and prepare some refreshments for you." Mrs. Xu became happy again: "I've been here for more than ten days, and I'm looking forward to your return. Otherwise, there will be no one to talk to. It's really boring. You After walking around for a long time, I must have learned a lot, but please tell me well.”

Sun Deng nodded repeatedly and sent Madam Xu away. The smile on his face gradually disappeared. He walked quickly along the corridor to Sun Quan's bedroom.Standing at the foot of the stone steps outside the hall, he folded his hands in front of his chest, and said loudly: "Chen Deng, pay homage to His Royal Highness King Wu."

Standing in the corridor, Bell Xia (a kind of attendant) hurried in to report, and after a short time, he came out and summoned Sun Deng to enter.Sun Deng went up the steps respectfully, took off his combat boots and socks outside the door, and rushed to Sun Quan's bed in small steps. Glancing at Sun Quan's face, his voice became choked up.

"Father, your son is back, why are you so sick?"

"Aren't you happy to be sick like this?" Sun Quan lying on the bed rolled his eyes and looked at Sun Deng expressionlessly.

Sun Deng was startled, and fell to his knees again with a plop. He folded his hands and pressed them to the ground. He tapped his forehead on the back of his hands and said in a sobbing voice, "Father, my son is not filial. He failed to fulfill his filial piety in front of the bed, but my son I miss my father day and night, why did my father say this, my son can't bear it."

Sun Quan smiled silently, and hooked his fingers at Gu Li who was next to him. Gu Li stepped forward to help him up, and stuffed a big pillow behind his back.Sun Quan sat on the bed, staring at Sun Deng's back. After a long time, he burst out laughing:
"Zigao, get up, I'm joking with you as a father, why do you take it seriously. You are still the same as before, too cautious. This person who has fought in wars, why is he not a little bit heroic?"

"Father, my son is terrified." Sun Deng then raised his body, wiped his tears with his sleeve, and looked at Sun Quan's face carefully. There is a little more yellow, but the eyes are still sharp, as if they can see people's hearts.He said carefully: "Father, when the son left, the father was still very healthy, why did he become so sick after not seeing him for a year?"

Sun Quan sighed, beckoned, and asked Sun Deng to sit by the bed.He took Sun Deng's hand and touched it, and said with a smile, "Didn't you go into battle?"

Sun Deng's hands had never touched a weapon, and they were still as soft as before, only darker and rougher.He smiled embarrassedly: "No."

"The Battle of Daliang Water was fake?"

"My son just led the army to kill Mengliangjin, and did not fight Yangyi."

"I know that Zhuzi is lying to me." Sun Quan let go of Sun Deng's hand, leaned on the pillow, raised his face, looked at the ceiling, and suddenly smiled self-consciously: "This Zhuzi has too much scheming. With a plan, it is really hard to guard against."

Sun Deng didn't say a word, but he was a little contemptuous in his heart. Sun Shao said good things for Sun Quan, hoping that he could understand what Sun Quan did, but Sun Quan said bad things about Sun Shao as soon as they met, which was too different.

"Zigao, do you hate me?" Sun Quan said suddenly.

Sun Deng froze for a moment, his body was a little stiff, but soon he calmed down again, and said with a smile: "How can a son hate the father, I know that the father is doing it for the son's benefit, and I don't want him to think that rare goods are available."

"Did he teach you to say that?" Sun Quan turned his head and looked at Sun Deng's face.Sun Deng shook his head calmly: "No, I thought so myself."

Sun Quan smiled silently: "Zigao, you have made progress after going out for a walk."

Sun Deng didn't know what he meant, he just smiled modestly and didn't speak.After a while, Sun Quan said again: "Tell me about the battle in Liaodong. The bulletin said it was amazing. I never believed it. He really captured Xiangping City in three days?"

Sun Deng frowned, shook his head and said, "It's not three days, it's one day. The first two days were just a siege, but no siege. The third day was the siege, and the city was broken that night."

"One day?" Sun Quan sat up in surprise, and his movements were so flexible that he couldn't see the slightest morbidity.Sun Deng's eyes flashed, and then he pretended to be nonchalant and said with a smile: "Yes, I have discussed with Zhuge Ke until now, but I have not figured out how he broke the city. He used Thunderbolt chariots and crossbows to storm the city all day, although The attack was fierce, but the city was not breached. At night, the lights were turned on to fight again. About midnight, the east gate was suddenly opened, and the city was broken. How the gate was opened has always been a mystery. Asked him, he just laughed, but refused to say."

"Didn't Gongsun Yuan open the door?" Sun Quan rolled his eyes and asked Gu Li to show Sun Deng the Dahan Gazette of the Battle of Xiangping. Sun Deng read it again, but shook his head: "They all said it was Gongsun Yuan Yuan opened the door, but Gongsun Yuan was at the south gate at the time, not the east gate, so how could he run to open the east gate?" Sun Deng thought for a while and said hesitantly, "I think this matter may have something to do with my aunt."

"Your aunt?" Sun Quan also frowned.

"Yes, as early as half a month ago, my aunt suddenly disappeared, and her two hundred female guards disappeared. She only showed up after the destruction of Xiangping City." Sun Deng thought for a while, and said: "There are still One point, I think it is very doubtful, after my aunt came back, she was smiling all day long, as if there was something happy, but I asked her once, but she just smiled and didn't speak."

Sun Quanruo realized something: "Could it be that your aunt and the others sneaked into the city first, and then opened the door when Xiangping was in chaos? Although her two hundred female guards are small in number, they are quite powerful. Unexpectedly, suddenly appearing at the east gate after a day's battle is indeed effective as a surprise soldier, and it is not impossible to open the city gate while taking advantage of the chaos."

Sun Deng rolled his eyes, nodded again and again, and said with a convincing smile: "Father Wang is wise, the son thought about it for a long time, and the father figured it out immediately."

"It's nothing, I just have some understanding of his means." Sun Quan smiled sarcastically: "Zigao, if you think about it, you can figure it out. No matter how paradoxical things are, they are all possible with him What happened, you must not be careless."

(End of this chapter)