In the Three Kingdoms period, the opening scene features the killing of Huang Gai, shocking Zhou Yu!

Jiangdong, Chaisang.

Last time we talked about how Zhou Yu vomited blood and had to be carried back.

Almost a month had passed since they were taken back to Xuchang and Zhao Yu returned to work.

In other words, Zhou Yu slept for a month.

"Mr. Zijing, could you please stop forwarding this?"

Lu Meng finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He slammed the teacup he was holding onto the table.

"It's been almost a month! The governor still hasn't made a move."

Rumors are already circulating in the army that... that the governor was angered to death by Zhao Yu.

If this continues, even without Cao Cao's attack, our own morale will collapse!

Lu Su stopped in his tracks. He didn't look well either; his eyes were sunken, clearly indicating that he hadn't slept for a long time.

"How could I not know?"

"But he has visited every medical clinic in Jiangdong. The governor is suffering from anxiety and his old injuries have recurred, causing him great distress."

Whether he wakes up or not depends entirely on his own fate. This emotional affliction... requires a remedy for the heart.

"A cure for the heart?"

"Zhao Yu is that poison!"

"If Zhao Yu hadn't tried to save Liu Bei, how could the Commander have been driven to such a desperate situation?"

Now look what's happened! Zhao Yu has packed up and gone back to Xuchang to enjoy his newfound wealth, leaving our Commander-in-Chief here to suffer!

……

Governor's Office

The inner room.

A young attendant responsible for looking after Zhou Yu,

He was sitting on the footstool, dozing off.

The head nods little by little.

On the bed,

"water……"

The young servant stirred groggily, thinking it was the sound of the wind outside.

"water……"

This time, the voice was clearer, though it was hoarse.

The young servant jolted awake and opened his eyes.

He looked at the bed with a somewhat blank expression.

Zhou Yu, who had been asleep for more than half a month,

Now he actually opened his eyes, raised his left hand, and then lowered it.

"Water...give me water..."

Another sound,

The young servant was terrified.

I rubbed my eyes hard.

Then he pinched his thigh hard.

It hurts! It's not a dream!

"The...Governor?"

"You...you're awake?"

Zhou Yu struggled to move his eyes.

Looking at the servant's face,

He frowned: "Water..."

"Yes, yes! I'll go right away! I'll go right away!"

The young servant jumped in surprise, turned around, and ran outside.

"She's awake! She's awake!"

He ran wildly out of the inner room and through the corridor.

He even knocked over a maid who was carrying medicine, but he didn't care.

Upon entering the courtyard,

Shouting at the top of his lungs,

"He's awake!!! The Commander is awake!!!"

"Help! The Commander has woken up!!!"

The first to arrive was Xiao Qiao, who had been waiting in the side hall.

With her hair disheveled, she stumbled and rushed into the inner room.

"My husband! Gongjin!"

Xiao Qiao rushed to the bedside, looked at Zhou Yu, and tears instantly streamed down her face.

"You're finally awake...you scared me to death..."

Zhou Yu had already drunk half a bowl of water.

Upon hearing Xiao Qiao's voice, his eyes finally focused.

"Xiao Qiao..."

Zhou Yu raised his hand, wanting to wipe away her tears, but found that he didn't even have the strength to lift his hand.

"Don't cry, don't cry, I'm not...already dead!"

Then,

It was Lu Su and Lü Meng; they burst in by breaking down the door.

"Gongjin!" "Commander!"

Looking at the room full of people, Zhou Yu felt somewhat dazed.

He felt like he had a very, very long dream.

My dream was filled with fire and the waters of the Red Cliff.

And then there's... Zhao Yu, who always has that mocking smile.

"Zijing..."

"What time is it now?"

"It's February, and you've been asleep for almost a month."

"February……"

Zhou Yu murmured,

"So winter isn't over yet."

I leaned against the soft pillows and caught my breath for a while.

My vision gradually became clearer.

That former sharpness,

It seems that it was completely worn away during this serious illness.

"Speak."

Zhou Yu noticed that Lu Su's eyes were darting around, as if he had something to say.

There's no need to guess; I know exactly what he's going to say.

"Has Zhao Yu... already returned to Xuchang?"

Lu Su's face was very grim.

"Gongjin..."

"That Zhao Yu not only returned to Xuchang, but also... and also..."

"And what?"

"And news from Jingzhou..."

Lu Meng took over the conversation with difficulty and said,

"My lord's sister, Lady Sun... left a letter of divorce, publicly divorced Liu Bei, and took a hundred guards and all her dowry to follow Zhao Yu to Xuchang."

Cao Cao personally went out to greet him, treating him with the utmost courtesy.

Lu Su's hands were already behind his back.

Be ready to call a doctor at any time.

They were afraid that Zhou Yu would get angry after hearing this.

however.

The expected rage did not occur.

Zhou Yu simply listened quietly.

There wasn't a trace of emotion in his eyes.

After a long time,

He closed his eyes and let out a very soft, very faint sigh.

"well……"

"The Governor-General?"

Lu Meng was surprised and uncertain, and did not understand the meaning behind it.

"Shangxiang... well done."

A bitter smile had already appeared on Zhou Yu's lips.

"How could that big-eared scoundrel Liu Bei be worthy of Shangxiang? She dares to love and hate, truly worthy of being the daughter of the Sun family. She already has the shadow of Bo Fu back then."

"As for Zhao Yu..."

Zhou Yu looked out the window at the sky.

"I can't stop him; it's fate. Since it's fate, why should I argue with God?"

Help me up.

Zhou Yu suddenly said,

"My husband, you are weak..."

"It's nothing, I'll just go sit in the study for a while."

"Go to the plum garden and wait for me. I'll be there in a bit."

Zhou Yu patted Xiao Qiao's hand.

Lu Su and Lü Meng had no choice but to step forward, support Zhou Yu, and help him to the study next door.

In the very center of the study,

A map depicting the landscape of China is hanging on the wall.

The marching route was marked on it in dense patterns.

The red cinnabar circled Jiangling again and again.

There's also Yizhou and Hanzhong.

This is all Zhou Yu's hard work.

After winning at Chibi and capturing Jiangling, they planned to conquer Xichuan and Hanzhong.

At that time, the world will be divided in two.

Half of the country will fall to Jiangdong.

All of this has become insignificant because of Zhao Yu.

Zhou Yu pushed away the two men who were helping him up.

He staggered to the map.

Extend your finger,

Gently stroke every detail on it.

"I poured my heart and soul into this picture."

"I thought I could defy fate, that I could protect this foundation for Bo Fu, and even go further."

"But... if Zhou Yu was born, why was Yu also born?"

Zhou Yu's finger stopped at the location of "Xuchang".

"Zijing, give me a tinderbox."

"Gongjin, what are you doing?"

"Give me!"

Helpless, Lu Su handed over the fire tumbler.

Zhou Yu blew on the flare.

It set the bottom right corner of the map ablaze.

"Commander! You mustn't!"

Lu Meng was terrified and wanted to rush forward to save him.

"This is our battle plan! It's our strategy for conquering Xichuan!"

"Don't move."

"Don't move."

"Burn it."

"Keeping it will only remind me of my incompetence, and will only make me... unwilling to accept it."

"I can't fight for this world anymore, I'm tired."

The flames quickly engulfed Jiaozhou, Jiangdong, Chibi, and Xichuan, and finally consumed the entire world.

As the last wisp of ashes fell to the ground...

Zhou Yu then turned around and walked to the desk.

There was a seal in a brocade box—the seal of the Grand Commander of Jiangdong.

Zhou Yu picked up the seal and threw it into Lu Su's arms.

"then."

"From today onwards, this thing is yours."

"Gongjin! What do you mean by this?"

"You are an honest man, and the lord trusts you. Although you are not as ruthless as I am, you are more reliable than I am."

"Jiangdong is more than capable of maintaining its current status... Forget about expansion in the future."

"No! Absolutely not!"

Lu Su grew anxious and was about to stuff the seal back into his hand.

"You are the Grand Commander, Jiangdong cannot do without you! Our lord would absolutely not agree to this."

"He has no choice but to agree."

Zhou Yu's voice turned cold.

Tell Sun Quan that my body is ruined and my mind is ruined.

If he still forces me to lead troops, then he is sending me to my death.

If he still remembers the bond between me and Bo Fu, then let me be a cripple.

Zhou Yu had already made his point to this extent.

How could Lu Su possibly persuade him?

Zhou Yu glanced again at Lü Meng kneeling on the ground:

"Ziming, study more in the future. Zijing is soft-hearted. In the future, the backbone of Jiangdong will depend on you."

"Governor..."

Zhou Yu waved wearily:

"Alright, all of you, go. Take the official seals and return to Jianye to report back."

"From now on, don't bother me with military affairs in Jiangdong. Even if Cao Cao reaches the gates of Chaisang, or even if Liu Bei reaches Jianye... don't call me."

"I, Zhou Yu, am dead from this day forward."