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

Lu Su and Lü Meng were "driven out" by Zhou Yu.

The gates of the governor's mansion closed behind them.

It directly separated the two worlds.

Zhou Yu was alone.

Walking through the empty corridor,

We arrived at the plum garden in the backyard.

Plum blossoms bloom alone in the cold.

Xiao Qiao was standing under the tree, looking at him.

Seeing Zhou Yu approaching, he quickly went to meet him and helped him up.

"Husband...you gave the official seal to Zijing?"

Zhou Yu nodded.

He reached out and gently tidied her wind-blown hair.

"Given it."

"Go and tell the servants to bring my zither."

"A zither?"

Xiao Qiao was taken aback; Zhou Yu hadn't played the zither for many years.

"Go get it."

Zhou Yu smiled.

I want to play it for you.

A moment later, under the plum blossom tree,

A small table was set up, on which sat a Jiao Wei Qin (a type of zither).

Zhou Yu sat on the ground.

Everything is back.

"My husband."

Xiao Qiao knelt beside him, and for some reason, a huge wave of sorrow welled up in her heart.

"Xiao Qiao".

Zhou Yu's hands played a tune.

"Do you remember how Bo Fu died back then?"

Xiao Qiao nodded.

He was only twenty-six years old when he died.

Zhou Yu looked at the plum blossoms on the tree,

His eyes were unfocused.

"He was too hasty, too eager to conquer the world. It was already difficult enough to conquer Jiangdong."

"Until his death, all he saw was the empire, but he did not see Da Qiao's tears."

"I used to want to be like Bo Fu."

"But after sleeping like that for almost a month, I didn't want to anymore, I really didn't want to."

Zhou Yu took Xiao Qiao's hand,

His eyes were filled with guilt.

"Zhao Yu's scolding woke me up. I'm exhausted. For the rest of my days, I don't want to look at maps anymore, and I don't want to listen to military reports anymore."

"I just want to...spend more time with you."

"Gongjin..."

Xiao Qiao could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.

"Don't cry."

Zhou Yu plucked the strings of the zither with his fingers.

"Come, dance for me, just like when Bo Fu and I first met you and Da Qiao."

The melody began.

Ode to the Long River

It was no longer the sound of battle and bloodshed.

It wasn't the kind of stirring tone that suggests strategic planning.

The music was melodious.

tactful

It exudes an indescribable sense of sorrow.

That was the twilight of a hero, the end of a glorious era.

Xiao Qiao had tears in her eyes.

They danced gracefully among the plum blossoms, their white sleeves fluttering in the wind.

It contrasts beautifully with the white snow.

Zheng—

Zhou Yu played one note incorrectly.

It's out of tune.

If it were before,

Zhou Yu will definitely stop and insist on correcting it.

That was his persistence.

But this time, it didn't happen.

He simply stared intently at the area under the plum blossom tree.

The woman who danced for him.

In his eyes, there was no world, no Cao Cao, no Zhao Yu.

Only her.

What does it matter if the song is wrong, as long as she's smiling?

He's just an ordinary person who wants to steal a moment of leisure from his busy life.

As for Sun Quan, who cares?

……

This put the kind-hearted Lu Su in a difficult position.

Jingkou.

After Lu Su and Lü Meng left the governor's mansion,

They didn't dare to stop for a moment, and even though they rushed as fast as they could, it still took five days.

My Marquis's Residence.

"Smack."

Sun Quan's face turned red with anger, and he threw the wine cup on the table several meters away.

The officials below, including Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong, didn't dare to utter a sound.

"They've rebelled! They've all rebelled!"

Sun Quan pointed in the direction of Chaisang and roared:

"Zhou Yu doesn't want to serve anymore. He threw the seal of office to Lu Su and went off to play music and sing with Xiao Qiao! Does he still have any regard for me as his lord? Does he still care about the future of Jiangdong?"

"And that Sun Shangxiang!"

Mentioning this name only fueled his anger, especially after Zhou Yu's provocation, which made Sun Quan even angrier.

"She is my own sister. I married her off to Liu Bei for the sake of the Sun-Liu alliance!"

"But she did something else. She divorced Liu Bei with a letter of divorce and took more than a hundred female soldiers to Xuchang to join Zhao Yu."

"That's Cao Cao's headquarters; it's enemy territory!"

Sun Quan's chest heaved violently.

"Now the whole world is laughing at me, Sun Quan, for losing both my sister and my army."

"They say my Sun family has produced a female traitor who betrays us and sides with outsiders!"

No one dared to speak.

At this time,

Anyone who dares to speak up will be in for trouble.

Only Lu Su, standing at the front, still held Zhou Yu's Grand Commander's Seal in his hands, his expression complex.

He not only had to digest the devastating news of Zhou Yu's retirement, but also had to clean up the mess left by his lord.

"My lord, please calm your anger."

Lu Su stepped forward, steeling himself.

"Calm down? Zijing, how do you expect me to calm down?"

Sun Quan glared at him.

"Does this mean you also want to follow in the footsteps of Zhou Yu and go back home to farm?"

I'd like to say I'm also resigning from my official post. Would you approve?

"I dare not."

cup your hands in greeting.

"Gongjin's heart has truly been destroyed by Zhao Yu. Think about the previous battles at Chibi, Jiangling, and now the Reed Marsh. If you were Gongjin, my lord..."

"Harmful……"

Sun Quan must understand this. How could a ruler not understand this?

He was angry too, though.

The fact that the Grand Commander of Jiangdong has resigned is truly unacceptable.

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"But my lord, things have already developed to this point, anger won't help, we have to... settle accounts."

"Settle the accounts?"

"Yes, it's about settling political scores."

That is, pragmatic analysis.

"Now that the Grand Commander no longer wants to serve, the morale of the army is unstable, and we are no longer able to look north or advance west in the short term."

"Liu Bei has lost face because of the matter of his daughter divorcing her husband, and the Sun-Liu alliance is now only a name in name only."

"At this moment, if we antagonize Cao Cao again, we will be attacked from two sides, which is a path to death. If Jiangdong is destroyed in our hands, how can we face Bo Fu's spirit in heaven?"

Sun Quan calmed down a bit, and Lu Su's words made sense, so he sat back down on the couch:

"Go on."

"Although my younger sister has sought refuge with Zhao Yu, this matter... may not necessarily be a bad thing."

"You must already know what our scouts reported earlier. Cao Cao did not take my sister as a prisoner, but instead bestowed upon her the title of 'Lady of the Nation'."

"Zhao Yu was also quite attentive to his younger sister... cough cough."

"This means that Cao Cao had suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Red Cliffs and the hasty battle in Xiliang, so he didn't want to fight anymore."

"Since that's the case, my little sister isn't coming back anyway."

"Why doesn't my lord go with the flow and turn this 'elopement' into a legitimate 'marriage'?"

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes.

"you mean……"

"Acknowledge the princess's divorce from Liu Bei, and even acknowledge her relationship with Zhao Yu..." Lu Su didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was already clear.

Isn't this a bit too outrageous? Giving your sister to the enemy, do you even have any shame?

"My lord!"

Lu Su noticed Sun Quan's hesitation.

"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub! We in Jiangdong really need to catch our breath. The mountains to the south are still stirring. We need to take care of our own home."

"this……"

"My lord!"

"Think about it, Zhao Yu is in Xuchang, surrounded by Cao Cao's men. If we send him something 'thoughtful' or something nice, that's not called sending a gift, that's called 'planting' someone."