The appearance of the pirates described by Sun Ce was almost identical to that of Sun Quan, which made people in the Eastern Wu even more speculative about Sun Quan.
Lady Wu gave birth to four sons and one daughter for Sun Jian. The eldest son Sun Ce and the third son Sun Yi were most like Sun Jian, with handsome looks. Even Sun Shangxiang had a temperament like her father, being martial and strong, like her brothers. Only Sun Quan was different from the others.
The nickname "Blue-eyed Boy" came from this. There were many speculations among the people that Sun Quan might not be Sun Jian's biological son. The famous scholar Liu Wan was ordered to go to Jiangdong. He saw that Sun Quan had a strange appearance and an unstable physique, and said that he had the appearance of a great nobleman. This theory gradually disappeared.
Later, Sun Ce was killed, and Sun Quan grew up and grew a purple beard. The ridiculing voices turned into flattery: With such a strange appearance, he must be the image of an emperor.
Now that Sun Ce had exposed it in public, all the suspicions from before came to mind again. The Wu soldiers lowered their heads and looked at each other: "See, it's just as I expected. Bi Yan'er is not from the Sun family at all!"
There were different opinions in the square, and there was a buzzing sound of whispers. A soft sound came from the drum tower in the east, but no one noticed it in the night wind.
Huang Gai held the half-broken window frame in his hand and turned to look at Yu Fan, his eyes gleaming: "Where did Sun... Bofu's soul come from?"
Yu Fan, who had disappeared for a long time, suddenly appeared in Hefei, which surprised Huang Gai. He also secretly said that Ganlu Temple was surrounded by purple clouds and Mars was shining in the sky. He was afraid that there would be major changes on the Mid-Autumn Night, so he asked Huang Gai to go with him to watch.
Yu Fan was best at the "Book of Changes". The study of Yi was passed down from generation to generation in his family. He had profound attainments in astronomy and feng shui, especially. Sun Quan once praised him, saying that although he was not as good as Fuxi, he could be compared with Dongfang Shuo.
When Huang Gai saw him suddenly appear and predicted something unexpected, he believed it without a doubt and was concerned about the safety of Jiangdong. He quietly crossed the river and went south, hiding in the drum tower of a temple. Unexpectedly, he saw such a shocking scene.
Yu Fan stroked his beard and sighed, "True or false, old general, just wait and see. Everything will come out tonight."
Huang Gai stared at Sun Quan who was looking down at him, his heart filled with turbulent waves. Even though he was a veteran and a veteran of many battles, he could hardly control himself at this moment.
If it is true as Sun Ce said, that all this was a conspiracy between him and his mother, then wouldn't this great achievement since Sun Ce went to Jiangdong become a laughing stock
Sun Quan was sweating profusely at this moment. He lowered his head and raised his hands to look at himself. He had doubted himself many times, wondering why he was the only one who was different from his brothers. But with his brother's last words entrusted to him, he believed that he had a clear conscience.
Today's words completely shattered his belief. He turned to look at the shocked Wu Guotai and said in a trembling voice, "Is what you said true, brother?"
"This must be Cao Pi's plan!" Wu Guotai took a deep breath, calmed himself, and pointed at Sun Ce and Taishi Ci, "The dead cannot be resurrected. You are spreading lies to confuse the people and want to ruin my son's reputation and overthrow his foundation. You are all important officials in Jiangdong, and you must not trust me."
"Witch, I have already investigated this matter, the heaven and earth, the sun and the moon can bear witness to it, how dare you quibble?" Sun Ce shouted from the eaves, and ordered Taishi Ci: "Zi Yi, it seems that the words of ghosts and gods alone are not enough to convince the public, so show us some evidence."
Taishi Ci took the order, saluted Lu Su, Zhang Zhao and others first, then stepped forward to confirm that it was him, and asked Pan Zhang to order the Wu army to retreat and clear the area.
Liu Qi stood quietly aside and watched the show. So far, everything seemed to be going smoothly. The person standing on the roof was none other than Ma Su. With the fate of Taishi Ci, a true god, no one dared to doubt his identity.
This was actually an elaborately designed scene of inducing a confession. Based on the intelligence Liu Ji had gathered, everyone made some speculations and then used the scene of Sun Ce's apparition to tell 70% of the truth of that year. Wu Guotai would surely lose her composure.
The person who plays Sun Ce must be smart and adaptable, and be able to control the situation at the right time. After much thought, Ma Su is the most suitable person. Although he has less practical experience, he is indeed a master of talking.
With Sun Ce in charge, Taishi Ci will be able to gradually take the initiative. Wu Guotai has revealed flaws several times. With the wisdom of Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Gu Yong and others, they must have become suspicious. The next step is to test Sun Quan.
Taishi Ci finally walked up to Sun Quan, clasped his fists and asked, "Sir, do you really not know about this conspiracy?"
Sun Quan was already in a state of confusion, and said blankly: "I... I don't know anything!"
Taishi Ci turned around and picked up an assassin from the ground, and asked, "Your Excellency is unaware of this assassin?"
Sun Quan shook his head and suddenly explained, "Today I hosted a banquet for General Liu. He must have been sent by Cao Pi to frame Jiangdong and cause discord between our two families."
Taishi Ci snorted slightly and waved his hand gently in front of the man. The assassin woke up slowly, and seeing that he was captured by Taishi Ci, he screamed in panic and struggled hard.
Wu Guotai asked sternly, "Are you assassins sent by Cao Pi?"
When the man heard the sound, his whole body froze, and suddenly he burst into laughter and bit his tongue to commit suicide.
Taishi Ci glared at Wu Guotai coldly, then woke up the two people on the ground, quickly fed them a pill, and asked in a deep voice: "Who sent you?"
Although the two men were speechless, they had a resolute look on their faces. They looked at Taishi Ci fiercely, as if they were ready to die bravely.
Taishi Ci sneered, "You have helped Zhou to commit atrocities and have no intention of repenting. Not only will you be punished while alive, but after death you will be punished by being boiled in oil and stabbed in a mountain of knives, and thrown into the eighteen levels of hell, where you will never be able to be reborn."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Ce said loudly: "Why bother with such evildoers? It is not a pity to let their souls fly away!"
Sun Ce waved his long sleeves on the eaves, and a golden light flashed, shining on the two men. The two assassins' eyes suddenly widened, black smoke came out of their seven orifices, they screamed miserably, rolled and twitched on the ground, and turned into two pools of blood in the blink of an eye.
Everyone present was shocked. This time, even Sun Quan and Wu Guotai were speechless and looked at the scene in horror. The rising black smoke made everyone's heart palpitate.
Zhang Zhao felt sweat on his forehead. He held on to Zhang Cheng's arm to barely stand. He secretly swore that he must be open-minded in the future to avoid being punished after his death.
The remaining five assassins were awakened by the screams. Seeing this tragic scene, they were all terrified and knelt on the ground begging Sun Ce for mercy. They were not afraid of death, but they were afraid that their souls would dissipate and they would not be able to be reborn after death.
Taishi Ci stepped forward and said in a cold voice: "We have already understood everything. If you repent in time and tell the truth, you can avoid severe punishment. If anyone conceals anything, he will be wiped out immediately."
"Guo Tai, we are all Guo Tai's people!"
"It was Queen Mother who sent us to assassinate General Liu."
"We didn't intend to kill him, we just wanted to stab General Liu, please spare our lives, gods."
The remaining two spoke slowly. Seeing the three people scrambling to finish their words, they were afraid that Sun Ce would take action, so they hurriedly said, "I, I, I... I am from Ryukyu Island in the East China Sea, don't kill me."
Another person cried loudly: "Madam, I want to go home, wuwuwu-"
There was a commotion on the square. Liu Qi was also shocked. He took two steps forward, pointed at Sun Quan and his mother, and cursed: "Sun Quan, you are so good. I helped you fight against Cao Cao and save Jiangdong. Today, I came to visit you because of our family relationship. I didn't expect you to repay my kindness with hatred and want to kill me. You also keep saying that you want to destroy Cao Cao and revive Han with me. I have never seen such a shameless person!"