The night was extremely sweltering, and both Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were sweating. Sun Ce closed the courtyard door, and Zhou Yu stood outside the door for a while, then said, "Bo Fu, listen to me."
Nei Li didn't speak, Zhou Yu sighed, her hair was wet and stuck to her neck, knowing that Sun Ce was very irritable at the moment.
"Actually, I still like it when you treat me like this and get angry with me." Zhou Yu said, "Even if you fight with me, don't always be smiling. Yu Ji... you should think about it, what's the point of killing him ? Will it rain in the sky?"
Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, then turned and left.
In the middle of the night, Wu Jun was like a steamer, and the sky was overcast. Zhou Yu got up from the couch, left the prefect's mansion, and arrived in the prison.
"Zhou Hujun." The guard hurriedly bowed.
Zhou Yu raised his hand, motioning them to avoid it temporarily. Entering the corridor of the cell, a torch was lit in the cell, and Yu Ji sat in the corner, scratching lice lazily.
Zhou Yu: "Why do you want to come back?"
"Cure the disease and save the patient." Yu Ji said leisurely, "I have to go back, I don't have the heart to sit back and watch the people die and still remain indifferent."
Zhou Yu knelt down, bowed to Yu Ji, and said, "On behalf of the people in the city, I thank the Taoist priest for saving his life."
Yu Ji got up and said, "Hurry up and leave before it's too late."
Zhou Yu's heart trembled again.
Under the dim light of the fire, Zhou Yu hesitated, and Yu Ji said, "Jiang Donghu is full of hostility, I'm afraid you will have a hard time dying."
"The Taoist priest speaks seriously." Zhou Yu said, "Since the order has been personally approved, Gong Jin should not care about it. Since ancient times, people will die, so what?"
"Then why are you saving me?" Yu Ji rubbed his ears and smiled.
"The Taoist priest eliminated a plague," Zhou Yu replied, "He is not a person who spread rumors, so he should be rescued."
Zhou Yu fetched the key, opened the cell door, and gestured: "Please."
Yu Ji replied: "Gu Jun, you should listen to me, you go, I will give you a word."
"It's easy to hide a sharp spear, but it's hard to defend against a hidden arrow."
Zhou Yu frowned, puzzled, and when he was about to ask, Yu Ji smiled and said, "Why don't you go out of the cell first?"
Zhou Yu turned around and went up the steps. It was daylight, and a gray dew had formed on the leaves. In the darkness before dawn, there was a man standing under the big tree with his back leaning on the trunk, with a hostile expression on his face. It was Sun Ce.
"I knew you would come." Sun Ce said coldly, "Now, no one in this mansion cares about me anymore."
Zhou Yu lowered his brows and lowered his hands in silence.
When the sun rose, there was a commotion in the market, and Sun Ce's guards tied up Ji Wuhua and pushed them to the entrance of Dongshi.
"Listen to me!" Sun Ce shouted, "If you kill this monster, it will rain, believe it or not!"
Almost all the people in the city came, and there was an almost fearful silence. Zhou Yu was stopped outside and dared not look any more. Yu Ji laughed and said: "Sun Bofu, you are destined to be rough, and you should have such a doom in your life. It is only pity for those who follow you, who have been displaced all their lives. Just listen to me, pack up your soldiers and horses early, and return to your hometown when you are old. That's the right way." way."
Sun Ce was still shouting angrily in the market, the whip blew in the air, Zhou Yu turned and left, unable to bear to look any further. After a long time, the drums were beating three times in the distant market, and the final bang was earth-shattering, accompanied by the uproar of tens of thousands of people.
Zhou Yu closed her eyes tightly, her body twitched, and she let out a long sigh.
In the afternoon of that day, there was still a severe drought, and there was still no drop of water. Even the prefect's mansion had to drink porridge.
Sun Ce was drinking alone in the hall. When Zhou Yu passed by, he heard a loud noise inside, and the flagons and teacups were scattered all over the floor.
Sun Ce was exhausted, leaning against the porch, staring at the sky with red drunken eyes.
Cao Pi came to say goodbye to Zhou Yu and had to go back.
"What did he say?" Zhou Yu asked.
Cao Pi replied: "Your lord said that it is impossible to send troops. Now that we are short of food and wages, if we continue to starve, there will be a mutiny. I don't think so about my father. I have to go back first."
Sun Quan and Cao Pi came together, and Sun Quan asked, "I want to go to Pei County with Zihuan."
"No!" Zhou Yu said, "You must stay here."
Sun Quan and Cao Pi reluctantly bid farewell. Zhou Yu walked around the mansion, but most of the advisers were not there, only Zhang Zhao was still dealing with military affairs, and Lu Su was feeding the fish in the yard.
"Are you leaving?" Lu Su glanced at Zhou Yu and asked.
Zhou Yu said, "If I don't leave, unless he chases me away, what about the other advisers?"
Lu Su said: "If the drought continues like this, people will eat people in the city, and it will be difficult for Cao Cao to fight on the other side. Today, the lord said, everyone should disperse and find their own way of life. Now it's you, me, and my son." Brother Bu and Lu Meng are still here."
Zhou Yu heaved a sigh of relief, and Sun Quan came back after sending Cao Pi off.
"Brother Gongjin."
As soon as Sun Quan opened his mouth, Zhou Yu stopped him.
"I can't go anywhere now," Zhou Yu said, "I have to stay in Wu County, by your brother's side. If he hasn't left, no one can leave."
Sun Quan could only nod his head and said, "I wanted to go home and see my mother."
"Shu County should be okay." Zhou Yu comforted, "Go and see your brother."
"Don't go." Lu Su said, "He has a bad temper and is drinking."
Zhou Yu: "What's the matter?"
Lu Su said: "The news came from Pi the day before yesterday. Lu Bu sent a courier to ask for help. When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Lu Bu was defeated and ran away. Cao Pi left only when he saw the courier came."
Zhou Yu put down what he was doing, walked through the long corridor, and arrived at the corridor of the front hall. Fei Yu jumped between the wine jars, the ground was covered with dry wine, Sun Ce leaned on the pillar, the weather was so stuffy that both of them were sweating.
"Lu Bu is dead," Sun Ce said.
When Zhou Yu heard the news, like five thunders, he bowed and slowly picked up a piece of cloth on the ground, on which was written Lu Bu's blood letter asking for help.
"Fei Yu is in Cao's camp." Sun Ce said, "Lu Bu rushed out to break through, but failed, so he retreated. Three days ago, he was betrayed by his subordinates, and Cao Cao beheaded him in the end."
Sun Ce kicked the wine jar again, making a loud crash.
"Do you think I will be like him one day?" Sun Ce said wearily, "Let's go, let's go...you go too."
"Get up." Zhou Yu grabbed Sun Ce by the collar and said, "Get up!"
Sun Ce staggered and was thrown into the garden. Zhou Yu said, "You only have this ambition?"
"Don't beat me up." Sun Ce said to Zhou Yu with a stiff neck, "You beat me to the ground, the civil uprising in the city, you can't stop it!"
Zhou Yu was about to raise his fist and greet Sun Ce in the face, ready to give him a blow in the face, when suddenly there was an explosion, and both of them froze on the spot.
Zhou Yu raised his head and saw a flash of thunder in the sky like a mad dragon flying by. There were flashes of light in the dark clouds, and he let go of Sun Ce unknowingly.
In an instant, a torrential downpour poured down, drenching the two of them completely. At that moment, the whole city cheered loudly! The rain was getting heavier and heavier, almost pouring all the rainwater for a whole year into the city! Thunder and lightning flashed wildly, and there were deafening cheers everywhere.
Thousands of people in Wu County knelt down and cried loudly, and a white curtain was drawn between the sky and the earth. Zhou Yu was drenched in the rain, but he laughed, and then laughed out loud, his excitement was uncontrollable, and he wanted to go forward to hug Sun Ce, but Sun Ce said a word in the rain.
Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, thinking he had heard wrong.
"You should be guilty." Sun Ce said with a smile, "What did I say, forgot?"
Three days later, the rain gradually subsided, and the entire Wu County came back to life from the brink of death. The gates of the city were opened wide, and the outskirts of the city and the banks of Taihu Lake began to scramble to sow late rice. go out. It rained again and again, but fortunately it did not cause flooding. The flood drainage in Wu County was excellent, and most of the water was channeled into Taihu Lake.
The prefect's mansion has returned to its former state. This time, the only thing that is different is Zhou Yu.
"Are you convinced?" Sun Ce asked with a smile.
Zhou Yu nodded.
A group of counselors sat in the hall, each with solemn expressions.
"Punishment can be avoided." Sun Ce said, "Go and manage Danyang for me, and set off in a few days."
Three days later, in the evening, Wu County was thriving, and the soil outside the city was moist with fresh water vapor. All the city residents rushed out to fight for the fields outside. There was a blush on the sky, and when Zhou Yu turned his head, the crimson in his eyes was like a fire spreading over the Chibi.
He thought there would be a person standing on the city wall, watching him leave, but there was no.
Lu Su led the horse and sent him outside the city. Zhou Yu said, "Let's go here."
Lu Su said, "He told Zhang Zibu last night."
"What are you talking about?" Zhou Yu casually took back the reins and looked at the maple trees on the side of the road.
Lu Su replied: "He said you won't be an official, so he asked you to leave for a while. It's also good. You should rest with him too, and stop arguing."
"I don't know how to be an official." Zhou Yu replied lightly, "Not only can't be an official, but I can't be a human being."
Lu Su laughed and said, "He is the master after all. You see, I told you that before, do you understand now?"
Zhou Yu said: "What he wants is a loyal courtier, not someone who can stand up to his words and go against his wishes. I can't do that."
"Don't be so stubborn." Lu Su said, "You can do what he tells you to do. He's wrong, so you listen to him. He doesn't know if he's wrong? He knows it better than anyone else, so why bother? "
"Leaving." Zhou Yu said, "I'm taking office."
"Bon voyage." Lu Su said.
Zhou Yu led less than 400 people, set foot on the west road, and entered the vast maple forest.
As autumn and winter came, the prefect of Danyang resigned. On the first day of arriving in Danyang, Zhou Yu was greeted by the officials of the whole city, and got the paperwork for his appointment.
"When was it finished?" Zhou Yu asked while changing his robe.
"Report to the prefect," the subordinate said respectfully, "General Sun already wrote the document when he fought in Shouchun."
Zhou Yu: "Let's all step down."
The subordinates all backed out, Zhou Yu straightened his sleeves, stared at the prefect's appointment letter in the quiet study, dazed, under the appointment letter was stamped with the distinctive seal of General Polu, as red as blood.
"You should have said it earlier," Zhou Yu said casually, "Take me for a fool?"
Zhou Shang has retired and returned to his hometown, so Zhou Yu took over the burden of Danyang. In fact, this city has been governed by Zhou Shang for many years. Compared with the entire Wu county that had been hungry for a whole summer, Danyang’s rice noodles were still full. Zhou Yu mobilized another sum of money and grain to go to support Wu county where Sun Ce was located, but there was no reply for several days. Finally, he only sent a small soldier to tell the Lord Got it, I have the right to explain.
The messenger also brought the Qin that Zhou Yu hadn't brought with him when he was leaving, and specifically told Lu Su to find it and deliver it to Zhou Taishou.
There was no voice from Wu County, but someone had already arrived in Shouchun, and it was Huang Gai who came. Zhou Yu was playing the piano in the living room, and knew what Sun Ce meant - let him have a good rest, play the piano more and drink more, less fuss, and less trouble.
"At first I thought that Danyang would send someone to guard, but I didn't expect it to be you." Huang Gai sat down before the case and said, "I heard that Wu county is not peaceful?"
"It's all suppressed." Zhou Yu said, "I was kicked out."
"Oh? Why?" Huang Gai said.
Zhou Yu smiled, wiped off the dust on the piano, and replied: "Beyond authority, behead first and then play, defy the lord, arouse public resentment, if you don't exile me, I'm afraid the counselors and the people will not agree."
Huang Gai sneered a few times without commenting, and said: "Cao Cao sent someone to Shouchun again. You and the lord agreed that after Yuan Shu was destroyed, you would assist him to take Yuan Shao. Is there such a thing?"
"Yes." Zhou Yu said, "but my lord has changed his mind."
Huang Gai said: "The Central Plains has been raining heavily for days, and the mud is not open. Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde each commanded a decisive battle at Guandu. The two armies faced each other for many days. Yuan Shao's 100,000 elite troops sent out all their troops, and the food and grass were stored in Wuchao. Cao Mengde has sent It took three rounds of messengers to come and ask me for reinforcements, so that I can lead an army to surprise Wuchao."
"Shouchun has less than three thousand troops." Huang Gai said again, "There are no soldiers, so you can figure it out."
Zhou Yu sighed and said, "Danyang has only 1,600 defenders. Where do you want me to send troops? Bo Fu said, what can I do if I don't send troops to help?"
Huang Gai narrowed his eyes and said, "It was you who made the deal with Cao Mengde back then. Shouchun returned to the lord and sent troops to attack Yuan Shao. Now that you have broken your promise and broken your promise, what will people in the world say about the lord?"
"Being sensible," Zhou Yu said, "we must send troops to help at this time, and we are old friends with Brother Meng De; besides, if you don't send troops, the first thing Yuan Shao will do after defeating Cao Cao is to send troops to turn back and tie the battle." Wu County."
"But I can't convince him," Zhou Yu said, "he contradicts all my opinions."
Huang Gai said: "Then you must think clearly about the consequences that will follow."
Zhou Yu took a deep breath and didn't answer.
Huang Gai said again: "The general is outside, and the emperor's order is not accepted. You are not a general."
Zhou Yu knew that this was an obvious aggressive technique. Although it was impossible to fall for it, he still couldn't help but feel angry when he heard it. After drinking tea, Huang Gai got up and said, "Borrow food."
"Not much left." Zhou Yu said, "I'll write you a note and send someone to the grain depot to pick it up."
Originally, the transfer of stored grain had to be instructed by Sun Ce in Wujun, and other people had to listen to him. Zhou Yu didn't need it, so he immediately wrote a note to Huang Gai, agreeing to return it after the early spring rice harvest.
Huang Gai left another letter - written by Cao Cao.
Zhou Yu looked at it for a while, thinking of Lu Bu who was hanged by Cao Cao, he was speechless for a long time.
He still remembered that day when Lu Bu sent troops to pursue them, he met Zhao Yun who was drinking horses at Hangu Pass. In just a few years, the world has already turned upside down.
He probably knew why Sun Ce did not send troops, and Lu Bu still had the grace to save their lives, and even granted Sun Ce a letter of appointment as General Polu from the Son of Heaven. Gao Shan Yang Zhi, although the positions of each other are often enemies, the two father and son Sun Jian and Sun Ce still have the respect of rivals for Lu Bu.
Now that Cao Cao has killed Lu Bu, how can Sun Ce let it go? It's not bad that he didn't take his son to pay for Lu Bu's life. Huang Gai had just left on his front foot when Sun Quan came on his back foot.
Zhou Yu didn't expect Sun Quan to come over in person, so he was caught off guard.
"What did your brother say?" Zhou Yu couldn't help feeling flustered when he saw the people from Wu County.
"I didn't say anything," Sun Quan replied, "Brother Gongjin, I'm here for Zihuan."
Sun Quan came with a letter, and Zhou Yu immediately had no choice. Cao Cao's army fell into a bitter battle. In the battle of Guandu, they either won or lost, and there was no room for change. Now that Yuan Shao is powerful, if he doesn't attack and support from the rear, Cao Cao will completely become history.
And Cao Pi was also desperate, and sent a distress letter to Sun Quan. This time he was very clever, bypassing Sun Ce, and directly asked Sun Quan to come to Zhou Yu with the letter.
"If Yuan Shao wins," Sun Quan said, "the next step is to attack Jiangdong, and we will be in danger."
Zhou Yu didn't need to tell him.
"I only have 1,600 soldiers." Zhou Yu said, "It is a big taboo to mobilize troops without permission. Have you asked your brother? Does your brother know that you are coming to Danyang?"
"He doesn't know," Sun Quan replied, "I sneaked out. You see, I stole his military badge."
Zhou Yu was about to lose to Sun Quan.
"You will be beaten to death by him!" Zhou Yu said.
At this time, someone outside asked to see him again. It was a messenger sent by Cao Cao's command, carrying Lu Bu's coffin and a letter from Cao Cao.
Zhou Yu immediately made people stop outside the city, and asked if the news had been sent to Wu County. Someone came to answer Cao Cao's instructions, and sent it to Danyang first, and Zhou Yu arranged it.
Zhou Yu read the letter in the hall, only to see blood and tears on the paper, Cao Cao's sorrow overflowed between the lines, and finally pushed Lu Bu's death on Liu Bei's head, without saying a word about asking for help and forming an alliance, so Zhou Yu had to send someone to copy the letter Send it to Wu County, and go out of the city to worship in person.
Poor Lv Bu's generation of heroes, there is no place to live after death. Zhou Yu cried bitterly in front of the coffin. After worshiping Sun Quan, he chose a day to bury Lv Bu. He was buried in Danyang for the time being. After picking up the bones in the next day, he moved the coffin. Go to Bingzhou.
"When will the troops be dispatched?" Sun Quan asked.
"You can't send troops." Zhou Yu said, "Otherwise your brother will be angered. You must discuss it with him."
Sun Quan said: "He won't agree! You don't know what Wu County has become now!"
"What did it become?" Zhou Yu asked.
"I don't listen to anyone." Sun Quan said, "A few days ago he killed several people. Zhang Zhao couldn't persuade him, and Lu Su didn't want to persuade him."
"Who?" Zhou Yu asked again.
Sun Quan stopped talking, and Zhou Yu guessed that most of them were local tyrants in Wu County. At the end, Sun Quan said: "The Kuaiji people who refuse to accept his management."
"How many did you kill?" Zhou Yu asked.
There is no news from Danyang, so it must be covered up very tightly. Sun Quan said: "I don't know how many people have been killed even sitting down. It is said that the shore of Taihu Lake has been dyed red."
Zhou Yu heard a "hum" in his head, and suddenly felt dizzy, and asked again: "Why?"
Sun Quan said: "Lu Zijing said that he took Liu Yao's house because of the borrowing of food in Kuaiji years ago. I think he was just in a bad mood and wanted to kill someone."
Zhou Yu said, "I'll send a letter, don't be impatient."
Sun Quan: "If you don't send troops, Zihuan will be in danger."
"As soon as possible." Zhou Yu was worried, went back to the study, took a pen and wrote a letter to Sun Ce, but when he was about to deliver the letter, he found that Fei Yu was not by his side. Leaving Wu County, he came to Danyang for more than three months, and he didn't bring Fei Yu with him, so Zhou Yu had to send someone to send him quickly.