The Three Kingdoms of the Widow

In the 14th year of Jian'an, Mrs. Wu died of illness in Lujiang.

Everyone was mentally prepared, so Mrs. Wu's death did not have much impact on Jiangdong.

It's just that those who remember Mrs. Wu will be very sad.

Before that, when Mrs. Wu was seriously ill, Sun Xiaomei still had a few chances to visit her mother, but she met Zhou Yu once by chance, and had a fierce conflict with Zhou Yu. After that, Sun Quan never let her come to the front again. up.

Sun Xiaomei didn't care at all, her mother's illness seemed to be dying, and when she was dying, she would think of her only daughter, at least she would be called to her side to give some advice.

However, time passed unhurriedly for a day or two, but there was no news.Sun Xiaomei couldn't wait any longer. She didn't believe her mother could support her for so long, so she took the initiative to inquire about her mother's condition to the maids who came to take care of her, and asked them to repay Sun Quan for allowing her to visit her mother.

But to her surprise, after she asked repeatedly, Mrs. Wu's personal maid came to convey the old lady's meaning: all sons and daughters have their own places, and they are all gone.

Sun Xiaomei didn't believe it: "Is Zhou Yu in front of the hall?"

The maid didn't answer, and Sun Xiaomei was furious: "This must be the second brother's idea! He prevents my mother and daughter from seeing each other for Zhou Yu, let alone stay in front of mother's bed to fulfill my filial piety!" Pass!" After saying that, he smashed everything that could be smashed at hand.

The servant girl looked at Sun Xiaomei expressionlessly: "Although the princess is the sister of Marquis Wu, there is a difference between the master and the minister. I can't say this again. What the servant said is the order of the wife, so that the princess can do it for herself."

After hearing these words, Sun Xiaomei calmed down. She glanced at the maidservant disdainfully, and said with a sneer, "Is it the mother's order, or is it the second brother's decision? The mother just wants to see me, so how do I know? You just go Reward: The second elder brother can protect you for a while, but not forever. On the day my mother died of illness, I always have to go to court in sackcloth and mourning? She, Zhou Yu, will also come to fulfill the courtesy of a minister? The second elder brother really has his own ideas, so don’t let her I met her! Otherwise, I can do anything."

The maid told Sun Quan truthfully what Sun Xiaomei said, and Sun Quan felt a headache when he thought about it—Mrs. Wu saw that there was no hope for her. Sun Xiaomei was right, she would definitely meet Zhou Yu face to face.At that time, you can't escort Sun Xiaomei to the mourning hall to pay homage to her mother. Wouldn't that make everyone in Jiangdong see the joke of the Sun family, saying that the people of the Sun family are cold, and that the siblings turned against each other as soon as the mother died.But if you don't worry about it, Sun Xiaomei's temper, she really can do anything, making a scene in the mourning hall, and embarrassing Zhou Yu is almost certain.

In the end, Mrs. Wu solved this problem when she was dying. There is no better woman than a mother.

Mrs. Wu is actually a brave and strong female hero. Although the Three Kingdoms was an era when the degree of a hero was almost entirely determined by the number of people killed, but Mrs. Wu still deserves the title of a hero if she does not kill alone.Since she stepped forward to marry Sun Jian to save the whole family from disaster, her glorious image of righteousness has been maintained until the last moment of her life.

When Sun Ce chose Zhou Yu as his future arm, Mrs. Wu believed that her son had chosen a mainstay of Jiangdong's future with great vision, so she regarded Zhou Yu as her own son;

When Sun Ce was about to kill Wei Teng, Mrs. Wu calmly walked to the well and told her son: If you dare to kill him, you will destroy Jiangdong. I don’t want to see this happen, so I jumped down to kill myself first;

When Sun Ce entrusted everything to Sun Quan on his deathbed, Mrs. Wu tried her best to help Sun Quan consolidate his position and ensure the continued stability of Jiangdong;

When Sun Quan was hesitating for his son, Mrs. Wu clearly supported Zhou Yu's opinion, highlighting Jiangdong's independence;

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At the last moment of her life, Mrs. Wu once again made a painful choice for her husband and son's Jiangdong.

Loyal to the land where she was born and raised, regardless of personal gains and losses, Mrs. Wu is dead and immortal.

Many years later, Xiaoqiao also made a huge sacrifice for his loyalty.

The women of Jiangdong, from generation to generation, have endured humiliation and sacrificed, in exchange for the "slavish" contemptuous eyes of the descendants.

After Sun Quan got his mother's dying advice, he called Lu Su to discuss the matter. Lu Su agreed with it very much. He now agrees with everything that is beneficial to the consolidation of the Sun-Liu alliance.After Liu Bei obtained most of Nanjun, he continued to write to Sun Quan to ask for Jingzhou under Zhuge Liang's suggestion.But he wrote the letter from Jingzhou more tactfully. He said that Liu Qi passed away, so someone must continue to be the shepherd of Jingzhou, right?Liu Qi has no children, and Liu Cong has been tricked by Cao Cao to be the governor of Qingzhou. Speaking of which, Liu Bei is the only one who is qualified to inherit Liu Biao's Jingzhou foundation.Zhuge said it well: "Why not inherit the brother's career?" So he decided to take over the position of Jingzhou Mu with audacity.But you can't just hang an empty title, can you?Therefore, if you ask Sun Quan to borrow Jingzhou, the ownership is yours, and the right to use it is mine for the time being.

Nima, this is playing a rogue.Sun Quan's first reaction was to refuse, but Lu Su brought a piece of news that made him think twice: Cao Cao wanted to avenge Chibi, and wanted to raise his army to go to the south of the Yangtze River.

Not being afraid of war does not mean willing to fight.After Sun Quan went through the battle of Chibi, although he was somewhat lucky, it boosted his morale and confidence. He was not afraid to fight Cao Cao again.The problem is that he doesn't want to fight either.Fighting a war means killing people, taking the risk of losing land, and all economic development and improvement of people's livelihood must be suspended... So Sun Tzu's Art of War says: If you don't fight, you will subdue the enemy's soldiers, and those who are good will be good.

Lu Su said that there is a way to stop the war now, as long as Cao Cao feels that he is not sure of winning.The easiest way is to consolidate the alliance between Sun and Liu, and Cao Cao will not dare to act rashly if the two are in unison.That being the case, it is necessary to give the allies a little bit of sweetness, a Jingzhou, just borrow it.

Sun Quan felt aggrieved, as long as he was not a fool, everyone would understand that there was no "borrowing" of this, and it would be even more difficult to spit out the city once it was in the hands of others.

Lu Su said that there is no better way. If we only use Mrs. Wu's method, Liu Bei may not believe our sincerity at all, and he will not even come. If the Sun Liu alliance crosses and Cao Cao comes to attack, Liu Bei will certainly be miserable, but Soochow also had to accompany him.Compared with the great business of the Soochow family, Liu Bei is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. It is nothing if he loses a little place and a little people. Jiangdong has worked hard for three generations. Can it be said that it is ruined?

After much deliberation, Sun Quan summoned Zhang Zhao to test his opinion.Zhang Zhao looked at Sun Quan, and said sarcastically, "My lord, why don't you ask Zhou Gongjin?"

Sun Quan was stuck, and this matter was related to Zhou Yu, so how could he let Zhou Yu know easily.

During Mrs. Wu’s death, Zhou Yu got a report and rushed from Chaisang to Lujiang. On the way, she cried and passed out several times because of the grief. The people around her were in a mess because Xiaoqiao was not there. Fortunately, Lu Meng took care of Zhou Yu in Chaisang. Experience, finally no big trouble.When Zhou Yu entered the mourning hall in Lujiang to pay tribute to Mrs. Wu, he was already prepared to face Sun Xiaomei, but all of this was unexpectedly useless—Sun Xiaomei never showed up in the mourning hall.Zhou Yu took the time to ask Sun Quan in doubt, but Sun Quan avoided answering, only saying that it was Madam Wu's last arrangement.In the end, it was Xiaoqiao who quietly asked the people in Jianwei Zhonglang's mansion to bring a letter to Zhou Yu-Marquis Wu wanted to marry the princess to Liu Xuande, so that the married person could not enter the mourning hall and put the princess under house arrest.

Zhou Yu's head buzzed, afraid of something.

Just after Liu Bei lost Mrs. Gan, Zhou Yu thought about history, and was always worried that Sun Quan would marry his own sister on a whim.According to history, it is not only that, Sun Quan also set up Jingzhou as a dowry, and sent Hua Xin to Xudu to help Liu Beibiao play a "Jingzhou Shepherd" as a dowry.

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So Zhou Yu eagerly begged to see Sun Quan on "state affairs" that night.

It stands to reason that Sun Quan has to keep watch all the time, and Zhou Yu, as a subject, should also accompany him. This is a national funeral.But a lot of ministers were there, and some things must not be said in front of so many people. Zhou Yu hoped to persuade Sun Quan in private.

But Sun Quan sent someone to tell Zhou Yu: If it is against marrying a sister, Jingzhou, and Jingzhou Mu, then there is no need to meet.

Zhou Yu knelt in the hall and listened to the reply, and punched the ground anxiously: "Who is the one who planned this for the Lord!"

Lu Su was beside him, looked at Zhou Yu, and said nothing.

When Zhou Yu saw Lu Su's eyes, he understood.If it was someone else, Zhou Yu might have reprimanded him face to face, just like she did to Zhang Zhao before Chibi.But this is Lu Su. Zhou Yu had to be scruples about the Lu Su who gave her gifts back then, and the Lu Su who Sun Quan "blessed the orphan with the Lord".Jiangdong is already divided enough. If Lu Su, who helped paint the strategy, was separated from Zhou Yu again, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"You can't leave Liu Bei in Jingzhou, let alone Biao Zuo and marrying the princess! Liu Bei's power is like raising a tiger, so what's the benefit to Jiangdong? Why did you come up with this plan?" Unable to meet Sun Quan, Zhou Yu could only try to persuade Lu Su.

Lu Su: "Is Xuande's trouble more serious than Cao Cao's? Playing Xuande is also forbidden by Cao Cao. The life of the princess is the order of Mrs. Tai's will. The lord has already made a conclusion on this matter, so why should Gongjin say more?" ?”

Zhou Yu understood, this is really a contradiction.Lu Su's meaning is very clear, either support Liu Bei or support Cao Cao.The former is certainly not a good thing, but the latter is more troublesome, the lesser of two evils, what else can Jiangdong do?Playing Liu Bei as the shepherd of Jingzhou is disgusting and disgusting to Cao Cao.As for Sun Xiaomei's marriage, it's nobody's business, it's Mrs. Wu's idea, who dares to disobey?

Zhou Yu was silent for a while, then stood up suddenly: "Then I'll go and see my little sister."

Lu Su grabbed her and said, "Don't go! You still don't understand what my lord means? The princess has hatred for you, and she will still hate you if you think about her. The lord sends you to marry the princess, and there is something for you." You mean to avoid disaster, this is also what Mrs. Tai means. You didn't see that the lord doesn't even let the princess come to the mourning hall, so you are afraid that you will have a conflict here!"

"Little sister is less than [-] years old, and Liu Bei is almost half a century old! This is not a good marriage!"

"Is it true that you have to marry even if you have a good marriage! This is the order of your mother and brother! It's all for Jiangdong! I said, Gongjin, don't worry about it?"

"My lord only has such a sister! How can I bear to see my little sister suffer! Ruobofu Zairi..."

After hearing this, Lu Su hurriedly stopped Zhou Yu: "How dare you mention my lord first! The most annoying thing about my lord now is to compare their brothers, especially you! My lord is also kind, so why don't you make trouble?"

Many years later, when Sun Quan ranked the four governors of Soochow, Zhou Yu ranked first with his Chibi skills.Lu Su offended Sun Quan because of the Jingzhou incident. Although he only catered to Sun Quan's opinion and completed the work conscientiously, he could only be ranked behind, not even as good as Lu Xun who completely offended Sun Quan and died.

When Sun Quan sent Hua Xin to Xudu to play Liu Bei, he got angry.Because Hua Xin told him clearly: I have gone, if Cao Cao uses me, I will not come back.

Hua Xin really didn't come back later, he jumped job very simply.

But Sun Quan really had no one to send at that time, Jiangdong's talent pool was indeed not very ideal, not anywhere could be like Yingchuan, Guo Jia and Xu Shu's generation kept emerging from there.

After Hua Xin was sent away, some people came to see Sun Quan in fear, saying that Sun Xiaomei had been arguing all the time when she learned that Sun Quan was going to marry her, and now she was threatening her with death. Be sure to meet Sun Quan's request.

The younger sister's reaction was expected by Sun Quan. Seeing that the fire was almost ready, Sun Quan felt that it was time to see her.

Sun Quan hadn't seen his little sister for a long time, but he didn't feel that he missed her at all.When I saw this younger sister, she had already freshened up, her attire and appearance were very neat, and there was nothing discourteous about her.Sun Quan asked impatiently what she wanted to do.

Mrs. Sun was also unambiguous, and went straight to the point: "Second brother wants me to marry Liu Bei?"

"Yes."

"Why!" After receiving the accurate answer from Sun Quan himself, Sun Xiaomei dropped the pretense of her frail appearance.

"My mother said at the end of her life: Since you are the princess of Jiangdong, you should make contributions to Jiangdong. Otherwise, why would you entrust yourself to the country in the future? Looking at the world, Liu Xuande can be called a hero. Sending you to marry him will benefit both the family and the country."

"I don't believe it!" Sun Xiaomei screamed, "My mother loved me so much before she was alive, how could she have the heart to let me marry a dying old man! Second brother, you lied to me, you lied to me!"

"Presumptuous!" Sun Quan said with a gloomy face, "Don't you suspect that I passed on my mother's life? Even if my mother didn't say anything like this, as your elder brother, I would marry you with just one word. Why bother? I told you Excuse me, don't think that mother thinks the same as you! Mother's actions are all for Jiangdong, and you are all for yourself!"

"This can't be what my mother said...Impossible...I know it! It's Zhou Yu! The second brother did this to me because of Zhou Yu!" Sun mentioned Zhou Yu, and there was a frenzy in his eyes, " It's all her! I knew she was the one who separated our family! Second brother, you don't want me to embarrass her by seeing her in front, so you use some excuse not to go to the mourning hall before marriage! You also want to prevent me from seeing Zhou Yu again, That's why you want to marry me far away, second brother, you are so cruel!" At the end of Sun's speech, she couldn't help the grievance in her heart, and burst into tears.

"It's useless to say anything, just prepare, and get married this winter. Don't worry, brother will prepare a generous dowry for you, so that you won't be wronged. Liu Xuande is the uncle of the emperor after all, with a high status, and now he is also well-known in the world. The Sun-Liu Alliance is considered a well-matched person, so there is nothing wrong with you marrying him." Sun Quan said perfunctory words coldly and cruelly.

"Second brother, you are just for a foreign surname, or a foreign surname who is the second master, regardless of brotherhood... Then what is so good about Zhou Yu! You and your mother are all for her!"

"If you continue to slander Gongjin, I'll change my mind—it's a marriage anyway, why is it not a marriage? Liu Bei doesn't have to cross the river, and the dowry and dowry are all gone. I'll take you across the Yangtze River in a small sedan at night to the mouth of the Youjiang River. , Let you be Liu Bei's concubine! You ask yourself: what did Gongjin do for Jiangdong, and what did you do for Jiangdong! If the Battle of Chibi had not been arranged by Gongjin, you could still be your county here safely Lord? It’s fine if you don’t appreciate it, but you dare to alienate me here! It’s not because of you that the relationship between Gongjin and I has come to this point! It’s better to have a brother like you than not!”

Sun Xiaomei looked at Sun Quan full of resentment—they are real brothers and sisters. Of course, Sun Quan didn’t know that she had the same look when she stood beside Zhou Yu and looked at Lu Jun—full of resentment in her heart: “I won’t let Zhou Yu go, I won’t let go Zhou Yu's! It's her fault that our family has become what it is today! I want her to die!"

Sun Quan sat across from Sun Xiaomei and looked her in the eye: "It's better to hate Zhuge Liang than to hate Gongjin."

kindness?

Sun Quan's nonsensical words made Sun Xiaomei at a loss. Isn't Zhuge Liang Zhuge Jin's second brother?Now that Liu Bei is serving as a military adviser, what is Zhuge Liang doing here?

"I did intend to marry you off to win over Gongjin, and my mother's will was exactly what I wanted. And the reason why I made such great efforts to win over Gongjin was because the child we were supposed to have was murdered Dead. If that child is still there, Gongjin and I will not only be "flesh and blood", but real "flesh and blood relatives". Do you know who is the heir of the orphan? It is Zhuge Liang. Specific things She did it all." When it comes to Zhuge Liang and the plea written by ghostwriters, Sun Quan's resentment is no less than that of Sun Xiaomei. .

After hearing Sun Quan's unexpected words, Sun Xiaomei calmed down. She is a proud daughter of a nobleman, but she is also a nobleman after all. She clearly knows that this matter cannot be changed: "Okay, I understand. I can marry, but, I have conditions."

"You said."

"Liu Bei has to cross the river to marry me, and I have to take a hundred maidservants with swords with me. I'm going to deal with Liu Bei's people and cause trouble for them. I can't do without my confidants to protect me."

"Naturally." Sun Quan was a little proud.

But is Zhuge Liang so easy to deal with?

The author has something to say:

Don't worry, the author said that he won't write about Gongdou.Besides, the status of these military advisers is so high, if they want to fight, there are plenty of opportunities to fight, who cares about such a petty Gongdou.