The Three Kingdoms of the Widow

The news of Zhou Yu's death had not yet reached Lujiang, but Lu Su received the news on the way to Baqiu with people.

Lu Zijing was taken aback, and then rushed to Baqiu day and night.

Xiaoqiao greeted him, and then secretly discussed Zhou Yu's affairs with him.Now there is no one who can legitimately arrange Zhou Yu's funeral. It seems that they can only wait for Sun Quan's order.

Xiaoqiao kept in mind Zhou Yu's advice to be cremated as soon as possible, thinking that it would be done in Baqiu. Xiaoqiao secretly thought: a handful of ashes could be secretly buried in Sun Ce's cemetery.Although Zhou Yu didn't order it like that, it didn't mean she didn't want to do it, but she just felt that she couldn't do it.

But Lu Su heard this, and waved his hands again and again: "No! Madam Xiaoqiao, you are just Gongjin's concubine, and you have no right to handle this matter without authorization! Gongjin's burial place is very important and must be decided by the lord. If you insist on your own way, the lord will know , will definitely be punished! When the time comes, you will be punished alone. Who will Gongjin rely on for the two sons and one daughter? Who will protect Mr. Shao?"

"The governor said on his deathbed that he ordered to be cremated as soon as possible. Even if the lord pursues the matter, I have no fear. As for the matter of the tomb-I have already thought about it: it is just a handful of ashes. Commander, how can my lord tell the difference? How to dispose of the fake ashes, just listen to the lord's orders; I will bury the real ashes in the cemetery of the former master myself, and don't pretend to be someone else, wouldn't it be perfect and no one will see through it?"

Lu Su shook his head, lowered his voice and said to Xiaoqiao: "Ma'am! This plan is definitely not feasible! If you really do this, the lord must know about it! ——Gong Jin has the lord's eyeliner, and Gong Jin never told you?"

At this sentence, Xiaoqiao was stunned.

But, that's right, Xiaoqiao quickly figured out a lot of things before, that's right, I just hate that I didn't find out earlier.

"It's okay, wait until I get rid of the fine work, and then carry out the governor's will!" Xiaoqiao said firmly, while standing up, he took off the sword hanging from the sword stand and was about to leave.

Lu Su snatched the sword anxiously: "No——why doesn't Madam understand! With Gongjin's wisdom, could she not see that there is the lord's eyeliner by her side! She knew it but didn't do it, obviously she didn't want to expose the truth. What's the matter! Gongjin has worked so hard for Jiangdong, planning everywhere, can Madam have the heart to let him go in vain?"

Hearing this, Xiaoqiao sat back in a slumped manner: "If that's the case...what should I do, my concubine?"

Lu Su could only sigh: "Madam, don't act rashly. Now that Gongjin is dead, it is always right to help the spirit to return to his hometown. Seeing the Lord's wishes, I want to go to Wuhu to meet him in person. Madam... first send Gongjin's coffin to the Let’s go to Wuhu.”

Xiaoqiao sat with his head down for a while, then suddenly raised his head to look at Lu Su, and said firmly, "Mr. Zijing, please be kind to the lord. I don't dare to make decisions on my own. I will help the coffin of the governor to Wuhu according to the lord's will! "

Lu Su felt very relieved when he heard this, and even said "good", and then he hurried back to report to Sun Quan.

After he left, Xiaoqiao immediately ordered someone to invite Lu Meng and Lu Xun for a night of secret business.

Sun Quan meant what he said. On the second day after Zhou Yu's coffin arrived in Wuhu, Sun Quan led civil and military personnel to welcome him.

The people on the left and right saw it in their eyes, and they felt in their hearts how mournful Zhou Yu was after his death.

Sun Quan's eyes were red and slightly swollen. He was sad, and he had cried, but in the white sky, facing so many people looking at him, he did not lose his dignity.

Xiaoqiao and his three children, dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, knelt down in front of him.

Sun Quan said that Zhou Yu was the pillar of Jiangdong, and he had always been loyal and assisted the Sun family for three generations.In order to commend Zhou Yu's achievements, Zhou Yu's coffin was sent back to Lujiang, Wu County. The Zhou family did not need to pay for the supplies along the way. The temporary cemetery must also be good.Zhou Yu's family and children are also raised by the public...

When Xiaoqiao heard the words "no graves, no trees", she straightened her back suddenly, and she made up her mind.

After Sun Quan finished speaking, he asked Xiaoqiao kindly: "Madam has done something to serve Gongjin. But if you have a request, I will do it for you."

Xiaoqiao straightened up, her sackcloth fluttered in the river wind, and she said clearly every single word, so that everyone present could hear: "My concubine is treated with courtesy by the governor, and I must follow every march. Fortunately, I survived in troubled times , There is no way to repay kindness. Today, the governor is alone, with no rewards, and no one to take care of the family. The concubine is not talented, so I boldly recommend myself as the wife of the governor. I am willing to keep filial piety for my husband for three years. Adulthood. Look forward to the lord's grace!" After speaking, he bowed down.

Sun Quan hurriedly took a few steps forward and helped the small bridge: "Madam has this ambition, and Gongjin has a spirit. I should be pleased to hear that. I immediately ordered Jiangdong to regard my wife as Gongjin's official wife. All the daughters of my wife belong to Gongjin." My son is also."

"Thank you, my lord!" Xiaoqiao saluted again, then stood up, ignored Sun Quan, turned around and said loudly to everyone: "My husband Zhou Gongjin is dying, and he said that he should be cremated as soon as possible without delay. Someone! Light the fire!"

Everyone was stunned by Xiaoqiao's sudden words. Sun Quan hadn't realized what the words meant. Not far away, a few strong soldiers who had already arranged lifted up the coffin and placed it on the same coffin that had already been erected. On the high wooden platform—many people realized at this time that the wooden shelf that appeared inexplicably was originally used for this purpose.

"Stop! Presumptuousness!" Sun Quan finally understood, and he stopped Xiaoqiao in a panic, "How dare madam do this! I never said anything, who dares to set fire!"

Xiaoqiao looked at Sun Quan, and said righteously: "The lord is on an official mission. The concubine is already Gongjin's wife. According to the etiquette, the wife should be the full-time husband's funeral, and there is no evasion of responsibility. The same is true for the emperor's family. My husband died. In this way, I dare not disobey, and I hope the Lord will not blame you." After finishing speaking, Xiaoqiao never looked at Sun Quan again, faced the high platform, and ordered: "Ignite the fire quickly!"

Lu Meng and Lu Xun were already mentally prepared for this, and after looking at each other, they took off the pine torch and were about to light it, Lu Xun hesitated for a moment, at this moment, two torches flew out.

It was actually Huang Gai and Gan Ning.

Lu Meng and Lu Xun followed closely and threw out the torch.

Seeing the generals taking the lead, the soldiers next to them lit the fire one after another. The grease-soaked wooden platform was instantly engulfed by the flames, and everyone present was in a daze—many of them recalled the smoky night two years ago, when Zhou Yu was in high spirits. On the riverside, the sound of a flute falls, the southeast wind blows, and thousands of rockets are fired in the background.

That was Jiangdong's most glorious scene so far, and no one had the confidence to surpass that scene in the future.

Sun Quan also remembered that someone secretly reported to him that Zhou Yu was still using the flute that Sun Ce had given him.

Sun Quan clenched his fists, thinking how could my endless gift of luxurious clothes, brocade clothes, treasures, jewels and jade be inferior to such a broken flute.

In this scene, no one dared to speak, Sun Quan remained silent with a gloomy face, and everyone watched quietly as the fire gradually became smaller and smaller until there was nothing left to burn, and it cooled down with green smoke.

Only then did Xiaoqiao order someone to pick up the ashes in a green glaze jar.

"How does Madam plan to dispose of Gongjin's ashes?" Sun Quan said from behind Xiaoqiao, his voice was as cold as ice.

"According to my late husband's last wish, sprinkle it in the river!"

"Absurd! How unreasonable! There is no such precedent."

"Exactly." Xiaoqiao's behavior of following Sun Quan's tone surprised Sun Quan, "I also thought it was impossible. Cremation has existed since ancient times, but ashes have been sent to the river. I have never heard of it. I don't dare to be full-time here, so I hereby ask for orders. my lord."

Sun Quan thought about how much Xiaoqiao's words were a good show, but thinking about the woman's previous act of recommending herself as his wife and then forcefully burning Zhou Yu's body, Sun Quan didn't feel like it.Everything is more like designed by this woman, maybe there is some conspiracy here.

Sun Quan looked at Xiao Qiao vigilantly. The latter was as calm as water, waiting for him to issue instructions. Sun Quan couldn't think of anything wrong with Xiao Qiao handing over the ashes to him like this.If Xiaoqiao really wants to fight against him, shouldn't he try to prevent himself from touching the ashes?Why do you still take the initiative to stuff it in your own hand?

Anyway, Sun Quan comforted himself that as long as Zhou Yu's ashes were in his hands, the initiative was in his hands, and he could do whatever he wanted.Zhou Yu is still Zhou Yu, even if his ashes are buried in his future mausoleum, it is better to bury Sun Ce in the past.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan's expression softened: "I will be guarded by my own relatives. After mourning, I will move to Lujiang. Madam don't have to worry about this matter."

"Thank you, my lord. It's just that my husband had a lot of friends during his lifetime. Recently, some guests may come here to express condolences. There are also people from Cao Mengde in Jiangbei who have a deep hatred with my husband. I am afraid that some villains will mix with the guests and try to misbehave. Please protect me, my lord. People slack off."

What Xiaoqiao said is right. Zhou Yu’s ashes cannot leave Wuhu right now. Waves of people are waiting to come to express their condolences. It is only natural to add more people to protect them. Sun Quan can’t find a flaw in this statement. The head agreed.

Someone reported that when the two generals, Lu Meng and Lu Xun, were begging to see his wife, Xiao Qiao ordered someone to take Zhou Yin and Zhou Xun, who was crying into a ball while grabbing the hem of her sackcloth, away.

The maid was going to take Zhou Qing away, but Zhou Qing's eyes were red, but there were no tears. She didn't speak, but shook her head vigorously, holding on to Xiaoqiao's skirt and not letting go.

Xiaoqiao looked at his daughter and said yes.

Lu Meng and Lu Xun came in to greet him: Xiaoqiao has been promised by Sun Quan himself that he will be Zhou Yu's wife, so the etiquette cannot be sloppy.

After taking his seat, Lu Meng asked his wife what she thought.

Xiaoqiao said that the governor's last wish was only half completed, not yet finished.

Lu Meng was a little puzzled: "Then why did the madam give the governor's ashes to the lord? The lord took it, but it's not easy to get it back."

"General Ziming didn't hear Lao Tzu's saying: If you want to take it, you must give it first? I advocated without authorization, and I have already angered the lord. If I blindly go my own way, I am afraid that the lord will be angry. Then there will be no room for change. The current plan is to stabilize the lord for the time being. There will be no change. I expect that some people will come to Jiangdong in the next few days, and they will be able to solve our difficulties."

"What does Madam think we are going to do now?" Lu Xun pondered for a while, he was still very young, but his demeanor had already seen a mature side.

"Wait." Xiaoqiao said concisely.

Squeaky...

The bamboo slips slipped from Zhuge Liang's hands and scattered all over the ground beautifully.

If it weren't for Ma Di to support him, Zhuge Liang's state would be the same as those bamboo slips on the ground.

"Too fast...too fast..." Zhuge Liang said to himself, she had just suffered a major blow and hadn't recovered yet.

"Army...Army!"

Zhuge Liang didn't even hear Ma Su calling himself: "How could it be so fast... I thought it was this winter... I was just about to write a letter to my senior sister to remind her..."

"Military division, this matter...do you want to report to the lord and the generals immediately?"

"Hmm... wait! Go and report to the lord first, and ask the lord to summon all the generals to make a unified announcement, but it must not be widely leaked, especially to the madam, as long as you can keep it a secret!"

Ma Su felt that such a thing could not be concealed: "Madam will know sooner or later..."

"Let's delay it for a few days, I'm afraid she will use this as an excuse to go back to Jiangdong to express her condolences..."

"Isn't it up to the lord to decide whether she will stay or not? If the lord doesn't agree, she can't go!"

"Let her know that things will become very complicated, Xiaochang, are you willing to take all kinds of risks?" Zhuge Liang was a little impatient. All she was thinking about was Zhou Yu's sudden death. The idea is that Mrs. Sun doesn't want to go back to Jiangdong and go to Zhou Yu's mourning hall to make a fuss.

Liu Bei cooperated with Zhuge Liang to hold an emergency meeting, and Zhuge Liang told everyone that I was going to Jiangdong to express my condolences.

None of the people agreed, Zhao Yun was better, but he just didn't object.

The Sun-Liu alliance is just an airs now. To put it bluntly, Zhou Yu passed away. It would be good if there were no singing and dancing here in Jingzhou. Why go to mourn?Even if he went, the other party probably wouldn't appreciate it, and Zhuge Liang might be detained again—my lord, can you find another military advisor?

Zhuge Liang was not surprised by this, she just wanted to go.

Yi Ji stroked his beard and asked a very important question: "Who is the successor?"

One sentence awakened everyone, yes, who will succeed Zhou Yu?

"Lu Su." Zhuge Liang said, "It must be him."

Well, it seems that no one else is suitable.

"This person has the style of an elder, and he is a strong advocate of the alliance. He should not do anything harmful to the alliance."

Everyone admits this, but the problem is that people change, who can guarantee that nothing will happen to them?

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhuge Liang was not anxious, as long as she got Liu Bei's approval, she was sure that she had enough bargaining chips to persuade Liu Bei.

"Gongjin's new funeral, Jiangdong people's hearts are a little turbulent, it is a beautiful thing to go to Jiangdong to find talents for the Lord."

Oh - Liu Bei's eyes lit up, this condition is too tempting.

What is the most expensive thing in the 21st century?talent. What is the most expensive thing in the 2nd century?Or talent.Boss Liu and Boss Sun's infinite resentment towards Boss Cao included the outstanding land he occupied - Yingchuan.One side supports the other side. Boss Cao always thinks that the number of talents is too high and the quality is not good. It is like picking up leeks. If you catch the ugly ones, you have to throw them out. Jingzhou and Jiangdong have no advantages in this regard. .

"Does Kong Ming have a goal?" Uncle Liu Huang is very cautious, and talent is also scored.

"Mr. Fengchu—has your lord heard of it?" The first thing he said was the best.

So the meeting unanimously passed: send Zhuge Liang to Jiangdong.

Zhuge Liang attached a condition: Zhao Yun has already been there once, and he is familiar with everything, so let her see me off.

Again unanimously passed.

Now Zhao Yun is sitting on the bow of the boat depressed and watching Zhuge Liang's tears keep flowing.

"Little pig, don't cry."

"Zhao Xiaoyun, you are really heartless."

"When I was in Jiangdong, everything I heard and saw told me: It is a good thing that Senior Sister Zhou dies sooner."

"P, do you understand what it means to live rather than die?"

"You tell Senior Sister Zhou about this."

Zhao Yun has always viewed life and death very openly. Although she does not read as many books as Zhuge and others, her simple world view miraculously coincides with Buddhist scriptures: Buddhism says that life, old age, sickness and death are suffering, and life is also a kind of pain.Zhao Xiaoyun thought that since it was pain, there would always be a time when it would pass, and it would be enough if it persisted for decades.Just like what I once told myself, endure those two hours, whatever you like.Now it's just changing two hours into decades, the essence is still the same.

Guo Jia once praised Zhao Yun and said that if she was born in the Warring States Period, she might have nothing to do with Zhuangzi, and Zhao Yun must have done the "drum basin and sing".

Guan Xianting once commented on seeing Zhao Yun for the first time, "Senior Sister has the style of a general", and he has a good sense of people.

"We are not from this world. We have no relatives here. What else can we do besides hugging for warmth? Now that Senior Sister Zhou has gone, we have one less person who can hug for warmth. Shouldn't we cry? Not for Senior Sister, And for ourselves too."

"Don't worry, little pig. If it's your turn to leave, I won't cry either."

Hearing Zhao Yun's words, Zhuge Liang's eloquent skills were suddenly locked.

If that's the case, maybe that's a good thing...

The author has something to say:

Originally designed the plot of Xiaoqiao's calculation and detailed work-it was deleted after writing.

"No grave, no tree" basically means burial.Sima Yi also left similar words before his death, and he planned to bury Cao Pi with him.Of course it didn’t come true later, it’s not his fault, it’s his son’s problem...

There are cases where the ancients buried ashes in the tomb after cremation. Celadon jars already existed in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the technology should have been more mature during the Three Kingdoms period.

In history, Zhuge Liang never paid homage to Zhou Yu... The representative of Jingzhou who mourned Zhou Yu was Pang Tong... The author did not study how Pang Tong changed jobs. It is true that he changed jobs because he was first selected as a meritorious service by Zhou Yu...

Zhuge Liang said here that he went to Pang Tong for a reason (it turned out to be true because of an accident), otherwise Liu Bei would definitely not agree to her going. As for if Pang Tong does not come after she goes... If he does not come, he will not come Bar.

Zhao Xiaoyun... Sigh, you really don't know whose turn it is to leave next?