[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

In late summer and June, it is the time when the plum rain in the south of the Yangtze River is not stopping, and there are few sunny days.Even if you are lucky to see the sun sometimes, the air is always filled with the smell of humidity.In the backyard of a secluded private house, the lotus in the pond is in full bloom, and several white geese are stepping on the water and forming a group, swimming slowly among the lotus leaves, following groups of koi in the ripples of the water.The ileum-like stone slabs lead to the pavilions and waterside pavilions. If you are lucky enough to look up at the elegant and leisurely place, you will definitely see a handsome young man sitting by the railing, waiting impatiently.However, returning to this kind of impatience is usually replaced by a smile when seeing people have arrived.That smile is even more gratifying than the rare sunshine in summer.

The breeze blows and wrinkles a pool of clear water.

Even if it wasn't that he came here, someone would have to punish him with a few glasses of wine, and then let him play the newly composed music for him under the pretense of a beautiful scenery.He has always suspected that people don't like listening to the qin at all, because most of the time when he plays the qin, people always hold half a cup of sake with that knuckle hand, and continue to pour the crumbs of the pastry into the pool with the other hand. Throw it until a piece of debris is too big to make the sound of splashing water, and then he will restrain himself a little in his frowning, and sit back upright.But after a while, he started to be absent-minded again.

During Boya's son period, he became confidantes because of qin music, but confidants do not necessarily have to rely on qin music to get along with each other.He told people many times that if you feel bored, you don't need to force it, but people always have eyebrows and eyes, and they are joking:

"There are so many people in the world asking Zhou Lang for a piece of music, how could Ce not use it, and miss Zhou Lang's brilliance when playing the piano for nothing."

When the young man said this, his face had become sharp and angular with the age, and every detail was as beautiful as a painter's meticulous painting, and there was no trace of femininity. When there is wind.Obviously he was praising the good looks of others, but if the starry eyes were seen by others, he would be ashamed and make the daughters of several families secretly promise their hearts in an instant.

He has never told anyone that, in fact, when people turn their heads to tease the fish by leaning on the fence, his peripheral vision will also pretend to be nonchalant, and it will not be until the person sits and turns around that he will naturally look at the remaining eyes. The light moves away.It's just the sound of the piano, there will always be a few beats.Fortunately, people can't hear the difference.

The breeze is warm and the heating is pleasant. It is conceivable that the water and soil in the south of the Yangtze River should be the young men of Zhilan Yushu.

The aroma wafting from the copper stove gradually became denser, and the figure of the person became a little blurred.He couldn't help frowning slightly, stopped his hands playing the piano, got up and passed through layers of fog, walked to the person, raised his hand and patted the person's shoulder.

"Bofu..."

In an instant, the figure of the person disappeared, together with what was missing, there was also the passing by in the mirror when I was young.

The prosperity must decline, the beauty will die, and the prosperity will be an illusion.

"Gongjin!"

He saw people reappearing at the pavilions and waterside pavilions in the distance, waving to him, as if they were calling him to go over.

He couldn't help speeding up his pace, stepped on the bluestone slab, passed through the fragrance of lotus flowers, and surprised a group of koi begging for food.Even if it is a false illusion, even ten years are enough to wipe out all his youthful pride, even if he knows that the end is just another dream.

But the moment he stepped into the pavilion, he was embraced in a real and warm embrace.

"I don't want to talk about those things about playing the piano for a long time. When I come back to you, I just want to tell you one thing:

Zhou Lang's elegance is famous all over the world, and I can't close it.But the weak water is three thousand, and you, Zhou Gongjin, are only allowed to take a scoop to drink. "

"Now that Nanjun has been breached, all the supplies are in the treasury, and the troops have been lost..."

"Duke Ming, Jia is back."

Guo Jia, who had entered the big tent without notification, interrupted Yang Xiu's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.He was so fast that neither Cao Cao nor Guo Jia noticed.Taking back the hand that was raised because of the impassioned speech, Yang Xiu rolled up his sleeves and bowed to Guo Jia:

"I've seen Guo Jijiu."

"Young Master Yang." Guo Jia smiled back.Looking around, there was no one else in the tent except Yang Xiu and Cao Cao. He turned to look at Cao Cao, "Did Jia come at an untimely time, disturbing the lord and Dezu to discuss business?"

Before Yang Xiu could speak, Cao Cao waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's nothing, the entire Nanjun County has already surrendered, and Dezu Yugu is discussing what to do next. It's you, but it's going well?"

"Of course there is nothing wrong with it." Guo Jia naturally sat down on the mat that Cao Cao attacked, "Don't worry, Mr. Ming, Jiadu went to be the bait himself, how could he not return with a full reward?"

"I just want to ask you, are you hurt?"

"Haha, if Duke Ming asks this, then you should be more at ease." Guo Jia's lips twitched, sliding out a deep arc, "Jia is a member of Duke Ming, without the permission of Duke Ming, how could Jia Get yourself hurt."

"Cough." Cao Cao, who was drinking tea, was almost choked by Guo Jia's words.He put down his teacup and secretly glanced at Yang Xiu.Fortunately, Yang Xiu has always been a smart person. He lowered his eyes and turned his eyes away from these words with profound connotations, as if he didn't hear them.

In fact, how could Yang Xiu not hear anything.He was just using the calmness on his face to cover up the turmoil in his heart.Guo Jia's words just now have gone far beyond what an aide should have when speaking to a lord, and the narrowness of it can be clearly heard by anyone who doesn't need to be very sensitive.

He had indeed heard a lot of gossip about the relationship between Guo Jia and Cao Cao, but it was still far from seeing it with his own eyes.Now, Guo Jia knew that he was here, but he still talked to Cao Cao like this. Obviously, he did it on purpose.

So what is his purpose?Demonstrating to yourself because of the previous incident?

Impossible, Guo Jia would not be such a childish person.

"Dezu, continue talking." Cao Cao said to Yang Xiu, returning to his serious expression.

"Yes." Think about other things later.Yang Xiu hurriedly withdrew his thoughts and continued to talk about the business, "So, Xiu believes that the next step is that our army should take Nanjun as the base, rest and reorganize the army, fight steadily, and gradually plan for the rest of Jingzhou's counties."

"Yeah." Cao Cao nodded, then looked at Guo Jia again, "What do you think of Feng Xiao?"

"Ming Gong knows that Jia has never been a person who likes to make pictures slowly." Guo Jia said, "Guan Yu has just died, and Nanjun has been captured by us. This is a good time to wipe out Liu Bei, so Jia believes that we should continue to lead the army south immediately. , Attack Wuling County where Liu Bei's army is located."

"Guo Jijiu, let Rong Xiu say something." Yang Xiu frowned and retorted, "It is true that we have at least [-]% chance of winning against Liu Bei's army with the strength of our army. But don't forget about Jijiu, just when we captured Nanjun In a short period of time, Jiangdong's army has also occupied the entire county of Changsha. Once Liu Bei asks them for help, our army will be attacked by the enemy, and the chances of winning will be reduced."

"Ah."

Guo Jia nodded, Yang Xiu thought it meant approval, and was about to continue, but Cao Cao said: "Since that's the case, order the whole army to rest for three days and break out of camp to attack Wuling."

It seemed that he didn't hear Yang Xiu's words at all.

Yang Xiu didn't know what was going on, but he had no choice. After trying to speak a few times but being cut off early, he finally thought of something, stopped insisting, resigned and left.

never mind.At this time, the defeat of the army in a few games is not entirely a bad thing for myself and the fourth son.

"What are you going to do again?"

Yang Xiu only heard a joke between Guo Jia and Cao Cao, and his heart was full of turmoil. If he knew that Cao Cao directly waved Guo Jia to sit next to him on the mat after he left, he didn't know how he would feel.

"What Jia wants to do is what Minggong wants to do." Guo Jia poured himself a cup of tea from Cao Cao's cup, moistening the chapped corners of his lips as he hurried over, "Minggong suddenly reused Yang Xiu, It’s not for that matter. Naturally, Jia will add a few more fires to Duke Ming.”

"Sure enough, I can't hide my lonely thoughts from you." After Guo Jia knew what was going on in his heart, Cao Cao didn't have any anger and tension from being peeked into his thoughts, which didn't match his deep city.Just because this is Guo Jia.

Fortunately, the only person in the world who can see through Cao Mengde's mind without any effort is this Guo Fengxiao in his arms.

However, before the ambiguous atmosphere condensed, Guo Jia raised his hand unceremoniously and knocked off the hand on his waist.Leaning on the small case with one hand and grabbing Cao Cao's collar with the other, he narrowed his eyes and said with a light smile, "But Jia still has a balance, so I have to settle it with Meng De." The voice that was deliberately slowed down was extraordinarily gentle. The hair on the back of the person said, "Meng De was in a bad mood because of Guan Yunchang's death, and Jia could understand it. But when he was in a bad mood, Meng De met Yang Xiu, but he didn't let Jia get in. For the reason, Meng De had to take care of it." Explain to Jia."

There is no one else in the tent, so Cao Cao is naturally willing to pamper people's nonsense.He smiled helplessly: "Why did you do that? Didn't Feng Xiao understand it at the time?"

"To be clear is to be clear, and to be unhappy is to be unhappy." Guo Jia replied confidently, "As a person, Jia has always distinguished public and private."

"Then how does Feng Xiao want to settle this account with Gu?" Cao Cao said with a smile, but he had already embraced Guo Jia's waist instead.Guo Jia propped himself up against the small case with one hand, and grabbed Cao Cao's lapel with the other. Naturally, he couldn't hit Cao Cao's hand again, so he had to be hugged by Cao Cao and pulled a little closer. Even the heat from the opponent's mouth was clear. Can feel.Close to Guo Jia's earlobe, Cao Cao said in a low, trembling hoarse voice, "Feng Xiao, please talk to Cao, what do you want Cao to compensate you?"

The dandy who has been with him since he was a child and snatched other people's brides, finally succeeded in making a thick-skinned person like Guo Jia feel uncomfortable when he saw it.He loosened Cao Cao's collar, and with a full expression wanted to get up and leave, but it was already too late.

It is not possible to run away every time the fire is lit.

After the joy of the long-lost reunion faded, Zhou Yu remembered Mrs. Da Qiao who was leading the way for him. Looking around, he saw that Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao who had come with him had already sat at a stone table beside the pavilion, whispering to each other. He kept talking, and from time to time, his daughter's laughter sounded like silver bells.

Seeing Zhou Yu looking over, Da Qiao poked Xiao Qiao, Xiao Qiao turned around and smiled at Zhou Yu, blinked, then as if she suddenly understood something, she pulled her sister to sit a little further away, and gestured to Zhou Yu , saying that if you have any nasty love words, just say them, don't worry about them.

Zhou Yu felt even more embarrassed.Fortunately, the ten years of wind and frost made him completely sit down to the point where he couldn't express his emotions and anger, and he only coughed lightly to suppress the subtle emotions in his heart.

It is impossible for him and Sun Ce to really talk about nasty love, but to talk about serious business. The first thing to ask must be the ins and outs of this resurrection.

"Actually, it's not complicated. Xu Gong's assassins attacked me while I was alone, and I was indeed seriously injured at the time. However, someone rescued me in the end."

"That person is..."

"Cao Cao's people."

Zhou Yu was taken aback.Sun Ce's death by Xu Gong's assassins did no harm to Cao Cao who was in a stalemate with Yuan Shao at Guandu at that time. It was impossible for Cao Cao to save Sun Ce.While surprised, Sun Ce had already continued talking.

From the beginning, the person who saved Sun Ce never concealed his identity.In addition to the person who brought Sun Ce back to the side house for treatment that day, in addition to a few hidden guards like that person, there was also a doctor who treated Sun Ce in the house.Forced by the situation, Sun Ce couldn't know the real names of these people, but only heard other people call this doctor "Cang Zhu".It was also thanks to the doctor's superb medical skills that he brought the seriously injured Sun Ce back from death.As for the body that was taken back for burial, these hidden guards had painted an assassin's face, and then disguised the assassin in Sun Ce's clothes.The situation was dire and the body was beyond recognition, so in the end, Jiang Dong could only confirm his identity with his clothes and horses, and collected the body for "Sun Ce" and took it back for burial.

"When I hadn't completely lost consciousness, I heard Cao Cao's hidden guards say something mysterious like 'exception' and 'deciphering the destiny'. Up to now, I only remember what they said, but I don't understand what it is mean."

Although he was rescued, he was fatally injured after all. It took a whole year to reach Jian'an for six years before Sun Ce barely recovered.During this period, Da Qiao, who left with Sun Ce's eldest son, Sun Shao, because of Jiang Dong's heir struggle, was somehow taken back to the mansion. Later, Sun Shao was sent back, but Da Qiao didn't want to get involved in the dispute anymore, so he stayed here down.

Another year later, when Sun Ce woke up one morning, he found that the dark guard who had been guarding him and the doctor named "Cang Zhu" had disappeared.Further on, after Xiao Qiao came to visit her sister not long ago, she accidentally found out that Sun Ce was still alive, and she accidentally revealed it after returning.Sun Quan, who learned that Sun Ce was still alive, immediately came to welcome his brother to this inconspicuous mansion in the capital.Along the way, brothers and friends respected each other, and they enjoyed each other happily. It was full of the warmth of reunion between brothers. The only difference was that all of this was done in secret.

"After so many years, why didn't you come back." Zhou Yu asked, her voice was a little hoarse, perhaps a little choked up, "Why, don't you at least tell me that you are still alive?"

Seeing Zhou Yu flustered so instantly, Sun Ce, who had been smiling, explained for a long time before finally making it clear: "It was six years in Jian'an when I was able to get out of bed. At that time, Brother Quan had already secured his seat. The imperial edict has also been issued, I will go back..."

Sun Ce didn't continue, Zhou Yu already understood what he meant.At that time, Sun Ce died and Sun Quan took over Jiangdong as his younger brother. There were many dissatisfied people in all directions.He assisted Sun Quan in finally suppressing the rebellion and stabilizing the situation in Jiangdong. At that time, if Sun Ce appeared, there would be another uproar.

No, it should be said that after Sun Quan has become the lord, whenever Sun Ce appears, the situation will become awkward and tense, and if he is not careful, it will once again cause civil strife in Jiangdong.

Sun Ce knew this.Therefore, at the age when he should make great achievements, he is determined to be a man who is famous all over the world, but for the peace of Jiangdong, he would rather stay away from his relatives, hide his name, and live in seclusion in the mountains and forests for so many years.

"Actually, it's not that tragic," Sun Ce laughed, trying to dispel the growing pain on Zhou Yu's brows, "There's no need to fight everywhere, and you don't have to deal with piles of military affairs. Hearing about your recent situation, Zhongmou is becoming more and more talented, Jiangdong is only in order, I just eat, eat and sleep every day, apart from being boring, it’s actually not bad.”

Hearing this, Xiao Qiao whispered to her sister, "Back when my sister came, she dragged me from Gongjin's basic necessities of life to asking whether or not my hair fell out in the morning. Is it because of this?"

Da Qiao raised her lips slightly, besides her gentle appearance, there was a bit of cunning in her beautiful eyes.Her voice was soft as a whisper:

"After all, we are also half accomplices."

The conversation between Sun Ce and Zhou Yu was still going on.After explaining Zhou Yu's doubts, Sun Ce asked why Zhou Yu rushed back from Jingzhou.Zhou Yu simply told Sun Ce that Sun Quan had personally gone to Jingzhou to hand over military power and let him return to the capital to handle secret affairs.Now it seems that what Sun Quan said must be dealt with by Zhou Yu is Sun Ce's resurrection.

As I said before, when Sun Quan is already the lord, the reappearance of Sun Ce will inevitably make the situation tense.Some things cannot be avoided without the intention of the parties involved.As long as people with a heart want to use this matter to make a fuss, they will definitely find opportunities.

What's more, Sun Quan was not really unintentional.

"This brat, when he comes back, I'll beat him up for you!" When he heard that Sun Quan was alone in private, he was unwilling to tell Zhou Yu the details of his return to the capital.If Sun Quan were here, he would probably be beaten up by his elder brother to clear his mind.

Why didn't Sun Quan dare to tell Zhou Yu that Sun Ce was still alive in Jingzhou?He was afraid of relying on the relationship between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce. When Zhou Yu knew that Sun Ce was still alive, he immediately returned to use the army in his hand to support Sun Ce to become the lord of Jiangdong again.That's why he went to Jingzhou himself to return the military power to command all the soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, and sent Zhou Yu back to the capital.The capital was the capital that Sun Quan had run for many years. If Zhou Yu and Sun Ce really thought about something, Sun Quan could at least find out as soon as possible, and then use the army that was hanging outside in his hands to fight back to the capital to quell the civil strife.

Zhou Yu comforted Sun Ce and sat down.Sun Quan's specific thoughts, before he knew that Sun Ce was still alive, he didn't guess much.But he has always been very clear about the temptation to hand over military power.Compared to Sun Ce, he was much calmer. He shook his head and said, "Yu thinks it's a good thing that Zhongmou can think so thoroughly. It's impossible for Yu to assist him for the rest of his life. Jiangdong still needs to support himself."

As for whether Sun Ce wanted to regain control of Jiangdong, he knew without asking. If Sun Ce was really greedy for the position of a lord, he should have appeared a few years ago, instead of being forced to do so after being found out that he was still alive like now. "Back to life".Sun Quan should understand this truth, but when he becomes suspicious, he must still rack his brains to guard against the one in ten thousand possibility.

"That's all, I don't want to worry about that anymore." The resolution of this matter is not at this moment, and Sun Ce never troubles himself.He pulled Zhou Yu's sleeve and pulled Zhou Yu to the piano, "Ce Ting Gongjin even composed a piece of music for Ce? Play it for Ce."

Zhou Yu glanced at Sun Ce with a helpless smile, and the gloom accumulated in his heart dissipated a lot.Sun Ce always has such an ability, he can easily clear away all the haze, making people feel that there is still hope for everything.

The qin is still the unparalleled green Qi, with seven strings and elegant notes, which are released at the fingertips.Zhou Yu had composed this song "The Song of the Long River" many years ago, but he never played it again except for the audition.The sound of the piano in the first tune is clanging, full of pride, like a young hero in fresh clothes and angry horse, looking down on the world, and wanting to compete with the god of heaven. The sigh of passing away, but the ending sound is suddenly high-pitched, like the last desperate effort after knowing the tragic fate, and the sudden burst of determination is like a raging fire in the dark night, burning everything up.

This piece of music can indeed be counted as being written by him for Sun Ce.But more precisely, it was written for Sun Ce himself after his death.His confidant died early, and the strings of the piano were broken. He didn't want to leave any retreat for himself.

Even if Sun Ce doesn't know the melody anymore, he has already experienced the strong emotion contained in Zhou Yu's piano sound.The bitterness and loneliness of ten years of parting, the persistence of one person, the gamble, and the determination to fight to the death are all integrated into the song, which makes people feel distressed, but it is even more shocking.

The last string was plucked, and Zhou Yu's body fell sideways uncontrollably.

"Gongjin!"

"Is this the answer Gong Jin gave Gu?" Sun Quan sneered in the Changsha County Government Office, and handed the information he had just sent to Lu Xun.

When Lu Xun saw it, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.But he couldn't add fuel to the fire, so he had to persuade Sun Quan instead: "This should be just an accident. The governor suddenly fell ill and fainted, and the first lord was concerned about it, so it was reasonable for other doctors to see him and know his existence." Moreover, I think that it is impossible to keep this matter a secret for a lifetime, if the courtiers in Jiangdong know about it earlier, it can avoid being caught by the enemy in the future and make a fuss about it."

However, Lu Xun's rational words did not make Sun Quan's face much better.Coincidentally, at this time the soldiers came to report and sent Liu Bei's letter asking for help.

"My lord, this..."

"..." Sun Quan read the letter at a glance, and was silent for a long time. Instead of listening to Lu Xun's persuasion, he shook his head and made up his mind, "Let them resolve the conflict between Cao and Liu by themselves." go.

As for whether Gu Gang will help him... we will wait and see. "