Sun Ce still did not show up at today's court meeting. For the time being, Zhou Yu is in charge of the affairs of the court, and the throne is empty.
After the court meeting, Ji Shu walked into the back courtyard of the palace and walked to a palace under the guidance of the female officer.
"Master Jijiu, the king is inside."
The female officer who led Ji Shu bowed to Ji Shu and turned around to leave.
"Ziyuan."
Just as Ji Shu was about to go in, he was stopped by Zhou Yu. He seemed to have expected that Ji Shu would come here today.
"Give him some time, we should believe that he can come out of this shadow on his own."
Sometimes falling is not terrible. Stop and think deeply. People can always learn something from failure.
Although this failure was tragic, it was by no means useless. Zhou Yu believed in Sun Ce and looked forward to Sun Ce.
Zhou Yu himself is an easy person to get along with, but Ji Shu sensed Zhou Yu's extraordinary tolerance towards Sun Ce very early on. Sometimes this tolerance is like a warm breeze, and sometimes it is like tasteless poison that paralyzes Zhou Yu.
"This country is angry, the people's hearts have turned into a torrent, and morale can disperse the clouds in the sky!"
"The soldiers are all waiting for their king!"
"How long will he keep the soldiers waiting?"
Ji Shu glared at Zhou Yu and gritted his teeth.
"Second brother, you indulge him too much!"
"No one can never make mistakes. Wise men like Confucius, Laozi and Mozi can't, nor can emperors like Qin Huang and Han Wu. We are not only his brothers, but also his ministers. If we don't correct him, Who else is going to correct him? If you had firmly opposed Big Brother's Northern Expedition together with me, maybe we would have reached Chengdu by now."
"I know what you mean, and I believe he will be able to stand up again and become a better king, but we don't have time for him to hide here and think slowly."
Zhou Yu was speechless and turned away sadly.
Ji Shu took a step forward and crossed Zhou Yu, speaking softly.
"Since he went crazy at the beginning, let's just go crazy together to the end!"
Ji Shu slowly walked up the steps, put his hands on the palace door and pushed hard, and the door opened with a sound.
Sun Ce doesn't like luxury. He likes things that have traces of time or are brand new, so the entire palace is decorated with retro styles and new colors.
There are portraits of saints hanging on both sides of the hall, which are the same as the main hall for court meetings. Sun Ce had two extreme attitudes towards the gentry. On the one hand, he always treated the sages with courtesy and respect for those who were truly talented and willing to plan for the country. On the other hand, he treated those who were for his own selfish interests. The nobles who contributed to the unrest in the country were also extremely cruel tyrants.
Ji Shu looked around and saw that the palace was a bit dull and gray, giving people the illusion that it had been dusty for a long time. Under the dim light, the simple decorations and portraits of saints looked eerie.
I really wonder how long he will keep himself locked up here?
Ji Shu walked in.
"Is it Ziyuan?"
Sun Ce's feeble voice echoed in the empty palace.
There are several steps three feet away from the door. After stepping over the steps, there is a table and a throne. Sun Ce is slumped lifelessly in that position, with his head raised and leaning against his back without looking. It seems people.
"it's me."
Sun Ce smiled forcefully at the expected answer.
"I knew it would be you."
"Brother, come out with me."
go out?
Sun Ce's empty eyes moved.
"How am I going to face my subjects when I get out?"
"??????"
After a moment of silence, Ji Shu said.
"I don't know, I'm not you. But when you see your subjects, you will naturally know what you should say to them."
This is an irresponsible statement, Sun Ce retorted with scorn.
"To put it lightly, if I had known I wouldn't be sitting here."
"Are you scared?"
The hall suddenly became quiet, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Is Sun Ce regretting that he changed his national policy and sent troops to the north just to avenge himself?
Yes, he regretted it, very much.
But is it just regret?
He is still afraid.
While pursuing selfish interests, he also made the mistake of forming an alliance with Dong Zhuo, who was despised by everyone in the world.
Therefore, he lost his righteousness.
Even if he had no righteousness in the first place and was just seeking personal revenge, he could still make up excuses to help the weak Xu Han and defeat the bullying Cao Wei.
Ji Shu knew him too well. He has an upright temperament and is so upright that he makes people laugh.
He can make up excuses to avenge his father, and he doesn't feel wrong.
But now he lost and was tricked by Liu Bei. Tens of thousands of soldiers died in vain. He found that he was wrong. When he felt that he had made a mistake, he did not dare to lie. He wanted to admit his mistake, but the consequences frightened him.
"Are you scared?"
"Liu Bei clearly covets the land of Chu State, but he can say it in a high-sounding way. But you are suffering in your heart here, and you are worried all day long because of Liu Bei's half-truths and half-false lies."
Ji Shu told all the things he was afraid of, and his angry voice filled the palace.
"Hahaha~~"
Ji Shu pointed at Sun Ce from a distance and laughed.
"Do you dare to say it? That half of Liu Bei's lie is true - you really have an alliance with Dong Zhuo!"
How do people in the world think of him, Sun Ce? How do people in the world view Chu?
Sun Ce glared at Ji Shu fiercely, but Ji Shu did not stop swearing.
"You don't dare to go out because you have something in your heart. You don't dare to say it, and you don't dare to lie! You coward!"
boom!
Sun Ce slapped his hands on the table hard, leaned forward and roared at Ji Shu.
"Why don't I dare!"
"I just want to take revenge on Cao Cao! I pretended to form an alliance with Dong Zhuo. After finishing dealing with Cao Cao, I will kick Dong Zhuo away and complete the great cause of pacifying the troubled times!"
"Why should I, Sun Ce, be afraid of others??????"
Before he could finish speaking, Ji Shu rushed up and punched him in the face.
Sun Ce fell from the throne and knocked the table sideways.
