When Mrs. Wu saw Sun Ren turned around and left, she said anxiously: "Ren'er? Ren'er?"
However, Sun Ren ignored him at all.
Until Sun Ren left the hall, the entire hall returned to dead silence again.
Mrs. Wu sighed secretly.
This daughter is too willful.
Because your mother is so insistent on your second brother, you have your own difficulties.
Your father and brother paid for this inheritance with their lives. How can you, your mother, give it to others?
He raised his head and scanned the remaining civil and military officials.
I hadn't paid much attention to it just now, but now I took a closer look and found that more than half of the people were missing.
Moreover, many of them were existences that the eldest son valued particularly during his lifetime.
For example, the military generals Zhu Zhi, Ding Feng, and Ling Cao.
Even the fierce general Chen Wu who had been following the eldest son was gone!
And Wenchen walked even more!
The vast majority are young and promising.
A drop of cold sweat broke out on Mrs. Wu's forehead, she looked at Cheng Pu and said, "Old General Cheng."
Cheng Pu hurriedly replied: "Yes!"
Mrs. Wu said: "General Chen Wu, when did he leave?"
Cheng Pu: "."
Mrs. Wu apologized and said, "I was a little distracted just now, and I really didn't pay attention."
Cheng Pu sighed, glanced at Mrs. Wu and said, "General Chen Wu has a very good relationship with the governor of Zhu Zhi. Moreover, he is from Lujiang and has a deep affection for Lujiang. When Lu Kang was the governor of Lujiang, he had great respect for the people of Lujiang. Okay, and we have eliminated the bandits and yellow turban bandits in the territory."
Mrs. Wu: "."
Lu Kang was Chen Wu's benefactor.
Lu Kang is also the former head of the Lu family.
No wonder.
Mrs. Wu glanced at all the other officials.
Finally, his eyes fell on Tai Shici.
When Taishi Ci, the eldest son, was alive, he regarded him and Zhou Yu as brothers, and even said more than once that he was willing to share the country with them.
Mrs. Wu believed that Tai Shici would definitely support her at this time.
Mrs. Wu looked at Tai Shici and said, "Ziyi?"
Tai Shici did not expect that Mrs. Wu would name him.
After being stunned for a moment, Taishi Cici finally came to his senses and said, "Madam, I'm here!"
Mrs. Wu said quietly: "Zi Yi, when Bo Fu was alive, I regarded you as a brother. Now in this situation, Zi Yi, can you have anything to say?"
Others looked at Tai Shi Ci one after another.
Taishi Ci glanced at the empty seats of the civil servants and generals who had left, and frowned.
This problem was left to myself!
But thinking of how much Sun Ce valued him during his lifetime, and Zhou Yu's admonishment to Sun Ce before leaving, Taishi Ci bit the bullet and said: "Second Young Master, you are indeed too young. If nothing else, these generals are all thorns in the side." , Second Young Master cannot convince them."
Mrs. Wu felt cold.
Even Taishi Ci disapproved of his second son taking over?
If you, Taishi Ci, can assist him, what will other generals have to fear?
Mrs. Wu was so angry that she coughed violently.
Seeing this, Sun Quan hurriedly patted her on the back and said, "Mother!"
Mrs. Wu waved her hand, signaling him to stop.
As she stood up, Mrs. Wu said tremblingly: "Let's give it up for today. You go back and think about it carefully, and think about it tomorrow."
Everyone saw Mrs. Wu speaking, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. They watched Mrs. Wu leave, and then they left quickly.
If they stayed here any longer, they would feel so depressed that they would be breathless.
Taishi Ci was also ready to leave.
As soon as he walked out of the government office, he was stopped by someone: "General Ziyi, stay!"
Taishi Ci stopped in confusion and looked behind him.
It turned out to be Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and Song Qian.
Cheng Pu and the other two men hurried forward to meet him, signaling Tai Shici to follow.
A group of people came to the teahouse and sat down.
Cheng Pucai said to Tai Shici: "General Ziyi, now that my lord is here, he has always attached great importance to you. The scene of fighting with you back then is still vivid in our minds."
"When you left that day, we all suspected that you would never come back."
"But my lord firmly believes that you will come back——"
Taishi Ci raised his hand, interrupted Cheng Pu and said: "Old General Cheng, there is no need to use these words to provoke me. Everything I, Taishi Ci, said is sincere and worthy of Bo Fu."
Cheng Pu then said: "Do you really think that the second young master is really unable to take over the master's inheritance?"
Taishi Ci poured a cup of tea and said, "If he had been a few years older, it would indeed be possible. But now, the second young master is really young."
"At Bo Fu's funeral, I saw the confused expressions on his and other young masters' faces."
"On such an important occasion, someone who doesn't even know what to do is asked to command the three armies and govern the five counties. Do you think he can do it?"
"It is true that the second young master is smart. I have heard Bo Fu say it several times. Even Bo Fu said that if possible, the second young master will take over his hegemony in the future."
"The problem is that Bo Fu left too suddenly and too early, and there was no way for the second young master to have the experience of governing the world."
"In this case, if we ask force to do it, will other civil servants and generals agree?"
"Don't forget, our five Jiangdong counties are not Bo Fu's stable back garden, but Bo Fu won them through bloody battles in the past two years."
"How many aristocratic families still remember Bo Fu's massacre during his lifetime!"
"If not for the past year, Lu Changshi relied on his own connections to constantly communicate with these aristocratic families, Bo Fu promoted a large number of young talents, and the anger of the aristocratic families gradually subsided."
"With the current situation, a year ago, Jiangdong would have fallen apart."
"Don't forget, what did the Sun family rely on to capture the five counties in Jiangdong?"
"force!"
"Bo Fu's powerful force!"
"The Sun family has no foundation in Jiangdong, and there are no soldiers willing to sacrifice their lives for it."
"To be honest, I'm not optimistic about the idea of forcibly assisting the second young master who has no experience at this time."
"If I have to choose Bo Fu's successor, in my opinion, the only one is Sun Fu, the governor of Luling County."
Raising his head and glancing at Cheng Pu, Taishi Ci added: "There is another one, and that is Lu Changshi."
"Both of these two people are related to the Sun family, but they are not from Madam's lineage. I guess Madam doesn't want to use them."
"In order not to wade into troubled waters this time, I will lead the team back to Danyang County tomorrow."
"If there is civil strife here, at least I can keep Danyang."
Cheng Pu was startled and said: "Civil unrest? Impossible! I am here, and I will not allow this to happen!"
Tai Shici sighed: "Has General Cheng not noticed the scene in the hall today?"
"The big families are all looking towards Lu Changshi."
"He said before he left, everything I have done is to make the Lu family stronger and the major families in Jiangdong stronger. Because only when everyone is strong together, will our Lu family be stronger."
"This is to show our attitude to the major aristocratic families."
"Follow him and he will not let down any aristocratic family."
"And if you don't follow him—"
"In today's Jiangdong, besides him, who can guarantee the interests of various aristocratic families?"
"Of course, General Cheng may have thought that everything would be fine if the Lu family was uprooted."
"But on this occasion, General Cheng can give it a try with the cohesion of the major families."
"By then, Jiangdong may really be gone."
"and--"
Taishi Ci looked at Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and Song Qian and said: "I will never get involved in this. Lu Changshi is also kind to me. As long as he does not betray him on his own initiative, I will not do anything ungrateful to him. "
After speaking, Taishi Ci raised his head and drank the tea, clasped his fists towards Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and Song Qian, turned around and left, leaving Cheng Pu and the four of them looking at each other in confusion.
It wasn't until Taishi Ci disappeared in the distance that Cheng Pu sighed heavily.
Upon seeing this, Huang Gai consoled him: "Don't worry. These matters are beyond our control. Whoever is chosen to take over the lord's legacy will be the one we support! Even if we die in battle, we won't hesitate!"
Han Dang and Song Qian both nodded.
Cheng Pu said with a cold face: "Stupid! If we choose a person who ruins the foundation that General Sun and the lord have fought for with their lives, and we end up in hell after death, how will we explain to them?"
Huang Gai, Han Dang and Song Qian all lowered their heads and remained silent.
When Cheng Pu saw this, he felt a little depressed. He stood up and said, "You guys go back first. I'll walk around."
Cheng Pu left the teahouse and walked aimlessly in Wuxian County.
Unexpectedly, he met Sun Ren.
I saw Sun Ren standing alone by a big tree, constantly slashing with the big knife on his body, looking like he was gnashing his teeth.
When Cheng Pu saw this, he stepped forward to comfort him.
Sun Ren cut off a branch and said sternly: "Don't persuade me! My son, Lu Fan, don't think I am a member of the Sun family. My mother also acquiesced. I will remember this until my death!"
Cheng Pu said: "After all, girls are outgoing, and the daughter who gets married is the water she throws away."
Sun Ren suddenly turned around and said with a sullen face: "If you have a daughter, marry someone else as a wife, and then get killed, will you take revenge?"
Cheng Pu said without thinking: "Nonsense! Anyone who dares to hurt my daughter, even if he is the King of Heaven, I will take revenge!"
Sun Ren sneered: "Your daughter is married, and the water that was thrown away has nothing to do with you. What qualifications do you have for revenge?"
Cheng Pu said angrily: "She is my daughter, my bloodline, I -"
Cheng Pu's words stopped abruptly.
Seeing Sun Ren looking at him sarcastically and walking away quickly with a big knife, Cheng Pu let out a long sigh.
After hesitating for a while, he followed Sun Ren back to the government office.
Sun Ren went straight into his room.
Cheng Pu walked towards Mrs. Wu's bedroom.
Unexpectedly, there was another person waiting in the living room outside the bedroom.
Cheng Pu saluted the other party and said, "Mr. Sun!"
This man's name was Sun Shao, also named Changxu. He was a former staff member of Beihai Prime Minister Kong Rong, and later followed Liu Yao, the former Yangzhou Shepherd, to take charge of Jiangdong.
Liu Yao was defeated by Sun Ce in Qu'a. After escaping, Sun Shao surrendered to Sun Ce. He was one of Sun Ce's important counselors during his lifetime.
When Sun Shao saw Cheng Pu, he also bowed in return.
The two sat down and didn't wait long before they saw a servant helping Mrs. Wu come out.
Mrs. Wu felt reassured when she saw Sun Shao and Cheng Pu.
Whether it was Sun Shao or Cheng Pu, they were the most relied upon by their eldest son during his lifetime.
When they come to you, they should understand your own thoughts and provide you with advice.
Mrs. Wu was sitting in the main seat, her eyes were red, and she said in a hoarse voice: "You two are here. I am a prostitute. I was really unable to talk in the hall just now. Now that Bo Fuxin is leaving, you have to do it for me." The Sun family makes the decision!”
Cheng Pu and Sun Shao looked at each other.
Seeing that Cheng Pu obviously had no intention of speaking first, Sun Shao didn't hesitate, stood up, knelt down directly, and prostrated in the tunnel: "I have received great kindness from my lord, how dare I not think about repaying it? It is precisely because of your great kindness, for your lord's benefit. For the sake of our foundation and the safety of my lord and his family, I risked my life to remonstrate today."
Mrs. Wu said hurriedly: "Mr. Sun, please get up quickly!"
Sun Shao did not get up, but continued to prostrate in the tunnel: "Madam, with all due respect, it is better to make an early decision on today's matter. Otherwise, the longer it is delayed, the more dangerous it will be for Jiangdong and the Sun family!"
Mrs. Wu said: "However, everyone seems to disagree with Zhongmou taking over Bo Fu."
Sun Shao raised his head and said with a serious face: "Madam, letting the second young master take over the lord's inheritance at this time is a way to die! How could the major families in Jiangdong miss this opportunity? When the lord was alive in the past, in order to take over Jiangdong, How many families have been slaughtered? Madam, you don’t think they have really forgotten this bloody feud, right?”
"Of all the big families in Jiangdong, there are especially many in Wu County!"
"The major families in Wu County are dominated by the Lu family and the Gu family!"
"My lord had a life-and-death feud with the Lu family and the Gu family before he was alive. That is because my lord killed Lu Kang, the former head of the Lu family."
"In the past, when my lord was alive, he was strong and had soldiers who were in the same boat. The Lu family and the Gu family could only endure."
"But now that my lord is no longer alive, madam, this is the time for the Lu family and other major families to seek revenge!"
"Lu Fan and his ilk are inciting Madam to let the Second Young Master take over the position of Lord. This is pushing the Sun family and Jiangdong into an abyss. Their intentions are to be punished, Madam!"
(End of chapter)
