Zhou Yu pushed open the door of the room and walked in. Cheng Pu and others stood up from their seats and asked, "Gong Jin, how is my lord?"
"Mr. Hua said that my brother just fainted temporarily due to a sudden attack of anger. It's nothing serious. He will wake up in a while. You don't have to worry." Zhou Yu rubbed his temples. Since Sun Ce was shot and injured, Zhou Yu has not had much rest for several days, so his face is not very good at this time. [bsp; When the generals heard that Sun Ce was okay, they all breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again. But for a while, everyone lowered their heads in deep thought and said nothing. There was a rare silence in the hall.
"What happened with the old lady really caught everyone off guard." Cheng Pu sighed lowly, breaking the silence in the hall. Cheng Pu moved his lips, wanting to continue saying something, but he didn't know how to speak, so he hesitated for a moment.
Zhou Yu also sat down at the table and smiled: "Old General Cheng wants to say something, but it doesn't matter. You and I are generals in the same account. There is nothing to be taboo about. Hesitation makes me uncomfortable."
Cheng Pu smiled awkwardly: "After the old lady passed away, the lord must go back to observe filial piety for his mother" After considering his tone, Cheng Pu continued: "But during the period of observing filial piety, you cannot use weapons. Given the current situation, We are in a bit of a dilemma. We have been preparing for so long and spent so much money and food. Do we have to retreat now?"
"Does General Cheng want me to persuade the lord not to retreat?" Zhou Yu asked directly.
"Everyone here thinks so." Cheng Pu said in a low voice, "My lord usually obeys Gong Jin's advice. If Gong Jin persuades me, there may be room for maneuver in this matter. At this time, everyone really wants to retreat. Unwilling to do so.¡±
Zhou Yu snorted heavily: "Who do you think I am, Zhou Yu? I can't say this."
Realizing that he was a little out of sorts, Zhou Yu calmed down his emotions, sighed, and said: "My brother and I once worshiped our mother together, and the old lady was like my biological mother. Even if we don't talk about this part, How do you want me to persuade my lord? Brother, I advise you not to go back to observe filial piety for the sake of the king¡¯s hegemony. The more serious thing is to defeat Jingzhou as soon as possible?"
"Such words are detrimental to moral integrity, and Gong Jin will definitely not say them out loud." The door was pushed open, and Sun Ce walked in with a sallow face. The generals quickly stood up and saluted, and Sun Ce waved his hand, motioning for everyone to sit down.
Sun Ce walked to the hall and sat down. He was silent for a while and then said, "My mother passed away, and I feel very sad."
Gan Ning advised: "My lord, everyone is very sorry about the old lady. Please take good care of your health and don't be too sad."
Sun Ce sighed lowly: "When I first heard the news, I was indeed very sad. I wished I could die on my mother's behalf, but think about it, who in the world can avoid death? The only thing I can do now is I will always remember my mother's care and love for me in my heart, and let her live in my memory forever." Sun Ce paused, "So, I must observe filial piety, and I will also follow the ancient rules during my filial piety. Don¡¯t use weapons!¡±
After hearing this, all the generals lowered their heads and remained silent. After a long time, Cheng Pu raised his head and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Sun Ce. Sun Ce waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "General Cheng, there is no need to persuade me any more. I have made up my mind and cannot change it. If I can't even observe filial piety for my mother, how can I have the nerve to come to Jingzhou to avenge my father?"
Seeing the disappointment on the faces of the generals, Sun Ce smiled bitterly: "I actually understand what you are thinking. I also heard your conversation just now. Maybe everyone is blaming my mother for going at the wrong time."
All the generals fell to their knees in fear: "Lord, please don't say that. We never dare to think like that."
"No wonder you think so." Sun Ce stood up, shook his head and sighed: "Don't say you are unwilling, I am unwilling too. But before I return to Lujiang, I will finish all the things that need to be finished. .¡±
"Let's go, come with me to see Tai Shici first." Sun Ce tightened his cloak, said, opened the door and walked out.
Taishi Ci was locked in a stone room facing north and south. When Sun Ce and others entered the stone room, Taishi Ci was whistling at the ceiling with a lazy look on his face.
"Ziyi is in such a good mood." Sun Ce smiled faintly.
When Taishi Ci saw Sun Ce, a look of surprise flashed across his face, but then he returned to normal.
"Are you finally ready to kill me?" Taishi Ci stretched his waist and sat without getting up, "It's so annoying to keep people waiting."
" Along the way, I only focused on guarding against Huang Zhong's magical arrows, but forgot about Tai Shici's magical arrows. This time I almost died in Ziyi's attack.?Subordinate, it can be regarded as my biggest mistake. Sun Ce sighed lowly, "Ziyi, I'm not here to kill you, but to recruit you." "
"You are honest." Taishi Ci looked at Sun Ce with squinting eyes, "But unfortunately, I will not surrender to you. I still say the same thing, you'd better chop off my head as soon as possible, otherwise you will regret it in the future."
"Ziyi, what are you doing?" Huo Jun stood up from behind Sun Ce. As expected by Zhou Yu, after receiving the false news that Huo Jun had died in battle, Kuai Yue and Cai He drove Huo Jun's family out of Xiangyang City. After Ling Tong brought them to Xinye, Huo Jun took them with them as a matter of course. The Xinye garrison returned and surrendered to Sun Ce.
"General Huo, you" Taishi Ci twitched the corner of his mouth and sneered: "I really didn't expect that even you surrendered. Where was your courage to beg for death before?"
"Ziyi, those who understand current affairs are heroes"
"No need." Before Huo Jun could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Tai Shi Ci, "Huo Jun, you have become like this. I am too lazy to talk to you, and I don't even bother to talk to you."
Huo Jun lowered his head and retreated silently. Sun Ce took a deep breath, waved his hand, and asked everyone to go out. After he and Taishi Ci were the only ones left in the stone room, Sun Ce took out an oil paper bag and a small wine flask from his cloak and placed them on the ground. Sun Ce sat down with difficulty and opened the oil paper bag. Inside was sliced ??cooked beef, and there was a faint aroma of wine coming out of the wine pot. Sun Ce laughed self-deprecatingly: "It's really not easy to bring some wine and meat without telling Da Qiao."
Tai Shici curled his lips: "What, you want to poison me?"
Sun Ce shook his head and said nothing. He just pushed the meat and wine in front of Tai Shici.
"You don't even dare to move, and you say there's no poison in it?" Taishi Ci mocked disdainfully. As he spoke, he grabbed the beef and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, took another sip of wine, smacked his lips and said, " The wine is really good, but it¡¯s a pity that you used it to poison me.¡±
Sun Ce watched Tai Shici finish the wine and meat, and then said calmly: "There is no poison in the wine and meat. I don't eat it because my mother passed away."
Taishi Ci was stunned for a moment. He was a very filial person. Although Sun Ce was his enemy, he couldn't attack this matter with words. After a moment of silence, Taishi Ci asked: "Why did she die?"
Sun Ce raised his head and tried his best not to let tears flow out: "After my father passed away, my mother's health has not been very good. This time I was shot by you. My mother thought that she would lose her son again in her later years, so she couldn't afford it. In the end ¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤" Sun Ce's heart was full of bitterness and his lips moved: "I was the one who caused the death of my mother."
Tai Shici fell into silence again, thinking of his mother far away, and whether he would shed tears all day long after his death. Taishi Ci shook his head fiercely and said coldly: "Everyone has a mother, but because of your ambition, you made countless mothers lose their children. The reason why you feel pain and sadness now is because of all this It¡¯s all your own fault, and this is the retribution you deserve!¡±
Sun Ce wiped the corners of his eyes, stared at Taishi Ci, and said, "You think so because this is a war, because you and I are on opposite sides, and because I am your enemy. I am not here to argue with you. Who is right and who is wrong? I am here to tell you that you and I are both the same kind of people!"
Sun Ce stood up, raised his cloak behind him, and asked Tai Shi Ci proudly: "A man was born in troubled times, and he should carry a three-foot sword to achieve immortal achievements. How can he die if he fails to achieve his goal?"
When Taishi Ci heard this, he was shocked, as if he had been struck by lightning.