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Volume 2 Set Sail Chapter 189 Terminal Illness

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    Chapter 189: Extremely ill

    With a "snap", a delicate Prince's porcelain cup was smashed to pieces on the ground, green tea splashed, and Mrs. Wang screamed in fright, jumping up like a frightened rabbit.  She held up the hem of her skirt that was splashed with tea, stamped her feet in distress and annoyance, and screamed: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

    ¡°Get out¡ª¡± Sun Quan¡¯s face turned livid, he turned his head, pointed in the direction of the door, and shouted breathlessly: ¡°Get out of here, get out of here, I don¡¯t want to see you again!¡±

    Mrs. Wang pouted and stared at Sun Quan for a long time, still refusing to leave. Gu Li walked over quietly, stopped in front of her, stretched out his hand to signal, Mrs. Wang bit her lip and thought for a while, bitterly  He stomped his feet and walked away with his sleeves. When he was about to go out, he closed the door with a bang.

    Sun Quan was panting like an ox and collapsed on the brocade couch. The dense beads of sweat slid down the wrinkles on his face, soaking the brocade quilt under him. His blue eyes looked at the blue-black curtain with a pair of eyes, and two tears fell from the corners of his eyes.  slide.

    "Ali" He sighed, but stopped talking, tears streaming down his face.

    "Your Majesty, have a good rest" Gu Li wiped the corners of his eyes and swallowed.

    "Ali¡ª¡ª" Sun Quan called Gu Li's name without a sound, revealing endless desolation.

    On the pedal in front of the couch, a piece of edict was crumpled into a ball. The paper slowly loosened and made a "clucking" sound.  Gu Li glanced at Sun Quan, quietly picked up the edict, and slowly smoothed it out. The edict had been soaked by the sweat dripping from Sun Quan's fingers. The ink was blurred and smeared, but it could still be seen.  content.  Gu Li just glanced at it and understood why Sun Quan suddenly lost control of his mood.

    Sun Shao, the king of Yue, returned to the court in victory and was about to hold a prisoner presentation ceremony in Luoyang. The emperor issued an edict, requiring the three kings of Wei, Shu and Wu to come to court in March to participate in the prisoner presentation ceremony of the Yue King.  The emperor made it clear that the Han Dynasty had been a country for more than 400 years and had fought countless foreign campaigns and won many battles. However, this time the four kingdoms of Vietnam, Wei, Wu and Shu jointly sent out troops to defeat Sasanian Persia, which was thousands of miles away from the country, and expanded its territory.  This is a grand event that has not happened in four hundred years. I hope all the kings will participate in this celebration.

    Gu Li sighed secretly, wondering who wrote this edict. Isn't this a stab in Sun Quan's heart?  When did Wu Kingdom participate in this war?  Yes, Lu Xun turned out to be the general of Wu State, and the more than 30,000 soldiers he led were also from Wu State. But the problem is, from Lu Xun to these 30,000 soldiers, who else admits that he is from Wu State?  These people were all snatched away by Sun Shao.  If Sun Quan went to attend this ceremony and looked at the soldiers returning from their service, what would he think?

    Wu and Yue were originally one family, but now Yue is the most proud among the four countries, and Wu has become the laughing stock of the world. Because of his position as prince, Sun Deng committed suicide. After Sun Luban heard about it, he actually led his army to fight back to Wu.  The country wants to clear the emperor's side and seek an explanation for Sun Deng. This is probably the first time in history that this daughter led troops to attack me, but it happened to Sun Quan.

    Although Sun Luban lacks troops, so far he has only shouted fiercely and has not really invaded Wu. However, this incident has spread throughout the Han Dynasty, and even the Japanese people know about it. Sun Quan is angry and angry.  Annoyed, his physical condition has deteriorated sharply over the past year, and now he is asked to go to Luoyang to embarrass himself. What is the difference between that and killing him?

    What made Sun Quan even more worried was that not only could Mrs. Wang not help Sun Quan share his worries, but she felt that Sun Quan might fall ill at any time, and was anxious for Sun Quan to make her son Sun He the crown prince, so as to avoid long nights and dreams, which made Sun Quan furious.  I almost couldn't take a breath and breathed out directly.

    As a close servant who has followed Sun Quan for more than thirty years, Gu Li knows Sun Quan's temper very well. The "Ali" calls made him feel sad. He knew that Sun Quan regretted it and regretted forcing Sun Deng to death. If Sun Deng was still here,  Things would not come to this. Even if there were any difficulties, Sun Deng would understand his difficulties and help him deal with them properly instead of causing trouble for him like Mrs. Wang.  However, Sun Quan was a strong man. Even in front of Gu Li, he refused to admit his mistake, so he could only call out one after another.

    "Your Majesty, would you like to invite the imperial physician?" Gu Li asked softly.

    "No no need" Sun Quan groaned weakly and shook his head slowly: "I just need to rest for a while."

    Gu Li responded, helped Sun Quan tuck in the quilt, quietly exited the room, closed the door, and then raised his sleeves to wipe the corners of his eyes.  When he looked up, he saw Queen Xu and Mrs. Bu standing at the other end of the corridor looking at him.  He thought for a moment, then hurriedly walked over and bowed.

    "Is your king feeling better?" Queen Xu frowned slightly and asked in a lowered voice.

    "Not good." Gu Li shook his head sadly: "I just lost my temper again, and my mood is very unstable. I am taking a rest now."

      "Oh, it's all my fault." Mrs. Bu sighed, her eyes moistening.

    "What does this have to do with you?" Queen Xu pulled her disapprovingly: "If you want to blame it, you also have to blame those women who don't know the heights of heaven and earth."

    Seeing that Queen Xu was about to vent her dissatisfaction with Mrs. Wang again, Gu Li's voice became louder and louder. For fear of being heard by Sun Quan, Gu Li coughed quickly and said hesitantly: "The Palace of the King of Yue is off duty, and prisoners may be sacrificed in Luoyang in March.  .¡±

    Queen Xu and Mrs. Bu were stunned, looked at each other, and then understood.  Now that Sun Shao is back, this matter can no longer be delayed. With Sun Shao's character and his friendship with Sun Deng, he is likely to escalate the matter.  The reason why Sun Luban screamed fiercely but never sent troops to invade Wu's territory was partly because the general Bu Zhao who led the troops to guard against her was her uncle, so she could not embarrass him by giving in. On the other hand, it was also because of her  Insufficient troops.  Without Sun Shao's order, all she brought over was her own personal guard camp, whose symbolic significance was far greater than its actual military significance.  But if Sun Shao wanted to be involved in this matter, it would be more than just shouting.

    When they thought about the seriousness of the situation, Queen Xu and Mrs. Bu couldn't help but take a breath of air.

    When it comes to quarreling with Mrs. Wang, they still have some ideas, but when it comes to these national affairs, they are completely blind.  The two of them were at a loss for a long time, not daring to disturb Sun Quan anymore, so they had to ask Guli to say hello and hurried back to their residence.

    Gu Li breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the front of the hall, and waited quietly.  I don¡¯t know how long it took, but Sun Quan¡¯s weak cry came from the palace: ¡°Ali!¡±

    Gu Li came in in response and hurried to Sun Quan's bed. Seeing that Sun Quan's head was covered in sweat, he quickly took a towel from the side and wiped his sweat.  Sun Quan looked directly at him and gasped: "Send the edict and announce that Zhuge Jin is coming to see you."

    "Here." Gu Li quickly turned around and walked out.

    In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhuge Jin and his son were sitting face to face, chatting and playing chess.  There were two books beside him. The one next to Zhuge Jin was "Journal of Funan", and the one next to Zhuge Ke was the latest issue of "New Classic of Mountains and Seas". On the cover, there was a deer-like animal with a long neck, and two words written next to it.  The first word: Qilin, followed by a big "?".

    Zhuge Jin held a chess piece in his hand and frowned. After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't find a suitable place to move it.  After Zhuge Ke was idle at home, Sun Quan repeatedly recruited him to serve as an official, but he declined due to poor health.  In the past two years, he has been hiding at home, reading and playing chess. His chess skills have improved greatly, and Zhuge Jin is no longer his opponent.

    "How do you explain this?" Zhuge Jin glanced at Zhuge Ke with some annoyance.  Zhuge Ke smiled slightly and shook his head: "There is no solution, I will lose."

    "Hey!" Zhuge Jin dropped the chess piece, picked up the teacup and took a sip, licking a tea leaf on his lips, and suddenly said: "Is there really no solution?"

    Zhuge Ke was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and then smiled and said: "There are so many wonderful tricks for resurrection from the dead, there is no solution."

    Zhuge Jin let out a long sigh, put down the teacup in a depressed manner, and shook his head with a wry smile: "That's such a pity. It seems that fate is inevitable. I, the prime minister, are really incomparable to your uncle, the prime minister."

    "That's not necessarily the case." Zhuge Ke smiled mysteriously and reached out to pick up the chess pieces.  Zhuge Jin glanced at him with squinted eyes, thoughtfully, but also seemed to have some doubts. After thinking for a while, he said: "You mean there is still a chance of improvement?"

    "At least for us, there is still a turning point." Zhuge Ke said casually while picking up the chess pieces: "Just watch, as soon as His Royal Highness the King of Yue returns to the country, the king will send someone to invite you."

    "Sun Shao has returned home?" Zhuge Jin was very disappointed: "He is thousands of miles away. We don't know when this battle will last, and we don't know what the outcome will be. When will it end?"

    "It won't be long." Zhuge Ke raised his eyelids and looked at Zhuge Jin who looked frustrated and said: "You have spent too little time with the King of Yue and don't know him well enough. From what I know about him, since he has  If he sets off for Ctesiphon, he will be able to capture Ctesiphon in the shortest possible time, otherwise, he will not go."

    Zhuge Jin curled his lips and was about to speak when his second son Zhuge Rong walked in quickly and shouted: "Father, brother, the king's envoy is here and summons you to the palace."

    Zhuge Jin was overjoyed, and then he lowered his face and shouted: "Shu Zi, how can you behave like a yeller?"

    Zhuge Rong was startled, and quickly put away his smile, cupped his hands, and stood respectfully in front of his father and brother.

    Lang Guan Zhu Yi walked in quickly. When he saw Zhuge Jin and his son, he quickly saluted and explained his intention.  Zhuge Jin twirled his beard and responded: "Wait for me to change clothes, and then I will go"

    Before Zhuge Jin finished speaking, Zhuge Ke suddenlyHe said something: "Ji Wen, is your father back?"

    Zhu Yi was the son of Zhu Huan. He was famous for his talents and was a smart man. He was a little surprised when he saw Zhuge Ke interrupting Zhuge Jin regardless of etiquette. However, he also knew Zhuge Ke's talent and did not dare to be careless. He quickly smiled and said: "  My father fought with the general in Wucheng and has not returned yet."

    "Oh." Zhuge Ke responded nonchalantly and said no more.  Zhu Yi didn't know what was going on. He was neither advancing nor retreating, so he had no choice but to turn his attention to Zhuge Jin.  Zhuge Jin knew that Zhuge Ke had something to say, so he waved his hand: "If you'd like, please wait a moment, I'll be back soon."

    Zhu Yi responded and retreated.  Zhuge Jin frowned and said to Zhuge Ke, "What, what are you worried about?"

    "Father, I don't know why the king summoned you, but if you don't know the exact information about the king of Yue, you'd better not get involved in this matter." Zhuge Ke said seriously: "Princess Dahu is not a reasonable person.  The general is her uncle, so she can still give you some face, but you don't have such face."

    Zhuge Jin nodded, a little unhappy.  Although his ability is not outstanding, he has a good way of dealing with people. When Sun Quan gets angry, not many people dare to persuade him, but he dares to persuade him, and he can often succeed.  This time Sun Luban led troops to "clear the emperor's side". In his opinion, it was just a matter of sending an envoy to say a few good words. Sun Quan had to let Yi Zhao lead the army to intercept, which made the matter stalemate.  It's just that Sun Quan didn't let him go, so he couldn't take the initiative to go. Now that Sun Quan asked him, how could he stay back?  Zhuge Ke advised him not to be impatient for the time being, but he disagreed somewhat, but he had always known his son's intelligence, so he did not object directly.

    Zhuge Jin changed his clothes and followed the officials to the Palace of Wu, where he met Sun Quan who was ill in bed.  Sun Quan forced himself to sit up. Although the sweat on his face had been wiped off, his face looked very bad, his lips had no color, and his eyes were weak.  Seeing Zhuge Jin, he forced a smile: "Tzuyu, you feel so comfortable at home."

    Zhuge Jin smiled solemnly: "With the majesty of the King of Heaven, if nothing happens in the world, I can be a peaceful prime minister."

    "There is nothing wrong in the world?" Sun Quan smiled faintly: "There is nothing wrong in the world, but there is something wrong at home. Iwell, I am really ashamed."

    Zhuge Jin remained silent.  In the past two years, the state of Wu can indeed be regarded as peaceful. With the state of Yue on its side, the state of Wu did not dare to be too harsh on taxes for fear of driving the people into panic and another large-scale exile incident. With such pressure, whether it is  Even Sun Quan, as a general, knew how to be kind to the people and mainly accumulated wealth through doing business. Although his life was a little tight, it was still stable. The civil unrest that had lasted for decades in the Wu Kingdom had also subsided a lot. As a prime minister, he was indeed  It can be said that he is a prime minister of peace.  The chaos in Wu State lies in the position of the prince, and these are matters of the inner court and are not under the control of him, the prime minister.

    "There is an edict coming from Luoyang, please help me with my advice." Sun Quan moved his fingers and asked Gu Li to hand the edict to Zhuge Jin.  Zhuge Jin took the edict and was stunned for a moment. The edict seemed to have been manipulated by someone. It seemed that Sun Quan was not in a good mood, and it must not be a good thing.  He immediately opened the edict and read it. When he saw that Sun Shao had returned victoriously, he remembered Zhuge Ke's analysis and couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows. A hint of joy just appeared, and then he regained his composure.

    After reading the edict, he gently placed it on the table, pushed it forward, and knelt quietly.

    "What do you think?" Sun Quan asked.

    ¡°It¡¯s such a big event that you should attend.¡±

    "Who is going?" Sun Quan asked.

    Zhuge Jin hesitated. The emperor's edict specified that three kings should participate, but since Sun Quan asked this, he obviously didn't want to embarrass himself.  If the king doesn't go, it's not impossible. The prince can go, but the prince hasn't decided yet. I heard that Mrs. Wang was at odds with Sun Quan every day over this matter, so how could he dare to mention it.

    Sun Quan glanced sideways at Zhuge Jin, and the corners of his mouth trembled. As if he had expected that Zhuge Jin didn't know how to answer this question, he coughed: "What are Yuan Xun doing at home?"

    "Read read!"

    "What book are you reading?"

    "New Classic of Mountains and Seas."

    "Is it the latest issue?" Sun Quan crossed his fingers, and Gu Li took a book from the desk next to him and handed it to Zhuge Jin. Zhuge Jin took a look and nodded quickly: "Exactly."

    "Humph." Sun Quan laughed: "I regret it now. He was unwilling to let him go in the first place. Otherwise, this time he will show off his power in Sassanid. With his ability, he can at least be made a marquis."

    Zhuge Jin didn't say anything, wondering when did you let him go, and now he is saying this in turn, but he didn't dare to expose it to his face, so he could only smile noncommittally.

    "You are young and studying behind closed doors. Do you want to imitate celebrities? Don't you hear that?A true celebrity is naturally elegant, and that kind of demeanor cannot be faked.  Sun Quan spoke a lot in one breath, and was a little out of breath. He stopped for a moment and then continued: "Let him go to Funan and ask for some medicine from the King of Yue. My uncle is so sick.  Is it possible that he doesn't show any filial piety at all?  "

    Zhuge Jin suddenly understood, thought for a moment, nodded quickly and said: "The king has an order, how dare you disobey it? I will go back and convey the king's will to him."

    "I'm not busy." Sun Quan waved his hand, sat up from the couch, and stared at Zhuge Jin with a pair of blue eyes. The indescribable majesty forced Zhuge Jin to hold his breath involuntarily: "Tzuyu, my body  Things haven't been going well, so it's time to establish a crown prince. Do you have any opinions on the choice of crown prince?"

    Zhuge Jin gritted his teeth and felt his temples beating wildly, his heartbeat could be heard clearly, and a drop of sweat came out from his temples.  Sun Quan had six sons, the eldest son Sun Deng and the second son Sun Liu. These two died young one after another. The third son is Sun He, born to Mrs. Langya Wang, who is fifteen years old this year. The fourth son is Sun Ba, born to Mrs. Xie.  The fifth son is Sun Fen, born to Zhongji, and the sixth son is Sun Xiu, born to Mrs. Nanyang Wang.  Originally, Sun He had the best chance, but for some reason, Sun Quan suddenly lost the favor he had before, and his attitude towards his mother, Mrs. Wang, also changed.

    So, does he want to establish Sun Ba?  Sun Ba is fourteen years old this year. Normally, it would be almost the same to establish him as a crown prince. But would Mrs. Wang be willing to establish Sun Ba?  I heard that Mrs. Wang can make a kind of soup, which is Sun Quan's favorite. If you don't eat it for a few days, you will feel lost. Now Sun Quan doesn't like their mother and son, so he won't drink a sip of the soup. But who knows how long Sun Quan can persist. What if?  At that time, he fell in love with Sun He again. Didn't he offend Mrs. Wang and her son terribly?

    There is another question. After establishing Sun Ba, will Sun Luban be able to give up?  I'm afraid it's a bit uncertain, so the final key lies with Sun Shao.

    "All the gentlemen are extremely smart, and they are all rare talents, but talents are rare, and longevity is also a factor that cannot be ignored. I know nothing about physiognomy, and I can't tell which of the gentlemen has a longer life.  Your Majesty, would you like to have someone take a look before we speak?"

    "Who should I show it to?" Sun Quan said thoughtfully: "When it comes to physiognomy, Zheng Nu from Gucheng is the best. After she passed away, there is no one who is good at reading people."

    "Zhuya Academy has it." Zhuge Jin said with a smile.

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