In Chang'an City, in the palace of King Qin, Gan Ning knelt on the ground, his face was on the ground, and he was in tears.

"The last general accidentally fell for the tricks of the thieves, so that the Guanzhong Navy was wiped out, and the crime deserves death!"

The reed swing battle was regarded as a great shame by Gan Ning, and he hated to swing his sword to kill himself, but he thought that he was still useful, so he survived to this day.

However, after returning to Chang'an to see Chen Xu, he felt inexplicably ashamed and didn't know how to face his father-in-law.

After all, if the Guanzhong Naval Division had not been destroyed, Zhou Yu would not have been able to go up the Yellow River and seize Jiguan to cause the Guanzhong army to retreat again and again.

Chen Xu looked at Gan Ning's appearance, hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said, "Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, why is Xingba like this?" ”

After looking at Gan Ning carefully for a while, seeing that Gan Ning was intact and did not look yellow and thin, Chen Xu was also very happy in his heart.

Gan Ning's eyes were red, and he shouted emotionally: "Lord! ”

At this moment, Cheng Yu stepped forward and said: "Although victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, the naval army was finally wiped out because of General Gan's defeat. ”

"Since the lord has been in charge of the army, meritorious service will be rewarded, and there will be punishment, General Gan has such a big defeat, he should be punished!"

When Chen Xu heard this, he was silent.

If an army cannot distinguish rewards and punishments, it cannot become a division of a hundred battles.

Although Chen Xu knew that Gan Ning's defeat was not a crime of war, Gan Ning's defeat was true, and he could not go unpunished according to military law.

Gan Ning also knew the key, knelt on the ground again, and said, "Lord, the last general is willing to accept the punishment!" ”

Chen Xu pondered for a long time, and then turned his head to Xia Houlan and asked, "How to deal with the crime of Xingba's defeat?" ”

Xiahou Lan replied: "General Gan is the governor of the navy, but in the process of fighting with the thief army, the navy army was annihilated. ”

"If there is such a big defeat, you should be killed according to the law!"

As soon as Xia Houlan's words came out, everyone changed color, and only Gan Ning was unmoved.

Gan Ning said proudly: "The last general is willing to accept military law!" ”

Zhao Yun stepped forward and admonished: "Although the military law is ruthless, Xingba has followed the lord and made many military exploits over the years, even if he is defeated for a while, he is not guilty of death." ”

"What's more, now that the coalition troops are coming to the city, our army is employing people, General Gan bravely crowns the three armies, and the Lord is just so that General Gan can make meritorious service."

When Chen Xu heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

He stroked his beard, and then said with a straight face: "According to military law, Gan Ning should have been beheaded for public display, but thinking of his past merits, he was dismissed from his position as the governor of the navy and army today, and was fined for three years." ”

"Not only that, but also beat it with fifty sticks to set an example."

"Gan Ning, are you convinced to punish you like this?"

There are no rules, even if Chen Xu didn't want to punish Gan Ning, but because of military law, he had to do so.

The reason why he wanted to beat Gan Ning's fifty military sticks was also to convince the public.

The Guanzhong Navy was already annihilated, and although Gan Ning held the official position of the governor of the navy, it was just a façade.

Chen Xu ordered Gan Ning's official position to be dismissed, and there was not much real punishment for Gan Ning, as for the three-year fine, it would not be taken seriously by Gan Ning.

Gan Ning's defeat is a big deal after all, and if it is revealed so hastily, it will inevitably fall into the mouth.

Therefore, Chen Xu added the order to beat fifty military sticks at the end.

Gan Ning bowed again: "Ning's fault, although he died and could not be repaid, the lord remembered a certain merit, such a favor, how dare Ning disobey?" ”

……

In the Dongwu camp, Sun Quan held Zhou Tai's body with both hands, and his face showed a joy that could not be concealed.

"Youping, it's great that you're back!"

Zhou Tai said: "The lord is worried, and he is ashamed!" ”

Sun Quan laughed and said, "You can afford it!" Afford it! Pass on my military order, and hold a feast today to wash the dust for Youping! ”

It was night, the lights in the Dongwu camp were bright, and the generals of Dongwu pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and they were very happy.

It's just that Zhou Tai was a little absent-minded during the banquet.

Before leaving, Chen Xu asked Zhou Tai to bring a letter to Zhou Yu, although Zhou Tai felt inappropriate, but thinking of Chen Xu's generous treatment of him, he finally agreed.

It's just that after he came back, he didn't hand over the letter to Zhou Yu as soon as possible.

Therefore, in the process of going to the banquet with everyone, Zhou Tai's interest was not high.

Sun Quan saw that something was not right with Zhou Tai, so he asked Zhou Tai: "Youping, I see that you are worried, but you are not feeling well?" ”

Zhou Tai wanted to speak and stopped, and he had the intention to hand over the letter to Sun Quan to read first, but he didn't want to lose his trust.

And Zhou Tai also believes that with Zhou Yu's loyalty, even if there is some trickiness in the letter, it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tai immediately said: "The last general is in good health, but he hasn't been to the banquet with the generals for a long time, and he is a little uncomfortable. ”

Sun Quan said with a smile: "Go out for a walk more and clink glasses with the generals, it will be much better." ”

Zhou Tai nodded in agreement, immediately put down his worries, wandered around the banquet, and exchanged cups with the generals of Eastern Wu.

This banquet lasted until late at night before slowly dissipating, and all the generals of Eastern Wu were a little drunk, and Zhou Tai was naturally no exception.

After the banquet was dispersed, Zhou Yu returned to his camp, and just as he was about to rest, he heard a report from his own soldiers, saying that General Zhou Tai had asked to see him.

Zhou Tai is not only a general of Eastern Wu, but also Sun Quan's confidant, Zhou Yu naturally did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly went out to greet him in person.

"It's so late, why did the general come to look for me?"

After introducing Zhou Tai into the tent, the two sat next to the brazier, and Zhou Yu said with a smile on his face.

Zhou Tai's face turned a little red, took out a letter from his arms, and handed it to Zhou Yu casually.

He said slightly drunk: "King Qin has always admired the demeanor of the governor, so I brought you a letter. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Tai pursed his lips and said, "I estimate that this is the second time that the governor has defeated the Guanzhong army, which made the King of Qin jealous and had the heart to recruit." ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Tai shook his head and smiled: "However, I believe that Du Du is a human being, and he will definitely not be confused by King Qin, so I will hand over the letter to you." ”

When Zhou Tai spoke, a strong smell of wine rushed towards Zhou Yu, making Zhou Yu frown slightly, but he didn't reprimand.

"Hiccup!"

As he spoke, Zhou Tai suddenly burped, and suddenly felt the wine surging and his headache splitting.

"I have a headache, I'll go back to the camp to rest and say goodbye!"

After speaking, Zhou Tai immediately staggered outside, Zhou Yu symbolically sent a few steps, and immediately returned to the tent.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Zhou Yu's brows furrowed slightly, and he wanted to throw it directly into the brazier, but he couldn't help but be a little curious, so he tore the envelope open.

But said that during the banquet, Sun Quan felt that Zhou Tai was not quite right, so he kept an eye on it and sent someone to follow Zhou Tai secretly after the banquet ended.

It's not because Sun Quan is too suspicious, it's just that Zhou Tai has followed Sun Quan for so many years, and he is Sun Quan's complete confidant.

For Zhou Tai, Sun Quan knows very well and knows that Zhou Tai's behavior is abnormal, and there must be something wrong.

Moreover, Zhou Tai had just been sent back by Guan Zhongjun, although Sun Quan believed that Zhou Tai would not betray him, but he still kept an eye on it.

Following Zhou Tai's cronies, when he saw Zhou Tai enter Zhou Yu's camp, he immediately went to report to Sun Quan, and after Sun Quan got the news, he was also in his heart.

For Zhou Yu, in fact, Sun Quan has always been very jealous in his heart, but because of Zhou Yu's reputation in Soochow, he has always reused Zhou Yu.

In the final analysis, no matter how talented Zhou Yu is, he is not Sun Quan's confidant.

Zhou Tai is a smart person, although he has never had a holiday with Zhou Yu before, but in order to avoid the suspicion of his father-in-law, he has always kept a distance from Zhou Yu.

However, today, Zhou Tai suddenly went to meet Zhou Yu at night, which made Sun Quan have a bad feeling in his heart.

"Let's go!"

After calling his cronies, Sun Quan immediately hurried to Zhou Tai's camp.

At this time, Zhou Tai had just returned to the camp tent, and because he had drunk too much, he fell asleep on the bed.

However, after all, he is a generation of famous generals, and after hearing the sound of footsteps, he hurries up even if he has a splitting headache.

"Lord!"

After seeing Sun Quan come in, Zhou Tai was immediately surprised.

At this time, Sun Quan's face was a little not good-looking.

He stared at Zhou Tai with his eyes, and asked with a little smile: "You Fang just went to Gongjin's camp, what happened?" ”

When Zhou Tai heard this, he immediately felt cold sweat.

As Sun Quan's confidant, he naturally knew that his own lord was unwilling to let his henchmen get too close to Zhou Yu.

Even, many times Sun Quan is quietly suppressing Zhou Yu.

Others don't know about this kind of thing, but Zhou Tai knows very well, so when he heard Sun Quan's inquiry, he was immediately shocked.

At this time, where can he still care about keeping it secret for Chen Xu?

And the letter has been delivered to Zhou Yu, and Zhou Tai has fulfilled his promise.

Zhou Tai hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Lord Qi, during the period when the last general was captured, Chen Wenzhao treated me very well. ”

"This time, thanks to the lord for changing me back, before leaving, Chen Wenzhao said that he admired the Governor of Dadu for a long time, and asked me to bring a letter to the Governor."

"The last general thinks to himself, the content of that letter must be Chen Wenzhao's words to solicit the Grand Governor, but with the loyalty and wisdom of the Grand Governor, how can he be recruited by Chen Wenzhao?"

"Therefore, I pushed the boat down the river and handed the letter to the Grand Duke."

Unexpectedly, when Sun Quan heard this, his face turned pale, and then he shouted: "Order all the soldiers and horses, and quietly surround Zhou Yu's camp." ”

"If you hear the order, you can kill the general!"

Zhou Tai was full of excitement, he felt cold sweat on his back, and knew that he had done something wrong, and most of the wine suddenly woke up.

He asked with some hesitation, "Why does the lord want to do this?" ”

Sun Quan shouted, "You just have to obey orders." ”

Even now, Sun Quan still trusts Zhou Tai very much, after all, when Sun Quan was not in power, Zhou Tai had already followed him.

And over the years, Zhou Tai has also saved Sun Quan's life many times.

Zhou Tai felt the anxiety in Sun Quan's heart and the determination in his words, and he didn't ask anything anymore, so he took Sun Quan's personal guards and followed Sun Quan to Zhou Yu's camp.

said that Zhou Yu tore open the envelope, and after reading the contents, his face suddenly turned pale, and his slender fingers were pinched.

Zhou Yu's incomparably handsome face became blue and red at this time, and there was a faint hint of hideousness.

"I've been suspicious for a long time, but I haven't been confirmed, I never thought things were like this!"

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and kicked all the things in the house to the ground, and many things fell to the ground, making a chaotic noise.

"The Grand Duke!"

The guards who were guarding outside heard the noise inside the tent, and they were all shocked and rushed in.

"I'm fine, you all go out and guard the door of the tent!"

The soldiers looked at it, and Zhou Yu, who originally paid great attention to his appearance, was wearing a disheveled hair at this time, his face was hideous, and he felt a little scared, and hurriedly retreated.

"Whew!"

After taking a few deep breaths, Zhou Yu gathered his mind and read the contents of the letter in detail.

Afterwards, Zhou Yu said to himself: "Brother, Chen Wenzhao shouldn't be lying about this matter, although I know that this is a counter-plot, I have to fall for it." ”

"Brother, tell me, what should I do?"

Zhou Yu held a sword and muttered to himself.

At the beginning, he and Sun Ce became brothers, and found a skilled craftsman to build two swords.

A sword with the word 'Ce' engraved on the hilt and the word 'Yu' engraved on the hilt of a sword, Sun Ce gave the former to Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu also gave the latter to Sun Ce.

At this time, the sword in Zhou Yu's hand was the one that Sun Ce gave him at the beginning.

As for the sword that Zhou Yu gave to Sun Ce, it was buried underground with Sun Ce.

At this time, Zhou Yu lost his normal heart, and looked at the sword in his hand, as if he saw his brother Sun Ce.

"Brother, what the hell should I do?"

Zhou Yu was paralyzed on the ground, his eyes looked a little blank, and tears couldn't help but flow.

If it is said that the righteousness of Liu Bei's three brothers is a good story for the ages, then the righteousness of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu is not the case?

The two grew up together since childhood, and they are always friends.

Sun Ce was a man with a beautiful appearance, and the people of Jiangdong called him 'Sun Lang'; Zhou Yu was a man with a 'graceful posture and beautiful appearance', and was called 'Zhou Lang'.

Both of them are rare beautiful men, and one is martial and one is literate, one is a monarch and one minister, both have great ambitions, and they are married to a pair of sisters.

It can be said that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu have the same interests, and the relationship between them is extremely deep, even far more than that of their own brothers.

Without Zhou Yu, Sun Ce might not be able to defeat the six counties of Jiangdong; If Zhou Yu is assisted by others, he may not be able to show his talents.

Today, I suddenly learned that my brother's death was due to other reasons, how could I not make Zhou Yu crazy?

"Click, click!"

Zhou Yu clenched the letter together, his eyes flashed with a struggling light, but he couldn't make up his mind for a long time.

"Brother, if you are still alive, what will you do if you encounter this kind of thing?"

Zhou Yu gradually brought himself into Sun Ce's character, and after thinking about it for a long time, he came to a decision.

At this moment, Zhou Yu suddenly heard a commotion outside the tent, and vaguely heard the voice of 'I have seen the lord'.

Zhou Yu's heart sank, and without the slightest hesitation, he threw the letter in his hand into the brazier.

The flames spread, and the letters soon turned to ashes.