color.

Over the years, especially after Sun Ce's death, Zhou Yu's burden has been very heavy. Although Sun Quan is Sun Ce's brother, the two men have completely different personalities, which makes some methods that could be successfully implemented by Sun Ce not be implemented by Sun Quan.

It just doesn't work, and because of Sun Quan's distrust of Zhou Yu, sometimes communication is very difficult...

Just like this time, Zhou Yu really didn't know what to say.

If Sun Quan returns with a great victory, then Zhou Yu may be willing to hand over his military power and then become a free scholar until the day he meets Bo Fu again...

Yes, if Sun Quan returns with a great victory, Zhou Yu will be the first target of Sun Quan's suppression. Zhou Yu knows this well. But now that Sun Quan has failed, it does not mean that Zhou Yu will be easy. For this time

The war and the various criticisms surrounding them will make the rift between Zhou Yu and Sun Quan deeper and deeper!

Judging from Zhou Yu's understanding of Sun Quan, he would probably smile on the surface, then grit his teeth behind his back and hide in a corner sharpening his knife...

When Huang Gai came, he also brought Zhou Yu's late breasts.

The late preserved pork is very simple, one meat and two vegetarian dishes, the meat dish is a grilled fish, the vegetarian dish is pickled lotus root, and the other is sunflower sprouts.

Sunflower is not the sunflower of later generations, but another plant with thick leaves and some fine hairs. After cooking, sunflower was known as the "Lord of Five Vegetables" in the pre-Qin Dynasty and was an important leaf-eating vegetable.

, because the leaves are tender and smooth, which is helpful for swallowing, so they are very useful for the elderly. The ancients did not know about dental care. As they get older, their teeth become unbearable, and they mainly eat by swallowing, so the slippery sunflower leaves are also

It has become a good product to honor the elderly.

Zhou Yu looked at the dishes and sighed slightly in his heart. He had also been upset and angry these days, and his gums couldn't help but feel angry and a little painful. The grilled fish was fragrant, but it was a pity that he couldn't eat it. He could only eat some of the old man's favorite sunflower seeds...

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Zhou Yu asked Huang Gai and found out that Huang Gai had already eaten, so he was not polite and sat down to eat. Halfway through the meal, Zhou Yu suddenly asked, "What did Demou say in the letter?"

"De Mou said..." Huang Gai didn't take precautions and subconsciously answered a few words before he realized, "Uh... how did the governor know?"

Zhou Yu nodded, said nothing, and continued eating.

Huang Gai was silent for a moment, then took out a letter from his arms and signaled to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "No need... I'll just talk about public prosecution..."

Huang Gai was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "That is to say, my lord was attacked in Yunmengze, and is currently stationed in Jiangxia. He will prepare to return to Jiangdong soon..."

Zhou Yu put down his bowls and chopsticks and signaled his attendants to take away the rest of the food.

"Captain, don't you want to eat now?" Huang Gai took a look and asked, obviously a little surprised and worried. For the ancients, the size of the food intake represented a certain degree of health, just like Sima Yi knew that Zhuge Liang ate

He got less, and then happily announced that Zhuge Liang was not far from death.

Zhou Yu pointed to his tooth and said, "My tooth has been hurting for the past few days. It will get better in a while..."

"..." Zhou Yu rinsed his mouth with a cup of water, and then said in silence for a while, "I have also received the news... This time my lord is not only... but there are also sons and daughters in the army who are infected with the plague, and they are very ill..."

When Zhou Yu left, it was not that there were no illnesses in the army, but they had not spread yet and were still within control. After all, no one could guarantee that the soldiers would be as solid as iron all year round and would not get sick at all.

So at first, not many people paid attention to those individual cases. It was not until Sun Quan mobilized his troops to Dangyang and a large-scale infection occurred that people paid attention to it.

Huang Gai's expression suddenly changed, and his brows furrowed deeply.

The word plague in the Han Dynasty is a very terrifying existence, almost synonymous with death.

"Why is De Mou..." Huang Gai was puzzled. Why didn't Cheng Pu say anything about such a serious problem?

Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others, as well as the New Force faction Pan Zhang, Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng, etc., formed a rather complex network, with constraints on each other and a state of symbiosis with each other.

Just like the older generation generals such as Cheng Pu and Huang Gai, some like Cheng Pu are more on the side of Sun Quan, and some like Huang Gai are more close to Zhou Yu. At the same time, there are conflicts between Zhou Yu and Sun Quan.

But when it comes to facing the Jiangdong natives, they have certain similar interests.

The reason why Cheng Pu didn't mention the plague was because he didn't want to take the blame.

From a certain point of view, Sun Quan is certainly the first commander-in-chief, but as Cheng Pu, as the deputy governor, it is one thing whether Sun Quan is willing to listen to the persuasion at key points, and whether Cheng Pu proposes it is another matter.

Obviously, when it comes to the plague, Cheng Pu, like most generals, has no special countermeasures. What if Sun Quan counts the plague as Cheng Pu's inability to manage the army...

Then after sorting it out one by one, Cheng Pu was in big trouble.

Because the army was not strictly managed, it was infected with the plague. Then because of the plague, the army had to withdraw. Because the soldiers were infected with the plague and their combat effectiveness was reduced, they were attacked by Yu Ban during the withdrawal process...

Wait, wait, wait, the root of everything is the plague.

Are these okay?

As for the origin of the plague, we can't blame those invisible viruses. Then Cheng Pu, who "does not strictly manage the army", will face a huge pot.

If Sun Quan is a monarch who has the courage to take on responsibilities, Cheng Pu naturally does not have to consider these issues, but the question is, is Sun Quan such a person?

Anyway, if the army is not strict, then one is Zhou Yu who was kicked back to Chaisang by Sun Quan, and the other is Cheng Pu who has been around Sun Quan. Comparing the two, who is more suitable to take the blame?

Therefore, Cheng Pu's purpose in concealing the plague was to allow Sun Quan to return to Jiangdong as quickly and smoothly as possible.

As soon as Sun Quan returned to Jiangdong, it was impossible for no one to be stationed in the Jiangxia area of ​​​​Jingzhou, and Cheng Pu could logically escape from the center of the whirlpool. Although he had to face those Jiangdong soldiers who were infected, in comparison, as a senior general in the army, political

The risk is obviously greater than the risk of contracting the disease.

Then seeing winter approaching, Cheng Pu would control the plague again, and then defend and counterattack to win one or two battles. Then Cheng Pu would be able to turn the corner and even achieve meritorious deeds...

So Zhou Yu's choice at that moment became the key.
Chapter completed!