Zhou Xun lowered his head and looked sad. Sun Quan sighed in his heart, patted his shoulder, and quickly walked into Zhou Yu's mansion. In the ward, Zhou Yu's eyes were closed, as if he was asleep. His wife Xiao Qiao next to him was packing his clothes.

She married Zhou Yu for more than ten years, and the couple was very loving. The fate of husband and wife was about to come to an end, and Xiao Qiao felt very uncomfortable. She seemed to have grown up ten years old in the past few months, and her beautiful face was gone, and a few white silks were added to her hair.

At this time, a maid reported at the door: "Madam, Mr. Wu is here!"

She nodded, gently stroked her husband's forehead, and looked at her husband's cheeks that had been tortured by the disease, which made her feel uncomfortable, "Zhou Lang! Zhou Lang!" She called out twice, and Zhou Yu slowly opened his eyes. He held his wife's hand, smiled, and said in a low voice: "I'm not asleep!"

Seeing that her husband was in great spirits today, Xiao Qiao was happy and hurriedly said, "Mr. Wu has come to see you. Xun'er has already gone to the gate to greet you and will be here soon."

"I get it, you go and rest!"

Xiao Qiao gently kissed her husband's forehead, smiled and quickly walked out of the side door. Soon, Zhou Xun brought Sun Quan in. Zhou Yu quickly struggled to sit up. Zhou Xun hurriedly stepped forward to support his father and put a mattress on his back.

Sun Quan sat next to Zhou Yu, held his hand and asked, "Gongjin, how do you feel recently?"

"Thank you, Mr. Wu! Mr. Wu, I'm used to calling him, and I can't change it for a while." Zhou Yu said with a wry smile, "It's not bad, I feel a little energetic."

"Don't call me Duke Wu, or Duke Wu. I have told you that I am not the time to call him Duke."

Speaking of this, Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu again and said with a smile: "Well! It seems to be a little better than the previous few days. He can speak longer and is in good spirits!"

Although Zhou Yu was seriously ill, he was still very concerned about the current situation. He asked again: "I heard from Xun'er that Cao's army has fought south again?"

Sun Quan didn't want Zhou Yu to worry about this matter, so he said vaguely: "It's just pretending, it's not that easy to fight in the south."

"My lord should be careful. Cao Cao rewarded the lord probably just to alienate the relationship between Sun and Liu families. If Liu Jing comes to ask for help, he should still send troops. Otherwise, in the future, Cao Cao attacks Jiangdong, how can we ask for help from Jingzhou?"

Sun Quan nodded, "Zijing advised me like this. Liu Jing is my brother-in-law after all, and if he speaks, I will definitely consider it."

Sun Quan did not want to say more, so he changed the subject and said, "Gongjin submitted his resignation, I have approved it, but I want to ask Gongjin to teach me, who can replace Gongjin as the position of Grand Governor?"

Zhou Yu sighed slightly, "It's Zijing. Zijing is a loyal and honest person. Liu Jing admires him the most among all officials in Jiangdong. Letting him serve as the Grand Governor will help the stability of the east and west lines of Jiangxi. The lord can concentrate on the southern expedition."

"Gongjin said it well, but I am worried that Zijing may have shortcomings in military use. I want to use Lu Xun as the deputy governor again. What do Gongjin thinks?"

Zhou Yu knew in his heart that the person Wu Hou wanted to use was actually Lu Xun. Because Lu Xun had just married Sun Ce's eldest daughter, Wu Hou could naturally trust him. It was just because Lu Xun lacked qualifications that he had to use Lu Su. However, this was no longer something that Zhou Yu could manage. Zhou Yu closed his eyes.

Seeing that he was a little tired, Sun Quan stood up and said goodbye, "Gongjin, please rest assured and recuperate. I'll visit you again another day."

"Thank you for your concern."

Sun Quan left with Zhou Xun. Zhou Yu felt that his deadline had come, and couldn't help but sigh, "A real man died at the age of 38, and he has no regrets!"

That night, Zhou Yu died of illness at home at the age of 38. When he heard the news, Sun Quan cried and fainted for a while. The news quickly spread. The counties in Jiangdong raised mourning, and officials came to Zhou's mansion to commemorate filial piety.

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Sima Yi and Liu Min have been to Jiangdong for two days. During this period, Sun Quan met them and held a banquet to entertain them. Then there was no further information. Sun Quan did not reply clearly whether to send troops or not. However, Sima Yi also knew that it was of great importance and Sun Quan also had to coordinate with the important officials.

Sima Yi and Liu Min lived in Jianye Guibin Station, which was built specifically to receive envoys from the court. It was very luxurious and luxurious, just like a palace, with not only rich clothes and food, but also dozens of beautiful maids serving him. It can be said that the hospitality was meticulous.

But Sima Yi was living very uncomfortable. He got the latest news from the Jianye Intelligence Point that Cao's army had crossed the Han River and was besieging Xiangyang, which made him a little anxious and hoped that he could have results as soon as possible to complete his mission.

In the inner hall, Sima Yi paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking a little worried. Yesterday afternoon, he saw Lu Su, but found that Lu Su was just a little informed about the incident in Jingzhou, which surprised Sima Yi, which shows that Sun Quan did not discuss the matter with his ministers.

What is Sun Quan's attitude now? Could it be that he really like the governor of the state said that he did not have the sincerity to send troops? Since that is the case, why did Sun Quan say "I have no choice but to say "I am indecisive"? Is it a joke to say something from the mouth of a lord of Jiangdong?

All kinds of concerns made Sima Yi feel upset. He felt that he could not continue to be vague like this. He had to talk to Sun Quan again. No matter whether he was willing to send troops or not, he had to make a clear statement.

"military adviser!"

Liu Min hurried in from outside. Liu Min is currently the General's Office, responsible for diplomatic affairs. This time he and Sima Yi were on the mission to Jiangdong. He was responsible for external relations, while Sima Yi was considering decision-making.

"What happened?" Sima Yi saw Liu Min in a hurry and felt something was wrong.

"Bei Zhi just got the news that Zhou Yu died of illness last night."

"Ah!" Sima Yi was shocked. They also heard that Zhou Yu was seriously ill. He was preparing to visit Zhou Yu in two days on behalf of Liu Jing. Unexpectedly, he died last night. Sima Yi felt a little annoyed. Why didn't he visit him earlier?

At this point, Sima Yi had no choice but to ask: "Has the spirit shed been put on?"

Liu Min nodded, "It's been put out, and many officials go to sacrifice."

"Then let's go too!" Sima Yi sighed. He had a handwritten letter written by Liu Jing to Zhou Yu in his arms, and he could not hand it over to him.

They changed into plain clothes and boarded a carriage to Zhou Yu's mansion.

There were crowds of people in front of Zhou Yu's mansion, and the ground was filled with incense and candles, and countless people were kowtowing and crying. The people of Jiangdong have always respected Zhou Yu. When they heard that Zhou Lang had passed away, people were extremely sad and rushed to the front of Zhou Yu's mansion to worship. The front door was full of white banners, and dozens of servants were wearing mourning clothes, holding copper plates filled with mourning clothes in their hands, and stood in front of the mansion to welcome the officials who came to worship.

Sima Yi and Liu Min got off the carriage. At this moment, they suddenly heard someone calling him behind him. When they turned around, it was Lu Su. Lu Su's eyes were red and he was wearing mourning clothes. He had just got off the carriage. He walked quickly and choked up and said, "The death of the governor Zhou is a great loss in Jiangdong!"

Sima Yi sighed, "My lord also knows that Gongjin is seriously ill, so he specially asked me to bring a greeting letter. Unexpectedly, he had gone before he saw anyone. This is my dereliction of duty."

"Sima Military Advisor, please don't say that. After all, you have only been here for two days, and there are more important things to do. It is normal for you to see the governor a few days later and it has nothing to do with dereliction of duty."

Lu Su comforted Sima Yi for a few words, and everyone walked into the mansion together. Sima Yi changed his mourning clothes and came to the spiritual shed. There were already long queues in front of the spiritual shed, all of which were high-ranking civil and military officials from Jiangdong, including Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Cheng Pu, Lu Xun, Taishi Ci, Lu Meng and others.

When everyone saw Sima Yi coming, they made a way out. Zhang Zhao bowed and said, "Zhongda is a distinguished guest. It is an honor for Jiangdong to come to worship my governor. Please ask for it first!"

Sima Yi nodded and walked into the spirit shed. The spirit shed was full of white banners. In the middle was a spiritual platform with Zhou Yu's spirit signs and coffin. Zhou Yu's wife Xiao Qiao, two sons, daughters and nephew were all wearing mourning clothes and kneeling on both sides.

Sima Yi put on incense, knelt down on the cushion, kowtowed three times to the Lingpai. He took out a letter from his arms, presented it to Xiao Qiao with both hands, and whispered: "Madam, this is a handwritten letter from my family's governor to Gongjin. I didn't expect that I would be one step later and could not hand it to him personally. Please forgive me, Mrs.!"

Xiao Qiao's eyes turned red, and she took the letter and she cried and said, "Thank you, the Lord of Liuzhou for caring for my general, and thank you Mr. Sima for sending the letter thousands of miles away!"

She put the letter into the brazier and lit it quickly. Seeing the letter burning, she couldn't help but whimper and cry again. The two sons next to her quickly supported her, "Mother!"

Sima Yi felt sad, and silently stood up and retreated. He walked out of the spirit shed, but saw Sun Quan walking quickly with the ministers. Sima Yi hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "See Mr. Wu!"

Sun Quan sighed and said, "I have neglected Sima's military advisor because of the arrangement of the governor's funeral in the past two days. Don't blame him for asking for the military advisor!"

"I can understand!"

Sun Quan thought for a while and said, "I will ask Zijing to discuss the issue of sending troops in detail. Whether it is today or tomorrow, please wait for the military advisor. In any case, Jiangdong will give Jingzhou an explanation."

Sima Yi quickly bowed and said, "Then I will wait for news from Duke Wu!

Sima Yi and Liu Min said goodbye first and left. Sun Quan worshipped Zhou Yu's undead, and then ordered Lu Su and himself to return to Jianye Palace with the carriage. The carriage slowly walked on the road. In the wide carriage, Sun Quan pondered for a moment: "I visited Gongjin yesterday afternoon. Gongjin recommended Zijing to me as the Grand Governor. What do you think?"

Lu Su was frightened and knelt down and said, "I am not virtuous and incompetent. How can I take on this important task? Jiangdong has many people competent for this position. Why don't the lord consider it?"

Sun Quan quickly helped him up and asked with a smile: "Who do you think is suitable?"

"Zibu, Demou has a deep experience, especially Demou has served as deputy governor for a long time and has gained great morale. It is most suitable for him to serve as the Grand Governor."

Sun Quan smiled and asked again: "Is there anyone else besides Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu?"

"General Huang, General Taishi, and General Lu Xun all have prestige in the army, and even General Lu Xun is young and promising, and is also suitable for him. Why can't the lord choose him as the governor?"

Sun Quan laughed, "Zijing has talked about so many people, why don't he mention himself?"

Lu Su said ashamedly: "The weak minister is not capable enough and cannot be competent."

Sun Quan suddenly looked out the window. After a long time, he smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The biggest mistake I have made in the past few years was the Western Expedition three years ago. That battle made Jiangdong full of vitality, but the only people who tried to stop me from the Western Expedition at that time were Gongjin and Zijing. Only you know that I would make a big mistake. Although Gongjin failed to break through later, I don't blame him because the responsibility lies with me."

Speaking of this, Sun Quan sighed again, "I have figured out the past two years that whether Jiangdong can be stable is Liu Jing's attitude towards Jiangdong. This is also the reason why Gongjin advised me to let Zijing succeed to the position of Grand Governor. I don't need a strong general to expand the border now. I now need a mirror that reminds me not to make mistakes again, and this mirror is Zijing."
Chapter completed!