Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Became the Eldest Son of Sun Ce - Chapter 143



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Episode 143. Truce (2)

Yangju Danyang-gun Geonup-hyeon.

Madam Oh’s residence.

All the leading members of the Construction Industry Council had gathered at the residence of Lady Oh.

Although they were proud of their medical skills in Yangju, they were restless in front of the fallen Lady Oh. When they felt her pulse, she was already as good as a corpse.

Rather, it was brave to be alive until now.

“How on earth did we manage to save the lady? There is only a handful of life energy in her body….”

“Hmph, only those famous divine doctors could save him!”

The legislators were dissatisfied with Sun Ce’s orders, but that only lasted for a short time.

Just then, a loud man’s voice came from outside, drowning out the complaints of the council members.

“So, is your mother getting better?”

A man who calls his wife “mother” and enters her residence confidently as if it were his own home.

There was only one such man in the construction company.

The lawmakers bowed their heads in horror.

“Your Majesty, General, are you here?”

Sun Ce, who entered the residence, looked at the cowering members of the council. Then he looked at Madame Wu, who was lying there like a corpse.

‘It seems like you haven’t woken up yet.’

Sun Ce, who was secretly delighted, spoke with a stern expression on his face.

“Should I ask again what your mother’s car is like?”

A series of questions from the most powerful man in the construction industry and a tyrant.

However, the lawmakers, who did not dare to express negative opinions, were busy just looking at each other.

Then Sun Ce frowned and shouted.

“Should I strike the bell and tell the truth? Can’t I tell the truth right now?”

The hairs of the members of the council stood on end at Sun Ce’s loud voice. After a while, they hesitated and recited the facts.

“The herbal medicine doesn’t work on you at all. It means that evil spirits have already invaded your entire body. I’m sorry to tell you this, but….”

“I’m sorry, but if things continue like this, it seems there’s no hope.”

The diagnosis of the lawmakers who take Mrs. Oh’s death as a done deal.

There, Sun Ce felt conflicted emotions.

Although Madam Wu’s death was truly regrettable and heartbreaking… Sun Ce felt more gratitude than anything else.

Because of his virtue of filial piety, Sun Ce received many political attacks at important moments.

But this time, it wasn’t like that. Rather, it was a situation where he could take advantage of that filial piety.

‘Baekso, that guy… used filial piety to his advantage and shook up Geon-eop to his heart’s content… What could I not do?’

For Sun Ce, who was wary of Sun Zhao’s growing power, this would be the best excuse to stop the war.

Sun Ce, who had finished thinking, crumpled his expression with a fake look of anger.

“What? I trusted your talents and hired you, so how can you not save your mother?”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

“I don’t want to hear it, I have to do something to save my mother!”

As he spoke, the corners of Sun Ce’s mouth were strangely twisted.

However, Sun Ce’s nagging was useless, as a few days later, news of Lady Wu’s death spread throughout Jianye.

Sun Ce opened his mouth, shedding rare tears.

“Ah, my mother has passed away after suffering so much. Although this war is important, mourning my mother’s passing is also a very important matter.

However, it is not filial piety to start a war while your mother is in mourning, so I will order a ceasefire for the time being.”

The Jianye officials did not dare to oppose Sun Ce’s plausible justification. As Sun Ce said, waging war during mourning was unfilial.

Of course, there were still excuses for refusing Sun Ce’s order. He still had the guilt of being a traitor and wanted to punish Liu Biao for overstepping the emperor.

However, today’s era is one in which the value of filial piety shines brighter than loyalty.

The ministers who could not force Sun Ce to be unfilial simply remained silent.

Of course, if it was Sun So, he would have wondered since when he had been such a filial son, but there was no official here who was so arrogant as to criticize Sun Ce for using some excuse to call for a truce.

And Sun Ce, who had finally earned the reputation of filial piety after a long time, smiled brightly inwardly.

‘Those guys who always natter whenever they get a chance, this time they can’t say anything! Baekso, you rascal! I’ll slowly carve out your influence!’

The news of Lady Wu’s death and Sun Ce’s ceasefire order spread like wildfire.

It was as if someone was moving in the dark, hoping that this rumor would spread quickly.

***

July 207.

Hyungju Kang Ha-gun An Yuk-hyeon.

Sun Ce’s army camp.

After leaving the management of the area around Gangneungseong to Yeomong, I headed straight to Anyukhyeon.

I will also finish organizing the Hyungnam forces, because I need to take a look at the situation of Gang Ha-gun.

It is a siege warfare waged under the command of Zhou Yu.

Even if Zhou Yu’s true intention was not to capture Anlu Castle but to attract Xingbei’s attention, he had to confirm who the enemy general was who was opposing Zhou Yu’s clever offensive.

‘There are more talented people in Hyungju than I thought…’

And then I turned my gaze back and looked at Gan Ning for a moment.

Gan Ning’s attitude as he confidently followed in seemed to have forgotten that An Lucheng’s camp had been his enemy in the past.

As for me, since the veterans of our army, the person with the grudge, and even the expert are all here, I had to at least try to patch things up.

After giving up my thoughts, I took a deep breath and looked east for a moment, in the direction of Geonup.

Actually, the things I just thought of were excuses I was going to give to Joo-yu.

The clever gas station owner would certainly be suspicious of my sudden appearance.

The fundamental reason for arriving at Anryukseong was to hear news of construction as quickly as possible.

Since Sun Ce would have heard the news of the occupation of Gangneung Castle, he would have responded in some way. As for me, I had to move in step with Sun Ce’s response.

In order to do that, we had to quickly receive news of Geonup, and the friendly camp that could do that was here, Anryuk-hyeon.

‘Instead of just sitting around stupidly in Gangneung Castle, I should at least try to make some progress.’

At that moment, the soldier who was guiding us to the barracks opened his mouth.

“The Grand Admiral is waiting right here in this barracks.”

“…Thank you.”

The soldier bowed his head with a grateful expression.

“It was a pleasure to guide the Archduke.”

So I passed the guards guarding the barracks and entered the barracks.

And then, an impressive sight that I had not felt in a long time unfolded before my eyes like a painting.

Zhou Yu, with his cold expression in the center. Led by him, several veterans were staring at me with a sharp blade-like energy.

An overwhelmingly heavy and intense atmosphere.

It was an eerie sensation, as if dozens of snakes were squeezing my body.

But who am I? I’ve been living with this kind of pressure for over ten years.

The numerous experiences I had had were enough to support me, making it difficult for me to be overwhelmed by things like pressure.

I rather raised one side of my mouth and ignored the oppressive air.

Then, the old men who had been showing off their sharp aura like an awl looked at me with unexpected eyes.

After a brief scuffle, I spoke with a calm look in my eyes.

“Son Baek-so is here to see the Grand Admiral. I hope you have been well.”

Joo-yu spoke with a sad look, as if asking when he had ever been so cold.

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“How many months has it been? No, you’ve grown so much in the time it took me to see you! If you keep growing like this, you’ll surpass even your uncle!”

The other elders also spoke with kind eyes.

“… Certainly, you do show some of your lord’s appearance from when you were young.”

“I heard that the Grand Duke is very good at academics….”

“The lord of that time wasn’t that smart. He spent all his days hunting. It reminds me of the lord of the past who ran away because he didn’t want to study.”

And then, Huang Gai, who had been looking at me with gentle eyes, looked at Gan Ning behind me and spoke in a cold tone.

“More than that… why is the bastard Gam-ga who killed Neung Do-wi behind the Grand Duke?”

Then, the gentle atmosphere suddenly froze over.

And as soon as Hwang Gae finished speaking, the voice of the young man sitting at the end continued.

“Gan Ning! It’s you! Your father’s enemy!”

The young man’s identity was obvious to anyone.

‘You are so talented!’

Nungtong stood up from his seat and indignantly drew the sword at his waist. Then, with an angry roar, he charged forward fiercely like a tiger.

I said with a sigh.

“Yu-pyeong, just suppress it.”

“Yes, my lord.”

After finishing speaking, Ju-tae rushed forward and drew his sword. Then, he clashed fiercely with Neung-tong’s sword as if he was going to fight him.

An ear-shattering roar filled the air several times, and the sparks flying with each collision also testified to the gravity of the situation.

The swordsmanship of Lungtong, who had been on the battlefield for a while, was practical and energetic. However, the swordsmanship of Jutae, who was fighting Lungtong, was more experienced than Lungtong, and the energy in his sword was also several steps superior to Lungtong.

Neungtong felt at a disadvantage and shouted at Jutae in a hoarse voice.

“I don’t know who you are, but get out of my way! I must avenge my father!”

“There is nothing I can do, since it is my lord’s order.”

Neungtong, who was facing away with his weapon, quickly raised his foot, but Jutae dodged him with a nimble movement that did not match his large body.

A dark cloud gathered over Neungtong’s face, as if his offensive had missed the mark.

As their weapons clashed more than ten times, Ju-tae’s wrist showed a strange movement and in an instant, he subdued Neung-tong’s sword and dropped it to the ground.

Neungtong, who lost his weapon in an instant, looked at Jutae with a face full of distrust.

“Oh, how could it be so easy….”

I looked at the vain expression on Nungtong’s face and pretended to shout.

“Even if it is for the sake of your father’s enemy, how can you draw your sword so easily! Neung Do-wi, do you think all the generals here are ridiculous?”

Then, Neungtong said with a sigh, as if he felt wronged by being scolded.

“Your Highness! Why are you preventing the Sojang’s revenge? The Sojang’s father was loyal to the Son family, so how can the Son family treat him so cruelly? Is this really the Grand Duke’s will?”

If you say something wrong here, you’ll end up being a fool who can’t even treat a single public servant properly. You have to choose each and every word carefully.

I opened my mouth, my expression hardening.

“Here, Heung-pae (Gan Ning) made a great contribution to the capture of Gangneung Castle! Not only that, he risked his life to defend Gangneung Castle. He fought against Liu Biao’s army of over ten thousand for a full fifteen days!”

Then Neungtong’s face became so wrinkled that it was difficult to express.

I continued speaking, staring at such fluency.

“Your father, I can’t help but feel sorry about the death of Ling Do-wi. However, that was something that happened when Heung-pae was under the command of Hwang Gang-ha!

But if you punish Heungpae, who has done great deeds for his allies, for what he did for his former master, who would be loyal to Songa? If there is anything wrong with what I said, then tell me!”

Neungtong could only move his lips, unable to answer.

I said, looking over the hardened veterans.

“I don’t know what the elders will think of this, but it’s all for the sake of the Sun family. I believe the elders will know what choice to make.”

Then, the representative of the elders, Hwang Gae, sighed deeply and answered.

“If that is the Grand Duke’s will, who would dare to refuse? I will simply follow.”

At Hwang Gai’s words, Neungtong shouted at Hwang Gai with a betrayed look on his face.

“Uncle! How can you say such a thing! What about my father’s death…?”

But Hwang Gae shouted at Neungtong in a cold voice.

“Oh! Can’t you be quiet? Although I am your uncle in private, this is a battlefield! How can you act so rashly on a battlefield!

“You drew your sword in front of the Grand Duke and the Grand Admiral, and now you intend to disgrace your uncle’s reputation! Do you think that the position of the minor lord of the Son family is so light?”

Perhaps because of Hwang Gae’s scolding, Neungtong’s fiery momentum gradually died down.

“No, that’s not it….”

“If not, what are you doing instead of quickly apologizing to the Grand Duke and the Grand Admiral?”

Neungtong spoke to me with tears in his eyes, perhaps upset at having to apologize.

“The Major General has been rude in front of the Grand Duke and the Grand Admiral. Please forgive him.”

“I accept your apology. However, you two must at least keep your debt of gratitude to me a secret. Do you understand?”

“…Understood, Your Highness.”

Joo-yu also spoke in a feminine tone.

“It is a serious crime to draw your sword privately inside the barracks, but I will not punish you severely considering your feelings. However, you will be rewarded with merit. Do you understand?”

“Thank you for your grace, Grand Admiral!”

I glanced around and looked at Gan Ning.

Gan Ning was pleased with the current situation where Ling Tong, who had been running wild like a thunderbolt, was subdued, and the corners of his mouth were twitching.

It was a situation that made me sigh.

I ignored Gan Ning and opened my mouth again.

“…As I just told you, we are on our way back from occupying Gangneung Castle. I have ordered the female officers to clear out the southern part of the Namgun, so it will be over soon.”

At the word “Yeo-mong,” Zhou Yu spoke with a delighted look.

“Oh, how are you, teacher?”

“Yes, I heard that you’ve been studying on your own these days, so let’s meet up later.”

Joo-yu said with a smile on his face, as if he liked the change in Yeo-mong.

“That idiot is studying? I can’t believe it! Anyway, we’ll find out when we meet later… So, what brings you here?”

‘I wonder what Sun Ce will do to keep me in check.’

I swallowed the words that were on my mind, smiled faintly, and made an excuse that I had thought of earlier.

“I was curious as to who the enemy general was who stopped the Grand Admiral’s offensive. I came here to check it out.”

Then, Joo-yu tilted his head and laughed heartily.

“Heh heh, that’s it….”

Just as Zhou Yu opened his mouth to say something, Sun Ce’s messenger arrived at the barracks.

“Urgent news, urgent news! Urgent news from the General!”

Zhou Yu, whose impression had hardened, received the bamboo slip from the messenger.

Zhou Yu, who had been scanning the bamboo with his eyes, soon read the contents of the bamboo slip out loud in a dejected voice.

“…The lady of the Son family has passed away, so it is only right that she be given a funeral.

Since fighting during mourning is no different from being unfilial, we will suspend fighting for the time being in accordance with custom.

You too, do not show any blood during the funeral and stand firm in your positions. I will give further orders when the situation is determined.”

‘Madam Oh is finally dead!’

The news from Madam Oh was both joyful and a great shock to me.

But before all the repercussions of Mrs. Oh’s death, this was the first thing that came to mind.

‘… This little bastard Sun Ce, is he going to commit such heinous acts?’

I don’t know the exact details of Madame Wu’s death, but based on what I’ve seen so far, Sun Ce would have killed her in a dark and cunning manner.

I guess it would be more beneficial for this despicable traitor to die than to stay alive.

And I guarantee you that this scoundrel will strangle me with his own hands.

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