My Father in Law is Lu Bu - Chapter 674

“Gongjin! Gongjin!” Sun Ce was panicking. He felt his heart ache when he sees Zhou Yu’s pale complexion.

“How is Gongjin?” Sun Ce asked the doctors. All of them shook their heads. “Speak! How is he?” Sun Ce was angry to the extent that he wanted to take out his sword.

“Milord. The Grand Governor’s wound has reopened. This subordinate is helpless.” The doctors shook their heads. The most they could do is to staunch the bleeding.

“Helpless? Then what do I need you for?” Sun Ce was really about to draw his sword.

“Milord. Please spare our lives.” The doctors turned pale. They could not be blamed for failing to treat Zhou Yu as they did not have any medical instrument or books. Their medically skills were all passed down orally and Chinese doctors were more trained in a person’s internal strength and health rather than injuries. They could help you ensure you would not fall sick but they were helpless when dealing with stab wounds.

“Milord! You must not!” Lu Meng hurriedly stepped forward to stop Sun Ce. These doctors were also used as military doctors. What would happen to the soldiers if you kill them? Although their medical skills were not high, it was better than nothing. “Ling Cao. Quickly come here and help me!” Lu Meng could not stop Sun Ce alone. Sun Ce had already slashed at a doctor, cutting off a piece of his flesh. The doctor’s pants turned wet in fright.

“Oh!” Ling Cao was also hoping for Sun Ce to kill these doctors. What is the use of these charlatans who could not heal the Grand Governor? But he could only step forward to help when asked by Lu Meng.

“Milord. The Grand Governor is awake and is asking for Milord.” The servant girl inside shouted, finally stopping Sun Ce’s rage.

“Gongjin! Gongjin!” Sun Ce quickly put away his sword and rushed into the room.

Lu Meng looked at the others outside with a bitter smile and shook his head. “Gentlemen. Please do not blame the Lord for this. He is simply too worried. Men. Escort these people back to rest.”

The doctors did not dare to blame others even if they wanted to. So they could only leave mournfully.

“Gongjin. How are you?” Sun Ce asked as he entered the room with concern written clearly on his face.

“Milord. I am alright.” The pale looking Zhou Yu gave a smile.

“Alright?” Sun Ce was about to cry. The doctor had said that he did his best but Zhou Yu’s time was limited.

“Tell me! Who did this?” Sun Ce was not a fool. Zhou Yu’s wound was almost healed. How could it rupture again? “Is it him?” Sun Ce asked as he thought of his little brother.

“Milord. It is not the Second Lord. It is because of my own carelessness.” Zhou Yu explained.

“Zhou Yi! Where is Zhou Yi? Come out! Do you even know how to serve people?” Sun Ce wanted to angrily berate Zhou Yu’s housekeeper.

“I sent Zhou Yi to the countryside.” Zhou Yu replied. The wronged party had already been buried in the gardens of the Zhou Residence.

“Milord. Did the Second Lord rebel?” Zhou Yu asked.

“Gongjin. You need to focus on recuperating. We can discuss about other things once you are healed.” Sun Ce did not want Zhou Yu to worry.

“Haha. Milord. Do you still think I can get better?” Zhou Yu knew his own condition well. He barely had any strength in his body and his wound was infected.

“You will definitely get better! I still need you to help me pacify Jiangdong once more. I will wait for you to accompany me in conquering the world.” Sun Ce said while holding Zhou Yu’s hands.

“Haha.” Zhou Yu laughed. He did not argue with Sun Ce.

“Milord. The Second Lord must has rebelled. He has occupied Huiji and the surrounding area. Right now, I am sure Milord is only left with Jianye.” Zhou Yu guessed. Sun Ce simply nodded in response. Ṝáɴǒ𝖇Ëś

“Milord. Do you know where Zhang Zhao’s troops come from?” Zhou Yu asked.

“My troops have already come into contact with them. They are those bandits from Shanyue and the remnants of Yan Baihu’s army.” Sun Ce replied.

“The Shanyue bandits and Yan Baihu’s men?” Zhou Yu was stunned before smiling bitterly. “Looks like our Master Zhang have been hiding big secrets.” It was no wonder Sun Ce could never wipe them out. They have an insider. If it was not because of Zhang Zhao’s rebellion, these two groups would not have come out.

“Milord. Let us give up Jianye.” Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce.

“Give up Jianye?” Sun Ce was shocked. He only had Jianye left so if he gave up Jianye, he would have nothing left.

“Milord. Do you still remember how we entered Jiangdong?” Zhou Yu asked.

“When we entered Jiangdong?” Sun Ce recalled. At that time, they only had three thousand men and barely had any provisions nor did they have a city. However, they had one advantage which was their flexibility. Since they did not need to defend a city, they had the initiative.

“Are you saying…” Sun Ce started to understand.

“If we get trapped in a besiege city, we would only head towards ruin.” Zhou Yu said. North of Jianye was Liu Mang and to the South was Sun Quan. If he tries to defend Jianye, he cannot attack Sun Quan. At the same time, he would become a shield for Sun Quan since he would be the first one to get attacked by Yangzhou.

“We should give up Jianye and head towards Jiaozhou in the South.” Zhou Yu advised. Zhou Yu had suggested this before as a precaution, in the event that Liu Mang was angered from the humiliation and decided to attack Jiangdong. Now, if they were to do this, Sun Quan would be in between Liu Mang and Sun Ce. As Sun Quan had not truly taken over control of Jiangdong yet, the officials at Jiaozhou still revered Sun Ce.

“But what about the provisions?” If they were to leave Jianye, they would need to do it quickly. Which means leaving the provisions behind.

“Milord. Have you forgotten Jingzhou’s envoy? Their first batch of provisions are almost here. It is just in time for us to use that.

“Speed is essential. What would happen if Zhongmou notices our movements?” Sun Ce asked. They needed to be fast or Sun Quan would dispatch soldiers to intercept them. At that time, it would be difficult to gain possession of Jingzhou’s provisions.

“That is why someone must stay at Jianye.” Zhou Yu said.

“Stay at Jianye?” Sun Ce’s eyes grew wide. Sun Quan would only be concerned about two people. Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu. If one person were to stay behind, then Sun Quan’s attention could be diverted.

“Impossible!” Sun Ce immediately objected.

“Milord. Do you still think I can accompany you to battle?” Zhou Yu asked.

“I said no means no!” Sun Ce still objected.

“Milord!”

“No!”

“Milord! Sun Bofu!” Zhou Yu shouted until his wounds hurt.

“Gongjin. What’s wrong?” Sun Ce became worried again.

“Sun Bofu! Have you forgotten your ambition? Have you forgotten your promise to me?” Zhou Yu said angrily.

Ambition? Promise? When Sun Ce worked for Yuan Shu, he had to be cautious of Yuan Shu and was ridiculed by Yuan Shu’s other generals. He was even unable to make a move on his father’s murderer, Liu Biao. It was during this difficult moment of his life when he received Zhou Yu’s encouragement. It was also about this time when the two started to work together.

At that time, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu agreed. In five years, they would conquer Jiangdong. In ten years, they would conquer the rest of the world. In fifteen years, they would bring order and in twenty years, they would retire. They managed to conquer Jiangdong in five years but suddenly, Yangzhou appeared.

“I did not forget. But it is no longer possible.” Sun Ce said bitterly. Jiangdong was already in ruins.

“You can still do it!” Zhou Yu said resolutely. “If you listen to me, you can still do it!”

“Even if I can, I don’t want to anymore. Jiangdong. For Jiangdong, I lost a little brother. I do not want to lose another.” Sun Ce said to Zhou Yu.

“Sun Bofu! Are you going to listen to me?” Zhou Yu asked with his eyes wide.

“Gongjin. I will listen to anything else but I will not listen to this.”

“You want to force me to die? Fine! If you don’t want to do it, I will die in front of you!” Zhou Yu said before he tried to tear open his own wound. The moment he moved, his wound reopened and the blood started to flow out. The pain caused Zhou Yu to faint.

“Gongjin! Gongjin! Someone! Call a doctor!” Sun Ce shouted loudly.

“Milord! Milord! Miracle Doctor Zhu is here!” Just in time, Lu Meng rushed over with a healthy looking old man with white hair.

“Miracle Doctor Zhu! Quickly save Gongjin!” Sun Ce panicked. Now that Zhou Yu has fainted, the Little Conqueror of Jiangdong had nowhere to lean on.

“Marquis Wu, do not worry. I am here.” The doctor nodded. He took out a few needles from a leather bag and put it into Zhou Yu’s head. With his superb skills, Zhou Yu began to regain consciousness again.

“Gongjin! Gongjin!” Sun Ce shouted worriedly.

Zhou Yu also heard Sun Ce’s shout and grabbed Sun Ce’s hand. “Promise me. Promise me.”

“I will promise you!” Sun Ce replied. Zhou Yu’s face started to turn red as he smiled. “Bofu. Once I am gone, let Lu Meng become the Commander1.”

“Grand Governor. I cannot do it!” Lu Meng knelt down. “I will wait for the Grand Governor to lead us.”

“Haha Ziming. Do not undervalue yourself. Though you have been defeated several times, you did not lose face as you lost to Yangzhou. Didn’t I lose as well?” Zhou Yu said to Lu Meng. He had seen how Lu Meng had matured in his position. “Milord. The army will be handled by Ziming. For government affairs, go to Zhuge Jin. He may be unsophisticated but he is also an expert. That Bu Zishan is also a talented person who should be put in an important position.” Zhou Yu added. Sun Ce did not argue since Zhou Yu’s words was like his will.

“Milord. Go. Just leave me behind with a thousand men.” Zhou Yu said before spitting out blood.

“Grand Governor” “Gongjin!” The others shouted.

The doctor quickly stepped forward to check Zhou Yu’s condition.

“Marquis Wu. General Lu. Go out first and allow me to diagnose his condition.” The doctor said to Sun Ce and Lu Meng. Sun Ce reluctantly left and closed the door.

After a few hours, the doctor came out of the room with his face covered in sweat. He saw that Sun Ce and Lu Meng were still waiting outside.

“Doctor Zhu. How is Gongjin?” Sun Ce quickly asked.

“Marquis Wu. General Lu. The Grand Governor’s wounds have reopened. They can be sewn back together unfortunately, the wounds have already begun to form pus. Even I am helpless. Right now, we can only use thousand year ginseng and other tonics to help the Grand Governor hold on to life.” The doctor’s face was full of confusion. “But it is strange. I have seen the Grand Governor’s wounds. It seemed to be cut open rather than torn open.”

“Is there really no hope? Doctor. I beg you to save Gongjin!” Sun Ce grabbed onto the doctor’s arm.

“If the Grand Governor’s wound is not full of pus I could still do something but now I can’t!”

“Can we really not save him anymore?” Sun Ce suddenly collapsed.

“There is but…” The doctor seemed to hesitate.

“What method is it?” Sun Ce’s eyes turned bright as though he found his last hope.

“Marquis Wu. This is only something I heard in passing. I am not sure if it would actually work.” The doctor first said.

“Doctor Zhu. There is no harm in saying it.”

“I once heard from a senior brother that there is someone who could prevent infections.” The doctor said to Sun Ce.

“Who is it? Please tell me. If I can, I will immediately invite this doctor over!” Sun Ce said while holding onto the doctor.

“Marquis Wu. You cannot invite this person over.” The doctor said bitterly.

“Is this person too far away?” Lu Meng asked. Since this was an emergency, distance would definitely be a problem.

“No. It would only take two to three days for this person to arrive at Jiangdong.” The doctor shook his head.

“Two to three days?” Sun Ce became happy. As the doctor had said, they could use a thousand year ginseng to keep Zhou Yu alive for a few days. This would be enough to bring the other doctor here to save Zhou Yu.

“Doctor. Please tell us who this is. I will definitely bring him here!” Sun Ce said with the resolution to drag that person here if he refuses to come.

The doctor could naturally tell what Sun Ce wanted to do so he could only bitterly smile and shake his head. “You won’t be able to kidnap him here… Nevermind. I will just say tell you. This person is far yet near. He is just across the Yangtze River. That person is His Highness the King of Shu, Liu Mang.” The doctor said.

“What!” Sun Ce and Lu Meng were dumbstruck. Liu Mang? Since when was Liu Mang a doctor?

“That whelp Liu Mang? Doctor. Did you grow too old to remember the right person?” Ling Cao asked rudely. Fortunately the doctor was good natured. Any other person would be offended.

“Ling Cao! Mind your words!” Lu Meng immediately scolded but deep down he was also wondering if the doctor remembered the wrong person.

“No.” The doctor shook his head. “Marquis Wu. My senior brother is an honest man. He is unable to lie. How about I bring my senior brother’s letter over for Marquis Wu to read?”

The letter was a request from Hua Tuo, inviting Doctor Zhu to Yangzhou to learn medicine. However, Doctor Zhu was old and did not want to leave his hometown so he chose to stay.

As for why Hua Tuo is in Yangzhou? This is because he was travelling the world. When he arrived at Yangzhou, Liu Mang found out and asked Hua Tuo to stay. After all, everyone would fall sick. With a good doctor like Hua Tuo around, he would feel relieved. On top of that, Liu Mang set up the female camp and wanted to open as hospital as well. Liu Mang offered a generous salary and a high position but Hua Tuo rejected. Finally, Liu Mang gave up and took out his trump card. That is medicine from the future, penicillin. He then showed Hua Tuo how to treat infections.

Hua Tuo’s eyes immediately turned bright. Everyone had a weakness. For Hua Tuo, he loved medical knowledge. He would not give up this chance. Those that Hua Tuo was certain could not be saved was instead saved because of the penicillin.

Hua Tuo was captivated by this and decided to stay in Yangzhou. He even listened to Liu Mang’s suggestion to send letters to other doctors, asking them to come to Yangzhou.

Doctor Zhu left after telling Sun Ce all this.

“Milord. This doctor must be lying. How can a person whose wounds are infected be saved?” Ling Cao said casually. He did not have any impression of this doctor but he did not like Yangzhou. He believed that this doctor must have been exaggerating. So all the ridicule came out of his mouth.

“Shut up!” Lu Meng quickly stopped Ling Cao since he already felt the killing intent in Sun Ce’s eyes. What was Ling Cao trying to imply? Is he trying to say that the Grand Governor cannot be saved? Does he want the Lord to be in despair?

“Hmph!” Sun Ce harrumphed. Had Ling Cao continued to speak, Sun Ce would have really killed him.

Ling Cao also seemingly realized that he had said something wrong and withdrew his neck.

“Milord. Even if the doctor is right, we cannot ask that King of Shu, Liu Mang to help us.” Lu Meng said to Sun Ce. If the doctor is right then Yangzhou was the only place that could save Zhou Yu. But they had just fought against Yangzhou and took their provisions. Even if they had just negotiated for peace, it was just on the surface. On top of that, the doctor said that it was Liu Mang himself who has this ability. Would they be able to bring Liu Mang to Jiangdong?

“Gongjin must be saved!” Sun Ce gritted his teeth. Zhou Yu had already sacrificed so much that Sun Ce would not be able to repay Zhou Yu in his entire life. That was why Zhou Yu cannot die. He had to live for Sun Ce to repay his debts.

“What if Yangzhou refuses?” Lu Meng asked, like pouring cold water on Sun Ce’s head. Yangzhou and Jiangdong were enemies. If anything, Yangzhou could not wait for Zhou Yu to die.

“I will beg if I have to. No matter what, Zhou Yu must live!” Sun Ce said resolutely.

Lu Meng turned silent for a while. If Sun Ce were to beg Liu Mang to save Zhou Yu, there would be no future for Jiangdong. “What about Milord’s ambition?”

“I can lose Jiangdong. I can be without troops. I can even lose my life. But I cannot lose Gongjin. Whoever wants Jiangdong can have it. I’ve had enough!” Sun Ce laughed bitterly. His heart was full of bitterness. Because of Jiangdong, he was estranged from his brother. He already lost Sun Quan so he could not lose another brother.

“What about the Grand Governor?” Lu Meng asked. Everyone there saw how Zhou Yu acted earlier. What should they do if Zhou Yu were to find out about this?

“For now, keep this a secret from him.” Sun Ce replied.

“Men. Prepare a ship.” Sun Ce shouted to his subordinates.

"Yes!”

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