Although Zhou Yu died young, he died too young.

But to be honest, most of the foundations laid by Zhou Yu when Sun Quan was able to become emperor, and even the state of Wu could have its current territory.

Even Sun Quan did not dare to deny this: if he is not Zhou Gongjin, he is not an emperor.

After Zhou Yu's death, Sun Quan asked the crown prince Sun Deng to marry Zhou Yu's daughter. At the same time, he asked Zhou Yu's eldest son to marry his eldest daughter, Sun Luban, and Zhou Yu's second son Zhou Yin to marry the daughter of the clan.

Even Zhou Yu's nephew could be named a partial general because of this.

The Zhou family was extremely prosperous.

It is a pity that most emperors are unkind and unkind.

Time is a ruthless butcher's knife.

Thirty years is enough time for people in the world to forget about troublesome things.

For many emperors, thirty years is long enough to thank a certain minister for his service.

Zhou Yin was demoted to a commoner for his crimes and went to Luling alone.

Zhou Hu was described by Sun Quan as having "dangerous sexual behavior, and it is suitable to use it to cause disaster", which completely cut off his future career.

The always kind-hearted Crown Princess was so shocked when she learned what had happened to her brother that she ran to the Prince to cry and intercede:

"My lord died young, my eldest brother died young, and my concubine and my second brother are still young, so they have to depend on each other."

"Now that the second brother has violated the national law, I dare not excuse him. However, in ancient times, there were still 'eight opinions'. I only hope that Your Highness can take the view of your past achievements and persuade Your Majesty to let the second brother reflect on himself in another place.

crime."

Where is Luling?

It is not the place where "outstanding people and places" will be located in future generations, let alone any natural treasures.

In Luling during the Three Kingdoms period, it was either mountains or water. Dragons (crocodiles) roamed the rivers and lakes, tigers roamed the mountains and the ground, and mosquitoes flew all over the sky...

Even if you stay behind closed doors and become a cultivator of immortality, you may inexplicably contract a miasma and die suddenly one day.

Not to mention being demoted there as a commoner, even if he was an official, it was not worth it.

That's just a little bit better than being demoted to Jiaozhou.

Sun Deng and Concubine Zhou had always been in love, but when faced with his wife's cry, he was quite helpless:

"As Mr. Xi said, General Wei and other veterans have already made it clear to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty is so upright now that he cannot easily listen to what others say."

Having said this, he comforted Concubine Zhou and said:

"There have been a lot of things happening in the imperial court recently, and Your Majesty is upset. When this period of time passes... cough cough cough!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly covered his mouth and started coughing.

"Your Highness, how are you?"

When Concubine Zhou saw Sun Deng like this, she was so frightened that she quickly held back her tears and helped the prince sit down, "Are you okay? Does it matter?"

She asked worriedly and helped rub her back.

Sun Deng coughed for a while, then let go of his hand covering his mouth, breathed back and forth several times, and tried his best to slow down his tone:

"It's okay, it's just that winter has entered, so the old illness has returned. Just take a rest and you'll be fine."

Last winter, the prince's adoptive mother Xu was seriously ill, and Sun Deng traveled day and night to Wu County to visit her.

The Xu family failed to survive in the end, and Sun Deng was so grief-stricken that he even went without rice for several days, and finally carried the coffin in person during the funeral.

It happened that at this time, Sun Quan's most beloved concubine, Bu Shi, the Wu Mian Queen of Wu Kingdom, also died of illness in Jianye.

Sun Deng was urged by Sun Quan to rush back to Jianye day and night.

This came and went, and even his iron-clad body couldn't bear it, and Sun Deng fell ill all of a sudden.

Although the body slowly recovered later, the wind and cold finally took advantage of it and lurked in the body, finally taking the root of the disease.

Whenever the climate changes, or whenever there is a wind and cold, if Sun Deng doesn't pay attention, he will cough incessantly, and his qi and blood will be hot and dry.

Looking at Concubine Zhou's worried eyes, Sun Deng smiled and comforted:

"I'm really fine. Although no one in the court can persuade His Majesty to do what you just said, there is one person who may be able to help."

Concubine Zhou's eyes lit up: "Your Highness, please speak."

Sun Deng lowered his voice: "Harem."

Concubine Zhou was startled: "Harem?"

"Yes." Sun Deng nodded and said, "In the past, when Queen Bu was here, she could often advise your majesty. Nowadays, foreign affairs are chaotic and the harem has no owner. Your majesty is not going well both internally and externally. It is easy to get angry, which is understandable."

"If at this time, someone can stand up and appease His Majesty, maybe it will be miraculous."

Concubine Zhou and Sun Deng have been married for many years. After hearing this, they already understood what Sun Deng meant:

"Your Highness, what you mean is, Mrs. Yuan?"

"Exactly." Sun Deng nodded, "You enter the palace in the name of greeting the elders, go see Mrs. Yuan, and tell her that I want to see her and discuss something."

After the death of the two wives of Xu Bu, Emperor Sun Quan and Prince Sun Deng, as well as the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, reached an agreement to appoint Mrs. Yuan, who was known for her integrity and conduct, as his queen.

For this reason, Sun Deng was even willing to call Mrs. Yuan his mother. Of course, if Ms. Yuan really became the queen in the future, she would naturally be the prince's aunt.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Yuan believed that she was destined to conquer her son and daughter, so she flatly refused.

However, although Mrs. Yuan did not want to be the queen, she still had a good relationship with Sun Deng.

When she learned from Concubine Zhou that the prince wanted to see her, she did not refuse.

What Sun Deng didn't expect was that after the two met, Mrs. Yuan not only refused Sun Deng's request to call her mother as usual.

Even another request from Sun Deng was rejected:

"I am not the master of the harem, how can I do anything arrogant? If I agree to His Highness, what is the difference between that and seeking the throne?"

But Mrs. Yuan was virtuous after all. She thought about it and said another thing:

"The position of Queen is not only a matter for Your Majesty, but also for the Crown Prince, and also for all the ministers in the court."

"If there is no one in the palace who can take the position of queen, why not choose some new people to enter the palace. In this way, it is impossible to find a virtuous and virtuous daughter who can be a mother to the world."

Sun Deng was a little confused.

Talking about business, why do you suddenly mention such a thing?

Besides, is it what a son should do to ask his father to find more baby mothers for him?

He opened his mouth, but didn't know how to answer the question.

After Mrs. Yuan finished speaking, she didn't explain much. She just gave the prince a meaningful look, then stood up and left.

Motherhood is the highest honor for a woman.

If you say you are not moved, that would be a lie.

But Mrs. Yuan knew that there was only one queen in Emperor Wu's heart, and that was Bu Lianshi, at least for now.

There are many concubines in the palace now, but in the heart of the emperor, no one can compare with Queen Bu.

The emperor's longing for Empress Bu has not yet passed. Anyone who dares to show his desire to ascend to the position of empress at this time will most likely be disgusted by the emperor.

Yuan didn’t understand what later generations said: “The best way to forget one relationship is to start another one.”

But she knew how to get the emperor out of this mood as quickly as possible.

Just because Emperor Wu missed Empress Bu did not mean that he was devoted to her.

Otherwise, why was Mrs. Xu sent back to Wu County because she was not happy with His Majesty having too many women around him?

The reason why Queen Bu was so favored in the harem was not only because of her appearance, but more importantly because she was not jealous sexually and often took the initiative to recommend beauties to His Majesty.

It has been almost two years since Queen Bu passed away. Everyone in the palace is thinking about competing for favor, but no one wants to recommend a new person to His Majesty.

If this continues, Your Majesty will naturally miss Queen Bu's goodness and Queen Bu even more.

So... if there is a new person in the palace, it might make His Majesty happier, right?

In this case, as long as the prince takes the opportunity to make some requests that are not too excessive, his majesty will naturally agree.

Moreover, the lives of everyone in the palace will be easier.

Sun Deng sat there blankly for a while, and did not come back to his senses for a long time:

He really couldn't figure out why Mrs. Yuan gave him such a suggestion.

Sure enough, within a few days, news came out from the palace that Mrs. Yuan believed that no one had been allowed out of the palace for many years, causing many of the maids in the palace to be overage.

So she suggested to His Majesty that some of the palace servants should be released home and some new ones should be replaced in the palace.

Mrs. Yuan, who has always been a virtuous person, made this suggestion, which surprised many people.

Over the years, Wu's treasury income has not been very good, otherwise Wu's money would not have grown bigger and bigger.

It costs money to choose new people in the palace.

Palace servants who have passed their age have to pay travel expenses when they leave the palace.
To be continued...