In early December, the weather was cold and Sun Ce's health was getting worse and worse.

Originally, he could still wake up for a while every day, but in December, Sun Ce fell into a long coma.

And more importantly, since he was injured, he had never gotten out of bed and his body became weaker and weaker. Zhou Yu could feel that Sun Ce's body was getting weaker and weaker.

Sun Ce has never been a person who can calm down and recover from injuries. The news of recent times has never been good. Famous doctors have always reminded him not to be angry or not to get angry, but how can Sun Ce control it?

It has been two days since the last coma. Sun Ce has not woken up in two days. The old people and juniors of the Sun clan were frightened and their faces were pale. They all gathered in the Wu Gong Mansion to wait for news.

Zhou Yu was the first to get the news. Sun Ce woke up and asked Sun Quan to come to Zhou Yu directly and not tell others.

Zhou Yu suddenly felt a little nervous and asked Sun Quan and Sun Ce how it was.

"Brother is in a good mood and his body seems to have recovered."

Sun Quan showed joy on his face.

“…………”

Zhou Yu's body shook, and he wanted to say nothing but said it, so he quickly followed Sun Quan to Sun Ce's inner room and saw Sun Ce leaning against the bed and eating under the service of his servant.

"Bofu."

Zhou Yu quickly stepped forward and looked at Sun Ce. Seeing Sun Ce's face rosy and his eyes shiny, his ominous premonition became more and more serious.

"You go out."

Sun Ce waved his hand, took away the servant who fed him, and waved him, asking Sun Quan and Zhou Yu to go there together.

"Gongjin, Zhongmou, I will entrust you. After that, you must treat Zhongmou as you do to me, assist him, and protect our Wu Kingdom."

Sun Ce smiled, grabbed Sun Quan's hand, and also grabbed Zhou Yu's hand.

Sun Ce's first words made Zhou Yu and Sun Quan stupid.

"Big...Brother, what did you say?"

Sun Quan didn't understand what Sun Ce was saying.

Zhou Yu seemed to be unaware of it.

"I've made it clear, Gongjin, Zhongmou, and Wu Kingdom, I'll leave it to you."

Sun Ce smiled and said, "I know my own body. I am almost out of my way. I can't do it. But the Wu Kingdom is related to the lives of too many people. I have no other suitable person to entrust. My son is still too young, and only Zhongmou can entrust him.

Zhongmou, from today on, you are the king of Wu, you are the Duke of Wu, you must shoulder this responsibility, protect the Wu Kingdom, and protect our family. If you have any problems, ask your brother Zhong, and he will tell you what to do. You must be obedient and never learn to be your brother, do you know?"

Sun Ce stared at Sun Quan.

Sun Quan stood stupidly, looking at Sun Ce, his face full of dullness.

"Bo Fu, you..."

"Gongjin, I know you are worried about me, but I know my own situation. I can't hold on anymore. However, the Wu Kingdom cannot be without a king, and the country cannot be without a king for a day. Among the clans, the only person I like is Zhongmou, but Zhongmou is too young. Gongjin, Zhongmou, I will entrust you."

Sun Ce held Zhou Yu's hand tightly.

Zhou Yu reacted and immediately squatted in front of Sun Ce's bed, shaking his head repeatedly.

"Bo Fu, you are fine, you can hold on, you must be able to do it! Bo Fu! You are only twenty-four years old, you will not be fine! Bo Fu!"

Zhou Yu's tears suddenly surged out of his eyes and could not stop flowing out.

"Gongjin..."

Sun Ce bit his lips tightly and forced himself to prevent tears from flowing out, but his eyes turned red.

Sun Ce knew that what he had made was the only viable right choice, and he had no other better choice to do.

Wu and himself fell to this point because of his own incompetence, and he did not think it was the fault of any other person.

He is responsible for his mistakes and pays for his mistakes.

In his heart, he even felt that death was actually a kind of relief.

He really couldn't hold on.

Faced with such a powerful regime of Guo Wei, he really couldn't hold on.

"Zhongmou is too young and has not experienced much. After that, I will ask you to give me more suggestions. You have to help Zhongmou gain a foothold. Zhongmou is safe and Wu is safe. It is not something we can predict in Jiangbei, but we can do things in Jiangdong.

Gongjin, I will appoint you as the governor of the Wu Kingdom and to command all military and political affairs. Whether it is the local tyrants, Shanyue, or scholars, whoever dares to cause trouble, you must destroy them one by one. Only when Jiangdong is stable can we fight against Jiangbei. If Jiangdong is unstable, we will die without a place to bury us."

Sun Ce began to explain his last words to death.

Sun Quan still stood stupidly. Although Zhou Yu's face was covered with tears and his eyes were red, he could still maintain his rationality.

"I know I'm very impulsive, I know my personality is too rough, and I know I haven't listened to you a lot, Gongjin, if I could listen to you more, maybe we wouldn't have defeated so badly or embarrassingly."

Sun Ce looked at Sun Quan again: "Zhongmou is calmer than me and more knowledgeable than me. Zhongmou will definitely listen to Gongjin's persuasion. However, Zhongmou has never led troops to fight, and there are some shortcomings in this regard. Without your guidance, I am afraid I will not be able to control my subordinates, so I can only rely on you, Gongjin."

"Bo Fu... Stop talking, stop talking, I promise you everything, stop talking, stop talking, stop talking, stop talking..."

Zhou Yu felt that he was surrounded by huge sorrow and had never felt such profound sorrow.

In the end, Sun Quan still didn't understand why he became the lord of Wu and Duke of Wu.

Anyway, before Sun Ce's illness, Sun Ce announced in front of everyone that Sun Quan would be his heir to serve as Duke Wu and become the king of Wu.

Zhou Yu was also appointed as the Grand Governor of the Wu Kingdom and the general leader in military and political affairs across the country.

In front of Sun Ce, the generals who stayed in Jingkou bowed to Sun Quan to represent that they accepted Sun Quan's status.

Although they were just as frightened and uneasy, Sun Ce was still alive.

As long as Sun Ce is still alive, it seems to them that it is different from Sun Ce's death.

After the crushing defeat, Sun Ce can be said to be their only spiritual sustenance. If Sun Ce is gone, can they really entrust their future to Sun Quan, who is only seventeen years old?

No one knows.

But Sun Ce's body was indeed collapsed day by day.

On the third day after that, Sun Ce sent someone to call Zhou Yu alone into his bedroom.

This time, the one who faced Zhou Yu was no longer the red face, but the Sun Ce who was withered and dead for a while.

"Gongjin, I'm making things difficult for you."

Sun Ce stretched out his hand weakly and pulled Zhou Yu's hand.

Zhou Yu turned around and held Sun Ce's hand tightly.

"This is the foundation you and I have built together, this is the merit we have created together. Bofu, I will definitely guard it for you."

Zhou Yu had tears in his eyes and smiles at the corner of his mouth.

However, Sun Ce just shook his head.

"Gongjin, I understand better than anyone else. Wu Kingdom has no tomorrow. From the time when I was defeated, we will have no tomorrow. We have all the energy and lost all the capital. The army of Wei Gong is on the north bank. Is it very difficult to cross the south?

Duke Wei is too strong. We can't defeat Duke Wei's border guards, and he can't defeat Duke Wei's generals, and even his generals, let alone Duke Wei himself? Duke Wei only sent Gu Yuantan and took Lu away. If Duke Wei came in person, what would he think?

Gongjin, we were born at the wrong time, we were not born in good times. How heroic is Mr. Wei? But isn’t it the greatest sorrow to be with such a heroic child as Mr. Wei? Later generations will only remember that Sun Bofu overestimates himself and dies when he is defeated. Who will remember Sun Bofu’s ambitions?

The Wu Kingdom has a narrow territory, few people, and poor scholars and people are already overwhelmed. If you still want to go north and make progress, you have to recruit more troops. But can Jiangdong still bring so many troops? Even if you can get it, will you obey orders and commands?

When I was there, they feared me. If I were not there, who would they fear? Is Zhongmou? Zhongmou is not enough. Zhongmou is too young, his ambition is not on the battlefield, he is still able to defend his achievements, and he is not enterprising enough. If he cannot get the Jiujiang River in Lujiang, the State of Wu will be defeated by Duke Wei..."

Sun Ce said a lot in one breath, and said a lot.

Zhou Yu kept wiping the tears dripped from the corners of Sun Ce, and also wiped the tears dripped from the corners of his eyes by himself.

"Bo Fu, don't worry, I will take care of Zhongmou for the rest of my life. I will work with Zhongmou to complete the career you have not completed for you. We will definitely take over the second county of Lujiang Jiujiang!"

"Gongjin..."

Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu's face full of guilt and reluctance.

"If I hadn't called you in a letter, you would have followed Mr. Wei now and have a greater future. I was the one who harmed you, Gongjin, I was the one who harmed you..."

Sun Ce tried his best to hold Zhou Yu's hand: "If things cannot be done, Gongjin, don't force them, don't force them. My greatest wish is that you can live. Gongjin, I can't harm you for the rest of your life, I can't harm you... Cough cough cough... Cough cough..."

Sun Ce coughed very hard, and he was so angry that he collapsed on the bed, looking at Zhou Yu who was crying with all his strength.

"Gongjin...If there is a next life...will you still be Sun Bofu's best friend?"

“…”

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce, squeezed his hand tightly, and said, "If there is a next life, Zhou Gongjin is still Sun Bofu's close friend. Zhou Gongjin will come to find Sun Bofu in person. Bofu, you are not allowed to forget me. When I go to find you, you are not allowed to forget me! You are not allowed to... Forgot..."

Zhou Yu didn't finish his words because Sun Ce could no longer hear them.

Sun Ce had closed his eyes on the bed, and Zhou Yu could no longer feel the breath belonging to Sun Ce.

There was a faint smile on Sun Ce's face.

I don’t know if he returned to Shu County, Lujiang, ten years ago, and on that sunny afternoon, he met the beautiful young man Zhou Gongjin who came to visit in person.
Chapter completed!