Chapter 326: Keen Intuition
In Danyang on the south bank, the county magistrate and General Yangwu, Wu Jing, suffered from rheumatism and lay on the couch struggling to survive.

There were hurried footsteps. Wu Jing opened his eyes and said to his eldest son Wu Fen who was standing by his side, "But Shubi is here?"

“It should be Suk-pil.”

Wu Fen forced a smile, and just as he stood up and turned around, he saw the nineteen-year-old Sun Yi wearing a gilded basin-collar armor and the helmet that Sun Ce had given him. At just one glance, Wu Fen thought it was Sun Ce who had returned.

When Wu Jing looked at him, for a moment he thought it was Sun Ce who had returned.

The nineteen-year-old Sun Yi had broad and strong shoulders, a heroic and handsome face, and sharp eyes as he walked. This dragon-like and tiger-like gait seemed to be taught by Sun Jian and Sun Ce themselves.

"uncle!"

Sun Yi quickly stepped forward and fell in front of the couch, tightly grasping Wu Jing's dull hand: "Why did you suddenly get sick?"

“That’s what happens when you get old.”

Wu Jing raised his hand to untie Sun Yi's helmet strap, and took off Sun Yi's helmet with both hands. He then pinched Sun Yi's cheek, looked at the small beard that Sun Yi had left intentionally, and asked with a smile: "How is things at home?"

"He's a strong son. Mother said he's no worse than me when I was a child."

Sun Yi didn't sit down either, but knelt beside the bed and said, "I originally wanted to bring you to Danyang to see my uncle when the weather gets better."

Wu Jing smiled and turned to look at his son Wu Fen: "Go guard the door."

Sun Yi was surprised, but said nothing and watched his cousin go to guard the gate.

Several close warriors who came with Sun Yi stood in front of the door. Seeing that Sun Yi did not try to stop them, they followed Wu Fen outside to stand guard.

In the dormitory, Wu Jing held his nephew's hand and closed his eyes: "My illness is not as serious as you think."

Wu Jing's hand was quite strong, and Sun Yi immediately believed it and frowned: "Then why? Mother didn't tell me in detail, just asked me to come to see my uncle at night."

"You can't trust anyone now."

Wu Jing closed his eyes and said, "I didn't know about it at first. It was your mother who told me that Sun Jing and his son were doing something unusual."

Sun Jing was Sun Jian's younger brother. His eldest son Sun Hao failed in the fight for the throne, so Sun Jing and his eldest son lived in seclusion, and his troops and soldiers were divided among his second son Sun Yu and third son Sun Jiao.

Sun Yi looked calm and was not surprised.

Wu Jing continued, "Zhongmou overestimated himself after all. Bofu made it very clear at the time that making decisions to fight for the world between Jianghuai was not Zhongmou's forte. But Zhongmou insisted on proving himself, which led to today's disaster."

Sun Yi remained calm, and Wu Jing felt even more regretful when he saw this: "I should have supported Zhang Zibu back then."

"Now that things have come to this, uncle, please don't say such things anymore."

Sun Yi asked in return: "What does my uncle need me to do?"

When Sun Ce was dying of illness, Zhang Zhao and other people from Xu Huai generally supported Sun Yi, and made it clear that they wanted to use military means to suppress Jiangdong and establish a force dominated by northern guests.

However, Sun Ce chose Sun Quan, which resulted in many people being disappointed as they did not think Sun Quan could handle the heavy responsibility.

Also, because the main northern generals and important officials supported Sun Yi at the time, this became a thorn between Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao and others.

As things stand, if Zhou Yu had not returned to Kuaiji to suppress all parties last year, Sun Quan would most likely have been unable to withstand the internal and external pressure and sent hostages to Cao Cao.

Not to mention the warriors from the north, just Zhang Zhao, the leader of the Xuzhou scholars, did not look favorably upon Sun Quan.

He could serve Sun Ce and Sun Yi honestly, but under the rule of Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao had to always consider his own retreat.

It cannot be said that Zhang Zhao was a person who liked to surrender and depend on the court; back then, he took the lead in supporting Sun Yi and made it clear that he wanted to massacre Jiangdong.

As a result, Sun Quan came to power, and Zhang Zhao was very embarrassed, like a bird without wings. Wu Jing also knew the grievances in his little nephew's heart. Could it be that Sun Yi really didn't want to be a great hero like his father and brother who attracted the attention of the heroes of the time?

Wu Jing looked at Sun Yi and said, "I don't have much time left. Now, apart from my family, I am worried about you and Bo Fu's child. Don't go to Guan Zhongmou. Sun Jing will not show mercy if he is willing to take action. You will take over the county troops tomorrow. I will spend all my treasury and family wealth to recruit 5,000 elite Danyang soldiers for you. With more than 10,000 Danyang soldiers, it will not be difficult to protect your family."

Sun Yi listened without refutation. When Sun Ce was alive, he was always cultivating the armed forces of his relatives.

At that time, Sun Yi had his own army, and when Sun Ce died, he allocated some of his army to Sun Yi as compensation; after Sun Fu was killed, Sun Quan temporarily handed over his army to Sun Yi for management.

Now Sun Yi has more than 3,000 troops under his command, second only to Sun Ben, Xu Kun, Sun He and the brothers Sun Yu and Sun Jiao. He is the sixth force after Sun Quan.

If Sun Yi could gain the support of his uncle Wu Jing, his half-adoptive father Zhu Zhi, and Sun Ce's former subordinates, he would definitely be able to command more troops than Sun Quan.

Not to mention anything else, as long as Sun Yi rode his horse around the military camp of Sun Ce's old subordinates, many old soldiers would instinctively follow him.

Sun Yi thought for a while and asked, "Uncle, do you mean that I will serve others in the future?"

"The emperor bravely sacrificed his life for the country, and there are also many heroes in the royal family, such as Liu Bei, Liu Fu, Liu Biao, and Liu Zhang. Now there is the son of Prince Chen who will quickly conquer Guanlong and follow the foundation of Emperor Gaozu. There are endless heroes in the royal family. The Mandate of Heaven is still there, and we cannot fight against it."

Wu Jing lay on the sickbed, looking back on his life, he had let go of many things. He said calmly: "You are not Bofu after all, and Bofu loves you the most. If Bofu were to be resurrected, he would advise you to protect your family and live a good life."

Sun Yi's eyes became moist after hearing this. An elder brother is like a father to him. He had basically no impression of Sun Jian since he was a child.

Just as Wu Jing said, Sun Ce did not allow him to succeed to the throne more out of a protection for him.

If Sun Yi had died a few years later and been stronger, there is almost no need to discuss what choice Sun Ce would have made.

Seeing Sun Yi sobbing, Wu Jingqiang propped himself up and took out an over-the-counter silver seal from under the pillow and handed it to Sun Yi: "This is the new seal of the Grand Commander that I carved. You can use this seal to control the new and old soldiers in Danyang. If they don't give you a way out, then kill them. Kill enough people, and someone will definitely give you a way out."

"Don't be soft-hearted, and don't listen to them. You must seize the military power. Without an army, an ordinary jailer can break into your house and kill your entire family, let alone other people."

Wu Jing's face was gloomy. He forced a smile and rolled up his sleeves to wipe the tears from Sun Yi's cheeks. "General Fu Bo Liu Qi is a good man. You should find someone you trust to go to Jingzhou. Don't trust the people from Jiangdong or Xu Huai. If you want to save your family, the only people who can let you live are Liu Qi and the Grand Marshal."

One hundred thousand Hun heads were chopped off in one winter. For someone like Wu Jing who had experienced wars in border counties, Black Bear's record proved everything.

It proves that we can drive out the various Hu people and protect the world. Even if the situation is bad, we can drive out the various Hu people and kill people all over the world.

Anyone who has experienced the border troubles during the reign of Emperor Ling knows the significance of those 100,000 heads.

Looking at the before and after, you can see that Black Bear was very merciful in the civil war, and there was basically no large-scale killing.

If the black bear is really angered, he can kill 100,000 Huns, or 100,000 or 200,000 people from other places.

Therefore, the public security in Guanzhong is very good now, and even the size of the border garrison can be reduced to a minimum.

He was not afraid of others attacking or harassing Guanzhong.

Apart from these parties, who else would dare to neglect military defense?

Sun Yi nodded repeatedly: "Nephew understands. I will not stay in Jiangdong in the future. If they are willing to let me go, then I will go; if they are not willing to let me go, then I will fight them."

"Yes, if you want to die, you must take them with you. Only if you don't give in, you can have a chance to survive!"

Wu Jing said with a tired look: "Go to the military camp. The sooner you take over the military power, the more at ease I will be."

"Yes, uncle, just rest and recuperate, and leave the rest to your nephew."

Sun Yi helped Wu Jing lie down again and covered him with a quilt. Sun Yi took a few steps back and when he saw that Wu Jing had no intention of continuing talking, he turned around and left the dormitory.

(End of this chapter)