After arranging for Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to stay, Liu Jue wanted to appoint the two of them as military advisors, but he did not expect that the two of them would reject him at the same time.
"Young General's good intentions, Kong Ming and I are very touched!" Pang Tong said seriously. However, we don't accept rewards without merit. The two of us haven't made any contributions. If we take on the position of military counselor now, I'm afraid we won't be able to convince the public.”
Zhuge Liang also said,"Why don't we wait until we defeat Cao Cao's army and establish our achievements? Only then will the position of military counselor be justified."”
Liu Jue also felt that it made sense, so he agreed to their request.
From this, it could be seen that Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were both proud people.
However, this kind of arrogance was not the kind of arrogance that looked down on others, but a kind of extreme confidence.
If I want to get a position, I have to fight for it with my own ability, not rely on others 'charity.
At this time, Lu Su came over from River East. When he learned that Liu Jue was in Chaisang, he immediately brought people to see him.
This time, Lu Su had brought along the 100,000 dans of grain that Liu Jue had requested, as well as 100 skilled blacksmiths. Dozens of large ships were parked outside Pengze City in a mighty manner.
Liu Jue politely received Lu Su and ordered Gan Ning to collect the food and craftsmen.
At the same time, according to the agreement, Zhou Yu's mother and two sons were handed over to Lu Su.
After Lu Su left, Liu Jue thought of Xiao Qiao and Qin Shi. However, he had a lot of things to do now, so he didn't have time to care about these two women.
Considering that he was about to face the Cao army in Wancheng, Liu Jue had to be fully prepared. Therefore, he thought of one thing, which was gunpowder, one of the four great inventions.
It was not clear when the black gunpowder was born.
However, as early as the late Tang Dynasty, gunpowder began to be used in military affairs, and it was greatly developed in the Song Dynasty.
With gunpowder, he would be able to create firearms. Facing the Cao army, Liu Jue had the confidence to win.
Moreover, black gunpowder was not difficult to produce. Those who had studied chemistry in high school knew that as long as they could get the raw materials, it would be fine.
Liu Jue immediately called his subordinates and ordered them to get some saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal. After searching for a long time in the system store, he finally took a fancy to a simple mine that could be made by hand.
After Liu Jue finished giving his instructions, he returned to his residence and saw a servant girl waiting outside the door. The moment she saw him, she immediately went forward and said,"Milord, something big has happened. Madam Qin hanged herself.”
"Hanging himself?"
Liu Jue was stunned for a moment before he realized that this was the meaning of hanging himself. He could not help but be shocked and quickly asked,"What's going on? Hurry up and bring me over!”
"Yes, sir!" The servant girl explained the situation to Liu Jue as she led the way.
It turned out that after Zhou Yu's mother and son were taken away, the Qin Clan seemed to have suffered a great blow. They did not eat much for two days and their spirits became absent-minded.
Today, the servant maids in the residence saw that Qin Shi had been locked in her room and did not come out even at noon, so they pushed open the door and went in to take a look.
In the end, they saw Qin Shi hanging herself on the beam. That servant girl was so frightened that she fainted on the spot.
After Liu Jue heard this, he smiled bitterly. He had not expected Qin Shi to commit suicide.
However, after thinking about it, it wasn't that she couldn't understand. This captive woman had hoped that Zhou Yu would come and pick her up, but in the end, her mother and son were taken away, and she didn't care about her, her wife.
No one would be able to accept it.
Liu Jue quickly thought of Xiao Qiao and asked,""How is Madam Qiao?"
The servant girl replied," After Madam Qiao found out that Madam Qin hanged herself, she also fainted. We have already called the doctor, but she has already woken up."”
Liu Jue immediately heaved a sigh of relief and did not ask any more questions. He immediately followed the servant girl to a spacious courtyard.
Zhou Yu's family had been placed here by Liu Jue and had been watched over by the Yan family.
There were already other maids waiting here. When they saw Liu Jue, they immediately knelt on the ground in fear. They were obviously afraid that Liu Jue would blame them.
"Get up!" Liu Jue didn't have the mood to blame these maids and immediately asked,""Where is Mrs. Qin now?”
"Milord, he's in the room," a servant girl said, trembling with fear.”
This room was where Qin Shi lived. Liu Jue immediately walked in and saw Qin Shi lying quietly on the bed in the bedroom.
Liu Jue was already used to seeing dead people. He immediately walked over and saw Qin Shi with her eyes closed and her face ashen.
Liu Jue reached out to touch her and found that she had already turned cold. He could not help but feel sorry for this woman.
"Get someone to prepare a coffin and find a place with good feng shui to bury Madam Qin.”Liu Jue shook his head and instructed the servant girl beside him.
"Here!" The surrounding maids replied in unison.
Liu Jue thought of Xiao Qiao and did not stay there for long. He turned around and went to Xiao Qiao's room.
As soon as he entered the room, Liu Jue saw a servant girl guarding the bed. The one lying on the bed was Xiao Qiao.
Xiao Qiao was still very beautiful, but compared to the first time Liu Jue saw her, Xiao Qiao's face was pale and she looked very haggard. Her eyes also lost some of their luster.
Seeing Liu Jue, Xiao Qiao forced herself to sit up and said weakly,""Xiao Qiao greets my lord!"
"You should lie down first.”"How are you feeling?" Liu Jue frowned and asked.”
"It's alright." Xiao Qiao smiled bitterly and sat against the bed.
Liu Jue did not know what to say when he saw Xiao Qiao's expression. He was also responsible, but if Zhou Yu did not attack him, he might not have taken down Chaisang.
In the end, it was because of this chaotic world.
Liu Jue looked at Xiao Qiao and said,""Now that the Qin Clan is dead, if you want to die, I will not stop you. But don't worry, I'll take good care of your daughter for you.”
Lu Su took Zhou Yu's mother and two sons, but he did not take his daughter.
In ancient times, the preference for males over females was far more serious than what people in later generations imagined.
Thinking of her daughter, Xiao Qiao's expression changed. Compared to Qin Shi, she was considered lucky. At least she had her daughter by her side.
If Qin Shi had even one son by her side, she would not seek death.
At this moment, a servant girl came in with a bowl of medicine and said respectfully to Liu Jue,"Sir, the medicine is ready."
Seeing that Xiao Qiao was weak, Liu Jue thought for a moment and took the bowl of medicine. He said to Xiao Qiao,""With your current condition, I'm afraid you can't even lift your arm. Let me feed you medicine.”
Xiao Qiao was stunned for a moment. She looked at Liu Jue and nodded."Thank you, sir."
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