Here am I, a mere nobody, and yet my father was such a hero!" And
he cried out and wept in spite of himself. Then suddenly appeared one who
said, laughing loudly, "What is this, Sun Ce? While your noble father
enjoyed the light of the sun, he made free use of me. If his son has any
difficulty to resolve, why does he not refer it to me also instead of weeping
here alone?" Looking at the speaker Sun Ce saw it was Zhu Zhi, a native
of Dangyang, who had been in Sun Jian's service. Sun Ce then ceased weeping,
and they two sat down. "I was weeping from regret at being unable
to continue my father's work," said Sun Ce. "Why stay here bound
to the service of a master? The Governor of Dangyang is in distress. Why
not get command of an army under the pretense of an expedition to relieve
Wu Jing? Escape the shadow of Yuan Shu and take control of Dangyang, then
you can accomplish great things."
While these two were talking, another man suddenly entered, saying, "I
know what you two are planning, Noble Sirs. Under my hand is a band of
one hundred bold fellows ready to help Sun Ce in whatever he wishes to
do." The speaker was one of Yuan Shu's advisers named Lu Fan, from
Runan. They three then sat and discussed schemes. "The one fear is
that Yuan Shu will refuse to give you the troops," said Lu Fan. "I
still have the Imperial Hereditary Seal that my father left me: That should
be good security." "Yuan Shu earnestly desires that jewel,"
said Zhu Zhi. "He will certainly lend you troops on that pledge."
The three talked over their plans, gradually settling the details.
Not many days after Sun Ce obtained an interview with his patron. Assuming
the appearance of deep grief Sun Ce said, "I have been unable to avenge
my father. Now the Imperial Protector of Yangzhou, Liu Yao, is opposing
my mother's brother, and my mother and her family are in danger in Que.
Wherefore I would borrow a few thousands of fighting men to rescue them.
As perhaps, Illustrious Sir, you may lack confidence in me, I am willing
to deposit the Imperial Hereditary Seal, left me by my late father, as
a pledge." "Let me see it if you have it," said Yuan Shu.
"I do not want the jewel really, but you may as well leave it with
me. I will lend you three thousand troops and five hundred horses. Return
as soon as peace can be made. As your rank is hardly sufficient for such
powers, I will memorialize to obtain for you higher rank with the title
of General Who Exterminates Brigands, and you can soon start." Sun
Ce thanked his patron most humbly and soon put the army in motion, taking
with him his two new advisers and his father's generals---Zhu Zhi, Lu Fan,
Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and others.
When Sun Ce reached Linyang, he saw a body of troops in front of him, at
their head a dashing leader of handsome and refined mien. As soon as this
commander saw Sun Ce, he dismounted and made obeisance. It was Zhou Yu
from Shucheng When Sun Jian was opposing the tyrant Dong Zhuo, he moved
his family to Shucheng where the Zhou family had lived. And as Zhou Yu
and Sun Ce were of the same age all but two months, they became exceedingly
good friends and sworn brothers, Sun Ce being the elder in virtue of his
two months' seniority. Zhou Yu was on his way to visit Sun Ce's uncle,
Governor Wu Jing of Dangyang, when the happy meeting took place. Naturally
Sun Ce confided his projects and inmost ideas to his friend, who at once
said, "I shall put my whole life and energy to serve you to reach
that grand goal.""Now that you have come, the design is as good
as accomplished," said Sun Ce.
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