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How is it I come back and poke my head in here and there are 345 of you guys

w h a t

anyways, uh, hi! been a real long time...

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“I still think it’s stupid we’re stuck serving such an awful man...Dong Zhuo thinks we’re just expendable and that’s it. Tell me again why we’re helping him out when we’re far better than him, Father?”

#wcntai #sun ce is impatient and wants his family to have their own stuff again; volumes 1 - 7 #also boooo @ dong zhuo #;the little queue of jiangdong

crimsontigerlord‌:

Was it just him, or did it seem like Sun Ce was getting a huge load out of his shoulders? Seeing him stretch and get comfortable gave Sun Quan that impression. To think that after spending such a long time fighting to conquer the land of Wu his brother would just pass the mantle of leadership to him. It was unexpected and strange.

Quan always saw himself serving his brother and helping him realize their father’s dream. But never would he have expected to be the one in charge. Especially when he lacked experience in military matters. Still, these lands required a leader. And if his brother didn’t want to be the one, then the young lord wouldn’t disappoint.

“You know, I never wanted to be a leader. And I wouldn’t have minded ruling this land alongside you,” he said. Noticing how his brother would grab that doll and check it out nonchalantly. Quan leans against a wall as he averts his gaze temporarily, then looks back at Ce. Hearing him ask a question.

“Yes. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Cao Cao plans on conquering this land and have me and Liu Bei killed. He seems to dislike competition,” he told his brother. But perhaps that wasn’t as terrible as the plan he was about to start to make it happen. Quan wondered if Ce would approve of it, if he’d be alright with it.

“I’ve asked Zhuge Jin to act as a matchmaker between Shangxiang and Liu Bei. If all goes well, she’ll marry him and help us get his support,” he explained. “She… doesn’t seem to mind…”

“Hah! We might have been the first to rule the land jointly!” Sun Ce joked. Truth be told, Sun Ce thought about that once, and only once. And soon after some bitter retainers of Xu Gong nearly killed him, Sun Ce’s thought processes changed. Once he lived through the attempt, Sun Ce was sure that Sun Quan would have everything that he built and then make it into something great. It wouldn’t happen overnight, but it would happen. Cao Cao’s gaze on the Southlands would just be one of many problems that Sun Quan would have to face, Sun Ce believed.

Now that Sun Ce had more or less avoided death, he would help his brother protect his home--their home.

“Shangxiang? Being used as a tool for an alliance? How did she agree to that? Does Mother know about this?” Sun Ce asked this time, his hands squeezing his daughter’s doll just slightly before he relaxed his grip. In the span of a few seconds he thought about the time that would inevitably come when he would have to co-sign on his own daughters being married off. It’s not what he wanted for them personally, but one didn’t take amorous feelings into matters of marriage. If they did, it was rare. Shangxiang’s bright and free spirit seemed like it would be snuffed out by something like an arranged marriage, let alone an arranged marriage to Liu Bei.

Maybe Sun Ce had been out of battle too long; was Cao Cao so close to attacking here that Sun Quan had to rely on Liu Bei for help? What could Liu Bei even offer Wu in this current situation? Did they even have any lands? These were questions he wanted to ask his brother, but he refrained.

“Remember what I told you, Quan,” Sun Ce said as he got up off his bed, his grip on the doll still firm. “Zhang Zhao will help you in all internal matters, and Zhou Yu will help you in all external ones. If Zhou Yu believes we can gain Liu Bei’s help and participation by marrying Shangxiang...then so be it.”

Sun Ce never had a reason to doubt Zhou Yu’s abilities, and Sun Quan would surely need them if this alliance went through and Cao Cao attacked. The thought of Cao Cao taking everything that Sun Quan had irritated Sun Ce to no end. Attacking Sun Quan was like attacking Sun Ce himself, and Sun Ce knew he had to fight in this battle.

“It’s time to deal with my little girl’s angry face for months now. I’m going to have to cancel our playdate!” Sun Ce sighed. He turned to look at his brother once again.

“Count me in on this fight, Quan. It’s a matter of when Cao Cao is going to strike, and I’m going to be there for it. Tell me where I need to be, and I’m there, Brother!”

#crimsontigerlord #[more brother bonding honestly]#[pls don't attack the southlands yet cao cao sun ce and sun quan have to spend time together]

“I’ve watched Lady Lianshi and several handmaidens run around here like chickens without their heads ever since they announced that you and my sister were paying a visit here to Jianye for a little while!”

Sun Ce had been one of the first to greet Liu Shan when he arrived after an extended period of traveling, and figured that Shangxiang would almost immediately hurry off to play catch-up with Lianshi considering it had been quite some time since they saw each other. This meant Liu Shan would be left to his own devices.

“It’s good to see you again!” Sun Ce continued.

#thekingofsadness #alright tell uncle bofu what's been happening in chengdu #has anybody died #are you married yet or interested in someone #;the little queue of jiangdong

“Tell me again how you finished this fight without calling me to join you and lend a helping hand?”

Sun Ce tossed Kong Tut a dry cloth to clean off his knuckles. “I feel like this is a story I can tell my kids in the future! You know, Tales of Great Men of Wu.”

Sun Ce knew the other’s strength was admirable; Huang Gai talked about it all the time and how Kong Tut could bolster Wu’s forces--after some more polishing up, of course. However, it had been several years already and Sun Ce believed that Kong Tut was more than ready to do his part as an officer of Wu.

Sun Ce held up a small carafe of wine, “I even brought drinks! Can’t tell a good story without a good drink!”

#kongonatty #[look I feel like kong tut can handle a brawl and then talk about it later over a drink]#;the little queue of jiangdong

“The fact that people are already running around calling me ‘Little Conqueror’ is enough to justify my drinking at this party...”

Sun Ce wanted to ask if more people had somehow gotten their hands on the letter Xu Gong had written. The title of Little Conqueror was essentially comparing him to the likes of the fabled Xiang Ji. Sun Ce wasn’t a spitting image of that man, no, but Xu Gong made the comparison and it left an otherwise bitter taste in Sun Ce’s mouth. He had hoped that a little wine and merriment would get rid of said taste, if only for a little while.

“Little...” Sun Ce scoffed before he took another long drink.

#savageorchids #[don't mind him he's grumpy about his new title]#;the little queue of jiangdong

“As much as I love leading a charge and our family, I’m starting to think that hanging back and getting a little more rest while you lead is just as good, Quan!”

Sun Ce stretched, and then he leaned back until he felt the ornate pattern of the headboard of his bed. The time he spent resting and recuperating from his enemies’ attempt to take his own life had put things into perspective for Sun Ce. As far as he knew, he laid the foundations for his brother Sun Quan, and left him the room to grow those foundations. It had taken nearly six years to bring a sizable piece of the southlands under his control, and there was no better person to make that land flourish than Sun Ce’s own younger brother.

Sun Ce hadn’t had any intentions whatsoever to take leadership back--at least, not when it came to governing. Battles were Sun Ce’s expertise, and where he thrived the most. It was what he wanted to get back to doing soon, but Sun Ce wouldn’t return at one hundred percent until he spoke with his brother.

“So...” Sun Ce began as he picked up the lone doll that had been left on his nightstand and inspected it. It hadn’t been just any doll, it was his youngest daughter’s doll. Sooner or later, she would come searching for it and like always Sun Ce would hide it. It was fun for the time being, but even Sun Ce had begun to get the itch for fighting once again, and an alliance usually meant a battle was coming up.

“ the word is that you’re thinking about making an alliance with Liu Bei..."

#crimsontigerlord #[hey look it's a hypothetical where Sun Ce is alive and gets to be a dad]#[but also BROTHER BONDING YEAAAAAAA]#[also wow you would think I'd have a title but naaahhh]#;the little queue of jiangdong

[queued up all them starter posts and now i’m dragging myself to bed because the mun is exhausted and sleep is lookin mighty fiiiiiinnnnne]

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