Chapter 1301 Everything is under control

The winter of the fifth year of Yanxi's reign was a great harvest for Wei, or to be precise, for Sima Yi.

Not only did he completely control Youzhou, he also obtained a large number of horses and livestock from the Hu people, which greatly supplemented the military.

At the same time, he also defeated the Han army at Guansai, which shocked the Hu people at the border fortress, calmed the people of Youzhou, and boosted the morale of the Wei army.

Even used this to establish prestige in front of the barbarian tribe who came to trade, and initially won over the other party-it was rumored that it was the largest tribe with hundreds of thousands of string control people.

 How many years?

Since the Battle of Xiaoguan, the officers and soldiers of the Wei Dynasty, whether on foot or on foot, have changed their expressions when they heard about the fine cavalry of the Han army.

How many years have passed since then?

Now someone can finally defeat the Han cavalry, breaking the myth that the Han cavalry is invincible.

 “It has to be Taifu Sima!”

 The news spread to Yecheng and Xuchang, and many people were very happy.

“Although we failed to capture Bingzhou last time, it was God’s will. After all, it’s difficult to do it alone.”

“And I heard that Wei Yan, the general of the Western Thieves, was seriously injured and his life and death are unknown. This can be regarded as a gain.”

 “This time, we captured the 5,000 fine knights of the Western Thieves again at the pass. It’s really a great victory!”

 Why five thousand?

 Looking at the horses, cattle and sheep brought back from Youzhou, I am afraid that the master is still too modest.

 Then he turned to look at General Cao.

“Bah! What the hell! Sun Quan has been fighting Hefei for so many years but still failed to capture it. In your hands, Shouchun was almost destroyed by floods!”

“That’s it, we were saved in the end. But look at Xiangyang in the west, which was used to suppress the Wu invaders. It’s actually lost...lost!”

At present, there is only a lonely Wancheng left in the southwest of Xuchang.

If the Wu invaders had no cavalry, they would be unable to fight on foot and would not dare to cross the Han River and go north to fight with the Wei Dynasty on the ground. Wancheng would have become an isolated city.

Even so, the Wei Dynasty still had to dispatch some troops from the eastern front to Wancheng to strengthen defenses.

 Now the people in Xuchang are a little confused.

There is no other way. There are Western thieves in Luoyang to the northwest, and there is only an isolated city in Nanyang to the southwest.

 Where does the sense of security come from?

 Therefore, the battle at Guansai gave many people in the Wei State a shot in the arm.

Some people even secretly thought that Xuchang was connected to the Western Bandits just across Luoyang.

Yecheng is separated by the Taihang Mountains.

Is Taihang Mountain no better than Luoyang, which is undefeated?

And no matter how you look at it, the Taifu is much more reliable than the General.

How about... just go and join the Taifu?

By relying on this battle outside the pass, Sima Yi not only cleared up the small black spot of missing Hangu Pass, but also earned a lot of extra popularity among the people.

 Compared to Sima Yi, Ji Han's side can only be regarded as neither profit nor loss.

 The loss of two thousand fine cavalry made Feng Da Sima quite distressed.

But good news finally came from Hanzhong.

Luo Xian, Fu Qian, and another army commander, Ma Ma Tian, ​​led the army to capture Anqiao Mulansai, cutting off Shangyong's Wei army's retreat, and finally succeeded in forcing Shangyong to surrender.

 At this point, Shangyong, Nanyang, and Xiangyang have become a small tripartite.

As for the Wu Kingdom outside the Han and Wei dynasties, it was quite lively.

Lu Wang Fu Shiyi wrote a letter praising Lu Wang Sun Ba for his "both civil and military talents". He believed that Lu Wang staying in Jianye was a waste of talent and he should go out to guard one side.

 After writing the letter, the news fell into the sea like stone.

Shiyi was not discouraged and wrote again, but Sun Quan still didn't respond.

If it were anyone else, he would probably understand what Sun Quan meant.

 But who is Shiyi?

At that time, Lu Yi falsely accused Diao Jia, the governor of Jiangxia, of "slandering the state affairs." Sun Quan asked all the officials if they had heard of it. All officials were afraid of Lu Yi and said that he had, but Yi said that he had not heard of it.

Under Sun Quan's severe questioning many times, all the ministers did not dare to express their anger, but Yi Yi still said truthfully, without any wavering.

 This shows how upright this person is.

 Don’t listen twice?

 It doesn’t matter, it’s only twice. I will continue to write until you listen.

 The connection was connected three or four times, which made Sun Quan very annoyed. In the end, he could only say that he would think about it.

This was Sun Quan's perfunctory words, but who would have expected that as soon as these words came out, many people's hearts immediately became active.

 Originally, the prince and King Lu lived in the same palace, and there was no distinction between superior and inferior. From the beginning, many courtiers were murmuring.

It's just that King Lu has been newly established, and many people are watching. They don't know whether His Majesty is just letting King Lu stay in the palace temporarily, or whether he plans to continue like this.

Therefore it is not easy to say anything, lest I offend King Lu in vain.

What I didn't expect was that the first one to jump out was King Fu of Lu.

Lu Wangfu wrote several times, and finally his majesty was relieved.

 If you don’t come now, when will you wait?

Especially those ministers who supported the prince, such as Taichang Gutan, Prince Taifu Wucan and others, could no longer hold back and wrote letters one after another:

"When I hear that there is a country and a family, I must understand the difference between legitimate concubines and concubines, and the etiquette of different superiorities and inferiors, so that there is a difference between superior and inferior, and the class exceeds the distance. In this way, the kindness of flesh and blood will be coveted. In the past, Jia Yi introduced the plan of public security. When it comes to the power of princes, it is believed that if the power is heavy, even if they are close, they will be burdened by rebellion; if the power is light, even if they are separated, they will still be protected..."

His words are to remind Sun Quan that if he favors King Lu too much or has too much power, allowing him to develop ambitions that he should not have, it will actually harm him.

It is better to lower his status, let him understand the importance of concubine, the etiquette of respect and inferiority, and cut off his "coveting". This is the way to protect him.

  (The king of Lu, Sun Ba, means that the dog is dead.)

If the officials came to remonstrate, it would only make Sun Quan extremely annoyed.

So Lu Xun’s letter was like water droplets splashing into a smoking pan.

"The prince's orthodoxy should be solidified by a rock. King Lu's vassals and ministers should make differences in favor and rank, so that each other can get what they want and everyone can be safe. I would like to kowtow and bleed to hear it."

When Sun Quan saw Lu Xun's letter, he was so angry that he slammed it on the ground:

 “What does he want to do? What does he want to do!”

　　　It seems that after swearing like this, he still couldn't understand his hatred. Sun Quan stood up and kicked the sparse chapter on the ground hard.

 “Hurrah!”

Sun Quan was panting like an ox, gritted his teeth and cursed:

“You have to stop what I want to do, and you have to force me to do what I don’t want to do, right?”

Thinking about the prince, I asked him casually, but I didn't expect that he would insist on establishing a son as filial piety (that is, Sun He).

OK, I know you are close to Zigao (Sun Deng) and want to follow his last wishes, I have no problem with that.

But after the crown prince was established, you actually asked people to knock on the door, asked me to establish a queen, and even appointed the mother of the crown prince.

 Okay, I promise you this too.

But I want to send people to sea, why do you object?

 Now I just dote on Ziwei (Sun Ba) a little bit, but you actually have a problem with it?

how?

I have entrusted the country to you, and you are still not satisfied?

　　　Do you still want me to listen to you regarding my private affairs, family matters, harem, and children?

Zhuge Liang is Liu Adou's father-in-law after all, so he also said, "The palace and the palace are all integrated into one."

 Who do you think you are?

How dare you think like this?

Even if you don’t care about your status as a monarch or a minister, you are still my niece and son-in-law!

I am your elder!

These days, Sun Quan, who was always angry, became more and more annoyed the more he thought about it, and he felt a rush of blood rushing to his forehead.

 He raised his foot again and stepped **** the ground.

 “Crack!”

Several bamboo slips were trampled and broken.

Sun Quan’s feet were still crushing him hard.

 He could almost foresee what kind of situation the prince would face if he just handed Da Wu into the hands of the prince.

Sun Quan pondered, with a cold light shining in his eyes.

 “Your Majesty?”

Sun Quan, who was deep in thought, raised his head: "What's the matter?"

 “Taifu Lu requested an audience.”

Hearing this name, Sun Quan couldn't help but show boredom on his face:

"No! Just say I'm tired and no one will be seen!"

As soon as he flicked his sleeves, he was about to turn around. He felt something strange under his feet. After thinking about it, Sun Quan bent down and picked up the bamboo slips that were almost in pieces.

Who would have expected that when he stood up straight, the world suddenly spun before his eyes, causing him to stumble and almost lose his balance.

The palace man had been kicked out by Sun Quan from the beginning. He could only hold the table by himself, sit down, and take a few deep breaths, and then he felt a little more relaxed.

"Snapped!"

 Hand pressed the bamboo slip on the table hard without letting go, and the veins popped out.

That familiar sense of urgency came to mind again, even making Sun Quan anxious again.

 “No, we can’t delay this any longer…”

Sun Quan murmured to himself, seeming to have finally made up his mind.

  —

 “What does Sun Quan want to do?”

 The news from Wu State back to Chang'an was basically delayed by one to one and a half months.

Even the officials of Wu State were not sure whether it was expedient or permanent for Sun Quan to let Sun Ba live in the palace and share the throne with the prince.

 In Chang'an, it is even more impossible to know—except for Feng.

 But Feng didn’t say anything.

 And it’s nearing the end of the year, and he is also very busy.

Especially the defeat of Youzhou and the capture of Shangyong by the Han Dynasty, many things required his personal decision.

This wonderful show of Wu Guo's seizing the direct descendants has just begun to show its signs, and it has not yet come to the stage for the chess pieces he arranged.

 Until the second letter from Mi Shiyilang arrived.

Sun Quan, who originally agreed to establish a queen, seemed to have changed his mind for some unknown reason, and became vague about the establishment of a queen.

“There is no master in the harem, and the concubines are in no order; all the sons stand side by side, and there is no distinction between superiority and inferiority.”

Zhang Xiaosi took Mi Shiyilang's letter and read it over and over several times, with a look of amazement on his face:

 “What exactly does Sun Quan want to do?”

"What do you want to do?" Feng Dasima huddled in the rocking chair, without any manners, and said lazily, "It's just what you think."

 These days, I have been busy with the finishing work of this year.

 It was not until the government offices were sealed and the officials were on vacation that we felt relaxed.

Winter is a great day. The fireplace is burning brightly and it is so warm that people want to doze off.

"What?" Madam You raised her head and looked at the sleepy Feng Da Sima, "Why do I hear Alang's tone, as if he has already anticipated Sun Quan's thoughts?"

"It's just an attempt to rebalance the forces of all parties." Feng Dashima yawned, "Isn't this unexpected?"

“The purpose of deliberately placing Sun Ba and the crown prince Sun He side by side was to send a signal to his courtiers: Although Sun Ba is not the crown prince now, Sun He may not always be the crown prince.”

“He is deliberately tempting the courtiers to take sides. Of course, it is also possible that he is testing the loyalty of the courtiers?”

 After all, I am still the emperor of Wu. In your eagerness to stand in line, have you forgotten that I am the king of a country?

 Still want to think that my life is not long?

 Or do you want me to die soon?

 In fact, Mrs. You also feels this way about Sun Quan’s recent behavior.

 But this feeling was so ridiculous that it even made her a little unsure.

 “What are you trying to figure out?”

Use two sons as bait to catch the civil and military officials of the dynasty?

“Didn’t I say it? In order to balance the various forces in Wu State, to be more precise, it was to reshuffle the cards.”

 “Shuffle the cards?”

Mrs. Right, who was psychologically traumatized by Madam Zuo and Amei during the Landlord Fight, understood this word.

"That's quite appropriate." Mrs. Right frowned, still a little unbelievable, "But is it worth it?"

"Of course it's worth it." Feng Da Sima yawned again, "For the entire Wu Kingdom, what's not worth it?"

“The two sons will try their best to win over the ministers in the process of fighting for the heir, and the ministers can also choose the master in their hearts.”

"No matter which side wins, a community of interests will eventually be formed. Then after Sun Quan dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, the court will naturally transition smoothly."

 Speaking of this, Feng Dashima seemed to have thought of something and suddenly smiled:

"Even if there is no winner on both sides, it doesn't matter. He has many sons anyway, so just choose another one."

“But Sun Quan can also achieve his original purpose, which is to use this battle to seize the legitimate rights, suppress what should be suppressed, and cleanse what should be purged, balance the forces of all parties, and pave the way for his son.”

 Later generations said that Sun Quan was confused and confused in his later years.

 But from the perspective of an emperor, this is simply a long-planned imperial scheme.

As for whether Wu Guoguo will be severely weakened by this, that is not his first consideration at all.

 The first thing he had to consider was how to ensure that his descendants would secure the throne.

If future generations cannot secure the throne, they may not even be able to become the emperor of Wu.

Then what does this healthy Wu State have to do with our Sun family?

If you can continue to hold the throne firmly, even if you lose some vitality, it will be a price worth paying.

The family, the country, the world, the family comes before the country. Even if Sun Quan became emperor, the structure was still not enough, a little worse.

 So he finally lost it.

At the same time, this also shows that Sun Quan at this time has lost his spirit and only cares about the three melons and two dates at home. He is afraid that he has lost his ambition to conquer the world.

 “It always feels a bit unimaginable.”

The right lady shook her head, looking a little ugly.

She naturally knew how brutal the political struggle was, but such actions still made her feel that she was too narrow-minded and unworthy of her status as emperor.

 “What if Alang thinks wrong?”

“You can’t be wrong.” Feng Da Sima, who had the upper hand in this matter for once, said proudly, “Sun Quan’s next step is probably to acquiesce in the fight between the two sons.”

"Then," he stretched out his palm and slashed down, "believe it or not, the first person he took advantage of was Lu Xun."

  “Why?”

"Because Lu Xun represents the Jiangdong family," Feng Da Sima sneered again, "Wu's power, both in the government and in the public, has been out of balance. If Sun Quan doesn't deal with it, he himself may not be able to sleep."

“After all, Sun Quan certainly can’t be as tolerant and kind as our Majesty, right?”

“Go!” Mrs. Right slapped Feng Dasima and looked at him suspiciously, “I always think there is something in your words.”

  PS: Don’t give me any more rewards. With my update speed, I really deserve it.

 (End of this chapter)