Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2533 Sima Yi and Sun Zhongmou

Chapter 2529: Sima Yi and Sun Zhongmou

Sima Yi turned to Li Tang after escaping from Luoyang, because only in Li Shimin could he see some hope of revenge. As a result, the first Guanzhong war ended with Li Tang's fiasco.

In order to keep the remaining Guanzhong land, Li Shimin had to pay for the throne, cede land, and pay tribute to the Qin Dynasty.

Qin Tang signed the "Luoyang Treaty", one of which was to hand over the traitor of the Sima family, that is, Sima Yi.

After learning the content of the terms, Sima Yi was completely desperate, and obviously did not think that Li Shimin would protect him. After all, Li Tang was not short of talents at that time, and his role in Li Tang was far less than that.

But what happened next was beyond Sima Yi's expectations.

On the surface, Li Shimin agreed to Daqin's request, but he secretly violated the situation, secretly arranged to let it go, and protected Sima Yi from escaping from Guanzhong.

Sima Yi knew very well how risky Li Shimin's move was, and he was very likely to annoy Da Qin and tear up the peace treaty just signed.

But even so, Li Shimin still let him go. This is what moved Sima Yi the most.

What about Li Shimin letting Sima Yi go at the risk of turning his face with Da Qin?There are three reasons:
One is that Sima Yi's own abilities are indeed extraordinary. If he is left to act in the dark, he will definitely be able to cause some trouble to Da Qin;

Second, as the planner of the coup in Luoyang, Sima Yi has no other way to go than the road of anti-Qin;
The third and most important point is that the peace talks were a foregone conclusion at that time, and neither country wanted to continue fighting, so it was impossible for one Sima Yi to change the general trend.

It was precisely because of these three points that Li Shimin was willing to gamble on Sima Yi, and the result was obvious that Da Qin did not tear up the treaty because of one Sima Yi.

When Sima Yi was homeless, it was Li Shimin who took in Sima Yi.

When Sima Yi was most desperate, it was also Li Shimin who held up Da Qin's threat and secretly let Sima Yi go.

For Sima Yi, Li Shimin is really benevolent and righteous, but how did Sima Yi repay Li Shimin?
He pitted Li Shimin miserably.

In the second Guanzhong War, Li Tang was defeated so badly.

The main culprit that caused the discord among Li Tang's people was that the people headed by Yu Huatian and Li Si were working in the dark to help Daqin divide and disintegrate Li Tang's resistance.

Without Yuhuatian dividing the interior of Wagali and Tang, how could so many people fall to Daqin?

Who brought Yuhuatian to Li Tang?
Sima Yi.

Yu Huatian saved Sima Yi's life in the Luoyang coup, and it was because of Sima Yi that Li Shimin trusted Yu Huatian so much.

Therefore, Chang'an fell and Li Shimin died in battle. Although the main responsibility is not on Sima Yi, he definitely has an inescapable responsibility.

After the fall of Chang'an, he learned that Yuhuatian was actually from Daqin, which made Sima Yi angry and scared at the same time.

After all, he had never suspected Yu Huatian, and if the other party wanted to kill him, he would have many chances.

For Li Shimin, the benefactor who was trapped by himself, Sima Yi also owes a lot in his heart, but the deceased has passed away, and all he can do is to strengthen his anti-Qin decision, which is the only way for him to live up to Li Shimin's expectations for him.

Under the protection of bad people, after Sima Yi escaped from Guanzhong, he finally chose to join Liu Xiu, the king of Chu.

There is no other reason. Liu Xiu is the one with the strongest anti-Qin will among all the princes at present, and he has not been defeated by Qin.

Any princes who completely offend Daqin will be revenge by Daqin's thunder.

Li Shimin offended Da Qin, and when the main force of the Qin army was fighting in Hebei, he brazenly launched the Sizhou War.

Li Shimin undoubtedly hurt Da Qin this time, so after Da Qin reacted, Li Tang was defeated in the first battle. In the end, Li Tang was divided up by the Three Kingdoms and was destroyed.

Liu Ji also offended Da Qin. As a result, the Northern Expedition army was almost wiped out, and he was seriously injured. Although he was replaced by Liu Yu, even his wife and son became someone else's.

From this, it can be seen that Daqin has always destroyed the anti-Qin forces if they can, and continued to suppress them if they cannot.

This is also the main reason why the current situation in the world has gradually become clear, but there are still many forces that dare not completely oppose Qin.

One is that he is not ready to completely turn against Da Qin;
The second is the fear of Da Qin's revenge after turning his face.

With the precedents of Li Shimin and Liu Ji, even if the other princes were willing to oppose Qin, they would naturally feel awe and fear in their hearts when they thought of the miserable descent of Li and Liu. Da Qin turned his face completely.

But after so many anti-Qin forces, there is one country that is extremely special, and that is the country of Chu.

The Chu State was an anti-Qin force from beginning to end. As early as Liu Biao's time, he had a feud with Da Qin. Later, Liu Xiu was also opposed to the end, never letting go of any opportunity to target Da Qin.

Daqin also regards Liu Xiu as a thorn in the flesh, and the suppression of Liu Xiu and Chu has never stopped.

But the result?From the original Nanjun County, to the four Jingnan counties, and then to the seven counties of Jiaozhou, it dominates Jingchu.

The more Da Qin suppressed, the stronger Liu Xiu became.

The Chu State has become the only one among all the forces in the world that, under the suppression of Daqin, has not declined, but instead has grown.

Although the state of Chu has survived to this day, this is mainly due to Da Qin's policy of being conquered first and then south.

Daqin never concentrated on dealing with Chu, only Jingbei was dealing with Chu, which gave Chu a chance to develop.

But the three generals Qin Qiong, Yue Fei, and Xue Li who successively guarded Jingzhou are also famous generals all over the world.

Under the suppression of these three famous generals, Liu Xiu can still develop and grow, and defend Jiangling, which shows his ability and fortune, as well as the strength and tenacity of Chu State.

It is precisely because of this that Sima Yi chose Liu Xiu.

In his opinion, apart from the fallen Li Shimin, only Liu Xiuneng and Ying Hao are left to fight.

As for Liu Yu of the Shu Kingdom, although he won the final victory in the infighting and took over the military and political power of the Shu Kingdom, after all, there are hidden dangers inside, and many people are still convinced.

Therefore, in Sima Yi's heart, Liu Yu, who seized power by means of a coup d'etat, was naturally inferior to Liu Xiu, a monarch who gradually developed on his own.

Now that he has decided to join Liu Xiu, Sima Yi has to plan for the future of Chu.

To the east of the Chu State was the mortal enemy Wu State, to the north was the ancient enemy Qin State, to the west was the ally Shu State, and to the south was the undeveloped Siamese wilderness.

Apart from Siam, which is tasteless, the only direction in which Chu State can expand is to annex Wu State to the east.

Sima Yi thought about it and found that there were three obstacles to the annexation of Wu by Chu:
First, Wu and Chu have equal strength.

Even if the state of Chu is stronger than the state of Wu, it will not be much stronger, and there is no way to annex the state of Wu in a short period of time.

Second, although there are not many fierce generals in Wu State, there is Sun Wu, a famous marshal who is victorious in every battle.

All the generals of Chu, including Liu Xiu, were basically defeated by Sun Wu.

There is no famous general who can defeat or even rival Sun Wu in the Chu state. As long as the threat of Sun Wu is not resolved, the Chu army cannot even defeat the Wu army, let alone annex Wu.

Third, Qin and Wu are allies, and Qin is too jealous of Chu, and will never sit by and watch Chu annex Wu.

Once the state of Chu launches a war of annihilation against the state of Wu, it must win in a short period of time, otherwise, the fishermen of the state of Qin will benefit.

None of the three major problems of Chu State can be solved easily, let alone all three together.

Sima Yi thought about it for a long time, and only thought of the same strategy as Da Qin to deal with Li Tang, that is, to disintegrate Wu State from the inside, which is the only way Chu State can defeat Wu State.

However, it is definitely more difficult for the state of Chu to divide and disintegrate the state of Wu than it is for the state of Qin to implement the state of Tang.

Daqin was able to successfully disintegrate and disintegrate Li Tang from within, because Daqin was much stronger than Li Tang, and Li Tang had almost no hope of winning, so the interior was so disunited.

But Chu and Wu are different. The national strength of the two countries is not very different, and the Wu state is extremely united. It is almost impossible for the Chu state to divide and disintegrate the Wu state from the inside.

Sima Yi thought it was impossible at first, but after he returned to Chu and had a better understanding of Wu's intelligence, he realized that Wu was not invulnerable, and the only flaw was the issue of the successor.

In Sima Yi's view, the issue of Wu's successor is the last thing that should exist, but it does exist, and there is a tendency to intensify.

Sun Jian, the king of Wu, was old and frail. Although his eldest son, Sun Ce, was strong in commanding the army, his political achievements could only be said to be mediocre.

As for the second son, Sun Quan, his ability to command the army was mediocre, and he suffered repeated defeats in battles, but his ability in government affairs was extremely strong.

During Sun Quan's tenure as the prefect of Yuzhang, Yuzhang Dazhi went from the poorest county in Jiangdong to the second richest county in Wu State after Danyang.

In addition, Sun Quan directly pointed out that Yuzhang County was unreasonable in terms of regional division, and divided it into three counties: Yuzhang County, Pengze County, and Poyang County.

Since then, Yuzhang County has been divided into three parts.

After the division, the development speed of the three prefectures in Yuzhang has not slowed down, but due to administrative refinement and resource integration, the development speed is faster than before;

It is precisely because of his outstanding political achievements in governing Yuzhang that Sun Quan dared to compete with his elder brother Sun Ce, coveting the throne of Wu Wang, who should not belong to him, but did not expect a defeat to bring him back to the starting point.

The Japanese invaded the southeast coast, Sun Quan suffered a fiasco, and the main force was facing off against the Chu army, and Wu's domestic forces were empty, which then triggered a chain reaction, causing the domestic mountains and the Yueqi to rebel, almost overturning the entire Wu state.

Although the problems of Japanese pirates and Shanyue were solved by Sun Ce and Sun Wu successively, they also added a large number of people to Wu State, which is a bad thing and a good thing.

But it was Sun Quan who caused this matter after all, and based on this alone, he lost the qualification to compete with Sun Ce.

Sun Jian naturally knew this, so he transferred Sun Quan from Yuzhang and went to Kuaiji County to serve as the prefect.

Kuaiji County is the later two provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian. It is also the largest county in Wu State, but it is not rich because of its vast area and sparsely populated areas.

After Yuzhang was ruled, Kuaiji County, the second-to-last county in Jiangdong, naturally fell to the last-to-last.

Sun Jian transferred Sun Quan from Yuzhang to Kuaiji in order to completely cut off Sun Quan's thoughts, but he did not expect to be self-defeating again because of Sima Yi.

After finally discovering the flaws in Wu State, Sima Yi naturally wanted to dig deeper, so he took the initiative to ask Liu Xiu for his life, under the alias of Zhong Da, lurking around Sun Quan, and started a plan to disintegrate Wu State from the inside.

The reason why Sima Yi chose to start with Sun Quan was that besides Sun Quan being the only one who could threaten Sun Ce, the most important point was Sun Quan's political concept.

Yuzhang County has experienced countless prefects, but why is it that Sun Quan is the only one to govern, and Yuzhang ushered in great governance?

Sima Yi found that, in addition to Sun Quan's own ability, another major reason was the support of the aristocratic family.

Sun Jian and Sun Ce's attitude towards the Jiangdong family has always been to use and suppress them, and throw them away when they are used up. They are extremely harsh on the family.

Of course, this is also the general trend. After all, there is no family of princes in the world that does not suppress the aristocratic family except for Li Tang, and there are already aristocratic families in the Ming Kingdom.

Who let the family master so many resources?

Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.

(End of this chapter)