Shu Chen

Chapter 359
On New Year's Eve at the end of the year, in Wuchang, Jingzhou, Sun Quan had a big banquet for his ministers.

In the Chengde Hall, formerly known as the Biegong Palace of the King of Wu, the music of silk and bamboo is melodious, and the songs and dances are melodious.

Because the capital was moved to Jianye a long time ago, and a large number of secretaries and assistants were left behind by the prince Sun Deng, there were faint traces of living in the army for a long time on the banquet guests in the hall.

As for the cooking of sheep on a tripod and the melody of bells in the inner hall, only a few people can enjoy it with the king.

Such as Lu Xun, Zhu Ran, Zhuge Jin, Quan Cong and Pan Jun.

Among them, Pan Jun was ordered by the crown prince Sun Deng to come here at the end of the year to report the affairs of the treasury officials this year.

The soldiers and horses in the hands of these people accounted for almost half of Jiangdong, and they gathered together today, which shows that it is not as simple as celebrating the new year.

And what was being discussed was also obvious—it was nothing more than how to use Jing Xiang'er next year!
After drinking for three rounds, the waiters and the musicians and advocates all left the table.

The banquet where they were inviting each other suddenly became silent and depressing, and even the hustle and bustle of the outer hall, which was a little far away, could be faintly heard, forming a very sharp contrast.

In the late summer and early autumn, Jiangxia did not benefit from the use of troops in Jiangxia.

Although Zhu Ran's tribe had plundered nearly ten thousand Jing barbarians and returned with a lot of food and fodder, they were defeated by the Guanzhong reinforcements, and lost a total of more than [-] troops.

However, Sun Quan stood side by side with the others to defend Shiyang City in Jiangxia to fight for aid. Seven or eight thousand soldiers were killed, wounded and retreated. The war that lasted for several months consumed countless food, fodder and luggage. Complaints about attrition.

Although it will not shake the morale of the army or cause resentment, it is enough to alert those in power.

In any case, in Jiangdong, where Buqu is privately owned, the power of each household is roughly proportional to the soldiers and horses under its command. Who would be indifferent to the loss of Buqu?

Wuchang near the river was humid and cold, but the charcoal fire in the inner hall was hot, and a lot of water vapor curled up, covering everyone's faces, making their expressions even darker and more difficult to understand.

As clear as they thought in their hearts.

Zhu Ran, the leader on the left, has a calm expression and pours himself a drink.

He studied with Sun Quan in the same case when he was young, even if all the soldiers under his command were killed in battle, Sun Quan would search all the soldiers and horses from all over the country to make up for him.Because he and Sun Quan are of the same heart as the monarch and ministers, and share weal and woe, there is no difference.The only thing he can think about is to spend some time in secret, waiting for other people's evasive words to come out, and he will refute them.

And Zhuge Jin, who is the most powerful person in Huaisi today, has no worries about the loss of his trilogy.

The Jiangdong aristocratic family is getting bigger and bigger, and Sun Quan will also give him full support for the honor, disgrace and safety of future generations.

On the contrary, Pan Jun, who met unexpectedly, had a faint emotion on his face.

He was the leader of the Jingzhou scholars in the Sun Wu regime, and he had quelled the rebellion of the barbarians in Wuling before, but he had quite a number of soldiers under his command. According to Jiangdong's practice, after the war was quelled, the generals could choose some prisoners to organize. into its own melody.

Therefore, he was thinking about whether to ask himself to join the war.

But he was suspicious, he asked himself to join the war, would Sun Quan return some authority to his colleagues in the hometown of Jingzhou?

Because of many concerns such as avoiding nationality and self-respect of supporting soldiers, many real powers in Jingnan are now not in the hands of Jingzhou scholars.They all work with Sun Wu, but the treatment and right to speak of people in Jingzhou are far worse than those of the four surnames in Wujun.

As for Lu Xun and Quan Cong, they were calm and composed.

But occasionally a gleam of expression flashed in their eyes without leaving a trace, but it showed their anxiety.

When Sun Quan discussed with Lu Xun earlier, he made a vague promise: If Huaiyou can be captured, they will all be divided among the great families in Wu!
This is also the reason for their dedication.

However, after just one battle, the inconsistencies in the interests of the big and small aristocratic families were once again exposed.

There are so many private soldiers' trilogy, and the four surnames are as powerful as Wu, so they don't care about the loss of these trilogy.

Because after the war is successful, the rewards they get are much higher than what they lost today.

But some middle-class families are not like this.

Although there are quite a few apprentices raised by their family, the fields, manors and sea salt fields in various places occupy a lot of labor, and there are limited private soldiers that can be used for conquest.

There are no more than three or four thousand people, and there are even less than a thousand people.

If the loss reaches [-]% to [-]%, it means that the family's heritage is on the line, and they will definitely not allow such a thing to happen.

After all, the current benefits cannot be maintained, so why bother to hope for the benefits promised by empty words?
It's just a castle in the air!
Furthermore, the wealthy families in various parts of Jiangdong are used to being in the same breath.

One family has the intention to retreat and preserve their strength, and the others will follow suit, and even secretly collude with unanimous rebuttals and continue to fight again!
Don't blame them for being short-sighted.

Their family's ability to arbitrarily judge the country music today is due to the accumulation of such "short-sighted" partiality and conservatism from generation to generation.

In this regard, Lu Xun, Quan Cong and others were very helpless.

They wanted to take advantage of Sun Quan's promise to expand the family's power, but they didn't want to force other small families to work together, so as not to be boycotted by them and then die in their hometown.

Sun Quan, who was sitting in the middle, was covered by the emperor's crown and belt because he had just feasted on the ministers, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.

However, judging from the previous trade-offs, he has a clear understanding of the current situation.

After all, he has ruled Jiangdong for more than [-] years. An Neng is ignorant of the concerns and demands of his officials?

Or in other words, he no longer expected in his heart that his subordinates could work together, regardless of the clan and their own honor and disgrace, to die for the Sun family's foundation.
There was a moment of dead silence.

Sun Quan, who had been slightly lowering his head and stroking his beard, his eyes fell on the fat and fat mutton that had been boiled whitish on the table, and he felt a greasy feeling in his heart for no reason.

I don't know if it's the disgust of cold meat, or the sadness of a cold heart.

Or maybe both.

"Yesterday, the prefect of Danyang, Zhuge Yuanxun, came to show us."

With awareness, he opened his mouth first, and worked hard to make his voice passionate, "The above table claims that he has caused nearly [-] mountain barbarians to leave the deep valleys and swamps, and they have all been registered in the household registration! One household produces one. As an example of Ding’s death, you can get [-] troops! Yuan Xun asked himself to lead [-], and the rest will be dispatched by the court. I have approved it. Since the war is urgent in this place, I wrote a letter and asked the prince to send people along the road to protect him.”

At this point, he paused for a while, set his eyes on Zhuge Jin, and his smile became very sincere and kind.

"Ziyu used to remonstrate with me, saying that it is difficult for Yuan Xun to be able to caress the mountains. Now that things are done, it must be a slip of the tongue! From my point of view, Ziyu has a son like this. It is really a blessing for the family! It is also my country of Wu. Fortunately!"

Hearing this, Zhuge Jin quickly saluted, thanked her and said a few words of humility.

And the people who were with the banquet all smiled and agreed.

For example, Sun Quan's original decision to let Zhuge Ke appease Shanyue against all opinions, such as raising a few lamps to congratulate Zhuge Jin's heirs with extraordinary talents.

All of a sudden, the banquet was full of laughter and even overwhelmed the clamor of a group of vulgar warriors in the outer hall.

Because they all vaguely guessed how Sun Quan will distribute the [-] Shanyue recruits next.
It is nothing more than claiming that "those Shanyue new recruits are not capable enough to fight, and they plan to incorporate them into the generals who have lost their private troops, so that they can fight under the guise of old soldiers", and compensate the losses of various tribes in a disguised form. , so that they can continue to attack Jingxiang with all their strength without any worries!
Who is more eager to destroy Xiashouchun in Hefei and occupy the south of the Huai River? Who is more eager than Sun Quan?
The name of Jiangdong Foundation belongs to the Sun family!
as predicted.

When he was young, Sun Quan announced his arrangements for the new recruits of Shanyue.

It not only made the banquet once again full of fun and fun, but also made the plans for the next year's war more scrambling and expressing their opinions.

Compared with other people's comfort, only Zhuge Jin was a little worried.

Today, Zhuge Ke's success in pacifying Shanyue not only made Sun Quan very happy, but also relieved the urgent needs of Jiangdong's important ministers. It can be said that the future official career will be smooth.

But how can we know the good and the bad if we lose our horses?
In Jiangdong, it may not be a good thing to show your sharpness.

In particular, Zhuge's sect belongs to the Huaisi scholar faction.

However, he soon had no time to worry.

The continuous brainstorming and teamwork for a long time made Sun Quan feel that in the previous battle, the big man's full-mouthed response was just a school of soldiers and horses going out to Xunkou in the three eastern counties to encircle the encirclement, which was too perfunctory.Wu's attack on Wei is also to allow the big man to cultivate his life and rest in peace. How can An Neng be so perfunctory?

Therefore, he intends to send envoys to make calculations, so that the big man can do his best when he next supports the battle.

If not, then lower the price of the war horse a little more!

And let Zhuge Jin protest to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang by means of a private letter from home.

However, he wasted his thoughts in vain.

Now in the Hexi land of the great Han, the flames of war have been endless!

(End of this chapter)