Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 974 Jiangdong Ambition
Wujun.

Mrs. Wu was speaking to Sun Quan who was sitting down. Seeing the unconcealed joy on his face, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly, but she still reminded her: "Quan'er must be careful when sending troops now, so as not to be deceived by others. "

Sun Quan bowed and said, "Remember my mother's teachings."

Looking at Sun Quan's expression, Mrs. Wu obviously didn't take it seriously, so she had to say again: "I know that Quan'er has done a lot for the Sun family, and the same is true for several major noble families in Jiangdong."

"But has Quan'er ever thought that Jiangdong officials do not have noble families. Over time, Jiangdong will have fewer and fewer talents available. If they are suppressed too much, how many people will be qualified in the future?"

"When I was in the North, I saw Youzhou Yixue. There is much to learn from it. Why not imitate it?"

When Sun Quan heard the word "Youzhou", his face became clouded with displeasure. He lowered his head and said, "Youzhou's crooked and evil practices have no respect for superiors and inferiors. Even those with muddy legs can read. It's such a waste of etiquette and happiness!"

Yuan Xi was not present, but if he had been, he should have understood that Mrs. Wu's attempt was almost useless, because among the three kingdoms of later generations, only Wu State did not have a Taixue, so that among the officials of Wu State who could read later, Not much.

This policy of obscuring the people was indeed conducive to the rule of the Sun family, but the consequence was that the situation in the later period of the Wu Kingdom was the most unbearable.

Mrs. Wu sighed in her heart. Sun Quan was too ambitious and too eager for success. If it were placed in a peaceful and prosperous time, it would be fine. Even in a less intense and chaotic time, what Sun Quan did might not necessarily be wrong.

But it is different now. During her time in Youzhou, Mrs. Wu learned through various things that Sun Quan's two biggest enemies today, Yuan Xi and Cao Cao, are not ordinary people. It is not impossible to be enemies with them, but you must always do it It's a good response to failure, but obviously the current Sun Quan does not have this consciousness.

As for Emperor Han Yuan's empress Wang Zhengjun, his nephew was Wang Mang. After the death of Emperor Han Yuan, the Wang family directly ended the Western Han Dynasty, which is quite ironic.

After hearing this, Sun Quan smiled and said: "I have suffered from the evil tiger, so naturally I want to get it back."

Mrs. Wu didn't know if she was a surrender faction, but she recalled that Yuan Xi's motive for letting her return to Jiangdong was not necessarily to contain Sun Quan herself, but more because of Yuan Xi's self-confidence. She guessed that Yuan Xi had always wanted to He did not regard Jiangdong as a real opponent.

But she couldn't explain this kind of thing clearly to Sun Quan, and the current situation could not be changed, so Mrs. Wu had to say: "Since Quan'er has made up his mind, I won't say anything more. I just want to remind him that the fierce tiger It may not be as easy to deal with as imagined, Quan'er should be careful. "

"And among my subordinates, some people even advised me that the power in the north is too great to be defeated and that I should be timid before fighting. It's a joke!"

Mrs. Wu's face turned pale. She always felt that Sun Quan's words had some meaning, and that the finger was vaguely pointed at herself?
The incident Sun Quan talked about happened in the Western Han Dynasty when Emperor Yuan of Han was in power. Zhuya County was in rebellion. Emperor Yuan of Han convened a group of ministers to discuss and prepared to send a large army to attack Buchen.

Sun Quan didn't take it seriously and said, "My mother taught me, Quan has memorized it."

At this time, Jia Ganzhi stood up and wrote a memorial "Abandoned Pearl Cliff Discussion", saying that the reason for the dissatisfaction in attacking the surrounding areas in the past dynasties was because the kings were selfish and embarrassed, and the crusade would inevitably lead to the people's livelihood and personal honor and disgrace. Compared with the heavy burden of the country, which one is more dangerous than the hunger of all the people and the unrequited barbarians?
The meaning of the memorial is that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's behavior of conquering border counties was a waste of people and money, so it is better to give up. The argument here is similar to the theory of Qiao Zhou of Shu State in later generations. It is difficult to say whether Qiao Zhou imitated Jia Ganzhi.

"But don't worry, mom, I've come up with a series of strategies to target the fierce tiger. I'm not afraid that he won't fall into the trap!"

She had no choice but to speak more straightforwardly, "My mother doesn't want to comment too much on what Quan'er has done recently, but fierce tigers are not so easy to deceive, and Cao Cao has evil intentions. Now that Quan'er joins forces with him, it is the same as seeking the skin of a tiger." , be careful."

"But I am in a corner of Jiangdong, and it is difficult to participate in the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains. The current opportunity is once in a lifetime and should not be missed!"

Seeing Sun Quan's confident look, Mrs. Wu sighed inwardly and stopped talking.

Jia Gianzhi had a distinguished family. He was the grandson of Jia Yi and the grandson of Sima Qian. As soon as his argument came out, Kuang Heng, Yang Xiong and others who were close friends with him wrote a letter to agree with him. So Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty abandoned Zhuya County and opened a An extremely bad precedent.

Mrs. Wu automatically understood what Sun Quan meant, but she knew that when two parties are fighting, it is useless to rely solely on ambition and spirit. War is a battle to compare the strengths and weaknesses of the two parties in all aspects, and in this regard, Jiangdong is obviously not prepared enough!

"I think they are following the example of the treacherous minister Jia Zan who deceived Emperor Yuan of Han with his evil words. Then these fallacies have come to deceive me!"

At this time, Sun Quan used this public case to talk about something, which meant something. On the surface, he said that failure to make progress would inevitably lead to destruction, but in fact, it showed his extremely disgusted attitude towards the capitulationists.

Of course, from the perspective of later generations, the people involved in this matter did not have a good end. Jia Ganzhi and Yang Xiong were involved in the Fu murder case and died. Kuang Heng was the one who cut through the wall and stole everything. He was accused of corruption and lawlessness and died in fear of crime.

In the Chaohu waterway south of Shouchun, a fleet of envoys was heading north along the river. Lu Su stood on the bow, looking at the scenery on both sides of the river, feeling surprised and alert.

Like Zhou Yu, he was born in Jianghuai and visited Chaohu Lake when he was young. In his memory, the waterway leading to Shouchun from the north of Chaohu Lake is extremely narrow, making it difficult for larger ships to pass.

But today's waterway is extremely wide, enough to accommodate several large ships traveling in parallel. This will greatly enhance Shouchun's defense system. If the waterway is widened again in the future, Jiangdong will be tempted to plot Chaohu or even Hefei. An extremely difficult thing! Thinking that Yuan Xi had only occupied Shouchun for two or three years and was able to mobilize civilians to carry out such a large-scale project with such high key efficiency and that he had not heard of any public resentment. Lu Su became more and more alert. Xiu Hu was so sophisticated that he could not do it at all. Unlike a young man, you must be careful!

Lu Su was also full of complaints about this mission, because he knew that negotiating with Fierce Tiger was not Sun Quan's original intention at all. He was just here to delay time, so the conditions given by Sun Quan were actually very perfunctory and he did not want to do anything substantial at all. sexual concession.

Fierce Tiger is not easy to fool. If he really offends him, it will be difficult for him to escape unscathed. Thinking of this, Lu Su lamented even more in his heart.

What makes Lu Su even more worried is that there is no unity within Jiandong. They are divided into the Jiangdong faction and the Jiangbei faction. The Jiangdong faction is the local nobles such as Gu Lu, Zhu Zhang, etc., and the Jiangbei faction is the nobles who fled to Jiangdong from the north of the Yangtze River.

The Jiangbei faction was not united and was divided into two factions, one was the Jianghuai faction headed by Zhou Yu and Lu Su, and the other was the Xuzhou faction headed by Zhang Zhao. The two had been in conflict for a long time, and they often criticized each other.

Zhang Zhao often publicly criticized Lu Su for not being modest enough, being young and careless, and not worthy of being reused. This made Lu Su, who didn't like to argue with others, quite depressed. His natural way was that Zhang Zhao was not interested in drinking. What he really wanted to deal with was Zhou Yu. , I was just a disaster.

When Lu Su talked to Zhou Yu in private, Zhou Yu also cursed the Xuzhou gentry headed by Zhang Zhao, saying that they acted according to the wind and profit, and were all treacherous villains, worse than the Jiangdong gentry, who had rebelled against Liu Bei. , now it’s coming to harm Jiangdong again!

He could only smooth things over with Lu Su, saying that Zhang Zhao might have his own ideas. At that time, Zhou Yu was very drunk. He was squinting, holding the wine statue in one hand, and patting Lu Su with the other. He hated that iron cannot make steel and said: "Zijing, Zijing, Zijing!”

"You excuse others, but have you ever thought about how others have left you a way to survive?"

"To be a kind person, you will be angered by God and struck by thunder!"

Seeing Zhou Yu's drunken body, Lu Su could only persuade him with a wry smile. Zhou Yu reluctantly opened his eyes and said, "Zijing, I don't know how many more years I can hold on."

"When I leave, you will be the only one left. What will you do to fight with others?"

After saying that, Zhou Yu lay down on the table and fell asleep. Lu Su sat there for a long time, silent.

Now Lu Su can only hope that the peace talks will go smoothly, and he can stay longer and find a way to go back. He will be thankful that Jiangdong didn't do anything to provoke the fierce tiger before.

But did things really go so smoothly?
Sure enough, just as Lu Su feared, things not only did not go smoothly, but were also quite ridiculous.

Because when he brought the envoy to visit Yuan Xi after entering Shouchun, the first words he said made him almost vomit blood.

"Mr. Zijing?"

"I have heard about your talent for a long time. In my eyes, you are more useful than ten Zhang Zhaodings. Do you want to come to my place?"

"I heard that your husband is only a sixth-grade military attache now. What does Sun Quan think?"

"If you come to vote for me, how about I appoint you as the Grand Governor?"

Lu Su was stunned. If these words were sent back to Jiangdong, they would be enough for him to drink a pot. Are you trying to trick me to death?

In view of Yuan Xi's bad rumors, Lu Su felt that Yuan Xi just wanted to disgust him, but then Yuan Xi's attitude made Lu Su more and more confused. The other party seemed to be serious!

At the beginning, Yuan Xi listened very carefully to Sun Quan's suggestions conveyed by Lu Su, although these conditions were almost all unrealistic. For example, he suggested that Yuan Xi follow the orders of the Han court and work together with Jiangdong to pacify Jing Yi, and at the same time with Jiangdong. Jiangdong cooperates in trade, and Jiangdong is willing to buy Youzhou war horses at high prices, etc.

Yuan Xi just laughed at this, but he also did a good job on the surface, and even asked Mrs. Mi to come out and pretend to discuss the details of mutual trade with Lu Su, but Lu Su could see that the other party didn't treat her in any way. .

However, for Lu Su, this was not his original intention for this mission. Anyway, the longer the delay, the better. In a few months, when Jiangdong has pacified Jiangxia, his mission will be considered completed.

But as the days passed, Yuan Xi seemed to be very free, meeting and chatting with him every day, but Lu Su once wondered if the other party was dragging him down like this.

But according to the information Lu Su received, Shouchun did not have any capable navy generals. The infantry army went to attack Yuzhou again. Cao Cao's forces were difficult to deal with. It doesn't look like Fierce Tiger still has the strength to intervene in Jiangxia, right?

(End of this chapter)