The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 419 Guanqiu Jian

Guanqiu Jian looked at Sun Yi in front of him, his face full of shock.

"Sun Jun is dead?"

"Lü Ju is dead too?"

"Which grandson is inheriting the throne now?"

The news brought by Sun Yi was really too explosive.

Within a month, the three generals of Wu, the General of Cavalry, and the General of Guards, all died and the General of the Zhen Army escaped.

Including the Left General who died in the previous battle, almost all the old generals of the Wu State were dead.

Guanqiu Jian found it hard to imagine what was happening in the State of Wu and why such a big commotion had occurred.

Sun Yi was kneeling in front of Guanqiu Jian at this moment. As a surrenderer, his expression was extremely complicated, with an indescribable sense of shame, and a sense of loneliness all over his body.

Guanqiu Jian noticed his expression and hurriedly helped him up and let him sit next to him.

"General Sun, you don't have to be like this. I know you are not a traitor, but that Sun..."

"Sun Chen."

"Yes, Sun Chen is causing chaos in the government and murdering loyal officials. You can't just sit there and let him kill you, right?"

"Such treacherous ministers and rebels are the ones who deserve to be despised by the people of the world."

"As for you, your situation is understandable and you will certainly not face any criticism. Moreover, the Emperor of Wei is a kind and generous man who loves virtuous people. If he knew that you had arrived in Wei, he would certainly be very happy and would not treat you unfairly."

Guanqiu Jian's words were very gentle, not at all like the one who had chased and killed the Wu people a month ago.

Guanqiu Jian was really happy at this moment.

Although Sun Jun was young, he had always maintained the stability of the Eastern Wu court. Lu Ju was one of the few commanders in the Wu Kingdom, and Teng Yin was an important official of the Eastern Wu. Now all three of them died at once.

The person who replaced Sun Jun was a young man in his twenties.

Guanqiu Jian's mouth was almost crooked from laughing.

Sun Yi came to surrender, which was even more important. Sun Yi was the grandson of Sun Jing, and served as the General of Zhenjun, the former General of Zhennan in Wu. This was similar to Xiahou Ba's surrender to Shu.
Our Majesty is so wise that when he sees such a person coming to him for surrender, he will naturally reward him handsomely.

Guanqiu Jian became happier the more he thought about it.

After Your Majesty took power, four generals of Wu died one after another, and a general from the royal family came to defect. Is it really the will of heaven that is with Wei?
Guanqiu Jian even felt that the time had come to attack the State of Wu.

Sun Chen of Wu State had just inherited the position of his cousin when he started to take action against the generals. He always killed three generations of their clans without showing any mercy. He himself had no prestige, so the Wu State was bound to be in big trouble this time.

Sun Yi was silent for a long time before he spoke: "General, Sun Chen is a cruel, reckless, and irritable man without any strategy. I did not participate in any rebellion, yet he killed my brother with no regard for the feelings of our clan. I ask the Emperor of Wei to help me and execute this thief."

"It must be so!"

"General, you may rest first. I will personally take you to Luoyang to meet the Emperor."

Guanqiu Jian smiled and asked Sun Yi to leave.

After Sun Yi left, Guanqiu Jian hurriedly called the governor Fu Xuan over.

Fu Xuan also knew about the affairs of the Wu State at this moment, but he was more concerned about the affairs of Luoyang.

He sat in front of Guanqiu Jian solemnly.

"General, are you heading to Luoyang?"

Guanqiu Jian was the first general to support Cao Mao, and probably the general Cao Mao trusted the most. But until now, the two had never met.

Guanqiu Jian had always been looking forward to meeting the emperor, but the timing was never right.

Now that the area is basically pacified and the foreign enemies have just been repelled, this is the best time for Guanqiu Jian to pay a visit to Cao Mao.

Moreover, Guanqiu Jian had made great contributions before, and this time Sun Yi came to surrender.

No matter what, Guanqiu Jian had to go to Luoyang.

Seeing Guanqiu Jian nodding, Fu Xuan immediately said, "It's time for the General of Chariots and Cavalry to head to Luoyang."

"Your Majesty has favored a traitor like He Zeng, causing every official to feel insecure. To achieve his goals, He Zeng resorted to all means, including framing and torturing. How can he be called a loyal official?"

"Even your son has been dismissed by His Majesty. You must go to Luoyang and persuade His Majesty!"

Fu Xuan was very angry.

Cao Mao's success through He Zeng was naturally due to a price, and this was the price. The ministers of the world were very dissatisfied with the emperor's behavior, believing that Cao Mao favored treacherous ministers and caused them to persecute loyal officials.

Guanqiu Jian listened to Fu Xuan's story, but his expression was very calm, with almost no change.

"Mr. Fu, you are a local governor and shouldn't be interfering in what's going on in the imperial court. I am a local general, and the appointment of the Minister of Works is not something I can decide or interfere with."

"My son was dismissed because he made a mistake. He was able to serve as Sikong because he made great contributions."

"I went to Luoyang this time because I had to do what I should do. Whether the Minister of Works is loyal or not is for the court officials to decide. It has nothing to do with us."

Upon hearing Guanqiu Jian's words, Fu Xuan's face seemed to freeze like ice. He said rudely, "General Chariot and Cavalry, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the nation was almost at its peak thanks to the governance of Emperors Wen and Jing. But in the end, wasn't it because of his abuse of power and cruel officials that the nation's power declined drastically, and the people suffered?"

"Did Emperors Wen and Jing rule the country through cruel officials? They practiced benevolent policies, cared for the people, reduced taxes, and lightened corvée labor. This is why the Former Han Dynasty was so prosperous. Your Majesty's current behavior is truly inappropriate!"

Guanqiu Jian was not angry even though Fu Xuan confronted him so harshly.

"If there were still capable ministers like those during the reigns of Emperors Wen and Jing, why would Your Majesty need such cruel officials?"

Guanqiu Jian looked at Fu Xuan, who was still trying to fight back, and said, "Even if you insult He Zeng all day and all night, it won't necessarily have any impact on the situation."

"Your Majesty uses cruel officials, not because you like them, but because they are ruthless and bully people, leaving the people of the world with no means of survival."

"If you want to change this, why not start in Yangzhou, punish the local traitors, bring peace to the people, build more merits, then go to the imperial court, use your merits to replace He Zeng's position, and govern the world with the means you desire?!"

"You refused to solve the problem for His Majesty, and when His Majesty tried other means to solve the problem, you criticized him. Is this what a loyal and honest person is like?!"

Guanqiu Jian couldn't help but raise his voice.

Fu Xuan's face flushed red and he was speechless.

Guanqiu Jian's expression finally softened, and he said, "Mr. Fu, I know your talent. You are more than capable of replacing He Zeng. Since you have the ability, why not do more? Some things cannot just be said."

"Back when Emperor Ming was still around, he hated those who only knew how to talk. The ministers disliked many of the emperor's policies, but they couldn't come up with any decent solutions. The emperor said those people were like pigs that had swallowed arrows. Well, I'm not insulting you."

"I still hope that you can do a good job in Yangzhou. First, govern the state, let His Majesty see your talents, and then govern the whole country."

Fu Xuan stood up and bowed to Guanqiu Jian.

"Teachable."

Guanqiu Jian handed over all the affairs of Yangzhou to Fu Xuan, and at the same time asked Wen Qin, Wang Ji and others to strengthen surveillance of the enemy.

After calculating the time it would take for Hu Zun to arrive in Qingzhou, he took Sun Yi and left.

Hu Zun had already left the temple and was on his way to Qingzhou.

I heard that the emperor attached great importance to Hu Zun and even sent a famous doctor to take care of General Hu's health.

With Hu Zun stationed in Qingxu, Guanqiu Jian was not afraid of a sudden attack from the State of Wu.

Although Wu had just experienced turmoil, a young man in his twenties could do anything crazy, especially when he was in charge of a country.

Guanqiu Jian, along with the previous prisoners of war, Sun Yi and others, galloped towards Luoyang on horseback.

At the same time, Hu Zun also arrived in Qingzhou and immediately began his plan to reorganize Qingzhou.

But at this moment, Sun Chen began to continue to make trouble according to his brother's last words.

After killing Lu Ju and others in succession, Sun Chen felt that he had already taken control of the government. After he became a general, he never met the emperor once, nor did he meet Princess Quan or Quan Shang. He felt that these people should come to see him.

Sun Jun also had a younger brother named Sun Xian. Like Sun Chen, he was Sun Jun's right-hand man and was appointed as the Right General. Therefore, when Lu Ju started his rebellion, this brother quickly cooperated with Sun Chen and solved the problem of Lu Ju with General Wang Dun, making great contributions.

However, after Sun Chen got rid of Lu Ju and others, he simply took away their credit, did not give them any rewards, and even planned to take away their troops.

Because Sun Chen felt that his cousin was a member of the royal family, older than himself, and had been very close to his cousin in the past, and had the same inheritance rights as himself. If he rewarded him this time, it would boost his momentum and affect his own status.

Sun Xian was extremely angry at being treated like this. He immediately contacted Wang Dun, who had also made great contributions, and planned to murder Sun Chen and inherit Sun Jun's position himself.

But before they could take action, Sun Chen took action first. He killed Wang Dun first and then ordered Sun Xian to commit suicide.

Sun Chen had made great military achievements. The Wei Kingdom had fought with the Wu Kingdom for so many years but had not been able to kill so many generals. However, within a month of coming to power, Sun Chen killed all the generals of the Wu Kingdom.

During these two months, the State of Wu lost the Left General, the Grand General, the Right General, the Guard General, the General of the Cavalry, and the General of the Garrison Army as well as a large number of generals with miscellaneous titles.

Because of Sun Chen's crazy behavior, the whole Wu State was shocked, and everyone felt that this guy was not suitable to govern the Wu State.

But Sun Chen disagreed. He began to arrange his younger brothers to serve as generals, wanting to completely control the entire Wu Kingdom.

The eyes of several generals and provincial governors close to the Wu State all lit up.

Is it possible that the time is ripe?
(End of this chapter)