Vol 2 Chapter 2534: Zhong Hu urged Sun Zhongmou, but Guo Ziyi ambushed Sun Ce

Chapter 2534: Zhong Hu urges Sun Zhongmou, Guo Ziyi ambush Sun Ce

Chapter 2530: Zhong Hu urged Sun Zhongmou, Guo Ziyi ambushed Sun Ce

Wu State's attitude toward aristocratic families was the same as that of the Song, Wei, Chu and other countries, which was mainly to suppress them.

The State of Wu regarded aristocratic families as hens that laid golden eggs. The water flowed steadily and continuously provided nutrients to the country, instead of directly killing the chickens to obtain the eggs like the Ming Dynasty.

The aristocratic family grew stronger by relying on the country to absorb nutrients, but Wu State absorbed nutrients from the aristocratic family instead. This naturally made the Jiangdong family dissatisfied with Sun Jian and Sun Ce's father and son.

However, due to the power of father and son, the Jiangdong family did not dare to resist, because all the families who dared to resist have been wiped out.

I have to say that this is definitely the most unfriendly era for aristocratic families. No matter where the aristocratic families are, they will be suppressed, and there is no hope at all.

Sun Quan’s political views are different from those of Sun Jian and Sun Ce. Although he is also using the aristocratic family, he will give the aristocratic family a taste of sweetness.

 Not only did he want the horse to run, but he also gave the horse something to eat.

 This also caused the Jiangdong family to be closer to Sun Quan than to Sun Jian and Sun Ce, and they all actively attached themselves to Sun Quan.

With the support of the Jiangdong family, Sun Quan had no worries in governing Yuzhang. Whatever resources he needed, the family would provide him with them, so Yuzhang would usher in great governance.

Sima Yi was also from a noble family and knew how powerful the family was.

Sun Quan is not as good as Sun Ce in terms of identity, status, or achievements, and his foundation in the military and political circles of Wu is far less profound than that of Sun Ce.

Logically speaking, as long as Sun Ce does not die and does not take the initiative to make mistakes, there is no possibility of Sun Quan replacing him.

 But as long as he had the support of the Jiangdong family, Sun Quan still had a glimmer of hope.

After Sun Quan was transferred from Yuzhang and served as the prefect of Kuaiji, he naturally wanted to replicate the miracle of Yuzhang's great governance. After all, even if he could not become the King of Wu, he still wanted to become the most powerful person under the King of Wu.

 However, the previous disastrous defeat in the face of Japanese pirates caused the Jiangdong family to invest so many resources, and all the political capital they had accumulated for Sun Quan was wasted, so their attitude towards Sun Quan became ambiguous.

Although the Jiangdong family still supports Sun Quan, their investment intensity is not as great as before.

Sun Quan lost the support of his family, and it would be extremely difficult to replicate the miracle of Yu Zhang in Kuaiji.

Sima Yi helped Sun Quan resolve this security problem when Sun Quan was in the most difficult time.

Sima Yi knew very well that adding icing on the cake is not as good as providing help when needed, and if he wanted to completely win Sun Quan's trust, he had to do it at the lowest point in his life.

And was exiled to Kuaiji, with poor governance and average political achievements. This was the lowest moment of Ha Sunjian's life, and Sima Yi's help to Sun Quan at this time was a timely help.

 Sima Yi, who went by the pseudonym "Zhong Da", took the initiative to join Sun Quan. At first, Sun Quan did not pay much attention to Sima Yi.

But after Sima Yi made several suggestions and solved his own problems, Sun Quan immediately realized that this person had great talents, so he naturally entrusted Sima Yi with important tasks.

Soon after Sun Quan, the prefect, appointed Sima Yi as chief administrator, Sima Yi helped Sun Quan persuade the four major families in Jiangdong, namely the Zhang, Zhu, Gu and Bu families.

The Bu family was not among the four major families in Jiangdong, but because the Lu family, which originally belonged to the four major families, took refuge with Chu King Liu Xiu, the Lu family had also moved out of Jiangdong. The Bu family, second only to the Lu family, naturally filled the Lu family's shoes. vacancy.

As for the Gu family, although the most outstanding disciple Gu Yong went to serve in the Qin Dynasty, most of the Gu family's children stayed in Jiangdong and served in the state of Wu.

Under Sima Yi's lobbying, Sun Quan took the initiative to make friends with Bu Zhi, and entered into a marriage alliance with the Bu family. He married Bu Zhi's sister Bu Lianshi as his head wife, thus gaining the support of the Bu family.

 The four major families in Jiangdong are all married to each other, and the relationship between each family has never separated me.

After Sun Quan had the support of the Bu family, Bu Zhao led the way, and easily convinced the Zhang, Zhu, and Gu families, and gained the support of all the four major families in Jiangdong.

The Jiangdong family is basically headed by the four major families. Even the four major families supported Sun Quan. Naturally, the small and medium-sized families also chose Sun Quan.

In this way, Sun Quan gained the support of the entire Jiangdong family because he married Bu Lianshi.

With the support of the aristocratic family, Sun Quan no longer had any constraints in Kuaiji. Coupled with Sima Yi's assistance and no shortage of resources, after a year of hard work, Kuaiji County also ushered in great governance. The grain production and tax revenue exceeded the division. Former Yuzhang County.

Later, Sun Quan showed his expertise in detailed administration. After obtaining Sun Jian's consent, he divided Kuaiji County into: Kuaiji County (today's Fujian Province), Linhai County (today's southeastern Zhejiang Province), and Dongyang County (today's southeastern Zhejiang Province). Today there are three counties in Jinhua and Quzhou, Zhejiang.

Since then, Wu State has owned nine counties in total, namely: Danyang, Wujun, Yuzhang, Pengze, Poyang, Kuaiji, Linhai, Dongyang, and Lujiang (three counties southeast of Lujiang + three counties south of Jiujiang);

Sun Jian delegated Sun Quan to Kuaiji as the governor in order to cut off Sun Quan's thoughts. However, Sun Quan once again threatened Sun Ce's position as heir because of his achievements in managing Kuaiji County.

In order to completely solve this problem, Sun Jian made Sun Ce the main general and Sun Wu, who was more capable of commanding troops, as the deputy general after the Wu Kingdom was conquered this time. This was to pave the way for Sun Ce to succeed to the throne in the near future.

Sun Quan was well aware of this, but what made him even more angry was his father's subsequent actions.

Sun Jian appointed Sun Ce as the general in charge of the expedition against Chu, and on the pretext of his promotion to Sun Quan to work for Yangzhou, he transferred him from Kuaiji to Lujiang, where he was responsible for the supply of food and grass for the army attacking Chu and concurrently served as the governor of Lujiang.

Sun Jian's move, on the surface, was to promote and reuse Sun Quan, but in fact, it was also an overt promotion and covert promotion, completely cutting off Sun Quan's foundation in the Wu Kingdom.

While Sun Quan was in Kuaiji, he was only the governor of one county, but he was responsible for the military and political power of three counties.

When he came to Lujiang, his position was indeed improved, and he may only have jurisdiction over six counties, and these six counties bordered the Chu, Song and Ming Dynasties.

Given the geographical location of the six counties of Lujiang, no matter how hard Sun Quan tried, he would not be able to stir up trouble and would never pose any threat to Sun Ce.

I have to say that Sun Jian's move was quite cruel, and it directly hit Sun Quan's weakness. However, Sun Quan had no other way. He had no way to resist his father Sun Jian, so he could only go to Lujiang to take office.

 Along the way, Sun Quan almost had the word "reluctant" written on his face, and he complained more and more about his father Sun Jian in his heart.

He felt that his father was too partial. He always only had his eldest brother in his eyes. No matter what his eldest brother did, he was right. However, no matter how much he achieved, he would never look at him seriously.

Sun Quan thought that his contribution to the Wu State was not small. Although he suffered the defeat of the Japanese State, he also had meritorious service in governing Yuzhang and Kuaiji counties.

Of the nine counties of Soochow, Sun Quan had governed six of them, and now he is about to serve as the governor of the seventh county, which is Lujiang County. Sun Quan’s contribution to the state of Wu was not much worse than that of his eldest brother Sun Ce, but his father didn’t even give him a chance to compete fairly?

 This is really unfair.

The more Sun Quan thought about it, the angrier he became. The more angrily he became, the more he thought about it. His resentment towards his father Sun Jian became stronger and stronger, and there was a tendency to turn from resentment to hatred. Sima Yi saw all this.

Sun Jian's suppression of Sun Quan was comprehensive. It was not just Sun Quan who was suppressed, but Sun Quan's entire small group, which also included Bu Zhi and Sima Yi.

Because of a minor problem, Bu Zhi was directly dismissed from the position of prefect by Sun Jian and demoted to the county magistrate.

As for Sima Yi, Sun Jian knew that he was Sun Quan's counselor and had extraordinary strategies, so he planned to transfer him away from Sun Quan and let Sima Yi serve under Sun Ce, so he was promoted to the general of the army accompanying the army to attack Chu.

Sima Yi naturally refused decisively. After all, he came to Wu State with a purpose. It was of little significance for him to stay with Sun Ce. Only Sun Quan could allow him to achieve his goal.

Sima Yi refused Sun Jian's conquest, and with an attitude of not caring about fame, he voluntarily stayed with Sun Quan and served for him. This naturally moved Sun Quan very much.

 But Sima Yi's refusal aroused Sun Jian's dissatisfaction.

He intended to promote Sima Yi to serve as Sun Ce's right-hand man, but Sima Yi wanted to stay with Sun Quan, but the key is that the relationship between the two was not that good?

Sima Yi's various actions seemed to Sun Jian to have ulterior motives, and he did not know how to praise him, so he recruited Sima Yi twice more.

If Sun Jian's first call was kind, then the second call was serious, and the third call was forced. Sima Yi was not given the right to refuse at all, just to transfer him away from Sun Quan.

In this regard, Sima Yi was not only not worried, but overjoyed. He knew that the time he had been waiting for had arrived. If he did not take action, he would really have no chance after leaving Sun Quan's side.

 “Second Young Master.”

Sima Yi shook his head, and after dispelling the distracting thoughts in his mind, he looked at Sun Quan above with an apologetic look, cupped his hands and said, "Zhong Da is here to ask for your resignation."

Sun Quan was shocked when he heard this and quickly stepped forward to grab Sima Yi's hand: "Are you even going to leave power?"

Sun Quan has experienced all the hardships in the world during this period. After he was deliberately suppressed by his father, the Jiangdong family that had always supported him all left him, including even the Bu family.

There is no way, Sun Jian's intention to suppress Sun Quan is too obvious, anyone who is not a fool can basically see it.

If the Jiangdong family dared to openly support Sun Quan, they would be speaking against Sun Jian, the king of Wu, which was equivalent to exposing their necks to Sun Jian.

Although the Jiangdong family loved Sun Quan, in order to preserve the family, they no longer dared to support Sun Quan, so they all cut off contact with Sun Quan.

Sun Quan’s greatest capital is the support of the aristocratic family. Without the support of the Jiangdong aristocratic family, there will naturally be no threat to Sun Ce.

I have to say, your dad is your dad after all.

Sun Jian's move was so cruel that it directly knocked Sun Quan from the clouds to the mortal world, making all his efforts go to zero again.

Sun Quan has long been accustomed to Sima Yi being around and making suggestions for him. Now that Sima Yi has taken the initiative to resign, he naturally feels a lot of reluctance.

Sima Yi shook his head and said: "It's not that Zhong Da wants to leave the young master, but that King Wu wants Zhong Da to leave the young master.

The King of Wu has issued three conquest orders to Zhong Da, and the third one is a forced conquest. If Zhong Da refuses, he will be regarded as a traitor and imprisoned.

Tatsuya didn’t want to leave the young master, but he had to go. "

After saying this, Sima Yi sighed bitterly, looking extremely reluctant to leave.

Sun Quan clenched his fists, and then loosened them weakly. He said with a bitter look on his face: "Father, he has gone too far. He wants to force me to death."

"No, you are father and son after all. King Wu will not be so cruel."

　　“Why not?



In order for his eldest brother to succeed to the throne, he didn't even care about his father's face, so what else could he not do? "

 Sun Quan gritted his teeth and drank, as if he wanted to vent all the injustice he had experienced.

“Mr. Zhong Da, Quan knows that you have great talents, so I beg you to help Quan one last time and point out a way out for Quan.”

Sun Quan looked at Sima Yi with a hopeful look on his face, and Sima Yi sighed: "Young master knows where to live, so there is no need to talk too much."

After saying this, Sima Yi shook his head and strode out.

Looking at Sima Yi's leaving back, Sun Quan's face instantly became extremely distorted, and he shouted: "Father, brother, you forced me."

After Sima Yi returned to his mansion, he received a message from a secret agent of the Chu State before he could even prepare to pay his respects.

As expected by Sima Yi, after he left, Sun Quan indeed sent another confidant to secretly contact the spies of the Chu State, and leaked confidential information about the Wu army, preparing to use the power of the Chu State to get rid of Sun Ce.

As long as Sun Ce cannot return to the Kingdom of Wu, Sun Quan is most likely to inherit the position of King of Wu.

"Tell Guo Ziyi that you can cooperate with Sun Quan. The information he gave is true, but if it is not a last resort, you must not kill Sun Ce. Try to capture him alive."

Guo Ziyi, who was guarding Xunyang, was naturally extremely embarrassed after receiving Sima Yi's message.

After all, Wu's army is strong now and he is weak. Sun Ce is so strong and has many fierce generals under his command to help him. It is really too difficult to capture him alive.

However, after looking at the confidential information in his hand, Guo Ziyi felt that if the ambush was properly arranged, it would be possible to capture Sun Ce alive.

 (End of this chapter)