Seeing Zhang Zhao's beard and hair, Sun Quan was stunned.
What do Zhang Zhao’s words mean?
Zhang Zhao was using the most resolute attitude to explain a fact that would be unacceptable to any emperor:
You can issue an edict, but your edict may not be effective.
Even if your edict takes effect, it may cause a major turmoil.
This is Zhang Zhao's threat to Sun Quan.
Unexpectedly, after Sun Quan threatened Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zhao would treat him the same way as he did.
It's not false at all, it's just right.
Sun Quan's eyes were dull, but as time passed, huge murderous intent was gathering in Sun Quan's eyes.
Threatening the king as a minister is treason!
It was a huge challenge to Sun Quan's monarchy.
Sun Quan could tolerate Zhang Zhao's uprightness, and he could also tolerate Zhang Zhao's reliance on his elders and betrayal of his elders, but which king could tolerate the threats of his ministers?
"Someone is coming!
Someone come!”
The furious Sun Quan roared desperately.
Under Sun Quan's roar, more than a dozen soldiers rushed outside the palace.
A dozen expressionless soldiers stood quietly behind Zhang Zhao, and they all had their hands on the handles of the knives at their waists.
As long as Sun Quan issues another order, a bloody scene will immediately take place in the hall.
As for Sun Quan, who has unlimited power in his hands, will he be unable to issue this order?
This is impossible.
However, more than a dozen soldiers waited and waited, but could not wait for further instructions from Sun Quan.
Why is Sun Quan hesitating?
If he were an ordinary king, he would definitely not let those dozen soldiers wait.
But although Sun Quan had just ascended the throne, among the emperors of the three families, Sun Quan had the highest political ability and his city was the deepest.
Sun Quan's superb political skills allowed Sun Quan to quickly realize that he must not kill Zhang Zhao at the moment.
No matter how angry he is.
Because Sun Quan knew that Zhang Zhao's influence in the Wu Dynasty was too great.
As Zhang Zhao said just now, his disciples are all over the territory of Wu.
It is not that Zhang Zhao cannot be killed, but he cannot be killed for the reason of committing a crime. If Zhang Zhao is killed for such a reason, civil strife will break out in Wu in an instant.
This is what Zhuge Liang wants to see, but it is what Sun Quan never wants to see.
Reason and anger were fighting fiercely in Sun Quan's heart.
But in the end, the reason in my heart still prevailed.
Just like the Battle of Chibi.
That year, something very unpleasant happened between Zhou Yu and him.
That was the first time Sun Quan felt the pressure from powerful ministers who responded to every call.
Sun Quan was also angry at that time, but for the sake of Jiangdong's great cause, Sun Quan finally suppressed the anger in his heart.
Sun Quan could do this when he was young, and there is no reason why Sun Quan can't do it now.
Sun Quan, who had the uncanny ability of Gou Jian, stretched out his trembling hands with anger and asked the dozen or so soldiers to retreat.
After a dozen soldiers left, Sun Quan walked down the steps step by step with his sword in front of Zhang Zhao.
Sun Quan's body was tall, but Zhang Zhao's body was stooped due to his old age.
With such a stature gap, Zhang Zhao should have felt intimidated, especially since he was only a moment away from death.
But Zhang Zhao, who was shorter in stature, stubbornly raised his head and directly met Sun Quan's cold eyes.
"Why?"
"Why?"
As if feeling something in their hearts, the masters and disciples of the past and the monarchs and ministers of today all asked each other this sentence in unison.
Sun Quan didn't believe that Zhang Zhao couldn't see Zhuge Liang's intentions. Sun Quan also didn't believe that Zhang Zhao wanted to destroy Wu's foundation. So why did he act like this today?
After hearing Sun Quan's question, Zhang Zhao did not hide anything and directly expressed his thoughts:
"I don't want Bo Fu's bloodline to be inherited after a hundred years."
Sun Quan was right. With Zhang Zhao's wisdom, he could see Zhuge Liang's intention almost at a glance.
It can be seen that there are some things that he must do now.
"I just want to ask, where is Mrs. Da Qiao now? Why is Mr. Shao so weak and sick!"
Zhang Zhao asked this sentence almost sadly.
But Zhang Zhao's question made Sun Quan's eyes that had been staring at him suddenly become evasive.
Why bother clarifying some things?
Seeing Sun Quan's reaction, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but sneer.
After Sun Ce's death, Da Qiao and Sun Shao were sent to live in the remote Kuaiji by Sun Quan.
If that were the case, Zhang Zhao could understand Sun Quan.
But why did Sun Quan take other actions?
Zhang Zhao was not unaware of what Sun Quan did to Da Qiao's mother and son in the past few decades.
As Sun Ce's father-in-law, Zhang Zhao should have spoken out long ago.
But the current situation prevented Zhang Zhao from doing this.
Sun Quan has promoted many cronies over the decades. Under such circumstances, if Zhang Zhaoruo rashly supports Sun Shao to become the next ruler of Jiangdong, when Sun Quan's son grows up, it will inevitably cause internal strife between Sun Ce and Sun Quan.
It was not easy for Sun Ce to create a foundation, and Zhang Zhao could not let himself become the trigger for civil strife in Jiangdong.
But now, under Zhuge Liang's conspiracy, the situation has changed.
Although from the official position of Wu, it does not recognize the legal system of Han.
But the existence of the Han Dynasty is an indisputable fact, and the current situation in the world is no different from that of the Warring States Period for hundreds of years.
The three kingdoms stand in opposition to each other.
Sun Deng became the Marquis of Wu of the Han Dynasty, which at least meant that the Han Dynasty supported Sun Deng in becoming the prince of Wu. This was the external force that Zhang Zhao could rely on.
After Sun Deng was adopted by Sun Ce, if Sun Deng could return to the country as Sun Ce's heir and succeed to the throne, would Sun Deng, who is Sun Shao's brother in the patriarchal clan, kill Sun Shao in the future?
This is impossible.
In addition, Sun Deng is actually the eldest son of Sun Quan and the blood brother of Sun Quan's sons, so Sun Deng will not harm the heirs left by Sun Quan in the future.
In this way, while preserving the Sun Ce and Sun Quan factions, it can also prevent Wu from falling into civil strife as much as possible.
From Zhang Zhao's point of view, his advice today is the best of both worlds for the country and the Sun family.
Therefore, he did not understand why Sun Quan insisted on refusing to agree.
It was Sun Quan's turn to answer Zhang Zhao's "why?"
The dodge in his eyes was only temporary, and Sun Quan quickly regained his composure.
If he can do it, he won't be afraid of being seen through by others.
As for Sun Quan, it was not that he did not understand Zhang Zhao's intentions.
But no matter what Zhang Zhao's intentions were, it was absolutely impossible for Sun Quan to agree to let Sun Deng become the crown prince of Wu.
"From the day Den'er became the Wuhou who rebelled against the Han Dynasty, he was no longer my son."
"Da Wu is my Da Wu.
The prince can only be my son.
The legal system of Da Wu cannot be questioned by the world."
Does Sun Quan love Sun Deng?
Judging from his past behavior towards Sun Deng, he loves her.
But Sun Quan loved power more, and he was even more selfish.
If Sun Deng, who became the Marquis of Wu of the Han Dynasty, was made the crown prince of Wu, wouldn't he be telling the world that Wu recognized the legal authority of the Han Dynasty?
Then the oath he announced to the world when he ascended the throne will be a complete joke, and Wu's legal system will also suffer heavy losses.
More importantly, after Sun Deng ascends the throne in the future, he will only worship Sun Ce in the ancestral temple instead of him.
Sun Quan was not even willing to give Sun Ce the honor of being an emperor, so how could he let this happen?
After hearing Sun Quan's answer, Zhang Zhao, who understood Sun Quan's psychology, looked at Sun Quan with shocked eyes.
Originally, he thought that what Sun Quan did to Da Qiao's mother and son in the past might be out of necessity.
But judging from Sun Quan’s words today, this is definitely not the case.
In order to maintain his supreme authority and prevent himself from being controlled by others, Sun Quan did not want to recognize Sun Ce as the founder of Wu, even though this was an indisputable fact!
In essence, both he and Sun Quan were right, they just had different positions.
What kind of conspiracy is the most unsolvable?
The only way is to make the positions of the two parties completely opposed.
Zhang Zhao truly understood Sun Quan's character from Sun Quan's words.
At this moment, Zhang Zhao no longer had any hope of persuading Sun Quan to change his mind.
"I will stick to my point of view.
The crown prince of Wu can only be the Marquis of Wu."
Zhang Zhao expressed his intention to Sun Quan in a decisive tone.
Faced with Zhang Zhao's offense, Sun Quan did not get angry.
Sun Quan came up with a better way to deal with a dying person.
"I will ask Shi Yi to go and retrieve the decree I gave to the Chancellor."
"But I also tell you clearly that what you want will never be realized."
Then Sun Quan lowered his head to Zhang Zhao's ear and said coldly:
"Take care of yourself."
After saying this, Sun Quan waved his hand and turned around and left Zhang Zhao.
Facing Sun Quan's departure, Zhang Zhao had some reluctance in his eyes.
He knew that after today, no matter what it looked like on the surface, he and Quan were completely on the opposite side.
But now that things have come to this, Zhang Zhao is not a person who will regret it.
As the sound of crutches hitting the ground was heard, Zhang Zhaoyi turned decisively and walked out of the hall.
Under the illumination of the candlelight in the hall, the two figures who had been supporting each other for many years were slowly going in opposite directions, walking further and further away.
What happened today is not recorded in the history books.
But what future generations know is that starting from today, an internal fight began that swept the Wu court for many years.
It is known in history as the "Controversy between the Two Palaces".
…
On the endless plain outside Xudu, there was a long team marching.
This team was exactly the team that had evacuated from Luoyang not long ago and was moving the capital of the Wei Dynasty.
In the center of the team, there is a magnificently decorated chariot. To outsiders, this chariot is the imperial chariot where Cao Pi is.
But what many people don't know is that there is no Cao Pi in the royal chariot at the moment, and Cao Rui is responsible for handling daily government affairs.
When the team moving the capital passed by Xudu, Cao Xiu, who was wearing military uniform, came outside the royal chariot and asked Cao Rui if he wanted to enter Xudu and rest for a while.
But Cao Xiu's inquiry was flatly rejected by Cao Rui.
After being defeated and moving the capital, it was not like returning victorious. How could he have the face to meet the many veterans in Xudu?
But after the team traveled a certain distance, Cao Rui suddenly remembered something:
"Is Lord Shanyang still there?"
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