Chapter 3278 Touching the Conscience
Perhaps when every dynasty is about to fall in love, there will always be people who will be shocked and shout loudly to warn, such as shouting, "The big man is almost finished! It's over!"
But even when everyone hears this voice, they still do their own different things.
Then, in various dynasties, all kinds of people would shout when they were aware of danger, but no one listened.
Perhaps it is because the wolf comes and shouts too many times, which will cause a lot of ridicule.
Look, that idiot!
Sun Jian collapsed halfway, and Sun Ce died before he even rose. Perhaps it was a coincidence to some extent, but for the Shandong geniuses and literati in Jiangdong who admired prophecies and divinations, this may represent a meaning—
The Sun family doesn’t have that destiny!
In fact, from the perspective of bystanders, Jiangdong’s disputes with each other are not considered a major event, but more like farces. But in the eyes of the people involved at that time, these were the most correct things.
Is this "party struggle" atmosphere in Jiangdong entirely caused by the Sun family?
Obviously not.
In the early Han Dynasty, Liu Bang had insufficient knowledge reserves and did not know how to govern the country at all. Even if he had a clear understanding of human nature, he could not rely on him to keep an eye on these rules and regulations every day, so he would inevitably become a peach in the hands of the children of the gentry.
Emperor Wu of Han wanted to solve this problem, but he didn't think about how to solve it, so Dong Zhongshu sent a crutch. Emperor Wu of Han suddenly felt that walking with three legs was stable, but he could not imagine that although walking with three legs was stable, he could never run, and even forgot how the two legs should walk with two legs.
During the reign of Emperor Ling of Han, he also wanted to curb the increasingly expanding local aristocratic families, but the party and corruption inspire greater party struggles. Some keyboard warriors in later generations called the clever strategy of pulling one sect and fighting one sect, but in fact, they were utterly foolish when there was no advanced program. Just like the later generations, the Fruit Party also shouted the heroic slogan "100,000 young people and 100,000 blood", and a small number of people who were worried about being honest and ruling for the country, but they could not escape the shackles of the class and could not jump around.
The battles in Jiangdong are generally limited to the mouth.
But occasionally there is blood.
Literary quarrels basically just don’t accept it, and they can also kill people.
The general way is to first occupy the moral commanding heights, regard yourself as a gentleman, and position your opponent as a villain. Regardless of whether there is any evidence of crime, first say that your opponent has bad intentions. This kind of heart-slaughtering theory makes people speechless. When a literati acts like a gangster, he uses the most high-sounding reasons to do the most dirty and despicable things. Just like some bricks say that air pollution is caused by bicycles, and that farmers can buy houses in cities and drive back to the countryside to farm...
The key is that these literati families who are similar to those of later generations still have more or less control over the country's authority and affect the country's resource allocation, so the harm is very great.
So, can this kind of literary clan who cannot be killed in later generations be eliminated without stopping, in Jiangdong, the current Han Dynasty?
Therefore, it is not surprising that Sun Quan has such an extremely contradictory attitude towards Zhou Yu. Sun Quan's extreme lack of security has caused him to suspect that everyone is going to harm him, and it also made Sun Quan tightly hold the authority in his hands and is unwilling to let go because this is his last straw.
Sun Quan and Liu Bei are completely different.
Liu Bei's life was bumpy. He only gained power when he was old and could take and let go of authority. After Sun Quan died, would he leave authority to his children or his brother's posthumous son?
Obviously, Sun Quan could not let go. Even though Sun Quan's rights were inherited from his brother, he also believed that this authority was his own and must be left to his children, and regarded this as a guideline.
If Sun Quan had not been helpless and desperate, he would not have dared to delegate power to Zhou Yu.
Because he was afraid, he was afraid that what Sun Ce said before would really become reality.
He was afraid of losing authority and losing everything. Although he would say it was for the Sun family's foundation, he actually knew in his heart that it was just for himself!
When Sun Ce fought against Jiangdong in the early years, it was undoubtedly a wonderful move.
But soon, Sun Ce took a stupid move.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Ce exchanged the jade seal for Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses, but in fact, the reason why Yuan Shu agreed to Sun Ce to go to Jiangdong was that Sun Ce said that his father had goodwill to the Jiangdong gentry before, and he could take down Jiangdong for Yuan Shu without any effort, and he didn't want Yuan Shu to invest much, so Yuan Shu sent back Sun Ce's troops, without giving him any additional troops.
So from this perspective, winning Jiangdong was the highlight of Sun Ce's life.
But Sun Ce is too realistic...
Perhaps in later generations, it is a good thing to be realistic, and it can even become a commendable advantage. Unfortunately, in the Han Dynasty, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are emphasized.
So in the eyes of the literati in Jiangdong, Sun Quan's father killed the prefect for no reason, and his brother killed the aristocrats for no reason. This is a slut in the Sun family who is now saying that he wants to be honest and truthful, good and beautiful. Who believes it?
Perhaps when Sun Ce was dying, he knew that what was left to Sun Quan was a mess, so Sun Ce once said to Zhang Zhao, "If Zhongmou does not take responsibility, you will take it yourself!"
In fact, it is the same as what Liu Bei said in Baidi City. The reason why Mr. Luo deleted Sun Ce's words was to make this sentence the copyright of Liu Bei, otherwise there would be no shocking effect of entrusting the orphan in Baidi City.
On this basis, Sun Quan's ambivalence about Zhou Yu was very easy to understand.
And Sun Quan is also the same with Zhang Zhao.
He trusted Zhou Yu and was also wary of it.
Not to beware of Zhou Yu, but to beware of all the military forces represented by Zhou Yu.
Sun Quan knew very well that if these military generals were allowed to expand their strength, then Zhou Yu might be able to control himself now, but what if Zhou Yu died? At that time, with the arrogant soldiers and generals with too much military power, they would recommend Zhou Yu's child to the throne, then would Sun Quan have to step down obediently?
If this happens, what will Sun Quan take to fight against the military?
Do you take the Heavenly Spirit Cover?
Even if Zhou Yu is indeed trustworthy and will not betray Sun's family, what about Zhou Yu's brothers and children's relatives? Sun Quan was afraid. He felt that the word "Zhou Yu" was not the same person, but a large group of people!
Sun Ce and Liu Bei both have the courage to tell the people of the world that if their heirs are not successful, then 'you will take it for themselves!'
But Sun Quan didn't have the courage, he only dared to shout, "Touch your conscience!"
In fact, even now, Sun Quan still has the opportunity to revive the confidence of the Jiangdong gentry.
It's just...
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Zhou Yu was touching his chest at the moment.
It’s not that he really touched his conscience, but that his condition has been going on for a long time.
As the saying goes, men are afraid of coughing, and women are afraid of pulling.
In order to cure the disease, Zhou Yu also took the golden elixir. Although it could stimulate the potential of the body for a while, it actually emptied the vitality, and the effect of the medicine became more and more serious.
Taking medicine randomly will kill people!
At this moment, in the study room in the inner courtyard of the mansion, Zhou Yu was sitting opposite Lu Su who was rushing to come, both of them looked ugly.
Zhou Yu was so ill that he looked ugly, while Lu Su was so worried that he was so uglier.
The decorative cost in the Zhou family’s study is naturally one of the best in Jiangdong. Whether it is hung on the wall, placed on the table, or the most inconspicuous dust removal objects in the corner, they are all carefully carved.
But at this moment, the two of them ignored these objects, leaving only sadness and sorrow.
"Jiangdong..." It took me a long time to sigh, "How can these people be like this! How can they be like this!"
Sun Quan could even know what Zhu Zhi was doing, how could Zhou Yu and Lu Su not understand?
Zhu Zhi was protecting himself and the status of the Zhu family.
But in order to protect himself, Zhu Zhi's current approach is equivalent to selling Jiangdong.
The purpose of abandoning the future of Jiangdong is to make the Zhu family live a better life.
Speaking of which, of course, there is something wrong with the system in Jiangdong.
This is also a problem left over from the previous generation of the Sun family.
Because Sun Jian didn't understand politics, Sun Ce didn't understand either. It was not until he got bleeding from his head that he could barely turn back, but it was already a bit difficult to return.
Zhou Yu is also aware of the shortcomings of Jiangdong's system, so he has been trying his best to reduce the influence of the older generation, even including himself.
It is not wrong to have selfish intentions, but if the saying that people have selfish intentions is regarded as a shield and do sneaky things, then who is the problem?
Whether Zhou Yu has selfishness or not?
But Zhou Yu at least did not put his selfishness above the Sun family's foundation.
Lu Su also has selfish intentions, but in the same way, he will not abandon the public because of his own selfishness, so Zhou Yu and Lu Su can chat and join in the friendship.
But the problem is that Zhou Yu and Lu Su met the lord Sun Quan, who also had selfish thoughts.
"I'll go find my lord..." Zhou Yu coughed twice and said softly.
His body is actually very weak and he can't even speak louder, otherwise it will easily cause severe coughs.
According to this situation, if Sun Quan had any difficult problems, he should come to the door to "ask for advice", but now it has become Zhou Yu who has to take the initiative to come to the door to "ask for advice".
"Gongjin! Your body...you can rest here with peace of mind! I'll go first!" Lu Su stood up and walked out without saying a word, "Come! Get the horse!"
Zhou Yu reached out to call, but he was left with a cough. After finishing the cough, Lu Su left, and could only sigh with his eyes closed.
Sighing faintly.
...
...
"Zi Jing wants to see someone?"
Sun Quan frowned.
After a moment of silence, Sun Quan nodded, "Please be welcome!"
When Lu Su saw Sun Quan, he bowed to the ground: "Lord! It's hard!"
Even if Sun Quan pretended to be calm, he couldn't help but hear this, his heart beat and his face twitched. You Qiang pretended to be smiling and said, "Is it because Zijing is joking? Jiangdong... What's the difficulty in Jiangdong?"
Lu Su looked up with a serious face, "It's not that Jiangdong is in trouble, but that the lord is in trouble!"
Sun Quan finally changed his fear, "But someone rebelled?"
Lu Su shook his head and said, "There is no rebellion."
"Oh..." Sun Quan sat down again, "So... where did you start with this difficult statement? Come on, Zijing sat down first, sit down before talking."
Lu Su thanked him, then walked to the side and sat down, "Now that Fei and Cao are competing, what is the lord's will?"
Sun Quan was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "No conclusion."
"The lord thinks who can win?" Lu Su asked again.
Sun Quan sighed, "I thought Prime Minister Cao had a million people, and he could use the name of the emperor to conquer Guanzhong, without any disadvantages. However, now... it seems, well, Fei's cavalry is really tenacious and is in Hedong to fight Cao's army. However, Cao's army has been expedition for a long time, and the food and grass are difficult to sustain... Now it seems that Fei's cavalry has a greater chance of winning..."
Lu Su said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, Zhu Junli attacked Jiangling, which was obvious that he had the county, but actually harmed the lord!"
"This... how do you have to say this?" Sun Quan was a little proud when he saw Lu Su impeaching Zhu Zhi. After all, Zhu Zhi represented the military's veteran system. Lu Su showed his chariot and horses so clearly that Zhu Zhi was guilty, which means that Lu Su would not wear the same robe as Zhu Zhi.
This is very good.
Lu Su said again: "If Zhu Junli can do Jiangling, he will lose his lord's retreat. This matter is not just a bad prime minister, but the lord goes back on his word and breaks the alliance, causing the lord to bear the name of injustice. If there is any danger in the future, who can help? If the world is unified now, everyone in Jiangdong can surrender, but the lord cannot surrender."
Sun Quan let out a long sigh.
Like the Battle of Red Cliffs in history, the literati in Jiangdong did not like Sun Quan, so they did not care about Sun Quan's future.
"What will happen now?" Sun Quan asked.
"The lord should fight against Fei with Cao!" Lu Su said in a deep voice, "Many princes in the world have perished, and only Fei Cao survived in Jiangbei. Now Cao has not fought for a long time, and Fei is already strong. If the lord wants to complete Jiangdong, he should join Cao."
Sun Quan frowned and said, "Now that Fei and Cao battle are in great battle, if Cao's army wins, they can gain Guanzhong and cover the northern Longyou. After it is pacified, Jiangdong will be in danger. How can we resist Cao at that time?"
In the previous strategic layout, Jiangdong actually had the intention of back-stinging Cao Cao. The purpose was to allow Fei and Cao to fight each other in the north and give Jiangdong the opportunity and time to develop.
But the problem now is that Cao Cao is far from as powerful as he seems on the surface.
Although Zhou Yu was probably wrong in the early days, he was a first-class person after all. Based on various information, he quickly judged that Cao Cao was now at a very disadvantage, especially the news conveyed from his eyeliner in Yuzhou made Zhou Yu feel that Fei Qian was unfathomable and was actually a powerful enemy of the world.
At the moment of the Han Dynasty, there were indeed few children of the gentry who knew the secrets.
Although Zhou Yu has received many tricks and has very poor timeliness, it can still allow Zhou Yu to find some Fei Qian's tricks from it.
Especially the Shanshan Treaty incident made Zhou Yu sigh.
At first, Zhou Yu, like the children of the Shandong gentry, thought it was Fei Qian's bragging, but he didn't expect that he would actually wait for the surrender letter from Shanshan Kingdom and the signed treaty under the city of Shanshan King City.
Then the Duan family of Longyou brought the Western Regions to Xu County, which caused a sensation.
The spies from Jiangdong naturally witnessed and heard it with their own eyes.
Zhou Yu judged that Shanshan's matter was not that Cao Cao didn't want to cover it, but that he couldn't cover it at all.
And from a certain perspective, when the Shanshan treaty was delivered to Xu County, it proved that Fei Qian was actually prepared...
This preparation is not only for the Western Regions.
Therefore, Zhou Yu illustrated that if he was Cao Cao, after learning the news, the first thing he had to consider was to withdraw his troops.
But Cao Cao just didn't withdraw his troops!
So Zhou Yu understood that it was not that Cao Cao didn’t want to withdraw, but that it was very likely that Cao Cao had difficulty in withdrawing!
Zhou Yu also understood the nature of the Jiangdong gentry, so after he inquired about the situation of the gentry and literati in Shandong, Zhou Yu confirmed something.
If Cao Cao failed in this battle, he would probably end up in Heluo for the rest of his life...
For Jiangdong, there is more or less a big river that can be regarded as a natural danger. But for Shandong, is there any place that can stop Fei Qian's cavalry like a big river?
No, no!
So Cao Cao could only grit his teeth and hold on. Cao Cao sent Shanshan and others from the Western Regions to Xu County. Perhaps there were also people who wanted to let Shandong gentry and literati know that Fei Qian is now strong in his troops and horses, and destroying the country and slaughtering the country is just a matter of turning his hands. Only by loyalty and unity can he resist.
But it is obvious that the children of Shandong gentry are exactly the same as those of Jiangdong...
The internal fighting skills are full, and I feel embarrassed to meet someone one level away, but if it is one of the outsiders, it means that the knee skills are full. Saving a foreign dildo is worthy of a lifelong honor medal for being a medical official.
"Prime Minister Cao..." Sun Quan was still hesitant after hearing Lu Su's analysis, "It's true that... Well, so decadent?"
Can't this be?
No wonder Sun Quan was suspicious, because whether it was Shandong or Jiangdong, these strategists liked to come up first, which means that Sun Quan was in black and a disaster was coming. At first, Sun Quan was shocked, but later he found that these idiots regarded Sun Quan as idiots, so their suspicion was naturally getting worse and worse, and their immunity to the so-called disaster was coming.
Moreover, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and Lu Su focus on military considerations differently, and Sun Quan's thinking model pays more attention to politics.
"So, according to Zijing's wishes, what should be?" Sun Quan did not express his thoughts directly.
Lu Su said in a deep voice: "Please immediately dismiss Zhu Junli from his position as governor, and return to Jiangling to Cao's army! Re-establish the alliance and fight against the cavalry together!"
Sun Quan stood up, and circled around the hall with his hands behind his back.
It is not difficult to dismiss Zhu Zhi because Zhu Zhi himself suffered a defeat and attacked Jiangling without obeying the order. Sun Quan had some ideas about dealing with Zhu Zhi, but the problem was how to reconcile with Cao Cao and reunite...
Isn’t this like stabbing Cao Cao in the chrysanthemum and saying sorry, I slid my hand?
"If the lord has this intention, Su is willing to go north to re-establish the alliance!" Lu Su bowed and said.
Chapter completed!