Chapter 803 Proposal to move the capital is just around the corner
During the battle that day, Zhou Li stayed behind because he was incompetent in military strategy.
Later, after Zhou Li saw the victory of the Han army, he was happy inside, but on the outside he looked sad and went to find Lu Ju.
Under Zhou Li's persuasion, Lu Zhi, who was helpless because he didn't know whether Lu Fan was alive or dead, quickly accepted Zhou Li's suggestion and fled back to Jianye with him.
On the way back, Zhou Li was worried that Sun Quan would try again to hide the news.
In order to prevent this, Zhou Li always lamented that Lu Fan did not know whether he was alive or dead.
Everyone else was so concerned about Lu Fan's whereabouts, how could Lu Ju behave so badly?
So in the eyes of many county officials on the road from Chaisang to Jianye, they all saw Zhou Li and Lu Zhi running away with sad faces.
Zhou Li is the supervisor of Lu Dai's army, and Lu Zhi is Lu Fan's biological son. If these two people behave like this and flee back to Jianye, how can the fate of Lu Dai and Lu Fan be better?
Every time Zhou Li and Lu Ju escaped through a county, the chief officials in that county would almost cry.
Under such circumstances, Sun Quan, who was belatedly aware of the situation, could no longer conceal the defeat ahead no matter how strong his control over the government and opposition parties was.
The changes in people's hearts in various counties soon reached Sun Quan's ears.
Some county officials even wrote directly to Sun Quan for confirmation.
If Zhou Li had been so careless in doing things, Sun Quan would have been furious.
But looking at the crying Lu Zhi below, Sun Quan rarely showed understanding this time.
It is very likely that Lu Fan had died for the country, and as Lu Ju was a son of a human being, it was difficult to hide the sadness of human relations, which is human nature.
How could he punish Lu Zhi because of human nature and chill the hearts of loyal ministers?
The one who really needs to be judged should be the treacherous Lu Dai!
Zhou Li's words successfully aroused Sun Quan's anger.
The angry Sun Quan pushed away many official documents in front of him.
When many official documents fell to the ground in disorder, Sun Quan couldn't help but cursed angrily:
"Old dog! Damn old dog!
Pass the order and order someone to capture Lu Dai's three tribes in Jianye."
After finishing this decree, Sun Quan seemed to feel that it was not enough, and he quickly said:
"No, it's not just the three tribes.
Capture all the former disciples and friends of Lu Dai for me!
I want that old dog to experience heartache!"
Sun Quan almost gritted his teeth and issued this decree.
But after hearing Sun Quan's order, Yi Yi who was standing by him did not dare to obey it for a while.
In today's world, it is common practice for people to commit rebellion and commit crimes against the three clans.
But how can it involve the old principles of disciples?
Lu Dai had served in Soochow for decades, and his disciples and old friends were almost everywhere in the government and the public.
If they were all arrested, it would definitely cause panic among the people of both the government and the public.
What's more, if we really want to arrest people according to the four-character standard of "disciple, old friend, old friend", Shiyi himself cannot escape this category.
But Sun Quan, who was furious at the moment, could not care so much.
Sun Quan saw that Shiyi was motionless, which made him feel that his authority was offended.
Sun Quan directly picked up an inkstone on the desk in front of him and hit Shi Yi hard on the body:
"I asked you to deliver the message.
Send me a message!"
Shi Yi's body soon felt a burst of pain, and Sun Quan's twisted expression of wanting to eat a living person was so frightening that Shi Yi had no time to cry out in pain.
Worried about his life, Yi immediately retreated to deliver the order.
After Shiyi left, Sun Quan ordered someone to summon all the ministers who were currently in Jianye City.
Now that the matter can no longer be concealed, the next step is to work together to tide over the difficulties.
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Not long after, many ministers of the Wu Dynasty were summoned to the main hall.
Some ministers had learned about the tragic defeat of Chaisang before they came.
Some ministers guessed the truth after they came and saw Lu Ju standing aside crying.
But no matter how they learned about it, every minister in the palace took a breath of cold air.
Although they don't have many strategies, they can still analyze the basic interests and harms.
When the two supporting armies of Lu Dai and Lu Fan were almost completely wiped out, Chai Sang's military morale must have been severely damaged. The fall of Chai Sang without external reinforcements was basically a foregone conclusion.
The only question now is how long Chaisang can last?
And after Chaisang fell, they could think of it with their butts. Mi Yang's next goal must be Jianye.
Although Chaisang is still a long way from Jianye, there are many county towns along the way.
But after the news of Lu Fan's defeat spread, those counties would still be more interested in turning to the imperial court.
Even if there are county magistrates who are loyal to the court, what can they do to resist Mi Yang's tiger and wolf army?
In an instant, the roar of swords exploded in the ears of the ministers.
This is an illusion, but it is also a fact.
Sharpening the knife against the pigs and sheep, in terms of the current situation, in Mi Yang's eyes, how are they different from the pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered?
Such a fact directly made all the ministers in the palace remain silent and tremble.
Seeing the fearful expressions of the ministers below, Sun Quan was extremely disappointed.
Did he call them here to see their shameful appearance?
But Sun Quan forgot that his performance just now was no better than that of his ministers.
Just when Sun Quan's mood was about to turn from disappointment to despair, a high-pitched voice sounded.
Sun Quan looked in surprise and found that the person who made this sound was not his loyal minister Zhou Li. Who was it?
"I have a plan that can help your majesty temporarily overcome the crisis!"
After hearing Zhou Li's confident words, Sun Quan was overjoyed and asked quickly:
"Ziyu has any clever ideas, please tell me quickly."
Not only Sun Quan was delighted, but other ministers also looked at Zhou Li with expectant eyes after hearing Zhou Li's words.
Under the gaze of many hot eyes, Zhou Li revealed his strategy.
"What your Majesty and all the princes are worried about is that after the bandits capture Chaisang, they will further seek to capture Jianye.
Jianye is the residence of His Majesty and the princes. Because of this, Jianye has become a yoke for thieves to restrain our dynasty.
In my opinion, Your Majesty might as well take the initiative and move the capital.
After moving the capital, the success or failure of Jianye will not be related to the rise or fall of our dynasty.
Our government can also use Jianye to continuously drain the vigor of the rebel army.
At the same time, Your Majesty urgently summons the general to lead the army back. As long as the general returns in time and strikes suddenly when the rebel army loses its vigor, the danger to our country will naturally be resolved."
When Zhou Li revealed his strategy, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to solidify.
Move the capital?
It has to be said that Zhou Li's strategy is quite bold.
Jianye has been the political center of Sun's regime for more than ten years, and its importance cannot be compared to any other city.
Doesn't it mean that it can be relocated?
But when I think about it carefully, Zhou Li's suggestion does have merit.
Zhou Li secretly observed Sun Quan's face. He was very excited when he saw Sun Quan's thoughtful expression on his face.
The strategy of moving the capital was not his idea, it was the task given to him by Mi Yang.
Zhou Li only hoped that Sun Quan would agree to his suggestion when he was in panic. In this way, Sun Wu's demise would be just around the corner!