In October of the fourth year of Jianxing, Sun Quan's attack on Jiangxia was unsuccessful. Shortly after returning to Wuchang, news came from the north that Luoyang reinforcements had just arrived in Jiangxia.
After further inquiries, he learned that the so-called ambush by Cao Wei at that time was actually just a thousand county soldiers that Xun Yu had hastily gathered.
Only then did he realize that Wenpin's inability to hold on at that time was probably a sign of insufficient troops. As long as he attacked fiercely, he might not be unable to attack.
Even if they couldn't attack, they could still retreat slowly. Unexpectedly, because of Xun Yu's suspicious tactics, he was so frightened that he hurriedly led his troops to retreat. Wenpin, who was surrounded in the city, took the opportunity to rush out with his troops and feigned an attack.
It turned out to be a huge defeat, which was really unexpected.
Thinking of this, Sun Quan felt ashamed and angry, but also felt regretful.
However, Danyang, Kuaiji, and Shanyue in Wu County heard that Sun Quan personally led troops to attack Cao Wei, and thought they had found an opportunity, so they started a rebellion and attacked several counties in the three counties. For a time, the momentum was great.
Sun Quan was still hot in Wuchang, but he rushed to Jianye to take charge.
In order to facilitate the encirclement and suppression of Shanyue, Sun Quan separated all the dangerous mountainous areas of these three counties into one county, named Dong'an County. At the same time, General Quan Zong of Suinan was appointed as the prefect of Dong'an County to lead his army to quell the rebellion.
Just when Jiangdong was trying its best to quell the chaos, news came from Wuchang: Han Zong, the son of Han Dang, who stayed in Wuchang, did not observe filial piety during the mourning period, and had an affair with the maids and concubines of the house, which was extremely popular.
It's bad.
When Sun Quan learned about this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
It is obvious that Cao Wei's people are in trouble, why is it Jiangdong who is unstable everywhere?
Han Dang is a three-generation veteran. He has followed the Sun family in conquering all directions since the time of Sun Jian. He has made outstanding achievements. Han Dang is indispensable for the stability of Jiangdong's foundation.
It is a pity that this veteran minister died just when Sun Quan was preparing to attack Jiangxia.
Sun Quan asked his son Han Zong to take charge of his old army, and because he was in mourning, he asked him to stay in Wuchang and personally led troops to attack Jiangxia. He did not expect that Han Zong would do such a thing after he had only been away for a few months.
Sun Quan was really shocked and angry, "How can there be such a beast in the world that violates human ethics?"
His own defeat in Jiangxia was already a source of discussion, but now that Han Zong has committed such a scandal, the people in Wuchang are criticizing him one after another. How will the world view Jiangdong's monarchs and ministers?
There were also repeated rebellions in Shanyue.
The many disobediences made Sun Quan extremely depressed, and the negative emotions in his heart suddenly burst out.
"Come here!" Sun Quan shouted with anger on his face, "Strip Han Zong of his title and imprison him until there is a trial before he is convicted!"
After finishing the order, the chamberlain came to report again, "Your Majesty, Governor Lu is here to see you."
When Sun Quan heard that Lu Xun had rushed to Jianye from Wu County, he knew that he was worried about national affairs because of so many things that had happened in the past few months, so he hurried over to see him.
At that moment, I had to suppress my anger and said, "Please."
Lu Xun came in and greeted him first. When he saw Sun Quan's still angry look, he told him that he was worried about the defeat of Xiangyang in Jiangxia and the Shanyue rebellion.
Then he comforted him and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty the King of Xiangyang in Jiangxia is just trying. If you succeed, it will be an unexpected joy. If you don't succeed, it will lighten Cao Wei's heart. Your Majesty, you don't need to take it to heart."
"Now that Cao Wei is unable to do anything bad to me in Jiangdong, he will take advantage of this opportunity to put an end to the chaos in the mountains and to avoid future troubles."
Sun Quan let out a long sigh and said, "What Bo Yan said makes sense. It's just that I'm not upset about it. It's just that I hate someone for being useless. Now that you're here at the right time, I just want to ask your opinion."
"Han Zong was promiscuous and unruly during the mourning period, and it was made known to everyone in Wuchang. His character is really disgusting. I want to take away his title and demote him to a commoner. What do you think?"
After all, Sun Quan was the leader of a country. After losing his temper, he was finally able to calm down and took the initiative to bring up the matter.
When it comes to the level of trust he has in his subordinates, the one Sun Quan trusts the most is Lu Xun.
Now that he is coming from Wu County, I just want to ask his opinion.
Lu Xun was shocked when he heard this. When he returned to Wu County, Han Dang was seriously ill. In order to make his plan go smoothly, he did not go to pay homage to Han Dang when he died of illness.
I originally thought that when I returned to Wuchang this time, I would go to pay homage to Han Dang's grave, but I didn't expect to hear something like this.
"This Han Zong is so ridiculous?"
Lu Xun frowned.
"Not only is it ridiculous, it is simply a person who has no regard for human ethics!"
Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said.
"Your Majesty, Han Zong is ridiculous, but now is not the time to deal with it."
Lu Xunjiu and Sun Quan knew that Han Zong was being punished so harshly, which meant that he was in trouble.
"Old General Han is a veteran of three dynasties. He worked hard and achieved great results. Now that his body is still cold, the king wants to take away the title from his descendants. In the eyes of people who don't know, I'm afraid they will say that the king is a cold person."
"Coupled with the King's new defeat, this move will be suspected of venting anger. King, those who achieve great things must have a big plan. Why would the King ruin his reputation just for a moment of anger?"
After hearing this, Sun Quan endured it again and again, and then sighed, "That's fine! Let's listen to Bo Yan this time. But for Han Zong's matter, even if he cannot be severely punished, he must reflect on it."
"Please ask Boyan to write a decree for Gu, and then send someone to Han Zong's house to reprimand Han Zong for Gu. I'll think about it in my own house these days."
"There is chaos in Shanyue, and the king now wants to take charge of Jianye. Jingzhou is empty. Although Cao Wei is unable to plot Jingzhou for the time being, it is better to make preparations in advance. Please return to Jingzhou immediately. When I pass by Wuchang, I will reprimand Han Zong for the king.
Does your Majesty think so?"
Lu Xun asked for instructions.
"It would be best if Boyan could reprimand him in person. But I asked you to come back this time so that you can deal with the family affairs. I wonder how the family affairs are now? Did my niece give birth smoothly?"
When Sun Quan asked about this, Lu Xun couldn't help but smile on his face, "I would like to thank you for your concern on behalf of my wife. She just gave birth to a son a month ago."
"Oh? That's great!"
After hearing this, Sun Quan finally showed joy on his face, "Finally, I heard a happy news."
Lu Xun's wife, Lu Sun, was Sun Quan's niece and Sun Ce's daughter.
Lu Xun's return to Wu County this time was not completely without reason.
Because Mrs. Lu Sun was already preparing to give birth at that time, Lu Xun came back also to welcome the birth of her child.
To outsiders, this seems like a good excuse.
Now that Sun Quan heard that the Lu Sun family had given birth to a son for Lu Xun, he understood in his heart that this meant that the relationship between the Sun family and the Jiangdong clan was getting closer. Why wouldn't he be happy?
"Have you ever given a name?"
"When Quanzi was born, the king was leading his army to fight against Cao Wei in the north, so the minister gave Quanzi the word "resistance" to show his solidarity with the king."
Lu Xun replied.
"Lu Kang?" Sun Quan thought for a moment and nodded, "Go north to fight against Wei. Lu Kang is indeed a good name."
Because of the birth of Lu Kang, the palace returned to calm and even felt a little more joyful, but the Han mansion in Wuchang was filled with gloomy clouds.
Although he was only severely reprimanded by the King of Wu and there was no other punishment, Han Zong still felt fear.
Because the person who was reprimanding was Lu Xun, this was almost the same as when King Wu came in person.
What's more, Han Zong knew that the King of Wu seemed to respect the virtuous and courteous people, but he was jealous by nature and ended up killing people.
Last year, they forced Ji Yan and Xu Biao to death, and deposed Zhang Wen. How many people were implicated?
After Shi Xie's death this year, his son Shi Hui was erratic, which is enough to illustrate his inner ruthlessness.
If one day, I accidentally cause Master Wu to be dissatisfied, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape as easily as today.
Han Zong, who could have fornication with his wife and concubines while observing his filial piety, would not be a good person.
A wicked person speculates on people's hearts, not to mention having good intentions. The more he thinks about it, the more he worries about the future, and finally he becomes evil.
For a period of time after being reprimanded, Han Zong stayed at home. On the surface, he seemed to be shutting himself up and thinking about his mistakes, but in fact, he secretly ordered his confidants to pretend to be water bandits and bandits, rob business travelers around Wuchang, and ransack villages and towns.
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At the beginning, this kind of behavior was limited to the most trusted cronies, but later it gradually became more indulgent and others began to participate.
In the military system of the Three Kingdoms, in addition to the armies that directly took orders from the imperial court, many of the generals under them also had their own private armies.
Not only was Buqu a private soldier, but the personal freedom of Buqu's family members also belonged to the generals.
It's just that the three countries have different restrictions on this situation.
The Han Dynasty had the strictest restrictions on tribes. Not only did they strictly control the number of generals' tribes, but they also kept a clear inventory of the tenants of the farms under the generals' names.
Soochow is the most relaxed about tribes. Almost every general has a private tribe, and generally speaking, it is the most elite part of the army under his command.
The Cao Wei Dynasty was special. Although there were restrictions on the number of generals' troops, in fact, generals from aristocratic families could use their privileges, occupy vast farms, and conceal their population to form a large number of troops at any time.
As a veteran of three dynasties, Han Dang left a large number of Buqu to Han Zong. There were about a thousand people. Plus the Buqu family and the Buqu family who were attached to Han Mansion, there were thousands of people.
Han Zong's indulgent method quickly brought Buqu back to his original point, while also dragging down the relevant officials.
Sun Quan had no idea what Han Zong had done secretly.
There were many water bandits in Jiangxia. For example, the former general Gan Ning was a water bandit. Sun Quan didn't pay much attention to the water bandits that suddenly appeared in Jiangxia. He just ordered Han Zong, the prefect of Jiangxia, to eliminate them as soon as possible.
At this time, Lu Dai, who was far away in Jiaozhou, learned that Sun Quan had defeated Jiangxia, and he quickly wrote a memorial saying that a phoenix appeared in Jiaozhou and Wuzhou.
At the same time, they also sent people to escort a caravan coming from the sea route, and explained that this caravan came from Daqin (the Roman Empire) thousands of miles away.
Finally, he said in the memorial that these two things show that this is the image of the world returning to its heart.
Finally, a secret memorial was attached, just as Lu Xun had done before, in which he persuaded Sun Quan to ascend the throne.
Naturally, Sun Quan would not agree to ascend the throne at this time. After all, he had just lost face once before and there was still an ongoing rebellion.
However, he asked people to spread the news that the phoenix appeared just after Jiaozhou was pacified.
At the same time, he personally met Qin Lun, the leader of Da Qin's caravan, in Jianye, and was very interested in asking about Da Qin's folk customs.
When he heard that Qin Lun had seen a huge island on the sea not far from Jiaozhi, his heart was moved: Qin Shihuang prayed for the fairy mountain on the sea, but unfortunately in the end it was in vain.
Now my Jiangdong ship is the best in the world, many times more powerful than when I was the first emperor. He can't find it, what if I can find it?
This thought never went away.
The Wu State failed to attack Wei, and Shanyue revolted again, so they turned back to reorganize their rear areas.
After Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, heard the news about Wu, he looked up to the sky and sighed.
"What are you sighing for?"
Lying on the couch, Huang Yueying kicked him dissatisfied, stood up and snatched the baby from his arms, looking down at her son who was sleeping with his eyes closed, "I gave you a son, are you not satisfied?"
"Satisfied, satisfied!" Zhuge Liang knew that he was distracted and quickly coaxed, "Thank you for your hard work, madam!"
Huang Yueying felt very satisfied when she looked at her pink and tender son sleeping with his eyes closed in her arms.
For so many years, although no one dared to say it in front of her, she also knew that there were countless people gossiping behind her back.
Now that I have given birth to a big fat boy in one breath, if I say I am not proud, that would be a lie.
But as soon as she saw the sad face of the guy in front of her, Huang Yueying lost most of her sense of accomplishment, and she felt angry, so she just lowered her head to tease her son, not bothering to look at the look of the burly prime minister.
Zhuge Liang coughed and said, "Xi Jun, that boy sent news from Yuexun, saying that if he could restore the water drain made by Du Shi of the Later Han Dynasty, and then find a way to connect it to the bellows..."
As soon as Huang Yueying heard this, she grabbed the buckwheat pillow beside her and threw it over it. She yelled, "I just gave birth to a child. She is very weak. You, Alang, do you think I have rested too much?"
"That bastard is ignorant, and you, as the prime minister, are also ignorant? If you take someone and use it to death, maybe you think I have lived too long, and you will tire me out earlier, so you can pamper someone new?"
Huang Yueying's long-cherished wish came true, and it was the moment of triumph and joy. If she hadn't been able to keep her composure, someone else would have been thinking about how to show off when she could show up.
Unexpectedly, the Han Prime Minister not only sighed in front of her, but was absent-minded in holding the child, and even talked about business with a woman like her in the delivery room.
Talk! Business! Matters!
It's just as bastard as hell!
It’s okay if you don’t praise me. How dare you believe that this child is not your biological child?!
The Prime Minister's wife deliberately lowered her head to look at the child just now, not to look at the wretched look of the Han Prime Minister, but she was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Unexpectedly, this man really didn't wink at all, and he was still nagging in front of her. The implicit meaning behind his words was that he wanted her to study those laborious things again as soon as possible.
Pooh!
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty was caught off guard and felt a black shadow fly in front of his eyes, and then his eyes were filled with gold stars.
Huang Yueying looked at the pillow that fell to the ground, and her heart became even more angry, "Even that bastard knows how to send this pillow over and fill it with some medicine to make my concubine sleep more comfortably."
"It's good for you, Alang. When I was pregnant, I was dealing with government affairs every day. I never asked what happened to me. Now that the child has been born for so long, he hasn't even been given a name. Zhuge Kongming, you really don't want the child.
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Huang Yueying, who had just given birth, had a bad temper and was even a little unreasonable.
Even a man like the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty would not dare to challenge him lightly.
Although he was caught off guard by Huang Yueying's sudden temper, Zhuge Liang was the prime minister after all. He immediately remembered that this situation had been mentioned in the secret method of the master given by Feng Yong.
After a woman gives birth, many women experience erratic moods. The most common ones are depression and depression, often losing their temper over trivial matters, and the relationship with their family members deteriorates.
If it cannot be adjusted and allowed to develop, it will not only be harmful to the woman, but also to the child.
Now it seems that the same is true for Xijun.
Thinking of this, the Han Prime Minister knew that he owed a lot to Xijun. At that moment, he had to swallow his breath, picked up the pillow, and coaxed, "Xijun is worried too much. This child is our first child. What can I do?"
Do you want it or not?"
"I haven't even taken a name yet!"
Huang Yueying sneered.
"I have thought about it a long time ago, so I chose the word "zhan". The person who looks is the person who is watching. I hope he can see things from a high perspective in the future. What do you think, Mr. Xi?"