Chapter 311: Coward, Death of the Governor of Soochow
Sun Quan sighed again: "Even if I force Lu Boyan to death, I, the emperor, still act like a coward!"
Regardless of whether Sun Quan became emperor, it was because Jiangdong needed a title that could equal Cao Wei and Shu Han in the late Three Kingdoms period. In fact, Sun Quan had always been controlled by the Jiangdong family, both politically and militarily. His power was
Yes, but military power has never been truly fully controlled.
Decentralization of power prevented powerful officials from becoming powerful and threatening the emperor's position. He also followed suit and did so after Lu Xun's death.
The four major governors of Soochow were Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng and Lu Xun.
They were all governors appointed by Sun Quan before he became emperor.
The Grand Governor is a combination of military and government. He can be killed first and then punished. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the Grand Governor is willing, it is easy to divide the territory and split the land. This shows the great power of the Grand Governor.
After Sun Quan became emperor, in order to centralize the imperial power, there was no longer a governor after Lu Xun, but the military and political affairs were separated. The army was equipped with generals, chief ministers and the like to divide the power of the former governors, while in the government, the prime minister was placed to divide the power.
The power of the Grand Governor in political affairs,
In fact, the deaths of the previous governors of Soochow were closely related to him, but few people knew about it.
Pan Shu comforted her somewhat innocently: "Your Majesty, isn't there no one who can be the governor now? Why are you still so unhappy?"
The four great governors of Soochow "happened" to die at the peak of their power, and their lifespans were much shorter than his.
At that time, although Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong, fought bravely, his strategy was still short. However, Zhou Yu's joining the alliance gave Sun Ce the wings of the tiger, which directly swept Jiangdong and reorganized the mountains and rivers, laying the foundation for Sun Wu for decades.
, when Sun Ce was at his peak, even Cao Cao was afraid of scoring a three-pointer.
But Guo Jia also analyzed Sun Ce's character: "He is careless and unprepared, has a quick temper and lacks strategy. He is a brave man, but he will surely die at the hands of a villain one day."
After hearing this, Cao Cao felt relieved. Sun Ce was so brave that he must be assisted by Zhou Yu, a talented king. The two hit it off, but Sun Ce's direct descendant had also taken refuge with Yuan Shu, the fourth generation and the third prince, in his early years. Later, Sun Ce was captured by Yuan Shu.
After the assassination, Zhou Yu led his troops directly to the funeral and divided power with Zhang Zhao.
Historical records: "In the fifth year, he died and Quan was in charge of affairs. Yu sent his troops to the funeral, so he stayed in Wu to protect the army and take charge of everything together with Zhang Zhao, the chief historian."
Therefore, after Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, he was worried that Zhou Yu would be superior to his master. Zhou Yu had commanded the horse, land, and water armies east of the Yangtze River for a long time, and his prestige in the army even surpassed that of Sun Quan.
Sun Quan had always been dubious about Zhou Yu. After the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu's reputation in Jiangdong was known to everyone, which made Sun Quan, who was suspicious by nature, feel wary.
After Zhou Yu was angered by Zhuge Liang, his body could no longer hold up, but the wily Sun Quan saw this opportunity.
If he directly took back military power and executed Zhou Yu, he would definitely get a bad reputation for murdering talented people. Therefore, he still insisted on letting Zhou Yu, who was already seriously ill, wander back and forth between Zhuge Liang and Cao Ren instead of letting him go home to recuperate.
In the end, Zhuge Liang angered Zhou Yu three times, and Zhou Yu suffered a heart attack and was angered to death. This also indirectly eliminated Sun Quan's serious trouble.
Although Sun Quan was afraid of Zhou Yu, he trusted Lu Su very much. He often chatted with Lu Su until late at night, and then he and his subjects slept in the same bed. This friendship was no worse than the happy relationship between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
When Lu Su was young, he liked to spread wealth through charity. When the army ran out of food, he used half of his family's food to feed an army. It can be seen that Lu Su's family power should not be underestimated in Jiangdong.
Lu Su was the founder of the theory of joining forces with Liu and resisting Cao. He had been running back and forth between the Sun and Liu armies for this matter.
However, after the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei's power expanded rapidly. He went from being homeless before the war to cheating and refusing to return Jingzhou. He still chose to negotiate amicably with Liu Bei and tried to marry his sister Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei in an attempt to persuade Liu Bei.
Unexpectedly, in the end, he lost his sister and lost his troops. The sister directly wore a pair of trousers with Liu Bei, and Liu Bei pushed and pushed again and again. After conquering four counties, east and west, and two rivers, Hanzhong was finally captured, and Liu Bei still had no intention of returning it.
Sun Quan couldn't stand Liu Bei's repeated wrangling. The previous alliance between Sun and Liu was now completely broken by Liu Bei's greed. At this time, his strategic thinking had changed, and Cao Cao's collapse was not something to be afraid of.
At this time, Liu Bei was particularly aggressive. He wanted to teach his uncle a lesson, but at this time, the governor Lu Su stood up many times and said that the person who should be beaten was Cao Cao, not Xuande Gong. Sun Quan simply couldn't stand it.
, you robbed my sister and occupied my territory and acted shamelessly. If I don’t avenge this revenge, I won’t be a human being.
However, Lu Su is the Commander-in-Chief, and all the soldiers below him listen to him. If you have strategic ideas, it will be useless if he does not implement them for you. Therefore, the conflict between Lu Su and Sun Quan is becoming increasingly serious.
He could only remove this stumbling block by himself. On the other hand, everyone knew that Zhou Yu was sick and Lu Su was not sick at all. But one day, Lu Su suddenly fell ill and died. This was because Sun Quan had tricked him during the banquet and gave him a drink.
Lu Su trusted Sun Quan so much that he drank the poisonous wine without hesitation. Afterwards, everyone who had dealt with this matter was secretly killed by Sun Quan.
The third governor-general, Lu Meng, had a completely different strategic vision from his predecessor Lu Su. He had the same idea as Sun Quan and could not stand Liu Bei and Guan Yu's appearance.
At that time, Guan Yunchang went to the meeting alone and saw that the generals of Soochow were betraying themselves. Lu Meng, who was the deputy governor at the time, was angry that Guan Yu was so arrogant, so he wanted to lead his men to capture Guan Yu.
But Guan Yu grabbed Lu Su, the governor beside him, so that he could not move his hands, and let Guan Yu leave.
In addition, Guan Yu often looked down on Lu Meng, thinking that he was still the Amen under Wu.
Sun Quan also gave Guan Yu several opportunities, but he failed to give him the opportunity. When he wanted his son to marry Guan Yu's daughter Guan Yinping, Guan Yu said how could a tiger girl match a dog son?
After all, Sun Quan was the Marquis of Wu, and Guan Yu was just Liu Bei's general, but he still spoke arrogantly. These things were intolerable to Sun Quan and Lu Meng, so they crossed the river in white to attack Guan Yu and took back Jingzhou, but they didn't want to hurt him.
Guan Yu only wanted to capture him for his life, and he had repeatedly warned him about this matter.
But he didn't expect that Lu Meng, who had always had a rift with Guan Yu, would act like a wild horse that had escaped the reins when he arrived in Jingzhou, completely forgetting what he had said before, and even said something about being away from home to try to prevaricate him.
, caused him such a big trouble,
But Sun Quan still resisted the temptation to pretend to celebrate Lu Meng's victory. In fact, he secretly poisoned Lu Meng's cup to kill him, and then blamed Guan Yu's soul for his life. This plan was perfect. Liu Bei died suddenly when he saw the governor Lu Meng.
, he relaxed his vigilance and hatred, and was burned miserably by Lu Xun.
It stands to reason that the cases of the first three have been put aside, and most people would not dare to take them, but Lu Xun does not believe in this evil.
He said that my fate was tough. Besides, Liu Guan and Zhang were dead, and strategically they resumed the alliance with Liu to fight against Cao. Zhou Yu did it because of his superior achievements, Lu Su rebelled against his lord because of his loyal words, and Lu Meng was unprepared because he was loyal to his lord.
What else can I do? I am not a big Lu family, but Sun Quan has taken a fancy to this. Your family is so powerful, and you still hold military power. This really makes me sleepless. In order to make me
Have a good sleep and all I can say is sorry.
In the end, Lu Xun was forced to death openly and openly, without any of the secretiveness he used to kill the previous governors. This was also a masterpiece of Sun Quan in his later years.