Chapter 1698 Feng Sun Quan Cao Pi Wrath
Shen Long said, "Now the world is divided into three parts, the north belongs to Wei, and Sun Quan occupies Soochow. Your Majesty is in charge of Jingzhou, Shuzhong, Hanzhong and other places. If you want to conquer Cao Wei in the north, you must first marry Sun Quan; Hussar General of the Han Dynasty and Marquis of Nanchang, the position of the official is small but the power is weak, and most of the big families in Jiangdong despise it, so if Sun Quan can be named King of Wu, adding Jiuxi is just like adding wings to a tiger."
Sun Quan’s authority in Soochow was not as important as everyone imagined. After Sun Quan accepted Cao Pi’s will to become the king of Wu, Zhang Zhao got up and turned around and left after banqueting the officials. Sun Quan asked him why, and Zhang Zhao directly referred Sun Quan to this Comparing it to a wine pool and meat forest, the banquet broke up unhappy.
Next, Sun Quan had a big banquet for the officials. When the drink was in the middle, Sun Quan probably wanted to get close to the officials, so he came down with a cup to toast one by one. If this matter was put on Cao Cao or Liu Bei, the big guys had to get up quickly Say something unbearable? But for Sun Quan, the toast came to Yu Fan, and Yu Fan immediately lay down on the table and pretended to be drunk. After Sun Quan walked past his banquet, Yu Fan got up and continued to drink, just like a normal person.
Sun Quan was so angry that he wished he could draw out his sword and chop the guy right away, but was held back by his subordinates, and Yu Fan was not punished in the end. This shows that many big families in Soochow didn't think much of Sun Quan.
That's why Shen Long suggested using this method to increase Sun Quan's authority. In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", when Liu Bei raised his army to attack Wu, Liu Ye used similar words to persuade Cao Pi not to make Sun Quan king of Wu, lest Sun Quan Can use this opportunity to increase authority and influence Cao Wei to attack Soochow in the future.
In fact, this matter is also the same for the Shu Han, a Soochow united by Sun Quan, and a scattered animal, there is no doubt that the former is a little more difficult to deal with; but no matter what, we must first grasp the main contradiction. The biggest enemy is Cao Wei. If it can add some troubles to Cao Wei, then it is cost-effective to give Sun Quan some benefits.
Even if Sun Quan can really win over the nobles of the Eastern Wu, he is far less powerful than Cao Wei. When Cao Wei is destroyed, it will not be too troublesome to attack the Eastern Wu.
Zhuge Liang came out to agree, "Zifeng's words are very good. If you can make good friends with Sun Quan, you can let General Guan send troops from Jingzhou, and the other way goes north from Qishan. Sun Zhongmou can lead Jiangdong Erlang to attack Hefei and Xuzhou. This way, Cao Pi will be attacked on three sides. Gotta get tired of it.”
Hefei, Sun Quan may not dare to fight, Zhang Liao is still guarding there, the battle of Xiaoyaojin back then, I am afraid it has long been an unforgettable nightmare for Sun Quan.
Liu Bei thought for a while, and now Guan Yu died under Soochow's men, so he quickly figured it out, and decreed to appoint Jian Yong as an envoy, and went to Soochow to enshrine Sun Quan with a lot of money and gifts.
Cao Pi and Liu Bei successively proclaimed themselves emperors, and Sun Quan inevitably had ambitions in his heart. Since Sun Jian obtained the Jade Seal of the Kingdom in Luoyang, this kind of thinking has been unstoppably haunting Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan's father and son. Now that the world is changing drastically, Sun Quan naturally This idea came up again.
But Soochow is no better than Shu Han and Cao Wei. Cao Cao cleared the obstacles for Cao Pi to ascend the throne; while Liu Bei's control over Shu Han is much stronger than him, and he has the added status of the clan of the Han family. I can accept it, but Sun Quan is just a hussar general now, and he is too far away from the throne.
But at this time, someone outside suddenly reported that Jian Yong came with a lot of money and gifts. Sun Quan quickly invited Jian Yong in. Jian Yong came in with Liu Bei's imperial decree and Jiuxi. Everyone stared at him.
Immediately, Jian Yong read out the decree of ennobling Sun Quan as King of Wu and adding Jiuxi, and then presented various congratulatory gifts, most of which were paper books, Shu brocade snow salt and other special products in central Sichuan.
Hearing this, Sun Quan was secretly pleased. It was a long way from Hussar General to enthronement and proclaiming emperor, but it was only one step away from King Wu to emperor, so he wanted to accept this decree right away; now that Cao Pixin had usurped Han,
The remaining prestige of the Han Dynasty is still there, and Liu Bei, as the most powerful existence among the clan of the Han Dynasty, can be recognized by many people when he inherits the throne. He can also use Liu Bei's identity to increase his authority for future events.
Here, Gu Yong stood up and advised, "Your Majesty, you should claim the title of General and Boss of Jiuzhou, and you should not be ennobled by Uncle Liu Huang, otherwise the King of Wei will be furious."
"After Cao Pi is no more than a traitor, how can he compare with my lord? If Cao Pi dares to invade Soochow, my lord will definitely not sit idly by!" Jian Yong said immediately.
Sun Quan was moved again, and got up to accept Jian Yong's edict, but someone in the hall cried, "We can't risk our lives to resist Cao's attack on Liu for the Lord. Now Jingzhou is still behind Liu Bei, but the lord is subject to others." It's a shame to be knighted!"
Jian Yong sighed deeply, the civil and military of the Eastern Wu Dynasty were not willing to be under others for a long time, it seems that it may not be easy to unite Sun and Cao Cao in the future! Sun Quan was overjoyed when he won King Wu and Jiuxi, and quickly held a banquet in honor of Jian Yong.
After checking the many gifts sent by Jian Yong, Sun Quan was full of praise for the various engraved and printed books. He suffered from the domineering of the Eastern Wu gentry for a long time, so he immediately saw the benefits of these books, so he sent envoys to Chengdu. Continue to ask to buy books, hoping to use these to shake the foundation of the Soochow gentry.
Not long after, Cao Pi also got the news that Liu Bei had ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and that Sun Quan was conferred the title of King of Wu. Don't you think that my Great Wei is not orthodox, and I am not as good as Liu Bei's big-eared thief?
He immediately summoned Jia Xu and asked, "If I want to rule the world, should I take Shu first? Wu first?"
Jia Xu persuaded, "Liu Bei is a great talent, and Zhuge Liang is also good at governing the country; Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty can recognize the false and the real, and Lu Xun is now stationed in a dangerous place, across the river and across the lake. , have no rivals from Sun Quan and Liu Bei; even with the majesty of His Majesty, there is no perfect situation, so we can only hold on to it and wait for the changes of the two kingdoms."
Cao Pi felt that Jia Xu's words were quite disrespectful to him, and his anger grew stronger. I have already ascended the throne and proclaimed myself emperor, and you are still relying on the old to sell the youngest? So he said directly, "I have sent three groups of soldiers to attack Wu. Is there any reason for it to be invincible?"
Cao Pi led the East Route Army with Cao Xiu, the general who conquered the East, supervised the former general Zhang Liao, and Zang Ba, the general who Zhendong attacked the entrance of the cave, with a total of 60,000 to 70,000 people.
General Cao Ren led the Central Route Army, supervised his son Cao Tai, and his generals Chang Diao and Wang Shuang attacked Ruxu with 50,000 soldiers on foot.
General Cao Zhen of the above army commanded the West Route Army, General Xia Houshang who conquered the South, and generals Zhang He, Xu Huang, Gao Qian, Shi Jian, etc., attacked Jingling.
For a while, the world that had been quiet for a while became chaotic again.