"Nonsense!" Jiangdong, Moling, and Sun Quan angrily threw the "War between Heaven and Man" from the Central Plains to the ground. This book made him a sinner of the human race! For his own selfishness, he betrayed the entire human race.
In fact, it is just a book. Even if the people under Chu Nan believe it, it is not a big problem if Jiangdong does not believe it. At least for now, Sun Quan does not expect to get the luck of the Central Plains.
But in these days, Jiangdong sacrificed too much luck, causing several natural disasters in Jiangdong. Many mountains collapsed in Yuzhang, burying many people. Floods broke out in the Ganjiang River, and floods occurred in various places along the way, including on the seaside.
Riots of sea beasts, even rivers suddenly flooding in this section, and many areas along the way suffered disasters of varying degrees, all seem to confirm the scenes described in The Struggle between Heaven and Man.
If this did not happen, then even if this book was printed as a painting by Chu Nan and spread among the people, it would be nothing more than a time-killer for the common people.
But these things happened, and it happened that just after he worshiped the heaven, the people had resentment in their hearts, and the book on the dispute between heaven and man was okay. Most of the people could not read a word of Douda, even if there was a sudden proliferation of paper books.
, making the books that were originally hard to find worthless, everyone can buy and read them, but the common people cannot understand them. However, this book in the form of paintings allows the common people to roughly understand the contents even if they are illiterate.
Nowadays, the people of Jiangdong are suffering from disasters one after another, and they need a place to vent their grievances. Regardless of whether what is said in this book is true or false, it is equivalent to giving the people an outlet to vent their emotions.
The rebellion was not over, but Sun Quan could clearly feel that his luck had begun to stop growing and even shrink somewhat.
Luck is the key to his longevity. Now that his luck is declining, the feedback from heaven will naturally be less. What's more terrible is that Chu Nan has sent his troops south, the vanguard army has arrived in Nanyang, and Wei Yan is also actively preparing for war in Hefei, as if he is ready at any time.
You have to cross the river and do your own thing.
Once Jingzhou is taken, Chunan will attack Jiangdong from two sides. The most important thing is that with Jingzhou as a springboard, Chunan will not only have the geographical advantage of going down the river, but also the land of Jingnan, which can be attacked by land.
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"My military order prohibits the sale of such paper books in various places. If there are such books among the people, they should be handed over to the county offices immediately. Otherwise, if discovered, they will be killed without mercy!" Sun Quan said solemnly.
This book must be curbed before it spreads. Otherwise, once the rumors are formed, not to mention whether Chu Nan can win the land of Jingxiang, the people in Jiangdong will be in chaos.
"My lord, no, at this time, people's hearts are most unstable!" Lu Su said quickly: "The more my lord suppresses this matter at this time, the more rumors will spread!"
"But we can't let Chu Nan slander me so wantonly!" Sun Quan snorted coldly.
"Lord, these books come from caravan trade. They are not widely circulated in Jiangdong right now. We can restrict caravans from various places from selling books from the Central Plains, and strictly inspect the returning merchant ships. Once paper books are found, they will be burned immediately." Lu Su said in a deep voice.
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Paper books were not a necessity, and the appearance of such books would even cause rejection by the Jiangdong gentry. After all, this thing might break the gentry's monopoly on learning.
It is not a good thing for scholars to be wise among common people!
Therefore, there is no need to screen, as long as paper books are found, burned on the spot, and held accountable, losses can be minimized.
"As for the people in Jiangdong who have read these books, my lord cannot suppress them. It is best to ignore them. It will make people think that these are just books used by the Central Plains to slander my lord." Lu Su said in a deep voice.
Fang Min is more vocal than Fang Chuan. If it is treated so coldly, those who have already seen it will regard it as a novel story and will not take it seriously once the novelty has worn off. However, if Sun Quan sends people to suppress it, it will be a sign of guilty conscience.
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This move is obviously unwise.
Sun Quan was not a fool. He had just spoken out such an order out of anger. At this moment, he regained his senses under Lu Su's persuasion. He also knew that Lu Su's method was the best way to resolve the matter and put an end to this concept from the source.
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He glanced at Lu Su, thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "What Zijing said is absolutely true, but Chu Nan bullied others too much, which confused my mind."
Lu Su nodded and said nothing more.
This kind of performance shows that he has stepped on a sore foot, otherwise Sun Quan could just laugh it off. After all, in the eyes of others, it is just a picture book. Chu Nan blackmails Sun Quan. Isn't that normal? It's impossible to sing praises, right?
As a rational monarch, it is impossible for him to get angry because of this, but Sun Quan got angry and even lost his mind because of such a trivial matter. This actually shows that this matter was stepped on by others.
Thinking again about the content of the human struggle that day and what happened since Jiangdong worshiped Heaven, Lu Su suddenly felt a little shuddering.
"My lord, now Chu Nan is marching south. Although his sword is aimed at Jingzhou, judging from his actions, I am afraid that his intention is Jiangdong. Even if we do not come to attack this time, if Jingzhou falls into the hands of thieves, it will be difficult for me in Jiangdong to survive alone." Lu Su
After gathering his mood, he looked at Sun Quan and bowed: "I hope my lord will make a decision soon!"
The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Once Jingzhou is captured by Chu Nan, there is no need to ask about the next step. It will definitely be directed to Jiangdong, sooner or later.
"What do you think of Zijing?" Sun Quan nodded. Chu Nan's vanguard army has arrived in Nanyang. Although it has not yet taken action, it is only a deterrent, but the purpose is just to make Jingzhou internally chaotic.
The current situation in Jingzhou is that Liu Biao doesn't want to play any more, but the nobles do not agree and insist on fighting against Chu Nan. Chu Nan's army is stationed in Nanyang and does not attack, just waiting for Jingzhou to become chaotic.
"Although this is a crisis, it may not be an opportunity for the Lord. Now the scholars in Jingzhou want to resist Chunan and fight decisively with it, but Liu Biao has no intention of fighting anymore and wants to go north to Xuchang to join the court. Jingzhou has no master, and the soldiers and people are all longing for a bright master.
, it is the opportunity for the lord to take over Jingzhou. In Yi Su’s opinion, we should make a good alliance with the Cai and Kuai families. When Jingzhou changes, the lord can take the opportunity to lead his army to take over Jingzhou.”
Lu Su opened the map and said: "If our army can capture Jingzhou, then the Han River and the river will be under our control. We can hold Jingzhou and use Jiangdong as our backup. Even if we lose to the elite troops of southern Chu, we can still defend ourselves by the Han River.
Divide the river with Chunan and govern it until the times change. If there are changes in the future, our army can plot against Bashu!"
As far as the current situation in Jiangdong is concerned, capturing Jingzhou and crossing the river with Chunan is the limit that can be achieved now. If we are lucky and capture Bashu, we will be qualified to fight Chunan.
Sun Quan looked at the map silently. According to his previous thinking, it would be enough to be able to dominate Jiangdong and defend the Jiangdong foundation laid by his brother.
But now...it's obviously not enough. He wants more luck, and also needs more people. Just relying on natural reproduction in Jiangdong is obviously not enough for him to get a lot of luck in a short time. If he can capture Jingzhou
, your luck will definitely be stronger, and you will be able to do more things by then.
"What Zijing said is very much in line with my wishes. However, our army has always been at odds with the scholars in Jingzhou. If we advance towards Jingzhou, I'm afraid..." Sun Quan looked at Lu Su. He was naturally willing to take Jingzhou, but how? Between Jiangdong and Jingzhou
There have been constant frictions over the years, and Sun Quan also attempted to make several attempts in Jingzhou, but was blocked all the time.
Last year, he invaded Jiangxia, massacred several cities, and plundered 100,000 Jiangxia people. He arrived in Jiangdong. Now he is advancing on Jingzhou. He is worried that the soldiers and people will oppose him.
"My lord, what you said is wrong. In the previous dispute between the two families, Liu Biao killed the general, but now Liu Biao has lost his support. Although there are many scholars in Jingzhou, there is no hero to rule them all. The people of Jingzhou are thirsty for a wise leader. If they don't vote for the lord,
, they can only surrender to Chunan, but the scholars in Jingzhou are absolutely unwilling to do so. The one who can solve the situation in Jingzhou at this time is none other than the Lord!" Lu Su said with a smile.
Liu Biao had now lost his early ambitions. Under the constraints of the scholars, he obviously did not want to continue struggling and wanted stability. Liu Biao, the envoy sent by Chu Nan, received him with the courtesy of a courtier. But for the Jingxiang scholars,
, this is unacceptable to them.
According to Chu Nan's past practice, once he occupied Jingzhou, he would implement the New Deal. And with Chu Nan's current momentum, once he entered Jingzhou, the scholars would not be able to stop the implementation of the New Deal.
What will be lost by that time will not only be farmland, but most importantly, the gentry's control, voice, financial power and even employment rights over the land of Jingzhou will be completely shattered by Chu Nan's new policy.
Perhaps Chunan's new policy is beneficial to the people of Jingzhou, but it is digging into the roots of Jingxiang scholars, and the scholars are naturally unwilling to accept it. At present, no one in Jingzhou can convince the public to become the new lord of Jingzhou. Facing Chunan,
Even if they kill Liu Biao and introduce a puppet, they will still put a knife in Chu Nan's hand.
Therefore, for the scholars in Jingzhou, Sun Quan in Jiaozhou is the best destination to influence Jiangdong. As long as he can swallow Jingzhou, Sun Quan will not only defeat Chu Nan, but at least he will have enough confidence to compete with Chu Nan.
As long as he can block Chu Nan's attack, Sun Quan will have a chance to develop.
It can be said that this time Chu Nan sent his troops south, which was a great disaster for Jingzhou and Jiangdong, but it was also a rare opportunity. He just used Chu Nan's pressure to draw the Jingzhou nobles to his side, and then completely swallowed up Jingzhou.
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As for Shu, being able to capture it is naturally the best. It doesn’t matter if you can’t capture it. It’s easy to get in and out of Shu. Even if Shu is captured by Chu Nan, as long as the pass along the river is guarded, Chu Nan can be blocked from Shu.
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Sun Quan nodded silently, this is indeed the best opportunity.
He looked at Lu Su and said, "Who do you think Zijing should start with?"
Even if the scholars in Jingzhou are willing, they have to discuss it first. Looking at the land of Jingzhou, almost all of them have conflicts with Sun Quan and Jiangdong. It seems that it is not easy to attack anyone.
"My lord, do you know Xu You and Xu Ziyuan?" Lu Su asked with a smile.
"I know that this person is also from Nanyang. After the defeat of Duke Yuan, he stayed in Jingzhou." Sun Quan nodded.
"This man has many connections in Jingzhou and is a minister of Duke Yuan. He is trusted by the Jingxiang gentry. If we can persuade this man to help our lord, it will be easy to take over the land of Jingzhou." Lu Su explained.
"But who can convince this person?" Sun Quan looked at Lu Su and asked.
"If my lord does not give up, I am willing to go!" Lu Su bowed and said.