Chapter five hundred and tenth, a little inferior to His Majesty
Emperor Sun Quan left the main hall and retreated to the inner hall, then summoned several court ministers to come in.
There are general Lu Ju, servant Sun Jun, Quan Yi, Sun Hong, Zhu Ji and others.
Sun Jun is from the clan, while Lu Zhi, Zhu Ji, and Quan Yi are from the largest gentry clans in the Wu Kingdom. The gentry decentralization in the Wu Kingdom is more complete than that in the Wei Kingdom. In addition to the royal family, only those big clans are in power.
Among them, the Lu family (Lu Kang family) did not come today; the Gu family, which had lost some power, did not come this time. From the absence of people today, it can be seen that after several rounds of confrontation in the past few years, the prince's power has been greatly reduced. big.
Ma Mao, the foreign governor, took the initiative to request to go with him. Sun Jun asked the eunuch to inform him. After receiving permission, he brought Ma Mao to the audience.
The place where he met the saint was much smaller than the main hall. Several people came in together, and it even seemed a bit crowded. This was the first time Ma Mao had been so close to Sun Quan, the leader of the Wu Kingdom. If he hadn't taken the initiative to ask today, it would have been difficult to get close to Sun Quan!
Ma Mao felt inexplicably nervous! When he thought that Qin Zhongming had expressly stopped him from traveling, he relaxed a little.
I saw that Sun Quan was tall and tall, with a broad forehead, thick beard on his temples, and a lot of beard on his chin. He was in his sixties, and his beard and hair were already gray. His There is no expression on his face, but occasionally when he looks at people with his eyes open, his eyes are shining, as if they have penetrating power.
What is also a bit surprising is that when Sun Quan summoned ministers in the inner hall today, the concubine beside him was not the Yuan family, but Mrs. Pan.
Mrs. Yuan was Yuan Shu's daughter and she often appeared next to Sun Quan. Sun Quan would confide in Mrs. Yuan if anything happened in the court. Therefore, Pan Shu was very dissatisfied and often spoke ill of Mrs. Yuan.
But Ma Mao believed that Pan Shu was purely trying to win favor, not power, nor did she want to slander Mrs. Yuan.
Ma Mao's view is very simple. First of all, Mrs. Yuan has no sons. If she wants to fight for power, such a concubine in the harem is no threat at all.
Secondly, Sun Quan asked Mrs. Yuan to adopt several sons, but all of them died in infancy. Even people outside were talking about Mrs. Yuan's death. However, Pan Shu never spoke ill of Mrs. Yuan about this incident. This incident was the most hurtful. Mrs. Yuan’s heart!
When the ministers were paying tribute, Pan Shu took the initiative to look at Ma Mao and nodded slightly to greet him. However, Ma Mao still did not look away and lowered his eyes to greet him.
Because the distance was relatively close, even if Ma Mao didn't look up, he could still see that Pan Shu had a slim figure, a slender waist, and a graceful figure.
And you can vaguely see Pan Shu's face from the corner of your eye. As long as you see those eyes, you can tell that her temperament does not look like a woman who is willing to be ordinary. Ma Mao didn't see clearly, so he couldn't tell whether it was charm or scheming. It seemed like she was charming. A bit naive, easy to trust others, very contradictory... maybe this is just to look smart?
However, Ma Mao soon discovered that Zhongshu ordered Sun Hong to bow twice when he met with Mrs. Pan, and respectfully saluted Mrs. Pan alone, which seemed to be an attempt to please. But Pan Shu did not respond.
From what Ma Mao knew, Sun Hong seemed to have nothing to do with Pan Shu. Most likely, he wanted to curry favor with Pan Shu when she appeared on such an occasion.
This Zhongshu Ling Sun Hong was also an obvious treacherous minister in Ma Mao's eyes! In order to please King Lu, Sun Hong did everything in his inner circle, and his insidiousness and viciousness were frightening.
A woman like Pan Shu, who lives deep in the harem all day long and only wants to win favor, may still not be able to truly understand how ruthless the ministers of Wu State were in fighting for power and profit!
At this time, Sun Quan asked sternly: "What impact will the tragedy in Hanzhong have on our country?"
General Lu Ju came forward and said: "Previously, the Han State occupied Wudu and other places, so they could advance north from Longyou and attack Cao Wei from multiple routes; Cao Wei could only divide his troops for defense and deploy a large number of troops to the west.
Now that Jiang Wei was defeated by Cao Wei's general Qin Liang, he retreated to Jiange and was blocked by Cao Jun at Micang Mountain. It may be difficult to contain Cao Wei anymore. At this time, if Cao Wei moves his offensive eastward, our country will be able to block Cao Wei's army alone.
Yes! If things continue like this, the country will be in danger of survival, and your Majesty must pay attention to it!"
As for the Zhu family, no one in the family said anything. Those two people probably didn't want to go to the Northern Expedition, but the Northern Expedition might create opportunities to attack political opponents, so they didn't rush to express their stance.
For example, after the Battle of Shaopi, the Quan brothers tricked Zhang Xiu and others on the prince's side.
Sun Quan responded with a "no", without comment.
At this time, Zhongshu Ling Sun Hong said cautiously: "Your Majesty clearly knows that although Qin Liang is famous for a while, I can't help but wonder, can he really make the Cao Wei Dynasty stable?"
???????????????Sun Quan was indeed interested and said, "Keep talking."
Zhongshu Ling hurriedly said: "First, Wang Yanyun was the general of Cao Wei. After Wang Yanyun passed away, his sons still held military power, and the Qin Liang family's foundation was not deep. What would happen if the Wang family members disobeyed Qin Liang; but what if Qin Liang
Being subordinate to the royal family, his achievements are so great that he may be difficult to get along with. There is also the leader of Cao Wei who has not been in charge for ten years since he has been on the throne. There may be dissatisfied people in the country, so there have been several civil strife. Our country is not without opportunities."
Sun Quan muttered: "What you said is not unreasonable."
But perhaps Zhongshu Ling Sun Hong did not have a clear opinion, he was just speculating on what Sun Quan wanted to hear.
At this time, Princess Sun Luban's adulterer and clan member Sun Jun bowed down and bowed, and Ma Mao and others looked sideways.
I saw Sun Jun's white face and short beard, and his eyebrows were very close together. In Ma Mao's mind, this was not a good thing, but because Sun Jun took the initiative to win over him, Ma Mao got together with him.
Sun Jun said: "Cao's army is not good at water warfare. Our country is dangerous in the river. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being. If Cao Wei wants to attack our country, he must first attack and destroy Han, and then go down the river from the upper reaches."
When Ma Mao heard this, he felt that Sun Jun was quite knowledgeable! As expected, Emperor Sun Quan also nodded slightly.
Sun Jun continued: "The relationship between Wu and the Han State is already at odds. In addition to forming an alliance to support the Han State, if our country attacks Cao Wei from the east, we can also share the pressure of the Han State. On the contrary, if our country only focuses on defense and sits back and watches the Han State,
It is never a wise move to be defeated by exhaustion!"
For a while, the ministers in the room began to discuss in low voices. Sun Quan did not express his position again, but his previous vague attitude of "not unreasonable" and his slight nodding action already showed a tendency.
For a while, no one expressed their opinions. Mrs. Pan, who had been listening quietly just now, finally spoke up at the right moment: "I have heard people talk about Qin Liang a lot recently. Is this person really that powerful?"
Sun Quan said: "He is very good at fighting. It is not an exaggeration to say that he knows how to fight."
General Lu Ju immediately said: "Qinchuan is very difficult and dangerous. Qin Liang can defeat Jiang Wei over the mountains and capture the Hanzhong area. It is definitely not easy."
Quan Cong's son Quan Yi also said with a complicated expression: "Wang Ling and Sun Li took credit for the Battle of Shaopi. Later I heard that most of the tactics and strategies were planned by Qin Liang. When Qin Liang was not as young as Wen Guan, he already had strange ideas."
Ma Mao did not say anything during the previous discussion about general matters, because it was not convenient for him to make public opinions on such occasions. However, discussing Wei celebrities was just casual talk. Sun Quan himself first affirmed Qin Zhongming's talents, and Ma Mao said: "Listen
It is said that Qin Liang was both civilized and military, and his appearance was good, and he might have been named Zhou Gongjin back then."
Sun Quan was a little displeased when he heard about Zhou Lang, and immediately said: "But for national affairs, how can it be that he can only lead troops to fight?"
Mrs. Pan smiled slightly and said: "That's still a little worse than Your Majesty."
... Within two days, Zhuge Ke, Ding Feng and other generals were at Dongguan. First they received an urgent report from Shi Bao, and later Sun Jun's envoy also arrived.
Zhuge Ke and others were all shocked when they heard that Qin Liang had captured three counties in Hanzhong. Zhuge Ke had never fought against Qin Liang. The most recent one was probably during the Battle of Shaopi, but Zhuge Ke was not in Shaopi that time.
The main battlefield in the water area went to Lu'an.
Ding Feng said, the greater Qin Liang's fame, the greater his reputation in the world will be when he defeats Qin Liang!
???????????????Then came Sun Jun's envoy, who informed Jianye about the affairs of the emperor and his ministers. Sun Jun brought the message that he supported the general (Zhuge Ke) in attacking Hefei.
, and told the emperor Zhuge Ke's remarks that "the lips are dead and the teeth are cold", which was praised by His Majesty.
After the envoy retreated, Ding Feng stood beside Zhuge Ke and quietly reminded him: "General, please be careful of Sun Jun. I think this person is not worthy of trust."
Ding Feng was semi-literate, could read a few words, and couldn't break sentences, but he always claimed to have a strategy. After boasting about himself for a long time, everyone believed him and discovered that he was really thoughtful and not just a fierce general.
But Zhuge Ke was not a fool. He didn't need Ding Feng to remind him. Of course he knew that Sun Jun was not that simple.
Zhuge Ke supported the crown prince, but Sun Jun was from King Lu's side, so there was a fundamental contradiction in his views. But Sun Jun was very close to Zhuge Ke. If anything happened in the court, Sun Jun would always rush to communicate with Zhuge Ke, and
Most of them will get support and help from them.
Sun Jun probably valued Zhuge Ke's military power and strength, and wanted to win over and expand his party members. But what's wrong with this? Zhuge Ke often leads troops abroad, and he also needs someone to help him in the court. An alliance is beneficial to both parties!
Ding Feng saw that Zhuge Ke didn't seem to take it seriously, and murmured: "Will Sun Jun take the general's views on the situation as his own?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhuge Ke was stunned for a moment. Because Ding Feng mentioned it, Zhuge Ke finally noticed that there was indeed something wrong with the description of the previous messenger. Ding Feng, a rough guy like him, was actually quite thoughtful, which really made Zhuge Ke
Somewhat unexpected.
However, Zhuge Ke didn't care, and the two stopped talking about Sun Jun. Then they walked out of the walled city and watched the water level on Ruxu River together.
The army has been stationed here for many days and has not yet launched an attack, mainly because it did not receive an order from the Jianye court to dispatch troops. Moreover, even with Cao's army fully prepared, Zhuge Ke did not rush to submit a letter to request a fight. He was waiting for the opportunity.
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At this time, Zhuge Ke turned his head and said to Ding Feng: "We have all the weapons and equipment to attack Hefei New City, but the key to attacking the city is to block reinforcements."
Ding Feng's eyes were still observing the water, and he nodded slowly and said: "Only when the water rises, our army can attack the enemy in depth."