Chapter 570: The king humiliates and the minister dies
Ma Mao received news from the north and had carefully arranged his retreat. As expected, he had no intention of retreating immediately.
Because he noticed that a huge storm seemed to be brewing in the Soochow court! Ma Mao wanted to take the risk and wait a little longer to see how far things would develop.
In the late twelfth lunar month, Zhuge Song, who was sent to Jiangbei, finally returned to Jianye. He was immediately summoned to see him, and among those who followed him into the palace was his father Zhuge Ke.
At this time, Princess Dahu was with Sun Quan. In addition, there was Mrs. Pan in the inner hall, but Mrs. Yuan was not present today.
Because of their mother, Mrs. Bu, Dahu and Xiaohu have always been very favored. Even after they got married, they could often come in and out of the palace. Especially Dahu was very close to Sun Quan and would often come into the palace to chat with his father.
The letter from home that Zhuge Song brought back was a letter written by Wei minister Zhuge Dan. It was called a letter from home, but in fact it certainly reflected the attitude of the Wei court.
The monarch and his ministers chatted for a while, and Zhuge Song recounted two things. First, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty of the Wei State held a meeting on the matter, and second, when Zhuge Song came back, he saw the Wei soldiers and horses returning to the court near the Ying River.
Sun Quan's expression changed accordingly. Dahu, who was listening in the audience, also understood that Wu Junchen had probably been deceived by Qin Liang!
Qin Liang obviously had no plans to attack Wu immediately. After Qin Liang won the battle of Xianxi, he transferred his troops to the other side of Jianye to show off his power. At the same time, he told the captive Pan Zhu to attack Wu from all directions and brought a letter to persuade them to surrender.
It's just a bluff! The purpose is to use Emperor Wu Sun Quan's peace-seeking attitude as a stepping stone to publicize it and increase Qin Liang's power in Wei!
Perhaps Sun Quan did not really believe that the Wei army would continue to attack Wu on a large scale at that time, so he sent the envoy not mainly to negotiate peace, but to test Wei's attitude.
However, Zhuge Ke's 100,000-strong army was suddenly wiped out, and the eastern front where the capital was built at Ye was suddenly greatly weakened and the troops were insufficient. Anyone would feel extremely panicked! It is human nature to be unable to help but want to know the situation on the other side as soon as possible.
Sun Quan had a reputation for being good at strategizing, and he was too embarrassed to admit directly at this time that sending the emissary was a mistake. The Wei State was not willing to have a good secret discussion at all! He could only suppress his anger, and his face turned blue and white, very ugly, as if he was
I just forced myself to swallow something filthy.
Madam Pan Shu took the opportunity to ask, "Did Mrs. Yuan make a mistake?"
No one answered Pan Shu's question. When Dahu heard this, he couldn't help but cast a speechless look. At this time, Pan Shu did not forget to be jealous of Mrs. Yuan.
But after a while, Dahu also understood Pan Shu's feelings. Jealousy can really make people lose their minds!
For example, Dahu herself had a turbulent relationship with the prince Sunhe. Wasn't it also due to jealousy?
It was because Sun He's mother, Mrs. Wang, was so favored and there was a vague possibility of being canonized as a queen that Dahu felt firsthand that his mother, Mrs. Bu, didn't even have the title of queen, so he went crazy with jealousy! He began to plot against Mrs. Wang.
...Of course, things went sideways later on. It started with jealousy, but ended up falling into a more complicated power struggle.
At this time, Sun Quan finally forced himself to take a breath and said, "It's hard to say, Mrs. Yuan still knows the general idea."
Pan Shu also seemed to notice the dull atmosphere, looked at Dahu and others, and said no more.
Dahu understands Pan Shu. Although this beautiful woman is very smart, her knowledge is limited. She often only understands slightly complicated things later. She will only understand it when someone reminds her to explain. Moreover, Pan Shu's ears are soft. If
She thinks it makes sense and easily listens to what others say.
At this moment, Zhuge Ke suddenly cried and said, "You humiliate me and I will die, and I deserve death for your crime! As long as your majesty gives you permission, I will happily die without any complaints."
Sun Quan sighed and said, "Victory and defeat are common for military strategists. When we attacked Huainan, I did not stop it and I was also at fault."
Zhuge Ke choked up and said, "The strategy of attacking Wei at that time was not wrong at all. The fault lies in the lack of talents of the ministers. Even though they tried their best, they were still no match for Wei general Qin Liang. And Prime Minister Zhu did not move his troops. He finally sent out troops and returned.
Being passive and lazy in the fight made me struggle to support myself in Xianxi, and ultimately led to a disastrous defeat!"
Sun Quan's eyes immediately widened a bit, "Oh?"
Even Dahu immediately became interested and couldn't help but observe Zhuge Ke.
Prime Minister Zhu is Zhu Ju, Dahu's brother-in-law. He is the prince's grandson and the most important confidant there. He is not only loyal to the prince, but also has a great status! He is from a rich family and occupies the position of prime minister. The key is that he is married to the royal family. It can be said that
The figure at the center of Wu's power. This Zhuge Ke really stabbed others in the heart!
Zhuge Ke also supported the prince, but his position was not firm. His eldest son had colluded with King Lu. But he suddenly dared to attack Zhu Ju, which surprised Dahu.
Dahu thought for a moment and thought there were two possible reasons.
Zhuge Ke poisoned his eldest son with his own hands because of the complaints from those scholar-bureaucrats, which may have aroused Zhuge Ke's resentment towards the prince Dang Yu.
In addition, according to the undercover agent placed next to Zhuge Ke by Sun Jun, Prime Minister Zhu's nephew, Zhu Yi, held an opinion against Zhuge Ke on the eve of the Battle of Xianxi. Later, the Battle of Xianxi was defeated, so Zhuge Ke
In order to deny one's main responsibility, do we need to strike preemptively?
Zhuge Ke's voice said, "If Prime Minister Zhu of Xu Tang refuses to send troops, or simply does not send reinforcements to Xu Tang, I will definitely not gather troops for a decisive battle with the Wei army in Xianxi! It is Prime Minister Zhu who leads the troops behind the Wei army. As long as he
In time, together with the defenders of Ruxukou City and Dongguan City, we can counterattack with all our strength and cut off the retreat and food routes of Qin Liang's army. Our army will have a great chance of winning in Xianxi; that's why I made such a decision!"
Sun Quan said "hmm" noncommittally.
After Zhuge Ke heard this, he did not dare to say anything more, so he and his son bowed down together to thank him, then resigned and left.
Dahu has seen that his father obviously does not believe Zhuge Ke's words. Although Sun Quan rarely goes to war in person, people who have come from troubled times have no idea that soldiers are impossible. Is Zhu Cheng's influence on the war so great? Dahu
Not sure, but judging from Sun Quan's reaction, there should be some doubts.
In addition, Sun Quan was of course also aware of the affairs of Zhuge Ke's family.
So it was time for Dahu to take action! Otherwise, Zhuge Ke alone might not be able to move the Zhu family.
Dahu first glanced at Pan Shu next to him and felt that Pan Shu would not come out to cause harm. Because Dahu had already chosen a wife for Pan Shu's seven-year-old son Sun Liang, who was the grand-niece of her husband Quan Cong.
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As for Pan Shu telling the truth, it doesn't matter. Anyway, Dahu and the people on the prince's side have already broken up with each other, and they are not afraid of others hating her.
At this time, Dahu opened his mouth and said softly, "The prince and Prime Minister Zhu really have a lot of complaints against their father. They just couldn't get over the hurdle after the Shaopi War, and they still talk about it to this day. They feel that their father is the emperor."
It’s unfair to Gu Cheng and Zhang Xiu.”
Sure enough, Sun Quan immediately showed his anger. This move hit his heart!
In fact, after the Battle of Shaopi, although Quan Cong and his son sued Gu Cheng for exaggerating his military exploits and deceiving His Majesty, Sun Quan did not want to deal with them severely. It was precisely because people from the prince's side jumped out again and accused Sun Quan of listening to slander and acting unfairly.
Sun Quan was furious and had several people sentenced to death or exiled.
Unexpectedly, it has been so long and the prince’s people are still talking about it?
Dahu said, "Zhongshu ordered Sun Hong to know the people in the prince's house. It is said that during the attack on Hefei, Prime Minister Zhu and the prince still criticized their father in the house and should not have ordered the Wu army to attack. They were originally opposed to this campaign, and
It is not surprising that he harbors resentment and has a negative attitude on the battlefield. Zhuge Yuanxun's remarks may not be correct, but they still make sense. Maybe some people wish that the Wu army would be defeated in this battle!"
Sun Quan asked coldly, "Is this serious?"
Dahu said with an aggrieved look, "People say that father and daughter are connected. Can a daughter still deceive her father? My father asked Zhongshu Ling Sun Hong to ask. When he first learned about this, he wanted to tell his father secretly."
Emperor. It was only because our army captured Hefei that my father was rarely happy, so I dissuaded Sun Hong and told him not to make his father angry."
Sun Quan was so angry that he clenched his fists and his cold expression was terrifying!
Dahu knew that his father was not only doting on him and willing to believe his words, but he also knew that the prince had grievances!
If the father, Sun Quan, was really satisfied with the crown prince, why would he immediately confer Sun Ba the title of King of Lu at the same time as the crown prince? And he was obviously conniving with King Lu.
What are the considerations for deposing Mrs. Wang, who was once doted on by heaven, and relegating her to the cold palace, causing her to die in depression? If you want the prince’s status to be more solid, shouldn’t he canonize his biological mother, Mrs. Wang, as the queen, so that the prince will be more respected?
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After all, the father was not satisfied with Sun He, and was even more afraid of the large group of scholar-bureaucrats behind Sun He! With so many noble families united, and a prince was promoted, where would the emperor be placed? Besides, the prince would really be able to control the future
That group of people?
This was also the reason why Sun Quan did not make the king's wife the queen in the end. Sun Quan was able to stick to his own opinion on the issue of the queen, but he had no choice but to make him a prince.
However, as Sun Quan got older, he was indeed more nervous about power.
At this time, Dahu looked at each other calmly and saw that Mrs. Pan seemed to be afraid, and her beautiful eyes were full of fear.
Dahu knew in his heart that fear was right.
Don't think that now that your father is doting on you, you can stay out of the drama and watch the show without anything happening. The doting that Mrs. Wang received back then is simply not comparable to yours. She wanted to be together with every snap of her fingers and never wanted to be separated for a moment.
, even Dahu, the daughter of Dahu, was so jealous that she went crazy. What was the result? Didn’t the father fall out at once and kick her into the cold palace, never to see her again?
The corner of Dahu's mouth moved slightly, and under Mrs. Pan's gaze, he revealed a sneer that was imperceptible.
Mrs. Pan was a little confused, but her thoughts were very delicate. She immediately noticed Dahu's subtle expression and glanced at Dahu again with a complicated expression.