Farmer of Shu Han

The winter of the fifth year of Yanxi, for Wei Guo, to be precise, for Sima Yi, it can be regarded as a great harvest.

Not only completely controlled Youzhou, but also obtained a large number of horses and livestock from the Hu people, which greatly supplemented the military use.

At the same time, he defeated the Han army in Guansai, deterred the Hu people in the frontier, stabilized the hearts of the people in Youzhou, and boosted the morale of the Wei army.

He even used this to establish prestige in front of the barbarian tribe who came to trade, and initially wooed the other party—it is rumored that it is the largest tribe with tens of thousands of people who control strings.

How many years?

Since the first battle of Xiaoguan, the generals and soldiers of the Great Wei, regardless of whether they were on foot or cavalry, were dismayed when they heard the fine cavalry of the Han army, and burst into fear when they saw the iron cavalry of the Han army.

How many years have passed?

Now someone can finally defeat the Han cavalry, breaking the myth that the Han cavalry is invincible.

"It has to be Taifu Sima!"

When the news spread to Yecheng and Xuchang, many people were overjoyed.

"Although the capture of Bingzhou fell short last time, it was God's will. After all, it's hard to do it alone."

"And I heard that Wei Yan, the general of the Western Thieves, was seriously injured because of this, and his life and death are unknown. This can be regarded as a gain."

"This time, we won another five thousand knights from the Western Thieves in Guansai. It can be called a big victory!"

Why five thousand?

Looking at the horses, cattle and sheep brought back from Youzhou, I'm afraid this is too modest.

Then he turned his head to look at General Cao.

"Bah! What the hell! Sun Quan has been fighting Hefei for so many years but failed to take it down. In your hands, Shouchun was almost flooded and breached!"

"That's all. Anyway, I was rescued in the end. But looking at Xiangyang, which was used to suppress Wu Kou in the west, it was lost... lost!"

Now in the southwest of Xuchang, there is only a lonely Wancheng.

If it weren't for Wu Kou not having a cavalry army, he was really weak in foot combat, and he didn't dare to cross the Han River to the north and fight against the Great Wei on the flat ground, Wancheng might have become an isolated city.

Even so, Wei still had to mobilize some troops from the eastern front to Wancheng to strengthen his defenses.

Now people's hearts in Xuchang are a little floating.

There is no way, there are thieves in Luoyang in the northwest, and there is only one lonely city in Nanyang in the southwest.

Where does the sense of security come from?

Therefore, the battle of Guansai really gave many people in Wei State a shot in the arm.

Some people even thought in their hearts that Xuchang was connected to the Western Thieves just across Luoyang.

Yecheng is separated by the Taihang Mountains.

Is Taihang Mountain no better than Luoyang, which is safe from danger?

And no matter how you look at it, the Taifu is much more reliable than the General.

How about... just go and seek refuge with the Taifu?

Relying on the battle outside the pass, Sima Yi not only cleared up the small black spot of losing Hangu Pass, but also gained a lot of popularity.

Compared with Sima Yi, Ji Han's side can only be regarded as neither profit nor loss.

The loss of two thousand fine riders made Feng Da Sima feel distressed.

However, good news finally came from Hanzhong.

Luo Xian, Fu Qian, and an army Sima Ma Tian led the army to capture the Anqiao Mulan Fortress, cutting off the retreat of Shangyong's Wei army, and finally succeeded in forcing Shangyong to surrender.

So far, Shangyong, Nanyang, and Xiangyang have become a small tripartite confrontation.

As for the state of Wu other than the Han and Wei dynasties, it was quite lively.

Fu Shiyi, the king of Lu, wrote a letter praising Lu Wang and Sun Ba as "concurrently invested in civil and military affairs", thinking that it would be a waste of talent for Lu Wang to stay in Jianye, and he should go out to guard one side.

After the letter was written, the news disappeared like stone and sea.

Shi Yi was not discouraged, and wrote a letter again, but Sun Quan still did not respond.

If it were someone else, they should almost understand what Sun Quan meant.

But who is Shi Yi?

When Lu Yi falsely accused Diao Jia, the prefect of Jiangxia, of "slandering the state affairs", Sun Quan asked all the officials if they had heard of it, and all the officials said they did because they were afraid of Lu Yi, but Yi said they hadn't heard of it.

Under Sun Quan's repeated severe questioning, all the ministers dared not show their anger, but Yiyi still truthfully said no, and did not waver in the slightest.

It can be seen that this person is upright.

Don't listen twice?

It's okay, it's only twice, I will continue to write the book until you listen to it.

I connected three or four times, which made Sun Quan very annoyed. In the end, I can only say that I think about it.

This was originally Sun Quan's perfunctory words, but as soon as these words were spread, many people's hearts suddenly became active.

Originally, the prince lived in the same palace as King Lu, and there was no distinction between superior and inferior. From the very beginning, many courtiers were muttering in their hearts.

It's just that King Lu was newly established not long ago, and many people are watching. They don't know if His Majesty just let King Lu live in the palace temporarily, or whether he intends to continue like this forever.

Therefore, it is not easy to say anything, so as not to offend King Lu for nothing.

What I didn't expect was that the first one to jump out was Lu Wangfu.

Lu Wangfu repeatedly wrote letters, and finally made His Majesty relieved.

Not at this time, when should we wait?

Especially those ministers who supported the crown prince, such as Tai Chang Gu Tan, the crown prince Tai Fu Wucan, etc., couldn't hold back anymore, and wrote letters one after another:

"I heard that those who have a state and a family must understand the rules of the concubines and concubines, and the rites of different honor and inferiority, so that there is a difference between high and low, and the class is too high. If this is the case, the kindness of the flesh and blood will be born, and the coveted will be hopeless. In the past, Jia Yi Chen's plan for public security, When discussing the power of the princes, it is believed that if the power is heavy, even if you are close, you will be tired of rebellion;

What is inside and outside the words is to remind Sun Quan that if he favors King Lu too much or has too much power, he will breed ambitions that he shouldn't have, and it will harm him instead.

It's better to lower his status, let him understand the dignity of concubine, the etiquette of respect and inferiority, and cut off his "coveting hope", this is the way to preserve him.

(Sun Ba, the king of Lu, said he was a dog.)

If the ministers remonstrate, it will only annoy Sun Quan.

Then Lu Xun's writing was like splashing water into a smoking pan.

"The prince is orthodox, and it should be solid as a rock. Lu Wang's vassals should make the difference in favor and rank, so that each other can get what they want, and the upper and lower can be safe. I would like to kowtow and bleed to hear."

When Sun Quan saw Lu Xun's letter, he was so angry that he slammed it on the ground:

"What does he want? What does he want!"

It seemed that after such a curse, Sun Quan still couldn't let go of his hatred, so he stood up and kicked the loose chapter on the ground hard.

"Wheeze!"

Sun Quan was out of breath, gritted his teeth and cursed:

"You have to stop what I want to do, and you have to force me to do what I don't want to do, right?"

Thinking about the prince, I asked it casually, but I didn't expect him to insist that he would establish Zixiao (that is, Sun He).

Okay, I know you are close to Zigao (that is, Sun Deng) and want to follow his last wish, I have no objection.

But after the crown prince was established, you actually want to lead people to knock on the que, want me to be the queen, and even designate the mother of the crown prince.

OK, I promise you this too.

But I want to send people to sea, why do you object?

Now I just dote on Ziwei (Sun Ba) a little bit, but you also have an opinion?

how?

I entrust the country to you, are you still not satisfied?

My private affairs, family affairs, harem, and heirs, do you still want me to listen to you?

After all, Zhuge Liang was Liu Adou's father-in-law, so he also said, "In the palace, in the mansion, everything is one."

What are you?

Dare to have such thoughts?

Even if you don't care about the status of the monarch and minister, you are my nephew and son-in-law!

I am your elder!

These days, Sun Quan, who was always angry at every turn, became more and more annoyed when he thought about it.

He lifted his foot again and stomped hard on the ground.

"Crack!"

Several bamboo slips were trampled to pieces.

Sun Quan was still grinding vigorously under his feet.

He could almost foresee what kind of situation the prince would face if he just handed Dawu into the hands of the prince.

Sun Quan pondered, with a cold light shining in his eyes.

"His Majesty?"

Sun Quan, who was in deep thought, looked up: "What's the matter?"

"Teacher Lu asks for an audience."

Hearing this name, Sun Quan couldn't help showing boredom on his face:

"No! Just say I'm tired, and I won't see anyone!"

Flicking his sleeves, he was about to turn around when he felt something strange under his feet. After thinking for a while, Sun Quan still bent down and picked up the bamboo slips that were almost in pieces.

Unexpectedly, when he stood up straight, there was a sudden dizziness in front of him, which made him stagger and almost couldn't stand still.

The palace man had been kicked out by Sun Quan from the very beginning, he could only sit down with his hands on the desk, and took a few breaths, which made him feel a little more relaxed.

"Snapped!"

He pressed the bamboo slips in his hand onto the desk, but it didn't loosen, and his veins bulged.

That familiar sense of urgency came to mind again, and even made Sun Quan restless again.

"No, I can't drag it on like this..."

Sun Quan muttered to himself, as if he had finally made up his mind.

——

"What is Sun Quan trying to do?"

The news from the state of Wu to Chang'an is basically delayed by one month to one and a half months.

Originally, even the officials of the Wu Kingdom were not sure whether it was expedient or long-term for Sun Quan to let Sun Ba live in the palace under the same rule as the crown prince.

On Chang'an's side, it is even more impossible to know—except for Feng.

But someone Feng didn't say anything.

And as the end of the year approaches, he is also very busy.

Especially the defeat of Youzhou, and the capture of Shangyong by the big man, many things require him to decide in person.

This good show of Wu Guo's seizing the heir apparent has just shown its signs, and it's not yet time for the pawns he arranged to take the stage.

Until the arrival of Mi Shishilang's second letter.

Sun Quan, who originally agreed to Lihou, seemed to have changed his mind for some reason, and became ambiguous when he opposed the matter of Lihou.

"There is no master in the harem, and there is no order for concubines; all princes stand side by side, regardless of superiority or inferiority."

Zhang Xiaosi took Mi Shishilang's letter and read it over and over several times, with a look of amazement on his face:

"What exactly does Sun Quan want to do?"

"What do you want to do?" Da Sima Feng huddled in the rocking chair, without any poise, and said lazily, "It's just what you think."

These days, I have been busy with finishing work for this year.

It wasn't until the government offices were sealed and the officials were on vacation that they felt relieved.

It's a good winter, the fireplace is burning vigorously, and it's so warm that you just want to doze off.

"What?" Mrs. You looked up at the drowsy Feng Da Sima, "Why do I hear A Lang's tone, it seems that I have already expected Sun Quan's thoughts?"

"It's just to rebalance the forces of all parties." Feng Da Sima yawned, "There is nothing unexpected about this."

"Deliberately letting Sun Ba and the crown prince Sun He stand side by side is to send a signal to his courtiers: Although Sun Ba is not the crown prince now, Sun He may not always be the crown prince."

"He is deliberately luring the courtiers to stand in line. Of course, he may also be testing the loyalty of the courtiers?"

After all, the emperor of Great Wu is still Zhen. You are so anxious to stand in line, have you forgotten that Zhen is the king of a country?

Still want to think that my life is not long?

Or do you want me to die sooner?

In fact, Mrs. You also felt this way about Sun Quan's recent actions.

But this feeling was so ridiculous that it even made her a little unconfident.

"Picture what?"

Take the two sons as bait to catch the civil and military of the Manchu dynasty?

"Didn't you say it? In order to balance the various forces in Wu, to be more precise, it is to reshuffle the cards."

"Shuffle?"

Mrs. You, who was psychologically shadowed by Mrs. Zuo and Amei during the fight against the landlord, understood this word.

"It's quite appropriate." Mrs. You frowned, still in disbelief, "But is it worth doing this?"

"Of course it's worth it." Feng Da Sima yawned again, "For the entire Wu Kingdom, what's not worth it?"

"The two sons will try their best to win over the courtiers in this process of seizing the heir, and the courtiers can also choose the master in their hearts."

"No matter which side wins, a community of interests will be formed in the end. After Sun Quan's death, the new emperor ascends the throne, and the court will naturally have a smooth transition."

Speaking of this, Feng Da Sima seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly smiled:

"Even if there is no winner on both sides, it doesn't matter. Anyway, he has many sons, so just choose another one."

"But Sun Quan can also achieve his original goal, which is to take advantage of this battle to seize the heir apparent, to suppress what should be suppressed, to cleanse what should be cleaned, to balance the forces of all parties, and to pave the way for his son."

Later generations said that Sun Quan was ignorant and confused in his later years.

But from the perspective of an emperor, this is simply the emperor's long-planned trick.

As for whether Wu Guohui's vitality would be seriously injured by this, that was not his first consideration at all.

The first thing he has to consider is how to make future generations secure the throne.

If future generations can't sit on the throne, they can't even be the emperor of Wu.

So what does this harmless Wu country have to do with our Sun family?

If he could continue to sit firmly on the throne, it would be considered a loss of vitality, and it would be a price worth paying.

The family is the country, the family is before the country, even if Sun Quan proclaims the emperor, the structure is still not enough, it is a bit worse.

So he ended up playing it off.

At the same time, this also shows that at this time, Sun Quan has lost his heart and only cares about the three melons and two dates in his family. He is afraid that he has lost his ambition to fight for the world.

"It always feels a little unimaginable."

Madam You shook her head, her complexion was a little ugly.

She naturally knew the tragic political struggle, and making such actions still made her feel that her mind was too narrow-minded, and she lost her status as an emperor.

"What if Ah Lang thinks wrong?"

"It can't be wrong." Feng Da Sima had the upper hand in such a matter for a rare time, and said proudly, "Sun Quan's next step is probably to tacitly agree that the two sons will fight."

"Then," he stretched out his palm and slashed downward, "believe it or not, the first one he wants to deal with is Lu Xun."

"Why?"

"Because Lu Xun represents the Jiangdong aristocratic family," Feng Da Sima sneered again, "Wu Guo's power has been out of balance regardless of the government and the opposition. If Sun Quan doesn't clean up, he may not be able to sleep."

"After all, Sun Quan must not be as tolerant and kind as our Majesty, right?"

"Go!" Mrs. You slapped Da Sima Feng and looked at him suspiciously, "I always feel that there is something in your words."

PS: Don't give any more rewards, as far as my update speed is concerned, I really deserve it.