Farmer of Shu Han

It is definitely wrong to say that Sun He is a fool.

Especially in terms of reading and machine learning, he is quite commendable.

His flaw is that he has a serious lack of understanding of the cruelty of court battles and palace battles.

In other words, he has not yet adapted to his status as the prince, and the fact that Mrs. Pan's entry into the palace has caused his mother to fall out of favor.

In the past, when Sun Deng was here, Sun and his sons favored all other princes based on their mother's status, and the rewards they received were far more than those of other princes every time.

Even the prince Sun Deng expressed his intention to give up his position to him several times. One can imagine Sun He's status in the palace in the early years.

After succeeding Sun Deng as the crown prince, his rising status inevitably made Sun He a little inflated and gave him an illusion:

When I was not the prince, I was so respectful and favored. Now that I have become the prince, who can be more respectful and favored than me?

He has been pampered since he was a child, so this is an important factor for him to succeed Sun Deng as the prince.

But it was precisely because he was too pampered or too protected that Sun He was too naive in political struggle.

Originally this was nothing.

After all, the prince is the crown prince after all, and he has his own assistants and tutors such as the prince's Taifu and the prince's young tutor.

As long as he is taught well, the prince will naturally grow up slowly.

But coincidentally, the prince's Taifu Kanze and the prince's young Fu Xue Zong, who originally assisted the prince, died last year, a few months earlier than Prime Minister Gu Yong.

Once these two masters left, the only people left to teach the prince were Confucian scholars such as Cai Ying, Zhang Chun, Feng Ren, and Yan Wei.

When it comes to studying scriptures and educating people, they will definitely have no problem.

But it would be too difficult for them to teach the prince how to fight for power and favor in the palace.

Apart from them, the people who can always be with the prince are basically the second and third generations.

Many of them wanted to be invited privately to gain honor, and they were eager to confront King Lu every day in front of the prince to show their loyalty.

Even those with better knowledge, such as Gu Tan, were radicals who protected the crown prince and drove King Lu away. They would not give up until King Lu was driven out of Jianye.

Let alone other people, how would they know to remind the prince what he should and should not do?

As for the important officials in the court who supported the prince, such as Lu Xun, Wu Can and others, it was impossible for them to follow the prince every day and remind him what he needed to pay attention to.

The combination of various factors, coupled with the ruthlessness and power of the opponent, directly hit the prince's destiny, forcing Mrs. Wang to die of fear and worry.

Sun He was scolded by Sun Quan and cut off from all contacts with officials. Then his mother was forced to die, and it was like waking up from a dream:

His position is not as stable as he imagined.

After losing his wings and suddenly losing his mother, Sun He was suddenly helpless in the palace.

Sun He, who had been pampered since childhood, had never experienced any setbacks, and was extremely inexperienced, lost Sun Quan's favor, and his shortcomings began to be magnified infinitely.

The previous wisdom and knowledge were all gone at this time.

Facing the political turmoil, Sun He became panicked and frightened, without any ideas.

He even became a little nervous, always suspicious and worried that his position as prince would be deposed.

The prince and King Lu were punished equally. Sun He felt like the sky was falling, but for King Lu, it was good news from heaven.

For King Lu’s party, what does His Majesty’s edict mean?

Does this mean that in His Majesty’s heart, King Lu is still ranked alongside the Crown Prince?

No!

This was a hint that they would continue to criticize the prince.

The prince lives in the palace, under the eyes of His Majesty, and his every move may alarm His Majesty at any time.

After His Majesty's decree, there will definitely be no way to contact the officials outside.

But King Lu is different.

Thanks to the tireless advice from the prince's party, King Lu had to move out of the palace and live in King Lu's mansion.

King Lu's actions were much freer and more convenient than those of the prince.

We can't communicate openly, but we can't tell secretly.

As for Princess Quan, the main promoter of this sacrificial incident, she never dreamed of it:

With such a move of his own, he was able to drive Mrs. Wang, who had been his sworn enemy for decades, to death.

And it was within just a few days.

Feeling that she had finally vented her anger on her mother, the princess was so inspired that she decided to throw the prince off the stage with all his strength.

"The four families of Wu County are the leaders of the Jiangdong family. Nowadays, the children of the Zhang family no longer serve as officials, leaving only the three families of Lu, Gu and Zhu."

Princess Quan and her husband Quan Cong counted on their fingers:

"And Lu Xun was reprimanded by His Majesty in public in the court and is now bedridden at home."

"Gu Yong is dead. The second son originally offended His Majesty, but has lost His Majesty's heart. Furthermore, he supports the Crown Prince. It is unlikely that he will be offended by Your Majesty, so there is nothing to worry about."

As the mastermind behind this incident, Princess Quan knew Sun Quan's thoughts at this time far better than anyone else.

Mrs. Wang is dead. Can Zhang Xiu, who invited the prince to rest in his house, be safe?

Dreaming!

Zhang Xiu couldn't escape, which meant Gu Cheng couldn't escape either.

If Zhang and Gu were found guilty of falsely claiming military merit, how could we explain Gu Tan, who said in the court that he was "too greedy to talk"?

Isn't this false accusation and slander?

From this point of view, Lu Xun, who confessed on the spot in the court, was the wisest.

"Only the Zhu family," Princess Quan said with great confidence, "I want my little sister to marry that Zhu Zifan (i.e. Zhu Ju). I will go and persuade her right away."

"I have avenged my mother, and she will be happy. I asked her to find out what Zhu Zifan said. If she can win over the Zhu family, why worry about the big thing happening?"

The incident at the Ancestral Temple sacrifice gave Princess Quan great confidence, and even gave her some kind of ambition in her heart.

I remember someone Feng from the Han Dynasty once said that women should not give way to men.

I think that Feng Mingwen is a famous general of his generation and one of the most talented people in the world. It is really insightful to be able to say these words.

Why can a man do it but a woman cannot?

These talented people, talented people, and pillars of the country, aren't they all being manipulated by me?

Looking at the ambitious and overly excited Princess Quan, Quan Cong actually became a little worried:

"Your Majesty ordered the Second Palace not to have contact with the officials. There was a lot of criticism in the court. The governor's envoy Yang Di recently wrote a letter stating the harm of this move."

"If Your Majesty hinders the opinions of the ministers and withdraws his order, what will you do? Why don't you just wait and see for the time being?"

Princess Quan couldn't listen, but smiled and said:

"I'm a woman, so I'm not afraid. As a man, why is Alang so worried?"

"Alang, don't worry. These days, I have been visiting the palace every day to attend to illness. How can I not know what your majesty is thinking?"

After saying this, he asked the servants in the mansion to prepare the car and go to Zhu's mansion.

At this time, the state of Wu had high hopes for the cavalry army that had been built up through hard work.

As the commander-in-chief of the cavalry army, Zhu Ju naturally had great responsibilities. He was stationed in the army day and night to train soldiers.

At this time, only Princess Zhu was guarding the Zhu Mansion in Jianye City.

When Princess Zhu learned that her sister had arrived, she was so happy that she went out to greet her in person:

"How can my sister be free to come today?"

The two sisters grew up together in the palace, and later married important officials in the court. Coupled with the death of their mother, they saw each other less and less.

How could Princess Zhu be unhappy when she saw Princess Quan coming to visit her?

The two sisters went into the house, sat down, and had some private conversations.

How could Princess Zhu be unhappy when she saw Princess Quan coming to visit her?

The two sisters went into the house, sat down, and had some private conversations.

As he spoke, he inevitably mentioned the recent situation.

Princess Quan asked:

"Your Majesty is ill in bed. Why hasn't my little sister come to the palace to visit you recently?"

Princess Zhu quickly called out:

"Sister, you have wronged me. When I learned that His Majesty was ill, I asked for permission to enter the palace early. However, His Majesty didn't see anyone at that time, so there was nothing I could do."

"His Majesty's condition improved a few days ago, so I went there again. My sister was with His Majesty at that time, didn't she see me too?"

"It's not like my sister doesn't know. Now I am the only one who can look after everything in the Zhu Mansion. Unlike my sister, I can go out at any time."

Zhu Ju's two sons, Zhu Xiong and Zhu Sun, had both entered the training camp of the Han cavalry army, so they followed Zhu Ju in the camp at this time.

Princess Zhu was not lying when she said it was inconvenient for her to go out.

Although she and Princess Quan are sisters, their temperaments are completely different.

Compared with her sister, Princess Zhu has a gentle temperament and does not fight against the world. She has a typical mentality of a little family girl.

Therefore, after getting married, you usually enter the palace to pay your respects according to the etiquette.

Unlike Princess Quan, in order to slander Mrs. Wang in front of Sun Quan, she actually found ways to get the privilege of entering and exiting the palace at any time from Sun Quan.

Princess Quan naturally understands Princess Zhu's situation.

She came here this time not to prosecute the matter, but just to raise the topic.

But she smiled and said:

"How could I not know your difficulties? You can't go to the palace all the time to attend to His Majesty, but you always have time to go and pay homage to your mother, right?"

"Pay homage to my mother?" Princess Zhu was slightly startled, "Of course I have to go to pay homage to my mother, but why did my sister suddenly mention this?"

Although Mrs. Bu could not be granted the title of queen during her lifetime, she was buried with the rites of a queen after her death.

If you want to go to worship, there is naturally a process.

Even if your biological daughter is going, you must prepare in advance.

Princess Quan finally frowned when she heard Princess Zhu's words.

As a little girl, do you not care too much about outside things?

She looked left and right, signaled Princess Zhu to move all the servants away, and then asked:

"That bitch named Wang is finally dead. Isn't this a happy event? As daughters, shouldn't we tell our mother this good news?"

Princess Zhu also felt quite helpless about the fact that her sister and Mrs. Wang had a long-standing grudge.

Fighting for favor in the harem is a common thing.

Not to mention that the fundamental reason why my mother was not allowed to be granted the title of queen during her lifetime lay with Prince Xuan, not with Mrs. Wang.

However, if my sister is willing to vent her anger for my mother, I will definitely not stop her.

But if you want to involve yourself in this matter, you have no interest.

After all, my mother has gone and I have left the palace. I still have to contend with Mrs. Wang for the favor of His Majesty's harem, which is a bit confusing.

Therefore, Princess Zhu’s attitude towards Princess Quan’s actions is very clear:

I'm happy to see it come true, but if it doesn't come true, there's no need to worry too much - my mother had many beauties promoted by His Majesty during her lifetime.

It can be seen that he may not care about Mrs. Wang's competition for favor.

But seeing that Princess Quan came to her door in person for this matter, Princess Zhu couldn't refuse:

"Since my sister said so, I will arrange things at home in the past few days and go to worship my mother with my sister."

When Princess Quan heard this, she raised her eyebrows and said with a proud smile:

"That's right! You used to say that it was pointless to tangle with that bitch, but did you ever think that today, I finally drove her to death and avenged my mother's death?"

Princess Zhu, who originally thought that her sister was just here to remind her to pay homage to her mother, heard this and felt like a huge thunder exploded in her ears.

She opened her eyes in disbelief and looked at Princess Quan, with a look of horror on her face:

"Sister, what do you mean by this? You, you actually forced yourself to death..."

"No, it's not that the prince made a mistake in offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple. His Majesty was furious and reprimanded Mrs. Wang for her incompetence in educating her son. That's why Mrs. Wang..."

Because she was too frightened, Princess Zhu couldn't control herself and even became a little incoherent.

Princess Quan seemed very satisfied with her little sister's reaction:

"You said that the prince's sacrifice to the Ancestral Temple went wrong. How did your majesty know about it?"

"Could it be, is it you, sister?"

"Who else but me?"

Princess Quan then explained the matter in detail.

At the end of her words, she said very excitedly:

"Now that the bitch named Wang is dead, the prince's wings are greatly damaged, and his favor and trust have been lost. It's time to work hard to eradicate the roots."

"Otherwise, if the prince regains his breath, he will definitely remember his mother's hatred and take revenge."

"Little sister, in the outer court, there is no one who supports the prince and has the trust of your majesty than your husband-in-law."

"If you can persuade General Zuo to support King Lu and try to depose the prince, then our sisters will be able to avenge our mother, and our husband will be able to support him, so why should our family worry about wealth?"

When Princess Zhu heard these words, she stood up suddenly:

"Sister, this is absolutely impossible!"

Princess Quan, who was in high spirits, didn't expect that her little sister would throw such a basin of cold water on her so straightforwardly.

She looked at Princess Zhu in disbelief: "What did you say?"

Princess Zhu slowed down her tone and advised:

"Sister, Mrs. Wang has been forced to death by you. My mother's revenge has been avenged. Why do you continue to push the prince?"

"Not to mention that since ancient times, deposing and establishing a prince has been a major matter for the country. It is extremely dangerous. Important officials are involved and it is difficult to retreat. How about us women?"

"What we should do is to look after our husbands and teach our children. This matter in the court is beyond our control."

"Sister, this is too dangerous, please stop."

When Princess Quan heard this, she was immediately furious. She stood up suddenly and glared at Princess Zhu:

"For all these years, I have devoted myself to avenging my mother. Have I ever said anything strange that you didn't want to help me?"

"Now that I have accomplished something, I will not give up on your previous act of watching indifferently. I cherish the feelings of our compatriots and sisters, so I came here specially to invite you to share the wealth."

"I didn't expect you to persuade me to stop? Why? I stopped and let the prince grow bigger. Will he be like you and let me go in the future?"

"The prince and I have become enemies of life and death, and it is absolutely impossible to stop. Let me ask you, are you willing to watch me be harmed by the prince in the future, or are you willing to help me?"

Princess Zhu was silent for a long time and then said:

"I am just a woman, and I have never interfered with Alang's affairs in the court. As for what happens to the Zhu family, it is not Alang who has the final say. What my sister asked me to do, isn't it an attempt to embarrass my little sister?"

"Furthermore, the Quan family wants to support King Lu. As the wife of the Quan family, my sister wants to contribute to the Quan family. I can understand it."

"But I am also the wife of the Zhu family. I dare not say that I am doing my best for the Zhu family. I just ask my sister not to push me anymore. Don't you understand this?"

Princess Quan was speechless for a moment, and then became angry:

"If my mother, Huang Di, knew that she gave birth to a daughter who was so ruthless and heartless, who didn't even think about avenging her mother, but actually wanted to support her enemy, she would definitely regret giving birth to you!"

The two sisters parted on bad terms.