The fourth year of Chiwu (241). Sun Deng, the crown prince of Wu, died, and Sun Quan made his third son and grandson the crown prince the following year, but the treatment of his fourth son and grandson was very superior. Among them, Sun Quan was quite partial to Sun Ba, which caused the princelings to suffer heavy losses.

The dispute between the two palaces lasted for nearly ten years, forming a serious party struggle and greatly depleting Sun Wu's internal strength.

【Two houses side by side】

Due to Sun Quan's indulgence, Sun Ba, the king of Lu, began to covet the crown prince, and gathered his henchmen to fight against his brother Sun He, who was not to be outdone and received the full support of many ministers.

At that time, Sun Ba, the king of Lu, was favored by Sun Quan, and with the support of his henchmen Quan Ji (the son of Quan Cong) and Yang Zhu, he conspired to abolish the throne and seize the throne, which triggered the dispute between the two palaces. Since Sun Quan failed to resolve the feud in time, and even indulged the struggle between them, the dispute between the two palaces intensified, and the civil and military forces in the whole country gradually split into two factions. Prime Minister Lu Xun, Taichang Gu Tan (Lu Xun's nephew), Zuo General Zhu Ju, Weibei General Zhuge Ke, Huiji Taishou Teng Yin, Dadu Governor Shi Ji, Shangshu Ding Mi and others supported the crown prince Sun He, while the hussar general Bu Qi and Zhennan general Lu Dai, Wei general Quan Cong, Yue cavalry captain Lu Ju, Zhongshu Ling Sun Hong and others attached themselves to Lu Wang Sun Ba, and the two factions competed endlessly.

In the palace, Mrs. Wang is the mother of the crown prince Sun He, standing on Sun He's side, and Sun Luban, the daughter of Queen Bu, helps Sun Luban, the king of Lu.

Princess Sun Luban is Sun Quan's eldest daughter, and her mother, Mrs. Bu, did not become the queen during her lifetime, because the ministers did not support her at that time, and she was posthumously named the queen after her death. After Mrs. Bu's death, Sun Quan was ready to set up Mrs. Wang as the queen, but was stopped by the princess, so the two were on the same page, and the princess Sun Luban could not tolerate Mrs. Wang's son Sun He inheriting the throne, so she decisively stood on Sun Ba's side and helped Sun Ba deal with Sun He.

In history, Sun Quan married his eldest son Sun and his eldest daughter Sun Luban to the Zhou family, and the whole princess married Zhou Xun, the eldest son of Zhou Yu, but unfortunately Zhou Xun died early, so Sun Luban later remarried to Wei General Quan Cong, and the whole family at that time was also one of the famous families in Wu County. Because of this relationship, coupled with the contradictions between the whole family and the Gu family and the Zhang family, Quan Cong also became one of Sun Ba's supporters.

However, Princess Zhu, the sister of Princess Sun Luban, was a die-hard supporter of the crown prince Sun He in history, and her husband Zhu Ju supported the prince Sun He, ignoring Lu Ban's ideas, so there was a rift between the sisters, and Zhu Ju was even retaliated and killed in the future.

Sun Quan was once seriously ill and bedridden, Sun He went to the Taimiao to worship, and Sun He's concubine's uncle Zhang Xiu's residence was very close to the Taimiao, so he invited Sun He to his house for a visit. The whole princess sent people to follow and monitor, and took the opportunity to slander Sun Quanjin that the prince was not in the temple, but went to the concubine's house to plan things, and said that Mrs. Wang saw that the emperor was seriously ill, and her face showed a happy look. Sun Quan was angry because of this, and Madame Wang died of anxiety.

This matter directly led to the imbalance of the power of the princelings and the Lu Wang Party in the palace, after the death of Mrs. Wang, no one in the princeling party could confront the princess in the palace, Sun Quan was almost surrounded by the Lu Wang party, and the crown prince Sun He could only rely on the advantages of the external ministers to confront the king of Lu.

【Attack on King Lu】

At the beginning of the establishment of the two palaces, Sun Ba, the king of Lu, relied on Sun Quan's favor and the support of his minions to unscrupulously attack the princelings, Sun He's faction suffered great losses, and Gu Tan (Gu Yong's grandson), Gu Cheng (Gu Tan's younger brother), Yao Xin and others who supported Sun He were exiled, Lu Yin (Lu Xun's nephew) was imprisoned, and Wu Cang, Zhang Xiu (Zhang Zhao's second son) and others died because of this.

During the battle of Shaobi, Quan Cong's two sons Quan Xu and Quan Duan rewarded less credit than Zhang Xiu and Gu Cheng, so they were very unconvinced, and their relationship deteriorated. Zhang Xiu and Gu Cheng were both arrested and imprisoned, and Gu Tan was also imprisoned because of his sitting. Sun Quan originally wanted Gu Tan to apologize and let him go, but Gu Tan didn't apologize, and replied: "Your Majesty, it's fun to slander!" ”

So the three of them were exiled to Jiaozhou, the book made Sun Hong insidious and cunning, Zhang Xiu has always hated him, at this time Sun Hong saw that Zhang Xiu was punished, so he took the opportunity to slander again, Zhang Xiu was given death.

After the dispute between the two palaces broke out, the officials of the DPRK and China were divided into two factions. Wu Cang insisted on establishing the distinction between the concubines and the concubines, and demanded that Sun Ba, the king of Lu, be transferred out of the imperial court to garrison Xiakou, and send Yang Zhu, a henchman of Sun Ba, out to prevent him from staying in Kyoto to build a business, and repeatedly reported the situation to Lu Xun, who was stationed in Wuchang at that time, and admonished him several times in succession. As a result, Wu Cang was slandered and framed by Sun Ba, Yang Zhu and others, and was finally imprisoned and executed.

According to the "Wu Lu", since the prince was afraid of being deposed, King Lu coveted the crown prince even more. One time Sun Quan met with Yang Zhu and talked to Yang Zhu about Sun Ba's talents, Yang Zhu said that Sun Ba was civil and military and heroic, and was suitable as a prince, so Sun Quan promised him that he could make Sun Ba the crown prince. At this time, there happened to be other servants hiding under the bed, heard the whole thing, and told Sun He afterwards. Lu Yin was about to go to Wuchang at this time to bid farewell to Sun He. Sun He did not meet him, but went to his car and secretly discussed the matter with Lu Yin, intending to let Lu Xun go to the table to persuade Sun Quan.

Lu Xun wrote to speak for Sun He, and Sun Quan suspected that Yang Zhu had leaked the conversation between the two of them, and Yang Zhu said that he did not leak it. Sun Quan asked Yang Zhu to find out the reason for the leakage of the conversation between the two, and Yang Zhu said that only Lu Yin had gone west (from Jianye to Wuchang) recently, and it must have been Lu Yin's words. Sun Quan sent someone to ask Lu Xun how he knew that he wanted to change Sun Ba, and Lu Xun replied: Yang Zhu told him. So Sun Quan summoned Lu Yin to question, and Lu Yin concealed it for the prince: "It was Yang Zhu who told me." So Sun Quan sent the two to prison together. Yang Zhu was overwhelmed by the severe punishment, and he was beaten into a trick. Sun Quan felt that it was leaked by Yang Zhu at the beginning, but when Yang Zhu confessed, he thought it was really him, so he executed Yang Zhu.

This leak Lu Yin was able to get out of prison because he died to the end, and Yang Zhu died because of it, it seems that the princelings are not at a loss, but because of this incident, Sun Quan's attitude towards Lu Xun has changed greatly, and the contradiction between the two has intensified, and finally Lu Xun was angry to death in Wuchang, when Lu Xun, as the prime minister, can be said to be the core of the princelings, and his death is another major blow to the princelings after the death of Mrs. Wang.

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