Chapter 4: Strategies for Attacking the Heart

Shi Xun asked Lu Yi, is a person as capable as Sun Quan "enough to bring disaster to Wuzhong", is it enough to bring disaster to Wudi? Lu Yi didn't affirm or deny it, but replied: "Make the king clear." "You guessed what it meant, and it saved me any more words.

What did Hoon guess? He guessed that Lu Yi followed Chen Duan to Youzhou this time, his original intention was not to lobby himself to save Eastern Wu, and of course it would not be to take care of Chen Zizheng, who was not in good health, his real thoughts were for the Wu County clan to come to the way, first of all, he hoped that the imperial court could pacify Jiangdong and destroy the Sun clan, and secondly, he hoped to ensure that the interests of the big clan in Wuzhong would not be harmed.

Shi Xun couldn't help but feel funny - Lu Xun wanted to oppose Sun Quan, if this was said in later generations, all the fans of the Three Kingdoms would spit on their faces. In this timeline, however, this is what actually happened.

The four surnames of Wu County: Gu Lu Zhu Zhang, basically had little influence in the era of Sun Ce and the early days of Sun Quan's reign. Because these big families were hostile to and rejected the Sun family regime with Sergeant Huai as the main body, and they also looked down on the Sun father and son, who were fellow villagers but had a humble background, so when Sun Ce crossed the river to the south, most of them had an uncooperative attitude. Sun Bofu's strategy for this was very simple, that is, to "slaughter the heroes of Jiangdong" and kill chickens to show the monkeys, so Wu Si had to temporarily express his subordination.

But of course, this is only a superficial attitude, and deep down they do not want to overthrow this foreign regime. Sun Ce also knew this, so he was only willing to reuse Huaishang people, including Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Chen Duan, and Qin Song, etc.—the latter three were from Guangling, and Zhang Zibu was from Pengcheng—and the Wu people could only sink into the subordinates.

This policy of hostility and repression must have led to the assassination of Sun Ce. Therefore, before his death, Sun Ce said to Sun Quan: "Be virtuous and capable." To each his own. To protect Jiangdong, I am not as good as Qing. The implication was that Sun Quan could relax his repressive policies against the Wu people a little in order to establish a broader base of rule. However, the city of Rome was not built in a day, and the suspicion between the two sides was not resolved in an instant by changing the master.

The highest status is Gu Yong, who is the keeper of the Cheng Guild - because although Sun Quan has the title of the Guild Inspector Taishou. In fact, he stayed in Wu County for a long time; Secondly, Zhu Huan is Yuyao Chang, Lu Ji is Cao Peng, Zhang Yun (Zhang Wen's father, not Zhang Yun of Jingzhou) is Dong Cao Peng, and Lu Yi is Dong Cao Lingshi. Sun Quan's meaning, I will first recruit you to be a small official, and the monarchs and ministers are familiar with each other and inspected, but they can be slowly appointed.

It was only after about ten years that Sun Quan felt that the time was ripe and his foundation was solid, and Sergeant Wu was almost trained to reuse the local natives led by the four surnames. also married two nieces (Sun Ce's daughter) to Lu Xun and Gu Shao, the son of Gu Yong.

Therefore, according to the historical records, when Cao Cao's army pressed the border. Sun Quan convened a meeting of his ministers, and there were not a few locals among them, all of them were outsiders - Zhou Yu was a native of Yangzhou, but he was still from Lujiang in Jiangbei, and he was not touched by the border of Jiangnan at all. In other words, at this point in time, Wu Si's surname has not been subdued by Sun Quan, and his rebellious heart is still very tenacious.

Especially the Lu Yi in front of him, his grandfather Lu Kang (Lu Ji's father) was once the Taishou of Lujiang, and was defeated by Yuan Shu to send Sun Ce, and died of grief, and the Lu family and the Sun family had a lot of enmity. Lu Yi said that it was not Sun Quan who sent him, he took the initiative to ask to accompany Chen Duan, but he was not Chen Duan's son and nephew, why was he so enthusiastic? I must be looking for an opportunity to make friends with the fourth surname of Wu Si with Shi Xun!

Shixun has always been very concerned about Jiangdong Xingshì, and Chen Deng often writes to him, either taking the initiative to state the information he has discovered, or responding to Shixun's questions. However, even so, it is difficult for ordinary people to gain insight into the antipathy of the Jiangdong clan led by the four surnames of Wu Jun to the Sun regime, and it is even more difficult to tell what Lu Yi thinks in his heart. Only Shi Xun, he has read so many papers on the form of Eastern Wu politics in later generations, and he is also clear about the ending of your Lu Boyan in the original history with infinite scenery on the surface in the future, but actually full of bitter tears. As long as you use your brain a little, how can there be a reason that you can't understand?

Lu Yi didn't expect that this envoy was really good at perceiving people's hearts and analyzing the general trend as rumored, and before he could speak, he pointed out the theme, and he was full of admiration and great relief. On the way here, he also imagined all kinds of possible situations, how to twist and turn, or speak out, so that he could convince him of his sincerity? Won't he be regarded as a temptation by Jiangdong, or even a countermeasure? This time it's a big deal.

Now that the words have been clarified, I saw Lu Yi straighten his waist, and began to speak in a hurry that was completely different from before, and talked eloquently: "The Sun family has stolen Jiangdong and become a foreign king, if you can't go to it as soon as possible, I am afraid that there will be a disaster for Wu Chu in the future." The former imperial court was dedicated to the north, causing it to sit big and ravage the place; Now that the prime minister has conquered Jingxiang in the south, if he can make a decision, he can go up the river to collect Wu Hui. We are not talented, and we are willing to be the pioneer......"

But he was only halfway through his words, but he saw that Shi Xun waved his hand slightly-what Lu Yi wanted to say, Shi Xun already knew it, this is no different from Zhang Songxian's map in history, what if you don't have nutrition, what do you do if you don't have nutrition? Shi Xun asked: "Why is Sun Quan like a human being for me?" "Just now you stood in the position of Sun's subordinate officials and praised Sun Quan like a flower, so now you stand in the position of Wu Jun's surname, and talk to me about Sun Quan again.

Lu Yi was stunned for a moment, and then replied calmly: "Elegant and magnanimous, any talent is still planned, and he is really a man of the world......" repeated what he just said, but added a sentence at the end: "If the court is outside, the wolf will also be inside, and the dog's ears will be inside." "Sun Quan is indeed a character, I just praised him is not against his will, but this person is young after all, and he still lacks enough fighting spirit, as long as he can be recalled or captured back to the court, he can't jump, just a lost dog.

Hearing this, Shi Xun nodded slightly. Sun Quan can't be compared with Liu Bei and Sun Ce, or to be more precise, it can't be compared at this time. In the original history, before Chibi, Zhang Zhao and others were all submissive, and Sun Quan had also wavered-if it was to be placed on Liu Bei, how could it be possible-if it weren't for Lu Su and Zhou Yu's hard persuasion. He may really have descended Cao Cao.

And digging the corners of Soochow by yourself is indeed a bit ruthless. Tai Shi Ci doesn't need to mention it. In addition, he also got Lu Su and Zhuge Jin. You must know that once the son of heaven and a courtier, after Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, he alienated Qin Song and Chen Duan, and at the same time was suspicious of Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu, and he couldn't wait to collect his cronies, among which the two main outsiders were Lu Su and Zhuge Jin, and they all let themselves be robbed out in advance. Especially Lu Zijing, without him, a staunch main battle faction, does Sun Quan still have enough confidence to confront Cao Cao?

So Shi Xun couldn't help but ask Lu Yi. said that the news of Wang Shi's trip south to Jingzhou reached Jiangdong, how did you discuss it? Whose idea was it to send people around to pull relationships?

Lu Yi replied: "Zhang Zibu, Zhang Zigang, Qin Wenbiao, Chen Zizheng, etc., all say that Prime Minister Cao Cheng conquered on behalf of the sky, and the army is brave and sharp, and its momentum is unstoppable. Only Zhou Gongjin Yun Yangtze River is difficult to cross, and the northern soldiers do not accept the southern water, or they can win the battle. Cheng Demou, Huang Gongfu and others were unwilling to surrender. Sun Quan hesitated and wanted to send him a question. Zhou Gongjin Naiyun can send the Quartet to prevent the king from winning and advancing, if not, it will not be too late to send the ......"

When Shi Xun heard this, he couldn't help frowning: "According to what Qing said, it was Zhou Yu's plan to send envoys from all directions?!" ”

Lu Yi nodded, but then he also thought of something, and his eyes widened suddenly. Shi Xun couldn't help but sneer: "This is really a good plan—you can ask Chen Zizheng to come and discuss." ”

Chen Duan hadn't slept yet—he was still waiting for Lu Yi to finish negotiating with Shixun, and then come back to report to him—so he was invited to arrive. Shi Xun repeated what he had just said: "According to Bo Yan, the Quartet sent envoys to block the king's eastward expedition, is it Zhou Yu's strategy?" ”

Chen Duan nodded, and there was no expression on his face. It's Xun Xin who said no, don't you understand? You are in vain as Sun Ce's mastermind-"When Qing and the others go north, they may have sent Yu soldiers to commit Wang Shiyi!" "Sun Quan must have been moved by Zhou Yu's words, and he plans to confront the imperial court to the end, all of you surrender factions let Zhou Gongjin play tricks!

How can it be such a coincidence, the people sent by Sun Quan to lobby everywhere - Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Qin Song, Chen Duan - are all in favor of surrendering to the imperial court, and they are all the confidants left by Sun Ce. In fact, the reason is very simple, Zhou Yu deliberately offered a plan to temporarily bomb all these people out, and then it was convenient for him to exert influence on Sun Quan alone. Sun Quan was not very willing to surrender, but he was afraid that he would not be able to defeat Cao Cao, if he was instigated by Zhou Yu, a person who knew the army, then why not rise up on the spot and order troops to meet the enemy?

How dare you call yourself resourceful? was played around by Zhou Yu like this?!

But seeing Chen Duan smile slightly, he said slowly: "They have their own plans, what do we have to do?" If the imperial court does not go to the expedition, Jiangdong can also be preserved. ”

It seems that Chen Zizheng has long seen through Zhou Yu's calculations, and he has no countermeasures to deal with the problem. To say that Zhang Zhao and Chen Duan's position is very embarrassing, on the one hand, they are Sun Quan's courtiers, and they must be considered for the Sun family, on the other hand, they are the Central Plains scholars, who still have considerable loyalty to the Han Dynasty, and now these two loyal goals have a fierce conflict, and it is difficult to achieve both, and all they can do is to do their best to bridge it and prevent the outbreak of war.

These people, unlike Lu Yi and other Wuzhong surnames, did not want to see the fall of the Sun regime, so the best way was to persuade Sun Quan to send protons to the imperial court, and the imperial court allowed Sun Jiajiu to control Jiangdong. Originally, the Han family was in decline, which was a relatively easy goal to achieve, and these people were still complacent because they had kept the pure land in the southeast for the imperial court. But who would have thought that Cao Cao's sudden rise and coercion of the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and submission to the Han Dynasty is likely to represent submission to Cao Cao at the same time, this is a situation that no one is happy to see - I can be a director of a large company, but I will never be a director of a branch!

Moreover, Cao Cao was in the Central Plains to destroy the princes, except for one Lu Bu who was temporarily put in the northwest, and none of the other separatist forces remained. These people can't compete with Cao Cao, so all they can do is to delay the annexation as much as possible - in the original history, only Lu Su and Zhou Yu told Sun Quan: You can be the emperor of Jiangdong for a lifetime, and no one's account will be sold!

Therefore, based on this consideration, when Zhou Yu proposed to ask these old ministers to go to the Quartet to persuade Cao Cao not to use troops to Jiangdong and try to eliminate the threat of war, they knew that this was a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, and they had to make the trip - because this was exactly in line with their wishes. Zhou Yu's plan is aimed at the hearts of the people, and he is not afraid that the other party should not.

So Chen Duan said what can I do? Please also make it so that you can persuade the prime minister to stop at Jingxiang, and we will take this credit to persuade General Sun to send protons when we go back. Only in this way can we ensure the safety of the southeast region.

When Shi Xun heard this, he couldn't help but sneer secretly: You think it's beautiful! (To be continued......)