Chapter Seventy-Six: The Soochow Controversy

"So, Ji Han has been persecuting us and asking us to withdraw from the army?" Sun Quan sat on a high seat and said as he stroked his thick purple beard with his hand.

"Exactly. Liu Chan, the lord of the Han Dynasty, repeatedly threatened that if our country continued to attack Cao Wei, it would be equivalent to attacking Ji Han, which would cause the two countries to fight. Kan Ze nodded.

"Your Majesty, Ji Han and Cao Wei have become an alliance, and our army has gained a lot at the moment, so it is better to withdraw the troops here, which is not bad." It was the strategist Yu who spoke. Yu Chuan is also an outstanding adviser of Eastern Wu, but in recent years, he has become less and less courageous, which is not unrelated to the fact that he was captured and almost died when he persuaded Mizhu to surrender in Jingzhou. He has a saying, that is, "In the Ji Han Kingdom, sometimes even an incompetent person can cause great harm to people." Because of this sentence, the Second Highness Sun Shu once mocked him as a turtle to his face, saying to him: "If you fall down once, you can't turn it over, and I don't know what has changed." ”

Sure enough, before Yu finished speaking, Sun Jian next to him immediately responded: "Yes, in your opinion Lord Yu, our army is only in Eastern Wu, why bother going north?" Poor, I see that your name is Yu Turn, but you can't turn it over in this life. ”

Lu Fan and Yu have a very good relationship, and they are Sun Deng's family, so they immediately said unhappily: "Your Royal Highness's words are wrong. Even if His Royal Highness and Lord Yu have a heart, they should not insult the courtiers in person. What's more, although my Eastern Wu is strong at the moment, it may not be stronger than the alliance between Ji Han and Cao Wei, and it is the right time to withdraw at this time. ”

Before he could say anything, Zhu Huan, the general next to him, had already interrupted him and said, "A group of cowardly rotten people. If you wait, you don't dare to attack, you can't defend when you retreat, why did I need the battle of Chibi back then, and how can I have the power to move the world today? The soldiers in front of you have gained territory in a bloody battle, but you want to give it away? At present, Cao Wei is declining. Our army can not take the opportunity to attack it, and when it eases its strength, our army will fall into a bitter battle again. ”

As soon as the words fell, all the generals in the hall shouted angrily, making a strong voice for Zhu Huan.

In Soochow, since the Battle of Chibi. The morale of the generals is always higher than that of the ministers, and at this time, they have even revealed the surrender behavior of the ministers when the Cao army pressed the border, which made the ministers red-faced. Sun Wei looked at Sun Deng proudly, Sun Deng bowed his head and said nothing.

Sun Quan flicked his sleeve: "Enough!" Since he ascended to the pole, his authority has become increasingly heavy, and he is no longer the image of the young master who dared to admonish. As soon as he spoke. The hall was silent when it was neutral. Sun Quan's deep blue eyes turned awe-inspiring in the hall, and he turned his gaze to Sun Deng to the side. Sun Quan pondered for a moment and exclaimed, "Prince, what do you mean?" ”

Sun Deng didn't seem to expect his father to ask him, and he was stunned for a moment. Only then did he reply in a trembling voice: "Father, the sons and daughters think that this is a major national matter, and they should consult all the ministers." Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin. These are all important ministers of the country, why didn't my father ask them? ”

Zhang Zhao is the leader of Wenchen in Eastern Wu, Gu Yong is the prime minister of Eastern Wu, Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin are the first-class talents in Eastern Wu, Sun Deng said this, in fact, it is not impossible, but Sun Yu immediately attacked, he sneered: "The frontline battle is like fire. The opportunity is fleeting, Your Majesty is here in person, and all the civil and military officials are there, but you have to pass on the book thousands of miles and ask the ministers who are far away in the world, which is too ...... The crown prince, the imperial brother, and the four ministers above. There are three of them who are your companions. Even if the prince is forming a faction in the court, it shouldn't be too obvious. ”

These words come out. Sun Deng even if he is a clay man, he has a soil nature, and he sneered back at the time: "Second brother, at present, my father and emperor are discussing politics, and the matter is related to the rise and fall of the safety of Eastern Wu. The four people mentioned by the elder brother are all ministers of the Great Wu Zhushi, the arm of the father, when did they become the brothers' gangs, and the brothers are the princes and the princes of the country, so why do they need gangs? ”

Sun Deng's statement was reasonable, Sun Xi also regretted his words at this time, and he immediately turned around: "Father asked you for a plan, but you pulled out others, you have no idea, why use others as shields." Father, the son thinks that there is a peerless adviser in our army right now, why not ask him? ”

Sun Quan was a little unhappy when he saw the two sons fighting face to face, and said coldly: "You two, when the palace fights, is it a royal demeanor?" Step aside. Mr. Sima, you have been in Cao Wei for many years, and you have been fighting with Ji Han for many years, you are familiar with the relationship between the two countries, and you think you should attack or defend today's plan? ”

Sima Yi saluted His Royal Highness and said respectfully: "Yi returns to Dawu, there is no size of merit, there are ministers in front of him, how can Yi speak." ”

Sun Quan said unhappily: "If Mr. returns to Wu, he is Wu Chen." When I come to ask you, there is something to ask, why do you need to be external to your ministers? ”

Sima Yi saluted again, and said in a deep voice: "The minister was the minister of the Cao Wei puppet dynasty back then, and he knew that the main force of Cao Wei was in Jizhou, after the battle of Jizhou, the strength of the puppet dynasty was greatly reduced, and His Majesty was calculated, and Ji Han attacked and killed, and now the strength has declined, and my big Wu soldiers are strong and strong, with hundreds of thousands of armor, famous generals are like clouds, strategists are like rain, and Cao Wei is not enough to worry about. The one who is afraid is only Ji Han. Ji Han Zhuge Liang, good at scheming, good at tricks, in his early years, he often boasted of being a genius in the world, but he couldn't win against Zhuge when he asked himself. At present, Ji Han is aggressive and does not let our army go north, and it is obvious that his country has made up its mind. Although Dawu is extremely strong, it is still difficult to win compared to Ji Han, and according to the minister's opinion, it is better to follow it. After all, His Majesty is Liu Chan's uncle, and even if Da Wu's strength is not as good as Ji Han's, Ji Han will not kill Da Wu completely. ”

Halfway through Sima Yi's words, the generals, including Sun Wei, turned pale. Sun Xi has always regarded Sima Yi as his heart, and in the past few months, according to Sima's strategy, he has been invincible and invincible, but he pushed him out at this time, but he said such unfavorable words to himself, and he couldn't help but be angry.

Before he could have a seizure, Sun Quan had already slapped the table and sank his face: "Sima Yi, I see that you were scared by Zhuge Liang." If Ji Han's current strength is really strong, how can he care about his nephew's feelings, but he is afraid that he will attack it a long time ago. In my opinion, Ji Han did not attack, but it was because he was attacked by Wei Wen after the Battle of Jizhou, and the north was not quiet, and there were many foreign races, so he did not move. This time, Lord Kan went west, and they deliberately showed their strength, obviously trying to cover up. At present, our army is divided into two parts of the world, if our army does not attack Cao Wei, Cao Wei will be merged by Ji Han, the land of two states. Hundreds of thousands of living beings, if you gain it, the country will prosper, and if you lose it, the country will be weak, and you will have made up your mind, Dawu is ordered by the sky, and you can't live under people! ”

Sima Yi's face was as pale as dirt, he lowered his head and retreated repeatedly, but he quietly glanced at Sun Wei. The corners of the mouth moved. Sun Xi suddenly realized, it turned out that Sima Yi was using the method of agitation, and sure enough, his father did not want to give up the opportunity to become the first power in the world, and he did not want to be a king who was regarded as protecting the whole country because of the relationship between his nephew and uncle.

At this time, the ministers all shouted long live, and Sima Yi looked at Xu Sheng, the head of all the generals. Xu Sheng has always been known for his bravery, but he is wise in his bravery. When Cao Pi went south, he built a hundred miles of grass overnight, so that Cao Pi did not dare to look directly at Soochow. He attacked with fire, so that Cao Pi was defeated, and even the car was robbed by Dongwu, and this battle was the most dangerous battle that Cao Pi encountered after meeting Zhao Yun in Weinan. Although Sima Yi had not gone south at that time, he had known Xu Sheng's name for a long time. I don't know what he will say.

For a while, the ministers dispersed, and sure enough, they saw Xu Sheng standing on his own and did not move. Sima Yi also went down to the hall with everyone and only walked a few steps. But I heard Xu Sheng say: "Master Sima stays." ”

Sima Yi turned around and asked, "What do you command?" ”

Xu Sheng said with a smile: "The wonderful theory of the Great Palace, which really makes Xu Sheng admire, but in this case, Xu Sheng seems to have seen it somewhere." ”

Sima Yi didn't know what Xu Sheng meant, and looked up at him. Xu Sheng patted himself on the ground: "By the way, when Zhuge Liang sent an envoy to Jiangdong, didn't he use the method of agitation to make His Majesty angry." Absolutely determined to resist Cao. ”

Sima Yi didn't know about this, and when he heard this, he couldn't help asking: "My lord made fun of it, Sima Yi just said it bluntly, how dare he make a plan in front of His Majesty?" However, Zhuge Liang used radical tactics against His Majesty? ”

Xu Sheng nodded: "The scene of that year, Xu Sheng still remembers it in his heart. At that time, Cao Cao commanded hundreds of thousands of troops to the south and broke through Liu Cong's hands in Jingzhou. Liu Bei fled. Cao Mengde dominates the world and looks at Jiangdong. I want to hunt with Your Majesty. At that time, most of the Jiangdong talents were awe-inspiring in their hearts, and the literati and strategists were planning to join the enemy. At that time, Kong Ming crossed the river, but persuaded His Majesty to surrender. His Majesty said at the time, in this way, how can Liu Bei not surrender. Kong Mingdao, Tian Heng has 3,000 soldiers, and he has not yet surrendered to Qin, not to mention Liu Huang's uncle and Han clan, and An can serve thieves. His Majesty was stimulated, and said angrily, Lone can't lift the whole land of Wu, 100,000 people, subject to others! So he decided to break Cao. Today's events are so similar to those of the past, but the offensive and defensive trends are against the trend, but the person who is talking about it is whether or not to eliminate Cao Wei. ”

Sima Yi also sighed: "The world has changed, and the white clouds and dogs are really beyond people's expectations. ”

Xu Sheng said: "In the eyes of adults, will there be any mistakes in Dawu's attack on Cao?" ”

Sima Yi said: "Why did your lord say this? ”

Xu Sheng shook his head: "If you fight by water, Xu Sheng is not afraid of anyone in the world, if you fight by land, you still have to rely on Lord Sima." If Lord Sima is the lord of Ji Han, how should he use soldiers? Is it possible that I will be greatly damaged? ”

Sima Yi thought for a while and said: "If I am the lord of Ji Han, I should gather all my troops and horses to fight with Dawu in the land of Qingxu, with the length of my strength, the short of attacking Eastern Wu, if I can break Eastern Wu in Jiangbei, then the world can be determined." ”

Xu Sheng said movingly: "This move is exactly what Sheng is worried about, but I don't know if Mr. has a solution?" ”

Sima Yi said: "What is the solution to Yi, in fact, it is just one word, that is, fast!" ”

"Quick?"

"Yes, although Ji Han has surrendered Cao Wei at the moment, it is just an expedient measure, Cao Wei and Ji Han have a hatred for destroying the country, how can it be easily resolved? Ji Han collected Wei, with the intention of snatching food from the mouth of Dawu, and Cao Wei relied on Han, but he only borrowed the power of Han to protect himself and restore the country. Between the two countries, they are just using each other. At present, all parts of Ji Han are scattered, and they cannot be concentrated for a while, let alone form a real threat to Great Wu. Therefore, attacking Cao Wei in the north is the only opportunity for our army at the moment, after this period of time, when the chaos of Cao Wei has been decided, or the deployment of Ji Han's troops is completed, even if our army has great ability, it will not be able to swallow Cao Wei. If our army can seize this fleeting opportunity, after swallowing Cao Wei, our army's strength will increase greatly, advance and retreat freely, and it can rely on the power of the water army, go up along the river, and attack the cities of Luoyang, then the world can be determined. The retreat can be crisscrossed between the Huaishui and Fuling lakes, enough to compete with Ji Han for the short and long of the day. ”

Xu Sheng gave Sima Yi a deep salute and said sincerely: "Sheng has been taught, where did Mr. Fang's name come from today, and it is really a clear analysis, and every word is fine." But in that case, why didn't the gentleman make it clear to His Majesty? ”

"Not in his position, not in his words, Yi is not the person who says this."

"So, who is this person?"

"Naturally, it has to be the general."

Xu Sheng was about to speak, but he was afraid that the palace would call: "General Xu, Your Majesty is invited." ”