Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2546 Sun Zhong seeks to seize power, Sima Yi's plan

Chapter 2542: Sun Zhong's plan to seize power, Sima Yi's plan

As Sun Quan expected, on the day he returned to Jianye, Sun Jian decreed that Sun Ce's crown prince was abolished on the grounds that his son Sun Ce was reckless and unwise, causing heavy losses to the Chu army.

Of course, this was just a means to save Sun Ce. In Sun Jian's mind, Sun Ce was still his only successor.

Then Sun Jian chose another good day and auspicious day to canonize his second son Sun Quan as the prince, but in order to prevent the second son from thinking too much about it, before the canonization ceremony, Sun Jian specifically asked Sun Quan to talk.

The father and son chatted all night, and Sun Jian's words could be summed up in just one sentence, that is: Don't expect anything else, when your eldest brother comes back, your crown prince will be over.

After hearing this, Sun Quan was filled with resentment. He naturally knew his father's thoughts, but he didn't expect his father to be so direct. He didn't give him even the slightest hope, and he no longer reported any luck in his heart. The resentment has completely turned into hatred.

Sun Quan clearly knew how bold what he was going to do, but he couldn't look back now. No matter which of the things he planned in secret, if Sun Jian knew about it, there was only a dead end.

Therefore, whether it is for power or to survive, Sun Quan has no other way to go. He can only survive if he sits on the throne of King Wu.

"I, Sun Quan, swear to God that I will never have any thoughts on the throne. When the eldest brother comes back, he will resign himself as the crown prince. If I violate this oath, I will die under the arrows pierced through my heart."

On the surface, Sun Quan obeyed and promised Sun Jian, and he swore righteously that he would never compete with his eldest brother Sun Ce for the throne. When Sun Ce returned, he would give up the crown prince.

But in fact, what Sun Quan was thinking at this time was how to use his father Sun Jian after he became a prince, and how to make Sun Ce never return to Soochow.

As long as Sun Ce can't come back, then he doesn't break his oath.

Seeing that Sun Quan was forced to make this poisonous oath by him, Sun Jian couldn't help feeling a little guilty, and said:
"Quan'er, it's not because your father didn't give you a chance, but it's a troubled time. Only those who are good at military can make me Soochow go further in this troubled time.

And Quan Eryu's prestige in the army is too low, those arrogant soldiers in the army will not obey you. "

Sun Quan couldn't help lowering his head and said solemnly: "Father Wang said, how can my son not understand, even if the elder brother has been captured, his prestige in the army is still beyond the son's, and only he can inherit Wu King's seat."

Seeing that Sun Quan's expression didn't seem to be fake, Sun Jian was completely relieved, patted Sun Quan's shoulder, and said with relief:

"Quaner, I am very relieved that you have realized this. Father's health is getting worse and worse. Sooner or later, this state of Wu will be handed over to your brothers. Father has nothing to ask for, but hope that your brothers will not kill each other."

"Father, please rest assured. I have long since lost my mind to compete with my elder brother. Whether it is for Soochow or for my grandson's family, I will definitely assist my elder brother wholeheartedly in the future."

"Okay, with the two of you brothers and one martial arts, I will definitely be more prosperous in Soochow."

With a hearty smile on his face, Sun Jian left with a big laugh. Sun Quan's face instantly turned frosty, his fists clenched involuntarily, and he couldn't feel any pain when his fingernails pierced into his flesh.

"Father, I will prove to you that my Sun Quan is stronger than his Sun Ce." Sun Quan said to himself through gritted teeth.

The next day, Sun Jian, the king of Wu, issued an edict in public to designate his second son Sun Quan as the Prince of Wu, and Sun Quan also moved into the Prince's Mansion he had always dreamed of, even if only temporarily.

Although Sun Jian believed in Sun Quan's oath, he did not relax his supervision over Sun Quan. Obviously, he was afraid that after Sun Quan became the prince, his desire for power would increase and he would violate his oath.

However, after a period of supervision, Sun Jian discovered that after Sun Quan became the crown prince, he did not win over the generals of the army to gain control over the military power, and secondly, he did not win over the court officials to gain control of the political power. There is absolutely no sign of taking power.

At this point, Sun Jian no longer had any worries or doubts in his heart, so he entrusted all matters of negotiating with Chu to Sun Quan to handle.

After Sun Quan took over the important task, he went to Jiangxia to preside over the negotiation, while secretly planning for the seizure of power.

Sun Quan wanted to take power, and Sun Jian was the biggest obstacle, but he had no military power, no political power, and the only thing he had was the title of prince, so the coup d'état to seize power was obviously impossible.

Under such circumstances, with Sun Quan's wisdom, he could not imagine how to accept the power of Wu State by peaceful means, but his subordinate Sima Yi had already planned the next path for him.

On the fifth day after Sun Quan left Jianye, Sun Jian suddenly vomited blood and fainted while handling government affairs, and fell into a coma.

After the diagnosis of many famous doctors Jiang, they only came to the conclusion that Sun Jian had become ill from overwork, the old injury had recurred, and his body had reached the limit, so he vomited blood and fainted.

Sun Jian was in a coma. Although he was still alive, he could only recuperate in a hospital bed. Obviously, he could no longer handle government affairs.

Seeing this, Sun Wu's ministers hurriedly summoned the crown prince Sun Quan to return to China to preside over the domestic affairs of Soochow, and sent another minister to be responsible for negotiating matters.

Sun Quancai showed his fangs as soon as he returned to the country. On the grounds of protecting Sun Jian, he did not allow anyone other than the Sun family to visit the sick. At the same time, in the name of the prince, he tried to win over the civil and military in the country, and began to formally accept the military and political power of the state of Wu. It won the unanimous support of Wu Guo's civil officials and Jiangdong family.

Although the generals of the Wu state more agree with the deposed eldest son Sun Ce, but now Sun Ce is captured and trapped in other countries, Sun Jian is critically ill and may die at any time, and Wang Shu Sun Wu has not returned from abroad. , can only acquiesce to Sun Quan to take over part of the military and political power.

Seeing that Sun Quan's power in Wu State was getting bigger and bigger, the generals who were concerned about Sun Ce began to worry. After all, if Sun Quan's power continued to increase, what would he do if Sun Quan did not let go of power after Sun Ce returned?
However, Sun Quan is now the prince of Wu State. The generals of Sun Ce's line have neither reason nor good way to prevent Sun Quan from taking over the power, so they simply sent a message to Sun Wu abroad, hoping that Sun Wu could return to China to check and balance Sun Quan.

Sun Wu, who was far away in Zhangling County, learned that Sun Jian was ill, and the new crown prince, Sun Quan, was in charge of domestic affairs. He immediately realized that something was wrong, so he decisively wrote a letter requesting to lead the army back to China, but Sun Quan said that the negotiations between Chu and Wu had not yet ended. rejected by,

At this time, it was a critical moment for Sun Quan to seize power, and Sun Wu was the most prestigious person in the army of Soochow except Sun Jian. If Sun Wu came back at this time, it would inevitably affect Sun Quan's plan, so Sun Quan naturally would not let Sun Wu come back.

Therefore, Sun Quan, in his capacity as the prince of Wu and the supervisor of the state, directly ordered Sun Wu not to return to the country until the negotiation between Wu and Chu was over.

Sun Wu was the governor of Wu State, and he had the identity of Uncle Wang. Even if he disobeyed the order and returned to the country without authorization, Sun Quan could not help him at all.

After thinking about this, Sun Wu was about to say goodbye to Huang Feihu, Cao Bin and others, and then borrowed the way from the Song Kingdom to return to Lujiang by detour from Runan County, but Sun Quan's messenger came before he left.

Sun Quan also knew his order and did not say anything binding on Sun Wu, but he was afraid that Sun Wu would come back, so he ordered his eldest brother-in-law Buzhen to be the envoy.

People like Sun Wu, once made up their minds, would not be easily persuaded by Bu Chen.

No matter how well Bu Chen persuaded him, Sun Wu decided to go back to China first, but Bu Chen had no choice but to play his trump card.

"The Governor is returning to China at this time. Is it because he sees that the new crown prince's position is unstable and wants to fight for the throne of Wu King?" Bu Zhen said solemnly.

After hearing this, Sun Wu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that he understood why his nephew Sun Quan did not agree to go back.

Sun Wu is also a direct descendant of the Sun family, and he has outstanding achievements. His prestige is second only to his elder brother Sun Jian. He is also qualified to inherit the throne of Wu Wang.

Therefore, if Sun Wu disrespected the order and forcibly returned to China, once Sun Quan decided that he was going to seize the throne, the civil war in Soochow would break out immediately.

Sun Wu did not have the ambition to become the King of Wu. He wanted to return to the country because he was afraid that Sun Quan would not be able to control the situation, and that Sun Quan's desire for rights expanded, and Sun Ce would not return the rights to Sun Ce when he returned, which would eventually lead to a situation of cannibalism.

But if he went back, it would cause Sun Quan's misunderstanding and cause internal turmoil in Wu, which Sun Wu would not want to see anyway.

Thinking of Sun Ce's reckless nature and his poor performance in Jiangxia, Sun Wu was also a little disappointed in Sun Ce, and he couldn't help but think that Sun Quan's succession would be a good idea.

Although Sun Quan's military ability is far inferior to Sun Ce, it is precisely because of his incompetence that he will definitely rely on himself in military affairs after he takes the throne.

At that time, he will be in charge of the army and go out to fight, and Sun Quan will be in the rear. This may not be a bad thing for Wu.

But if Sun Ce succeeded to the throne, with his passion for marching and fighting, he would definitely lead the army to fight in person, and there would be fewer opportunities for him to lead the army.

It would be fine if Sun Ce could really win, but although his military capability was stronger than Sun Quan, he was still far behind Liu Xiu, Guo Ziyi and the like, otherwise he would not have been easily captured by Guo Ziyi.

Why did Soochow Wu have won many battles against Chu over the years, but the national strength of the two countries has always been similar, and even the national strength of the state of Chu is a little stronger than that of the state of Wu?
It's not that Sun Jian and Sun Ce, father and son, both like to lead the army by themselves. Instead, Sun Wu, who has the strongest military command ability, is the deputy. The only time Sun Wu was the main general was a failure due to other reasons.

If Sun Jian had kept Sun Wu as the main general to attack Wu, even if he could not completely destroy the state of Chu, he would certainly not let the state of Chu become so strong. How could there be so many things now?

Therefore, if Sun Quan became the King of Wu, it would not necessarily be a good thing for Wu and Sun Wu.

Thinking of this, in order to show that he has no desire for the throne, Sun Wu decided not to return to the country for the time being to prove his innocence.

Although the situation of Wu State towards Chu is very good now, the internal regime may change. If civil strife breaks out at this time, the good form will be completely ruined.

Seeing that Sun Wu had given up the idea of ​​returning to China, Bu Gai was also relieved, and immediately reported to Sun Quan by flying pigeons.

After Sun Quan heard the news, he was naturally overjoyed, and smiled and said to Sima Yi next to him:

"Haha, Mr. Zhong, you are really predictable. Uncle Wang decided not to come back for the time being when he learned that Prince Ben suspected that he was coveting the throne."

Sima Yi smiled slightly: "Grand Governor Sun Wu is a gentleman, and a gentleman can deceive him."

Sun Quan nodded in agreement. Sun Wu didn't come back, and his biggest obstacle to power was gone.

Next, as long as the eldest brother Sun Ce does not come back, the father Sun Jian in the hospital bed does not wake up, and the drugging on Sun Jian is not discovered, no one can stop Sun Quan from seizing power.

"His Royal Highness, the ambassador of Qin to Wu Xiangtiao, said that he has something important to meet with your lord." A black-clothed guard reported.

"Ambassador Qin to Wu Xiang Tiao?"

Sun Quan's brows couldn't help frowning, and he said to himself, "What is he doing with this son? Let him come in."

"promise."

After a while, Xiang Tiao, who was dressed in the official uniform of the Qin Dynasty, walked into the hall and saluted Sun Quan: "Xiang Tiao, the ambassador of the Qin Dynasty, has seen the second prince, no, now it should be called His Royal Highness the Prince."

Sun Quan waved his hand indifferently, pretending to laugh at himself, and said, "You don't need to be too polite to your lord. Besides, no one in the state of Wu knows that my position as a prince is only temporary."

(End of this chapter)