Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 542 Bait
In July, Jianye.

"Ha ha!"

Sun Quan looked at the money and food recorded in the official document, couldn't help laughing, and said: "Xie Qing's policy is really a policy for rejuvenating the country, but in a few months, my Great Wu's treasury is so full, and all the soldiers have income. I am quite happy. !"

Sun Quan not only asked the Shaofu officials to use Daquan [-] to buy a large amount of supplies, but also used Daquan [-] as military expenses to distribute to the army under his command.The four generals each received [-] guan as military pay, and the more senior Zhuge Jin and Lu Xun received even more military pay.

Sun Quan successively minted 25 guan of Daquan Wubai, which flowed into the market, and there are hundreds of thousands of guan coins in the plan to be minted.It is difficult to compare with the five thousand guan in the early days of the Han Dynasty, but the Dahan cast another [-] guan, got in touch with the Jingzhou gentry, and prepared to flow into the Jingzhou border, and the next batch of [-] guan is still planned.

Xie Hong cupped his hands slightly, and said modestly: "The minister's strategy is just to imitate the strategy of Shu Han Liu Ba, and I dare not boast."

Sun Quan was addicted to sending money and said: "I will give you 1 million money as a token of gratitude for your plan to enrich the country."

"Thank you Supreme!" Xie Hong replied.

Sun Quan cast his eyes on Lu Yi and asked, "Since Lu Qing's big spring money was circulated, what is the attitude of the common people and officials? How is the distribution of military salaries? Is there anyone who embezzles military salaries?"

Lv Yi was Sun Quan's confidant, and he served as the schoolmaster of Zhongshu Dian, supervising the affairs of the central government and local states and counties.He is narrow-minded, cruel, and harsh in usage.

Zhongshu Dian Xiaolang is in charge of the school affairs of the middle school. The school affairs are similar to the Jinyiwei of the later generations, and they are intelligence organizations.Zhongshu Dianxiaolang is similar to the commander of the Jinyiwei, in charge of the intelligence affairs of the middle school and attacking the powerful gentry.

Sun Quan used Lu Yi to attack the domestic Jiangdong gentry, and he was good at understanding Sun Quan's thoughts, and often framed others, or used private reports to report to the public.The prime minister Gu Yong, the prefect Zheng Zhou, and Diao Jia were all framed by him.Because of his favor, hundreds of officials dare not disobey Lu Yi, so both Huaisi and Jiangdong scholars hold grudges against him.

Lv Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with no doubts and good intentions: "My lord, the common people and gentry in the country dare not refuse the big spring money. Although there are complaints, it is not a good thing. It's just that I found that there seems to be someone in our country who cast a big spring privately." Five hundred, in the circulation market, buying grain, grass, cloth and other goods wantonly."

"Huh?" Sun Quan frowned, and said in a cold voice, "Who dares to cast Daquanqian privately in my Great Wu territory?"

Lu Yi pretended to hesitate for a while, and said: "My Majesty, according to my inquiry, it was Zhu Ju, the general of the left, who embezzled [-] guan of Daquan money privately and passed it on to the people, thinking it was corruption."

Zhu Ju, courtesy name Zifan, was born in Wu County, Wu County, and was the younger brother of Zhu Huan, a former general and shepherd of Qingzhou.He is dignified in appearance, strong in physique, and has both civil and military talents.When Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, he married Princess Sun Luyu as his son-in-law.

At the beginning, when Yinfan entered Wu, he wanted to instigate internal strife in the Eastern Wu court, so he made friends with Zhu Ju.Zhu said that he was Wang Zuozhi's talent, and he was very friendly with Yinbo.After the Yinbo incident, Zhu Ju was dismissed from office and confined at home, and was not reappointed by Sun Quan until last year.

That's why Sun Quan's impression of Zhu Ju declined sharply. When he heard that Zhu Ju had embezzled the army's salary privately, and it was his favorite minister Lv Yi who said it, Sun Quan should believe it.

Sun Quan suppressed his anger and said, "Lv Qing entrusts you to deal with this matter, and you must interrogate Zhu Ju whether he has embezzled the military salary."

"No!" Lu Yi replied seriously.

When Lu Yi framed Zhu Ju, Zhu Yi's nephew and son of former general Zhu Huan asked to see him.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Lang Guan Zhu Yi was ordered by the former general, and wants to see His Majesty, there is an urgent military report." The attendant said.

In order not to let Zhu Yi know about this, Sun Quan waved his hand to make Lu Yi retreat and called Zhu Yi in.

Zhu Yi, who was meeting with him, brushed past Lu Yi, bowed his hands slightly to salute Lu Yi, not daring to meet his gaze.But Lu Yi smiled meaningfully, which made people shudder down the spine.

Sun Quan sat on the couch and asked calmly, "Why did Ji Wen ask to see you?"

Zhu Yi took out a scarf from his cuff, presented it to Sun Quan, and said: "My lord, I accept the military order of the former general to send urgent military information to Jianye."

Zhu Huan served as the former general and governor of Ruxu, and guarded the Chaohu area.A rare and brave general in Eastern Wu, he once beheaded Chang Diao, captured Wang Shuang alive, and defeated Cao Xiu with Lu Xun.

He has an arrogant personality and is ashamed of being ruled by others.He has an excellent memory, and he will never forget people when he meets them for decades.

Sun Quan took the scarf, spread it out, looked at the content on it, his face was happy at first, and then he frowned slightly.

Seeing this, Zhu Yi cupped his hands and said, "The letter said that Wenqin, the prefect of Lujiang against Wei Wei, and General Yingyang, surrendered to our great Wu. He said that there was a rift between him and Wang Ling, the new general who conquered the East, and that the two had a deep hatred. Wang Ling Wanting to commit crimes against him, Wen Qin was terrified, so he wanted to surrender to our country in exchange for wealth and peace."

Sun Quan pondered for a while and asked, "What does the former general mean?"

Zhu Yi thought for a while, and said: "The former general thought that although Wang Ling was talented in civil and military affairs, he valued fame and fortune very much, so he couldn't be compared with Man Chong, so it was not unreasonable for Wen Qin to ask to surrender. It's just that the former general thought that I, Wu, should be deeply respected. Cha Wenqin is false, in case there is a falsehood."

In the first half of the year, Man Chong resigned as General Zhengdong due to old age, so Sun Quan happily held several days of banquets.All the generals of Eastern Wu were also very afraid of this cruel old man who turned from civil to military, after all, they were often defeated by him.

Although the current Wang Ling has lived in the Jianghuai area for a long time, he is mostly good at politics, not martial arts.Even martial arts rarely see its strengths, and most of them fight with other people.

You must know that Sun Quan had asked Sun Bu to feign surrender to lure Wang Ling to join him, but because Man Chong refused to give Wang Ling soldiers and horses, Wang Ling could only send a general to greet him with 700 people on foot.Sun Bu attacked at night, the governor fled, and more than half of the Wei army was killed or injured.If the full favor is given to soldiers and horses, I am afraid it will be another battle of Shiting.

That's why Sun Quan didn't pay much attention to Wang Ling who was almost broken at the beginning, and in the eyes of Wu people, he was far less than full of favor.

After a pause, Zhu Yi continued: "The minister thought that Wen Qin had just arrived in Lujiang, replaced the former prefect Li Ying, and had little to do with the new general who conquered the East, Wang Ling, so how could there be any grudges. The minister feared that Wen Qin was really a fraudulent surrender, or Instigated by Wang Ling, he lured me to go north."

After Wen Qin killed Zhao Guang, and when the army was defeated in Guanzhong, he often ridiculed others for their incompetence and arrogance.Cao Rui pitied him for his bravery and made him the prefect of Lujiang, general Yingyang, and a barrier for Hefei.

Sun Quan stroked his beard and said: "Now the Niwei is weak, lost two states and Shuhan in the northwest, and Jiangxia was attacked by my great Wu. It is far from being strong when Cao Cao was. Therefore, the people in Niwei have been floating, and Wenqin's letter wants to ask for it." It is not impossible to belong to my Great Wu."

"Based on Ji Wen's words, our Great Wu does not accept the ministers in the north, and it will hurt the hearts of the northern ministers. Therefore, we can test Wen Qin's falsehood according to the former general's words. If Wen Qin's words are true, we should welcome them and take the opportunity to go north. Take Hefei; if there is a fake, design a net, and the army can attack it."

"Since the former general said to test Wen Qin's falsehood, is there a strategy?" Sun Quan asked.

Zhu Yi didn't dare to hide anything, and said truthfully: "The former general thought that Wenqin could send a letter to our country about the defense situation of the various armies against Wei and Huaibei. Then he sent scouts to search and verify what was said in the letter, so as to distinguish the truth from the false."

Sun Quan nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "In that case, it follows what the former general said."

"No!" Zhu Yi responded.

Sun Quan took a few glances at Zhu Yi, seeing that he was young but organized this time, and said, "Ji Wen has worked hard, and I reward you with 500,000 money as encouragement."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)