Mi Han

Chapter 169 Filial Piety
Sun Deng, a native of Fuchun, Wujun, is the eldest son of Hushi General Sun Quan.

Sun Deng's biological mother had a humble status and did not know her name. After Sun Deng was born, Sun Quan, who had no heirs until nearly thirty years old, was very happy.

Because of his love for the eldest son, he entrusted Sun Deng to his wife, Mrs. Xu, to raise him after Sun Deng was born.

Sun Quan's move was undoubtedly to elevate Sun Deng's status, intending to declare in front of all the officials that Sun Deng was his eldest son.

Mrs. Xu, a native of Fuchun, Wujun.The daughter of Xu Kun, a wealthy family in Wu County, also known as Concubine Xu.After Sun Quan's Mrs. Xie died, she became Sun Quan's second wife.

Mrs. Xu was originally married to Lu Shang of the Lu family in Wu County. After Lu Shang died, she was single.In the seventh year of Jian'an, Xu was hired as Sun Quan's concubine.

Before, Mrs. Xu's father, Xu Kun, made great contributions in the war against Lujiang and was granted the title of Marquis of Guangde, but later died accidentally in the battle of Jiangxia.

Xu Kun is Sun Quan's cousin, so Mrs. Xu is actually Sun Quan's cousin.

When Sun Quan saw Mrs. Xu's beauty, he hired her as his wife regardless of her widowhood and blood relationship status.

Later, Sun Quan gradually lost his love for Mrs. Xu, and deposed her as his wife in Jian'an 17 years.

Although Mrs. Xu has lost the status of Sun Quan's official wife this year, but Sun Quan has not become an official wife at this time, so Sun Deng is still Sun Quan's eldest son in name.

Sun Deng's growth experience is somewhat similar to Cao Ang, Cao Cao's eldest son.

Because of Sun Deng's status as the eldest son, and now that Sun Quan has only two sons, and the second son, Sun Li, was weak and sick since childhood, Sun Quan loved Sun Deng very much.

It can be said that Sun Quan is currently placing all hopes of inheriting his great cause on Sun Deng.

That's why Sun Quan was so shocked when Lu Xun proposed to send Sun Deng to Jingzhou as a hostage.

This is the "Prince" of Jiangdong!

It's just that although Sun Quan loves his son deeply and is extremely reluctant to let Sun Deng go to Jingzhou emotionally and intellectually, in order to protect his grandson's family's foundation, Sun Quan can only reluctantly give up.

Who told him to experience a public security defeat?

When Sun Quan ordered Wu Fan to return to Jianye to pick up Sun Deng, he also ordered Zhuge Jin to return to Xiangyang immediately on the same day, and to inform Liu Bei of his new proposal to send him back to Changsha and Guiyang counties and give away the proton.

Zhuge Jin boarded a boat from Xiakou, sailed upstream from the Han River to the west, and arrived outside the city of Xiangyang a few days later.

After Liu Bei knew that Zhuge Jin would come back so soon, he knew in his heart that Sun Quan should compromise.

Otherwise, if Sun Quan had no intention of compromising, he would not order Zhuge Jin to turn around at all. He should be actively preparing for the battle.

After knowing that Sun Quan meant to compromise, Liu Bei summoned Zhuge Jin again in the commander's tent.

After seeing Liu Bei, Zhuge Jin informed Liu Bei of Sun Quan's new conditions.

After Liu Bei listened to Sun Quanzai's conversion of the cession of Jiangxia to the offering of protons, a pensive look appeared on his face.

He ordered Zhuge Jin to step down for the time being, and he wanted to discuss the matter with the officials in the tent first.

After Zhugejin retired, Liu Bei asked the ministers about the new condition proposed by Sun Quan and asked them what they thought.

After Liu Bei asked, the officials in the account suddenly had different opinions.

Some ministers believed that they should resolutely refuse to accept any of Sun Quan's conditions, and that after the autumn harvest this year, they should immediately conquer Jiangdong to avenge their shame.

Some ministers thought that even if they wanted to accept Sun Quan's proposal for peace, they must let Sun Quan cede Jiang Xia.

Only in this way can Sun Quan live under the threat of soldiers at all times, and no longer have the heart to fight.

There are also ministers who agree with Sun Quan's new conditions for peace.

This kind of ministers mainly use Ma Liang for literature, and Zhao Yun for Wu.

Zhao Yun went out to pay homage to Liu Bei and said: "The national thief is Cao Cao, not Sun Quan. If Wei is destroyed first, then Wu will submit himself."

"Although Cao is retreating, he is ambitious and will usurp sooner or later."

"Your Majesty should recharge your energy, go to Guanzhong early, find a good horse, and then live in the upper reaches of the river and Wei to fight against the rebels. The righteous men in the Guandong must gather food and ride horses to meet the king's teacher."

"If we temporarily abandon Wei and ignore it, we will fight Wu first; as soon as the forces are crossed, Jiangxia's gains and losses are not yet known.

Even if Jiangxia can be defeated, Sun Quan will use all his troops in Jiangdong to compete with the king repeatedly for Jiangxia, and the army will not be resolved. "

"It has been delayed for a long time. Once the north recovers, it will not be easy to plan."

If among the officials in the account, who most wanted to flatten Jiangdong and Yixue's surprise attack on Jingzhou, then Zhao Yun must be ranked in the top three.

Because at the beginning Sun Quan not only wanted to sneak attack Jingzhou, but also wanted to assassinate Guan Yu.

But Zhao Yun is a minister who takes the overall situation into consideration and is dedicated to serving the public. For the sake of Liu Bei's great cause, he will not give biased suggestions because of personal relationships.

After Liu Bei listened to Zhao Yun's suggestion, a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

In history, after Guan Yu died and Jingzhou was lost, Liu Bei was angry and sent troops to attack Jiangdong.

At that time, Zhao Yun endured his grief and gave similar advice, but at that time Liu Bei only wanted revenge, so he did not agree with Zhao Yun's advice.

But today's situation is very different from that in history. Guan Yu is not dead and Jingzhou is not lost, so Liu Bei's sanity is still there.

After Zhao Yun finished admonishing him, Ma Liang also asked, "The king wants Jiangxia, does he have the intention of flattening Jiangdong?"

Facing Ma Liang's question, Liu Bei shook his head and said, "No."

Before Fazheng died, he suggested to Liu Bei that although Jiangdong was seriously injured by the first battle of the police, the background is still there. There are many heroes in the territory, and it will not be destroyed in a short time.

Therefore, Liu Bei has no intention of annexing Jiangdong in one fell swoop.

Seeing Liu Bei shaking his head, Ma Liang said again: "Since Your Majesty has no intention of pacifying Jiangdong with one move, is the intention of begging for Jiangxia County to cut off Sun Quan's desire to spy on Jingzhou?"

Liu Bei nodded to Ma Liang's question.

Jiangxia is a strategically important place to control the Yangtze River. If Jiangxia County can be controlled, on the one hand, it can threaten the hinterland of Jiangdong with troops, and on the other hand, it can cut off Sun Quan's way to enter Jingzhou from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

But after Ma Liang knew Liu Bei's intention, he immediately said to Liu Bei: "Today Jiangdong and Jingzhou are adjacent to Jiangxia, Yuzhang, and Luling three counties."

"If our army captures Jiangxia, although we can cut off the way for the Wu army to enter Jingzhou from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Sun Quan also had important military bases in Yuzhang and Luling, such as Lukou and Yiyang."

"Back when Lu Meng marched into Jingnan, he sent troops from Lukou to succeed in his tricks."

"If Your Majesty wants to completely cut off Sun Quan's route to enter Jingzhou, it will undoubtedly be safe to take Jiangxia, Yuzhang, and Luling three counties."

"However, this is not easy to do in the current situation."

"Since that's the case, your majesty might as well accept Sun Quan's offer of a hostage."

"Sun Deng is the eldest son of Sun Quan, and Sun Quan has only two sons, but the second son, Sun Li, is sick and cannot survive. He is only ten years old and has been bedridden all year round."

"In this situation, Sun Dengyan is the best candidate in Sun Quan's mind to inherit Jiangdong's foundation in the future."

"With Sun Deng in hand, Sun Quan will definitely be afraid of our army in the future, and he will not dare to break the contract easily."

When Ma Liang said the last sentence, Liu Bei had a look of approval on his face.

Young children in this world are prone to premature death. Generally, people in the world regard the age of ten as a hurdle for children. If they pass this hurdle, they will have the opportunity to truly become an adult.

At the beginning, after Liu Bei himself had his own son Liu Chan, he still did not rashly abolish Liu Feng's title of deputy army because of this.

Today's grandson is weak and sick, and he is only ten years old. In the eyes of the world, almost everyone thinks that it is difficult for him to grow up safely.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Sun Quan to place the hope of inheriting his great cause on Sun Li.

So in a sense, Sun Deng is currently the only son who can inherit Sun Quan's great career.

Except that Sun Quan was completely crazy, or an adult son appeared out of thin air, otherwise, considering Sun Deng's safety, it would be very difficult for Sun Quan to attack the heart of Jingzhou again.

At least for a few years, it won't be like this until Sun Lian grows up.

At this time, among the officials in the tent, Mi Yang was also there.

After he knew that Sun Quan had the idea of ​​donating protons, he gradually had an idea in his mind.

In the end, Mi Yang also said to Liu Bei, "Your Majesty, today the world is divided into three parts, standing on a tripod."

"If you want to unify the world, make peace with one side and attack one side. This is the perfect strategy."

"Jiangxia County is divided into north and south, half in the hands of Sun Quan, and half in the hands of General Cao Wei Wenpin."

"Even if our army wins Jiangxia, Wenpin will definitely not sit idly by because of the hostility between our army and Cao Wei, and will send troops to attack our army."

"When Wenpin moves, because of the importance of Jiangxia, Sun Quan will definitely regroup and compete for Jiangxia."

"At that time, our army will be in a situation where we are at war with two parties, which is not good for our army."

"Although Jiangxia is important, it is like a quagmire. Before our army has wiped out the Wei army in the Central Plains, there is no need to step into it unless necessary."

"Since Sun Quan wants to serve his son to ask for peace, the king will not agree to it."

"Once our army receives Sun Quan's proton, Your Majesty can imitate the story of Qi and Chu's severance and ask Sun Quan to write a letter insulting Cao Cao, so as to cut off the possibility of his Cao-Sun family's friendship."

"With Sun Deng in hand, Sun Quan will not refuse."

"Cao Cao made an alliance with Sun Quan and rewarded him greatly."

"If he hears that Sun Quan is joining forces with our army again, he will be very angry. At this time, Sun Quan's insulting documents will be sent. With Cao Cao's temper, he may attack him in the future."

"At that time, Sun Quan's Jiangxia and Lujiang counties will be under military danger, and they will not be able to take care of themselves, so how can they spy on me in Jingzhou?"

"Furthermore, after severing friendship with the north, Sun Quan can only rely on the king in the short term in order to protect himself."

"Using the military power of the north to deter and subdue the east, the misfortune will be diverted to the east, and our army will benefit and will not cause any harm."

"Besides, Sun Deng is in his hands. Sun Lu thinks he will be sick and hard to survive. Jiangdong Kingdom has no heirs. If it goes on for a long time, disputes will arise."

"When Sun Ce died, it was for the stability of Jiangdong that Sun Quan succeeded him."

"However, Sun Ce did not pass on the title of Marquis of Wu to Sun Quan back then, which made Jiangdong's legal principles unclear and his lineages diverse."

"In the future, if Sun Quan has another disagreement, the king can go to the emperor and ask Sun Ce to inherit the title of Marquis of Wu on the grounds that Sun Ce has made great contributions to the court."

"At that time, Sun Quan in Jiangdong will have no heir, Sun Ce's son, Sun Shao, will be of age, and Sun Ce's old officials will still be there, so how can Jiangdong not have a dispute for the heir?"

"As soon as the battle for the heir apparent comes out, there will be civil strife in Jiangdong."

"Since ancient times, monarchs have suffered from four chaos."

"If there is no regular wife in the family but a favored concubine, the family is in chaos."

"Without a legitimate son at my knees, this clan is in chaos."

"If there are ministers who doubt the Lord, the country will be in chaos."

"The factions are changing, and the crowd is chaotic."

"Sun Quan abolished Mrs. Xu and did not establish a regular wife. This is family chaos."

"Bringing the proton to Jing, this is the chaos of the sect."

"If there is any chaos, the country will be suspicious. Besides, there are two chaos in Jiangdong!"

"If you doubt, you will move, if you move, you will fight, and if you fight, you will hurt each other."

"If you hurt each other, Jiangdong's national power will be hard to recover. I hope that the king will accept this Wanan policy."

After Mi Yang finished speaking, the tent fell into silence, and then some people looked at Mi Yang with strange eyes.

Mi Yang was baffled by these eyes.

In the advice of Zhao Yun and Ma Liang just now, Zhao Yun used the perspective of the overall situation to persuade Liu Bei not to go to war with Sun Quan.

However, Ma Liang proceeded more from reality, persuading Liu Bei to accept Sun Quan's offer to donate a proton.

Based on this, only Mi Yang extended his strategy on how to sanction Jiangdong in the future.

The reason why some of the ministers looked at Mi Yang with strange eyes was because those people all came from Yizhou with Liu Bei.

The remarks made by Mi Yang's current background reminded them of a person who had passed away.

They are also good at analyzing the current situation, and then give the best strategy according to the current situation.

At this time, Shooting Yuan among the officials raised some objections, and he said to Mi Yang: "Although the general's plan is good, it may hurt the name of the king's benevolence and righteousness."

Hearing what Sheyuan said, Mi Yang bowed to Sheyuan and said, "That's not what Shezhong Lang said."

"Today is a chaotic world, people's hearts are deceitful, and the world is changing."

"Benevolence and righteousness can rule the people, but they cannot rule the enemy."

"Sun Quan is a cunning captive and has always been cunning. For this generation, benevolence and righteousness should not be the main priority in everything."

"Benevolence and righteousness are the way to govern the world and the foundation of the king's country, but they must not become a burden to the king."

"For those who are treacherous, we should use power and wisdom to control them."

"Besides, since Sun Quan negotiated a peace with our army, how can he be at both ends of the coin?"

"Sun Jian and Sun Ce are both loyal ministers of the great Han Dynasty, and Yang is just helping Jiangdong to rectify his family tradition."

"As for the design to stir up civil strife in Jiangdong, it is also what Sun Quan did in the later period."

"If he no longer has evil intentions and the two families get along well, then naturally they will live in peace."

"If he tries to attack me in Jingzhou again, then he will be the hostess and make him ask for trouble."

When Mi Yang finished speaking, Liu Bei, who was sitting at the top, immediately laughed and said, "Well said!"

Hearing that Liu Bei had spoken in agreement with what Mi Yang said, She Yuan had no choice but to back down in the end.

Liu Bei looked at Mi Yang standing in front of him, and he recalled in his mind the way Fazheng denounced the good plan in front of him.

Then a smile appeared on Liu Bei's face.

Although Xiaozhi passed away, there are successors.

Liu Bei looked at Mi Yang with delighted eyes, and then said to Mi Yang: "Good."

"Since this is the case, then Gu agreed to Sun Quan's request for peace."

After Liu Bei said that, Mi Yang remembered the shameless face of Sun Quan in history, and he immediately said to Liu Bei:
"Sun Quan is not trustworthy, in case he deceives the king, I also ask the king to send a general to welcome Sun Deng back to Xiangyang."

After hearing what Mi Yang said, Liu Bei, who knew Sun Quan well, agreed to Mi Yang's proposal.

Then Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu, who was lowering his head, and said, "Yun Chang, you go in person."

After Guan Yu received Liu Bei's order, he immediately went out to worship and accept the order.

In the end, Liu Bei also said to Mi Yang, considering Mi Yang's prestige in Jiangdong, "Zi Sheng is the deputy general, and he will go with Yun Chang."

Facing Liu Bei's king's order, Mi Yang also bowed: "Accept the order!"

　Continue to code, the problem is not big.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)