Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Wujun.

Fuchun.

After Sun Quan paid homage to his ancestors, he straightened his clothes and walked out.

"Wei Wen, are the boats, money and food ready?" Sun Quan had a blank expression and spoke in a cold tone.

Wei Wen said quickly: "Your Majesty, everything is ready."

Sun Quan glanced in the direction of Jianye, with a hint of sarcasm on his face. "Leave the bay and go to the sea, along the coast. Announce to the public that I want to personally inspect Kuaiji County."

In the tenth year of Jian'an, Sun Quan ordered He Qi to attack Shangrao and set up Jianping County, which is the area of ​​Fujian in later generations.

They were all incorporated into the governance of Kuaiji County.

Sun Quan wanted to inspect Kuaiji County, so he went along the coast, which was equivalent to going along the Hangzhou Bay in later generations all the way south to the coastal areas of Fujian, Guangdong and other places.

In name it was an inspection, but in reality he was hiding from Gu Yong and others.

Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan joined forces with Gu Yong, Zhang Wen and others to have Zhuge Ke and Zhuge Rong wanted and Zhuge Jin unemployed at home. Sun Quan then realized that the situation in Jiangdong had changed.

Zhuge Rong's partner was Sun Quan, but Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan still took advantage of the opportunity of Crown Prince Sun Deng's regent to get rid of Zhuge Rong.

Even Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan began to have selfish motives.

This made Sun Quan quite disheartened!

When Sun Quan learned that Zhuge Qiao had raised an army to attack Wu, he repeatedly deduced the situation.

After deducing to the end, Sun Quan was shocked to find out.

If he continues to stay in Jianye, he will become the next Liu Zhang!
Does Liu Zhang want to give up Xichuan?

No one in power wants to surrender!

However, the nobles in Xichuan only wanted Liu Zhang to surrender so that they could all live in dignity.

same.

The same is true for the gentry in Jiangdong!
As early as the Battle of Chibi, the gentry in Jiangdong wanted Sun Quan to surrender to Cao Cao so that everyone could live in dignity.

At that time, Sun Quan had the support of military forces such as Zhou Yu, as well as the support of famous officials from other states such as Zhang Zhao, and he was able to barely suppress the gentry in Jiangdong.

It just so happened that a plague broke out in Cao's army in Jiangbei, which gave Sun Quan an advantage.

now.

Most of the military forces that Sun Quan had carefully cultivated were wiped out by Zhuge Qiao, and the rest became selfish.

Now Gu Yong and others want to invite Sun Quan of Jianye to a formal meeting, and Sun Quan cannot stop them.

Sun Quan's self-esteem did not allow him to surrender.

Therefore.

Sun Quan took advantage of the fact that Gu Yong and others were not aware of it and quietly came to Fuchun.

Although the ending was the same, as long as Sun Quan was not captured, he could not be called a king who lost his country.

even.

Sun Quan was still angry: I was preparing to fight to the death, but the prince and all the ministers surrendered?
As for the Crown Prince acting as Regent, he was originally pushed out by Sun Quan to take the blame.

If the crown prince does not act as regent, how can Sun Quan escape?

As soon as Sun Quan left, Gu Yong followed.

Hearing that Sun Quan was heading for the coast, Gu Yong was furious: "Where did your Majesty get the boat?"

Fu Chunchang said: "It was lent to your majesty by the Wujun Lu family, and your majesty also promised a large number of official positions to the families in Wujun, and gathered more than a thousand large and small boats, thousands of young and strong men, and a large amount of money and food."

Gu Yong was almost going crazy.

Are all the people in Wujun stupid? Can they believe the promised official positions?

"Is there no one objecting?" Gu Yong asked.

Fu Chunchang said: "Prime Minister, who dares to object? If anyone objects, Your Majesty will directly behead him for the crime of treason and confiscate all his property!"

Gu Yong hesitated to speak.

Gu Yong suppressed his irritation and asked again, "Did your Majesty say where we are going?"

Fu Chunchang said: "Your Majesty did not say anything, but just gave me a letter and told me to take it to the prince."

Gu Yong stretched out his hand and shouted, "Give it to me!"

Fu Chunchang did not dare to delay and quickly handed the letter that Sun Quan left for Sun Deng to Gu Yong.

When Gu Yong spread it out and took a look, he was so angry that his beard was shaking.

There was only one sentence in the letter: You are the crown prince who regents the country. All civil and military officials can surrender, except you. If someone advises you to surrender, you can say frankly: I would rather die for my country than surrender as a slave.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Gu Yong said three good words in a row, turned around and left.

"Prime Minister, what about the letter?" Fuchun shouted.

Gu Yong shouted back, "I am the Prime Minister. Are you still afraid that I will lose the letter?"

Fuchun was horrified and said, "I dare not!"

Gu Yong boarded the boat and became angrier and angrier as he read the letter from Sun Quan, then he threw the letter into the river.

If this letter was really given to Sun Deng, who knows what kind of trouble Sun Deng would cause in Jianye.

Sun Quan could escape far away, but Gu Yong could not leave easily.

Ruxukou.

The Wei army was unstoppable.

With Zhuge Ke and Zhuge Rong as the vanguard, the defense of Ruxukou was like a sham.

Before Zhu Ran could return, Zhu Huan at Ruxukou was captured alive.

Seeing Zhuge Ke and Zhuge Rong standing beside Man Chong, Zhu Huan could not help but curse: "Zhuge Ke, you traitor, how dare you collude with the villains to plot against me at Ruxukou."

"Are you worthy of His Majesty's trust in you? Are you worthy of Zhuge Jin's cultivation of you?"

Zhuge Ke looked at the bound Zhu Huan and whipped him with a whip, saying coldly: "Zhu Huan, if you hadn't taken my military power, how could Hefei have been lost?"

"If you and Zhu Ran hadn't slandered my brother for collaborating with the enemy, how could my brother have fallen to this point?"

"In the past, Wu She was killed by King Ping of Chu for his frank remonstrance, and his son Wu Zixu helped Wu to destroy Chu, and his reputation will be passed down through the ages."

"My brother has done his best for Wu, but he has suffered this injustice. Is it wrong to help Wei destroy Wu?"

Zhu Huan knew he was in the wrong, so he shouted, "Zhuge Ke, don't be so proud! So what if Wu Zixu helped Wu to destroy Chu? He was killed by Fuchai!"

"Do you think Cao Rui will tolerate you? I predict that you will be killed by Cao Rui in the future!"

"Haha, I'll wait for you in the underworld!"

Zhuge Ke frowned.

Zhuge Rong said, "Former General, all my workshops in Jiangdong were taken away by the Zhu family."

"Now that I've lost it, I have no face to ask for it back."

"If the former general gets all the money and food from the Zhu family, it will be enough to support the troops in Hefei for several years!"

Zhu Huan's face changed drastically: "Zhuge Rong, don't talk nonsense. Your workshops can only produce rags."

Zhuge Rong ignored Zhu Huan and just bowed to Man Chong.

Man Chong narrowed his eyes, somewhat incredulous: "The Zhu family's money and grain alone can support the generals of Hefei for several years? Zhuge Rong, don't lie to me, Hefei has 30,000 troops!"

Zhuge Rong smiled and said, "General, it seems that you still have doubts about the prosperity of Jiangdong."

"I can say without hesitation that Jiangdong is the richest place in the world!"

"The workers in my Jiangdong workshop can live comfortably just by working, and can support a family of ten."

"It's a pity that some people with abnormal brains only want to hoard money and food and eliminate dissidents, and are unwilling to share money and food with ordinary people."

"If Sun Quan's troops, which he had carefully raised for more than ten years, had not been wiped out in one battle by Zhuge Qiao, and if he had not lost his will to fight for supremacy, Jiangdong could have raised an army of 100,000 at any time."

"My brother dared to come and join the general, not because he was poor, but because he believed that he could make contributions to the Wei Dynasty with his abilities and make the Wei Dynasty as prosperous as Jiangdong."

Man Chong pondered for a moment and said, "I'll leave this man to you. I won't ask whether you kill him or keep him."

Zhu Huan was horrified: "Man Chong, you thief, kill me now!"

Zhuge Ke hated Zhu Huan so much that he said, "You can cut off Zhu Huan's ears and nose and let him die on his own!"

Zhu Huan angrily asked, "Zhuge Ke, how dare you insult me?"

Zhuge Rong said disdainfully: "I'm insulting you, so what can you do? If you are too angry, you can just jump into the river and commit suicide!"

Zhuge Ke did not explain much to Zhu Huan. He drew his sword and cut off Zhu Huan's ears and nose, and then ordered the soldiers to drive Zhu Huan away.

After getting rid of his hatred, Zhuge Ke asked Man Chong again: "General, speed is of the essence."

"Zhu Ran will be back from Wankou at any time. You can quickly march to Jianye and force Sun Deng to surrender."

"Otherwise, when Zhuge Qiao's army arrives, Sun Deng may not surrender to Wei."

"Jianye's money and food must not be given to Zhuge Qiao!"

Man Chong stared at Zhuge Ke and said, "Zhuge Ke, although Zhuge Qiao was adopted by Zhuge Liang as his heir, he is still your brother."

"Are you really not going to help Zhuge Qiao gain Jiangdong?"

Zhuge Ke looked at Man Chong without dodging: "May I ask, General, if I help Zhuge Qiao conquer Jiangdong, what position will I hold?"

"If I help the former general to capture Jianye, what position can I occupy?"

Man Chong no longer had any suspicion in his heart and laughed loudly, "Zhuge Qiao has been planning for Jiangdong for many years. Even if you help, it is just icing on the cake. You don't deserve the first credit."

"You are a prefect at best in the Pseudo-Han."

"As long as Zhuge Qiao is still alive, this great general must be Zhuge Qiao."

"His Majesty of the Great Wei is about your age, and he loves talented people. If you can be as loyal and dedicated to the Great Wei as I am, you will have a chance to be promoted and become a general in the future."

Zhuge Ke said, "Thank you, General!"

Man Chong was very satisfied with Zhuge Ke's intelligence and also admired Zhuge Qiao's talents.

The talented people in the Wei royal family are getting weaker with each generation, which makes Man Chong very worried.

The generals from other families were also getting worse and worse with each generation.

Take Man Chong himself for example, the son he gave birth to was also of average appearance.

Although Sima Yi recommended Deng Ai, Man Chong was wary of Sima Yi in his heart.

The talented people recommended by Sima Yi, a prominent family in Henei, might not necessarily be loyal to Cao Rui.

"Once we conquer Jianye, I will recommend the brothers Zhuge Ke and Zhuge Rong to Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty will have someone to use." Man Chong secretly made a plan.

Man Chong left some troops to defend Ruxukou and personally led the army to Jianye.

When the Wei army approached the city, Sun Deng's legs weakened immediately and he asked tremblingly: "Who among the ministers can lead the troops to resist the enemy?"

The ministers all lowered their heads and whispered.

Lead troops to fight the enemy?

Jianye has less than 10,000 soldiers and almost all capable generals are gone. How can they lead the troops to resist the enemy?

Everyone looked at Zhang Wen.

Gu Yong and Zhu Ran have not returned yet, Zhang Zhao is old and sick in bed, and now the only one who can take charge is Zhang Wen.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Zhang Wen cursed inwardly and said, "The Crown Prince can lead the troops to fight the enemy himself!"

"In this way, the rulers, ministers, soldiers and people of Jianye will surely work together to resist the Wei army."

It was the same as if Zhang Wen hadn't said anything.

The main focus is to draw Tai Chi with the left hand and the right hand is still drawing Tai Chi.

Many officials echoed and agreed that Sun Deng should lead the troops to fight the enemy.

Sun Deng looked embarrassed.

When it comes to selecting talented people and being friendly with the gentry, Sun Deng thinks he still has some ability.

When it comes to leading troops to resist the enemy and defeating the enemy from outside, Sun Deng knows his own strengths. At this moment, an old voice sounded: "The Wei army is strong, the prince should surrender the city."

Sun Deng looked in the direction of the voice and saw it was none other than the Crown Prince's Tutor Cheng Bing and Cheng Deshu.

"Teacher, if I surrender the city, won't I lose my reputation?" Sun Deng was unwilling to do so.

After being regent for half a year, you want to surrender the city?
Cheng Bing said: "I hope the prince will put the people first!"

"If the reputation of one person can bring peace to the people, the prince's benevolence and righteousness will be remembered by the people, so how can he lose his reputation?"

"In the past, Liu Zhang of Xichuan was also known as 'benevolent' because of this."

"If the prince is willing to surrender the city, he will be a duke in the future."

"If the prince refuses to surrender the city and insists on leading the army to resist the enemy, not only will he be killed, but the people of Jianye will also suffer."

"By then, the prince will be guilty of losing the city, and the people will resent him. That would be called losing his reputation!"

Although Cheng Bing was not from Jiangdong, he was a student of Zheng Xuan and discussed the great principles of Confucian classics with the Confucian scholar and philologist Liu Xi in Jiaozhou, so he was quite famous.

In terms of reputation, identity and status, they were all among the most advanced people in the Wu State.

As soon as Cheng Bing opened his mouth, more people began to call for surrender.

Even if Sun Deng did not want to surrender, he could not change the voices of surrender in the court.

The stalemate lasted for half a day.

Someone reported that Prime Minister Gu Yong had returned.

Sun Deng seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. He hurried out of the hall to greet Gu Yong and told Gu Yong the opinions of all the officials in the court.

"Prince, surrender!" Before Sun Deng could finish his words, Gu Yong responded coldly.

Sun Deng was stunned and asked in astonishment: "Prime Minister, are you also going to persuade me to surrender?"

Gu Yong snorted coldly: "Your Majesty has fled to Kuaiji County. If we don't surrender, do we have to stay in Jianye and wait for death?"

Sun Deng's face changed drastically: "Prime Minister, what are you talking about? Father only went to Fuchun to worship his ancestors, why would he flee to Kuaiji County?"

Gu Yong looked at Sun Deng with more hatred in his eyes: "Prince, do you think I am lying to you? Now I only ask you one question, do you want to live or die?"

"If you want to live, ascend the throne and become emperor, then lead us to surrender to Wei."

"If you want to die, I will kill you now, and then support your brother Sun Lu as the emperor, and then let Sun Lu lead us to surrender to the Wei Dynasty."

Sun Quan had a plan to escape, and Gu Yong also had a plan to support a new king.

In short.

Gu Yong and other Jiangdong nobles cannot surrender directly. They must be led by the Sun family.

Sun Deng sat down on the ground dejectedly: "Prime Minister, must it be like this?"

Gu Yong snorted coldly: "Prince, it was your Majesty who was unkind first, you can't blame us for being unjust."

When Zhang Wen saw Gu Yong return, he immediately changed his attitude and advised, "Prince, the general trend is like this, you should just follow it."

"If you become an emperor and surrender to Wei, you will at least be a duke. At least you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life, and we will remember your kindness."

"If you are stubborn, not only will you not gain any benefit, but you will also make enemies with everyone."

Under Zhang Wen's earnest persuasion, Sun Deng reluctantly agreed to everyone's "good advice"!
Early December of the sixth year of Zhangwu.

Sun Deng held a national mourning on the pretext that "Sun Quan fell into the sea", and on the same day he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, announcing it to the entire city.

The next day.

Sun Deng led the civil and military officials of Jianye to open the city and surrender.

The process went so smoothly that Man Chong was caught off guard.

Although the purpose of the army's presence at the gates of the city was to force Sun Deng to surrender, the landing went too smoothly.

"Zhuge Ke, Jia Kui, you two lead your troops into the city, control the four city gates of Jianye, and be careful of ambushes inside the city." Man Chong did not dare to be careless.

The surrender was too smooth, who knows if it was a fake surrender?

Zhuge Ke led his troops ahead.

After taking control of the city gate, he came to look for Zhuge Jin, but learned that Zhuge Jin had been sent by Gu Yong to meet Zhuge Qiao.

Zhuge Ke hated Gu Yong even more.

After Man Chong accepted the surrender of Sun Deng and his men and entered the city, Zhuge Ke came to Man Chong and said, "General, Sun Deng falsely claimed that 'Sun Quan fell into the sea' and hastily ascended the throne. This must be a trick by Gu Yong and his men."

"This group of people wanted to maintain their power in Jiangdong and deliberately pushed Sun Deng to the front."

"If such a fickle person stays in Jiangdong, he will be a great harm!"

"It would be better to forcibly relocate the people of Jianye to Huainan, and then use the excuse of 'seeing the emperor' to relocate Gu Yong and others to Yecheng."

"In this way, the population and money and food will all belong to the Wei Dynasty."

Man Chong nodded.

Even if Zhuge Ke didn't mention it, Man Chong would have done so.

For Cao Wei, it was not the first or second time that the people were forcibly relocated after conquering a city or a pond.

Although he took Jianye, Man Chong was very clear: Jianye could not be defended!
Ever since Sun Quan's navy was crippled by Zhuge Qiao, the Jingzhou navy has been invincible in the world!

It is almost impossible to compete with Zhuge Qiao on the water!

Not to mention that Man Chong only has 30,000 men, even if he had 100,000 more men, they would not be able to defeat Zhuge Qiao on the water!
"You are responsible for the relocation of Gu Yong and others, and I will take care of the rest." Man Chong gave the order decisively.

Man Chong's sudden change in attitude directly stunned Gu Yong, Zhang Wen and others.

Looking at the tiger soldier holding a knife beside him and Zhuge Ke's cold face, Gu Yong could not help but yell: "Zhuge Ke, I want to see General Man!"

"General Man has promised to treat us well. How can he go back on his word?"

Zhuge Ke sneered in response: "Prime Minister Gu, what are you talking about? I don't understand!"

"Although General Man has promised to treat you well, His Majesty the Great Wei has not agreed yet."

"Shouldn't you follow me to Yecheng to meet the emperor?"

"Don't worry, you are all famous scholars in Jiangdong. His Majesty will definitely use you when he sees you."

"Please, everyone!"

Although they were very angry, Gu Yong and others were helpless.

Zhuge Ke’s reason was very legitimate: he did not say that he would not give preferential treatment, but that while giving preferential treatment he had to go to Yecheng to “see the emperor”.

After Zhuge Ke forcibly relocated Gu Yong and others, Man Chong issued a military order to forcibly relocate the people of Jianye to Hefei and Shouchun.

Anyone who resists will be treated as a traitor.

For a moment, the people of Jianye were wailing and cursing Sun Deng for surrendering.

Man Chong doesn't care about the attitude of the people of Jiangdong. The money, food and population he gets are the most real.

If you don’t accept, then beat me until you accept!

Wankou.

After Zhu Ran withdrew his troops, Zhuge Qiao seized this place.

Man Chong did not have a navy that could compete with Zhuge Qiao, so after taking Jianye, he chose the most brutal method: forced relocation.

We need money, food and people, not cities.

Zhuge Qiao was different.

Zhuge Qiao has a powerful navy, which is enough to run rampant in Yangzhou.

Therefore.

What Zhuge Qiao wanted was the land of Jiangdong and the people of Jiangdong whom Man Chong could not move away.

Zhuge Qiao did not want high-ranking officials from the aristocratic families in Jianye.

Zhuge Qiao wanted the common people of Jiangdong, and he wished all the aristocratic families would go to the north.

"Uncle, back in the day, my great-uncle was also the governor of Yuzhang."

"How about you go to Yuzhang for me and persuade the three counties of Yuzhang, Luling and Poyang to surrender?"

Zhuge Qiao looked at Zhuge Jin, who looked a little depressed, and decided to find something for his depressed uncle to do.

Zhuge Jin sighed upon hearing this: "Bosong has capable people under his command, why should I suffer any more?"

Zhuge Qiao looked solemn and said, "Although I have capable people under my command, their reputation in Jiangdong cannot compare to your uncle's."

"Does my uncle want me to take over the three counties by force and cause more bloodshed?"

"The people of Jiangdong are also the people of the Han Dynasty."

"Sun Quan's rebellion against the Han has caused the people of Jiangdong to suffer greatly."

"I know that Sun Quan has been very kind to my uncle, and my uncle insists that a loyal minister should not serve two masters, so he is unwilling to serve the Han Dynasty."

"As a junior, I will not force my uncle to take up a government post."

"But my nephew would like to remind you that my grandfather was the prefect of Taishan County in the Han Dynasty, and the Zhuge family of Langya also enjoyed Han salary for generations."

"If you let the people of the Han Dynasty kill each other for your own selfish reasons, I think your uncle's name can be crossed out from the Zhuge family tree."

"With my current reputation, if I want to cross out someone's name, that person's name will never appear in the genealogy of the Langya Zhuge family again!"

Zhuge Jin shuddered and looked at Zhuge Qiao in astonishment: "Bosong, do you really want to do this?"

Zhuge Qiao said in a serious tone: "Uncle, I am not joking."

"The world has been at war for too long. It is impossible for my nephew to continue the Northern Expedition for decades!"

"My nephew wants all the counties in Jiangdong to change their flags and raise the flag of the Han Dynasty."

"Uncle, don't you want to return to your ancestral home in Langya and repair the ancestral temple before you die?"

Every word Zhuge Qiao said struck Zhuge Jin's heart.

In the midst of war and displacement, who doesn’t want to return to their hometown?

Guan Yu wanted to return to Hedong, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei wanted to return to Zhuojun, Zhao Yun wanted to return to Changshan, and Zhuge Jin also wanted to return to Langya.

a long time.

Zhuge Jin took a deep breath and said, "Bosong, I will persuade the three counties to surrender for you. I hope you can treat them well."

Zhuge Qiao said with a smile: "If the three counties can surrender, how can I treat them unfairly?"

"The workers in Zhuge Rong's workshop in Jiangdong are treated well. That's what I taught them!"

"I can make Jiangdong prosperous and the people worry-free about food and clothing!"

Zhuge Qiao ignored Zhu Ran's escape, nor did he care about Man Chong's forced relocation of the people of Jianye.

Sun Quan ran away, Sun Deng surrendered, and all the noble families in Jiangdong were almost wiped out by Zhuge Ke. Why did Zhuge Qiao still want to join in the fun?
It would be in Zhuge Qiao's best interest to take over several counties adjacent to Jingzhou.

The people of the three counties, who were already in panic, changed their flags and expressed their loyalty to the Han Dynasty under Zhuge Jin's persuasion.

Come December.

The three counties of Yuzhang, Luling and Poyang all surrendered.

Zhu Ran did not dare to return to Jianye and fled to Danyang County.

After Man Chong relocated the scholars and civilians of Jianye, he also forcibly relocated some of the scholars and civilians of Lujiang County and Wu County.

The Sun family's three-generation foundation was divided into four parts.

One was Luling, Yuzhang, Poyang, and part of Lujiang County east of Wankou, which belonged to the Han Dynasty; the other was Wu County, part of Danyang County, and part of Lujiang County, which belonged to Wei; part of Danyang County was controlled by Zhu Ran; and Kuaiji County was nominally controlled by Sun Quan.

Although Man Chong obtained Wujun and other places, he did not send many troops to garrison there. Instead, he forcibly relocated civilians and money and grain to Hefei and Shouchun.

After Zhuge Jin persuaded the three counties to surrender, Zhuge Qiao set his sights on Zhu Ran of Danyang County.

While Man Chong is still forcibly relocating civilians, Zhuge Qiao wants to completely take over the territory of Jiangdong to eliminate all worries about the future Northern Expedition!

The first month of the seventh year of Zhangwu.

Zhuge Qiao captured Zhu Ran in Danyang.

March, the seventh year of Zhangwu.

Zhuge Qiao completely controlled the Yangtze River waterway, and all the land south of the Yangtze River was Han territory! (End of this chapter)