"Yes, the Shanyue people scattered in the mountainous areas of Sun Wu's territory resisted the dangers of separatism, and even allied with Cao Wei in the north to oppose Sun Quan's expansion into the southern mountainous areas. Sun Quan fought many wars with Shanyue, and in the following decades, most of the Shanyue people were included Qi Minli, the registered household of Wu State." Xiao Ran nodded and continued.

Among them, there are many disputes about the origin and ethnic origin of Shanyue. Jian Bozan and others believe that the Shanyue people are the descendants of the southern Yue people during the Qin and Han Dynasties. Among them are the mountain indigenous theory, the Wuyue remnant theory, and so on. However, historians such as Tang Changru believed that they were ordinary Han descendants who occupied the mountains as bandits or lived in the mountains for a long time to avoid chaos, as described in "Peach Blossom Spring". However, as a dispersed army covering a vast area, the possibility of Shangyue being members of the same clan was very small. It was more likely that they were common people mixed together during the war.

This is also the reason why Sun Quan had difficulty expelling Shan Yue from Soochow.

"In the second year of Jiahe, Sun Quan made Gongsun Yuan, who was in charge of Liaodong, the king of Yan. He sent several generals and officials to lead ships loaded with gold and silver treasures in an attempt to get Liaodong to accept Sun Wu's title. As a result, the envoy was killed by Gongsun Yuan. After that, Sun Quan He also attacked Wei several times but failed."

"You know all of this to some extent. What I'm going to talk about later is what happened after you died of illness."

Zhuge Liang served Xiao Ran more tea, "Mr. Xiao, please tell me in detail."

"In 241 AD, the fourth year of Chiwu in the Eastern Wu Dynasty, Sun Quan's eldest son Sun Deng passed away. The following year, Sun Quan made his third son Sun He the prince, and made his fourth son Sun Ba the king of Lu. Because he doted on Sun Ba very much, a dispute between the two arose. During the dispute, the ministers in the court were also divided into two factions. Among them, Lu Xun was reprimanded for being involved in the matter, and eventually died in anger. Later, Sun He was deposed, Sun Ba was sentenced to death, and Sun Quan established his youngest son Sun Liang as the prince. "Xiao Ran said this in one breath, and saw that Zhuge Liang was moved.

"What does Mr. Zhuge want to say?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said with a bit of regret, "I have heard about Lu Xun's talents, but I didn't expect that he would end up like this."

Xiao Ran said: "At that time, Sun He and Sun Ba were fighting for each other, and most officials inside and outside the court sent their children to serve the two. Quan Cong wrote to Lu Xun to inform Lu Xun of the situation. Lu Xun believed that these children who supported the forces of the two palaces would form their own factions. And Quan Cong Quan Cong's second son was sent as Sun Ba's guest, and Lu Xun wrote back, urging him to follow Jin Rixi's example in killing his son to avoid humiliating the family. Quan Cong was dissatisfied, and soon Quan Cong and his son claimed that Lu Xun's nephew Gu Cheng had colluded with Chen Xun. , and lied about his achievements to seek high positions, which caused Gu Cheng and his brother to be exiled. "

"After the relationship between Sun Quan and Sun He deteriorated, Sun He's servant hid under Sun Quan's bed and heard Sun Quan talking about replacing Sun Ba as heir apparent. Sun He secretly summoned his close confidant Lu Yin and asked him to ask his clan father Lu Xun to defend himself. The prince Tai Fu Wucan also exchanged information with Lu Xun many times, so Lu Xun repeatedly stated the relationship between the concubines and concubines. Sun Quan noticed the problem and interrogated several people. Although Lu Xun was not immediately accused, he was also scolded. In prison, Yang Zhu confessed 20 pieces of evidence to Lu Xun, but Lu Yin did not say a word about Sun He's existence. Lu Xun was so angry that he died in anger. It is also recorded that he hanged himself. "

Lu Xun was really wronged in this matter.

Lu Xun was completely taken advantage of by the prince, and was implicated and blamed in the end. No wonder he was so angry.

Zhuge Liang looked complicated, "What a pity."

"He is not dead yet. If you capture Soochow, you may be able to make him surrender to you." Xiao Ran said casually.

Zhuge Liang also has ideas, but things still need to be planned.

Returning to the topic, Xiao Ran continued, "In April of the second year of Taiyuan, Sun Quan died of illness. Sun Liang, who was only ten years old, came to the throne, assisted by Zhuge Ke and others. Soon, the Battle of Dongxing broke out, and Cao Wei appointed Sima Zhao as the governor. , led Zhuge Dan and other troops to attack Dongxing. Sun Wu, with Zhuge Ke as the commander, met the Wei army who attacked Dongxing, and the Wei army was defeated. "

"In the second year of Jianxing, Zhuge Ke failed in his expedition to Huainan and was killed by Sun Jun and others. The power of Eastern Wu was controlled by Sun Jun. Three years later, Sun Jun died of illness and handed over power to his younger brother Sun Chen. Subsequently, Sun Chen was fond of killing and killed important generals of Sun Wu, such as Lu Ju and Zhu Yi. The long-term internal struggle also seriously weakened the national strength of Eastern Wu." "In the third year of Taiping, Sun Chen deposed Sun Liang and supported Sun Quan's sixth son Sun Xiu to ascend the throne. Sun Chen and his five brothers all managed the imperial guards, and their power far exceeded that of the emperor. But soon Sun Chen was killed by Sun Xiu and Zhang Bu and others. When Sun Xiu was in power, he promulgated good systems and treated the people well, but he failed to make fundamental improvements to Eastern Wu."

"In the first year of Yuanxing, Sun Xiu died of illness. At this time, the Shu Han Dynasty had just perished, and Jiaozhi rebelled against Wu and surrendered to Wei. So far, Soochow was completely surrounded by Wei. Soochow was internally unstable and wanted to establish an older monarch. The ministers recommended Sun He's son Sun Hao to take the throne."

When Cao Wei was in turmoil, Soochow was also changing.

Zhuge Liang sighed, "The former emperor has few heirs, and this matter is not as good as Cao Cao and Sun Quan."

"There is no dispute over heirs, but there are courtiers in power. After all, the emperor cannot control his subordinates."

Xiao Ran suddenly said, "Mr. Zhuge, do you think Liu Chan can really win the world with your support?"

Silence fell in the camp.

Zhuge Liang's heart was in turmoil. After a moment, he said calmly, "Mr. Xiao, can you continue to talk about Soochow's funeral?"

He didn't answer, and Xiao Ran smiled and didn't continue to ask.

"The rest is just the last breath of Soochow. In the early days of his accession to the throne, Sun Hao once implemented good governance, but it was all an illusion. Soon his cruel side began to show up. Sun Hao was cruel and unscrupulous to his subjects, and he was arrogant and extravagant, which caused popular resentment. . Fortunately, Lu Kang, Lu Kai and other important ministers allowed Sun Wu to continue to survive. At the same time, Soochow continued to launch wars against Jin. Sun Hao personally led the army to station in Dongguan and ordered the Wu army to attack many places in Jin. "

"Although Sun Hao's continuous attacks caused trouble to the Jin Dynasty, they also brought a heavy burden to Soochow and were opposed by the Jiangdong gentry. Lu Kang and others believed that the wars launched by Sun Hao in successive years were not worth the gains and losses, and they could not change the status quo, but Sun Hao Hao didn’t listen at all.”

"In the third year of Jianheng, Soochow recovered Jiaozhi and later pacified Fuyan Yi. Later, Buchan, the governor of Xiling, feared that he would neglect his duty and occupied Xiling City and surrendered to Jin. Soochow sent troops to rescue Buchan and confronted the Jin army. During the battle, some generals surrendered. Lu Kang used the information provided by the surrenderers to adjust his military deployment overnight and defeated the Jin army the next day."

The military strength gap between Soochow and Jin was huge, and the country was weak, so it was normal for generals to surrender.

"Soochow's current situation was nothing more than a stubborn resistance. Sima Yi's descendants proclaimed themselves emperors and destroyed our Shu Han, with many soldiers in their hands."

Zhuge Liang analyzed the situation and had already seen the outcome of Soochow.

In addition, the Emperor Sun Hao of Eastern Wu was not a wise ruler, so it was inevitable that Jin would unify the world. (End of this chapter)

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