1263. Current Situation of Jiangdong
Sima Lang looked at Sima Yi and smiled slightly and said, "Liu Biao is a relative of the Han Dynasty. The prime minister represents the court. If there is no other reason, rashly dealing with Liu Biao will only arouse opposition from all over the world."
Sima Yi understood that it was because he was too young and was not comprehensive enough to see things.
"Then why did the Prime Minister ask Jiangdong to deal with Gongsun Zan?"
Sima Yi didn't understand again and said, "Sun Quan of Jiangdong has just taken office and his foundation is unstable. If he has external force at this time, it will make Jiangdong unite and allow Sun Quan to take office smoothly."
"It was Sun Quan who had just ascended the throne."
Sima Lang said: "Sun Quan was young and had insufficient knowledge. At this time, the imperial court issued an imperial edict. Maybe Sun Quan would lead the crowd to surrender to the talented prime minister."
Sima Yi understood again, this was a chance.
"What if Sun Quan refused to come and vote?" Sima Yi asked.
"If you don't come to surrender, there will be no loss to the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister can use this as a reason to send troops to attack Sun Quan."
Damn it, it's so bad, Sima Yi despises Cao Cao in his heart. At the same time, he deeply feels his shortcomings. His eyes are lacking in these major national affairs.
"Brother, what do you think Jiangdong will do?"
Sima Yi humbly asked Sima Lang for advice. Sima Lang worked in the Prime Minister's Office for a long time. Perhaps Sima Yi was smart in terms of talent, but he definitely saw more comprehensively in these major national affairs than Sima Yi.
"What else can I do?"
Sima Lang said: "Sun Quanxinli, facing the Prime Minister, he was naturally frightened, but it would not be so easy to say that he would surrender."
"Then why does the Prime Minister still do this?"
Sima Yi said: "If you want to find an excuse to send troops to Jiangdong, you can find any one."
Sima Yi's words were not casual. Cao Cao had a criminal record. Like Zhang Xiu, Liu Bei and even Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao all charged them with a charge and sent troops.
"The distance between Jiangdong is long."
Sima Lang said: "There is also a natural trench in the Yangtze River, which cannot be easily attacked. Now find an excuse first and wait for the future."
It's so despicable, Sima Yi complained again in his heart.
"Also, the new ruler of Jiangdong was newly established, and there were many gentry clans in Jiangdong. When the new ruler was young, the people below would inevitably compete for power and profit. At this time, the Prime Minister took action and might win over a group of geniuses in Jiangdong."
Sima Lang saw that his younger brother could not see through these things, so he patiently taught him.
After hearing this, Sima Yi nodded and began to understand something. These things were far from as simple as they seemed on the surface, which made Sima Yi start to become interested.
"It's so interesting!" Sima Yi murmured to himself, his eyes beginning to become deeper.
Jiangdong!
It has been more than a year since the young overlord Sun Ce was attacked by Shanyue and disappeared into the Yangtze River. It has been more than a year since the beginning of this year. Jiangdong has changed a lot this year.
As Sun Ce's younger brother, Sun Quan successfully became the new generation of masters in Jiangdong with the support of his mother Wu and a large number of civil and military officials.
But things are far from going so smoothly.
Because Sun Ce had just unified Jiangdong, the local scholars and people who were staying in the same position still had different intentions. When Sun Quan first took charge of Jiangdong, the situation was turbulent. Li Shu, the prefect of Lujiang, even publicly rebelled and led tens of thousands of rebels to start rebellion.
What's more, Sun Jian's nephew and Sun Ce and Sun Quan's cousin, Sun Fu, publicly questioned Sun Quan and stared at the position of the Lord of Jiangdong. Sun Jian's younger brother Sun Jing's eldest son Sun Wei even rectified his troops and sent troops to Kuaiji, hoping to seize Kuaiji and establish himself.
At the same time, because Sun Quan claimed to the public that Sun Ce was killed by Shanyue's sneak attack, and at the same time, Zhou Yu was sent to deal with Shanyue, Shanyue, who was unwilling to sit and wait for death, began to cause rebellion in Yuzhang, Kuaiji and other places.
Faced with such a chaotic situation, Sun Quan, who had just taken office, almost cried. If he was not good at operating properly, Jiangdong would become a mess.
However, Sun Ce was a good brother after all, leaving him with a group of loyal subordinates.
At the same time, his mother Wu also gave Sun Quan advice, asking Sun Quan to take Zhang Zhao as his teacher, and personally invite Zhou Yu. With the help of Cheng Pu and Huang Gai and other old ministers, the situation in Jiangdong began to gradually stabilize.
Cheng Pu led his troops to attack Lujiang, defeated Li Shu, and pacified Lujiang. Now Sun Quan did not dare to summon Cheng Pu back, and directly appointed Cheng Pu as the prefect of Lujiang again, allowing him to take charge of Lujiang.
Sun Quan then followed his teacher Zhang Zhao's plan, recruited talents and hired famous scholars, most of whom were talents from local gentry. With the support of the big family, the voices of the family's dissatisfaction gradually disappeared.
Zhou Yu led his troops to Yuzhang and Kuaiji area, scared Sun Hao away and began to deal with Shanyue.
In short, with everyone's help, Jiangdong finally began to gradually stabilize, and Sun Quan began to breathe a sigh of relief. He even felt that the most difficult period had passed.
After breathing a sigh of relief, Sun Quan began to think about what he had always been most concerned about.
"Teacher," Sun Quan humbly said to Zhang Zhao. Since Zhang Zhao helped him come up with a plan to stabilize Jiangdong, Sun Quan had to discuss many things with Zhang Zhao.
"You see, I'm not young anymore, can I get married?"
Chapter completed!