Wu State, Jianye.
"I came here on the orders of General Zhendong and would like to purchase grain and supplies from the State of Wu."
The ministers stood on both sides, and the young emperor Sun Liang sat on top.
Sun Liang is one year younger than Cao Mao.
His current situation is not much better than that of Cao Mao. He is also in power and has no power at all. However, the difference is that he can go to court, but he has no right to speak and can only sit in the upper position, which is like a decoration.
Sun Liang is handsome and has the majesty of a king.
He was sitting in the upper position, but he still looked presentable.
In fact, Sun Liang had no right to inherit the throne at all. Sun Quan's crown prince Sun Deng died early, so Sun Quan appointed the more favored Sun He to be the crown prince. As a result, Sun He and Sun Ba competed for the crown prince's position, causing trouble. There was a huge political turmoil, and both the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were implicated.
At this time, Sun Quan himself was basically in a semi-mad state. He directly executed Sun Ba, deposed Sun He, and established his youngest son Sun Liang as emperor.
Two years ago, Sun Quan passed away and Sun Liang officially became the emperor of Wu.
However, this emperor did not have any real power. After finally sending Zhuge Ke away, he ushered in Sun Jun.
Historically, this emperor had the same tragic fate as Cao Mao. He was first deposed by powerful ministers and then poisoned. He was only eighteen years old when he died.
Sun Liang looked at the envoy in the distance, but his eyes looked at the tall and mighty man not far away.
A trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes.
How can I get rid of this guy?
And this tall and mighty man is Sun Jun, the current prime minister and general of Soochow.
Sun Jun listened to the messenger's words with a smile, his eyes twinkling.
This envoy was sent by Guan Qiu Jian. He came to Wu State to purchase grain.
Contrary to what everyone thinks, during the Three Kingdoms period, countries often communicated with each other, and Sun Quan had always had contacts with Fei Yi, Zong Yu, Deng Zhi and others.
At the beginning, Cao Pi also wrote letters to the ministers of Shu Han.
Cao Shuang even sent ministers to Wu to do business.
When there is no formal war, there are still many contacts between them. After all, it is an era when aristocratic families are rising. There are children of wealthy families in various countries, and these people will often interact with each other.
Guan Qiu Jian sent an envoy to purchase supplies from Wu this time. This was because Guan Qiu Jian was fully prepared to hold on, and Huainan was short of food. In order to prevent Sima Division's army, he sent people everywhere to buy food. This also includes the state of Wu.
After hearing what the envoy said, Sun Jun immediately said: "Guanqiu Jian is our enemy of Wu, and so many soldiers have died in his hands. At this time, does he think we will help him?!"
The envoy said loudly: "In a war, everyone should be their own master. Now Sima Shi controls the temple and deposes the emperor. The loyal people are very dissatisfied. The general then sent people to ask for help. I only hope that the general of Wu can use the world The most important thing is to give help!"
All talk about righteousness in the world is of course bullshit, it’s just a slogan.
Sun Jun sneered and said: "Since Sima Shi is in rebellion, why doesn't Guanqiu Jian surrender to Wu? If he is willing to surrender, I can let him lead the army to kill Sima Shi."
The envoy continued: "General, my general is deeply favored by the Emperor of Wei. How dare you defect to Wu?"
"Then why should I help you? Just for the sake of justice?"
"General, the civil war in Wei is beneficial to the state of Wu, isn't it? My general has troops but no food. If you can give us some food, we can severely damage the Sima Division. This will be of great benefit to you. Come and say something good.”
"If we lose, Master Sima will take over Huainan without any effort, and then won't he have to attack Wu State next?"
Sun Jun said displeased: "In other words, Guanqiu Jian doesn't want to give anything, but just wants to defraud us of food supplies?!"
"General, if you are not willing to help, why would you want to humiliate my general?"
The envoy looked a little angry and said: "My general thought you were a righteous man and thought you would put justice first, so he sent me here just now, but you want to ask for benefits from us. Is this what a moral person would do?" ?!"
Sun Jun narrowed his eyes and then said: "Go and rest."
"I will discuss this matter with the officials at home."
The envoy said nothing, bowed his hands to them, and then strode away from the place.
Sun Jun thought for a moment and then looked at the young general sitting next to him.
This general looks much more majestic and heroic than Sun Jun. Sitting next to Sun Jun, he looks more like a general than Sun Jun.
"What do you think about Youjie?"
And this person is none other than Lu Kang, the mighty general of the Wu Kingdom today.
He is the son of Lu Xun, the prime minister of the state of Wu.
As the son of Lu Xun, this man did not live up to his father's reputation. He was upright, benevolent, and a very good person.
Later, he also became the mainstay of Soochow, known as Soochow's last capable minister and famous general, who turned the tide. Like Zhang Hua of the Western Jin Dynasty, he was a very tragic hero.
But at this moment, he is just a general with no name.
Because of his father, even General Sun Jun valued him very much.
The wealthy families of this era had their own private soldiers.
Wei law prohibits large families from raising private soldiers, so they usually hide these private armies in the name of slaves. As a result, the number of slaves of some large families can reach tens of thousands, which is very terrifying.
The Shu Kingdom had never prohibited the wealthy families from raising private soldiers. Their laws were not very perfect. As a result, the local wealthy families in Yizhou were so powerful that they did not pay attention to outsiders at all.
As for the Wu State, they were the most straightforward and directly admitted that the wealthy families had legal private soldiers.
For example, Lu Kang directly inherited the five thousand elites left by his father after his death.
General Sun Jun valued both his talent and his strength.
When Lu Kang heard Sun Jun's inquiry, he immediately said: "General, this is not a bad thing for the state of Wu. We do not lack this food and grass. Although Guanqiu Jian has enmity with us, the civil war in Wei is really harmful to us." favorable."
"The more fierce Guanqiu Jian resists, the more Wei's national power will be weakened."
"Cao Wei has become very strong through the governance of Cao Pi and Cao Rui. It is a good thing to use this opportunity to weaken them. When they both lose, it will be a good opportunity for us to profit. At that time, we may be able to accept Wu Qiu Jian is for our use."
Sun Jun nodded, he had the same idea.
Although he killed Zhuge Ke and took control of the temple, he had no merit and could not convince the public. He could only maintain his rule through his relationship with Sun Luban.
If he can defeat Cao Wei this time and achieve results, then his position as general will be extremely strong.
He desperately needs a victory.
"Okay! Then give him food and grass!!"
But at this moment, someone stood up and said loudly: "I think it's impossible!!"
Sun Jun was startled, and when he looked up, he saw a young boy.
Sun Jun asked angrily: "Who are you?!"
"Yi Lang Zhou Chu!"
The young man replied.
Immediately someone said in Sun Jun's ear: "He is the son of Jide Kechanghou. He was first appointed as Dongguan Lingcheng and was promoted to Yilang this year."
"Oh, Zhou Li's son."
Sun Jun nodded, then looked at the young man, "Why do you object?"
Zhou Chu said loudly: "I thought that Guanqiu Jian was a famous general in Cao Wei and would never defect to Wu."
"However, the officers and soldiers in Huainan may not all be with him. At this time, Guanqiu Jian is not in a hurry to attack, but insists on holding on. This must be a problem with Cao Wei's temple. He feels that it is enough to bring down Cao Wei's central army."
"I think Sima Division will definitely be eager to solve Huainan. It is better for us to join forces with Sima Division, send troops together, attack on two fronts, and carve up Huainan. If Sima Division really encounters a big problem and is unwilling to delay, it will definitely accept it happily."
"Nonsense!"
Sun Jun was very dissatisfied and interrupted him directly. Then he snorted coldly and ordered the court meeting to end.
Zhou Chu stopped talking and could only sigh.
Zhou Chunai was the son of General Zhou Li of the State of Wu. Zhou Li deceived Cao Xiu into Cao Xiu and defeated him completely in the Battle of Shiting, thus becoming famous in Soochow.
When Zhou Chu was young, he was very powerful, very good at fighting, and had excellent arm strength.
But he was dissolute, indulged in lust, and always bullied the people in the village. Everyone was made miserable by him, and they often cursed him in private.
Later, Zhou Chu knew that he was hated by others, so he decided to change himself.
From then on, he began to sharpen his will, work hard to learn, increase his literary talent, develop a benevolent and righteous character, learn the principles of loyalty, restrain his rudeness, and soon became famous in Soochow. At a young age, he was conquered by the local government.
Well, this incident also created an allusion, "Every week eliminates three evils."
At this moment, Zhou Chu's face was filled with displeasure, and he turned around to leave, but Lu Kang followed him.
"Zi Yin, why are you angry?"
"General, I'm not talking nonsense, General, he"
"Okay, I understand what you mean, but this performance is very skillful, how can it be like this? The general just gave the order, and you are about to stand up to oppose it. How can you get approval for such a performance?"
After hearing what the other party said, Zhou Chu was silent for a moment and then nodded.
"You're right, it's my fault."
"But what you said makes some sense. However, you have to remember that Sima Shi regards Cao Wei as his foundation and wants to replace him. It is impossible for him to defeat Guanqiu Jian by cooperating with Wu Guo. Don’t underestimate this person, Master Sima will definitely be Wu’s biggest enemy.”
"Now, I hope Guanqiu Jian can delay him for a while, and then we can take the opportunity to attack. If we can capture Huainan,"
Lu Kang's eyes were full of anticipation.
The Kingdom of Shu has been attacking Yongliang for years, and the Kingdom of Wu has been attacking Huainan several times with large armies. After generations of people, they suffered numerous casualties and were exhausted, but this destination was always beyond their reach.
