Chapter 2541: Jia Wenhe’s plan, the new prince Sun Quan
Sun Jian's desire to save Sun Ce was both firm and urgent, and he would not hesitate to engage in a national war with Chu.
But the problem is that the real difficulty in rescuing Sun Ce is not the war, but how to rescue Sun Ce alive.
At this time, the Chu State had experienced several major defeats, and its national power was indeed much weaker than that of the Wu State. Once a decisive battle broke out, the Wu State would obviously be the dominant side.
But once the national war breaks out, what if Liu Xiu is really annoyed and kills Sun Ce directly to sacrifice the flag? This is something Sun Jian doesn’t want to see anyway.
Therefore, if you want Sun Ce to return to Soochow alive, negotiation is the best way, and Sun Jian is also willing to cede territory and pay compensation to redeem Sun Ce.
But the more Sun Jian paid attention to Sun Ce, the more confident Liu Xiu became. He actually took hostages and demanded an exorbitant price without sincerity.
It was impossible for Sun Jian to agree to Liu Xiu's request, but he also wanted to redeem his son, so he could only put pressure on Liu Xiu from other aspects and redeem Sun Ce at the lowest price possible.
After hearing Jia Xu's words, Ying Hao thought for a while and said: "Let's reply to Sun Jian this way. Just say that Da Qin's troops in northern Jing are insufficient and cannot send more troops to Jiangling and Zhangling in the short term, but we will fully support Wu in other aspects." country."
The implication of Ying Hao's words is that if he sends troops, forget it, but Da Qin will provide spiritual support to Wu.
The war in the Qin Dynasty has just died down. How could Ying Hao ignite the war in Jingbei again just for Sun Ce? Even if Sun Ce is his future uncle.
Moreover, even if Great Qin really sends more troops to Jingbei, Liu Xiu may not be threatened by Great Qin.
After all, it is impossible for Liu Xiu not to know that before the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Song were destroyed and the Central Plains was completely occupied, it was impossible for Great Qin to send troops to Chu.
Therefore, just adding more troops will not threaten the Chu State at all, but will only make the Wei and Song Dynasties nervous.
Therefore, it is impossible to increase troops to Jingbei.
"Sun Jian was also ill and sought medical treatment in a hurry. As long as he can redeem Sun Ce, he now wants to try it." Jia Xu said.
"Oh? Besides wanting Great Qin to send more troops to Jingbei, what other bad ideas did Sun Jian come up with?" Ying Hao asked.
"Nowadays, some people in Wu State even propose to abolish Sun Ce's position as crown prince and establish a new crown prince, and Sun Jian seems to be quite interested," Jia Xu said.
Ying Hao laughed when he heard this: "Haha, didn't Chu State say that Prince Wu is worth three and a half counties? Then as long as Sun Ce is not the crown prince of Wu State, naturally he is not worth three and a half counties, and Wu State is You can redeem him at the lowest price, this is really divine logic."
Sun Jian had the intention of deposing the crown prince. Naturally, he did not really want to depose Sun Ce as the crown prince, but wanted to depose the crown prince to save Sun Ce.
Hearing Jia Xu's words, Ying Hao was moved in his heart and said: "If Sun Ce is deposed, even if it is just for show, the new crown prince of Wu State may only be Sun Quan."
Jia Xu nodded and said: "Yes, except for Sun Quan, the other sons of Sun Jian do not have the prestige to become princes."
"If Sun Quan becomes the prince, I'm afraid he won't be willing to do so. He will just be a tool to redeem Sun Ce.
If Sun Jian really or falsely abolishes Sun Ce and makes Sun Quan the crown prince, even if he can really save Sun Ce, he may still leave hidden dangers for the internal strife in Wu. "
Ying Hao said with a sigh on his face, after all, among the major princes, Wu State has always been the most united, but now due to the issue of successor, internal cracks are about to appear.
"My lord, according to the information I received, Sun Quan is not honest. Perhaps Sun Ce was captured, or it may be because Sun Quan leaked the secret." Jia Xu said in a deep voice.
"Oh? Master, come quickly."
"promise."
Then Jia Xu told Ying Hao everything about the intelligence that Hei Bingtai was lurking inside the Wu Kingdom, and the conclusions he drew after his own analysis.
"...The many battles fought in Jiangxia have shown that the Chu State is very familiar with the intelligence of Sun Ce and Sun Wu's army.
Therefore, there must be a spy within Wu State, and his status is not low.
Sun Quan happened to be in charge of the Wu army's logistics, and he would benefit the most if Sun Ce was captured.
Therefore, the old minister boldly speculated that Sun Quan was definitely not clean. "
Jia Xu analyzed it slowly and Ying Hao could not help but nod. After all, it did make sense.
"If it is really Sun Quan who did it, then he will definitely introduce one or several scapegoats to clear himself of the suspicion." Ying Hao said.
This is actually inevitable, and it is not difficult to operate. After all, it is enough to find a few people who take the blame. If the suspicion on him cannot be washed away, even if he is a tool prince, Sun Jian will never let Sun Quan be the prince.
"By the way, my lord, Heibingtai also found out that there is a counselor named Zhong Da next to Sun Quan. His behavior is quite strange, as if he is deliberately inciting a fight within Wu." Jia Xu said.
"Zhongda?"
Ying Hao frowned slightly and asked, "What did he do?"
Immediately, Jia Xu told the story of how Zhong Da still assisted Sun Quan in governing Kuaiji County when Sun's power was weak and no one was optimistic about it, and then he rejected Sun Jian's conquest twice in a row.
"This Zhong Da is interesting. He doesn't want the high-ranking official and generous salary that Sun Jian promised, but he chooses to assist a weak prince on the left. What do you think he wants?"
The corners of Ying Hao's lips raised slightly, and he sneered: "I think this person is probably a workman of Chu State, and there is something wrong with the name Zhong Da, it should not be his real name.
Zhongda, Zhongda, haha, do you think that by changing your name and appearance, you can hide it from the world? "
Ying Hao felt that Zhong Da's behavior and way of doing things were very similar to Sima Yi, so he said: "Pay more attention to this Zhong Da from now on. I suspect that he is the traitor of the Sima family who has disappeared, Sima Yi."
"This...No."
Jia Xu couldn't help but be surprised. He only suspected that Zhong Da was from the Chu State, but he didn't associate Zhong Da with Sima Yi.
Zhong Da's status was not high before. If it had not been for Sun Ce, Jia Xu would not have noticed him at all, and naturally there would be no suspicion.
But now with Ying Hao's words, coupled with the fact that Zhong Da's behavior is indeed contradictory, this has undoubtedly increased Jia Xu's suspicion of him.
After a period of investigation, although Jia Xu did not have any evidence, he increasingly felt that this Zhong Da was the long-lost Sima Yi.
As for his purpose of lurking around Sun Quan, it is not difficult for Jia Xu to guess that it is nothing more than to weaken and provoke civil strife in Wu so as to help Chu annex Wu.
Jia Xu's face was filled with a sinister look, and he sneered: "Your Majesty, the Chu State definitely wants to provoke civil strife in Wu in order to profit from it, but I believe that this will do more good than harm to our great Qin."
Ying Hao's heart moved, and he roughly understood what Jia Xu meant, but he still said: "Master, please tell me."
"promise.
In another year at most, our country, Great Qin, will use troops against the Central Plains. If there is peace and harmony within the Wu State, the Chu State will naturally not use troops against the Wu State.
If war does not break out between Chu and Wu, they will never watch our Qin occupy the Central Plains. They will definitely help the Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties, and it will become more difficult for our Qin to occupy the Central Plains.
Therefore, allowing Zhong Da to provoke civil strife in Wu and give Chu the hope of annexing Wu would bring more advantages than disadvantages to our great Qin. "
When Ying Hao heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he analyzed its pros and cons in his mind.
As Jia Xu said, if there is no war between Wu and Chu, they will definitely keep their guns pointed at the outside world and try their best to prevent Qin from occupying the Central Plains and attack and destroy the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu.
Therefore, from the perspective of Da Qin, it is best to give Chu the hope of annexing Wu and let the two countries continue to fight and be unable to prevent Da Qin from annexing the Central Plains.
"What the Grand Tutor said is true. If you look at it this way, we, the Qin Dynasty, will support Sun Jian in making Sun Quan the crown prince.
Mr. Jia, I’ll leave it to you to handle the matter regarding Wu Chu.
However, this balance must be grasped just right, so that the Chu State cannot really swallow up the Wu State. Even if it is swallowed, it must be after our Qin Dynasty has occupied the Central Plains, otherwise it will be a disaster. "
Ying Hao said with a smile, he is a professional at cheating his teammates.
Not only the ally Wu, but also Wei and Song, he was also prepared to take advantage of them.
He has no psychological burden at all for pitting these allies who hinder his great cause of unification.
"I will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust."
Jia Xu cupped his hands and saluted, but the spark of conspiracy flashed in his eyes.
This feeling of secretly playing tricks on others, but no one else knows he exists, is one of Jia Xu's few joys.
At this time, Sun Quan, who was far away in Lujiang, didn't know that he had been chosen by Jia Xu, but he felt a chill in his heart for no reason, and then he suddenly sneezed.
"Ah and..."
Sun Quan rubbed his nose and asked his subordinates: "How are things going?"
"My lord, the scapegoat has been found. He also agreed to take care of everything on his own. The only request is that the prince should treat his children well."
"You didn't leave any traces, did you?"
"Absolutely not. Apart from my subordinates, no one else knows about this."
"good."
Sun Quan picked up the teacup and sang a small sip. His hand accidentally slipped and the teacup fell to the ground.
Search, search, search...
Ten black shadows fell from the beams and surrounded the man in black in the middle of the lobby. Then, under his surprised and angry gaze, they directly attacked in groups.
The person being besieged had a half-step master-level cultivation, but under the siege of ten super masters, he still had no power to fight back. He was hacked to death without even leaving a last word.
After hacking the man to death, the men in black dragged the body away, then rinsed the blood stains with water. The entire lobby looked brand new again, as if nothing had happened.
"Don't blame me."
Sun Quan murmured to himself that he did not want to kill his strongest subordinate, but the other party knew too much. His survival was his biggest flaw, so he had to silence him.
Since colluding with the Chu State, Sun Quan has been in panic all day long, because the situation is completely beyond his control and is not under his control at all.
First of all, the Chu State did not directly get rid of Sun Ce, a serious enemy, as agreed with him, but used Sun Ce to force the Wu State to cede territory and pay compensation.
Secondly, not only did Sun Wu's army not be wiped out, but he also discovered that there was a traitor within the Wu Kingdom. Sun Ce was captured because of the leak. His father, Sun Jian, was naturally furious about this and has already sent people to investigate the matter.
The eldest brother Sun Ce was not dead, and he was also at risk of being exposed. This made Sun Quan realize that he was being used by Liu Xiu, and at the same time he was filled with a sense of urgency. The most important thing for him at the moment was to get rid of the suspicion in time.
Since Sun Quan dared to collude with the Chu State, he was naturally very careful and did not reveal too many flaws, so it was not difficult to remove the suspicion, as long as he could find a scapegoat to take the blame, and now he has found the scapegoat.
After the suspicion was cleared, Sun Quan could plan the second thing, which was to use the excuse of rescuing his eldest brother to encourage his father Sun Jian to dethrone his eldest brother as the prince and temporarily establish himself as the prince.
This is also a strategy offered to him by Zhong Da, Sun Quan's most trusted advisor. As long as he can sit on the throne of the prince, even if it is only temporary, he can also use other methods to attack the prestige of his eldest brother and make him voluntarily give up competing with him for the King of Wu. position.
At this time, although Sun Quan conspired to kill his own brother, he had never thought of murdering his biological father Sun Jian. However, with Sima Yi pushing behind him and Da Qin's acquiescence, he was going further and further down the road of no return.
"The King of Wu has a decree to send to Sun Quan, the governor of Lujiang, to return to Jianye immediately. There must be no mistake."
"Your Majesty Sun Quan accepts the order."
Sun Quan suppressed the excitement in his heart and received the edict from the envoy. He knew that his father's plan to recruit him to build a business must be Zhong Da's plan. He would become the prince of Wu when he returned.
