Chapter 2543: Death of Sun Jian, marriage between Ying and Sun
After hearing Sun Quan's hypocritical words, Xiang Tiao couldn't help laughing and said meaningfully: "As far as I know, this may not be true. His Highness should not be willing to be just a tool to save the deposed prince Sun Ce." .”
Sun Quan heard the sarcasm in Xiang Tiao's words, his expression changed instantly, and he said coldly: "Master Xiang, if you have anything to say, please tell me directly. I am very busy and have no time to guess your purpose."
Hearing this, Xiang Tiao couldn't help but look at Sima Yi.
Seeing this, Sima Yi immediately raised his hands to Sun Quan and said, "Your Highness, I'd better stay out of the way."
"No need, Mr. Zhong, you are the mastermind of this prince. There is nothing in Wu that needs to be hidden from you, sir."
Sun Quan said in a deep voice, his words full of trust in Sima Yi.
When everyone disliked him and left him, only Sima Yi, whose pseudonym was Zhong Da, supported him as always, and still planned for him even after leaving his side.
The reason why Sun Jian came up with the idea of deposing the crown prince was also Sima Yixian's plan, and later he even helped Sun Quan plan a plan to seize power.
It can be said that everything Sun Quan has now was all planned by Sima Yi. Without Sima Yi, there would be no Sun Quan today, so Sun Quan is grateful and trusting Sima Yi from the bottom of his heart.
Hearing what Sun Quan said, he waved his hand to Tiao Ze and said, "Lord Zhong, there is no need to leave. What I'm talking about still has something to do with you."
When Sima Yi heard this, he looked puzzled on the surface, but there was a thump in his heart.
Although his actions in Soochow were extremely covert and did not reveal any clues, in the eyes of top wise men such as Jia Xu and Zhang Liang, it was still possible to see through his intentions.
Sun Quan was also a little curious about what Xiang Tiao said had to do with Zhong Da, so he asked: "Master Xiang, please keep the story short."
"This is a personal letter from the Grand Tutor of our country."
As he spoke, Xiang Tiao took out a letter sealed with wax from his sleeve. The envelope was quite thick, indicating that the letter contained a lot of content.
Seeing this scene, Sima Yi started to sweat on his forehead. Although his heart was full of anxiety, he couldn't help but be nervous. After all, the Grand Tutor of Qin State was Jia Xu, an old poisoner.
Jia Xu contacted Sun Quan privately, and it was also related to him. This shows that his new identity has come into Jia Xu's sight. Will he see through his disguise?
Sima Yi didn't know either, but he hated Jia Xu deeply.
He thought that the Luoyang coup was still possible, but he fell into the trap set by Jia Xu.
In this fight between Sima Yi and Jia Xu, they lost so miserably and completely.
What he saw and thought was just what Jia Xu deliberately exposed for him to see, and he paid a heavy price for his own pride.
Liu Ping, his good brother who had grown up together, died trying to save him.
His biological father, Sima Fang, was also implicated because of him and committed suicide.
The Sima family was suppressed and suffered heavy losses. Devastated.
The eldest brother Sima Lang was exiled to an isolated island thousands of miles away and served as the governor.
And all of this is because of two people, one is himself, and the other is Jia Xu.
If it weren't for Jia Xu, the Luoyang coup would not have failed, and naturally there would be no nightmare that followed.
Since then, Jia Xu has become a shadow in Sima Yi's heart. Even hearing this name will make him lose control of his emotions.
Sima Yi suppressed half of his heart and hid his emotions, but his unnatural facial expression still aroused Sun Quan's curiosity.
In Sun Quan's mind, Sima Yi always looked calm and calm at all times, as if nothing could cause his mood swings.
But now, just hearing Jia Xu's name, Sima Yi had such a big reaction, which also made Sun Quan a little curious about what grudges Sima Yi and Jia Xu had.
After opening the letter, Sun Quan saw the beginning, and he couldn't help being ecstatic, because Jia Xu clearly stated in the letter that Da Qin was willing to support him in succeeding as King of Wu.
Later, Jia Xu bluntly stated in the letter that the Chu State's requirements for releasing Sun Ce were too high. If the three counties of Yuzhang and Lujiang County were really ceded, Soochow would be a lamb to be slaughtered.
Great Qin did not want Chu to continue to grow, nor did it want to see the situation in the Jiangnan region become unbalanced. The interests of Qin and Wu were consistent, so Sun Quan did not need to doubt Great Qin's sincerity in supporting him.
Sun Quan originally suspected that Jia Xu was not planning to plot against him. After all, the name of the poisonous warrior Jia Xu was too loud. Anyone who was targeted by him would not be indifferent and would definitely doubt whether he had some other plot.
But after seeing this, most of Sun Quan's doubts were gone. After all, the interests of Qin and Wu were indeed consistent in dealing with Chu. Apart from that, he did not see any other intention of Jia Xu using him. .
Of course, this was only the beginning, and when he read the middle, Sun Quan immediately began to frown, because Jia Xu vaguely speculated in the letter that he had connections with the Chu State.
Sun Quan was extremely horrified by this. After all, he did not leave any traces when he did those things, so how did Jia Xu, who was thousands of miles away, know?
Is there an undercover agent from Da Qin beside me?
Or did Jia Xu analyze it himself?
Sun Quan felt that the former was unlikely. After all, he had no chance of succeeding before. It was impossible for Da Qin to send undercover agents around him without knowing it. Even if he did, he would send them to his eldest brother Sun Ce, so the possibility of the latter was obviously higher. bigger.
In this regard, Sun Quan was also extremely shocked by Jia Xu's wisdom, but he was not worried that Jia Xu would use this to blackmail him.
If Jia Xu had used this news as a blackmail before he took power, Sun Quan might still be blackmailed by him.
But now that Sun Quan has taken power, Jia Xu can't produce any evidence. Even if these things are revealed, it will not shake his position.
Jia Xu is the best wise man in the world. He has never used this to blackmail Sun Quan before, and he will definitely not use it as a blackmail in the future.
Thinking of this, Sun Quan was no longer worried.
Although Jia Xu implicitly pointed out in the letter that Sun Quan may have connections with the Chu State, he did not have any intention to expose him. Instead, he told Sun Quan to be cautious and not to let others catch him when he went there.
In addition, Jia Xu also reminded Sun Quan in the letter that the Chu State was just using him, that he was colluding with the Chu State to seek skin from a tiger, and that his most trusted conspirator Zhong Da was a spy of the Chu State, and Zhong Da’s true identity was His identity is most likely that of Sima Yi, the traitor of the Qin Dynasty.
Seeing this, Sun Quan's eyes suddenly widened with disbelief, but he still suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and continued to look.
After reading it, Sun Quan's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he said coldly to Xiang Tiao: "Your Majesty, please come back. As Taifu Jia said, I need to think about it carefully."
Xiang Tiao glanced at the uneasy Sima Yi jokingly, clasped his fists and said, "Foreign ministers, please retire."
After Xiang Tiao left, Sun Quan stared at Sima Yi, holding the hilt of the sword at his waist with his right hand, and said coldly: "Should I call you Mr. Zhong or Mr. Sima?"
Hearing this, Sima Yi shrank violently, and three words appeared in his mind: It's over.
In an instant, Sima Yi had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and he also had the idea of hijacking Sun Quan as a threat to escape from Wu.
"First Evolution"
However, this method obviously doesn't work. After all, although Sun Quan is not very good at fighting, his own strength is not weak, and he is stronger than Sima Yi anyway.
If Sun Quan was not prepared, Sima Yi might still kidnap him, but Sun Quan was obviously prepared, and it was impossible to kidnap him, let alone there were other guards in the hall.
As soon as he thought of this, Sima Yi gave up resistance. Instead, he took off his human skin mask with a calm expression and said bitterly: "Sima Zhongda, please see His Highness the Crown Prince."
When Sun Quan heard this, he closed his eyes in pain, and his heart was filled with disappointment and anger. How much he hoped that Jia Xu's words were false, but the facts turned out to be what he wanted.
Sima Yi, whose pseudonym was Zhong Da, had no loyalty to him at all. The reason why he worked for him and helped him plan so much was just to achieve the purpose of splitting the Wu State with the mission of the Chu State.
After a long silence, Sun Quan waved his hand expressionlessly and said to the guard: "Put him on death row."
Two guards came forward and clamped Sima Yi on the left and right. Sima Yi did not make any resistance or explanation, and simply allowed the guards to take him away as if he was resigned to his fate.
Sima Yi originally thought that he was dead, but after three days on death row, he did not wait for the order to execute him. Instead, he waited for Sun Quan who came to visit the prison.
Sun Quan came this time and brought good wine and food. Sima Yi thought that Sun Quan was coming to send him off, so he ate without any taboos, even if he died, he would be a satiated man.
But what Sima Yi didn't expect was that after he had eaten and drank enough, Sun Quan still didn't kill him, but asked him a question.
"Sima Yi, why did you go to Liu Xiu?"
Hearing Sun Quan's words, Sima Yi did not hesitate and replied decisively: "For revenge, whoever allows me to revenge against the Qin Dynasty, I, Sima Yi, will be loyal to."
"What if I, Sun Quan, can help you avenge Da Qin? Will you be loyal to me wholeheartedly?" Sun Quan asked again.
Sima Yi had a look of shock on his face. He had no idea that Sun Quan would win over him, but with the hope of life so close, he would not let go of this opportunity.
"Yes, as long as His Highness the Crown Prince allows me to take revenge, it doesn't matter if Sima Yi sells his life to you."
Sun Quan nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice: "Sima Yi is already dead, you are Zhong Da and have nothing to do with Sima Yi.
And remember, it was me, Sun Quan, who gave you your second life. From now on, you, Zhong Da, can only be loyal to me, Sun Quan. "
"No." Sima Yi said loudly.
Sun Quan did not kill Sima Yi because of careful consideration. After all, he had just ascended to the position of prince, and it would be a huge blow to his prestige if he revealed that the think tank around him was a spy of Chu State.
Moreover, Sima Yi was lurking beside him. Although he had bad intentions, he did help him a lot.
Everything Sun Quan has now was all planned by Sima Yi. He can no longer do without Sima Yi's wisdom, and there is no one around him to help him.
Now the situation Sun Quan is facing seems to be good, but in fact he is walking on thin ice. If he is not careful, he will be in the abyss. That's why he did not kill Sima Yi immediately, but decided to take him for his own use.
Anyway, Sun Quan can no longer give Sima Yi freedom. As long as Sima Yi devotes himself to giving him advice from now on, Sun Quan doesn't mind that he is a spy sent by Chu State.
As for Sima Yi's promise to avenge him? Sun Quan didn't just talk.
After he succeeds to the throne, destroys Chu, kills Liu Xiu, and completely unifies Jiangnan, the queen will naturally confront Da Qin and help Sima Yi take revenge on the way.
"My lord, something serious has happened. Your Majesty, he has woken up."
"What?"
Sun Quan was immediately shocked. One of the prerequisites for his succession was that Sun Jian should not wake up.
Once Sun Jian wakes up, he will definitely realize that he has been drugged, so he will remain unconscious.
When the time comes, Sun Quan, as the prince, will be the first suspect. Let alone inheriting the throne, I am afraid that he will be imprisoned by Sun Jian immediately.
At this time, Sun Quan could no longer care about Sima Yi, and quickly returned to the palace to check the situation, only to find that Sun Jian was only awake for half an hour before falling asleep again.
This also made Sun Quan secretly relieved. After all, as long as he didn't wake up completely, everything would be easy to handle.
But since Sun Jian could wake up once, he might wake up a second time.
At this thought, Sun Quan had already made a decision in his heart, and said to Sun Shangxiang, who was scrubbing Sun Jian's body at the side: "Little sister, my father should be waking up soon. Go and call the queen over."
"Um."
Sun Shangxiang nodded happily, but when she came back with Princess Wu, her father Sun Jian had turned into a corpse.
"Father."
Sun Shangxiang was the first to throw herself on Sun Jian's body and burst into tears, and then everyone in Prince Wu's palace also started crying.
The next day, Sun Quan summoned Xiang Tiao, Qin's ambassador to Wu, and expressed his hope to send Sun Shangxiang to Luoyang so that Qin and Wu could marry as soon as possible to consolidate the alliance.
