Perhaps Sun Quan is the one who understands the stance of the Three Kingdoms best in the world today, but this does not mean that others do not understand it.
Once Cao Cao is defeated by Yuan Shao, most of the world will fall into Yuan Shao's hands. At that time, Yuan Shao will attack with great force, and Sun Quan may not be able to defend it so easily.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Sun Quan and Yuan Shao will share Cao Cao's land together, and then each of them will occupy half of the country. Everyone is in the same category, and no one can do anything to the other in a short time. But at this time, the world was not yet in a complete state of the Three Kingdoms. In Jingzhou next to it, there was Liu Biao who was not weak. Therefore, the current situation today is actually more complicated.
Compared to Sun Quan, the one who felt more numb was obviously Liu Biao. It is obviously easier for Cao Cao to unite with Liu Ming, so why should he pay for the benefits to unite with Sun Quan?
Well, this is a misunderstanding. Who said Cao Cao didn't join forces with Liu Biao?
Cao Cao's top intelligence group has already designed different plans based on different situations.
The worst possibility is that Sun Quan refuses to cooperate, and then Cao Cao has to stick with Liu Biao to keep warm and jointly fight against Sun Quan and Yuan Shao from the north and the south.
The most likely possibility is that Sun Quan nodded implicitly and only accepted the benefits, but clearly refused to agree or take action. He was only prepared to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and take advantage of the opportunity. Then, Cao Cao induced Sun Quan to fight with Liu Biao. Cao Cao knew that the Sun family had always coveted Liu Biao. Compared with Cao Cao's territory, the Sun family obviously wanted Jingzhou more. As for Liu Biao, he had fought against Jiangdong the most in recent years, and it was the Sun family that Liu Biao was most afraid of. Cao Cao hoped that Sun Quan and Liu Biao would drag each other, so that he could use all his strength to challenge Yuan Shao; Sun Quan didn't want Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to drag each other, so as not to affect his ability to seize Jingzhou! Therefore, this is the most probable possibility.
Finally, the best possibility is that Sun Quan and Liu Biaoquan agree to form an alliance and form a tripartite coalition to fight against Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao is the most powerful now. Let's form an alliance first to destroy Yuan Shao, and then we can draw the line between the rest. However, due to the geographical location, Liu Biao probably made the least profit in the end, and Cao Cao probably made the biggest profit. Therefore, it is not so easy to form a coalition.
In short, as long as he can find a way to make Sun Quan temporarily stop trying to take advantage of Cao Cao, then Cao Cao will be successful. At this time, it doesn't matter if you lower your posture and put down your dignity.
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Wujun,
"Er Niang, my second brother has arrived in Guangling now and will cross the river in two days."
"You keep saying second brother, second brother, how well do you know this second brother of yours? You know people, faces, but not hearts. Now you know you were wrong." Mrs. Ding smiled coldly.
Sun Yi's face darkened, and he had to admit that his views had indeed changed recently.
Mrs. Ding ignored Sun Yi's expression and continued,
"Your second brother would rather give up Xuzhou than come back to compete with you. Does he really have no ambition? Is he really indifferent to fame and wealth? But then again, he has been so smart since he was a child, and he was born as the second son, and he is as good as the forest. He knows better than anyone else why the wind will destroy him. In the past, it was a good strategy to hide it deeper and pretend that he was not interested in the position of the head of the family." Mrs. Ding said in a sinister tone, "Now, he finally doesn't have to pretend anymore. It’s hard to say, he’s been waiting for this day for who knows how long. Maybe your eldest brother will die..."
"That's enough!" Sun Yi immediately stopped Mrs. Ding's nonsense, "Er Niang, even if my second brother hides his ambition, he will never do such a thing as a thunderbolt!"
"Yier, I am really happy that you think so. However, you must not have the intention of harming others, but you must have the intention of guarding against others!" Mrs. Ding reminded Sun Yi in a serious tone.
Sun Yi's eyes flashed, not knowing what he was thinking. In fact, not only Mrs. Ding, but also some people who have defected to support Sun Yi recently have implicitly hinted at Sun Yi, hoping that he can prevent Sun Quan from returning.
"Your second brother is shrewd and strategic. He always thinks carefully before acting. Mom, to be honest, you are no match for your second brother in this regard. Moreover, your second brother is bold and decisive in his actions. He does not stick to one pattern or follow the rules. The rules and regulations cannot be inferred based on common sense. Yi'er, the purpose of your second brother's return this time is to take charge of power. In order to take charge of power and to make everyone listen to him, what do you think he will do?" Mrs. Ding asked back. Sun Yi.
Sun Yi shook his head,
"I don't believe that my second brother would take action against me."
"Yes, your second brother is also a person who values emotions to some extent. I don't think he will take action against you." Mrs. Ding agreed, and then changed her tone, "But! There are so many people supporting you this time. In order to cut off the What do these people think, in order to ensure that there is only one lord in the entire Jiangdong, do you think your second brother might still give you a big responsibility, or delegate power to you?!"
Mrs. Ding knew Sun Yi very well, and the Sun brothers had a deep relationship. It would be difficult to sow discord, at least for now. Sun Yi's biggest weakness is his ambition. Sun Yi didn't want to live an ordinary life, he wanted to make achievements, he wanted to dominate the world!
Although Sun Ce was the top leader in Jiangdong at the beginning, he could directly hand over power to Sun Quan because he was not good at political affairs. But Sun Quan was different. Sun Quan came back this time and took control of the military and political power. Sun Yi did not think that his second brother would hand over a certain piece of power to him again.
This is not to say that Sun Quan's ambition is greater than that of Sun Ce. It is a desire for control, or to be precise, it is an absolute pride! Sun Ce knew that he was not good at political affairs, so he gave the political power to Sun Quan. Then why didn't he give the military power? That's because Sun Ce thinks that he is good at fighting, and no one else can fight better than him. So now, the same reason appears for Sun Quan. Sun Quan, who has been a genius since childhood, probably thinks that others are inferior to him, whether in politics or military affairs.
It may be difficult for others to say, at least Sun Yi has never achieved results. In a short period of time, Sun Quan will not be able to recognize his young brother in his heart.
It is conceivable that, as Mrs. Ding said, after Sun Quan returned to Jiangdong, either to make Jiangdong united; or to prevent his young and ignorant brothers from being taken advantage of by people with malicious intentions; or simply to protect his younger brothers and sisters, Keep them out of danger. . . . . Sun Quan probably will not give any real power to his third brother, at least not in recent years.
Sun Yi doesn't want to fight with Sun Quan, what he wants is just an opportunity to show off his talents!
"I heard that Cao Cao wants to marry his daughter to you, or we can use outside help..." Mrs. Ding said suddenly.
Sun Yi's face darkened and he shook his head.
"There is no need for outsiders to interfere with my Sun family's affairs! Besides, who knows how many days Cao Cao can live! I can handle my own affairs by myself."
"How are you going to solve it? Your second brother is about to cross the river!" Mrs. Ding reminded, as soon as they come back, nothing can be done. Not to mention that Sun Yi will never get ahead again, including Mrs. Ding, she will be suppressed by Mrs. Wu again.
