Sun Quan is not being alarmist. Sun Quan knows better than anyone how strong the three-legged alliance is. Although Cao, Sun and Liu are not Cao, Sun and Liu in history, the situation of Sun, Cao and Yuan is actually similar. If one side becomes stronger, the other two sides will unite to deal with you.
Of course, the current situation is actually different, because now the Sun family alone is worth as much as the Cao and Yuan families combined.
Then why didn't Sun Quan choose to play it slow?
As mentioned earlier, on the one hand, it took too long, and on the other hand, Sun Quan also discovered that things did not develop as he expected.
Originally, Sun Quan believed that after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu, Yuan Shao would fall ill soon, and then Yuan Shao's two sons would fight among themselves. At that time, Sun Quan could send troops from Xuzhou and share Yuan Shao's land with Cao Cao. By the time that day comes, even though Cao Cao will have half of Yuan Shao's resources now, he will still be far from a match for the Sun family who are on a higher level! Once the three-legged confrontation is broken, it will be difficult for the weaker party to hold on.
Well, that's true in my imagination, but unfortunately plans can never keep up with changes. Yuan Shao did not fall ill, at least he is still alive and well. This is something Sun Quan can confirm in the spiritual world. This first step has not been achieved, let alone the subsequent steps?
Sun Quan knew that Yuan Shao in history could not accept the defeat in Guandu and was so angry that he fell ill. But now, because of Sun Quan and Jiangdong, Yuan Shao's strength was once weakened. As a result, Yuan Shao was no longer the largest prince in the world, his status was not that high, his fall was not so painful, and the blow of failure was naturally not as high. As for fatal.
Since he didn't die at the beginning, Sun Quan naturally didn't think that Yuan Shao could die in a short time, so he had to make other plans.
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On this day, in the small court hall of Jiangdong,
"My lord, Lu Meng sent a letter saying that Guan Yu is leaving."
"My heart is not here. If you want to leave, just let him go." Sun Quan replied casually. Sun Quan had already expected this result, "Oh, by the way, bring my red rabbit horse and give it to Guan Yu to see him off."
"Lord?!"
"My lord, think twice!"
"Lord, Guan Yu cannot be let go. Letting the tiger return to the mountain will cause endless troubles!"
"You, each of you, haven't adapted to our current status? We represent orthodoxy and want to follow the king's way." Sun Quan said, "If you have the right, you will get more help, but if you lose the right, you will get less. For the sake of Guan Yu, you want to lose morality? "
"My lord, even if you let Guan Yu go, why would you give him the red rabbit horse?"
"Yes, my lord, I still have so many soldiers in Jiangdong. Swords are given to heroes. How can my Jiangdong man be worse than Guan Yu?"
"Confidence is a good thing, but arrogance is unnecessary. Besides me, who of you is Guan Yu's opponent? Besides, I, Jiangdong, always pay attention to clear rewards and punishments. If I reward you at will, wouldn't that be a violation of the rules? If you want rewards, you can get them with your own merits. Take it! The red rabbit horse is already old. One day you conquer the north, why worry about not finding another one!" Sun Quan replied, "This matter is settled. Now that I have done it, I must do it beautifully. Liang, send people to publicize it for me everywhere, and make sure everyone knows it. Remember, no matter who dares to interfere with it, I will serve you with military law!"
Seeing that several important ministers were silent, others naturally did not dare to say anything.
"promise!"
"Next."
"Lord, my subordinates have something to do." Zhang Zhao stepped out.
"Oh?" Sun Quan was a little curious. Since Zhang Zhao was the one to speak, it must not be a trivial matter. But if something big happened, would Sun Quan not know about it in advance?
"There are rumors that the Holy One is planning to establish another queen." Zhang Zhao said.
"This..." Sun Quan was silent, then pointed at Zhang Zhao and the others, "You guys stay, if there is nothing else, please leave."
The rest left, leaving only the core of Jiangdong.
"My lord let Guan Yu go, is he planning to continue to use Guan Yu?" Zhang Zhao then asked. There were some things that were really hard to say in public, just like Zhang Zhao firmly believed that everything in front of him was not Sun Quan's true thoughts. What is DeDaoDuoZhu? Sun Quan is not a Confucian, he is a military strategist who truly believes that the winner is king!
"Some words don't need to be said so clearly. You just need to know, Guan Yu Zhongyi, the more you give him now, the more he will give us back in the future. You should be able to understand."
As soon as Sun Quan said this, the faces of Cheng Puhan and other generals suddenly became much better. Externally, it was a rhetoric that Sun Quan deliberately wanted to spread to Guan Yu's ears. Internally, these arrogant veterans still had to be comforted.
Although Yuan Shao suffered a defeat in Guandu, he had many capable men and was not easy to deal with. After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he had free hands, which was even more difficult to crack. Of course, while Sun Quan could not easily pick them to attack, at the same time, the world There is a consensus that Sun Quan is the one who should not be provoked! Therefore, in the current situation, these three companies are very restrained from each other. At this time, Sun Quan released Guan Yu to see if he could break the balance. Guan Yu values righteousness and Sun Quan treats him well. Guan Yu is naturally not good at attacking Sun Quan in turn, so he will naturally extend his butcher knife to other princes.
"It's just my lord, there is something that surprises me. If Guan Yu really wants to go north to find Liu Bei on this trip, he once helped us kidnap Yuan Tan. Can Yuan Shao tolerate him?" Zhang Hong said suddenly.
"What do you mean..." Sun Quan's eyes flashed.
"Either Yuan Shao has learned a lesson and gained tolerance, and I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with him in the future. Or, Liu Bei is no longer on Yuan Shao's side." Zhang Hong responded.
"You reminded me of this in time. If you didn't tell me, I really wouldn't have noticed. It seems that the direction of the wind has changed unknowingly." Sun Quan touched his chin.
There has been no fighting between the three families of Sun, Cao and Yuan for the time being. Now that the Sun family is the dominant one, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are unwilling to accept the status quo, what will happen to them? Naturally, I set my sights on the next few! Only by continuing to annex the weak can we become stronger. Not surprisingly, Sun Quan had guessed Yuan Shao's purpose in letting Liu Bei leave.
"Then my lord, are you still letting Guan Yu go?" Cheng Pu asked.
"Let go! The plan remains unchanged. No matter where he goes, he will be the same to us." Sun Quan replied, "Okay, let's not talk about Guan Yu. I'll leave you here to discuss another matter."
Sun Quan looked at Zhang Zhao,
"I'm afraid this news came directly from the palace, right?"
In other words, this is the rumor that Emperor Xian released. Otherwise, Zhang Zhao would not be able to specifically mention it.
The original queen was Cao Cao's daughter. Emperor Xian did not take anyone with him when he escaped from Xudu. Now that Emperor Xian has judged Cao Cao as a traitor and traitor, it is only natural to re-elect the queen. Therefore, the real key is the choice of the queen!
"What do you think this Holy Master means?" Sun Quan asked.
Zhang Zhao glanced at Sun Quan and said,
"My lord, you actually already have the answer in your mind. The reason why the Holy One revealed this news is naturally because he hopes that you, my lord, can take the initiative." Zhang Zhao replied.
