The main reason why the officials were filled with righteous indignation was their disdain for Sun Quan's behavior.
In addition to this internal reason, the current national strength of the Han Dynasty is different from that in the past, which is also a very important factor.
The alliance between Sun Wu and Cao Wei was a dangerous thing for the Han Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty was no longer what it used to be.
With the current national strength of the Han Dynasty, it is by no means impossible to conquer Jiangdong.
Sun Quan's act of rashly proclaiming himself emperor was also a fundamental challenge to the authority of the Han Dynasty. From this aspect, the ministers' advice to conquer Jiangdong was reasonable and reasonable.
However, this reasonable behavior was not approved by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei raised his hand slightly as if to press down. After seeing Liu Bei's move, the ministers who were filled with emotion in the palace quickly stopped making suggestions.
Looking at the ministers with angry expressions on their faces, Liu Bei expressed his opinion:
"After years of fighting, the soldiers and the people are exhausted. Now is not the time to start another war."
"Since our dynasty is continuing the legal system of the Han Dynasty, is there any reason to abandon the Central Plains and drive away from barbaric lands?"
Liu Bei's voice was calm and powerful, causing all the ministers present to look thoughtful.
But Zhuge Liang had a smile on his face.
Fortunately, Liu Bei did not get carried away by the anger in his heart.
Mi Yang noticed the smile on Zhuge Liang's face.
Thinking of Liu Bei's angrier look than all the ministers last night, and remembering how he had tried so hard to persuade him last night, Mi Yang felt that his persuasion was not in vain.
Does what Liu Bei say make sense?
Of course there is.
The first reason Liu Bei mentioned alone is a problem that the big man cannot ignore now.
No matter how powerful the army is, it is not a perpetual motion machine.
No matter how fertile the land is, it is impossible to produce unlimited food.
In the past two years, the Han Dynasty has continuously experienced three battles: the Battle of Nanzhong, the Battle of Nanzheng, and the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong.
No matter how rich your family background is, you can't afford such consumption.
It can be said that if it were not for Zhuge Liang's unprecedented political ability, and Mi Yang captured a large amount of the Wei army's grain, grass and baggage after the Battle of Nanzheng, it would have been extremely difficult for the Han army to launch the Northern Expedition.
Even if the Han Dynasty regains Guanzhong, Guanzhong is still in ruins.
Let’s not mention that Guanzhong suffered from wars for many years. When Cao Zhen was in charge of Guanzhong, he repeatedly plundered people’s wealth and support from the people for the Battle of Hexi and the Southern Expedition.
Cao Zhen's behavior of drying up the lake for fishing aroused widespread resentment in Guanzhong and caused refugees to gradually appear in various places in Guanzhong.
In this case, the first priority for Dahan must be to stabilize the people's livelihood in Guanzhong.
The Han Dynasty is not Cao Wei. When Liu Bei raised his army, he wanted to bring a stable life to the people of the world, not just for the hegemony of the emperor.
Liu Bei would not put the cart before the horse and forget his original intention.
As for Liu Bei's second reason, it is even more irrefutable.
Sun Quan's behavior was provoking the authority of the Han Dynasty, and it was indeed disgusting. However, it would be inappropriate to make Jiangdong the main target of the next attack because of this.
The reason is very simple. From the day the Han Dynasty was founded, he has declared to the world that he is the Zhengshuo of the Chinese nation.
Under this political slogan, after regaining Guanzhong, the next operational target of the Han army must be the Central Plains.
In a political sense, the Central Plains can also be called China.
"Heaven is above, and earth is below. Those who live in the middle of heaven and earth are called China, and those who live on the side of heaven and earth are called the Four Barbarians. Outside the Four Barbarians, there is also the interior of China.
In China, the rulers and ministers establish themselves, the rituals and music are performed by themselves, the clothes and hats are produced by themselves, and the hats and hats are used by the sacrifices themselves..."
From this passage, we can see how important it is for the Han Dynasty to regain the Central Plains.
As the emperor, Liu Bei personally stated these two reasons. One was to alleviate the anger of the ministers, and the other was to use his status as the founding king to set the tone for the next development direction of the Han Dynasty.
Now that Liu Bei has spoken, and Liu Bei's words are reasonable, the anger of the ministers has been relieved a lot.
But after the anger subsided, a feeling called worry emerged one after another.
Huang Quan, who was familiar with military affairs, was the first to speak:
"Even if our army temporarily lets go of Jiangdong, there is no guarantee that Sun Quan and Cao Rui will not jointly attack Jingzhou."
As soon as Huang Quan said his words, he immediately attracted the attention of many ministers in the palace.
Especially Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei subconsciously wanted to second his opinion, but before Zhang Fei could say anything, Mi Yang stood up and said to the ministers present:
"No need to worry about that."
Mi Yang's judgment surprised all the officials in the palace.
Huang Quan stood up and cupped his hands and asked Mi Yang, "Why?"
Under the gaze of all the ministers in the palace, Mi Yang analyzed: "After the Battle of Guanzhong, Ni Wei's vitality was severely damaged.
When the troops are lost and the generals are lost, the hearts of the people in the country will definitely rise and fall.
For Ni Wei, their top priority is not to start another war, but how to appease the hearts of the people in the country.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the alliance between Wei Wei and Wu Wu was a strong alliance.
But in Gu's view, the reason why Ni Wei formed an alliance with Ni Wu was to divert disaster to the east and make Jiangdong a thorn in our side, so that it could have a chance to recuperate.
And if Ni Wei did not send troops together with Ni Wu, how could Ni Wu's family capture Jingzhou in a short time with the strength of Ni Wu alone?
Sun Quan must also know this in his heart.
Because of this, he would not send troops hastily.
Both families are waiting for the other to send troops first, so neither of them will send troops in the end. "
After listening to Mi Yang's words, all the ministers in the palace nodded.
Of course, strategically Mi Yang can assert that there will be no danger in Jingzhou in the short term, but to be sure, some tactical preparations are also essential.
Then Mi Yang informed the officials in the palace that he asked Jiang Ji to release the rumors.
After hearing Mi Yang's arrangement, the worries in the hearts of the ministers in the palace gradually diminished.
Although Mi Yang has not been in Jingzhou for several years, the legend of Mi Yang has been circulating in Jingzhou.
After Mi Yang finished speaking, Zhuge Liang also stood up and said to the ministers in the hall:
"The general's actions can make Ni Wei and Ni Wu surrender to the enemy, but I have an idea that can make Ni Wu have nothing to worry about."
Seeing that it was Zhuge Liang who was speaking, Mi Yang returned to his seat and sat down, waiting for Zhuge Liang's advice.
Without letting Mi Yang wait for too long, Zhuge Liang said: "After the Battle of Public Security, Sun Quan sent his eldest son Sun Deng as a hostage."
"Now that Sun Deng has gradually grown up in Jingzhou, Your Majesty can summon Sun Deng to Chang'an and reward him."
After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, the ministers were puzzled.
Sun Deng's father, Sun Quan, openly rebelled against the Han Dynasty. Normally, it would be an act of benevolence for the Han Dynasty not to take Sun Deng's life.
Why still reward him?
After seeing the puzzled looks on the ministers' faces, Zhuge Liang smiled and said:
"Sun Quan knew that Sun Deng was in our dynasty, but he still dared to call himself a false emperor. There are two reasons.
First, his second descendant, Liu, gradually grew up, and he had no heirs to worry about.
Secondly, Sun Quan wanted to kill someone with a borrowed sword.
If our court kills Sun Deng, it will serve Sun Quan's will and allow him to use this as a reason to deceive the people of Jiangdong and justify his rebellion.
You can also lend me Chao's help to clear up hidden dangers for him. "
At first glance, what Zhuge Liang said seems to be illogical.
It was obviously Sun Quan who rebelled first, and it was a justifiable move for the Han Dynasty to kill Sun Deng. How could this matter be exploited by Sun Quan?
But in fact, what Zhuge Liang said accurately predicted Sun Quan's psychology and was in line with the actual situation of the world.
Don't forget that the information dissemination in this world is very limited, and it can easily be used by thoughtful people to create a time lag.
As long as the Han kills Sun Deng, Sun Quan can claim to the world that it was the Han who killed Sun Deng first, and he had no choice but to break with the Han because of his hatred for his son.
Once Sun Quan does this, maybe the people in the Han Dynasty will understand the real situation, but what about the people in Sun Wu and Cao Wei?
At that time, Sun Deng's death was a fact, and the Han Dynasty could not explain it by resurrecting Sun Deng.
Confusing right and wrong and distorting facts is what Sun Quan has always been good at.
Historically, Sun Quan did this after taking Jingzhou - anyway, in later generations, there are still many people who believe that Sun Quan and Liu Bei were not allies at that time, and that it was Liu Bei who failed Sun Quan first.
Of course, Sun Quan was not the only one to do such a thing in Chinese history.
Just like the famous Seven Hatreds of Nuerhachi.
After gaining a better understanding of Sun Quan's character, all the ministers felt that Zhuge Liang's analysis was very reasonable.
Therefore, they were very curious about what kind of reward method Zhuge Liang should use to solve Sun Quan's villainous behavior and successfully cause civil strife in Sun Wu.
Zhuge Liang did not disappoint the ministers. The strategy he proposed next was truly amazing.
Zhuge Liang smiled first, and then said to the ministers:
"Sun Quan intended to give up Sun Deng as his eldest son, but no matter what, Sun Deng's status as the eldest son of Sun Quan has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of Jiangdong.
This point cannot be erased by Sun Quan.
In this case, our court can issue an edict to make Sun Deng adoptive as Sun Ce's heir, and let Sun Deng inherit the position of Marquis of Wu. "
The proposal to make Sun Deng the Marquis of Wu did not surprise the ministers. Mi Yang had made a similar suggestion before as a measure to counter Sun Quan in the future.
But the move of adopting Sun Deng as Sun Ce's son made all the officials look happy.
What a great move!
As we all know, the founder of Jiangdong Foundation was actually Sun Ce.
In the final analysis, Sun Quan was just the keeper of Jiangdong's foundation.
Under such facts, even if Sun Ce has been dead for many years, it is absolutely impossible for his name to be forgotten by the people of Jiangdong.
Not to mention that before Sun Ce died, he left a large number of ministers to Sun Quan.
As the saying goes, the family, the country, and the world, in a sense, the emperor of "Da Wu" is the head of the Sun family.
According to the etiquette and laws of the world, Sun Ce and his family are the ones who should legally inherit the Sun family.
In fact, Sun Ce and his family should inherit the foundation of "Da Wu"!
Of course Sun Ce has a son alive, so why not make a fuss about him?
On the one hand, the reason is that Sun Shao is not in the hands of the Han Dynasty, and on the other hand, it is the special nature of Sun Deng.
Sun Deng changed from the eldest son of Sun Quan to the successor of Sun Ce.
From this point of view, whether it is the ministers left by Sun Ce or the ministers promoted by Sun Quan, they will tend to make Sun Deng the successor of Jiangdong's foundation.
What's the best way to disrupt a country's internal affairs?
In today's world, a country's reserve is called the "national foundation"!
Compared with Sun Deng, even if Sun Lu is in Jiangdong, what qualifications does he have to compete with Sun Deng for the reserve position.
And with the most legitimate heir of "Great Wu" in his hands, how could Sun Quan feel at ease when the country's foundation was uncertain?
How can the ministers of "Great Wu" feel at ease?
However, Zhuge Liang's strategy can achieve more than this.
It is sometimes easy to think of your son as rebelling against me.
I would like to express my deep gratitude to the leader of Dragon Wars in the Wild for the reward~
(End of chapter)
