When he was young, he had ten thousand pockets of horses, and the war in the southeast has not ended. Who is the rival of the world's heroes? Cao Liu.
This is the evaluation of Sun Quan by Xin Qiji, a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty.
There is a saying that Sun Zhongmou succeeded to the throne at a young age, unified the industry at a young age, stabilized Jiangdong's foundation, and created a three-point world pattern in the battle of Chibi. He is indeed worthy of the title of "The Hero of the World".
It's just something. You are really afraid of comparing yourself to Cao Pi and Liu Chan. Sun Quan is actually the best among the three in terms of martial arts and martial arts. But if you put Sun Quan in the first generation team Compared to that, it's a bit unsatisfactory.
Wei Wu wielded his whip and the emperor's uncle was benevolent. When he came to Sun Quan, he was just a young man who ruled the industry.
As long as Cao Cao or Liu Bei are allowed to sit on the foundation when Sun Quan succeeds to the throne at the beginning, it is hard to say whether these two people can dominate the world, but they will never be like Sun Quan, sitting in Jiangdong and making no progress.
If he hadn't taken advantage of Liu Bei's Northern Expedition to sneak attack Cao Pi and occupy part of Huainan and Qingxu, Sun Quan would not have made any achievements in opening up territory.
But even so, when Cao Pi, the second generation who was enjoying the success, and Liu Bei, the guy who had to ask for help in his early years, both proclaimed themselves emperors, Sun Quan's ambition to become emperor was still as ready as in history.
The Sun Quan in this time and space is different from the Sun Quan in history. At least in this time and space, Liu Bei did not fight the Battle of Yiling, and Sun Quan did not have to worry about fighting on two fronts and chose to surrender to Cao Pi.
Although his current title of King of Wu is still given by Cao Pi, it is not "King of Wu of Wei" but "King of Wu of Han".
At least in name, Sun Quan was not a minister of Cao Pi, but a serious minister of the Han Dynasty.
Now Cao Pi has usurped the Han and established himself. Although the Han Dynasty is gone, the title of "King of Wu of the Han Dynasty" before the Han Dynasty was completely destroyed is still very valuable. It not only gave Sun Quan a certain degree of righteousness, but also did not appear to be very political. passive.
Now that the Han Dynasty has died, Sun Quan, as the King of Wu of the Han Dynasty, has further proclaimed himself emperor. At least from a legal perspective, it is not something that cannot be accepted by the world.
The more Sun Quan thought about it, the more excited he became. To this end, he secretly ordered Zhou Yu, who was stationed in Huainan, and Lu Xun, who was stationed in Qingxu, to secretly rush back to Chaisang. He then secretly summoned Zhang Zhao, Bu Zhi, Zhu Ran, Sun Huan, Sun Shao and others to secretly Discuss the matter of proclaiming himself emperor.
These people are all Sun Quan's confidants, and they basically include the clan, the Huaisi Group, and the local aristocratic families in Jiangdong. Sun Quan only needs to give a little hint, and these people understand Sun Quan's thoughts.
It's just that, it is one thing to understand Sun Quan's ambition, but in practice, everyone has everyone's concerns.
Speaking more broadly, if Sun Quan wants to proclaim himself emperor, although there is a certain legal basis, the legal basis is not enough. There is no problem in entertaining himself behind closed doors, but if he wants to be recognized by Liu Bei, Cao Pi and the people of the world, it is really difficult. Somewhat difficult.
Cao Pi took the route of abdication. Don't worry about what's going on in the middle. Whether the Han Emperor did it voluntarily or not, at least there was no legal problem with him.
As for Liu Bei, he has always held high the banner of supporting the Han Dynasty and wanted to rebuild the Han Dynasty. Now that the Han Dynasty is gone, he succeeded to the throne as the emperor as a lineage of the Han Dynasty and continues to support the Han Dynasty. Although it is weaker in legal terms, but Humanly, he is accepted by people all over the world.
But what does Sun Quan have? !
The title of King Wu of the Han Dynasty can only prove that you are a Han official. Now that the Han Dynasty is gone, you have to stand on your own. You are made king to assist the Han Dynasty, not to surpass the Han Dynasty and become emperor on your own.
Unless Sun Quan can carry out the banner of revenge for the Han Dynasty after becoming emperor, as long as Cao Wei can be eliminated, then Sun Quan's throne will be recognized by the people of the world, otherwise, he will be just a "pseudo emperor" who separatist power.
The problem is that Sun Quan became emperor just to satisfy his own ambitions and desires. How could he become enemies with Cao Wei over a so-called Han Dynasty? !
This is Sun Quan's lack of legal rationality in proclaiming himself emperor.
This is one of them.
Secondly, once Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor, neither Cao Wei nor Xi Shu will recognize the legitimacy of Sun Quan's throne.
After all, the purpose of these two forces is to defeat each other and unify the world. Therefore, in their eyes, only their own emperor is the orthodox emperor, and the others are all false emperors. Once Sun Quan becomes emperor, he is likely to be attacked by both families at the same time. Hostile.
In the past, Sun Quan was swinging back and forth between the two families, taking advantage of them, and his comfortable position would be gone.
Of course, with the hatred between the Cao and Liu families, it is definitely impossible for them to unite to deal with Jiangdong, but the problem is still the same. Some things do not require a superficial alliance at all, but only need a tacit understanding between each other, so the two are caught in the middle Jiangdong is the most unfavorable situation.
If Cao Pi led his troops to attack, he might not need to worry too much about Liu Bei. After all, Liu Bei still wanted to show some respect and would not bother to take advantage of the situation. But if Liu Bei led his troops to attack, Cao Pi would definitely choose to take advantage of the situation.
Apart from anything else, Cao Pi definitely wants to take back the lands of Huainan and Qingxu as soon as possible.
Therefore, once Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor, the external situation will actually be very unfriendly to Sun Quan.
After all, proclaiming himself emperor is a big deal. At this time, Zhou Yu could no longer hide it and quickly gave Sun Quan an analysis and persuaded Sun Quan to think twice.
It doesn't matter to Cao Wei. Now that Jiangdong has occupied Qingxu and Huainan, Cao Wei will definitely not give up. Anyway, there will be a fight sooner or later. You don't need to care about what Cao Pi thinks about Sun Quan proclaiming himself emperor.
But on Liu Bei's side, although there is almost only one piece of paper left in the alliance between the two companies, as long as this piece of paper has not been pierced, with Liu Bei's character and scruples, it is unlikely that he will take the initiative to tear up the alliance.
But once Sun Quan becomes emperor, Liu Bei will have every reason to tear up the alliance. At that time, Jiangdong may face an isolated and helpless situation.
Zhou Yu is not against Sun Quan proclaiming the emperor, but the key point is that the benefits of this title are not many, but the disadvantages are many. It is better to stick to the title of King of Wu for the time being, digest the Huainan and Qingxu areas, and sit back and watch Liu Bei Fighting to the death with Cao Pi consumes strength.
The two of them calling each other emperor will definitely be in a fight to the death, and there is no possibility of easing.
When the fight between the two is almost over and Sun Quan has finished recuperating, he will send troops to attack the Central Plains and go north to fight for hegemony. In this way, there is still a great hope of unifying the world.
This is the route Zhou Yu planned for Sun Quan.
However, Sun Quan was not very accepting.
Yes, Sun Quan agreed that what Zhou Yu said was reasonable, but the problem was that Zhou Yu considered more things at the strategic level. Zhou Yu did not think too much about the political level.
First, there is the issue of Sun Quan’s status.
If Sun Quan continues to hold the title of King of Wu, then is this King of Wu the "King of Wu of Wei" or the "King of Wu of Han"? !
After all, it was Cao Pi who helped Sun Quan win the title of King of Wu, and Cao Wei claimed to "stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty." So if Cao Pi asked Sun Quan to become a minister, would Sun Quan agree or not? !
If he agrees, he will be the "King of Wei and Wu". Even if he is half shorter, he will still offend Liu Bei.
If he doesn't agree, then he is still the "King of Wu of the Han Dynasty", but if Liu Bei comes and asks Sun Quan to become a minister at this time, what will Sun Quan do? !
You can't just agree to both people's requests for submission, right? Then wouldn't you still offend both families at the same time? !
Therefore, whether Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor or not, his status is still very embarrassing.
Second, once the orthodox status of the Cao and Liu families is recognized by the world, what should we do if there is a loss of talent in Jiangdong? !
If you are not determined to get along with Sun Quan, is it better to go to the "Central Court" to find a way out, or is it better to live by the so-called "Han Wu King"? !
In a short period of time, there may not be much loss of talents in Jiangdong. After all, Sun Quan's power structure in Jiangdong is basically stable at this time.
But as time goes by, after ten or twenty years, it is hard to say how many people in Jiangdong are still willing to continue to serve Sun Quan.
Finally, it is also a matter of Sun Quan's inner acceptance.
Why could Cao Pi, a second-generation man with no abilities and just sitting back and enjoying the success of his father's inheritance, become emperor? !
Why can an old boy who has wasted most of his life, losing battles and running away, and who only ten years ago had to rely on his own help to survive, be able to become emperor? !
They can all be emperors, but I, Sun Quan, can’t? !
Although I also inherited the inheritance from my father and brother, there is one thing to say: Is the inheritance left by my brother a good inheritance? !
If it is a good foundation, my brother can still entrust Zhang Zhao to him before he dies. Can he say that if it doesn't work, we will go back to Huainan to live in trouble? !
At that time, Jiangdong relied on his brother's high-pressure rule to temporarily suppress opposition. Once his brother died, Jiangdong might be unstable at any time.
Jiangdong is not only stable by relying on his high-pressure and gentle methods. Is this much better than Cao Pi? !
As for martial arts, let alone that.
You, Liu Bei, were chased by Cao Cao and ran around like a rabbit, running from Xuzhou to Hebei, from Hebei to Runan, then from Runan to Xinye, and finally from Xinye to Jiangxia.
But as for me, in the battle of Chibi, I defeated the many with less, and defeated Cao Cao's army of more than 200,000.
If it weren't for me, Sun Quan, your Liu Bei's life would have been long gone. How would you have a chance to become emperor? !
These two guys can be emperor, why can't I, Sun Quan, be emperor? !
(End of chapter)
