Regarding Lu Xun's sparse memorial, Sun Quan's final approach was to leave it at that.
Although Lu Xun's sparse memorials caused considerable controversy at the court meeting, Sun Quan relied on his own prestige to suppress these arguments in the end, and did not give any opinions on how to deal with it in the end.
However, the next day, Sun Quan ordered Lu Xun to return to Huainan.
In the eyes of Lu Wang Sun Ba's faction, Sun Quan's edict had a very positive meaning.
Lu Xun guarded Huainan all year round and was never in the court. Therefore, Lu Xun's attitude towards the dispute between the two palaces has always been relatively vague.
Therefore, when Lu Xun suddenly went to the throne and asked Sun Quan to consolidate his roots and clear his origins, even Sun He and his faction did not expect the surprise. The surprise was a bit too sudden.
As a prince, Sun He had the double support of the general and the prime minister. How could Sun Ba, the king of Lu, compete with Sun He? !
It can be said that on the day of the court meeting, Sun He and his faction were overjoyed.
But no one expected that the next day, Sun Quan ordered Lu Xun to return to Huainan immediately. Now it was Sun Ba's turn to be overjoyed.
One thing to say, with Lu Xun's sudden statement, it was a huge blow to Sun Ba's faction.
A Zhu Ran and a Gu Yong can still fight, but if Lu Xun is added to the mix, the difficulty of the fight will instantly rise to a higher level.
Therefore, on the day of the court meeting, not only Sun Ba was at a loss, but Quan Cong and Bu Zha were also worried.
However, who knew that in the face of Lu Xun's request, Supreme Wu not only stayed silent or made any response, but ordered Lu Xun to return to Huainan the next day. It can be seen that in Supreme Wu's heart, even Lu Xun could not Shaken his preference for Sun Ba.
It was Sun Ba's turn to rejoice. Before things came to an end, Sun Ba still had a chance to aspire to the crown prince position.
But then, Sun Ba's group, which had been happy for just a few days, became a little unhappy again.
Regarding the case of Quan Cong's impeachment of Gu Tan, Sun Quan issued an edict after a month of "investigation" to remove Gu Tan from all positions and ordered him to reflect behind closed doors.
There is a saying that Quan Cong's impeachment of Gu Tan has been settled, and Gu Tan has indeed been dismissed from office.
But this result was not what Quan Cong or Sun Ba's group wanted.
Quan Cong impeached Gu Tan, not to target Gu Tan, a junior, but to unseat Gu Yong by impeaching Gu Tan, so as to pave the way for Bu Zhao to succeed Gu Yong as prime minister.
This matter is not only in line with the interests of Sun Ba's faction, but also in line with Bu Zheng's interests.
There was not much enmity between Bu Zhi and Gu Yong, but if Bu Zhi was convinced that Gu Yong could serve as prime minister, it would be false.
In terms of qualifications and ability, Bu Zhao thinks he is stronger than Gu Yong.
In terms of qualifications, Bu Zhi followed the Sun family earlier. Whether it was during the Sun Ce period or the Sun Quan period, Bu Zhi had already served as an official for the Sun family.
In terms of ability, Bu Zhao can not only manage internal affairs, he can also lead troops in battle, which is more capable than Gu Yong, a pure civil servant.
The reason why Bu Zhao failed to succeed Zhang Zhao and become prime minister was entirely because Lu Yi, a villain at that time, was in the way and regarded Bu Zhi as a target to establish his power. As a result, Sun Quan finally appointed Gu Yong to replace Zhang Zhao who died of illness as prime minister.
This is not a question of ability, it's just that the pace is wrong.
Therefore, Bu Zhao is not very convinced by Gu Yong.
In addition, in the past two years, the dispute between the two palaces has become increasingly fierce, causing Bu Zhi and Gu Yong to stand in different interest camps. Therefore, Bu Zhi's desire to replace Gu Yong has gradually become stronger.
Quan Cong's impeachment of Gu Tan this time was not only Quan Cong's idea, but Bu Zhi also participated in the planning a lot.
But in the end, Gu Tan was indeed dismissed from his post, but what the hell was the order to reflect on? !
The meaning of ordering self-reflection actually means that Sun Quan recognized that Gu Tan had indeed made a mistake, but for Gu Yong's sake, even though he was dismissed from office, Sun Quan still had no intention of touching Gu Yong.
If Gu Yong cannot come down, Bu Zhao will not be able to go up, and if Bu Zhi cannot go up, King Lu's faction will not be able to expand its weight and voice in the court.
This is very detrimental to King Lu's faction.
What's even more terrible is that in the last few days of the first month of the fourth year of Chiwu, Sun Quan suddenly issued an edict and ordered him to go to Huainan and Jiangxia front lines to inspect defense.
This news is both good and bad.
The good thing is that whether it is Lu Xun of Huainan, Zhu Ran or Zhuge Ke of Jiangxia, they are now regarded as princelings by Sun Ba's faction. When patrolling these places step by step, it is easy to catch a mistake and impeach the three of them. If he could pull down any one of these three people, Sun Ba would be able to wake up from his sleep with a smile.
The disadvantage is that this kind of thing will most likely only happen in sleep.
These three people all have military power. It is too fantasy to have them removed from office by simply catching their mistakes and impeaching them.
Moreover, if Bu Zhi stays in Jianye, he can contain Gu Yong, make suggestions for Sun Ba, and play the greatest role.
Once Bu Zhao left Jianye, he would still have the task of patrolling the armies. He would not be able to come back for a year and a half. Sun Ba didn't have any heavyweight supporters in the first place. It would be difficult for Cong to support himself alone.
Therefore, no matter what angle you look at it, patrolling the armies on foot would do more harm than good.
But the problem is, the edict has been issued, and it is impossible for Bu Zhao to resist and disobey it. If he does so, it will only arouse Sun Quan's resentment and be even more detrimental to Sun Ba's faction.
After all, Sun Ba's faction does not have enough political righteousness, and it relies solely on Sun Quan's favor to achieve its current power. Sun Ba will never easily make Sun Quan unhappy.
Bu Zhao had to be ordered to go on patrol, and Sun Ba's faction fell into low pressure again.
And this is also what Sun Quan wants to achieve.
Although Sun Quan also wanted to strike a balance, using Sun Ba to contain Sun He's faction and buy time for his clan's power to grow, the situation was different.
Cao Wei was destroyed, and the Shu Han Dynasty did not know when it would start the Eastern Expedition. Under the current situation, it was not a rational choice to continue to favor Sun Ba for checks and balances, which would lead to changes in the morale of the frontline officers and soldiers.
There is no way, there is no supporter of your Sun Ba, no one who occupies a high position on the front line.
When faced with the threat of war, people like Lu Xun, Zhu Ran, Zhuge Ke, and Zhu Ju are obviously more important than you, King Lu, and Sun Quan must appease these people first.
It's just that Sun Quan didn't think about completely abolishing Sun Ba's power. After all, Sun Quan also had to consider whether Sun He would be able to control Lu Xun and others after his death. Therefore, Sun Ba would be retained when necessary in the future. It can still play a certain role.
Therefore, Sun Quan thought for a long time and decided to recall Lu Dai from Jiaozhou to Jianye.
Lu Dai was also a supporter of Sun Ba. Sun Quan's faction took a step forward to reassure Sun He's faction, and then called back Lu Dai to appease Sun Ba's faction. It still had the familiar flavor of checks and balances.
All in all, this is Sun Quan's staged summary of the current struggle between the two palaces - the prince's faction is temporarily led, but Sun Ba's team is also retained.
The purpose is very simple, which is to be consistent with the outside world.
However, whether the effect of Sun Quan's actions is good or not is really a matter of opinion.
For some ministers who are magnanimous and have an overall view of the situation, Sun Quan's actions can have a certain effect.
For example, Lu Xun, Zhu Ran, Zhu Ju, Gu Yong and others.
Even Bu Zhi, before leaving Jianye, persuaded Sun Ba, saying that foreign affairs were complicated now, and suggested that Sun Ba should stay dormant for the time being and put national affairs first.
But for people like Quan Cong and Zhuge Ke who are not very big-minded, this does not have much effect.
At this time, these people are either thinking of "killing you while you are sick", or they are using conspiracy methods to achieve a desperate comeback.
Zhuge Ke was obviously the former. He secretly contacted Sun He and a group of courtiers in the court, asking them to continue to create momentum and force Sun Quan to make a decision as soon as possible to abolish King Sun Ba of Lu and establish the authority of Sun He as Crown Prince.
As for Quan Cong, it is obviously the latter.
Quan Cong's method was to use his wife, Sun Quan's favorite princess, Sun Luban, to blow the whistle on Sun Quan, trying to restore the current disadvantage through this method.
If it were left to other dynasties, it would be basically impossible for a eldest princess to control the government and determine the rise and fall of the country.
In the concept of this era, the eldest princess can be powerful, but there must be no limit. No matter how noble the princess is, she is still a married person. If you want to interfere in the government, you are asking for death.
But, in Da Wu, who could really make Sun Quan really like his eldest daughter?
The dispute between the two palaces in history reached the point where it got out of hand later, which incidentally aroused the suspicion of the young ruler of the late Soochow Dynasty and endangered the country. Sun Luban must bear at least half of the responsibility.
With the strong entry of Sun Luban, Sun Quan, who had originally decided to focus on foreign affairs for the time being, also showed signs of wavering that a qualified monarch should not have.
No one knows what Sun Luban said to Sun Quan. Anyway, just a few days later, Sun Quan suddenly issued an edict to recall Bu Zhi who had already walked to Lujiang and asked him to return to Jianye as director.
And at this time, I don’t know if God meant it. Gu Yong was infected with the wind and cold that is common in winter and spring, but because of this, he couldn’t get sick and couldn’t do anything.
The opportunity for Bu Zhao to replace Gu Yong as prime minister came again.
(End of chapter)
