Facts have proved that Sun He is really not a qualified emperor.
He neither has the forbearance and decisiveness that an emperor should have, nor does he have Sun Quan's ability to check and balance. In fact, he doesn't even know what kind of judgment to make in any situation.
After Sun He came to power for the second time, he persisted in Gu Yong's repeated admonitions and insisted on imprisoning Quan Cong, who returned to Jianye from Jiangxia, to hold him responsible for the unfavorable war.
Even Sun Luban's repeated pleas were of no avail.
Immediately afterwards, Sun He issued an edict in the name of the Prince of the Supervisory State, ordering Lu Dai to abandon Jiaozhou, lead his troops back to Yangzhou, and then hand over the military power to Danyang Prefect Lu Ju, go north alone, and return to Jianye to wait for dispatch.
Although the edict was issued in this way, the question is, are Lu Dai really treated as a fool? !
With Quan Cong's lesson learned from the past, Lu Dai would only choose to give up his military power and go north alone unless he was mentally retarded.
Now that Sun He has made it clear that he wants to liquidate King Lu's Sun Ba faction, how could Lu Dai die in vain? !
Therefore, after receiving Sun He's order, Lu Dai directly refused the transfer order on the grounds that "the war was unfavorable and it was not appropriate to withdraw lightly" and forcibly stayed in Jiaozhou and refused to leave.
After all, Lu Dai is a figure who has three equals in Jiaozhou. His ability is not a problem, and there is no lack of connections in Jiaozhou. In fact, the soldiers and people in Jiaozhou recognize Lu Dai more than the Sun family of Soochow. Lu Dai If he doesn’t want to leave, no one can drive him away.
Lu Dai even directly ordered the blockade of the passage from Nanhai County to Yangzhou, imitating the Nanyue King Zhao Tuo.
Although Lu Dai did not openly rebel against the separatist regime, it was actually a fact that he was waiting for change.
After receiving this reward, Sun He was furious. He immediately wanted to send troops to Jiaozhou to conquer Lu Dai. Gu Yong was so anxious that he almost jumped up and down.
Now that the Shu Han army is pressing down on the border, Xuzhou in the north is definitely lost, and the pressure on the Huainan region is not small. The Shu bandits in the west have crossed the river and reached Moling County. Where are there extra troops to conquer Lu Dai.
According to the idea of caring for Yong, he suggested to Sun He that as long as Lu Dai still respects the Wu royal family on the surface and admits that he is a minister of Wu, then some matters should not be investigated now until the Shu thieves are repelled first.
It is necessary to distinguish clearly which one is the enemy and which one is the disease of mustard moss.
The top priority is to find ways to reinforce Moling and Yuzhang counties, while ensuring the supply of grain and grass in the Huainan region, and guarding these two key nodes.
Gu Yong almost convinced Sun He after a few words.
Although Sun He is quite a loser, he has been the prince for several years and has some political foundation.
If Gu Yong said this alone, Sun He might not listen, but if most of Sun He's advisers had this suggestion, then Sun He would still be able to listen.
However, Gu Yongqian should not, absolutely should not, suggest Sun He to release Quan Cong and then let Quan Cong lead the troops of Wu County to reinforce Zhu Ran in Moling County.
The purpose of Gu Yong's suggestion was actually for Sun He and Soochow.
On the one hand, there are really few capable and experienced old generals left in Soochow. Quan Cong is the most suitable candidate to reinforce Moling. As long as Zhu Ran is confirmed in advance this time, there will be no Repeat the same mistakes.
And it is estimated that Quan Cong will not dare to challenge Zhu Ran this time, after all, he is considered a "sinful person".
On the other hand, if Sun He is really willing to re-enable Quan Cong, he can also appease the King of Lu's faction in the court, ease political relations, and maybe even Lu Dai can restrain himself.
If Lu Dai is not asked to join him again, at least he will not be forced to rebel directly.
Gu Yong was really considering it for Soochow, but unfortunately, this suggestion completely angered Sun He.
From Sun He's point of view, his previous approach was very clear, which was to liquidate King Lu's faction. But now Gu Yong's suggestion is to slap him in the face himself. He can't kill him for doing something so detrimental to his majesty. Will do it.
In the final analysis, it is still a matter of structure, and Sun He does not have the structure to be the master.
Therefore, Sun He not only did not adopt Gu Yong's suggestion, on the contrary, he directly bypassed Yousi and issued an edict to execute Quan Cong.
Then the second Taichu Palace Change was triggered.
The person who initiated the palace coup last time was Sun Ba, but the person who initiated the palace coup this time was Sun Luban, the Princess of Wu.
Quan Cong was the husband of Sun Luban, the eldest princess of Eastern Wu. Sun He issued an edict to execute Quan Cong, and Sun Luban would also be implicated. It wasn't that Sun Luban loved Quan Cong so much, it was simply that Sun Luban couldn't stand the feeling of being abandoned.
Originally, Sun Quan's favorite child was her, and she had always enjoyed prosperity and wealth.
But now, Sun Quan is seriously ill, and Sun He supervises the country. As soon as she takes power, her food and clothing expenses have been reduced, and her fiefdom has been reduced by two thousand acres. When did Sun Luban suffer from this?
Now, Sun He ignored his pleas and insisted on executing his husband. Sun Luban will still have a good life in the future.
In addition, Sun Luban had always been on the side of Sun Ba, King of Lu. If Sun and his younger brother were really ruthless and wanted to pursue him, Sun Luban would be in trouble even if he didn't die.
Therefore, Sun Luban decided to give it a try.
Moreover, Sun Luban is much smarter than Sun Ba in doing things. She knows that she does not have much power and does not have a righteous name. If she wants to completely take down Sun He, she must contact as many forces as possible. Only then can you have a chance of winning.
Therefore, Sun Luban not only contacted the old troops of King Lu, but also used his identity as the eldest princess to win over a group of aristocratic families who were originally in a neutral position, and together they launched a mutiny in Taichu Palace.
Sun He is obviously not Sun Quan. His ability to control Taichu Palace is obviously not as good as that of his father, and his sensitivity to changes in the internal atmosphere of the court is also much worse. Of course, the most important thing is that the Taichu Palace guards still obey Sun Quan, and Not Sun He.
Therefore, when the person who launched the second Taichu Palace rebellion was Sun Luban, and the real owner of Taichu Palace did not order a counter-rebellion, Sun He had no chance of winning.
What's even more terrible is that on the second day after the Taichu Palace incident, Sun Quan, who had been ill for a long time and ignored the government affairs, suddenly appeared in the Taichu Palace and presided over the imperial meeting.
At the great court meeting, Sun Quan not only failed to hold Sun Luban responsible for launching the mutiny, but instead issued an edict to abolish the position of Crown Prince Sun He and make Sun Liang the Crown Prince instead. He also ordered Gu Yong, Quan Cong, and Sun Hong to assist the government.
Sun Quan's sudden appearance added a bit of mystery to the nature of the palace rebellion, and also silenced the Soochow courtiers who were originally opposed to Sun Luban's mutiny.
With Soochow's special political system, it would be easy for a princess to mobilize the palace without anyone's backing, but it would be too difficult to control the government.
Therefore, this Taichu Palace Incident makes people doubt whether it was Sun Luban who initiated it, or whether Sun Quan authorized Sun Luban to initiate it.
After all, the decisions Sun He had made before did not look like a qualified monarch. If Sun Quan was really dissatisfied and wanted to abolish Sun He, it would be completely justified.
However, what is more puzzling is that if Sun Quan is really dissatisfied with Sun He, he can just abolish him. There is no need to initiate such a drastic and cruel palace change.
This is a rather contradictory place.
The true story of this palace change is destined to become a mystery. Sun Quan fell seriously ill and fell into a coma again the day after his public appearance.
The new prince Sun Liang is only six years old this year. It is impossible for him to supervise the country. Therefore, the power of the Soochow government has completely fallen into the hands of Gu Yong, Sun Hong, and Quan Cong.
To be precise, it fell into the hands of Sun Hong and Quan Cong. Gu Yong was also ill.
There is really no conspiracy about Gu Yong's illness. He is really ill.
Gu Yong is already over sixty years old. Not everyone can live as long as Zhang Zhao. Gu Yong's health over the years is indeed not that good.
In addition, Gu Yong has been doing the hard work some time ago, helping Sun He wipe his butt. Anyone who can help Gu Yong with government or military affairs has been thrown into prison by Sun He. Gu Yong is too busy alone. .
Finally, there was such a change in Taichu Palace, which caused Gu Yong to finally fall ill due to the combined impact of overwork and fear.
Once an elderly person of this age falls ill, it is more difficult for them to recover.
Less than a month after the Taichu Palace Change, Gu Yong passed away due to illness, which was not even as long as Sun Quan's illness.
Under the management of Sun Hong and Quan Cong, various affairs in Soochow were barely running.
The first is Lu Dai from Jiaozhou.
After Quan Cong took control of the government, he immediately sent someone to send an edict to Lu Dai, making Lu Dai a general, Marquis of Ning'an, and governor of Jiaozhou. To put it bluntly, it was Gu Yong's old strategy, which was to stabilize Lu Dai first.
Secondly, there were reinforcements from Moling County. Quan Cong reactivated Bu Zhao, who had been in prison for almost half a year, and reinstated him. Then, in the name of General Hussar, he led the troops from Wu County and Kuaiji County to march westward as soon as possible. Reinforce Zhu Ran of Moling County.
Finally, it is to raise food and grass to supply Lu Xun in Huainan in case of emergency.
I have to say that this set of boxing combinations is much better than when Sun He was in power.
However, although this combination of punches is Soochow's best response now, it is still a little late after all.
In the second month after the second Taichu Palace Incident, the Han navy trapped the Dongwu navy that had retreated here in Poyang Lake. After a fierce battle, Ding Feng was finally outnumbered and retreated to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
The Han navy sailed down the river.
To make matters worse, at almost the same time, Sun Quan, the supreme leader of Soochow, died of illness in Taichu Palace.
The last British master of the Three Kingdoms era passed away.
(End of chapter)
