Lu Xun ultimately failed to dissuade Sun Quan from sending troops to sea.
But similarly, Sun Quan made concessions on the other hand: establishing a throne as soon as possible.
These two things seem to have nothing to do with each other.
But it's essentially the same thing.
Sun Quan sent troops to sea to find immortals.
The purpose of Lu Xun's advice to establish a queen was to purge the harem, so that all the ladies in the harem could be in their rightful place, and not to tempt His Majesty into doing so-called immortality.
With the master of the harem, only the inner palace and the outer court can work together. I urge your majesty not to imitate the actions of Emperor Qin and Han Wu in his later years.
This was originally a game between the kings and ministers of the Wu Kingdom.
But the bad thing is that no one realizes that the addition of Mrs. Pan and Princess Quan has created a huge variable in this matter.
However, Princess Quan actually wanted to join forces with the school affairs office after being guided by Mrs. Pan and her sister.
The School Affairs Bureau of the State of Wu, this monster that once caused a huge psychological shadow on the civil and military officials of the Wu Manchu Dynasty and kept all officials silent, has been dormant for many years.
Mrs. Pan and Princess Quan had no idea what they would bring to Wu if they lured this monster to rear its head again.
Although the school affairs office was very surprised by the temptation conveyed by Princess Quan through Mrs. Pan's sister, Lu Yi responded as quickly as possible.
"We were supposed to supervise the officials on behalf of His Majesty, but the ministers had selfish desires and repeatedly made mistakes in the school and government affairs against Your Majesty. Under the fierce public sentiment, we had no choice but to dare not fulfill our responsibilities over the years."
"Although His Majesty did not punish us, how can we forget our duties because of His Majesty's magnanimity?"
Lu Yi was in the school affairs office and said excitedly to the school officials below:
"The previous Qin school affairs brought back Feng Da Sima's letter from the Han Dynasty. With our reminder, Your Majesty knew the harm caused by Lu Xun's long stay in Xiangyang and immediately summoned him back to the capital. What does this mean?"
Lu Yi suddenly raised his voice:
"This shows that in His Majesty's heart, he has never forgotten us, and has never forgotten the things entrusted to us!"
"Now that His Majesty's beloved daughter, the whole princess has taken the initiative to find us, this is our great opportunity!"
Although the school affairs office is doing well now, it has made a lot of money by acting as a bulk material agent in the Dawu area of Han Dynasty.
But human desires are endless.
Not to mention that the school affairs office once made all the decisions in the Wu Dynasty, and everyone below the prime minister was afraid of it.
The taste of this made Lu Yi and others understand the taste after eating it, and they couldn't stop it. They never forgot it and never wanted to regain their former power.
Then I remembered that before I and others, I almost offended the civil and military officials of the entire court. If His Majesty hadn't needed the school office to prepare money and food, I and others' house would have been raided many times.
Although I and others now have a rich family, if they have power, wouldn't they be able to have more money?
Moreover, Lu Yi and others, who have rich experience in searching for money, know very well that if they have money but no power, their own house is other people's treasury.
The most important thing is that His Majesty is old.
Even Lu Xun began to look for a backer - otherwise, he first persuaded His Majesty to establish a crown prince, and now he hurriedly persuaded His Majesty to establish the King's wife as his queen. What was his purpose?
What if His Majesty, who tolerated the school affairs office, was no longer there, and the crown prince supported by Lu Xun came to power, how could he and others live a good life?
To take a step back, Your Majesty wants to cultivate immortality and ask, even if you can't attain Taoism, as long as you can live a long life, that's great!
So this time, the school affairs office supports Princess Quan and Mrs. Pan, which is an inevitable choice.
Princess Quan and Mrs. Pan are also in urgent need of collaborators who can talk about the government affairs and even influence the government affairs in the court, at least in front of His Majesty.
As the saying goes, a man is affectionate and a concubine is interested.
The two sides hit it off immediately.
Soon, Princess Quan asked Sun Quan to send some to her house on the grounds that she had fallen in love with a batch of exquisite Shu brocades in the Weaving Room.
Sun Quan naturally responded to all requests.
Shu brocade may be a rarity to others.
Even the powerful people in the Wu Kingdom may not always be able to get satisfactory goods if they don't have channels.
But with the relationship between Wu and Han, as long as Sun the Great is willing to speak, I believe that the Han Dynasty will send the best Shu brocade.
Anyway, if there are too many lice, they won’t bite anyone, and if there are too many debts, there won’t be any worries.
To put it bluntly, taking Xiangyang and the Nanjun area would free up enough fields to exchange benefits with Han.
Although Sun Quan has become increasingly old and feeble over the years, he still understands one thing:
He might be able to rely on his prestige to suppress the military leaders and wealthy families who have large numbers of private armies.
But your next generation may have to face the embarrassing situation of strong branches and weak trunks, strong ministers and weak kings.
In order to prepare more chips for future generations, Emperor Sun's idea is:
Instead of taking advantage of the military leaders and aristocratic families in Jingzhou now, why not let the school affairs office take back the benefits given by the Han Dynasty to the palace for me?
You military leaders can take advantage of this to support your own troops, why can't I use these benefits to support the Chinese Army and the Forbidden Army?
Even if I can't deprive you of the troops, I can at least steal more money and food from you.
That's why Sun Quan readily agreed to Feng's request and transferred Lu Xun from Xiangyang back to Jianye.
At the same time, he also acquiesced in the conversion of rice to mulberry in Nanjun area to repay Ji Han's foreign debt.
In addition to Feng’s words indeed, Sun Quan’s ambivalence toward Lu Xun was right, but Sun Quan also had another meaning:
Anyway, I can't stop you Jingzhou military leaders and wealthy people from filling your own pockets, so I might as well let the school affairs office go out openly and get more benefits for me.
Shu brocade is one of the benefits.
This thing is much easier to make than the big money that Da Wu made himself.
A reward of 1,000 large springs worth 10 million yuan is really not as satisfying as a reward of 100 pieces of Shu brocade.
Emperor Sun discovered the truth and began to treat them differently.
For those who didn't want to reward or didn't like them, he would reward them with large iron coins mixed with copper.
For those he was close to or liked, he would reward Shu brocade, wool, brown sugar and other good things.
Princess Quan is the closest person to Emperor Sun, so there is no problem in rewarding her with some Shu brocade.
The school affairs office, which actually controlled the weaving room, naturally followed the edict and carefully selected dozens of pieces of Shu brocade.
In order to show respect, Lu Zhongshu of the school affairs office even delivered the goods to his door in person.
Princess Quan was very happy about this. On the pretext of watching and inspecting the Shu brocade, she had a secret conversation with Lu Yi in a side room.
"The princess's intention is already known. The princess doesn't want Mrs. Wang to be her queen, so why doesn't she want Mrs. Pan to be her queen?"
Faced with a common goal, Lu Yi, a real villain, felt calm.
After all, once Mrs. Wang is established as queen, the prince's position will be further consolidated.
Then, a hundred years from now, Your Majesty, the one sitting above will be the future emperor who is supported by Lu Xun and others to ascend the throne, and the one sitting below will be Lu Xun and other ministers who have offended the school affairs office to death and have the merit of following the dragon.
It is inevitable that the school affairs office will be liquidated, and the outcome will be worrying.
"To be honest, I think what the princess said is true. Although His Majesty was forced by the situation and promised Lu Boyan and others to establish a queen, the queen is not Mrs. Wang."
As a villain of Xingjin, Lu Yi knew Sun Quan's character well.
I know that he can bend his body and endure humiliation, but his nature is full of jealousy, which results in killing.
Moreover, Lu Boyan, as a minister, led the ministers to knock on the door. Although His Majesty appeared to agree to the request, in fact, he may have deeply hated him in his heart.
All the princesses are overjoyed:
"I didn't expect Lu Zhongshu to be what I thought."
She paused, then looked at Lu Yi with hope:
"So what does Lu Zhongshu think we should do?"
It's a pity that she is just a princess and cannot directly participate in the affairs of the court.
Therefore, when facing this kind of court dispute, she felt quite helpless that she could not intervene.
Lu Yi is different.
Although he is not good at handling court affairs, he has dealt with countless court ministers.
In its earliest days, the Gengjian School Affairs Office was used to supervise all officials.
It is quite skillful to achieve one's own goals by manipulating some affairs in the DPRK.
Lu Xun led people to knock on the temple, and at the same time hundreds of officials wrote to request the establishment of a queen. Naturally, Lu Yi had been paying close attention to such a big event in secret.
At this time, after hearing Princess Quan's inquiry, he had already considered it and replied:
"What the princess wants right now is nothing more than to prevent Mrs. Wang from ascending to the throne. To stop Mrs. Wang, you need to know the true thoughts in His Majesty's heart, right?"
Princess Quan nodded repeatedly: "Ran Ye!"
Lu Yi smiled and said:
"If it were anyone else, I would dare to ask you how to figure out His Majesty's Sacred Heart. I have already informed Your Majesty."
"But the princess is His Majesty's biological daughter, and she is favored by His Majesty. I want to know Your Majesty's heart. She is a child and wants to relieve her parents' worries. I dare not disobey her order."
When Princess Quan heard this, she immediately beamed and nodded:
"That's right, that's right."
Lu Yi then continued:
"Your Majesty's Sacred Heart is really beyond the reach of your Majesty. I have a crude nature and a foolish opinion. I only hope that the princess will not be filthy."
Princess Quan said eagerly:
"Please tell Lu Zhongshu quickly."
Lu Yi nodded and said:
"In the past, when the prince was stationed in Wuchang, the prime minister (i.e. Gu Yong) wanted to make the second prince (i.e. Sun Lu) king, but your majesty refused. This can be said to be a sacred heart that cannot be deceived."
"Later, Shangshu Pushe discussed with the prime minister and continued to write to your majesty, saying that the second prince could be the general of the army and guard one area to promote the great cause. He urged your majesty, and your majesty allowed it."
Princess Quan was stunned when she heard this. She didn't know what Lu Yi meant by saying this.
Lu Yi did not explain, but said meaningfully to Princess Quan:
"Now that your Majesty has established a new prince, a general, and a queen, only the princes, according to the rules of etiquette, should have been crowned kings and become the most important servants of the country."
"However, the prince is the leader of the princes and does not seek advice from his younger brothers; the general is the pillar of the country and only cares about the power."
"Princess Quan is your Majesty's eldest daughter and the eldest sister of all the princes. She should make up for your Majesty's shortcomings and speak up for your brothers!"
When Princess Quan heard this, she was even more confused:
What does the appointment of princes as kings have to do with the establishment of a queen?
But she didn't feel comfortable asking openly, lest she show timidity, so she could only continue to listen patiently.
Lu Yi still didn't react when he saw her, so he mentioned the former prince Sun Deng again:
"In the past, the prince guarded Wuchang. As soon as the two princes came of age, they had to guard one side. The general of the Hou Zhen army died of illness in Banzhou. Your Majesty was so sad that he could not eat. The former prince traveled day and night to comfort and advise. admonish."
"After staying for more than ten days, your majesty wanted to send him back to the west. The former prince begged deeply, saying that he had been away from Ding Province for a long time and there was a gap in the way of his son. He also said that Lu Xun was loyal and diligent and had no worries. He sincerely requested to stay. Your majesty is here. That’s why the former prince was allowed to stay in Jianye.”
Princess Quan's breathing suddenly stagnated slightly.
She vaguely seemed to have caught something.
Lu Yi said earnestly:
"Princess, the former prince is deeply favored by your majesty and loved by all the officials. He still has to do his best to stay with your majesty. Why? There are kinships near and far!"
Princess Quan couldn't help but ask for advice: "Sir, you are saying..."
Lu Yi lowered his voice: "Princes are granted the title of king and are given the heaviest rewards. The one who stays closest to Your Majesty will be His Majesty's favorite."
Princess Quan suddenly woke up!
Lu Yi was not talking about establishing a queen at all. He simply wanted to support other princes in their fight for the throne!
This is an inheritance!
"Princess, the person that Mrs. Wang relies on is the prince. Even if we can stop her for a while, how can we stop the emperor from calling her the queen mother when the prince ascends the throne?"
Lu Yi's eyes flashed with a cold light, revealing the nature of his opponent in this palace battle.
When the school affairs office was at its most powerful, he even plotted against the former prince Sun Deng.
What's more, now that there is Mrs. Pan in the palace and Princess Quan outside the palace, the opponent is still a prince who has just entered the East Palace and has not yet established his footing?
The most important thing is that His Majesty's ambiguous attitude on the matter of establishing a queen gave Lu Yi a bold idea.
In fact, His Majesty has long been dissatisfied with the General.
The general persuaded the third prince to be crown prince...
The general also persuaded the crown prince’s mother, Mrs. Wang, to be the queen...
But His Majesty has no comment on the matter of making Mrs. Wang the queen...
So can it be said that His Majesty is actually not that satisfied with the Crown Prince?
Rather than treating the symptoms, it’s better to treat the root cause!
Seeing that Princess Quan was still hesitating, with a frightened look on her face, Lu Yi comforted her:
"Princess, in fact, in this matter, you are just a good daughter who makes up for His Majesty's mistakes, and a good sister who speaks up for the princes. Why should you be afraid?"
"We just need to wait and see the effects, and then act in accordance with His Majesty's wishes. No worries!"
When Princess Quan heard this, she suddenly realized:
Yes, it is a ritual system for brothers to be crowned kings, and no one can find fault with it. After everything is done, if someone has the ability to challenge the crown prince's position, that will be the crown prince's trouble. What does it have to do with me?
At the same time she asked one last question:
"But according to the etiquette, a prince is usually granted the title of king and enters the kingdom after he reaches adulthood. Now among the princes, only the fourth brother is qualified. What should we do?"
Lu Yi didn’t take it seriously:
"Princess, how can we say that such a big thing can be accomplished overnight? We should plan it slowly."
"And if His Majesty likes a certain prince, wouldn't it be possible for the fourth prince to be crowned king and reward the remaining princes for other reasons? From this, we can see some clues."
Princess Quan was convinced.
In the fifth year of Yanxi of the Han Dynasty, in the fifth year of Chiwu of the state of Wu, in August.
The Grand Governor Quan Cong took the lead and suggested conferring royal titles on the princes. Sun Quan refused on the grounds that the world was not yet stable and it was not appropriate to honor concubines and princes.
However, Quan Cong was not discouraged and continued to go to court. He only said that according to the etiquette system, even if His Majesty did not canonize all the princes, he should still make the adult princes king to rectify the country's foundation.
Sun Quan then agreed to establish his fourth son, Sun Ba, as King of Lu.
Then Sun Quan's next move gave Princess Quan, Lu Yi and others a big surprise that made them laugh out of their dreams:
When King Lu paid his respects for the first time, he was in the same palace as the prince, and the etiquette was not divided.
This means that although Sun and Sun Ba are respectively the prince and king of Lu, there is no distinction between superior and inferior in etiquette. There is no difference between eating and drinking in the same palace.
In other words, King Lu and the prince are equals.
Princess Quan and Lu Yi were laughing behind the scenes, but the officials in the Wu Kingdom were furious.
The servant who was the minister at that time was Yi, and he was also the king of Lu. He was the first to jump out. He gave Sun Quan a message:
I believe that the king of Lu was very virtuous and possessed both civil and military talents. In today's world, it is appropriate to control all directions and serve as the auxiliary of the country. Promoting virtue and virtue and shining a bright light are the good rules of the country and are expected throughout the country.
It means that King Lu is very powerful and versatile in both civil and military affairs. Your Majesty should send him to guard the four directions and be the vassal assistant of the country.
On the surface, he was praising King Lu, but in reality, he meant to tell him to get out of Jianye quickly and stop staying in the capital.
Lu Wangfu's backhand was a backstab, which made Lu Wangsun Ba almost vomit blood on the spot.
The joy of being crowned king immediately disappeared without a trace.
I'm staying in the palace well and not bothering anyone. You want me to get out of the capital?
Besides, you are King Fu of Lu!
You don't stand on my side, but you actually want to drive me away from Jianye?
Several meanings!
PS:
Sun Ba's mother, there is some debate in history, some say she is Mrs. Wang, some say she is Xie Ji.
Here we take Xie Ji as our mother.
After all, the resentment between Princess Quan and Mrs. Wang, and then supporting her son, was too tortuous, and the author Qi was too lazy to round it off.
(End of chapter)
