Vol 2 Chapter 2549: Pang Tong's poisonous plan to release Sun Ce?
Chapter 2549 Pang Tong’s poisonous plan to release Sun Ce?
Chapter 2545: Pang Tong’s poisonous plan to release Sun Ce?
With Jia Xu's involvement, Sima Yi's identity was exposed and he had to temporarily seek refuge with Sun Quan.
But because Sima Yi was once a secret agent of the Chu State, Sun Quan had no trust in Sima Yi before, but now he distrusts him as much.
Sun Quan was only prepared to let Sima Yi stay by his side as a counselor and give him advice, and it was impossible to give Sima Yi more power.
Sima Yi knew this very well, but found it difficult to accept it.
In order to gain Sun Quan's trust again and save his life, Sima Yi could only tell Sun Quan everything he knew about the intelligence network that Chu State had built in Wu State for many years, as a certificate of surrender for his sincere surrender.
In addition, Sima Yi also played a Mission Impossible game while the Chu State did not know about it, and cooperated with Sun Quan to kill all the spies of the Chu State.
That was the intelligence network that the Chu State had spent many years building up in the Wu State after spending countless financial resources and manpower. However, it was brutally destroyed because of Sima Yi alone, so now everyone in the Chu State hates Sima Yi.
After hearing what Pang Tong said, Liu Xiu was silent for a long time and then said: "Betrayal? Maybe.
Sima Yi is a wolf and a rebellious person. He has never been loyal to anyone. It is only because our country of Chu can make him take revenge, so he will be loyal to our country of Chu.
The reason why people are rebelling now is that they have to do so in order to protect themselves after being exposed. "
Liu Xiu was puzzled as to why Sima Yi exposed this.
Sima Yi has completely trusted Sun Quan. It is impossible for Sun Quan to take the initiative to doubt him. Even if he did, there is no evidence. So how did Sun Quan learn about Sima Yi's identity?
"My lord, no matter what Sima Yi's difficulties were, in order to protect himself, he allowed 436 spies from our Chu Kingdom to die in vain. This is also an indisputable fact. If he is not held accountable, wouldn't those spies have died in vain? ." Liu Bailina said angrily.
"That's right, and Sima Yi is a man of both civil and military skills, and Sun Quan has his assistance. It will undoubtedly be even more difficult for Chu State to completely annex Wu State. The minister believes that assassins should be sent to assassinate Sima Yi." Liao Lijin said.
Liu Xiu couldn't help but think deeply about this, but after a long time he shook his head and said: "This is inappropriate, assassination is just a dirty trick.
Regardless of whether it can succeed or not, even if it does succeed, it will not be of much use.
It can neither prevent Sun Quan from taking power nor add a city or a pond to our Chu country. It is better to wait and see what happens.
Sima Yi is a smart man and should know that with Sun Quan’s ability, it is impossible for him to take revenge in this life.
Hence, if he has no choice but to surrender, he will definitely try to contact me next. "
“My lord is right, but regardless of whether Sima Yi is faking surrender or not, you must be careful when coming into contact with this poisonous snake. Our country of Chu cannot be bitten by it again,” Kuai Liang said.
Liu Xiu and Kuai Liang both said this, and Liu Balioli and others had no choice but to suppress their thoughts of assassinating Sima Yi first.
Pang Tong stood up again at this time and said: "My Lord, since Sun Quan has succeeded to the throne and has become the new King of Wu, Sun Ce will not have much use in our hands. It is better to let him go.
Although Sun Quan became the king of Wu, his position was not consolidated. There were still many people in the Wu army who were Sun Ce's confidants, and Sun Ce still had the strength to fight against Sun Quan.
Moreover, Sun Jian's death was already full of doubts. If Sun Ce went back, how could he not investigate clearly?
When two tigers fight, one will lose. We, the state of Chu, only need to sit back and watch the internal struggle in Wu, so that we can reap the benefits. "
Concerning Sun Jian's death, although Sun Quan did it almost perfectly and did not leave any substantive evidence, the top leaders of various countries are not fools and can see this.
Hearing Pang Tong’s words, Liu Xiu’s eyes suddenly lit up and he smiled:
"What the military advisor said is true. In the hands of our Chu State, Sun Ce can only be a prisoner who cannot surrender. Apart from that, he has no other use. However, returning to the Wu State can intensify the conflicts in the Wu State.
But after all, our country spent a lot of effort to capture Sun Ce. Even if we want to let him go back to the country, we can't let him go in vain. Wu Guo will always have to pay a price. "
“My lord, this is not difficult.
When Sun Jian was still alive, he always wanted to redeem Sun Ce. Now, although Sun Quan has succeeded to the throne, he lacks prestige. Everyone in the Wu Kingdom is watching his every move. In order to win over Sun Ce's old troops, he has always been trying to rescue others. .
Before, everyone in the Wu State refused to agree, because our release conditions were too high. Now we will lower our requirements, as long as the Wu State returns its original territory.
This request is not too much. If Sun Quan still refuses to agree, but sits back and watches his brother in jail without doing anything, then it is because he is jealous of talents and talents and deliberately does not want Sun Ce to come back.
If this is the case, Sun Quan will definitely lose his reputation and the position of King Wu will be unstable. We will not suffer any loss if we release Sun Ce by then. "
“What the military advisor says is true, so do what the military advisor says.”
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The State of Chu took the initiative to lower the demand for Sun Ce's release, which caused an uproar in the State of Wu.
Chu State took the initiative to lower its negotiation requirements and no longer required Wu State to cede the three counties of Yuzhang and Lujiang. As long as Wu State returned its original territory, namely: Juchao, Anhui County, Xunyang, Tongxiang, Zhu County, and the six cities of Qichun.
This is much more sincere than the previous conditions.
When Sun Ce's old subordinates learned that the Chu State was willing to release Sun Ce and only had to surrender six cities including Wan County, they wrote to Sun Quan one after another, hoping that Sun Quan would agree to the Chu State's request and rescue Sun Ce.
Sun Quan naturally does not want Sun Ce to come back, but in order to win over people's hearts, his attitude toward the outside world has always been to actively rescue Sun Ce.
Now that the Chu State has taken the initiative to lower its demands, and the conditions are not excessive, if Sun Quan is not even willing to exchange, then he really has a guilty conscience and deliberately does not want Sun Ce to come back.
Sun Quan neither wanted the prestige he had finally built up to collapse, nor wanted his eldest brother Sun Ce to come back and threaten his position. He was caught in a dilemma and could only discuss it with Sima Yi and Bu Zhi.
“Zhong Mou, the eldest son must not come back now.”
Bu Zhi said with a serious face, and Sima Yi also nodded in agreement.
After all, Sun Quan had just succeeded to the throne, which was the most critical period for establishing his prestige. If he had waited a year and a half, after Sun Quan had completely taken power, even if Sun Ce came back, he would not pose a threat to Sun Quan.
But now Sun Quan has not yet completely taken power. If Sun Ce comes back, he will definitely pose a great threat to Sun Quan.
"Of course I know that eldest brother can't come back now, but the key is how to prevent eldest brother from coming back?" Sun Quan said with an irritated look. This time, the Chu State hit his Achilles heel, and letting him advance is not a retreat. no.
For Sun Quan, whether he saves Sun Ce or not, it cannot be regarded as a benefit.
Saving Sun Ce is causing trouble for himself.
Failing to save Sun Ce, the image and prestige he has worked so hard to build will collapse in one move.
No matter what it is, it is difficult for Sun Quan to accept. It can be regarded as understanding the power of Liu Xiu.
Since the two are harmful to each other, you can only choose the one that has the least impact on you.
Sun Quan thought about it and only thought of a way to delay. He must save Sun Ce, but he should delay it as long as possible until he takes full power, so as to minimize the impact of rescuing Sun Ce and returning home.
As for how to delay, Sun Quan also had a plan in mind. Since some people support the rescue, there must be others who oppose it. Let these people argue with Sun Ce's old subordinates. The longer the quarrel is, the better.
After hearing Sun Quan’s idea, Bu Zhi immediately nodded in agreement, but Sima Yi shook his head and rejected it.
“Mr. Zhong Da, don’t you think this method will work?” Sun Quan asked.
"This method can be delayed for a few days at most, but it won't last for half a year. In the end, it's up to you, my lord, to make the decision." Sima Yi said.
“Sir, do you have any solution?” Sun Quan asked again.
Sima Yi was silent for a moment and then said: "The best way is to find Sun Ce's detention place before the negotiation ends so that he can never return to Wu."
"I also want to know that this method can be done once and for all, but this is not easy." Sun Quan sighed lightly.
It's not that he never thought about getting rid of Sun Ce, it's just that in order to protect Sun Ce, Chu State had already transferred Sun Ce to who knows where.
Now Sun Quan doesn’t even know where Sun Ce is being imprisoned, so how can he get rid of him?
“My subordinates know that there is a place in Chu State that is specially used to imprison important prisoners. Perhaps Sun Ce was imprisoned here.” Sima Yi said.
“Where?” Sun Quan asked hurriedly.
“South of Hepu County in Jiaozhou, there is an isolated island called Zhuyazhou, which is isolated overseas and has imprisoned many heavy criminals from Chu State.
Your lord can send some dead soldiers to try his luck. It would be best if you find Sun Ce. If you can't find him, you can only think of other ways. "Sima Yi said.
“This is the only way.” Sun Quan sighed, after all, there was no other way.
In the morning of the next day, the civil and military ministers of Wu State were divided into two groups.
Taking Sun Ce’s old subordinates and the civil servants promoted by Sun Ce as a group, support the rescue of Sun Ce by agreeing to Chu’s conditions
On the other hand, the Jiangdong family headed by Bu Zhi and the generals who were loyal to Sun Quan were against the cession of territory to redeem Sun Ce.
Those who support it argue that Chu’s conditions are relatively sincere, and that giving up six cities including Wan County in exchange for Sun Ce is completely within the scope of Wu’s affordability.
Those who oppose it believe that the Wu State has attacked Chu many times without gaining an inch of territory. Now it has sacrificed tens of thousands of troops and finally managed to capture Wan County and other six cities, and also invaded Jiangxia. If it gives up at this time, it will be regrettable to die in battle. of soldiers.
Both sides held their own opinions and had a heated argument. The palace hall seemed to have become a vegetable market, but still no one could argue with the other.
Sun Ce's old subordinates saw that there were so many officials who opposed it, and knew that there was support behind them. Otherwise, they would not be able to speak so uniformly, so they had no choice but to ask Wu Guotai to seek justice.
Wu Guotai was also a strong woman. After learning that the Chu State had lowered the conditions for his release, she was filled with joy and thought that her eldest son would definitely come back. However, she did not expect that more than half of the officials in the court objected, so she angrily carried a dragon-headed crutch. When he went to court, when he saw someone who objected to the ransom, Sun Ce beat him with a cane.
Wu Guotai's status was so special that the opposition, both civil and military, did not dare to resist, so they were beaten until their skin was bruised and swollen.
Wu Guotai was still angry after beating the ministers, so he rebuked Sun Quan for being unfilial and persecuting his brother just after his biological father died.
Sun Quan was insulted by his biological mother in public, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. Before, he could delay it as much as possible, but in this case he had to express his position, so after some pretending to discuss it, he made a decision in public. The eldest brother, Sun Ce, actually just wanted to stabilize his mother.
Wu Guotai saw that Sun Quan agreed to redeem Sun Ce, and then left with satisfaction. However, he did not expect that Sun Quan was only talking about it, but in fact there was no movement at all.
Seeing this, Wu Guotai knew that Sun Quan would never save Sun Ce, so he went on a hunger strike to protest.
If Sun Quan did not save his brother Sun Ce, then she would starve to death, making Sun Quan guilty of being unfilial.
Wu Guotai's hunger strike completely pushed Sun Quan to a dead end. At this time, Sun Wu also returned home.
Sun Wu directly expressed support for rescuing Sun Ce, which became the last straw that broke the opposition.
More than half of the country supports rescuing Sun Ce. If Sun Quan persists in doing nothing, he will only disappoint those who originally supported him, and ultimately end up betraying his relatives.
Therefore, Sun Quan could only agree to Chu's conditions, agree to withdraw from Wan County and other six cities, and redeem Sun Ce.
This rescue battle made Sun Quan see the influence of Sun Ce, and he became more fearful of his eldest brother, and placed his hope on the killer sent to Zhuyazhou.
But Sun Quan's plan failed again. Soon after, news came from the Chu State that Sun Ce was about to be released, and none of the assassins sent returned.
Evidently they all died in Zhuyazhou.
(End of this chapter)