Chapter 611 Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor again
In Jianye, Sun Quan was once again so angry that he wanted to cut off the corner of the table.
When Ji Han went east again to fight the Wei army in Luoyang, Sun Quan naturally planned to take advantage of it.
It's just that he hasn't fought since the Battle of Shiting and has frequently lost troops and generals. The entire Jiangdong clan's trust in him was very limited, which made Sun Quan himself in a very difficult situation.
Especially with Lu Xun's death in Jiangling, the Sun family's hardcore tribe was almost lost. This caused Sun Quan to once again lose the ability to intimidate the Soochow family, and could only rely on his old checks and balances to hold on.
Also because of checks and balances, Soochow's preparations for war were proceeding extremely slowly.
This is the side effect of checks and balances. When there are multiple forces confronting each other in the court at the same time, administrative efficiency will plummet. Sun Quan had no other choice but to deploy his troops and generals despite this debuff.
Finally, when Sun Quan finally gathered 50,000 Wu troops and prepared to send troops to Jiangling again, the battle in the north was finished. The Han army ended the Battle of Luoyang with great force and completely defeated Cao Wei.
And Jingzhou also ushered in a new boss, that is Prime Minister Zhuge Liang...
Sun Quan could tell at a glance that he was coming for me. Tens of thousands of troops were stationed in Chaisang for two months, but they did not dare to approach Jingzhou.
There was no way, Sun Quan was really scared of being beaten. He was afraid that if Ma Su was lured here again this time, he would really be doomed.
But after losing his temper, Sun Quan still had to think of what to do next. Especially now that the former veterans, including Lu Fan, Lu Xun and other senior generals, are all dead, and there is no one to serve as a staff member, Sun Quan can only act on his own.
This gave Sun Quan a headache, especially when he saw Soochow's territory getting smaller and smaller.
It's only been a few years, and most of his life's efforts have been in vain. If this continues, Soochow's demise will be certain.
But what Sun Quan is most worried about right now is not only that, the most troublesome thing is that he has nothing to do about it.
The most tortured thing in life is when you see your own ending, but you can only watch helplessly and there is nothing you can do about it! This feeling has been tormenting Sun Quan and has almost driven the Lord of Jiangdong crazy.
"Is there no news from Jiangbei? What's the attitude of Cao Wei?" Sun Quan sighed and shook his head, and sent someone to call Zhang Wen to ask about the results of his mission to the Northern Dynasty.
He really didn't expect that the young Emperor Cao Wei died of illness due to a major defeat. This is tantamount to adding insult to injury for Sun Quan, which means that his allies in the north do not seem to be that reliable.
"Your Majesty, they have not given an answer, and now the entire Cao Wei court is in chaos." Faced with Sun Quan's inquiry, Zhang Wen shook his head and replied dismissively.
"Compared to Xi Shu, their way of handling major events is simply rubbish. With such ability, I suggest that the Supreme go north to attack Hefei and seize Huaisi first as a barrier!"
"Okay, I know, you can go down first." Sun Quan waved his hands expressionlessly, without saying anything else. However, after Zhang Wen left, he immediately sent someone to notify the office to find out what was wrong with Zhang Wen.
This guy likes to praise Xishu every time, from top to bottom, and it's hard for Sun Quan not to doubt whether he received half a million from Liu Chan.
However, Zhang Wen's reply also made Sun Quan think twice, thinking that you, Cao Wei, are not as good as me. At least I can control the situation in Soochow, but you even caused chaos in the court.
"In that case...how old is the young master of Cao Wei in the north? He can be the emperor at such a young age." Sun Quan touched his chin and began to mutter to himself.
"A child of a few years old can become an emperor without even understanding what the court is doing. It is not impossible for him to become an emperor alone..."
Sun Quan talked to himself for a long time, but no one answered. Then he remembered that his close minister was dead. After giving a wry smile, Sun Quan began to send people to summon the prime minister, preparing to propose proclaiming himself emperor again.
Sun Quan really couldn't bear it anymore. No matter what, he wanted to sit on the throne. Even if he is going to die, he must die on the throne so that he can appear less embarrassed to the Sun family, right?
What's more, Cao Wei now has too much time to take care of himself, and has basically lost all the natural protection it relied on for survival. At the moment, they should come to beg him for cooperation. If Sun Quan becomes emperor, the possibility of getting their nod is not too low.
However, if Cao Wei refuses to nod...
A trace of gloom flashed in Sun Quan's eyes, obviously thinking of something bad.
"If Cao Wei doesn't know what's interesting... it won't hurt Western Shu. I can't defeat you, a northern country with internal and external troubles?"
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In March of the seventeenth year of Jianxing, Luoyang and Yecheng heard at the same time that someone from the south had become a demon again.
The Lord of Soochow, who had neither great virtue nor legal procedures to transfer his destiny, announced the discovery of auspiciousness in Wu County and officially proclaimed himself emperor again in Jianye. The country's name was still Wu.
With the experience of becoming emperor of Soochow, Ji Han immediately issued an edict and reprimanded him. He also ordered Li Hui, the governor of Jingzhou, to station troops in Jiangling to threaten Xiakou's advance.
Luoyang also made certain preparations. Ma Di ordered Deng Ai to lead troops to garrison at Dagu Pass. If the timing is not right, we can immediately send troops to Xudu, capture Yuzhou in the south, and then go straight to Soochow.
Ji Han's attitude is very clear. It's already an enemy country anyway. If you do something trespassing like this, there will be no discussion about whipping you. However, Cao Wei's attitude towards this seemed a bit inexplicable, and the entire Cao Wei court even quarreled over this.
Cao Wei Chaotang was divided into two factions for this reason. Among them, the radical faction believed that we were a big country in the Central Plains after all. Even if we lose troops and generals, we are not comparable to your southeastern separatist regime. So officials from this group said, let's break off diplomatic relations with this southern guy who overestimates his capabilities.
The conservatives believe...the radicals are too conservative, and simply severing diplomatic relations is not enough. It is not enough to safeguard the legitimate destiny of the Wei Dynasty. Not only do we have to break off diplomatic relations, but we also have to send troops to beat him up, and force him to change his imperial title just like in Xishu!
Because of Ji Han's military threat, Cao Wei concluded an alliance with Soochow while Cao Rui was still there.
It's just that this covenant is basically meaningless. While Ma Su concentrated on beating them, Sun Quan was of no help at all. On the contrary, when Sun Quan was being beaten, he asked Cao Wei to mobilize national support (although he did not help).
Therefore, this covenant is equivalent to useless for Cao Wei, it doesn't matter whether it has it or not. On the contrary, Sun Quan's proclaimed emperor challenged their already precarious legitimacy of the Mandate of Heaven.
This makes it impossible for Cao Wei to be willing to recognize your imperial title. If it weren't for the imminent military threat from Ji Han, Cao Wei would have really wanted to send his troops south to conquer Jiangdong.
However, all these disputes require two ministers to decide. For this reason, Cao Shuang and Sima Yi found a secret room and held a small meeting with each other about this matter.