Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

In February, Jianye.

Since Sun Quan wanted to raise Gu to cultivate an excellent heir, he really put his mind on the third son and grandson and the fourth son and grandson Ba.

Originally, he wanted to postpone the canonization of the crown prince, but unexpectedly heard the news that Liu Chan wanted to order Sun Ba as the crown prince of Wu.Sun Quan was quite dissatisfied with Liu Chan's attitude of interfering with Wu's state affairs, so he had to confer the title of Prince on Sun He before the arrival of the Han envoy, and canonize Sun Ba as Duke of Yue a few days later.

Um!Sun Quan went to the title of emperor and proclaimed himself a minister to the big man who bowed his head. He was a prince himself, so he naturally lost the qualification to be a prince, and the highest can only be a duke.

For the crown prince Sun He, Kan Ze led the crown prince Fu, Xue Zong was the young Fu, Cai Ying, Zhang Chun, Feng Chu, Yan Wei and other important officials were arranged by Sun Quan as Sun He's attendants.

As for Yuegong Sunba, the teacher of the former prince Sun Deng was Yi Shouling Yue Gongfu, who had a close relationship with Quanji and Yang Zhu.

It is worth mentioning that none of the princes can be canonized, only Sun Ba canonized as Duke of Yue.Sun Quan treated Sun Ba extremely favorably, no different from the crown prince Sun He, and even ate and lived in the same palace.

However, there was also an episode during this process. The late Bu Lian's daughter Sun Luban, Princess Tiger, was dissatisfied with Sun He's appointment as the crown prince because of conflicts with Sun He's mother, Mrs. Wang, and wanted to make Sun Ba the crown prince. I specifically discussed it with Sun Luyu, the little tiger princess.As a result, Princess Xiaohu disagreed, and the relationship between the two sisters broke up.

Not long after the canonization of the two, the imperial edict from the big man arrived at Jianye "belatedly", expressing to Sun Quan the big man's condolences for Sun Deng's death, and implicitly suggested to Sun Quan that Sun Ba could be the prince.Sun Quan replied that this is a matter of Wu's internal affairs, and Sun He has been canonized as the prince, thank you for your concern.

The next day, Sun Quan issued an edict to hire Zhang Cheng's daughter, Zhang, as the concubine for the crown prince Sunhe.Zhang is the granddaughter of Zhang Zhao and the niece of Zhuge Ke.The reason why Zhang was made the princess was because of Zhuge Ke.Zhuge Ke has a harmonious relationship with his niece Zhang, and they have close contacts.

Since Wu became a minister, Zhuge Ke has an ambiguous relationship with the big man.The big man expects Sun Ba to be the prince, but the prince is Sun He, which makes the two out of balance.Sun Quan backhandedly canonized Zhuge Ke's niece as the princess, which made Sun He also have a relationship with the big man, and the balance between the two was maintained.

Under such circumstances, the Crown Prince and the officials on both sides of the Duke of Yue realized that something was wrong. If this development continued, wouldn't it be possible to provoke an internal struggle for the heir apparent.

The crown prince's subordinate officials have repeatedly stated that the crown prince is the crown prince of the state of Wu, and should be different from the Duke of Yue. Today, the top and bottom should make a distinction, clearly highlighting the crown prince's status as the crown prince of the country.Sun Quan ignored them and did not accept their opinions.

As time goes on, the friction between the two houses increases.Yue Gong Fu Shiyi couldn't sit still anymore. He was not a person who was greedy for profit, and he didn't have the idea of ​​following the dragon's merits. Facing the current factional struggle between the two palaces, out of consideration for the state of Wu, he kept pushing Shut three times to Sun Quan.

At this time, Sun Quan was sitting on the couch, flipping through Shi Yi's memorabilia, hesitating.

In Shiyi's Memorial, it is stated that now that Great Wu has lost the lands of Jingzhou and Lingnan, and its national strength has been greatly reduced, it is difficult to compete with the Han and Wei. .

Then he praised Sun Ba, saying that he is talented and intelligent, with both civil and military skills, so it is better to let him guard the frontier, serve as the vassal of the country, and stabilize people's hearts.In the end, fearing that Sun Quan would not understand what he meant, Yi added that the two palaces should be different so that the order of the upper and lower palaces can be corrected.

To be honest, how could he not know what Yi said, but he didn't want to.The reason why he wanted his second son to win the heir was just to pick an outstanding heir.

The prince, Sun He, has a benevolent heart and lacks heroism.With his character, let him take charge of Soochow, and he can protect himself, but if he wants to revive Soochow, it may be difficult.

Although Yue Gongsunba has a sense of heroism, he lacks strategy. In this turbulent world, the ship of Soochow to ride the wind and waves requires not only courage, but also great wisdom.

That's why Sun Quan wanted to use some tricks to make the two grow up in the struggle, and finally left one as his heir.It's a pity that not long after the beginning, he was strongly remonstrated by the minister who had Wu in his heart.

While pondering, Sun Quan thought about what had happened recently, and indeed he also noticed the signs of the dispute between the two palaces.In order to prevent the occurrence of the situation in which Yi Zuo said that the seizure of the heirloom would damage the state affairs, it is still necessary to control the struggle between the two and express your attitude.

However, Sun Quan did not intend to stop the fight between the two. He thought that by virtue of his prestige and power, he could control the matter of taking the heirloom within a controllable range without causing large-scale disputes.At that time, when I pick out a suitable heir, I can easily resolve this battle.

Sun Quan thought for a while, and ordered: "Pass an edict to order the Duke of Yue to move out of the palace and set up another palace, and set up a palace and staff with the crown prince, and his favor will remain unchanged."

"promise!"

Sun Hong narrowed his eyes and quickly lowered his head in response.

Sun Quan put Shi Yi's memorial together, leaned on the table, and asked casually: "Is there any major event in Shu Han?"

After Wu proclaimed himself a vassal to Han, the business and trade that had been cut off between the two countries resumed.Shu Han, as usual, dumped Shu brocade and horses to Soochow.However, the state of Wu was in decline, and only the gentry still had the desire to buy Shu brocade. As for the sales of horses, they fell sharply, not as much as before.

With the intercommunication of business routes, the speed of message transmission between the two countries has also increased significantly.Since last year, Sun Quan has paid special attention to the news of the political arena of the Shu Han, not only because the State of Wu was controlled by the Han, but more importantly, he decided to learn the political system from the Shu Han.

In the past when Wei was strong, Sun Quan often copied Wei's governance system, not only as a school officer of the intelligence agency, but also with the attitude of legalism.Now that Han is strong, it is natural to learn the advanced governance system from the big man.

Sun Hong cupped his hands towards Sun Quan and said, "My Majesty, from the beginning of the first month, Emperor Liu Chan of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to promote the "Hundred Officials Examination Method" in the Han Dynasty. There is one lesson every year, and a big lesson at three years old, to determine the order of promotion."

"En!" Sun Quan couldn't help but exclaim when he heard Liu Chan's implementation of the examination method.

You must know that regardless of the decades of the Three Kingdoms, there are many outstanding politicians in various countries, but due to the chaotic government and the special relationship between the monarch and the ministers, it has been delayed to implement the "Examination Method".This is the case even for Cao Wei, who has dominated the Central Plains for decades. They have no new examination methods so far, and they still use the old-fashioned system of superior calculations and the method of "governance as appropriate" left over by Cao Cao.

As for Cao Rui's period, Liu Shao was ordered by Cao Rui to formulate a new examination method "72 Articles of the Metropolitan Examination Course", which Cao Rui wanted to implement and put it in the court for everyone to discuss.As a result, it triggered a debate that lasted for several years. As a result, everyone discussed Cao Rui's death before shelving it.

Not to mention the state of Wu, Sun Quan and the gentry ruled the people together, and Sun Quan wanted to assess them, believe it or not, the gentry turned back and opposed it in unison.Therefore, the laws of the state of Wu can only be stricter for the common people, and naturally looser for the gentry and generals.

It would be great if Sun Wu could successfully implement the simple examination system of the Shangji in the Han Dynasty. It is beyond Sun Quan's imagination to imagine the examination of officials across the country like Liu Chan.

Sun Quan stroked his beard and said to himself in disbelief: "How is it possible for Liu Chan to implement the "Testing Method"? How can officials of the Shu Han follow?"

Indeed, as Sun Quan said, the implementation of the "Testing Method" is really difficult. After all, no one wants someone to supervise themselves and check their achievements. After all, people are lazy.Take the company assessment system in modern society. If the people who assess you do not have enough voice to restrict you and cannot pay your salary, how can you silently abide by the assessment system? Naturally, who are you?

The same is true in the dynastic system. If the central government is in decline and the emperor lacks prestige, how can the officials under his rule have no opinion!Just like Cao Wei's ministers were dissatisfied with Liu Shao's "72 Items of the Metropolitan Examination Course", they either rejected it immediately or silently postponed the discussion.

Therefore, the implementation of the examination method requires the unified dynasty in all dynasties, and it also needs the support of a strong central organization.Take the Tang Dynasty as an example. In the early and mid-term, the center was strong, and the examination system was implemented smoothly to govern the government and the public, and the officials were clean and honest.However, with the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, the central government was weakened, and it was difficult to take the exams like before, and the officials were corrupted.

In other words, the ability of Shu Han to implement the examination method now shows that it is not what it used to be.Since Liu Chan ascended the throne, the territory has continued to expand.He defeated Cao Wei several times and surrendered to Sun Wu.The country has shown a trend of dominating the world, and the prestige of its monarch has reached its peak. How dare the domestic officials not follow suit.

If it was changed to the beginning of Liu Chan's ascension to the throne and Zhuge Liang's assistance, not only Liu Chan's proposal was useless, but Zhuge Liang's proposal was also opposed.

This is the difference between whether the center is strong or not, and this is also an existence that Sun Quan envies and is unimaginable.

Just when Sun Quan was envious of Liu Chan's prestige, the attendant told him, "Your Majesty, Princess Quan begs to see you."

Hearing this, Sun Quan threw away his unrealistic thoughts and responded with a smile: "Xuan!"

"promise!"

Sun Quan mourned the death of his eldest son, Sun Deng.As the eldest daughter, Sun Luban naturally went in and out of the palace to visit and take care of her father from time to time, and Sun Quan gradually became dependent on the eldest daughter, Princess Quan.