Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

During Liu Bei's Northern Expedition, Prince Liu Chan supervised the country, and Prime Minister Zhuge Liang assisted him.

But before Liu Bei left, he told Liu Chan to follow Zhuge Liang's side to listen to the government, and he often handed over all matters big and small to Zhuge Liang.

So now Zhuge Liang is handling all the state affairs of the Han court in the south.

Liu Chan's current main task is to study. Before the Northern Expedition, Liu Bei adopted a policy of recuperating and recuperating in the south. In addition to state affairs, he was most concerned with the cultivation of Prince Liu Chan. Carry out ideological education.

Shen Chen used to be the Prince's Taifu, and this position in Han Dynasty was not considered a vacant position, but he was in charge of educating the Prince together with the Prince's Shaofu, but at that time Shen Chen was fighting in Liangzhou and training troops in Hanzhong, so the educational task fell to Zhuge Liang on the head.

At that time, Zhuge Liang was the Prince's Shao Fu, and the Prince's house also had the Prince's family order Laimin, the Prince's servant Yin Mo, the Prince's concubine Fei Yi, the Prince Xima Dong Yun, and the Prince Sheren Huo Yi to help and assist Liu Chan's daily life.

Later, at Shen Chen's suggestion, Liu Bei appointed the prince and grand teacher, with Zhuge Liang as the post.

Among the three masters of the East Palace, the prince Taifu originated from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and he was an important minister in charge of assisting the prince.In the Western Jin Dynasty, the prince Taishi was appointed to be responsible for the education of the prince together with the prince Taifu. It was not until the Sui and Tang Dynasties that the prince Taibao appeared. Since then, there have been three masters in the East Palace.

It's just that after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, most of the three masters of the East Palace had honorary titles, but the current prince and grand master still have certain authority.

After Zhuge Liang became the prince's grand teacher, he was in charge of the prince's cultural education.On the contrary, Shen Chen, the prince's Taifu, was changed to educating the prince in riding and archery martial arts, and his responsibilities have changed a little.

Therefore, when dealing with major national affairs, Zhuge Liang would work with Liu Chan to train Liu Chan and at the same time train Lai Min and other important national officials in the future.

Now in November, the weather is turning cold. Although there is no snow in Jingzhou, the cold wind is howling, knocking on the curtain, making a crisp sound.

Zhuge Liang knelt and sat in the government affairs hall of the side hall of the Deyang Hall of the Xiangyang Imperial Palace.

There is a charcoal fire burning in the hall, which is very warm.

At the top, Liu Chan sat in the main seat, and below Zhuge Liang, Lai Min, Yin Mo, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, Huo Yi and others sat, accompanying the prince to help him understand government affairs and assist the state affairs.

Liu Chan is 20 years old this year, and he is white and fat. He loves to play by nature and has a strong style.

Liu Bei was mischievous when he was a child, but now that he has a son, he is expected to follow the rules, so Liu Chan was quite depressed before.

Later, Shen Chen saw that he was depressed all day long, so he often sent his sons Shen Yin and Shen Xi into the palace to accompany him, and wrote a letter to Liu Bei, hoping not to suppress Liu Chan's nature too much.

Children love to play is not a bad thing.

As long as you can give correct guidance, establish a good three views on Liu Chan, and keep him from doing things that are harmful to nature, you should reasonably let him have fun, and not suppress it too much, which is easy to backfire.

People have a rebellious mentality. If they didn't get it before, they may ask for it twice in the future.

Once Liu Chan ascends the throne in the future and no one cares about him, he will tend to be more indulgent.Emperor Xuan of Zhou Yu Wenyun, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Yang, Emperor Muzong of Ming Dynasty Zhu Zaidi are all typical examples.

Although Shen Chen didn't take these things as examples, Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling also had the same virtues. Liu Bei felt that what he said was very reasonable, so he relaxed the control on Liu Chan, which allowed him to have a certain amount of time to go out every day. .

Today Liu Chan had just played with the Shen brothers in the back garden for a while, and now he just arrived at the political affairs hall, he was a little absent-minded, still thinking about the fun he had with the Shen brothers just now.

Seeing that he seemed careless, Lai Min reminded him: "Prince, prince."

"what?"

Liu Chan came back to his senses and looked at Lai Min blankly.

Lai Min pointed in Zhuge Liang's direction, motioning to look at the prime minister's face.

Liu Chan looked over and saw Zhuge Liang was reading a secret letter with deep eyes and a very serious face.

"Prime Minister, what happened?"

Liu Chan asked curiously: "Is there a new battle report from the front line?"

"No."

Zhuge Liang put down the secret letter in his hand, bowed his hands to Liu Chan and said: "Prince, there is a secret report from Jiangdong, and someone is linking up with some Jiangdong families in order to plot rebellion."

"what?"

Liu Chan quickly said: "That's what to do."

Just asking people is not a good thing.

Zhuge Liang frowned, then thought for a while, and guided him: "The prince thinks, how should we deal with it?"

Liu Chan thought for a while and said: "We should find those families connected in series, and then send troops to attack them to eliminate these possible hidden dangers."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "The other party has a single line of contact. Only a few families have reported to us. We don't know exactly which families they found. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find the other party."

"so what should I do now?"

Liu Chan began to think hard, this matter may not be easy to handle.

Zhuge Liang continued to guide: "Prince, why don't you think about it again, who is connecting the Jiangdong family, and who should be the mastermind behind the scenes?"

Liu Chan said without hesitation: "That must be Cao Wei, only they have the possibility."

"Yes."

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, and said again: "But it is impossible for Cao Wei to know Jiangdong so well, so who did Cao Wei ask to help them?"

Liu Chan scratched his head. This question was too difficult for him. After thinking about it for a while, he could only ask, "Are you looking for someone who is familiar with the Jiangdong family?"

"That's right. There are many wealthy families in Jiangdong, and there are hundreds of families. Cao Pi must find someone who is familiar with the family."

"Who is that?"

"I think that probably only Sun Quan has this possibility."

Zhuge Liang said.

"An Lehou? An Lehou was once the Lord of Jiangdong, and he is indeed very familiar with the Jiangdong family."

Liu Chan was puzzled and said: "It's just that he has already surrendered to us, why would he dare to help Cao Wei connect with the Jiangdong family? If Gu is like this, Gu will definitely be honest and dare not think otherwise."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Because only in this way, Sun Quan can return to Jiangdong, instead of being imprisoned in Xiangyang like now."

Sun Quan wants to go back to Jiangdong?

Now even Lai Min and others don't quite understand.

He is like this, and he is still full of thoughts about going back to restore the country. Isn't this suicide?

Lai Min asked: "Prime Minister, Sun Quan helps Cao Pi, isn't he afraid that even if he helps Cao Pi defeat us, he won't get any benefits? Does he really think he can return to Jiangdong?"

"He felt somewhat certain."

Zhuge Liangliang nodded: "What's more, Sun Quan has always been ambitious. Even if there is a chance, he will gamble. If he succeeds, the hope will be great."

Hope will be great?
"Forehead"

Everyone looked at each other, and they could see the doubt in each other's eyes.

Now that the pattern of the Southern Han and Northern Wei has emerged, and Jiangdong has been surrendered for several years, the people have long since ignored the Sun family. Why does he feel that he has great hopes?
For a while, everyone really didn't understand why Sun Quan would do this.

Seeing that they didn't understand, Zhuge Liang explained the reason.

the reason is simple.

Now the size of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty is already very large, and it is not a single battle that can determine the fate of the country.

If Sun Quan helped Cao Wei to set off a rebellion in the rear of Jiangdong, and Cao Wei's men should cooperate with outsiders to break through Guan Yu, then the Eastern Front of the Southern Han Dynasty would inevitably be defeated, and Liu Bei's forces would shrink instantly in Huainan and Jiangdong.

Once the Eastern Front is defeated, Cao Wei will be able to concentrate his main force against Liu Bei's main force. At that time, Cao Pi's main attack direction must be to attack Nanyang from Henan.

With luck, the main force of Liu Bei's army was directly defeated, and they would flee all the way to Xiangyang.

At this time, the south is bound to be in chaos, and Liu Bei's guard on Sun Quan is not strict. As long as Sun Quan finds an opportunity, escapes from Xiangyang immediately, and then runs back to Jiangdong, it is possible to reorganize Jiangdong and become his Marquis of Wu.

Although Liu Bei was newly defeated, he had the danger of Xiangyang, the advantage of the navy, and there were so many soldiers in Guanzhong. It would be very difficult for Cao Pi to annihilate him in one fell swoop, and it would be difficult to directly unify the south.

Therefore, if it goes well, the normal situation should be that Liu Bei's main force is defeated and returns to Jingzhou.

Cao Pi regards Liu Bei as a confidant, and now when Liu Bei is newly defeated, he will inevitably attack Jingzhou on a large scale and want to annex Jingzhou.

In this way, the two sides will wrestle in Nanyang, Nanjun, Jiangxia and other places, unable to take care of Jiangdong.

And while they were fighting and had no time to manage Jiangdong, Sun Quan was able to take advantage of the fire, sneak in, and return to Jiangdong to be his master of Jiangdong.

It doesn't matter if the people don't miss the Sun family.

This world belongs to the aristocratic family, as long as the Jiangdong aristocratic family doesn't like Liu Bei, and likes Sun Quan and Cao Pi who are more integrated with the aristocratic family.

No matter how the people are, they can't make any waves.

Therefore, with the help of Cao Pi and the Jiangdong family, it is really possible for Sun Quan to go back.

Although this idea seems whimsical, in fact, the probability of success is still very high.

The main reason is that even if Cao Pi wins, it is unlikely to be unified directly. When Cao Liu dogs bite the dog, Sun Quan will be able to take advantage of the chaos to go back.

So if Sun Quan can really launch a rebellion behind Jiangdong and cooperate with Cao Pi to win the Eastern Front, he has a chance.

And compared to being a prince, it is always much better than being a prisoner.

At least on the one-acre-three-point land in Jiangdong, Sun Quan still has some loyal old troops to rely on.

At that time, taking advantage of the conflict between Cao and Liu, Sun Quan will jump left and right, and maybe he will be able to divide the world into three parts, fulfill the will of his father and brother, and stick to Yangzhou.

Hearing Zhuge Liang's analysis, everyone immediately felt that it made sense, and they were all ashamed.

Unexpectedly, there is such a deep and powerful relationship in it, but they only focus on the surface, thinking that Sun Quan will not be stupid enough to do that, but in fact he is likely to gamble, which makes people feel ashamed.

"Prime Minister."

Liu Chan learned that Sun Quan might be the chief envoy of Jiangdong's rebellion, so he hesitated immediately: "Marquis Anle is quite famous in Jiangdong, and there are many old minions. If it is really difficult to deal with him starting a rebellion, then should we act first and move to the east?" he?"

As he spoke, he also made a palm down gesture.

Zhuge Liang glanced at Liu Chan quite unexpectedly. He didn't expect that this kind-hearted little fat man would have a bit of ruthlessness, so he said with some relief: "No, your majesty established the world with benevolence and righteousness. Sun Quan was willing to submit to you at the beginning, but your majesty will not." It will kill his life, so as not to win the trust of the world, this matter is out of your wits."

"Outsmart?"

Lai Min asked, "What does the prime minister mean?"

Zhuge Liang said: "If you want to kill Sun Quan, you have to have a reason. Therefore, you can't do anything to Sun Quan now. You can only do it when Sun Quan is about to escape. This way, you can not violate morality, and you can also make those Jiangdong old officials feel at ease."

Liu Chan suddenly realized: "The prime minister wanted to let Sun Quan go, and deliberately asked him to contact the old department more, and when they started to riot, they would catch them all, and then kill Sun Quan by the way."

"Ah."

Zhuge Liangliang nodded: "But this is the last resort. Your Majesty is a benevolent king after all. If Sun Quan understands the current affairs, wakes up in time, and hand over the list of the families he helped Cao Pi connect with, His Majesty will probably forgive his sins, and may even forgive him." will reward him."

Liu Chan wondered: "But isn't Sun Quan already doing it now? Is it possible to let him come to his senses? I'm afraid it's unlikely, and we can't ask directly, because it will reveal what we already know he is plotting. "

Seeing that Liu Chan already had the ability to analyze independently, Zhuge Liang felt even more relieved, and said with a smile: "Yes, we really can't ask directly, but we can give him a chance to reform himself."

"Oh?"

Liu Chan hurriedly said, "How to give him a chance to reform himself?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Now the country is at war with Cao Pi in the north, and the prince is in charge of the country in the south. The prince can test Sun Quan and make Sun Quan wary. If he is smart, he should probably know what to do."

Liu Chan thought for a while and said, "Then how do I test him? Should I send someone to Sun Quan's mansion to warn him?"

"That would hurt him very much."

Lai Min thought for a while and said, "Besides, we have no actual evidence to prove that this was done by Sun Quan, so we directly warn that if this matter is not in connection with Sun Quan, wouldn't it chill the hearts of those Jiangdong courtiers?"

"good."

Zhuge Liangliang nodded and said: "So I thought that the crown prince could invite Sun Quan to watch the song and dance in the palace in a few days. He asked the musicians to play the music of Jingzhou first, and let the dancers dance the dance of Xiangyang. Then let the musicians play the music of Jiangdong, let the The dancers danced the dance of Yangzhou, and observing Sun Quan's reaction during the banquet can test whether Sun Quan is really plotting a rebellion."

Liu Chan was puzzled and said, "Why?"

Zhuge Liang said: "If Sun Quan gritted his teeth and regretted secretly while watching the music and dance in Jingzhou. When watching the music and dance in Jiangdong, he wept with sorrow and regret. It means that Sun Quan still misses Jiangdong, and the person behind the rebellion is probably him. "

Lai Min suddenly realized: "I understand. The Prime Minister's move can firstly test whether Sun Quan misses Jiangdong, and whether he is really the mastermind behind Jiangdong's rebellion. Second, it is also secretly warning Sun Quan that this is an attack on him. Test, if Sun Quan is smart, he should understand that the matter has been exposed, and immediately hand over the list of rebels."

"Exactly."

Zhuge Liang nodded with a smile, and then said to Liu Chan: "During the banquet, the crown prince can ask Sun Quan some things. The minister will accompany you and see how Sun Quan responds. Even the minister can probably make his own judgment."

"it is good."

Liu Chan then said: "Then follow the prime minister's instructions. In a few days, Gu will hold a song and dance banquet in the name of the Northern Expedition, and call Sun Quan and his old Jiangdong troops to the banquet."

So a few days later, Sun Quan of Anlehou Mansion received Liu Chan's invitation.