Han Xiang

Chapter 532: The master suspects the dead minister and the dead minister suspects rebellion

The Jiangxi administrative office was moved to E County by Sun Quan and renamed Wuchang. Xiakou was built on the north bank of the Yangtze River and at the entrance of the Han River.

In order to attack Hefei, Sun Quan only left Cheng Pu with [-] soldiers and horses.

And these 3000 people have to be dispersed to Xiakou and Wuchang.

Liu Pan had more than [-] elite troops in You County and had high hopes of regaining Jiangxia. Xiakou was a newly built fortress, and all grain, grass and military supplies had to be transported from Jiangdong.

A plan to encircle the point for reinforcements was formed in Liu Pan's mind. He deliberately marched eastward along the river with great fanfare, intending to cross the river to the south bank of Xiakou.

This is a multiple-choice question for Cheng Pu. Liu Pan wants to see if he can save Xiakou.

If you rescue them, you will wait for work and encircle the points for reinforcements. If you don't rescue them, you will get a military fortress in vain. Then use Xiakou as a stronghold to attack Wuchang and Chaisang.

Liu Pan didn't know that Cai Mao was cheating himself. He also thought that when he took Xiakou, it would be equivalent to choking the Han River and the Yangtze River, so he didn't have to worry about Liangdao being attacked by Cheng Pu.

At that time, Liu Pan only needed to ask Liu Biao to send some naval reinforcements, and Liu Pan would be confident to capture Yuzhang again.

Of course, although Liu Pan's idea is wonderful, it still needs a little luck.

He hoped that the civil strife in Jiangdong would last a little longer, and Liu Pan's idea could be realized in as little as two or three months.

The sequelae of the defeat at Hefei were serious. More than 2 people were lost in the first battle, and countless people wore sackcloth and mourning. Sun Quan's prestige in the army was greatly reduced again, and the apportionment fee could no longer be recovered. Therefore, in the three realms of Jiangdong, the military, government and civilians, the three realms There are complaints among them.

The house leaked and it rained all night, and Yao Ji's account book incident spread, igniting the fuse of Sun Quan's resignation. People frequently came to Danyang to contact Sun Yi, hoping that he would come forward to inherit Sun Ce's legacy.

Sun Quan was a little stunned at first, but soon calmed down. He knew that as long as he had military power, no one could take his place.

Therefore, the first thing he did when he returned to Wu County was to announce that the Wu Hou Mansion would cut down on food and clothing and use the money saved for pensions to ensure that no mutiny occurred in the battalions. He also implemented a curfew policy in the county and ordered the city defense army to arrest those who spread rumors and ensure that the people The order is not disordered.

In addition, Sun Quan has stepped up surveillance on Zhang Zhao. He is Sun Ce's trusted official, and it will be troublesome to follow him.

As for Sun Yi, the prefect of Danyang, Sun Quan ignored and dealt with the conspirators. He even publicly laughed at himself on many occasions, saying that he had little virtue and talent. If there was someone who could shoulder the heavy responsibility, he would be very willing to abdicate in favor of others.

Sun Quan swung his ax three times, which had a certain effect, but one moment he was openly mocking himself, and the next second he started killing people in Wu County.

In order to fulfill his promise to Sun Ben, Sun Quan found Zhou Yu's own soldiers as evidence, accusing the servant Huo Chun of poisoning and killing the master, and limited Huo Chun to surrender himself to the crime within one month.

Huo Chun had already been buried in the belly of the fish, and it was impossible for him to surrender. Unfortunately, because of Zhou Shan's small favor, he became an accomplice in the poisoning of Zhou Yu, and in the end three tribes were annihilated.

Sun Quan's ruthless tactics shocked some Xiao Xiaoxiao and won the favor of many military generals.

After all, the truth is still being investigated after all this time. Even if such a lord has weaker military capabilities, he is still a wise lord.

Although he regained the trust of the military, Yao Ji's account books often appeared among the people, and Sun Quan was unable to stop them even though he wanted to hunt them down. This made him determined.

The account book comes from Yao Ji, and Yao Ji is from Hefei. The finger should be pointed at Long Xiang.

Sun Quan was insecure and suspicious by nature. He believed that the war between the two sides had just ended, and Jiangdong and Huainan were separated by a long river. The behavior of using account books to ruin his reputation would not be the biggest beneficiary of Long Xiang.

This tactic of stigmatization was used by Sun Quan on Sun Ben and it worked very well.

Since he couldn't cure the symptoms, Sun Quan simply treated the root cause.

In October of the [-]th year of Jian'an, Sun Yi was assassinated by his family general Bian Hong. The news shocked Jiangdong.

At that time, Sun Quan was convening his ministers to discuss how to use part of the taxes for the coming year to pay for the fallen soldiers. Hearing the news of Sun Yi's death, he was first shocked and then furious.

"The thief dares to kill the lord? It seems that Huo Chun's three clans are not enough to deter these rebels, so I will destroy the three clans of the Bian family!" Sun Quan said fiercely, then looked at Zhou Shan and asked: "Has Bian Hong caught it? Must If you ask the mastermind, he will not assassinate the third brother for no reason."

"Uh"

Zhou Shan looked embarrassed, lowered his head and replied in a low voice: "Bian Hong tried to escape into the mountains after committing the crime, but he was caught up and shot by Governor Gui and his troops."

"What? Hmph, what a coincidence."

Sun Quan's blue eyes widened, he slammed the table and stood up.

"Lord, please calm down and conclude that it is not appropriate for Governor Gui to kill someone and silence him. Moreover, he has no motive for killing. It is best to send someone to find out, so as not to unjustly accuse a good person."

Yu Fan has a blunt temperament and likes to offend Yan Yan and argue with others. Seeing that Sun Quan is attached to the same county man Gui Lan, he still can't hold back his temper.

Sun Quan stared at Yu Fan for a long time with frowning eyebrows. After a while, he waved his hand for him to sit down, stroking his purple beard and said in a deep voice:

"Zhongxiang sits peacefully. How can there be no motivation? Before I marched west to Jingzhou last year, Sheng Xiaozhang (Sheng Xian) made negative remarks many times to confuse the morale of the army, so he was arrested and died in prison. Gui Lan was cited by Sheng Xiaozhang Xiaolian, is it possible to avenge the teacher?"

"Is this too far-fetched?"

Yu Fan swallowed, thinking that you were just making cruel remarks and there was no real evidence at all.

"Zhong Xiang's suggestion is prudent and it is right to investigate clearly."

Seeing that Yu Fan had doubts, Sun Quan turned to look at Sun He and told him, "Brother, please go to Wanling to find out the truth about Shu Bi's assassination. Gui Lan is currently under serious suspicion, so we must carefully examine it and make sure no omissions are made. We must not let a bad person go." , and you can’t wrongly accuse a good person.”

"Wei." Sun He stood up and responded.

"That's right." Sun Quan stopped him again: "I remember that Danyang County's Prime Minister Dai Yuan was also promoted to Xiaolian by Sheng Xiaozhang, and my brother was also investigated together."

"Okay, I'll go get ready first."

After saying this, Sun He turned around and left the palace, while Yu Fan looked at Gu Yong and said to himself that even if Gui Lan and Dai Yuan were not guilty, it would be troublesome even if the lord said this publicly.

There were many people in Kuaiji in the meeting hall. Some people rushed to Wanling to report the news before Sun He set off.

Since Sun He was redeemed, he has been staying in Wu County without any new appointments, and Sun Quan has not allocated troops to his troops. However, relying on the important officials of the clan, he only brought fifty generals to Danyang to investigate the case.

Since ancient times, when the suspected minister died, Gui Lan and Dai Yuan were disappointed with the Sun family, so they designed to trap and kill Sun He.

While blocking the news from the outside world, the two sent people across the river to meet Long Xiang in Hefei, intending to sacrifice Danyang County for the internal affairs.

Although Gui Lan and Dai Yuan thought carefully, but Sun Quan seemed to be able to pinch and count. A few days after Sun He was killed, he immediately dispatched troops to Wanling.

Although their friends in Wu County reported the news, the two of them were so frightened that they quickly fled westward with their families and tribe, hundreds of people by boat.

After being explicitly rejected by Long Xiang, Gui Lan sent someone to ask Jingzhou for help.

At this time, he had to run away even if he didn't reply, and he didn't prepare enough ships in a hurry, so many relatives couldn't take them away, and they were later killed by Sun Quan.

Sun Quan executed all the remaining members of Gui Lan and Dai Yuan, and cried in front of Sun Yi's tomb.

After staying in Wanling for two days for the show, Sun Quan was preparing to lead his army back to Wu. Unexpectedly, Sun Yi's wife Xu came to the door.

(End of this chapter)