Chapter 2258: Can hundreds of years of crimes still be used?


    Waiting can make people grow, become irritated, and even make them crazy.


    Sun Quan is also waiting for success. Sun Quan has paid a lot for success. Without effort, there is no gain, and without gain, there is naturally no success. Sun Quan knew this to some extent.


    So now, Sun Quan is still prepared to pay something...


    When it comes to sending troops, it doesn''t matter if they are small units. Sun Quan still has some command rights. But once it involves a large-scale war, especially a large-scale mobilization of troops and horses of tens of thousands, Zhou Yu cannot be bypassed. Without Zhou Yu''s approval, Sun Quan The orders may not be easy to use. Therefore, a very interesting situation emerged. The Jiangdong nobles were not worried or afraid of Sun Quan''s rebellion, but they were worried and afraid of Zhou Yu''s anger.


    It is like the Battle of Chibi in history.


    In the Battle of Chibi, when Jiangdong’s monarchs and ministers were discussing whether to fight or surrender, this phenomenon was fully demonstrated.


    ??When Zhou Yu did not show up, there were two opinions on surrender and resistance within Jiangdong, and the one who advocated surrender was Zhang Zhao, another important minister of Sun Ce Tuogu.


    Why did Zhang Zhao advocate surrender?


    In addition to the reasons mentioned by Lu Su, there is also a more hidden reason.


    Zhang Zhao’s attitude was actually the mainstream attitude among civil servants.


    Similar figures can be seen not only in the Three Kingdoms, nor just in Jiangdong, but in many dynasties...


    Because they are civil servants, they must obey the generals when the military pressure is relatively high. Once they decide to go to war with Cao Cao, all the resources in Jiangdong must be subordinated to military needs, and the generals will have the right to speak. Some of them have the right to speak before. What grudge...


    After all, not everyone is Lian Po and Lin Xiangru. In the past, I rode on the neck of the general, but now I can''t blame the general for cutting off the **** of the civil servant...


    ?In the historical Battle of Chibi, what made Sun Quan even more embarrassed was that even if Sun Quan had made up his mind to resist Cao Cao, his decision was still not the final decision, Zhou Yu''s decision was.


    After Zhou Yu came back, the civilian officials persuaded him to surrender, and the military generals took charge of the battle. You can imagine how big the shadow area was in the heart of Sun Quan, who was sitting silently at this time. Sun Quan is nominally the lord of Jiangdong, but on such an important matter, his ministers and generals have to let Zhou Yu make the decision...


    ?This kind of mood cannot be expressed clearly in one or two sentences, but Sun Quan was still able to endure it, and even showed that he trusted Zhou Yu with all his heart.


    Sun Quan believed that in order to achieve great things, one must be able to wait and be patient. As for shame, after you succeed, you will naturally have shame. If you don''t succeed, what''s the use of just having shame? Just like now, Sun Quan wanted to use Gongsun Du''s incident to invade the power of the Jiangdong gentry, and he could not do without Zhou Yu''s support.


    ?Zhou Yu is obviously not willing to do this kind of thing. It''s not that Zhou Yu has some ulterior deal with the Jiangdong nobles, but because this is a battle destined to fail. How could Zhou Yu be interested?


    Although there is only one word difference from Jiangdong to Liaodong, the distance is indeed too far. The news of Gongsun Du''s attack spread to Jiangdong, and then he waited for Sun Quan to gather his troops and go north to crusade. This time is not measured by the sky. They are all calculated on a monthly basis, so there is no cooperation at all, and there is no way to talk about integration.


    Maybe Jiangdong sent troops and just crossed the river, and then Gongsun Du failed. At this time, should we fight or retreat?


    This matter is, after all, different from the Battle of Chibi in history. Chibi was bullied to the doorstep, and if he didn''t fight, it would be over, and his life or death would be at stake. And if Gongsun Du is not taken care of now, will Jiangdong be doomed immediately? Obviously impossible. So although Zhou Yu knew why Sun Quan did what he did, he did not support it.


    "Brother Gongjin..." Sun Quan smiled like a dog-tail flower, swaying in the air, "This is a newly obtained Liaodong ginseng, specially sent to Brother Gongjin for nursing..."


    ?Zhou Yu looked at it with neither sadness nor joy on his face, "Thank you, Lord." 』


    "Come on, this is a battle armor purchased with a lot of money. It is made of hundreds of refined steel. It can protect Brother Gongjin on the battlefield..." Sun Quan asked someone to bring over another pair of armor, "There are also ten sets, better than this one." Those who are slightly worse will also be given to Brother Gongjin! 』


    A set of fine armor, calculated at five baht, costs more than five million yuan. Even the more ordinary armor costs between one million and two million yuan. It can be said that Sun Quan gave it to Zhou Yu. The cost of these gifts is already nearly 20 million yuan...


    It’s nothing to spend thousands of dollars, Sun is spending 20 million!


    Under the money offensive, the expression on Zhou Yu''s face changed slightly, "Lord, why is this necessary..." It''s not that Zhou Yu lacks the money, but that the things Sun Quan sent did consider Zhou Yu''s needs. This comes from a certain point. From a perspective, it is also a big improvement.


    Brother Gongjin is Jiangdong Humerus, is there anything wrong with him? ” Sun Quan waved his hand and said, “Previously, my behavior was very perverse and violated my brother’s entrustment. I was reprimanded by Jia Ci... This time I came here to apologize to brother Gong Jin...”


    After Sun Quan finished speaking, he stood up, walked into the hall, and bowed to Zhou Yu, saying, "Quan, there were many rude things in the past. I hope Brother Gongjin will forgive me!" 』


    Zhou Yu hurriedly left the table and bowed before Sun Quan, saying, "My lord, you must not do this. It will really harm your subordinates!" ” For a moment, Zhou Yu was really surprised. Toutian Tiequan, who said he would never look back if he didn’t hit the wall, actually knew how to turn around today?


    this…


    Is it a good thing or a bad thing?


    The two of them sat down again.


    Even though Zhou Yu was such a resourceful person, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable and could not react. After a moment, he sighed, stepped back, and said: "My lord... why do you want to send troops to Xuzhou?" 』


    Sun Quan coughed, and then said with emotion: "The Cao thief lives in Yecheng, because Jizhou is not stable and has to be defended. Therefore, there must be a void in the Qingxu period. Moreover, Zang Ba and others in Taishan, although they serve Cao thief, At the head of the army, each one has his or her own guts. If we advance with a large army and contact them, even if we cannot make them submit, we can also disrupt the position and make them stick to it. If this happens, Qingxu will be in chaos! By then…』


    ?Zhou Yu smiled slightly and interrupted Sun Quan''s eloquence, "My lord...my lord, please tell me the truth!" "Is this the smell of Sun Quan? I was shocked just now. I thought someone had changed...


    Sun Quan coughed again and smiled slightly awkwardly, "Well... Now Jiangdong is financially poor. Although Xuzhou has fought a war before, Xiapi and other places are still rich... There is also a new funeral for the Chen family in Xiapi, and a new official has been appointed. If the place is unstable, even if it is invincible, the population can still be plundered and transported by boat..."


    ?Zhou Yu stared at Sun Quan and raised his hand, "Lord!" Please tell the truth! 』


    ?Sun Quan glared at Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu also stared at Sun Quan.


    "This..." Sun Quan was silent for a moment, and finally said, "The Jiangdong nobles secretly store food and grass, hide their population, and hoard private soldiers!" This is a serious problem for Jiangdong! If it is not eliminated, Jiangdong will never be at peace! Therefore, in this battle, it is certainly joyful to win, but to lose is to weaken the power of Jiangdong''s big families, so that the country can be consolidated and not restricted by others! 』


    ?Sun Quan finished speaking, and then looked at Zhou Yu intently.


    Zhou Yu slowly closed his eyes, and opened them again after a while, meeting Sun Quan''s eyes. "If Jiangdong suffers too much damage and the people''s livelihood is overwhelmed, what will happen, lord?" 』


    ‘That’s why we need Brother Gongjin’s help! With Brother Gongjin sitting in charge, he can be injured without being killed, and damaged without being killed..." Sun Quan said slowly, "Those who are greedy for money cannot blame others..."


    Zhou Yu frowned, "My lord...my lord, why do you want to take such a hasty plan?" If the master''s mind is today, it can be exploited in five years and stabilized in ten years. By then, if Jiangdong is united and united, what gold can''t be overcome? What enemy is invincible? 』


    Sun Quan took a long breath and sighed: "Brother Gongjin, why don''t you want to do this?" But time waits not for us! Nowadays, the Fei thieves live in the northwest, with Guanzhong as the hub, dispatching the north and south, connecting the east and west, and the benefits of merchants are spreading all over the world! Nine times out of ten all Jiangdong’s accumulation in a year is wasted here! If things go on like this, Jiangdong works hard day by day and is busy every night. Isn''t this working for the Fei thieves? Making clothes for a thief? ! 』


    『Cao Thief lives in Hebei and Henan, with a dense population and abundant farmland. Although he is currently weaker than Fei Thief, his heritage has not been lost and his acres of land have not been damaged. In time, he will be able to gather grain and troops and win through consumption! On the other hand, looking at Jiangdong, the area between Tianzhi Moling and Jingkou, and the rest of the land, are just like Wu County, all occupied by Jiangdong''s big families! If you need money but don''t have money, if you need food but you don''t have food, what if you endure it for five years and give birth to children in ten years? The world belongs to others, Jiangdong can only bow his head and admit defeat! The Sun family''s foundation was wiped out! 』


    ?Sun Quan left the table again and bowed, "Brother Gongjin! For the sake of my brother, I just want to help my little brother! 』


    ?Sun Quan finally carried Sun Ce out...


    ?Zhou Yu sighed slowly and stepped forward to help Sun Quan up, "That''s all... Lord... just this once..."


    Sun Quan was overjoyed and bowed his head to the ground.


    Zhou Yu avoided it, then took Sun Quan to sit down again, and said slowly: "My lord, you don''t have to be like this... If Yu leads the army out, my lord is in Jiangdong, can you care?" 』


    Sun Quan nodded and said, "Yes!" Brother Gongjin led the troops out, and he ordered Zixiu to search the surrounding areas for corruption and tyranny among the children of wealthy families, and investigate them strictly! "Jiangdong is located in a remote place, so the higher the sky is and the emperor is far away, the less seriously "transgression" is taken seriously. Those who double eaves, travel under canopies, and build illegal archways on walls will be caught in large numbers. Zhou Yu frowned slightly, "It''s unnecessary to overstep. It''s hard to say... Is it a crime of corruption? It''s quite acceptable..."


    Zhou Yu considered that the impact of arrogance is still too large, and the initiators of these arrogances are often not the children of the lower-level gentry, but those at the top. Therefore, once this charge is used, the direction is too clear, and it may even cause unnecessary It is better to use corruption as the main breakthrough point for the rebound, because basically speaking, those who can be corrupt belong to more important positions and are responsible for money or important matters. If these people are defeated, a new group of people can be supported. Go up and take control of important positions.


    What''s more, these days, as long as you are an official, if you really check it carefully, is your **** clean? Did you get something to eat or drink? Did you use some, move some, and steal some? Have you ever turned a blind eye and allowed some benefits to your family, concierge, or subordinates? It’s already a big deal if one out of ten has clean hands and feet!


    In any case, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Han Dynasty, for hundreds of years, if anyone was arrested and directly accused of corruption, it would basically be correct nine out of ten times!


    Sun Quan also frowned, "Brother Gongjin... If you don''t die from this beating, you will suffer harm..."


    ‘Then don’t hit too hard! Zhou Yu glanced at Sun Quan and said, "Drive it away, draw it in, use it, transform it... Why bother killing them all?" The more impatient you are, the less likely you are to achieve great things! 』


    Hearing this, Sun Quan was silent for a long, long time.


    For Sun Quan, he really hopes to succeed in one battle, and such methods cannot be used every time. If he uses it this time, if he cannot completely eradicate the big families in Jiangdong, then he will have to bear the consequences of the big families in Jiangdong next time. The backlash may come from the fact that Jiangdong''s big households are too smart to be fooled.


    ?That''s why Sun Quan did not hesitate to lose face and come to Zhou Yu in a low voice, because only Zhou Yu is willing to cooperate, such a strategy can be successful...


    ?But Sun Quan did not expect that even if Zhou Yu agreed to cooperate, he was still not far away to completely eliminate the big families in Jiangdong.


    “My lord…” Zhou Yu said slowly, “When Brother Bofu was still alive, he often discussed this matter…”


    "ah? Brother...what did you say? ” asked Sun Quan.


    ?Zhou Yu smiled, as if he recalled some happy things, "Brother Bo Fu said... If something doesn''t go your way, kill them all!" If one person is dissatisfied, he will kill one person. If a whole clan is dissatisfied, he will massacre the whole clan. If the whole world is dissatisfied, he will kill everyone in the world! 』


    Sun Quan was so excited when he heard this that he almost clapped and cheered, "Brother, you are so heroic!" 』


    "Yes, heroic..." Zhou Yu''s expression became lonely again, "He died heroically..."


    ?Sun Quan: "Uh..."


    "For the sake of superiority, why don''t you kill one person... It''s just a killing. Usually there is no serious problem..." Zhou Yu said slowly, "If you kill a whole clan, it will be dangerous... If you want to kill all the people in the world, then... the people of the world will still be in danger." Will you stretch your neck and wait? 』


    … Sun Quan was speechless. Does this kind of thing require a strong argument? Does it make sense to argue?


    "What''s more..." Zhou Yu raised his eyes and looked at Sun Quan, "There are so many people in my lord''s bag, what use can they be given?" If the big households in Jiangdong were covered by ink from top to bottom, plowing in the spring and sowing in the summer, harvesting in the autumn and storing in the winter, traveling from north to south, and trading from east to west...who could continue to do this? Who can resist the South Vietnamese barbarians? When the lord takes action, there will inevitably be mistakes. If one person escapes and encourages the Sun clan members to raise the flag of righteousness, then the army will be out, how can the lord respond? 』


    ???Sun Quan’s face all the excitement faded away, leaving only the tiredness that emerged, "So, someone... thought about it for a long time, and planned a strategy for many days... turned out to be..."


    Is there anything perfect in this world? "Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Today I saw that my lord has a far-reaching plan. Although there are minor flaws, it is innocuous and it is enough to celebrate... However, the strategy should be appropriate according to the time and place, so I have a certain view... My lord wants to clear out the big families in Jiangdong. It’s difficult, but if you want to weaken your clan, it’s easy... My lord, you can choose carefully..."


    Just "decline"? Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu and confirmed the word, "It''s not "death"?" 』


    Zhou Yu nodded.


    ?Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu longingly, as if he longed for the warmth of a piece of paper, hoping that Zhou Yu could show more of his face.


    Zhou Yu was unmoved. Anyway, everything above the head could be exposed, but nothing below the head was exposed.


    ?Sun Quan finally lowered his head.


    "In addition, Zhang Zibu is needed..." Zhou Yu added, "Ji Zixiu and others alone may not be able to achieve great things..." Zhou Yu''s meaning is very straightforward. On the one hand, Ji Yan and others are not prestigious enough, so they must The need for Zhang Zhao to support the scene also shows that these people may not have clean hands and feet, and they will be criticized when the time comes.


    Sun Quan’s eyes widened and he sighed for a long time, “That’s okay…”


    ‘One more thing…’ Zhou Yu raised a finger again.


    ?Sun Quan almost jumped up, "What else?" 』


    ?Zhou Yu nodded and said, "My lord, I will respect the Zhu family as you do today, and also respect the Zhu family..."


    Sun Quan was suddenly stunned. After a moment, he looked at Zhou Yu with some suspicion. He saw Zhou Yu smiling slightly, and couldn''t help but also reveal a little embarrassed smile...


    …(;￢＿￢)…


    A few days later, Lu Xun, who had taken up his post as a clerk, had just entered the official residence and walked to the courtyard wall. He heard that there seemed to be some people discussing something on the other side of the wall...


    Several officials gathered in one place, talking as they walked.


    "It''s incredible, it''s really incredible...Zhu Shi is getting more and more prosperous now..."


    Isn’t it? I heard that my lord made a special trip to visit me and gave me five carloads of gifts! Even the servants in the Zhu Mansion have gifts! Yes, there are even servants! 』


    『Tsk tsk…My lord, you really treat the Zhu family very well…』


    『It is said that the lord also wants to give Zhu Lingjun a petition and make him a rural lord! 』


    "Real or false?" Did you hear that right? Is he really a country prince? ! 』


    Where is the lie? It is said that the messengers have already set off for Xudu! 』


    『Ah, so, wouldn’t it be true that after a while, he will be called Lord Zhuhou? 』


    『Why, it’s just a period of time, you can just call it now! 』


    "Now? Don''t tell me, I really want to go, but I''m afraid there are too many people going to Zhu''s Mansion and I won''t be able to squeeze in..."


    “That’s true. It is said that the concierges of the Zhu Mansion are now buying land and properties outside the city... Speaking of which, they are really better than you and me..."


    Hey, are you so envious? If you are asked to work as a concierge in the Zhu Mansion, will you go? 』


    The concierge...won’t go! At least it needs to be managed within the house...』


    "Hahaha...you think so beautifully..."


    The few officials who were chatting and laughing gradually moved away, while Lu Xun stopped and looked thoughtful.


    For a long time, Lu Xun suddenly moved his eyebrows, and there was some panic in his eyes. He turned around and was about to leave, but after taking two steps, he stopped again, frowned, thought for a moment, then sighed and turned back. , slowly, step by step, walked into the official house, as if he hadn''t heard anything just now...


    (End of this chapter)