What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the masses rose up together, and many Haojie took advantage of this to lay a foundation. Eastern Wu gradually grew by virtue of Sun Jian's two generations of conquests, but just when Sun Ce was full of ambition and wanted to show his ambitions, he was assassinated. Before Sun Ce died, he handed over all the foundation he had laid to Sun Quan. Although there is a saying that brothers fight wars, after all, there is a difference between relatives and brothers, and they are still one step closer to their sons than brothers.
So, why did Sun Ce abandon his son Sun Shao and instead pass it on to Sun Quan? What happened to his descendants?
Liu Chan was so stupid that Liu Bei was still passed on to him. Although it is said that when the White Emperor was alone, Liu Bei once said bluntly to Zhuge Liang, "If he is not talented, he can take it upon himself." Liu Chan is mediocre, everyone knows it, Liu Bei said this, but it is just to make Zhuge Liang more dedicated, why really want to replace him? In contrast, Sun Ce seems too generous and unreasonable to act in this way. In fact, Sun Ce had a far-sighted plan, and passing on sun quan was indeed a good choice at that time.
First of all, Sun Quan and his people are brave and strategic, good at using soldiers and knowing people and good at their duties, and indeed have the qualifications of an emperor.
Sun Jian was killed in battle while ordered to conquer Liu Biao, when Sun Ce was seventeen years old, while Sun Quan was only nine years old. Sun Ce was known for his great ambitions, and he was eager to avenge his father, and soon developed his own power and made a small reputation in Jiangdong. In this case, many younger brothers will be lost under the aura of their elder brothers, and it is difficult to achieve anything, but Sun Quan is obviously not among them.
Sun Quan advocated chivalry in his youth, often raising capable people and sages, and his reputation was not even below that of his father and brother. Sun Ce did not shy away from Sun Quan when handling political affairs, and Sun Quan's views on these matters were very clever, and Sun Ce often lamented that he was inferior. When Sun Ce invited guests to dinner, he repeatedly told Sun Quan that these people would be his subordinates in the future.
It can be seen from this that Sun Ce's succession to the throne of Sun Quan was not a whim, but an early idea for Sun Quan's ability to be impressed. It turns out that later Sun Quan did develop Eastern Wu very well.
Secondly, Sun Ce did have a son at that time, named Sun Shao, but he was too young to convince the public.
Sun Ce was only twenty-six years old at the time of his death, and the age of his grandson Shao is unknown. However, we can speculate that even if Sun Ce had the eldest son Sun Shao at the age of fifteen, he was only twelve years old at this time, and Sun Quan was already nineteen years old at this time, nearly the age of weak crown. Sun Quan's succession to Sun Ce was not smooth sailing, and despite the support of Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao, and others, it was difficult to stabilize the situation. At that time, Luzhou Taishou openly rebelled, while Luling Taishou collaborated with Cao Cao, and there were tens of thousands of people in Shanyue who were trying to seize power in Eastern Wu. Sun Quan first led his troops to destroy Luzhou Taishou Li Shu and subdue his subordinates, and then destroyed 6,000 Shanyue people. At the same time, Sun Quan began to recruit talents extensively. With such a move, the situation in Jiangnan can be considered stable, and it is not easy for Sun Quan to stabilize the situation, let alone the young Sun Shao?
Sun Ce originally wanted to achieve something, and in order to preserve Jiangdong, he was willing to pass the throne to the virtuous Sun Quan rather than his son who was closer.
When Sun Ce moved his family to Jiangdu, he discussed the general trend of the world with the famous scholar Zhang Hong several times, and expressed his ambition to do something. Impressed by this, Zhang Hong suggested that Sun Ce cross the river south and was willing to bring friends to help him. It can be seen from this that all of Sun Ce's actions are based on the establishment of merit. Before Sun Ce died, he had instructed his subordinates that there was chaos in the Central Plains today, but jiangdong had many soldiers and the terrain was dangerous, and they could sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. He also instructed Sun Quan, saying that sun quan was inferior to himself in the struggle against the world. But to protect Jiangdong, he is not as good as Sun Quan. Sun Ce's instructions were all in the hope of preserving Jiangdong's exploits, so it seems that he passed the throne to Sun Quan out of his own ambitions.
Of course, Sun Quan's succession to the throne was also inseparable from the general trend at that time and the support of courtiers.
It is impossible for a child to mature in the ever-changing situation, and even if Sun Shao ascends to the throne, he is likely to become a puppet of others. At that time, the courtiers were going to Qin Twilight Chu from time to time, and Lü Bu had changed his master several times. In this chaotic world, it is more important to pay attention to the current affairs of the time as Junjie, rather than from the beginning. If the subordinates could not see the future from Sun Shao, sooner or later they would go their separate ways.
In this way, not only will Sun Shao's congregation rebel or even be killed, but Jiangdong will also be torn apart, so it is better to pass the throne to Sun Quan.
As the son of Sun Ce, Sun Shao had the opportunity to become the lord of Jiangdong, but in the end he was reduced to a "mediocre talent". In the history books, there are very few records about Sun Shao, but it is recorded that he was once given the title of Marquis of Wu and later renamed marquis of Shangyu. In this way, it seems that Sun Shao's treatment is good. On the surface, it is indeed glorious and rich, but Sun Shao has no official position and no soldiers and horses, so it can be said that he has no real power at all. In this case, Sun Shao's desire to make a meritorious career is tantamount to a fool's dream, and he can only "degenerate into a mediocre talent", and his son Sun Feng was also killed because he was suspected by Sun Quan's grandson Sun Hao.
Sun Ce passed the throne to Sun Quan, and in a way, he did save Jiangdong and his son Sun Shao. However, from another aspect, Sun Ce also blocked Sun Shao's road to meritorious service. Sun Ce expected that Sun Quan could protect Jiangdong, but forgot that the human heart in front of power was always elusive.