As one of the four famous works in China, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has always been loved by many people, and even has gained a large number of fans abroad. When it comes to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many people first think of the pawns of the three countries of Wei, Shu and Wu. Among them, Sun Quan, the emperor of the State of Wu, was the youngest and his fame had always been inferior to the previous two. However, if we talk about the excitement of his life, Sun Quan is not inferior.
People familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms know that Sun Quan was not the first heir of the Sun family at the earliest, and after his brother Sun Ce took over the family business from his father Sun Jian, he worked hard all the way and soon developed and grew this family business. However, jealous of talent, Sun Ce was killed by the assassins when he was most proud, and Sun Quan took over the heavy responsibility from his brother at this critical juncture.
Sun Quan did not live up to his brother's expectations, and in his hands, Jiangdong Jiye grew step by step. At that time, Cao Cao in the north was powerful, and Liu Bei was forced to seek help from Sun Quan under threat, and sun Quan was also very clear about the principle of "cold lips and cold teeth". After receiving the affirmative answer from the Wu general Zhou Yu, he agreed to Liu Bei, and after that, all the way to break the Cao Army, the allusion of "burning Chibi" also came from this.
Subsequently, Sun Quan used the time during Cao Cao's recovery to consolidate the government and develop the territory. Later, he decisively seized the opportunity and took Jingzhou in one fell swoop, not only greatly developing his own power, but also eliminating his own major problem Guan Yu. Subsequently, Liu Bei sent an army to attack Sun Wu, and Sun Quan, against the crowd, sent Lu Xun, who had no experience, to meet the battle.
And Lu Xun, who did not live up to Sun Quan's expectations, defeated the Shu soldiers at yiling and from then on, pushed Sun Wu's power to the peak.
Looking at the first half of Sun Quan's life, it can be said that he was full of spirit, and even Cao Cao said that "having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou", which is mainly due to Sun Quan's three advantages:
One is that Sun Quan is a humble man and a corporal.
At that time, after Sun Quan broke Jingzhou, many generals submitted to Sun Quan, but there were still a few who refused to submit. Among them, there is a veteran named Pan Mao, who is unmoved by Sun Quan's solicitation and refuses to see each other all day because he is sick. After that, Sun Quan personally went to visit, and Pan Mao was still in tears and fell on the bed. Sun Quan, on the other hand, first comforted him with many surrendered sages, and then took a towel to personally wipe his face for him, and Pan Hao knelt down to thank him.
Sun Quan's personality and style made jiangdong group full of talents and loyal to Sun Quan.
Second, Sun Quan is not only good at recruiting talents, but also has many unique features in employing people.
When Pan Mao joined the State of Wu, he was already more than forty years old, plus he was not the Elder of Sun Wu, nor was he from the Jianghuai Shi clan, but only a general of another country, but in just ten years, he became the head of the Nine Secretaries of the State of Wu. Among them, although there are factors of Pan Mao's own integrity and ability, if Sun Quan does not reuse it, his personal ability will only have nowhere to show.
Third, Sun Quan has always been frugal.
The most impressive thing is that he lived in his old palace for eighteen years, during which time he worked frugally. Later, it was still the courtiers who advised them on the majesty of the image of the State of Wu and the danger of the collapse of the house, and at the earliest, Sun Quan could not resist the persuasion, so he had to agree to renovate it. Rao was like this, and Sun Quan also strongly advocated the use of old materials demolished from the old palace, refusing to waste the slightest bit.
It can be said that Sun Quan's image in the early days was almost perfect, although the killing of Guan Yu was a stain on the oath, but for Wu Guo, it was a meritorious achievement.
However, why would such a person who is close to perfection end up in his later years?
Sun Quan's transformation can be said to be a major reason for the decline of the entire Wu kingdom. Sun Quan made meritorious achievements in his early years, but in his later years, he has always been satisfied with the status quo and does not think of making progress, not only losing interest in the expansion of the territory, but even the people's livelihood has begun to slacken off. The achievements he made in his early years gradually caused Sun Quan to lose himself, and he began to become somewhat satisfied.
At a banquet for the courtiers, Sun Quan drank on a whim, let his men sprinkle wine on the courtiers, and said a lot of rude things. Zhang Zhao was worried about this, so he advised him with the allusion of the King of Shang's "Jiuchi Meat Forest". Sun Quan, on the other hand, accepted it gladly on the surface, but in his heart he was extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Zhao, and soon he found an excuse to push Zhang Zhao out of the imperial court.
It can be seen that Sun Quan at this time is already somewhat self-conscious.
At this time, Sun Quan may not be a good monarch, but he is still a good father, among which he is the most favored by Prince Sun Deng.
At that time, although the State of Wu had developed, the power of the other two families was still not to be underestimated. In order to stabilize the foundation of Jiangdong, Sun Quan bent his back to Cao Liu several times in exchange for time for development. However, when Cao Pi, in order to hold Sun Quan hostage, asked Sun Deng to be taken hostage in Luoyang, Sun Quan changed his compromise and showed his bloodiness, and he directly sent Zhao Zhi, who could speak eloquently, to show Cao Pi his tough attitude.
Not only that, Sun Quan also arranged many talents for Sun Deng, among them, including Gu Tan, the grandson of Gu Yong, the son of Zhang Zhao, and Zhuge Ke, the son of Zhuge Jin. Not only are they capable, but the family behind them is even stronger. It can be said that Sun Quan completely cultivated Sun Deng as his heir. Of course, sun deng can get sun quan so much love, there must be a reason.
Sun Deng, as the son of Sun Quan, carried forward his father's frugal style very well and refused to waste the slightest. Every time he hunted, he often took a long detour to avoid the crops, for fear that his men would trample on the crops. He also treats the people around him with a very bright and gentle style, and when he travels, he always sits in the same car with Zhuge Ke and others; when he sleeps, he often sleeps with them, just like liu Guanzhang's three brothers "sleeping on the same bed".
Even if his subordinates made mistakes, Sun Deng could not bear to punish them, believing that he, as their master, deserved to bear responsibility. Even if he is a pawn around him, Sun Deng also loves and cares for him.
Once, during a safari, Sun Deng was almost injured by a projectile, and a soldier was considered a suspect by Sun Deng's guards because he was holding a slingshot in his hand. Sun Deng, on the other hand, was able to discern right from wrong and personally proved the innocence of this soldier. Over time, Sun Deng conquered many people with his personality charm and gained their allegiance.
Not only that, Sun Deng's filial piety has always been praised by people. Sun Deng's birth mother came from a humble background, and when he was very young, Sun Deng was raised by Lady Xu. Later, Lady Xu fell out of favor and was exiled to Wu County, and Sun Deng often asked people to visit. Moreover, Sun Deng also mentioned Lady Xu several times in front of Sun Quan, knowing that his father did not like Lady Xu.
In addition, Sun Deng is also very concerned about the people's suffering, even if he is seriously ill, he still does not forget the major events of the country. Because Sun Quan used traitors, the court was chaotic for a while, and even before his death, Sun Deng did not forget to instruct his father to reuse sages such as Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin while taking care of his body. Because of worrying about national affairs, Sun Deng, who was only 33 years old, died of illness in Wuchang early.
Sun Deng's death undoubtedly brought great sorrow to Sun Quan.
In his later years, Sun Quan, every time he missed his beloved son, he would take out the last piece of music before his death to read, and every time he finished reading it, he would be sad and in tears. After Sun Deng's death, Sun Quan had been capricious in the matter of Li Chu, and he first made Sun He, who was close to Sun Deng, the crown prince. Sun He is not only close to Sun Deng, but also has many similarities in personality.
When Sun Deng was alive, he often wanted to cede power to Sun He, and in Sun He's body, Sun Quan could always see Sun Deng's shadow. However, Sun He is not Sun Deng after all, and Sun Quan has never been able to transfer all his love to Sun He. In Sun Quan's later years, he devoted almost all his energy to balancing the power of the DPRK and China.
In order to suppress the Forces of Jiangdong, Sun Quan secretly provoked a conflict between Sun He and Sun Ba, the King of Lu, causing the imperial court to be divided into two factions:
On the one side are Sun Xun and his supporters, most of whom were former supporters of Sun Deng;
On the other side is the Sun Ba group headed by Bu Qi;
And Sun Quan took this opportunity to strike at the Jiangdong Shi clan in one fell swoop.
Later, seeing that the goal had been achieved, Sun Quan deposed Sun He and killed Sun Ba. After Sun Quan's death, many of Sun Wu's elders also died one after another, so that Sun's clan relatives soon took control of the imperial government.
However, due to the faintness of the rulers, the Jiangdong clique gradually declined.
Resources:
[Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biography of Wu Ii, Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Volume 24, Wu Zaiji I, Book of the Continuation of the Later Han Dynasty, Volume 50, Biography of the Column, 47]