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If the case of Guo Jia's planning and assassination of Sun Ce mentioned yesterday is only speculated from the clues of historical materials, then the "hidden chaos in Eastern Wu" today is a conclusive official spy case.
In 229, Zhuge Liang formally allied with the State of Wu during the Northern Expedition to jointly resist the State of Wei. This alliance led to changes in the situation of the three countries, and in the political, economic, and military situation of two enemies and one enemy, which was very unfavorable to the State of Wei. The reason why the Three Kingdoms were able to stand up was mainly due to this alliance, and the State of Wei did not dare to launch a war against Wu or against (Shu) Han from then on, attacking Wu, (Shu) Han would send troops to the Northern Expedition, and vice versa.
(Shu) Han was at this time in the period of the Northern Expedition, Cao Rui in the blockade of the (Shu) Han Northern Expedition also had to guard against the Wu state crossing the river to the north, both sides needed to hold the army, although in a short period of time can cope, but in the long run the State of Wei will face the danger of being dragged down, how to deal with the alliance between the two countries has become an urgent need for Cao Rui to solve.
Unable to wage a frontal war, Cao Rui decided to launch a covert war and send people into the Interior of the State of Wu. The plan was to seek the position of Lieutenant of Wu Guoting, and then take advantage of the opportunity to take charge of the power of prison to create unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, alienate Wu Guo's important subjects, and disrupt the political situation of Wu Guo, so that he could not free his hands to cooperate with the (Shu) Han Northern Expedition.
After making up his mind, Cao Rui began to look for candidates, personally selecting the twenty-two-year-old Yin Fan to take on this heavy responsibility. This is a little difficult to imagine today, twenty-two-year-old, just graduated from college, the hairy boy, can take on this heavy responsibility, and who dares to send him?
Cain Fan, a native of Qingzhou, was intelligent and sharp, able to speak eloquently, and Cao Rui's purpose was to make him seek court lieutenants, and he was naturally particularly familiar with the affairs of the criminal law. Cao Rui personally summoned him and conferred on him a heavy responsibility.
The following year, Yin Fan found a reason to defect to Wei and flee to the State of Wu.
In order to seek high-ranking officials of the State of Wu, it was necessary to obtain the approval of Sun Quan. Yin Fan was just a young man with no reputation, and after defecting to the State of Wu, no one paid any attention to him, let alone met Sun Quan. What to do? Yin Fan wrote a letter and took it to the palace gate to hand it over.
From this letter, it can be seen that Yin Fan is indeed a talent, well-organized, logical, and step by step to attract Sun Quan to the bait. First give Sun Quan eye drops, praise him as the prince of the way, say that he is abandoning the dark and throwing light, and then lure Sun Quan to say that he is not an ordinary surrenderer, but a person with important information, and ask to get your summons.
Sun Quan took the bait and immediately summoned Yin Bo to interview Yin Bo. It was not easy to quickly gain Sun Quan's trust, and it was believed that Cao Rui had given Yin Fan some confidential information about the State of Wei before sending Him away. Before the hidden man came, he carefully prepared it, not only the content preparation, but also the costume was deliberately dressed, and he appeared personable and elegant when meeting. Coupled with the fact that he was able to speak eloquently, knew some confidential information, and had a unique view of the current situation, he quickly gained Sun Quan's trust.
Sun Quan's childhood classmate, the current attendant and right leader Hu Zong, has always accompanied him. After Yin Fan left, Sun Quan asked Hu Zong what he thought of this person, and Hu Zong replied: "This person's exaggerated words are like Dongfang Shuo, and his clever words and sophistry are like You Heng, but his actual talents are not as good as these two people." "This is the bystander Qing. Sun Quan asked what kind of official he could be, and Hu Zong thought that he could not be allowed to govern the civil administration, and he could find a small official in the capital to let him try.
The purpose of The Hidden Fan was to be a court lieutenant, and when talking with Sun Quan, he would definitely consciously guide the topic to this point to show his talent for familiarity with the criminal law, and Sun Quanzhen appointed him as a court lieutenant.
Wu Guoting is divided into three levels, Ting Wei Zheng, Ting Wei Supervisor, and Ting Wei Ping. Although Yin Fan was still one step away from Ting Wei Zheng, he had already been very successful in getting a deputy Ting Wei as soon as they met, and it was also very possible to be promoted to Ting Wei Zheng in time.
Twenty-two-year-old as a court lieutenant, the future is immeasurable, coupled with eloquent eloquence, elegant demeanor, and it is estimated that there is a lot of financial resources provided by Cao Rui, And YinFan soon became famous in the Wu kingdom. Outside the door, there were often cars and horses, and inside the door was often full of guests, and officials below the general of the Korean Central Self-Defense General rushed to associate with him. Of course, there are also a few people who do not like to join in the fun, sober and calm, do not interact with the hidden, such as Yang Yuan, Yang Di and others.
In particular, Ting Wei Hao Pu admired The Hidden Man to the extreme. The purpose of The Hidden Fan is to be a court lieutenant, and he will definitely find a way to close the relationship with Hao Pu, on the bright side, he wants to get Hao Pu's favor and recommend himself to succeed him when he leaves office. On the bad side, it is to find The Fault of Hop and find a way to replace it.
Hao Pu was formerly Liu Bei's Lingling Taishou and was deceived by Lü Meng before surrendering to the State of Wu. The two were both surrendered, and there were many feelings of empathy, so Hao Pu often complained about his grievances and injustices in front of Yin Fan, and did not know whether there was guilt after betraying Liu Bei.
Taichang Pan Mao's son, The Riding Governor Pan Yi, was also one of the hidden fans, not only competing to make friends with the hidden fans, but also often sending money and gifts. Pan Mao could not stay in Jianye, either fighting outside, or stationed in Wuchang with Lu Xun, when he heard that his son had befriended Yinfan, he was very angry, and wrote a letter to scold his son, asking him to recover the money and goods sent out, and also wanted his son to go to the messenger to receive the punishment of a hundred rods. Pan Mao's move made many people confused, until the later hidden incident, everyone suddenly realized that the reason why Pan Mao did this with such fanfare was to protect his son and protect himself.
It is very strange that in the following year, Hidden Fan was arrested for plotting rebellion. It is recorded that it was because Sun Bu of the State of Wu had deceived and lured the King of Wei into Wu, and Yin Fan had withdrawn his army in order to protect Wang Huan and arouse Wang Huan's vigilance. This was a bit far-fetched, and Because Wang Shu was looking for a favored soldier or not, he did not personally bring troops into Wu to greet Sun Bu, but sent a governor with seven hundred steps to ride to meet him.
The Hidden Man would not reveal his identity for the sake of these seven hundred steps, but what exactly prompted the Hidden Man to plot rebellion, there is no record in history, and it is a mystery that cannot be solved. In what way The Hidden Man plotted the rebellion, and who was involved, I don't know. He only knew that Yin Bo did indeed do something to rebel, but he did not succeed, and he escaped alone and was arrested.
It is worth noting what happened after The Hidden Man was caught. After being arrested, Yin Bo was not immediately executed, but was severely tortured, and he must tell which henchmen were, but Yin Bo resolutely did not say anything.
In the end, Sun Quan actually came forward to interrogate Yin Bo himself, saying to Yin Bo, "Why do you have to take your own body for the sake of suffering?" Yin Fan replied, "Sun Jun, if the eldest husband plots things, how can he not have a companion!" I die as a martyr, and I will not implicate my companions. "He didn't give up his companions until his death, and he was also a tough guy." The emperor personally tried a case, which shows that the case is quite complicated and serious.
Sun Quan must chase out the Hidden Shi clan in order to use this to attack the Jiangdong Shi clan, in this sense, the Yin Bo is silent, which has played a role in protecting the Jiangdong Shi clan, and has also aggravated Sun Quan's suspicion and prevention of the Jiangdong Shi clan. Two years later, the Lü Yi case broke out in the State of Wu, and Sun Quan let the school director Lü Yi persecute the Jiangdong Shi clan on a large scale, which should have the impact of the Hidden Fan Incident. From this point of view, the purpose of Cao Rui's hidden entry into Wu to disrupt the political arena of the Wu state was still achieved.
The spy war personally planned by The Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui just had a good start and came to an abrupt end, but it was a pity.
Later, there was another murder of Sun Quan in the State of Wu, although it was also committed by the Wei State, but there was no evidence to prove that it was planned and carried out by the Wei officials, but there were indeed some strange places in it.
Ma Mao was the governor of Zhongli County in southern Wei (present-day Linhuai Town, Fengyang County, Anhui Province), and surrendered to the State of Wu due to a disagreement with his superior, Wang Shu. Sun Quan appointed him as the general of Zhengxi, the Taishou of Jiujiang, the external governor, and the marquis, leading a thousand soldiers.
Sun Quan especially likes to hunt, because of his special status, busy government affairs, age and other reasons, he can not go to the wilderness to hunt, just in the hunting ground in the forbidden garden of the palace.
In 245, Ma Mao conspired with Zhu Zhen, Yu Qin, Zhu Zhi, and other Wu Janissary generals to murder Sun Quan. It was planned that before Sun Quan entered the Forbidden Garden and the generals of the Gongqing Dynasty had not yet entered, Zhu Zhen stole the festival charm and used Sun Quan's edict to arrest and bind all the civil and military officials outside the door and guard the gate of the garden. Ma Mao led his troops into the garden to kill Sun Quan, divided his troops to occupy an important position in the palace and the stone dock, and sent someone to report that the State of Wei had sent troops to meet him.
This operation involved too many people and was difficult to keep secret, but it was detected by the imperial court, and Ma Mao, Zhu Zhen, Yu Qin, Zhu Zhi and others were quickly captured and the three tribes were exterminated.
The strange thing is that Ma Mao surrendered to the State of Wu and received a much higher generous treatment than before, and it is said that he should return Sun Quan's kindness with a dead heart, so why murder Sun Quan? What is the motivation? Everyone knows how great a crime it is to murder the emperor, and if they can't get more benefits than they have now, who is willing to risk being cursed by the three tribes, or even the nine tribes, to murder the emperor?
How can we get more than the immediate benefits? Two. One is that after the successful murder, Sun Quan's son or any other new emperor will receive a higher reward from the new emperor for his meritorious service. The other is to contact the armies of hostile countries to enter, destroy the State of Wu, and establish the merits of destroying the country. The only enemy state of wu was the state of Wei. Ma Mao's plan was also to succeed in murder, and after occupying a dangerous position inside and outside the palace, he notified the Wei army to come and respond.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the wind of fraudulent surrender was prevalent, and the Middle Eastern Wu liked to do this the most, and the most famous in the early days was the Yellow Gai Fraudulent Surrender, which burned Chibi. Later, the most famous was Zhou Qu's fraudulent surrender, which almost destroyed Cao Xiu. There are many others. As mentioned earlier, Sun Bu surrendered against Ma Mao's immediate superior, Wang Shu. Is it possible that Wang Shu still drew a gourd and let Ma Mao deceive the Wu Kingdom? The historical data is insufficient, and I dare not say it in vain, but can only be doubtful.
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