The first heavy minister under Liu Bei was Zhuge Liang, who proposed a longzhong pair for Liu Bei, helped Liu Bei take Jingzhou, Yizhou and other places, making Liu Bei a party tyrant, and the first heavy minister under Cao Cao was Xun Yu, who proposed strategies for Cao Cao to "take root in the world" and "welcome the Son of Heaven", so that Cao Cao could destroy Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other strong enemies, become the first major prince in the north, and also blackmail the son of heaven to order the princes.
Sun Quan's first major minister was Zhou Yu, who was "unparalleled in the country". Zhou Yu was born in the Jiangdong family and was good friends with Sun Ce since childhood, and when Sun Ce grew up, he took back his father's old department from Yuan Shu, and then returned to Jiangdong with Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others. At this critical moment, his good friend Sun Ce also led troops to vote and help him seize the world. He and Sun Ce joined forces to defeat Lu Kang, Liu Xuan, the Yangzhou Assassin, and Wang Lang, the Huiji Taishou, and others, and took the six counties of Jiangdong, but when Sun Ce was proud of the spring wind, he was shot by the enemy family.
Before Sun Ce's death, he left Jiangdong to his younger brother Sun Quan, and also asked Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao to assist Sun Quan. With the help of Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao, Sun Quan secured the position of Duke of Jiangdong, but then Sun Quan encountered greater trouble. Cao Cao led his army south to prepare to capture Jiangdong. Cao Cao had more than 100,000 troops in his hands, and after going south, he also got the Jingzhou Water Division that could compete with the Jiangdong Water Army, which made the people of Jiangdong panic, Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Jin and other Ministers of Literature and Martial Arts in Jiangdong persuaded Sun Quan to surrender to Cao Cao, but Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others advocated resistance to the end.
"Internal affairs are not decided to ask Zhang Zhao, foreign affairs are not decided to ask Zhou Yu", this time at the critical moment of Jiangdong's life and death, Sun Quan did not listen to Zhang Zhao's persuasion, but adopted Zhou Yu's advice, he gave Zhou Yu 30,000 soldiers and horses, as well as More than 10,000 allies of Liu Bei, and let Zhou Yu lead them to resist Cao Cao. When Zhou Yu and Cao Cao fought, they defeated Cao Jun several times. At this time, there was also a serious plague in Cao Cao's army, and after Cao Cao was in trouble, he finally decided to burn the warship and led his troops north. Cao Cao also realized that Zhou Yu was an opponent to be reckoned with.
When Cao Cao withdrew, he wrote a letter to Sun Quan: "The Battle of Chibi, when there was an illness, the lonely ship retreated, and Zhou Yu was falsely given this name." "During the Battle of Chibi, there was an illness in the army, and it was he who burned the warship and led the troops to retreat, but he made Zhou Yu famous. Cao Cao's move was to save face for himself, deliberately indicating that his withdrawal was due to the plague in the army, not that Zhou Yu defeated him, but let Zhou Yu get a false name. At the same time, Cao Cao also wanted to provoke the relationship between Zhou Yu and Sun Quan and weaken Zhou Yu's influence in Jiangdong.
Zhou Yu's strength also made Liu Bei vaguely uneasy, and in order to weaken Jiangdong's strength, he said to Sun Quan: "Gongjin Wenwu strategy, the hero of ten thousand people, taking care of its vast number of instruments, I am afraid that it will soon be the ears of people." "Zhou Yu Wen Tao Wu Strategy, will not live under others for a long time, let Sun Quan guard against Zhou Yu." Liu Bei wanted to provoke the relationship between Zhou Yu and Sun Quan, but Sun Quan did not have Liu Bei's plan, but still trusted and reused Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu wentao Wuluo, a very good general, with his prestige in Jiangdong, he could even replace Sun Quan, but he was loyal to Sun Quan. In order to help Sun Quan seize the world, Zhou Yu plotted to suppress Liu Bei, seize Yizhou, and unite with Ma Chao against Cao Cao.
Unfortunately, Zhou Yu died young, and his plan was shelved. Before Zhou Yu died, he was still worried about the great cause of Jiangdong, and he reminded Sun Quan to pay attention to three people.
The first person was Cao Cao, "Fang Jin Cao Gong is in the north, the frontier is not quiet", although Cao Cao has just been defeated in Chibi and has no ability to annex Jiangdong in a short period of time, but he will send troops to compete for the city in Jiangdong, which is still a problem for Jiangdong's confidants, and must not be careless, and must do a good job in border defense.
The second person was Lu Su. After Zhou Yu's death, he needed someone to replace him and assist Sun Quan. The person who succeeded Zhou Yu must not only be loyal, but also have great talent, so that he can shoulder the heavy responsibility of assisting Sun Quan and defending Jiangdong. Zhou Yu said: "Lu Su is loyal to the martyrs, and if he does not hesitate to do anything, he can replace Him", Lu Su is loyal and fierce, very strategic, and can replace him. After Zhou Yu's death, Sun Quan made Lu Su the Governor of Dadu.
The third person was the one that Zhou Yu could not rest assured of, and this person was Liu Bei. Zhou Yu said: "Liu Bei's residence is like raising a tiger, the affairs of the world, the unknown end, the autumn of this dynasty's food, the day of the supreme concern", although Liu Bei is Sun Quan's brother-in-law, Liu Bei has great ambitions and is an opponent in Jiangdong. Zhou Yu reminded Sun Quan to guard against Liu Bei so as not to become a problem for Jiangdong's henchmen, but Sun Quan neglected Liu Bei.
After Zhou Yu's death, Sun Quan not only did not suppress Liu Bei, but also followed Lu Su's advice and lent Nan Commandery to Liu Bei, increasing Liu Bei's strength. Subsequently, Sun Quan wanted to capture Yizhou according to Zhou Yu's plan, and Liu Bei said: "Liu Zhang is his fellow sect, he can't bear Sun Quan to attack him, if Sun Quan wants to attack Liu Zhang, he will go to live in the mountains and forests, and he will no longer ask about political affairs." Under the persuasion of Liu Bei, Sun Quan gave up attacking Yizhou, but soon after, Liu Bei led his troops to capture Yizhou, angrily scolding Sun Quan: "A cunning man dares to blackmail."
After Liu had a foothold such as Yizhou, Sun Quan wanted to return to NanJun and other places in Jiangdong. Liu Bei refused to return it, which made the people of Jiangdong indignant.
During the Battle of Xiangfan, Sun Quan sent people to capture Jingzhou and kill Guan Yu, which made Liu Bei angry and led his troops to attack Sun Quan. A great war broke out between the Sun and Liu families, and although Jiangdong won in the end, it also paid a heavy price. Perhaps at this moment, Sun Quan will miss Zhou Yu and hate not listening to Zhou Yu's words.