Speaking of the story of the Three Kingdoms, it has to be said that Sun Quan of Jiangdong and his brother Sun Ce were assassinated, and when he was dying, he entrusted Jiangdong's foundation to him, and told him that "internal affairs are not decided to ask Zhang Zhao, and foreign affairs are not decided to ask Zhou Yu", in fact, Zhang Zhao's status as the first person to be wenchen was established. But Sun Quan called Empress Wu, as the head of the hundred officials, the position of chancellor, but did not grant Zhang Zhao, the first minister of the State of Wu was Sun Shao, even after Sun Shao's death, Zhang Zhao failed to become the core layer, and gradually moved away from the core layer, today we will try to analyze the reasons.
Zhang Zhao's advocacy of compromise with Cao Cao aroused Sun Quan's resentment
In 208 AD, Cao Cao conquered Jingzhou and wanted to take advantage of the situation to swallow Eastern Wuzhi in one fell swoop, and the great war was about to erupt, Zhang Zhao advocated surrendering to Cao Cao, which was inconsistent with the views of the main warring factions such as Zhou Yu and Lu Su, and Sun Quan wanted to protect Jiangdong, and naturally disappointed Zhang Zhao.
Six years before the Chibi War, Zhang Zhao failed to align with Sun Quan in a major event.
After Cao Cao's great victory over Yuan Shao at the Battle of Guandu, he further exerted the advantage of "holding the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes" and continued to suppress the forces in various places. In 202, Cao Cao wanted to explore Sun Quan's situation and asked him to send his son to Xudu as a hostage, but the people in Sun Wu's regime were divided into two factions, Zhou Yu advocated never compromise, and Zhang Zhao was hesitant on the surface, but actually agreed to send protons. In the end, Sun Quan rejected Cao Cao.
When Sun Wu's regime faced Cao Cao's coercion twice, especially in the Chibi War, it was a matter of life and death, and Zhang Zhao chose to compromise, even to the point of surrender, causing Sun Quan to resent him, and gradually expelling him from the core decision-making level and marginalizing him.
In the "Biography of Jiang Biao" written by Yu Pu, a Western Jin Dynasty man, there is such a record: Since quan is the honorable position, please meet hundreds of officials and give credit to Zhou Yu. Zhaoju wanted to praise merit, but before he could say anything, Quan said, "As Zhang Gong's plan was, he has now begged for food." "Shōda is ashamed and sweats profusely.
Sun Quan said to Zhang Zhao, If you listened to your advice, we would not have eaten and drank together to celebrate the merits like today, and we would have begged for food from Cao Shi a long time ago. In this account, more than twenty years have passed since the Chibi War, but Sun Quan still remembers and resents Zhang Zhao's idea of surrender.
Zhang Zhao dared to speak out directly to Sun Quan, who had a straight personality, and sun quan did not like him
Sun Quan this guy usually likes to hunt, Zhang Zhao felt that this was too incompatible with the quality of the leader, and repeatedly advised Sun Quan not to play this game of bravery. Zhang Zhao said to Sun Quan with a straight face: "As a monarch, he should control the heroes and drive the talents, how can he rush to the wilderness and have the courage to be fierce beasts?" If once there is a good villain, I am not afraid of being laughed at by the world?"
Sun Quan felt that Zhang Zhao was really disappointed, and he had to apologize: "Young people are not far away, and this matter is ashamed of you." ”
Sun Quan and his grandson Sun Hao both loved to drink, when Sun Quan was in Wuchang, while fishing and getting drunk, he also threw water on his courtiers for fun, calling on everyone not to get drunk and not return, Zhang Zhao was not accustomed to Sun Quan's nonsense, left the scene in a huff, and also took the example of the King of Lu to scare Sun Quan. In the end, Sun Quan made a concession, "Quan was silent, ashamed, and then quit drinking." ”
Coming and going, Sun Quan, who was not so big in strength, naturally did not like Zhang Zhao's courtiers who dared to say so much.
In 221 AD, Sun Quan was called the King of Wu, Zhang Zhao, as the elder of Sun Wu Wenchen, was exemplary in virtue and character, and was the most expected candidate for the chancellor, and when the courtiers jointly recommended Zhang Zhao as the chancellor, Sun Quan said, "Fang is troublesome, and the officials are responsible, not so good." This means that it is an eventful autumn, and the position of prime minister represents a great responsibility, and it is not possible to use [this position] as a preferential treatment for someone. A rhetoric confused the group of courtiers.
Later, after Sun Shao's death, when the Qunchen recommended again, Sun Quan did not pretend, and the showdown was not happy with Zhang Zhao's character. Say, "The consul is troubled, and this public nature is rigid, and what is said is not obeyed, and the resentment will be arising, not so beneficial." "Directly on the grounds that Zhang Zhao dared to speak directly and had a straight personality, he was not used.
Sun Quan needs to balance the forces of all sides Zhang Zhao's identity does not match
Sun Wu's regime was inherently flawed, its political foundations insufficient, and its rule in Jiangdong lacked legitimacy. Since emperor Guangwu, the shijia clan has truly acquired the soil to flourish and grow, has a large amount of property, land and private arms, and has a huge influence on the local area. People value the origin of the family, Yuan Shao often showed his own fourth and third dukes, and the protégés were all over the world.
Although the Sun clan is also a Jiangdong person, but not from a clan background, the Sun clan is from a humble background, and Sun Jian's father, Sun Zhong, is just a melon farmer. In his crusade against the Yellow Turban Army and the conquest of Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian rose by relying on his own courage to fight and fight and accumulate military merit.
After Sun Jian's death, when the "little overlord" Sun Ce entered Jiangdong, he adopted a tough measure, relying on the support of the warriors and clans in the Huai River and Surabaya Valleys south of the Yellow River north of the Yangtze River, which lasted more than a year, and laid the foundation.
Although some of the clan forces in Jiangdong were weakened by the blows during Sun Ce's time, they were still deeply rooted and powerful on the whole, and after Sun Quan took over, if he wanted to consolidate his rule, he had to repair relations and show a cooperative attitude in order to gain support.
Zhang Zhao was not from the Jiangdong clan, he was a native of Pengcheng, Xuzhou (present-day Xuzhou, Jiangsu), and at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, during the turmoil in the Central Plains, Zhang Zhao fled to Jiangnan with other refugees and was highly used by Sun Ce. Before Nandu, his family was an indigenous Hao clan in Xuzhou, and he was outstanding in the local celebrity circle and was very prestigious, but his birth was a hard injury, and he could not make up for it.
When Sun Started His Business, he relied on the power of Huaisi and formed the Huaisi Group in Sun Wu's regime. Such as Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Zhuge Clan of Langya, Zhang Zhao is also one of them, and gradually became the leader of the Huaisi Group.
Sun Quan must not only obtain the support of the Jiangdong family clan, but also balance the power of the Huaisi clique, and for the important key position of the chancellor, the candidate must be cautious, not only can it be a powerful Jiangdong clan son, but also must be accepted by the Huaisi clique, as the leader Zhang Zhao is not the best candidate.
Sun Quan's choice of candidates is Sun Shao, which can be accepted by all parties
Although Sun Shao and Sun Quan have the same surname, but they are not of the same ethnic group, Sun Shao grew up in the Beihai Kingdom of Qingzhou, and after his debut, he first did things under Kong Rong and became Kong Rong's Gong Cao. Later, in 194 AD, he followed liu sui of the Eastern Han Dynasty to Jiangdong as an official, and after Liu Sui's defeat, he was adopted by Sun Ce.
From the point of view of birth, Sun Shao was a northerner but not a Huaisi person, although he was not a member of the Jiangdong clan, but he came to Jiangdong early to be an official, his reputation and personal ability were good, sun Shao called him "Langmiao Caiye" when he was working under Kong Rong, and he was a person who could hold an important position in the imperial court.
Sun Shao also had a good relationship with Sun Quan, successively serving as the Taishou of Lujiang and the Che Riding General (Sun Quan). Therefore, Sun Shao's origin and experience can be recognized by all parties, in 222 AD, Sun Quan was called the King of Wu, Sun Shao was the first minister, and was crowned as the general of Weiyuan, Fengyang Xianhou.
In 225, Sun Shao died of illness, and Sun Quan chose Gu Yong of the Gu clan of the Jiangdong clan, but Zhang Zhao still failed to ascend the throne. In the first year of the Huanglong Dynasty (229), Sun Quan was proclaimed empress dowager, and Zhang Zhao changed his title to Marquis Lou, further declining his status, basically idle at home, and only occasionally participating in political discussions. In the fifth year of Jiahe (236), Zhang Zhao died at the age of eighty-one.