Everyone who has seen the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" knows that the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu competed for hegemony. Mainly, it is Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan who have the most stories. Their descendants were Cao Pi, Cao Chong, and Cao Zhi of the State of Wei; Liu Chan of the State of Shu was more famous.
Sun quan
Why are the heirs of the Eastern Wu Sun Quan family so famous? Eastern Wu Sun Quan was famous all over the world, and Cao Cao also commented that "having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou", but it is really not flattering to say that it is said in the future generations.
In 222, Sun Quan was proclaimed King of Wu. In April of the first year of the Huanglong Dynasty (229), Sun Quan was proclaimed emperor, the state name was Wu, and the yuan Huanglong was changed to Emperor Wu
Things have to start with Sun Quan's claim to the title of empress. Sun Quan made Sun He crown prince because of the death of his eldest son Sun Deng, and at the same time made Sun Ba the King of Lu, but Sun Quan himself did not expect that such an arrangement would trigger the tragedy of the "Dispute Between the Two Palaces", and the ministers of the DPRK and China were also divided into two factions at that time. In the tragedy, the famous minister Lu Xun and more than a dozen other ministers were also forced to die in the battle of the second palace.
The famous general Lu Xun also died in the "Battle of the Two Houses"
In the end, Sun He was deposed and Sun Ba was given death.
The prince was still to be erected, so the young Sun Liang was instead made a prince. After this incident, Eastern Wu not only suffered the punishment of the imperial family, but also divided the country, laying the root of internal struggle and gradually began to decline.
In April 252, Sun Quan died at the age of seventy-one
Today, I will only talk about Sun Quan's sixth son, that is, Sun Liang's older brother, The Jing Emperor Sun Xiu (Sun Zi Lie).
Sun Xiu was intelligent and witty from an early age and loved to read. After studying with Zhongshu Lang Sheci and Lang Zhongshengchong for many years, the knowledge is also quite good. In the second year of the Eastern Wu Dynasty (252 AD), the 17-year-old Sun Xiu was made the Evil King of Lang and his fief was in Hulin (in present-day Ma'anshan, Anhui).
He was given the title of King of Lang and his fief was in the Tiger Forest
Sun Xiu's ascension to the throne of God is also a very accidental thing, and it can be said that it is really the throne that has been picked up. He himself probably did not expect it, because Sun Quan had 7 sons, he ranked 6th, and there were 5 brothers in front of him vying for the position of Tai, where was his turn.
But unexpectedly, the eldest brother Sun Deng died early, and later several brothers lost or even died in the tragic drama of the "Dispute of the Second Palace". The throne actually fell into the hands of the youngest brother, Sun Liang.
It is estimated that Sun Liang did not expect it, but it was better not to think about it
Sun Liang was proclaimed emperor at the age of 10, and the government was controlled by Zhuge Ke. Zhuge Ke, in order to monopolize power, feared that the occupation of various military strongholds along the Yangtze River by the kings of the Sun clan would pose a threat to himself, so he sent them all to other places.
Danyang County
Sun Xiu moved from his original fiefdom of Hulin to Danyang Commandery (丹阳郡, in present-day Xuancheng, Anhui). Li Heng, the Taishou of Danyang County, saw that Sun Xiu was weak and bullied him. Sun Xiu could not stay in Danyang County, and no one in the DPRK would speak for himself, so he had to write to request to be moved elsewhere. So Sun Liang issued an edict to let him move to Huiji County.
Sun Qiang staged a coup d'état
Sun Xiu thought that he had spent the rest of his life like this, but he did not expect the time to operate. In September 258, Sun Qiang staged a coup d'état, deposing Emperor Sun Liang, demoting him to the rank of Prince of Huiji, and then installing Sun Xiu as emperor.
Sun Xiu was smart since he was a child, he was 24 years old when he was welcomed back to be emperor, and he also thought that things would not be so simple, how could there suddenly be a pie on his head. So he didn't get knocked unconscious by the crown either, and went straight back on impulse.
Sun Qiao saw that Sun Xiu was so cautious, so he sent his sons Sun Kai and Zhongshu Lang Dong chao to meet him. Sun Xiu repeatedly resigned, that is, he refused to agree to it. Finally reluctantly agreed, set off for Beijing, and stopped along the way, secretly sending people to Jianye to inquire about the news. It wasn't until I inquired clearly that I went to the throne.
Liu Xie, who was held hostage by Cao Cao
In fact, Sun Qi's original intention in establishing him as emperor was to have his own monopoly of power, so that Sun Xiu would be a puppet emperor like Liu Xie, and he would become Cao Cao of Eastern Wu.".
Sun Xiu rewarded Sun Qi's family
Sun Xiuke did not expect this, and after ascending the throne, in order to reward Sun Qiu and others for their meritorious service, Sun Xiu ordered the general Sun Qiu to take the post of minister of state and concurrently serve as the pastor of Jingzhou. Sun En's sons Sun En, Sun Zhao, and others also held important official positions.
Later, Sun Xiu found that something was wrong, Sun Qiao's family of 5 people were made marquises, and the major affairs of the military state were handled by Sun Qiao and others. Then wouldn't he have been emptied. Therefore, Sun Xiu was very anxious about his situation, of course, he was not willing to follow in the footsteps of Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and he was not willing to make a decoration, so he slowly began to plan to get rid of Sun Qi.
Wrong! Am I being overhead?
Once, Sun Xiu offered his treasured wine to Sun Xiu to taste together, but Sun Xiu was afraid that he would secretly make it bad and poisoned himself to death. So I refused to accept it in person, that is, I didn't want the fine wine you gave me.
This made Sun Qiang lose face. Sun Qiang angrily came to the zuo general Zhang Bu's house with wine and complained bitterly, saying that he had worked hard to put Sun Xiu on the throne, but now the boy was ungrateful and looked down on himself, and finally he threatened to depose Sun Xiu.
After Sun Qiao returned home drunk, Zhang Bu quickly entered the palace and told Sun Xiu what Sun Lin had said. Sun Xiu was scared to death, but he still thanked Dade first and stabilized Zhang Bu. Then, Sun Xiu stepped up preparations to kill Sun Qi.
Sun Xiu must seize the time to prepare
On the surface, Sun Xiu was as kind as ever to Sun Qi, often commending and rewarding him. Someone reported Sun Xuan's rebellion, and Sun Xiu, in order to further paralyze him, handed over the whistleblower to him to deal with. Sun Qiang was worried that someone would be unfavorable to him, and his heart was uneasy, so he asked to be transferred to Wuchang to garrison.
Sun Qi raised soldiers to be self-respecting
Sun Xiu did not want to fight the grass and snake, so he happily agreed, and also allowed Sun Xiu to take away a large number of military supplies and more than 10,000 elite soldiers. Sun Qiao thought that Sun Xiu still believed in himself, so he relaxed his vigilance. When he arrived in Wuchang, Sun Qiao first went all out to rectify the armaments, and the elite soldiers, food, and grass were ready, so he waited for an opportunity to rebel. Sun Qiang thought that the preparation was sufficient, so he was assured to start enjoying it with all his might.
Sun Qiang thought that the preparation was sufficient, so he was assured to start enjoying it with all his might
Sun Xiu had been closely watching Sun Qiu's movements, and seeing him let down his guard, he felt that his opportunity had come to eliminate him. In 258 AD, Sun Qi returned to the capital to prepare for the New Year at home, when suddenly the emperor sent someone to invite him to a banquet.
Although Sun Qiao was not highly vigilant against Sun Xiu, he was not very reassured, so he said that he would not go to the disease. However, the palace envoys invited several times, and Sun Qiao had no choice but to agree. However, before leaving, he also instructed the government officials to set fire to the garden after an hour, so that he could come back early.
Sun Qiang was also afraid that Sun Xiu would be unfavorable to him
Sun Qiao went to the palace for a banquet, talked with Sun Xiu for a while, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual, he was relieved. Just at this time, the guards came to report that there was a fire in the house. Sun Qiang immediately got up and resigned.
Kill Sun Qi
Zhang Bu, Ding Feng, and others who were ambushed around immediately led their troops to break in and kill Sun Qiang. Sun Xiu then killed many of Sun Qiu's henchmen and exterminated the three tribes of Sun Qiang. Sun Xiu felt that he still did not understand the hatred, and dug out the coffin of Sun Jun, Sun Jun's dead cousin, opened it, took out the official seal that had been sealed before, and cut the coffin before stopping.
After Sun Xiu regained power, he generously rewarded the meritorious men Zhang Bu, Ding Feng, and others, and Zhang Ding's power rose, and he soon flew high and did a lot of evil deeds.
People, Zhang Ding and the two of them flew high
Although Sun Xiu reused the courtiers, he also promulgated some measures to alleviate social contradictions. At the same time, Sun Xiuben was a diligent and studious person, and he attached great importance to education and promoted indoctrination. In terms of foreign strategy, Sun Xiu also tried to unify the south first and then the Northern Expedition, he took advantage of the lack of a master in Shu and sent troops to Bashu, but the result was repeated defeats and wasted national strength.
Eastern Wu declined
However, although Sun Xiu had the heart to govern the country and also took some measures, the national strength of Eastern Wu had declined at this time, the social contradictions were sharp, and he himself was unwilling to work hard, and when he saw that it was difficult to achieve results, he was discouraged and did nothing, so in the end he did not achieve any results.
In the seventh year of Eastern Wu Yong'an (264 AD), Sun Xiu suddenly fell ill and died soon after. Hugh reigned for 6 years, at the age of 30. The short career of the emperor who was picked up put all his wisdom and wisdom into competing with the powerful ministers, while the internal affairs of the state did not achieve anything.