Sun Ce was a native of Fuchun, Wu County, the eldest son of the general Sun Jian and the eldest brother of Sun Quan. He became famous at a young age, and when he was a teenager, he befriended famous people in Shouchun. In the Han Dynasty, they all paid attention to a prestige and fame, and the reason why Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were so famous at that time was, on the one hand, in addition to their own background relationship, on the other hand, they benefited from the famous scholar Xu Shao's comments on him in Yuedan.
And the names of Wolong Phoenix Chicks like Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are also supported by Sima Hui, The Water Mirror, and Pang Degong and others behind them, which has spread a big reputation such as "Wolong Feng chicks, and those who get one can be safe in the world". And Sun Ce is the same, he befriended Mingshi in Shouchun, but also in order to be able to strengthen his reputation and gain greater prestige for himself.
In the end, Sun Ce did succeed in growing his reputation, and Zhou Yu came to his aid because of Mu Sun Ce's name. In 189 AD, many celebrities in the Jianghuai area turned to him.
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 46, Wu Shuyi also states, "Jianchu Xingyi was a volunteer soldier, and his mother was moved to Shu, and he was friends with Zhou Yu, and he was a scholar and a scholar, and the people of Jiang and Huai were Xian Xiangzhi." ”
In 191, Sun Jian was ordered by Yuan Shu to attack Liu Biao, and was later killed by Liu Biao's general Huang Zu. Sun Ce, who was only 17 years old at the time, took on the heavy responsibility of "the eldest brother is like a father", and after burying his father Sun Jian, he took Sun Quan and others to Yuan Shu. When the time was ripe, he retrieved his father Sun Jian's old department from Yuan Shu and made meritorious contributions to avenge his father.
In 200 AD, Sun Ce led an army to capture Yuzhang Commandery, conquered the great Jiangdong, and achieved a hegemony.
And why did such a prince who had made friends with celebrities, raised hopes, seized opportunities, and achieved hegemony, later met Yu Ji, an "old immortal" with great fame, but insisted on killing him despite the opposition of everyone? With cao Cao's precedent of killing the famous soldier Bian Rang and causing Yanzhou to fall, wasn't Sun Ce afraid that killing Yu Ji would cause big trouble?
In fact, Sun Ce also knew the great reputation of Yu Ji, and even more knew that after killing Yu Ji, Sun's reputation in Jiangdong was damaged. However, Sun Ce had to kill Yu Ji for another reason.
Yu Ji, a Taoist priest of Langya County, first appeared in the history of the Han Shun Emperor, and was killed by Sun Ce when he arrived at the time of Emperor Xian of Han. At this time, if Yu Ji really looked at this time period, then his age was more than a hundred. Judging from the productivity level of the Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms at that time, as well as the level of medical treatment, this is unlikely.
In addition, during the reign of Emperor Hanshun, Yu Ji's disciple Gong Chong, who had brought the sacred book Taiping Qing Lingshu (太平清陵書) one hundred and seventy volumes, came to see him, but in the end he was denounced by Emperor Hanshun as "witch gossip, demonism", which was not taken seriously. Among them, the Taiping Qing Lingshu is the Taiping Jing held by Zhang Jiao later.
During the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Yu Ji lived in seclusion in Wu County, Huiji Mountain, and made runes to help people cure diseases, and he also held the Taiping Classic.
The "Biography of JiangBiao" contains, "Sometimes there are Taoist priests Lang Evil Yu Ji, who first live in the East, travel to and from Wuhui, establish a jingshe, burn incense and read Taoist books, make runes to cure diseases, and Wuhui people are troubled." ”
As we all know, Sun's origins are to some extent related to the conquest of the Yellow Turban. At that time, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Sun Jian raised an army to fight, and as a result, Sun and the Yellow Turban were opposed to some extent. Moreover, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was huge and numerous, and Sun Ce was very clear about this.
Therefore, when Sun Ce's mother, Wu Guotai, came to persuade Sun Ce, Sun Ce refused on the grounds that Yu Ji had "deceived the people with his evil words".
The "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Biography of Sun Ce" quotes the "Biography of Jiang Biao" as saying, and the mother said: "Mr. Yu also helps the army to be blessed, and the medical soldiers must not be killed." "This son is delusional, and he can deceive the hearts of the people, so that the generals will no longer care for the courtesy of the king, and do their best to go downstairs to worship him. ”
From 195 AD to 200 AD, Sun Ce led an army to attack Jiangdong for five years, and only then did he lay a great foundation so hard. Yu Ji was classified by Sun Ce as the Yellow Turban, and Yu Ji's influence in Jiangdong was so great that he could make so many people follow, which to a certain extent endangered Sun Ce's rule.
The strategy said: "The public and other people are all readers, why not be reasonable?" Shi Zhangjin, who had heard of cults, burned incense, and often wrapped his head in a red veil, claiming to be able to help the mighty army, but was later killed by the enemy army. Such things are of no benefit, and the kings have not understood it. I want to kill Yu Ji, and I am thinking of forbidding evil consciousness and confusion. ”
In the face of the advice of Wu Guotai and many courtiers, Sun Ce's desire to get rid of Yu Ji grew stronger. Moreover, in order to be able to convince the public, Sun Ce also told the story of Zhang Jin, the assassin of Jiaozhou. When Zhang Jin was in Jiaozhou, he ignored the teachings of the sages to the extent of Taoism, and even abandoned the laws formulated by the Han Dynasty at that time.
In peacetime, Zhang Jin wrapped his head in a red scarf and played the piano and burned incense, believing that according to these methods, he could strengthen his troops. In the end, he was killed by the general Ou Jing. Therefore, whether it was the sheer size of the Yellow Turban Army or zhang Jin's actions, Sun Ce felt that Yu Ji was an important factor threatening his rule.
In addition to threatening Sun Ce's rule, it is also related to Sun Ce's personality. Sun Ce became famous at a young age, because of his extraordinary martial arts, he was called "Little Bully" by the people of the time, and sun Ce and the overlord Xiang Yu's personalities were also more similar, they were the kind of people who were more domineering and self-conscious.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, during Sun Ce's attack on Jiangdong, Wu Juntaishou secretly defected to Cao Cao and wrote a letter, in which he wrote his views on Sun Ce, that is, "Sun Ce Xiaoxiong, similar to Xiang Zhi, should be favored and summoned back to Jingyi." If they are commanded to return, if they are left out, they will be in trouble with the world. ”
Moreover, Sun Ce is not only self-conscious, but also has little tolerance.
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms quotes the Wu Lu as saying, "General Sun is a man, and he who overcomes evil over himself, if he asks every question, he who does not know what he says is a pleasant ear." If all are righteous, this will be in danger. ”
That is to say, under the appearance of courage and strategy, Sun Ce also hides a heart that is easy to envy others. At that time, Sun Ce was feasting on Chen Zhen, an emissary sent by Yuan Shao, on the upper floor of the city gate of Wu County, and many of his generals were also at the banquet. It was also under such circumstances that Yu Ji traveled in full costume with a staff, and the people followed him on their knees and shouted, and the queue was very long.
When Yu Ji walked downstairs to the city gate, many of the generals and guests at the banquet actually ignored Sun Ce and directly got up and went downstairs to kneel. When Sun Ce sent someone to inquire, he found that all four people said that Yu Ji was the reincarnation of an immortal and could use the water to save people. When Sun Ce stood on it and looked down, he actually saw a scene of people.
Sun Ce, the lord of Jiangdong, was satisfied when he saw this scene that was quite "everyone knows Yu Ji at the time, but does not know Sun Ce", of course, it made him angry. Moreover, seeing that the guests of his banquet did not care about themselves, they ran directly downstairs, which was not to punch Sun Ce in the face and say that his reputation for Sun Ce was not as good as Yu Ji's?
Anger: "Why should I take care of it first because I am inferior to the evil one?" ”
Therefore, Sun Ce arrested Ji for demagogizing people's hearts; and Yu Ji also knew that he "had reached this point in anger, and he was afraid that he would not be able to escape." In the end, Yu Ji was beheaded by Sun Ce.