In 200 AD, 25-year-old Sun Ce was assassinated and seriously injured, so he passed the throne to 18-year-old Sun Quan . Before his death, he instructed Sun Quan to "ask if the internal affairs are not decided by Zhang Zhao if the external affairs are not decided by Zhou Yu if the external affairs are not decided by Zhou Yu if the external affairs are not decided by Zhou Yu if the external affairs are not decided by Zhou Yu if the external affairs are not decided by Zhou Yu if the uterus is not decided by Zhou Yu if the uterus is not decided by Zhou Yu if the uterus is not decided by." In the next ten years, with the assistance of Zhou Yu, Sun Quan gradually gained power and won the battle of the Red Cliff that rewrites the situation.
In 229 AD, after Sun Quan became emperor, he demoted Zhou Yu (the eldest son Zhou Xun died early) and removed Zhou Yin (yìn) from his title and was dismissed from his official position as the people, and moved him to Luling County (now in Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province). Later, Zhuge Jin and step hijack (zhì) jointly wrote a letter asking Zhou Yu to exempt Zhou Yin from his faults. However, although Sun Quan told his feelings for Zhou Yu, he expressed his hope that Zhou Yin would reform himself and did not pardon Zhou Yin. It was not until the generals Zhu Ran and Quan Cong wrote another letter to plead with mercy that Sun Quan agreed to pardon Zhou Yin, but Zhou Yin had passed away at this time.
It can be said that Sun Quan was able to stabilize Dongwu and compete with Cao Cao . Zhou Yu was the first to be the result. So since that is the case, why did Sun Quan suppress Zhou Yin? What mentality is Sun Quan towards Zhou Yu hidden behind it? In fact, Sun Quan's attitude towards Zhou Yin exposed his true mentality towards Zhou Yu. If you don't believe it, please read the analysis below.
In the Eastern Wu camp, Zhou Yu's status is extremely special. Not only is he dated Sun Ce very early, but he also helped Sun Ce very much, and even "bringing capital to invest."
During the Three Kingdoms period, there were very few generals from real civilian families, and most of them had certain family backgrounds. Zhou Yu's family background was extraordinary and belonged to a super family. Zhou Yu's grandfather Zhou Jing and cousin Zhou Zhong were both appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Han Dynasty. His father, Zhou Yi, served as the Luoyang Order, so the Zhou Yu family had a great influence.
As early as Sun Jian attacked Dong Zhuo, Sun Ce (picture below, stills) met Zhou Yu and lived at Zhou Yu's home. Obviously, in addition to their similar interests, Sun Jian and Sun Ce need the influence of the Zhou Yu family, and the Zhou Yu family also needs to establish a good relationship with them.
After Sun Jian's death, Zhou Yu gave Sun Ce a lot of financial help and promoted Sun Ce's relationship with the scholar-officials. But it was not until 195 that the prefect of Danyang was Zhou Yu's father Zhou Shang, and Zhou Yu, who served as the magistrate of Chao County, officially surrendered to Sun Ce, and led his troops to Sun Ce. Historical records say that "Yu's generals and soldiers were 500, ships, grains, and staffs, rushed to the night of stars."
More importantly, Zhou Yu not only "bringed funds to to invest in ", but also had outstanding abilities and quickly became Sun Ce's right-hand man.
Therefore, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce have three levels of relationship, namely, the good general role, the investment of capital, and the capable ministers and generals, and their status is far higher than that of other civil and military officials. So, after Sun Ce was assassinated, he entrusted Sun Quan to Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao, saying that "ask Zhang Zhao if he is not determined internally and externally, Zhou Yu if he is not determined externally."
When Sun Ce died, Sun Quan was still young and had no ability to control the overall situation, so he could only rely on Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu. . In troubled times, Zhou Yu, who is in charge of "external affairs", including military, is obviously more important than Zhang Zhao, who is in charge of "internal affairs", because power comes from the barrel of a gun. In other words, Zhou Yu can decide whether Sun Quan can successfully inherit all power, or even replace it.
However, when Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, the Eastern Wu only controlled several counties such as Kuaiji , Wujun , Danyang, Yuzhang , and Luling . Many remote and dangerous places were not all attached, and there were strong enemies such as Cao Cao, Yuan Shu , and Yuan Shao . The situation in the Eastern Wu was not optimistic, so Sun Quan had to rely on Zhou Yu.
In other words, Sun Quan's mentality towards Zhou Yu: on the one hand, he was jealous and hoped to replace Zhou Yu and truly grasp the power of "foreign affairs", especially military power; on the other hand, he had to rely on Zhou Yu, relying on Zhou Yu to fight against foreign enemies, and Zhou Yu to suppress internal arrogant soldiers and even suppress internal disputes, such as deciding to resist Cao.
In the Battle of Chibi, we are familiar with, Sun Quan's mentality towards Zhou Yu can be seen.
Before the Battle of Red Cliff, Zhang Zhao advocated surrender because he was a great family and civil servant. If Cao Cao ruled, he could still ensure his status.
Lusu recommended by Zhou Yu, after telling Sun Quan the reason, Sun Quan immediately expressed his resistance to Cao. In fact, Sun Quan also knew that he could not surrender. The reason was very simple. After surrender, he suffered the greatest losses in his interests and might even be killed by Cao Cao.
But before Zhou Yu came back, civil servants surrendered and military officers were in the battle. The two sides argued endlessly, and Sun Quan could not really decide to surrender or resist. It was not until Zhou Yu came back and officially stated the main battle that Eastern Wu truly decided to resist Cao.
It can be imagined that there must be an unspeakable pain in Sun Quan’s heart: Did Eastern Wu listen to Sun Quan or Zhou Yu? At least from the time, the Eastern Wu had the final say in "foreign affairs".
Of course, on the issue of anti-Cao, Zhou Yu and Sun Quanyi are consistent, because once they surrender, Zhou Yu will inevitably lose power and cannot surrender like Zhang Zhao and others.
The problem is that before and after the Battle of Red Cliff, Sun Quan did not deal with Zhang Zhao and other surrender factions. What is the reason? There should be an attitude of supporting Zhang Zhao against Zhou Yu, because once Zhang Zhao is dealt with, Zhou Yu will be completely dominant, which is obviously not conducive to Sun Quan's rule.
After the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu's reputation was revealed throughout the world. What's even more terrifying is that Zhou Yu was only 34 years old at that time, and he was in his prime. The young minister is strong, and I guess Sun Quan is feeling like he is in a pin and needle, and he is even worried that Zhou Yu will replace him.
Luckily Sun Quan was that Zhou Yu died two years later in the Battle of Red Cliff, allowing Sun Quan to truly hold power. In the subsequent confrontation with Cao Cao Liu Bei , Sun Quan gradually matured and grew into a qualified ruler. It is worth pondering that Lu Su, recommended by Zhou Yu, has always advocated Sun Liu Alliance , but Sun Quan reused Lu Meng to attack Guan Yu to destroy the Sun Liu Alliance. Is this related to Sun Quan's need to prove himself in order to get rid of Zhou Yu's influence, or is it related to Sun Quan's need to prove himself?
Sun Quan's mentality is extremely strange when it comes to Zhou Yu's nephew and grandson promotion. Zhou Yu's nephew Zhou Jun . Because Zhou Yu was appointed as a partial general, after Zhou Jun died, Quan Cong recommended his son Zhou Hu as a general. At this time, Sun Quan said angrily: "In the past, Cao Cao was gone, and all of them were Jingzhou , and they were always unforgettable. When he first heard that Jun was dead, he still wanted to use guards. He heard that guards were dangerous in nature, and he used it as a disaster, so he stopped him. Is it okay to miss Gongjin alone?" Sun Quan meant that he did not think about Zhou Yu's achievements, not that he did not want to use Zhou Hu, but that Zhou Hu was "dangerous in nature", but why did Sun Quan specifically emphasize Zhou Yu's achievements and said, "Is there no need to think about Gongjin alone?" It is obvious that the officials of the Eastern Wu believed that Sun Quan was too mean to Zhou Yu. Given the social situation at that time and Zhou Yu's achievements, what's wrong with giving Zhou Hu a general position? It was obviously Sun Quan who intended to suppress Zhou Yu's family.
Therefore, when Zhou Yu was alive, he "covered the sky with one hand", which made Sun Quan live a more "depressed" life, and was even more worried that Zhou Yu usurped the country, but he had to bear it. When Zhou Yu passed away, Sun Quan began to "liquidate", so he suppressed Zhou Yu's descendants, including Zhou Yu's only surviving son Zhou Yin. If Sun Quan really thought of Zhou Yu's achievements, how could he suppress Zhou Hu and Zhou Yin, or even demote Zhou Yin to a different place, causing his guest to die in a foreign land?
shows that Sun Quan's mentality towards Zhou Yu is extremely complicated, but he should be more dissatisfied. It's just that he buried this deep in his heart and finally exposed it when dealing with Zhou Hu and Zhou Yin.
In fact, throughout Chinese history, the sons of powerful ministers of all generations have almost no good ending and are often suppressed. As a powerful minister of the Eastern Wu, it is not surprising that Zhou Yu, his descendants are suppressed.
References: "Three Kingdoms" and other
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