GBP Chapter 123 Sun's Father and Son
Chapter 123 Sun's Father and Son
[In Chinese history, there are many cases where a family is made up of outstanding people, but for more than two thousand years, the Sun family father and son must be the most famous one. Today, you can understand the life of Sun Jian and Sun Ce in one go. History of the Three Kingdoms]
[Zhao Yun of Zhuangshijia, Yuan Shao of Zhumadian, Ma Chao of Jibao, what kind of stories would happen if the place names in the history of the Three Kingdoms were changed to their current names? 】
[In Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms, the one who ranked first in combat power was not Lü Bu, who was the leader, nor was it Guan Yu who killed Hua Xiong with a warm wine. The one who was truly praised as the most combat-powerful in the Three Kingdoms was the father and son of the Sun family of the Eastern Wu.]
[In this video, we will follow the chronological order and understand the life of the most legendary father and son in the Three Kingdoms period. ]
[From his birth in 155 AD to his death by an arrow in 192 AD, Sun Jian lived to be years old. As one of the important founders of the Sun Wu regime, Sun Jian's life was full of many legendary stories, but his halo was overshadowed by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.]
[The credit for killing Hua Xiong went to Guan Yu, the credit for defeating Lu Bu went to Liu, Guan, and Zhang. Even the credit for driving Dong Zhuo away was taken away by the Guandong coalition. If we want to understand this real Jiangdong tiger in history, we have to start from the beginning.]
[Sun Jian, courtesy name Wentai, was from Hangzhou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. His family had served as officials in Wu for generations. According to historical records, when Sun Jian was born, smoke was seen coming out of his ancestral tomb. Sun Jian did not disappoint everyone after he was born. Not only was he handsome, but he also became a county official at a young age.]
[When he was 17 years old, Sun Jian and his father were on their way to Zhouhang by boat when they encountered pirates who were robbing merchants on the shore. Sun Jian, who was fearless, picked up his sword and ran to the shore without saying a word. He pretended to point at the pirates from time to time, thinking that he had encountered soldiers. So a scene was staged in which Sun Jian chased and killed a group of pirates alone with a sword in hand. Sun Jian became famous because of this and became an acting lieutenant in the government. ]
[In 172 AD, the 18-year-old Sun Jian, as a county commander, gathered more than 1000 strong soldiers and joined forces with the state and county officers to defeat the rebels who had raised troops and called themselves Emperor Yangming. He was appointed as the county governor for his merits. In the next few years, Sun Jian served as the county governor of Xiapi County. Wherever he served, his colleagues and the people spoke highly of him.]
[In 184 AD, Zhang Jue, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, started an uprising in Wei County. Since the uprising occurred simultaneously in eight states and was so fierce, the flames of war soon spread throughout the entire Central Plains. Wherever the rebels went, they burned counties and government offices, executed local officials, and beat local officials to flee in panic. The Liu family's empire was on the verge of collapse.]
[The Eastern Han court hurriedly ordered Huang Pusong and Zhu Jun to mobilize all available forces to take the lead in encircling and suppressing the Yellow Turban Army that threatened the safety of Luoyang. Sun Jian, who had loved wielding spears and sticks since childhood, took the opportunity to recruit 1000 elite soldiers to follow Zhu Jun in his campaigns.]
[Because Sun Jian fought bravely and disregarded life and death, he made many military achievements. After the war, he was appointed as Sima of the Separate Department by the court. This Sima of the Separate Department sounds good, but it is just an extra-staff member.]
[In 187 AD, Qu Xing of Shachang led more than people in rebellion. The court appointed the -year-old Sun Jian as the governor of Shachang and ordered him to lead the army to suppress the rebellion. After Sun Jian arrived there, he first appeased the people and then disciplined the officials, telling them to just follow the rules and leave the rebels in the county to him.]
[Sure enough, in less than a month, Sun Jian defeated Qu Xing and won back the hearts of the people in Shachang County. Not only that, after defeating Qu Xing, Sun Jian, who was not satisfied with the battle, also quelled the uprisings in Lingling and Yanggui. According to historical records, the enemies at that time fled as soon as they heard Sun Jian's name. Sun Jian was named Marquis of Wucheng for his military exploits.]
【Two years later, Emperor Ling of Han died. General He Jin and the Ten Eunuchs fought for power and died together. Dong Zhuo took the opportunity to depose Emperor Shao Liu Bian and replace him with Chenliu Prince Liu Xie as emperor. He took control of the government and acted arbitrarily in the capital. As a result, many counties in the world raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo. Naturally, the warlike Sun Jian was involved in such a major event. 】
[Soon after Sun Jian started his army, he did two major things. First, he marched to Jingzhou and killed Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, who had a feud with him. Then, he killed Zhang Si, the governor of Nanyang, who refused to provide food for Sun Jian's army. From then on, Sun Jian's troops could get whatever they wanted wherever they went.]
[In 190 AD, Sun Jian arrived in Luyang. Together with Yuan Shu, they prepared to march to attack Dong Zhuo. When Dong Zhuo heard that Sun Jian was going to raise an army, he sent people to Luyang to fight. The people he sent saw that Sun Jian's troops were well-organized, disciplined, and full of fighting spirit, so they withdrew their troops before the siege began. Sun Jian, who won the battle without fighting, became famous.]
[But just when Sun Jian's morale was high, he suffered his first defeat in the battle against Dong Zhuo. A year later, when Sun Jian led his army to attack Luoyang, he was accidentally surrounded by Xu Rong and his entire army was defeated. Fortunately, his trusted subordinates put on the headscarf that Sun Jian usually wore and disguised themselves as him, so that Sun Jian was able to break through the siege with a dozen cavalrymen. ]
[Sun Jian, in a state of panic, gathered scattered soldiers and retreated to Yangren. When Dong Zhuo heard that Sun Jian had been defeated, he ordered Hu Zhen and Lu Bu to lead 5000 troops to pursue the victory. Hu Zhen, who was eager for quick success, attacked Sun Jian without waiting for his troops to have a full rest. As a result, he was defeated by Sun Jian, and his general Hua Xiong was beheaded by Sun Jian.]
[After this battle, Sun Jian's reputation rose greatly and his prestige became more prominent, which aroused the jealousy of the petty Yuan Shu, so Yuan Shu secretly cut off Sun Jian's supply. Sun Jian, who had no food in the army, immediately ran to Yuan Shu to seek justice. In the end, he persuaded Yuan Shu to allocate military rations for him, and his great cause of defeating Dong was almost defeated. ]
[After Dong Zhuo learned that Hu Zhen was defeated, he personally led his troops to fight against Sun Jian, but was severely defeated by Sun Jian again. He had no choice but to leave Lu Bu behind to cover himself and escape westward.]
【After that, Sun Jian took advantage of the victory to attack Luoyang. After defeating Lü Bu, he led his army into Luoyang and got the imperial seal of the Han Dynasty by chance. After repairing the Han Dynasty tombs excavated by Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian led his troops to withdraw to Luyang. Therefore, it can be said that Hua Xiong was killed by Sun Jian in history, and it was also Sun Jian who defeated Lü Bu and drove Dong Zhuo from Luoyang to Chang'an.】
【Liu, Guan, and Zhang were living under Gongsun Zan at the time, and did not participate in the coalition to fight against Dong Zhuo. At that time, except for Sun Jian who was constantly fighting against Dong Zhuo, the other Guandong heroes had already forgotten the purpose of their coming, and were only concerned with intrigue and separatism. Even Yuan Shu, although a brother, could not avoid intrigue.】
[Sun Jian's army was also the only army that fought against Dong Zhuo's army head-on six times and won a great victory. His lone battle really made Dong Zhuo, who despised the world, feel uneasy and fled westward in panic.]
[On the other hand, Cao Cao's army was defeated at the Bian River, and Yuan Shao hesitated to advance. In the end, the favorable situation of defeating Dong Zhuo ended hastily due to mutual suspicion among the coalition forces.]
[In 192 AD, Sun Jian conquered Jingzhou and fought with Liu Biao and Huang Zu in Fancheng. Sun Jian was still unstoppable all the way, crossed the Han River, and surrounded Xiangyang. Liu Biao had no choice but to stay at home and rely on the easy defense and difficult attack of Xiangyang City. Even in the Song Dynasty, Xiangyang City resisted the Mongolian army for several years. ]
[But just when Sun Jian thought he had won, he was hit by an arrow from Huang Zu's men during a battle to pursue Huang Zu, and his star general fell.]
[When Sun Jian died in battle, his eldest son Sun Ce was 18 years old and his youngest son Sun Quan was only 11 years old. Sun Jian's troops, led by his nephew Sun Ben, defected to Yuan Shu. Three years later, his son Sun Ce crossed the Yangtze River to continue Jiangdong's hegemony and became the first young hero in the history of the Three Kingdoms who had the best chance of unifying the world.]
——"It's such a pity for Sun Jian, alas."
[He was the young war god that Cao Cao feared the most in the history of the Three Kingdoms. He started to conquer the world alone at the age of 17, and pacified Jiangdong with only people. He was as brave as a king and as wise as Kong Ming. He almost became the biggest winner of the Battle of Guandu. Later generations even commented that if Sun Ce had not died, there would be no Three Kingdoms. ]
[Sun Ce, courtesy name Bo, was from Shouchun, Wujun. He was born in 175 AD and died in 200 AD after being stabbed by three followers of Xu Gong. He was only 26 years old.]
[As the eldest son of Sun Jian and the elder brother of Sun Shiwan, Sun Ce inherited his father's unfinished business after Sun Jian's death. He started with 1000 soldiers, fought bloody battles, and finally laid a solid foundation for the Sun Wu regime. ]
[At the same time, he was also the only vassal force that the tyrant Cao Cao feared. If Sun Ce had not died young, the Battle of Guandu and even the entire history of the Three Kingdoms would have been rewritten. To fully understand Sun Ce's life story, we have to start from the beginning.]
[In 184 AD, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. Sun Jian was recommended by Zhu Jun to be Sima and led troops to attack the Yellow Turban Army. Sun Ce and his family stayed in Shouchun.]
[When Sun Ce was young, he was known for his love of making friends with celebrities when he was a doctor. At the same time, he hit it off with Zhou Yu, who came from afar. With Zhou Yu's help, Sun Ce was able to make friends with more upper-class people in society, and many celebrities in the Jianghuai area also came to him. ]
[In 191 AD, Sun Jian died while conquering Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou. The 17-year-old Sun Ce had no choice but to take his brother Sun Quan to join Yuan Shu.]
[After the mourning period ended, Sun Ce came to Shouchun to ask Yuan Shu for his father Sun Jian's former subordinates, ready to make achievements and avenge his father. However, Yuan Shu was not willing to give up the fat meat that he had already obtained easily, but he did not want to lose this brave general, so he sent Sun Ce to his uncle, Wu Jing, the governor of Danyang.]
[A year later, Sun Ce had a team of several hundred men, so he went to Yuan Shu again and asked for Sun Jian's former subordinates. Yuan Shu had no choice but to return more than a thousand of Sun Ce's former subordinates to Sun Ce, and asked him to attack Lu Kang, and promised that if he could win, he would appoint him as the governor of Lujiang County.]
[Unexpectedly, after two years of bloody fighting, all he got in return was a big pie from Yuan Shu, which made Sun Ce completely realize that Yuan Shu was untrustworthy. ]
[In 194 AD, Emperor Xian of Han appointed Liu Yao as the governor of Yangzhou. However, the seat of Yangzhou used to be Shouchun, which was now occupied by Yuan Shu. Sun Ce wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to take over Jiangdong. So Sun Ce went back to Jiangdong to recruit soldiers. He used the excuse of helping Yuan Shu eliminate Liu Yao and tricked 1000 soldiers from Yuan Shu. However, he did not expect that on the way back to Jiangdong, people kept coming to join Sun Ce. By the time he arrived in Liyang, Sun Ce's army had grown to 5000 people.]
[With these 5000-plus men, Sun Ce crossed the river from Liyang and defeated Liu Yao. He then ordered Zhu Zhi to march north from Qiantang, which is now Zhouhang, to capture Wujun. Liu Yao's power disappeared in Jiangdong from then on.]
[In 196 AD, Sun Ce led his army to attack Kuaiji again, and after defeating Wang Lang's army, he appointed himself as the governor of Kuaiji. Wang Lang was actually a Confucian scholar, and he was not scolded to death by Zhuge Liang.]
[A year later, Yuan Shu, who had the imperial seal, officially proclaimed himself emperor. Sun Ce broke off relations with Yuan Shu completely after his letter of persuasion failed. At this time, Cao Cao, for his own benefit, pretended to be the emperor and let Sun Ce inherit his father's title. He also ordered Sun Ce, Lu Bu, Chen Yu and others to attack Yuan Shu together.]
[Just as Sun Ce was reorganizing his troops and preparing to join the main army as required by the imperial edict, Chen Yu wanted to take advantage of Sun Ce's northward march and join forces with Yan Baihu and others to occupy his territory. After Sun Ce discovered this conspiracy, he immediately led his army to attack Haixi, defeated Chen Yu, and then took Lingyang, Danyang and other places.]
[Zhou Yu and Lu Su, who were originally under Yuan Shu's command, abandoned their dark ways and joined the light. When Sun Ce learned about this, he went to welcome them personally, and immediately sent 2,000 more soldiers to Zhou Yu and built a government office.]
[Just when Sun Ce was about to take over Jiangdong in one fell swoop, Yuan Shu fell ill and died. After Yuan Shu's death, his subordinates wanted to surrender to Sun Ce, but they were stopped by Liu Xun, the governor of Lujiang, and all of them were captured.]
[After Sun Ce learned about this, he first persuaded Liu Xun with generous gifts to capture Shangliao, then took advantage of Liu Xun's expedition to lead his troops to attack Liu Xun's base camp, and then defeated the army that came to rescue Liu Xun, and marched all the way up the Yangtze River to Shaxian. The person stationed in Shaxian was Huang Zu, who had killed Sun Jian that year.]
[When enemies meet, their eyes turn red. Sun Ce immediately ordered Zhou Yu, Sun Quan and others to attack Huang Zu at the same time. Huang Zu abandoned his army and fled when he saw that he was defeated. In this battle, Sun Ce killed more than 2 enemies and seized more than 6000 warships and a large amount of gold and silver treasures.]
[In 200 AD, after occupying the eastern part of Jingzhou, Sun Ce did not let his hatred get the better of him and attack rashly, but turned back to attack Yuzhang County in the east to prevent his retreat from being cut off and his entire army from being annihilated.]
[The governor of Yuzhang at that time was Hua Xin. When Sun Ce's army arrived near Changnan, they did not attack immediately. Instead, they sent envoys to persuade Hua Xin to surrender by explaining the pros and cons. Hua Xin was very considerate and chose to surrender immediately to avoid the loss of lives. From then on, the area from the eastern part of Jingzhou to Jiangdong had all become Sun Ce's sphere of influence.]
[At this time, Yuan Shao's power was at its peak, and Sun Ce had annexed Jiangdong. Cao Cao was no longer able to look east, so he could only choose to appease Sun Ce. So he betrothed his younger brother's daughter to Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Kuang, married Sun Fen's daughter to his son Cao Zhang, and recruited Sun Ce's younger brothers Sun Quan and Sun Yi as officials.]
[After the Battle of Guandu broke out, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were in a stalemate. At this time, Sun Ce came up with a bold plan. He took an umbrella and took advantage of the emptiness of Cao Cao's rear, raided Xuchang, and welcomed Emperor Xian of Han to the south. He succeeded Cao Cao and became the one who held the emperor hostage to control the princes. ]
[So Sun Ce planned to take the water route, go to Jianghuai and fight all the way to Shouchun, then use Shouchun as the base camp, go west along the Huai River, go north along the Ying River, and finally attack Xuchang. ]
[However, when Sun Ce was secretly mobilizing his troops, he was ambushed by the followers of his enemy Xu Gong during a hunting trip and was shot in the cheek. Sun Ce knew that he would not live long, so he handed over power to his younger brother Sun Quan and asked Zhang Zhao and others to assist him wholeheartedly.]
[He passed away soon after, at the age of 26. Sun Ce spent only 9 years in his life to defeat Liu Yao, pacify Kuaiji, capture Lujiang, and lay the foundation for the Eastern Wu. When he was dying, he did not choose to have his son inherit the power, but handed over power to his younger brother Sun Quan, avoiding a situation of mutual slaughter and allowing the Eastern Wu regime to continue smoothly.]
[He was not only the fastest growing of the major political and military groups at the time, but also the youngest of the founders of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. If Sun Ce had not died, the outcome of history would have been very different.]
——"Sun Ce was in his twenties when he pacified Jiangdong, and I was in my twenties when I sailed away from the canyon."
——"This is a pity."