PFC Chapter 341 I can't stand it anymore! Tonight, follow me in a lightning strike against those ra
Chapter 341 I can't stand it anymore! Tonight, follow me in a lightning strike against those ra
Cao Cao's final summary was a fatal blow to Sun Quan.
As the words on the sky were updated time and time again, fewer and fewer people were ready to find fault with the First Emperor.
The main point is that as they picked and chose, they discovered that Ying Zheng's flaws were practically written all over his face, so there was no need to pick them at all.
Such as exorbitant taxes and levies, ambition for quick success, lack of care for the people, cruel laws, and the dynasty's demise after only two generations, etc.
These flaws were not only not concealed by the sky, but even Ying Zheng himself readily admitted them.
So here's the problem: even with all these issues...
Even though the Qin Dynasty perished under Ying Zheng, and even though later historical records refer to Qin as a tyrannical dynasty and him as a tyrant, it still cannot overshadow his achievements.
"By the way, Sun Quan, the First Emperor deserves a lot of credit for the fact that you're always being called a rat!"
"From the First Emperor to Emperor Wu of Han, after the concept of unification was fully perfected, anyone who did not aspire to great achievements during a period of dynastic division was collectively referred to as a scoundrel!"
"It's only because of the powerful families in Jiangdong that they can tolerate you. If it were any other civil or military officials, their opinion of you would probably be..."
"There's no way to make a fool of yourself!"
Late Eastern Han Dynasty.
Sun Quan's eyes were bloodshot. He drew his long sword and chopped the long table in front of him in half.
Still seething with anger, he smashed everything he could grab to pieces before finally calming down.
"You coward, am I a coward?"
"What makes you think I don't want to unify the country? What makes you think I'm a worthless fool?"
"But what can I do? Our troops are no match for Cao Wei, and our generals are no match for Liu Bei. Wouldn't it be better to take Jingzhou first and then make further plans?"
Seeing the continuous mockery in the sky, Sun Quan knew that he probably couldn't drag the First Emperor down with him.
The mere mention of "unification" is enough to deliver a devastating blow.
In order to clear his name as a scoundrel, he could only try to exonerate himself.
"Should we take Jingzhou first, or plan our strategy more carefully?"
"What kind of outrageous words are these? Do you know that this is tantamount to announcing the breakdown of the Wu-Shu alliance and giving Cao Wei the opportunity to defeat them one by one?"
Do you realize that the more you say this, the less you can change the fact that you are a coward?
"You might as well say that Eastern Wu already had the ability to destroy Shu and attack Wei, which is why they went to war with Shu Han, and after taking back Jingzhou, they used Jingzhou as a base for their northern expedition!"
Old Zhu almost burst out laughing at Sun Quan's remarks.
This guy is trying to whitewash himself, but he failed and only made things worse.
He may not yet understand the fundamental reason why he is called a rat.
Betraying allies? There are plenty of treacherous people out there, who does he think he is?
Even Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, broke the Chu-Han alliance and besieged and killed Xiang Yu at Gaixia.
Did anyone say that Liu Bang was a despicable person because of this?
no!
As for his claim that he was weak and needed to plan for the long term, there are many more examples of such people in history books.
The most famous of them all was King Goujian of Yue!
In order to survive, Goujian did many cowardly things.
But he never forgot his great cause, and in the end, he achieved his goal and made a name for himself for all time.
Hard work pays off; three thousand Yue soldiers were able to conquer Wu!
Does anyone call him a rat?
No, not really!
Weakness is not a sin, and betrayal is not unforgivable.
The most important reason why countless people call him a rat is that he not only betrayed his allies and attacked them before the world was settled, but he also only bullied the weak and feared the strong!
If it weren't for Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu urging him to fight against Cao Cao, he probably would have surrendered with the few remaining subjects of Eastern Wu at the Battle of Red Cliffs!
Judging from his actions, he never had any intention of unifying the world.
From beginning to end, what he probably wanted most was to be a regional warlord who could live in peace in a small corner of the country.
So when Cao Cao led his 800,000-strong army to the Battle of Red Cliffs, he hesitated whether to surrender in exchange for a life of wealth and honor.
Therefore, during the Sun-Liu alliance, he did not look at Cao Cao, but instead kept his eyes fixed on his ally Liu Bei's Jingzhou.
Old Zhu's words, one by one, exposed almost everything about Sun Quan.
Throughout history, emperors across thousands of years have been outraged after seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's analysis of Sun Quan's character.
"Does such a scoundrel even deserve to speak on the sky?"
"That's right. Even if we are incompetent and foolish, we are still emperors. What is he anyway?"
"It's over! I'm no longer clean! According to the immortals' standards, I'm actually an emperor alongside such a scoundrel!"
"There's a small problem. Does declaring oneself emperor automatically make one an emperor? If not, then who recognizes Sun Quan's throne in Eastern Wu?"
In an instant, all the forces that were originally prepared to denounce the First Emperor Ying Zheng were poured onto Sun Quan.
His face visibly changed from red to green, and finally turned as black as charcoal.
As the ruler of Jiangdong, when have I ever suffered such an insult?
Faced with the insults raining down from above, he could only obediently endure them.
The land of Shu.
Seeing the words of condemnation against Sun Quan flashing across the sky, along with the occasional subtitles cheering for Shu Han, Liu Bei smiled.
"Kongming, tell me, can I really do as they wish, and rebuild the Han Dynasty three times?"
"Your Majesty, do you still wish for revenge?"
Zhuge Liang did not answer, but instead asked a question.
Upon hearing this, Liu Bei fell into a deep silence.
After an unknown amount of time, under everyone's gaze, he finally nodded.
"Of course I must take revenge! My second and third brothers and I swore brotherhood in the Peach Garden. Although we cannot die on the same day, month, and year, I must at least kill our enemies and avenge them!"
"The Han dynasty is important, but my second and third brothers are equally important to me!"
Good guy!
Seeing this scene deliberately displayed on the sky, Old Zhu exclaimed that Liu Bei and Sun Quan truly formed a stark contrast!
Many people in later generations said that Liu Bei was a hypocrite.
But this hypocrite, whom countless people call a virtuous man, acted like a virtuous man his whole life and never revealed his true colors.
If Sun Quan never had the world in his eyes, then Liu Bei never stopped his efforts to rebuild the Han Dynasty three times!
Yet, just when Emperor Zhaolie of Han saw a glimmer of hope for the restoration of the Han Dynasty, he learned that his second brother had died at the hands of Eastern Wu.
He was presented with two choices.
He could either maintain the superficial alliance with Eastern Wu, reclaim Jingzhou, and pretend nothing had happened, in which case he would still have a chance to rebuild the Han Dynasty.
We must either shatter this opportunity completely, wage war against Eastern Wu, and avenge our second brother!
A ruler should set aside personal feelings, and logically speaking, the first choice should be the most advantageous.
Turning against Eastern Wu and taking action would be tantamount to giving up all hope!
But after learning the news, he did not hesitate for a moment and directly chose to send troops to Eastern Wu!
He always had the Han dynasty in his eyes, but in the end, he gave up his dream of the Han dynasty because of this.
It's tragic, yet also lamentable!
……
In a parallel universe, Zhang Liao gritted his teeth as he looked at the 100,000-strong Eastern Wu army outside the city.
"Damn it, I can't take it anymore! Tonight, let's launch a lightning attack on those rats from Eastern Wu!"