Having lost the defenses of Zhou Yu's troops, Jiangxia was quickly regained in several counties south of the Yangtze River.

Originally, when Zhou Yu called, seeing that Jiang Xia did not send people to support, he simply surrendered directly. Now that Wang Shi has come to regain the lost territory, he is naturally welcomed by the middle of the road, and he almost cried with joy.

"Hypocritical ......" looked at the false faces of these county orders all the way, and Gan Ning complained directly and secretly.

"The essence of the art of war is to go to the army to fight and conquer without a fight." Cao Ren looked indifferent, and even said a few polite words to these county commanders on the road, and seeing that there was no one left and right, he said in a low voice, "We are responsible for the war, but how to rectify them in the future, then someone will naturally take over." ”

"But obviously it has nothing to do with the imperial court...... Gan Ning muttered, "This place was originally under the rule of Jiangxia, so naturally Jiang Xia Taishou, that is, Huang Zu, should be in charge, with his character, how could he deal with these county orders?" ”

"That's his business, too!" Cao Ren replied indifferently, "Sun Quan has been defeated, then only the four counties of Jingnan and Jiaozhou are left in Jiangdong, and at most, if you want to count them very much, they are barbarians and Yue people." Liu Biao is old, if he is interested, he will know to accept the will of the imperial court, come to Xu Du to serve, and then retire, Jingzhou will inevitably be taken over by the imperial court at that time.

In other words, if Huang Zu does not rectify these county orders, then there will be a crime of negligence at that time. This kind of handle to send to the door, it is estimated that the court is still eager for them to do so. ”

"So at the beginning, I would rather mingle with the rivers than be an official, and both of them are so dirty." Gan Ning complained, she would not complain about the scholars, because the Gan family is also a family, but unfortunately it is not a family.

"Most of the officialdom is like this, there are more than ten counties in one county, and seven or eight counties are few. There are so many county orders, but there is only one county guard. There are so many officials in the imperial court, but there is only one of the three princes and nine secretaries...... There are so many people in the world, families, and gate valves, and everyone is looking at so many positions. Cao Ren sighed, "In such an environment, even if you plan to eat and wait for death, there are a lot of people below who covet your position." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Let's just say that Sikong is finished, it is because of the separation of military and government, and the general has to give up this position. But at that time, he was the only one with enough resume, so he went up. But over the years, he has not been a good man, and after three years, he can't be a stand, so he can only let him out obediently...... Even if Dong Cheng is now, he will only be on it for two or three years at most, and then it is estimated that Yang Biao will replace him. ”

"Situ and Taiwei's position should be very stable, right?" Gan Ning thought about it, two women, with such a long life span and resume ability, how can they be very stable.

"That's not the case, not to mention that they themselves have children, for the sake of the careers of these heirs, they still have to retreat bravely when necessary. Talent is constantly emerging, and we can't stay in this position. Besides, the longer you are on top, the greater the opinions below, and when the time comes to put forward an opinion, all the ministers below will come forward to oppose it, so is this captain still inappropriate? Cao Ren shook his head.

Of course, you can also rely on Your Majesty's trust, but no matter how wise the emperor is, he must also consider the attitude of his ministers. At this point, I'm afraid I also have to consider 'have Taiwei and Situ been in this position for too long'?

Not to mention the problem of heirs, they are stuck at the top, and others are stuck at the bottom of their children's promotion. It's not fun to play like this, so it's the default rule of officialdom to retreat bravely when necessary.

chatting and chatting, I didn't expect that a soldier came to report, saying that Sun Quan's envoy came, and at the same time brought Sun Quan's request for surrender, hoping to surrender to the court.

"Do you know you're going to surrender at this time?" Cao Ren raised his eyebrows, "Bring it over to me first......"

Not long after, the messenger came, it was Lu Xun, who was promoted by Sun Quan. She didn't expect that not long after she came out, she received her first big task, and she actually came to surrender.

It's just that the person who is a confidant dies, and by the grace of Sun Quan's knowledge, Lu Xun said that he had to do a good job in this mission.

"I'm sorry, I can't accept your condition, and the court won't accept it!" Looking at the conditions of Sun Quan's surrender, Cao Ren threw it back directly.

See what is written here? Retain the identity of Sun Quan Wucheng Marquis, and at the same time retain the position of general of Zhengnan...... Even so, the county officials cannot be changed, and at the same time, the separation of military and political affairs and the reform of the corps system will not be accepted for ten years. In return, Sun Quan pledged allegiance to the Han court, submitting annual taxes to the imperial court, while relinquishing the governance of Yuzhang and Luling County.

It is said that it is a submission, but it is better to say that it is intended to be a vassal king who divides the three counties of Jiangdong, and the military and government have relative autonomy. At most, he gave up two counties with the same chicken ribs, and at the same time threw Peng Yue's problem to the imperial court.

What the court received was only a name for annexation, and there were also a number of taxes. How much are these taxes, and how big the account book given by the other party is in that year, and then the taxes can be drawn up according to the proportion.

"You should know! We are the victors, and you have no way out! Cao Ren looked at Lu Xun, it was originally a matter of time, advancing all the way through, how could Sun Quan resist? At most, a little time is wasted, and three or five years can always pacify Jiangdong.

But when the time comes, Sun Quan will definitely destroy the three clans. At most, considering the particularity of women, it is possible to directly reward a certain big man in the court, such as Yang Biao, such as Xu Huang or Huang Zhong, and even cheapen that big scumbag.

No, no, no, forget it, otherwise it is estimated that Mengmeng will be maliciously retaliated......

"That's not what you say......," Lu Xun said slowly, "Yuzhang and Luling, we all withdraw, and then the imperial court can sit back and ignore Shanyue and attack us?" Take 10,000 steps back and say, coming from Yuzhang to Danyang County, there is still a danger to defend, if we want to shrink the defense, it is not easy for the imperial army to come over.

Moreover, now the focus of the imperial court should be Yuan Shaojun in Hebei, not us, and the material tilt will also be there. Your supplies need to be transported by ship, but we may not be able to attack them! From Lukou to here, there is no land suitable for cultivation, and the problem of military rations and materials will hold back the pace of your army.

Compared with both you and me, it is still necessary to continue to consume like this, so that Shanyue can reap the benefits of the fisherman, and it is necessary to stop. In addition, my father-in-law, who has been in Jiangdong for so many years, has worked hard to quell the Yangzhou bandits since the previous generation of General Sun Ce, and has suppressed the Shanyue rebellion many times. ”

"If it weren't for that, there would not even be a possibility of peace talks!" Cao Ren scolded back directly, she was not good at words, but her basic position was still clear. As long as she is on the side of the winner, then she can always take the initiative.

But it cannot be denied that what the other party said has a certain truth...... It is estimated that the imperial court's allocation of materials to Yangzhou will not be too much, and the focus is still on Hebei, which cannot give Yuan Shao room to breathe. Relatively speaking, Jiangdong, which has few soldiers and generals, is not to be worried.

The key is still on the side of the Yue people...... After occupying this place, the imperial court will also begin to face the problem of the Yue people.

Seeing that the other party did not directly refuse to talk about it, Lu Xun knew that things could still be fought for, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.