Sun Ce took a sip of tea, paused in his mouth for a moment, swallowed it, and said quietly: "Boning, if I hadn't known your nature, I would have almost thought you had taken advantage of Yingchuan people. Tell me, why?"

Man Chong left the seat and bowed again. "The appointment of the minister is not the duty of the minister. If the king asks, he dare not refuse to answer. I have three reasons: Pei is important, so the minister must choose the person carefully; the government affairs hall has not been established for a long time, and the effect has not been shown; there are many scholars in Ruying, so they should not be eliminated immediately."

Sun Ce leaned over and gently held Man Chong's arm. "Boning, get up and talk."

"Thank you, King."

"Zao Zhi was appointed as the General of the Military Field Army, and Xun Chen was appointed as the General of the Military Field Army. If you have the opportunity to meet them, you recommend them to love. Chen Qun Zhongjun is the chief clerk, and you have no chance to meet him at all. Why would you recommend him? Just because he is the grandson of Chen Taiqiu? This is not your Man Boning style."

Man Chong chuckled. "Although I have never met Chen Qun, I know that the king uses people. Chen Qun's predecessor was Yang Xiu, and there were many things in the army. The military was full of warriors, and Chen Qun liked to blame people with morality. How could there be no conflict? If Chen Qun had no ability to be a director, he would have been driven away long ago."

Sun Ce also smiled. As Man Chong said, Chen Qun was the chief clerk in the army and offended many people. Not only did the generals dislike him, but he was a little annoyed by him. However, Chen Qun was in a good way and was fair and just, so that people could not find a reason to attack him. He and Guo Jia were both from Yingchuan. Speaking of which, he was recommended by Guo Jia, but the one he blamed the most was Guo Jia, and he did not talk about any affection. When he met such a person, he could not speak even if he wanted to bite him.

In terms of ability, it is still appropriate for Chen Qun to be the prime minister of Pei. As for Ru Ying's power to become stronger, first of all, this is a problem that cannot be solved temporarily, so he can only take it slowly, and it will only backfire; secondly, the Ru Ying faction is no longer the Ru Ying faction in history, especially after Zhong Yao returned home, Ru Ying's style has a tendency to turn, which is an opportunity that he cannot miss. Regardless of whether he admits it or not, the Ru Ying faction is strong and its influence cannot be underestimated. If they can turn to the direction he expects, he has no reason to refuse.

It is certainly necessary to suppress factional disputes, but forcibly suppressing a certain group is not a wise choice. He knew very well how much effort the Ruying faction has put into the decision-making level. If they are not given a chance to open the gate and release the flood, the dam will burst sooner or later.

Sun Ce asked about some other situations and finally talked about the war in Yuzhou with Man Chong. Guo Jia had already explained all the details. Sun Ce just asked Man Chong's strategy and encouraged Man Chong to let him go. This will definitely reflect the role of Yuzhou as a model, become a model of the new policy, and prove that the people's hearts are available. Combined with the Ruying family's superiority, it also gave Yanzhou's a peace of mind. The land must be exchanged, but the future may not be affected. The interests of the aristocratic family and the stability of the people can go hand in hand and complement each other.

He was a man of Yanzhou, and he bowed and bowed again. He was from Yanzhou. Although he was not a first-class family, he looked down on those famous scholars. After all, he was not an ordinary citizen. He didn't want the Yanzhou family to go all the way to the dark, and his head was hanging along the official road. After being the governor of Yuzhou for so many years, he knew how great the potential of Yuzhou was and he really wanted to mobilize it. Two hundred thousand soldiers were all a little bit, and it was definitely longer than Jizhou when he persisted, and it was easier to crush Yanzhou.

Man Chong left excitedly, and Gan Ning came hurriedly.

As soon as he entered the door and just took the seat, Gan Ning asked impatiently: "Master, do you want to use a navy?"

Sun Ce nodded, reached out and waved his hand, indicating that Gan Ning should not get too close. Gan Ning was half of his body leaning on the desk, almost crushing the strong wooden desk, and the desk legs whirred on the floor.

"I will be deducted from your salary if I crushed my case."

"Oh, oh." When he heard that there was a combat mission, Gan Ning smiled and had an unusually good temper. He quickly sat back on his original position, stroked his hands with his face, and smiled, just like a good baby who was determined to be a little red flower in the kindergarten. "Where to beat? When to beat? How to beat? Plain, Yuyang, or Bohai?"

Sun Ce glanced at Gan Ning and snorted: "Yizhou, Ba County."

"Ba...ba County?" Gan Ning was stunned, then he was ecstatic and slapped hard. "Okay, Ba County..."

Before he finished speaking, the desk was almost broken with a "click". Gan Ning was speechless and quickly helped the desk up with his hands, barely fighting back to its original form, and smiled embarrassedly: "The king is so frugal. He is worthy of his wise ruler when he uses such a thin case."

"Shut up!" Sun Ce was both angry and funny. Gan Ning seemed to be so ruthless. He has been idle since he took down Lelang last time. He ran around in Bohai and Huanghai as the transport captain. When he heard that he had a combat mission, he was so happy that he was not sure. "Your salary was deducted for one year."

[m] "It's okay to deduct two years, just let me fight. If you don't take the ba County, I will no longer be the governor of the navy. I will help people transport supplies and escort the caravan every day, which is useless!" Gan Ning patted his chest hard, making a thud.

"Don't boast that the Three Gorges are natural dangers and Cao Cao is strictly guarding it. He arranged heavy troops in Baidi City, which is not so easy to attack."

Sun Ce put away his smile, Gan Ning didn't dare to brag anymore, and listened seriously. Sun Ce informed Gan Ning about Yizhou. After Zhou Yu and Huang Zhong made progress in the attacks between the two routes, Cao Cao's main force withdrew from Wu County, leaving only one side general, three thousand people. However, Baidi City has heavy troops, and the main general is also the Xiahou he trusts. Almost all warships in Yizhou gather here, and a strong attack is by no means an easy task.

"Can the tower ship pass through Kuixia?"

Gan Ning thought about it seriously and shook his head. "The boat is too heavy and big. If you are dedicated to the boat, you can barely pass. If you fight and go upstream, you will have almost no chance of winning. But I have a way to deal with it, but it may take longer."

"There's no time now." Sun Ce sighed. "I can only give you three months. In three months, you will return to Bohai and prepare to attack Jizhou. This time it's just a test. It's better to be successful, but it doesn't matter if you can't."

"Knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger?" Gan Ning was a little disappointed. The possibility of taking Ba County in three months was slim, and he was rushing to go most of the time.

Sun Ce nodded. "If Cao Cao goes out of the gorge and goes deep into Jingzhou, it will be too threatening. Before attacking Jizhou, he must first shock Cao Cao so that he will not dare to act rashly. Wait until Zhou Yu and Huang Zhong go deep into Yizhou to form a surround force, and it is possible to attack Yizhou forcibly."

Gan Ning pondered for a moment and nodded. "What the king said is very dangerous in the Three Gorges, and it is not easy to attack against the current. From Hanzhong to Shu, there is also the danger of Jiange, and the possibility is not high. Instead, there are some opportunities from the south and north to go to the north. With the ability of Zhou Gongjin, I believe that he will not let down the king. The journey is long and there are many barbarians in the south and cannot come. It will be difficult to truly pacify it in less than two or three years. Since that is the case, I will first hit Cao Cao first, and after I deal with Yuan Tan, the world will be pacified, and then attack Yizhou will not be too late."

Sun Ce was very satisfied. Gan Ning seemed rough and fierce, but in fact he did not lack vision, and the overall view was still enough.

After repeated discussions with important officials such as Zhang and Yu Fan, Sun Ce decided to transfer Du Xi to the prefect of Danyang, and Zao Zhi was appointed as the prime minister of Pei, and Xun Chen took over as the general of the military farm.

The Ruying faction of the Military Advisory Office was the first to get the news. The atmosphere was warm, and even Guo Jia felt relieved.
Chapter completed!