Losing the defense of Zhou Yu's troops, Jiangxia was quickly recovered in several counties south of the Yangtze River.

Originally, when Zhou Yu called, Jiang Xia saw that he had not sent anyone to support him, so he surrendered directly. Now that the king came to recover the lost land, he naturally welcomed him in a crossroads, so he almost cried with joy.

"Hyit..." Looking at the fake faces of these county magistrates, Gan Ning secretly complained.

"The army attacks the plan, and defeats others without fighting is the essence of military strategy." Cao Ren looked indifferent, and even said politely to these county magistrates on the road. Seeing that there was no one around, he whispered, "We are responsible for the war, but how to rectify them in the future will naturally take over."

"But obviously it has nothing to do with the court..." Gan Ning muttered, "This place was originally under the rule of Jiangxia, so naturally the prefect of Jiangxia, that is, Huang Zu, should be responsible. With his personality, how could he deal with these county magistrates?"

"That's his business!" Cao Ren replied indifferently, "Sun Quan has defeated him, so there are only four counties and Jiaozhou left in Jiangdong. At most, it is barbarians and Yue people. Liu Biao is old and if he is tactful, he will know how to accept the will of the court, come to Xudu to serve, and then retire, Jingzhou will inevitably be taken over by the court.

In other words, if Huang Zu did not punish these county magistrates, then a crime of inadvertent punishment would be unnecessary. The court would probably hope that they would do that."

"So, I would rather stay in the rivers than be too lazy to be an official. One or two were so dirty." Gan Ning complained that she would not complain about scholars, because the Gan family is also a family, but it's a pity that it is not a noble family.

"There are mostly this kind of officialdoms. There are more than ten counties in one county, and there are seven or eight counties. There are so many county magistrates, but there are only one county magistrates. There are so many officials in the court, but there are only one three dukes and nine ministers... There are so many literati, aristocratic families, and aristocratic families, and everyone is looking at such a few positions." Cao Ren sighed, "In such an environment, even if you plan to live a life and wait for death, there are still a lot of people below coveting your position."

He paused, and then continued, "Just say that Sikong Fuwan was because of the separation of military and political affairs, and the general had to give up this position. But at that time, he was the only one with enough resume, so he went up. But in recent years, he was not easy to be Sikong. After three years, he couldn't be the last one, so he had to give up his position obediently... Even Dong Cheng now has only two or three years on it, and then it is estimated that Yang Biao will replace him."

"The positions of Situ and Taiwei should be very stable, right?" Gan Ning thought for a while. Both women have such a long lifespan and a sense of resume, so they will be very stable.

"It's not the case. Not to mention that they have children themselves, they must retreat when necessary for the sake of their careers. Talents continue to emerge, and we cannot always occupy this position. Besides, the longer we are on the top, the greater the opinions below. If you give an opinion, all the ministers below will come forward to oppose it. Then will this Grand Marshal still be considered?" Cao Ren shook his head.

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

Not to mention the problem of offspring, they are stuck on top and others are stuck on their offspring. It is not fun to continue playing like this, so it is the default rule in the officialdom to retreat when necessary.

As we chatted, we didn't expect that some soldiers came to report, saying that Sun Quan's envoy came and brought Sun Quan's letter of surrender, hoping to surrender to the court.

"I know you're going to surrender at this time?" Cao Ren raised his eyebrows, "Take it over and show it to me..."

Soon, the messenger came over. It was Liu Xun who was promoted by Sun Quan. She didn't expect that she had just received the first major task and came over to surrender shortly after she became an official.

It is just that a scholar died for his confidant and was favored by Sun Quan. 6 Xun said that he had to do this mission well.

"I'm sorry, I can't accept your condition, and the court will not accept it!" After looking at the conditions for Sun Quan's surrender, Cao Ren threw it back directly.

Look at what this is written about? Keep Sun Quan's identity as Wu Chenghou, and retain the position of General Conquering the South... That's all, the officials of each county cannot change, and at the same time, they will not accept the separation of military and political affairs and the reform of the legion system for ten years. At the cost, Sun Quan was loyal to the Han court, submitted taxes to the court every year, and at the same time gave up the rule of Yuzhang and Luling County.

It is better to say that it is a surrender, it is a plan to become a vassal king who governs the three counties of Jiangdong, with relative autonomy in military and political affairs. At most, he would give up two counties with no money, and at the same time he would throw Peng Yue's problem to the court.

What the court received was just a name for surrender, and there were several taxes. How many of these taxes were, and how big the account books given by the other party back then could then formulate taxes according to the proportion.

"You should know! We are the winners, and you have no way out!" Cao Ren looked at Liu Xun. It was originally a matter of time. How could Sun Quan resist? At most, he wasted some time and he could always pacify Jiangdong in three or five years.

But at that time, Sun Quan will definitely want to free the three tribes. At most, considering the particularity of women, it is possible to directly reward a big boss in a court, such as Yang Biao, Xu Huang or Huang Zhong, or even a big scumbag.

No, no, let's forget it, otherwise I would probably be maliciously retaliated by Mengmeng...

"That's not what it said..." 6 Xun said slowly, "We will all withdraw from Yuzhang and Luling. At that time, the court can sit and ignore Shanyue and attack us specifically? Take a step back and say that from Yuzhang to Danyang County, there are still dangers to defend. If we want to shrink our defense, it will not be easy for the imperial army to come over.

Moreover, the key direction of the court now is that Yuan Shao's army in Hebei, not us, and the tilt of materials will also be there. Your materials need to be transported by ships, but we may not be able to disturb them! From the 6 people here, there is no land, military rations and materials suitable for cultivation, which will drag your army down.

Compared to you and I, it is still necessary to continue to consume this way and let Shanyue reap the benefits of the fisherman. In addition, my lord, who has been in charge of Jiangdong for so many years, has been working hard to quell the bandits in Yangzhou since the previous generation of General Sun Ce, and has taken action to suppress the Shanyue rebellion many times. For the court, there is no contribution, but there is also hard work, right?"

"If this weren't the case, there wouldn't be even a possibility of peace talks!" Cao Ren retorted directly. She was not good at speaking, but her basic position was still clear. As long as she stood on the side of the winner, she would always take the initiative.

But it cannot be denied that what the other party said makes sense... The court probably won't have too much material allocation in Yangzhou. The key point is Hebei and cannot give Yuan Shao a breather. Relatively speaking, Jiangdong, with the few soldiers and generals, is not worth worrying.

The key is the Yue people... After occupying this place, the Yue people issue will begin to face it.
Chapter completed!