cite Han

Chapter 517
Seeing that the situation was over, Pan Zhang quietly withdrew from the top of the city with only three or five cronies, took his horse and went straight to the east gate. Under the cover of night, he successfully broke through the blockade of the Jingzhou army and fled eastward.

Pan Zhang's front foot just left, and the rear foot defenders collapsed, either retreating to the city, or surrendering on their knees, and the South Gate and Songyang Gate fell into the hands of the Jingzhou army.Liu Liang and Xi Zhen led the crowd into the city, chasing down the remaining enemies all the way, and finally joined forces with Cai Sheng and Wei Yan in front of the Yuzhang Prefecture.

Not long ago, Xu Miao and others, who were still setting fire and causing destruction in the city, now made a 180-degree turn and began to assist the Jingzhou army to appease the people and maintain law and order.

I have to admit that the Jingzhou army's ability to quickly stabilize the situation in the city is inseparable from the strong support of these local snakes.

At sunrise, as the last garrison stronghold was wiped out by the Jingzhou Army, there was no more disturbance in Nanchang City, and peace returned.

Although Zhuge Liang hadn't slept all day and night, his face showed no signs of fatigue. Instead, he was full of energy. Knowing that Nanchang had returned to stability, he set off immediately. Cai Sheng, Liu Liang, Xu Miao and others greeted him outside the Songyang Gate.

"Master, this is the head of the thief Sun Ben, please take a look." Liu Liang presented a wooden box with Sun Ben's head to Zhuge Liang.

There were quite some twists and turns in this matter. When the city fell, Sun Ben's cronies hid his body for fear of Sun Ben's humiliation.After Liu Liang and others invaded the county mansion, they did not find Sun Ben's body.

Because of this, Gong Cao Liu Yi was greatly displeased, and he directly said that he was ill and returned home, and thanked him behind closed doors.

Zhuge Liang opened the box and glanced at it, and said solemnly to the generals: "I waited for this time to send troops to attack Yuzhang, because Sun Ben was hiding a traitorous intention, and the picture was wrong, causing chaos in Changsha. Today, Nanchang is Keding, and Sun Ben is being executed. , above can proclaim the majesty of the country, below can comfort the hearts of the people in Changsha, these are the merits of all the sovereigns..."

All the generals laughed when they heard the words, and they were very proud. Since they entered Yuzhang, they have drawn more than ten cities, cut thousands of prisoners, captured the county town, and killed Sun Ben.

"It's a pity that Pan Zhang was not caught, and he escaped." Cai Shengchen sighed.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while and said: "I expect that Pan Zhang will not be able to return to Jianchang in the west, and he will inevitably flee to the east. We must not let him integrate the eastern counties in Yuzhang and threaten the flank of Nanchang. Hongchao, you quickly dispatch the light cavalry to pursue Pan Zhang. Take Geyang, Shangrao, and Le'an counties in the east, and push the eastern defense line to the junction of Danyang and Kuaiji."

"No." Cai Sheng took the order and left.

Zhuge Liang said to Liu Liang again: "The general is in Chaisang right now, and is looking forward to my news day and night. Ziming, you quickly send someone to carry Sun Ben's head, and quickly go north to report victory to the general."

"promise."

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, and then looked at Xu Miao and the others beside him. They looked extremely embarrassed at this moment, wishing they could find a crack in the ground and sneak in.

They turned against Pan Zhang, but Sun Ben did not feel sorry for them. The old saying goes: "The ruler worries about the labor of the ministers, and the ruler humiliates the death of the ministers." Servants, as long as they have a little sense of shame, will feel embarrassed.In fact, they are already thick-skinned, and Liu Yi was so angry that he didn't see him and ran home.

Zhuge Liang didn't seem to see the embarrassment on the faces of Xu Miao and others, and greatly appreciated their righteous deeds, and then introduced them to Xu Shu, who would enter Nanchang as the prefect of Yuzhang.

In fact, long before sending troops, Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang had decided to take Xu Shu as the prefect of Yuzhang after they captured Yuzhang.

The wealth of Nanjun is far from comparable to that of Yuzhang. The transfer from the prefect of Nanjun to the prefect of Yuzhang seems to have moved to the left, but in fact, with the unification of Jingzhou, Nanjun has become an inner county.

Xu Shu himself studied both Confucianism and Legalism, and he is both civil and military. If he was only the prefect of the inner county, he would be a bit inferior.

Although Yuzhang is not as rich as Nanjun, it is at the front line. Only here can Xu Shu fully display his abilities.

Xu Shu is also unwilling to be ordinary and a person who has the courage to serve, and he gladly accepts this appointment.

As for the prefect of Luling, Liu Jing favored the solemnity of Lingling County.Born as a serious prisoner, with strict governance and clear law enforcement, he managed Lingling County on behalf of Liu Jing for nearly three years.

That is to say, whether it is Liu Yu of Changsha, Liu Cheng of Wuling, or Huan Yi of Guiyang, they are not as serious as the administration of the county.

If it weren't for Luling's extremely important position in the future Jiangdong strategy, Liu Jing would never have transferred his seriousness away from Lingling.

Both Xu Shu and Zheng Yan were both polite and martial, proficient in the techniques of Shen Han, and under the rule of law, Liu Jing chose these two people to serve as the prefects of Yuzhang and Luling. Obviously, it was a decision after careful consideration.

The trouble in Jiangdong is nothing more than Shanyue. Even in the last years of Soochow, Shanyue was beaten all the way to the suburbs of Jianye, the capital of the country. This was unimaginable in Cao Wei and Shu Han.

Liu Jing is familiar with history and knows that, like Soochow, being strict and aggressive cannot solve the Shanyue problem. Instead, he gets himself into endless trouble, and he has to waste most of his energy inside, unable to make progress in the Central Plains.

Of course, one can't just be lenient. "Book" says: "Barbarians are sly Xia", "Poetry" says: "Rong and Di are Ying", if you deal with unruly barbarians, if you are too graceful, it will only make them lose their sense of awe , harmless.

To govern Shanyue, it is not advisable to blindly be strict and lenient. Only by combining leniency and fierceness, with kindness and power, can Shanyue be tamed.Liu Jing now has a lot of talents under his command, but Xu Shu and Serious are the most suitable candidates at this stage.

Liu Jing also didn't expect Xu Shu and Serenity to solve the Shanyue problem completely for him, because that was unrealistic, as long as Shanyue could be kept in peace and not be a rebellion.

"Meet the Lord of Mingfu..."

When Xu Shu was in Nanjun, he cured the plague, pacified the people, and pacified the thieves. He was very powerful and powerful.

"You don't need to be too polite..." Xu Shu had a friendly attitude, and Haosheng encouraged him.

Then Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu entered Nanchang through Songyang Gate, surrounded by the crowd.

Not far from Songyang Gate, you can see a towering ancient tree. This tree is a camphor tree. The trunk is so thick that it takes more than ten or twenty people to hug it. Much higher.The branches and leaves are also extremely luxuriant, and the shade covered by the trees is as wide as several acres. From a distance, it looks like a giant green umbrella opened.

This tree is the famous Nanchang ancient camphor. According to legend, the name of Yuzhang (prefecture) is derived from this tree.Zhuge Liang saw this tree again after many years, and he still couldn't help feeling its greatness.

(End of this chapter)