Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 259 It’s not a big deal to watch the excitement

Although it was a natural disaster, the officials were also responsible for the lack of supervision. Shangyu ordered Wei Kang to request to be dismissed from his post and report to Sun Quan. However, Sun Quan sent the document to the emperor, saying that he was still in mourning and did not know the inside story.

He also filed a complaint against Wei Kang, stating that although his brother Sun Ce was the General of Cavalry and Governor of Yangzhou of the Han Dynasty, he was only the Prefect of Kuaiji. As he was in mourning, he did not take care of government affairs. Moreover, there was no governor or inspector appointed by the Han Dynasty in Yangzhou, so he did not dare to take charge of the matter.

Wei Kang handed the resignation document to himself, which was against etiquette, and it seemed like he was disrespecting the emperor and being disrespectful to filial piety and integrity. He also wanted to put himself in an unjust position, and his intentions were really sinister.

Just one hour after Emperor Liu Xie received the two documents, he handed another copy to Cao Cao. After reading it, Cao Cao laughed at Xun Yu and Guo Jia and said, "Sun Zhongmou is really good at seizing opportunities to act cute. He openly accused Wei Kang of disrespecting the Han Dynasty and cleared himself of all charges, but in fact he was reminding the Emperor and this general that it was time to give Sun Quan an official title."

Guo Jia was quite disdainful, and his tone was full of sarcasm, "Are you jealous because even Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang received rewards?!"

He was still in the period of mourning, but he was so impatient to ask for an official position. He had no sense of propriety, righteousness, or shame, and had completely abandoned the principles of filial piety and brotherhood.

Jia Xu on the side disagreed. It was just an empty title. Could a person really die from holding his urine?

"What does Wenruo think?" Cao Cao turned to Xun Yu.

"In The Strategies of the Warring States, Fan Ju said, 'Make friends with those far away and attack those near. If you gain an inch, it is an inch of the king's territory. If you gain a foot, it is also a foot of the king's territory. Now, if you abandon this and attack those far away, isn't it absurd?' This is also what he meant. The north is not settled yet, so it is not appropriate to make enemies with Liu Biao and Sun Quan."

Cao Cao nodded slightly, "I just wonder how Sun Zhongmou compares to his brother Sun Ce?"

Sun Ce was the one who dared to seize Runan and Yandu during the Battle of Guandu. And now Sun Quan is also the one who dared to take advantage of the situation in the north to claim a position.

Although Jiangdong had long been under the jurisdiction of Sun Quan, the status provided a bit more convenience to those who had the means.

"Of course not." Guo Jia even had his eyes on Sun Ce, so how could he look down on Sun Quan, a less famous character?

Xun Yu thought that was not necessarily the case. He had also heard about Xiang Jintai's incident. The fact that Sun Quan was able to lure Xu Jing and others from Jiaozhou to Jiangdong showed that he was ambitious but also resourceful, unlike his brother.

"My lord, don't take it lightly. A good father will have a good son. Although Sun Zhongmou is not as famous as Sun Bofu in the Central Plains, he was the main general in the Battle of Yandu. Even the lieutenant generals benefited from him." Xun Yu said to Cao Cao very cautiously. Cao Cao frowned slightly, and a lonely look flashed in his eyes, but disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Xun Yu realized that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly and carefully looked at Cao Cao's expression. Fortunately, Cao Cao looked normal, as if he had not heard what Xun Yu had just said.

The Lieutenant General mentioned by Xun Yu is Cao Ren, Cao Cao's cousin and one of Cao Cao's most trusted relatives. The special forces he commanded are the elite troops in Cao Cao's hands.

Cao Cao knew very well how capable he was in fighting, and since Sun Quan was able to defeat Cao Ren, he did have some skills.

"In that case, we shall both be promoted to General Wei and lead..."

Guo Jia suggested in a low voice, "Governor of Jiaozhou?" Jiaozhou...

"Sun Zhongmou's capture of Xiakou was considered as the seizure of Liu Jingsheng's territory. In addition, the two sides had many old grudges and were incompatible. After the governor of Jiaozhou, Zhang Jin, was killed by his generals, Liu Jingzhou submitted a petition to transfer Wu Ju from Changsha and Lai Gong from Lingling to be the governor of Cangwu and Jiaozhou respectively."

Liu Biao was the governor of Jingzhou, but he wanted to send his subordinates to serve in Jiaozhou. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Liu Biao also had some ideas about Jiaozhou.

Although there was no governor or prefect of Jiaozhou in Jiaozhou, Jingzhou was adjacent to Jiaozhou, so there was nothing wrong with "helping" it in this way, and there was a precedent of a governor serving in two states.

Jingzhou, Jiaozhou and Yangzhou are adjacent to each other. Whether it is Sun Quan or Liu Biao, they have to go around Jiaozhou if they want to solve future troubles.

Sun Quan's petition to ask for an official position was also an attempt to take advantage of the situation. Even though Cao Cao had to give it to him due to the situation, he could still make trouble for him.

Sun Quan wanted to take over Jiaozhou legitimately, but Cao Cao would not let him do so easily.

Guo Jia continued, "My lord, you can also appoint Taishi Ci, the commander of Jianchang under Sun Quan, as the governor of Yangzhou to manage all affairs in Jiangdong."

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia with interest, "Why did Feng Xiao come up with this plan?"

Taishi Ci was an extremely important general under Sun Ce. Liu Pan, the nephew of Liu Biao, had attacked Ai and Xi'an counties several times. Sun Ce did not hesitate to divide Haihun and Jianchang into six counties, and appointed Taishi Ci as the commander of Jianchang, who was also in charge of Haihun, and supervised the generals to resist Liu Pan.

Taishi Ci lived up to Sun Ce's trust, and guarded the south with sincerity. After fighting with Liu Pan several times, Liu Pan disappeared and never became a bandit again.

After Sun Quan took over, he transferred the official positions and garrisons of many of the veteran generals left by Sun Ce, but he did not transfer Taishi Ci. Because Taishi Ci was able to restrain Liu Pan, he was still entrusted with important affairs in the south and did not show any suspicion.

When Taishi Ci was in the south, he only obeyed orders and not announcements, and never did anything beyond the rules.

"But obeying orders and not announcements is already an act beyond the rules." Guo Jia said with a smile, "After Taishi Ci entered Jing County, he stationed troops and established a government. Even after he surrendered to Sun Ce, he never withdrew his government.

I have heard that when Sun Ce was alive, he had several conversations with Taishi Ci, during which he said, "I heard that when you were the governor of a county, you robbed the state seal, went to help Kong Wenju, and asked for help from Liu Xuande. These were all heroic deeds. You are truly a wise man in the world, but you have not found the right person to trust. The ancients did not dislike shooting with a hook and beheading. Sun Ce is your confidant, so don't worry about not getting what you want." He also said, "If a dragon wants to fly high into the sky, it must first step on a piece of wood."

Only in this way could Taishi Ci feel at ease to submit to Sun Ce. However, in addition to his words of appeasement, they also contained many warnings, which showed that the relationship between Sun Ce and Taishi Ci was not simply that of master and subject.

When Sun Ce was around, Taishi Ci would not dare to have any disloyalty. But facing a young boy like Sun Quan, that might not be the case. Besides, even if he didn't have any, couldn't the lord send him a bait? It all depends on whether Sun Quan can tolerate such a Yangzhou governor with a large army."

After hearing what Guo Jia said, Cao Cao laughed and said, "Feng Xiao, this is a very good plan."

Even though Cao Mengde was restrained by Yuan Shao and his son and was unable to deal with the situation in the south for the time being, he would not allow Jiangdong and Jingzhou to continue to grow their power, so as to avoid a confrontation between the north and the south, which would be troublesome.