The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 362 How Can a Woman Bribe Me?
The General’s Mansion in Yecheng.

Jia Xu walked in and said, "My lord, Bu Zhi from Jiangdong will soon arrive in Yecheng."

"Sun Quan is trying to make a last-ditch effort! But he only has one county now and no more than 30,000 soldiers and horses. Although Zhou Yu is very powerful, he is powerless to turn the tide." Qin Shou shook his head.

Qin Shou knew the purpose of Sun Quan sending Bu Zhi, but he did not want to rescue Sun Quan because he would not gain any benefit and it would instead cause Cao Cao to go north earlier.

But Sun Quan didn't think so.

"I heard that Bu Zhi brought a beautiful woman with him to the north this time," Jia Xu chuckled.

"It's really despicable that you try to confuse my mind with beautiful women." Qin Shou immediately scolded with a smile.

Although he was cursing, he actually didn't take it to heart. What could a beautiful woman do to him? Did she really think he was a sex-hungry ghost? Could a beautiful woman affect his sword-drawing speed?
"My lord, this beauty is Bu Zishan's sister." Jia Xu said again.

"So what if she's Bu Zhi's sister? Um! Wenhe is talking about Bu Zishan?" Qin Shou instantly understood what Jia Xu meant. He wanted to take the opportunity to keep Bu Zhi.

"My lord is wise. Bu Zhi is quite talented. If Sun Quan is defeated and Bu Zhi falls into Cao Cao's hands, wouldn't that help Cao Cao?" Jia Xu immediately suggested, "Although Bu Zhi is not an indispensable figure under Sun Quan, I would rather not use him than let him fall into the hands of others."

Qin Shou nodded and looked at Jia Xu deeply. This was the real Jia Xu. He was ruthless and merciless, harming others without benefiting himself.

"Then send someone to get Bu Zhi's family. As for his clansmen and the like, just put them aside for the time being." Qin Shou agreed immediately after hearing this.

If you want to truly win over someone, you must make sure he has no worries. In history, Bu Zhi was the prime minister of Eastern Wu. In addition to his status as a relative of the emperor, his talent was what made him so popular.

From the information Qin Feng got, it can be seen that the other party is good at maintaining border security, is magnanimous in his administration, is deeply loved by the people, and has some strategies. It can be said that he is both civil and military, and is a rare talent.

"My lord is wise." Jia Xu said quickly: "Sun Quan has suffered a great loss this time. Not only has he lost a beautiful woman, he has also lost a talented person."

"If something is delivered to your door, you should not refuse it." Qin Shou sneered, "It has come to this point, and we are about to be defeated, but Sun Quan still has ambitions. He is really wishful thinking. Now he wants to use beautiful women to plot against me. I don't know who gave him the courage."

In Qin Shou's opinion, Sun Quan at this time should put aside the thoughts in his mind, surrender immediately and submit to him. Only in this way can he save his life.

What’s funny is that the other party not only doesn’t want to submit to me, but instead wants to use me and occupy the land of Jiangdong. This is stupid.

"Sun Quan is powerless to turn the situation around. The road south to Jiaozhi is already controlled by Cao Cao. There is no way he can succeed." Jia Xu also spoke out.

"It's a pity for Zhou Yu. If I could get Zhou Yu's help, I wouldn't have to worry about the defense line of the Yangtze River." Qin Shou still admired Zhou Yu very much. It's a pity that Zhou Yu is still loyal to Sun Quan until now, which is simply stupid.

"This is Zhou Yu. You have to admire his loyalty, don't you?" Qin Shou said with a smile.

The reason why he admired Zhou Yu, besides his talent, was his loyalty. In fact, Sun Quan did not trust him, but Zhou Yu did not take it to heart, instead he used his wisdom to help Sun Quan.

Qin Shou naturally liked such a good minister.

"My lord, Sun Quan's defeat is a foregone conclusion. Liu Bei, with Zhuge Liang as his military advisor, led Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to attack the four counties in southern Jingzhou. I'm afraid they will be taken down soon. The next target is Jingzhou. I think Cao Cao's next target is Jingzhou." Jia Xu suggested. "Sun Quan is already struggling to survive. Cao Cao is a farsighted man. He will take advantage of our opportunity to conquer the north and attack Jingzhou." Qin Shou nodded.

He never underestimated Cao Cao. Even in adversity, Cao Cao still had the strength to turn things around. Once the other party seized Jingzhou, his strength would double, and it would be very difficult for him to deal with him.

"To capture Jingzhou, we must first capture Jiangxia. Jiangxia has been managed by Huang Zu for many years. It may be difficult for Cao Cao to capture them!" Qin Shou hesitated.

The Huang family, headed by Huang Zu, had been operating in Jiangxia for many years. At the beginning, even Liu Biao could not do anything to Huang Zu. In Jiangxia, the other party was actually like a local emperor.

It would be extremely difficult for Cao Cao to take over Jiangxia.

"Huang Zu is definitely not a match for Cao Cao. I am sure that as long as Cao Cao wants to take over Jiangxia, he can do so without any effort." Jia Xu said confidently.

Is Huang Zu a rival of Cao Cao? That is impossible.

His abilities were there, and more importantly, Huang Zu had no external reinforcements. Jingzhou was now in disarray, and the Cai and Kuai families were fighting fiercely, so they had no time to think of Huang Zu.

Huang Zu was probably unwilling to submit to Cai Mao and Kuai Liang and wished to occupy Jiangxia alone. In this way, it would be impossible for him to defeat Cao Cao with only one county.

Qin Shou could see this situation, so how could Cao Cao not see it! Such an opportunity was rare, and if things went wrong, Cao Cao would have already sent troops to attack Jiangxia.

"Humph, I didn't expect that my plan would benefit Cao Cao in the end."

Qin Shou felt a trace of anger in his heart.

Cao Cao needed Jiangxia, and so did Qin Shou. With Jiangxia in hand, it would be very easy to contain the Yangtze River waterway, which was more suitable than Lujiang.

Once Gan Ning sent out his troops from Lujiang, the Jiangxia navy could take advantage of the situation and advance eastward, seize Lujiang, and even defeat Gan Ning, because not only was the enemy sailing downstream, they also had the advantage in speed.

"Should we remind Huang Zu?" Jia Xu asked hesitantly.

Huang Zu was no match for Cao Cao, but if he had reminded the other party, Huang Zu might have been able to hold out longer.

"If I remind Huang Zu, I'm afraid he will not only not be grateful to us, but will also think that we are planning to plot against his Jiangxia!" Qin Shou shook his head.

Huang Zu is probably like a frightened bird now. He would suspect the other party at the slightest movement. There is absolutely no need for me to remind him.

Anyway, I have captured Hebei and the overall situation has been decided, so a small Jiangxia doesn’t seem to be that important.

"My lord, what you said is very true. It is not an easy task for Cao Cao to seize Jiangxia. We should let Cao Cao take action first and scare Huang Zu. He may ask us for help." Jia Xu suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Qin Shou thought about it and felt that this situation might not be impossible.

(End of this chapter)