Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 104
Zhou Yu died.

Until Zhou Yu's coffin was loaded into the carriage and transported back to his hometown in Lujiang, Zhao Feng felt unreal.The majestic and heroic Jiangdong Zhou Lang in history died young at the age of 27, and he didn't even have a descendant.Although Sun Quan was the direct executor who killed him, Zhao Feng was definitely not without responsibility.Zhou Yu was different from Lu Bu. At the beginning, I was afraid that Lu Bu would not be able to kill him, but for Zhou Yu, I really didn't expect that things would develop to this point.If he had known this earlier, Zhao Feng himself would not have been able to tell whether he would use the divorce plan back then.

Shanyin County, where Kuaiji City is located, is close to Wu County. A few days later, Zhou Yu's brother Zhou Shan welcomed his elder brother's coffin back in Wu County. Liu Bei, who was in Wu County, received him despite his busy schedule.This unlucky guy who had his head chopped off by Zhang Fei in history is still just a boy less than 20 years old, and his eyes are already red and swollen from crying.Liu Bei comforted him a few words. Seeing that Zhou Shan still had some talents, he named him the magistrate of Juchao, and asked Lu Jiang prefect Lu Jun to take care of Zhou's family. Zhou Shan was grateful and thanked him and left.

Since Kuaiji was breached, it took Liu Bei only two days to pacify the counties under Kuaiji County.So far, the Xuzhou Army's strategic plan to conquer Jiangdong has basically been realized.From Sun Quan to Jiangdong, except for those who died in battle, and Tai Shici who was in Luling, the rest either surrendered or were captured.Now Liu Bei sits in Wujun and discusses with everyone about the aftermath.

First of all, the first point is Sun Quan's disposal.Since being captured, Sun Quan chose to surrender rather simply, and Liu Bei has also met him once or twice these days.Regarding Sun Quan, after seeing Zhou Yu's tragic situation, everyone in Xuzhou, especially the generals headed by Zhao Feng, felt indignant and said that it would be best to kill this kind of person to avoid future troubles.Moreover, Zhao Feng knew very well that Sun Quan was by no means the kind of person who would willingly submit to others.In history, he once proclaimed himself a minister to Cao Pi, but in the end he still established himself as emperor.Besides, the Sun family has been entrenched in Jiangdong for many years and has great power. It would be no fun if he was revived.

However, Lu Su, Pang Tong, and even Lu Jun and his son, who had a blood feud with the Sun family (Lu Kang and Lu Ji both died at the hands of the Sun family), disagreed with killing Sun Quan immediately.Lu Su and Pang Tong believed that if Sun Quan was killed at this moment, people's hearts would inevitably be uncertain, and secondly, Tai Shici from Luling, Sun Jing from Jiaozhou, and Zhuge Jin would naturally fight against Liu Bei to the end.The Xuzhou army suffered a lot of losses in the half-year battle in Jiangdong, and it would not be the best policy to continue fighting with them like this.Lu Jun believed that the power of the aristocratic and powerful families in the land of Jiangdong was deeply intertwined. If Sun Quan was killed rashly, the hearts of the people here would inevitably be turbulent, so they all disagreed with killing Sun Quan at this time.

"Then if we don't kill him, what should we do?" Liu Bei thought for a while, knowing that if he was put in Jiangdong, he was afraid of his resurgence, so he could only be placed in Xuzhou or Yuzhou.At this time, Lu Su pondered for a while, and went forward to play: "My lord, since Sun Quan is willing to surrender, you can first order him to persuade Tai Shici and Sun Jing to surrender. My lord will then express to the court, and order him to be the Marquis of Yue, and let him lead Jiaozhi, Yu Lin, Guanzhu, Gaoliang and other four counties of Jiaozhou, that's enough!"

"Zi Jing's words are probably inappropriate. If Sun Quan is far away in Jiaozhou, what should he do if he changes over time?" Zhao Feng hastily objected, and Liu Bei also looked at Lu Su with some doubts, wondering what the purpose of his proposal was. .Lu Su said calmly: "Since Sun Quan cannot be killed now, it is not appropriate to let him be in Jiangdong. If he is placed in Xuzhou or Yuzhou, I am afraid that Cao Cao will make a big fuss about it. It is better to exile him. The four southern counties of Jiaozhou." After a pause, Lu Su continued: "The population of the four southern counties is less than 40, and the local Zhan people have long-standing grievances with the Han people. Sun Quan wants to use this as a foundation to make a comeback. Idiots are dreaming. Besides, the four southern counties are far away in the south of Lingnan, as long as our army guards Cangwu and Nanhai two counties, Sun Quan will never even think about going north to Jiangdong. He can only be a Shixie second in his life."

"Then if he doesn't give up, will he still attack?" Zhao Feng was really worried about Sun Quan's character, so he asked hastily.

Lu Su smiled slightly, and said with a natural face: "In this way, the lord can justifiably destroy him!" At this time, Pang Tong also said: "I have heard that Sun Quan is a filial son. Now I can let his mother and the Sun family stay in Wucheng's hometown. Only let Sun Quan and Sun Yi brothers go south, so as to prevent them from rebelling."

"My lord, although Sun Quan is a filial son, it's hard to guarantee that he won't follow Zhang Lu's example. Let's kill him for peace of mind!" Zhao Feng always felt a little unsafe, and strongly recommended Liu Bei to kill him once and for all.Liu Bei pondered for a long time before he opened his mouth and said: "Since I have won Jiangdong, I depend on you gentlemen, so I am afraid that I will not be able to defend Jiangdong? If I kill him, I will inevitably put the surrender in danger." Once these words were uttered, Zhao Feng and others were reluctant to say any more what.

The other one is that the Yangzhou family is too powerful, not only occupying a dominant position in the economy and politics, but also playing a pivotal role in the military. Compared with the four big families in Xuzhou that day, their influence is not at the same level. , Liu Bei also has some headaches these days.Zhao Feng discussed with Lu Su and others, and suggested that Liu Bei should not use too drastic means to deal with them. Right now, it is best to let Jiangdong's former officials who surrendered go to Xuzhou and Yuzhou, and at the same time transfer officials from Xuzhou and Yuzhou to Jiangdong. This method of being an official in a different place weakens their local influence.What's more, the military absolutely cannot tolerate them having such a large influence. Fortunately, in this battle of Jiangdong, many aristocratic families suffered heavy losses. Of the few big families, only the Gu family and the Zhu family are relatively intact.Zhao Feng suggested that the policy for them should be land, property, and official positions, and the servants will not be moved. However, the private soldiers that have been established must be withdrawn. At most, only a few hundred guards can be kept, and they must not spend thousands as before. family soldiers.Finally, the graduates of the third phase of Xuzhou University who are about to graduate, most of them will work in Jiangdong in the future, which will fundamentally shake their foundation.

Liu Bei's desire to stabilize Jiangdong cannot be separated from the support of these aristocratic families.But relying too much on them, it is inevitable that things will turn against each other.The political situation in Soochow has always been chaotic in history, mainly because these wealthy families are too powerful.Now that Zhao Feng and Lu Su have drawn up these plans, they can temporarily reduce their influence without causing too much conflict.Of course, this is also based on the fact that Liu Bei still has two states under his command, and the strength is strong enough to act in this way.Judging from the subsequent effects, it is not bad.

Now Liu Bei finished writing the memorial, preparing to present Sun Quan as the pastor of Jiaozhou, and order him to command the four counties in the south of Jiaozhou.At the same time, they asked the imperial court to declare Zhao Feng as the shepherd of Yangzhou, and to merge Nanhai County and Cangwu County into Yangzhou.

"My lord, how can I be a Yangzhou shepherd!" Zhao Feng was shocked when he heard the words, and quickly declined.There are still a few tricks to joke about fighting wars, and this side is really not the material.Yangzhou is a relatively large state among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, including the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi in later generations.Hearing this, Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Don't be too modest, Bo Tao. With your reputation today, it is more than enough to sit in one side. With you sitting in Yangzhou, it is enough to make Sun Quan and the people of Jingzhou dare not act rashly." Zhao Feng repeatedly declined, Liu Bei just refused .Finally, Zhao Feng said helplessly: "Since this is the case, please send more people to help me take care of this place. Feng is lazy by nature, unless it is marching and fighting, he may not be able to do other things." Hearing this, Liu Bei was shocked. He glanced at Zhao Feng with some surprise, and finally nodded slightly.

A few days later, Liu Bei's memorial was sent to the Xuchang court, and it was waiting for Prime Minister Cao in Guandu to make a decision. "Liu Bei has pacified Jiangdong?" Cao Cao looked at the memorial, and suddenly felt a little unhappy.

"Sun Zhongmou is young after all, how can he resist Er Liu!" Guo Jia was not too surprised by this result.Cao Cao frowned and said, "I wanted Sun Zhongmou to hold Liu Bei back, but I didn't expect him to be defeated so quickly. Now Liu Bei is calling Zhao Feng as the shepherd of Yangzhou, what can I do?"

"I heard that Liu Bei and Liu Biao agreed to divide Jiangdong together. Liu Biao only took the two counties of Yuzhang and Luling. Now Yangzhou is owned by Liu Bei except for these two counties. The reason why he played for the court is just for show." Guo Jia laughed.After a pause, Guo Jia said again: "Cai Mao and Cai Degui of Jingzhou are good at military affairs and have high moral character, they can be Yangzhou shepherds. Zhao Feng, this person is still young, just let him be the prefect of Lujiang."

"Cai Degui is good at military affairs and has high morals?" Cao Hong, who was on the side, had an extremely strange expression when he heard Guo Jia's comment on Cai Mao.Not only him, but the rest of the generals in the tent also looked stunned, only a few counselors and Cao Cao smiled and said nothing.

"Cai Mao was ordered to be the shepherd of Yangzhou, lead the Marquis of Wu, and the general of Zhendong; Sun Quan was made the shepherd of Jiaozhou, the leader of Yuehou, and the general of Zhennan; Zhao Feng was the prefect of Lujiang." Cao Cao finally made a final decision.A few days later, the edict was issued, and the three parties, Cai Mao, Sun Quan, and Zhao Feng, had different moods.

"Cai Mao is the shepherd of Yangzhou?" Liu Bei was also very surprised when he learned of the court's arrangement, and immediately realized that this was Cao Cao's instigation. "Cao Mengde is really not idle. Anyway, my lord, it will be easier to deal with Cai Mao in the future." Zhao Feng didn't care much about whether he could become Yangzhou Shepherd, but Cai Mao was close at hand, so he had to be careful in the future.Liu Bei consoled him a bit, seeing that Zhao Feng really didn't care, he just let it go.

As for Sun Quan, after he received this edict as a prisoner, the entire Sun family was secretly relieved.In any case, it shows that Liu Bei at least doesn't want to kill Sun Quan.Although Jiaozhou is far away, it is better than going to Huangquan.At present, Sun Quan also followed Liu Bei's request and wrote to ask Tai Shici, who was stranded in Luling, and Sun Jing and Zhuge Jin, who were in Jiaozhou, to surrender to Liu Bei.It's already mid-May when things are done.

But the matter of Liu Bei and Sun Quan is nothing compared to Cai Mao in Jingzhou. "Congratulations to Degui. From now on, you will be in Yangzhou. Everyone should watch over each other and live in harmony!" In the lobby of Jingzhou Mufu, all civil and military personnel except Kuai Liang, who was sick and lying in bed, were all present. Cai Mao laughed.

"My lord, you are serious!" Cai Mao hurriedly said humbly, but the smugness in his eyes was obvious. He was originally the prefect of Nanyang, but now he can be the governor of a state, which can be regarded as a smooth career.Hearing this, Liu Biao immediately said seriously: "Degui, you are also a state shepherd now, please take back the word lord. You and I are in-laws, so it's better to match each other." After a pause, Liu Biao continued: " On that day, it was agreed with Xuande to share Jiangdong, and now Wu Jun and other places belong to them. When De Gui arrives there, he needs to live in harmony with him, lest I see Xuande in the future, and it will be difficult to talk."

"Mao has his own measure!" Cai Mao said with authenticity.Liu Biao didn't seem to care, so he immediately ordered someone to hold a banquet for Cai Mao to celebrate his promotion.Cai Mao was so full of ambition that he returned home drunk.I don't know if he was confused from drinking, Cai Mao vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the way Liu Biao looked at him.

A few days later, Tai Shici of Luling, after receiving Sun Quan's personal letter, led his troops to Wu Jun to meet Liu Bei's formal surrender, and Liu Bei treated him favorably.Sun Jing and Zhuge Jin in Jiaozhou heard that the general situation was over, so they stopped being tough. Sun Jing sent Zhuge Jin to Jiangdong to formally surrender, and Liu Bei treated him favorably.On the second day after the Sun brothers left, Liu Bei also officially announced that he would move the government from Xuzhou City to Shouchun.

(End of this chapter)