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Chapter 922 Lu Xun came to seek peace for envoy
Without the defense of Zhou Yu's troops, Jiangxia was quickly recaptured in several counties south of the Yangtze River.

Originally, when Zhou Yu called, seeing that Jiang Xia didn't send anyone to help, he simply surrendered.Now that Master Wang came to regain the lost ground, he naturally welcomed them along the road, almost crying with joy.

"Hypocrisy..." Looking at the false faces of these county magistrates all the way, Gan Ning secretly complained directly.

"The essence of the art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." Cao Ren looked indifferent, and even greeted these county magistrates on the road. Seeing that there were no one around, he said in a low voice, " We are responsible for the war, but how to deal with them in the future, someone will naturally take over."

"But obviously it has nothing to do with the court..." Gan Ning muttered, "This place was originally under Jiang Xia's rule, so naturally Jiang Xia's prefect, that is, Huang Zu, should be in charge. With his character, how could he deal with these county magistrates?"

"That's his business too!" Cao Ren replied indifferently, "Sun Quan has been defeated, so there are only four counties in Jingnan and Jiaozhou left in Jiangdong. At most, they are barbarians and Yue people. Liu Biao is getting old. , If you are sensible, you will know that you accept the imperial court's will, come to Xudu to serve, and then retire, Jingzhou will inevitably be taken over by the imperial court.

In other words, if Huang Zu did not rectify these county magistrates, then a crime of negligence would be inevitable.It is estimated that the imperial court is still eager for this kind of handle to be delivered to the door, and they will do that. "

"So at the beginning, I would rather hang out in the rivers and rivers than be an official. One or two are so dirty." Gan Ning complained. She would not complain about scholars, because the Gan family is also a family, but it is a pity that it is not an aristocratic family.

"Most of the officialdom is like this. There are more than ten counties in one county, and seven or eight counties as few. There are so many county magistrates, but there is only one county magistrate. There are so many officials in the imperial court, but there is only one of the three princes and nine ministers... There are so many literati, aristocratic families, and aristocrats in the world, and everyone is looking at so many positions." Cao Ren sighed, "In such an environment, even if you plan to hang around and wait to die, there are still many people below coveting your position."

After a pause, he continued: "Let's talk about Sikong Fuwan, because of the separation of the military and the government, the general had to give up this position. But at that time, he was the only one with enough experience, so he went up. But these years , He is not easy to be a Sikong, after three years, he can't continue to be in the position, he can only let it go...Even if Dong Cheng is now at the top, he will only be at the top for two or three years, 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, the two women, with such a long life span and rich experience, will be very stable no matter what.

"That's not the case, not to mention that they themselves have children. For the sake of the official career of these children, they still have to retreat bravely when necessary. Talents are constantly emerging, and it is impossible for us to occupy this position forever. Besides, the longer we stay at the top, the lower we will be." The bigger the opinion is, and when the time comes to raise an opinion, all the officials below will come forward to oppose it, so is this Taiwei still suitable?" Cao Ren shook his head.

Of course, you can also rely on His Majesty's trust, but no matter how wise the emperor is, he must also consider the attitude of his officials.For this sake, I'm afraid I have to think about 'has Taiwei and Situ been in this position for too long'?
Not to mention the problem of children, they are stuck at the top, and others are stuck at the bottom of their children's promotion.It is not fun to play like this, so it is the default rule in the officialdom to retreat bravely when necessary.

While chatting and chatting, unexpectedly, a soldier came to report, saying that an envoy from Sun Quan came, and at the same time brought Sun Quan's request for surrender, hoping to surrender to the court.

"You know you're going to surrender at this time?" Cao Ren frowned, "Bring it here and show me..."

Not long after, the envoy came over. It was Lu Xun who had been promoted by Sun Quan.She didn't expect that not long after she became an official, she would come here and surrender when she received her first big task.

It's just that the scholar died for his confidant, and by Sun Quan's kindness, Lu Xun said that he had to do a good job of this mission.

"I'm sorry, I can't accept your condition, and the court won't accept it either!" Cao Ren looked at Sun Quan's surrender condition, and threw it back.

See what's written here?Retaining the status of Sun Quan Wu Chenghou, and at the same time retaining the position of General Zhengnan... That's fine, the officials of each county cannot be changed, and at the same time, the separation of military and government and the reform of the legion system will not be accepted within ten years.As a price, Sun Quan was loyal to the Han court, submitted taxes to the court every year, and at the same time gave up the governance power of Yuzhang and Luling counties.

It's surrender, but it's better to say that he intends to be a vassal king who ruled the three counties in Jiangdong, and he has relative autonomy in military affairs.At most, it would be to give up two counties with the same ribs, and at the same time throw Peng Yue's problem to the court.

What the imperial court got was only the name of affiliation, and at the same time there were some taxes.How many of these taxes are there depends on the number of account books given by the other party in that year, and then the taxes can be drawn up in proportion.

"You should know! We are the victors, and you have nowhere to go!" Cao Ren looked at Lu Xun. It was a matter of time. How could Sun Quan resist?Waste a little time at most, Jiangdong can always be calmed down in three to five years.

But when the time comes, Sun Quan will definitely want the Yi tribe.At most, taking into account the particularity of women, it is possible to directly reward a certain big man in the court, such as Yang Biao, Xu Huang or Huang Zhong, or even cheap that big scumbag.

No, no, forget it, otherwise, Mengmeng will probably take malicious revenge...

"That's not what you said..." Lu Xun said slowly, "We will all withdraw from Yuzhang and Luling. When the time comes, the imperial court will sit back and ignore the mountain and attack us exclusively? If you take ten thousand steps back, it is still dangerous to come to Danyang County from Yuzhang It can be defended, if we want to shrink our defense, it will not be easy for the imperial army to come over.

Moreover, the current focus of the imperial court should be Yuan Shaojun in Hebei, not us, and the materials will be tilted there.After all, your supplies need to be transported by ships, but we may not be unable to harass you!From Lukou to here, there is no land suitable for farming. The problem of military rations and supplies will hinder your army.

Compared with both of you and me, it is still necessary to continue to consume like this, let Shanyue reap the benefits of the fisherman, and stop if necessary.In addition, my lord has been in Jiangdong for so many years. Since the previous generation of General Sun Ce, he has worked hard to put down the bandit rebellion in Yangzhou. "

"If that wasn't the case, there would be no possibility of peace talks!" Cao Ren directly retorted. She was not good at words, but her basic position was still clear.As long as she is on the victor's side, she can always take the initiative.

But it can't be denied that what the other party said has some truth... The imperial court probably won't allocate too much material to Yangzhou.Relatively speaking, Jiang Dong, who has few major generals, is nothing to worry about.

The key is still the Yueren side... After occupying this place, the court will also start to face the Yueren issue.

Seeing that the other party did not directly reject the peace talks, Lu Xun knew that the matter could still be negotiated, and the corners of his mouth curled up undetectably.

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