Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 401 The calamity moves east
In September, Zhoucang welcomed two unexpected guests, one was Wang Can who was ordered by Liu Biao to go to Hebei to persuade peace, and the other was Du Xi who followed Wang Can all the way.Wang Can's envoy was ineffective and he felt that returning to Jingzhou was boring, so he transferred to Xuzhou again. Zhou Cang treated him like a guest of honor and kindly persuaded Wang Can to stay.

So Zhoucang added Honglu Division, which was responsible for foreign exchanges, missions and drafting documents, and Wang Can was in charge.This liberated Zhao Yu and Yang Rui, Zhao Yu specialized in government affairs, and Yang Rui became Zhou Cang's confidential secretary.

Du Xi showed extraordinary abilities in Xi'e. Not only was he able to control his subordinates well, he had outstanding achievements, but he was also good at leading troops.Zhou Cang appointed Du Xi as the prefect of southern Liaoning. On the eve of seeing him off, Zhou Cang had a long talk with Du Xi, and revealed his Liaodong strategy.

"Now Anbei Governor Zang Ba is attacking Goguryeo. It is estimated that it will be completely pacified by this time next year. Xianbei has already withdrawn three hundred miles away. If it does not harass me anymore, I intend to go north in a few years and take Northern Xinjiang back to the court. General Henghai Gan Ning has built four water fortresses to build warships, and Zixu's trip to southern Liaoning is to accumulate troops for the next year's expedition and conquer Dongyi in three years."

Du Xi never thought that Zhou Cang would have such a big plan in Liaodong when he was going smoothly in Xuzhou. "I don't know what the envoy's specific plan is?"

"This year, the three cities of Jinzhou will be completed, and Liaodong will be stable. I plan to propose to the imperial court next spring to add the Andong Governor's Mansion. In the southern part of the county, Daifang County was established, and then either persuaded to surrender or attacked to destroy the three kingdoms of Dongyi."

Du Xi's heart skipped a beat. The Deputy Chief Protector is already a big official position. To expand the territory to the outside world, it is inevitable to leave his name in the history books.

"It's rare for adults to value it. The subordinates must do their best, and there will be good news within three years!"

In the winter of the eighth year of Jian'an, the people in Jian'an, Hanxing, and Nanping counties rebelled, and tens of thousands of people gathered in each.Sun Quan ordered He Qi, the captain of the south, to lead troops into the crusade. He Qi sent 5000 troops from each county, led by the magistrates of each county, and dispatched by himself.He Qi smashed the rebel army, beheaded its leader Hong Ming and more than [-] rebels, and the other leaders Hong Jin, Yuan Yu, Hua Dang and others all surrendered.In September of the ninth year of Jian'an, Sun Quan pacified Shanyue, and Jiangdong tended to be stable.

After Zhou Cang got the report, he had a deeper understanding of Sun Quan's ruthlessness, but Zhou Wen was sighing that if Shanyue hadn't made trouble, perhaps Sun Quan would have the heart to spy on Xudu, and it would be even more difficult to find him after he missed the best time. Difficult.

At the beginning of spring in the ninth year of Jian'an, Wang Can and Zhang Jin went to Xudu as an envoy. This time, it was different from the past. There were hundreds of vehicles loaded with new furniture, in the name of paying tribute to the emperor.

Before meeting the emperor, he had to meet Cao Cao first. Cao Cao had heard of Wang Can's name, and even more of Wang Can's appearance. After seeing a real person, he knew what it means to be famous. , I couldn't help but think to myself: Is Zhou Weiguo afraid that I will keep someone here, so he sent an ugly and weird person?
For the tribute sent by Zhou Cang, Cao Cao tried to sit for a while and praised it, and then sent Yang Xiu to the palace. "I heard that Zhongxuan moved to Jingzhou because of the chaos in Guanzhong, why did he vote for Xuzhou?"

"I heard that Xuzhou has a very strong academic style, so I visited Xuzhou, and the envoy of Zhou did not give up on entrusting him with important tasks, so I obeyed the orders of the envoy of Zhou." Cao Cao asked implicitly, and Wang Can answered cleverly. "This time in Beijing, in addition to paying tribute to the emperor, the envoy Zhou will also present a seal."

"Well, bring it to me." Cao Cao didn't delve into Wang Can's evasive answer. In contrast, he was more concerned about what Zhou Cang's memorial had to say.

"Hiss~" Cao Cao sucked in a breath of cool air through his teeth, "I will report the memorial to the emperor on my behalf, and ask the emperor to judge. Since Zhongxuan came to Xudu, why not stay for a few more days and visit old friends."

Cao Cao asked Wang Bi to send Wang Can away, and he was about to find several advisers.On the other hand, Wang Can and Zhang Jin went to visit Cao Hong and discussed opening a furniture store to make a fortune.

"Look at all of you, Zhou Weiguo has not occupied Liaodong for two years, and he wants to make moves again. What is he going to do?"

"Establish the Anton Protectorate Mansion?" Xun Yu and the others were taken aback.Xu You is the most familiar with the situation in Liaodong, and everyone turned their attention to Xu You.

Xu You coughed lightly, "As far as I know, Dongyi is a barren land, but the residents are brutal and uneducated. Zhou Cang's move is laborious, but ineffective." To put it bluntly, it is a saline-alkali land, A group of backward savages lived there, and Zhou Cang had nothing to do to occupy that piece of land, which was not worth the loss.

If something goes wrong, it is a demon. Zhou Cang is so shrewd, how could he do something that is not cheap?Cheng Yu didn't believe it. He believed that Zhou Cang wanted to expand his base and become king overseas when things went wrong, but it didn't seem to do any harm to Cao Cao.

"Then according to Ziyuan's intention, it is not impossible to set up the Andong Protectorate?" Xun You asked.

"There is no need for us to send troops, waste money and food, and expand the territory for the court. Why not?" Xu You asked, "Ah, if you are worried that Zhou Cang will grow in power, it is completely unnecessary. If it is so easy to obtain, Gongsun Du would have taken it earlier. Even if it is taken down, it will be of no benefit, and we have to rely on money and food from other places, and we will be dragged down by it."

Cao Cao didn't think so, what if Zhou Cang had the ability to turn decay into magic?
"Could it be that Zhou Weiguo's move was just for the name of the picture?" Xun You said to himself, and it seemed that he could only explain it in this way.

"Feng Xiao, what do you think?" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia, who had been thinking and didn't speak.

"Hehe, my lord, let's not talk about why Zhou Cang sent troops to Dongyi. Let me first talk about Zhou Cangzuo's request to set up the Anbei Protectorate. He is to conquer Goguryeo, deter Xianbei, and protect northern Xinjiang. This makes sense. And He recommended Zang Ba and Sun Guan as the candidates for the guardianship. These two may have quit Taishan because they lost to Yuan Tan, and they were persuaded by Zhou Cang to go to Liaobei. But these two people belonged to the lord, not him. People from Zhoucang."

Cao Cao nodded, "What do you mean by filial piety?"

"You may not have noticed just now that Zhou Cang recommended candidates for the Protector of Anbei. And no matter when he returned to Zhou Cang after he was expelled by Liu Biao, but he is still not from Zhou Cang, what does this mean?"

Guo Jia's perspective on issues is really different from others. Before he said something, everyone didn't feel anything. When he said this, everyone began to think.Explain what?The two guards of the capital are the ones who chose Cao Cao. This does not mean that Zhou Cang poached Cao Cao's corner, but that Zhou Cang does not shy away from Cao Cao, and these two guards belong to the imperial court, not Zhou Cang!
Maybe Jia Xu will have another argument here, but unfortunately, Jia Xu is not here.

"Haha, what Feng Xiao said is good. At Zhou Cang's request, Wen Ruo drafts the imperial edict and hands it to Wang Can!"

(End of this chapter)