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Chapter 348 The Lord is wise!

"Yes, my lord, the morale of our army is currently high, and we have friendly troops to help, why do we suddenly want to stop the war and negotiate peace with Liu Biao?" Guo Zu also asked.

Both of them are generals who have just served in the service, and they don't know Feng Yao very well. In their minds, Feng Yao has always been an image of actively expanding externally.

The other generals also held different opinions, some nodded in agreement, some frowned in thought, and some stared at Feng Yao wanting to know the specific reason.

As soon as Guan Cheng and Guo Zu finished their words, two civil servants stood up with obvious disapproval of the two generals' words. One of them was Jian Yong Jian Xianhe, and the other was Xu Gan and Xu Weichang.

"My lord, I agree with the negotiation!"

Jian Yong's voice was high-pitched. Although he was not as powerful as the armored generals, his momentum was not inferior to Guan Cheng's at all.

"My lord, I agree too!" Xu Gan clasped his fists and said.

As soon as the two said this, the faces of Guan Cheng and Guo Zu became obviously a little ugly, and an invisible dispute broke out between the four.

Seeing this, the civil and military officials on both sides began to discuss in low voices.

Feng Yao was taken aback secretly, and said in his heart: "It seems that Yuzhou must be properly governed. It's better for everyone to perform their duties. Otherwise, in the future, everything will cause confrontations like this, which will be detrimental to the governance of Yuzhou."

"Everyone, calm down first and let me explain!" Feng Yao said loudly.

The meeting hall suddenly fell silent, Qiqi stared at Feng Yao.

Feng Yao nodded, and slowly said: "War! Or peace! Both have their own advantages and disadvantages!"

"If it's a war, our army can take half of Jingzhou quickly, but it's not something that can be done in a short time if we want to take the whole Jingzhou. At the same time, if Yuan Shao gets Youzhou one step earlier than us, Then the opportunity we got from the truce with Yuan Shao will become meaningless! Even if we can get Jingzhou, what about Jiaozhou? What about Yizhou? These two states will unite against us because they are afraid of our expansion !"

"If there is a peace, not only can we get the territory we deserve, but we can also actively use diplomacy to make Jiaozhou, Jingzhou, and Yizhou become enemies with each other. Although we have lost some benefits, I believe we can get at least two years! During this time, we can vigorously develop, enrich the people and strengthen the army!"

"The most important thing is that I want to destroy the Japanese kingdom and take over Sanhan within this time! Hehe..." Feng Yao laughed when he said this, and looked at Guan Cheng and Guo Zu, "General Guan, General Guo , isn’t this exactly what you are looking forward to? I think it will be more meaningful than sending you to an unfamiliar mainland to fight!”

Guan Cheng and Guo Zu were overjoyed, they both knelt down and said loudly: "My lord is wise! It is our wish to destroy the Japanese!"

The two generals retreated happily, and the atmosphere in the other chamber immediately became lighter.

Standing behind Feng Yao, Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief when everyone was not paying attention, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and showed a look of admiration on his face, as if to say: "In terms of resourcefulness, I am better than the lord. But if I were myself just now, I would not be able to solve it so perfectly!"

Jian Yong and Xu Gan were affirmed by Feng Yao, and they were also happy. This time, it was different from the past. This time, many local officials from Yuzhou and Runan participated in the discussion. They resolved the conflict so easily with Feng Yao. It also made the four people who were originally opposed to each other feel radiant and admired.

However, Feng Yao didn't think that what he did was so wise. Seeing the joy of the generals, he nodded with joy.

"My lord! This subordinate also has a message!" At this time, another civil servant appeared out of the crowd, and it turned out to be Man Chong, who had always been silent and low-key! !
"Bo Ning, I just want to hear your suggestion!" Feng Dao couldn't hide his expression.

Man Chong nodded, and said with a straight face: "However, I don't have any suggestions, but some guesses, and I hope to get confirmation from the lord at this time!"

"Hmm! You can ask!" Feng Yao didn't expect Man Chong to speak because of this matter.

"My lord, my subordinates came all the way to Runan with the army. I met them on the way and heard many rumors about Sili. Now there is a severe drought in Sili, the plague is rampant, and the people are in famine, but Li Jue and Guo Si are Attacking each other, the officials of the DPRK and China either died of famine or plague, or died at the hands of soldiers!" Man Chong said.

Feng Yao was taken aback, he didn't expect Man Chong to say these things!His eyes suddenly brightened! !
Indeed, because Feng Yao had predicted the future development and the disasters he would face, he had the idea of ​​negotiating peace and developing steadily. However, Feng Yao's words were only mentioned to Xu Shu and other most confidant generals , and now listening to Man Chong's meaning, could it be that Man Chong can see the future changes from these clues? ? ?
Man Chong's words also attracted everyone's attention, and they all looked at the stern-faced Man Chong in surprise.

"My lord!" Although Man Chong had no expression on his face, his etiquette was always well-behaved, which was the exact opposite of Jian Yong.

After a bow, Man Chong also noticed the eyes of the crowd, and was not moved, but continued: "A large number of refugees from Sili to Yanyu and Yanzhou will inevitably spread the plague. War will only spread the plague." The plague and famine are even more serious!! These refugees need to settle down, and the local tyrants will take advantage of the opportunity to occupy and annex a large number of lands, and evade taxes!"

"Our current food stock can last for one year or two years, but what about after the past two years? The people and soldiers brought by the Lord from Qingzhou this time, as well as the people who fled from Sili, will be eaten after two years. , will stand up again because of lack of food and take risks! Become a rioter, repeat the mistakes of the Yellow Turban Rebellion!"

"What I want to ask is, is it because the lord wants to accept the negotiation because of these things?"

Feng Yao's eyes brightened, he looked at Man Chong for a long time, finally his face turned into a smile, he nodded and said: "Good! Good! Now I finally found someone who can clear the way for me! Bo Ning, I didn't expect you to be like this Be careful, this is indeed the reason why I want to make peace!!"

Many other civil servants and generals standing on both sides had complex expressions.

Standing in the middle, Jian Yong and Xu Gan did not step back, but stood with Man Chong, and they could hear Man Chong's words clearly. They looked at Man Chong with respect on their faces.

At this time, another civil servant stood up. He had gray hair and looked a little older than his actual age. Feng Yao regarded him as Zhang Liang and Zhang Bokui who had been previously appointed as the water cao of Runan County.

"The lord is wise!" Zhang Liang looked a little excited. He hadn't seen the lord Feng Yao for a long time. Since he took over Feng Yao's task of building the lake, he settled his home by the lake and traveled around every day. , to direct the work of various places.

"It's Zhang Shui Cao, do you have something to say?"

Feng Yao smiled and looked at the nearly fifty-year-old elder. Although he hadn't heard from Zhang Liang for a long time, Feng Yao knew that Zhang Liang would never let him down, and he would definitely work hard to complete the task he entrusted to him. Hu Daren, this is not only Feng Yao's grand ambition, but also Zhang Liang's lifelong dream! !
(End of this chapter)