Chapter 39 Aftercare

Zhou Yu is dead.

Until Zhou Yu's coffin was loaded into a carriage and transported back to his hometown in Lujiang, Zhao Feng had an unreal feeling. The heroic Jiangdong Zhoulang in history only lived to the age of 27 and died young, not even a descendants. Although Sun Quan was the direct executor who killed him, Zhao Feng asked himself that he was not without responsibility. Zhou Yu is different from Lv Bu. At the beginning, he was afraid that he would not kill him, but for Zhou Yu, he really didn't expect that things would go to this point. If he had known this, Zhao Feng himself would not have been able to say whether he would use the alienation plan at the beginning.

Shanyin County, where Huiji City is located, is next to Wu County. Zhou Shan, Zhou Yu's younger brother, welcomed his brother's coffin in Wu County. Although Liu Bei, who was in Wu County, was in his busy schedule, he still met him. This unlucky man who has been chopped off by Zhang Fei in history is still a teenager under the age of 20. At this moment, his eyes are red and swollen. Liu Bei comforted him a few words. Seeing that Zhou Shan still had some talent, he appointed him as the head of Juchao County and asked Lu Jun, the governor of Lujiang, to take care of the Zhou family. Zhou Shan was very grateful and thanked him and left.

Since Huiji was breached, it took Liu Bei less than two days to calm down the counties under Huiji County. So far, the strategic plan of the Xuzhou military expedition against Jiangdong has been basically realized. Jiangdong was below Sun Quan, except for Tai Shici, who was killed in the Luling, who was either surrendered or captured. Now Liu Bei is sitting in Wu County to discuss the aftermath with everyone.

First of all, the disposal of Sun Quan. Since he was captured, Sun Quan still simply chose to surrender. These days, Liu Bei has also met once or twice. For Sun Quan, after seeing Zhou Yu's tragic situation, the people in Xuzhou, especially a group of generals led by Zhao Feng, were indignant and said that such people were the best to kill them to eliminate future trouble. Moreover, Zhao Feng is very clear that Sun Quan is by no means the kind of person who is willing to succumb to others. In history, he once homage to Cao Pi, but in the end he became the emperor himself. Moreover, the Sun family has been in the east of the Yangtze River for many years, and its power is huge. In case he is revived, it will not be fun.

But Lu Su and Pang Tong, and even Lu Jun and his son (Lu Kang, Lu Ji all died at the hands of the Sun family), did not agree to kill Sun Quan immediately. Lu Su and Pang Tong believed that if they killed Sun Quan at this moment, it would inevitably be uncertain. On the other hand, Taishi Ci of Luling, Sun Jing of Jiaozhou and Zhuge Jin should be against Liu Bei to the end. The Xuzhou army has suffered a lot of losses in the battle against Jiangdong for half a year. It is not the best policy to continue to fight with them like this. Lu Jun believes that the power of the Jiangdong clan is crisscrossed. If they kill Sun Quan rashly, the people here will inevitably be turbulent, so they do not agree to kill Sun Quan at this time.

"If you don't kill, what should you do?" Liu Bei thought for a while and knew that if he was released in Jiangdong for fear of his resurgence, he could only place him in Xuzhou or Yuzhou. At this time, Lu Su pondered for a long time and stepped forward and said, "Lord, since Sun Quan is willing to surrender, you can first persuade Taishi Ci and Sun Jing to surrender. The lord once again expressed his report to the court, and appointed him as the Marquis of Yue, so that he would lead the four counties of Jiaozhou, including Jiaozhi, Yulin, Guanzhu, Gaoliang, etc., so on!"

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate for Zijing to say this. If Sun Quan is far away in Jiaozhou, what should he do if he changes for a long time?" Zhao Feng hurriedly objected. Liu Bei also looked at Lu Su with some doubt and didn't know the purpose of his proposal. Lu Su said slowly, "At present, since Sun Quan can't be killed, it is not appropriate to let him go in Jiangdong. If he is placed in Xuzhou or Yuzhou, I'm afraid that Cao will make a big deal with this. It's better to exile him to the four counties in the south of Jiaozhou." After a pause, Lu Su said again, "The population of the four southern counties is less than 400,000, and the local Cham people have a long history of grievances with the Han people. Sun Quan wants to take this as a foundation to make a comeback, which is no different from a fool's dream. In addition, the four southern counties are far away from Lingnan. As long as our army guards the two counties of Cangwu and Nanhai, his grandson will not want to go north to Jiangdong. In his whole life, he can only be the second.

"What if he doesn't give up and wants to invade?" Zhao Feng was really worried about Sun Quan's character and asked again in a hurry.

Lu Su smiled and said with a natural face, "In this way, the lord can justifierate him!" At this time, Pang Tong also said, "I heard that Sun Quan is a filial son. Now he can make his mother and Sun clan stay in Wucheng's hometown, and only let Sun Quan and Sun Yi brothers go south, which can also prevent them from rebelling again."

"Master, although Sun Quan is a filial son, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not follow Zhang Lu, and he will kill him without worry!" Zhao Feng always feels a little unsafe, and strongly recommends Liu Bei to kill one hundred. Liu Bei meditated for a long time before he said, "Since I have got Jiangdong, are you afraid that I can't defend Jiangdong? If it is killed, it is inevitable that the surrenderer will be in danger. As soon as this was said, Zhao Feng and others couldn't say anything more.

Another thing is that the Yangzhou family is really too powerful. It not only occupies a dominant position in economics and politics, but also plays an important role in the military. Compared with the four major families in Xuzhou, the influence is not at the same level, and Liu Bei is also a headache these days. Zhao Feng, Lu Su and others discussed and suggested that Liu Bei should not deal with them with too fierce means. At present, it is best to let the surrendered old ministers in Jiangdong go to Xuzhou and Yuzhou to serve. At the same time, he also transferred officials from Xuzhou and Yuzhou to Jiangdong to weaken their local influence through this law of being an official in different places. In addition, the military can never tolerate such a great influence. Fortunately, in this battle of Jiangdong, many families suffered heavy losses. Only the Gu family and the Zhu family are relatively complete. Zhao Feng suggested that his policy for them is land, industry and official positions, and the domestic servants will not move, but the established private soldiers must be abolished, and at most hundreds of family guards can be retained. They must not be able to use thousands of family soldiers as before. Finally, most of the graduates of Xuzhou College, who are about to graduate, will work in Jiangdong in the future, fundamentally shaking their foundation.

Liu Bei wants to sit firmly in Jiangdong, which is inseparable from the support of these families. But if you rely on them too much, it is inevitable that things will be reversed. Historically, the political situation of Eastern Wu has been very chaotic, mainly due to the huge power of these rich families. Now Zhao Feng and Lu Su have drawn up these plans, which can temporarily reduce their influence without causing too fierce conflicts. Of course, this is also based on Liu Bei's two states, which are strong enough to act like this. Judging from the later effect, it's not bad.

At present, Liu Bei wrote a chapter and prepared to show that Sun Quan was the herdsman of Jiaozhou, so that he was in charge of the four counties in the south of Jiaozhou. At the same time, he asked the court to report Zhao Feng as the herdsman of Yangzhou, and merged Nanhai County and Cangwu County into Yangzhou.

"Lord, how can I be a shepherd in Yangzhou!" Zhao Feng was shocked when he heard the words and quickly refused. There are still two ways to joke about fighting a war or something. This is really not the material on the side of the town. Yangzhou is a relatively large state in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, including the later provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi. When Liu Bei heard the words, he shook his head and said, "Burao, don't be modest. In the name of your name, it's more than enough to sit on one side. Having you in Yangzhou is enough to make Sun Quan and the people of Jingzhou dare not act rashly. Zhao Feng repeatedly refused, but Liu Bei just refused. Finally, Zhao Feng said helplessly, "In this case, please send more people to help me take care of this place. Feng Shu became a lazy surname. Unless it is a march and war, other things may not be able to be done. Liu Bei looked at Zhao Feng in surprise when he heard this, and finally nodded gently.

After a few days, Liu Bei's seal was sent to Xuchang's court, waiting for Prime Minister Cao Cheng, who was in Guandu, to take it. Has Liu Bei calmed down Jiangdong? Cao Hen looked at the chapter and suddenly felt a little unhamped.

"After all, Sun Zhongmou is young. How can he resist Er Liu!" Guo Jia was not too surprised by this result. Cao Yan frowned when he heard the words and said, "I wanted Sun Zhongmou to stop Liu Bei, but I didn't expect him to lose so quickly. At present, Liu Bei shows that Zhao Feng is a shepherd of Yangzhou. What can he do?

"I heard that Liu Bei and Liu Biao agreed to divide Jiangdong. Liu Biao only took the two counties of Yuzhang and Luling. At present, all the two counties in Yangzhou are owned by Liu Bei. The reason why the court is just to show it." Guo Jia said with a smile. After a pause, Guo Jia said again, "Jingzhou Cai Mao and Cai Degui Xiaochang are military. They are virtuous and noble, and they can be Yangzhou herdsmen. Zhao Feng, this person is still young, so it's enough for him to be the governor of Lujiang.

"Cai Dekui Xiaochang's military, virtuous and noble?" Cao Hong, who was beside him, heard Guo Jia's eight-character comments on Cai Mao, and his expression was extremely strange. Not only him, but also the rest of the generals in the account were stunned. Only a few counselors and Cao Yan smiled and said nothing.

"The imperial edict appointed Cai Mao as the herdsman of Yangzhou, the Marquis of Wu, and the general of Zhendong; Sun Quan was the herdsman of Jiaozhou, the Marquis of Yue, and the general of Zhennan; Zhao Feng was the governor of the Lujiang River." Cao Wei finally made a slam. After the edict was issued, Cai Mao, Sun Quan and Zhao Feng were in different moods.

"Cai Mao is a shepherd of Yangzhou?" Liu Bei was also very surprised to learn that the court had arranged such an arrangement, and then he immediately understood that it was Cao Qian's sowing discord. Cao Mengde is really not idle. Well, Lord, it will be easier to deal with Cai Mao in the future. Zhao Feng didn't care much about his failure to be a Yangzhou herdsman, but Cai Mao was close at hand and said that he should be careful to deal with it later. Liu Bei comforted him and saw that Zhao Feng really didn't care, that's all.

As for Sun Quan, as a prisoner, after receiving this edict, the whole 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 wrote a letter to Tai Shici, who was stranded in Luling, and Sun Jing and Zhuge Jin in Jiaozhou to surrender to Liu Bei in accordance with Liu Bei's request. It's already the middle of May when the matter is done.

But Liu Bei and Sun Quan can't be compared with Cai Mao in Jingzhou. Congratulations to Dekui. After sitting in Yangzhou, everyone should watch each other and live in harmony!" In the lobby of Jingzhou Mufu, all Wenwu except for the infected people in bed were present. Liu Biao, who was over half a year old, smiled at the freshly baked Cai Mao.

"The Lord's words are heavy!" Cai Mao quickly said modestly, but the trace of complaziness in his eyes was obvious. He was originally only the governor of Nanyang, and now he can be a governor, which can be regarded as a smooth step. Liu Biao quickly said, "De Guizhou, you are also a state herdsman now. Please take back the word "master". You and I are in-laws, or are we better to match the words? After a pause, Liu Biao said again, "It is agreed to divide Jiangdong with Xuande, and at present, Wu County and other places are owned by it. When Deju gets there, he still needs to get along with him, so that I won't see Xuande later. It's not easy to talk.

"Zao has his own moderation!" There is somethingdi dao in Cai Mao's words. Liu Biao didn't seem to care, so he ordered someone to set up a banquet to celebrate Cai Mao's promotion. Cai Maozhi was so proud that he came home drunk. I don't know if he was confused. Cai Mao vaguely felt that there was something wrong with Liu Biao's eyes looking at him.

It is said again that after receiving a handwritten letter from Sun Quan, Taishi Ci of Luling led his troops to Wu County to meet Liu Bei's official surrender, and Liu Bei treated him well. When Sun Jing and Zhuge Jin in Jiaozhou heard that the general trend had gone, they were no longer tough. Sun Jing sent Zhuge Jin to Jiangdong to officially surrender. Liu Bei also treated him well. At the same time, he let Sun Quan and Sun Yi go to Jiaozhou to take office. The day after the Sun brothers left, Liu Bei also officially announced that he would move the office from Xuzhou City to Shouchun.

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