Chapter 337 What people want

In Hefei, the news that Sun Quan had abandoned his troops and fled soon spread here.

This was not a strange thing, but it also aroused Yang Xiu's vigilance.

Yang Xiu and Chen Jiao were both from the Sikong Mansion, and their relationship grew stronger while they lived in Huainan.

While the two men were on patrol and returning to the city, they stopped at a roadside tavern to rest their horses.

The accompanying guards fed the horses, and Chen Jiao took a sip of the turbid rice wine. He was hungry and turned his head from time to time to look at the shop, where river fish were being grilled.

Yang Xiu held the wine in his hand but did not drink it. He was thinking with a frown. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he said, "Ji Bi, you said that Sun Quan had surrendered to Cao Cao, so why did he abandon his army and flee?"

Chen Jiao was puzzled and thought hard, his eyebrows furrowed: "Is Dezu saying that Sun Quan has a reason to abandon his army? Could it be that Cao Cao will kill him and seize his officers and soldiers? That's not the case. Most of the officers and soldiers who fled to Huaibei are from Sun Quan's army. If Sun Quan is killed, his officers and soldiers will be alienated and may be difficult to use again."

Cao Cao is now very short of military forces. The most reasonable way to use them is to let Sun Quan lead his old subordinates and provide them with a piece of land for Sun Quan to live and raise his army.

Yang Xiu shook his head: "It is true that Cao is short of soldiers, but no matter how many soldiers he has, he can only defeat Liu Xuande, but not the Grand Marshal. To defeat the Grand Marshal, an elite force is needed. The more rabble there is, the easier it is for the Grand Marshal to defeat them."

Yang Xiu took a sip of the muddy rice wine and said, "It is difficult for Cao thief to resist the attack of the Grand Marshal by himself. Now we have no choice but to fight to the death, otherwise Cao thief will be defeated and his clan will be destroyed."

"Is Dezu's intention that Cao has come up with a plan to survive by risking his own life?"

"There are some clues, but I'm not sure."

Yang Xiu looked around and continued, "You and I are not from Liangpei or Jianghuai. If they have a secret plan, they will distance themselves from you and me. No, they will be wary of me, but not you."

Chen Jiao did not refute this, but said: "I am of low position, I am afraid they do not value me. De Zu does not know now, and I do not know either. If I hear anything, I will tell De Zu."

"I'm afraid there's no chance. Since entering Huainan, Ji Bi and I have had a close relationship. How you guard against me, you will also be on guard against Ji Bi."

Yang Xiu smiled with a hint of contempt, and lowered his voice: "If nothing unexpected happens, the King of Huainan will have both Jiang and Huai, and the day when the ministers will persuade him to ascend the throne will not be far away."

Chen Jiao was stunned, then showed horror on his face: "What a disaster!"

They came from Cao Cao's mansion and knew very well how difficult the Guanzhong soldiers were to deal with. Yang Xiu also had first-hand intelligence.

During this period of time together, Chen Jiao gradually became aware of some magical things.

This made them more and more convinced that there must have been similar miracles in the process of Emperor Gaozu's conquest of the world, and there must have been similar miracles during the reign of Emperor Guangwu.

This miraculous record has been passed down, but they, claiming to be knowledgeable, thought it was a trick to fool the people.

Now we are going to spread the miraculous deeds of Black Sima to the people in Jianghuai. How many of these people will believe it?

For example, when seeing all kinds of miraculous things, they would rather believe that their King Huainan was favored by heaven than some black bear.

Chen Jiao was frightened by Yang Xiu's inference. If the ministers persuaded him to ascend the throne, Liu Fu would become emperor, and the people of Jianghuai would fight to the death with Guanzhong.

Yang Xiu was smart and quick-witted. After coming to this conclusion, he thought about the positions of all parties and calmed down: "Hei Da Sima is a strong man. In my opinion, no matter how much the King of Huainan knows now, you and I are better off leaving Huainan on the occasion of a business trip."

He was well aware of how difficult the official careers of his cousins ​​were. Even when the local tyrants in Taiyuan and Hedong counties rebelled, his two cousins ​​led the Hongnong soldiers to help, but were isolated from the battlefield by Black Bear.

After the war, he was just an ordinary employee. Not to mention special promotion, he had no chance of even normal appointment.

The experiences of the Yang family’s children will naturally be seen by other people. What will these people think?
Moreover, Fu Xun and Pei Qian of Jingzhou had already sent official documents, hoping that Yangzhou would send troops up the river to provide support for the Liu family of Changsha to become king.

The division of Jingzhou was inevitable, but the scholars of Jingzhou would never thank Guanzhong.

In just a dozen breaths, Yang Xiu had already concluded that Liu Fu's claim to the throne could not be stopped because they had no army. Even if Liu Fu refused to be emperor, the people of Jianghuai would actively promote it.

As for the Prince of Huainan being held hostage in Guanzhong...it was not Liu Fu's intention to become emperor, so how could Liu Fu care about his son?
After he became emperor, his palace was filled with concubines. How could Liu Fu have no descendants?

Even if there is no heir, wouldn't that solve the problem by selecting a wise ruler from the close relatives or other Liu family members to succeed the throne?

The most important thing now is to unite all parties and form a united front.

Otherwise, if Heida Sima is allowed to develop, the backbones of all forces in the future will have to experience humiliation like Su Ze, Du Ji or Zhong Yao.

Chen Jiao listened and pinched his beard, and murmured: "This is the only chance."

He must escape early and bring the news back to Guanzhong. Only in this way can he clear his suspicion.

As for whether he, a native of Guangling, would be suspected, Chen Jiao was confident about this.

Because of his personal marriage reasons and the sudden death of Chen Deng, Chen Jiao actually lacked recognition among his fellow villagers.

While the two of them were coming to the conclusion based on Sun Quan's abandonment of his army and flight, the faction under Liu Fu that was trying to persuade him to ascend the throne had already taken shape.

Jiang Ji did not want to get involved in matters of persuading the emperor to ascend the throne or proclaim himself emperor, but he was the deputy governor of Yangzhou and the representative of the native officials of Yangzhou.

He didn't expect that Jiang Gan, a rising star, would be persuaded.

Lu Su also came with Jiang Gan. To be precise, Lu Su had already persuaded Jiang Gan, and Jiang Gan just brought Lu Su to see Jiang Ji.

Jiang Ji sat in the main seat, his face expressionless: "Since Yuan Shu's chaos in Jianghuai, the people of my state have suffered from war. Fortunately, you are in charge of the state, and the people of my state can live in peace. As for the affairs of the world, what does my state have to do with it? Sit in the southeast, retreat to one state to ensure the peace of the people, and my king will not lose his position as a prince in the future. Why bother to start a war again?"

Jiang Gan sat on the side with his head down. He did not want to drag Jianghuai, which was just beginning to recover from the chaos, into a bigger war.

But Lu Su also said it very clearly, such an opportunity is extremely precious.

It would be better for the people from Jianghuai to roll up their sleeves and do it themselves than to serve as thugs for the people from Guanzhong and Liangpei.

Anyway, the world is so big that everyone is afraid of Black Sima.

If we unite together, we can kill Hei Da Sima.

As long as their luck is not too bad, it will be impossible for the Guanzhong soldiers to attack the Jianghuai region within 20 to 30 years.

No matter whether it is Yizhou, Jingzhou, Central Plains or Hebei, they will rush to the front and fight to the death with the Black Sima in Guanzhong.

In thirty years, most of the people of this era will be dead, so why worry about the future?
Lu Su had great ambitions of his own and was persuaded by Cheng Yu as soon as he arrived in Xu Du.

Because of the success of this plan, people in Jianghuai, especially Huainan, benefited the most.

The world is so vast that it is difficult for the Guanzhong troops to advance to Huainan.

Only by completely wiping out all parties can the enemy invade Huainan.

During this period, the Xin Dynasty was established. Huainan was not only the imperial capital, but also the place where the dragon rose. It is difficult to describe in detail the benefits Huainan gained, as they were simply too many.

In this life, if you give up this time, you will never have such a good opportunity again in the future.

(End of this chapter)