Chapter 202: Saying to surrender Jia Xu

Shouchun, the prefect's mansion.

Zhou Ang walked out of the mansion under the hostage of four burly men. Looking at the pain on his face, he knew his mood. Behind Zhou Ang were a long list of people, including women, children, and elderly people, all of whom were Zhou Ang’s family.

One hour ago, Zhou Ang was the prefect of Jiujiang County and the master of Shouchun City, happily welcomed Ji Ling's army into the city. One hour later, everyone, including Zhou Ang, became Ji Ling's prisoners.

At this moment, Zhou Ang's eyes were dim. He knew that this was not a reasonable world. Whoever had a strong fist was right, and whoever had a stronger fist would represent the truth. Zhou Ang regretted his desire to die. Long before he decided to join forces with Yuan Shu to deal with Zhou Yu, his staff advised him that cooperating with Yuan Shu was tantamount to seeking a skin with a tiger. Be careful that his real purpose was to be a prosperous Jiujiang County.

However, Zhou Ang found Yuan Shu with a lucky mentality, and eventually led the wolf into the house. Yuan Shu didn't fight Zhou Yu much, but instead took over his Jiujiang County.

Outside the gate of the prefect's palace, there were densely packed people, most of them were Zhou Ang's subordinates, and their eyes were filled with pity and sadness. It was easy to enjoy the cool under the big tree. Now that Zhou Ang's big tree has fallen, they have to find a new shelter.

Zhou Ang felt that he had no face to face everyone, so he kept walking with his head down. Even with the calls of everyone, he was reluctant to lift his head up. Just now, in order to save the lives of the 36 people in their family, Zhou Ang had no choice but to write a surrender book, expressing his willingness to lead the civil servants and generals from the fourteen counties of Jiujiang County to surrender to the Han Dynasty General Yuan Shu.

In fact, Zhou Ang also knew that he and Yuan Shu were nominally ministers of the Han Dynasty, and were not the monarchs of the same country. Such surrender books were written inconsistently. Yuan Shu wanted to surrender books to just give himself an excuse to accept counties outside Shouchun.

When Zhou Ang stepped out of the city gate of Shouchun, he couldn't help but look back and stared at the city deeply. It was filled with his past events... Zhou Ang couldn't help but burst into tears, dripping onto his clothes.

Since then, Zhou Ang retired to the mountains and forests, and he never let go of his worries. A year later, he died of depression.

Ji Ling and Zhang Xun divided their troops and quickly surrendered the rest of the county towns with Zhou Ang's "Supreme Book". Except for the four southern counties, Jiujiang County fell into Yuan Shu's sphere of influence.

After Zhou Yu arranged the military and political affairs of four counties including Hefei, he formally entrusted Lusu to command the 20,000 left-behind personnel, with Pan Zhang, Xu Sheng and Ding Feng as deputy positions, and jointly guarded the four counties in the southern part of Jiujiang.

Before leaving, Zhou Yu left Lu Su a tip and asked him to see it after he left. In the evening, Lu Su opened the tip and saw it. It was a strategic program on the management of the four counties in the southern part of Jiujiang: "Repair water conservancy, promote agriculture and sericulture, expand military farms, and eat northward."

Lu Su understood it carefully. In fact, he had discussed this topic with Zhou Yu many times, but the details of the implementation are still to be discussed with his subordinates.

According to Zhou Yu's deployment and the concerted efforts of the left-behind people, the four counties in the southern part of Jiujiang were managed in an orderly manner by Lu Su. The barren land was reclaimed, people's livelihood was greatly improved, and military strength was further strengthened. Within a year, the left-behind troops grew from the initial 20,000 to 30,000, and there were 10,000 military soldiers who farmed on weekdays and could go to the battlefield during wartime.

Within this year, facing the continuous harassment of Yuan Shu's troops, Lu Su responded calmly. Not only did he eliminate all the small enemies he invaded, but he also constantly adopted the "encroachment" strategy to seize Zhongli and Chengde counties near Hefei from Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu's thoughts were not focused on Jiujiang County for this period. On the one hand, he tried his best to win over Sun Jian and Sun Ce who occupied most of Yuzhou, and on the other hand, he was eager to search for the imperial seals scattered among the people. In Yuan Shu's heart, a potential ** is gradually beginning to expand...

Chen Gong had returned to Shu County for two days and had a short rest at home. He hurried to Jia Xu's residence. When he arrived at Jia Xu's house, Chen Gong saw that the courtyard here was not big, but it was clean and refreshing. He planted a few loquat trees in the courtyard, which grew leisurely and comfortable. He planted some vegetables, read books, drink wine, and kept the complicated world outside the door. I think even a god is just like this."

Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I really enjoy some wine. I'm just spending this life. I'm not like you, I'm respected, and Zhou Gongjin's right-hand man. My future is limitless."

Chen Gong smiled a few bitterly and said, "Where is there~~ Wenhe brother is joking. I am not as qualified as Wenhe brother, if I can only make up for my shortcomings every day."

Jia Xu smiled and said nothing.

Chen Gong continued, "I know that Brother Wenhe still has a grudge against my lord. He had great difficulties when he invited you from the northwest."

Jia Xu frowned and replied, "Xu still doesn't know why he found me alone. In terms of wisdom and theory, there are so many people in my Xiliang army who are better than me."

Chen Gong smiled and said, "This just means that my lord values ​​Brother Wenhe very much. Brother Wenhe has been in Lujiang for more than a long time, so he saw with his own eyes that the atmosphere here is different from other places, right?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "This is true. The new policy implemented by Zhou Gongjin in Lujiang is indeed extraordinary. Now it is a harmonious political system and a prosperous industry. I saw many people in Liangzhou who are displaced, with vegetables and skinny faces, while the people in Lujiang live and work in peace, smile and have strong physiques. To be honest, I was also very shocked when I saw this very different scene."

Chen Gong clapped his hands and smiled, "What Brother Wenhe said is very true. My lord is lofty and he also wants more people to live a stable and prosperous life and keep the entire nation away from war."

"High ambitions?" Jia Xu's heart moved and asked Chen Gong, "When Chen Sheng was poor, he still had his own dreams. He once told his companions that how can the sparrow know the ambition of a swan? Today, Zhou Gongjin, his ambition is..."

Chen Gong faced Jia Xu's inquiring gaze and smiled: "Brother Wenhe is pretending to be confused because he understands it. You have been paying attention to what my lord has done in secret. Why bother asking this more at this moment?"

Jia Xu's eyes shrank and he mocked himself: "I am an idle person, far away from my hometown, just thinking about returning to Liangzhou as soon as possible and retreating to the mountains and forests."

Chen Gong asked: "Now in this chaotic world, where is there a pure place for you to retire? I'm afraid the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. Brother Wen and I know you, you are definitely not a person who wants to stay out of the matter, let alone, don't you want to live in a country with peace and prosperity all over the world?"

Jia Xu suddenly said lightly: "Why~~ Brother Chen is here to be a lobbyist? Xu has no power to tie a chicken and has no way to ensure the country's stability. I am afraid that he will disappoint you."

Seeing that Jia Xu was more determined, Chen Gong had to say goodbye and leave.

After Chen Gong left, Jia Xu looked quite lonely. He walked under the osmanthus tree and looked up at the sky without saying a word for a long time.

After that, Chen Gong came here several times. Although he did not persuade Jia Xu on the spot, he felt that Jia Xu had been shaken. He was just worried because of Zhou Yu's attitude towards him before, and he needed a step.
Chapter completed!