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Chapter 912 Killing someone with a borrowed knife

There must be punishment.

There are rewards for merit and punishments for faults. Only by clearly distinguishing rewards and punishments can you control your subordinates.

However, Su Yao also knew that if the Danyang governor intervened in this matter, it would be natural for Taishi Ci to fail.

Therefore, Su Yao symbolically fined Taishi Ci three months' salary and allowed him to make up for his crime by doing meritorious service, and the matter was let go.

Taishi Ci naturally thanked him profusely and said that he would definitely capture Sun Ce next time.

Su Yao nodded and waved his hand, then turned his gaze to the counselors: "What do you think of this?"

“No matter who is interfering behind this matter, this matter must be the problem of the Danyang governor.”

The first person to speak was Yuan Shao.

It turned out that after surrendering to Su Yao, he quickly changed his role and began to actively make suggestions.

Since you can't resist, just enjoy your life now.

As long as he gave up the idea of ​​fighting for the world, with his current official position and relationship with Su Yao, although it would be impossible for him to be second only to one person and above everyone else, it would be more than enough for him to enter the core of the court and protect his family's wealth for a hundred years.

If the daughter is favored in the future and gives birth to a boy or girl for Su Yao, the future of the Yuan family will still be promising.

In this case, these guys who refuse to submit to the king are Yuan Shao’s enemies, and must be severely punished!
"If the remaining members of the Shu bandit sect want to restore the throne, they can only rely on the two places of Danyang in Jiangdong and Wujun."

"In this case, in my opinion, we don't need to investigate the truth at all. We can just send 5,000 elite soldiers south to Danyang to take over the defense in the name of hunting down the remaining bandits."

"If the governor of Danyang opens the city and surrenders his weapons, we will take away his seal and transfer him to Youji to take up a post."

"If he dares to refuse to open the city gates, he will be considered as treason. The army will break into the city and execute his entire family immediately!"

Yuan Shao's eyes widened as he spoke, looking quite ferocious:
"This way, we can not only deter the scoundrels in Jiangdong, but also take the opportunity to rectify Danyang, leaving the remaining bandits with nowhere to hide."

Su Yao nodded slightly after hearing this and looked at Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others: "What do you think of Lord Yuan's plan?"

Jia Xu waved his fan and said, "Mr. Yuan's plan is indeed very good."

"Although Danyang Governor Zhou Shang was the first to pledge his allegiance, he was originally appointed by the traitor, and now he is protecting the rest of his gang, which shows that he is not surrendering sincerely. However, Danyang is in a dangerous position. If they really rebel, he will rely on the mountains and rivers to defend, which will only increase casualties and waste time and energy. It is better not to do so."

Guo Jia suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, "Could it be that Minister Jia wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"

"Yes."

Jia Xu raised his hand and dipped it in the wine, then drew a map of Jiangdong on the table, and pointed his fingertips heavily at Qu'a and Moling City:

"Although Zhou Shang is the governor, he has only been in office for a short time. The Danyang clan's great Zuo Rong and Pengcheng Xiang Xue Li, who was expelled by Tao Qian, have already established their own troops in these two places."

"Yuan Shu previously acquiesced to the actions of these people in order to win over local tyrants to fight against the imperial court. They obeyed Zhou Shang's orders and vowed to resist to the death if our army attacked."

"Now that the traitor Shu has been defeated, the general can strictly order Zhou Shang to hand over Sun Ce, and make it clear that those who disobey him will be punished for treason. At the same time, in the name of the court, you can appoint Zuo Rong and Xue Li as colonels, allow them to act as they see fit, and order them to send troops to attack Zhou Shang."

"These two are already ambitious. Now that they see the general trend, they will not miss this opportunity to make a fortune. They are bound to fight Zhou Shang to the death."

"In this way, the imperial court only needs to block the Yangtze River and send troops to deter the enemy, and reap the benefits without spending a single soldier."

After Jia Xu finished speaking, he drew a line with his fingertips along the water of the Yangtze River:
"When both sides are defeated, the general will go south in the name of quelling the rebellion and pacifying the people, and the land of Danyang will be within easy reach."

Su Yao's eyes flashed with admiration when he heard this. He looked at Yuan Shao and said, "What do you think of what Wenhe said, Lord Yuan?"

Yuan Shao paused, closed his eyes, and sighed, saying, "General, you have so many brave generals and wise counselors under your command." "Wenhe's plan not only avoids the danger of a strong attack, but also has the effect of driving away the tiger and swallowing the wolf. It is indeed the best plan. I am not as good as him."

After saying this, a hint of loneliness flashed in Yuan Shao's eyes.

If he had such talented people under his command, how could things have ended up like this?
After a moment of distraction, Yuan Shao pulled himself together and said, "Although this plan is good, it is also quite circuitous. If it is up to the general, I'm afraid it would be better to personally take up arms and go into battle."

"Haha, Mr. Yuan really understands me!"

Su Yao smiled and stretched out his hands, patting Yuan Shao on the shoulder: "But, we still have to give others some opportunities to make contributions occasionally, right?"

What Su Yao said was actually half true and half false.

After all, Su Yao himself is not a bloodthirsty person.

Honestly speaking, as the situation has developed to this point, Su Yao is no longer like he was in the early stages, wanting to fight in person in every battle.

Except for critical battles, if the problems can be solved automatically, entrusting them to be solved automatically can still save a lot of time and energy.

Since Yuan Shu was destroyed, Yuan Shao surrendered, and Sun Jian was killed by himself long ago, it would be obviously tiring and boring for him to conquer Jiangdong and other loose territories one by one.

However, other people naturally did not understand Su Yao's thoughts.

They saw that the general was not in a hurry to lead his troops to charge, but was willing to proceed slowly according to Jia Xu's plan. All the generals were eager to try.

Guan Yu, Taishi Ci and other generals as well as other newly surrendered generals all requested to fight, and for a while the fighting spirit was high in the room.

Upon seeing this, Su Yao laughed three times, waved his hand, and began to command his subordinates according to the plan.

First of all, of course, a harshly worded letter was sent to the desk of the prefect of Danyang.

At the same time, some sensational rumors spread to the county seat, Wanling City.

"It's bad, Governor!"

At the Danyang County Magistrate's Mansion, the chief clerk came running over:

"Rumors are spreading in the city that you are secretly communicating with Yuan Shu's remnants and are planning a rebellion. The people are panicking and the city is in chaos. Many people have even started packing their bags to flee!"

When the governor Zhou Shang heard this, his face changed drastically: "How could the news come so quickly? Didn't the letter arrive yesterday?"

The chief clerk stamped his feet and said, "Governor, don't you see? The general must have sent people to deliberately spread rumors and use public opinion to force you to submit. In my opinion, we can't stay with Master Sun any longer!"

Zhou Shang slumped in the chair, his forehead covered with cold sweat.

To be honest, Zhou Shang had no loyalty to Yuan Shu, otherwise he would not have written to Su Yao to express his submission as soon as Yuan Shu was destroyed.

However, he was extremely reluctant to hand over Sun Ce.

After all, Sun Jian was his old friend, and Sun Ce was a close friend of his nephew Zhou Yu.

Zhou Shang was a prefect with an official rank of 2,000 stones. Now, couldn't he even keep the courtesy of taking care of the son of an old friend?

At this moment, a guard rushed into the hall:
"Report to the governor! Zuo Rong and Xue Li of Qu'a sent someone to deliver a letter saying that they were ordered by the court to arrest the traitors and are leading a large army to Wanling!"

"what?!"

Zhou Shang stood up suddenly, and the teacup on his desk fell to the ground with a thud, breaking into pieces.
(End of this chapter)