The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 647 Why are you so late?

"Bo Yu! Why are you so late?"

Hu Zun sat on the side seat next to the Wu emperor, Guanqiu Jian sat on his left, and Wen Qin sat on his right.

General Wang Ji was standing in front of them at this moment, bowing to Hu Zunxing.

Wen Qin stood up to return the greeting, and Guanqiu Jian smiled and nodded.

Only Hu Zun was grinning at this moment, his eyes full of gloating.

I thought I was the most unlucky one, but unexpectedly, there were people who were even more unlucky than me.

This achievement of destroying a country was achieved because I formulated a strategy and tied down the troops on the front line. No matter how you look at it, I should be credited for this achievement.

But this guy really did nothing.

Finally, he came out to do some work and recaptured the surrendered soldiers and county governors from all over the country.

Seeing that there were people who were worse off than himself, General Hu's mood immediately improved a lot.

The people present here are actually quite old. The youngest is Wen Qin, but he is in his forties, almost fifty.

Then there is Guanqiu Jian, who is in his fifties and will soon be sixty. Then there is Wang Ji, and the oldest is Hu Zun.

Wang Ji calmly replied, "Jiangling is too far away to arrive in time."

Hu Zun laughed when he heard this.

Just as he was about to make a few more sarcastic remarks, Guanqiu Jian spoke up, "We're relying heavily on General Wang this time. If General Wang hadn't been holding Lu Kang's troops hostage in the south, I'm afraid Jianye wouldn't have been captured so quickly."

Hu Zun curled his lips and said nothing more.

Wen Qin also hurriedly said: "Yes, General Wang has fought against the enemy many times before, severely damaging their troops. He also built more warships, so the Wu people dared not transport all the warships to the front line."

Wang Ji shook his head. "I don't deserve it. The destruction of Wu was the work of all the generals."

He then sat next to Wenqin.

Seeing the crowd gathered, Hu Zun said, "I have already reported to His Majesty, informing him of the demise of the Wu Kingdom."

"At present, all regions of the Wu Kingdom have surrendered. There is a man named Tao in Jiaozhou who is not very obedient. He unexpectedly refused to obey the Wu Lord's edict. Shi Bao and Huo Yi are facing off over there and have been unable to come. I would like to send troops to drag this man from Jiaozhou to Jianye. What do you think?"

Wang Ji said, "I know the man the general is talking about."

"This man's name is Tao Huang. His father, Tao Ji, was once the governor of Jiaozhou. When he first took office, the local barbarians were still ignorant of etiquette. They even gave birth to children without knowing who their fathers were, and had to be raised by their uncles."

"Tao Ji taught them the ways of marriage, the love between father and son, the principles of propriety and the principles of punishment. He also opened a school to educate them. He was very famous in the local area and was respected by the local people."

"Tao Huang was this man's eldest son. He was very much like his father, brave and upright. He was extremely caring towards the people and often helped the poor. When Puyang Xing ordered the construction of the lake fields, he was the first to oppose it. As a result, he was also very famous and deeply respected by his friends."

"I think that since the Wu Kingdom has been destroyed, we can send people to contact him several times and ask him to submit to the Wei Kingdom. He has great talent. If we can use him, he will have great potential in governing Jiaozhou and even Nanyue in the future!"

Hu Zun was quite displeased.

Who the hell is Tao Huang? He's just a small county magistrate who has just taken up the position. I heard that he is not even older than his youngest son!
Even the Emperor of Wu surrendered. Do we still need to persuade such a small fry to surrender?
"It's true that this man is popular, but he openly defied the Wu Lord's edict. If we don't attack him, but instead send people to persuade him to surrender, I'm afraid others will follow suit, thinking they can gain prestige. In the end, we'll have to suppress rebellions everywhere, leading to disastrous consequences!"

Hu Zun glanced at Wang Ji and said, "General, you probably don't know that these southern celebrities are always seeking fame and reputation. They will do anything for fame. I think this man surnamed Tao is just not submitting for the sake of his own reputation!"

Wang Ji again tried to persuade him, "General, this man is definitely not one to seek fame and reputation. I am willing to personally lead my men to Jiaozhou to persuade him to surrender. If he refuses again, I will send troops to pacify him. Please allow me to do this."

Hu Zun waved his hand and said, "Then you will be responsible."

Hu Zun then talked about the next thing.

"Although the Wu people have surrendered, the Wu generals in various places still have heavy troops at their disposal. In addition, the many major families in the Wu Kingdom also have their own private armies."

“What should we do with these troops?”

Several generals fell into deep thought at this moment.

The systems of Wu State were different from those of Wei State. The state allowed large families to keep private soldiers, but it was impossible for you to keep these private soldiers in Wei State. Now, you have to find a way to deal with the private soldiers in the hands of these large families.

Guanqiu Jian narrowed his eyes and said, "General, we can order them to dismiss their retainers within three days of receiving this order and follow us to Wei. If they disobey, their entire clan will be exterminated."

Wang Ji was horrified. "Why are they so impatient? Wu has just surrendered. If we force them to dismiss their retainers and threaten them, I'm afraid it will cause unrest."

Hu Zun hesitated at this moment, but Guanqiu Jian looked at him and said, "General, why worry about them rebelling? The Wu army has been subdued by us. Even if these people lead their own troops to rebel, we can defeat them in a moment."

"Defeat them and you'll have more military merit."

Hu Zun laughed again when he heard this.

"The General of Chariots and Cavalry really isn't hiding anything at all. Forcing a surrendered clan to rebel for the sake of military merit, isn't that just like Deng Ai?"

Guanqiu Jian said seriously, "Deng Shizai was punished because of his presumptuous behavior."

Hu Zun stroked his beard and looked at Wen Qin and Wang Ji. Wang Ji looked a little conflicted, but Wen Qin had a look of support on his face.

"Well, pass on my order! I order all the great clans of Wu to obey the laws of the Great Wei and immediately dismiss their private servants. If they fail to do so within three days of receiving this order, they will be considered traitors and attacked!"

Wang Ji sighed deeply and did not object. They discussed many things until evening, when they dispersed.

Wen Qin hurriedly caught up with Guanqiu Jian, "General, you are a little too impatient."

What Wen Qin was talking about was naturally the affairs of the big families.

Guanqiu Jian said calmly, "The powerful families of Wu are deeply entrenched, and they have the final say in local affairs. When we first conquered Shu, we couldn't intervene because Wu was still around, so we had to appease them."

"But the situation is different now. We must seize this opportunity to deal with those powerful clans entrenched in the area. If we miss this chance, there won't be many legitimate opportunities to deal with them in the future."

Wen Qin knew in his heart that not only he, but also Hu Zun and Wang Ji probably knew it, but everyone had different ideas.

Wang Ji was very worried that such a situation would cause large-scale rebellion and destruction.

He was very concerned about the integrity of the place and did not want the Wu Kingdom to suffer too much damage. After all, the Wei Kingdom would have to farm here in the future.

Wen Qin nodded and continued to follow Guanqiu Jian.

"With the destruction of Wu, the world will be unified again. We will be remembered in history."

"General, if you defeat Wu in one battle, I'm afraid the position of general will belong to you."

Hearing this, Guanqiu Jian suddenly stopped.

He looked at Wen Qin and said, "The position of Grand General must naturally belong to General of the Cavalry. I am advancing alone this time, not for the sake of official rank."

"The world has been in chaos for a long time, and now it has been unified again. This is the most important thing. Don't mention these things to others, and don't think too much about them. Rewards and promotions are not something we have the final say on."

"You should focus on your own work and send people to reorganize and take over the navy from various places as soon as possible. Don't let them escape and become pirates roaming around."

"When Sun Hao ordered the surrender, a general sank the large ship. This must not happen again!"

The demise of the Wu Kingdom left behind an extremely rich legacy for the Wei people, among which Guanqiu Jian valued the huge tower ships the most.

Including Sun Quan’s two ships, Feiyun and Gaihai.

These tower ships that could carry thousands of soldiers were exactly what the Wei State lacked the most. Guanqiu Jian defeated the Wu State by attacking its king, and the Wu State's warships did not suffer much damage. This was a result that Guanqiu Jian was happy to see.

These warships can greatly enhance the naval strength of Wei State, and through these warships, they can travel across the entire overseas.

These are all great treasures and must not be lost.

In Guanqiu Jian's eyes, this big ship is much more important than Lu Kang!

Several generals became busy. Wen Qin was responsible for protecting the warships and turning them into the property of Wei, while Guanqiu Jian was responsible for urging the major clans in various places to disarm their armed forces.

Wang Ji was responsible for going to the south to help persuade generals such as Tao Huang to surrender.

Hu Zun's job was the most comfortable, as he was responsible for having conversations with the people of Wu.

Hu Zun also likes banquets!

Hu Zun invited Sun Hao to his first banquet. The two sat facing each other. Hu Zun stared at Sun Hao's face, and Sun Hao felt a little uncomfortable.

"I heard that you like banquets most?"

"exactly."

"Can you drink?"

"I can drink!"

"Someone, fill it up!"

Hu Zun waved his hand, and someone immediately came to pour wine. Hu Zun said with a smile, "We frontier warriors have been using wine to warm our bodies since we were young. I heard that you only eat seven liters in one meal here?"

Sun Hao was stunned and looked at Hu Zun in surprise and suspicion.

"General, this is..."

"I just want to have a drink with you. We've made a deal today. No one can back down. You have to eat even if you can't eat!"

Sun Hao immediately became angry and said, "General, if you get sick from eating too much, don't blame me!"

"No blame, no blame, come!"

That night, Hu Zun pulled Sun Hao to drink heavily. Neither of them knew how much they drank. It was the first time for Sun Hao to drink to this extent. He fell to the side in pain. Hu Zun pulled him up and continued to pour wine into his mouth.

When Sun Hao slowly opened his eyes and became a little more awake, he felt pain in his forehead. He looked ahead blankly.

Hu Zun's smiling face came into view.

"you're awake?"

"Come on, let's continue drinking!"

ps: My condition is still not very good. I sat for a whole day and only wrote five chapters. If there are typos, please mark them and I will correct them. Thank you for your understanding.

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