When Sun Ce received the news that Sima Yi committed suicide and Bicheng changed hands, he was in Yecheng to talk with Xu Kun. The night was shrouded in the autumn wind.

"What a pity." Sun Ce let out a sigh.

"What a pity?" Xu Kun was puzzled.

"Yes, what a pity. If it weren't for the consumption, they should have fought for a while and trained their troops."

Xu Kun laughed silently. He followed Sun Ce a few steps and said quietly: "It is indeed a pity for Zuo Dupu and Bo Yan, but for us, this is good news. King, Hanoi is stable, can we allocate more food and grass to us?"

Sun Ce turned around and glanced at Xu Kun, smiling without saying a word. Xu Kun has been quiet in the past two years and has almost never asked him for anything. He originally thought that Xu Kun had achieved success in self-cultivation, but now it seems that he just held back and said nothing. After all, he is a relative of his own, so he still has this understanding, so he will certainly not forget Xu Kun. Now that Zhu Huan and Shen You have made contributions one after another, it is time for Xu Kun to take action.

This is why he agreed to persuade him to surrender to Bicheng.

"Tiyu, are you ready?"

"I have preparations, but I dare not say it." Xu Kun smiled and said, "I discussed a plan with Yifeng before, but now it cannot be used. With Zuodugu attacking the courtyard, Shen Zizheng defeated the Xianbei people with the record, and our plan was not enough. If the king could allocate enough money and food, we were ready to fight."

"A big fight? Ziyu, it is not easy to cross the Taihang situation. It's too hard to win, I'm worried that it's difficult for you to get on the brink of death."

Xu Kun touched his chin without saying a word. He was indeed a little anxious, but he could not show it too obviously, so as not to worry Sun Ce was worried. It was indeed not easy to cross the Taihang Mountains from Yecheng west to Bingzhou. He did not dare to speak too much. If it was not completed, it would be difficult to have such an opportunity in the future. The territory of Wu State was getting wider, and Sun Ce could have many generals. It was easy to attract criticism to support the Jiangdong Group. He would not let people who act roughly and lose their words.

Seeing that Xu Kun didn't speak, Sun Ce understood his thoughts and was a little worried. It seemed that Zhu Huan should be transferred to assist him. Xu Kun had a middle-class ability and could not be a problem in commanding wars below 10,000 people. A large war of tens of thousands of people was a bit difficult for him, especially such mountain combat. Although Xu Kun was from Wujun, he had little experience in mountain combat.

"Tiyu, how about getting along with people from Jizhou?" Sun Ce changed the topic.

"Fortunately, Tian Feng's temper is too bad." Xu Kun pinched his nose and smiled bitterly.

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing. He patted Xu Kun on the shoulder. "You can tolerate Tian Feng, what else can you do?"

Xu Kun looked at Sun Ce and was a little disappointed. Sun Ce understood his meaning very clearly. He had to endure it again, so it was not appropriate to do a big deal for the time being.

When Sun Ce learned that Hanoi was stable, he felt much more relieved. He stayed in Yecheng for a few more days, Quan Rou, Zhu Ran, Ji Ling, Zhu Ling and others came from the garrison to pay their respects and report on the situation in the past year.

This year, Yanzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou were busy restoring production and had no war. The role of the generals was to appease the local area, maintain local stability, and maintain deterrence to those families with intentions. For Zhu Ling, there was also a process of adjusting his mentality and adapting to the Wu military system.

Overall, they did well, and the affairs of the three states were on track. The large number of garrisons had little significance. They could move to the front line appropriately to prepare for the Bingzhou offensive.

Sun Ce appointed Xu Kun as the Grand Governor, Zhu Ran as the military advisor, and Zhu Ling and Ji Ling were all under his control. Dong Zhao was appointed as the prefect of Wei County and was responsible for civil affairs. He had been the prefect of Wei County before, and this time he returned to Wei County, he was naturally familiar with the road. Taking this opportunity, Sun Ce exempted him from military power.

After seeing everything they should have seen, Sun Ce summoned Tian Feng.

Yuan Tan was granted the title of Yehou, but he was not in Yecheng. Tian Feng was responsible for Yecheng's affairs. Although Tian Feng was the prefect of Wei County and was theoretically responsible for Wei County, he had a great influence. Xu Kun was in charge of Yecheng and inevitably had to deal with him. Xu Kun was not only one of the nine governors, but also his relative. Tian Feng had to give some face. In addition, Xu Kun was quite stable and got along well with Tian Feng, at least there was no conflict on the surface.

A year has passed, and the situation has changed. This year's autumn harvest, according to the above results, the harvest in Jizhou has been good, and there are surplus grains in the warehouses of counties and counties. The results of industrial and commercial have not yet come out. Overall, it should not be bad, and the expected goals have been basically achieved.

The people have food to eat, the aristocratic families have money to make, and the people are at peace. Sun Ce can adjust the relevant personnel in Jizhou, and Tian Feng is the first to be affected.

After meeting Tian Feng, Sun Ce and Tian Feng said some scenes, and then put forward their own ideas, hoping that Tian Feng could enter the State Council and serve as the political party. Before this, Ju Su had been ordered to communicate with Tian Feng, and Tian Feng also knew that as an old minister of Wei, he could not stay in Yecheng, or even Jizhou, and even if he wanted to retire, Sun Ce would not give him the opportunity to restrain Xu Kun. The State Council was the place where the old minister of the State Council was the place where the old minister of the State Council was to support him. Although he had no real power, his status was respected. Sun Ce did this to give him face.

Tian Feng agreed readily.

Sun Ce was very satisfied and immediately appointed Tian Feng's consul Tian Xu as the prime minister of Ye to repay him.

In early October, Taishici rushed to Yecheng.

As early as mid-September, Sun Ce received a good news from Taishi Ci. After more than half a year of hard work, Taishi Ci quelled the Fuyu Rebellion. Fuyu accepted Taishi Ci's persuasion and officially surrendered to the Wu Kingdom. The envoy had arrived in Liaodong and could set off at any time.

Taishici's military newspaper was very simple, but Sun Ce knew that the process of the war was not simple at all. The report sent by Meng Jian to the Military Advisory Office explained the combat process in detail. In the past six months, Taishici went deep into Fuyu and fought with the Fuyu people in nearly a hundred battles. The main force of Fuyu people was annihilated, and the losses were heavy and they could not continue. Taishici refused to give up and bit them tightly. The Fuyu people had no choice but to ask for surrender.

Most of the contribution to winning this battle is attributed to Taishi Ci and Yan Xing. Because the journey is long and the transportation is inconvenient, Taishi Ci and Yan Xing's troops were very limited, with only five or six thousand people. In addition, the navy soldiers and civilians who were commanded by Dong Xi and were in charge of logistics were only tens of thousands of people, while Fuyu people had the most troops, and almost every battle was defeated by less.

It is easy to get three armies, but it is hard to find a general.

Sun Ce also knew that Taishi Ci had taken the initiative a few months ago, and the people of Fuyu had already wanted to surrender, but Taishi Ci had never agreed and dragged Fuyu people on the grounds of negotiations. The reason why he agreed now was not because of the negotiations, but because Shen You won. Taishi Ci officially accepted Fuyu people's request for surrender after receiving the news of Shen You's victory.

Doing this is to avoid competing with Shen You.

Sun Ce was generally very satisfied with Taishi Ci's knowledge. He rushed to summon Taishi Ci to report his duties with 600 miles. The affairs of Liaodong were handed over to Yan Xing and Dong Xi, and he wanted to entrust Taishi Ci's new mission.

After not seeing each other for a few years, Taishi Ci has grown a lot older. Not only is her face rough, but she also has a lot of white hair on her temples. She looks at least ten years older than her age. Guan Yu was ordered to greet her, but when she saw Taishi Ci at first, she almost didn't recognize her. Sun Ce was also surprised to see Taishi Ci.

"Ziyi, thank you for your hard work in the past few years." Sun Ce held Taishi Ci's hand and patted her gently, her nose a little sore.

Taishici laughed heartily. "Don't say that, the king, I am lucky to carry a three-foot sword and refuse to accept the king's conquest. It will be worth the effort. Ma Fubo said that a real man should wear a horse and wrap a body, so how can he die in the bed? I agree with the hands of his children and do not feel the pain."

"Ziyi is heroic, even better than Ma Fubo back then." Sun Ce took Taishi Ci to his seat and ordered someone to drink. After a few drinks of pain with Taishi Ci, he ordered someone to get the map. He pressed the map but did not open it. "Ziyi, in the past few years, you have been in Liaodong and have not been able to perform filial piety in front of Lingtang's knees. You have no time to accompany your children. If you want to rest for a year or two, the Lord will approve it immediately."

Taishici smiled. "It's been too long for a year or two. If the king is grateful, I want to go home for the New Year and take up the post after the New Year."

Sun Ce stared at Taishi Ci for a long time, but didn't say anything more. It was October now, and it was only three months for the Chinese New Year. Taishi Ci had been away from home for so long, and the accumulated holidays were more than three months. However, he knew Taishi Ci's personality, and now he was useless to tell him about these things. When the task was arranged, he would find a way to compensate him.

"Ziyi, I have two plans for your arrangements, you can choose any one." Sun Ce spread out the map, pointed it out to Taishi Ci, and explained the situation to Taishi Ci personally. As early as a year ago, he had a plan to transfer Taishi Ci to Liaodong to prevent Liaodong from becoming the territory of the Qingzhou clan, Taishi Ci himself might not be interested in forming a clan, but the Qingzhou people may not think so. Only by transferring Taishi Ci away and the Qingzhou clan in Liaodong lost its core will endanger the overall situation. However, an accident later, he had to put it aside temporarily. Now that Liaodong is pacified, Dong Xi and Yan Xing are enough to deal with it, which is a good opportunity to transfer Taishi Ci away from Liaodong.

He had two arrangements for Taishici: one was to go to Liangzhou and reopen the Western Regions; the other was to go to Jiaozhou and open the situation in Jiaozhou. For Taishici, the best choice to go to Liangzhou is that the situation in Liangzhou is similar to that in Liaodong, and he is easy to get started, while the terrain of Jiaozhou is completely different from that in Liaodong, and the cavalry tactics he is good at are not used at all. Second, Liangzhou is still a blank area and no one can interfere with his work. Jiaozhou has old ministers left by Sun Jian such as Wu Jing, Zhu Zhi, and Sun Jian. It is not easy for Taishici to open up the situation.

In his plan, Jiaozhou was not Taishi Ci's task, but his own task. It was second-best and also Shen You or Xu Kun's task. However, he couldn't leave now. Shen You had just opened up the situation in Youzhou and could not give up his military achievements at your fingertips. Xu Kun did not make any contributions and could not convince others, so he had to transfer Taishi Ci to make up for the gaps.
Chapter completed!