Two days later, the city gate of Shezhou was wide open, and the road outside the city had been repaved with loess and water. Pedestrians couldn't afford to go up. Pei Shu sat at the gate of the city, waiting patiently for the Moyedu army to enter the city. That day, Pei Shu asked several prisoners who were released, and then made up his mind to surrender. After all, he served as a Tai Pavilion and was from a Hedong clan, with a noble status. I think no matter who took Shezhou, he would treat him as a treasure, so why bother to offer him.

What about killing people here? So the next day he invited an envoy to express his willingness to surrender. Chen Wu, the commander of the camp there, was very pleased and immediately compiled a book to ensure the safety of the officials in the state. More than a hundred elite soldiers came with the reply letter. Their task was to protect the safety of the grain warehouse in the arsenal in the city and ensure the safety of Pei Shu himself and his family. Chen Wu's actions greatly favored Pei Shu's family, and they praised the master for seeing Wanli and making the right choice.

In the morning, the postman waiting at the Changting Pavilion outside the city sent back the news that the vanguard of Moyedu was only five miles away from the city. Pei Shu nodded, finished drinking the remaining tea in the cup, and whispered: "Come here, take the clothes."

The old servant behind him responded, then brought a tray to serve the master to change his clothes. After a while, Pei Shu changed his outfit. The scorched official robe turned into a plain robe, and tied two loosely with a hemp rope, just like a prisoner. Shortly after preparation, Mo Yedu's van arrived. Although he had learned that Shezhou City had surrendered, the vanguard troops were still in line, and there were light troops on the left and right. As if they were facing a great enemy, Pei Shu looked at it and was even more fortunate that he had made the right choice. He walked to the front of the people first, knelt down and shouted: "The criminal Pei Shu, here to welcome the royal army."

The vanguard of Moyedu had never seen such a scene. He quickly ordered the soldiers to be on guard and sent personal soldiers to the central army to inform him. After a while, he saw Chen Wu and Chen Zhang and others riding horses. Seeing Pei Shu like this, Chen Wu quickly jumped off the horse, limped and quickly came to Pei Shu, helped him up, and said, "Envoyant Pei, are you suffering so much again?"

"I am very ignorant and drive the people in the state to resist the royal army. The crime will not be forgiven. I hope that Commander Chen has the virtue of God and pardons the people in the state. As for Pei, he would not dare to hate even if he cut him into pieces." Pei Shu said loudly. He was just a little cautious in doing this. Although Chen Wu had promised not to pursue his sins, he would be so careless in public that he would be so constrained to commit suicide. Once the other party spoke out, it would be a foregone conclusion. Moreover, he would be a good government for the people in the state to seek entrusted by his kindness.

Chen Wu untied the rope on Pei Shu's body, took off the brocade robe on his body, put it on the other party, and whispered: "Pei Envoy is so conscious that the whole city is coming back, and he will be the lord of the letter. He will give you a rich reward, and Pei Envoy is respectful and good news."

Speaking of this, Chen Wu said to everyone: "My lord is from a mediocre person and knows the sufferings of the people. He wants to rule the people to enjoy peace. He is just a military general who dares to use the power of people and dare not be self-disciplined. The officials in the state will not change for the time being. After the military is over, they will make a decision."

In Hangzhou City, the mansion of the Observer. Lu Fang was looking at the letters sent back from the Shezhou army, and Chen Yun was sitting aside with a smile on his face.

"I didn't expect that Chen Wu was very talented. After only ten days of sending troops, he actually broke Yuling Pass first and then took Shezhou with his wisdom. Muzhou also surrendered. In a blink of an eye, I had already gained half of the prefectures in eastern Zhejiang. In addition, Xu Zaisi, who was conquering us, was conquering Yuezhou. I think that in the next year, I can take all the prefectures in eastern Zhejiang." After reading the letter of victory, Lu Fang couldn't help but feel full of confidence and emotion. He has been in Huainan for four or five years. In the first few years, he has experienced hard battles and twists and turns. He has been fighting hard in one state and one county but has not been able to fight hard. Now, in just ten days, there are two states who can see the wind and fall. The difficulty and ease in the past, I feel mixed feelings in my heart.

"This is all the lord who has done a good job in the operation. It is naturally very easy to divide his troops first and then use large troops to attack his weak points." Chen Yun flattered Lu Fang with a slight and smiled, "But I don't know how to arrange the Pei Shu that I said in my heart?"

"This is the first person to surrender to our army with the city of the state. Even if we show it to later generations, we should also give him a high-ranking official title. So, I will write to Guangling and declare him as the deputy envoy of Hu and Hang Observation." Lu Fang replied casually: "This person was born in the Pei family in Hedong and has been through Tai Pavilion. He is familiar with the imperial center. In the future, our territory will become stronger and stronger, and more people will be involved in dealing with the imperial court. I am short of such a person around me."

Chen Yun nodded, and Lu Fang threw Chen Wu's letter aside and smiled and said, "Fan Ni's monk is in Huzhou, Gao Fengtian is also busy in Hangzhou so much that he wishes he could use one person as two people. You can't get rid of your body. The rest of my subordinates are okay to lead troops to war, but it's normal to manage civil affairs. Grassroots officials are far from enough. It seems that they can only keep the old people, and all the new policies should be slowed down."

"That's impossible. In less than half a year, it's impossible to expand from one state to four states. However, Brother Fan can predict the people, and Brother Gao has a strange plan to use it to govern Jingu. It's difficult to play its strengths. The lord still lacks a person who can manage common affairs."

Lu Fang sighed. It was indeed a good man in engineering construction. It was not bad to use it to manage civil affairs. However, this person was a little happy and overexploited the people. He reminded him several times, but it was only better. He became more cute after not long after. It was probably because of his inheritance of his wealth-grubbing father. It was okay to use this kind of person to break the situation of the old forces in a mixed manner. It was not good to use it to manage civil affairs. After all, the way of governing is not good. Gao Fengtian saw that he was a very good person. It was a pity to use it to deal with documents all day long. Thinking of this, Lu Fang couldn't help but feel moved and asked with a smile: "Mr. Chen has a suitable candidate, come on."

"That person is next to the lord, so why should I ask for it far away?"

Lu Fang was stunned when he heard this, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said, "Mr. Chen is talking about Luo Zhixiang. Although this person is good at managing Jingu and cooking documents, he is a minister of Duke Tian. How can I let him act for me?"

Chen Yun looked confident and smiled, "In the chaotic times, not only will the king choose ministers, but also the ministers choose kings. If such an envoy is not good, he will be sent to Guangling to go out of his head by his lord. If Luo Zhixiang is a Tian Wei trustworthy, how could he be sent to do such a labour? He must have lost Tian Wei's favor, and even if he returns, he will not be able to return to his position. If the lord sincerely recruits him, how could he not come?"

Lu Fang heard it right, but he was unwilling to tear his face with Tian Wei. While he was hesitating, Chen Yun continued: "The lord can send someone to Xuanzhou and say that he will agree to give oil, fire, food, and weapons. However, this matter is of great importance and requires a trustworthy person to communicate between the two families. In this way, Luo Zhixiang can be left in Hangzhou. Once Tian Wei rebelled, Luo Zhixiang will be detained at that time."

After Chen Yun finished speaking, he saw that Lu Fang was still hesitant and quickly added: "The only concerns in Yang Xingmi were Zhu Yanshou, Tian Wei, and An Renyi were a few. Now Zhu Yanshou has been destroyed. If Tian Wei, An Renyi is not there, and he will deal with the lord. Now that the only way to take control of the states in eastern Zhejiang can only protect himself.

The lord used troops like Sun Wu, and there were many strong men under his command, but the grain, machinery and wealth were not abundant. Even if there were millions of people, what was the use? During the rebellion in Huainan, Sun Ru governed the people of Chen Cai, and traversed the Central Plains, and the soldiers were not strong. Liu Jianfeng and Ma Yin under his command were all enemies of ten thousand people, and the generals were not bad. However, if they were in the north and died in the east market, why did they have no one under their command to govern the people and manage their finances, so they were not in power. Wherever they went, they were all ruins, and the people were displaced, without foundation, and they won every battle, and could not be defeated. The lord now has four states, but if they did not have the talents of four states, they would be worse than the one state."

After hearing Chen Yun's advice, Lu Fang nodded. There are examples in history where the organization was crushed by its weight because of its rapid expansion and insufficient grassroots power. The most famous one is that after Qin unified the six countries, he lost the previous efficient mobilization mechanism and was overthrown by the rebels. His institutions under his command are very chaotic and there is no financial institution in a concentrated manner. This problem is fine if the territory is small, but once it expands rapidly, it will not work. Chen Yun has the foresight, and it is a blessing to have such a counselor. He couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a blessing for Mr. Chen."

In the backyard of Lu Fang's house, Luo Zhixiang has been in Hangzhou for half a month. In the past half month, he hasn't even been out of the courtyard. Although the maids were very attentive and had a high level of food and clothing, he was still worried. After all, delaying time can only mean that the possibility of Lu Fang's head is increasing. He wanted to see Lu Fang several times, but he was rejected by the personal soldiers guarding outside on the grounds that the lord was too busy. Later, Luo Zhixiang simply had three meals a day, and had enough to sleep, leaving it to fate.

On that day, Luo Zhixiang was full of wine and was about to go to bed to rest, but he heard a chaotic situation at the entrance of the yard. The yard was Lu Fang's private residence. On weekdays, except for Shen Liniang and Lu Shuxian, at most a few close friends came. He was surprised, but he saw Lu Fang walking in with a smile on his face. He couldn't help but be slightly shocked and stood up to greet him. However, he didn't expect that he had already felt 70% or 80% of the alcoholic spirit, his hands and feet were not very flexible, and his long sleeves had already brought to the plates on several tables, and he fell to the ground, making the ground broken and messy.
Chapter completed!