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There is no need to deliberately put out the fire. After the firewood is burned out, it will naturally be extinguished. Half an hour later, tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops opened the city of Chaisang. What greeted them was an empty city.

Although Sun Quan had received news in advance that Liu Jing had transferred a large amount of Chaisang's supplies and population, he was mentally prepared, but when he faced the empty city with almost nothing, the irrepressible dissatisfaction and loss still made him extremely angry.

"Check the whole city for me, and all those who have not left will be arrested to see me."

Soon, several old, weak, sick and disabled people in Chaisang were driven by soldiers and came to Sun Quan, kneeling all over the ground. Sun Quan glanced at the timid old and weak, and asked angrily: "Didn't there be any of the big clans in Chaisang?"

"Mr. Wu, I am here"

When Sun Quan turned around, he saw several soldiers walking towards Tao Lie, who was staggering. Last year, Tao Lie was still Sun Quan's VIP, but today he became a prisoner of the Jiangdong Army. Sun Quan walked forward and asked coldly: "Why don't you leave?"

Tao Lie knelt down and bowed, saying, "The little people have received the kindness of the Marquis of Wu. Since the Marquis of Wu comes, the little people will naturally stay to welcome the Marquis of Wu."

"Hmph, all the Tao family have escaped, what's the use of you staying?"

"Reported to the Marquis of Wu, the Tao family is just to avoid the war. They are old and old, so they are not willing to be dealt with by Wu."

In fact, Sun Quan also knew that the Tao family was in a dilemma between Jingzhou and Jiangdong, so as long as the Tao family could pay taxes, which would benefit Jiangdong, he would not make things difficult for the Tao family. However, this time, he did not want to make the Tao family sway anymore. Thinking of this, he asked coldly again: "How can the Tao family choose when the Jiangdong army captured Jiangxia this time?"

Tao Lie sighed in his heart. Liu Jing was right. Sun Quan no longer gave them the chance to sway the Tao family. He had to tremble and said: "Report to the Marquis of Wu, if the Jiangdong Army occupied Jiangxia, it would be better if the Tao family in Xiangyang did not do it."

This answer made Sun Quan very satisfied. He smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I will wait and see. I will temporarily stay in Tao Mansion tonight and disturb the owner of my hometown for one night."

Sun Quan immediately ordered: "All these people were released, and the soldiers were ordered to find a house to rest and not to destroy the houses."

The order was issued, and a team of soldiers rushed to all corners of Chaisang City. Sun Quan guarded the Tao Mansion with several personal soldiers and rested in the Tao Mansion for a night. The next day, just as dawn, Sun Quan ordered Lu Meng to lead a thousand people to guard Chaisang. He personally led tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops to set off again, and thousands of warships rushed towards Wuchang.

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Part of Xiazhi County is closely along the Yangtze River, but the county town is more than 20 miles away from the Yangtze River. It is located on the banks of the Fushui River, a small tributary. It continues to travel west along the Fushui River. After walking for more than a mile, it will reach another large inland county, Yangxin County.

At present, both counties are under the control of Liu Jing. This time, the military and civilians of Chaisang retreated westward on a large scale, which was to withdraw to these two counties.

After Liu Jing led more than 1,000 soldiers to receive the fleet, he returned to Xiazhi County early the next morning.

A stone warship sailed quietly on the rich waters. Each ship was full of soldiers. Many soldiers took a nap at night, but in the early morning, everyone's face was still hard to hide their tiredness, and everyone didn't speak, so they were particularly quiet.

A fierce battle yesterday afternoon seemed to be echoing in everyone's ears. The exhaustion after the war took many days to recover.

Liu Jing was sitting on the first ship. He leaned against the wall of the ship, and like other soldiers, he was also closing his eyes to rest. At this time, a soldier gently pushed him, "Sima, Xiazhi County has arrived."

Liu Jing was excited. After all, he was not a soldier. After fighting, the soldiers no longer considered anything and just rested, but Liu Jing could not. There were still many things that he needed to consider.

He stood up and looked at the riverside, his eyes gradually surpassing a low hill, and Xiazhi County appeared in front of him.

Compared with Chaisang County, Xiazhi County looks much shorter and dilapidated. The city wall is less than two meters high, without a moat, and has a circumference of only more than ten miles. It stands alone in a low hill.

At this time, Liu Jing laughed. He saw Xu Shu standing on the shore with a dozen officials, greeting the return of the warriors with a smile.

But Liu Jing unexpectedly saw Yi Ji among the officials who were greeting him. He was a little surprised. Why did he come?

The ship slowly landed, Liu Jing got off the boat and hugged Xu Shu tightly. This was not etiquette, but an excitement after waiting for life and death. There was no unnecessary words, a tight hug was enough to express their inner emotions.

Liu Jing smiled and hugged every official again to celebrate his safe return.

At this time, Liu Jing walked to Yiji and without waiting for Liu Jing to open his arms, Yiji bowed and bowed, "I will be spared, Yiji will meet with Gong Jing."

Seeing that his expression was quite awkward, everyone couldn't help laughing. Liu Jing smiled, and he immediately said to Xu Shu: "Arrang to rest, there are injured brothers, and then find a doctor to give them careful treatment."

"Abide by the order" Xu Shu and the officials hurried to make arrangements.

Liu Jing and Yiji were walking slowly along the riverside. Yiji sighed and said, "This time I came to Chaisang by the order of the provincial governor to come to Chaisang to talk to you about the issue of military money and grain payment. Last year, the Tao family originally had tens of thousands of stones of grain and tens of millions of dollars to Xiangyang, but the Tao family did not pay it. This was the first time in more than ten years. It made the provincial governor very angry. Last month, the provincial governor ordered you to severely punish the Tao family, but you did not obey the order. This made the provincial governor also dissatisfied. You should know that there are not many self-cultivated farmers in Jingzhou now. Just relying on taxes, Jingzhou really can't support so many troops..."

Liu Jing was a little tired after a big battle. He didn't want to listen to these circles anymore, so he waved his hand and interrupted him, "Mr. Yi, just say anything if you have anything to say."

Yi Ji smiled awkwardly and said, "The provincial governor hopes to solve this problem decently. He does not want the Tao family to have an unhappy relationship with you. He has made two choices. First, the Tao family still pays tribute to Xiangyang for money and grain. At the same time, the Caisang garrison's money and grain are still borne by the Xiangyang Prefecture Office. Second, the Tao family's money and grain are directly used as supplies for the Chaisang garrison. What I mean is that the provincial governor will no longer pay Chaisang garrison's money and grain."

This is the so-called decent solution to the Tao family's problems. Liu Jing sneered in his heart and used the deduction of the supply of the Chaisang army as a reciprocal exchange. The Tao family's money and grain were originally an additional income and expenditure. Liu Biao's move was equivalent to no longer bear the military expenditure of the Chaisang army. He made a wishful thinking.

After pondering for a while, Liu Jing asked, "I don't know which one the provincial governors prefer?"

"The governor of the state said it would be the first one, so that everyone will look good on the face."

Liu Jing shook his head, "If I really want to choose, I will choose the second one. You must know that the money and food from Xiangyang will be detained by Huang Zu. I can't actually get it. The second one is more realistic."

Yiji sighed softly. The second one was actually that Chaisang had escaped from Xiangyang's control. The governor of the state was unwilling to see the second one become a reality, but in this reality, the governor of the state had no choice.

At this time, Liu Jing changed the topic and said with a smile: "Tell me about the situation of Liu Qi and Liu Cong brothers, how are they doing recently?"

Liu Qi and Liu Cong got married one after another last fall. Liu Qi married Kuai Liang's daughter as his wife, while Liu Cong married Cai Shaoyu. It is said that both of them were very popular, but Liu Jing did not attend.

The topic became relaxed, and Yi Ji also had a smile on his face, "They were fighting openly and secretly for the position of the world, and they were a little useless. There are rumors that Mr. Cong and the daughter of the Cai family got married for a year, but they had never fulfilled their house. As a result, they annoyed the Cai family. The governor of the state apologized to the military commander Cai.

Someone complained to the provincial governor, saying that Mr. Qi was addicted to alcohol and sex in Jiangling. The provincial governor secretly sent people to Nanjun to investigate. It was true that Mr. Qi had a close relationship with a group of scholars and often hang out with alcohol and prostitutes. The provincial governor was furious and ordered people to go to Nanjun to suck Mr. Qi for twenty whips. In this round, everyone thought Mr. Qi had lost."

Liu Jing smiled slightly and asked again: "I don't know which man Mr. Yi supports?"

Yi Ji snorted coldly, "To be honest, I don't support these two men. One is narrow-minded, stupid and incompetent, and he talks good things about the Cai family all day long. If he is the lord of Jingzhou, he is actually the lord of Jingzhou. The other is a little better, but he is greedy for alcohol and lust, does not need to be virtuous, and has a cowardly personality, and is easily controlled by others. He cannot achieve great things. No matter who among them becomes the lord of Jingzhou, it will be a disaster for Jingzhou."

"What are Mr. Yi's plans?" Liu Jing asked with a smile again.

"I"

Yiji was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said sadly: "To be honest, I don't know either, it's time to count on one day."

The two of them walked a few more steps, and Liu Jing smiled and said, "It's better for me to recommend a position to Mr. Yi."

Yi Ji is a smart person. He already understood what Liu Jing meant. Liu Jing turned to himself step by step through the incompetent topics of the two men. In fact, what he wanted to say was himself.

Yiji lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and asked, "I don't know what position the official wants to recommend to me."

"I recommend Mr. Yi as the chief secretary of Jiangxia County."

Yi Ji was shocked. Of course, he understood the profound meaning of Liu Jing's words. Liu Jing's goal was to take down Jiangxia County. In the future, he would be the magistrate of Jiangxia County, but he appointed himself as the chief minister. This is the second-level senior official after the county magistrate. This shows that Liu Jing attaches great importance to him, which makes him grateful.

But now Jiangxia County is still in Huang Zu's hands. He looked at Liu Jing in confusion, how should this chief minister be appointed?

Liu Jing understood the confusion in his eyes and smiled faintly, "The Chief Secretary is a matter for the future. Now I will be wronged by Mr. Yi as the magistrate of Xiazhi County."

Yiji then understood what Liu Jing meant. He thought for a while and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, I will go back to report to the prefecture governor and beg the prefecture governor to promise me to be the county magistrate of Xiazhi County. I don't think there is a big problem. Then I will choose an auspicious day to take office. Let's see what it is."

Liu Jing shook his head, "I can't wait for it after a long time."

Yi Ji was a little confused. These were inevitable processes. Without the appointment of the provincial governor, how could he be appointed as the county magistrate of Xiazhi County? He glanced at Liu Jing and couldn't help asking: "When will that man hope I will take office?"
Chapter completed!