"You are all discerning people. I must know that Jizhou, which I am in charge, is different from Jizhou during the Han and Wei dynasties; and Ding himself is the most embarrassing governor of Jizhou since his dynasty." Ding Shao paused and shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This time Jisang Shile bandits captured Yecheng, and many Luoyang courts criticized me for the poor governance of my place. It is said that Xuchang also intends to send Donghai King Sima Wang Bin to replace me. Haha, maybe Ding will be the shortest-lived governor of Jizhou."

"This is the new title of General Ningbei, which is enough to prove that Shulun is fair and is relied upon by the court. Why did he reach this point? Shulun's words are so heavy... words are so heavy." Li Yun said hurriedly. Lu Yao only cares about drinking tea and remained silent because he knew that what Ding Shao said was indeed a fact.

Jizhou is the first of the ancient nine states mentioned in "Yu Gong" and has been the foundation for the foundation of the king's business since ancient times. Guangwu of the Han Dynasty was ordered by Emperor Gengshi to "strike Mengjin, pacify Hebei, and gather the people." In just a few years, he crossed the prefectures and counties, with one million soldiers. Then he ascended the throne in Gaoyi, the Zhao State of Jizhou, and continued the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao defeated the Yuan family and obtained 300,000 household registration in Jizhou. "So it was a big province." He then established the Prime Minister's Mansion in Yecheng, and used it as the core of the Cao Wei regime. When Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and established the country, Yecheng was the northern capital, and the number of household registrations and financial resources in Jizhou accounted for almost one-sixth of the world.

It is precisely because the Jizhou family was operated by the Cao family for several generations and was deeply disliked by the dynasty that the jurisdiction of Jizhou was adjusted twice before and after the Jin Dynasty, and the three Wei areas, which were particularly rich, Wei County, Guangping County and Yangping County, were separated from Jizhou and transferred to Sizhou. In other words, Jizhou, where Ding Shao served as the governor, was actually only two-thirds of the scale during the Han and Wei dynasties.

And these two-thirds of Jizhou are not entirely under Ding Shao's control.

The first thing that makes people headache is naturally the Qinghe, Pingyuan, Bohai and Leling areas in the east. These four counties and countries have been a source of thieves in recent years. The remaining troops of King Sima Ying of Chengdu echo each other and are fierce and difficult to control. Even if Ding Shaojie and the people of Yedu and Yanzhou fought for several months, they would not be able to do so. Ban Gu, a master of historians in the former Han Dynasty, once said: "The thieves often play the roles in other states." This is true.

In the northeast of Jizhou, there is the Boling Kingdom established during the Taishi period, which was established in the four counties of Anping, Raoyang, Nanshenze and Anguo. This place was undoubtedly under the jurisdiction of Jizhou, but the powerful and domineering general of Youzhou, Wang Jun, was the hereditary Duke of Boling County. Wang Jun's clan members and children controlled all the military and political affairs of Boling, and even the Zhangwu, Hejian, Gaoyang and other counties north of Boling were influenced by Youzhou. The orders of the governor of Jizhou were not as effective as the casual orders of the General of the Cavalry. Not to mention the tax burden of the people, it was even difficult to appoint a local official.

If these areas where the Jizhou governors were not as powerful as the prefectures were deducted, Ding Shao could actually dispatch military and political affairs freely, in fact, only Changle, Julu, Zhaojun, Zhongshan, and Changshan, a total of five counties and states. It is indeed the most embarrassing governor of Jizhou since the founding of the Jin Dynasty.

On the other hand, the fall of Yecheng and the killing of King Xincai was an unfair cause of the founding of the country. According to the customs of the court, someone must always bear the responsibility for this. However, the bandits came from the jurisdiction of Jizhou, and the governor of Jizhou has suppressed the bandits for several months and has not won the victory... If the court officials had no idea about this, it would be strange.

Ding Shao was very life-saving to Sima Mo, the king of Nanyang who was in Guanzhong at this moment. He had a close relationship. With the help of Sima Mo's connections, he naturally had information channels in the court. Since Ding Shao said that King Donghai was interested in replacing him, that was most likely to be like this. After all, Ding Shao was recommended by Sima Mo to assassinate Jizhou. In the eyes of King Donghai, he must be less reliable than the direct officials in his shogunate. It would be good to take this opportunity to change someone.

But he heard Ding Shao say slowly: "When I met Daoming the last time, Daoming said that it is not urgent to fight against the bandits in Hebei, and it is better to slow down. We should set up heavy troops in a place of victory, and the troops will compress the bandits' range of activities... This statement is deeply loved by me."

He raised the teacup to Lu Yao, and then said, "In the past few months, I have built a tight defense line from Bohai to Qinghe, and then to the west of Pingyuanjun. I have also relied on Baigou, Zhangshui, and the natural dangers of the river, and gradually sent troops to occupy the city, responding to each other, covering each other, suppressing the bandits in a narrow area. According to my estimate, I only need to hold on for another three months. When it is cold, the bandits have no reserves or plunder, so I can only tie themselves to the gate and ask for a way to step down."

"This is a strategy of defeating the army without fighting. Unfortunately, this strategy can no longer be implemented and there is no meaning to continue to be implemented." Ding Shao smiled calmly, and his slightly trembling beard proved that his heart was not calm: "One, in order to fight against the Shile bandits, the Jizhou army almost exhausted its efforts to mobilize 47,000 troops to march southwards. Only the five counties support such a large army, local officials from all over the country have tried their best to support it, and it is difficult to support it. However, Zhangwu, Hejian, Boling and other counties and states sat on me to urge me several times and did not ship food and fodder... Hehe, I really don't understand what Wang Pengzu thought."

When Ding Shao said this, Lu Yao couldn't help but shrink back, with a little embarrassed expression. Ding Shao was busy dealing with the Shile bandits, and seemed to have not received news about the war in the northern border in time, so he didn't understand why Wang Jun was like this; Lu Yao understood it very well. Wang Jun was boldly detaining supplies from counties and states in the northern Jizhou, not necessarily intentionally framed Ding Shao, but because he was defeated by Lu Yao on the grassland and urgently needed to use materials to reorganize military power. From this perspective, Lu Yao became the culprit for the passive situation of the Jizhou army, which really made people feel absurd.

Fortunately, the light in the tent was dim, and Ding Shao didn't notice Lu Yao's expression. He raised his voice a little and said, "Who is Wang Bin? Although Ding is not a person who is in power, he does not want to indulge mediocre people to steal the capital and does not want to give the court the reason to replace the governor of Jizhou... Since the court is so urgently needed to see the results of the fight against the thief, I will show the results of the battle!"

"Uncle, are you preparing for a war?" Ding Miao kept hanging his head, and then he felt happy. He was so sad that he didn't think about the idea at all.

Ding Shao glanced at his nephew, and his expression of regret that he was unable to make him weak immediately made Ding Miao depressed.

He then took the scepter leaning against the side of the desk, stood up and hit the ground with the tail of the staff, and shouted: "For several months, our army has been in a difficult situation, and the thieves of Shi Le are even more in poverty and frightened. If they want to survive, their only chance is to defeat the Jizhou army! When Shi Le received the news that Ding was seriously ill..." The governor of Jizhou glanced from Li Yun, Lu Yao, and Ding Miao, and then returned to Lu Yao: "Daoming, I remember you said you had fought with the thief leader Shi Le for several times, and I think you knew him a little. What would Shi Le do you think he would take?"

Lu Yao thought for a while before slowly saying: "Shi Le used his troops to be deceitful and never missed any chance to win. He also had the ruthlessness of the bandits, and he fought with all his strength. In my foolish opinion, if Shi Le learned of your serious illness, he would take this opportunity to launch an unprecedented fierce attack. He would even take the lead in Guangzong at all costs, right?"

Ding Shao laughed: "That's right! That's right! Daoming's opinion is still deeply loved by me."
Chapter completed!