Although he was surprised and happy in his heart, Yuan Yao still deliberately pretended to have a heavy expression.
Seeing Yuan Yao unable to speak for a long time, everyone couldn't help but become confused.
"Grand Governor, is this a bad thing?"
Yuan Yao sighed: "You'd better listen to it yourself."
After saying that, Yuan Yao handed the bamboo slip to the messenger, who read it in public:
"On May 8, partial general Xu Kun and others, following the orders of Sun Ce, led their troops to attack and kill the six county magistrates of Shicheng, Wuhu, and Liyang that Liu Yao had promoted in the past. The charges were that they were connected with the party, had evil intentions, and had the intention to welcome Liu Yao again. !”
"Recently, there has been an unknown armed disturbance in Danyang County. The magistrate of this county, Liang Xi, suspects that the thieves are trying to lure a snake out of its hole. He has ordered the city to be closed and defended, and has asked the governor to make a decision!"
Snapped!
Gan Ning slammed the wine glass on the table, and his face changed color: "Liu Yao has been sent out of the country by the governor, how can he come back again?"
"If you want to incriminate someone, why bother?"
A clear voice came from outside the awning.
"Chen Gongcao!"
The generals turned their heads and saw the person coming, and stood up to salute.
The person who came was none other than Chen Jiao, the meritorious Cao Cao of Danyang County appointed by Yuan Yao.
Chen Jiao bowed his bow to everyone, and bowed to Yuan Yao: "Grand Governor, Yang Hong and Yang Changshi sent news from Shouchun!"
"There is also Zhang Kai, Captain Zhang, who also sent people to investigate!"
"explain!"
"Sun Bi, the governor of Jiujiang, Wu Jing, the governor of Guangling, and others jointly recommended Sun Ce to be the governor of Kuaiji."
"Zhu Zhi, the acting governor of Wu County, recommended Cheng Pu as the captain of Wu County."
"Sun Ce also recommended Quanrou, the former commander-in-chief of the eastern part of Kuaiji, to be the commander-in-chief of the northern part of Danyang."
"Quanrou recommended several officials to Duke Yuan to take over as county magistrates of the six counties under the jurisdiction of Danyang County, including Shicheng, Wuhu, and Liyang."
"Does my father agree to all this?"
Before Chen Jiao finished speaking, Yuan Yao could no longer sit still.
He really couldn't sit still.
I originally thought that Sun Ce's revenge for his involvement in Kuaiji County would be to abolish the East and West Commandery of Kuaiji and change Kuaiji County to the North and South Commandery system.
But he didn't expect that Sun Ce not only killed several county magistrates and magistrates who had recently turned to him, but also blatantly began to plant cronies everywhere.
Chen Jiao looked solemn: "Gong Yuan has already agreed to the main appointments."
"According to Yang Changshi, Mr. Yuan has already asked craftsmen to carve a new talisman for the governor of Kuaiji."
"According to Zhang Kai's report, the newly appointed Wu Commandery Commander Cheng Pu currently leads 4,000 troops and is stationed in Qiantang."
"The newly appointed Captain Quanrou of the northern part of Danyang has led five thousand troops and is stationed in Moling."
"The new magistrate of Shicheng County is Sun Jian's old general Sima Huanggai. This man leads three thousand troops and has also settled in Shicheng."
"The new magistrate of Wuhu is Lu Fan from Runan; the new magistrate of Liyang is Ling Cao from Yuhang in Wu County; the new magistrate of Moling is..."
Listening to Chen Jiao talking non-stop, Yuan Yao's head seemed to explode!
Something's wrong!
Something is very wrong!
If this is Sun Ce's revenge for his involvement in Kuaiji County and recruiting He Qi, then it would be too big, right?
And this reaction is too fast!
How could it be possible that as soon as he appointed He Qi as the western captain of Kuaiji, Sun Ce immediately made such a big move?
Could it be that I was wrong from the beginning?
This is not Sun Ce's revenge on himself, but his thoughts coincide with his own...?
Both of them were aware of the threat from the other side, so they almost simultaneously began to plant their cronies and prepare their troops in advance?
Yuan Yao suddenly realized that he seemed to have underestimated Sun Ce's vigilance!
Perhaps since Yuan Yao sent troops to Danyang and intervened in Jiangdong, Sun Ce began to plan against himself!
Now, things are finally starting to get interesting!
…
Just when Yuan Yao was lost in thought, everyone present was already talking about it.
"Zhu Zhi, Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai are all former subordinates of Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian. Lu Fan is also a close confidant of Sun Ce, and Ling Cao is said to be the new general Sun Ce recruited last year..."
Taishi Ci frowned, with a worried look on his face.
"What is Sun Ce's intention in placing these old confidants in important positions in various places?"
Among all the people present, except Yuan Yao, only Tai Shi Ci knew the identity of Sun family members such as Cheng Pulu Fan.
After Tai Shici said this, others became alert.
Huang Zhong stood up and looked at the map again.
After a while, Huang Zhong clicked on several place names on the map.
"Look at the two counties of Wuhu and Liyang. Sun Ce sent capable men to lead the troops and take office."
"These two counties guard the north and south throats of Danyang County. Together with other county magistrates and officials replaced by Sun Ce, the entire northern part of Danyang, except for Danyang County where Liang Xi is located, has been occupied by Captain Quanrou, who was recommended by Sun Ce!"
After Huang Zhong made this point, everyone suddenly discovered that the counties where Sun Ce killed and replaced the chief officials were all counties in northern Danyang that had recently taken refuge with Yuan Yao.
As for the six counties in the south, because Yuan Yaocai led his army to pacify them and there were still troops stationed there, Sun Ce did not reach out.
Gan Ning was filled with indignation: "This kid Sun Ce actually said that these counties and cities are connected with the party and are plotting evil!"
"I think he is up to no good!"
"This person must have rebellious intentions!"
"General, I agree with Colonel Gan's opinion!"
Taishi Ci also stood in front of the map, pointed to a place and said, "Only in this way can we explain why Sun Ce decided to let Huang Gai, a former military general, serve as the commander of this stone city, and let him lead three thousand troops to station here!"
"Look, everyone, this stone city is only thirty miles away from Niuzhu."
"And this Niuzhu Beach is an important crossing point between Jiangdong and Huainan, and it is the barrier of Jiangdong!"
"In the past, the old emperor Liu Yao sent generals Fan Neng and Zhang Ying to garrison Niuzhu, but Wu Jing and Sun Ben continued to attack for years and still could not defeat it."
"If Sun Ce really wants to rely on Jiangdong to establish himself, Huang Gai, who is stationed in Shicheng, can reach Niuzhu in one day."
"In this way, the natural danger of the Yangtze River has been captured by Sun Ce. Even if Yuan Gong sent hundreds of thousands of troops to the north of the Yangtze River, he can only look at the river and sigh!"
"And Sun Ce can raise the troops from Jiangdong to attack the southern part of Danyang and even Jiangxi..."
Following Tai Shici's analysis, everyone's expressions changed suddenly again!
"This, this... I thought Huang Gai came out to guard Shicheng as a backup for Wuhu and Liyang!"
"I didn't expect that Sun Ce would have such evil intentions!"
Taishi Ci shook his head and pointed to Moling City again.
"The backup for Wuhu and Liyang is not in Shicheng, but in Moling!"
"Currently, Captain Quan Rou of Danyang North and his five thousand soldiers stationed in Moling are the biggest threat to our army!"
"If Magistrate Liang Xiliang had not closed the city in time to defend himself, he would have been killed by Sun Ce's troops!"
"But at present, all the counties and towns around Danyang City are occupied by Sun Ce's cronies. If the war breaks out, Danyang City will be an isolated city. The governor should make a timely decision whether to send reinforcements to County Magistrate Liang or let him abandon the city. !”
Yuan Yao looked at Tai Shici's analysis and couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
"Now that Ziyi has said this, you must have an idea about whether to save Danyang City or abandon it, right?"
"Captain Mingjian!"
Taishi Ci raised his hand and said, "The general thinks that Danyang City not only cannot give up, but also needs to send more elite troops and strong generals!"
"Danyang City is only thirty miles away from Shicheng. If a general is stationed in this city, Huang Gai will not dare to act rashly!"
Yuan Yao was silent for a moment, then said again: "It seems you want to make a nail!"
Taishi Ci's eyes flashed, he knelt on one knee and begged for orders: "My parents are the ones who gave birth to me, and the governor knows me!"
Yuan Yao also praised: "Ziyi is so aware of military strength, he really has the style of a general!"
"Liu Yao is stupid and can't use you as a general, otherwise Sun Ce will have nothing to do with him in Jiangdong!"
The generals, including Gan Ning, now had a better understanding of Tai Shi Ci.
At the same time, I was greatly impressed by Yuan Yao's eclectic and talent-based approach to recognizing and employing people.
"Since you can see the importance of Danyang, you will lead your troops to guard this city."
Taishi Ci first bowed to the ground, then stood up and said solemnly: "If Sun Ce does not rebel, it will be his own fault. If he dares to rebel, the general will definitely beat this beast for the governor!"
