Shi Xie is not young, already sixty-three years old. He looks very old. In fact, Shi Xie had excellent energy and strong body. According to history, Shi Xie lived to be ninety years old.
In the Han Dynasty, it was also the auspiciousness of people.
In the early years, Shi Xie went to Luoyang to study under the great Confucian Liu Tao, where he increased his knowledge. Because he went north from Jiaozhou to Luoyang, what he saw and heard was the decline of the Han Dynasty and the corruption of the world.
When Shi Xie was nearly fifty years old, he was named the prefect of Jiaozhi. After years of hard work and with the growing strength of his family, Shi Xie began to layout Jiaozhou and arranged for his younger brother Shi Yi to serve as the prefect of Hepu, Shi Wei to serve as the prefect of Jiuzhen, and Shi Wu to concurrently serve as the prefect of Nanhai.
In addition, other places in Jiaozhou such as Cangwu County and Rinan County are all under the control of the Shi family.
To put it bluntly, the scholar family is the emperor of the country.
In fact, the Shi family had reached an agreement with Bu Zhi before, and had already arranged for someone to submit the petition to Lu Xuan, so Sima Yi went to Panyu County, Nanhai County, Jiaozhou in the south to serve as the county magistrate.
Shi Xie followed Bu Zhao northward and only arrived now.
In fact, although Shi Xie surrendered, he still had thoughts in his heart, and planned to observe the situation in Wu State and get to know Lu Xuan first. Shi Xie traveled north from Jiaozhou and saw the customs and customs of Yuzhang County and Kuaiji County along the way. Especially when he entered Danyang County, he saw the local prosperity and stability.
Kuaiji and Yuzhang are located in the south and are slightly more remote. Even so, it at least ensures that the people live and work in peace and contentment.
Danyang County is different. The people live a good life, are extremely wealthy, and there are countless businessmen coming and going, making Danyang County very prosperous.
The further you go to Nanjing, the more different it becomes.
In Nanjing County, because Zhuge Liang served as the county magistrate, he governed Nanjing County according to local conditions, making the people live a prosperous life, and making Nanjing County a prosperous, peaceful and peaceful scene.
What Shi Xie saw shocked him.
He rose to prominence after the Yellow Turban Rebellion. At that time, the mountains and rivers were broken, the earth was scorched for thousands of miles, bones were frozen to death on the roads, and the world was in complete chaos. Therefore, Shi Xie lived in a corner and concentrated on governing the local area in Jiaozhou. In Shi Xie's heart, he believed that the wars in the Central Plains were not necessarily comparable to the areas under his rule.
Looking at it now, it's completely different.
Shi Xie looked at the busy traffic outside Nanjing County, with countless people coming and going. Such a grand scene suddenly made a look of nostalgia appear on Shi Xie's old face.
When he was young, he went on a study tour in Luoyang and saw such busy traffic.
Now, we see it again.
Shi Xie had no doubts about Lu Xuan's strength, because he heard more news on the way north, and coupled with Bu Zhi's words, Shi Xie knew that this corner of Jiaozhou could not withstand Lu Xuan's pressure.
Originally, Shi Xie had some idea that once Lu Xuan was not worthy of his name and the Wu Kingdom did not have enough strength, he would use an excuse to return to Jiaozhou and still be his own local emperor.
Now, Shi Xie suppressed his thoughts for the time being and did not dare to have any ideas.
Shi Xie sat in the carriage and drove away, thinking constantly. When the carriage came all the way outside the city, he stepped out of the carriage to negotiate with the soldiers at the city gate. Shi Xie sat in the carriage and listened to the conversations of the people coming and going around him.
"Have you heard? The sweet potatoes planted by the king this year have a yield of more than 5,000 catties per mu. This year's sweet potato harvest has yielded hundreds of thousands of catties."
"What kind of news is this? Your Majesty said that planting will be done in Nanjing County next year. This time, our people in Nanjing County will be comfortable. This is a real opportunity."
“The sweet potato yield is really good.”
"So, your Majesty is the reincarnation of a heavenly being, the Bodhisattva Buddha in heaven, who comes specifically to save people from suffering. I have heard that many people are looking for ways to get sweet potato seeds and start planting them next year."
People around him were talking constantly.
When Shi Xie heard the people's comments, he was a little confused. The yield per acre of sweet potatoes was more than 5,000 kilograms.
What kind of food is this?
He had never heard of such food.
The climate in Jiaozhou in the south is hot, making it easier to grow food. Even rice can be grown two or even three times a year. But in the northern Central Plains, Shi Xie had never heard of it.
He has traveled to places and knows the local conditions. But Shi Xie listened carefully, because the people around him said that the digging of sweet potatoes was witnessed by Lu Xuan, Cao Cao, and Zhang Zhao, and countless people watched.
Shi Xie was shocked and doubtful in his heart.
Is it true?
Is there really such a yield of food?
Shi Xie was thinking about this question in his mind. When he saw Lu Xuan, he asked Lu Xuan for confirmation. What would Lu Xuan say?
While Shi Xie was thinking about it, there was a sound of footsteps and Bu Zhao came back.
Bu Zhi smiled brightly and said: "Prefect Shi, I negotiated with the captain of the city gate. We will go directly into the city and go to the imperial city in the north city. In addition, the news of our return has been sent back. When we arrive at the imperial city, the king will definitely know. "
Shi Xie nodded.
The two of them had their own concerns. Shi Xie was thinking about surrendering to Empress Lu Xuan, and Bu Zhi was thinking about surrendering to Jiaozhou.
The carriage moved forward and arrived at the imperial city smoothly. There were already waiting for the servants, who directly led Shi Xie and Bu Zhi who got off the carriage into the palace and arrived at the entrance of the main hall.
At the entrance of the main hall, Xu Chu was wearing armor and standing with his sword.
His face was cold and solemn, with a murderous aura all over his body. In addition, Xu Chu was tall and strong, standing at the entrance of the hall like a hill, which made people feel scared from the bottom of their hearts and fearful unconsciously.
People like Xu Chu were killed from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They were peerless generals on the battlefield, capable of killing people like hemp. The moment he noticed Shi Xie and Bu Zhi, he glanced directly at Shi Xie.
The murderous look in his eyes made Shi Xie's heart skip a beat.
What a great general.
If such a person were placed in Jiaozhou, he would definitely be a general who swept across Jiaozhou, and he would definitely be an enemy of ten thousand people on the battlefield.
Shi Xie avoided looking, cheered up and entered the palace hand in hand with Bu Zhao. After he entered the main hall, he raised his head and looked directly above the main hall, noticing Lu Xuan sitting above him handling government affairs.
Today, Lu Xuan has a slight beard and has been in a high position for many years. He has the aura to kill on the battlefield and is extremely majestic.
The most important point is that Shi Xie himself came to submit and was inherently weaker than Lu Xuan. Now that he was in Lu Xuan's hall, he was even more vulnerable, so when he saw Lu Xuan sitting upright with a serious smile, he couldn't help but admire him in his heart.
He is worthy of being the leader of the Wu Kingdom.
Majestic!
Shi Xie took a deep breath, calmed his mind, bowed and saluted: "Jiaozhou Shi Xie, pay homage to the King of Wu."
Bu Zhao was extremely excited.
This time he went on a mission to Jiaozhou and successfully completed the mission, living up to the king's expectations. After he stood still, he bowed ninety degrees and saluted, and said excitedly: "I am here to pay my respects to the king."
