Kuai Yue gave a thumbs up, "The nephew is really amazing, I guessed what Prime Minister Cao is thinking."

He then took out Cao Cao's handwritten letter and handed it to Liu Jing, "This is Prime Minister Cao's handwritten letter. Everything he wants to say is on it. If there are any additional conditions for the nephew, you can tell me directly that I have a pigeon letter. Within three days, there will be news in Fancheng, and I will definitely reply to my nephew."

Liu Jing opened the letter and read it. It was indeed Cao Cao's handwritten letter. In the letter, Cao Cao clearly stated that Cao's army withdrew from Fancheng and Xinye in exchange for Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren.

In addition, Cao Cao hopes to reach a settlement with him, and the two sides sign a contract to restore the state boundaries 12 years before Jian'an. Within three years, Cao's army promised not to attack Jingzhou, and also required his army not to attack Nanyang and Runan within three years.

Liu Jing nodded. He saw Cao Cao's confidence from the lines, which showed that Cao Cao knew that he was going to expand westward, so he used not to invade each other to restrain him. Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said to Kuai Yue: "Uncle Shi, please sit down, I want to discuss it."

Kuai Yue nodded with a smile, "Why don't I avoid it first."

"No, please sit down!"

Liu Jing winked at Jia Xu. Jia Xu smiled at Kuai Yue, got up and followed Liu Jing to the next room, "What do you say about Prime Minister Cao?" Jia Xu asked with a smile.

Liu Jing gave the letter to him, "See it for yourself!"

Jia Xu took the letter and read it. He knew Cao Cao very well. He could tell a little clue from Cao Cao's tone. Jia Xu couldn't help laughing, "Prime Minister Cao wanted to destroy Ma Chao and Zhang Lu while we expanded westward, so he proposed to not violate each other for three years, and cultivate for one year this year, and next year and the year after that, in fact, two years."

"Does the military advisor find it credible?"

"Whether Prime Minister Cao is trustworthy is actually different from person to person. He is not trustworthy to Lu Bu, but he will keep trustworthy to Yuan Shao, but he is not trustworthy to Yuan Tan Gaogan. The key lies in the other party's strength. If he breaks trust in the state master, wouldn't he be afraid that the state master will also break trust in him in the future? So you can trust his three-year period, and he is limited to Jingzhou. Didn't the state master see it?"

Of course Liu Jing saw that Cao Cao only mentioned Nanyang and Runan, not elsewhere. In other words, if he occupied Hanzhong in the future, Cao Cao would not be considered a breach of trust. Thinking of this, Liu Jing said again: "But in this way, our plan to attack Nanyang will be cancelled."

Jia Xu thought for a while and said, "Actually, I think Nanyang can be avoided, because once we seize Nanyang County, we will directly threaten Xuchang's security. Xuchang is the foundation of Prime Minister Cao. He will definitely not be willing to do so and will definitely send troops to counterattack Nanyang. Such a tug-of-war will probably affect the provincial governor's plan to expand the west."

Liu Jing is also an extremely rational person. He felt that Jia Xu was right. More importantly, his army could rely on the Yangtze River and Han River to defeat Cao's army, but when he really came to the north, he would probably not be the opponent of Cao's army. He could seize Nanyang, but he might not be able to defend Nanyang.

Thinking of this, Liu Jing smiled happily and said, "Since that's the case, I can promise him, but I have to increase the conditions, so he can't take advantage of me."

Liu Jing walked back to the room, sat down and smiled at Kuai Yue, "Please tell Cao Cao that I agree to reconciliation in principle, but I use Fancheng and Xinye to withdraw troops in exchange for Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and Mao Jie. I cannot accept this condition. I have to attach three more conditions."

Kuai Yue smiled bitterly in his heart. Cao Cao also knew that Liu Jing would not agree so easily. It was easy for Jiangxia army to defeat Cao army in Fancheng at this time. He said, "What other conditions do you need for your nephew? Please tell me!"

"I will add three additional conditions. First, I can do without the military supplies in Fancheng, but the food must be kept for me; second, Cao's army gave up Shangyong City, and third, the 30,000 prisoners of war left in Jiangxia have become my new army. I hope the Prime Minister will move their family to Anlu County, and I will give you the list later."

Kuai Yue was slightly stunned. Fancheng had 300,000 stones of grain. Will the Prime Minister agree? But after a change of mind, if Liu Jing attacked Fancheng in a large scale, these grains and food supplies would not be able to be defended. In fact, Liu Jing really put forward the only requirement was to give up Shangyong and the family of prisoners of war.

Thinking of this, Kuai Yue immediately wrote a pigeon letter and went out to let the entourage send the pigeon letter back to Yecheng. Seeing the pigeon disappear at night, Kuai Yue turned around and bowed: "I will return to Fancheng first. As long as I get the reply from the Prime Minister, I will come back immediately."

Liu Jing also bowed and bowed, "Uncle Shi, please take care of yourself!"

Kuai Yue left, Liu Jing and Jia Xu returned to the cabin, Liu Jing smiled and said, "I always feel that I am still at a disadvantage. We should keep the materials and weapons."

Jia Xu smiled slightly: "In fact, these materials and weapons cannot be too sufficient. If they are too sufficient, they will not be enterprising, which is not conducive to improving the ordnance forging technology and allowing craftsmen to have something to do, which is more in line with the interests of Jingzhou."

Liu Jing nodded, "The military advisor is right."

After pausing, Liu Jing smiled and said, "Then what will we do next?"

Jia Xu pondered for a moment and said, "The next step should be to move the prefecture back to Xiangyang."

The next afternoon, the mighty Jiangxia fleet arrived on the Han River outside Xiangyang City. At this time, Xiangyang City was led by general Wen Pin and 10,000 troops were stationed in Fancheng on the other side, and 10,000 Cao troops were stationed by general Xu Huang. The two armies had been confronting each other for several months, but the Jiangxia army firmly controlled the river, making the Cao army exhausted from defense and at a passive disadvantage.

When Liu Jing came down from the ship, Wen Pin led dozens of generals to wait for a long time, and everyone went forward to salute, "See the governor of the state!"

Liu Jing looked at these loyal generals and clearly saw that each of them contained expectations. He knew that these generals were eager to fight and to gain their own value in the war. However, war is always just a continuation of politics. When the door to political negotiations is open, war becomes insignificant.

But necessary comfort must be done. Liu Jing smiled and said to everyone: "Thank you all the generals for guarding the North Gate, so that the Battle of Chaisang can be fully devoted without any worries. It can be said that the victory of the Battle of Chaisang is the victory of all the soldiers in Jingzhou. Here, I would like to express my most sincere respect to all the generals!"

After saying that, Liu Jing bowed deeply to everyone, and there was applause from everyone. At this time, the soldiers began to disembark one after another and lined up to the military camp east of the city. Liu Jing turned over and walked towards the city of Xiangyang, surrounded by Wenpin and the generals.

Xiangyang City was obviously much more lively, with a large number of people returning, and people coming and going on the streets were extremely lively. Xiangyang City gradually returned to its former prosperity. The dozens of taverns and shops on both sides of the north gate of the city had reopened, and the long-heard hawking sounds were heard, and the smell of wine was floating in the air.

This vibrant scene made Liu Jing particularly pleased. As long as Fancheng returns, business will be revitalized. This is the key to restoring vitality in Jingzhou. Fortunately, Xiangyang County has not suffered a large population loss and it only takes two or three years to recover as before. However, Nan County has lost too much population and it is difficult to restore its former prosperity without ten years.

At this time, Wen Pin asked in a low voice: "I wonder how the provincial governor and Kuai Gong are talking about?"

"I have put forward all the conditions. Kuai Yue wants to ask Cao Cao for instructions, and there will be a result soon. I don't expect any surprises. Cao's army retreat is right in front of me. Then I will reach a settlement agreement with Cao Cao, and the two sides will have a ceasefire for three years."

Wen Pin sighed: "Xiangyang County has been abandoned in the past two years. Once Cao's army withdrew, many interests will probably have to be redistributed, especially the land. The land handed over by the Kuai and Cai families alone has tens of thousands of hectares, and many Xinye people are unwilling to go back and stay south of the Han River. If these things are not handled properly, they may have civil strife in the same way as they were more than ten years ago."

Liu Jing smiled and said, "I plan to use the land north of Fancheng as a military camp, and use the method of replacing land to transfer the farmers in Xinye, Dengxian and Fancheng to the south of the Han River. In this way, as long as the Han River defense line is guarded, Jingzhou can be ensured. As for the harmony of interests, there is actually no big problem. As long as there is enough land and restricting the powerful, the farmer can have his own land."

The two of them were talking and walking. Soon after, they came to the state yamen and saw two tall quids from afar. The state yamen square was still as broad and grand as before, clean and tidy, with soldiers guarding them, and no idle people were allowed to enter.

Hundreds of craftsmen are renovating the Zhuque Hall, the main hall of the state yamen destroyed by Cao's army. This main hall was ordered to be demolished by Cao Cao because it surpassed the main hall of Xuchang Palace. However, Cao Cao did not order the burning of this magnificent building complex for some reason.

It is completely different from the narrow Jiangxia Prefecture Office. The Wuchang Prefecture Office covers an area of ​​only 50 acres, while the Xiangyang Prefecture Office covers an area of ​​2,000 acres, just like a vast palace group.

Many years ago, Liu Jing did not know that some seemingly ordinary things were actually unusual. In fact, Liu Biao had been doing things that were prejudiced, and his food and clothing were comparable to those of emperors. Including this state yamen covering an area of ​​2,000 acres, it was a model for the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an, accounting for one-third of the entire Xiangyang City.

Zhuque Hall, the main hall of the state yamen that had never been opened, is a replica of the Xuanzheng Hall of Weiyang Palace. The Yinfengtai built behind the state yamen covers an area of ​​500 acres and is built to imitate the Phoenix Pavilion of Weiyang Palace. This was originally the residence of Liu Biao, but he was impeached because he was too explicit. Liu Biao had to rebuild a slightly low-key state magistrate mansion, which was the state magistrate mansion that Liu Jing later lived for a while.

It was not until Liu Jing truly entered the power high-level that he finally realized that the people's inner desire for power was exposed, which was often reflected in architecture, such as Cao Cao's construction of the Tongque Tower, and Sun Quan's construction of the Wu Palace and the Iron City.

So what about him, Liu Jing? Will the Jingzhou Prefecture Office, which looks like Weiyang Palace, be fully opened? This is a problem that Liu Jing has been struggling with for a long time.

It was not until this time that he defeated the Jiangdong Army that he finally made up his mind that if he did not act like this, how could the civil servants and generals who had always followed him have hope? Since Cao Cao could build a bronze croaker platform and Sun Quan could build an iron urn city, why could he, Liu Jing, not use the old state governor's yamen?

Thinking of this, he turned around to Dong Yun, who had been following him, and said: "Dong Jun, I have been working hard these days. I will re-adjust the state yamen and make a plan. As soon as next month, Xiangyang County will be in first."

"The provincial governor means that the county government will also move in?" Dong Yun asked.

Liu Jing nodded, "The county government, county government government, prefecture government government and military government all moved in together. From now on, this place will be called Jingzhou Military and Political Bureau, and it will no longer be called the prefecture government bureau."

Wenpin, who was next to him, also understood that for a long time, Jingzhou had been in a semi-schief state, and the army was also in power. This was a characteristic of the Liu Biao era. The entire Jingzhou was controlled by several wealthy families, which made Jingzhou's military and political power scattered and weak. This was also the main reason why Jingzhou has been ineffective in expanding its external power.
Chapter completed!