Half a month later, a group of people came to Shouchun, and they were still imperial envoys sent by the court. However, compared to Jia Chong's imperial envoy who had posed for his identity, the authentic imperial envoys came this time, Eunuch Chen, the Huangmen Minister in the palace, was a eunuch around the emperor. Moreover, Eunuch Chen came this time and brought the emperor's edict. The specifications and rituals for the promulgation were all straightforward and quite regular.

Of course, Zhuge Dan would not suspect that Eunuch Chen's identity was fake, but Sima Shi controlled the government, and the current emperor Cao Mao was just a puppet emperor. The so-called edict should be instructed by Sima Shi, so this edict must have had some intentions. Although Zhuge Dan came to listen to Eunuch Chen's edict respectfully, he was quite dissatisfied in his heart.

If this will is really unfavorable to him, Zhuge Dan will naturally not act according to the order. Anyway, Zhuge Dan has already made plans to raise an army. If Sima Shi really wants to do it on him, Zhuge Dan will not mind at all, so he will raise troops and echo Cao Liang from the north and stab Sima Shi hard in the back.

According to Zhuge Dan's estimate, most of this imperial edict was to promote him and transfer him from Huainan. This method of promoting him openly and descending secretly was probably very common. Zhuge Dan's foundation was in Huainan. After leaving Huainan, he was a water without a source and a tree without a root. Just a prisoner could capture Zhuge Dan and ask for guilt.

Therefore, no matter what the sky-high conditions Sima Shi offered, Zhuge Dan could not give up the military power in Huainan. What if he was the Three Dukes? He was just a bird in a cage and a dragon in a pond. When Sima Shi turned his back on his face, he became a prisoner at the stairs.

Zhuge Dan knelt absent-mindedly on the ground, behind him was an official from the Yangzhou Governor's Office, and Zhuge Liang was also among them. Everyone knelt down properly and listened quietly to Eunuch Chen's orders.

But when Eunuch Chen read out loudly, "Ying Tianshun, I was ordered by this clear order. The emperor said: General of the Conquest of the East, Zhuge Dan, the governor of Yangzhou, was loyal to the country, and performed his duties conscientiously. He defended Wu's rebellion outside and fought against traitors inside. He made great contributions and was specially promoted to General of the Conquest of the East, and also commanded the military of the two states of Jing and Yang. I was so proud."

Zhuge Dan was obviously stunned when he heard this. This time he did not grant him the position of the Three Dukes. Instead, he was granted the title of the Governor of Jingzhou on the premise of retaining the original Yangzhou Governor, and even the title of General of the Conquest of the East.

What is this situation? Zhuge Dan did not expect that Sima Shi not only did not transfer him from Huainan, but also handed over the military power of Jingzhou to him. Originally, Zhuge Dan was only responsible for the Huainan defense line, which was half of the border against Wu. Now he handed over the military power of Jingzhou to him, which was equivalent to him under his jurisdiction over the border against Wu. The power in Zhuge Dan's hands was doubled.

Logically speaking, after Jia Chong returned to Sima Shi, Sima Shi already knew Zhuge Dan's attitude. Even if he had no way to deal with Zhuge Dan for the time being, at least he would not give additional power. Sima Shi's unexpected decision made Zhuge Dan not recall what was going on for a long time. So after Eunuch Chen announced the edict, Zhuge Dan did not respond for a while.

Eunuch Chen was reciting the imperial edict, and the ending sound had been long enough, so he was waiting for Zhuge Dan to receive the imperial edict. However, after waiting for a long time, he didn't see any reaction from Zhuge Dan. He had to cough lightly and whisper: "Governor Zhuge, why don't you receive the imperial edict yet?"

Zhuge Dan came to his senses and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "My minister Zhuge Dan received the order to thank him."

Eunuch Chen smiled and rolled up the imperial edict and handed it to Zhuge Dan, saying, "Congratulations to General Zhuge for being promoted to the Eastern General and leading the two states."

Zhuge Dan quickly ordered someone to offer a plate of gold and said, "Eunuch Chen has worked hard all the way, and I have worked hard. I hope Eunuch Chen can accept it with a smile."

Before receiving the order, Zhuge Dan had already ordered people to prepare a hundred taels of gold. This was probably a hidden rule in the officialdom. Eunuch Chen refused for a moment, and then accepted it with a smile.

Most of the time when the imperial edict is announced, the person who receives the imperial edict will respect some money and goods. Even if he is convicted and imprisoned, he will spend money to bribe the eunuch. In addition to the imperial edicts that are executed in the whole family, it is often very rich, which has become an unwritten convention.

However, there are still a few people who are as generous as Zhuge Dan. After taking the gold, Eunuch Chen smiled and said that such a generous income would not be in vain.

Although Zhuge Dan would not feel sorry for the gold, he had to pay so much gold at least to get some rewards. After all, he still had countless doubts in his heart, and Eunuch Chen needed to answer his questions.

"Eunuch Chen, the imperial court suddenly had such an appointment. Where did the former governor of Jingzhou Wang Chang go?"

Eunuch Chen smiled and said, "Governor of Yongliang Guo Huai, who was seriously ill and requested to retire and return home, so the court recruited Wang Chang to succeed the Governor of Yongliang. Because the war on the Yellow River is in a tight position, there is no suitable candidate to succeed the Governor of Jingzhou, so the court proposed that you serve as the Governor of Jingzhou. Congratulations to Governor Zhuge."

Zhuge Dan nodded gently, so that's it. Guo Huai is a veteran. Since Sima Yi transferred from Yongliang, Guo Huai has been responsible for the defense of Yongliang's important town and resisting the continuous invasion of Shu. After all, Guo Huai is old and it is normal for him to have illness or something. If he retires from illness, the governor of Yongliang will naturally be vacant.

Logically speaking, there were many generals from the imperial court who were in the Mu Border Pass, but after continuous defeat in Youzhou and Jizhou, Sima Shi had already lost several generals in a row. Now the Yellow River defense line is more important, and it is normal for him to not be able to draw out people.

Now Sima Shi can only recruit Zhuge Dan and Wang Chang from the southern front. If he wants to transfer Zhuge Dan to serve as the governor of Yongliang, he will inevitably remove Zhuge Dan from his position as governor of Yangzhou. After all, the two places are thousands of miles apart and cannot be taken into account at all.

Both Sima Shi and Zhuge Dan knew the consequences of this order, so Sima Shi definitely did not dare to act rashly. He could only transfer Wang Chang, the direct line, to Yongliang, and could not move Zhuge Dan.

In this way, Zhuge Dan was cheaper. Since Sima Shi had no generals to be appointed, and after the Jingzhou Governor was vacant, there was no suitable candidate to succeed him. Huainan and Jingzhou were already adjacent and also shouldered the mission of fighting against Wu, so Sima Shi had no choice but to award the position of Jingzhou Governor to Zhuge Dan.

This may not be the best choice, but it is a choice that cannot be obtained. In this way, although the border is guaranteed, Zhuge Dan's power has become more powerful in the past, spanning the two states of Jing and Yang, and his strength has become more powerful.
Chapter completed!