In the face of the great enemy, Xu Chen had no intention of loyalty to the country at all. What's more, the current Wu court is more like a strait troupe. Sun Feng is just Sun Quan's nephew and is not qualified to inherit the throne. Of course, he would not do it if Xu Chen was loyal to a pheasant court.

Of course, even if Sun Feng's identity is a little more formal, Xu Chen did not intend to serve Sun Wu. If he is loyal or not, there is no big difference for him. The most important thing is to save his life.

Although it is a bit shameful to surrender, at least your life is safe. Although Xu Chen has been in Rinan for a long time, it seems that the news is blocked, but in fact it is not the case. Since Rinan County is an important transit station for maritime trade, as long as a merchant ship arrives, it will bring new news to Xu Chen.

The Wei army's attitude towards surrendered troops has always been quite good. As long as they surrender, they will basically have no worries about their lives. If they have shown meritorious service, they can still get a single official position under the rule of Wei State.

Therefore, Xu Chen's surrender was very clear. When he saw the Wei army attacking in a large scale, he immediately took the initiative to surrender in exchange for the opportunity to make meritorious service.

Of course, Xu Chen's performance would not be unrewarded. After Yang Hu entered the city, he praised him greatly and recommended him to continue to serve as the prefect of Rinan County.

The reason why it was recommended rather than appointing directly was that Yang Hu did not have the power to appoint local officials. Whether it was the governor, the prefect or even the county magistrate, according to the Wei system, the appointment and removal of all local officials needed to come from the Ministry of Personnel of the Secretariat. Although Cao Liang gave Yang Hu great power during this southern expedition, some lines were still something that Yang Hu could not cross.

Therefore, at most Xu Chen could only act temporarily as the prefect of Rinan County, and could not directly become the prefect of Rinan County of Wei. If he wanted to take office, he would have to wait until the appointment of the Ministry of Personnel was issued before it could take effect.

Xu Chen was a little amused and laughed. He was originally the prefect of Rinan, but after the Wei army entered the city, he became the acting prefect.

However, it doesn't matter if you think about it. With Yang Hu's status, it is impossible for the Ministry of Personnel to reject the position of Xu Chen as the prefect of a remote county and country to the court. Therefore, the position of Xu Chen's prefect was almost firmly settled.

However, Xu Chen was not satisfied with just being a prefect of Rinan. The prefect of Rinan is far away from the extreme south and is far away from the Central Plains. If you have the opportunity to be in the hinterland of the Central Plains in the future, that would be the real beauty.

Of course, Xu Chen also knew that if he had not made great contributions, it would be impossible to move forward. How could he make great contributions?

Xu Chen's eyes glanced and immediately thought about it. The Wei army suddenly appeared in Rinan County. It must not be aimed at Rinan County. Their final target was only Jiaozhi County, which was currently located in the remnant Wu Xiaogong Court.

If you want to attack Jiaozhi County, the Wei army will definitely not be able to avoid Jiuzhen County. So Xu Chen said to Yang Hu: "Governor, Fan Ji, the prefect of Jiuzhen County, is a fellow villager of Beizhen. He has been intimate with Beizhen. He is willing to go to Jiuzhen County and persuade him to surrender. In this way, the army can take Jiuzhen County without bloodshed."

When Yang Hu heard this, he said that this method was good. If he could persuade the surrender of Jiuzhen Prefect, it would have achieved twice the result with half the effort. Even if Fan Ji refused to surrender, he would not suffer any losses.

The Wei army only stayed in Rinan County for a few days. After all the supplies were unloaded, they gathered the infantry battalions and marched north.

Xu Chen had already taken a step forward and rode a few followers straight to Jiuzhen County.

Jiuzhen County is north of Rinan County. Compared with the pitiful tens of thousands of people in Rinan County, Jiuzhen County also had 46,000 households and 209,000 people at its peak, which is at least four or five times larger than the size of Rinan County.

Fan Ji and Xu Chen, the prefect of Jiuzhen County, were originally fellow townsmen, and they worked in neighboring counties, so their relationship was naturally too close.

Since the Wei army took the lead in blocking the northward passage after landing in Rinan, Fan Ji did not know about the loss of Rinan County until now. Xu Chen's sudden visit made Fan Ji feel deeply puzzled.

After Sun Feng's court moved to Jiaozhi County, the situation in Jiuzhen County became tense. The court sent a lot of tasks to Jiuzhen County to recruit soldiers and grain. The young and strong people from Jiuzhen County drew a lot of people from the north, and even the treasury of Jiuzhen County was cleared out.

Now all resources are tilting towards Jiaozhi County, but this is understandable. After all, Jiaozhi County has become the frontline of the war. Once Jiaozhi County is lost, there is no need for Jiuzhen County to exist. Therefore, it is reasonable for Jiuzhen County to devote all manpower and material resources to assist Jiaozhi County.

"How come Brother Xu is so free to come to my county? If you have any mistakes, please forgive me for your crimes." Fan Ji smiled and welcomed Xu Chen into the central hall.

Xu Chen laughed and said, "I am here to give Brother Fan a great opportunity to be rich and prosperous."

Fan Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Xu, why did you and I guard this barren land on the border, how could we say great wealth?"

Xu Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "Does Brother Fan know who this world is now? It's true that although I am still the prefect of Rinan, I have already served in Sun Wu differently, but I have taken over the Dai Lu of Cao Wei. As long as Brother Fan can open the city and surrender, I will definitely protect Brother Fan from the position of prefectures and counties. If I have made contributions to the capture of Jiaozhi, it would not be a fantasy to return to Central Plains to serve."

Fan Ji was shocked when he heard this and asked Xu Chen carefully about the details. It turned out that the Wei army crossed the sea and landed from Sunan. Xu Chen not only surrendered, but also acted as a lobbyist for the Wei Kingdom and came to Jiuzhen County to persuade him to surrender.

After Xu Chen finished talking about the whole story, he was flirting with elegance and spirit. He drew a very outstanding blueprint for Fan Ji and repeatedly asked Fan Ji whether he agreed.

Fan Ji responded vaguely and then said, "Brother Xu is here, I will ask you to prepare wine and food below, let's have a chat while eating." As he said that, Fan Ji hurriedly left.

Xu Chen thought he had convinced Fan Ji and sat in the middle hall waiting for the delicious food. But after a long time, no one served the food. Xu Chen was puzzled and suddenly rushed to the hall. Without saying a word, he put a knife on Xu Chen's neck, then wiped his shoulders and put his arms around him, tied Xu Chen in a big variety of flowers and tied them up.

Xu Chen was shocked, but saw Fan Ji stepping in from outside the hall, with a blue face, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Fan, what do you mean?"

Fan Ji scolded and said, "Eat the king's fortune and loyalty to the king. People like you who sell your master for prosperity and fear of death will be called brothers and brothers to you, and they will be defiled by someone's mouth!"

Then Fan Ji ordered Xu Chen to be sent into a death row van and taken to Jiaozhi County, and handed over to the court for delivery.
Chapter completed!