After Tao Ji's death, Tao Huang naturally took over all Tao Ji's power, including the military power in Jiaozhou. However, Tao Huang did not replace Tao Ji's right prime minister, but instead became the Grand Sima and took charge of the government affairs. Tao Jun was the general and assisted Tao Huang.

Just when the ministers thought that Tao Huang would do something after taking office and led the military and civilians of Jiaozhou to resist the Wei army, Tao Huang suddenly announced that he surrendered to the State of Wei and sent envoys to the Wei army camp to submit a letter of surrender and discuss the surrender.

A stone caused a thousand waves, and the military and civilians in Jiaozhi were talking about it. Some people scolded Tao Huang for traitors and betrayed the foundation of their ancestors, while others praised Tao Huang as a hero who knew the times, and took the overall situation into consideration and saved the people from water and fire.

Most of the people under Tao Huang were resentful and asked for instructions to catch a few people who slander Tao Huang to kill one to warn a hundred to block the spread of rumors.

But Tao Huang waved his hand gently, indicating that they didn't need to pay attention to it. Those who are clear will be clear, while those who are turbid will be turbid. Right and wrong, merits and demerits will be rude. Later generations have commented that he is now the Grand Sima and the most powerful person in the court. But after he surrendered to Wei in a flash, he will do nothing and may become a prisoner of the Wei State. So even if he can block the crowd now, who can he block the Wei army after it comes?

Surrendering to Wei was Tao Ji's last wish. In fact, Tao Ji had already seen it thoroughly before he died. No matter how hard they struggled, they could not escape the fate of destruction. The reason was that the Wei army was too powerful and the Wu people could not match it at all. All their efforts were in vain.

Shi Ji died in Mashuihe, so Tao Ji could see a reality clearly, that is, if he struggled, he would only let more people go with him to be buried. That is, before he died, he would let Tao Huang surrender to the Wei Kingdom and end this war that was doomed to fail.

Of course, Tao Ji's move was a little selfish. He took the initiative to surrender and surrender after the defeat, which were completely different concepts. Xu Chen, the prefect of Rinan County, took the initiative to surrender, and still stood firmly in the position of Rinan Prefect. If he hadn't been to Fan Ji who ran to Jiuzhen County to persuade him to surrender, no one would have shaken his position as the prefect.

Those who resisted to the end and surrendered to the Wei army after failing on the battlefield can only be treated as prisoners of war. It would be great if they could save their lives. Those who seek a single official and half a position were simply dreaming in the daytime.

So if you surrender in the end, it is better to surrender early than to surrender late, and it is better to surrender passively than to surrender actively. If Tao Huang could surrender before the Wei army captured Jiaozhi, at least he could guarantee a position that was not lower than that of the prefect.

If we simply take the matter of inheriting incense and sacrifice, it would be enough to be an official of 2,000 stones in Wei State, at least the Tao family would not be destroyed.

As for whether he can continue to be a rank-in officials like Tao Ji, it depends on whether the descendants and grandchildren of the Tao family have the ability. What Tao Ji can do now is to ensure that the Tao family’s incense continues to be popular.

Tao Huang dared not disobey Tao Ji's will, not to mention that the current situation is no longer something he can control. The Wei army, which had eaten Shi Ji's 10,000 troops, was eyeing Jiuzhen County and could enter Jiaozhi at any time.

The Wei army among the 100,000 mountains to the north are also not vegetarians. They may launch a fierce offensive at any time to destroy the Wu army's defense line. Now they are not in a hurry to attack, they are just pretending to be pigs and eating tigers and restraining the Wu army. When the Wei army on the southern line arrives at Jiaozhi, it is time for the Wei army on the northern line to show its fangs.

Tao Huang also has an accurate positioning of his abilities. With Tao Ji and Shi Ji's abilities, he cannot deal with the powerful Wei army. How could he dare to compete with the Wei army? Even if he sits in the position of Grand Sima, he still does not have the ability to turn the tide.

Tao Huang took the lead in meeting Sun Feng and frankly proposed the surrender of Wei. Regardless of whether Sun Feng was a puppet or not, he was the Lord Wu after all. Out of "politeness", Tao Huang also had to report to Sun Feng.

As the emperor, Sun Feng was deemed boring. Since he ascended the throne, he has not experienced any peace of mind. Most of the time, he was in a state of disagreement. He had never enjoyed the power he deserved, and those who were afraid and frightened must not be missed.

As the situation deteriorates further, Sun Feng also expressed concern about his future. If he had the opportunity to surrender to Wei before becoming this emperor, his treatment would definitely be good.

But after taking up this throne, if he was captured by the Wei army, he could only say that the outcome would be even worse. Thinking about the final tragic death of the former Emperor Sun Hao of Wu, Sun Feng was also shuddered by it.

So when he heard Tao Huang be ready to surrender to the Wei army, Sun Feng was not surprised or angry, and his face was extremely calm. It was even seen that he was still full of expectations.

For Sun Feng, surrendering to Wei was actually a relief for him. It was said that he had no official position and was light, but Sun Feng was not the emperor.

As for the officials of the Wu State, there were few opponents. Most of the remaining officials were Jiaozhou officials trained by Tao Ji. They obeyed Tao Huang's orders. Tao Huang also claimed in public that surrendering to Wei was Tao Ji's will, so naturally there were no opponents.

In fact, for these officials in Jiaozhou, they are not unable to see the current situation. If they continue to resist stubbornly, it is likely that Shi Ji will end up and they will die.

Therefore, the wisest move is to surrender before the arrival of the Wei army. In this way, they may have a chance to find a good future.

After all, even if the Wei State ruled Jiaozhou, it still needed a large number of officials to pasture the land for it. Even if the Wei State could send some officials from the Central Plains, it could only be a minority. It was impossible to make a major change in the administration of Jiaozhou. Those who are familiar with the local officials are still these local officials in Jiaozhou.

Therefore, many officials were still full of expectations for surrendering to Wei, hoping to have a good result.

Tao Huang carefully chose to engage in Jian Jie as an envoy and went to Jiuzhen County to discuss surrender with the Wei army. Jian Jie has always been Tao Ji's confidant and confidant. He is loyal to Tao Ji. He is also good at speaking and distinguishing. He is a negotiator. Tao Huang sent him to Jiuzhen County, which is the most ideal candidate.

After Jian Jie was ordered, he immediately set out in a group, at least with many personal guards around him. After all, there were hundreds of miles from Longbian to Jiuzhen County. Strong people appeared on the road, Jian Jie was naturally cautious.

However, before Jian Jie could reach Jiuzhen County, he met a large group of troops from the Wei army halfway.
Chapter completed!