In any case, Yang Hu did a very good job in Jingzhou, and Sima Yan rewarded him for his merits, made him a cheri general, and gave him special treatment in Kaifu like the three divisions. As we said earlier when we talked about the Shu Kingdom, at that time, the chancellor was qualified to open the house, and we don't know what the specific concept of this opening house is like the three divisions, but it is a very high honor anyway.
Receiving such a great grace, if it were replaced by an ordinary person, he would have prostrated himself to give thanks, but the people really did not want to accept it, and he also resigned on the table. This is a bit much in the table above, and we have a simple summary section here.
His Majesty treated him so kindly and gave him such high-standard treatment, and the courtiers really did not dare to accept it. I have been on the career path for more than ten years now, I have done a lot of work large and small, the responsibilities are very heavy, I am often troubled by insufficient ability, afraid of not doing a good job and making mistakes, so I have always had this worry.
The ancients said it well, those whose moral character cannot convince the public are too highly rewarded, so that the truly talented people will not be promoted, and those who have little merit will get a high salary, and they will make the meritorious people no longer work hard. Because I was a relative of the emperor, I have always been valued, so the most important thing is not to get excessive favors, not to be forgotten and alienated.
Anyway, wait and see, sheep is a meaning, I don't deserve these rewards. But for Yang Hu's resignation, Sima Yan did not see it this way, these rewards are not only to commend your past merits, the most important thing is to stimulate you to have a good performance in the future, and to eliminate wu guo in the future, or to test you, so in the end it was awarded to Yang Hu one by one. This year, Yang Hu was forty-nine years old.
In 270 AD, a new governor came from Jingzhou in the State of Wu, that is, the famous general Lu Kang that we introduced earlier. After Lu Kang arrived in Jingzhou, he paid great attention to the movements of Jingzhou in the Jin Dynasty, and he saw that The Sheep Was also An min and Tun Tian was stockpiling grain, which was clearly a plot. Lu Kang wrote to Sun Hao, reminding him not to be superstitious about the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, but to prepare for war conscientiously, and summed up seventeen suggestions and requested them to be implemented.
Sun Hao obviously did not attach importance to Lu Kang's suggestion, but Yang Hu attached great importance to Lu Kang, and while stepping up military arrangements in Jingzhou, he wrote to Sima Yan on the other hand, saying that Wu Guo still had talent, and if he wanted to use troops against Wu Guo, it was not enough to rely on Jingzhou alone, and that Yizhou's advantages in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River should be used to carry out water army training and preparation there.
In 272 AD, the defense of Xiling, which we mentioned earlier, took place, and that time Yang Hu led a large army straight to Jiangling, because the rapid response and timely response of the land resistance made it difficult for the grain and grass transportation of the YangHu army, plus the city of Gangneung itself was very strong, so Yang Hu returned in vain.
At this time, what Yang Hu had been worried about before happened. Someone told Sima Yan that Yang Hu commanded an army of 80,000 and the Wu army had only more than 30,000 people, but he himself did not move at Jiangling, and as a result, the other side was fully prepared to defend the city. Yang Hu did not advance on his own, but only sent Yang Zhao to lead some people to go deep into the dangerous land, which led to insufficient supply of grain and grass and made our army lose. For this matter, Yang Hu was mainly responsible, and should be dismissed from his official position, retain his title, and go home to rest.
In the face of such impeachment by his courtiers, although Sima Yan wanted to protect Yang Hu, after all, this time the defense of Xiling was still unsuccessful, and Yang Hu had been operating in Jingzhou, and the responsibility still had to be borne partly, so he ordered that Yang Hu be demoted to the general of Pingnan, but the work that should be done was still the same as before.
Although the emperor protected himself so much, Yang Hu did not let himself go, and he deeply reflected on the defeat of the defense of Xiling. Although the strength of the State of Wu is not as good as that of the State of Jin, it cannot be underestimated, especially in the Jingzhou area, and there are famous generals such as Lu Kang who preside over the military, so if you want to destroy the State of Wu, you still have to think about it in the long run.
In history, there were many strategies of encroaching on the enemy country, and Yang Hu began to learn from the ancients, he began to use troops to the east, built five cities and pools in dangerous places, and then used this as a base to occupy a lot of fertile land and snatched a lot of benefits from the Wu people. Slowly, the territory west of Shicheng was owned by the Jin Dynasty.
At this time, there were often Wu people who came to surrender, and Yang Hu comforted them well, making them feel a sense of belonging, and little by little they broke through the psychological defense line of the Wu people and let them feel their warmth. In addition, Yang Hu was also very faithful to the people and army of the State of Wu, and every time he wanted to fight with the State of Wu, he agreed with the other party in advance for a good time and never engaged in sneak attacks. Sometimes, his men would point out that now was a good time to carry out sneak attacks, and Yang Hu did not blame them, but only invited them to drink, and drank until they were drunk and drunk, and did not give them the opportunity to say such things again.