Peng Ze Xu claimed to be the queen of the Xu Kingdom.

The patriarch of the Xu clan was a seventy-year-old man, his teeth were about to fall out, his speech was very verbose, and he had a strong local accent, and most of the words had to be repeated by Xu Shu, the scholar who surrendered with Peng Zejun's head that day.

It turned out that Xu was a big country in Huaisi hundreds of years ago, and at the peak of the reign of King Xu Yan and the Zhou Dynasty, and later Xu was conquered and excluded by Zhuxia, declining day by day, constantly moving south, and finally to the lower reaches of the Huai River, accommodating the Qunshu city-state of the same clan as Xu, and finally gaining a firm foothold.

But the good days didn't last long, as Wu and Chu launched a fierce competition in Huainan, Xu also fell into the territory of the two countries, and finally Xu chose to take refuge in the seemingly more powerful Chu State, but was retaliated by Wu, Wu Zixu and Sun Wu led their troops to attack Xu, flooded Xucheng, and destroyed it, Xu Jun and his wife surrendered and then moved to Chu, since then Xu people have no news in the annals of history......

But the history of the Xu people did not end there, the state of Chu let the attached Xu people cross the river and move south to enrich the land in the south of the Yangtze River, and also let the Xu people, who had a hatred of the country with the Wu state, develop this place for themselves.

After the Xu people crossed the river, they landed in Pengze, and some of them took a fancy to the nearby lush forests and bamboos, and the fish and shrimp in the rivers and lakes, and chose to stay here to re-establish their homes. More often than not, they bypassed Peng Lize, went up along the Xiushui, and finally came to Aiyi in northwest Jiangxi, that is, Jing'an, Gao'an and other places in later generations.

Three hundred years have passed, the language and customs of the Xu people have long been Chu, but they have always remembered their origins, not only with "Xu" as the clan, but also stubbornly destroyed the Xu country, and the story of the Xu people moving south to Chu has been passed down from generation to generation.

Hefu had no interest in the family's ancient history, what he wanted was their deferential submission.

After the patriarch of the Xu clan finally finished babbling on and on about the family history and showed that the Xu family was willing to submit to the rule of the Qin state, Heifu immediately got up and asked Lixian to take out a copy of the letter of fate and slip signed by Nanjun Shouteng himself

"The Xu family helped our army to get Peng Zeyi, and the Xu patriarch can be the third elder of Benyi Township."

The three officials in the township of Qin State, who listened to lawsuits and collected taxes; Wander around and forbid thieves; The three elders are in charge of education. For temporary appointments, the word "false" should be added.

The three elders are in charge of education, but they don't have much real power, so it's just a false title, which makes the Xu family happy. He predicted that after he captured Fanyang, he would move there with a large army, and Peng Ze would only leave a few hundred people.

As for the position of the pretending husband, Heifu plans to be empty first, anyway, in the short term, it is impossible for their rule to penetrate deep into the countryside of Lilu, and the rapid implementation of Qin Law is even more foolish.

Heifu thought to himself: "When the battle is over and the new county is established, wait for the Qin officials to be appointed from above and bring immigrants here to be the husband." If I give too many positions to the locals first, then I will cause dissatisfaction and feel that the Qin State has crossed the river and demolished the bridge. If left unchecked, the local forces will be too big to govern, and although I can only conquer, I can't leave too many problems for my successors. ”

I never thought that among the Xu family, some people guessed his plan, and at night, Xu Shu, a scholar who had been supporting the patriarch of the Xu clan to leave, came back again, saying that he had something important to ask for Heifu......

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"Why did the gentleman go and come back?"

Sitting in Peng Zejun's hall, Heifu asked the taxi in front of him.

Xu Shu had two mustaches on his lips, a wide robe and big sleeves, and he was dressed like an ordinary Chu Shi, he bowed to Heifu politely, and said with a smile: "The patriarch asked me to come back and thank the general." ”

"That's all?"

Hefu didn't believe it, because in the eyes of this scholar, he could see a burning look in his eyes that loved fame.

Xu Shu said goodbye: "Shu is fortunate to have been to Nanjun County, has seen the customs of Qin, and has traveled along the banks of Peng Lize, and is quite familiar with the rivers, geography, cities, and Yue tribes of Yuzhang, so I am thinking, the general wants to take all the land of Yuzhang, or use to get my place!" ”

It is no secret that the Qin State wants to make Jing a county, and the pace of the Qin army's conquest will not stop at Peng Ze, so Heifu smiled and said: "You try to talk about it, see what I don't know." ”

Heifu asked Xu Shu to give him a mat, and he said: "Yuzhang is a barbaric land, and it has always been desolate, so the Chu State is crowned the king, but there are only four people, namely Xunjun, Peng Zejun, Fanyang Jun, and Shangganjun. ”

As he spoke, he picked up the Liubo chess pieces placed next to him and placed them on the table between the two.

Xu Shu pointed to the chess pieces on the case and said: "Xunjun and Peng Zejun live in Peng Lize to the west and east, and now they have fallen and died, and their cities have all been returned to Qin, but the general only controls the rivers and lakes, but Yuzhang has not yet set foot in the land of thousands of miles inland." ”

"Fanyangjun is entrenched in the upper reaches of Fanshui, and its city can be bigger and higher than Pengzeyi, with many soldiers and soldiers, and it is said that there are 2,000 people......"

Two thousand Fengjun troops, Heifu didn't take it to heart, but Xu Shu's next sentence made him vigilant.

"Before the general came, the Emperor of Chu led the remnants to Pengze, he saw that Pengze City was small, and knew that he could not resist the heavenly soldiers of Qin, so he took thousands of disciples and fled to Fanyang.

It's a little troublesome now, and Fanyang suddenly became a bone that is not easy to gnaw.

Heifu didn't chuckle at this time, and stretched out his hand and said, "Please move forward, sir!" ”

After moving the table, the two were already very close, only one step.

Xu Shu also said in more detail: "In addition to Fanyang, there is also Shangganjun, whose territory is far away in the south, from Tailing to Pengze, and there are more than 1,300 in the north and south. Even if the general can capture Fanyang and take his soldiers to Shangjiang, it will be thousands of miles away, the forest is dense, the road is difficult, and it will take a month and a half to walk at the earliest. Waiting for the troops to come to the city, the enemy has the southern city, and there is a dangerous fortress, and it is difficult to capture it for a while......"

"In addition to the feudal monarch of Chu State, there are countless Yue tribes in Yuzhang, such as the dry Yue of Yu Ganshui, the Yang Yue of Ganshui and Peng Lize. Although many have gradually become naturalized, and there are small gatherings in the city, there are still many Yue people who gather in the Wuthering Mountains and forests, and migrate and attack impermanence. If the general attacks Fanyang and Shangjiang in the south, and wins a decisive victory with the feudal monarch of Chu State, these Yue people intercept the general's back road grain road, then the general is in danger! ”

A narration, so that Heifu was impressed by this person, not only the words are very logical, but also the whole territory of Jiangxi forces are well understood, it seems that he said that he "once swam in Pengli, Ganshui, and observe the customs of the tribes in various cities" is not a lie.

"This is a talent, there is a legacy in the wild."

Heifu secretly praised and arched his hand: "As Mr. said, Qin Jun has never set foot in Yuzhang before, so the local situation has always been obscure. ”

There is no shortage of military officials under Heifu who can attack cities and capture places, nor does he lack assistants like Lixian who can adapt to changes, but he lacks a wise man who can know the local geography and Sichuan defense and help him formulate a strategy plan!

So he smiled and said, "There is still a lack of staff in our army, is Sir willing to do it?" ”

Heifu threw out his bait: "With this qualification, after the war, this Pengzeyi is still lacking, and Mr. can get ......."

Although Xu Shu has some talent, he is not a big sect of the Xu family, and he is destined to fail to inherit the family business.

But Xu Shu didn't show much eagerness, just smiled and said: "Pengze's place is too small, Xu Shu has long wanted to go out for a walk." ”

This is a pun, Heifu heard this, knowing his ambition, I am afraid that it is not just a small countryman, so he increased his own stakes: "Qinping Jingdi, a wide range of counties, officials are in urgent need, if Mr. can help me break through Fanyang, Shangjiang, and collect Yue people, I will repay Mr." ”

This is what Xu Shu persuaded the patriarch to kill Peng Zejun and join Qin, and he came to meet Heifu in the middle of the night to meet what he wanted, and he immediately bowed down and said: "Shu dare not serve the general?" ”

Heifu helped Xu Shu up, and then avoided the table to ask for advice on how to capture Fanyang.

"Mr. said before that Yu Ganshui also has a part of Ganyue that lives in the city, and its power is not small?"

Xu Shu bowed: "However, more than 100 miles south of Fanyang, there is a Yugan City, which was built by Ganyue, and the size is about the same as Pengze, where thousands of Ganyue people live, and there is already a monarch. ”

Heifu knows that the current northern part of Yuzhang is roughly a three-legged stand of Qin, Fanyang Jun, and Yue people. If Fanyang Jun and Gan Yue jointly resist Qin, then the Qin army is not familiar with the geography of the truth, and it will not be easy to seize this place, but if the Yue people can join the Qin State like the Xu family, then the situation will be very different!

In his heart, he suddenly had the intention of contacting Yu Ganyue, and this task probably had to fall on Xu Shu.

At this time, Xu Shu said again: "But its monarch is not a Yue person, but a Chu person who came to Yuganshui twenty years ago. ”

"Oh?"

Hefqizhi asked about it.

"Twenty years ago, Wu Shen, a Chu official, was relegated to Yugan, he taught the Yue people to plough the fields and fertilize them, so that they did not have to slash and burn, often migrated, and married the daughter of the local chief, built a settlement on the Yugan water, and was worshiped as the ...... of the monarch."

"At present, Wu Shen is old, Yu Ganyue is a person, and most of them are commanded by his son Wu Ruirui, I swam south to Yu Ganshui a few years ago, and I have met with him......"

Xu Shu was worthy of being the one who dared to carry Peng Zejun's head into the Qin camp to surrender, and immediately gave up his hand and said: "The subordinate is willing to contact Wu Rui for Sima!" ”