Xingyang, in the past few days, every day supplies have been scattered out of the city gate, and the car is covered with cloth, so that no one can see what it is, and the soldiers who transport the materials have changed into civilian clothes.

Every day, the same people were replaced by ordinary people, and they went out of the city in a planned and scattered manner.

This is Liu Bang taking Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's suggestion to withdraw most of the supplies and soldiers, leaving only 15,000 troops to defend Xingyang.

In order not to notice the movements of the Han army, they acted in secret, and on the surface, everything was as usual in Xingyang City.

Liu Bang specially summoned Zhou Ke and asked him to pretend to be Liu Bang, and when Liu Bang withdrew, he stayed in Xingyang instead of Liu Bang.

This plan is somewhat similar to the confrontation between Chu and Han in history, when Xiang Yu took revenge on Liu Bang because Fan Zeng was killed by a treacherous scheme, and Liu Bang also found Zhou Ke to pretend to be him and commanded the soldiers to defend Xingyang.

It took time for Xiang Yu to withdraw his troops from the Zhangshui River to return to Xingyang, and Liu Bang responded in advance and had time to calmly arrange.

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The news of the victory of the Zhao army soon spread throughout the Zhao country.

In late November, the sky was clear and the north wind, which had been blowing for several days, had stopped.

Upon hearing the news that King Zhao and his army had returned to the capital, a large number of people spontaneously came to the place where they had to return to the palace from the south gate.

It was now afternoon, and the army had arrived outside the south gate of Xiangguo, and Zhao Xie did not sit in a carriage, but sat on horseback, and entered the city under the guard of the Praetorian Guard.

From time to time, he looked at the people on both sides of the street, and accepted the admiration of all the people, most of whom were smiling.

King Zhao's many reform measures benefited most of the people of Zhao State; King Zhao's many strategies and foresight allowed the Han and Chu armies that invaded Zhao to withdraw their troops; King Zhao also has the help of God Haotian... With all these things, the prestige of the current King Zhao is close to that of the sixth monarch, King Zhao Wuling, and with time, he will definitely be able to surpass it.

The first monarch of Zhao was Zhao Liehou Zhao, and before the destruction of Qin, a total of 11 monarchs were experienced.

During the end of the Qin Dynasty, the six eastern kingdoms were restored, and four years earlier, Chen Sheng's military generals had established themselves as the kings of Zhao, but were killed by his generals soon after.

Three years ago, Zhao Xie was supported by Zhang Er and Chen Yu as the king of Zhao. Zhao Xie has the blood of the Zhao royal family, and claims to be the orthodox king of Zhao, and there is no position of a military minister on the tablet of the ancestors in the temple of Zhao Guozong, and Zhao Xie is the twelfth king of Zhao in the legal system of the Zhao state.

Zhao Xie sometimes observed the buildings on both sides of the street and found some differences. Some of the original privately owned salt shops have been replaced with government-run signs, while the rest have been remodeled to sell other products.

Along the way, I found a total of three shops selling paper, and even the shop signs were written on paper and then pasted.

During the expedition, Zhao's work was not greatly affected and proceeded according to the plan.

The conscription of soldiers, the training of non-commissioned soldiers, the monopoly of salt and iron, the wholesale and retail of paper, and so on, are all carried out in an orderly manner.

Along the way, Zhao Xie was feeling the winter sunshine, the weather was good, and the mood was better.

The procession arrived at the gate of the palace, and the queen Zhao Qian, the eunuch Ling Li, and some of the palace maids greeted them here.

Zhao Xie dismounted, Zhao Qian greeted him, and said with a smile: "The concubine welcomes the triumphant return of the king." ”

She and the palace maid behind her all saluted in unison.

The two entered the palace and walked to the harem, talking as they went.

Zhao Qian said: "King, after you set off, the concubine body has always been full of confidence in you, no, Xiang Yu has withdrawn his troops as you said." ”

Zhao Xie said with a smile: "Because of your virtuous help, I can leave the capital without worries, thank you." ”

Zhao Qian's heart is warm, smiling, the goose egg cheeks show charming dimples, and a slight smile is very charming, which is the most appropriate to describe this beautiful wife.

The beauty of Yu Ji is known to the world, Qi Ji is also a great beauty, Zhao Xie is curious, I don't know how Zhao Qian compares with these two beauties.

"Wang, in the days when you are not in Xiangguo, the concubine has to go to the paper mill every day, everything is normal, and five partners have been supplied. The access system and sincerity money you have come up with are so wonderful that even if those businessmen are shrewd, they have to obediently compete to enter the pit as you said, and the papermaking has just begun, and the Ministry of Commerce has already collected a lot of money. ”

Zhao Qian said excitedly.

Because her work intersects with the Ministry of Commerce, she has recently met with her uncle many times to understand the relevant situation.

Along the way, Zhao Qian mostly spoke, telling about the recent situation.

Speaking of the Mo family, Gongsun Pili, the second disciple of Huang Tingjing, the son of the Mo family, is currently living in the post house and has been looking forward to King Zhao's return as soon as possible.

Back in the study of the harem, Zhao Qian couldn't help but be curious, and asked weakly: "King, that day you and Xiang Yu across the Zhangshui River, writing and talking, how did you tell him that Xiang Yu would retire the next day, can you tell the concubine?" ”

There are a lot of military and political matters, which she can't ask, and if she asks what she shouldn't ask, it will make her husband unhappy.

Zhao Xie didn't blame, and said with a smile: "I'll compete with him to see who can catch Liu Bang and cook it first!" and also stimulated him, saying that he was known as the overlord, and he would not even be as good as King Zhao. ”

"Haha..."Zhao Qian laughed heartily: "You said that Xiang Yu is very willful, and sure enough, after your agitation, you will turn the spearhead and deal with Liu Bang fiercely!" Liu Bang is miserable now! ”

When she first married King Zhao, that Zhao Xie had a cowardly temperament and had no opinions, which made Zhao Qian very disappointed. Today's King Zhao has repeatedly surprised her, making her full of hope for Zhao and her future.

It was already evening, and Zhao Xie and Zhao Qian had dinner together.

As for Gongsun Pili, he is ready to meet him after the court meeting tomorrow.

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The residence of Guangwu Jun.

Li Zuoche returned here, and his family was very happy.

His son Li Zhi immediately pestered him.

"Father, tell the child about the art of war!"

What Li Zhi has to do every day is to practice martial arts and read military books, and there is a backlog of content in military books that need to be explained by Li Zuoche.

After tomorrow's court meeting, Li Zuoche will devote himself to busy work again, and take advantage of a little time when he just came back to explain military books to his son overnight, including "Liutao", "Wu Zi", "Wei Yuzi" and so on.

Li Zuoche taught his son that he did not mechanically explain the content of the military book, but would give corresponding examples, and clearly told his son that he should use it flexibly according to the actual situation, and he must not be rigid.

Li Zhi is very talented in military affairs, and he reads military books by himself, and can comprehend most of the content on his own, so that his father can explain the incomprehensible points and quickly understand them.

The father and son talked so much that they didn't go to bed until the wee hours of the morning.

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I recommend a good historical text to you - "Fighting for Chu Han", which is also a type of fighting for domination, you can go and see it