Xia Huan's order, Zhao Liu didn't dare to disobey, but he was still worried about his centurion in his heart.

It didn't take long for Zhao Liu to point to a house that was also not very good, and said, "This is it." ”

Looking at the house in front of me, although it looks a little old, the front door is very clean. It is in stark contrast to the surrounding ones.

I can't see that such a strong man not only has a strong judgment, but even in life, he is also thick and fine.

Coupled with the support of his subordinates, Xia Huan is almost certain that this person, even if he does not have the talent of a general now, but with more training, he will definitely not be much worse than the current Chu State Pillar Stone Ji Technique in the future.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

Zhao Liu walked to the door and knocked on the wooden door. Soon, there was a sound of answering the door from inside.

"Who?"

"It's me, Zhao Liu!"

"Zhao Liu? Didn't the centurion already tell you not to go out? This month's food will not be missing from you! The person inside the door, hearing that it was Zhao Liu, seemed to be a little angry, and there was a hint of blame in his tone.

Zhao Liu glanced at Xia Huan and Chen Zhaoming beside Xia Huan a little stiffly, and then said with a hint of crying: "Oops! Leave that alone and open the door! ”

"Squeak!"

The people inside seemed to be a little impatient by Zhao Liu, and when they opened the door, they could faintly hear a trace of cursing.

"I said that the food will be delivered to your house......"

As he spoke, the person who opened the door glanced at Xia Huan and the others behind Zhao Liu, and then, as if someone had choked his neck, his voice stopped abruptly.

However, soon the person who opened the door was red-eyed, staring at Zhao Liu, who was lowering his head, and roared hoarsely: "Zhao Liu! How dare you betray us! ”

Obviously, they regarded Xia Huan as coming to ask for guilt after the autumn.

The person who opened the door immediately wanted to close the door again, but Chen Zhaoming, who was quick with his eyes, kicked the door and fell to the ground.

Yu Meng's courtyard is not big, especially today, there are more than 30 people gathered here.

The movement at the door caused the courtyard, which was still frolicking, to suddenly quiet down.

Chen Zhaoming, who had a heroic face, looked at the people in the courtyard with a hint of hostility, without showing the slightest timidity.

The county soldiers inside the door were not slow to react, and seeing Chen Zhaoming standing at the door provocatively, more than 30 people, without the slightest word, immediately surrounded them.

"Stop! What do you want to do! Rebellion! Soon, Yu Meng's voice came from inside the house, "It is our honor for Your Highness to settle in our small land, what are you like like this!" Spread them all out for me! ”

Although the thirty or so county soldiers still had a wary look on their faces, Gu Ji involuntarily let go of his body and stepped aside.

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! ”

Crisp applause rang out, and Xia Huan said with a strong sense of appreciation: "General Yu, whether it is courage or vision, is the best class, among the longevity capital, there is a general's talent, that is not the marquis and the prime minister!" ”

"The general doesn't dare to be the general, and the marquis doesn't dare to think about it, Yu Meng just hopes to live in peace." Yu Meng lowered his head and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

When Xia Huan heard this, he laughed and said, "Remnant? Haha, the general is now at most just past the standing, how can he talk about his life? ”

Yu Meng was silent for a moment, and finally sighed lightly and said: "On this Ying, it is like a pool of stagnant water now, what is it if it is not a remnant?" ”

The smile on Xia Huan's face receded slightly, which was also a pain for the royal family.

Looking at Yu Meng, Xia Huan also had a rare love in his heart.

"With the talent of a general, he really shouldn't be buried in this small county soldier. If the general doesn't dislike it, Xia Huan is willing to worship the general......"

"Your Highness!" However, before Xia Huan's words were finished, he was directly interrupted by Yu Meng.

"We, not county soldiers. The army of our waiters is called Changxiu! ”

"Changxiu?" Xia Huan frowned, and also glanced at Chen Zhaoming, who had lived in the military for two years. However, Chen Zhaoming was also puzzled. It seems that I haven't heard of this so-called Changxiu Army.

It's no wonder that Xia Huan misunderstood. Most of the county soldiers in the county government were composed of guards who responded to the call. This is more like compulsory military service, and in the Chu State, people who do not have a title have to go through it.

During the service, most of these county soldiers will receive a part of the money and food every month to settle the life for a month.

Therefore, when Xia Huan learned that Zhao Liu was going to receive food, he also subconsciously thought that Yu Meng and others were county soldiers who served.

Puzzled, Xia Huan couldn't help asking: "According to my Dachu convention, near Shoudu, except for the Shenwu Army, the rest are just county soldiers who are every five years, but most of those who have titles are at the border. Why, you, the Changxiu army, are on the Ying? Why, I haven't even heard of it, but there is a garrison on this wall. ”

"Resident? This is where we stand. Yu Meng looked at the somewhat old houses around him and said with a light sigh.

"What do you mean?" This time, even Chen Zhaoming couldn't help but be a little curious.

In the military system of the Chu State, all those who have titles are selected from among the pawns. Once naturalized, not only will the land be distributed directly, but even, after winning the war merits, there will be land to be rewarded.

Such a system is somewhat similar to the government military system of the Tang Dynasty. The only difference is that they don't need to specialize in cultivating the fields, they can hire people to grow on their behalf, as if they were small landlords. All they have to do is train and prepare for battle.

Moreover, these lands and identities can be inherited from father to son. As long as you want to, it's not a problem to pass it on all the time.

The cost of such a military system is undoubtedly huge. Therefore, although the state of Chu is large, there are only a dozen of such a titled army.

Yu Meng raised his head slightly, looked at Xia Huan with his eyes for the first time, and said: "Our fathers are all soldiers of the Changxiu Army, and we are also inheriting the wishes of our fathers. And the person who caused Chang Xiujun's current situation is none other than His Highness's eldest father, that is, His Majesty Taizu! ”

"Nonsense!" Before Xia Huan got angry, Chen Zhaoming on the side angrily reprimanded: "The army in the world, regardless of enemy and me, who doesn't know that Taizu loves soldiers like sons?" Who doesn't envy my great Chu soldiers? ”

In the face of Chen Zhaoming's questioning, Yu Meng was not angry, but explained everything one by one.

It turned out that Chang Xiujun was a loyal supporter of the Xiang clan back then, and his handsome man was the younger brother of Yu Ziqi, one of the five tiger generals of the overlord at that time.

It's just that more than 20 years ago, the Xiang clan pushed the Xia clan too tightly, so that Taizu made up his mind to raise troops and clear the monarch's side.

At that time, the Changxiu Army, stationed in Huiji County, the base camp of the Yu clan, traveled a long distance to Yingshang, preparing to rob the Shenwu Army from Nanyang.

As a result, the perseverance and endurance of the Shenwu Army far exceeded their imagination, and in just three days, they rushed for two hundred miles, bypassing Yingshang and going straight to Shoudu.

By the time Chang Xiujun reacted, Shoudu had already changed his ways.

Later, things were even simpler, Taizu relied on his own prestige to pull a faction within the Changxiu army, promising heavy benefits to one party, while the other side was fiercely suppressed, not only recovering the land, but also continuously compressing their living space.

As time went on, there were fewer and fewer people in Changxiujun.

In the end, most of the people who can stay are still strong feelings for Chang Xiujun.

Of course, Chang Xiujun is not a loyal minister to the Taizu Dynasty, so his natural name is not obvious.

However, so many years have passed since this incident. If at the beginning, Taizu was still afraid of the strength of the Changxiu Army, and after a few years, the Changxiu Army was no longer a problem, so why didn't he disband it directly?