Zhou Fei's triumphant return to Xiayang County and bringing back so many foreign captives immediately caused a huge shock among the locals.

These alien races who used to show off their might, plunder everywhere, and make the Han frontier people miserable, are now subdued by Zhou Fei, and obediently stand outside the city in the ice and snow waiting to be dealt with.

The contrast is so great that it's hard to believe; But after reacting, I was addicted, the prince was mighty!

Under the protection of Guang Nianhou, they were able to live a stable life from now on, and they no longer had to worry about foreign attacks.

While arranging the whereabouts of these alien people, Zhou Fei sent someone to send the good news written by the scribe to Luoyang as soon as possible, striving to give His Majesty a generous gift before the year.

By the time Zhou Fei returned to Anyi, the entire Hedong County had already learned of Zhou Fei's great victory.

Guan Hai led the civil and military officials in the city and the patriarchs of the major families to greet Zhou Fei at the west gate of the city, and the people were smiling and excited.

Liu Jian, the eldest princess of Yingyin, smiled and stood quietly at the front of the team, waiting for Zhou Fei's arrival. During this time, she was scared, she was afraid that Zhou Fei would have three long and two short, which scared her so much that she couldn't sleep at night and was a lot haggard. A few days ago, the herald brought back the news of the great victory, and Guan Hai notified the eldest princess as soon as possible, so that she finally let go of her hanging heart.

The rumbling sound of horses' hooves caused the ground to shake violently, and it could be felt from afar; Zhou Fei immediately returned to the city, which made the eldest princess extremely excited, and her face was slightly red.

After the ceremony, Zhou Fei held the hand of the eldest princess, looking very affectionate; Zhou Fei loudly announced in public that he had recovered the three counties of Zuo Fengyi, the nine counties of Shangjun, and the three counties of Xihe County, and that Hedong County would be safe after that, and that when the snow melted in the coming year, he would take the Han Iron Cavalry to go out again, and he would definitely recover the entire territory of Shangjun and restore the glory of the Han Dynasty.

The eldest princess and everyone present were excited, and continuously shouted "Long live the Great Han!" "The prince is mighty!"

The spies of the other families in the crowd sent the news back to the family as quickly as possible. Subsequently, the news of the victory of the Great Han spread everywhere.

The emperor received Zhou Fei's good news, and he was overjoyed, without the champion Hou, the emperor's son-in-law could still win the battle, it seems that his original choice was so correct.

Zhang Rang lost no time in saying: "Your Majesty is wise, the chosen emperor's son-in-law is really mighty, this is the best New Year's gift for Your Majesty." ”

"Hahaha!" Liu Hong laughed for a while, was in a good mood, and asked, "Zhang Changshi, how should I reward it?" ”

Zhang Rang knew His Majesty's mood, so he said: "Your Majesty, it is better for Guangnian Hou to replace Zhang Wen and take the post of general of the right chariot cavalry, and pacify Liangzhou as soon as possible." As for Xu Huang and the others, they will wait until the upper county is completely recovered before rewarding. ”

Liu Hong was very moved by this, but he thought about it carefully, shook his head, and objected: "It's not time for the time being, Guangnian Hou has the role of Guangnian Hou." ”

In his heart, he hoped that Zhou Fei would build a strong army, recover Shangjun, control the Xiongnu, and be able to compete with the champion Hou in the future, so that the imperial court would be safe.

The situation in Xiliang became more and more difficult to pacify, and it cost him a lot of money and food, which made him very distressed, and even some courtiers proposed to give up Liangzhou, he was very moved, but he couldn't let go of his face.

Now that the soldiers in Liangzhou are in a panic, people are displaced, and life is miserable, the major scholars have seized the opportunity to actively recruit troops and horses to strengthen their strength, which has given Liu Hong a headache.

Only when Guang Nianhou's strength is strong enough can he take over the affairs of Liangzhou, otherwise, it is tantamount to pulling out the seedlings to help them grow; And without a certain prestige, it is difficult to control all walks of life in Liangzhou.

Zhang Rang knew the emperor's character best, thought for a while, and suggested: "Your Majesty, Hedong County is rich in the world, but it is controlled by the scholars, and the imperial court can't collect much tax at all. His military expenses are no longer the responsibility of the imperial court, which is equivalent to getting rid of a big burden. ”

This is exactly what the emperor said in his heart, there are too many scholars in Hedong County, and their strength is too strong, so they must rely on strong force to control and delegate power to Guangnianhou, he can rest assured.

And in this way, Guang Nianhou's strength will be even stronger, if Guang Nianhou's strength is strong enough, he will not continue to rely on the support of Champion Hou, and become an independent force, and he will be able to fight against Champion Hou.

More importantly, when the Marquis of Guangnian became stronger, he canceled the huge rewards given to the Huns every year like the champion Marquis; At present, the imperial court's finances are very difficult because of the war in Liangzhou, and it is good to save a little.

If the Xiongnu rebelled, it was just right to transfer the soldiers and horses of the champion Hou to support him, so that he could fight with the Huns, and take the opportunity to weaken the strength of the champion Hou.

There are so many benefits, Liu Hong was overjoyed, so he praised: "Haha, Zhang Zhang's idea is really good, just do it, and pass the decree tomorrow!" Liu Hong made up his mind to fully support the development of Guangnian Hou Zhoufei's strength, use it to fight against the champion Hou, and suppress the interests of the scholars.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" While Zhang Rang responded, he was thinking in his heart, I don't know if Guang Nianhou is as generous as the champion Hou? For the sake of the face of the champion Hou, he must also support Guangnian Hou.

When the Shi clan learned that Zhou Fei had won such a big victory, they began to get nervous.

Originally, they just knew that the champion Hou had excavated a lot of cold generals with extraordinary combat power, so the major scholars began to pay attention to the role of military generals in the army, and they offered high salaries at any cost, excavating and attracting a lot of poor or civilian talents, and all kinds of talents got a good opportunity to go out after the Yellow Turban Uprising.

Moreover, the major families used the Liangzhou battlefield as a base for killing monsters and upgrading and cultivating talents, and sent their children to Liangzhou to serve in the army, making Zhang Wen now strong.

They haven't played a record yet, but now they have won the jackpot by Guang Nianhou, which makes them very depressed.

The people of the Shi family carefully analyzed and found that the method of recruiting soldiers between the Champion Hou and the Guangnian Hou was the same, that is, to cultivate elite soldiers.

They had obtained this information a long time ago, and it had not attracted the attention of the scholars, who thought that it was a helpless act of Gao Shun due to the shortage of money and food; In the past, they agreed that Gao Shun's generals were like clouds, and the continuous victory was the merit of the generals; Now it seems that it is the minions they despise the most who are at work.

Therefore, the children of the front-line families of the major families ordered them to learn the recruitment methods of the champion marquis and the Guangnian marquis, establish elite troops, and eliminate those who are old and weak, and recruit young and strong people, not to compare the quantity, but to compare the quality, even if the salary is increased.

He also strictly ordered those who lead the troops to strengthen the training of officers and men in the army, otherwise the army will have no combat effectiveness, so what use will it be?

And the news of the victory spread very quickly, and it was secretly fueled by secret agents in various places, and even the lowest level personnel in various places basically learned that the emperor's son-in-law Guangnian Hou had won a great victory over Qianghu.

Previously, because of His Majesty's marriage, many people were not optimistic about the champion Hou, thinking that His Majesty would suppress the champion Hou, which made many people who were interested in defecting to the champion Hou temporarily stopped.

And more people feel that the champion Hou is now full of talents, and there are many fewer opportunities to be reused if he goes away.

And now the rapid rise of Guangnianhou, so that the poor family has one more choice, Guangnianhou has just become self-reliant, there must be a large number of talents, if you go now, the opportunity to be reused in the future will be great; And Guang Nianhou will continue to mobilize troops against Qianghu, and now he will have a good opportunity to make contributions.

And some people are more optimistic about the Marquis of Guangping, since the Marquis of Guangnian has won the attention of His Majesty, and he is also the emperor's son-in-law, the Marquis of Guangnian will definitely not lag behind, and it is the right time to defect to the Marquis of Guangnian.

A war for talent is quietly kicking off.