"Really? The guards outside the house have been replaced? Xu Jie's face changed slightly, and he said in a low voice.

"Lord Governor, my subordinates are guessing...... It is guessed that it was done by Yang Daolong, the general of the Left Army. Because his subordinates heard reports from others, there were people in and out of this Yang Daolong Mansion. Our subordinates should immediately leave the Provisional Governor's Mansion and enter the camp of the guards, and then go to the camp of the Right Army outside the city. General Liu Zhichao, the general of the Right Army, is a student of the Governor, and he will not turn his back on the Governor. Xu Feng said urgently. He is the captain of Xu Jie's personal guard battalion and Xu Jie's nephew. If Xu Jie was really executed, he would not be much better.

Xu Jie smiled bitterly and said, "It's late, the right army has been transferred to the south to defend the armed guards the day before yesterday." Now, I'm afraid I've arrived at the land of Junyi. ”

"What? Transferred? How can it be? Isn't there an army of 8,000 guards in Xiaohuang and Junyi, besides, the current Wuwei Army has suffered heavy losses last time, and now it will not do anything to us again. Xu Feng was taken aback.

Xu Jie said hatefully: "No, but, three days ago, an urgent report was sent from the front line, saying that the Wuwei Army in the land of the sealed mound had a new move. The defenders of Junyi were worried that the Wuwei army would take advantage of the fire and loot, so they asked for help, so after consulting with the generals, the right army went south to support. ”

Xu Feng's face turned bitter and said, "It seems that this is also designed by Yang Daolong." ”

Xu Jie nodded and said; "Yes, they designed it. Now you understand, today's Yanzhou government army is no longer the Yanzhou government army of the past. I don't have any control over them anymore. Even the defenders on the front line can panic and fabricate military information to deceive me, do you think I can still turn over? Xu Feng, take your family and leave. ”

Xu Feng's face changed slightly, and he said, "Uncle, but you...... The nephew can't just leave like this. There were 1,000 guards in the city, and 300 in the house. As long as we leave the mansion, I don't believe it, he, Yang Daolong, dares to attack the Governor in front of everyone. He is not afraid that he will be blamed by the Shanyang Army in the future? If you want to take refuge in the Shanyang Army, it's too early, it's just wishful thinking. ”

Xu Jie shook his head and said, "Feng'er, you still don't understand. If I go out of the mansion with you, Yang Daolong will kill you all in the name of holding the governor hostage, and I will also die in it, of course, it was you who did it, not him. You know, whether I save zài or not, Shanyang Jun doesn't value it. Perhaps, the Sanyang Army would prefer me to die. You listen to me, get out of here. Take your family with you and don't get involved in the future. ”

Xu Feng hurriedly said: "No, we want to go together, Feng'er knows that there is an uncle to support, can An abandon his uncle and leave?" I'll change my uncle's clothes, pretend to be my guard, and leave here. Even if it is for the people in the future, we must live. ”

Xu Jie grabbed Xu Feng, who was about to get up and prepare, and said, "Feng'er, listen to me." I can't leave, whether it's the government army officers in the city who want to surrender, or the people of the Shanyang army, they can't let me leave quietly. Unless he is dead, but his uncle, as the governor of a state, can not be captured. As he spoke, the corners of Xu Jie's mouth flowed a trace of red with black blood.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Xu Feng shouted in horror.

"Feng'er, listen to me." Xu Jie paused, forced himself to lift his spirit, grabbed Xu Feng's arm, and said with some difficulty, "Anyone can go, but I can't, besides, I'm already old and don't want to run around." I am the governor of a state, and the Shanyang Army wants to stand for me, and I can't continue to save it, otherwise, it will bring hidden dangers to the Shanyang Army, so they won't watch me leave. Bring your family and go inside. As for the house, you can ignore it, just let it be as it is, and don't startle the snake and make people suspicious. Also, don't worry about these soldiers, tell them that when the gate is broken, just surrender. Go ahead. Xu Jie said in a deep voice, his voice gradually lowering.

"My Xu clan is not prosperous. Feng'er, bring your own family and live well. You have to remember that if you can, you can go, and even if you can't, you can return to the Shanyang army. In the future, I will find a suitable opportunity to leave, find an ordinary place, and farm peacefully. Don't have any other thoughts, this Shanyang Army and Xiaoguo Army have a lot to do with each other. The commander of the Sanyang Army is extremely difficult to deal with. One qiē be careful! Xu Jie said hurriedly, "Send me back to the inner house and lie on the bed to rest." As he spoke, he was silent, and Xu Feng felt that his uncle's hand was gradually weakening, and his body was gradually cold.

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"What? Xu Jie is dead? What's going on? When did it happen? "When I was dealing with the affairs that were about to be handed over in the house, I was shocked when I heard the report from my subordinates.

According to the doctor, the time of death should have been yesterday afternoon. He died by suicide, so he probably knew what we were doing. The subordinate officer said in a deep voice.

"Dead? How could it be dead? Go, immediately report the news to the people of the Shanyang Army, and ask how to deal with it next. Yang Daolong frowned and said in a deep voice. Since the Shanyang army captured Jiyin and Songzhou, the Yanzhou army of Luzhou has gathered in Xiangyi and set up their headquarters here. Today, there are still more than 23,000 people in the Yanzhou government army, and there are 8,000 people in the frontline area. And in the land of Xiangyi, 15,000 people gathered. These 15,000 people were divided into three armies by Xu Jie, left, center, and right, with an army of 5,000 people.

Under the will of his subordinates, and under the influence of the Shanyang Army, Yang Daolong knew what his choice was. Especially after learning from his sister-in-law, who was the captain of Zhiguo, that a large number of spies from the Shanyang Army began to contact middle and low-level officers, Yang Daolong's heart was even more heartbroken. He knew that this meant that his life was in the hands of these mid- and low-level officers. If the Sanyang Army launches an incident, then he will be very dangerous. Immediately, he sent an invitation to the people of the Shanyang Army through his sister-in-law, expressing his willingness to join.

Subsequently, the spies of the Sanyang Army consulted with him. In this regard, Yang Daolong did not put forward the slightest condition. It's not that he doesn't want to mention it, it's that he doesn't have the qualifications to mention it. Because, the officers below him have all been in contact with the spies of the Shanyang Army, so it can be said that in the entire left army, there are preparations to be accepted by the Shanyang army, or in other words, the entire army is ready to surrender to the Shanyang army. As for him, the leading general, he is dispensable.

At the suggestion of the spies of the Shanyang Army, he first transferred Xu Jie's hardcore cronies, who were difficult to win over, and the right army, which was relatively strict in controlling the army, out of Xiangyi and sent them to the land of Junyi. Subsequently, he sent people to replace the guards of the Governor's Mansion and surrounded the Governor's Mansion.

After seeing that there was no reaction from the Chinese army, Yang Daolong understood that the 5,000 people of the Chinese army were afraid that they would also be persuaded to surrender by the Shanyang army. Now, he has no other plans, and after the Sanyang Army spies said that the Sanyang Army will not confiscate his property, he has nothing to worry about.

On December 10, the lord of the Yanzhou Mansion, Xu Jie, the governor of Youzhou, committed suicide with the governor's mansion. A tyrant who had stirred up the storm in the land of Yanzhou for a year fell. Of course, the fall of one person is naturally accompanied by the rise of another hero. And the one who replaced Xu Jie was the lord of the Shanyang Army, Li Feng. An unknown little person, now, has also become the most powerful power lord in Yanzhou.

After receiving the news of Xu Jie's suicide, the left army and the Chinese army of the Yanzhou government army all raised their banners and were willing to accept the takeover of the Shanyang army and surrender to the Shanyang army. Subsequently, the Shanyang army set out directly from Lincheng and took over Xiangyi and Dongdu, the northernmost places of Luzhou Prefecture. and sent a letter of order to Xiao Huang and Junyi in the middle, then they changed their flags, surrendered to the Shanyang Army, waited for change, and were treated by the Shanyang Army.

For the land of Luzhou Mansion, after the arrival of the Shanyang Army, they began to distribute food and winter clothes to let the people spend the winter, and at the same time let the recruits recruited in Luzhou Mansion retire and return home after receiving the March salary. The Yanzhou government army of more than 10,000 people directly became more than 7,000 people. Then he was integrated into the Sanyang Army.

In Luzhou Prefecture, the policy of the Shanyang Army was implemented quickly. Of course, it was not the cooperation of the local clans and the gentry, but in order to appease the people, the Shanyang army spoke directly with a horizontal knife. Distribute land, reduce taxes, release innocent or wronged prisoners in prison, and show mercy to the people of Luzhou. Suddenly, the people of Luzhou Mansion supported the Shanyang Army more than Songzhou Mansion and Jiyin Mansion. You must know that this Luzhou Mansion is a place of four wars, and the damage it has suffered is not small. Now as soon as the new policy of the Shanyang Army came out, not to mention anything else, it was to exempt the tax for three years, the commercial tax for two years and the distribution of fields, which made these people and merchants cheer. Of course, as in other prefectures, after the amount of land exceeds a certain limit, you still have to pay taxes, and the more you exceed, the more you pay.

That is to say, if one person's field exceeds 30 acres, and a family's field exceeds 300 acres. The excess part needs to be paid within 50 acres, and between 50 acres and 100 acres, except for a city within 50 acres, the rest of the part needs to be paid 105%. And so on, the more you pay, the more you pay. In this way, the number of fields owned by the wealthy gentry of the great clan is limited. In addition, the size of the population of a family is limited. Zhao Xun didn't want to cultivate a big family, a big family with a population of hundreds of people. forced them to divide their families on a large scale, live in different places, and form small families, and after a few generations, they have the same surname. Of course, this is nothing more than a temporary system after the catastrophe, and in the future, naturally, there will be a more complex and strict system. These have been divided in detail in the Xiaoguo Army.

On December 15, 13,000 soldiers of Xiao Huang and Jun Yi surrendered, and as before, the soldiers of Luzhou Prefecture received their March salaries and grain, and returned home to work in agriculture and reunite with their relatives. In addition, those who do not want to continue serving as soldiers will also be let go home. In the end, more than 6,000 people were killed.

At this point, all the territory under the jurisdiction of Xu Jie's territory was taken over by the Shanyang Army. And the Shanyang Army officially replaced Xu Jie, becoming the overlord of Yanzhou. Next, what the Shanyang Army needs to deal with is the situation of the various princes.

For the envoy of the Xuzhou army, Zhao Xun replied directly, not to discuss this matter before the year, and to deal with external matters after the year. Not only the envoys of the Xuzhou army, but also the other envoys sent to Qi County received such a reply. In other words, the current Shanyang Army is busy dealing with internal affairs, you princes, let's talk about it in the coming year.

However, just when the forces of all sides thought that nothing would happen to the Shanyang Army, the Shanyang Army took action. After collecting more than 15,000 soldiers, the right guard army had reached 60,000. In addition to the 10,000 county soldiers who will be gradually released to various places, there are more than 50,000 people. Among them, more than 20,000 soldiers cleared the bandit rebels in the territory of Jiyin Mansion, and began to clear the Wubao forces and clan forces. Of the more than 20,000 people, 15,000 people were selected by Zhao Xunhui. Because, these 20,000 people have been fighting with Tang Bin in the western part of Jiyin Mansion for more than half a month, which can be described as good people. Then, of the 30,000 people in Luzhou Mansion, Zhao Xun only needs 10,000 people, plus more than 5,000 soldiers to supplement the avant-garde army, half of them are not needed.

How to choose, then make a judgment based on actual combat. On December 18, the Shanyang Army carried out a surprise attack on the three counties of Fengqiu, Pingqiu and Changyuan. Among them, the two counties of Pingqiu and Changyuan fought down and were recovered by the Shanyang army. In the land of the sealed hills, the two sides each gathered more than 20,000 people to fight a big battle.

Qi County, in response to the question of the envoy of the Wuwei Army, Feng Ziming only replied, this is the jurisdiction of my Shanyang Army, if you don't retreat, you will fight. The envoy of the Xuzhou army encouraged him and agreed with the meaning of the Shanyang army. As for the envoys of the Tang Army, they were naturally overjoyed that the Shanyang Army and the Wuwei Army would start a war first. In this way, it also means that the Shanyang Army will not lightly attack the Tang Army on the northern front.

In the face of the unanimous questioning of the three parties, the envoys of the Wuwei Army knew that except for the Shanyang Army, which needed the land of these three counties to restore the rule of the Luzhou Prefecture, the other two parties were eager for the Shanyang Army and the Wuwei Army to fight endlessly.

In the end, Feng Ziming said to the envoy of the Wuwei Army alone: "Our army doesn't really want to fight against your Wuwei Army. However, in order to show that my Shanyang Army can do better than Xu Jie, it naturally needs a merit. And the land of the three counties occupied by you in Luzhou Mansion is our best merit. If your general still has to fight with my Shanyang army. Then, the army of Yiwei in Fengwei County, with a total of 25,000 people, will move south. When the time comes, you and I know who will win and who will lose. ”

After receiving the reply from the envoy and learning that in the land of Fengqiu, the two sides were only deadlocked, and the Shanyang Army was not in a hurry to attack the city, Xu Dongming, the commander of the Wuwei Army, finally decided to abandon this Fengqiu and give it to the Shanyang Army in order to repair the relationship between the two armies.

On December 25, the Shanyang Army recaptured the three counties in the Luzhou Prefecture occupied by the Wuwei Army, and officially brought them under the jurisdiction of the Shanyang Army. It was also because of the retreat of the Wuwei Army that the people in the territory of the Shanyang Army and the surrounding princes realized that a hero had risen in the land of Yanzhou again.