Compared with the anger and depression of Situ Che, the king of Shu, the current king of Hanzhong is full of energy. Because he washed away the defeat and the shame of the Shu army, he took back the Wuling Mansion from the Shu army.

After taking Wuling Mansion, Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, did not continue to lead the army south, but took over the place on the spot, rectified the military and government, recruited soldiers and persuaded the surrender and reorganization of the army. In just one month, the Han army doubled to more than 50,000. Of course, this is far from the Luo army in Jingzhou, but it is no longer better than when there were only 30,000 soldiers before.

In the battle of Hanzhong, the Han army was raided by the Shu army, and the Shu army fought hard for more than three months, losing troops and losing generals, almost all the strength of the entire Han army was buried in Hanzhong, and the result was still lost almost the entire land of Hanzhong. After losing Hanzhong, the king of Hanzhong, who was reminded by Zhao Jun, returned to Jingzhou and reluctantly continued to shrink within his own territory with the support of Zhao Jun. Even some of the heroes in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Han army dared to make the officials sent by the king of Hanzhong ugly.

But now, after taking Wuling Mansion, a separate government that has nothing to do with the Luo Army, the first thing the King of Hanzhong did was to recruit those soldiers, especially the local soldiers of Wuling Mansion, who were scattered and incorporated into the Han army. Although the strength of the Han army was expanded, the strength of the Han army was not affected. The king of Hanzhong originally did not lack manpower in his hands, after all, he had half of Jingzhou's territory, although the Zhao army, the Qi army and the Shu army each occupied Jingzhou after a prefecture, but the king of Hanzhong still had a lot of territory in his hands. Especially in the localities, there are local garrisons. As long as the king of Hanzhong gave the order, the expansion of the army was not a problem.

What the king of Hanzhong lacked was armor and equipment, food and grass materials, and even if the Zhao army supported him, he could not provide him with much. After all, the armor and equipment provided by Zhao Jun were all left by the former Luo Jun and his King of Hanzhong. And the standard weapons of the Zhao army are different from those of other princes.

However, after the Han army raided Wuling Mansion and captured Wuling Mansion, the Han army naturally obtained a large number of armor and food and grass materials from Wuling Mansion. You must know that this Wuling Mansion is under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, and the north is the territory of the Han army and the Luo army, and the Shu army is here, so naturally they have hoarded a lot of materials. Now, all these materials have fallen into the hands of the Han army, so that the king of Hanzhong has the ability to quickly recover his strength, 50,000 horses, which is also the strength of the soldiers in the hands of the king of Hanzhong now. In addition, because almost all of the garrisons under his rule were replenished into the battle army, he also began to recruit new soldiers and train local garrisons in various places. This was also the reserve force of the Han army.

In a month's time, with the Shu army retreating on its own initiative and not attacking, the king of Hanzhong had consolidated his rule here. In order to make this place completely belong to himself, the king of Hanzhong has completely eliminated many of the big clans here, and the same as the Zhao army took over the place, the king of Hanzhong also disposed of those big clans here in the name of the remnants of the Shu army.

Of course, the king of Hanzhong did this, and it was also related to the fact that he was previously ignored by those big clans and powerful people under his rule, and in addition, after cleaning up these big clans and powers, the king of Hanzhong found that he had obtained a large amount of food and materials from these big clans and powers, in addition to many private prisoners and a large number of fields.

For those powerful private soldiers, the king of Hanzhong naturally killed the elite who chose them and incorporated them into his own army. And for these fields, the king of Hanzhong was a little hesitant. Some of them were rewarded by the king of Hanzhong as soldiers, which greatly boosted the morale of the Han army, and the victory of taking Wuling Mansion, the morale of the Han army is extremely high.

Even if some of the fields were rewarded to non-meritorious soldiers, the number of fields occupied by those great clans was still very large. Therefore, how to dispose of the remaining fields, the important ministers below also have different opinions, so that the king of Hanzhong can't make up his mind for a while.

After the king of Hanzhong cleared out the powerful clans of Wuling Mansion, many of the courtiers under the command of the king of Hanzhong began to ask the king of Hanzhong what to do with the seized fields. Originally, the king of Hanzhong also wanted to directly follow the example of Zhao and distribute all these lands equally to the local people. However, under the explanation of his courtiers, the king of Hanzhong hesitated.

The king of Hanzhong also understood at this moment why his courtiers began to ask how the fields of Wuling Mansion were distributed. At first, the king of Hanzhong thought that these courtiers wanted to ask for a reward from him, which made him very dissatisfied. Under the explanations of Wang Hewen and others, Wang Situ Fei of Hanzhong finally understood that these courtiers were not really asking how they would dispose of these fields, but asking him if he was going to follow the example of Zhao and carry out a system like Zhao under his rule, and to attack the powerful clans in the land under his jurisdiction. You must know that a large proportion of the courtiers under the command of the king of Hanzhong are from these powerful families.

Although the king of Hanzhong was dissatisfied with the powerful clans under his rule, he would not be dissatisfied with the officials under his command. Therefore, the king of Hanzhong also understands the worries of his courtiers. However, before the king of Hanzhong could make other decisions, He Wen, the king of Zuocheng, brought news that made him kill intent.

"You say, these big clans want to buy the fields we harvested in Wuling Mansion from us?" The news brought by Wang Hewen is that in the past, the Han army defeated the Shu army, and after the remnants of the defeated army withdrew to Hanzhong, the big clan Haoqiang, who was refused to borrow grain from the territory because of the lack of grain and grass materials, now came to the door and wanted to buy the ownerless land in the hands of the Han army.

"Returning to the king, it is true, now not only the ministers here, but also the other important ministers and generals, there are big families and powerful people who take the opportunity to ask. Your Excellency and all the generals have already reported the news here, waiting for the king's decision. Because of the defeat of the Shu army, it seemed that Zuo Cheng Wang He Wen, who was much younger, reported to Situ Feiyu in a deep voice. He also knew the relationship between his own king and these big clans, and he had already given those Han army courtiers to not interfere in this matter.

Sure enough, after hearing Wang Hewen's answer, Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, immediately said coldly: "Buy the ownerless land in Wuling Mansion? Amusing! They still want to put their hand here? Before that, this king hasn't settled accounts with them yet, and he still wants to buy these fields, don't even think about it! Situ Fei has never forgotten the cold face of these big clan heroes in the past, and now, he also has the idea of attacking these big clan heroes. It's just that ordinary people still have the mind of revenge, don't say that he, a dignified prince? The envoy sent by the lord of a land who supported the king of Shu was swept away with a cold face, and he Situ Fei had never received such treatment.

Wang Hewen explained: "Great King, these powerful people don't really want to develop influence in Wuling Mansion, nor do they want the land in the hands of the king, at least, not in the short term. They are now frightened because of what they did before, so they want to show favor to the king through such means. Judging from their attitude, the price they paid for the land this time was several times that of the land itself. In addition, there are some heroes who are willing to provide grain and grass materials for our Han army to reward our army for this great victory. ”

"Haha......" Situ Fei couldn't help but sneer, and said coldly: "Regret it?" Why did you do that in the first place? It is clear that he thought that the defeat of this king and the hands of the Shu army were about to be annexed by the king of Luoyang. If you want to step on my Han army, it's good to think about the new master. Saying that, Situ Fei's face became more and more cold, "It's just that they didn't expect that we got the support of Zhao State, reorganized our army and took Wuling Mansion in one fell swoop, and now we have expanded our army by tens of thousands." They were afraid, frightened, and now want to wag their tails and beg for mercy from this king! Wang Hewen, you say, can this king just let them go? This king has never been treated like this. If this king forgives them like this, how can I save the face of Tu Fei? ”

Looking at the increasingly cold expression of his own king, Wang Hewen's heart couldn't help but tighten, even if he was defeated by the Shu army in the past, he didn't see Situ Fei with such an expression. It is conceivable that when the Han army was down, the fact that he asked for help from these big clans and was rejected by others had a great impact on his heart.

Although he understood his own king's thoughts, Wang Hewen did not conform to Situ Fei's intentions, but said in a deep voice: "King, these big clans are hateful, but we can't wipe them all out and attack all of them. Otherwise, I am afraid that there will be a riot under the rule of our army. ”

Without waiting for Situ Fei to speak, Wang Hewen continued: "The minister thinks that we have to treat them differently, these big clans are powerful, among which the power is small, especially the influence on the local area is small, and it does not affect our local jurisdiction, we can let them offer money and food to make up for their past mistakes." ”

"And those powerful people who have a greater strength, have a deeper influence on the locality, and even affect the local government's control over various places, must be eliminated, and their existence has affected the rule of our Han army over the locality. In addition, there are also those heroes who let the children of the family enter the command of the king of Luoyang, and they have to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots of this kind of big family heroes, because they have already taken refuge in the king of Luoyang, and they have also taken action. Cleaning them out can also let the heroes and powers under the rule of my Han army know that the master of the land ruled by my Han army can only be the king, and it can only be our Han army. ”

Listening to what Wang Hewen said, Situ Fei couldn't help but ponder. He also understood what the consequences would be if he wanted to take action against more than half of the big clans under his rule. Wang Hewen's suggestion that it is indeed a good suggestion to clean up those heroes who have an adverse impact on the Han army, and to prevent chaos under his rule.

After pondering for a moment, Situ Fei finally nodded and said, "That's fine, you can divide these powerful rosters for this king, no matter what excuse you use, you have to find a reason to make a move." But as for those who want the king to forgive them, and let them give their money and food, they should not think about the fields. This king doesn't want this place to be infiltrated by these powerful people again, you are right, in the short term, they will not have the ability and dare not extend their claws to this Wuling Mansion. However, after a long time, their influence here will inevitably increase greatly, and then, like the northern region, it will not be easy for the local government to govern the place. ”

Wang Hewen said suspiciously: "The king has disposed of the fields here?" It wouldn't be a good thing if they were left left untouched here. After listening to what the king said, Wang Hewen knew that this Situ Fei didn't want the big clan to take root here.

Situ Fei said in a deep voice: "You say, what if this king distributes all the land here to the people here?" ”

Wang Hewen was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "What does the king mean is to divide the land equally with Zhao Guo?" ”

Situ Fei nodded and said, "If these fields fall into the hands of Haoqiang, the grain we receive is far less than what we directly want the people to collect. In addition, the existence of these powerful people is very detrimental to our local management. To be honest, this king is now a little envious of Zhao Xun. The system he implemented in Zhao was too advantageous for him. ”

Wang Hewen said repeatedly: "Great King, although the system of Zhao State is good, we are only afraid that it will be unfavorable to us if we implement it now." One is not good, it will make me ...... within the jurisdiction of the Han army"

Situ Fei naturally understood what Wang Hewen wanted to say, and Wang Hewen was also from a strong family, so he immediately interrupted Wang Hewen's words, and said in a deep voice: "What you say, how can this king not know that Zhao Xun set such a system, it is also because of its rise in the past and the northern part of Youzhou, where there are not too many powerful clans, so that Zhao Xun can implement this system step by step, and this method can only be completed by Zhao Xun's position." This king and the other princes are afraid that they can't, no, I should say that they don't dare to do so. Zhao Xun, this person has a good means......"

In fact, Situ Fei also knew in his heart that if he was to reform the system in the Han army according to the system of Zhao State now, he was afraid that the Han army would be in chaos immediately. Zhao Xun's implementation of such a system was forced step by step with his powerful forces. Even so, at the beginning of Youzhou, it was a massacre of I don't know how many people gave this system.

"The intention of this king is to distribute the fields here to the people here on the grounds of appeasing the people of this Wuling Mansion. That's just it, nothing else will change. After all, this place has just experienced a great war, and there are not a few people who have suffered from the scourge of war, and if we want to stabilize this place, these suffering people cannot but take into consideration. ”

Hearing the king say this, Wang Hewen put down the worry in his heart. Of course, he behaved like this, not only because he was worried about his family, but also about the crisis of the Han army. If the restructuring is carried out in the Han army-ruled territory, I am afraid that the consequences will be unpredictable. If this kind of system is to be implemented here, I am afraid that the important ministers of the Han army will be scattered, and even switch to other princes.

"The king arranged it this way, it is not impossible, this is close to the jurisdiction of the Shu army, we take this place from the Shu army, the Shu army has not counterattacked now, it does not mean that there will be no counterattack in the future, we must appease the people here, so that the people here are in our hearts. If you do so, no one else will have any objections. ”

"By the way, there is one more thing about the minister! At present, although we are in Jingzhou with the Luo army and there is no hostility, our relationship with the Luo army is far worse than before. It can even be said that we are already somewhat hostile to the Luo army. ”

"Therefore, the minister thinks that in addition to garrisoning troops in this Wuling Mansion and recruiting new soldiers, we must also station soldiers and horses in the place where we meet the Luo army. Now there are rumors that the king of Shu is preparing to form an alliance with the Luo army and the Qi army. Therefore, we must be careful of the Luo army in the east, especially in the territory under our rule, where many big clans and powerful people have already defected to the Luo army, let alone be careless. If we attack these big clans, it is difficult to guarantee that the Luo army will not do anything. ”

"The Shu army wants to form an alliance with the Luo army and the Qi army? Didn't there be news before that this Luo army was going to attack Jiangxia Mansion after we took Wuling Mansion? Will they form an alliance? Situ Fei couldn't help but be stunned.

Since then, after the Han army raided the Shu army and captured Wuling Mansion, the prestige of the king of Hanzhong has increased sharply, and his influence in Jingzhou has soared. Even, there are faint signs of surpassing the king of Luoyang. And then it was rumored that the king of Luoyang wanted to take action against Jiangxia Mansion, which was occupied by the Qi army in the southeast of Jingzhou. Although there has been no actual action so far, the king of Hanzhong also learned through some detailed works that it is indeed true.

Wang Hewen said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it may be true that the King of Luoyang wants to make a move against Jiangxia Mansion behind us, and the news is estimated to have been spread by Zhao Jun." The Qi army encircled and suppressed the rebellious army in the east of Yangzhou, and the Zhao army intervened in the rebellious army, so the Zhao army naturally hoped that the Qi army would invest part of its energy into the land of Jingzhou in the west, so as to reduce the pressure on the Jieyi army. ”

"However, it should not be false that the Shu army wants to ally the Luo army and the Qi army. Now that our Han army is allied with the Zhao army, the situation of the Shu army is very bad. It is normal for the king of Shu to want to ally with the other two princes. ”

"Although we are allied with the Zhao army, if the Luo army and the Shu army attack us at the same time, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to hold out for long, and we will not even have time for the Zhao army to support, and the Zhao army may not immediately support us. So, we can't afford not to be careful. For the King of Luoyang, occupying the entire territory of Jingzhou and being the lord of Jingzhou is definitely what he hopes for the most now. ”

Situ Fei nodded, and said in a deep voice: "It's okay, first transfer some people to the place where the Luo army is handed over, but don't easily provoke the other party." In addition, immediately deal with those big clans who have children of families who joined the Luo army after our defeat in Hanzhong to the Shu army. Remember, be clean. Situ Fei also knew that there were not a few family members serving in the Luo army in the land under his rule, and similarly, some of the big families in the land of the Luo army also had family children serving in the Han army.

However, this was all formed when the Han army and the Luo army had a close relationship in the past, and it did not affect his impression of the heroes of these big clans. However, he could not tolerate those who joined the Luo army after the defeat of the Han army at the defeat of the Shu army, and for Situ Fei, these were all betrayers and must be eliminated.