"Xiang Yan? How was he born here? Chun Shenjun raised his eyebrows, he was very unhappy, and said in a deep voice: "Call him." ”

Immediately, a personal guard went to handle it.

Chun Shenjun frowned, looked at the army blocking the road, and said, "I have heard for a long time that Xiang Yan's army is good at fighting, is this the case?" ”

"Chun Shenjun, the soldiers of the Xiang clan can fight well, and Dachu is famous." Li Yuan pointed at Xiang Yan's army in formation, and said, "Chun Shenjun, you see, these soldiers are tall, strong as oxen, and their waists are straight, like halberds, this is well-trained." Moreover, each of them has a murderous aura, which is very fierce, which is the murderous aura that they have honed from birth to death. ”

Chun Shenjun's eyes widened, looking at this army desperately, as Li Yuan said, the ranks were neat, very fierce, and at a glance, he knew that it was a well-trained elite who killed people without blinking.

"Hmm. This Xiang Yan seems to have some skills, and he is good at governing the army. Chun Shenjun nodded slightly.

At this moment, I saw a big man in the shape of a man coming quickly, this person was as strong as an ox, and he walked with vigor and vigor, and the ground trembled. What's even more rare is that this person has a sense of prestige, majestic and self-reliant, looking forward to being born, which makes people dare not despise him.

He was dressed in fine iron armor, the armor was bright, and the iron armor was sonorous when he walked, adding a little majesty.

This man was not very old, but in his thirties, with eyebrows like swords, obliquely inserted into his temples, and bright eyes full of wisdom.

"Xiang Yan has seen Ling Yin." This is Xiang Yan, who came to the front, and rushed to the spring to see Shenjun, and the sound was like a bell, shocking people's eardrums.

Chun Shenjun didn't speak, and looked at Xiang Yan well. He said coldly: "Xiang Yan." You're so daring. How dare you stand in my way. Say, "Who commanded you to do it?" ”

Chun Shenjun is the commander of the Chu State, under one person, above ten thousand, Xiang Yan actually blocked his way, how could he not be angry? He was very, very angry, and his tone was extremely unkind.

"Don't be annoyed by Yin Must, Rong Xiangyan said in detail." However. Xiang Yan was not in a hurry.

"Say it." Chun Shenjun was quite impatient, if it weren't for the fact that Xiang Yan was a member of the Xiang clan of the Chu family, he would have driven him away a long time ago, how could he give him a chance to speak.

"Don't be annoyed by Yin, Xiang Yan's move is not to offend Ling Yin, but to come to Ling Yin." Xiang Yan's words surprised Chun Shenjun.

"Defect to me? What do you mean by that? Chun Shenjun's brows furrowed.

"Ling Yin knows that I, Xiang Yan, have ambitions in the military, but I have no ambition, so I have to make this decision and put my soldiers here. Please also let Yin inspect. If Ling Yin can see it, let Xiang Yan go out with the army. Xiang Yan said straightly.

"Oh. You have a heart. Chun Shenjun patted the horse's back. "Go and see." ”

"Ling Yin, please." Xiang Yan hurriedly asked sideways.

Accompanied by Xiang Yan, Chun Shenjun rode his horse, and soon arrived at the face of the Jiangdong disciples, and opened his eyes to examine it carefully.

I saw that this group of soldiers were all sturdy, like bulls. They stood as straight as javelins and stood as loose, and at a glance they were well trained. What's even more rare is that they are extremely well-equipped, and all the iron armor of iron armor shines in the sunlight and is eye-catching.

This army is different from the ordinary army of the Chu State, they exude a fierce aura, and their bodies exude a murderous aura, which is intimidating, and it is obvious that this is the elite honed from blood and fire.

"Good!" It is a long view, and now it is a close look, only to find that this army of soldiers is more elite, and Chun Zaojun can't help but praise it. Turning around and looking at his personal guards, he shook his head, compared with this group of soldiers, there was a difference between his personal guards and this group of soldiers.

That's what the army is called!

His guards were not called armies, but a rabble. If the two armies were to fight, he had no doubt that his guards would be slaughtered by this army in a very short time.

"Ling Yin Ke can get into the eye?" Xiang Yan asked with a smile on his face.

"Not bad! Not bad! Very good! Chun Shenjun praised loudly and said: "I have heard for a long time that you are good at training and using soldiers, and it is true." You are a member of the Xiang family, you came to me, can you ask for something? ”

There is no reason for such an elite soldier Chun Shenjun to refuse, however, he knows very well what this subordinate soldier means to the Xiang clan, this is the pillar of the Xiang clan, Xiang Yan is so like-minded, there must be his conditions.

"Ling Yin, Xiang Yan has nothing else to do, only good at military affairs, if Yin is not abandoned, Xiang Yan is willing to serve under Ling Yin's account." Xiang Yan's eyes flashed.

"That's not a problem, so be it, you be General Zuo." Chun Shenjun said with a smile.

"Xie Lingyin." General Zuo is an important military position, Xiang Yan was quite surprised, and then he was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

"Anything else?" Chun Shenjun stared at Xiang Yan and asked.

"Ling Yin sees love, Xiang Yan is already grateful, Xiang Yan really has nothing to ask for." Xiang Yan said busily.

"Huh." Chun Shenjun looked at Xiang Yan with a pair of eyes, smiled very happily, pointed at Xiang Yan, and said, "Xiang Yan, Xiang Yan, I heard that you are as cunning as a fox, and this is the case." You ask for something, but you want me to say it. Well, I'll just say it. ”

Xiang Yan remained silent, standing like a stake.

"If I'm right, you've got two things to ask for. The first thing, you have not been rewarded for your efforts to exterminate Zhuang Ji, you want me to ask for credit for you, right? Chun Shenjun stared at Xiang Yan and asked.

"Ling Yin's eyes are bright, Xiang Yan has this intention." Xiang Yan admitted it directly.

"Second, you want to ask for the land of Jiangdong for your family, right?" Chun Shenjun's battle for the clan is clear, although he can't govern the country.

"If Yin Chengquan is ordered, Xiang Yan is willing to die." Xiang Yan swore solemnly.

"As long as you make meritorious service in the army, I will grant you these two invitations." Chun Shenjun nodded and agreed.

"Xie Lingyin." Xiang Yan was overjoyed.

In this way, Xiang Yan led the Jiangdong soldiers to join Chunshenjun's team and participated in the joint column.

When it comes to Xiang Yan, friends are no strangers, and they will naturally think of Chu Bawang and Xiang Liang, and this matter has to be explained.

Although the state of Chu is listed among the seven warring states, it is very different from the other six warring states. Because the state of Chu was developed from the land of Jingxiang, at the beginning, it was the Xiong clan who was in charge of the country, and he was in charge of Zhou Tianzi, not Zhou Tianzi.

Zhou Tianzi ordered the conquest of Chu, although the strength of Chu was inferior, it made Zhou Tianzi very uncomfortable. In the end, after some bargaining, Zhou Tianzi asked the Chu State to pay tribute to the thatch used for sacrifices, and the Chu State agreed. The condition mentioned by Zhou Tianzi is not called a condition, but it is just for his own face.

The state of Chu nominally declared itself a vassal to Zhou Tianzi, but in fact it was a self-contained system, a country of China, and Zhou Tianzi's orders were fart in the state of Chu, and no one paid attention to them.

The real power of the Chu State is controlled by the big families, and the entire Chu State is mainly divided by the six surnames of the royal family, Qu, Zhao, Jing, Huang, and Xiang, and the rest is the power of the small and medium-sized families.

These families not only hold high positions in the court, but also have large fiefdoms. These fiefdoms were very large, and their territory was no less than that of weak and small warring states such as Han and Yan, which was equivalent to the size of the current three or two provinces.

Such a large fief brought another problem: the family disobeyed the orders of the king of Chu, one in the open and one in the dark.

It's not that the royal family doesn't want to deal with these big families, but they have nothing to do with these big families. Because they have land, they have cities, they have money and food, and what is worse, they have armies.

With an army, who will listen to the royal family? Although these big families did not make it clear that they did not obey orders, they tried their best to disobey the king's orders and strive for the best interests of their families.

This kind of situation made the Chu royal family very distressed and wanted to change, but it could not succeed, because once this kind of sign was revealed, it would be unanimously resisted by the family.

Wu Qi's reform in the state of Chu ended because of this. Wu Qi was cornered and had to pounce on the corpse of the king of Chu, and he was shot to death like a big family of the Chu country, and even the body of the king was injured, which shows how fat the guts of the big family of the Chu family are.

The army in the hands of these great families is called: Zidi Soldiers!

For us modern people, "Zidi Bing" is a kind of affectionate title, which has the meaning of being connected by flesh and blood, and close to each other. The word originated in the Warring States Period, originated in the State of Chu, and at that time it meant "private soldier".

Among the five great families of Chu State, Qu, Zhao, Jing, Huang, and Xiang, there are also several very famous characters, Qu Yuan is from Qu's family, Chun Shenjun is from Huang's, and Xiang Yan is from Xiang's.

Among the five great families, Xiang Shi is the weakest, because they only became a big family later, and they are not like the four great families of Qu, Zhao, Jing, and Huang, which have a long history and strong accumulation. The Xiang family was originally a medium-sized family, and the reason why it became a big family in the Chu State was because of Xiang Yan.

Xiang Yan did a great thing that made the entire Chu State look at it, that is, he exterminated Zhuang Ji.

Zhuang Ji is a son of the Zhuang family, a medium-sized family in the Chu State, because the Zhuang family was involved in a conspiracy and faced the crisis of extermination, Zhuang Ji did not stop doing two things, and led the clansmen to raise troops to rebel. He led his clansmen to disguise themselves as commoners, entered the capital Yingdu, and attacked the official office on a large scale, and even surrounded the royal city, causing the entire Yingdu to fall into a panic.

Despite this, Zhuang Ji's strength was not good, and when the Chu army arrived, Zhuang Ji was defeated and retreated. After escaping from Yingdu, Zhuang Ji became a rogue, wandering around, entering Lingnan, and then returning to Chu, and then to Yunnan, establishing himself as a country, making enemies of Chu, and attacking the Xiangshui area of Chu, which made Chu a headache.

The state of Chu attacked many times, but they were all defeated, leaving the state of Chu helpless.

The young Xiang Yan should have seen the benefits of exterminating Zhuang Ji and could bring countless benefits to his family, so he trained a group of soldiers and led this group of thousands of people on the road to attack Zhuang Ji. This campaign was several years, and he fought thousands of miles, and without the support of a single soldier of the Chu State, he simply destroyed Zhuang Ji.

As a result, Xiang Yan became famous and became the handsome man of the Chu State, and he was very popular among the people of Jiangdong.

However, of course, the other great families would not watch his family rise and do everything possible to prevent the destruction, Xiang Yan had been exterminating Zhuang Ji for some years, but his merits were not rewarded for a long time, which annoyed him.

This time, Chun Shenjun went on the expedition, and he saw an opportunity and came to join Chun Shenjun. (To be continued.) )