Six counties, the mansion of the Great Sima.

After Zhou Yin returned to Dachu, the official was reinstated and appointed as the Great Sima.

However, considering Zhou Yin's new surrender, it is inevitable that he has scruples, and he may not be willing to give up the military power of Jiujiang to go to Wuzhong, so Xiang Zhuang still let Zhou Yin concurrently serve as the county guard of Jiujiang and preside over military and political affairs in six counties.

Xiang Zhuang and Zhou Yin Junchen originally got along well, but since Baili Xian began to change the law, the relationship between the two began to become a little delicate, because whether it was the compilation of the household Qi Minlaw, or the Shinong Industry and Commerce Class, or the Xintian Fufa, all touched Zhou Yin's interests in Jiujiang.

The Zhou family is the largest powerful family in Jiujiang, not only has a large hidden population, but also owns a large amount of land.

Bailixian's new law wants to register all the hidden population of the Zhou family, and let the Zhou family and the common people pay as one, does it seriously damage the interests of the Zhou family?

However, before the implementation of the first two batches of new laws, Xiang Zhuang sent someone to explain.

Zhou Yin considered that Xiang Zhuang was also a talented and open-minded person, and the reason why he implemented the reform was not to get along with the Zhou family, but indeed to make Da Chu stronger, so they all endured it, more than half a year ago, when the Jiangdong Shi clan was the most fierce, many clansmen of the Zhou family also wanted to make trouble, but they were suppressed by Zhou Yin.

Recently, there have been rumors in Jiangdong that it is said that the military system reform is really going to be carried out.

Now, Zhou Yin is really a little unsure, the first few batches of new laws, whether it is the law of the household, the law of the people, the Shinong Industry and Commerce Division and the Xintian law, although it has harmed the interests of the Zhou family, but it has not touched the foundation of the Zhou family, because Zhou Yin still firmly controls the military power of Jiujiang County, as long as the military power is still in his own hands, it means that Xiang Zhuang still trusts him Zhou Yin.

However, if he wants to carry out military reform now, does it mean that Xiang Zhuang is going to attack him Zhou Yin?

Xiangdao here, Zhou Yin is a little anxious, and a little bleak, will be heart-to-heart, if he changes his position in Xiangzhuang, I am afraid that he will also be unable to tolerate a capricious general who has long held the military power of Jiujiang, according to his heart, Xiang Zhuang can endure until now, until this time in the name of military reform, Yijing is considered to be very open-minded.

"Father, there is no good feast, the child thinks he can't go to Wuzhong!" Zhou Huan said loudly.

"Not going to Wuzhong?" Zhou Yin sighed and said with a wry smile, "The king is summoned, can you not go?" ”

"Why not?" Zhou Huan said without thinking, "Let's just say that father, you are sick and not good at walking." ”

"Huan'er, you're thinking too simply." Zhou Yin shook his head and said, "And escaping is not a way after all, don't forget that you and my father and son are ministers of Chu after all!" After a pause, Zhou Yin said again, "You go and pack up, go with your father, and the military and political affairs of Jiujiang will be temporarily entrusted to General Mengyu." ”

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Chu Palace, upper study.

Xiang Zhuang was pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

Invite Gao Chu, Pang Yu, Zhou Yin, Huan Chu, and Ji Bu to return to Wuzhong, and send a letter to Yijing for many days to enter the palace for a feast, and Huan Chu of Danyang and Ji Bu Yijing of Qu'a returned to Wuzhong, calculate the time, Gao Chu of the garrison Fanyi, Pang Yu of Dongou and Zhou Yin who was stationed in six counties, it is almost time for Huilai.

Today's Chu army, in addition to the forbidden army directly under Xiangzhuang, also has garrisons in various counties.

Xiangzhuang forbidden army has three major battalions, namely Jinxiang's Tiger Battalion, Huyan's Heavenly Wolf Battalion and Meng's Xiao Cavalry Battalion, a total of 20,000 elite soldiers, most of the Tiger Ben Battalion and Heavenly Wolf Battalion are veterans who brought Huilai from Jiuyuan, and the Xiao Cavalry Battalion is based on the 3,000 old Qin cavalry of Meng's death, plus more than 6,000 sharp soldiers killed in the Battle of Liyang.

In addition to the 20,000 forbidden troops directly under Xiangzhuang, large armies were also stationed in each county.

Last summer, after the Chu army repelled the siege of the Seventh Route Alliance, the 60,000 army originally belonging to the general Xiang Tuo was divided into two, with Huan Chu and Ji Bu each leading 30,000 people, stationed in Danyang County and Wu County respectively, Zhou Yin's 20,000 troops were still stationed in Jiujiang, Gao Chu's 10,000 troops were stationed in Lujiang, and Pang Yu led 5,000 troops to be stationed in Huiji. ..., Xiang Zhuang knew that this situation was dangerous.

Zhou Yin, Huan Chu, and Ji Bu are all generals in the army, each of them has a large number of loyal henchmen, and there are also a large number of old tribes in Chu, so that they can guard one side for a long time, and it is easy to form a situation where the tail is not falling, and when the royal forbidden army is strong enough, it is good to say that once the strength of the forbidden army is weakened, it is likely that there will be warlord cuts.

Even if it is a descendant of Xiang Zhuang like Gao Chu and Pang Yu, who have been in charge of the army for a long time, it is easy to breed arrogance and self-esteem, so it is necessary to keep them by their side and remind them from time to time, so as not to warp their tails to the sky.

All in all, it's time for these generals to be relieved.

Through the compilation of the household Qi Min Law, the clan power of Jiangdong Yijing suffered a heavy setback, and through the Shinong Industry and Commerce Division and the Xintian Fu Law, the influence of the Jiangdong Shi clan and the family was also greatly weakened, and the central government's control over the local Yijing was greatly strengthened, and now, it is time to weaken the influence of the generals in the army and collect the military power.

Xiang Zhuang believes that Gao Chu and Pang Yu will definitely not have any opinions.

Huan Chu and Ji Bu will inevitably have ideas in their hearts, but they will definitely take into account the overall situation, Xiang Zhuang's only worry is the attitude of Zhou Yin, the Great Sima and Jiujiang County, Zhou Yin had originally betrayed Chu and returned to Han, once he was unwilling to hand over the military power in his hands, it was very likely that he would turn his back on Da Chu again, if so, it would inevitably be necessary to raise troops to fight again.

When Xiang Zhuang was pacing back and forth, Jin Xiang suddenly came in and reported: "King, Jiangbei urgent!" ”

Saying that, Jin Xiang handed over a letter, Xiang Zhuang took it, but it was sent by the cavalry general Meng Yan, the letter said that Zhou Yin, Zhou Huan father and son Yijing left the six counties and left for Wuzhong, before leaving, Zhou Yin also entrusted all the military and political affairs of Jiujiang County to Meng Yan, and even left the military talisman for the transfer of troops.

After reading the letter, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but nod secretly.

Now it seems that his worries are superfluous, Zhou Yin may not be a loyal minister, otherwise he would not have betrayed Chu and returned to Han at the beginning, but Zhou Yin is definitely a person who knows affairs, so he will decisively betray Chu and return to Han at the beginning, and now he will decisively give up the military power of Jiujiang, which is good, as long as Zhou Yin knows about affairs, he will definitely not treat him badly.

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Three days later, Zhou Yin, Zhou Huan and his son finally arrived in Wuzhong.

In the evening of the same day, Xiang Zhuang set up a luxurious night feast in the main hall of the palace, and warmly entertained Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhou Yin, Gao Chu, Pang Yu and other five generals of the army, Yafu Fan Zeng, Ling Yin Xianghe, General Xiang Tuo, Shang Dafu Wu She, military division Bai Lixian, deputy military division Bi Shu and several other generals Zhong Liwu, Yu Ziqi, Tian Heng, Xiao Kai and so on all attended as accompaniment.

After three rounds of drinking, Xiang Zhuang asked Pang Yu: "Ziang, how is the situation in Dongou over there?" ”

Pang Yu knelt down and stood up, arching his hand: "King, the political situation in Dongou County is completely stable, and the people of Dongou County, who were originally hidden in the mountains, have also returned to the city to settle down. ”

"Okay." Xiang Zhuang nodded happily and said with a smile, "Then you don't have to stay in Dongou anymore, immediately take the five thousand garrisons to Shanyin, settle the deal with Ding Gu, the lieutenant of Huiji County, and then go back to Wuzhong." ”

"Whoa!" Pang Yu agreed, Xiang Zhuang waved his hand again, and Pang Yu sat back on the seat.

Xiang Zhuang asked Gao Chu again: "Shizhi (Gao Chu table character), what about the situation on the other side of the Lujiang River?" ”

Gao Chu hurriedly knelt down and stood up, and arched his hand and said: "King, the situation in Lujiang is not bad, under the persuasion of Gengwang, the counties of Gan County, Nanye, and Yandu in the south of the Lujiang River, as well as Anping, Luling, and Yichun counties in the west are all under the rule of Da Chu, and the county orders and county lieutenants appointed by the king also basically control the political situation of the counties. "Good, good." Xiang Zhuang said repeatedly, "Then you can also huilai, I heard that the fisherman Yijing is pregnant, you should also take some time to accompany her, hehe." ”

"Whoa!" Gao Chu agreed and sat back on the table.

When Xiang Zhuang's gaze turned to Huan Chu and Ji Bu again, he said something else: "Lao Huan, Lao Ji, I heard that the 60,000 rabble Yijing let the two of you train to be elite soldiers, not only do you look good in the queue, but you even practice to ride and shoot?" It's not easy, and you have to go and see it. ”

Huan Chu and Ji Bu looked at each other and smiled, and their eyebrows couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Huan Chu even glanced at Gao Chu sitting opposite with a little provocation, all along, whether it was the first king or the king, they all felt that his Lao Huan had brute force and would only charge into battle, it turned out that his Lao Huan could also lead the troops, and he could train elite soldiers, not only Gao Chu and Pang Yu The two little dolls can train and lead the troops, hum!

"Alright." Xiang Zhuang nodded, and said, "Since the 60,000 elite soldiers have been trained, you don't have to stay in Danyang and Qu'a anymore, and go back to Wuzhong, as for the 60,000 elite soldiers, they will be handed over to Danyang County Lieutenant Huan Du and Wu County Lieutenant Ji Xin." ”

Huan Du is the younger brother of Huan Chu, Ji Xin is Ji Bu's younger brother, and the two are also fierce generals in the army, but their reputation is far worse than that of Huan Chu and Ji Bu, Huan Chu and Ji Bu may lead the troops to form a tail that will not fall, but Huan Du and Ji Xin do not have this ability, if there is no support from Xiang Zhuang, Huan Du and Ji Xin will not be able to control the situation at all.

"Huh? This ......" Huan Chu and Ji Bu were stunned when they heard this.

"How?" Xiang Zhuang turned the wine in his hand and said lightly, "Are you unwilling to hand over the military power?" ”

"Huh? No, no, no, of course not. Huan Chu and Ji Bu woke up like a dream, and quickly knelt down and got up to confess to Xiang Zhuang, "The ministers have no such intention, since the king Yijing issued an edict, the ministers should receive their own orders, and they should receive their own orders." ”

Xiang Zhuang's gaze finally fell on Zhou Yin, but before Xiang Zhuang could speak, Zhou Yin Yijing knelt down and sat up, and said: "The king, the minister has often felt unwell in recent years, and Yijing is overwhelmed with heavy military affairs, so I implore the king to choose another virtuous person to serve as the Jiujiang County Warden and the Great Sima, and then let the minister stay by the king's side to recuperate." ”

Xiang Zhuang was slightly moved, and muttered: "Da Sima understands righteousness, and the widow admires Wunei. ”

After saying that, Xiang Zhuang turned back to Xiang Zhi who was standing beside him and said, "Xiang Period, read out the edict." ”

Xiang took two steps forward and took out a silk letter from his sleeve and read: "Edict: canonize Zhou Yin as the Marquis of Shu Township, and eat 2,000 stones; Huan Chu is the Marquis of Yixiang, eating 1,500 stones; Ji Bu was the Marquis of Lou and ate 1,500 stones; Gao Chu was a Xianghou and ate a thousand stones, and Pang Yu was a Yinxiang Hou and ate a thousand stones. ”

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