After the death of the old patriarch, he became the ancestral spirit of the Zhen clan, not forever in the underworld, and it was not appropriate to do anything in vain.

Therefore, except for a small number of people in the clan who are allowed to come to the door to mourn, other clansmen can only go to the ancestral hall to offer incense to express their grief.

But the internal stability of the Zhou people does not mean that there is no movement outside.

Taking advantage of the window period when the Zhuang Ding camp did not have to protect the grassland trade routes, Zhou Bai ordered a comprehensive extermination of the Zhao family's forces, which was a literal extermination and direct use of force.

This armed retaliation began at the manor.

As long as a family grows to a certain extent, there will be different industrial distribution, and a risk hedging is emphasized.

Among these industries, the most basic and most basic is the production of fields and the economy of the estate.

The basic rice, wheat grains, and a wide range of fruits and vegetables are the foundation of a full stomach.

A large enough number of estates, in addition to producing some economic benefits, can still be exempted from other families.

Without any purchases, they can be self-sufficient, and even store food for disaster years.

Located in the south of the county, the Zhao family manor, which is close to the county seat, is fine, and the Zhuang Ding camp will choose to go out at night in order to cover up a little.

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But the remote points, especially the area in the north of the county, are almost clear.

Most of the manors are located in dense acres, far away from the places where people live, so they are mostly protected by village walls.

The manor is composed of manpower, in addition to tenant farmers, long-term laborers, miscellaneous servants, etc., it will also be equipped with a certain number of guards.

A northern-scale manor of average size will carry more than 100 people, so it can be said that each manor is equal to a small fort.

Some manors couldn't react in time, and were directly broken through by the cavalry led by Gao Hu, and the manor guards could only be captured, allowing the Zhou family to send large carts and small carts to transport the materials away.

But during the day, more manors will detect the attack of "bandits" in advance.

The young men of the manor urgently closed the gates, and under the leadership of the sword-wielding guards, they strictly guarded the village wall.

However, even so, the Zhuang Ding battalion still had to fight, and a team of regular soldiers led a team of reserve soldiers to exercise their ability to attack fortified positions.

It's just that the earthen wall of the fence is only three meters high, and it is really not a strong base.

In addition, the quality of the personnel defending the wall is uneven, the equipment is backward, and they often use bows and arrows to suppress two rounds, and then use human ladders to attack the wall, and the manor is also broken.

If it weren't for the fact that the people of Pingcang County, who had been in Chengping for many years, were a little more vigilant, and the village wall was repaired and weapons were replenished, I am afraid that the speed of breaking through the manor would be faster.

After all, this Zhuang Ding battalion is the starting reliance that Zhou Bai has devoted the most effort to, not a good look, but an elite soldier who has been tested by blood and fire.

But because the efficiency is too high, it can't play the role of practicing the battle at all, so Zhou Bai can only strictly order each team sent out to go through the process at least once in accordance with the siege drill of the Jingwu strategy.

Dispersion is imminent, the army is gathered to attack, the intermittent arrow rain suppresses the rhythm, and the cloud ladder siege ......

Tunnel operations, moat landfill operations......

Anyway, regardless of whether these manors have the conditions of the city or not, they have to be performed again, and the bigger the formation, the better.

First, as a real battle, you can also increase some siege experience in any case, and you will not be at a loss when you go back to the real siege.

This second is that Zhou Bai showed his strength nakedly and asked the Zhao family to fight.

For a while, smoke rose in the Pingcang countryside, and the unsuspecting people trembled, thinking that it was a golden man or a thief who came to plunder.

And knowing the Zhou family Zhuangding, especially the people near Hongni Township, is quite proud, and no one thinks that the Zhou family is doing this in private.

When the news reached the county seat the next day, a total of thirteen Zhao family manors had been uprooted, including eight in the north of the county and five in the south of the county.

As the oldest county tycoon in Pingcang County, the Zhao family has only twenty-three manors, and now only ten are safe and sound near the county seat.

In fact, the loss was not much, the silver money and goods were at most a few thousand taels, and there were tens of thousands of stones of grain that had not yet had time to be transported to the city.

As for the casualties, the total number of casualties is only more than 100, and they are all diehard members of the Zhao family such as the manor stewards and guards.

But the key to this matter is that the Zhou family and the Zhao family completely tore their faces, and kicked his Zhao family hard.

Everyone's eyes have now shifted to the Zhao family's side, and the Zhou family's counterattack has arrived, what should you do.

The county seat, the Zhao family's mansion.

Zhao Chun, the head of the Zhao family, looked at the information in his hand and his expression changed, while his younger brother Zhao Xian was extremely ashamed and angry, punching and kicking a few embarrassed people kneeling down.

"You few wastes, let the Zhou family ride on our heads to show off their might, and dare to come back after losing the manor, do you want me to assign you another big village to manage?!"

"Come on, go to the family law, and kill the mother!"

"The second master spares his life, it's really that gang of thieves is too strong, and the storming of the village wall is also broken."

"Uncle, uncle, you say something. My family has been a servant for generations, and I am loyal, so I can't die unjustly like this! ”

When a group of slaves were called by Zhao Xian, the wails of several people on the ground became more and more sad, and the noisy sound made Zhao Chun have a headache.

Without thinking, he waved his hand and said angrily: "Rip off your clothes, drag them to the gate and beat them with ten sticks, and get out of here!" ”

"Thank you, uncle, thank you, uncle......"

These "loyal servants" wept bitterly and thanked them, and compared with the previous punishment, it was obviously a great kindness.

Soon, only Zhao Chun and Zhao Xian were left in the house.

Zhao Xian was quite puzzled and asked: "Big brother, if you don't punish you heavily at this time, the remaining ten manor stewards will not also run away." ”

"Punishment, how do you punish it, do you really want to be killed? That Zhao Rong's mother is our nurse, and Wang Xi's daughter is your concubine, do you want me to continue? Zhao Chun shook his head helplessly and asked.

The Zhao family is a veteran county tycoon, with a deep heritage, and the network of relationships in Pingcang is intricate.

In this way, of course, it can easily force the Zhou family's business out of the county, but it is precisely because there are too many human relationships that the development of the family is hindered.

People with a bit of status are related to the family, you will not be punished if you make mistakes, and who will you help when you encounter disputes.

Zhao Xian is not stupid, he understands Zhao Chun's implicit meaning, this is a stubborn disease that the family has not been able to eradicate for so many years.

After a long silence.

Zhao Chun put down the information gathered by all parties and sighed: "Alas, he is not only a celestial who has achieved success by studying, but also Zhou Yunqi, who has been knighted for his military exploits. ”

Zhao Xian also nodded: "Decide, no one expected that he would dare to come so clearly, is it because he is sure that there is no evidence, or does he think that the county will not send troops easily?" ”

Nowadays, the governments in various parts of Daxu generally default to the local tyrants who have a certain number of private soldiers.

This is not only because the dynasty is at the end of its lifespan and needs the support of local tycoons to stabilize its rule, but also because the local government has enough power to suppress it.

In the ordinary county-level conventional military force, there are more than 500 officers and inspectors in three classes, and there are 1,000 soldiers in two battalions of county soldiers.

Not to mention the former, it is just used for ordinary public security maintenance, which is nothing in the eyes of many Haoqiang.

But these thousand county soldiers are not a rabble, they are all soldiers prepared by the military department, regular drills, and have various civil forbidden weapons such as armor stomachs and strong crossbows.

Even if the county soldiers in each county are a little negligent in armament now, it is very easy to deal with uncoordinated forces such as bandits and bandits and powerful families.

As an important county seat adjacent to Cangshan, Pingcang has 1,500 people in three battalions of county soldiers.

Mo said that the Zhou people have five hundred township patrols, even if it is two or three times more, the government is confident that it will be suppressed at will with the help of county soldiers.

This is the confidence accumulated by Daxu for 300 years, those exile army, bandits, and anti-thieves have never won the officers and soldiers in a dignified manner.

Zhao Chun did not answer the question of whether Zhao Xian could send troops, because even if he and Shou Heng belonged to the same camp, the decision could only be in the hands of the other party.

He said in a low voice: "From defeating the Jin people last year, to now pulling out my thirteen manors in one day and one night, it is enough to show that the combat strength of his township patrol is not simple, and he sent our group of dead soldiers to the remaining ten manors outside the city. ”

"At the same time, you immediately go to contact Shou Xianzun, you can't let my Zhao family stand alone, ask him to take action. Although Zhou Bai caught us off guard this time, he also committed a taboo, the name of the township patrol must be removed, and if it is not disbanded, the county soldiers will have a reason to send troops. ”

"To deal with the celestials, you have to start by cutting their wings and take their time......"

Celestial beings who violate the laws of the imperial court cannot be directly punished by the imperial court, and need to be punished by the heavenly court.

However, the celestials rebelled directly, but the imperial court could avoid the rules that protected the celestials, and if they were killed, they would be killed.

……

Three days later, the time scale of Xiangxing's forty-seven years officially came to September.

In the past three days, the county commander Shouheng and the Zhao family also made faceless shots.

When Zhou Bai ignored the notice of the county government clerk, Shou Heng directly sent the master book to the Zhou clan to reprimand him, asking for a review of Zhou Bai and the previous county government to reach a deal.

The position of the chief bookkeeper is Zheng Jiupin, who is in charge of household registration, arrest, and clerical affairs, and his official character is not high, and his power is great.

Therefore, this time the door-to-door is a very official and formal review, and in this case, the Zhou family needs to come forward to deal with it.

Zhou Bai can ignore it, but the family cannot.

The main book of Pingcang County is called Chen Gu, a serious person from the Chen family in the county, and it is also an important pillar for the Chen family to stand tall and strong.

Chen Gu was caught between the two parties and wanted to remain neutral, but the official task assigned by the county order had to be carried out.

In front of the archway of the celestial people, Chen Gu took the scribes and messengers to dismount obediently, and remained modest and polite all the way, without letting the Zhou people have any dissatisfaction.

This shows that Chen Gu's trip does not mean that the Chen family has fallen to the county order, and Zhou Bai is naturally willing to meet him.

"Zhou editor, the county order sent us to review the mountain field transaction made by you and the previous Ji County Zun, after investigation, the 100,000 mu of mountain land in Cangshan has now become good land, which involves selling ...... cheaply."

Without waiting for Chen Gu to finish speaking, Zhou Bai took out the ten-year mountain deed stamped with the big seal of the household department, which was the entire Cangshan, not just the 100,000 mu of mountain fields in the previous five-year period.

"I'll exchange it for Jinshi's request, you can go to the household department for advice."

Then Zhou Bai handed over the previous lease documents to Chen Gu, and said: "It's only been one year, and I also ask Shou County to return the rent for the remaining four years, otherwise I will have to write to the court, saying that he embezzled the county treasury." ”

"This, this...... I'm going to tell you on behalf of the editor. Chen Gu was a little speechless about Zhou Bai's preparations.

Is it long expected that the environment of Cangshan will improve? Suddenly, he only felt that there was more fog on Zhou Bai's body.

Zhou Bai asked with a smile: "Shou Xianzun is probably more than that, right?" ”

Chen Gu's heart jumped again, so he could only nod silently, and then took out an official document with the official seal on it.

"There are 500 people from the Zhou Township Patrol to complete the feat of assisting in clearing the bandits in Cangshan, and the people of Pingcang are deeply grateful. However, the task was over, and the township patrol was immediately disbanded, allowing the young man to return to the farmland. ”

There is another sentence in the lower right corner: This order will take effect on the same day, and if there is a delay, it will be regarded as a confrontation with the government.

Such a means can be regarded as a conspiracy.

But Zhou Bai just quietly put this official document aside, nodded at Chen Gu and said: I know, if Master Chen is fine, he can go back to his life by himself. ”

Chen Gu was very curious about how Zhou Bai would deal with it, but when he thought of a possibility, he didn't dare to ask, so he could only say goodbye and leave.

"If Master Chen thinks about the family, you might as well stand in line in advance, I still have a friendship with Chen Yun of your family."

"Thank you Patriarch Zhou for the reminder!"

Shou Heng was very angry when he learned that Cangshan belonged, because now there is news circulating within the imperial court, and there is a possibility that famous mountains and rivers in various places may produce spiritual veins.

The next day, Shou Heng quickly returned the excess rent, and he was afraid that Zhou Bai would use this as a reason to refuse to disband the township patrol.

However, on the third and fourth days, the Zhuang Ding battalion was still attacking the Zhao family's manor non-stop, and the dissolution did not exist.

Even if the Zhao family strengthened its garrison and even sent dead soldiers to fight, it still couldn't prevent their manors from being lost one by one.

On the fifth day, all the Zhao family's manors were destroyed, and the strength of the Zhou Township Patrol greatly shocked the large and small forces in the county.

Of course, on the bright side, this team that ransacked the Zhao family's manor will always claim to be the Cangshan bandits, and they have never been caught alive.

The county lieutenant finally couldn't bear the pressure, and inspected the school with 1,000 soldiers and horses, so he had to go out to suppress the bandits, and by the way, he went to the Zhou clan to take a look to see if there was still a township patrol force.

Rewarding the army and laboring divisions, distributing the silver for suppressing bandits and pulling out silver, Shou Heng was busy and finally sent away this group of big-headed soldiers.

But within two days, the army returned to the city, and everyone claimed to have encountered the Jin army.

They fought hard all night, but fortunately with the help of Zhou's hometown, they won a great victory of more than 100 enemies, and the heads were there.

Returning to the county soldiers, the generals are above, including the county lieutenants, all of them have made suggestions to Shou Heng, and the Jin people are frequent, please let the Zhou people retain the township patrol establishment and increase the number of posts.

Shou Heng is not a fool, and he can't detect anything abnormal.

After an inspection, the head was indeed the head of the golden man, but most of them had been pickled, and they were not captured in recent days at all.

Is this the county soldier also infiltrated by Zhou Bai? But he didn't know that his backstage was the Sixth Prince?!

But soon, Shou Heng understood why Zhou Bai dared to be so unscrupulous.

On September 9, the 47th year of Xiangxing, Emperor Xiangxing suddenly collapsed in Shenjing, and the Taoist law was announced to the world.

The edict was posthumously stated, the crown prince inherited the unification, King Rui was the regent, assisting the state affairs, and the rest of the princes were sent to various states to sit in the town.

The town of the six princes guards Dazhou, not Dingzhou, but the richer Lingzhou in the north.

The changes don't stop there.

On September 10, the sky was torn open one after another, and blood rained down......