The Soul Returns!

Heroic spirits, mostly appearing in the Dragon Court, were loyal to the country during their lifetime, and still guarded one side after their deaths.

Generally, only the Dynasty Dragon Court will gather the heroic spirits wandering in the underworld and consume precious incense to support them.

The Demon Army killed 244 people, and after death, all of them became heroic spirits and were summoned from the underworld by Zhou Bai.

The members of the Taoist Priest Regiment accompanying the General's Mansion were dumbfounded one by one, especially the newcomers who came from the County Taoist Priest Regiment, who knew more secrets, so they were even more puzzled.

The souls of the martyrs of the war may become heroic spirits after death, they know that.

But even if it is an extremely intense war, there may not be a single heroic soul out of a hundred souls killed in battle, which has a lot to do with the faith of individual souls and the beliefs of other people in individuals.

Why is it that now the martyrs of the Demon Army have all returned as heroic spirits, and the conversion rate is ten out of ten?

In fact, Zhou Bai himself couldn't figure out the mystery inside, but he only felt that either he personally sacrificed the seal, or the demon army fought against the enemy outside the territory, which was more special in the mortal world.

It is also possible that this article of the peak national sacrifice in my memory has purple meaning, which affects the rules of the underworld.

After giving the martyrs a great deal of grief and honor, Zhou Bai let the soldiers enjoy the treatment of returning from victory.

After all, it is a great victory to complete the predetermined battle plan, and it is indispensable to celebrate the reward.

Praise the streets, take turns to take vacations, and reward the silver and give the fields......

On both sides of the street, large households and ordinary people were all crowded together, crowded with people, and the pot of pulp was almost blocking the road.

"Look, the Demon Army has entered the city, and the momentum is really enough."

"That is, this is an army that can defeat the demons outside the territory, and you don't look at how murderous they are."

"Deflated calf, what murderous aura can you feel, they are all our Pingcang disciples, and you can't still aim the knife at us."

"Good son, this is a home-picked pear, take it quickly."

How rare it is to be able to protect them in troubled times and bring prosperity and tranquility, how can you not welcome them.

The sense of happiness is contrasting, since Zhou Bai led the troops to Yangyuan, the chaos around Pingcang has become more prosperous day by day.

The county seat was occupied by Sun Yucheng, and the county lieutenant led the main force of 10,000 county soldiers back to the division, and fought against the Fumin army, trying to make a great contribution.

Because the county soldiers were eager to return to the city, the first few games were still the main attack of the county lieutenant, and Sun Yucheng was the main defense, but with the passage of time, after all, the attack and defense were still easy to shape.

The county soldiers who lost their foundation originally relied on a breath of qi to forcibly attack the city, and once that qi was carried by Sun Yucheng, the county soldiers who realized the reality immediately lost their fighting spirit.

According to the fortified city, the Fumin army with sufficient logistics and supplies, although it can't fight head-on, it is not afraid of attrition at all.

In order not to fall into the siege of the city of attrition, the county lieutenant promised to ask the imperial court for a title, and asked the Taoist regiment to strike a thunderous blow.

This is a very reasonable request, now that Sun Yucheng has just taken the city, the foundation is not solid, the legal net formed by the name system is extremely weak, and the suppressive power of the extraordinary is insufficient.

Of course, Sun Yucheng, as the lord of a city, is under the protection of the army and has great luck.

If you really want to assassinate, after an ordinary monk is close, his strength will be weakened by at least two or three percent.

But all things considered, it would not be a problem for the twenty members of the Taoist group to take on this task.

It has become a habit for these people in the county town Taoist group to be under the jurisdiction of the Daolu Division of the Imperial Court, and their luck has only recently decreased.

They had returned with the army in consideration of a quick suppression of the rebellion, and now they had the added benefit of gladly acceding to the lieutenant's request.

How many monks can be supported by the local county if they rebel, three or five?

Half of the Taoist regiment guarded the county soldier camp, in the periphery to prevent accidents, and the other two realms led nine senior first realms, full of confidence against the military spirit and the majestic luck of the people, and went straight to the county government.

In this battle, there was a lot of movement, thunder and fire were everywhere, the wind was howling, and three whole streets were smashed.

However, in the end, it was not the Taoist group of the imperial court who won, and only five of the ten people withdrew under the response of the outside, and there was no need to think about the beheading operation so far.

After a few days of confrontation, because the county soldiers who had thrown off their baggage and marched in a hurry were short of food and grass, the county lieutenant could only lead them to fight and retreat, and the losses were huge.

By the time they retreated to the north of the county, that is, Yuanmin County, east of Pingcang, there were only 7,000 of the 10,000 people left.

The county government fell, and there was no order from the higher-ups, so the seven counties naturally went their own way.

The county lieutenant originally intended to cultivate in Yuanmin County and wait for the imperial court to support and counterattack, but the county commander Tao Xiangwen was unwilling to let them enter the city at all.

At this time, taking care of the people in the city, protecting the territory and the people, the county lieutenants who only care about the military really can't do anything about them.

That Sun Yucheng had warned in private that the counties could not take refuge for the time being, and the bottom line was that the two would not help each other.

In the end, Tao provided Wencai with three days of food and grass, so that they could continue to retreat.

Pingcang and Yangyuan in the south of the county can't go either, and the county lieutenant can only transfer to the four counties in the south of the county, which has been quite calm there.

But who knows, just when the food ran out, the exhausted remnants of the army who arrived in the south of the county were still not accepted by the four counties.

None of the county commanders were willing to let them go to the city to recuperate, and the best thing was to provide three days of military rations like Tao Xiangwen.

They are kings, why did they get to this point?

However, this county lieutenant is still a loyal minister who adheres to the law of Daxu, and he does not dare to make a reckless threat to attack the city, so he can only be trapped in the suburbs and countryside to "collect food".

As everyone knows, this is a manifestation of the collapse of the prestige of the imperial court, and the county is gone, and the state can still be expected to send troops, what if the state also has to compromise with Sun Yucheng?

Soon, the news of the imperial court's enclosure of hundreds of feudal towns spread all over the world, and Sun Yucheng was in the list, ranking as the envoy of the Bei'an Festival, in charge of the military and civilian affairs of a county.

The county lieutenant was surprised and restrained, and sent his own soldiers to the state to consult the governor's opinion, but the county soldiers who had been bullied so far could not bear it, and the camp roared that night.

More than a dozen high-ranking officers including the county lieutenant and thousands of soldiers died in the riots, and in the end, 4,000 of the remaining 6,000 people became rebels.

Without the restraint of the county lieutenant, there is no restriction on these rebellious soldiers to collect food, whether it is a wealthy manor or a village settlement, it is difficult to escape the looting.

Another 2,000 people, under the leadership of the guard general Jiao Tu, were stationed in a commercial market town in the east of the county, temporarily waiting to see the situation.

Today's Bei'an County can be described as a mess, with the general's mansion in the north of the county as a deterrent, but there is no peace in the south of the county.

Every day, innocent people die, and every moment there is vitality that is consumed in internal friction.

Fu Demon General's Mansion, study.

I didn't return for most of the month, of course, I talked and chatted with Chen Zhongbang, the chief historian in charge of the overall situation.

After gossiping for a while, Zhou Bai gave up his hand and said, "It's been hard work, Mr. ”

Chen Zhongbang didn't dare to slack off, got up and saluted: "The lord is fighting outside, how can you be hard, you are not in the house, it is difficult to settle up and down." ”

"Now that the Taoist group is becoming more and more manpowered, the communication array must be arranged in place, and it is up to you to decide on major matters."

Zhou Bai bowed slightly: "Well, the communication array on Yangyuan's side has been arranged, if there is a major event, the sixth room can deal with it in time." ”

"This year is not a big harvest, but it is not a disaster year to reduce production, full of families. The autumn grain has been put into storage, and compared with previous years, the storage has not decreased but increased, and it is not a problem to raise the army and secure the people. In addition to preventing famines, it can also support the military expansion of Fuchu. Chen Zhongbang couldn't help but smile when he talked about this year's harvest.

In the 47th year of Xiangxing, natural disasters have occurred frequently, and such a harvest can be caused by various factors.

Including Zhou Bai's advance arrangement of floods and droughts, land reclamation, fertilizer application, etc., of course, there are also the blessings of the gods that the rulers will slightly avoid.

"Can the statistics include the Cangshan grain depot? Is it according to the regular tax I set ten taxes and one tax, and the rest of the taxes and miscellaneous taxes are all exempted? ”

Chen Zhongbang replied affirmatively: "No, the grain produced in Cangshan contains aura, and it is better than ordinary grain in terms of satiety and hunger, so it is all reserved in the Cangshan granary for storage." ”

"Because you are completely exempt from other harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and are strictly enforced, your policy of ten taxes and one tax has not caused any dissatisfaction and resistance."

Cangshan grain depot was not included in the calculation, the results of the autumn harvest in Pingcang were indeed in place, there were grain and people, and he had the confidence to do what he would do next.

Zhou Bai smiled and said: "These families in Pingcang are considered acquaintances, and the officials and gentry all follow the implementation of the grain, and they didn't give me a chance to kill chickens and monkeys again." ”

"The township officials and militia system of the 24 township bureaus are gradually taking shape, and as long as this winter passes, the foundation of the lord will be truly solid." Chen Zhongbang hit the nail on the head and pointed out the advantages of "imperial power" going to the countryside, and there was an official government on the side, how could he make any moths.

"It's a pity, Sun Yucheng didn't give me the opportunity to save with peace of mind, tsk, Bei'an Festival envoy, this title is enough to win Bei'an." Zhou Bai casually picked up a piece of information and said teasingly.

Chen Zhongbang shook his head and said: "The imperial court has sealed the princes of the world this time, I don't know what the intention is, but you haven't been forgotten, you are the sixth-grade Bei'an regiment training envoy, but you don't want it." ”

The regimental training envoys, defense envoys, and jiedu envoys are all feudal official positions in the name of recruiting troops and buying horses, and the jiedu envoys are even more military-civilian integration, which is the best name of the heroes before the establishment of the state.

At the end of previous dynasties, such official positions were rare.

In order to use the last shell savings of the imperial court to develop, local tyrants would often make large offerings to the central government and bribe courtiers, so that they might be able to obtain a name.

However, this troubled era has just begun a few years, and all the heroes in the world are still developing on their own one-third of an acre, although there are many anti-kings, there are only a few people with names and surnames.

Why did the imperial court take the initiative to promote the chaotic times of feudal town secession when there was still a few points of qi left?

The vast majority of people in the world can't figure out the intentions of the imperial court, but Zhou Bai has the influence of 5,000 years of Chinese history, but he vaguely understands.

According to history, after the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, the four towns of Hebei imitated the system of the princes of the Warring States and established the country.

That is, "the four kingdoms are all called kings and do not change the year name, as the princes of the past are in the Zhou family." The altar building alliance, if there is one who does not meet the agreement, everyone will fight it together. ”

That is, these four towns wanted to reach an agreement with the Tang Dynasty, hoping to become the kind of princes during the Warring States Period of the Zhou Dynasty and establish a country within a country.

I have been "passing on the land to my descendants", but I respect the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain to ensure the longevity of the country.

Zhou Bai is keenly aware now that Daxu let the world enter the feudal town in advance, just to grasp the initiative and finally let the world achieve the ideal state of "serving the Warring States".

The imperial court lived in the center, and the princes of the feudal towns all respected its Zhengshuo, paid tribute every year, and had good luck to support.

In this way, although Daxu will not be for thousands of generations, it will definitely be able to continue the national glory for more than a hundred years.

The Zhou Dynasty of Lanxing has nearly 800 years, and it is not a luxury for Daxu to have a 500-year national ancestor.

From Zhou Bai's point of view, it is not impossible for the Daxu Imperial Court to do this, anyway, the Red Emperor has abandoned you, so why not find a way to survive by yourself.

This is the case with the feudal princes in the territory, and the same is true for opening the division of the feudal towns in advance, all in order to continue the Great Xu Guozuo as much as possible, so that the Yin World Dragon Court can also accumulate more luck and survive longer.

The next day, a letter was sent from the state, and Governor Lei Haomiao wrote it himself.

The content is to congratulate Zhou Baima on his success, annihilate foreign enemies, and live up to the name of the demon general.

In order to praise his merits, the imperial court decided to rename him as the defense envoy of the north and south of Cangshan, from the fifth grade.

and directly promoted the title of Zhou Baiyun's cavalry captain to the fifth rank of the Viscount of Pingcang.

He had resigned earlier, and now he would not eat back grass and let himself be limited by the court.

Zhou Bai immediately replied, living under Sun Yucheng, a thief, he was deeply ashamed, he could not accept the post of defense envoy.

There is only Viscount Pingcang, which is a position he feels he can bear for his meritorious service to humanity.

……

A few days later, the imperial envoy arrived in Dingzhou and officially enshrined Lü Ding as the envoy of Pinghe County, Sun Yu as the envoy of Bei'an County, Lei Haomiao as the loyal and righteous uncle, and Zhou Bai as the Pingcangzi.

In addition, there are several large clans, relying on the wealth and food provided by the above, and have been awarded the title of regimental training envoy, defense envoy, lieutenant and so on.

This wave of active enclosures, the imperial court got benefits, and the local heroes got the name, which seems to be mutually beneficial and win-win.

For a while, the chaotic situation in the world actually seemed somewhat stable and peaceful because of the containment of various names.

Even the extraterritorial warships that were storing resources in various places and waiting to adapt to the rules were therefore massively exterminated by the defense envoys and the local government.

At the end of October, the battleship of Pinghe County was forced by Lü Ding to blow itself up, and there was only one warship left in Dingxi, and Lü Ding was able to untie the shackles and develop vigorously.

There was still one general and one warship left in Dingdong, and the main forces of the state government were still firmly contained, and the situation suddenly became delicate again.

The court gave the name, can it really confine all parties to that one-third of an acre?

On November 3, Sun Yucheng, in the name of the envoy of the Bei'an Festival, released the Yangyuan county magistrate who remained by his side and asked him to go back and continue to serve as the county magistrate.

This was originally the power that the festival should have, and it was also his temptation of Zhou Bai.

Don't mention the hidden dragon heroes in other states, but Bei'an was taken by Zhou Bai to break the balance, you take care of the name, I won't.

On November 5, Yan Cheng, the county lieutenant of Yangyuan Inspection School, intercepted the real county magistrate outside the city, scolded him directly, and then stripped him naked and drove him away.

The next day, Zhou Baiqin led a cavalry army that expanded to 500 horsemen and arrived under the county of Bei'an.

This is here to show off its might, and this is to officially declare war.

Zhou Bai used his miraculous archery skills to directly nail a letter begging for thieves to the city.

“…… In order to ensure the stability of one side, bravely fight the front line, resist the great enemies of the world, and subdue the external demons. Unexpectedly, there were thieves who were cruel to the virtuous and harmed the good, raised the banner and rebelled, and countless people were destroyed in the city, and the blood flowed like a river. Shilin was indignant, the people were resentful, and the husband worked hard to raise the county in unison. This thief bribed the courtiers, obtained the position of the festival and recruited peace, try to ask if yesterday was a thief, today is the reason for the festival......"

In short, it was the Fu Demon General's Mansion that did not recognize that Bei'an County had such a moderation, and called on the gentry and people of Bei'an to stop obeying its rule.

The most important thing is that when this letter spread all over Bei'an, several originals actually had the attached name and seal of the former county shou Yin Mu.