After the peach leopard was executed, Shi Hu ordered the army to set off, day and night, and rushed to Xiangguo non-stop.

Xiangguo, that is, Xingtai City in later generations, also known as Woniu City, was the largest city north of the Yangtze River at this time.

In July 312 AD, under the suggestion of Zhang Bin, a native of Zhongqiu (now Neiqiu), Shi Le, a member of the Qianzu tribe, entered Xiangguo, and in a few years, eliminated the northern separatist forces and unified the north.

In the second year of Daxing of the Jin Dynasty (319), Shi Le proclaimed himself Da Dan Yu and King of Zhao, and set the capital of Xiangguo, known as Later Zhao in history. The ruling areas included Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, and parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Gansu, and Liaoning.

After the founding of Zhao Jianguo, take Xiangguo as Kyoto, set up the world as the twenty-four counties of three states, Shile built Xiangguo City, the city wall can lie on the cow, so it is called the Lying Cow City, there are four sub-city arch guards around Jianping City, it is called Jianping City in the year, Shile leads to live spring water in the city, the city opens four gates, and the North Garden is the big city of Xiangguo.

Xiangguo City was completed after 18 years of construction. Shi Le built Jiande Palace in Jianping City, luxurious, Shi Le is a Qianren, called the emperor is also called Shan Yu, so Jiande Palace and Han palace style and northern nomadic style, at that time the population of Xiangguo in Kyoto reached 700,000, it is the political, economic and cultural center of the north, and it can be a famous city.

The most striking thing about the city of Xiangguo in Later Zhao is the imperial spirit radiated by its majestic palace complex.

The main buildings of Jiande Palace built by Shile in Xiangguo City are Zhengyang Gate, Duanmen, Jiande Palace, Jiande Apse, Zhengwen Palace, Shan Yuting, Shan Yutai, East Hall, West Pavilion, Houliu Palace, Hundred Feet Building, Chongxun Palace, Sheji Altar, Zongmiao, Pot Department, Tibetan Ice Room, etc., the four gates of Jiande Palace are called Zhengyang Gate in the south, Yongchang Gate in the east, Yongfeng Gate in the west, and Zhiche Gate in the north, there are Taixue in Xiangguo City, and more than ten primary schools such as Xuanwen, Xuanjiao, Chongru, Chongjiao, etc., Shile is also in the west of Xiangguo City from Mingtang, Biyong, Lingtai, and Sangziyuan and Jitian, In addition, Shile also built the Water Imperial Palace, the Risui Palace (in present-day Nanhe), in, Xiangguo.

Shile built Yongfeng Cang in the small city of Yongfeng, that is, Taicang.

After the death of Shi Le, Shi Hu proclaimed himself the king of Zhao, built the Guanxing platform (also known as the Guanque Terrace) in the city of Xiangguo, and built the Taiwu Palace, the foundation of the Taiwu Palace is two feet eight feet high, seventy-five steps from east to west, made of colored broken stones, there is a secret room below, and five hundred guards are placed inside. Lacquer tiles, gold bells, silver wings, gold pillars, bead curtains, jade walls, all with gold, silver and jade beads. Extreme skill.

and built the nine halls of Lingfengtai behind the Xianyang Palace, and selected tens of thousands of beauties to fill it. In the west of the Taiwu Palace, Shi Hu built the Kunhua Palace, and the pavilion opened the big window, all of which were covered with silk yarn.

Xiangguo (Qiaodong District, Xingtai City), Zhao Shile was here after 319 years. In 335, Shihu moved his capital to Ye.

Historically, in 349 A.D., Ran Min destroyed the Shi clan, in 350 Shi Huzi Shi only reclaimed the emperor in Xiangguo, and in 352 it was broken by Ran Min.

Xiangguo was the capital of the Later Zhao State for a total of 18 years, and the emperors of Shile, Shihong, Shihu, Shiyi, etc., when Ran Min destroyed the Later Zhao, Liu Xian also called the emperor in Xiangguo.

"Xiangguo, I, Shihu, are back again." Seeing the towering city wall of Xiangguo again, Shi Hu on the chariot couldn't help but sigh with such emotion.

Since Shi Hu moved the capital to Yecheng, the popularity of Xiangguo has gradually become scarce, but it has only been a few years, and Xiangguo's status as the largest city in the north of the Yangtze River is still unshakable. To date, Xiangguo still has a population of at least half a million people.

It is now the beginning of July in 341 A.D. (the seventh year of Zhao Jianwu), and Shi Hu has only moved the capital to Yecheng for six years, so Shi Hu's influence in Xiangguo is still there. After more than 100,000 Zhao troops arrived on the outskirts of Xiangguo, there were local county guards, county orders and officials in Xiangguo who came out with soldiers and civilians to greet them.

After settling the army, Shi Hu directly led his troops into Jiande Palace, and at the same time summoned Shi Min into the Taiwu Palace alone.

"King!"

"Sit down."

When Shi Min sat down, Shi Hu, who was originally squinting and napping, said, "Thornnut, how do you plan to quell the rebellion and recover Yecheng?" ”

"My lord, at present, Shi Xuan is plotting rebellion, and there are many followers, with the current strength of our army and the existing morale, it is absolutely impossible to quell the rebellion. Therefore, the minister asked the king to issue a document to fight against thieves and summon the army of the whole country to crusade against Shi Xuan! ”

When Shi Hu heard this, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "Thorn slave, you better tell me the truth." Although I am lonely and the tiger is in Pingyang, I haven't fainted yet, and these eyes can still see the current situation clearly! The imperial court is in decline, even the capital has been seized by the rebels, and the soldiers and horses of the whole country, like Pu Hong, Yao Yizhong, Liu Xian and others must secretly covet the artifact of my Great Zhao Kingdom! ”

"Son of Heaven, the strong and the strong are for it! I think that there were hundreds of thousands of troops in the imperial court back then, which could dominate the Quartet and deter Xiaoxiao. But now, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the imperial court have either died or surrendered or fled, and they have completely lost the prestige of the past. ”

Shi Min said in a deep voice: "King, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops in the imperial court, and there are also village warriors in various places, as long as the king gives an order, the ministers believe that they will definitely gather!" As for Pu Hong, Yao Yizhong and others, they have ill intentions, but the king's tiger power is still there, how dare they make trouble? ”

Hearing this, Shi Hu couldn't help but wave his hand and said, "Thorn slave, you don't have to comfort me anymore. In troubled times, whoever has more troops and stronger power is the master! Shi Xuan now has hundreds of thousands of people under his command, and has Yecheng, and there are many counties attached to it, and now, according to the news I have just gotten to Zhao, Jizhou, Bingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Sizhou, Yongzhou, Qinzhou, Xuzhou, Liangzhou, Jingzhou and Youzhou, some counties and counties of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Sizhou have been attached to it. ”

"Shi Xuan is not a fool, he will not sit still. Now he is busy recruiting troops in various places, and his army is expanding extremely rapidly. ”

"So, Shi Xuan's rebellion has become a prairie fire?" Shi Min looked surprised.

"Not bad." Shi Hu sighed and said, "The day before yesterday, Shi Xuan had already ascended the throne in Yecheng as the emperor and changed the great cause of the Yuan!" Thorn slave, I know that you are powerful, but the rebel army is strong, if the strength of the imperial court is not strong enough, how can the rebellion be quelled? Why suppress the Quartet? Even if Pu Hong and Yao Yizhong can respond to my letter of begging for thieves and raise troops to attack Shi Xuan, I am afraid that after the matter is completed, the heroes of the Quartet will regard the court as nothing, and they will start to chase the world. ”

"Therefore, the imperial court must be strong!"

"Please make it clear!"

"I grant you a holy decree. You should do your best to recruit soldiers and train soldiers in Sizhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou, and other places, and you must form a new army in the shortest possible time. ”

"King, I don't know how big this new army needs to be?"

"The more the merrier."

Shi Min asked again: "Doesn't the king appoint a supervisor to recruit and train troops with his ministers?" ”

"There's no need, I trust you. Thorn slave, I'm sorry for you. ”

"King!" Shi Min suddenly said with a grateful look, "The king is gracious, and the ministers will be smeared with their livers and brains, and they will not give up!" ”

Shi Hu bowed his head slightly and said: "Thorn slave, there is also this matter of begging for thieves, I know that you are not only brave and martial, but also very good at writing, why don't you write this essay." ”

"No!"