"Although Zhiyao is the youngest here, he seems to be the leader?" Hu You thought to himself.
Zhiyao is already sixteen years old this year and will be crowned champion in six more years.
Among a group of second-generation people, Zhao Bolu was originally the eldest, but with Hu You, a random guy, he became Hu You's oldest.
He is the youngest but can become the leader of a group of second-generation people? Hu You thought of Zhiyao's two consecutive defeats of the coalition forces of princes and his deeds of leading a group of second-generation people into the capital of Qi to plunder ritual objects. He understood who should be the leader and who should be the leader?
Age doesn't matter, it's all about ability.
"The boss said that my family is naturally in conflict with the Zhao family, and returning to China is an extremely risky move. If there was no conflict between the Zhi family and the Wei family, my family would definitely not return to the country. Now that my family is backed by the monarch, the next thing we should do is to reconcile with the Zhi family and the Wei family.
The Wei family has formed an alliance!" Hu You was actually a little surprised that Zhiyao was looking for a place for Zhao Bolu.
The master just now, Hu You would fake a loss even if he could win. Firstly, there was no need to deepen the hatred with the Zhao family. Secondly, it was to give face to the Zhi family. The most important thing was that if he lost, he could take the opportunity to sneak into the circle of the second generation.
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The reason is not complicated. The Fox family has just returned to the Jin Dynasty. If you don't keep a low profile, you can't keep a low profile. Corresponding social channels always need to be established. Starting with the contact of the second generation will be the right way to open up the situation.
They are waiting for Zhiyao's answer on whether or not he will go on an expedition.
Zhiyao shook her head under everyone's gaze and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to go on an expedition."
It was a big deal for the State of Jin that the State of Chu sent troops to the north again. It was nothing if they just beat up the Man clan, but occupying the territory of the Man family became a threat to the southwest of the State of Jin, which caused the State of Jin to make some response.
The Zhi family and the Wei family had some fiefdoms in the southwest of Jin. However, the Zhongxing family's fiefdoms in the southwest were assigned to the Han family. As a result, the Han family had the most fiefdoms in the southwest.
Under the premise that Zhao Yang is a "Yuan Rong", especially since he has just assumed the position of "Yuan Rong", even if the Zhao family does not have a fiefdom in the southwest of Jin, the Zhao family should still take action.
The most critical problem now is that the Zhao family is entangled by the Fan family, and it is difficult for them to dispatch a large number of troops to deal with the Chu army's northward march.
The Wei family was also busy with the Fan family and could not spare any troops to deal with it.
The Zhi family has just experienced a change of family head. Whether it is custom or common sense, it is a social consensus not to send troops.
Why? Just because Zhishen has just taken over the management of the Zhi family, and many matters are in the transitional stage. Each family must understand the situation the Zhi family is facing now. Everyone has just passed a funeral and it is inconvenient to send troops. When it is the Zhi family's turn, they demand that they must send troops.
, it’s unreasonable!
Of course, if it had been Zhishi who took the initiative to request to join the war, things would have been a different story.
No matter what happens, the Han family cannot escape becoming the main force in dealing with the Chu army's northward march. They will admit it even if they don't.
Because Zhiyao has not experienced the era of successive wars between Jin and Chu, and he is not a "pure" Jin person, so he really does not understand the Jin people's obsession with Chu.
Therefore, when Zhiyao saw the disappointment on their faces after speaking, she was a little confused.
"In a few years, Wu will probably challenge Jin. I'll let you play with me then." Zhiyao thought to herself.
They were from Jin, or the second generation of various big families, and the topics they talked about were inevitably related to military affairs.
Even if Huyou, who is new here, listens, his understanding is very limited, and sometimes he even doesn't understand what is being said at all.
Zhao Wuxie, who had been silent all this time, tried his best to hide his envy. I wonder if the idea of replacing Zhao Bolu became stronger at this moment?
Is it just right? Zhao Wuxie has a very good sense of Zhao Bolu in his heart, and many times he will even be moved.
Taking the fact that Zhao Wuxie had a seat on such an occasion as an example, it is enough to show that Zhao Bolu still takes good care of Zhao Wuxie, his half-brother.
So, did Zhao Bolu realize the threat that Zhao Wuxie posed to his heir apparent? Absolutely.
Since Zhao Bolu knew that Zhao Wuxie was challenging him, and was willing to play with him on certain occasions, and even gave Zhao Wuxie more respect than his status as a concubine, I really don't know whether to say that Zhao Bolu is too big-hearted, or that Zhao Bolu is a really honest person.
They chatted until the evening before leaving.
Before they were about to disperse, Zhao Bolu led a horse close to Zhi Yao and handed over the reins, saying: "This is a good horse, and it takes a thousand horses to get one."
Zhao Bolu's action language is very clear, he wants to give a good horse to Zhiyao as a gift.
By the way, the news Zhiyao heard before was that Hu You didn't pay at all, and Ma also went through four hands in a short period of time. Will Zhi Yao pay the bill later?
This horse does look a bit special. The height of the horse's back is about 1.3 meters. The horse's body is slender, the tendons of its limbs are well developed, and its dark coat is shiny. It is absolutely reliable to call it BMW.
Zhiyao fell in love with the horse when she saw it. Taking the reins in or not would be disrespectful, so she took the reins and leaned over to stroke the horse's neck.
"Obviously it's not a Central Plains horse. Maybe it's a horse breed from further west? So, today's incident is most likely a special trap set up by the Fox family." Zhiyao was almost certain.
They broke up and went home.
After returning home, Zhiyao specifically asked her husband to take good care of the stallion, feed it well for a period of time, and find a high-quality mare for breeding during the estrus season to see what the next generation would be like.
In addition, Zhiyao received a report that the Zheng person was not found.
During dinner, Zhishen indeed mentioned the Chu army's march north.
"This time the Han family and the Hu family sent troops, totaling one 'army'. My family is in reserve and has gathered troops in 'Shangyang' in case the situation turns bad," Zhishen said.
Zhiyao was curious about the composition of the Hu clan's army and asked.
Zhishen said: "The Hu clan follows the widow and can pay the tax when they are in their prime. This is different from other Xia clans."
It can be seen that Zhishen is a little dissatisfied with the Fox family, and he also has reasons to despise the Fox family.
Hu's Hu family lost many of the customs of the Xia Dynasty, and some rules seemed not to be taken seriously.
Look at what Zhishen said. As long as the Fox family is in their prime, they can receive gifts, which means they have not received formal training at all.
Why does Zhu Xia's family insist on "no soldiers can be recruited without education"? In addition to wanting to have better sources of soldiers, wars are never won by individual bravery. They mainly rely on group cooperation to exert combat effectiveness. Soldiers cannot understand instructions.
How can this be done!
Therefore, the so-called "no soldiers can be recruited without teaching" is really not just about teaching killing skills. It is actually about allowing soldiers to understand some basic commands so that they will not be stupid on the battlefield or run around blindly.
Zhiyao decided to take a closer look when the Fox family gathered their private troops to "Xintian", to find out why various families looked down on the Hu family, and to learn first-hand what the characteristics of the so-called foreign races were.
The Jin State is about to launch a new national war. If time is not urgent, the private armies of each family must first gather outside the "Xintian" city and take an oath before setting off.
If they are deployed in a war zone as reinforcements, the private armies of each family do not need to make a special trip to "Xintian" and will definitely go directly to the war zone.
Zhishen also talked about other things, such as the war between Qi and Wu, and then Song invaded Cao. Zheng originally sought forgiveness in private, but after learning that the Chu army was heading north, the envoys said goodbye and left, and many other things.
"In this way, Shijishe may go to Chu." What Zhiyao said was that Shijishe would get involved with the Chu State.
This kind of thing is a common occurrence for Jin or Chu. The situation is that when Jin and Chu are fighting for hegemony, the nobles of the two countries can't survive in their own countries or want to flee, so they usually choose to defect to each other.
A long time ago, a branch of the Que family ran to the Chu State, and they later became the Bo family of the Chu State. This is the most famous family in the Jin State that went to the Chu State, but it does not mean that this is the only one; over there in the Chu State It was because Xia Ji deceived the King of Chu that the wizard Shen Gong defected to the Jin State, but later the Shen Gong Wuchen was sent to the State of Wu by the Jin State.
When the nobles of the two countries wanted to flee, they chose each other. In fact, they felt that no matter how miserable they were, they could not go to a small country to lose face, so they chose an equally powerful country to defect to. For them, defecting to their rival for hegemony was not considered treason, but simply finding another country. It's just a road.
"Sir, if there is a war in the country, can I leave Xintian and live in Handan for a long time?" Zhiyao asked.
Anyway, this year's first wave of war has nothing to do with the Zhi family. Zhiyao, who has been dragging it out for a long time, really doesn't want to stay in "Xintian" anymore.
To be honest, Zhishen hopes that Zhiyao can always be by his side, but he also knows that Zhiyao has a lot of things that need to be done. Those things are not suitable to be carried out in "Xintian". No matter how reluctant Zhishen is, he can only agree with Zhiyao. Yao went to "Handan" to work.
"In the future, 'Handan' will be far more important than 'wisdom.' For this reason, I want the craftsmen to gather in 'Handan' so that..." Zhiyao began to write a lengthy document.
Didn't he send people to conduct mineral exploration around "Handan"? A large number of coal mines were found in the southwest, and there were also several iron mines here; due south, there was a large amount of high-quality clay.
As for what timber resources or others? Take a look at why Zhiyao believes that "Handan" is the place that Zhishi should pay most attention to in the future. It shows that other resources are also extremely rich.
"It's a pity that the quality of coal and iron ore is not very good. If you want to make good use of it, other supporting technologies must keep up." Zhiyao was actually not that disappointed. The mineral resources in various places in Zhuxia were similar.
A month later, the private armies of the Han family and the Hu family, which were mainly responsible for the Chu army moving north, came over.
Zhiyao has met with Hu You quite frequently recently. Once they got acquainted with each other, they no longer had to pry carefully and could enter the Hu family's military camp in a fair and just manner.
"There is really no shortage of horses. As expected, the Fox family is also using the 'one-horse walking' method, but they still have the problem of behaving badly. The quality of individual soldiers is average, and the teamwork is a mess!" Zhiyao said in a series After observing it, I came to this conclusion.
At the current historical stage, the nomadic tribes that are not short of horses actually don’t have many soldiers who can fight on horseback. Those who can ride and shoot on horseback may not necessarily be able to enter the battlefield in various high-level positions. To put it bluntly, the number is seriously insufficient, and then there are Related tactics were not created.
Hu You's own family knew about his family's affairs, so he specially explained to Zhiyao: "Since we have returned to the Xia, we must follow the laws of the Xia. But now the time is short, there is nothing we can do!"
So, they know their level and will take relevant actions later?
But Zhiyao was thinking: "Whether it is the Zhao family or the Zhi family, if you can eat the Fox family, you will be greatly nourished. How should I plan to swallow the Fox family?"
