Compared with the anger and depression of Situ Che, the king of Shu, the current king of Hanzhong is full of energy. Because he wiped away the shame of defeat and the Shu army and took Wuling Mansion back from the Shu army.
After taking Wuling Prefecture, King Situ Fei of Hanzhong did not continue to lead his army south. Instead, he took over the place on the spot, rectified the military affairs, recruited soldiers and persuaded and reorganized the surrender. In just one month, the Han army doubled in size.
It has reached more than 50,000 soldiers. Of course, this is far from the Luo army in Jingzhou, but it is already far better than when it had only 30,000 soldiers before.
In the Battle of Hanzhong, the Han army was raided by the Shu army. They fought fiercely with the Shu army for more than three months and lost their troops and generals. Almost the entire Han army was lost in Hanzhong. As a result, almost the entire land of Hanzhong was still lost. Hanzhong was lost.
Afterwards, the King of Hanzhong, who was reminded by Zhao Jun, returned to Jingzhou, and reluctantly continued to shrink within his own territory with the support of Zhao Jun. Even some powerful men within the territory of the Han Army dared to send it to the King of Hanzhong.
The officials are ugly.
But now, after taking over Wuling Prefecture, a separate prefecture that had nothing to do with the Luo army, the first thing the King of Hanzhong did was to recruit those soldiers who had been surrendered, especially the local soldiers in Wuling Prefecture, who were dispersed and incorporated into the Han army.
中.Although the military strength increased, the strength of the Han army was not affected. The king of Hanzhong originally held
There is no shortage of manpower. After all, he has half of Jingzhou's territory. Although the Zhao army, Qi army and Shu army each occupied Jingzhou behind the mansion, the King of Hanzhong still has a lot of territory under his jurisdiction. Especially in
Every place has its own local garrison. As long as the King of Hanzhong gives the order, military expansion is not a problem.
What the King of Hanzhong lacks is weapons, armor, equipment and food supplies. Even if the Zhao army supports him, they can't provide much for him. After all, the soldiers, armor and equipment provided by the Zhao army are all left behind by the Luo army and the King of Hanzhong in the past.
Zhao Jun's standard weapons are different from those of other princes.[
But after the Han army raided Wuling Mansion and captured Wuling Mansion, the Han army naturally obtained a large amount of military equipment and food supplies from Wuling Mansion. You must know that Wuling Mansion is under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, and the north is Han Dynasty.
In the territory of the Shu Army and the Luo Army, the Shu Army naturally hoarded a lot of supplies here. Now, all these supplies have fallen into
Entering the hands of the Han army gave the King of Hanzhong the ability to quickly restore his strength. Fifty thousand troops were also the strength of the fighting troops in the hands of the King of Hanzhong now. In addition, because he added almost all of the garrison under his rule to the fighting force.
, so he began to recruit new soldiers and train local garrison troops in various places. This was also the reserve force of the Han army.
In one month, when the Shu army retreated and did not attack, the King of Hanzhong had stabilized his rule here. In order to make this place completely his own, the King of Hanzhong completely destroyed many powerful people here.
After the war was cleared, just as the Zhao army took over the place, the King of Hanzhong also dealt with the powerful and powerful people here in the name of the remnants of the Shu army.
Of course, what the King of Hanzhong did was also related to the fact that he had been looked down upon by the powerful people under his rule. In addition, after cleaning up these powerful people, the King of Hanzhong found that he had obtained a large amount of food and food from these powerful people.
supplies, in addition to many private soldiers and prisoners, and a large amount of fields.
As for those private soldiers from powerful families, the King of Hanzhong naturally killed and selected the strongest among them, and incorporated them into his own army. As for these fields, the King of Hanzhong was a little hesitant. Some of them were given by the King of Hanzhong as rewards to the soldiers, which made the Han army better and better.
, morale has been greatly boosted, and coupled with the victory in capturing Wuling Mansion, the morale of the Han army today is extremely high.
Even if some of the fields were awarded to non-meritorious soldiers, the number of fields occupied by those powerful families was still very large. Therefore, the important ministers below also had different opinions on how to deal with the remaining fields, which made the King of Hanzhong unable to make up his mind for a while.
After the King of Hanzhong eliminated nine out of ten of the powerful families in Wuling Prefecture, many of the King of Hanzhong's ministers began to ask the King of Hanzhong what he wanted to do with the captured fields. Originally, the King of Hanzhong wanted to directly follow the example of Zhao and acquire all these lands.
They were distributed equally to the local people. However, after some explanations from his ministers, the King of Hanzhong hesitated.
At this moment, the King of Hanzhong also understood why his ministers began to ask about how to distribute the fields in Wuling Mansion. At first, the King of Hanzhong thought that these ministers wanted to ask for rewards from him, which made him very dissatisfied. After Wang Hewen and others
After the explanation, Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, finally understood that these ministers
Zi is not really asking what he wants to do with these fields, but whether he is prepared to imitate the Zhao State and develop a system like the Zhao State under his own rule, so as to attack the powerful families in the areas under his jurisdiction. You know,
A large proportion of the officials under the King of Hanzhong were from these powerful families.
Although the King of Hanzhong was dissatisfied with the powerful families under his rule, he was not dissatisfied with the officials under his command. Therefore, the King of Hanzhong also understood the concerns of his ministers. However, before the King of Hanzhong made other decisions,
Zuo Cheng Wang He Wen brought news that suddenly made him murderous.
"You said, these powerful people want to buy the fields we harvested in Wuling Mansion from us?" The news Wang Hewen brought was that in the past, the Han army defeated the Shu army, and after the defeated soldiers retreated to Hanzhong, they borrowed grain from the territory due to lack of grain and grass supplies.
The wealthy and powerful people who had been rejected now came to the door and wanted to buy the main land in the hands of the Han army.
"Reporting back to the king, it is indeed the case. Now, not only the minister, but also other important ministers and military generals, there are powerful people who take the opportunity to inquire. All the adults and generals have reported the news here and are waiting for the king's decision."
King He Wen of Zuo Cheng, who looked much younger because of the defeat of the Shu army, reported to Situ Fei in a deep voice. He also knew the relationship between his king and these powerful families, and had already given it to the ministers of the Han army, so that
They should stay out of this matter.
Sure enough, after hearing Wang Hewen's answer, King Situ Fei of Hanzhong immediately said in a cold voice: "Purchasing the main land of Wuling Mansion? Ridiculous! They still want to extend their hands here? I haven't settled the accounts with them yet for what happened before.
If you still want to buy these fields, don’t even think about it!” Regarding the cold treatment by these rich and powerful people in the past, Si
Tu Fei has never forgotten it, and now, he also has the idea of taking action against these powerful people. Even ordinary people still have the desire for revenge, not to mention him, a noble prince? The lord of the land who supports the king of Shu.
The envoy was kicked out of the house with a cold face. Situ Fei had never received such treatment.
Wang Hewen explained: "Your Majesty, these powerful men do not really want to develop their influence in Wuling Mansion, nor do they want the land in your hands, at least not in the short term. They are scared now because of their previous actions, so
, they want
Through such means, they wanted to show goodwill to the king. Judging from their attitude, the price they purchased the fields this time was several times the field itself. In addition, some powerful people expressed their willingness to provide grain and grass supplies to our Han army as a reward.
This is a great victory for our army.”
"Haha..." Situ Fei couldn't help but sneer, and said coldly: "Repent? If I had known today, why did I do that in the first place? I clearly thought that I was defeated at the hands of the Shu army and was about to be annexed by the King of Luoyang. I thought.
If you want to step on our Han army, it would be better to think of a new master." As he said that, Situ Fei's face became colder and stern, "It's just that they didn't think about it.
Come, we got the support of Zhao State, prepared our army for war, and captured Wuling Mansion in one fell swoop. Now we have expanded our army by tens of thousands. They are scared, scared, and now they want to beg for mercy from me! Wang Hewen, you say, can I do it?
Should I let them go? I have never been treated like this before. If I forgive them like this, how can I, Situ Fei, lose my face?"
Seeing the increasingly cold and stern expression on his own king's face, Wang Hewen couldn't help but feel nervous. Even when he was defeated by the Shu army in the past, he never saw Situ Fei with such an expression. It is conceivable that when the Han army was in despair in the past, they turned to these
The fact that a powerful man from a wealthy family asked for help but was rejected had a huge impact on his heart.
Although he understood his king's thoughts, Wang Hewen did not comply with Situ Fei's wishes. Instead, he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, these powerful families are certainly hateful, but we cannot catch them all in one go and attack them all. Otherwise, we can't catch them all in one go.
, I’m afraid there will be riots under our military’s rule.”
Without waiting for Situ Fei to speak, Wang Hewen continued: "I think we should treat them differently. These powerful families are smaller among them, especially those who have little influence on the local area and do not affect our local jurisdiction. We can
Let them offer money and food to make up for their past mistakes."
"As for the powerful ones who have greater strength, have a deeper influence on the local area, and even influence the local government's jurisdiction over various places, they must be eliminated. Their existence has already affected the rule of our Han army over the local area. In addition, there are also
There are those who allow family members to serve under the King of Luoyang
When dealing with such powerful people, we must eradicate them, because they have taken refuge with the King of Luoyang, and they have also taken actions. Cleaning them out will also let the powerful people under our Han army know that our Han army has
The owner of the land can only be the king and our Han army."
After listening to what Wang Hewen said, Situ Fei couldn't help but think deeply. He also understood what the consequences would be if he took action against more than half of the powerful families under his rule. Wang Hewen's suggestion was to use skills to clear out those who have any influence on the Han army.
The strong influence of adverse effects can also prevent chaos under one's rule, which is indeed a good suggestion.
After pondering for a moment, Situ Fei finally nodded and said: "That's fine, you divide the list of these powerful people for me, and no matter what excuse you use, you must find a reason to take action. As for those who want me to forgive them,
The powerful, let them contribute money and food, and as for the fields, they should not think about it. I, the king
I don’t want this place to be infiltrated by these powerful people again. You are right. In the short term, they do not have the ability and dare not extend their claws to Wuling Mansion. However, as time goes by, they will definitely be here.
The influence has greatly increased, and like the northern region, it has become difficult for local officials to govern the area."[
Wang Hewen asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, what has been done with the fields here? It would not be a good thing if they were left to be left uncultivated." After listening to what the King said, Wang Hewen knew that Situ Fei did not want the powerful family to take root.
Here it is.
Situ Fei said in a deep voice: "You think, what if I allocate all the land here to the people here?"
Wang Hewen was startled and said in a deep voice: "What does your Majesty mean, do you want to share the land equally with Zhao?"
Situ Fei nodded and said: "If these fields fall into the hands of powerful people, the food we receive will be far less than what we directly collect from the people. In addition, the existence of these powerful people is very detrimental to our management of the place. To be honest, I am now
They are all a little envious of Zhao Xun. The system he implemented in Zhao State is really an advantage for him."
Wang Hewen said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, although Zhao's system is good, if we implement it now, it will be detrimental to us. If it is not good, it will be within the jurisdiction of our Han army..."
Situ Fei naturally understood what Wang Hewen wanted to say, and Wang Hewen also came from a wealthy and powerful family. He immediately interrupted Wang Hewen's words and said in a deep voice: "What you said, how could I not know that Zhao Xun established such a system because of the past?
Its rise is related to the northern part of Youzhou, where
There are not many powerful families, so that Zhao Xun can implement this system step by step. This method can only be completed by Zhao Xun's position. I am afraid that neither I nor the other princes can.
, I should say that I dare not do this. Zhao Xun, this person is very resourceful..."
In fact, Situ Fei also knew in his heart that if he were to restructure the Han army's territory according to Zhao's system, he would probably cause chaos to the Han army immediately. Zhao Xun implemented such a system and used his powerful troops to enforce it step by step.
Even so, in Youzhou, countless people were slaughtered to establish this system.
"It is my king's intention to allocate the fields here to the people here in order to appease the people of Wuling Prefecture. It is only here, and no other changes will be made. After all, this place has just experienced a war and suffered the scourge of the war.
The number of people who are suffering is not a minority. If we want to stabilize this place, we must take these suffering people into consideration."
Hearing what the king said, Wang Hewen let go of the worries in his heart. Of course, he acted like this, not only because he was worried about his own family, but also worried about the crisis of the Han army. If the Han army was reorganized in the area, it would bring serious consequences.
The consequences will be unpredictable. Many of the important officials of the Han army are from powerful families. If this system were to be implemented here, I am afraid that the important officials of the Han army would lose their support and even defect to other princes.
"The king's arrangement is not a bad idea. This place is close to the territory under the jurisdiction of the Shu army. We captured this place from the Shu army. The fact that the Shu army has not counterattacked now does not mean that there will be no counterattack in the future. We must appease the people here and let the people's hearts and minds grow.
If we do this, others will not have any objections."
"By the way, I have one more thing! Although we and the Luo Army are in the same Jingzhou and are not hostile at the moment, our relationship with the Luo Army is far less than before. It can even be said that we and the Luo Army are already somewhat hostile.
"
"So, I think that in addition to garrisoning troops in Wuling Mansion and recruiting new soldiers, we also have to station troops and horses at the place where we are connected with the Luo Army. Now there are rumors that the King of Shu is preparing to form an alliance with the Luo Army and the Qi Army.
. Therefore, we must be careful about the Luo Army in the east, especially when there are many wealthy and powerful people in our territory who have defected to the Luo Army. We must not be careless. If we attack these powerful people, there is no guarantee that the Luo Army will not
Do something."
"The Shu army wants to form an alliance with the Luo army and the Qi army? Isn't there news that the Luo army will take action against the Jiangxia Mansion after we capture the Wuling Mansion? Will they form an alliance?" Situ Fei couldn't help but be startled.
After the Han army raided the Shu army and captured Wuling Mansion, the prestige of the King of Hanzhong suddenly increased, and his influence in Jingzhou suddenly increased. There were even faint signs of surpassing the King of Luoyang. Then it was reported that the King of Luoyang wanted to attack
Jiangxia Mansion, which is located southeast of Jingzhou occupied by the Qi army, intends to take action. Although there has been no actual action until now, the King of Hanzhong also learned through some detailed work that it was indeed true.
Wang Hewen said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it may be true that the King of Luoyang wanted to take action against Jiangxia Mansion behind us. The news was probably spread by the Zhao army. The Qi army encircled and suppressed the rebel army in the east of Yangzhou, and Zhao Jun intervened in the rebel army.
Naturally, I hope that the Qi army will invest part of its energy into the land of Jingzhou to the west, so as to reduce the pressure on the Jieyi army."
"However, it is true that the Shu army wants to ally with the Luo army and the Qi army. Now that our Han army has formed an alliance with the Zhao army, the situation of the Shu army is very bad. It is also very difficult for the King of Shu to want to form an alliance with the other two princes.
normal."
"Although we are in alliance with the Zhao army, if the Luo army and the Shu army attack us at the same time, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to hold on for long. We will not even have time to support the Zhao army, and the Zhao army may not support us immediately. So.
, we must be careful. For the King of Luoyang, occupying the entire territory of Jingzhou and becoming the lord of Jingzhou is definitely what he hopes for most right now."
Situ Fei nodded and said in a deep voice: "It's okay. First, we can dispatch some troops to the place where we meet the Luo army, but we can't provoke them easily. In addition, we should immediately target those family members who joined us after we were defeated by the Shu army in Hanzhong."
Luo Jun's rich family
Deal with the powerful people. Remember, you have to do it cleanly." Situ Fei also knew that there were not a few family members serving in the Luo Army in his territory. Similarly, some powerful families in the Luo Army also had family members.
Served in the Han army.
However, this was all formed when the Han army and the Luo army had a close relationship in the past, and it did not affect his impression of these powerful people. However, he could treat those powerful people who joined the Luo army after the Han army was defeated by the Shu army.
This can no longer be tolerated. For Situ Fei, these are traitors and must be eliminated.