After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 307 How to deal with it
Zhao Yang saw that Qi's army had basically withdrawn, leaving only Tian Qi's team, and decided to take this opportunity to completely drive Fan Jishe and Zhong Xingyin out, so he personally led troops to attack Bairen City.

After Tian Qi got the news, he had no choice but to withdraw his troops. Under such circumstances, Bairen City could not withstand the fierce attack of the marching army, and it fell within a short time. The Hetian family was liquidated.

However, Zhao Yang is also a very political person, trying to maintain the hegemony of the Jin State, so taking advantage of this time, he assigned many territories to the name of the Marquis of Jin to strengthen the power of the public office, so Zhao Yang Received the support of Duke Ding of Jin within the state of Jin.

And in the military, Zhao Yang began to try to carry out reforms, training cavalry and infantry for cooperative operations. In order to deal with the impact of Korean cavalry, spearmen were used in the infantry phalanx.

He frequently showed his goodwill to Qin and Yan, and at the same time sent envoys to Zheng and Wei, promising that as long as they could follow Jin, they would forget the past, but Wei Chugong directly refused.

It was at this time that the news of the promulgation of the Lordship System by the Han Kingdom reached Zhao Guozhong. After Zhao Yang understood the content, he sighed, with a worried look on his face, and said to his retainer You Liang.

"The Marquis of Han was able to come up with such a method to stimulate the morale of the army. Judging from the current situation, the strength of the Han State will definitely increase rapidly in a short period of time. This has become the biggest hidden danger for our Jin State."

"Besides, Wu State in the south is becoming more and more powerful now, and has obtained a large area of ​​territory from Chu State. If Han State and Wu State join hands, then the northern vassal states may fall into chaos."

After hearing this, You Liang frowned and thought for a while, his face was also full of worry, and then he said.

"Under the current situation, the Tian family is out with troops and does not obey Gao Zhang's orders. It is obviously scruples. Moreover, the Tian family has always been on good terms with the Han country. If the Tian family takes control of the Qi country in the future, then it will be difficult for us in Jin Dynasty. It's not a good thing for the country."

"So at this time, we should take the initiative to show our goodwill to Gao Zhang and support them to suppress the Tian family. As for the fact that the state of Wei is now falling to the state of Qi, we can temporarily let it go. The most important thing at present is to prevent the rise of the Han state."

"Although there is an alliance between Wu and Han, Fu Chai is very ambitious and intends to become the overlord of the south. Under such circumstances, we should send someone to persuade the King of Wu to set their goal before Han. superior."

"After all, after years of fighting in Wu State, the national treasury is already beyond its means. Under such circumstances, the only country that can meet the needs of Wu State is Han State. Moreover, some time ago, Fu Chai sent someone to ask Han State for a new city."

"At that time, Han State did not agree, but sent a large amount of food and money. This shows that there are also conflicts between Wu State and Han State. We can use this to reach a tacit agreement with Wu State in private."

"Once the Tian family really takes over the power of the Qi State in the future, then our Jin State must send troops to the Qi State, so at this time we can privately agree with the Wu State to cease the war. At that time, King Fuchai of Wu may also realize that the Han State has become his own. opponent."

"It is said that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Fu Chai will definitely be tempted by Han. If Fu Chai does not agree, then we can contact Chu. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Wu to deal with Chu and Jin at the same time. We can only choose to cease fighting. .”

This is obviously a strategy between two tigers, Zhao Yang nodded after hearing this, and said after thinking about it.

"The Han Dynasty implements the system of prefectures and counties, which can effectively control the local area, and can make the decrees unimpeded once they are issued. We must take advantage of this, so I also intend to carry out reforms within the Zhao family's fiefdom."

"At the same time, I will also suggest that Marquis Lu implement such a system in the newly acquired territory, so that the monarch's rights can be strengthened, which will have a very good effect on stabilizing the Jin state."

"Besides, during this period of time, the state of Han is still discussing the method of selecting officials, so I am going to send people there, first to understand the reality of the Han state, and secondly to see what are the advantages and disadvantages of this method of selecting officials .”

After hearing this, You Liang bowed his head in thought for a while, and then spoke slowly.

"In this case, why don't you send the young masters there to let them feel the current atmosphere of the Han Kingdom. This way, it will be very effective in persuading other members of the Zhao family."

Zhao Yang believed it. He knew very well in his heart that the successor of a family could determine the future fate of the family. The Zhao family was almost wiped out after the Zhao family orphan incident. So from Zhao Wu onwards, he paid great attention to the cultivation of the character of his children.

Now there have been three generations of hard work from Zhao Wu to him. Under such circumstances, the Zhao family has finally become a big family in Jin. If this glory is to be maintained, then the choice of heirs must not be sloppy. So he said.

"That's good too. Send them to the Han Kingdom, let them see how powerful their future enemies are, and at the same time listen to their inner thoughts. I hope I can choose a patriarch who can inherit my ambition."

"Since it's an investigation, then don't favor one person over another. Let all the young masters go, no matter if they are descendants or concubines, as long as they can gain something, it will be a great thing for my Zhao family."

Youliang immediately saluted and accepted the order, then thought for a while, with some hesitation on his face, but he still spoke.

"There is another rumor, that is, the person in charge of Fei Yi has a somewhat mysterious origin. Since he arrived in Fei Yi, almost no outsiders have seen him, and he has been training soldiers on Dongmeng Mountain for a long time. "

"There are rumors that this person came from the state of Wu. Whether it is true or not is unknown. My lord, should we investigate carefully to confirm the identity of this person?"

When Zhao Yang heard this, he frowned. When he mentioned Wu, he thought of two strong men, one was Wu Zixu and the other was Sun Wu. who?

Zhao Yang didn't come up with a result for a while, but the mentioned military training showed that this person is a man who knows how to fight, which made him feel a little hazy, even though it was said that Meng Di had been leading the soldiers to fight outside for a long time.

However, the Han State has been training soldiers secretly for so long, so this question seems a bit strange, which shows that the soldiers trained by the Han State may be contrary to the rules. If this is the case, then we have to guard against it.

(End of this chapter)