Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 247
Five hundred arrows from the Sirius Guards rained down, and the strong men on the wall of the Wubao fell like felled straw. In just a moment, more than a hundred people fell in a pool of blood, and the rest of the strong men fell down. With a cry, they all hid behind the battlements, and some simply slipped down the top of the city and hid inside the fort wall.

Huyan Zhengde raised his sword and drew it. A dozen wolf guards got off their horses and felled a big tree from nearby. After cutting off the branches and leaves, they made a simple bumper, and then a dozen of them worked together to carry the weight of more than a thousand catties. He bumped into the gate of Sunjiawu Fort by hitting a log. Several strong men on the wall of the fort stood up forcefully and tried to smash down the rolling wood and rocks. As a result, they were shot and killed by Tianlangya just as they probed.

These five hundred Sirius Guards are all from the Huns on the prairie. The Huns have lived on horseback since they were young. So the combat power is not strong, but these five hundred riders have been equipped with high-quality horn bows since they returned to Chu. Isn't the current combat power more than brutal?
In less than half a cup of tea, the gate of Sunjiawu Fort was knocked open, and a massacre ensued. More than 200 strong men of the clan who tried to resist were killed on the spot along with Uncle Sun, while the remaining thousand strong men were killed. Disarmed and surrendered, although Huyan Zhengde wanted to bloodbath Wubao, he was firmly opposed by Wei Dinggu of Kuaiji County, and he did not dare to make a mistake after all.

The next day, the news of the bloodbath of Sunjiawu Fort spread throughout Shanyin County like the wind, and then quickly spread throughout the entire Kuaiji County and even the entire Jiangdong. The clans of all surnames in the entire Jiangdong did not move upon hearing the news and rebelled in groups, not even one family.

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Shijiawu Fort, the mansion of Shi Zhong.

Shi Zhong was pacing back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, Shi Yun, Shi Ping, and several other elders of the clan lined up on both sides, all of them looked worried, and the atmosphere in the hall was a bit dignified.

At this time, five days had passed since the Heavenly Wolf Guards bloodbathed Sunjiawu Fort.

Sun Bo would openly resist the law, which was expected by Shi Zhong, but what Shi Zhong didn't expect was that Xiang Zhuang's children would actually dare to mobilize troops to suppress the law by force, and they used force when they said they would use force, and even killed more than 200 strong men by one guy , the remaining more than 1000 strong men were all sent to Jiujiang Xubian. The Sun family had been fighting with the Shi family for decades, and it was completely over now.

After Sunjiawu Fort was bloodbathed, Shi Zhongyuan thought that the clans of various surnames in Shanyin townships, Kuaiji counties, and even Jiangdong counties would rise up after hearing the news, but the result was far beyond Shi Zhong's expectations. None of the clans raised their troops to rebel, and most of the clans are waiting and watching, and they don't want to pick this one.

Don't look at Shi Zhong's blunt mouth, in fact he knows better than anyone else in his heart, now it's not the same as before, when Xiang Zhuang just arrived in Jiangdong, people's hearts were uncertain and the situation was not peaceful, he naturally didn't dare to offend the clans of all surnames, but now, Xiang Zhuang , Xiang Tuo has become Xiang Zhuang's right arm and right arm, looking at Jiangdong, who else can threaten his status?
Jumping out to take the lead in rebellion at this time is definitely courting death!
Shi Zhong is smart, and other clan elders are not stupid, and the result is the current situation.

However, some clans with less power and less population gradually lost their hold.

For example, in Shanyin County, from the second day after Sunjiawu Fort was bloodbathed, elders of various clans took the initiative to go to the county government and asked the county government to send personnel to re-check the number of registered households of all ethnic groups. Today, except for a few big clans such as the Shi family, most of the clans in the county have surrendered.

Shi Yun finally said worriedly: "Grandpa, you should say something."

Shi Ping also said: "That's right, Grandpa, we are the only few clans that are still struggling right now, and Zicheshi is busy registering the registered households of Qimin who have been reported by each township and pavilion. I can't take care of it for a while, but when he frees up his hand, how can our Shi family have good fruit to eat?"

Shi Yun said: "Grandfather, according to the new law, we can report the number of registered households and the number of people. Other clans can't count on it at all, and clans from other counties are even more unreliable. With our Shi family alone, how can we fight with King Xiang? We should hurry up." Send someone to count the exact number of households in our Shi family, and then report it to Master Zi Che, so as not to ruin the family."

"No!" An old man with hair and beard said firmly, "absolutely not!"

Elders from a few clans a few meters away echoed their voices. These old fellows lived in the past world and had no idea that the situation in Jiangdong was no longer what it used to be. What's more, once they reported their clan's household number truthfully, The money and food used by the clansmen to honor them should be turned over to the national treasury, and they will not be able to live a luxurious life now.

The two opinions were at odds, and everyone's eyes focused on Shi Zhong.

Shi Zhong finally made up his mind, turned around and told Shi Yun, "Yun'er, you go to Wushang your uncle's house!"

"Ah, go to Wushang now?" Shi Yun's heart shuddered when he heard the words. His uncle Huang Bo was not an ordinary person, but the elder of the Huang clan, the largest clan in Wushang County, Jinan County. It is much stronger than the counties in Jibei. For example, the Huang family has [-] strong men in the clan. Uncle Huang stamped his feet, and the whole Wushang County was shaken three times.

Shi Zhong asked Shi Yun to go to Wushang at this time, his intention is self-evident, even though Shi Yun disapproved in his heart, but since Shi Zhong had already made a decision, he could only obey, the clan's internal rank was higher than that of the imperial court And nothing less than that, even though Shi Yun is Shi Zhong's eldest grandson, if Shi Zhong wants him to die, he will definitely not survive tomorrow.

"Yes, go to Wushang!" Shi Zhong nodded, and said again, "Bring more salt, iron, silk, and cloth!"

"Here!" Shi Yun bowed respectfully, and when he was about to turn around and leave, Shi Zhong stopped him.

Shi Zhong gritted his teeth, and said distressedly: "Yun'er, don't forget to bring Sanniang and Myuniang with you."

"Ah?!" Shi Yun was shocked when he heard the words, and lost his voice, "Grandpa, the third sister has reached the age of marriage, so that's all, but my sister is only 13 years old, so don't you need it?" The well-known beauties in ten miles and eight towns, especially my mother, are so cute that everyone loves them, and Shi Yun can't help but want to move around.

"What do you know?" Shi Zhong said angrily, "Just take it if you tell me."

Shi Zhong knows very well about Uncle Huang, his in-laws. This old guy not only likes women, but especially young girls. He just thinks that such a budding little flower like My Niang will be ruined by Uncle Huang. He feels distressed for no reason, but for the sake of the overall situation, he can only reluctantly give up.

"Here!" Shi Yun was helpless, and Wei Wei went away.

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In Wuzhong, the royal palace, Xiang Zhuang and Bai Lixian are having a drink with each other.

Now, the relationship between the two has become closer. Half a month ago, Baili Yishui had officially entered the palace and became the third wife of Xiangzhuang. Baili Yishui married into the palace. The brothers Xian and Bailimao are naturally happy to see the success, no matter what, this will only benefit the Baili family and not harm it.

Xiang Zhuang put down his glass of wine and asked, "Ziliang, how is the implementation of the Law of Compiled Household Qi Min?"

Bai Lixian put down his feather fan, and said, "As of the middle of this month, the registered household Qimin law has been fully rolled out in 56 counties of the four counties. From the current point of view, the effect is not bad, especially the Sun family in Shanyin who openly resisted the law was suppressed. After that, the clans in all counties were deeply shaken, and the situation for the implementation of the new law has basically opened up."

Xiang Zhuang nodded, and asked again: "Is there any change in the clans in each county?"

"I haven't found anything yet." Bailixian shook his head, and then said again, "However, I think the clans in the counties and counties will never give up so easily, especially the clans in the Jibei counties, they will definitely give up. Even if you don’t dare to show it clearly, there will definitely be no less actions in the dark.”

Xiang Zhuang said thoughtfully: "Ziliang, are you saying that the clan forces in Jibei counties may secretly join forces with the clan forces in Jinan counties?"

The implementation of the "Compiled Household Qimin Law" includes 56 counties in the four counties of Wujun, Danyang, Jiujiang, and Lujiang, and even the counties of Dongou and Lizhou that originally belonged to the Dongou Kingdom, but it is not unique. Including the six counties of Damo and Wushang in Jinan, because the six counties of Damo and Wushang are occupied by Shanyue armed forces, they are almost independent kingdoms.

Xiang Zhuang doesn't want to provoke the Shanyue Armed Forces for the time being. Although the Shanyue Armed Forces are also composed of clans, large and small, they are fundamentally different from the clans in Jibei counties. The family is loosely organized, and Shanyue even has a state machine, which is extremely cohesive.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Wu used all his power to conquer Shanyue. Although Shanyue at this time was far less powerful than Shanyue during the Three Kingdoms period, the current strength of Chu State was weaker than that of Sun Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. In addition, now is a critical period of change, it is really unwise to provoke the Shanyue armed forces at this time.

However, if you don't provoke others, it doesn't mean that they won't provoke you.

Bai Lixian nodded and said: "Generally speaking, Shanyue is not a warlike ethnic group, and there are few records of looting surrounding counties. There will be people who want to make money out of the fire, for example, the Huang family in Wushang County and the Mao family in Damo both have nearly ten thousand strong men, and they must not be underestimated."

Hearing this, Xiang Zhuang got up, paced back and forth in the hall for a few steps, then raised his head and shouted: "Send it to the doctor!"

At this critical period of the reform, Shanyue must not be allowed to ruin major events. It may be that Wu She can only bring gold, silver, and even beauties to bribe these Shanyue people. Can't bear this grievance?As long as we get through this difficult period, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with them in the future.

Bai Lixian shook his feather fan, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, it's best to go to Damo County to be a doctor, and besides the beauties with gold, silver and silk, it's better to give some weapons, armor and even war horses."

Xiang Zhuang's eyes lit up when he heard this, it was a good idea.

(End of this chapter)