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Chapter 40 Changes occurred in Hebei, and Chu Shizhao began to take action!
Four years.

The Zhou Dynasty changed from a court that had begun to gain control of the situation during the reign of Emperor Yongjin to a time when a young ruler ascended the throne and the world was in turmoil.

This took only four years.

Just from this we can see how much damage the Eastern Han kindergarten caused to the entire Eastern Han court.

Because after the young lord ascends the throne, whoever is closer to the emperor will have more say. He has no ability to distinguish, and he only knows that whoever speaks to him every day and points out problems with righteous words every day is a loyal minister.

Whoever treats him well and obeys his orders is a loyal minister.

In this way, the good advice put forward by these loyal ministers could easily be adopted by the emperor, and the originally relatively balanced situation would directly change.

The first thing the Guanzhong gentry did to regain the right to speak in the court was to liquidate the Liangzhou Group.

Most of the officials in the capital who had previously risen to power with the help of Huan Jie were driven out again by the Guanzhong gentry.

The network of interpersonal relationships that Huan Jie had built was also hunted down.

Chu Shizhao tried his best to protect Huan Sheng and Huan Yi, but at the same time, he would lose the support of the Guanzhong gentry.

However, even if Chu Shizhao was in danger, the Guanzhong gentry might not necessarily support him.

In the eyes of these people, it is only natural for you to send Huan's people to Chang'an to be punished. If you don't send them here, you will be going against their will.

Chu Shizhao felt that his bones were not yet so soft.

What's more, he and the aristocratic families cannot get along well. As for the serious phenomenon of land annexation in the Zhou Dynasty, he doesn't believe that the aristocratic families are not a driving force behind it.

However, Huan Jie's entry into the capital did accelerate the collapse of the Zhou Dynasty.

This also indirectly proves one thing.

Although Chu Shizhao's father, Emperor Yongjin, was not a wise ruler in the literal sense, his performance was actually worthy of his ability.

Being able to temporarily ease and suppress so many complicated and conflicting relationships is already the highest level of compromise.

But the Great Zhou Dynasty had too many problems.

Normally speaking, if you want to do something other than compromise, or try to revive a rotten tree, it would be better to start over again.

[In August of the third year of Guangwei, you immediately issued a ban and enforced the law on the land you had just taken over.]

[Xu Yuchang and Zhao Zhengji originally wanted to protect themselves, so they chose to submit to you, who is powerful in Lu County and has a good reputation among the people.]

[When faced with the implementation of your policies, many people thought they were too harsh, but the two of them turned a deaf ear and carried out the policies you issued in order.]

【Local public security has been strengthened.】

[In September of the third year of Guangwei, a large-scale uprising of ant bandits broke out in Hebei, with tens of thousands of followers. Cangzhou was captured by the ant bandits. Not long after, Cheng Guang, the then governor of Henghai, was defeated and killed by the ant bandits.]

[In the same month, Cangzhou was captured by the Ant Bandits. The leader of the uprising was named Dou Li. He claimed that his soldiers were the Beggars Army and that they were rebelling only for a way to survive.]

[Dou Li's father and grandfather were both teachers in a private school in a rural village in Cangzhou, but unfortunately they never became officials.]

[However, their status in the local area is very important, so they can marry into the local powerful families with outstanding family backgrounds. ]

[In October of the third year of Guangwei, Fanyang Jiedushi Ma Su'an attacked Cangzhou in the name of suppressing rebellion. In his opinion, most of the ant thieves were farmers without military training, so how could they call themselves soldiers if they took up weapons?]

[Cangzhou is like something in our pocket, ready to be taken at any time. We might as well take this opportunity under the pretext of suppressing the rebellion and take it directly.]

【Ma Suan launched an attack on Cangzhou. 】

[Due to the continuous famine in Cangzhou, groups of thieves gathered together. Most of the people led by Dou Li were starving. In order to survive, their fighting will was extremely firm.]

[Dou Li deeply hated those who held high positions but did nothing. After conquering Cangzhou, he immediately slaughtered the wealthy local noble families.]

【But at the same time, Dou Li appeased the people and common people in Cangzhou, and many people were willing to follow him, and soon he had more than 3,000 troops.】【When Ma Su'an attacked, Dou Li calmly set up a strict defense line. He used a false surrender strategy and cooperated with his general Gao Jiu inside and outside.】

[At first, Dou Li and Gao Jiu pretended to be dissatisfied with each other's unequal gains after attacking Cangzhou. Gao Jiu pretended to have a conflict with Dou Li and defected from him. Dou Li then spread the news that Gao Jiu had defected, and even brought out a captured woman and pretended she was Gao Jiu's wife, and killed her in front of the remaining troops.]

[This made Ma Suan more convinced that Gao Jiu intended to surrender.]

[After Gao Jiu presented the blueprint of Cangzhou's defense line, Ma Suan believed it even more.]

[As a result, just as Ma Suan led his troops to accept the surrender of Gao Jiu's people, he was ambushed by Dou Li, and Gao Jiu, who had surrendered, immediately counterattacked.]

[The two men defeated Ma Su'an, killed and captured more than 4,000 people, and obtained more than 1,000 war horses.]

【Ma Suan had no choice but to flee on horseback. 】

[After defeating the invading Fanyang Jiedushi Ma Su'an, Dou Li and his followers gained confidence and their military strength increased.]

【After discussing, they thought that although Ma Su'an was badly defeated, his lifeline was still there. It would be unwise to rush into Fanyang. Moreover, Ma Su'an was brave by nature and was a general of a foreign race. He might be able to borrow troops from outside.】

[It is better to turn around and attack Jinan. ]

[First, the person in charge of Jinan Prefecture now is not a general who has experienced many battles, but a vassal king who does not understand war - Chu Shizhao.]

[Secondly, after years of continuous operation, the people of Lu County have a stable life and the area is prosperous. If we can conquer it, we can draw on excellent resources.]

【Third, Ma Suan had just been defeated, so it was impossible for him to counterattack Cangzhou. On the contrary, Shandong had been silent. If they were to attack Ma Suan's Fanyang, if there were any capable people under the command of the Great Zhou Prince, they would certainly attack Cangzhou in return. In that case, they would not only be caught in a fierce battle with Ma Suan, but also be trapped by Chu Shizhao.】

[After weighing the pros and cons, if they attacked Jinan where Chu Shizhao was, Ma Suan would have to plan to protect himself and restore his strength. After falling for their false surrender, he would be more or less cautious and would not dare to raise an army again.]

See the mockup above.

Huan Yi immediately realized that this group of thieves entrenched in Cangzhou was not simple.

No matter how incompetent Ma Su'an was or how poor his command ability was, he was still a purple-quality warrior with a combat power of 87 points. In Huan Yi's eyes, he was already a terrifying existence in terms of combat power.

However, Dou Li and Gao Jiu directly destroyed Ma Su'an's desire for further expansion and immediately found the weak points of the current situation.

You have to know that in the last simulation, Chu Shizhao also worked it out bit by bit.

He first served as a captain in Jinyang, constantly fighting guerrilla warfare against the Huns and leading a group of Li Jin's troops. After several years of fighting in the south and the north, he developed excellent leadership capabilities.

The current King of Jin is a wise king who has never fought a war and only focuses on domestic affairs.

The intensity of this first battle was already at its maximum.

Do you think Chu Shizhao is afraid?

He's not afraid.

With the memory of the last simulation and the historical allusions of thousands of years, Chu Shizhao had seen all kinds of grand scenes.

Dou Li and Gao Jiu attacked him.

This strategic judgment is correct.

From a big picture perspective, this way of fighting will bring them the greatest benefits.

But Dou Li and Gao Jiu underestimated one thing.

That is, Chu Shizhao has been operating in this area for four years, and his rule is far more solid than they imagined.

If you want to attack Chu Shizhao, you must be prepared for the annihilation of your entire army.

(End of this chapter)