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On a road in Yizhou, the sound of gongs and gongs attracted many pedestrians to stop and watch. A team of elite soldiers and generals guarding a carriage and slowly advancing, with flags waving and awesome. However, as long as you observe carefully, from the tired and impatient expressions of the soldiers, you can see that this is a completely bluffing show.

However, it was said that Duke Zhou ascended the throne and became emperor, the Great Zhou Dynasty was established, and he announced the world. At the same time, he sent envoys to various forces to lobby, striving to achieve the unification of the world as soon as possible. This team was the envoy sent by the Great Zhou to the Xinghai Empire. The carriage in the team was not someone else, but the brothers Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu.

"I heard them boast before, and I thought these two people should have some skills. I didn't know that they were pretending to be arrogant and slack off time at this time, and they were really stupid!"

There was a caravan behind the envoys and a few people sat in an open carriage. One of them looked at the team in front and said, while the rest showed approval. The person who spoke was Xu Changqing, and Lu Qian and several other advisers and officials under the command of Zhou Dukes. They entered the Xinghai Empire again as business travelers. Before that, as the envoy of the Great Zhou Emperor, they had already met the King of Wu in Taizhou, and handed over the proclamation to the King of Wu and lobbed for some time.

Of course, the King of Wu would not agree immediately, but he did not refuse. He only said that he would consider it for a while. Lu Qian, Xu Changqing and others did not wait for the King of Wu to reply, but embarked on the itinerary to enter the Xinghai Empire.

When going to Xinghai Empire, it was naturally the Brotherhood of Persuasion and the proclamation of surrender. It was also the formulaic words, which were basically to raise the relationship and talk about some great truths, for the people, for the welfare of the world, etc. However, not to mention that Xinghai Empire now occupies a vast territory, and based on the consistent style of the Brotherhood, it would definitely not agree to this matter. However, with the diplomatic rules of this era, this situation must be passed, that is, to make a notification. With the cleverness of Lu Qian, Xu Changqing and others, they naturally would not do such thankless things, so they were handed over to Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu.

It was funny to say that Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu actually patted their chests and said that they would definitely do this. The Brotherhood of Persuading Surrender, Lu Qian and Xu Changqing didn't know where they got their confidence. After asking a little, their answers shocked them. The two guys didn't know the current situation of the Xinghai Empire. They roughly thought that the Brotherhood occupied several small foreign countries. The Great Zhou can be said to be at its peak. Seeing that the world was going to unify the world, the strength of the Brotherhood naturally could not be compared with the Great Zhou! The two learned that the Great Zhou sent envoys to persuade the Brotherhood of Persuading Surrender, and were fighting to be this envoy. After they got drunk, they shouted that Xiao Tianlei and others were good-looking and asked them to kneel in front of them.

To be honest, Lu Qian, Xu Changqing and others were really surprised. At first, they did not underestimate Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu, and even looked a little overestimated. After all, the leaders of the Xiao family, including Xiao Tianlei, Xiao Tianfu, Xiao Tianbao, etc. of the Brotherhood, are of the same clan. Therefore, Lu Qian, Xu Changqing and others speculated that Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu were not simple. Although it has been rumored that the two were not in harmony with Xiao Tianlei and others, according to conspiracy theories, it might not be necessary for the two to secretly be spies of the Brotherhood.

As a result, after some contact, Lu Qian, Xu Changqing and others realized that this time they were really thinking too much. Apart from doing things, searching for flowers and willows, talking nonsense, and making things mysterious. Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu had no real skills at all. They were just typical civil servants in Daxia before. They only had the word "stupid" to evaluate the two of them. They couldn't even understand the situation in their family. What was it that if they were not stupid?

At that time, Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu were sent back to Lingzhou to investigate the news. Although the two discovered the marriage between Xiao Tianlei and Helan and Xiao Xiao, it was not a big deal to occupy Funan than the Brotherhood. Later information proved that the Brotherhood did not bother to cover up this matter, and many signs could be shown that the people of the Xiao family could not know about this matter. The two were kept in the dark. From this we can know that the two were not very popular in the family, or had simply been given up. But the two felt good about themselves, and Lu Qian and Xu Changqing were too lazy to tell them the details and let them do it.

Therefore, Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu are basically of no value. The reason why they are kept and given official positions is nothing more than that they are children of the Xiao family in Lingzhou. Maybe if they can make some difference one day, at least for now, the two can inquire about some information or spread some words to the upper class of the Brotherhood. They don’t even have to worry about the two of them defecting, and they can be sent to Lingzhou with confidence. To be honest, Lu Qian, Xu Changqing and others don’t quite understand what these two people think. They have such a great hatred for brothers of the same clan, so they are willing to do things that are not conducive to their clan. Perhaps because of this, the Xiao family gave up on the two.

The Xiao clan today can be said to be the most powerful clan in the world. Therefore, things are unpredictable. Who would have thought that the entire clan of the Langya Xiao clan was exiled? Many people laughed at it. Decades later, the situation of the Xiao family made countless great clans who had been passed down for thousands of years envious. The Xiao clan in Beiliang is a relative of the royal family of Beiliang, Empress Dowager Xiao, Xiao Tianzuo, Xiao Tianyou and others who control the government affairs and army of Beiliang, and many children in the Xiao family in Lingzhou, Lingzhou, are leaders of the Brotherhood. The actual rulers are also the Xiao clan in Xiaoyi, Zhongtu Yingzhou. Now there are also some officials in some forces. Although there are not very outstanding people, the Xiao clan in Xiaoyi is also quite powerful due to the kinship between Beiliang and the Brotherhood. Many big clans are competing to marry him, hoping to get some relationship.

"Brother Changqing, why bother to be angry about the two fools? Just ignore it. Come and take a sip!" Lu Qian smiled and handed a wine pot. Xu Changqing took it and took a sip. When he drank it, he found that it was a strong wine, but Lu Qian was fooled. He endured the spicy drink and his face suddenly turned red.

"Brother Lu is leisurely. I really don't plan to see the leader of the Brotherhood this time?" said a companion. This was his first time to come to the south.

"Anyway, I can't see you, and the brothers will do things very closely. If we are an envoy, we may be so comfortable if we go anywhere." Lu Qian spent a while in Lingzhou. With his carefulness, he naturally saw many things that others could not see.

"Where is the King of Wu, Brother Lu is sure?" asked one person.

"Apart from surrendering to the Great Zhou, does the King of Wu have any other choice?" Lu Qian asked back.

"Brother Lu is so sure?! Why is this?"

"The King of Wu should have decided to surrender to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now this approach is nothing more than bargaining. I don't need to say more about this matter. You can know it carefully by looking at the situation on the road." Lu Qian kept it a secret.

Except for Xu Changqing, who knew the inside story, everyone else carefully observed the situation on the road. One of the reasons they were riding in a convertible this time was to facilitate the observation of the situation along the way. These people had a very strong observation ability and soon discovered something.

Logically speaking, they are now in Yizhou, and are probably still a hundred miles away from Yuezhou. Yizhou belongs to the territory of the King of Wu. However, many of the pedestrians seen on the road were dressed in the simple style of the Xinghai Empire, and the materials were mostly made of a very strong and durable cloth produced by the Brotherhood. There were also many people carrying weapons, all of whom were strong and had a bright look.

Continue to move forward, passing by some villages, I saw many people building roads and new houses, busy and there were some soldiers guarding them. Just looking at the outfits of these soldiers, I didn’t think they were regular soldiers, but they looked like militias under the legendary Brotherhood.

"The Brotherhood invaded Yizhou?"

"I haven't heard that the brothers will attack Yizhou!"

"Why didn't the King of Wu resist?"

After a group of people discovered the problem, Xu Changqing replied: "It's not that the King of Wu doesn't want to resist, but that he is powerless."

"Powerless? The King of Wu's troops are not weak. If the brothers do this, he has no movement at all. What's the reason?" Several people were puzzled.

"Because these people are not considered fraternity people, most of them are local people, and some are refugees from other places. However, after all, this matter still needs to be considered on the fraternity."

Xu Changqing explained that this matter also involves the various systems implemented by the Brotherhood. In the past, when the Brotherhood first implemented those systems, many people in general could not agree with it, and they rely on the Brotherhood to force it through force. However, after a few years, the people under their rule experienced the benefits. With the land policy alone, those who do not have land can get their own land according to the head. Although the land belongs to the Brotherhood, it is basically similar to their own. The Brotherhood only charges low taxes. Moreover, the land under the Brotherhood is high, and the rest is the people's own, and they can control it at will. There is no such thing as corvee under the Brotherhood. There is generally a generous reward for the Brotherhood and can earn some contribution value. Therefore, if you want to work for the Brotherhood, it depends on whether you have the skills and whether others want you.

The people under the Brotherhood ruled basically lived a good life. Not to mention anything else, it is absolutely fine to eat and wear warmth, and eating meat is not difficult. The people in these states near the Xinghai Empire naturally knew that they were poor people who ran to the Xinghai Empire at first, and later, as long as the tenants who did not have their own fields, they went there one after another.

At first, the King of Wu and other forces didn't care. It was just a few untouchables. When a large number of refugees in China and Turkey flocked to the Xinghai Empire, they even added fuel to the fire. They didn't know that the incident of the brotherhood occupying Funan and other places was exposed. They discovered something that many people under their rule had gone to the Xinghai Empire! At this time, it was too late to stop them. The border was so long and there were many roads. The refugees and the people were hiking all over the mountains and fields, and they couldn't tell who was who they were. They couldn't mobilize all the soldiers to intercept and arrest. It would be better to catch the people, and they would just escort them back to their original home. If they caught the refugees, they would have to be safe.

The King of Wu issued an order to kill the refugees, but it caused some rebound from the soldiers below. Moreover, the Brotherhood had been sending some troops to patrol the people and refugees on the border. When he found that the King of Wu was killing the refugees, he immediately mobilized his troops and curbed the King of Wu who was chasing the refugees. The King of Wu discovered that the soldiers of the Brotherhood were so powerful that both sides were not of the same level. When the King of Wu met the Emperor, he would collapse every time and could not fight. What made the King of Wu vomit blood was that the low-level soldiers in the King of Wu army surrendered to the wind.

The reason is that these soldiers learned about the treatment of prisoners of war by the emperor. They became prisoners of war and sent them to work as slave workers. They had enough food and had money. If they were lucky, they could enter the army and start from low-level soldiers. The treatment was quite easy to spread the news. They were soldiers who were captured by the emperor before. Many of these people settled their families under the rule of the brotherhood, and then came back to take their families to enjoy their happiness. Some of them joined the emperor, which was even more lively advertisements.

The King of Wu's army even had a situation where the established land was delivered to the door. Although it was just a few miscellaneous soldiers, this series of incidents had a huge impact on the morale of the King of Wu's army. For the King of Wu, he didn't know how to rule the King of Wu's army. After all, there were a small number of loyal people, mainly some children from large families and those elite soldiers. In the end, the elite soldiers were only a few, and ordinary soldiers still accounted for the majority and were also the main force on the battlefield. If they all chose to surrender, how could they fight this battle? The King of Wu himself

Although he did not dare to go to war with the Brotherhood. He was not only scolded for being despicable, but he was helpless, and could not watch the people running towards the Xinghai Empire. He had to continuously strengthen the control of the King of Wu army and also regulate the people on the territory. There was no other way. The King of Wu could not learn from the Brotherhood to reduce the rent of the land. If he did this, the power he established would collapse directly. Like other forces, the King of Wu also relied on the support of the local clans. Various in-laws and relationships. It was impossible for his clans to support his clans to reduce the rent of the land.

The King of Wu implemented a high-pressure policy and killed the disobedient people under his rule. As a result, if he did this, he did not only fail to suppress the people under his rule, but instead led to the opposite effect. Some people took up swords and resisted the rule of the King of Wu. It was not an individual phenomenon, but an organized and planned place, and it became a village.

As long as ordinary people can survive and have a bite of food, they will most of the time be submissive. However, these rebels are not ordinary people. Many of them are people who return home from the Xinghai Empire. Many of them work in Yuezhou and Lingzhou, and there are also refugees. These people have changed due to the improvement of living conditions, and some of them have also inspired the qi to become warriors. They work under the rule of the Brotherhood, and naturally they are influenced by the atmosphere of the Xinghai Empire. Their thoughts have changed. They were originally just submissive farmers. Through newspapers and other stories, they have understood a lot of truths and have more pursuits. Look at the days of the formal residents and the days of the Brotherhood members. In addition to eating and drinking, they want to live a better life.

The greatest wish of these people is nothing more than to obtain the status of formal residents as soon as possible and to allocate them to fields and houses. However, it usually takes several years, and with the influx of a large number of refugees, it is becoming more and more difficult. After all, the territory of the Brotherhood is limited, and most of the states occupied are forests, and there are not much land to cultivate. Although you can go to Funan and Naga, you just take some risks and there is a quota restriction. Most of them are unwilling to be too far away from their hometowns.

When it comes to fields, these people naturally thought of the states bordering the Xinghai Empire. These states already belong to plains, with vast land and fertile fields, but most of them are in the hands of large households. Moreover, with the war, more fields fell into the hands of some large households. Many people were eager to obtain the qualifications of residents and obtain their own fields, so some people had the idea of ​​these fields because they found that one of the fraternity policies: the people who take the fields to take the fields and take the initiative to seek refugees can directly obtain the qualifications of residents! This one interprets the attitude of the fraternity towards the people under their rule and will not be given in vain. Don’t think that being a good citizen can be distributed to the fields, and if you want to get them, you have to pay. In the words of the Wrath of Winter in the game, it is: "The cowards are not worthy of distributing spoils!" Therefore, there is such a rule that the people will have the idea of ​​fighting for their own fields.

This policy was established long ago, and it was not until this time that some people discovered it, and many people saw hope. Some people began to think about it. The matter was still in its infancy, and no one knew how to take this step until the King of Wu suppressed the people under his rule. Some people from the Xinghai Empire learned that their relatives and friends were in trouble, and then ran to the Brotherhood for help. The Brotherhood's answer was very simple: "Are you just a few miscellaneous soldiers and servants, can't you deal with it yourself?"

A simple sentence was a revelation for these people. They were used to seeking help from others, and even if they had the ability, they would never think of it. As a result, some people immediately bought some sword armor, or spent money to hire some warriors and killed them back to their hometown. The matter later was simple. The people sent to suppress the people were just some miscellaneous soldiers, as well as servants from local wealthy families. Most of the weapons were sticks, so they would not be opponents of these people. It can be said that these people's grievances broke out all of a sudden, killing the miscellaneous soldiers, and the servants were pissed off, and then they simply killed the homes of those rich families and robbed them.

These people had a happy ending, but it was difficult to end afterwards. They did this to rebel. If the King of Wu sent troops to come, they would be miserable and could run to the Xinghai Empire. However, in addition to themselves, they also had a large group of relatives and friends, and it was difficult to deal with their families. Not everyone took over the Brotherhood, and they often broke up, which meant that they would be separated. So these people found the Brotherhood and asked if there was a way to resettle the Brotherhood.

The Brotherhood has given a way to allow these people to occupy their original villages, and they can follow the fraternity system. The Brotherhood can provide protection to resist the King of Wu. However, because it is not the territory of the Brotherhood, protection may not be very thoughtful, so these people have to take some risks and guard their hometowns themselves. However, when the Brotherhood occupies these places, they can become formal residents directly.

These people were of course overjoyed to learn that there was such a way and agreed immediately.

This incident spread quickly and many people were inspired. So, some people working in Lingzhou and some refugees gathered together and went to some villages on the border to occupy them. Then they spent money to invite some warriors to help guard the village, and also hired some craftsmen to establish some defensive fortifications for the village. In this way, the villages on the border gradually fell under the actual control of the Brotherhood and continued to advance.

Faced with this situation, some forces such as the King of Wu had no choice. If they wanted to mobilize the army to encircle and suppress the suppression, they would make a big deal more. If they were less, it would be really difficult to capture the villages that had built fortifications, and the emperor would intervene. What's worse, the troops they sent either ran to the emperor's side or to join the villages. With the increase of this type of village, they had no choice but to have no way. The people under their rule were against them, and they were facing each other with swords and swords. The army was not very obedient. What else could they do? The simplest thing is that if they could not receive taxes, what should they use to support their subordinates?

Therefore, the King of Wu can be said to be at the end of his life, and there is no other way except to surrender to the Great Zhou.

"If this is true, the King of Wu really has no choice. He said it was just a consideration, but just wanted to bargain. However, the Brotherhood's move was sinister. Not only the King of Wu, but it was difficult to deal with even the Great Zhou Dynasty!" One person talked about the key to this matter.

"I'm here to invite you to come this time, and I want you to take a look at the situation here with me and discuss whether there is a way to break the deadlock." Lu Qian finally explained the real purpose of his inviting these people.

As top strategists, it is not as smart as Lu Qian, Xu Changqing and others than ordinary people. They just learned some knowledge that ordinary people don’t know, had a stronger ability to analyze intelligence, and they also thought farther than ordinary people. Just like playing chess, others only want one step, and they have already thought of the third and fourth step. Another important thing is to understand the actual situation yourself, rather than make some speculations out of thin air.

In fact, Lu Qian, Xu Changqing and others were not to go to Lingzhou to lobby for the Brotherhood, because they knew that it was impossible to succeed, and what they thought was a more later. If the King of Wu surrendered, the Great Zhou would face the Xinghai Empire directly. How to deal with the Xinghai Empire became a problem they had to face.

"This matter is difficult to deal with"

"It's not just difficult to deal with, it's simply unsolvable! This arrangement of the Brotherhood is really irresistible for ordinary people!" Lu Qian sighed bitterly.

I am afraid of comparison in everything. If there is no comparison, after the establishment of the Great Zhou, as long as the situation is asked, the court will appropriately reduce taxes, ordinary people may think that life is not as good as a pig or a dog, but with the Xinghai Empire for comparison, you will feel that you are not as good as a pig or a dog. Even if you don’t run to the Xinghai Empire, you will definitely complain. However, what is the Great Zhou comparing with the Xinghai Empire and learning the fraternity style? It is impossible! The Great Zhou was established with the support of the great clan and sect forces. If you really do this, the Great Zhou will be done.

Xu Changqing said: "It's true that there is no solution. I have to admire the Brotherhood. Their arrangement seems to have really solved the problem of dynasty reincarnation. However, the Great Zhou cannot learn it at all, at least for now."

One of the reasons why the feudal dynasty will have reincarnation for hundreds of years is that the large families are greedy and occupy land. This is already well known under the rule of the Brotherhood. Even if the wisdom of Lu Qian, Xu Changqing and others carefully pondered it, it is indeed the same truth. The Brotherhood's land policy did solve this problem. As long as it is implemented, the world will be able to maintain long-term stability. If the Great Zhou wanted to learn, unless Middle Earth is stable, and then gradually weaken the power of the large clan and sects step by step, it may take several generations to complete it. However, like the Brotherhood, it is directly defeated and started over with violence, leaving the large clan and sect completely dead.

The Brotherhood does this seem to be reckless, but now it seems that there are premeditations. The people in the world are the people, and the sects are always the minority. Now, the promotion of education under the Brotherhood is not a secret. Many ordinary people can become warriors. And now, the people are encouraged like this. It is conceivable that in time, the sects may really be submerged in the ashes of history. However, the people have force in their hands, just like people in the martial arts world, and it is difficult to rule. What kind of scene would it be if they are all military men under their rule? With the wisdom of the two, it is difficult to imagine. Brothers will have the confidence to rule such people? Are they not afraid of their rebellion?

Lu Qian, Xu Changqing and others had no idea about this, so they wanted to ask the people from the Brotherhood, but even if they asked, they probably wouldn't say it. Lu Qian, Xu Changqing and others wanted to see the future development of the Brotherhood, but this was just their private personal thought. As the counselors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, what they had to do was to find ways to deal with the Xinghai Empire. To be continued.

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