The outside of Xindu City is already very different from the beginning of the year. Seven or eight out of ten people fled. The refugee camps that originally stretched for dozens of miles and could not see the border were drastically reduced.

To this day, there are only people who are living in the shallow layer of the city, and the further area is left with devastation, dams and dust, and filth. If the residual snow had not yet melted completely, it would have been stinking. But even if the strong aura had not yet spread, the picture was really disgusting and unwilling to see it.

As for the people who stayed, they were mostly old, weak and disabled, and no longer had the ability to travel far away. Even if they fled, they would die on the way. They simply saved their energy and waited for death in despair by the city. If they were lucky enough to be strong, they could still open their eyes to wait until they witnessed the collapse of Jie Kingdom.

Zhang Chai rode his horse out of the southern city gate, and his face was gloomy. Hundreds of soldiers in front of him opened the way, and it took him half a quarter of an hour to drive away the paralyzed refugees in the holes in the city gate and clean up the messy and filthy.

"Dog thief, dog thief... the death date is not long! He harmed my fellow villagers, destroyed my home, and waited until the underworld, and saw that you were bitten by a fierce ghost and your soul was scattered..."

Most of the refugees lying in front of the city gate were old and ill, and there was only a faint breath lingering in their throats. However, after seeing Zhang Chai who was surrounded by soldiers, these dying people suddenly became energetic and struggled to pounce on both sides of the road, pointing at Zhang Chai in the army and cursing loudly.

The desperate people are already fearless. They may not know Zhang Chai's identity, but their hatred for Jie Kingdom has penetrated into their bones. They are about to die and are no longer able to fight against the enemy and thief. Their resentment and resentment can only be vented from words.

The shrill and ferocious tone was like the fierce sound of a dead soul. Even though Zhang Chai had long been accustomed to life and death, he heard those curses with teeth in his ears, and saw refugees who looked like ghosts staring at him with blood-red eyes. His heartstrings still suddenly tense, and even a bone-broken chill came out of his heart.

Zhang Zhai was depressed and his expression was dull. His whole body seemed to turn into a pile of cold ice. The soldiers in front and behind scattered to both sides, shouting loudly and calling out the untouchables, and at the same time, he waved his butcher's knife to chop the people who were still cursing and vicious.

However, when the butcher's knife was cut down, there was no tragic situation of blood and blood flying. These people were already endangered, and even the blood in their bodies was almost stagnant. Even with the sword, blood was not seen soaring in the exposed wound. However, a dark red oozing from the flesh that had already been sluggish and contracted, which was shocking!

After leaving the city, Zhang Chai wandered outside the city under the protection of thousands of soldiers, looking out. The sights in the countryside were all scarred. Although hundreds of thousands of people gathered here were extremely messy, they were still very popular at least. However, now, the entire capital is like a ghost, even if the most vicious people walk there, they feel creepy.

After several miles away from the city, it was no longer possible to see living people in the countryside. The corpses that died of hunger and cold were full of fresh fun. The tender green wild grass had already pierced the frozen soil and tried to absorb the remaining nutrients from the bones to stretch the tender leaves. There were many jackals and beasts appearing under the ditches, digging food and biting the corpses.

"Get the bow!"

Zhang Jacki raised his arm, took a riding bow from his personal soldiers, and shot the hungry wolf that was digging out the human corpse. The arrow flew out and shot directly through the neck of a hungry wolf, shooting the thin wolf body after the cold winter for nearly half a foot away. The other hungry wolf was frightened and flew out into the four fields, rushed to the distance he thought was safe before turning back, bowing his spine and making a low and ferocious wolf howl.

A hungry wolf was shot to death with an arrow, but Zhang Jacky's expression did not change much. He just frowned slightly. After hanging the bow back to the saddle, he rubbed his arms, which were swelling and painful due to the strings. After all, he was no longer young. When he was full of energy, it was no problem to drive three stones. Now, this old body can be used to last until now.

There was also a fortress established by the Jie army in the suburbs outside Xindu City. When Zhang Chai was informed that he had gone out to inspect the city, he sent troops from all sides to greet him.

After the concession of Huguo Temple, the power within Jie underwent a new round of adjustments. The original six internal armies and the six external armies had only the shape of them, so they simply abolished them all, and only retained the organization of the internal army guards and the external army.

The prince Shishi was the governor of the country, and the former concubine Liu became the queen and temporarily took office in the imperial court. As for the master of Jie Shi Hu, the external saying is that the old disease is resurrected, the audio-visual obstruction is that he needs to stay in the garden for rest, but in fact he has been completely under house arrest at the east platform of Huguo Temple.

In this round of struggle, Zhang Chai won himself the right prime minister, the governor of Jizhou, and the current Xindu can be said to be second only to the general who is in charge of internal and external military affairs, the King of Wei Shi Bao. But Shi Bao was just a puppet. The general of the chariot and cavalry who was in charge of more than half of the elite guards was Zhang Chai's son-in-law, and the foreign troops formed by the six external armies were all Zhang Chai's minions.

Therefore, Zhang Chai is the first person under the Empress Xindu and the Crown Prince. He is in charge of all affairs. Except for the Taiwei Zhang Ju who was stationed in Fuliu City and the powerful soldiers who fled the country, forged the imperial edict and usurped the King of Zhao and established Xingtai in Zhao County, no one in the country dared to disobey the person.

Although the power position has reached its peak, Zhang Chai is not easy. Whenever he enters a fort outside the city, the first question must be: "Can you find the enemy of Jin in the wilderness near?"

None of the troops found signs of Jin's approaching, which undoubtedly made Zhang Chai's tense heart a little relaxed. Although he now tyrants took power, he had to admit that if the Lord Shi Hu had not forced the people of all sides to gather here earlier, and the mass fleeing of the people to some extent to curb the progress of the Jin army, I am afraid that Xin would have been besieged by the southern army and attacked fiercely.

Du Cheng was happy that the Jin army had not sent a letter, but Zhang Chai did not relax for long. After that, the generals from all walks of life asked for military funds, which made Zhang Chai speechless. Even because the people around the letter disappeared and the fields were deserted, even the soldiers were ashamed to raise money and food.

Yes, the letters are now almost over. Previously, Zhang Ju, Fuliu City, threatened to rebel against Wang Shizun in the west, and blackmailed him out of Zhang Chai, which made the already trapped materials even more severe. Now, in Xindu City, there are less than 100,000 hu of grain storage!

This number seems quite considerable, but there are still many powerful people and their families in Xindu City. Zhang Chai has timely collected a group of powerful troops entering the city before the mass fleeing of the people. It is necessary to provide food for food. This grain reserve is not enough to be maintained until the end of March.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chai couldn't help but grit his teeth for rebel Wang Shizun. After Empress Liu became the country, she issued an edict on Zhang Chai's suggestion to all parties, calling on all sides to bring food and help the poor. Anyone who imports more than one hundred hu of grain and goods will be awarded the title of the yamen gatekeeper, and who imports more than one thousand hu of money can be given accumulating merits and can also be given official positions to be governed by counties and counties in the world.

Zhang Chai himself was born in Guangping's powerful military, so he naturally understood how to better attract those powerful and fierce people who gathered in chaos. The power of the South is one aspect, but the most in troubled times is the fierce and arrogant people who are timid and unaware of the terrible thoughts until death. These people suddenly emerged from the grassroots, and they didn't know what the general trend was. After a lot of people, they had an extraordinary desire for fame.

Although Jie Kingdom has declined now, it was once the overlord of Jiuwang North after all. This brand still has great appeal and temptation. Especially those powerful people who are circulating in the realm are just crossing counties and counties. They may have heard that the southern country has been in great strength, but in fact it is hard to imagine how powerful the southern country that has defeated Jie Kingdom to survive. Once these famous positions are released, it will still attract a group of desperate people to flock to the crowd.

However, the idea was good, but Zhang Chai was still one step behind. Shi Zun, a little bastard, didn't know how to steal the seal of the master and make a false edict. After leaving Xindu, he ran westward. He was awarded the general along the way, and the prefect was countless.

Those rural tyrants were already trapped in their knowledge, and it was even more difficult to know the detailed rules of the power struggle of Jie State. If they gave up money and food and were strong, they could get high-ranking officials and heavy power. For a time, they gathered. It is said that the so-called Zhao King's residence in Zhao County had gathered more than 100,000 people. The surrounding counties and states such as Julu, Boling, Zhongshan, and Changshan were crowded with them, and they all dreamed of being granted marquises at the tail of the leopard and passing on their titles and descendants.

Of course, if Shi Zun was just relying on him, he would not have caused such a big battle in such a short period of time.

Zhang Chai knew that the root cause was actually here in Xindu. Now the one who held power in Xindu was himself and the powerful and powerful who followed Empress Liu. This inevitably made the Jiehu elders feel angry. These Jiehu generals who lived in the place chose to support Shi Zun to fight against the order of the Xindu king. Even the Jiehu generals who were originally in Xindu were not prepared and led thousands of troops to throw Shi Zun.

Jie Hu was a native of the country for a long time and was the most trustworthy force of Jie Master Shi Hu. Even the powerful Jin people who had driven away the surrounding counties gathered in Xindu to make Jie Hu people more convenient to control the place.

Now that the life and death of the capital master are unknown, Empress Liu and Zhang Chai are both outsiders in the eyes of Jie Hu. Their internal and external power naturally leads to Jie Hu's dissatisfaction. In addition, Shi Zun's departure has become their only target for effectiveness.

"The violent master never cultivates virtue, and he raises animals in the court. How can such a country sect be invincible!"

When Zhang Chai thought of the most critical moment of resisting the Jin army, the prince Shi Zun actually ignored the national fortune and was so arrogant that he was confused by the fact that the already dying Jie Kingdom collapsed again, Zhang Chai was full of bitterness.

Correspondingly, the guilt of holding the king out of power was gone. Shi Hu, a tyrant, could not control his son's heart and scramble to eat each other, so what qualifications do he have to ask his ministers to die in pure love!
Chapter completed!