After inspecting outside the city, Zhang Chai returned to Xindu City in the evening. The situation inside and outside the city of Xindu City was tense and dangerous. Even Zhang Chai, the most powerful minister in the country, dared not wander around at night.

Compared with the depressed and empty appearance of the city, Xindu City is now overcrowded. In addition to the repeated turmoil and few internal and external military members left now, there are also the tribes of the powerful and noble families. These people each divided an area in the city, guarding their own system behind closed doors, and there was no communication between them, so that even Zhang Chai didn't know how many people there were in the city.

The sect king Shibao, who was originally responsible for the defense of the capital, was elected by Zhang Chai as the left prime minister and general, and was happily dreaming of a powerful minister under one person. The city defense army was originally all inserted into his own hands for various reasons.

Now, in Xindu City, apart from the faction that the powerful and powerful hiding doors are hidden in the doors, the power on the surface has been fully under the control of Zhang Chai, except for the thousands of imperial guards that Zu Qing, who succeeded General Cheqi and Hu Yansheng, who were the generals of Tu, who were all in charge.

Fuliu City, which is not too far from Xindu City, is still led by Zhang Ju. Although a Jie army from the south of Youzhou has been publicly organized by more than 20,000 people, Zhang Chai believes that Zhang Ju's troops should be more than that. You should know that the refugees outside Xindu City had fled before, Zhang Ju would never be able to hold back and take action.

Unlike Zhang Chai who was trapped in the city and busy fighting for power, Zhang Ju did not enter the country, so he could avoid entanglement and enjoy profits. His posture was much calmer than Zhang Chai. Moreover, the Xindu army members had been in turmoil in a very short time. Once a war broke out, it was already suspicious that he could still have a few more combat power left.

However, this part of the Jie army in Youzhou was always firmly controlled by Zhang Ju. It was normal for Zhang Ju to attract some powerful troops to lead the troops to surrender. However, although Zhang Jack was in power, Zhang Ju, who owned heavy troops, obviously would not obey his orders, so Zhang Jack was not sure about the specific strength of the current military force in Fuliu City.

In addition, there is also a Jie army in Bohai County. It was previously led by Shi Bin. After Shi Bin returned to the country, he was killed by Shi Bao. This group of soldiers was already without a leader.

Although Zhang Chai immediately claimed high officials and generous salaries to the generals of the Jie army after taking power, the distance between Bohai County and Xindu was not close. In addition, Guangchuan City, which was controlled by the Jin army, was blocked, even if this part of the Jie army was willing to obey Xindu's orders, if a war broke out in Xindu in the short term, it would still be impossible to rely on.

After entering the city, the city defense generals rushed to meet him, including Zhang Zhai's second son Zhang Bao. The generals stepped forward and were worried, but only Zhang Bao was less concerned and asked directly: "Grandpa, can the enemy of the Jin army appear in the wild?"

Whether the Jin army sent troops to attack Xindu is undoubtedly the most concerned issue for everyone in Xindu City. Although the other generals did not speak, they all looked at Zhang Jiao with trepidation when they heard Zhang Bao ask about this thing they were most concerned about.

Zhang Jacka glanced at Zhang Bao with some displeasure, only to think that his son had passed away early, but he was still ignorant. However, after seeing the other generals with concern, a sneer was forced to squeeze out a sneer on his face: "The Jin army believed that the king's army was benevolent and righteous. How could he ignore the untouchables outside the city? His army had been in Henan for a long time, and the snow in Shaoli and Hebei was severely stormed and the cold winter had not come out. He was just barely maintained. He also did not know the reality of the country, so how could he dare to advance rashly."

Hearing Zhang Chai's answer, several generals, even the soldiers behind them, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. However, after seeing this scene, Zhang Chai felt even more heartbroken. The soldiers in Xindu City were already so afraid before the battle. At present, they were just relying on the Jin army that they had not launched an attack, and the situation in the city could still be maintained. Once the Jin army really attacked, can they really hope that these soldiers could fight to the death?

Zhang Zhai's worries naturally would not appear on his face, but his son Zhang Bao had already grinned: "Wu Yue Islander is not qualified to fight for the big trend? The two countries are fighting for power, and they are even provoking false benevolence and righteousness, which will mislead opportunities for war. Do you really think that if you invite those civilians to sweep Hebei? There are still many wild people wandering in the northern border of Xindu. Since this is the case, you might as well send troops out to expel them to the south, which will add to the burden on the southern thieves..."

Recently, several generals' eyes lit up after hearing this, and they all spoke out to praise the major general's brilliant strategy, and there were even more people who volunteered, as if they wanted to go out of the city immediately to find the refugees to drive south.

This undoubtedly made Zhang Bao's spirit even more energetic. Just as he was about to open his mouth to continue to perform, he suddenly realized that his father's eyes were mostly white when he looked at him. This was clearly the look he would see after causing a big disaster. His heart suddenly became trembling and he hurriedly kept silent and dared not speak again.

"Although the Jin army has not yet gone north, it is not safe outside the city. It is not safe to say that those wandering strong Liang bandits are just supporting Liucheng... Now the city can still be maintained, so it is still not advisable to divide the troops too much. Stand in this place and wait for the kings from all directions to gather together is the right way."

Zhang Zhai's eyes flashed and looked at everyone. He didn't know what these people were thinking. In particular, several of them were eager to lead their troops out of the city. They did not belong to the Zhang family's direct lineage, but were temporarily transferred by Zhang Zhai to the city before and after the incident in Huguo Temple.

Only Zhang Bao, the stupid guy, would believe that these people were really loyal and hoped to help Xin Du get rid of the disaster. Zhang Zhai knew very well that these people were probably regretful and had no hope of whether Xin Du could be maintained. If they really indulged these people, they would be able to lead their troops out of the city and turn around and go straight to the Jin army in the south!

Of course, these people have no intention of fighting and have strange thoughts. Even if they are forced to stay in the city, it is a hidden danger. But it is better than indulging them to surrender to the Jin army after they surrender to the Jin army.

Zhang Chai did not adopt Zhang Bao's trick, and several generals were inevitably disappointed, but they did not dare to force it. They were indeed full of annoyance at this moment. They were greedy for the temptation of the reputation and position promised by Zhang Chai to bring people into the city to become strong. However, when they saw the powerful outside the city taking advantage of the chaos in the city and being free, they had to sit in this hopeless city of sorrow, and food and clothing would be difficult to maintain, and they had to always worry about most of the Jin army besieged the city.

Responsible for the king in all directions? This is just a joke. Even the Jie army in Fuliu City, which is close to you, showed no sign of moving closer to the letter. At this moment, there is no place where the reinforcements will send a letter to you!

After dismissing the generals of the city defense, Zhang Chai left the city wall surrounded by his own soldiers and headed straight towards the Huguo Temple. Along the way, there were many roadblocks and alleys set up by the powerful and wealthy people instructed their slaves in the country. Now the entire Xindu City has long been divided into large and small areas by such messy and simple defenses, and even the Central Envoy's Imperial Examination could not travel to the city.

After further strengthening the defense of Huguo Temple, it has become an independent fortress in Xindu City. After the previous incident, all parties have not reached a consensus on where to place the Lord Shihu under house arrest, so they simply stayed directly at Huguo Temple, including the Queen Liu and the Prince of the Supervisor Shi Shi.

As for the announcement of the Lord Shang Guiyuan, it was just to prevent some powerful people from Jie Kingdom in the city from jumping over the wall and fighting for the Lord Shang, and then set up a suspicion array.

Among the forbidden gardens, only the Wei Wang Shibao, who had been exiled, was left behind. Shibao was also very satisfied with this arrangement. He was the entire forbidden garden, which made him feel satisfied with controlling the State Privy Council, not to mention the pleasure brought by the precious instruments and beauty in the garden.

As the center of Jie Kingdom, Zhang Chai simply regarded Huguo Temple as his home, and his family and young people moved here, and his eldest son Zhang Chang led the most elite direct subordinates under his sect to be responsible for defense.

After returning to Huguo Temple, Zhang Chang hurried to report what happened during the period when Zhang Jacky's departure, including what the Lord Shihu had to eat, whom Empress Liu summoned to meet and how many people went out of the West Hall. Although everything was very detailed, it was also detailed and appropriate. Zhang Jacky was also very satisfied with this eldest son who was steady and well-organized.

In fact, Zhang Chai couldn't help but think that it was not all bad things to die in Shi Bin's hands before. Previously, Zhang Chai was restricted by his master Shang Shi Hu in the forbidden garden, so that some family affairs had to be entrusted to Zhang Li to deal with. Although Zhang Li lost his arms after his death, to a certain extent, Zhang's family forces that were slightly separated were once again gathered.

It may be a bit disgusting to think about it, but Zhang Chai had already vaguely felt that as the power in his hands became greater, Zhang Li was not as obedient to him as in previous years.

In such a chaotic season, any mistake can bring about an endless disaster. Compared to Zhang Li, his cousin who is gradually gaining strength, his sons are undoubtedly more credible. After all, isn’t Zhang Chai fighting for most of his life still for these descendants?

"What are Zu Qing's abnormal behavior today?"

After listening to Zhang Chang's report, Zhang Chai pondered for a moment and asked again. It seemed that Zu Qing was his son-in-law, and he helped him to transform the court into a lord. It must be his direct humerus. Zhang Chai was also happy to keep this illusion, but he was not relaxed in private.

Especially before and after the Huguo Temple incident, Zhang Chai could clearly feel the strong ambition that was surging under Zu Qing's appearance. It was precisely because Zu Qing's tough refusal to hand over Shi Hu who was under his control that Zhang Chai had to make more concessions and compromises. Even Zhang Chai's previous attempt to lure Zhang Ju into the city by enthroning the prince, Zhang Chai suspected that it might have been secretly destroyed by Zu Qing.

"The sister-in-law is not abnormal, she still sticks to Dongtai."

Although he knew his father's vigilance towards Zu Qing, even after being behind, Zhang Chang did not show much hostility towards Zu Qing, which is also one of the manifestations of his steady personality.

After Zhang Chai heard this, his eyes became even colder. Dongtai was the place where the Jie Lord Shi Hu was imprisoned. Zu Qing has always controlled this place and is not allowed to take over. Even Zhang Chai was unable to meet Shi Hu after the Huguo Temple Incident. This is one of the reasons why Zhang Chai was dissatisfied with him.
Chapter completed!