At the same time, the coalition forces of Han Xin, Wei Bao, Peng Yue, and Zhang Er also defeated the Zhao army at Jingxing.

After Zhou You defeated Xiang Yu, he sent Cao Shen to lead his troops north to attack Zhao Wang Xie's troops from the north and south, killing Zhao Xie and Chen Yu one after another.

The remaining Chu army.

It stands to reason that everything should go smoothly next. The remaining Chu troops in Qi were eliminated, which would be like a sweep for the allied forces at their peak.

However, Wei Bao, who underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, was killed by an arrow and died in Qi. His army was temporarily taken over by Peng Yue.

Of course, this is good news for Zhou You. After defeating Xiang Yu and wanting to dominate the world, Zhou You's next opponents are the princes and kings. Perhaps these princes and kings may not have the courage and courage to confront Zhou You.

, but keeping them will still be a disaster after all.

Less than a month after Xiang Yu's death, as the Han army swept across the territory previously occupied by Xiang Yu as well as Zhao and Qi, they took over most of the world's territory in a blink of an eye. Zhang Er, king of Changshan, Zang Tu, king of Yan, and Wu Rui, king of Hengshan,

, Jiujiang Wang Yingbu Weng's son-in-law, the four remaining princes and kings, expressed their surrender one after another as if by tacit agreement, and asked Zhou You to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

After Zhou You, who pretended to be humble and declined, Zhang Er, Peng Yue, Han Xin, Zang Tu, Wu Rui and Yingbu rushed to Pengcheng, they held a coronation ceremony in Pengcheng. The country was named Han and Queen Lu Fei was the queen.

, Lu Su and Yu Shu were named Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Tu'an respectively, and their only son Zhou Xing was canonized as the prince. His two daughters Zhou Feng and Zhou Luan were named Princess Dingtao and Princess Pengcheng respectively. The capital was established in Xianyang and changed to Xianyang.

For Chang'an, it means long-lasting peace and stability.

At the same time, Zhou You also specially entertained several princes and kings, as well as generals with greater merits such as Peng Yue and Han Xin, and had a heart-felt conversation with them. He made it clear that he did not want to persecute the heroes, but they all had heavy troops. What should he do?

How to make Zhou You believe that they will be loyal?

As a result, Zhou You gave them two choices. One was to give up military power, still retain the kingship, and give them land and food, so that they could live in peace and happiness for the rest of their lives.

If they don't want to give up military power, that's fine. Their title will be downgraded to marquis, and they will be stationed at the border to guard the border for the Han. And by then they will only have the power to command troops, but they will not be able to intervene in important border towns.

government affairs.

There is no doubt that the princes and princes are not too happy with these two choices, but they have no other choice, and Zhou You has already given them face. Wasn't the so-called kingship before actually given to them by Zhou You?

Now that the world has been unified, it is obviously unrealistic for them to want to separate one side of the country. Zhou You will not allow such a situation to exist, and how can they feel at ease if they have a separate country? How can they not be afraid that Zhou You will send troops to destroy them at any time to avoid future troubles?

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Now, since they have chosen to surrender to Zhou You, as ministers, they are no longer qualified to bargain with Zhou You. Otherwise, the other dead princes and kings will be their examples.

So Zhang Er and the four of them quickly made a decision. Zhang Er, who knew that he was not outstanding at leading troops, chose to be his Xiaoyao Prince, handed over his military power, and made Changshan his fiefdom. He remained the king of Changshan.

Wu Rui, the king of Hengshan, also made the same choice. Zhou You changed his title to the king of Changsha and made Changsha his fiefdom.

Zang Tu wanted to continue leading the army, so Zhou You changed him to the title of Marquis of Beiping and led the troops to garrison in Youbeiping, but he was only given the authority to command 50,000 troops.

Yingbu was granted the title of Marquis of Kuaiji by Zhou You, who would be responsible for establishing and training the navy of the Han Dynasty. However, Zhou You wanted to use his hands to build a naval fleet capable of traveling across the sea.

Peng Yue was granted the title of Marquis of Dai, and his troops were stationed in Daijun. Han Xin was granted the title of Marquis of Huaiyin, and he was stationed in Shangjun.

Then Zhou You clearly told them that the title of prince cannot be granted easily without great merit, and it can never be inherited and replaced. Even for the descendants of the Zhou royal family, the title will be lowered by one level each generation to show the nobility of the title.

After solving the worries, sending people to reorganize the armies of these princes, arranging their tours to fiefdoms or garrison areas, and temporarily arranging the candidates for county officials in the newly conquered areas in Guandong, he led other civil servants and military officials.

The general led his troops back to Xianyang, which had been renamed Chang'an.

Back in Chang'an, there was naturally another round of merit-based rewards. Over a hundred people were conferred the title of marquis, big and small, in one go, and were given food and towns. The more famous ones among them were Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin, and Chen Ping.

, Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, Fan Kuai, Xia Houying, Li Shang, Guan Ying, etc. are all characters whose names have been passed down through the ages.

Immediately afterwards, the first thing Zhou You did after awarding the meritorious officials was to issue an edict to the world and put out a list to seek talents. He also sought talents in all aspects. As long as they had special skills, the imperial court would consider their talents.

Later, Zhou You also discussed with Zhang Liang, Xiao He and other ministers to determine the performance evaluation and promotion system for officials, and strengthened the supervision of officials and even the military, as well as the ideological education work in the military to ensure that middle and lower-level officers and soldiers not only obey

When the generals give orders, they must also clearly understand that they must be loyal to the Han, the court and the emperor, and must establish the idea of ​​taking the people as their food, clothing, and parents, and being loyal to the emperor and loving the people.

Youzhou, which attaches great importance to science and technology and develops innovation, has also specially established official imperial colleges, military academy and technical colleges to educate and cultivate talents in all aspects.

Based on the political system of the Qin Dynasty, Zhou You continued the local system of prefectures and counties, changed the local garrison system, strengthened local military strength, and implemented strict separation of military and political affairs. The central government has six divisions of power, and each department

His duties weaken the power of the prime minister.

At the same time, Zhou You also established the concept of governing the country based on Confucianism and supplemented by hundreds of schools of thought, abolished and changed many of the strict legal systems of the Qin State, and re-formulated relatively loose Han laws.

In order to prevent the descendants of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms from causing trouble, at the suggestion of Zhang Liang and other advisers, Zhou You also deliberately moved all the powerful families, heroes and famous families of the Six Kingdoms of Kanto, a total of hundreds of thousands of people, to live in Guanzhong, under the supervision and control of the imperial court.

Naturally, there is no need to worry about them causing any more waves, or anyone using their name to cause trouble.

As time goes by, the influence of the so-called nobles of the Six Kingdoms will become less and less, and they will gradually integrate into the Han Dynasty. Zhou You's rule over the world will also become more stable with a series of measures.

The foundation of a country's strength lies in its common people. Therefore, after the founding of the Han Dynasty, Zhou You also began to vigorously develop agriculture, reduce the burden on farmers, provide rest for the people, and encourage childbirth.

On the other hand, the long-term peace and stability of a country also requires strong military force as a guarantee.

Especially in the face of the Xiongnu who were constantly invading border counties, while conquering the border troops of the Qin Dynasty, rectifying the border defenses, and strengthening the defense of the northern border, Zhou You also instructed the border generals to learn from the Huns and rely on the defense of the Great Wall to send out targeted troops.

Scattered troops and elite cavalry continued to harass and train troops. At the same time, they tried to drive as many Xiongnu tribes as close to the Han as possible back to Mobei.

At first, this move triggered an all-out counterattack by the Huns, and the Huns' Maodun Chanyu even personally commanded more than 300,000 cavalry going south.

Zhou You also showed no signs of weakness and commanded more than 200,000 elite infantry and cavalry. He personally marched against the Huns outside the Great Wall. With arrows, weapons, armor, and firearms that were more powerful than the Huns, he fought for three days.

They fought seven consecutive battles and paid the price of tens of thousands of casualties. Finally, they defeated the Xiongnu army in one fell swoop. Zhou Bo and Guan Ying even led the cavalry to catch up with Maodun Chanyu and captured him alive. If you like movies and TV shows, please bookmark them.
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