After Zhou Xingfeng captured Hunan, he planned to start from many aspects to rule and manage the entire Hunan. First, he abolished the harsh policies and disadvantages of the previous rulers. He was concerned about people's livelihood plans and wanted to benefit the common people. The people of Hunan have almost never enjoyed any peaceful life since Ma Yin's death.

When Ma Xisheng and Ma Xifan ruled, various taxes and taxes in Chu began to increase. Officials of Chu were frantically embezzled and accepted bribes and bullied the people. During the period of Ma Xiguang, Ma Xi'e, and Ma Xichong, the problems still existed. In addition to being exploited and oppressed, the people were also hurt by war.

During the demise of Chu State, during the short reign of Liu Yan and Wang Kui, the two of them did not solve the root cause of the suffering of the people. The people in Hunan continued to suffer from heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the pain of corrupt officials and bullying.

Zhou Xingfeng planned to end this situation and let the people of Hunan live a peaceful, peaceful and peaceful life in the era of Ma Yin. Among the brothers in Langzhou, Zhou Xingfeng was the poorest and was a farmer's son in the Langzhou area, with an extremely low status.

Zhou Xingfeng lived in a poor rural area since he was a child. He knew the sufferings of the people very well, so he was able to understand the sufferings of the people. All the various taxes and taxes in the Chu era were completely abolished and replaced by a relatively loose tax system.

Zhou Xingfeng's governance of Hunan can be regarded as a hard work to govern, with clear distinction between public and private affairs. His son-in-law Tang De is an ordinary civilian and once asked Zhou Xingfeng for an official. Zhou Xingfeng said to Tang De: "Your talents are not enough to be an official. Even if I take care of you privately, if you are not capable of becoming an official, I will still deal with you according to law. You should not be an official."

Zhou Xingfeng then gave his son-in-law farm tools and asked him to go home to farm.

All corrupt officials who oppressed the people were all dismissed, replaced by a group of wise and honest officials. Zhou Xingfeng was very thrifty and often warned everyone: "The Ma brothers are extremely extravagant and do not care about the people. Now their descendants are begging others, so we naturally cannot imitate them!"

After experiencing more than 20 years of painful and tragic life, the people of Hunan finally hoped for a long-lost life of peace and prosperity. The people of Hunan have achieved happiness, and their hearts have followed Zhou Xingfeng. But Zhou Xingfeng, who seems gentle and kind, also has his terrifying and terrifying side.

Zhou Xingfeng then began to eliminate various hidden dangers to ensure his rule. Zhou Xingfeng's good use of strategies and cruelty made him repeatedly escape dangers in the Wuping Army's internal and external struggles, and finally ended up laughing.

Now, Zhou Xingfeng has become the ruler of Hunan, high above, completely in the light, and his opponents are all in the dark. How to avoid hidden arrows and save his life has become Zhou Xingfeng's most important task.

Langzhou is a place where barbarians and Han people live together, and the people are very brave. More than 50 years ago, Lei Man, the leader of the barbarians in Langzhou, once dominated Langzhou for decades. The soldiers under his command of Langzhou were fierce and good at fighting, and were a military force that various vassal states were very afraid of. The Lei family had long disappeared, but the fierce and good style of soldiers in the Langzhou area were preserved. Liu Yan and Wang Kui, many of the old soldiers in the past, were arrogant, rebellious, arrogant and unlawful, which made the army in chaos.

The chaotic times require serious punishment. Zhou Xingfeng is not ruthless in this regard. He punishes these soldiers according to law and should be killed.

No one can be let go of the killing, the ones that should be beaten, and the ones that should be imprisoned.

Zhou Xingfeng's tough and strict and ruthless rectification of military discipline finally angered a group of arrogant soldiers in Langzhou. These people were originally free and casual when they were in the Ma family or when they were making a living with Liu Yan and Wang Kui. Whenever there was a war, they could take advantage of the situation to rob, burn, kill, plunder, and get extra money. In peacetime, they would not stay in the military camps and rest, often running around in the city, bullying men and women, and violating military discipline. Everyone had done things, but generally speaking, they were all peaceful. Because no one dared to provoke the Wuping army! But Zhou Xingfeng's appearance completely changed this situation!

Zhou Xingfeng's strict management made these arrogant soldiers complain and angry. A general gathered dozens of confidant followers and planned to launch a mutiny again to kill Zhou Xingfeng. But Zhou Xingfeng was very powerful, and he grasped the opponent's intelligence and dynamics earlier. Of course, this was because Zhou Xingfeng arranged his undercover in the opponent's camp.

With the undercover report, Zhou Xingfeng was of course soon learned about these abnormal actions of the helpers. His handling method was still the same, using strategies to eliminate the roots! One day, in order to show his concern for his subordinates, Zhou Xingfeng decided to treat him to drink, and the invitation was the general and his confidant members. Zhou Xingfeng's Hongmen Banquet was very famous in the Wuping Army and everyone knew it, but it seemed that no effective way to deal with this Hongmen Banquet.

When the general and his confidants had drunk halfway, Zhou Xingfeng's Hongmen Banquet was finally staged. After a command, ambushed soldiers rose up everywhere, captured all the guests and dragged them out to behead them on the spot. Most people killed the chicken to warn the monkey, while Zhou Xingfeng directly killed the monkey to warn the monkey. It is indeed impossible to indulge in compromise with those arrogant generals. Only killing can achieve good results.

Although Zhou Xingfeng's behavior was a bit bloody and cruel, his effect was very significant. The soldiers in Langzhou City were shocked by the dozen heads and became very awe of Zhou Xingfeng. Everyone no longer dared to think about random things or make conspiracies. However, after this incident, Zhou Xingfeng became very suspicious and suspicious. It felt that other prefectures and counties seemed to have conspiracy rebels against him.

Zhou Xingfeng then secretly arranged spy undercover to other prefectures and counties in Hunan, and was responsible for supervising the prefectures and counties. If there was any abnormality, deal with it immediately. Liu Guangwei, the governor of Shaozhou, has always been working for Zhou Xingfeng honestly and did not dare to do anything deviant. However, the surveillance sent by Zhou Xingfeng to Shaozhou was a shameless guy who was greedy for merit. Although he did not find any evidence of Liu Guangwei, he found that Liu Guangwei often held banquets and drank. He thought it was a party without any trouble, either a traitor or a thief, so he reported to Zhou Xingfeng like a firework. Liu Guangwei often had a banquet at night, but his motive was not pure. Zhou Xingfeng heard about it, and directly summoned Liu Guangwei back to Langzhou to execute him.

The survivors of the brothers in Langzhou, Yuwen Qiong and Peng Wanhe, were originally unknown in the Wuping army and did not show any signs of dew. Whether Liu Yan was in power or Wang Kui was in power, they all hid behind the scenes and acted in a low-key manner, as if they wanted people to ignore their existence. However, Zhou Xingfeng did not want to ignore his former good brothers. At this time, the Langzhou brothers had been dead for more than half, and Zhou Xingfeng wanted all of these brothers to be finished, so as to ensure his solid dominance in Hunan.

Although Yuwen Qiong and Peng Wanhe are very low-key and honest, no matter how low-key and honest they are, they have to eat and drink.

Let’s have a chance. One day, Yuwen Qiong and Peng Wanhe were idle and decided to have a small gathering. But the person they invited to the party was very problematic, and they were Zhou Xingfeng’s clan brothers.

Zhou Xingfeng soon learned about this party. He immediately sent soldiers to surround Yuwen Qiong and Peng Wanhe's mansions, and the whole family was killed, and they were charged with a crime of treason.

Zhou Xingfeng's terrifying wanton killing made all Hunan officials frightened. But there was also an advantage that no one dared to rebel again and resisted Zhou Xingfeng. The war situation in Hunan finally came to an end.

Zhang Wenbiao, the commander of the personal guard and the governor of Hengzhou, was one of Zhou Xingfeng's former brothers in Langzhou. After Yuwen Qiong and others were killed, he and Zhou Xingfeng were the only two remaining brothers in Langzhou. In terms of qualifications and prestige in the Wuping Army, Zhang Wenbiao was the second-ranked second only to Zhou Xingfeng. He also knew very well that in order to consolidate his status and power, Zhou Xingfeng would attack him sooner or later.

In order to protect himself, Zhang Wenbiao took the initiative to ask Zhou Xingfeng to resign as the commander of the personal guard, and asked to leave Langzhou and return to Hengzhou to serve as the governor. It was not easy to get rid of Zhou Xingfeng's control. Zhang Wenbiao bribed Zhou Xingfeng's confidant and finally obtained Zhou Xingfeng's consent and left Langzhou and took office in Hengzhou.

Even in Hengzhou, far away from Langzhou, Zhang Wenbiao did not dare to relax. He offered generous gifts to Zhou Xingfeng all seasons every year. His life was very low-key and cautious. He also treated Zhou Xingfeng's confidants arranged in Hengzhou very carefully. In short, Zhang Wenbiao completely pretended to be a grandson and a grandson in front of Zhou Xingfeng, and could save his life. Of course, Zhang Wenbiao finally avoided Zhou Xingfeng's terrifying killing.

The veteran generals had a potential threat to Zhou Xingfeng and it was understandable that Zhou Xingfeng was able to eliminate it. However, Zhou Xingfeng also killed the literati and poets. Deng Xunmei was from Lianzhou, with a skilled talent, good at poetry and essays, and was known as a literary talent in Lianzhou. During the Tianfu period of the Later Jin Dynasty, Li Ruoxu, the Minister of Works, visited Hunan and discovered Deng Xunmei's talent, so he tried his best to recommend Deng Xunmei to the Later Jin court. Deng Xunmei and another fellow villager Meng Binyu were recommended by Li Ruoxu at the same time, and they embarked on the road north to the Central Plains together.

In the imperial examinations in the Central Plains, Deng Xunmei and her fellow villager Meng Bin were in high school, and Wang Pu and Li Fang were on the same list as them. Wang Pu later served as prime ministers of the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty, and were famous historians. Li Fang's achievements were no less than those of Wang Pu. Later, he became a famous writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, and participated in the compilation of literary works such as "Taiping Yulan", "Wenyuan Yinghua", and "Taiping Guangji", which were famous in history.

After being a Jinshi in high school, Mengbin was unwilling to stay in the war-torn Central Plains, so he chose to go south to return to his hometown. Later, he was employed by King Ma Xifan of Chu as Lingling, but he was not valued. After the Southern Tang Dynasty destroyed the State of Chu, Mengbinyu followed Ma Xi'e to the Southern Tang Dynasty and served as the magistrate of Tuyang County. However, he was obviously not suitable to be an official, so he was soon arrested for embezzlement and bribery and was sentenced to death.

At the critical moment, the poem given to Meng Binyu in the past saved his life. Meng Binyu finally lived in seclusion in his hometown Lianzhou and lived in the mountains and forests. Deng Xunmei's fate was incomparable to Wang Pu and Li Fang later. Even if Meng Binyu was talked about peacefully, it was extremely miserable and bumpy. Due to his ugly appearance and a hunchback, Deng Xunmei was called Deng Tuo. In addition, she was introverted and upright, so she was not loved by her peers.
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