Kuaiji County Mansion is located in Wuxian City. It is divided into two main halls, front and back. The front hall is 17 zhang and five feet long from east to west, 15 zhang and seven feet wide from north to south, and four feet high; the back hall is 15 zhang and ten zhang and two feet wide from north to south. Two hundred and forty-one steps around, the palace composed of the main hall, warehouse and wing rooms forms a very majestic building complex, with sculptures of coils, snakes and other insects and beasts on the roof beams.

“It’s so grand.”

When Wei Yang entered the city, he looked up with his head raised and smiled, "I didn't expect that the Wuxian Guan Temple would be as prosperous as a palace. Since I was the magistrate of Kuaiji County, I would live here in the future? It's such a luxury."

Yesterday, Yan Qing, the governor of Kuaiji County, died at Xumen, and the city was in chaos. Wei Yang took the opportunity to lead his army to attack the city. With the assistance of Liao Ping and Xu Shu, he quickly controlled the situation in the city.

Later, he took over the "Kuaiji Fake Wei" and the Gongcao Xu Shu became the "Kuaiji County Fake Wei". Liao Ping was still the county magistrate. The new three-person leadership team was established, waiting for the official appointment of Wu Zhonghou.

As a local, the little official Bo Sheng was busy introducing to the young commander: "This place was originally a palace in Wu and Yue. Later, Chunshen Jun moved to Jiangdong and renovated it and thought it was a palace."

Wei Yang glanced at the old man in his fifties: "I heard that you have been a Chunshenjun diner?"

Bo Sheng Yingnuo: "I have been doing it for a few years." He actually only acted as a one-year person and deliberately added some.

Wei Yang sat down casually in the hall and pointed out Bo Sheng: "Since that's the case, let me tell you how to govern Wu by Chunshen's affairs."

Bo Sheng said: "I heard that Chunshen Jun was the prime minister of Chu back then. His fief was originally the twelve counties in Huaibei, but later he requested to be transferred to Jiangdong."

Wei Yang said: "Isn't Huaibei richer than Jiangdong? Why should we give up wealthy places and take places far away?"

Bo Sheng smiled and said, "The villain thought so at first, and was quite puzzled. Later, a senior among the disciples told me that this was Yu Qing's plan."

"Yu Qing? Has he been Yu Xin from Zhao State's Prime Minister?"

Bo Sheng said: "It was Yu Xin, who was a disciple of Chunshen Jun in his later years, and advised him to be aware of danger in peace and worry about peace when he was in danger. The more wealthy the fief, the better the closer the capital, the better. In the past, Duke Xiao of Qin was named Shangjun, and Duke Xiao died, and then he was killed. Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin conferred the three nobles in Guanzhong, the empress dowager died, and King Zhao of Qin took it away. Seeing that the King of Chu was old, the more he could have a fief for his descendants, it was better than far away Chu."

"So Chunshen said to the King of Chu that Huaibei borders Qi and Wei, and it is a key area on the border, so it should be directly established. So he presented the twelve counties in Huaibei and asked to re-entrusted them to Jiangdong, and King Kaoli approved them. Chunshen Jun was in Wuxu and thought it was the capital."

Wei Yang still disagreed: "But Huang Xiefeng came here for only a few years and died at Jimen and was tragically killed by Li Yuan. It can be seen that Yuan Feng could not avoid disaster."

Seeing that he called Chunshenjun's name directly and had no respect, Bo Sheng was a little embarrassed: "Although that said, Chunshenjun was still in Wu for only a few years and did a lot of things."

"For example, Haiyan County (Pinghu County, Zhejiang Province), east of Wu County, has a shallow river in the northeast of this county. If there is too much rain, it will flood and cause less rain. The bottom of the river is facing the sky. Chunshenjun then ordered us to survey the terrain, recruit people from Chu, and the Yue people dredge and manage it, so that it can directly pass the mouth of Wusong River to the north and penetrate into the sea. From then on, Haiyan County will not be afraid of drought and flood. The locals are grateful for Chunshenjun's kindness, so they call this river Huangxie River, Huangpu River, and Chunshen River."

"Wuxi County, north of Wuxian, has also dug some ditches and opened up large areas of fertile fields. Thanks to these measures, over the past 30 years, the rice in Wu has been harvesting more than the Yue area."

"There are also the Wu Liangzhan warehouses that the Duwei inspected on the way here, which were also built by Chunshenjun. They were famous for the Jun Shun Warehouse. On Monday, they stored hundreds of thousands of stones of rice. The grains for good harvests were purchased and stored. Now the remaining aged grains can be eaten by the people of the whole city for two years!"

Wei Yang held his hand: "This is a virtue. I don't have to worry about food and fodder in the army. It seems that Chunshen Jun is still capable in governing the local area."

He then looked up and down at Bo Sheng and said, "I see that you are familiar with local stories. When it comes to water conservancy, ditches, and rice, you are very good at savings. Now that Xu Jun is the county magistrate, the county magistrate is vacant, so you will be the one who will be the one who will assist in the administration!"

The county Gongcao was an official of 400 stones and had quite a lot of power. Bo Sheng was stunned and was immediately overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

At this time, after ordering the city, Xu Shu also came and presented the household registration book together:

"There are nine thousand households in Wu County, all of which are here. Please check it out."

"The county magistrate is ready, why should I present it to me?"

Wei Yang looked at it casually, but found that Xu Shu signaled Bo Sheng to retreat, as if he had something to say to him alone.

He closed the picture book: "Mr. Xu looked worried. Could it be that he was worried about the Chu thief and the county magistrates who had not yet surrendered?"

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "I am not worried about the Chu thief, nor am I worried about the unsuccessful soldiers. What I worry most is Wu Rui!"

...

After a sudden excitement, Wei Yang stood up, walked to the door, signaling his confidants to keep it safe, and not let anyone get close. Then he closed the door again, approached Xu Shu, and whispered:

"Jun Xu, could you hear what news? Wu Rui Duwei..."

Xu Shu said, "Wu Rui is nothing unusual."

Wei Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "How can you doubt it without reason?"

"The captain doesn't know anything."

Xu Shu said: "I was originally from Pengze, and I am not far from Yugan County where Wu Rui's family is located."

"The Wu Rui family was also from Kuaiji County in the past. It is said that after King Fuchai of Wu, he later went to Yugan and became the chief of a tribe through marriage."

"In the twenty-sixth year, his family took advantage of Qin to destroy Chu, surrendered to the lords and marquis, and even drank chicken blood and became sworn brothers. From then on, the government recognized him and became a big shot in Yuzhang, named Yuganling, and was actually a lord in one place, with thousands of Yue soldiers under his command."

"Four or five years ago, the court began to conquer Baiyue in the south. Wu Rui actively participated with the advantage of his subordinates, and had 3,000 troops. By persuading the surrender of Dongou and Mei, he also helped the lords to capture Minyue. After making meritorious service, he was ordered to guard the central Fujian. The chief of the Minou king and the chief of the Minou were obedient to him, and the Yue soldiers under his command had already reached tens of thousands of people."

Xu Shu became more and more worried: "Now Wu Rui has a better chance to help the commander attack Kuaiji in the north. You must know that Kuaiji County has different differences from north to south. Wu land in the north was gradually infected with the Chu style under the management of Chunshenjun. Many Yue people also changed to Chu Yan, and their power was no longer the same as Yue people who did not understand Xia Yan."

"It is not the case south of Zhejiang. Although the Yue Kingdom was destroyed by King Huai of Chu, the south was still ruled by Goujian's descendants and the Yue kings. Those who did not understand the king's transformation. Even though they were subdued by Wang Jian and their title of lord were abolished, they still gathered in the mountains and forests, relying on the dangers of the mountain, and did not pay rent and taxes. They were actually the chief of the barbarian kings, with few hundred and thousands of troops."

"Now south of Kuaiji, it is actually obtained by Wu Rui. In this way, he has gathered the four Yue forces of Ganyue, Dongou, Minyue, and Yuyue, and have relatives with the Yangyue Mei family. Under the banner of the Northern Expedition Army, he became the leader of the Yue alliance. His power is within a radius of thousands of miles and a population of hundreds of thousands, which is no less than that of the country of Goujian!"

"The Yue people are already strong, and three thousand Yue armors can swallow Wu. Wu Rui integrates all Yue people, but they can have 20,000 or 30,000 people. I just think about it and feel scared..."

Wei Yang pondered and said, "Mr. Xu was worried too much. Uncle Wu was the brother of Wu Zhonghou. He made great contributions to the south of the army and then guarded the central Fujian. This time he went north to Kuaiji and overcome all obstacles and worked tirelessly to conquer the counties in southern Zhejiang. His son Wu Chen was also a brother and wife of the king and marquis. He made great contributions when raising troops. How could they betray Zhongfu?"

Xu Shu sneered: "There is no stable relationship in this world. More than ten years ago, who would have thought that the Junhou would raise an army to resist the court after the death of the First Emperor?"

"A wise man will have to make mistakes. I think the Lord and the Lord are careless in this matter. However, he ignored the great increase in Wu Rui's power, and he only calmed down the hundred-yue, and then made another hundred-yue. If Wu Rui had a strange intention and betrayed Wu Zhonghou, Jiangdong would be the one who gained it, so he must beware of what he gained!"

Xu Shu bowed to Wei Yang again: "I will write every word I said just now on silk and send it to the Lord and Hou to review and decide, and transfer Wu Rui to other battlefields! Only then can I get it done once and for all."

"But Wuxian and Jiangling are two thousand miles apart. This trip will take as long as three months. Before that, the commander will have to check and balance with it. Do not let Wu Rui continue to grow up!"

Thinking about it carefully, if Wu Rui really had a strange intention, Wei Yang seemed to have no choice but to do anything to him, so he avoided the seat and said:

"My father had previously communicated with me and said that he would have to get Xu Jun's help to take Kuaiji. After seizing this county, he would have to take Xu Jun as the head and I would have been the deputy to guard Jiangdong together. If it weren't for Xu Jun's reminder, the boy would have almost caused great trouble."

"But although my boat troops have many ships, there are only 5,000 soldiers. I still have to divide my troops to guard the river and beware of the Chu robbery coming from Jiangxi. It's really difficult. How to balance Wu Rui and Yue soldiers? I hope Xu Jun will teach me!"

Xu Shu stroked his beard and said, "Wu County surrendered without fighting. This is very good. The Duwei can use the excuse that the Yue people in southern Kuaiji are uneasy and let Wu Rui stay south of Zhejiang, and do not let him enter the wealthy Wu territory. In this way, his military food and fodder will be controlled by us."

"Then, the county soldiers were recruited and a group of children from Wu Diliang's family were recruited in the name of resisting robbery, and the army was expanded to 10,000."

He smiled and said, "Yan Qing had fallen into my plan and made Chu and Yue attack each other, and the two sides regarded each other as enemies. The Duwei only needed to tell the people of Wu that if they did not follow the Northern Expedition Army, they would be slaughtered by the Yue gangs and incite panic among them. The Chu people would be convinced! As long as they were steady for a few months, after Wu Zhonghou sent Yuzhang troops to seize the county, they would be a little safer with us."

Wei Yang frowned: "Chu and Yue attack each other, which is not conducive to Kuaiji's long-term stability."

Xu Shu sighed, "Guiwei, in this chaotic world, there is only urgent solution to long-term stability? Let's wait until the world is determined before the general trend will be settled!"

"That's all."

Wei Yang nodded. Xu Shu said that the governor of Kuaiji County was "attacked from both sides". Although he easily took Wu County, wasn't that the same? Not only should he beware of the Chu thieves, but he also had to be careful of "his own people". It would be no easy task to defend Jiangdong for Zhong's father.

"By the way, Xu Jun."

Wei Yang remembered something and looked at Xu Shu: "According to the order of Wu Zhonghou, we are the boatman, and we have another thing to do in addition to seizing Kuaiji and blocking the river."

Xu Shu knew: "Is it because he sent someone to contact Jiaodong?"

Wei Yang was very concerned: "That is, Xu Jun often travels with Jiaodong in Kuaiji, but has he ever received news from there?"

“Received.”

Xu Shu said: "Half a month ago, a merchant from Jiaodong said that in April, Qin Shihuang's envoy led troops to Jiaodong and wanted to lead the old subordinates of the king and the marquis..."

"And what? What happened to Chen Ping, the former subordinate of Junhou Cao Shen,?"

Xu Shu touched the newly obtained county magistrate seal in his hand and sighed:

"Chen Ping, Cao Shen is dead!"

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ps: Chapter 2 at night.

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