Nearly a month has passed since Xiang Ji returned to Xiapi.
Zhao Yun's long-awaited horses were finally delivered by Mi Zhu. Now they have selected two thousand strong and elite men from the army for cavalry training.
During this period, nothing major happened. The princes outside were sharpening their swords, and no one paid any attention to Xuzhou's Xiang Ji.
Of course, it was also because of the inconvenience of communication that only the neighboring princes knew that Xuzhou had changed its owner. Most of the princes did not even know that the God of War at Hulao Pass had the same status as them.
Due to Xiang Ji's natural relaxation, after continuous conquests, not many of the original team of Xiang Ji were left.
In addition to the two thousand elites selected by Zhao Yun, Xiang Ji once again selected eight thousand old brothers and formed a direct army, the Xiang Family Army!
Yes, Xiang Jiajun has become a designation, and this designation now belongs to the troops directly under Xiang Ji.
These were the Yellow Turban Army and Taishan bandits when he started.
After successive battles, those who survived were the best among the best, and their loyalty was of course impeccable. Without them, who else could Xiang Ji use?
As for the Danyang army? It has been dispersed by Xiang Ji and completely divided into the hands of the four generals Taishi Ci, Yu Jin, Zangba, and Zhou Tai.
In this regard, the four generals almost had a conflict.
After all, that's the Danyang Army. Who wouldn't want a few more?
As the lord, Xiang Ji couldn't interfere too much with the feuding generals. They were all his generals, so he couldn't favor one over the other, right?
Fortunately, Jia Xu, who had been working as a statue for many years, saw Xiang Ji's dilemma and gave him a piece of attention that made his eyes light up.
Military competition!
Aren't you all strong generals? Aren't you dissatisfied with each other? Then let's just have a fight. Whoever wins will get more points.
Naturally, all the generals agree with this. The words "Wen Wu is the first and Wu Wu is the second" are not just words.
Which general is not full of blood? To Xiang Ji, they are naturally convinced, but to others... Haha.
This time, the military competition was scheduled for half a month by Xiang Ji.
Thinking about it, after this competition, the troops in each department have also been trained, and it's time for me to go out again.
Staying in this one-third of an acre of land all year round is not Xiang Ji's pursuit.
Now it is just because of the initial decision of Xuzhou and too many things that need to be dealt with that slow down Xiang Ji's conquest. Otherwise, Xiang Ji really wants to conquer a city in a day and destroy a country in a month.
"You two want to work for me?"
Today, two self-recommended people came to Xiang Ji.
Originally, Mi Zhu and Cui Yan were usually left to deal with such people seeking employment, but today these two were different.
Looking at the two old men standing at the foot of the stairs, Xiang Ji smiled playfully.
Are you kidding? Don't you know how much I hate clans? Especially a big clan like yours?
How dare you take the initiative to throw yourself into the trap?
"Yes, General Xiang, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Hong are willing to serve the general."
It turns out that the two people below me are the two famous internal affairs figures in the Three Kingdoms, Jiangdong Erzhang!
For Xiang Ji, who was very short of civil servants in domestic affairs, the appearance of these two men indeed greatly relieved his urgent need.
As long as he has the assistance of these two people, Xiang Ji will not have to worry about the logistics of people's livelihood.
but......
"Don't you know what I think of you clans?"
Where do these two old men get their confidence that I will definitely use you?
Under Xiang Ji's oppressive gaze, Zhang Zhao stepped forward without fear and started talking to Xiang Ji.
"General, do you know that the Han family is no longer in the world, and the surname is Liu? Haha, I'm afraid it has become a thing of the past.
Now is the time when heroes are vying for the throne. The generals are at their peak in the Spring and Autumn Period. They are sitting in Xuzhou, with many fierce generals under their command, and their troops and horses are strong. They are the best candidates to win the Ninth Five-Year Plan.
What's more, General, you are a descendant of the overlord of Western Chu at that time, and this land of Xuzhou is the ancient land of Chu State at that time. It can be said that the timing, location, and people's hearts are all captured by the general.
Such opportunities have brought the general together, how can we not know the destiny?
After all, we are all citizens of Chu State! General, why do you care about our status?
Both of us have come here sincerely to help the general achieve his unparalleled achievements!"
Damn it! How can you fool me?
Why do you think I have such a high opinion of you? I don’t know this myself?
After going full circle, why don’t you ask me not to care about your origins?
"Old man, don't talk about those useless things and go around here and there. Why don't you come here to hug me because I'm so powerful?"
Hearing what Xiang Ji said so straightforwardly, the faces of the two people below the stairs turned slightly red.
"The general is wrong in what he said. The two of us are just following destiny.
In today's troubled times, only heroes like generals can aspire to the throne, so how can we dare to fight against the destiny of heaven?"
Damn it! Are you still trying to get some face? Why are you licking your face? I don’t even have the nerve to listen.
Seeing that Zhang Zhao at the bottom was still trying to fool him, Xiang Ji waved his hand.
Don't fool me. If you keep fooling me, I will really believe it.
"Okay, since you don't dare to fight against destiny.
Then let's do it like this, you two will duel, and the one who is alive will be left to me to be the chief agricultural officer and responsible for handling all the government affairs in Xuzhou. As for the one who is dead? Then the clan will be exterminated."
After saying that, Xiang Ji turned and left.
Just kidding, the clan is such a big clan, two of them came together at one time, I dare to use you? Can I use you?
Humph, don't you want to hug me? Then kill him. The surviving one will definitely be despised by other clans, so naturally you can only follow me to the end, right?
As for why you left? That's simpler.
What's so interesting about a duel between two old men? Xiang Ji is not a pervert, this is just a means.
When they heard what Xiang Ji said, the two men at the bottom of the stairs were stunned.
What a cruel heart!
As two wise men famous in the Three Kingdoms, they naturally understood the meaning of Xiang Ji's words instantly.
This is basically forcing the two of them to surrender their names!
Either he would be scorned by the world while he was alive and could only hug Xiang Ji's thigh tightly, or it would be even simpler and simply die.
Looking at the fierce-looking guards in the hall, the two old men knew clearly that they were probably no longer able to leave if they wanted to.
Ma De! A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist, Zhang Hong, I’m sorry!
Zhang Zhao, who had a sharper mind, realized that he had no choice, and immediately rushed towards Zhang Hong, who was still in a daze.
"Zhang Zibu! Are you crazy?"
Zhang Hong, who is relatively simple and simple, never expected that his old friend would fall out with him at any time.
But the ferocious-looking Zhang Zhao was completely unaware of Zhang Hong's questions.
For the sake of the family! For the sake of my old life! For the sake of future princes and ministers, old friend, I’m sorry!