Chapter 555 Pace

Jicheng.

Heavy snow falls on the world.

A war was about to end. After the royal family of the Yan Dynasty, which had dominated order on this land for more than eight hundred years, fled to Liaodong, their past was just like this. The land was now white, without a trace.

Qin devoured the land of Yan and turned it into counties. He appointed county guards and assigned Qin officials to control the land that once belonged to Yan.

The war between Yan and Zhao has not stopped, but in the plains south of Yanshan Mountain, there is no fighting. The remaining wars were concentrated in remote areas and mountainous areas, and did not have much impact on Qin's war to annex the world.

Whether it was the remnant forces of the Zhao State that were led by Wang Jia, or the Yan royal family that retreated to Liaodong, they no longer had the strength to launch a counterattack against Qin in a short period of time.

The army originally gathered in the land of Yan and Zhao has moved south to prepare for the next war between Wei and Chu.

But the old order in the land of Yanzhao was not completely destroyed by the Qin army, at least in the economic field.

However, with the Qin-Yan war, a large number of Qin banliang entered the markets of the two places, and the Handan metropolitan area and the Jicheng metropolitan area have been integrated to a certain extent.

But it's not complete yet.

In the Jianghu, with the entry of the Qin army, Yanmo's forces were greatly affected and suffered losses, and there was even a large-scale southward wave.

North of the river, the war has ceased, but a new round of reshuffle in the world has begun.

The old forces in the land of Yanzhao are deeply connected with these Jianghai forces, affecting the development of the situation.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived."

Yan Chunjun's mansion was like a small fortress. As the door of the outer wall opened, a carriage slowly drove in, leaving a long rut mark on the snow-white ground.

There is a stove burning in the house and wine in the pot.

There was a sound outside the door, and the door moved to both sides.

Zhao Gao came from outside with the royal decree in his hand.

When they met, the other person's attitude was very low.

"Hanyang Jun!"

"The order from CRRC is here!"

Zhao Gao walked to the center of the attic and unfolded the royal decree.

"Master Hanyang listens!"

"I'm here!"

Zhao Shuang bowed his hands and bowed before Wang Zhi.

"The imperial edict says: Lord Hanyang governed Zhao Pingyan and captured Jicheng. He performed great feats and became the Marquis of Guannei after his military exploits!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Zhao Shuang stood up and took the Wang Zhi from Zhao Gao with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations to Lord Hanyang for being granted the title of Marquis. The next higher up is the Marquis of Che. From now on, you can be granted the title of Kingdom."

Although Zhao Gao congratulated him, there was no congratulation at all in his words, and there was even a hint of gnashing of teeth.

Zhao Shuang has his own fiefdom, and this title is a legacy from the old era. Even if Zhao Shuang does not become a marquis, the fiefdom in his hands far exceeds that of ordinary Chehous.

But now, having to be granted the title of Marquis within the Pass is just to make this title more clear and justifiable.

After Lu Buwei's death, there was no such level of Chehou in Qin who truly owned a feudal state.

But Zhao Shuang is not the Marquis of Che in name, but his power is no less than that of the Marquis of Che. In the old days, feudal lords only had to answer to the monarch, pay a tax every year, and have the responsibility of recruiting and attending court.

However, under the military merit system, the Marquises of Guannei only enjoyed food and had no right to govern the fiefdom. The increase in food now has little impact on Zhao Shuang.

Zhao Shuang's old fiefdom was still legally preserved in the Qin State.

To a certain extent, even if the times move forward, the competition between the feudal system and the county system will still exist for a long time. The aristocratic families within the Qin State still maintain a lot of fiefdoms. Even if they are scattered and cut into pieces, they are still a huge force.

Even after Qin unified the world and no longer divided the land, the old fiefdoms of the Qin family would not be deprived. Even if there are regulations such as demotion and inheritance of titles and fiefs, that will happen later.

But Zhao Shuang was different. His fiefdom was too big, and he had too many people under his rule, with a population of one million under his rule.

With so many people, how should the tax revenue generated be distributed, and whether they need to perform labor service... Some issues have not yet been decided, and they are just being dealt with according to the old feudal methods.

The feudal lord could set up subordinate officials to manage the fiefdom without being appointed by the court.

Before Qin unified the world, these problems would not be solved and would only be delayed.

From Luo Wang's point of view, Zhao Shuang obviously had many flaws, but Luo Wang couldn't do anything about him. There should be many problems in such a large territory, but the net could not catch Zhao Shuang at all, and could only watch Zhao Shuang move up step by step.

"Order of the Zhongche Mansion, I heard that Luo Zhen covered the sun in Yanshui to capture Yan Dan, and he achieved great success?"

What did you hear? Aren't you the one secretly leading this matter?

Zhao Gao cursed with a smile on his face.

"The sword slaves of Luowang are all humble, so it is only right that they try their best."

For this matter, Luo Wang offended a large number of Qin army generals. After all, no one feels comfortable if their head is robbed. The net seems to have achieved great success, but in fact it has made too many enemies.

"Prince Yan has always been good at deception. Did Luo Wang really get his head?"

Don’t you know whether you got it or not? Aren’t all the people in this army your spies?

Zhao Gao was thinking in his mind and was suddenly shocked. What did Zhao Shuang mean by this?

A gloomy look appeared on his face, Zhao Gao lowered his head slightly.

"The sword technique of Hiding the Sun is the best in the net. If you are hit by his killing sword, there is no chance of surviving."

"I'm not good at these things of fighting and killing. If the CRRC government order says so, then Yan Dan will never be able to survive." Zhao Shuang showed a gentle smile on his face and waved his hand, " You see, now that Yan Dan’s head has been sent to Xianyang, why am I still bringing this up?”

What's going on? This feeling of uneasiness.

For some reason, Zhao Gao felt a little restless looking at the smile on Zhao Shuang's face.

"After all, no one knows the swordsmanship of Luowang better than Luowang."

Zhao Shuang's words were like a thunder that exploded in Zhao Gao's heart.

Dragon Princess!

In an instant, these two words filled Zhao Gao's mind. Longji is Zhanri's subordinate, and she was also the target of Luowang's training. She has a deep understanding of the swordsmanship of Tianzi's first-class swordsman.

If Yan Mo protects Long Ji, it is not just to protect her, but also for a deeper reason. So what could be the reason...

Zhao Gao's hands trembled and he hurriedly bowed his hands.

"Master Hanyang, I still have some urgent matters to deal with, so I'll take my leave."

"The official of the CRRC is leaving now. Why is it so urgent? Why don't you stay for a drink?"

Listening to Zhao Shuang's heartless words, Zhao Gao walked even more hastily.

Luna walked out of the house on the side and looked out the window at the carriage going away.

"Zhao Gao is here, I'm afraid, to expand Luo Wang's power."

Zhao Shuang picked up the warm wine and took a sip.

"It's not just Luo Yu. Famous people and public losers are all expanding their power. The pace of the Yin Yang family must also speed up."