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

Then after Zhou You solved Xiang Yu, he sent Cao Shen to lead the troops northward, and the north and south attacked and killed Zhao Wangxie's army. The remaining Chu army.

It stands to reason that everything should go relatively smoothly in the future. To deal with the remaining Chu army in Qidi, it would be like a sweep for the mighty allied forces.

However, Wei Bao, who underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, was killed by an arrow. He died in Qidi just like that, and the army under his command was temporarily taken over by Peng Yue.

Of course, this is good news for Zhou You.After solving Xiang Yu and wanting to dominate the world, Zhou You's next opponents will be those princes and kings.Perhaps these princes and kings may not have the courage and courage to fight against Zhou You, but keeping them is still a disaster after all.

Less than a month after Xiang Yu's death, as the Han army swept across the territory occupied by Xiang Yu, Zhao and Qi, and took over half of the world in a blink of an eye, Changshan King Zhang Er, Yan King Zang Tu and Hengshan King Wu Rui The four remaining vassals and kings, Jiujiang Wang Yingbu and Weng son-in-law, expressed their submission tacitly one after another, and asked Zhou You to ascend the throne and proclaim themselves emperor.

After Zhang Er, Peng Yue, Han Xin, Zang Tu, Wu Rui, and Ying Bu arrived in Pengcheng, Zhou You pretended to refuse and gave in. He held the enthronement ceremony in Pengcheng, named the country Han, and made the queen Lu Zhi the queen. , Lu Su and Yu Shu were Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Tu'an respectively, and their only son, Zhou Xing, was conferred the crown prince. The two daughters, Zhou Feng and Zhou Luan, were respectively conferred the titles of Princess Dingtao and Princess Pengcheng. For Chang'an, it means long-term peace and stability.

At the same time, Zhou You also specially entertained several princes and kings, as well as Peng Yue, Han Xin and other generals who have made great contributions. He had a heart-to-heart talk with them, and made it clear that he did not want to persecute the heroes, but they are all armed. Let Zhou You believe that they will be faithful?

Ever since, Zhou You gave them two choices, one is to give up the military power, or keep the prince, and give them land and food, so that they can live in peace for a lifetime.

If they don't want to give up their military power, that's fine. Their titles will be lowered to marquises, and they will be stationed at the border to guard the border for the big man.And at that time, they will only have the right to command the army, but they will not be able to intervene in the government affairs of the important border towns.

Undoubtedly, the two princes and kings were not very happy to choose, but they had no other choice, and Zhou You had already given them face.Didn't Zhou You give them the so-called title of king before?

Now that the world is unified, it is obviously unrealistic for them to want to separate one side.Zhou You would not allow such a situation to exist, and how could they rest assured that they were divided into one side?Wouldn't he be afraid that Zhou You would send troops to destroy them at any time to avoid future troubles?

Now that they have chosen to submit to Zhou You, they, as courtiers, have no right to bargain with Zhou You.Otherwise, the other princes and kings who have died are their role models.

So Zhang Er and the others quickly made a decision. Zhang Er, who knew that his military leadership was not outstanding, chose to be his prince of Xiaoyao, handed over his military power, and took Changshan as his fief. He was still the king of Changshan.

Wu Rui, the king of Hengshan, also made the same choice. Zhou You changed him to be the king of Changsha and made Changsha his fief.

Zang Tu wanted to continue to lead the army, so Zhou You changed him to the title of Marquis of Beiping and led the troops to garrison You Beiping, but he was only given the authority to command [-] troops.

Yingbo was named Marquis of Kuaiji by Zhou You, and he will be responsible for building and training the navy of the Han Dynasty. Zhou You intends to use his hands to build a naval fleet capable of sailing across the sea.

Peng Yue was granted the title of Marquis of Dai, and the general led his troops to garrison Dai Commandery.Han Xin was named Marquis of Huaiyin and stationed in Shangjun.

Then Zhou You told them clearly that the position of prince should not be granted easily unless he has made great achievements, and it is absolutely impossible to be hereditary.Even if they are the children of the Zhou family's royal family, the title will be lowered by one generation to show the nobility of the title.

After solving their worries, they sent people to reorganize the armies of these princes, arranged for them to travel around the fiefdoms or garrison lands, and temporarily arranged the candidates for the county officials in the newly conquered places in the Kanto, and then led other civil servants and military officials. The generals returned to Xianyang, which had been renamed Chang'an.

Returning to Chang'an, it was natural to discuss meritorious deeds and rewards again. Zhou You canonized more than 100 Marquis and Marquis titles in one go, and bestowed Shiyi on them.Among them, the more famous ones, such as Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin, Chen Ping, Cao Can, Zhou Bo, Fan Kui, Xia Houying, Li Shang, Guan Ying, etc., are all famous figures passed down through the ages.

Immediately afterwards, the first thing Zhou You did after conferring awards on meritorious officials was to order the world to set up a list to seek talents, and he sought talents from all fields.

Afterwards, Zhou You also specifically discussed with Zhang Liang, Xiao He and other ministers to determine the performance appraisal and promotion system for officials, and strengthened the supervision of officials and even the army, as well as ideological education in the army, so as to ensure that middle and lower-level officers and soldiers not only obey The Lord Commander ordered that they also clearly know that they are loyal to the great Han, the court and the emperor, and they must establish the idea of ​​taking the common people as their food and clothing, and being loyal to the emperor and loving the people.

Zhouyou, which attaches great importance to science and technology, development and innovation, is also a place where officials such as Taixue, Military Academy, and Technical Academy have been specially established to train talents in all aspects.

On the basis of the political system of the Qin Dynasty, Zhou You continued the local prefecture and county system, changed the local garrison system, strengthened the local military power, and implemented strict military and political separation.The central government has six powers, each performing its own duties and weakening 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. He canceled and changed many strict legal systems in Qin State, and re-enacted relatively loose Han laws.

In order to prevent the descendants of the aristocrats from the six countries from making trouble, under the advice of Zhang Liang and other counselors, Zhou You also deliberately moved hundreds of thousands of powerful clans, heroes, and famous families from the six countries of the Kanto to live in Guanzhong, under the supervision and control of the imperial court. Under the circumstances, naturally there is no need to worry about them making any more waves, or someone using their names to make trouble.

After such a long time, the influence of the so-called nobles of the six countries will become less and less, gradually fully integrated into the Han Dynasty, and Zhou You's rule over the world will also become more stable with a series of measures.

The prosperity of a country is based on the people.Therefore, Zhou You after the establishment of the Han Dynasty also began to vigorously develop agriculture, reduce the burden on farmers, give the people a rest, and encourage birth.

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

Especially in the face of the Xiongnu who constantly invaded the border counties, while subduing the border troops of the Qin Dynasty, rectifying the border defense, 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 targeted troops. Scattered soldiers, horses and elite cavalry continued to harass them. While training troops, they tried to drive all the Xiongnu tribes close to the Han Dynasty back to Mobei.

At the beginning, this move caused the Huns to counterattack with all their strength, and the Huns Maodun Shanyu even personally commanded more than [-] cavalry to go south.

And Zhou You, who did not show any weakness, commanded more than [-] elite infantry and cavalry horses. He personally conquered and fought against the Huns cavalry outside the Great Wall. During the seven consecutive battles, at the cost of tens of thousands of casualties, they finally defeated the Xiongnu army in one fell swoop. Zhou Bo and Guan Ying even led the cavalry to overtake and capture Maodun Shanyu alive.

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