"Xuanling, pass down the basic policies to the newly occupied Qinghe County and Hejian County. Cunxiao, you will be in charge of the recruitment of soldiers in these two places.”
Lin Changye ordered as they walked out of the prison.
Since these areas had already become Zhou's territory, the development and recruitment of new soldiers naturally could not be left behind.
"Hello, Zhou Hou."
Wen Wen and Wu cupped their hands and agreed. Then, they left and began to work on the relevant policies.
After a period of rest and the relevant policies were issued, everyone once again gathered in the hall of Marquis Zhou's residence.
Of course, this included Dou Jiande, Dou Xianniang, and the others who had already surrendered.
"Ta Ta…"
When everyone had arrived, Lin Changye walked out of the house in casual clothes.
"Greetings, Zhou Hou."
Everyone's bodies trembled as they bowed and saluted.
Dou Jiande and the others who had already surrendered had much better expressions after resting.
"Liu Heita, since you have already surrendered to me, I will order you to guard Bohai County.”
Lin Changye waved his hand and said to Liu Heita.
"Zhou Hou, this subordinate accepts your orders."
Liu Heita was stunned. He had just surrendered, and Zhou Hou was letting him guard a place alone. This attitude and trust was somewhat surprising.
"Dou Xianniang, you will continue to guard Xindu Prefecture to prevent the Sui Army and other rebel forces.”
Lin Changye's gaze fell on Dou Xianniang.
"This subordinate accepts your orders."
A trace of disappointment flashed in Dou Xianniang's eyes. She could not stay by Zhou Hou's side if she went to Xindu Prefecture. However, that disappointment only flashed for a moment.
"As for Dou Jiande, you will stay here and assist the military advisor in managing the government affairs.”
Lin Changye continued.
"Yes."
Dou Jiande cupped his hands calmly.
Being able to survive was already a rare thing. It could be said that he did not have much attachment to his position.
"You guys should quickly go to the appointment."
Lin Changye waved his long sleeves and said in a deep voice.
Apart from Dou Jiande, Dou Xianniang and Liu Heita both responded and left the hall.
The earlier they arrived, the better. They could eliminate all possible hidden dangers.
"Tell me about the implementation of the policy these few days and the recruitment of new soldiers.”
Lin Changye said after scanning the crowd.
"Zhou Hou, the policy was quickly issued and the local response was good.”
Fang Xuanling stepped forward and said. He even glanced at Dou Jiande.
Because Lin Changye persuaded Dou Jiande to surrender, coupled with the good policy of restoring production, he quickly won over the support of the people.
"Marquis Zhou, recruit fifty thousand new soldiers from Qinghe County and Hejian County. Twenty thousand of them are veterans who have seen blood.”
At this moment, Li Cunxiao stepped forward and said.
This way, the veterans could drive the new recruits, which would not affect their combat strength at all. On the contrary, they could quickly form their combat strength.
"Alright."
Lin Changye was satisfied with this result.
With the addition of the 50,000 new recruits, excluding the garrison troops, there were 70,000 Flying Tiger Infantry and 12,000 Flying Tiger Cavalry.
If they added in the troops stationed in various places, there would be an estimated 150,000 troops.
This army was an incomparably huge number. Now, the strength of the Zhou army had also increased by quite a bit.
When Dou Jiande heard these words, he was secretly shocked. No wonder the Zhou army was so powerful.
Not only was Zhou Hou capable of both literature and martial arts, his subordinates were all rare talents.
"Perhaps choosing to surrender to the Zhou army is the right thing to do.”
Dou Jiande couldn't help but think in his heart. He was curious about how far Zhou Hou could reach in the future, and also curious about how high he would reach if he followed Zhou Hou.
"Rumble…"
The sound of a carriage rolling could be heard. A carriage drove into Antler Pass and headed straight for Marquis Zhou's residence.
"This is the Antler Pass?"
The curtain of the carriage was lifted and Zhangsun Wuji looked around.
After entering the city, he alighted from the carriage. After asking some of the commoners, he headed straight for Marquis Zhou's residence.
"Who are you?"
When they arrived at the gates of Marquis Zhou's Manor, the guards of Marquis Zhou's Manor shouted and stopped Zhangsun Wuji.
"I seek an audience with Zhangsun Wugou. This is a token.”
Zhangsun Wuji stood upright and took out a jade pendant, handing it to the Zhou soldiers guarding the gate.
After the Zhou soldiers received the jade pendant, one of them jogged over to report.
"Zhou Hou, someone outside the door is holding this and said that he wants to see Mistress.”
This soldier stood outside the hall and presented the jade pendant with both hands. He did not enter the hall.
Lin Changye took the jade pendant from the soldier and was about to examine it when Zhangsun Wugou, who was wearing a black veil and a bamboo hat, trembled slightly.
"Elder brother is here."
Zhangsun Wugou could not help but exclaim. How could she not recognize her brother's jade pendant?
"So it's brother-in-law?"
Lin Changye smiled when he heard the exclamation.
The two of them walked out of the hall and personally went to welcome Zhangsun Wuji.
"Let him in."
Zhangsun Wuji waited for a long time. After hearing a voice, he raised his head to look.
He saw a man who was about the same age as him, but had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes.
"Wugou?"
Beside him was a woman wearing a black veil and a bamboo hat. Zhangsun Wuji recognized her at a glance.
"Brother, come in and we'll talk."
Seeing that it was really his elder brother, Zhangsun Wugou was also very happy.
When the siblings entered the hall, Lin Changye ordered someone to bring them a pot of hot tea and some pastries, then let the two of them talk alone for a while.
"Are you okay here?"
After Zhangsun Wugou took off his bamboo hat, Zhangsun Wuji asked gently.
"Not bad, carefree."
Zhangsun Wugou said with a smile.
"That's good."
From his sister's expression, Zhangsun Wuji could see happiness and relaxation. This meant that she was doing well here. Zhangsun Wuji immediately felt relieved.
Whether his sister was doing well was undoubtedly the most important thing to worry about.
"Wugou, do you plan to stay in Jizhou or go back?”
Zhangsun Wuji still asked this question.
"No, it's good to stay here. Brother Ye is also very good to me.”
Zhangsun Wugou was slightly stunned at first, then he said without hesitation.
"Brother Ye?"
Hearing how his sister addressed Zhou Hou, Zhangsun Wuji understood many things.
"Shi Min once came to me personally to ask me to persuade you to return.”
Seeing that his sister was unwilling to leave, Zhangsun Wuji decided to mention it when he thought of his friendship with Li Shiming.
Of course, this wasn't an act of letting go. It was purely a question. After all these years of friendship, they had completely cleared up.
After all, judging from his sister's attitude, there was a high chance that she would stay. She had to cut off her relationship with Li Shiming.
"No, don't mention the Li family.”
What surprised Zhangsun Wuji was that when he mentioned this matter, his sister Wugou frowned slightly, and her expression showed obvious disgust.
"What happened?"
Zhangsun Wuji asked curiously.
"The Li family is too small-minded, and they seem to be more sinister and cunning.”
Zhangsun Wugou's voice was ice-cold. He then told them the reason why the Lin family was exterminated and the Li family's bounty.
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