Huang Zhong, who settled soldiers outside the city, soon got the news.

After settling down the soldiers, Huang Zhong entered the city and discussed with Zhang Zhao, Lu Ji and others about the reception.

Time goes by little.

The night is getting late.

The city was silent and the streets were deserted.

On the west gate of Wu County, a group of people gathered.

Huang Zhong, Ma Liang, Zhang Zhao, Lu Ji, Gu Yong and Zhu Zhi all gathered here.

Everyone in Ximen is waiting for Liu Xiu.

The night was deep and the cold wind howled.

But in everyone's heart, it is a piece of expectation.

"Da! Dada

Suddenly, the sound of a horse's hoof came from the official road outside the city.

A sentry came running directly into the city, then came to the tower and reported: "my Lord, the king of Chu is still two quarters of an hour away from the city."

"I see!"

Zhang Zhao waved.

The sentry stepped down, and Zhang Zhaohe, Huang Zhong and others continued to wait.

Time goes by little.

Zhang Zhao looks up and forgets that although he can't really see the situation outside the city, he sees a fire on the official road in the distance.

Bright fire, moving slowly.

Here we go!

Zhang Zhao suddenly raised his heart and said, "General Huang, the king's chariot of the king of Chu is coming. Let's wait at the gate. "

"Good!"

Huang Zhong responded directly.

Two people with the main civil servants, generals down the tower, waiting at the gate of the city.

At this time, the fire is getting closer and closer to the tower.

When the distance between the two sides was less than 100 Zhang, the soldiers on the upper floor of the city and the soldiers on the march outside the city could finally see the troops coming.

The army in the front is the cavalry of the flying tiger camp.

Then, shamoko's barbarians.

The two armies opened the way, and in the middle was Liu Xiu's Wang Jia, and in the end was the rear infantry.

When the army was less than a hundred paces away from Wu County, the cavalry stopped and gave way for Liu Xiu to advance.

Liu Xiu's Wang Jia moved forward slowly and came to the front.

The carriage stopped outside the city.

The curtain of the carriage door rolled up and Liu Xiu stepped out of the carriage.

At this time, Zhang Zhao, Huang Zhong and others came up to Liu Xiu, bowed their hands and said, "I'll see the king of Chu."

Liu xiudao: "you don't have to be polite."

Looking at so many people greeting him, Liu Xiu said, "it's late at night, and you don't have to guard any more. Huang Zhong, Ma Su, Zhang Zhao, Zhu Zhi, Gu Yong and Lu Ji stayed. The rest of them scattered and went back to their respective homes to have a rest. The king will summon you. "

"Here it is

After hearing the words, the crowd dispersed.

There are Zhang Zhao, Zhu Zhi and others left, but they are not worried.

After the officials dispersed, Liu Xiu asked the army to set up camp in Huang Zhong's camp, and then went directly to the big account bank of the Chinese army.

Take your seat.

Liu Xiu, FA Zheng, Huang Zhong, Zhang Zhao and others were seated.

Liu Xiu looked at Zhang Zhao and said, "Mr. Zhang, I already know about the attack on Wu County. Thanks to the cooperation of Zhang Jia, Lu Jia, Zhu Jia and Gu Jia, they spared no effort to send private soldiers to resist. "

"The king of Chu is serious. It's his duty. And the four families didn't hold on. At the critical moment, it was General Huang who led the army to arrive that resolved the crisis in Wu County. "

Zhang Zhao quickly humbled himself.

Zhu Zhi, Lu Ji and Gu Yong also spoke one after another.

The four men were capitulators and did not dare to put on airs in front of Liu Xiu.

It's true that they have contributed to the defense of their family, but without Huang Zhong, it would be difficult to defend Wu County.

Liu Xiu appreciated the four families.

If Wu county is attacked and Zhang Zhao and his men leave, the loss of Wu County will have a great impact.

Now that Wu county is held, the overall situation of Wu County will not be affected.

Liu Xiu looked at Huang Zhong and said, "Hansheng, thanks to you."

Huang Zhong hugged his fists and said, "the king is wrong. If Zhang Gong and others didn't fight to the death, I'm afraid that they would arrive in Wu County. Even if they recaptured Wu County, it would be a ruin. "

Liu Xiu nodded slightly.

In this war, we can't do without Zhang Zhao and others, but we can't do without Huang Zhong.

Liu Xiu changed his words and said, "the king has made his own arrangements for the contributions of the heroes in this war. Mr. Zhang, what do you think of the officials of the counties and counties in the state of Wu? "

This issue involves the adjustment of officials.

If the state of Wu had surrendered, the officials would certainly adjust, otherwise Liu Xiu would not be able to rest assured.

But how to adjust it is extremely important.

Zhang Zhao looks up at Liu Xiu. He thinks in his heart, is Liu Xiu really asking, or is there another intention?

Liu Xiu said, "just say it, I want to hear your opinion."After hearing this, Zhang Zhao took a deep breath and said, "my Lord, I think the arrangement strategy of Wu officials should be a small adjustment at the county level and a big adjustment at the county level."

Liu Xiu asked, "what's the meaning of this?"

Zhang Zhao explained: "although the counties of Wu state are not spacious and can not be compared with Chu and Wei States, they also have several counties under their jurisdiction."

"If you want to replace all the officials, I'm afraid that Chu can't transfer so many people at one time."

"And if they are all replaced, it is easy to cause turbulence."

"So my suggestion is that the officials at the prefecture level of the former state of Wu should be exchanged among the counties of the state of Wu."

"That way, they won't react too much."

"As for officials at the county level, this is fundamental. To make sure the counties are under the control of the king. I suggest that all the county magistrates with outstanding abilities be transferred from the state of Chu and exchanged with the county magistrates of the state of Wu. "

"County magistrate of Wu state, go to Chu state to be a county magistrate."

"The county magistrate of the state of Chu should be the county magistrate of every county in the state of Wu."

"In this way, although the prefects of the counties are still in the state of Wu, in fact, their control over the county level will be weakened, and the king can directly control the counties."

"For a long time, every county is willing to be king. And the county magistrate of the state of Wu who worked in the counties of the state of Chu will soon be assimilated. "

"As for the governors of small adjustments, after small-scale adjustments, they can adjust slowly."

Zhang Zhao talked bluntly and said a general policy.

After listening, Liu Xiu's eyes were bright.

Zhang Zhao's suggestion is very good. With this arrangement, Liu Xiu can control the counties of Wu state in a short time. As long as the transition was smooth, all the counties of Wu state soon turned to Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu praised him: "Duke Zhang is worthy of being sun's senior official and has outstanding ability. Zhang Gong's plan was adopted by the king. "

Zhang Zhao said, "King Shengming."

Liu Xiu thought in his heart and said, "Duke Zhang has outstanding talents, so he was transferred to the central office of the state of Chu and served as the chief historian of the palace of the king of Chu. Is Mr. Zhang willing to surrender? "

Zhang Zhao arched his hand and said, "I'd like to!"

The chief historian of the Chu king's mansion is an official position close to Liu Xiu's core.

Although this is not the core center of Chu for the time being, it is the core of Chu palace.

As long as he had a foothold in the Chu palace and became a minister of the Chu Kingdom, it was just around the corner.

Lu Ji, Gu Yong, Zhu Zhi and others were envious of the speech.

Zhang Zhao has ascended to the sky.

But if you think about it, it's not surprising that Zhang Zhao helped sun's two generations to make great contributions in Jiangdong.

It's also normal for Liu Xiu to be subordinated and reused.

Liu Xiu said: "Mr. Zhang, you are responsible for the adjustment of Wu officials. If you need to adjust, just go to Kuai Liang and Yi Ji. They will help you. "

"Here it is

Zhang Zhao bowed his hand to answer the question.

Liu Xiu's eyes fell on Lu Ji, Gu Yong and Zhu Zhi.

Lu Ji, Gu Yong and Zhu Zhi should not miss Zhang Zhao's reward.