In real history, because Qin Huizhi's policy of "turning the south to the south and the north to the north" after he came to power completely betrayed the northern people of the Qi Dynasty, the Jin people quickly abolished the puppet Chu regime and directly established rule.

Therefore, over time, Beidi was completely separated from the Qi Dynasty.

If Taizu Sheng hadn't regained this area two hundred years later, I'm afraid the "Northerners" and "Southerners" would really have become two completely different races.

In this slice of history, none of this will happen.

Because General Han Fuyue played by Zhao Haiping is here!

What Qi Chao and Puppet Chu could not do, he could do.

Are the powerful local families disobedient? Don’t pay taxes properly?

It's easy to say that this solution is the same as their failure to divide the land honestly.

kill!

Kill the chicken first to scare the monkeys, and then kill one to serve as a warning to hundreds. If someone commits the crime again, then continue killing!

These powerful families did have a certain degree of power, but they were fundamentally different from the manorial forces that dominated one side in the late Liang Dynasty.

After more than a hundred years of rule by the Qi Dynasty, which continuously weakened the local areas and strengthened the central government, the tyranny of these localities was no longer the same as the tyranny of the Chu and Liang dynasties in the last years. Facing the Zhaoyi Army's front, they no longer had any

Any power to fight back.

Although this move will cause Zhao Haiping to encounter a lot of resistance in the process of expanding his territory. In the land that accepts the puppet Chu regime, there are a large number of powerful people who will rise up to resist, but so what?

People support!

A large number of people were looking forward to getting a piece of land after the Zhaoyi Army came over, so they enthusiastically joined the army and also enthusiastically transported military supplies to the front line.

Under such a situation of ebb and flow, these powerful people cannot make any waves at all.

There are only two ways in front of them, either be obedient or die!

For Qi Dynasty and Puppet Chu, these powerful people had their own methods. They could bribe low-level officials, collude with these officials, and jointly transfer heavy taxes to the people, and they could also conceal their own land.

But for General Han Fuyue, it was impossible for them to do this.

Because the Zhaoyi Army at this time was actually a military government controlled entirely by soldiers. Those responsible for dividing the land and collecting taxes were all junior officers in the Zhaoyi Army.

And what kind of team is the Zhaoyi Army?

If you freeze to death, don't demolish your house; if you starve to death, don't plunder.

According to historical records, General Han Fuyue once passed by a private house and found that a piece of thatch was missing from the house's new house, so he asked repeatedly. The private house initially said that it was blown away by the wind, but later General Han found out that it was a soldier who mounted the horse.

Because I was too anxious, I accidentally knocked down the piece of thatch when I mounted my horse.

General Han Fuyue immediately demanded military justice, but in the end he just beat the family with a military stick after they cried out and begged.

Under such strict military laws, soldiers bought firewood from ordinary people's homes, and the ordinary people voluntarily accepted two cents less, but the soldiers refused and did not dare to do so.

With such an army, if they are asked to divide the fields and collect taxes, who would dare to accept bribes from the powerful?

If you don't even dare to touch a tile in a civilian's home, how can you live with the powerful in a fish and meat village?

Therefore, what the Qi Dynasty and the Puppet Chu could not do in the north, the Zhaoyi Army could do.

The people in the north were all rejoicing, almost eating pots of milk to welcome the Zhaoyi army. In the areas that had been conquered, the people were also actively farming and joining the army. After all, they did not want the Qi Dynasty or the Jin people to come back again.

To the days of being exploited and oppressed.

The entire Northland is now firmly in the hands of the Zhaoyi Army, which is constantly digesting and improving the combat power of the Zhaoyi Army.

During this process, Zhao Haiping also had frequent contacts with envoys from the Jin and Qi Dynasties.

Obviously, both Qi and Jin could not ignore this powerful force, and began to... each have their own thoughts.

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"Meet General Han!"

The envoys of the Jin people bowed respectfully on the ground.

Dongping was originally the capital of the Puppet Chu, and after Zhao Haiping captured Dongping, he naturally set it up as a camp and ordered the army to be stationed here, so that the power of the Zhaoyi Army could continuously radiate to the entire territory of the Puppet Chu.

At this time, the situation has reached a certain balance point.

The original situation was Jin-Pseudo-Chu-Qi, and Pseudo-Chu was the puppet regime of Jin Li, so basically it had no other use except being beaten.

But now, it has become Jin-Zhaoyi Army-Qi.

The Zhaoyi Army stands between Qi and Jin, and its combat effectiveness is far superior to that of the Qi and Jin countries. The Jin people had just been beaten violently by the Zhaoyi Army, so they naturally did not dare to neglect. They wanted to negotiate peace first and make every effort to resolve domestic conflicts, and then proceed slowly.

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Both Qi and Jin wanted to lead Zhaoyi's army to the other side. Neither wanted to take action themselves to fight against this tough enemy.

That's why the envoys of the Jin Dynasty were so respectful, even more respectful than before the emperor of Qi Dynasty.

After all, the man in front of him was General Han Fuyue, the military god of the generation who had beaten the Jin people's warriors into running away.

Zhao Haiping said calmly: "What's the purpose of envoy Jin's visit?"

The envoy from the Kingdom of Jin had a respectful attitude: "General Han, your Majesty has sent me to ask for peace. After years of fighting, the people are living in dire straits. At this time, most of the land gained by the Kingdom of Jin and the old land of the Qi Dynasty has been recovered by the general, and the two countries of Jin and Qi have also

If a peace treaty is established and no more aggression is committed against each other, why don't the generals stop fighting and disband their troops and return to their fields?"

Zhao Haiping smiled slightly: "Of course peace talks are possible. But if you want to have peace talks, you should always show some sincerity. You don't know about the relationship between our Zhaoyi Army and the Qi Dynasty. So the peace negotiation between you and the Qi Dynasty has nothing to do with me.

"To negotiate peace with the Zhaoyi Army, we need to re-clarify the conditions."

Zhao Haiping's attitude at this time is very simple, that is, the lion wants to ask for as much benefit as possible!

The Zhaoyi Army wants to slowly digest the huge north and obtain a stable source of soldiers and money for itself. Therefore, in the next one or two years, it will not continue the Northern Expedition, but will stabilize the rear.

But the Jin people didn't know this.

From the Jin people's point of view, counting on the Qi Dynasty to stab the Zhaoyi Army? That's basically no hope.

Therefore, if the Zhaoyi Army does not go south to attack the Qi Dynasty, it is still very likely that it will continue the Northern Expedition.

At this time, the Jin people were in chaos in the rear and needed to go back to rectify the situation, so they needed to make a peace treaty with the Zhaoyi Army and a truce between the two sides.

After all, the Jin people never imagined that General Han Fuyue, played by Zhao Haiping, had such a big plan, that he wanted to slowly digest the entire Northland, and then use it as a basis to annex the world.

It can only be said that soldiers are crafty. Zhao Haiping clearly wanted to start recuperating, but he still made the Jin people think that he was going to continue the Northern Expedition. This is also a type of military art.

When the Jin envoy heard this, his face became more submissive: "This is natural, General Han. Our court is willing to make a document to use Hebei East Road, Daming Prefecture, Henan Prefecture, Hezhong Prefecture, and the Yellow River as the boundaries, so that we and the Zhaoyi Army will not invade each other.

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The southern area of ​​this line mentioned by the Jin envoy is basically the area actually controlled by the puppet Chu regime.

In other words, what the Jin people mean is that you have already occupied the territory of Pseudo-Chu, so let's just make a peace agreement with you and stop fighting again.

In the view of the Jin people, this was indeed some kind of concession. After all, it was a document that recognized this area as belonging to the Zhaoyi Army.

However, Zhao Haiping's face darkened: "Is this the sincerity of the Jin people?

"This area belongs to the Qi Dynasty, and our Zhaoyi Army captured it in a dignified manner! What difference does it make if there is a peace agreement from you Jin people or not? Such a peace agreement is just a piece of waste paper!"

When the Jin envoy saw General Han Fuyue's expression changed, he became a little panicked and said quickly: "General Han, this matter can be discussed again."

Zhao Haiping already had a clear idea and said: "It's very simple, cede Zhending Mansion, Taiyuan Mansion, Longde Mansion, Hejian Mansion and other places to Zhaoyi Army! Use Yanyun as the boundary and restore Jingping

The border between Qi and Jin during the year!”

Ambassador Jin couldn't help but grin: "This...General Han..."

Zhao Haiping said with a cold face: "Go back and tell the Emperor of Jin that this is my only condition! If you don't agree, then ask him to be ready, and I will go straight to Huanglong!"

After that, Zhao Haiping kicked the Jin envoy out directly.

The large area he wants now is basically the entire Hedong Road.

This area was not within the control of the Puppet Chu regime, but was ruled by the Jin people.

The reason is very simple: the location of this area is very important, with Taiyuan and other important military towns, and the Jin people are worried about handing it over to the Puppet Chu.

Of course, Zhao Haiping will not be satisfied with just accepting the old land of Pseudo-Chu. Peace talks are all about a lion's mouth.

Whoever has a strong gun will have the confidence to speak!

The party with superior military strength can continuously increase various conditions. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a failure to the soldiers who are fighting bloody battles at the front?

The Jin people were well aware of this, so when they were negotiating peace with the Qi Dynasty, the lion opened his mouth and demanded a price, and even said that General Han Fuyue must be killed before peace talks could be negotiated.

But now, it's the golden man's turn to be the blackmailed party.

At this time, it is really possible for Zhao Haiping to take these places back without any bloodshed.

Because Hedong was the area where the rebel resistance was the most intense, and it was also the area where General Han Fuyue was most expected to come to rescue them. Under the fierce resistance, the rule of the Jin people in this area had long been in turmoil.

The Jin people didn't even care about the rear, let alone this area.

Of course, the position of Taiyuan Prefecture is too important. During the Jingping Incident, it was because of the obstruction of the important town of Taiyuan that the Western Army was frustrated when the Jin soldiers went south for the first time.

The Jin people may not agree to cede Taiyuan.

But Zhao Haiping originally did not have the only option of peace talks. He could also put aside the matter of stabilizing the rear for a while, and then continue the fight. At that time, it would depend on who could hold out first, the Zhaoyi Army or the Jin people.

And Zhao Haiping was very convinced that he was definitely not the one who couldn't hold on first.
To be continued...