When the 5,000 Modao soldiers of the 4th Brigade of the Southern Guard of the Zhenxi Army, the 5,000 white-robed soldiers of the 5th Brigade, the 5,000 vanguard soldiers of the 6th Brigade and the 5,000 Qin elite soldiers of the 8th Brigade also rushed into the garrison, the Hao family no longer had the power to turn the tide.
When Zhang Yijian, the prefect of Fude County, learned that the Zhenxi Army had suddenly sent troops to attack the Hao family's garrison, he was immediately frightened and at a loss.
Ever since Zhang Yijian passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, he has been supported by the Hao family. It was also the Hao family that helped Zhang Yijian become the prefect of Fude County.
Logically speaking, upon learning that Haojiatunbao was under attack, Zhang Yijian would definitely send the garrison troops in the county city to provide support.
But the problem is that the army attacking Haojiatunbao is the Zhenxi Army. Zhang Yijian does not think that the more than 10,000 Daizhou troops in the county city can stop the Zhenxi Army from breaking through Haojiatunbao.
So Zhang Yijian sent someone on a fast horse to report to the provincial government about the Zhenxi Army's attack on Haojiatunbao, and at the same time he personally led his men to Haojiatunbao.
However, by the time the county magistrate Zhang Yijian and his men arrived at Haojiatunbao, the entire Haojiatunbao had already fallen into the control of the Zhenxi Army.
After Zhang Yijian revealed his identity, he met Sun Hao, but Sun Hao's attitude was very arrogant and unreasonable.
"Zhang Jun Shou, this commander-in-chief has received a report that the Hao family has been secretly selling large quantities of weapons, armor, and craftsmen to the four Khanates of the grasslands. Now, my soldiers have found a lot of evidence in the Hao family's garrison.
This governor will directly submit the evidence of the Hao family's crimes to the imperial court, and your county government will not need to intervene in this matter."
County Magistrate Zhang Yijian said cautiously, "General Sun, the Hao family has close ties with both the Left and Right Prime Ministers, and they also have a deep friendship with the Jiang family of Fuzhou.
I wonder if Grand Admiral Sun can..."
Before County Magistrate Zhang Yijian could finish his words, he was interrupted by Sun Hao, "Traitors like the Hao family who betrayed their country and collaborated with the enemy must be severely punished. No one's face will be wasted.
Otherwise, the millions of border troops and northern civilians who died at the hands of the steppe Tartars would never rest in peace even after death."
Three days later, the Zhenxi Army, carrying a large amount of spoils seized from Haojiatunbao, continued its journey to the southern battlefield.
Originally, some of the 160,000 Xizhou wing troops were wearing leather armor. However, after leaving Haojiatunbao, not only did all the soldiers of the Xizhou wing troops change into exquisitely crafted iron armor, but they also had more than 80,000 sets of spare iron armor.
In Haojiatunbao, the most seized gold and silver were, but most of them were absorbed into the "Hero Converter" by Sun Hao.
The current conversion value stored in the "Hero Converter" has exceeded 26 million points, which shows how amazing the spoils of the Zhenxi Army were after capturing Haojiatun Fort.
In a study in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion in the capital, Right Prime Minister Fan Ziyong said in a deep voice to Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng, "Sun Hao is truly too arrogant and unreasonable. He actually wiped out a family like the Hao family of Fude County just by saying so.
If we allow Sun Hao to do what he wants, Daliang will be destroyed."
Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng sighed and said, "The incident involving the Hao family in Fude County has indeed caused panic in the entire court.
Although some of the things the Hao family of Fude County did were indeed excessive, this should not be a reason for Sun Hao to destroy the Hao family of Fude County.
It is said that all the Hao family members in Haojia Tunbao were almost killed by Sun Hao."
The Hao family of Fude County used to give gifts worth millions of strings of cash to the left prime minister Lu Zeng and the right prime minister Fan Ziyong every year. After Sun Hao wiped out the Hao family of Fude County, the two prime ministers lost a large amount of extra income.
Right Prime Minister Fan Ziyong then said, “I came here today to discuss with Brother Lu how to curb the Zhenxi Army.
If we don't think of some solutions, Sun Hao will become more and more arrogant, and it will become increasingly difficult for the court to control the Zhenxi Army."
Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng said with a wry smile: "The Zhenxi Army has already become too powerful to be controlled. Even the Prince of Yong'an, who controls the eight regiments of the imperial guards, is probably powerless to deal with it.
Although you and I have great power, it seems that there is really no way for us to curb the Zhenxi Army.
Moreover, even this invasion by the Northern Jin State now requires the Zhenxi Army to resist.”
Right Prime Minister Fan Ziyong hesitated for a moment and said, "Can we get rid of Sun Hao secretly?
I heard that Sun Hao had many sons, and they were all still young. Once Sun Hao died, there would definitely be conflicts within the Zhenxi Army, and perhaps there would be an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
If the Zhenxi Army can be controlled by the imperial court, the other protectorates that have become vassal states will no longer be a concern."
Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng shook his head and said, "Sun Hao is surrounded by many brave generals, and the entire Xizhou is managed by the Zhenxi Army.
The Jinyiwei tried many times to gain a foothold in Xizhou, but every time the Jinyiwei sent people to Xizhou, they would mysteriously disappear.
It is obvious that the people sent to Xizhou by the Jinyiwei should have been secretly eliminated by the Zhenxi Army.
It's not easy to get rid of Sun Hao!"
At present, the Jinyiwei of Liang State is basically under the control of the Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng. In addition, the Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng also controls the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites of Liang State.
The right prime minister Fan Ziyong controlled the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Works. As for the Ministry of War, it was always firmly controlled by Prince Yong'an Chen Su.
In addition, the left prime minister Lu Zeng and the right prime minister Fan Ziyong, through their followers in various places, each held the military power of hundreds of thousands of troops.
For example, the military power of the million-strong garrison troops in the seven states of the Central Plains was mostly directly controlled by the left prime minister Lu Zeng and the right prime minister Fan Ziyong. Even the Ministry of War could not easily mobilize these garrison troops.
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