Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 264 Everyone in the world can use it

These sailing boats are all hung with yellow flags and red stripes, which are exclusive signs for teams in the local area. With this sign, generally the feudal towns along the road will not check and intercept the flow.

These boats travel upstream along the Yellow River, and oars and sails alone are not enough. There are dozens of trackers on the shore.

Seeing a road of smoke and dust approaching, the soldiers on board all looked solemn. They immediately lowered the anchor and parked the boat in the middle of the river, while the trackers dispersed in a crowd. The soldiers on board drew out their knives and stared at the embankment. Thinking about cutting off the cable if something changed.

The smoke is getting closer, this is a cavalry team of more than 100 people.

Someone on the boat shouted: "Where are you soldiers and horses?"

"The emperor's personal guard!"

"Do you have proof?"

Li Yun looked around with a smile, and then called out to the people on board: "Who are you?"

The people on board shouted: "We are Wu Sheng, a subordinate of the Hangzhou Qian Defense Envoy, bringing money and food as tribute to the emperor."

Li Yun took out the gold medal from his stomach pocket, and shouted: "This is the gold medal for the command of the personal guards, you will recognize it later!"

This is the border of Xuanwu, afraid of being deceived, Wu Sheng said to the left and right: "Which of you are willing to go ashore to see why the emperor's personal guards are on this river embankment, I always feel a little strange."

"Humble and willing to go."

"Okay, Liu San, you have the best water skills, be smart, and if something happens, just escape by water."

"promise!"

Plop!Liu San rushed straight, like a fish entering the water, the turbid water on the Yellow River was rolling, and the waves were quite high. This person dived into the water and disappeared without a trace. Just when Li Yun thought that something unexpected might happen, this person's head floated on the bank. out of the water.

"It's said to be good at water. I'm afraid no one in the whole army can do this."

Everyone nodded.

Liu San climbed ashore and walked up to Li Yun.

"I've seen the general!"

Li Yun handed over the gold medal, and Liu San took it, looking left and right.

"Do you know it?"

Liu San shook his head!
"I don't know what you're looking at!"

Liu Sandao: "You report yourself to be the emperor's personal guard, is it true that His Majesty is nearby!"

Li Yun smiled and said, "You are clever!"

"If His Majesty is nearby, there must be an emperor guard of honor!"

The emperor's ceremonial guard cannot be faked. Except for the emperor, it is a felony for others to hide it privately. If they can see the emperor's tent, they can be sure of their identity.

Li Yun nodded. This man was not confused. He stepped forward from left to right and unfolded the banner. This is the flag of the left Qianniuwei. Wearing the flag of honor.

"This is the banner of Qianniuwei, can you recognize it?"

"Open it up and show it to Commander Wu!"

Wu Sheng looked at it from a distance, and he didn't know any Qianniuwei, but there was a five-clawed golden dragon on the flag, which was used by the emperor. Could it be an ordinary person who could carry the five-clawed golden dragon decoration?
It must be the emperor's personal guard!

"Anchor and dock!"

But Li Yun sent someone to report the matter to the emperor.

……

In the tent of the Chinese army, Li Ye paced back and forth. He had seen a lot of small sampans in Datang for such a long time, but he had never seen a sea-going ship, and he had no way of knowing the shipbuilding technology of Datang.

It is also written in the annals of the imperial court that during the reigns of Taizong and Gaozong, the imperial court had navy troops, and when they attacked Goryeo, the navy troops also made meritorious service.

who can that be?

Which feudal town is the little devil's envoy to the Tang Dynasty?
When His Majesty the Emperor was guessing, he heard that Li Yun sent someone to report that the person who came was sent by Qian Miao, the defense envoy of Hangzhou, and planned to pay tribute to Chang'an.

Qian Miao, the king of Wuyue, Qian Miao?

It became clear now that Qian Miao made offerings every year, but he did not expect to go by water this time.

Li Ye still knew something about Qian Miao. Qian Miao, the current Hangzhou defense envoy, had a similar start to Yang Xingmi, and he also rose to prominence by virtue of his appearance.

He is seven feet tall and has a dignified appearance.

His background is very ordinary, from an ordinary peasant family. When he was a teenager, he didn't like farming. He got entangled with a group of bad teenagers, fought and fought in the market, and collected protection fees.

But this person is a bit special. It is recorded in history books that Qian Miao likes reading and discussing with others.

Later, during the Huangchao Rebellion, bandits passed through eastern Zhejiang, and Qian Miao joined Dong Chang's army in Shijing Town, Eastern Zhejiang.

When Dong Chang saw Qian Miao, he was astonished as a man of heaven. There are many good people in this world, and there are not many people as handsome and beautiful as Qian Miao. He was sure that he would be prominent in the future, so he took him as his personal guard.

And Qian Miao also lived up to Dong Chang's expectations. He fought for several years and made a lot of contributions until he was appointed as the defense envoy of Hangzhou, in charge of the soldiers of a state.

But the mere Hangzhou, obviously cannot satisfy Qian Miao.

He frivolously conscripted domestically, recruited troops, and attacked Suzhou, Huzhou, Runzhou, and Changzhou externally, occupying a large amount of land in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

And what makes Qian Miao smarter is that since he became the defense envoy of Hangzhou, he has paid tribute to the imperial court every year. He used to travel by land, going out of Xuanshe, Jingxiang, Shanguo, and from Tongguan to Chang'an.

Yang Xingmi entered Xuanshe, Sun Ru occupied Yangzhou, and soldiers entered Runzhou. I am afraid that the land route will be cut off, and the Huaibian water transportation is also blocked by the war, so they have to go by sea.

Most of the towns did not pay tribute, but why did Qian Miao do this? People in the court believed that Qian Miao was loyal to the Tang Dynasty and was a loyal minister of the sky.

In Li Ye's opinion, Qian Miao must have a plan!

The imperial court was weak, and all the towns cut off taxation. Only a few people such as Qian Miao insisted on making offerings, even if the tribute was scarce.

It stands to reason that at this time, in the eyes of the emperor and court officials, whether the tribute is too much or not is no longer important, and the political attitude is extremely rare. The world is difficult, and the court must set up a model of loyalty and patriotism. Jue is also expected.

You must know that the righteousness of the court has a certain weight no matter when it is.

The warlords of all walks of life are either powerful, and they use their strong troops to attack prefectures and counties and occupy territories, forcing the court to recognize the existing reality.

Another way is to grant official positions by the imperial court and pass them on to prefectures and counties, which can quickly occupy a large area of ​​land.

According to the original history, Qian Miao's tributes for several years soon paid off. The East Zhejiang Observation Envoy, the Western Zhejiang Observation Envoy, and was even named the king of Wu by Zhaozong in the end.

The imperial court was worthy of Qian Miao, but when Zhu Wen destroyed Tang Jianliang, Wang Jian, Li Keyong, Li Maozhen, Yang Xingmi, etc. did not accept Liang, even Zhao Kuangning, who was the weakest Shannan Dongdao Jiedu at that time, refused to accept Zhu Wen.

But what did Qian Miao, who seemed to be loyal to Datang, do it?He gladly accepted the title of "King of Wu and Yue" conferred by Zhu Wen, and sent envoys to Daliang.

The purpose is very clear, to meet with Zhu Wen to attack Yang Xingmi.

It's for profit!
So, if you are a fan of the authorities, you can jump out of the present. Looking at history, it is easy to see clearly that this Qian Miao is just like this, a political speculator through and through.

But for Li Ye, everyone in the world can use it. The loyal people have the usage of loyalty, and speculators can only use the usage of speculators!
(End of this chapter)