Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 3
March [-], the first year of Wende
At the time when the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty was excessive.

Huang Chao sent Li Han's soldiers out of the river to point directly at Pingyang.

At this time, the river was empty, and Jiedu envoy Wang Chongrong was killed by his subordinate yamen, Chang Xingru, because of his cruel temperament and harshness to his subordinates.

His brother Wang Chongying, the Jiedu envoy of the National Defense Army, led the troops to the river, captured Changxing Confucianism, and killed him.

Wang Chongying wanted to occupy Hezhong, so he left his son Wang Gong as the queen of Shanguo.

The imagination is full, and the facts are skinny.

This piece of land in the river is very special.

Here is the largest salt pond in the Tang Dynasty, and the annual salt tax can raise tens of thousands of soldiers.

And the geography guards the key points, defending Jingzhao to the west, facing the east of the river to the north, and facing the fertile land of Henan.

How can you let Wang Chongying take it away as soon as you say it?

You have to first ask Li Keyong, the Jiedu envoy of Hedong, whether he will agree, and ask Zhu Wen, the Jiedu envoy of Xuanwu, whether he will agree.

Ever since Li Keyong was almost burned to death by Zhu Wen in Shangyuanyi in the fourth year of Zhonghe, he has always held a grudge.

It's a pity that it was not easy for Li Keyong to use troops against Zhu Wen. The Hedong he occupied was thousands of miles away from the Bianzhou occupied by Zhu Wen.

In the middle is the most valiant Wei Bo Tianxiong army in the feudal town.

But in the river, it's close at hand.

Li Ke wrote a letter, ordering his dog-legged Heyang Jiedu envoy Li Hanzhi to test the water first.

You must know that the position of Heyang Jiedushi was awarded to Li Hanzhi by Li Keyong.

Fearing that Li Ke would be powerful with his troops, the Tang court would recognize it even if he pinched his nose.

As for Li Hanzhi, he was very brave in leading and using troops, but it would be considered mentally handicapped to govern the country.

He never knew how to persuade farmers to teach farming and mulberry, and to develop production. When he had no money, he led soldiers to loot places.

When there was a famine and food shortage, people were even directly arrested and used as meat.The people under the rule are miserable.

Hearing the master's call, Li Hanzhi's brows were filled with joy, and it was the time when he was out of money, and he was really short of money.

A few days ago, he went to his good brother Henan Yin Zhang Quanyi to fight Qiufeng, and got very little. Li Hanzhi, disregarding his brother Zhang Quanyi's dissuasion, arrested a dozen local officials in Luoyang, and killed five of them on the spot.

It is well known that the river is rich.

There is no reason not to go to the river to plunder.

However, Li Hanzhi never imagined that it was just when he was about to succeed in attacking Pingyang.

His good subordinate, good brother Zhang Quanyi sent troops to raid his old nest, Heyang, and his concubine Ji's family of more than forty people were all arrested.

Asking about this news, in the handsome account, a mouthful of old blood spurted out three feet away from Li Han, he stroked his left arm sleeve, and there were eight large characters crookedly engraved on his arm.

"Forge an alliance with each other, we will share weal and woe forever!"

Li Hanzhi drew out his waist knife, scraped off his flesh and blood, and all the officers and men were horrified in the handsome tent.

Li Hanzhi said sadly and indignantly: "Zhang Quanyi and I joined the nest thief. In the army, we regarded ourselves as brothers and made an alliance. If you don't avenge this revenge, you are not your husband!"

The left and right said yes, immediately gathered the soldiers and horses, and returned to Heyang.

His subordinate Zhu Nengjin said: "The army has been besieging the city for a long time, and the soldiers are exhausted. If you attack Heyang from a distance, you may not be able to succeed. Why don't you invite the cavalry from the east of the river to help in the battle? Our army will plunder all the way. The military supplies and morale can be guaranteed."

Li Hanzhi followed him.

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Since Zhang Quanyi won Heyang, he was very happy, both left and right were deeply oppressed by Li Han, so he advised Zhang Quanyi to kill Li Han's whole family.

Zhang Quanyi refused, and there are a few idiots who can win a piece of territory in troubled times.

It may be of great use to keep Li Hanzhi's family members, except of course Li Hanzhi's concubine Ji.

Zhang Quanyi picked three young and beautiful ones, pampered them that night, and let out a sigh of relief.

The next day, he sent a handwritten letter to Wang Chongying, stating that he had conquered Heyang as Wang Chongying requested, and asked Wang Chongying to fulfill his promise to transport 20 stones of grain and 10 catties of salt to Heyang as soon as possible.

At the same time, he asked Wang Chongying to send troops to attack Li Hanzhi. If Li Hanzhi returned to Heyang, he would be able to capture Li Hanzhi if he attacked from inside and outside.

Will Wang Chongying listen to Zhang Quanyi?Obviously not, whoever has a hard fist in the current situation is right.

Wang Chongying still has a clear understanding of this point.

His primary problem is to digest the land in the river and rectify the military affairs and civil affairs.

Wang Chongying didn't even plan to give Zhang Quanyi the 20 shi of grain and 10 jin of salt.

Don't you Zhang Quanyi understand the principle of hoarding food and gathering troops?

Of course, it's not enough to tear your face apart. Let's keep a line when we meet, so we can meet each other in the future.

Wang Chongying immediately wrote a letter saying that the army was in chaos in the river, and his soldiers were exhausted and unable to go south. The food, grass and salt were burned by the rebels, and they were collecting them everywhere. After the materials were collected, they would be transported to Heyang.

When Zhang Quanyi received Wang Chongying's reply, he really wanted to tear this thing up, but he had no choice.

What he has to face now is the impending anger of Li Hanzhi...

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Jingzhao Mansion, Yanying Hall of Daming Palace
The emperor listens to politics
The servant on the right shoots down the servant, and Kong Wei, the minister of Tongping Zhang, reports the battle in Hezhong and Chengyang.

Li Ye's eyes lit up, wondering if there was a chance to fish in troubled waters.

There is no way, Jingzhao is exhausted, the population is withered, and it can no longer support the Tang Dynasty court and the [-] imperial troops. If you can bite a piece of meat in the river, you can at least linger on.

You must know that his good brother Tang Xizong also had ideas about Hezhong.

It is a pity that Wang Chongrong, the Jiedu envoy in Hezhong at that time, had a strong army and horses, and was no match for the imperial court's forbidden army. In addition, Wang Chongrong made great efforts to pull Li Keyong, the Jiedu envoy of Hezhong, as a backup.

The imperial court sent troops to unite the feudal vassals to attack Hezhong by force, but did not want to be defeated and flee to the west. As a result, the powerful eunuch Tian Lingzi lost power.It's really a steal.

Just thinking about it, I heard Kong Wei continue to say: "Xuanwu Jiedu Envoy Zhu Quanzhong came to the table, requesting to crusade against Huang Chao's remnant Qin Zongquan..."

Qin Zongquan in Caizhou is thousands of miles away from Jingzhao, so the imperial court is beyond reach.

Kong Wei then reported the severe drought in Jingzhao, the lack of water for spring plowing, the whole Jingzhao Mansion was full of thieves, and this year's summer harvest might not be sustainable...

Prime Minister Kong Wei is a descendant of Confucius and has a detached identity in the court, which represents Confucianism and scholars.

From Li Ye's point of view, this Kong Wei was probably showing off his appearance. Seeing that this person's serious report came to the end, that is, he talked about the matter and what to do, but he didn't come up with a charter.

After Kong Wei's report, he stepped back, watching his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.After doing and completing the task, it doesn't seem to matter to him what to do next.

You must know that the position of prime minister is to assist the emperor and participate in political affairs.

At present, there are only three prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty, besides Kong Wei, there are Zhongshu Sheren, Tongping Zhangshi Du Rangneng, and Zhongshu's servant Zhang Jun.

The decision of the entire Tang Dynasty is nominally decided by His Majesty the Emperor and these three prime ministers.

Of course, how could Yang Fugong be missing now.

Just when Li Ye was discussing state affairs with the ministers, the old dog came late.

Fortunately, the sedan chair was not carried to the main hall, and got off the sedan chair at the door.

When the old man crossed the threshold, he gave Li Ye a "wink".

Li Ye was at a loss, what the hell do you mean, old eunuch...

(End of this chapter)