Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 92 The Party Rebellion and the Emperor's Conquest
Liu Yinger opened her eyes wide and looked at Wei Shiniang. She didn't expect that Wei Shiniang's background was so extraordinary.

The matter is serious, and Concubine He Shu did not dare to be careless, so she hurriedly summoned Ye Tingcheng to bring the list, and asked the clan's family to inquire about the discarded list. After various verifications, it was clear that the delicate Wei Shiniang in front of her was the daughter of Xuanzong. After Anping Princess.

Huang Chao's army entered Chang'an and killed Wei Yangzeng. Princess Anping was forced to become a thief in order to protect the family.

Concubine He Shu let out a long sigh, helped Wei Shiniang up and said, "This matter is also a matter of the emperor's family, and should be decided by His Majesty, and this palace cannot make a decision. Let's get up, tidy up, and return to the palace with this palace."

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When Li Ye returned to Yanying Hall, all the prime ministers were already waiting here.

Liu Chongwang, Minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, Li Cijun, the marching Sima of the Baoda Army, played Bingzi in April. Dongfang Kui, the governor of the Baoda Army, died of illness, and Li Sigong, the governor of the Dingnan Army, sent troops to attack Baoda. His younger brother Li Sixiao called himself Baodajun. Stay behind Jiedu."

Li Ye frowned slightly. Baoda was not far from Chang'an, which was the original place of Jiedu of Fufang. Under his rule were Fu, Fang, and Yanzhou, which were close to the north of Binning and Huazhou.

"Ai Qing, let me tell you the reason."

Liu Chongwang said: "At this time, the Huangchao Rebellion began. In the first year of Zhonghe, Huangchao was trapped in Chang'an. The emperor ordered Qin Wang to be the governor of the world. At that time, Tuoba Sigong, governor of Youzhou, and Li Xiaochang, the envoy of Jiefang Jiedu, led his troops into Chang'an in response to the imperial edict. .”

"Tobasikon?"

Liu Chongwang said: "The late emperor felt that Tuoba Sigong had a heart for Tang, and bestowed the surname of the country."

Li Ye nodded and said: "If that's the case, then it must be a meritorious service, and then I will be awarded the envoy of the military's Jiedu."

Liu Chongwang shook his head and said: "Although Tuoba Sigong and Li Xiaochang marched quickly, they lost all three battles with the Chao army."

Li Ye looked at Liu Chongwang with some doubts, how did he get promoted after losing.

"Tuoba Sigong's younger brother, Tuoba Sizhong, fought against Huang Chao's Zhu Wen and Shang Rang, and died in the battle. The late emperor was impressed by the loyalty of the party, and bestowed the army to 'fix difficulties', and governed Xia, Sui, Yin, and You. place."

Li Ye nodded, and thought about it again, the name is good, one Sigong, one Sizhong, I wish I could engrave on their faces that they are loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty.

"Then how will the court deal with Li Xiaochang's defeat?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there is a general under Li Xiaochang named Dongfang Kui. When Li Xiaochang went on an expedition, he ordered Dongfang Kui to be stationed in Fuzhou. After Li Xiaochang was defeated, Tian Lingzi, the tenth army of the Shence Army, wanted to take over Li Xiaochang's soldiers. , so I propose to grant Dongfang Kui the posthumous post of Fufang Jiedu."

Li Ye shook his head, Tian Lingzi's handling of this matter is really simple and rude, if Li Xiaochang can obey this move, how can Dongfang Kui sit securely in this position after staying in Fufang Jiedu?

"At that time, there was a report from the sentry. Li Xiaochang's department would persuade him to turn to Huangchao or attack back to Fufang. , Fangzhou generals are dissatisfied!"

Li Ye thought so, and continued to listen to Liu Chongwang's explanation.

"Dongfang Kui saw that the situation was weak and could not be subdued, so he borrowed three thousand elite troops from Li Sigong's party to massacre all the disobedient people, and the three prefectures of Fu, Fang, and Yan were leveled. This is the origin of the Baoda Army and the Dingnan Army.

Later, Dongfang Kui sent troops to fight against the bandit Huang Chao and killed more than 2 enemies. The imperial court felt his great contribution, so he changed the Jiedu of Fufang to the Jiedu of Baoda Army, and officially awarded him the envoy of Baoda Army Jiedu. "

"At that time, Tian Lingzi was eager to expand the forbidden army, so he proposed to call Dongfang Kui to the court, and appointed Sun Weizui, the general of Zuojinwuwei, as the envoy to protect the army. Unable to take office, so it has been postponed to this day."

"Sun Weizui? The father of Sun Dezhao, the governor of the Left Army?"

"Exactly!"

Li Ye frowned slightly, and said, "How many soldiers does the Dingnan Army have, and what is their strength?"

Liu Chongwang said: "The Dingnan army has [-] fine armors, and there are no less than [-] good shooters. As for combat power, the Dingnan army has lost three battles with the nest bandits, and I can't save them."

Li Ye thought in his heart, at this moment, the combat power of the Dangxiang tribe is really stretched.

"What do you think about this matter?"

Liu Chongwang said: "Order him to withdraw from Baoda, if he does not follow, I will order all the towns to discuss it together."

Kong Wei, Zhang Jun, and Sun Kui all agreed, but Niu Hui didn't speak.

"What does Niu Shilang think?"

Niu Huiju Wu said: "Your Majesty, the spring seedlings are beginning to grow, and it is not too late to use troops after the autumn harvest."

Liu Chongwang said: "No, the thieves have just entered Baoda, and their foundation is not stable. If it takes a long time and waits for them to rectify Baoda's military affairs, it will be difficult for the imperial court to attack."

Niu Huizhi also made sense, but Li Ye preferred to send troops now to solve the Baoda issue and at the same time solve the Tongzhou to the east of Baoda.

Li Ye said: "This battle is not under the rule of the imperial court. Besides, Baoda is not like Chang'an. There is a lot of barren land in each prefecture, so don't worry about some fields."

Niu Hui said: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, you can order Lingwu (Shuofang) Jiedu Envoy Han Xun, Tiande Army Jiedu Envoy Li Tong, Jingyuan Army Jiedu Envoy Zhang Jun, Hezhong Jiedu Envoy Wang Chongying, Tongzhou Governor Wang Chongying, etc. According to the agreement, all the towns will send troops together to fight against the thieves."

Li Ye said: "It's good to meet Jiedu, but..."

Li Ye frowned, and ordered all the towns to send troops, but the imperial court had to pay the price, and that was money.

In the old days when Emperor Dezong used troops against the three towns of Heshuo, the total number of troops in the town was 20. The two armies fought against each other for more than three months.

In other words, in order to preserve their strength, the feudal towns did not work hard, and they surrounded but did not attack.Rebellion does not attack each other, and the two parties reach a tacit agreement, which wastes the court's money and food.

Forcibly bankrupted the court of Dezong at that time, so that Dezong couldn't afford to reward five thousand Jingyuan soldiers in a mere area, causing a catastrophe such as the "Jingyuan Change".

Li Ye said to Sun Kui, "How much money and food is left in the household department?"

Sun Kui said: "There are still more than 80 guan of money and [-] shi of grain and grass."

This was the confiscation of the monastery's property, the confiscation of Yang Fugong's party's house, and the taxes from last autumn's harvest. Li Ye did a rough calculation and found that, excluding expenses, it would be enough for an army of [-] to fight for half a year.

Niu Hui said: "Your Majesty, you can make Sun Wei the most handsome, and he will be appointed as a consolation envoy to command the soldiers and horses in the towns."

He was most afraid that if the emperor finds someone who doesn't understand military affairs and entrusts him with the commander-in-chief, he hurriedly persuaded him.

Li Ye shook his head, and said: "Give Sun Wei the Deputy Envoy of Propaganda and Disposal of the Most Difficult Camp, and I will personally lead the expedition.

The edict ordered the left and right Shenwei army, the left and right tiger army, the left and right dragon cavalry army, the left and right Xiao cavalry army, the left and right divine cavalry army, and the left and right Wu cavalry army.

Wang Xingyu was awarded, and the Jiedu envoys of each town recruited deputy envoys for the difficult camp.

Sun Kui, the servant of the Ministry of household affairs, was appointed as the judge. The governor of grain, grass and military equipment ordered the army to rest for three days and choose a day to go out. "

Both the left and right Shenwu armies are full-staffed, with a total of 22000 soldiers. Zhu Zhen's Zuo Huwei army has 12000 men, and most of the eighth cavalry armies are full-staffed, totaling 6000 men, with a total strength of [-].

"promise!"

"promise!"

His Majesty the emperor favored martial arts, and the prime ministers had nothing to persuade him, so the matter was agreed.

　The map of the party item has been opened. In fact, I originally wanted to open the map of the Guiyi Army first. In the late Tang Dynasty, the author loved the Guiyi Army.

　　However, some readers said that there is a man named Shao Shude in the Tiande Army, who has a wild heart. If you think about it, he should be arrested first. As for how to deal with it, it is up to you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)