Han Shizu

Chapter 509
Yangzhou, Jiangdu Palace.

The old palace has become the palace of the emperor of the Han Dynasty with the arrival of the emperor.Inside the palace, Liu Chengyou leaned over the table, holding a pen in his hand, and sketched on it, the arrangement of staying behind the garrison was basically on the tip of the pen.There is nothing better than pointing out the country and outlining the world.

"Li Deming is dead?" Hearing Li Shaoyou's report, Liu Chengyou was slightly surprised.

"Exactly!" Li Shaoyou reported: "Just yesterday, Li Jing issued an edict to behead Li Deming's family and abandon the market! Your Majesty, Tang Ting's move obviously has a strange feeling about this peace negotiation, so we must guard against it!"

Liu Chengyou thought for a while, then waved his hands and said: "Don't be too nervous, Jinling's defeat is a big loss, radical and shameful, if you don't let those people vent their anger and complaints, what's the matter, accept the reality ?”

"It's a pity! Although Li Deming was a young minister, he worked hard for me before and after the peace talks. Regardless of his virtues, his achievements are not small. I have to accept his favor!" Liu Chengyou Sighed: "Thinking about it, keeping it in Jinling after withdrawing to the north is considered a good pawn! Now it seems that I haven't considered it thoroughly!"

"Then Li Deming, he can't be a minister in life, but he can make His Majesty sigh in his death. It's a blessing to get the Nine Springs!" Li Shaoyou said.

Liu Chengyou asked: "The whole family will be beheaded?"

"Except for one child and grandson, who were sent to be official slaves because of their young age, the remaining twenty or so people in Dingkou will be beheaded!" Li Shaoyou replied.

Gently expressing his breath, Liu Chengyou raised his finger and ordered: "Send someone to bring his child to Tokyo, and I will give him a title and a mansion, which will be regarded as reward for his meritorious service. Let's keep some incense for him!"

"Yes!" Li Shaoyou responded immediately, "Your Majesty is merciful!"

For Wu Desi, this is not a difficult task.

"Is there any movement on the Jiangnan side?" Liu Chengyou asked.

Li Shaoyou reported: "At present, the Jiangnan side is actively raising the first batch of annual tribute goods. It is reported that our army stays in Huainan, which still makes the monarch and ministers uneasy. In addition, Li Jing was depressed by this great change. He is also suffering from an illness. There is news from the Tang Palace that Li Jing intends to abdicate!"

"Oh?" Liu Chengyou became interested and straightened up: "Abdicate! Li Jing's heir is his younger brother Li Jingsui!"

Seeing the strange expression on the face of the Son of Heaven, Li Shaoyou immediately reported: "Indeed! Li Jingsui is the heir, but this man's temperament is mediocre and calm, even more so than his brother. He has no ambition and has long wanted to retire. And Li Hongji, the eldest son of Li Jing, has a personality He is perverted and strong, and he is good at martial arts. This time he defeated Wu Yue in Changzhou, made great achievements in battle, and attacked and defended along the river.

Originally, this was supposed to be a battle for the heir apparent, but he took the opportunity to mess up his politics again.It's a pity that with the current situation in the Tang court, Li Jing really wanted to abdicate, but Li Jingsui had no chance. "

"If Li Hongji is allowed to take the position, such a radical and staunch lord, it will not be a good thing for our dynasty!" Liu Chengyou muttered.

"Also!" Li Shaoyou reported again: "Li Jing seems to have the intention of moving the capital!"

"Oh! I see that Li Jing has become a frightened bird!" Liu Chengyou smiled and said: "If I continue to stay in Huainan, I don't know how many thoughts this person will have!"

"The situation of the court in Jinling, regardless of succession, military affairs, party disputes, no matter how big or small, Wu Desi must keep an eye on me!" Liu Chengyou said seriously.

Seeing this, Li Shaoyou hurriedly said: "Obey!"

"Your Majesty, there is news from Hefei!" After Li Shaoyou withdrew, Zhang Dejun came to report again: "The Tang envoy, Sun Sheng, is dead!"

"Huh?" Liu Chengyou, who was still thinking about Huainan's aftermath, couldn't help being surprised, and asked, "What's going on?"

Zhang Dejun replied: "Your Majesty, it is said that after Sun Sheng learned of the peace treaty between the two countries, he was so sad and indignant that he went on a hunger strike and died."

"Huh!" With a soft snort, Liu Chengyou got up and paced, shook his head and said, "Look, Jianghuai has no good ministers. With such ministers, Li Jing has come to such a situation and suffered a crushing defeat!"

"The Lord Tang is ignorant, but His Majesty is wise. For this alone, the puppet Tang Dynasty must not be a match for the big man!" Zhang Dejun chuckled lightly.

"Pass down my order to ask Hefei to send someone to collect Sun Sheng's body. This person is from the north, so switch off the defense and send him back to his hometown for burial, so that he will return to his roots!" Liu Chengyou sighed and ordered.

"Yes!"

"That's right!" Liu Chengyou thought about it again, and said again: "Then Zhong Mo is fine! Let me take care of him, and I still want to meet this person. There is also a camp in Hefei, so he can take the lead and return to the north." , to the Huaihe River, and join Luanjia!"

On the city wall of Jiangdu, as far as the eye can see, it is sunny and sunny, the spring is brilliant, the city is peaceful and orderly, and the people of Yangzhou seem to have recovered from the war disaster.At least on the market, there is still prosperity.

"Fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March, although it's only February now, you can already get a glimpse of Yangzhou's prosperity!" Liu Chengyou said with emotion after specially greeting Zhao Kuangyin and driving him to Jiangdu.

Zhao Kuangyin was a step behind, followed by the driver, and said: "Back to your majesty, the land of Yangzhou is rich in things and people. Its wealth is famous all over the world. There is a saying of 'promoting one and benefiting two'. We only need to stabilize the order and calm the people. Settle people's minds and restore their prosperity!"

"The city under the war can recover so quickly, but it's not as easy as you said!" Liu Chengyou said, with a smile on his lips: "Yuan Long, you have repeated the Southern Expedition this time." Fan Jiangong has given me many surprises, such as the great victory of the whirlpool, the attack on Chuzhou in the cold night, the rescue of Shanyang from a hundred miles away, and the surprise attack on Gaoyou in the south. One by one, one by one, among the generals of the Southern Expedition, as far as military merit is concerned, few are capable Compared with you, Zhao Kuangyin. But, do you know what I like the most?"

Without waiting for Zhao Kuangyin to speak, Liu Chengyou patted the thick female wall of Jiangdu again and said, "This is the city under your feet, and the whole city will go down to keep the city peaceful! I have never known the destructive power of war. It can make Yangzhou intact for me and the court. It has far exceeded my expectations.

I heard that when Yangzhou first came down, there was chaos in the city, which almost caused a military disaster.It is your timely response and proper handling that can eliminate the disaster.With the wealth of Yangzhou, women have no luck, and wealth and goods have nothing to take."

When Liu Chengyou said this, Zhao Kuangyin's face changed slightly, and he cupped his hands and said: "I don't dare to be a minister, I just obey your majesty's order!"

Liu Chengyou was slightly surprised, and immediately thought of something, he seemed to have used the wrong code, waved his hand and said: "I heard that there are thousands of prisoners in Yangzhou City, and many of them are wronged, you can clearly identify them in a few days, explain their goodness, punish their evil, To please the people?"

"At the end of the investigation of the criminal prisons, I learned about the situation and found that among the prisoners, there were some who were wronged. However, it was more caused by the strict laws of the Tang Dynasty, so they were sentenced again according to the laws of the Han Dynasty!" Zhao Kuangyin said.

Nodding his head, Liu Chengyou suddenly said: "It seems that Zhao Yuanlang is only making you lead the army to fight, and you are still inferior! In the future, it is unknown whether you will be a general or a prime minister!"

The emperor's words contained both encouragement and expectations. Zhao Kuangyin was slightly happy, but he still respectfully expressed his humility.

"Return Luanjia to Beijing, and you will serve with him, deploy for the imperial camp, and defend the imperial tent! In addition, during the training of the Suzhou regiment, select those who have military merit and strength, and fill them into the Tokyo Imperial Army!" Liu Chengyou ordered, which is regarded as a grace to Zhao Kuangyin and Suzhou soldiers. .

"Yes!"

It can be seen from Liu Chengyou's words that Zhao Kuangyin is not among the generals stationed in Huainan.

The conversation between Liu Chengyou and Zhao Kuangyin was really heard by Dang Jin who was lucky to be in the car and followed behind.At this point, I finally understood why Zhao Kuangyin had strictly ordered the looting in the first place.Otherwise, the Son of Heaven today would never have said such words.

In the fifth year of Qianyou, on February [-]th, Emperor Luan of the Han Dynasty set off from Yangzhou and returned to Tokyo in the north, where he formally returned to the court.

In the land of Huainan, Wang Pu was the chief envoy of Huaidong Road, adhering to the administration of the seven prefectures of Yang, Tai, Chu, He, Hao, Si, and Chu, and promoted Yangzhou to Jiangdu Prefecture, with his authority in Jiangdu Prefecture.Chen Sirang, the former Yizhou regiment trainer, was also the commander of Huaidong Road, leading the garrison.

In the six prefectures of Huaixi Road, Shou, Lu, Shu, Huang, Guang, and Qi, the former prime minister Dou Zhengu was transferred from Xuzhou to the south as the chief envoy, and the former Yingzhou Tuanlian Sichao was the commander of Huaixi to the capital.

As for Haizhou in Huaibei, it is not included.The remaining troops were drawn from the three armies of Fengguo, Xiaodi, and Husheng, totaling [-] people, and stationed in important places, supplemented by the incorporated Tang army.

The Huaide Army, which was temporarily deployed during the war, was directly withdrawn by Liu Chengyou, and the soldiers were assigned to the command division of Liangdaodu.Among them, the generals and Huainan natives can rest assured, and the generals in the south of the Yangtze River, after their children were sent to the north, can also feel at ease.

(End of this chapter)