Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 489
At the beginning of June, the weather in Daliang became hot, and the ice preserved in winter became an incomparably precious enjoyment. In the palace, iced lotus seed soup, plum soup, etc. became an inseparable enjoyment.

And Xiao Hunian fell ill because of acclimatization, and Emperor Shi went to take care of her in person.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Hunian, who can wield knives and guns and lead soldiers in battle, is quite obedient after marriage, but sometimes he would draw circles on his chest while coquettishly wanting to lead the soldiers.

Women leading soldiers is not an isolated case in this era. It happened in the Tang Dynasty, but it was rare, and it was more accepted in the Liao Kingdom.

As Xiao Hunian is a daughter of the direct line of the Xiao family, it is not surprising that she has such thoughts.

The atmosphere of the Khitan nomadic people is open, and the founding emperor and queen of the Liao Kingdom have made a lot of contributions. The most important of the three major forbidden armies of the Liao Kingdom was established and commanded by the queen. Wu Zetian's demeanor, as a descendant of the Xiao family, their children naturally want to emulate their ancestors.

In history, Xiao Chuo had a great reputation. Regarding her sister Xiao Hunian, she only vaguely remembered that she was a woman with great military talent.

Emperor Shi thought that if the north could be pacified in the future, he could form a nomadic army in the name of Xiao Hunian. With the appeal of the Xiao family, he might be able to summon the Khitan people to use for him.

On the second day of June, Emperor Shi was playing chess with Fan Zhi in the small courtyard south of the Chuigong Hall. There was a huge old pagoda tree in the courtyard, with dense branches and leaves, full of vitality, which was a good place to enjoy the shade.

Xiao Hunian was also sitting by the side watching, a little impatient, she just recovered from her illness, so she came out to relax.

This time Emperor Shi was quite proud, because the situation was very unfavorable to Fan Zhi, and he finally wanted to win against the old man.

Fan Zhi had a serious face, still not giving the emperor any face, thinking about how to break the situation.

There were birds chirping from the branches of the old tree, which was unpleasant and annoying. The accompanying eunuch hesitated for a long time before he dared to speak and asked Emperor Shi if he wanted to drive the birds away.

Shi Congyun was stunned for a moment, but he didn't even pay attention, "It's okay, let them call, Xia Tian's sparrows call as they please, I can't control it."

"The official family is the emperor." The eunuch said.

"Even the Son of Heaven can't control the bird." Xiao Hunian said, her Chinese is really getting better and better.

Over there, the situation became more and more unfavorable to Fan Zhi. After a while, the old man surrendered with a frowning abandoned son.

Emperor Shi finally heaved a sigh of relief, laughed loudly, and beckoned to Qi Jilang who had been standing behind the whole time: "Remember this matter."

Qi Jilang took the order, and Emperor Shi personally taught him a bit, and wrote down the record that on a certain day in a certain year, the emperor played against Zaifu Fan Zhi, and the emperor won a complete victory.

Fan Zhi praised: "Official chess has improved rapidly."

"It's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning." Emperor Shi waved his hand. Now that he has won Fan Zhi, he is really invincible in the world. He wins all other chess games with him. Only Fan Zhili always wins. beat him.

Just when Emperor Shi was happy, the forbidden army guarding the gate outside came in and reported to him: "Officials, officials from the Privy Council are asking for an audience outside the gate, saying that there is an urgent military situation in the south."

"Let him in."

Soon, the soldiers of the imperial army went out, and the officials of the Privy Council came in wearing red robes and round collars. After handcuffing, they immediately said with a red face: "Officials, Li Yu surrendered the city!"

Shi Congyun was taken aback, and the small courtyard was quiet for a while, and then Fan Zhi also had a red face, and excitedly cupped his hands: "Congratulations to the official family, congratulations to the official family, this way, there will be more than one million households in 21 prefectures and one prefecture in the whole of Jiangnan. , it’s all my people of Great Qin.”

Emperor Shi immediately calmed down, "Who sent the news."

"It's Cao Bin, Marshal Cao." He said and took out the battle report and handed it to Emperor Shi. "In the battle report, Cao Shuai said that Li Yu opened the city gate and led hundreds of officials out of the city to surrender. All the remaining civil and military personnel were taken into custody.

On May 26, Cao Bin led officials to destroy the society and the country, and the whole territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty was under control. "

Shi Congyun nodded, and read the battle report hastily. The so-called Sheji refers to the general name of the earth god and the valley god.She is the god of earth, and Ji is the god of valley.

In ancient China, as an agricultural country, Sheji was the god of soil and valleys, carrying all things and nurturing the people.

In order to pray for the peace of the country and the harvest of the five grains, the monarch goes to the outskirts every year to worship the God of the Land and the Five Grains. This is a very grand and grand event, symbolizing the foundation of the country.

And if you defeat a country, you will destroy its grain god and earth temple, and destroying the country means destroying the country. This is a customary process and ceremony.

Emperor Shi took a long breath: "In this way, the matter in Jiangnan has finally come to an end. It has been more than ten years in a blink of an eye. It seems that what happened in Huainan is still in front of us."

"Officials, what should Li Yu and other ministers in the south of the Yangtze River do?" the officials of the Privy Council asked.

Shi Congyun thought about it, the reason why he chose to seize Jiangnan by force was to achieve redistribution, just like the land and wealth in Shu, so that the country of Qin could be stabilized.

So he said: "Everyone is escorted to the capital, and they will be dealt with after trial one by one."

Surrender is a surrender. They didn’t know the surrender until the army surrounded Jinling. Many officials and generals in the Southern Tang Dynasty were big landlords in the south of the Yangtze River. It is impossible to keep their wealth and land.

The official of the Privy Council said: "No."

Then he said: "Change Jiangning to Jinling Mansion, and Luqiu Zhongqing will be the governor of Jinling Mansion, and temporarily manage Jiangnan government affairs."

After thinking for a while, he added, "Let Dou Yi also go over and serve as Tongzhi Jinling's mansion temporarily. In the future, the laws of the Qin State will be enforced in the south of the Yangtze River. Let him go to organize more training and teach those local officials."

"promise!"

Afterwards, Emperor Shi explained some details, and asked the clerk and the Privy Council to go out, and went to the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall respectively to deliver orders.

After dealing with all this, Emperor Shi turned his head and said to Fan Zhi: "Fan Gong, I think there will be a lot of things to do next, and you will take charge of them. That Zhang Qixian is a capable young man. You can teach him more. If it is something in the north, that Song Qi knows a lot, you can ask him."

The emperor personally confessed, Fan Zhilian cupped his hands to express that he would keep in mind, and then retreated.

Emperor Shi was in a good mood, and was about to announce the great news to the world, and asked the eunuch to call the Imperial Academy to come over and prepare to issue an edict.

Xiao Hunian over there also came over to congratulate him, Shi Congyun was in a good mood, and pulled her to sit down, ready to have a big fight tonight.

Xiao Hunian had a worried expression on his face.

Shi Congyun was puzzled and asked her if she was not feeling well.

Xiao Hunian shook his head, looked at him for a long time, and said bluntly: "After the south has been pacified, His Majesty is going to send troops to the north. Our Daliao Kingdom is not His Majesty's opponent."

She said this very bluntly, but it made Emperor Shi's heart skip a beat. It turned out that even Xiao Hunian could see what he was thinking. So there are so many people in the Liao Kingdom in the north, so they don't know.

"Just like the Han and Tang Dynasties, your ancestors were the subjects of the Central Plains dynasty for thousands of years. The chaos in China is an opportunity for you to grow stronger, but when history returns to the tide and China once again unifies the world, you should also follow the trend and submit China." Shi Congyun said.

Xiao Hunian said dissatisfied: "Then we are destined to be inferior to others? Who said that God has such an arrangement."

"God didn't arrange it, I arranged it." Emperor Shi gently pinched her beautiful chin, "I arranged for you to be below."

Xiao Hunian blushed a little, and then said: "I know that Your Majesty is generous and allows me to say anything, but even so, I still can't help it. It's not that I'm ungrateful, but I've been like this since I was a child."

"You can say whatever you want, but you can only say it here. If you are heard by outsiders and ministers, you can't do it, it will hurt you." Shi Congyun told her that these words are nothing to him, and everyone discusses them That's all, if Xiao Hunian said such things in front of the ministers, it would be a serious matter, and it might be difficult for him to protect her.

Xiao Hunian nodded obediently, and then took his big hand: "If it's at night, I can be inferior to others." She raised her head, her face was flushed, and her eyes were misty.

Emperor Shi was a little hard to control, and he taught: "You can be on it during the day!"

At the beginning of June, the scorching heat of summer arrived in Daliang, and then a great news also arrived. The Qin army entered Jinling, the emperor of Tang State, civil and military officials surrendered, and the Southern Tang Dynasty perished.

For a time, the streets and alleys were full of people rushing to tell each other, three religions and nine streams, everyone talked about this matter with each other, and the whole girder was in jubilation. Over the years, there has been great news every few years. It seems that the troubled times of the past are coming to an end. Brilliance and stability are gradually approaching. In Qin State, as a citizen of Great Qin, all the days are more and more hopeful, and the future is also full of hope.

The fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty signaled the unification of the South, and the world once again began to return to the world where the four seas were unified.

(End of this chapter)