Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 182 Legacy
A series of lightning bolts tore through the night sky, and in the eerie thunderstorm, Tian Lingzi, a generation of powerful eunuchs, came to the end.

Thunderstorms in winter are not a good sign.

Tian Lingzi looked at the flashing thunder outside, laughed loudly, and said, "This is a sign of heaven! It is also a sign of heaven!"

Shao Shude and Wang Chongrong sat opposite him.

Shao has a relaxed attitude.Lightning is caused by the friction of clouds. Although winter is dry, it does not mean that there are no clouds. What is so strange about this?Just a natural phenomenon.

But Wang Chongrong's expression was serious, he didn't know what he was thinking.The ancients always thought too much about these things, and Wang Chongrong didn't know how many things he had already imagined at this time.But as a martial artist, even the emperor dared to snatch it, so what else would he not dare to do?This is the end of the matter, Tian Lingzi must be killed!

Shao Shude also saw another side of Wang Chongrong for the first time.In the past, I only thought that this person was good at building relationships, he was good at speaking, and he was good at dancing, like a businessman or a politician.But now it seems that he is a warrior, and he still has a cruel and tyrannical side.

Hearing that he frequently whipped and humiliated the general in the river, he is obviously not a good person.Some people who violated his will were sent directly to the bank of the Yellow River, where a large wooden pile was erected with an engine shaft inside. After the person was put on it, the engine shaft was sent down directly to drown.

Wang Chongrong is not forgiving.

In other troubled times, good people may still survive a few, but the late Tang and Five Dynasties are special, unique in Chinese history, and good people cannot survive.

Shao is a self-proclaimed politician and warlord, and he is doing his best to improve the lives of the people, but is he really a good person?He wasn't even sure.

Send thorns to the front row to die, show no mercy to disobedient party tribes, slaughter them at every turn, have an unconcealable impulse to humiliate the wives and daughters of conquered enemies, and you are already part of the "characteristics of the times" ?

Wufu, there are no good people!

"Shao Shuai, let's do it now?" Wang Chongrong turned his head and said with a smile.

"Alright." Shao Shude nodded and said, "Tian Lingzi's crimes are unforgivable. Even a saint doesn't want to protect him, so let's kill him."

As soon as the words fell, a soldier came forward with a bowstring, ready to hang Tian Lingzi.

At the last moment, Tian Lingzi became hardened, and laughed loudly: "Wang Chongrong, you are tyrannical and lawless, greedy for money and lustful, you kill a lot, and you are rarely forgiven. Someday your head will fall, and someone is waiting for you underground."

Wang Chongrong got up angrily, and then remembered that this was not in the river, so he sat down again gritted his teeth.

"Shao Shude, you are hypocritical and upright, and you have won many people to vote for you. The one who will overthrow the Tang Dynasty in the future must be a traitor like you!" Tian Lingzi opened his eyes wide and said: "A certain hater, he should listen to his opinions after he has finished hunting for the yellow nest in the past. , move you to Jingnan, and fight with that Qin Zongquan, I hate you!"

"Thank you then." Shao Shude said with a smile.

After going to Jiangnan, Jingnan and other places, it was indeed difficult to face Qin Zongquan's subordinates who were fleeing, without a strong army at hand.

Two personal soldiers held down Tian Lingzi with force, and one of them put the bowstring on his neck, and was about to use his strength, Tian Lingzi suddenly said: "Wait a minute! I am a tenth soldier, would it be rude to kill me?"

The soldiers glanced at Shao Shude.

"Let him die with dignity." Shao Shude waved his hand and said.

Afterwards, Tian Lingzi asked someone to bring a piece of famous Sichuan satin, rubbed the silk into a rope, and then straightened his clothes and sat down.

When the soldiers strangled him to death, Tian Lingzi didn't struggle and was still sitting there until he died.

"He can be considered a man." Shao Shude praised.

Wang Chongrong also felt the same way.

Both of them are warriors, so they naturally look at each other differently.No matter how scared Tian Lingzi was before, it is indeed rare to be able to let go of everything and die calmly when death is approaching.

"Wang Shuai, Tian Lingzi has been executed, and his party members will also be executed in batches. I wonder if Wang Shuai is satisfied?"

"Since I killed this generation, I don't want to stay in Chang'an any longer." Wang Chongrong said, "Shao Shuai, how are you thinking? Wouldn’t it be quick to grieve enemies for your relatives? A certain envoy was sent to Jinyang before and asked Li Shuai if the Dingnan Army had a big enmity with Hedong? Humiliate Li Shuai? That's nothing. If that's the case, why fight? If the two of you fight each other, most of the feudal vassals in Guanzhong will be involved, and the river may also be involved. I have no other thoughts, I just want to enjoy wealth and honor in peace."

Wang Chongrong's words are more truthful.In the old days when Guanzhong was begging for Huangchao, Zhuge Shuang thought that this person was a household dog.The river is rich and rich, Wang Chongrong enjoys the wealth, and wants to pass this wealth on.Once the Dingnan Army and Hedong go to war, Li Keyong has no allies, but Shao will definitely invite Li Keyong's enemies to surround and beat him.

By then, can Hezhong be alone?Can the army make excuses?No one can guarantee what will happen.

"Wang Shuai has such kindness, so I went to Liyang to meet Li Shuai." After pondering for a while, Shao Shude said: "Hedong Li Shuai also made great achievements in the fight against Huang Chao, and this country is also a leader."

"That's good!" Wang Chongrong said with a cheerful smile, "I heard that Shao Shuai and Li Shuai are about the same age, why not make an appointment as brothers?"

Shao Shude was stunned when he heard the words.Damn, I'm going to plan on Hedong in the future, and take away the family business of my brother-in-law, is that plausible?

Fortunately, Wang Chongrong just said it casually. Seeing that Shao Shude didn't answer, he laughed and changed the subject, saying: "Prime Minister Xiao Yu is close to a certain minister, and I hope Shao Shuai will show mercy. After killing Shao Shuai, someone asked Mrs. Xiao to come to make amends."

"Xiao Xiang is the teacher (meaning the chief of a hundred officials), and he is very close to Wang Shuai, so I should respect him." Shao Shude replied.

"By the way, I almost forgot about it." Wang Chongrong seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and said softly, "Yang Fugong in Lantian has an old relationship with Shuai Li in Hedong. More than half of Taiyuan's divisions going west to Guanzhong will fall on this matter. If Shao Shuai made a slight concession and let Yang Fugong be the center, Li Shuai should be satisfied."

This is the benefit.

The Dingnan army marched into Chang'an, killed Tian Lingzi, and helped Ximen's family.Other capable people naturally want to follow suit. It is understandable that Wang Chongrong hooked up with Prime Minister Xiao Yu, and Li Keyong wanted Yang Fugong to recover.

The court officials were also happy.In today's situation, without the support of strong soldiers from foreign vassals, the political struggle may fail and be "gifted to death", who dares to be careless?
Shao Shude sent Wang Chongrong to the gate of the Tian Mansion, and then returned.

Wang Chongrong's personal soldiers were waiting outside.Xu Shi had been waiting for a long time, and he was a little slack, leaning or leaning, laughing and making noise, when Wang Chongrong saw him, he just whipped the whip.He was still cursing and threatening to kill the whole family of the soldiers.

A moment ago, he was talking and laughing happily with someone from Shao, but now he is like a tyrant again. Dashuai Wang can switch between the two personalities freely, which is amazing.

"Let's go, go back to the Zouyuan." Shao Shude said, looking back at Tian Lingzi's magnificent mansion.

What's the use of building these houses if you can't keep your own power and wealth?A man cannot be powerless for a day!
After returning to the Dingnan Army Jinzou Academy, Chen Cheng, Zhao Guangfeng, Lu Siye, Liang Zhixia and others were waiting for him.

"Marshal." Everyone stepped forward to salute.

"All the sages gathered together, let's talk, what's the matter?" Shao Shude asked with a smile.

"Marshal, at the court meeting today, hundreds of officials will discuss the matter of setting up Suizhou and other five towns." Everyone glanced at each other, and finally Chen Cheng came forward and said.

Afterwards, he explained to Shao Shude one by one.

"The defense envoy of Suizhou led the five prefectures of Sui (now Suining, Sichuan), He (now Hechuan, Chongqing), Chang (now Rongchang, Chongqing), Yu (now downtown Chongqing), and Lu (now Luzhou, Sichuan), and governed Suizhou."

"Pengzhou Defense Envoy led the five prefectures of Peng (now Pengzhou, Sichuan), Wen (now Wenxian, Gansu), Cheng (now Chengxian, Gansu), Long (now Jiangyou, Sichuan), and Mao (now Maoxian, Sichuan), and governed Pengzhou."

"Qiongnan Defense Envoy, lead the four prefectures of Qiong (now Qionglai, Sichuan), Shu (now Chongzhou, Sichuan), Li (now Hanyuan, Sichuan), and Ya (now Ya'an, Sichuan), and govern Qiongzhou."

"The envoy of the Dragon Sword Festival led the four prefectures of Long (now Jiangyou, Sichuan), Jian (now Jiange, Sichuan), Li (now Guangyuan, Sichuan), and Lang (now Nanchong, Sichuan), and ruled Longzhou."

"Judge Chen—" Shao Shude waved his hand to stop, and asked: "The Pengzhou Defense Envoy governs Longzhou, and Longjian Town also governs Longzhou. Why?"

"Commander, the five towns were proposed by the ministers, and the division of the prefectures has not yet been decided." Chen Cheng replied.

"That's all right, Judge Chen continues."

"Kuixia Jiedu envoy led the five prefectures of Kui (now Fengjie, Chongqing), Xia (now Yichang, Hubei), Wan (now Wanzhou, Chongqing), Yu (Chongqing urban area), Gui (now Zigui, Hubei) and governed Kuizhou."

"This is the five towns proposed to be divided into Xichuan, Dongchuan, Jingnan and other towns." Chen Cheng finally concluded.

Most of the prefectures and counties involved in the four towns of Suizhou, Pengzhou, Qiongnan and Longjian belong to the two rivers of East and West.

Qiongnan Town appeared during the Dali period, but it was soon abolished.Later, Jiannan and Xishan defense envoys were set up to govern Maozhou, but they were soon abolished.The three towns of Suizhou, Pengzhou, and Longjian are new things.

Kuixia Jiedushi, this is a vassal town established by some counties and counties in the two towns of Jingnan and Dongchuan. It also appeared in history, but it only existed for two years, and then it was abolished.

As soon as Tian Lingzi died, everyone began to divide up the inheritance.Jiannan Xichuan Jiedu envoy Chen Jingxuan is Tian Lingzi's brother, and Dongchuan Jiedu envoy Gao Renhou is Chen Jingxuan's subordinate. He was able to attack and kill the runner-up Yang in the polo match because of Chen Jingxuan's help, and finally became Dongchuan Jiedu commander. He followed Tian Lingzi's path.

Not to mention, one of Tian's henchmen!
Chen Ru, the governor of Jingnan, was in power in the second year of Zhonghe.At that time, the envoy of Jingnan Army Superviser was Zhu Jingmei, who had recruited thousands of people as guards, well-equipped and well-trained.

After Duan's death, the imperial court appointed Zheng Shaoye, the servant of the Ministry of War, to be the military envoy, but Zheng "stayed and did not enter".There is no way, in the third year of Zhonghe, Chen Ru, who claimed to be staying behind, was appointed as the Jingnan Jiedu envoy, which has been up to now.

Shao Shude didn't know who he belonged to either.But seeing that he was targeted in this way, he probably also relied on Tian Lingzi later, and was punished as a party member at this time.

Seeing this situation, Marshal Shao was also a little bit embarrassed.If this failed, wouldn't his territory be divided by others?
"The five towns of Suizhou, Pengzhou, Qiongnan, Longjian, and Kuixia..." Shao Shude sat down and began to think slowly.

These five towns are still in the hands of Tian Lingzi's party members, and they may not be able to capture them without a fight.

But the righteousness of the imperial court still has some effect in the south. With the appointment of the imperial court, the local state and county officials and soldiers will have much less resistance and will be more likely to accept you.

For example, if both parties recruit a certain state and county at the same time, and the conditions offered are similar, then they will naturally vote for the party appointed by the imperial court.Sometimes there is even no need to solicit, just obey.If you go south with elite soldiers and strong generals, and you are appointed by the imperial court, the possibility of success is indeed very high.

Can I recommend one or two people?Which places should I choose?It's time to discuss it.

(End of this chapter)