Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 340 Brothers and Sisters
The autumn wind rolled up the dead branches and leaves all over the ground.Walker carried the bucket out of the courtyard gate and carefully wiped the stele.

He worshiped the Buddha devoutly and worked very hard.

And as he moved, the handwriting on the stone tablet gradually became clear: "Youzhou Lulong Jiedu Deputy Ambassador, Zhijiedu Shi, Guannei Zhidu Yingtian Observation and Disposal Envoys, Advocate Xi Qidan, Jinglue Lu Longjun and other envoys , the Minister of the Ministry of Inspection and Industry, the governor of Youzhou, the governor of Youzhou, the doctor of the imperial censor, Shangzhu Kingdom, Liu Ji, the king of Pengcheng County..."

In the fifth year of Emperor Dezong's Zhenyuan reign, Liu Jishe, the governor of Youzhou, built a Buddhist temple in his private house, named Chongxiao.Since then, he has continued to donate, and the gifts have been increased, until the fifth year of Yuanhe, when he killed his son Mr. Liu with poison.

In Youzhou, a land of fierce martial arts, Liu Ji is an anomaly.He once traveled to Chang'an to study, passed the Jinshi examination, started as a civil servant in the military government, and finally took over from his father and became the commander of the Youzhou Festival.

Liu Ji's Buddhist cultivation is still very high.He is good at poetry, books and articles, and has participated in the publication of Buddhist scriptures many times, and he is good at writing.He and the eminent monks promoted the Dharma to each other, and achieved profound attainments.

After Liu Ji's death, Mr. Liu once cut off the worship of Chongxiao Temple.However, due to the poisonous father and brother killing, the mental pressure was great, and I always dreamed that my father and brother accused and insulted me, so I made offerings to hundreds of monks in Chongxiao Temple, praying for my father and brother day and night, and this stopped temporarily.

After Mr. Liu entered the court in his later years, the successor Jieshuai gave many rewards to this temple, and the family members of important military officials often went inside to worship the Buddha. The reputation of Chongxiao Temple became more and more famous, and it has continued to this day, but the name has become Chongxiao. Temple - I don't know who changed it, maybe the father and son Liu who built the temple can't really call it "filial piety".

In the distance, there was a dense sound of horseshoes.

Walker stood up straight and looked over, suddenly startled, and immediately stood respectfully aside.

The knight gradually approached, then dismounted and walked.

Dozens of pioneers entered the temple directly without looking at the walker, and set up defenses everywhere.

The monks in the temple were disturbed and wanted to go out to meet them, but they were stopped by the soldiers, who said: "The commander-in-chief is here, and he will only pay homage to the Buddha for a while before going. All the monks will settle down in their seats, so don't worry."

The monks are safe.

"Li Ya'er has acquired Ci and Ming prefectures, and Xing prefecture is in danger. The situation in Heshuo may change a lot, but it is also an opportunity for me in Youzhou Town." A man in a gown embroidered to ward off evil spirits, with a bow and knife on his waist The warrior walked and said.

"Brother, the three towns in Hebei depend on each other. If Li Ya'er destroys Xingzhou and decides to attack the town of Hebei (Chengde), Wang Rong is not at ease and wants to attack the three towns. Why shouldn't brother?"

The three towns in Hebei, since the mid-Tang Dynasty, even though there have been internal conflicts, they still help each other and depend on each other on the whole.

Because this involves the fundamental interests of the three towns of "passing on the land to the descendants", "when you hear about the change of generation, you must be of one mind, each for the sake of the descendants, and also consider the future and the reason."

To put it simply, the soldiers in the three towns of Hebei do not want to see outsiders encroaching on their interests, whether it is the imperial court or other feudal towns. "Passing the land to the descendants" is the core interest of Hebei soldiers. Whoever violates this point may unite the three towns to fight the enemy together and advance together and retreat together.

Since the mid-Tang Dynasty, the imperial court has used troops against Hebei several times, but they have not been smooth, which is the reason.

The three towns in Hebei are probably also the earliest feudal towns in the country to actually implement the military election system.

Jie Shuai passed away, and the successor was selected by the army to ensure everyone's interests, even if it was a big soldier, he could share the benefits.

And this is actually the reason why it is almost impossible for outsiders to gain a foothold in the three towns of Hebei. You can't guarantee their interests, after all, there are only so many resources.It is a simple truth that if outsiders eat more, locals will eat less.

Conversely, if you can guarantee the interests of Hebei soldiers, you will betray the court or other commanders and become a Hebei native.

It is impossible to make the interest group sincerely surrender without beating, persuading, or kneeling.

It may not be enough to subdue once, two, three times, or even completely kill the members of this huge interest group connected to every corner of the society, in order to truly rule the three towns in Hebei.

However, after the threat of the central court was eliminated in Chao Chaoguan, the situation on the land of Hebei has undergone subtle changes.

In the second year of Guangqi, Le Yanzhen, the envoy of Wei Bo Jiedu, wrote a letter to You and Zhen, wishing to fight against Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong with blood as an alliance.Wang Rong, the commander-in-chief of Chengde Festival, was only 13 years old. He refused for various reasons. Youzhou Town had a secret plan and wanted to take the opportunity to annex Chengde, so he also refused. The joint efforts of the three towns failed, and the situation became very serious. subtle.

"Wang Rong's son, who was afraid of the prestige of the Ya'er army, even humiliated the money and made a good deal with Hedong. This kind of behavior is not like a successful generation. Someone seized the opportunity and wanted to seize the Zhenji states." Li Kuangwei Confidently entered the mountain gate, he said to his second brother Li Kuangchou who came with him.

"Brother, the states of Zhenji are still very united. If we attack them rashly, I'm afraid we won't get any benefits." Li Kuangchou put on his helmet and smashed his armor, looking very mighty and handsome.

Starting from Li Baochen, the envoy of the Xiren Festival, the towns of Jizhou, the generals who occupied the land were either Uighurs or Khitans, and they had a deep connection with the grassland.As a result, the horse administration in Chengde Town is doing well. There are a lot of horses in the army, and they are still somewhat powerful.

"So we have to wait for the opportunity." Li Kuangwei strode forward and went straight to the Daxiong Palace.

"Brother, when will we have a chance?" Li Kuangchou followed suit and asked.

Li Kuangwei sighed, and said: "After Li Keyong captured Xingzhou, he made up his mind to win Chengde, and then it will be his chance."

Although my younger brother is somewhat brave, he still has a problem with his vision.

I don't know why, Li Kuangwei thought of his younger brother and sister Zhang, who was beautiful, quiet and gentle. Thinking of this, he felt itchy in his heart.

Li Kuangchou thought hard after hearing the words, and said after a while: "Hedong has strong soldiers, and I fear there is no chance of winning against them."

Li Kuangwei laughed when he heard the words, and was too lazy to explain.

Li Keyong wanted to seize Chengde Town by force, but as far as Youzhou Town was concerned, the three towns in Hebei had been married for generations and were closely related, so it was not necessary to seize Chengde Town by force.In other words, military and political means are used together, and storage is easier than Li Ke's use.

Wang Rong is only fifteen or sixteen years old this year, how capable can he be?In the war against Hedong, the older self must be the unyielding leader, commanding the soldiers and horses of Youzhou and Chengde towns, and fighting against Hedong.

After several wars have been fought, how many of the Chengde generals still listen to Wang Rong's children?

After the two towns are unified, pull out the nail used by Li Ke, Yi Ding, and attack the three prefectures of Xing, Ming, and Ci to threaten Wei Bo.

Of course, Li Keyong had to be defeated first.

"Brother, Helian Duo of Datong sent a letter, wanting to link up with our town, and discuss Hedong together. How should I reply to this?" Li Kuangchou asked again.

"Shut up!" Li Kuangwei reprimanded, then solemnly, respectfully offered a stick of incense to the Buddha.

Li Kuangchou was brave and bold, but he didn't dare to make mistakes in front of the gods and Buddhas, so he stood quietly by the side and didn't speak anymore.

"Let's go." After offering incense, Li Kuangwei asked his soldiers to give alms to the monks, and then left the temple gate.

"In a few days, someone sent an envoy to Xiazhou and invited Shuofang Town to send troops together to attack Hedong." Li Kuangwei said: "Although Shuofang Town is not well-known, there should still be [-] to [-] soldiers and horses. Datong Town, can't Let Li Keyong swallow it, otherwise the Jin soldiers will leave Weizhou and reach the city of Youzhou in a short time."

Li Kuangchou thought so.

Weizhou borders Yizhou in the east, Hengzhou and Dingzhou in the south, Yunzhou in the west, and Guizhou in the north.No matter from which point of view, it is very important to Hebei, and it should be classified as Youzhou Town, but the imperial court chose to place it on Hedong Road, and it belongs to the state of Datong Town.

But fortunately, Li Keyong had a gap with Helian Duo, and attacked several times, which gave Youzhou Town a chance.At present, the elder brother sent Liu Rengong to lead the army to garrison Weizhou to help defend the Datong army.As long as he resists Li Keyong's offensive and makes him realize that the chance of capturing Datong is very small, maybe Li Keyong will re-attack and become a virtue, and the opportunity his brother has been waiting for will have.

"Brother, Shao Shude, the king of Lingwu County, has repeatedly raised troops in the past few years, sweeping the lands of Longyou and Hexi, and recruiting countless Qianghu people. If he leads his troops to the east, Li Ke will face the enemy with his back, and he will definitely give up attacking Helianduo. "

"Second brother, would you like to take a trip to Xiazhou?" Li Kuangwei looked at his younger brother, and thought of the beautiful looks of his younger siblings again in his mind.

"Brother..." Li Kuangchou was a little surprised.He is a general in the town, how can he be a messenger?
"That's all." Li Kuangwei thought it was wrong.In case it is necessary to lead the army, there is no trustworthy person in the town to guard it, which is also a problem.

"Hearing that Liangzhou Dama was very majestic, someone sent another person to go to Xiazhou Ma with money, and feel Shao Shude's mind by the way." Li Kuangwei said again.

I'm ashamed to say that the horse administration in Youzhou Town is in a mess, and it hasn't been done well.This may be because Xi people belonged to Youzhou in name and had a good relationship with Youzhou Town, so they could buy war horses at an extremely low price.

The cost of buying horses from Xi Ren is lower than that of our own ranch. As time goes by, the management of horses is not satisfactory.

Liangzhou horses are famous in the country.In the past, Fan Yang, who held the festival in Anlu Mountain, went to the court at the last moment before plotting to rebel, and transferred the excellent war horses from the shepherds in Hexi, adding wings to a tiger.

Sending people to Xiazhou to buy horses is of course just a gimmick, the key point is to persuade Shao Shude to send troops together to attack Hedong.

The location of Shuofang Town is really good. If it was in Hebei, Li Kuangwei wouldn't even bother to talk nonsense.But since he was in Hetao, Li Ke could use two fronts to fight, which would be of great use.

Let's explore your mind first, it may not be possible.After all, Shao Shude and Li Keyong are sworn brothers, it is really hard to say what will happen to him as a hypocrite who loves his feathers.

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