Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 488 Xuzhou
In October of the third year of Dashun, Pengcheng County, Xuzhou.

It was already dark, and the dilapidated county was filled with cold wind and rain.

There are not many pedestrians on the street. In today's world, there is no food to eat. In such a cold day, it is still raining. Who is free to go out and wander around?

There are mostly residential houses on both sides of the street, and there are not many shops. They also look dusty and must have been closed for a long time.

The inside of the house is dark, with occasional lights that look like beans, and it looks lifeless.

A gust of cold wind blew from the gap in the city wall, and the bare old trees at the street swayed like candles in the wind.

There are still some sergeants guarding the gap.But they shrank their hands and feet, their expressions were numb, and they didn't even want to put on a show.

Fortunately, the Bian army has already retreated, otherwise it would be like a bird, and a night attack on the city would probably be lost.

A middle-aged military officer with a beard was leaning on the pillars of the hastily built hut, his cotton clothes were torn and his clothes were exposed, and his eyes were fixed on the end of the street.

It was a brightly lit mansion compound.

There are lanterns hanging above the stone lions at the entrance, which are extremely bright and colorful, and I don't know how many candles were used.

Inside the mansion, the sound waves soared into the sky, and it was actually full of guests.

Shi Pu's favorite concubine Liu Shi poured wine for Feng Wei, Han Quanhui and others at the main table.

This girl was so beautiful that Feng Wei didn't dare to look at her, and only chatted with Shi Pu about romantic affairs.

"My son has sent someone back with a letter." Shi Pu raised his head and took a sip of wine, obviously in a good mood: "Luo Quanguan, the lieutenant of the Right Army, gave him the position of the capital of Yushan Capital, with a monthly salary of [-] yuan, and a gift The mansion in Beijing all depends on the face of King Lingwu."

There are also some warriors on the main table, all of whom are Shi Pu's cronies.Some of their children followed Shi Zan into the capital, and they all stood up to toast Feng Wei.

Feng Wei didn't refuse, and after drinking and drinking, his face turned red.

Shi Pu hugged Liu Shi on his lap, and his hands had already been naturally inserted into the skirt.

Liu seems to have long been used to this kind of scene.

As a martial artist, I often have fun with my subordinates.To them, concubines are just playthings, they can be given away at any time, and they can be used to entertain others at any time. If something goes wrong, many of them are sent to the army as camp prostitutes.

"The thief Ding Hui is still stationed in Suzhou, and the bastard Zhang Fan has surrendered the Zhu thief." After chatting for a while, the topic inevitably turned to the current situation. This is something that no one can avoid. .

A while ago, Pu led his army back from Yunzhou, fought a battle with Ding who came to intercept him halfway, and was defeated and returned to Xuzhou.

The governor of Haozhou, Zhang Fan, surrendered to Dinghui in despair. The governor of Sizhou, Zhang Jian, was also a little shaken by hearing this, but he did not surrender after all.

However, Shi Pu didn't trust him very much, because someone secretly reported that Zhang Jian had a good relationship with Yang Xingmi in private, and in addition to the fact that he tried his best to dissuade him from going south to rob Huainan, Shi Pu even wanted to trick Zhang Jian into Xuzhou. Beheaded, and someone else will be the governor of Sizhou.

After Haozhou surrendered, Zhu Quanzhong already occupied three states in Huainan, namely Shouzhou, Haozhou, and Chuzhou. If Sizhou was captured again, the Huai River would be in his hands, and there would be no danger to keep secrets.

The conflict between Zhu Quanzhong and Yang Xingmi may be inevitable, unless he is willing to give up the Huainan prefectures such as Shou, Hao, Chu, and Si.

"Sikong, I feel that the matter of Xu Town must be cautious in the future. The south is connected with secrets, and the north is connected with Erzhu. My master will launch from Shanguo and Tangdeng roads, and Zhu Quanzhong will not be busy." Feng Wei Putting down the wine bottle, he said sincerely: "Quanzhong is too greedy, he doesn't give people a way to survive, and makes enemies on all sides. As long as we work together, why worry about being loyal?"

Shi Pu stopped groping, pushed Mrs. Liu to the ground, and muttered: "I've hated Xingmi..."

"Don't worry, Sikong, my lord will definitely explain it to you two. It's a trivial matter. Secrets are not unreasonable people, so I will definitely clear up the past." Feng Wei said.

"Then I'll have to work." Shi Pu arched his hands and said.

He is not a person who doesn't know what to do, the current situation in Xuzhou is indeed at the end of the mountain, even worse than Zhu Xuan.Suzhou was occupied by Dinghui, Haozhou had already surrendered, Zhang Jian of Sizhou was unpredictable, even if he did not surrender Quanzhong, he might not listen to him.Relying on Xuzhou alone, it may be defeated at any time.

"Sikong is polite." Feng Wei smiled.

Xu Zhen was indeed the most dangerous of the three towns, and he was also the worst beaten.If Yang Xingmi hadn't been connected to the south, Feng Wei felt that they wouldn't last a year.

Brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin adopted a very pragmatic strategy this time. They did not seek a decisive battle with the Bian army and focused on defense. Although they were still beaten to shame, they were not hurt.

Puzhou is still standing there. Zhu Quanzhong besieged the city for a long time, but there was nothing he could do about it.

In a few months, the only decent victory was defeating Zhu Jin's reinforcements by the bank of Jishui, causing him to retreat back to Yanzhou.

As long as Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin are not defeated, it will not be a big problem to contain Zhu Quanzhong's army of about [-]. This is the meaning of their existence.

Wuning Shipu, alas!I'm afraid it doesn't have too much restraint ability.

The reason why Dinghui's [-] Bian troops have not retreated is mainly because they have the intention to seize Xuzhou.Nowadays, the two sides are fighting outside of Xuzhou. In fact, it is mainly Wuning Army who surrendered against the three states of Shou, Hao, and Su.

Feng Wei looked on coldly, knowing that Xu Zhen was exhausted, and the reason why he was still willing to come here was because he tried his best.

"I heard that the Zhu thief's attack on Yun Town was not going well, so he ordered the army to be captured and looted wantonly, and all the people in Puzhou were returned. If they all fight like this, how long can the Tianping army last? If the soldiers rebelled, Zhu Xuan might as well. I can't hold it back." A Xuzhou staff member said suddenly.

Shi Pu glared at him, wanting to make fun of it.

The staff shrank their heads, not daring to say any more.

"No problem." Feng Wei said with a smile: "My lord has already acquired the land of Tang and Deng. As long as the rectification is completed, we can send troops to the north and east to attack Ru, Cai and other states. If we are all loyal to the east, we will take Huaixi If Quanzhong sends troops to Huaixi, Yan, Yun, and Xu towns can send troops to attack Cao, Song, Su and other states. If Yang Xingmi is brave enough, he can also go north to fight Shou, Chu and other states. Quanzhong is embarrassed, and the time is short If you grow up, you will surely perish.”

Shi Pu laughed loudly when he heard it, and praised: "The king of Lingwu County is really a hero in the world, and he is convinced. This is how he wants to beat the Zhu thief! If Bianzhou is broken, he still wants to capture his loyal wife and daughter and enjoy three For three days and nights, he is not ashamed to see him."

The generals laughed loudly when they heard the words, and raised their glasses to drink.

The staff member who spoke just now was a little worried.It's a good thing that someone is supporting them on the western front, but I'm afraid it will arouse the greed of these warriors.Originally, you can defend for a longer period of time if you defend well, but you thought you could take advantage of it and took the initiative to attack Zhu Quanzhong's territory, and then suffered heavy losses, and finally died even faster.

In addition, these goddamn warriors are too vulgar, and they can't beat women at every turn.

He was a member of Wang Duo's clan who was in command of Wang Duo when he was hunting for the nest thief.After regaining Chang'an, Wang Duo's official career was not going well, and he was suppressed by Tian Lingzi.Relying on his prestige and contacts, he helped Zhu Quanzhong a lot and allowed him to get through the most difficult period of time safely.

Later, he was changed to be the Jiedu envoy of the Yichang Army in Hebei. On the way as an official, he was killed by Le Congxun when he passed through Weizhou.The reason is that Wang Duo brought a lot of concubines with him, very beautiful and gorgeously dressed, the number—er, there were a lot of them, standing in a long row for Wang Duo to admire and play with.Later, they were all snatched away by Sergeant Wei Bo, and they are nowhere to be found.

These warriors have either money or women in their minds. It is too difficult to expect them to have insight and strategies.

The group ate and drank until midnight.

The servants brought up plate after plate of meat, and jar after jar of wine, and the guards outside the door were also dipped, chewing and eating happily.

After the excitement ended, Feng Wei went to the post station under the escort of Shi Pu's personal soldiers.

I don't know when, the freezing rain has turned into snow, and the cold wind has become more piercing.

From time to time, there were hungry people lying on the ground on both sides of the road. They were all Xuzhou people who poured in from outside the city.

The wind does not adjust the rain, and there are wars every day. Most of Xuzhen's farmland is deserted.The people had no food and clothing, so they could only flock to the city to beg.

But how much surplus food is there in the city?Not to mention ordinary people, the rich are starving to the point of green eyes, and now even if they have money, they can't buy food.

Only the sergeant's family still has food, but they can barely eat enough to help others.

Last month, a Yamen general led soldiers out of the city to plunder the people, and the income was very limited.

The village is deserted, the bones cover the field, and the graves are luxuriant. How can there be a few people for looting?

The people either went south to Yang Xingmi's territory, or fled to the prefectures and counties under Zhu Quanzhong's rule, because the Bian army opened warehouses to release grain, relieved the people, and organized the hungry people to build water conservancy projects in Suzhou and resume production. , very attractive.

Feng Wei looked at it with a lot of thoughts.

In all fairness, compared with Zhu Quanzhong who treats the common people kindly, Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu are too bad.Before Zhu Quanzhong came to attack, they were extravagant and extravagant, raking everywhere, bullying men and women.After the war broke out, farming was neglected, and this burden became even heavier.

If it weren't for being able to restrain Zhu Quanzhong, Feng Wei would not want to have any contact with them at all.

Reminiscent of the fact that the commander-in-chief will rule the world one day, if Er Zhu and Shi Pu survived by chance and surrendered their land, they might be able to be awarded a noble.Most of the history books will beautify and whitewash these three people to help them cover up their bad deeds.

Just outrageous!
After returning to the post station, Feng Wei and Han Quanhui sat facing each other, and they didn't feel sleepy for a while.

"When will Envoy Feng return to Chang'an?" It's been a long time since he came out. Although he received many benefits from Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pusai, Han Quanhui didn't lose his head and knew it was time to go back.

"Han Gongjian, let's go back first. It's better to go back the same way. Quan Zhong has retreated, so this way is still safe." Feng Wei said.

"The envoy still wants to stay in Xuzhou?" Han Quanhui was a little surprised: "We have seen what Xuzhen looks like, and it can be destroyed overnight. If you stay in Xuzhou, you will die with Shi Pu. If there is a war, maybe you will return." Will be held by the rebellious army and dedicated to the whole loyalty. Isn't the status of a king a rare commodity for Xu Zhenjiang?"

"Han Gongjian is too worried." Feng Wei smiled and said: "Before I came to Xuzhen, I wanted to see if Shi Pu could cheer up like Er Zhu. Now it seems that his family background is worse than Zhu Xuan's." It’s better, let alone Zhu Jin. If I were Zhu Quanzhong, I would attack Xuzhou first, and then destroy a town.”

"Then you still stay here?" Han Quanhui was puzzled.

"Who said I want to stay in Xuzhou?" Feng Wei glanced at him and said, "I want to go to Qingzhou and meet Wang Shifan."

Han Quanhui was stunned.This hand is really long enough!I just don't know if Yang Xingmi sent someone from Xuanzhou, but with the temperament of Lingwu County King, there should be envoys there.

Yang Xingmi's good luck!

After defeating Sun Ru, the old nests of Xuan and She were protected, and the two prefectures of Run and Chang in the west of Zhejiang were also under control. Next, they should expand their territory in Jiangbei.This is not good news for Zhu Quanzhong!

(End of this chapter)