Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 728
"Wow!" The fish leaped out of the water, splashing waves.

The galloping messenger got off the path by the lake and went straight to the camp.After changing two horses, he ran southeast again, passed through Yonggu, Yanchang, and Fangshan, and arrived at Yunzhou City.

Li Keyong sat in the festival hall, Li Cunxin, the governor of Zhuozhou, and Duab Yagai were on the left and right.

Further down, Zhou Dewei, Li Siben, Li Cunzhang, Li Siyuan, Shi Yan, An Jinquan and others stood solemnly, waiting for orders.

In the past two years of fighting, the new generation of generals has more and more opportunities.Li Keyong is also more willing to train them to replace the old Yuan Cong who is gradually fading out.

The overall quality of the newcomers is very good, and they are also tough and durable, which makes Li Keyong very satisfied.In addition, the conquest of Youzhou in the past few years has been repeated and irritating, but the ending is still good. Hedong Town swallowed such a huge monster, which greatly relieved the internal pressure and greatly improved its strength.

With so many happy events, Lao Li is of course happy.Over the years, the overall trend of the forces in Hedong has also been going up, and the internal cohesion is strong, which makes him even more happy.

Until more and more people mentioned his righteous brother Shao Shude in his ears.

Li Keyong actually doesn't like this Yiren brother because it doesn't fit his aesthetics.But how to put it, this is politics, and sometimes you can't help it.

In the past few years, his foster brother has done two things that made him very unhappy.

The first incident involved the dispute over the position of the two kings in Hezhong, and supported Wang Yao as Jiedu envoy, and ousted his son-in-law Wang Ke from the stage.

Although for his own sake, his daughter and son-in-law were safe and sound, and finally entered the court as an official, but this incident really annoyed him so much that he almost sent troops to attack.

The second thing is the deep interference in the government and the insult to the saint.

Grand Master Xiao Yun, Prime Minister Xiao Yun, Minister of Rites Feng Yanqing, plus many party members and talents they slowly recruited, had a great influence on the government.

Mo Zaisi and Shao Desheng went out of the town to take advantage of the court's signboard, what's the matter?
In comparison, sleeping with the imperial concubine is a trivial matter, and Li Keyong doesn't care at all.

If the righteous brother only has [-] troops, then he has a strong urge to catch him in front of him for questioning.

But the righteous brother claims to be "50 riders", so things are too complicated.

"Yesterday, the Xia people sent elite soldiers into Yanchi, and they came in a surprise attack. The Uighur, Tuyuhun, and Shiwei tribes lost some of their men." Li Cunzhang, the governor of Weizhou, said: "If you act so decisively, you should seize Xuanhongchi from me and march into Yanchi. response. I think it’s time to rein in the troops and wait and see what happens.”

"Does Xia thief want to fight?"

"It's already been fought, can't you see it with your blind eyes?"

"Sometimes I clearly don't want to fight, but I have to put on a aggressive look."

"Over there in Shuozhou, I think sooner or later there will be a fight."

The generals were chattering all over the place, and Li Keyong was overwhelmed.At this time, a civil servant stepped forward and handed a letter to him.

Li Ke took it apart on the spot, took a closer look, went inside frowning, and called Gai Yu in.

"Shao Shude invited me to watch fish in Xuanhong Pond or Yan Chi. What's the meaning?" Mrs. Liu was not around, and Gai Yu was the number one counselor. Li Ke used the first time to ask him for advice.

The sausage-slicing tactic suggested by Liu was not very successful.Because Shao thief made a fierce response at the first step, and immediately pushed the problem to Li Keyong.He killed the person you sent to test him, do you want to escalate the war?

In many cases, many clues can be seen from the other party's response.Shao Shude's response was firm and forceful, and he looked like he was not afraid of fighting at all, which was enough to influence the attitude of some people.

"Your Majesty, in fact, Shao Shude didn't want to fight. This letter is written in a humble and courteous manner, but there is no such thing as fighting for brotherhood." Gai Yu said: "If your Majesty wishes, you might as well meet."

Although Gai Yu has been persuading Li Keyong to pay attention to Shao Shude's threat, when it comes to serving as an aide, he has always discussed the matter as it stands and will not exaggerate.

Shao Shude really didn't want to fight, it wouldn't do him any good, on the contrary it would be very annoying.How many soldiers should be deployed in Hezhong and Heyang?The Jin people are condescending, and there are strong passes and dangerous passes. Once troops are dispatched and they dive down to the plains, don't you leave more than [-] soldiers and horses to defend against it?
Only a fool would fight Hedong now.

"Do you also think that it is not beneficial to start a war with Shao Shude?" Li Keyong asked suddenly.

"Your Majesty, you know me. I have always felt that the cultivation of morality has already been achieved, and the harm is serious." Gai Yu said: "But I have to say that it is of no benefit to start a war with the Xia people at this time. Even if we want to fight, we can't It's here, but it should be Jinjiang and Heyang."

Li Ke nodded silently.

"Give Li Cunxiao an order to guard the camp without any mistakes." Li Keyong ordered.

"As ordered." Gai Yu replied.

The two returned to the hall one after the other.

……

"The time has come, you can do it!" Yiqi flew over and conveyed the order.

Soon more than a thousand people took action. They were divided into two teams, one team went to the state office, and the other team went to a certain place in the military camp.

Exclamations and screams soon sounded in the government office, and a civil official and several attendants were caught off guard and fell into a pool of blood.

The civil official didn't die for a while, he crawled under the case table, was picked up by the sergeant again, swung his sword and stabbed him, and he was punished immediately.

The fighting at the barracks lasted longer.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, dozens of Jin soldiers blocked the gate first to delay for a while.

Afterwards, everyone put on armor, and with the intent to die, they fought fiercely with the Yan people until they all died in battle.

Liu Shouguang was extremely irritable watching, and kicked Maza in front of him.

It takes so much effort to kill some people, they are all a bunch of idiots!
Moreover, this group of Jin people usually eat and receive cards, and their military discipline is extremely poor. They are like wine bags and rice bags.
After checking the heads one by one, Liu Shouguang asked someone to give them to his father.

This is the end of the matter, there is nothing to hesitate.

Shao Shude met the leaders of the tribes in Fuyundui Temple, and then the news of "50 riders" traveling eastward spread to Youzhou and other places at an astonishing speed under the rapid spread of the trembling grassland tribes. on the nearby grasslands.

A fact attached to the news: Li Keyong recruited 40 troops from Shanxi and Yan, and went north to Yunzhou. The meaning of confrontation is very obvious.

For the rebels in Youzhou Town who are still determined, isn't this an excellent opportunity to rebel?

Liu Rengong immediately contacted Xi Ren from Ying and Pinger Prefectures, and Khitan Chief Hao, luring them to go south together.

These tribes did not listen to the greetings of the Khitan Eight Clan Alliance further north, and they were not very submissive to Youzhou Town. They were more like fools jumping back and forth between the two to seek benefits.

Liu Rengong lured them to go south to plunder, and quite a few people responded.

What are you afraid of?Li Ke is used, the big deal is that we will leave and go to other places to ask for a living. Can Jin soldiers or Yan soldiers go deep into the grassland to chase them?
On the first day of October, the Yingping Town Army was mobilized, including 3000 infantry, more than [-] cavalry, more than [-] soldiers from the counties of Outer California, and more than [-] troops.

Of course, such a small number of people is not enough.But counting the more than [-] herdsmen who followed him to the south to plunder, it seems to be a little bit, at least the momentum has grown.

With more than [-] people riding on foot, Liu Rengong is full of ambition.

Envoys have already gone to Zhenzhou. If Wang Rong also moves, it will be very hopeful.

Gao Siji's group is said to have attached themselves to the Khitan Diela tribe.If you hear the news, will you also encourage the Khitan tribes to go south?This is entirely possible.Anyway, he also sent people to the ranch of Dielabu. If Brother Gao Siji had the heart, he would try his best to persuade Abao to lead his troops to the south. This is a rare opportunity.

Li Keyong, haha!Just after returning to Jinyang to rest for two months after class teacher, I met Shao Shude leading troops eastward again. Now I'm afraid I'm in dire straits, internal and external difficulties, right?

At this time, it is often time to negotiate the price with Li Keyong.As long as he has a more submissive attitude, speaks more beautifully, and offers goods, Li Keyong will hold his nose and agree with the fait accompli.

Although there is still a high possibility of being settled by Qiuhou afterwards, isn't this just a race for time? It depends on how quickly you free up your hands, or how quickly I integrated the interior, there are still opportunities, just fight!

The army was mighty and mighty, and it left Pingzhou and went straight to Jizhou.Most of the defenders in the state had defected, and turned directly to join the Liu Department.Tanji Town shocked Li Cunjin, and led five thousand infantry, two thousand cavalry, and two thousand newly formed Khitan Zhihu cavalry to conquer Liu Rengong.

Kang Junli, who stayed behind in Youzhou, was also taken aback. The soldiers from Xinyi Gui, Zhuozhou, Shunzhou and other places were all transferred to the west. Now only Li Cunjin and Li Sizhao in Yingzhou can fight in Youzhou Town.

The thief Liu Rengong really knows how to pick his time!
I had no choice but to send envoys for help, all the way to Jinyang, Yunzhou, and Dingzhou—yes, Wang Gao’s Yiwu Army can also be rescued at critical moments.

As for the [-] troops of Li Sizhao, the envoy of Yingmo Township, it is enough to be notified, but they dare not act rashly for the time being.Perhaps some troops can be sent north to reinforce Youzhou, but the main force cannot be moved, so Wang Rong has to be on guard.

Furthermore, why did Liu Rengong dare to rebel?Isn't it because the three towns in Hebei have a strong sense of independence and don't want to be managed by outsiders?In Yingmo Erzhou, surely there will be no rebels?That's hard to say.

The situation in Youzhou is a little more delicate.

(End of this chapter)