Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 786 Disposal

He Delun's speed was very fast, and he returned to Bianzhou in the afternoon of the next day.

He spoke very strictly, and went directly to the Marquis of Duyu to meet with the commanders of the four armies of Tianwei, Guangsheng, Shenjie, and Tianxing.

Zhu Youlun, son of Zhu Cun, the second brother of Zhu Quanzhong, commander of the Tianwei Army.

Zhu Youwen, son of Zhu Quanzhong, commander of the Guangsheng Army.

Wang Tan, the former commander of Tabai, is now the commander of the Shenjie Army.

Hua Wenqi, former general of the cavalry army, is currently the commander of the Tianxing Army.

Among these people, not to mention the Zhu family, Wang Tan is a general who has made many military exploits.

Hua Wenqi was born in the Chao army and belonged to Zhu Youyu, the eldest son of King Liang, and was very trusted.

All in all, these four generals are very reliable, otherwise the new army would not be handed over to them.

After hearing the "explosive news" brought back by He Delun, the four of them were shocked for a moment.

He Delun didn't have time to talk to them. After explaining clearly, he left the military mansion and went straight to Liang Wang's mansion, and had a secret discussion with Zhang Lang, the commander of the guards.

Zhang Lang, a native of Xiao County, is good at shooting and has extraordinary arm strength. The township party who was single-handedly promoted by King Liang and treated with great courtesy can be trusted.

"It's not the fault of General Ge Du that the battle has ended like this." Zhang Lang sighed and asked, "Do you really want to fight?"

"You have to do it." He Delun said eagerly: "It's not that you want to kill people, you should be put under house arrest first."

Zhang Lang was silent for a moment, and said: "The king of Liang has a great kindness to me, and I should repay it. If I make a mistake and blame General Xie Du afterwards, I should apologize with a generous gift."

"You're right if you think so." He Delun said: "I still have a lot of arrangements to make. You take people to the military mansion first, and the princess can give a brief explanation."

Zhang Lang nodded, and immediately summoned his staff to go.

After He Delun left the palace, he went to the shogunate and met Wei Zhao, one of Zhu Quanzhong's confidants.

Wei Zhao had just changed his name to Wei Zhen, and three years ago he served as Deputy Envoy of Xuanwu Jiedu.

The position of deputy envoy of Jiedu is actually nothing. Generally speaking, it is a position set up for counselors. It is not a military position, but a civilian position. It is not the second in command of the shogunate.

Wei Zhen joined the shogunate of King Liang during the Guangqi period. At that time, King Liang was concurrently serving as the governor of Huainan, and Wei Zhen was the Sima of the Left Marching Army of the Yangzhou shogunate.In the first year of Wende (888), King Liang attacked Qin Zongquan, and Wei Zhen was the commander of the four camps in Caizhou.Three years ago, Wei Zhen served as the Deputy Envoy of Xuanwu Jiedu, and he ranked third or second among the four advisors, comparable to Li Zhen's status.

"Doctor Wei, Ge Du is about to fall into the chaotic army. He doesn't know whether he will live or die. He may have already surrendered at this time. Please make a decisive decision and take charge of the overall situation. The bandits will arrive sooner or later." He Delun said in a low voice.

Wei Zhen looked calm, staring into the distance, as if thinking.

In fact, from the second year of Dashun (891) to the present, Liang Jun's situation has become increasingly difficult, and it is entirely conceivable that today's situation will appear.Wei Zhen even imagined an unbearably worse situation, and formulated a series of so-called contingency plans.

Although the current situation is extremely dangerous, there is still a chance to do it.

"Go do it yourself, I'll take care of other things." Wei Zhen said.

He Delun breathed a sigh of relief, and bowed to express his gratitude: "With your husband here, Bianzhou will have no worries."

And just as the two were talking, Xie Yanzhang had strode into the Duyu Housi.

According to the system, the soldiers should stay outside, and weapons such as sabers should also be handed over to the guards for safekeeping.After Xie Yanzhang took off the horizontal knife, he entered the hall.

"Take it!" Zhang Lang shouted, and dozens of soldiers surrounded him, their blades and guns pressed against Xie Yanzhang's chest.

"General Zhang, what do you mean?" Xie Yanzhang asked with a change of expression.

"After the king returns to the mansion, he will plead guilty to the king. At this time, General Xie will be invited to rest in the wing." Zhang Lang said with a cold face.

Xie Yanzhang stared at him for a long time, then suddenly asked: "But my father was defeated in Mengzhou? Has the enemy surrendered?"

"Don't do it yet?" Zhang Lang raised his voice.

Xie Yanzhang sighed, did not resist, was taken to a side room, and placed under house arrest.

The commanders of the Eighth Army of Tianwu were locked up, and the remaining four armies were in the hands of reliable people. Zhang Lang breathed a sigh of relief and temporarily solved a hidden danger.

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Outside the city of Bianzhou, there were scouts and horses everywhere, and messengers were running around, very busy.

Wei Zhen issued a series of orders, including moving the people attached to Guo into the city, collecting food, grass, horses and mules in the suburbs, recruiting the children of generals and schools inside and outside the city to form an army, and so on.

The news has already leaked out, and I don't know which big mouth leaked it. It is probably one of the more than 200 riders who came back with He Delun. Anyway, the news of Ge Congzhou's defeat spread quickly in the market, and gradually spread outside the city. Fly to Chenliu, Weishi and other counties farther away.

The people panicked and dragged their families with them one after another, trying to rush into the city.But the guards at the city gate had already received an order from the military mansion, and only the family members of the sergeants were allowed to enter the city, and the rest were not allowed to enter the city—of course, it was only the family members of the sergeants who lived in Bianzhou.

The cruelty of war is fully reflected at this moment, some people have to live, some people have to try their luck, the gap is so big.

Those who are blocked can only find ways to avoid themselves.The companions comforted each other, Xia Bing did not kill people indiscriminately, and the two previous visits to Bobianzhou were safe and sound, basically nothing happened.

There are also families of sergeants who are unwilling to go to the city to take refuge, for fear that there will be no food to eat.Although it was rumored that not all of the millions of dendrobium grains sent by Wei Bo had been used up, and that the grain reserves in the city were abundant and safe for half a year, they still didn't want to go.Anyway, Xia Bing doesn't kill people, what are you afraid of?As for the deliberate arrest, search and killing of the family members of the sergeants, this is unheard of.It has been more than a hundred years since the hardship, and I have never heard of it.Even when the king of Liang attacked Yunzhou, he did not persuade his family members to surrender, not to mention that it might not be effective, otherwise Yunzhou would have been destroyed.

Wei Zhen walked up to the top of the city in person, watched the sunset gradually, and remained silent for a long time.

The scenery outside the city is unobstructed.

The house is like a chicken and a dog.

The farmland is neat and tidy, and the corn and wheat grow tall, which is very gratifying.

The flowing water in the ditches quietly moistens the farmland.

The Bian River is flowing silently, the boats are docked on the pier and beside the water gate, and the masts and oars are like a forest.

The trees are lush and lush, and they can grow vigorously after spring comes.

The official road has been renovated and is flat and straight, extending to the far horizon.

What a magnificent picture of mountains and rivers!

It's a pity that with the war, these things will be wiped out.

As a counselor, Wei Zhen certainly has military experience.He could see that after Ge Congzhou's defeat, Zhengzhou's troops were empty, and sporadic resistance could not stop the Xia people, and they would probably fall soon.

At the latest before nightfall tomorrow, Xia Zei's cavalry will arrive at the city of Bianzhou, and a war may break out at any time.

According to He Delun, if the thieves have more cavalry and fewer infantry, then there is no need to worry too much, after all cavalry cannot attack the city.But this matter cannot be delayed for a long time. The longer it is delayed, the more likely the thieves will mobilize an army to surround Bianzhou.

Everyone who should be notified has been notified.

The Yingzhou front line sent people, the Xuzhou front line sent people, Zhu Zhen and Zhang Tingfan also sent people, and all the prefectures sent people.There is no other way, but to mobilize the horse and fight hard, waiting for help.

But is there anything that can be salvaged?Wei Zhen wasn't sure, but he tended to think there was.

He didn't ask Zhu Zhen to help Bianzhou. First, he was not qualified to command Zhu Zhen, and second, it was unnecessary.There is no problem in Bianzhou, and the Xia bandits have no chance of taking it. What should be worried about is other states and counties, and even the two armies of King Liang and Pang Shigu.

"And Wei Bo!" Wei Zhen patted his forehead and sighed. He made a mistake in his busy schedule and almost forgot about it.

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Inside Liang Wang's mansion, Zhang Hui summoned all the concubines and persuaded them to take out some jewelry, jewelry and the like, and donate them together as rewards for the sergeants.

The process of persuasion went smoothly, which may have benefited from Zhang Hui's daily favor to the concubines in the mansion, as well as the prestige brought by fairness and justice.

After asking the steward of the mansion to take people to fetch the treasure, Zhang Hui kept a few more people, all of whom were the most beloved by the King of Liang: Shi Shi, Chen Shi, and Li Shi.

The Shi family is the younger sister of Shi Yanci, whose ancestral home is Liangzhou, and has Sogdian blood, and his exotic style is very popular with the King of Liang.

Shi Yanci is 45 years old this year, and he is serving as the envoy of Bianzhou. He is in charge of hundreds of people, but he can only maintain law and order, don't expect anything else.

Shi Yanci's great-grandfather, Shi Rao, and grandfather Shi Zhen were both Shence Generals. His father, Shi Sheng, failed to join the Shence Army, and was dismissed only because of his father's influence.In Chang'an, I met Zhu Wen, the general of the "false Qi".

After Zhu Quanzhong became the Jiedu envoy of the Xuanwu Army, Shi Yanci, as the eldest son of Shi Sheng, went to Bianzhou in the fifth year of Zhonghe (885) and served as the deputy envoy of Xuanwu Tong Jiedu (?), and later served as the governor of Songzhou and the governor of Bozhou. , Now he is the Yamen of the military government and the envoy of Chongjie in Bianzhou.

"Erniang, please go back and tell your eldest brother that there are many generals in the city. Most of their fathers and brothers were hand-picked by the king. They have practiced martial arts since they were young. They are very brave. You can choose reliable and honest people and distribute them with weapons to maintain order in the city." Zhang Hui took Shi Shi's hand and said: "Your Majesty led an expedition, and after hearing the news, he will definitely come back to help. There are [-] to [-] soldiers in the city. As long as our positions are not messed up, the Shao bandits can't do anything to us. This matter is urgent. Do it now."

"Yes." Shi's complexion was pale, but he still responded.

Zhang Hui turned his attention to Chen and Li again.

The Chen family is from Songzhou, "seldom enters with color", and his family members are small officials in Bianzhou.

The Li family also advanced through color, and his family members served as minor officers in the Tianxing and Shenjie Second Armies.

Zhang Hui taught the two carefully, asking them to go back and mobilize relatives and friends to stabilize people's hearts.

She is indeed a woman with great wisdom, knowing that people's hearts are the most important at this time.If you don't mess yourself up, the Shao thief will have nothing to do.

After Chen and Li also retreated, Zhang Hui stretched out his hands and looked carefully.

These years have been pampered and pampered. He is 40 years old, and the traces of fleeing years ago have disappeared.

"Come here, prepare white noodles." Zhang Hui called the servants and ordered.

According to historical records, Zhu Quanzhong had hundreds of concubines. Of course, this is not such an exaggeration at this time, but there are still hundreds of women.Zhang Hui had gotten along well with them a long time ago, made noodles and steamed cakes in the palace, and personally sent them to the army as condolences.

Zhang Hui still has some prestige in the army.Because Zhu Quanzhong often punished sergeants and generals, Zhang Hui helped to intercede every time, and many people were lucky enough to survive. After the news spread, the Bianzhou warriors respected the princess very much.

In order to stabilize people's hearts, Zhang Hui really broke his heart.

(End of this chapter)