A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 786 Invite yourself to the court
  The word "砠" means Shangsi, which means Hangxi.

Hanxi is the largest tributary on the south bank of the upper reaches of Zuoxi River and the Mingjiang River in later generations. It originates from Shiwandashan Weijun Pass and Hanxi River Valley. It is also the old road used by Sui general Liu Fang to conquer Linyi in Jiaozhi, connecting Qinzhou and Jiaozhou.

Today, there are three Jisi Prefectures in the [-]-mile Mingjiang River Basin, namely Shangsi Prefecture in the upper reaches, Han Prefecture in the middle reaches, and Siming Prefecture in the lower reaches.

Therefore, to the north is Longzhou and Wu Huaiyu's newly established Chongzhou. Therefore, in the previous two Liman defeats, the Xidongman Village in the Xianxi Basin suffered the heaviest losses. A large number of young and strong Dongding are still helping Wu Huaiyu build the city. Build a fort.

Moreover, the Tang army was staring at them with eager eyes, and the Hanxi villages were also under the greatest pressure.

When Wu Huaiyu announced that none of the rebel governors in the Jizhou Prefecture would be spared and would be punished quickly, and then he said that if the chiefs of the barbarian tribes took the heads of the governors, they could replace them with merit and atonement. It was the first to cause chaos.

divide the enemy,

Letting enemies fight among themselves is undoubtedly a clever method. Although Wu Huaiyu's intention is obvious, it is a conspiracy. In the past, those Jisi governors were of course the most powerful lords in the place. But now, the original power The balance was most broken. The Tang army was watching from the side, and the strength of all the governors was severely reduced.
  The balance of power has been broken,

Those who are ambitious or want to protect themselves can only fight among themselves at this time.
  Shangsizhou was the first to break into civil unrest.
  The original governor is now besieged by several powerful lords.
  "Sun Chong, the governor of Qinzhou, sent the town general Ning Shijing to enter Shangsi along Liu Fang's old road, captured Shangsi stronghold, and killed the rebellion. The governor of Shangsizhou..."

Taipingbao.

Gao Rong brought good news and went to Sizhou to fight, but the peaches were picked by Qinzhou. Following Huaiyu's order, Changsun Chong mobilized the Ning clan and other large clans in Qinzhou, led by Ning Shijing, and suddenly attacked Shangsi.

Caught Shang Siluoman Xidong off guard,
  In the past, all parties were involved in chaotic fighting, causing injuries to each other. The original governor suffered the heaviest losses. Ning Shijing was a descendant of the Ning family in Qinzhou and was very familiar with Shangsi.

I remember that during the Sui Dynasty, General Liu Fang was ordered to conquer Linyi. He started from Qinzhou and opened a road along the Hangxi River to connect the state. At that time, many descendants of the Ning family in Qinzhou led their troops to the expedition.

Although Ning Shijing was leading the Qinzhou regiment training, he was also assisted by the imperial garrison, and his equipment was strengthened. This sudden sword strike from behind caught Shangsi and all parties unprepared.
  Shangsi Village fell, and the governor of Shangsizhou was appointed as the head.

Although the monks in Shangsi were dissatisfied with Ning Shijing's behavior of stealing peaches, no one dared to attack him for a while. Ning Shijing was not only the Ning clan of Qinzhou, he was also the Qinzhou town general of the imperial court. He commanded the officers and soldiers of the imperial court. .

"The prime minister has already said that whoever can get the head of the rebel governors can take his place as the new governor. I am true to my word and sent an order to report to the governor of Sizhou in Ningshi's capital inspection school."

"If there are any among the rivers and rivers who do not adhere to the imperial court and do not obey orders, we will destroy them!"

Ning Shijing is a son of the Ning family in Qinzhou and the nephew of Ning Chun, the governor of Yongzhou. Let him be the governor of Shangsi, which is better than the original rebellious ones.

After all, Shangsi is a Jisi state, a remote place beyond the reach of the whip.

The relationship between Wu Huaiyu and the Ning family is also good now. It is also in Wu Huaiyu's interest to let Ning Shijing be the governor.

Shangsi was appointed to serve in the army, such as Sima, Sima, and Liucao. Wu Huaiyu requested that the senior sergeant should be appointed by officials sent by the imperial court. Half of the Liucao would be officials sent by the imperial court, and half of them would be locals, which was considered a balance and appeasement.

"Prime Minister, please give me an army of soldiers and horses, and I will go and capture Han Prefecture and Siming Prefecture." Xi Junmai requested.

Wu Huaiyu shook his head.

"Ask Huang Cheng to attack Hanzhou and Gong Xing to attack Simingzhou, and each will lead a town to surrender."

He did not intend to change the original plan. The main force of the Tang army's camp could not be dispersed. At this time, the overall strength of the rebels was still very strong, so the best way was to divide them and let them have a civil war that was in the best interest of the court.

Huang Cheng and Gong Xing were both the first to be defeated and captured. Now they have been 'learning' for a while, and their transformation has been pretty good. Let them take some of the reorganized troops to attack those two states.

It doesn't cost the Tang army a single soldier. No matter how hard the two sides fight against Wu Huaiyu, they won't feel bad. If the two of them are defeated, although they are also barbarians, they are also outsiders. If they want to stabilize their position, they must rely on the support of the court. If they cannot be defeated, At that time, we will mobilize more reorganized surrender troops to join the army.
  Wu Huaiyu can snowball.

After defeating the Sizhou, Hanzhou, and Siming prefectures, he can continue to integrate the surrendered Ryubarbarians, and then let them attack other states, and finally sweep the entire Left and Right River Thirty Prefectures for him. As for Wu Huaiyu's elite troops, what they need to do is to control the main streams of the left and right rivers, maintain sufficient deterrence, and not triggering the attack. If they do not end up themselves, it is the greatest deterrent.

"First the Zuo River and then the Right River. The Zuo River will first go downstream to the south bank, then the north bank, and then to the upper reaches. We are not in a hurry and will advance slowly. As long as their alliance is disintegrated, they will be nothing more than meat on the chopping board."

Huaiyu explained to several camp generals,
  "I plan to return to Beijing, and I will leave this place to you. The camp will be divided into two parts. Xi Junmai and Gao Rong will lead the left and right wing, plus the Chinese army will go to Youxi to take charge.
  On Zuoxi's side, the four generals Hou San, Chen Xing, Zhao Xin, and Xu Siye led the troops on the left, right, and front to guard the area. "

Huaiyu suddenly said that he wanted to return to Chang'an, which surprised everyone.

"Prime Minister, are the saints recalled?" Gao Ning asked.

Huaiyu shook his head.

Although there is a war going on here in Lingnan, and maybe even in Yongzhou, it feels like the world is in chaos, but in fact, in the eyes of the court and the people of Chang'an, many people don't even know that there is a war here.

Even if they heard about it, they felt that it was just a small brawl between the barbarians in southern Xinjiang and not worth mentioning.

In the eyes of the Chang'an nobles, thirty Jisu prefectures all rebelled, which was probably equivalent to thirty village chiefs rioting.

Who would have thought that these savages could threaten the imperial court?

You know, even a few years ago, when people like Ning Changzhen, Feng Xuan and Tandian rebelled, few in the court took it seriously. In the early days of Zhenguan, no one cared about the battle between Feng Ang and Tandian.

No matter how hard we fight, we can't threaten Chang'an.

The imperial court would not cause trouble to Wu Huaiyu just because the thirty Jisi prefectures of Left and Right Rivers were rebelling. They would not have the guts to do so, and of course the emperor would not suddenly summon Huaiyu back to the court because of this matter.

Moreover, this matter did not arise out of Huaiyu, it was all caused by Hou Junji, and the war is going well now.

"Then why does Xiangguo want to return to Chang'an now?"

"I'm going back to Chang'an temporarily. I'll be back soon." Wu Huaiyu didn't say much. Ever since he received the letter from Chen Sheng and the others and saw the names Cheng Xin and Qin Ying, he almost knew the current situation in Chang'an. .

Cheng Qian is in trouble, big trouble.

And the Wu family is now closely tied to the East Palace. If something goes wrong in the East Palace, the Wu family is also in danger. The situation is very bad, and he must return to Beijing.

Don't worry too much about things here, just make some rough arrangements.

night,
  Huaiyu wrote a letter to the emperor of Chang'an, briefly stating that the conquest here had been successful in every battle, and the overall situation was decided. Then he said that he heard that His Highness the Crown Prince was ill and invited himself to the court to see the Crown Prince.

The letter is written,
  Huaiyu felt a little heavy. After leaving Chang'an, he didn't expect so many accidents to happen.

A Liu held the pipa and played a comfortable tune.

The song ends,

A Liu served her attentively, and Wu Huaiyu felt a little irritated, "Come up here and move by yourself."

The irritable mood needs to be vented severely.

(End of this chapter)