A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 85 Turkic Entry
For the same plant, those planted in June and July were called okra by Tang people, but those planted in August and September were called winter amaranth.

It also has another name, sunflower. In Zuozhuan, Confucius once used it to talk about things. Bao Zhuangzi’s knowledge is not as good as sunflower, and sunflower can still defend its feet. There is the idiom "Kui Huo Xiang Sun".

This dish tastes bitter and slippery, similar to eating dandelions, and it also has the slippery feeling of later generations of okra.

"I heard that after eating this stuff, if you are bitten by a dog, the wound will be very difficult to heal, and you may even die easily. Why don't you eat it?" Chen Xing said, looking at the tender okra stems and leaves.

"Nonsense, you are a member of the army in the hospital battalion anyway, don't say such ignorant things outside, make people laugh, this okra is really not delicious when fried, you can boil it and eat it, make some sauce , minced garlic, ginger, minced green onion, salt, dogwood, and Chinese prickly ash to make a dipping sauce, the tender green okra stems and leaves are very delicious when dipped in it.”

It was Zhang Hua of the Jin Dynasty who made the rumor that eating mallow was bitten by a dog, and it was not easy to get better or even killed. It is also the earliest book to record the story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a fantasy novel. For example, there is a monkey in the south of Sichuan who uses a long rope to steal a beautiful woman on the road to be his wife. A thousand-day drunk to death, buried for three years before waking up...

It's nothing compared to eating mallow and being bitten by a dog and dying.

"Wait for my peppers to mature and dry, then roast and crush them, then fry the peppercorns and salt to make salt and pepper, and make a dry dipping sauce with chili powder. Dip this boiled vegetable, it's a must." Huaiyu said I can already feel the muscle memory of the chili with my tongue, and my saliva gush out involuntarily.

While reminiscing about chili noodles and hot pot, suddenly hurried footsteps came from outside.

"Director, the Chang'an angel is here outside, and I want you to come to the chief executive's mansion as soon as possible to listen to the order." Xin Zhao rushed in, "You also have a part in the order, and it must be a promotion!"

Huaiyu put down the okra, purple eggplant and gherkin and rushed to the temporary governor's mansion in Chaishao in the north of the city.

When he arrived, the general manager Xingyuanli had already gathered together.

The one who came to proclaim the decree was Lu Kuan, the supervisor in the palace, and the one who escorted him was Baiqi Wu Huaiyi.

The palace supervisor came to Longyou to deliver the decree in person, mainly because of two major events. One was not long ago, that is, on June 25th, after receiving the order from the crown prince to recall the king of Lujiang, Li Yuan, the governor of Youzhou, not only Instead of obeying the order, Cui Dunli, the coordinator sent by the prince, was detained and forced to ask about the situation of the capital. He sent a conscription post and called Wang Shen, the governor of Yanzhou, and Wang Junkuo, his in-law, to discuss rebellion.

Wang Junkuo pretended to conspire, secretly mobilized troops to kill Wang Shen, and then led his troops to capture Li Yuan and strangle him to death. He asked Cui Dunli to send him back to Chang'an, and reported to quell the rebellion.

This incident shocked Chang'an. Although Wang Junkuo put down the rebellion in the end, Li Yuan, as Li Tang's clan, turned against him, especially Wang Shen, the governor of Yanzhou, participated in the rebellion. Wang Junkuo is the general of the left leader and the governor of Youzhou. On the one hand, he gave him all of Li Yuan's property and population, and on the other hand, he became more and more distrustful of Li Yi in Jingzhou.

In fact, the court's worries were not wrong.

Li Jing guarded Xiaoguan, Luo Yi guarded Jingzhou, and Zhang Jin guarded Binzhou.

These three generals were originally guarding the Jinghe River Valley and would not lose anything, but the problem was that Li Yi was originally a buddy of the establishment, and was originally an anti-king who separatized Youzhou at the end of the Sui Dynasty. He has been standing still since the Xuanwumen Revolution.

Zhang Jin was also a general of the former dynasty, and later he became a confidant of Emperor Li Yuan. He ran away when the entire army was wiped out in the Battle of Taigu in Hedong last year, but the emperor still let him guard Binzhou, command the Tianji Army, and Li Yi's Tianjie Army. echo each other.

"Turkic Jieli and Tuli have entered Jingzhou, and the situation is critical!"

Lu Kuan, the prison supervisor in the purple robe and jade belt, had a worried expression on his face, ignoring the bad news brought by the dusty journey along the way.

"It's impossible!" Chai Shao couldn't accept this sudden crisis.

After all, during this period of time, Li Jing from Xiaoguan and Chai Shao from Longyou have been under great pressure from the Turkic army. Go out and let the Turkic people feel like entering no man's land.

And Jingzhou is guarded by Yan Wang Li Yi, who has a lot of soldiers and horses in his hands. Although Jingzhou has no special mountains and rivers to support, as an important passage to the north of Guanzhong, Jingzhou has built a large number of cities and fortresses, such as Zheqian City and Lianyun Castle, etc.

What's more, there is Xiaoguan, a gate guarding the north of Jingzhou.

"How did Jieli and Tuli get into Jingzhou? Could it be that Li Yi invited them to visit?"

To the north of Jingzhou is Yuanzhou, and the northern end of Yuanzhou is Xiaoguan.

"The Second Khan entered the southwest of Yuanzhou from Huizhou, bypassed Xiaoguan, the northern gateway, and went straight to Jingzhou. The approximate route was Huining, Xiwating, Pingliang, and Yinpan, and went straight to Anding City in Jingzhou," Lu said. broad way. "This is also the path of entering the bandits in the seventh year of Wude."

"What about Li Yi, shouldn't his Tianjie Army be guarding Muxia Pass, Liupan Pass, Xiwating and other places in the south of Yuanzhou, especially the Danzheng Gorge and Huating line? Last year he was asked to increase his troops to defend, Why did the Turkic army continue to kill all the way to the city of Jingzhou?

What about the soldiers in the fortresses of Lianyunbao and Zheqiancheng? "Last time the Turks invaded Jingzhou from Pingliang and Yinpan, and then the imperial court built additional gates and stationed troops there.

Lu Kuan let out a long sigh.

Chai Shao blushed, "Where's Zhang Jin? Where's his Tianji Army? Is he watching a play in Binzhou?"

Li Yi is concurrently the Inspector of Jingzhou, and his Tianjie Army is also guarding Zhuguan City in the south of Yuanzhou, but now the Turkic people have taken a difficult road from Huizhou, crossed many dangerous passes, and unexpectedly The realm of people is under the city of Jingzhou.

Especially this is the route that the Turks took when they invaded Jingzhou two years ago.

What's the use of Li Jing's defense in the north?
He, Chai Shao, worked desperately in Longyou, even risking being annihilated by the Turks, taking the risk of defeating Tuyuhun first, in a race against time.

As a result, what should have been a stable rear now has the door open to attract thieves into the house.

Li Yi was the one who killed a thousand swords.

Everything was very clear, no matter how Li Yihui argued to the court, his refusal to fight caused the Turkic army to enter Jingzhou.

boom!
Chai Shao angrily hammered the table straight, and with a bang, he scolded Li Yi as a traitor.

The four brothers of the Xue family who used to be Li Yi's generals all lowered their heads in shame and said nothing. Everyone could see that Li Yi did it on purpose.

In the previous dynasty, Li Yi was still called Luo Yi. He was guarding Youzhou, and he often took the initiative to lead Youzhou cavalry deep into the grasslands of northern Saibei. The Turkic tribes who were often killed fled everywhere. To lure wolves into the house.

Not to mention the large number of Turkic soldiers, Li Jing and Chai Shao have always stood in front, never thought of giving up, and always wanted to keep the Turks out of Guanzhong.

The hard work of the past six months has now come to naught.

Xiaoguan and Longguan were originally two excellent gates, guarding the two most accessible avenues leading to Guanzhong. The Tang army guarded these two gates tightly. Although the Turkic army was numerous, it was difficult for them to invade on a large scale.

On the front line of Hui, Yuan, and Jing, where the imperial court originally deployed the two armies of Tianji and Tianjie, they have been dispatching troops from the rear. Based on the terrain, it is possible to keep the Turkic army out of the pass. The Turkic people want to attack from this line. Coming in will be more difficult than going from Xiaoguan to Longguan.

Although Jingzhou is still in Li Yi's hands, there are many fortresses in Jingzhou, but since Li Yi has let the Turks in, it is even less likely that he will desperately intercept them now.

No one can stop the Turkic cavalry from rushing to the Guanzhong Plain and the city of Chang'an.

Everyone is pale.

It is an unimaginable and unacceptable shame for all warriors to let Turkic soldiers surround Chang'an.

Chai Shao, who was extremely angry, drew his sword and cut the long case into two sections. This handsome and bearded handsome man who had always had an extraordinary bearing, now his mentality collapsed.

Huaiyu was also dumbfounded.

He also thought about this on the way to Longyou earlier, that is, the Turkic army did hit Chang'an Weibei in history, but Chai Shao had never heard of a big defeat in Longyou.

He originally thought that the Turkic army defeated Chai Shao in Longyou, or Chai Shao was forced to retreat into Guanzhong. Now it seems that Chai Shao can still fight, but Li Yi betrayed Datang.

Although Li Shimin had been wooing Li Yi after the mutiny, and even granted him the rank of first-rank Kaifuyi Tong Sansi, it was obvious that Li Yi did not trust Li Shimin.

The murder of Li Yuan and Wang Shen in Youzhou for rebellion may be the last straw that crushes Li Yi. Wang Shen is his confidant and even a relative.And Li Shimin had just swapped his rank of general with the rank of twelve generals with others, which stimulated this hero even more.

Li Shimin even killed the real clan king, will he keep his fake clan?
He did not choose to rebel, but let the Turkic army enter the pass.

Isn't this the Tang Dynasty version of Wu Sangui leading the Qing army into Shanhaiguan?
Li Yi didn't want to fight, Zhang Jin didn't dare to fight.

Zhang Jin was defeated by the Turks last year, and now he can't hold Binzhou at all.

"What is His Highness the Crown Prince's intention? What should we do if we want to camp in Longyou? Return to Chang'an, or continue to guard Longyou?" Chai Shao asked Lu Kuan through gritted teeth.

Lu Kuan took out the prince's warrant.

Faced with such an unfavorable sudden crisis, Li Shimin was still quite calm, at least he didn't panic.He told Chai Shao that he had always relied heavily on this brother-in-law, and now that Jieli Tuli had arrived in Jingzhou, there was no need to panic, let Chai Shao continue to lead the Longyou camp and guard the main channel of the Wei River Valley.

"Xianyang has Qin Shubao, Jingyang has Wei Chigong, Xinfeng has Cheng Yaojin, His Royal Highness is in charge of Chang'an, and His Highness asked Director Chai and Director Li to guard the gates of Xiaoguan and Longguan. This time, we Let's close the door and beat the dog, so that Jieli and Tuli will never come back!"

The prince's warrant is full of domineering, no matter whether it can be done or not, at least it will not make the frontline soldiers panic.

Li Shimin asked Lu Kuan to send the order quickly, not only to report the enemy's situation, but also to reward the soldiers in Longyou, they have kept the guard very well in the past few months, especially they cleaned up Tuyuhun.

The more it is at this time, the more rewards you get, and it has to be timely.

Chai Shaojia was promoted to noble, and his two sons were also promoted to Sanjie, and he was given many slaves and maids in the fields and houses.

The rest of the meritorious generals also have their own rewards.

Huaiyu heard his name, and he also made meritorious service for inspecting the school for sick children. The court not only approved Chai Shao's promotion to Huaiyu, but also added rewards. Qiwei, the first rank of the loose rank is added to the first rank, and it is Wen Linlang from the ninth rank.

In addition, two slaves, one hundred acres of Longyou fields, and one hundred pieces of silk were given.

(End of this chapter)