First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 202 Xia Guo Dou Jiande

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The first year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, December.

After being vigorously promoted by Kong Deshao, a descendant of Confucius, Dou Jiande was ordered by heaven, and the news of the gift of Xuangui spread throughout Hebei.

Dou Jiande removed the title of King of Changle that he claimed to be the King of Changle when Hebei was separatized, and formally established the Xia Kingdom with the reign name of Wufeng and entrusted civil and military officials.

Jianguo proclaimed queen, and Dou Jiande urgently needed a big victory to stabilize his rule. Nayan Song Zhengben knew Dou Jiande's intentions, and said immediately: "Previously, the king separatized one side and formed an alliance with Li Shanfei. Now the king has established a country and established a system. It is for the common people. Get rid of Li Shanfei and the bandits."

Dou Jiande hesitated when he heard the words, "This king and Li Shanfei are allies, would it be too despicable to take action against him?"

Previously, Wang Xuba rebelled against the Sui Dynasty in Shanggu County. He gathered tens of thousands of people and called himself Mantian Wang. He was very ambitious and wanted to learn from Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. Dao'er commanded this team and entrenched in Jizhou area. Dou Jiande formed an alliance with him when he attacked Hejian at that time.

Dou Jiande didn't really care about the covenant, it's just that he was fond of fame and cared about public opinion. For attacking his allies, Dou Jiande was a little worried that people in the world would look down on him.

Hearing Dou Jiande's words, Kong Deshao, who was promoted to Minister of Internal History because of Xuangui's words, shook his head and smiled, "No, no, the king is destined by destiny, how could he form an alliance with a mere grass bandit? Moreover, Li Shanfei and other thieves raided their houses and looted their houses, so your Majesty's removal of Li Shanfei is just doing harm to the people."

Dou Jiande was dumbfounded when he heard that, the covenant was nothing at all... This is really shameless.

Song Zhengben was upright and upright, he was also stunned when he heard the words, he turned his head away and said nothing more.

Kong Deshao continued: "Anyway, Your Majesty has never publicly acknowledged the alliance with Li Shanfei, so there is no need for Your Majesty to worry."

Dou Jiande recalled that it seemed to be the case, even if he reluctantly agreed.

"Then who is suitable to lead the army?" Dou Jiande frowned and asked, "How about Wang Fubao?"

Wang Fubao is one of the best generals under Dou Jiande's command. He once wiped out 2 people under the Sui general Xue Shixiong, and became famous in one battle.

This person is brave and resourceful, and he can attack Li Shanfei without any danger. Both Song Zhengben and Kong Deshao have no objection.

At this time, the scribe who had been sitting silently by the side suddenly said: "Liu Heita is a new voter, and he can also be ordered to fight with the army."

Dou Jiande also nodded when he heard the words, "What brother Ling said is very true."

This scribe was named Ling Jing, the official worshiped the son of the state to sacrifice wine, he was quite strategic, he was Dou Jiande's fellow villager, the two had known each other since childhood, and had a deep friendship, even if Dou Jiande became king, he would still be called a brother, he could be called a mastermind.

Ling Jing's thoughts were all for Dou Jiande's consideration, Liu Heita was originally Hao Xiaode's general, and he defected to the Wagang Army with Hao Xiaode, Li sealed Hao Xiaode as Pingyuan Duke, Liu Heita was only named a partial general.

Later, Li Mi was defeated, and Liu Heikai surrendered to Wang Shichong. However, Liu Heikai, who was arrogant, could not understand Wang Shichong's style of work, so he led his troops to flee to Hebei and defected to Dou Jiande, who made him Duke of Handong County.

Liu Heitai is a new recruit, but he has not made any achievements, and it is not known whether he is loyal or not, so it is most appropriate to send him to attack Li Shanfei.

One can verify whether he is loyal. If Liu Heita blindly preserves the army, he must have a different heart.

Second, giving Liu Heitai the opportunity to make meritorious service is justifiable, and it can also make Liu Heitai grateful.

After a little thought, Dou Jiande understood the intention, and immediately ordered General Wang Fubao to lead Liu Heita and other generals to attack Li Shanfei.

Wang Fubao lived up to expectations, led his army to defeat Li Shanfei, captured Wei Dao'er alive, and Dou Jiande stationed Li Shanfei's soldiers and territory in one fell swoop.

After the demise of Lishanfei, Dou Jiande expanded wantonly, conquests from east to west, and dominated Hebei and Shandong, but what made Dou Jiande respond was that there was still a force in Hebei.

This force is Yu Wenhuaji. Li Mi beat Yu Wenhuaji to the ground. Yu Wenhuaji fled to Wei County with less than 2 people. He called himself Emperor Daxu and wanted to try the feeling of being an emperor before he died. .

With [-] soldiers and horses defending a city, it is regarded as a small force. If Yu Wenhuaji stayed in Wei County honestly, he might be able to live happily for a while, but he has big ambitions and few talents. Looking at Weizhou, he actually brought soldiers and horses to attack Weizhou.

At this time, the governor of Weizhou was named Yuan Baozang. He was born as a Taoist priest, good at reading, and quite strategic.

Yu Wenhuaji aggressively attacked Weizhou, but was defeated by Yuan Baozang, and Yu Wenhuaji fled back to Wei County in a panic.

How can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch, how can Dou Jiande tolerate Yu Huaji being lonely by his side, not to mention that Yu Wenhua and Xinbai now have only a few remnants of defeated soldiers, and it is time to wipe them out completely.

It is famous to pay attention to masters when sending troops to crusade. Dou Jiande summoned his confidants to discuss matters in Jincheng Palace. After learning about Dou Jiande's thoughts, Kong Deshao, the servant of internal history, once again actively spoke out.

"Your Majesty has been the people of the Sui Dynasty for decades, and the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty has been your monarch for two generations. Now that Yu Wenhuaji is rebellious and slaying the king, and the world is attacking him, Your Majesty can initiate a righteous army to conquer Yu Wenhuaji, for the sake of the Great Sui Dynasty. The emperor's revenge, in this way, not only has righteousness, but also can be loved by the loyal officials and generals of the Sui Dynasty, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

Hearing Kong Deshao's words, Dou Jiande's eyes lit up, this really kills two birds with one stone.

Seeing Dou Jiande's happy face, Kong Deshao also continued: "Yu Wenhua and the princes from generation to generation have been full of Sui Lu, but committed regicide. As the leader of the rebel army, the king will be punished by the present day. Take his head and comfort the Sui Dynasty. Jun."

Dou Jiande heard that the words were careless, and he didn't ask other people for their opinions. He immediately agreed and led the army to attack Wei County in the name of avenging Sui Jun.

Yu Wenhuaji hurriedly sent troops to resist, but they were defeated in a row.

At this time, Li Shentong, the appeasement ambassador of the Shandong Road of the Tang Dynasty and the Duke of Huai'an County, saw that Wei County was empty, and immediately led the army to attack Wei County. Fleeing to Liaocheng in panic, Li Shentong chased Yu Wenhuaji all the way to Liaocheng after conquering Wei County.

The remnant army was trapped in Liaocheng, and Yu Wenhua, who was defeated again and again, was panicked. His confidant Linghu Xingda said: "Li Mi voted Tang Shangneng to become the Duke of the state. Now it is the end of the road. Why don't your majesty descend to Tang, and you will not lose your lifelong wealth?" .

Yu Wenhuaji hurriedly nodded in agreement, and sent people out of the city to ask for surrender.

Normally, the city had already asked to surrender, so they would naturally accept the surrender, so as not to forcibly attack the city, but unexpectedly, Huaian Wang Li Shentong refused Yu Wenhuaji's surrender.

Cui Mingan, the vice-envoy of Shandong Road and Huangmen servant, was startled and furious, and asked in public, "Since the enemy army has surrendered, why did your majesty not accept it?"

　These two chapters are transitional content, and Gao Chong is about to start a new journey.

　　
　
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