First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 218 The situation of the parties

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Song Zhengben was the magistrate of Raoyang County in the former Sui Dynasty. He was erudite, talented and upright. After Dou Jiande raised his troops, he was quite wise. Yu Peiji, Xue Juzhi to Hao Yuan, Li Guizhi to Liang Shuo.

After Jianguo proclaimed himself queen, Dou Jiande appointed Song Zhengben as Nayan, that is, Zaifu. He always obeyed Song Zhengben's words and was very kind.

But tonight, after Song Zhengben violated Yan Zhijian, Dou Jiande also looked unhappy. Seeing this, the general next to him was moved, and hurriedly said: "Song Xianggong's words are wrong. The king is the lord of the Great Xia. How can he not execute his ministers?" .

"Shut up," Song Zhengben angrily scolded the general, "I'm just a mere bandit who was born as a bandit. I received the kindness of the king and gave me the status of an official. I don't want to be loyal to the country, but I keep slandering here and again. You should be the one who deserves to be damned."

Then Song Zhengben immediately fell to the ground, "Your Majesty, please kill this thief to comfort the spirit of General Wang."

Until this time, Song Zhengben was still planning for Dou Jiande. The death of Wang Fubao would definitely shock the whole army. Only by putting the blame on this general who was born as a bandit can Dou Jiande not destroy the man who loves and seeks talents.

But at this time Dou Jiande was full of anger, how could he listen to it, looking at the resolute Song Zhengben, Dou Jiande felt disgusted for the first time, he picked up the jug and threw it at him, "Get out, get out of here."

Song Zhengben's face turned pale, and he looked at Dou Jiande fixedly for a long time before turning around sadly and leaving.

After he left, all the generals persuaded him to drink to show their loyalty.

"Song Xianggong is in charge of state affairs, and he is highly respected. The king reprimands Song Xianggong because of me. The general is really disturbed." The general said timidly.

"This king reprimands him, why are you afraid?" Dou Jiande was already half drunk, shaking his glass and laughing.

"Your Majesty does not know that Song Xianggong's disciples and old officials are all over the country, and his disciples are all in important positions in various ministries. If his disciples know that I have refuted Song Xianggong, Guan Baomo will not live until this time next year." .General Zuo lamented sadly, those who heard it were really sad and those who saw it wept.

"It's so amazing?" Dou Jiande was shocked when he heard the words, most of the alcohol dissipated.

"The last general is so loyal that he really dare not lie to the king. Everyone in the prefectures and counties of the Great Xia knows that there is Song Xianggong in Wen and General Wang in Wu."

Dou Jiande's face gradually sank when he heard the words, he just shook the wine glass in his hand, his eyes were inexplicable and he didn't know what to think.

The next day, Dou Jiande summoned the son of the state to offer wine to Ling Jing, "What do you think of Mr. Song?"

"National official", Ling Jing didn't know why, so he answered without hesitation.

Dou Jiande nodded silently, and then said suddenly: "I want to dismiss Mr. Song and let you be the prime minister, what do you think?"

Ling Jing was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Forgive me for speaking bluntly. I only have small plans, and I may offer suggestions, but I have no big plans. It is difficult to govern the country and assist the government. Song Xianggong coordinated the three provinces and six ministries to make the state affairs in order. This kind of talent is very rare. can reach".

"According to what you said, Song Zhengben is still missing in this great summer." Dou Jiande didn't expect that his old friends from his hometown would also highly admire Song Zhengben, and he was a little annoyed immediately.

Ling Jing was taken aback, and hurriedly apologized, "I have absolutely no intention of doing so."

Dou Jiande waved his hand to make him retreat, sat alone in the tent, and murmured: "The army only knows General Wang, and the six divisions only know Song Xianggong...".

After a long time, Dou Jiande's eyes flashed fiercely, he immediately took the saber, and ordered: "Give this saber to Song Xianggong."

The personal guard took the order and left.

Not long after, there was commotion in the camp, Nayan Song Zhengzheng, Daxia Zaifu committed suicide in the army tent, leaving only a piece of manuscript paper, on which there was only one word: "Regret".

Although I don't know what Song Zhengben meant when he wrote the word "repentance", but soon after, Dou Jiande withdrew his troops and returned to Mingzhou, allowing Gao Shixing to continue to attack. Xia panicked for a while, and there were countless fugitives.

After Dou Jiande returned to the Leshou Jincheng Palace, he ordered the Song Dynasty to be sealed. Perhaps it was Dou Jiande who regretted it.

Li Shimin continued to confront each other in Baibi, and the two sides tested each other. There was only a small-scale battle, which could not affect the battle situation.

Dou Jiande of Hebei was unfavorable in attacking Youzhou, and then listened to the slander and self-destructed the Great Wall, beheaded two important ministers of Daxia, one civil and one military, and retreated to Hebei.

Wang Shichong of Luoyang poisoned Emperor Yang Tong of Huangtai, pursued the posthumous title of Emperor Gong, and was busy liquidating the loyal officials of the Sui Dynasty and consolidating the Dazheng Dynasty.

However, the battle in Jiangnan was extremely fierce. Occupying Hailing, Li Zitong, who claimed to be the king of Chu, sharpened his sword and rushed to Jiangnan.

It was Chen Leng who stayed behind in Jiangdu. He was the former general of the right guard of the Sui Dynasty. After Yu Wenhuaji killed Yang Guang and became emperor, he ordered Chen Leng to stay in Jiangdu. .

Faced with Li Zitong's attack, Chen Leng, who was trapped in Jiangdu, had to seek help from Du Fuwei, who occupied Liyang, and Shen Faxing, who occupied Piling. Naturally, Du and Chen were not Chen Leng's allies, but they were both coveting Jiangdu. May Jiangdu be captured by Li Zitong, and troops will be sent to support him.

Du Fuwei personally led the army to station in Qingliu, while Shen Faxing ordered his son Shen Lun to lead the army to station in Yangzi. The two armies were only tens of miles apart.

If only one side sent reinforcements, it would be difficult for Li Zitong to deal with it, but both Du and Shen sent troops. You must know that these two are enemies and attack each other, so they will definitely not cooperate with each other.

Shen Faxing lived in the south of the Yangtze River and was born in the Wuxing Shen family. In the last years of Daye, he served as the governor of Wuxing County. Sometimes Dongyang bandit Lou Shiqian revolted. Yang Guang ordered Shen Faxing and Taipusi Cheng Yuanyou to lead the crusade.

As a result, before Lou Shiqian was put down, Yu Wenhuaji killed the emperor and rebelled. Shen Faxing had a high prestige and had a different intention. He immediately bought Yuanyou's troops to capture Chen Gaoren and Sun Shihan to kill Yuanyou, and then in the name of revenge for Yang Guang. Raised troops to attack Yu Wenhuaji.

At that time, the Sui Dynasty still had some prestige, and Shen Faxing's move won the support of scholars and people in the south of the Yangtze River. He marched all the way and expanded his army, breaking through Yuhang, Wucheng and other places, with more than [-] troops.

Then defeated the Danyang bandit Kou Lebotong, captured Danyang, occupied more than ten counties south of the Yangtze River, and claimed to be the general manager of Jiangnan.

After Yang Tong, king of Yue, succeeded to the throne, Shen Faxing submitted a letter to him, claiming to be Da Sima, Lu Shangshushi, and Tianmen Gong. Shangshu Zuocheng, Xu Lingyan as Shangshu Youcheng, Liu Ziyi as Minister of Xuanbu, and Li Baiyao as Fujian.

More than a month ago, Shen Faxing broke through Piling and was very satisfied. He immediately proclaimed himself King of Liang, established Piling as his capital, and established his reign as Yankang.

When Shen Faxing was expanding in the south of the Yangtze River, he and Du Fuwei, who occupied the Jianghuai River, attacked each other.

Du Fuwei was born in a poor family. When he was young, he was frustrated and often made a living by stealing. Shen Faxing, who was born in a family in the south of the Yangtze River, looked down on the "mud-legged" Du Fuwei.

(End of this chapter)