First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 378

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Hearing that Li Daliang was here, Li Xiaogong's thoughts changed sharply, and he immediately ordered someone to prepare food and wine.

In the cabin, Li Xiaogong drank his sorrows away with wine, his body smelled of alcohol, his hair was disheveled, he was very embarrassed.

When Li Daliang entered the boat and saw this scene, he couldn't help but be amazed, Li Xiaogong has a luxurious temperament, and he always has a luxurious demeanor, why is he so depressed now.

"Da Liang, you are here", Li Xiaogong opened his "dizy" drunken eyes, "Sit down quickly and have a drink with me".

Li Daliang is famous for his calligraphy, and he also had a lot of friendship with Li Xiaogong in the past.

Seeing Li Xiaogong's appearance, he frowned,

"Your Majesty, you are currently on the march, and you have a great responsibility, how can you drink and get drunk?"

Li Xiaogong immediately looked sad when he heard the words, "I, I don't want to be like this, but my heart is really sad."

"Why are you sad?" Li Daliang asked with a frown.

"Da Liang doesn't know? Zhou Faming, the governor of Huangzhou, was murdered by a traitor and has died for the country," Li Xiaogong said sadly.

"What!" Li Daliang turned pale with shock, "How could it be?"

He passed by here on the way to his post, and he heard that Li Xiaogong's army was not far away, so he came to pay a visit, but he never wanted to hear the bad news.

So Li Xiaogong explained the cause and effect one by one, and did not hide the part of reprimanding Zhou Faming.

"Perhaps this king's words are a little too heavy, which caused Mr. Zhou's mind to be confused. Only then did this disaster happen. It's all my fault."

Li Daliang frowned, and said straightforwardly: "Improper defense, loss of city and land, the king should reprimand him, but now that General Manager Zhou has died for the country, and the thief is raging in Xiakou, what countermeasures does the king have?"

Li Xiaogong paused while holding the wine glass, then put down the wine glass and sighed.

"Zhang thief is treacherous, and has many soldiers and generals. Now that I have dispatched all six armies, I really don't know how to deal with Zhang thief? I don't know what Daliang can teach me."

Hearing this, Li Daliang was very upset, "But what's so great about mere bandits, your majesty needs to cheer up."

Li Daliang was born in Wuyangfang of the Li family in Longxi, he is a veritable nobleman, his father Li Chongjie was the former governor of Shuozhou in the Sui Dynasty, and his grandfather Li Gang was the governor of Qizhou in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Li Xiaogong shook his head and sighed, "It's not my intention to do this, it's just that now I have all the soldiers and horses out, there is really no one to use...".

Halfway through the speech, Li Daliang said bluntly: "It's too early for me to take office, give me three days, and I will surely capture and kill Zhang Shan'an."

After finishing the words, seeing Li Xiaogong's face showing joy, Li Daliang reacted, jokingly said: "Your Majesty actually used aggressive methods on me".

Li Xiaogong laughed loudly, "It's hard to follow a gentleman's words, but Da Liang must not go back on his word."

As he said that, with a wave of decadence, he stepped forward and patted Li Daliang on the shoulder, "I have no other choice. Now that all the armies have gone to Jianghuai, they can't turn back halfway, so I ask Daliang to help me."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I know," Li Daliang smiled indifferently, "I will bring a thousand soldiers and horses with me this time, and I will use this to deal with Zhang Thief."

Li Xiaogong frowned when he heard this, "Is Da Liang sure? Don't take risks."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, that thief sees small profits at the expense of righteousness, he is greedy for life and afraid of death, since he likes to plot and trick, then I will do what he likes, and if he does a little trick, he will definitely be caught," Li Daliang said confidently.

Li Xiaogong had no choice but to agree.

Li Daliang went to Lingnan Anzhou (that is, the governor of Qinzhou). Although he had already set off ahead of schedule, he only had three days to spare, so he dared not delay.

Li Xiaogong continued to drive to Jiangzhou.

At this time, Gao Chong had already broken through Xuanzhou. As soon as the army arrived, Gao Chong showed his banner. After only one round of siege, the old Tang officials in Xuanzhou revolted and joined him.

After conquering Xuanzhou one day, Gao Chong did not dare to delay at all, and continued to lead the army to push Youzhou.

The governor of Youzhou is located in Jingxian County. At this time, the battle in Jingxian County is extremely tragic. Fu Gong Er led a large army to attack the city, and blood flowed like a river.

After another unsuccessful siege, Fu Gong Er had no choice but to withdraw his troops and drove his horses to the city.

"What's the problem?" Fu Gong Er shouted loudly.

"Loyal ministers and righteous men are ashamed to talk to traitors."

On the top of the city, a tall and strong young general scolded in a deep voice. This person is Zuo Nandan, the governor of Youzhou.

Hearing this, Fu Gong Er was furious, raised his gun and reprimanded, "Bold, is this how you answer the old master?"

"My old master was King Wu of the Tang Dynasty, and now I am the governor of Youzhou in the Tang Dynasty. What does this have to do with you, a traitor?" Zuo Nandang said coldly.

Zuo Nandang is a native of Jing County, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is a well-known knight-errant in Jing County.

In the 13th year of the great cause, Jianghuai was in turmoil, and many rebels and bandits invaded the villages of Jingxian County. Zuo Nandang, who was nearly 21 years old, built a city on Lingyang Mountain outside the city of Jingxian County to protect the environment and the people. , Zunzuo is difficult to be the general manager.

Until Du Fuwei dominated Jianghuai, recruited Zuo Nandang, Zuo Nandang admired Du Fuwei's character, and happily attached himself, Du Fuwei named him the governor of Jing County.

After Du Fuwei descended to the Tang Dynasty, Zuo Nandang returned together, so Li Yuan set up Youzhou, with the government in Jing County, and appointed Zuo Nandang as the first governor of Youzhou.

On the original track, after the subjugation of Gong Er, Li Yuan rewarded him for his meritorious deeds. Because Zuo Nan was a meritorious defender of the city, he successfully restrained the army of Gong Er. Li Yuan revoked Youzhou, merged Jing County into Xuanzhou, and set up the Xuanzhou General Administration Office. , Zuo Nan was appointed as the first general manager of Xuanzhou, and he was named Dai Guogong. At this time, Zuo Nan was only 26 years old.

In the 18th year of Zhenguan, Zuo Nandang joined the Goguryeo campaign, fought bravely and made outstanding achievements, but unfortunately died in battle when the teacher returned to the court.

Because Zuo Nandang governed Xuanzhou for decades, the local people deeply felt the kindness of Zuo Gong. To commemorate his achievements, they built Zuo Wang Temple in his parents to worship, which still exists today.

Zuo Nandang's words made Fu Gong Er furious. He always regarded himself as the master of the Jianghuai River. When Du Fuwei called him the general manager, he was the long history.

Now hearing that Zuo Nandang did not regard him as the old master, Fu Gong Er was so angry that he immediately ordered to continue the attack on the city.

"Neighbors, imperial reinforcements will arrive soon, we must persevere," Zuo Nandang raised his knife and shouted.

Zuo Nandang already had a high prestige in Jing County, and the city guards were also local government soldiers. They trusted Zuo Nandang very much, and they all shouted excitedly when they heard the words.

Hearing the thunderous shouts from the top of the city, Fu Gong Er's face was gloomy.

When the rebels were attacking the city, scouts from the rear rushed to report that [-] Tang troops were coming from Xuanzhou.

Fu Gong Er was startled, and hastily ordered to withdraw his troops and return to the camp.

Zuo Nandang on the top of the city was full of blood, seeing the bandit army receding like a tide, he couldn't help but be full of doubts.

"My lord, the bandit army has retreated." Seeing this, the subordinate officer exclaimed in surprise: "It must be that the imperial reinforcements have arrived."

Zuo Nandang also felt that there was a possibility when he heard the words, but he ordered: "Don't say anything."

"Why is this?" The subordinate officer was very puzzled, "The news that the reinforcements have arrived, the morale of the soldiers in the city must be high."

Zuo Nandang shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily the case. It's just our guess that the reinforcements have arrived. If the guess is wrong and the reinforcements haven't arrived, the soldiers will feel lost in their hearts, and it will be counterproductive."

"What the shijun said is true, but the lower officials didn't think carefully", the subordinate officials suddenly realized, and they admired Zuo Nandang even more in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)