Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 10 Debut
Hezhong. Jiangzhou
Governor's Mansion
Hearing the arrival of the angel, Zhang Yi hurriedly set down the incense table, took a bath and changed clothes, and prepared to receive the imperial edict.

"It's not an imperial decree, it's His Majesty's oral order!"

"Your Majesty's oral order?" Zhang Yi asked, "What is your Majesty's oral order?"

"The world is in chaos and the country is in dire straits. It is the time for loyal and brave men to serve the country. I heard that Zhang Yi, the governor of Jiangzhou, was loyal to the country and was promoted to the commander of the left army of the Shence Army. I hope that the governor of Zhangzhou will take care of the country's difficulties and come to his post soon." , I look at you like looking at nectar after a long drought."

Zhang Yi frowned and said, "Your Majesty wants to call for peace!"

Zhang Chengye laughed loudly, and said: "Since you have not rebelled, why do you come to recruit security? Your Majesty is thirsty for talents. I heard that the governor has made the emperor a good man, so I am here to ask you!"

Zhang Yi's complexion changed: "I'm going to eat the state's salary, and I will protect the environment. Your Majesty is very kind, and I appreciate it."

Zhang Chengye didn't change his face, and said with a smile: "on the shore of the land, is it possible that the king's ministers, why do you think of your family and give up the country? Besides, our family came here to protect your family and life. Don't you know that disaster is coming Yea!"

"Hmph, what's wrong with me!" Zhang Yi shouted.

Zhang Chengye took a sip of tea, whetted his appetite, and then said: "In the past, on the day when Wang Taiwei was killed, the envoy did not help. , has the general ever paid homage to him?"

Zhang Yi said nothing, his face became even more ugly.

Zhang Chengye continued: "How can the king not understand the truth that the master humiliated his ministers to death? Besides, the army in the east of the river is coming soon. Can the king's strength be counterbalanced?"

Zhang Yi's face became colder and colder. He had already heard about the army being launched in Hedong, and it might not be groundless. He asked his thousands of soldiers to resist the Hedong cavalry like gnats shaking a tree. After a long silence, he shook his head and said, "No!"

Zhang Yi thought to himself that he was only in his thirties, and it was the time for a man to make progress. Right now, he cannot be tolerated by Wang Chongying, and there will be great disasters in the long run. If he can serve in the Shence Army and be released after a few years, he will be a military envoy.

After thinking about it again and again, Zhang Yi said: "I also want to serve Your Majesty. I am afraid that Wang Chongying will be incompatible, so I will send troops to stop him."

Zhang Chengye said with a smile: "Our family should tell you for the envoy, Your Majesty has prepared the farm and official residence, just waiting for the envoy."

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Zhang Chengye traveled to several states, and all the [-] guan coins he brought were gone. One month later, he went to Hezhong Mansion to meet Wang Chongying.

Wang Chongying's face was stern. Seeing Zhang Chengye entering the room, he drew out his sword and cut off the corner of the table with one sword.He shouted: "Zhang Chengye, it's not good for you to try my sword."

Zhang Chengye didn't change his face, which made Wang Chongying admire secretly. Zhang Chengye walked directly to the right of the main case, picked up the cut-off corner of the table, put it on the table, looked directly at Wang Chongying and said, "I will save the general from the fire and water. If the general doesn't know, please kill him, lest the world laugh at the general who doesn't know the ears of good people!"

Holding the matching sword in his hand, Wang Chongying said: "Let's try to say, if there is no reason, you will be divided into five horses to vent my hatred."

Zhang Chengye got up in the middle hall, turned to face Wang Chongying, and said: "The patient of the general is Hedong Er. Now the Jiedu of Hedong makes Li Ke use his army to prepare for war. He wants to take the general's land. How can the general resist him?"

Wang Chongrong sneered and said, "The rumors are unbelievable. What do you mean by the hearts of our soldiers in the river?"

Zhang Chengye's heart froze, and he was almost stunned by Wang Chongying. It seemed that Wang Chongying was not so easy to get along with.

Immediately restraining his thoughts, he continued to distinguish: "Li Keyong wants to take the heart of the river, everyone in the world knows, but the general doesn't believe it, let alone that..."

Zhang Chengye hurriedly turned a corner and didn't talk about Li Keyong. There are many scouts and spies in various towns, and they send out troops. It's really not easy to get around. If you focus on this point to distinguish, you really want to get him into it, and you really regret it. less than.

"The general wants to take the heart of the river, but the soldiers in the river will not tolerate it. The court accepts those who refuse to obey, and the general's worries are relieved. This is one of them.

The imperial court grants the general the land in the river, the general offers the soldiers in the river to protect the country, and the whole world respects the general's righteousness and obeys the general's heart, this is the second thing;"

After Zhang Chengye finished speaking, seeing Wang Chongying's face remained motionless, cold sweat gradually broke out, and he was about to be unable to write any more. Could it be that he was going to break up here today? He was unwilling!Thoughts were rushing, he hurriedly said again.

"The general occupied Shanguo before, and he also got the middle of the river. The soldiers are stationed in Heyang, and Shanguo is empty. The military affairs are indeterminate for a long time, and disasters will inevitably occur. The nest thief Qin Zongquan has not yet been punished. If he comes, how should he be based?"

Wang Chongying still didn't move.

Zhang Chengye realized that his back was soaked, so he took two steps closer to Wang Chongying, and said: "The generals have changed their minds, how can the general be at ease, destroy them, destroy the soldiers and horses, and waste money and food, but the generals will go, relying on the wealth in the river , want to take troops, Yi Er!"

Zhang Chengye saw that Wang Chongying's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't know what Wang Chongying was thinking, so his heart turned and he went straight to the edge of the sword.

"Please kill!"

Wang Chongying turned the sword flower, and the sword had already been sheathed, a sneer hung on his face and said: "I want to recruit soldiers, but I really lack money and food! If your majesty removes the new Fu in the river, and only hand in three thousand stone salt as usual, the next official must Repay Your Majesty with death."

Zhang Chengye was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Wang Chongying to have such thoughts, he really was the one who didn't benefit early.It seems that Wang Chongying got up early to abandon the hearts of these soldiers.

"Halve the grain and grass, and fifty thousand stones of salt. Without this, it would be difficult for our family to explain to His Majesty."

"[-] shi of grain and [-] shi of salt."

"Yes, our family can act on their behalf. If His Majesty commits a crime, our family will bear it with all our strength..."

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Li Han's military chariot looted all the way to Pingyang, and went straight to Pingyang. During this period, he wrote to Li Keyong for help.

Li Keyong, a hero, would not miss such an opportunity. Immediately, he sent his general Kang Junli, one of the thirteen Taibaos, Li Cunxiao, An Xiuxiu and other five generals, to lead [-] cavalry to help in the battle.

Li Cunxiao is eight feet tall, majestic in appearance, and possesses unbelievable courage. Hearing that Zhang Quanyi is Huang Chao's general, he smiled and said to the generals in the battalion headquarters: "Yifu underestimated me!"

In the old days when Li Keyong fought fiercely with Huang Chao in Guanzhong, Li Cunxiao led only [-] cavalry in Huazhou, and drove back tens of thousands of Huang Chao's army.

In the eyes of Li Cunxiao, Huang Chao's army is like chickens and dogs, and the surrender is even more unbearable.

"The adoptive father was in Longquanyi in the past, and he was almost killed by Zhu Wen, the general of the nest thief. This time, I will wash Heyang with blood. All soldiers, I will speed up the march. I have reported to General Mingkang. After the fall of Pingyang, the city Money and women, let you use it."

The morale of the generals was high, and they shouted "General Xie" three times.

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Hearing that the soldiers and horses in the east of the river had moved, Zhang Quanyi was shocked. He hurriedly sent an envoy to seek help from Xuanwu Jiedu envoy Zhu Wen, and sent his wife and son to Zhu Wen's territory to show his loyalty.

Zhang Quanyi and Zhu Wen are both generals of Huang Chao, and they have already flirted with each other.

As soon as Zhu Wen saw the letter, he hurriedly called all the soldiers and staff to discuss.

Zhu Wen said: "Xu, Yan Buping, Cai's thief Qin Zongquan has repeatedly violated the border, and now Li Ya'er (Li Ke's nickname) has violated Heyang again, what do the soldiers think?"

(End of this chapter)