Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 12
Du Rangneng frowned. In his opinion, His Majesty the Emperor shouldn't be unaware of Li Ke's wolfish ambitions.

Shatuo people are foreigners, so their hearts must be different.

The court's consistent policy is to suppress if it can.

Now the emperor gave Li Keyong the enclave of Heyang, why?
Du Rangneng was very puzzled. His Majesty the Emperor has never shown any favor to Li Keyong.

Just when Du Rang Neng was puzzled, the court received the Heyang battle report.

General Anxiuxiu of Hedong led his troops and horses, and the light army rushed forward and attacked the camp at night. He was hit head-on by Ge Congzhou, a general under Zhu Wen, and he was defeated.

Ge Congzhou, Ding Hui and others took advantage of the momentum to pursue the troops from Hedong. Fortunately, Li Cunxiao fought to the death, and the remnants were able to escape. An Xiuxiu was defeated and surrendered to Caizhou.

Li Ke used this time to steal the chicken without losing money, and suffered a big loss.

Du Rangneng's eyes lit up, and the matter suddenly became clear.

Your Majesty, is this going to turn Heyang into a battleground for Zhu Wenwen and Li Ke?
But Li Ke is powerful, can Zhu Wen compete?Li Keyong is in Heyang, and Zhaoyi is in his pocket. At that time, who else in the world can check and balance Li Keyong.

Thinking of this, Du Rang was very worried. He didn't have much confidence in Zhu Wen?

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Li Keyong was furious when he received the news of Kang Junli's defeat, and wanted to send troops to attack Zhu Wen.

Both left and right persuaded, don't drive Yan Kun said: "The Lord poured a large army on Bian, the road is far away, and the food and grass are not available. I'm afraid Zhaoyi and Meng Fangli will take my back. It's too late to regret."

Li Keyong was justified in his thinking, but he still couldn't calm down Zhu Wen's tone, so he could only secretly become ruthless, and when the matter in Youzhou was over, he would definitely seek revenge from Zhu Wen.

Li Keyong never imagined that the court's angels would arrive at Hedong before the matter subsides.

"Zhi Jia awarded Li Keyong the pillar general, and Li Keyong's son Li Cunxu the Heyang Jiedu envoy!"

The surprise came very suddenly, and Li Keyong was dumbfounded. All along, Li Keyong thought that he was not born by the court, of course he was not born by the court.

The imperial court had something to do, so they asked Li Keyong for help, and when it was all right, they sent Li Keyong to stay where he was cool off.

In fact, Li Keyong feels good. According to the original historical trend, Li Keyong is still very obedient compared to other feudal governors.

During the years when Zhu Wen conquered the city, Li Keyong basically did nothing. His main job was to help His Majesty fight little monsters.

Li Maozhen, Wang Xingyu, and Han Jian took turns to slap the court in the face. At that time, Zhaozong had no choice but to let Li Ke use this little wolf dog.Every time Li Maozhen and others were beaten up, their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen.

Afterwards, the imperial court added an official title, praised him verbally, and dismissed it as a bone.

Li Ke used to be obedient and obedient every time, without making a fuss at all.

This time there was no success, the court came to reward him, and even granted Heyang to his son. Li Ke couldn't turn his head around for a while.

Wait until the angels are introduced into the inner hall.

The eunuch said: "General, there is still one matter in the imperial court that requires the help of the general."

Li Ke relaxed his mind, this is the normal version.

If your leader suddenly gives you 100 million and doesn't ask you to do anything else, it's basically for you to top the package.

Li Ke is not stupid.As soon as he heard this, he understood that he was Datang's professional thug.Immediately rolled up his sleeves and said, "Who do you want to hit?"

The eunuch who delivered the decree shook his head and said: "No, Chang'an is newly restored, thieves are everywhere, and money and food are scarce. Your Majesty wants to borrow five hundred cavalry from King Li Jun, three thousand horses, 20 shi of grain and 50 guan of money."

"This……"

Li Keyong hesitated. Since he served as the Jiedu envoy of Hedong, he has not paid much taxes to the imperial court. This time, the imperial court asked him for so much money and food for soldiers and horses, so he was a little uncertain.

The eunuch who passed the decree took out a letter, held it in front of Li Keyong with both hands, and said: "Your Majesty said, I think back in the past, Huang Chao ravaged Chang'an, and the general led the army to relieve the country. He made great contributions to the country. I think about the county king at that time. The heroic appearance is cited as the sigh of my life, if the general has time, you can come to Chang'an, I want to burn incense and drink blood with the general, as a brother!"

With a high hat, Li Ke felt his heart surge with intuition, and the chrysanthemums bloomed.

Li Keyong is from Shatuo, no matter how much he has contributed, he is regarded as a foreigner. He needs to be recognized too much. Now the emperor is cited as the pillar of the country, and he has to be a brother.

The surprise came too fast, and I couldn't catch it.Li Ke accepted the letter with great solemnity.

General Pillar! General Pillar.

Very majestic, if Li Keyong likes it, Li Ye can also designate Li Keyong as "the invincible god in the universe, the number one in the world, going to the sky, entering the earth, no one before or after, the great general who destroys gods and immortals."

It's just a title anyway.

The effect is better than expected.

Five hundred soldiers are not many, and three thousand horses are enough. Hedong is a place to raise horses, and 50 guan is no problem. When Li Keyong robbed Jingzhao, he got more than tens of millions of guan.

Food and grass are in trouble. Although 20 shi is not much, Li Keyong is not good at persuading farmers and governing the local area. If he did not plunder the surrounding towns from time to time, his soldiers would not have enough to eat.

Gritting his teeth, he collected [-] shi of food and grass.

Li Ye came to Hedong for alms, and he didn't expect much. The imperial court was weak, and the feudal town was strong. How much he could give depended entirely on the feudal town itself. Even if they didn't give anything, the imperial court had nothing to do.

It was a surprise to be able to gain so much.

Of course, Li Keyong also liked it very much.

Heyang belongs to his son, that is to say, he belongs to him.Is Zhaoyi still far away?

Immediately raise the account.

All the officers and men believed that it was possible, since there was both court righteousness and family hatred, how could they miss it.

If you gain a firm foothold in Heyang, the benefits you can get are too great.

Besides, since the imperial court appointed Li Cunxu as the governor of Heyang, if he did not send troops to capture Heyang and let Zhang Quanyi occupy it, the princes of the world would think that Li Keyong was afraid of Zhang Quanyi and Zhu Wen, and Li Keyong would be ashamed Yet?

[-] troops were ordered, and Li Keyong took command in person, sending them straight to Heyang...

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Between Hedong and Heyang, Zhaoyi and Hezhong are separated. If the army wants to go south, it must go through Hezhong or Zhaoyi.

The relationship between Li Keyong and Meng Fangli, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhaoyi Army, is not very good.

Meng Fangli's hometown was in Xingzhou, and he was plundered by Li Ke's iron cavalry many times. The Zhaoyi Army Jiedu's rule was in Luzhou, and the army was also assembled in Luzhou.

Meng Fangli thought that he was the Jiedu envoy of the Zhaoyi Army, so he should protect his hometown no matter what!
So the Zhaoyi Jiedu envoy was moved to Xingzhou.But Li Ke immediately turned his attention to Luzhou for robbery.

In this catastrophe, Luzhou soldiers and civilians hated Meng Fangli deeply. Based on the advanced thinking of joining if they could not resist, Luzhou soldiers and civilians immediately turned against Meng Fangli. For this reason, Meng Fangli and Li Keyong forged a big hatred.

The army was dispatched, stretching for dozens of miles, and there were countless supplies of food, grass and military equipment.

Although Li Keyong was not afraid of Meng Fangli, it would be a headache if Meng Fangli wanted to follow and disturb him, so he wanted to use the river.

And Wang Chongying heard that all the troops in the east of the river went straight to the river... panicked!
(End of this chapter)