Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 85
To be the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, naturally, there are two brushes. In the complicated political situation, he can peel off the cocoons and grasp the key points, such as the Xingzhou incident.

In Du Rangneng's view, a scattered Zhaoyi is what he wants.

Meng Qian was elected by the soldiers of Zhaoyi, which does not mean that Meng Qian can convince the public.

It's just that at that time, Meng Guangyi died and the Hedong army besieged the city. Under special circumstances, it was the result of a compromise between all parties.

Of course, Meng Qian still has some foundations among the soldiers of Xingzhou. After all, although his brother Meng Guangyi is sorry for the soldiers and civilians of Luzhou, he is worthy of the people of Jizhou.

Du Rangneng released Anjushou again, representing the Luzhou native faction, but Anjushou was tainted by himself, and Anjia colluded with the Hedong Army, which was not supported by all Luzhou native factions.

But at this time, with the backing of the imperial court, they could barely suppress the scene.

But if the court does not support Anjushou, it will be hard to say.

After all, the families of most of the soldiers in Luzhou are still under the control of the imperial court.

As for the soldiers in Cizhou and Mingzhou, they were the ones Du Rang could fight for.

Du Rangneng's idea is very clear, rely on the soldiers of Luzhou, unite the soldiers of Ci and Mingzhou, and attack Meng Qian.

As long as Zhaoyi's soldiers can't be twisted together, the court can control Zhaoyi.

With An Jushou, the forces of all parties in the Zhaoyi Army were naturally clear. Du Rangneng summoned Cizhou's representative generals, Zuoduwei Commander Ruan Bing, and Zuoyawei Commander Yang Fumin.

Zhao Maohong, captain of the Zuo Hujun on behalf of Mingzhou, Zhao Yingzhao, captain of the former commander of the army, Sun Ba, captain of Luzhou Youyawei School, and others interviewed and promised to make a lot of money.

After stabilizing the situation in Xingzhou, Du Rangneng issued the first decree in the governor's office.

Recruit!

This time he brought an officer corps of more than 1000 people. There were six capitals of the Habayashi Army on the left and right, and four capitals on the left and right Shenwei Army. All of them recruited about [-] people.

"Whoever is selected, each household will be allocated 100 mu of Yongye land, and a monthly salary of [-] Wen.

It is required to be more than five feet tall, and those with a strong body are preferred, and soldiers from Zhaoyi's army are given priority..."

Du Rangneng was blatantly poaching the wall, and the key points were that the armies did not dare to make any changes.

An Jushou's Luzhou army is a die-hard supporter. The soldiers of Ci and Mingzhou didn't have much pursuit at first, so who should they work with? And even if the soldiers of Xingzhou were dissatisfied, so what could they do.

By the time Du Rang was able to receive His Majesty's imperial edict, more than half of the recruiting in Xingzhou had been completed, and the quality of the recruits was relatively high.

Du Rangneng waited for a few more days, and when Wei Zhaodu came to Xingzhou, Du Rangneng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Since Duke Wei is here, I don't need to trouble myself."

With the foundation that Du Rang can lay down, it is quite easy for Wei Zhaodu to get started.

The military administration is carried out according to the strategy set by His Majesty the Emperor, and after Du Rangneng handed over to Wei Zhaodu, he can let go of Zhaoyi's affairs and go south directly with three hundred personal guards.

Outside Sishui Pass, Li Keyong and Zhu Wen have already started a war...

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Li Han's troops sent in more than [-] troops. In addition, after Zhu Zhen conquered Sishui Pass, he repaired the pass wall immediately, and sent the catapults carried by Zuo Jianrui's army and the Lianfa carried by Changzhi's army. Crossbows, all moved to the city wall.

Zhu Zhen didn't take these luggage with her when she left, and together with Li Hanzhi's own luggage and weapons, the entire Sishuiguan was turned into a hedgehog.

Zhu Wenwang sighed with concern.

It has been three days, but the attack is still unable to take down for a long time, and there are many casualties. Just dozens of catapults placed on the city wall can harvest hundreds of lives every day.

The army of Zhu and Wen did not dare to approach.

But Li Ke used his troops to speed up his horse, and rushed from Luzhou to Wenxian in three days, crossed the Yellow River, and arrived at Sishuiguan.

As long as Zhu Wen and Li Keyong get into a fight, His Majesty the Emperor will be relieved.

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The emperor now set his sights on Zhu Zhen. At this time, Zhu Zhen's army had already reached the territory of Hezhong, and they would reach Chang'an in a few days.

Li Ye said to Jingxiang: "Aiqing, follow me to see Master Yang."

"promise!"

When Emperor Luan drove to the Sixth Ministry, Li Ye refused to accompany the officials of the various ministries, and went directly to the gate of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. After a while, the guards brought Yang Shihou out of the prison.

One hundred days, one hundred days, Yang Shihou's changes are not small, the original black tower body, now, the body is not thin, but the whole person is much whiter.

Unshaven, messy hair, standing there without moving, just looking at the emperor.

Li Ye was not annoyed, and walked around Yang Shihou with great interest, and finally stood in front of Yang Shihou, and said with a normal expression, "Why don't you be polite when you see me!"

Yang Shihou raised his eyebrows, looked at Jing Xiang behind the emperor, then knelt down on his knees, and said, "Long live His Majesty the Great Tang Emperor."

Li Ye said: "I know that you are not sincere, but I still want to let you go, do you know why?"

Yang Shihou originally thought that he was bound to die, there was no need to be a coward before he died, but seeing the emperor's question, he hurriedly said, "Why?"

"Because Jing Xiang pledged his whole family's life to guarantee you, I don't believe you, but I believe in Jing Xiang."

"This……"

Jing Xiang's heart trembled, when did he tell the emperor that he was going to vouch for Yang Shihou, why he couldn't remember.

Immediately, he thought that the emperor might use him to restrain Yang Shihou. Seeing Yang Shihou looking at him gratefully, Jing Xiang nodded helplessly.

"From now on, Yang Shihou, the criminal, should be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, regardless of whether His Majesty believes it or not."

Yang Shihou said with a sense of loyalty.

Li Ye said: "Get up, I see that you are not a person who does not believe what you say, and I will write down what you said."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Ye nodded and said: "I entrust you as the captain of Xuanjie, and you will serve me by my side."

Master Yang knelt down and saluted, "Master Yang, the sinner, thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

Xiaowei Xuanjie is only an eighth-rank military official, it's no big deal, but it's a big deal to accompany the imperial driver, who is the emperor's personal bodyguard.

Master Yang is a man of great talent, so Li Ye naturally needs to work hard.

Jing Xiang, who was standing behind the emperor, also felt the same way. Although he has no rank yet, because he can drive the emperor around, the emperor always consults with him for any matters.

With such an honor, even the servants around the emperor couldn't help calling "Nei Xiang!" when they saw Jing Xiang.

　The matter of Xuanwu in Xingzhou is almost over, and the focus of the rest is on the emperor. There is still some ink in the battle between Zhu and Wen in Hedong. The main line still cannot be lost. For Zhu Zhen, a lot of ink was spent. Guest officials, are you bored?
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