The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 129 Sit in Jingzhou and look forward to the world

A few days later, the meeting hall of Jiedu Mansion.

Zhu Xiu sat on the throne, shaking the new chicken feather fan in his hand, frowning, and listened to Guan Tieshi's report on Yuanzhou.

Wei Hu, Song Shen, Wen Zhongping and others sat on both sides.

When Pei Jin learned that Mr.

"Li Guangyan wants me to trade my head for Yuanzhou Racecourse?" Zhu Xiu said in a high-pitched voice, "Have you figured it out? Is that person really Li Guangyan?"

Guan Tieshi smiled bitterly and said: "I figured it out, he is indeed Li Guangyan, the nephew of Li Yiyin, the military commander of the Dingnan Army, and the fifth son of Li Yijing, the defense commander of Yinzhou. He was 19 years old and served as the general of Wuyuan Town. He was in the Dingnan Army. It has the reputation of "Shenwei Taibao".

Li Yijing is the elder brother of Li Yiyin and the descendant of Li Sigong.Li Guangbo is Li Yijing's fourth son, and Xue Xiuming's wife Li is also Li Yijing's daughter. "

"So, Xue Xiuming was rescued by his brother-in-law Li Guangyan? Li Guangyan sent troops to occupy the Yuanzhou Racecourse and wants to take my head?" Zhu Xiu frowned in the Chinese character "Sichuan".

Guan Tieshi said helplessly: "Li Guangyan did not attack Panyuan County. The Dingnan Army stationed troops in the northeastern highlands of Weirushui, and took the grasslands with a radius of tens of miles as their own. The Yuanzhou Racecourse is among them."

Zhu Xiu held her forehead and had a headache.

After all, the party members intervened and took advantage of the deaths of Li Guangbo and Li to send troops to invade and occupy the Wonju Racecourse, and also protected Xue Xiuming, a political fugitive from the Changyi Army.

Li Guangyan is not well-known in history, but he has an amazing and good son Li Jiqian.

Li Jiqian has an even more amazing grandson, Li Yuanhao.

Li Guangyan is Li Yuanhao's great-grandfather.

Li Jiqian was granted the title of King of Daxia and laid the foundation of the Xixia Dynasty.

Li Yuanhao officially broke with Zhao and Song, built an ancestral temple and established the foundation of the country, and was called the Emperor of Daxia and the founding king of Xixia. He posthumously named his grandfather Li Jiqian the Emperor Taizu of Xixia.

From the time when Li Sigong led the army to conquer the country, until the end of the Xixia Dynasty, the Li regime existed in Hetao and Hexi for nearly 350 years.

This party member is definitely a group of difficult and powerful opponents. The key is that there are constant talents within the family. Starting from Li Guangyan's generation, there are even more powerful people, and they have completely embarked on the road of independence and self-reliance.

Taking the blame and provoking the troublemaker, Zhu Xiu was mute and couldn't tell the story of her sufferings.

Coupled with the death of Xu Xingsi, the relationship with Wang Jun was completely forged.

As soon as the domestic troubles of the Zhangyi Army were over, new foreign troubles appeared.

"Alas~" Zhu Xiu patted his forehead and sighed as if he had a headache. Everyone in the hall was also silent.

The Dingnan Army and Wang Jun are much more difficult to deal with than Xue and Jiao Jixun.

"Cough cough~"

There was a coughing sound outside the hall, and Shi Kuangwei hurried over with the help of Ma Qing, leaning on a cane.

"Handsome man!~"

Everyone stood up and bowed, and Zhu Xiu quickly stepped forward to greet him, and helped Shi Kuangwei to the main seat and sat down.

Shi Kuangwei looked sulky and banged his cane: "What is going on at Yuanzhou Racecourse?"

Just when Zhu Xiugang was about to explain, Shi Kuangwei pointed at Guan Tieshi and said, "Say it!"

Guan Tieshi did not dare to hide anything and told the truth honestly.

"It's too much to deceive people! It's unreasonable!" Skuangwei was furious, stood up, and waved his crutches in his hand: "Dangxiang barbarians dare to occupy my horse farm, and deceive me to show that there is no one in the rebel army! You, you, immediately...cough cough, immediately prepare your troops, Lao Tzu I have to personally lead the troops to Yuanzhou~~"

Shi Kuangwei wheezed and coughed, his face turned red and his neck became thick.

Yuanzhou Racecourse was his hard work, but it fell into the hands of the party members in vain, like a knife cutting out his heart.

Zhu Xiu persuaded with a wry smile: "The Dangxiang people have coveted Yuanzhou's unique pastures for a long time. This time it will be difficult for them to find an excuse to send troops south. It will be difficult to drive them away. This matter must be considered in the long term and cannot be opened lightly. War ends.”

Wei Hu clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "Ding Nan's army has many generals, and has accumulated strong strength for many years. The civil strife in Zhangyi Army has just subsided, and the handsome man has not recovered from his injuries. At this time, we must not tear ourselves apart with Ding Nan's army."

Song Shen and others also tried to persuade him, because they were worried that Shi Kuangwei would fight against Dingnan's army in anger.

Shi Kuangwei scolded angrily: "You all listen to me, the Changyi Army has nothing to offend the Dingnan Army. This time, the party thieves cleverly set up a name and went south to invade our Yuanzhou Racecourse. It is their wild ambitions and evil intentions!"

Don't believe any of the excuses and reasons they say, and no rumors are allowed in the Changyi Army. If anyone dares to say good things for the Dingnan Army, I will never spare him! "

Everyone was awe-inspiring and agreed in unison.

Zhu Xiu opened his mouth to say something, but Shi Kuangwei calmly shook his head slightly.

Zhu Xiu smiled bitterly, feeling warm in his heart. Lao Shi said these words to protect him!
The Dingnan Army used the excuse that Zhu Xiu killed Li Guangbo and wanted to avenge the Li clan, and sent troops to invade the south, threatening to exchange Zhu Xiu's population for the Yuanzhou Racecourse.

If someone takes the opportunity to spread rumors and cause trouble, it will be a big blow to Zhu Xiu's reputation and the stability of Changyi Army.

Old Shi came here in a panic and scolded the Dingnan army in public. In fact, he didn't really want to send troops to retake the racecourse, but to show his attitude so that Zhu Xiu would not be criticized by others.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Shi Kuangwei said with a dark face: "Okay, that's all I have to say, you can continue the discussion. Cheer up, don't think that you can sit back and relax by annihilating the Xue family. There are heads in all directions. A hungry wolf, if you are not careful, will be bitten off a piece of meat. If you want to avoid being bitten, you must first be strong.

When you serve in the Changyi Army and eat the food grown by the people of Changyi, you must understand the principle of both prosperity and loss.I don’t say much about other people, just follow the example of so and so who work hard to calm the people, strengthen the army, diversify food, make more money, and make it difficult for the army. If the army eats it, I must make them spit out even the meat and bones! "

"I will obey the Commander-in-Chief's order!" Everyone responded loudly.

After Lao Shi finished speaking impassionedly, he left slowly with Ma Qing's support.

Zhu Xiu looked at his back and grinned.

Three generations of historians have run the Zhangyi Army for many years, and Shi Kuangwei's prestige is far beyond what he is now.

With what Lao Shi said, the criticisms of Zhangyi soldiers and civilians on the occupation of Yuanzhou racecourse will be much reduced.

Everyone returned to their positions, Zhu Xiudao: "Wen Zhongping, the secretary in charge, wrote a memorial to report this matter to the court, and ask the court to uphold justice."

Wen Zhongping hesitated and said: "The imperial court may not take care of this matter, even if they ask, I'm afraid the Dingnan Army will not bother."

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just a show for the Dangxiang people, and it's also to appease the military and civilians. If we don't react at all, the Dangxiang people will feel strange."

Wen Zhongping nodded silently and accepted the order.

Guan Tieshi said: "What should we do about the racecourse? Including the more than 200 ponies produced in the spring, a total of nearly a thousand horses fell into the hands of the army." Zhu Xiu said lightly: "Let the party members be proud first. After a period of time, when the land is cleared, the production of the salt factory is stable, and the spring plowing is completed, we can slowly settle the accounts."

Everyone looked at each other in silence, not knowing what Zhu Xiu would do. The Dingnan Army was no better than the Xue family rebels. With the current strength of the Zhangyi Army, it was indeed unable to do anything to them.

After discussing for a while the matters related to clearing the land and allocating civilians to build water conservancy projects, Song Shen, Wen Zhongping and others retreated first.

Wei Hu stayed behind and said apologetically, "Xue Xiuliang took the risk and hijacked Xu Xingsi to escape. I was careless and unprepared, and Xu Xingsi died in Xue Xiuliang's hands. The two fell into the river and died. I mishandled this matter and should be punished." .”

Zhu Xiu said hurriedly: "Brother Wei said something serious. Xu Xingsi should have died, but he was worried about the support of Wang Jun behind him, so he wanted to detain him so that he could make peace with Wang Jun. Now that he is dead, we have no choice but to use the soldiers to cover up the water and the earth."

Wei Hu said in a deep voice: "The handsome master has entrusted the Zhang Yi Army to you. If you have any ideas, just do it. I will give my full support! If you need me to do anything, just give me your orders. No need to be polite."

"Thank you, Brother Wei. You have just come back. Have a good rest for a few days. I will discuss other matters with you again."

Wei Hu nodded, said goodbye and strode out of the front hall.

Zhu Xiu watched him go away, the relaxed look on her face disappearing little by little, replaced by solemnity.

Others don't know Wang Jun, but Zhu Xiu knows his energy.

Being hated by Wang Jun is definitely something that needs to be dealt with carefully.

"Oh~ there are so many things, it's such a mess! It's really hard to be a family member!~"

Zhu Xiu shook his head and hurried back to the official room with his hands behind his back and a sad look on his face.

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Two days later, when Ma Qing carefully opened the door with a bowl of hot ginseng soup, he was really shocked to find Zhu Xiu lying behind the desk, staring straight at him with a pair of red eyes.

"Little official, you have been up for two nights, you have to take care of your body!" Ma Qing's face was full of distress.

Zhu Xiu took the bowl and drank it while it was hot, then slumped on the chair with a sigh of relief.

In front of him, there were several pieces of scrap paper covered with handwriting and two letters, one sealed with wax and one unsealed.

Zhu Xiu stayed up for two full days to write the contents.

"Take it and keep it." Zhu Xiu threw the two letters to Ma Qing.

"This is unsealed, can you read it?" Ma Qing asked in a low voice.

"Look!" Zhu Xiu waved his hand indifferently.

Ma Qing took out the letter paper and unfolded it. There were several vigorous handwritings at the beginning: Call on the traitor Li Shouzhen!
Cold sweat broke out on Ma Qing's forehead. It turned out to be a letter of apology, and the object of condemnation was the famous Li Shouzhen!
"This, this." The more Ma Qing looked at it, the more frightened he became. Even though he had no literary talent, he was also shocked by this sonorous and forceful statement!

Ma Qing did not understand most of the content, but what he could understand could be summed up in one sentence: We, Zhang Yijun, and the traitor and traitor Li Shouzhen are at odds with each other!
After drinking a bowl of ginseng soup, Zhu Xiu regained some energy, sat upright and said solemnly: "I have an extremely important thing that I want to leave to you to do."

Ma Qing swallowed his saliva and said, "Please give me your orders, little official."

"Take these two letters, choose a few reliable people, and set off tonight for Kaifeng!"

"Open Kaifeng?!" Ma Qing was shocked, and his legs could not help but tremble, "Young man wants me to go to Kaifeng? I have never been to the foot of that day in my life!"

Zhu Xiu said displeasedly: "What about the emperor's feet? Just think of it as a place with a larger city and a larger population. When you go to Kaifeng, you have an important mission. Come here."

Ma Qing approached cautiously, and Zhu Xiu whispered in his ear for a long time.

"Remember?"

Ma Qing nodded vigorously and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "I remember it, little man!"

"When you arrive in Kaifeng, you need to find a place to settle down. It's best to rent a shop or something, set it up first, and disguise yourself to hide your identity. You need to spread your manpower as soon as possible, set up Zangfeng Camp's stall in Kaifeng City, and do your best to find out who's there. Local news, focusing on the movements of the imperial court and many prime ministers and ministers."

Zhu Xiu gave him advice and imparted to him his rudimentary understanding of the intelligence system.

Ma Qing has a lot of eyes, is smart, has a good memory, and most importantly, is loyal enough. After much deliberation, Zhu Xiusi decided to let him be his intelligence officer.

"Old Ma, this time your mission is related to the life and death of Zhang Yi Army and me. It is a heavy burden! Kaifeng is the center of the world. If Zangfeng Battalion wants to play its role, it must establish a portal in Kaifeng City."

Zhu Xiuyu gave serious instructions and then said: "Chen An is a loyal man. After the Li Guangbo incident, he became more cautious in doing things. I asked him to join the Zangfeng Camp and be your deputy. This time, you two go to Kaifeng together. We need to cooperate sincerely and take root as soon as possible.”

Ma Qing fell to his knees and said with tears in his eyes: "The little official has his life, Ma Qing dares not to die! It's just that the little man is gone, and there is no one around the little man to take care of his food, clothing, and daily life. The little man. The little man is really worried and reluctant to leave." !~~Woooooo~~”

Ma Qing held Zhu Xiu's leg and cried bitterly.

Zhu Xiu pulled hard to pull him away, and comforted him patiently: "You are capable, but it's a pity that you always have to do the work of serving tea and serving people. If you want to completely get rid of your past identity as a lowly official, Ma San, just You have to use your skills to do something practical.”

Ma Qing wiped his nose and tears and said sternly: "Don't worry, little official! I will never embarrass you! If you go to Kaifeng, you will definitely complete the task beautifully!"

"Okay! I will definitely celebrate your success next time we meet!" Zhu Xiu patted him heavily on the shoulder.

"I don't have much money in hand right now. I'll give you 100 taels of silver. You can take it. After you settle down, I'll send someone to contact you. You pack up and go find Chen An. You don't have to say goodbye. You'll leave overnight. Don't Alarm others."

Ma Qing kowtowed, stood up, put the two letters close to his body, turned back three times, gently closed the door and left.

"Ah~~"

Zhu Xiu let out a long sigh and fell down on the bed tiredly, her eyes black and her head dizzy.

Li Shouzhen publicized his contacts with the Zhangyi Army. If this matter is not handled properly, it may lead to catastrophe in the future.

After much deliberation, we must plan ahead and have Ma Qing rush to Kaifeng to make arrangements in advance to avoid being in a hurry.

Ma Qing had been serving him for more than a year. If it weren't for the urgent need, he would have been reluctant to send him all the way to Kaifeng.

The Zhangyi Army is now in a state of complete waste, just like a piece of white paper that Zhu Xiu can smear on.

The preliminary plan for the future has already been in his mind, but he, the person at the helm, cannot decide the flow of the water. If he wants to make the small broken boat of Zhang Yijun sail more stably, he must avoid many risks in advance.

"If I had killed Liu Chengyou, I wouldn't have had to run away. It would have been great to live peacefully with Uncle Guo. Alas~~~"

Drowsily, Zhu Xiu fell into a deep sleep.

It was night, Ma Qing, Chen An and the three guards of the Jiedu Mansion quietly left the city.

(End of this chapter)