Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Kaifeng, also known as Bianzhou, is the second largest city in Henan Province after the capital.

From here, the troops can head west to Chang'an and Luoyang, and to the northeast to Qingzhou.

It can be regarded as a truly strategic location.

At this time, outside Bianzhou City, Wu Yong, Luneng and others were riding side by side on their horses.

They looked at the city in front of them reluctantly. This was the first city they captured since the Wagang Army uprising.

It would be a pity to give up now.

"Brother, is it too cruel for you to let Li Dewang lead 20,000 brothers to garrison this city?"

Luneng hesitated and said.

Glancing at him, Wu Yong laughed.

"Second brother, if one general succeeds, ten thousand bones will be withered. If we want to kill all the imperial officers and soldiers, this is the only way we can do it."

"Enough chatter, we don't have much time left to dig out the Yellow River!"

After that, he shook the horse's reins and headed towards the Yellow River ferry.

Luneng and the three fat men looked at each other and sighed, then led the army to follow.

At night, Chen Xuanli led an army of 50,000 people to Bianzhou City.

"General, the rebels are heavily defended. It would be difficult to attack at night! Do you want to attack the city again at dawn tomorrow?"

Chen Xuanli shook his head and said to the generals around him.

"We can't wait until tomorrow morning, we must take back Bianzhou as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, if the news reaches the court, you and I will not be able to bear the consequences."

The generals looked solemn and clasped their fists in agreement.

The next moment, a rapid trumpet sound suddenly sounded, and 50,000 Shenwu troops charged towards the tide.

soon.

A fierce siege started in the night.

Due to the haste of the incident, the Shenwu Army did not prepare many ladders and trebuchets.

They can only be suppressed by archers, and shield soldiers approach the city gate by covering the infantry in front.

Although the rebels were poorly equipped, they were not vegetarians. The capture of Bianzhou allowed them to obtain a large number of weapons.

Seeing that the Shenwu Army was about to charge forward, Li Dewang immediately ordered his men to shoot arrows downwards.

While the two sides were fighting fiercely, what they didn't know was that a bigger crisis was about to strike.

Yellow River, ferry.

Wu Yong and others stood on the boat, while thousands of people on the shore were sweating profusely to dig open the embankment.

I don’t know how long it took, but Luneng ran onto the boat sweating profusely.

"General Wu, the embankment of the Yellow River is almost dug. Please give the order."

Looking towards Bianzhou City where the killing sounds were fading, Wu Yong flicked his cloak and said coldly.

"Pass my general's order! Explode!"

With an order, the Yellow River embankment exploded with a bang, and a steady stream of floods roared towards the land of Bianzhou.

The trees, fields and deserters along the way were all submerged by floods.

For a moment, everything you could see was a raging flood.

The sound of roaring water soon spread to Bianzhou City.

The two warring parties subconsciously stopped fighting. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, with fear in their eyes.

"General, what's going on?" the lieutenants asked with ugly faces.

Chen Xuanli's eyes flashed non-stop, he kicked his feet, walked straight to Li Dewang, pointed a knife at him and said murderously.

"Say! What on earth did you do!"

"Don't kill me. It's General Wu who wants to dig the Yellow River. It has nothing to do with me."

Li Dewang was so frightened that his pants were soaked through.

"What did you say! Dig the Yellow River!" Chen Xuanli looked at Li Dewang in disbelief.

He never dreamed that there would be someone in the world who dared to do such evil things.

Without any time to think, he slashed Li Dewang open with a knife, and Chen Xuanli shouted at his subordinates hoarsely.

"Quickly, retreat to the heights of Bianzhou City!"

"Yes!"

Tens of thousands of Shenwu troops shouted loudly and followed Chen Xuanli to flee towards the high slope.

Unfortunately, the terrain of Bianzhou is low-lying, and the Yellow River is ferocious. When the army just fled, it broke through the city gate and swept in...

After an unknown period of time, a group of soldiers entered Bianzhou on wooden planks and searched for survivors along various waterways.

"Sixth Son, almost all the corpses of the Shenwu Army are here, only a few are still alive."

Pushing away the body on the water, Jiang Ji said with an ugly expression.

"Keep looking, I'll save every one I can!"

Liuzi punched the ship's plank hard, his heart filled with endless regret.

If he had known that Wu Yong was so inhumane, he would have killed this guy when he first attacked Xiangzhou. Now it was a big mistake and it was too late to say anything.

Not only did all the 50,000 Shenwu troops drown here, but millions of people in Henan Province also suffered a devastating disaster.

How can he explain to the dead young master?

"Forget it, Lao Liu, this matter has nothing to do with us. It was Wu Yong who committed suicide."

"Let's hurry up and save people. Oh, it's so tragic."

Cao Wei sighed and prepared to paddle to the next place.

Suddenly a man wearing golden armor floated over.

When he saw the person's appearance clearly, Liuzi picked him up with a knife and stretched out his hand to test his breath.

"Still alive! Quick, turn him upside down and control the water!"

After some tossing by the three of them, Chen Xuanli, who was originally unconscious, finally coughed and slowly opened his eyes.

"General Chen, are you awake?"

"Are you...Sixth Son?" Chen Xuanli's expression changed slightly when he saw his savior's appearance.

He rolled to both sides, and at the same time he pulled out his sword and put it on Liu Zi's neck.

"Old Six"

"Brother Six!"

"It's okay!" Signaling the brothers to calm down, Liu Zi looked at Chen Xuanli calmly.

"General Chen is a sensible person and will not harm Liu."

"Hmph, you are somewhat confident. Do you really think that this general does not dare to kill you?"

Chen Xuanli mocked with a livid face.

Liu Zi changed his previous attitude and said in a deep voice.

"It's not difficult to kill Liuzi. The key is to kill Liu. How do you plan to save these people and soldiers who are drowning in the water?"

Chen Xuanli hummed heavily and sheathed his sword.

"Sixth Son, you colluded with the rebels and dug up the Yellow River to kill our soldiers and civilians of the Tang Dynasty. This crime is unreasonable and your punishment will be reduced in the future. Don't blame me for not thinking about saving lives!"

After saying that, he jumped into the water and swam towards the nearby corpse.

"Lao Liu, do you want to silence this person to avoid spreading the news to the court?" Jiang Ji made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"Forget it, the Yellow River burst its banks and the entire Henan Road was plunged into floods. I'm afraid the court already knows about it."

……

Luoyang, Daming Palace.

Report!

A hurried report cut through the sky and entered the hall, making everyone feel nervous and secretly wondering if something had happened again.

Under the gaze of the emperor and all the civil and military officials, a divine warrior rolled and crawled into the hall.

Kneeling on the ground and crying loudly.

"Your Majesty, this is bad! The rebels dug up the Yellow River and flooded the entire Henan Road!"

"Brothers are all drowned!"

At the end of the sentence, his body suddenly stiffened and fell to the ground.

He actually died of anger!

quiet!

The main hall of Daming Palace was silent, and everyone stared blankly at the corpse on the ground.

My heart couldn't calm down for a long time. .

Fifty thousand troops were killed and the entire Henan Road was flooded. They still can't believe this is true until now.

Li Longji took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart and spoke.

"We, the Tang Dynasty, have never suffered such a heavy loss since the founding of the People's Republic of China."

"Not only did the people of Henan Province suffer heavy losses this time, I also lost 50,000 elite men." "Dear ladies, are you heartbroken?"

"I deserve death for my crime!" All the ministers looked ashamed and bowed down in unison.

"No, it's not you who deserve to die, but the rebels who dug up the Yellow River!"

Speaking of this, Li Longji kicked the crane furnace over and roared loudly at the ministers.

"I will never give up until I kill this thief! Where is Xu Wen, Minister of War?"

"Chen is here!"

"Immediately recruit 300,000 troops. I will personally kill these inhuman beasts!"

Xu Wen was startled and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, urging him hard.

"Your Majesty, no. The Tang Dynasty is reborn. It is a time when everything is in ruins and waiting to be revived. We must not forcefully recruit troops anymore."

However, how could Li Longji listen to these words when he was furious?

He immediately sneered.

"Okay, since you care about the people so much, go to Lingnan and open up wasteland with the unscrupulous people there."

"Come here, take off your official hat and wear it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Several Yulin guards walked into the hall and were about to take off Xu Wen's official uniform when they were stopped by Yao Chong.

"Your Majesty, we cannot blame Xu Shangshu entirely for this incident. Henan Road was flooded by the Yellow River, and there will definitely be countless casualties."

"At this time of emergency, the imperial court should send troops to rescue as soon as possible."

"And send enough food, clothing, medicine and shelter!"

"Otherwise it will be the second Wagang Army!"

Li Longji still respected Yao Chong and said patiently.

"Yao Qing's words are reasonable, but I was blinded by anger."

As he spoke, his eyes moved towards the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.

"You have all heard what Yao Chong said. Tell me, how much can you produce in one month?"

"This……"

The Minister of Hube wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a look of shame.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has a surplus of 600,000 guans this year, 8,000 pieces of cloth, and less than 300,000 dans of grain."

"If the people of Henan can endure the hardship to pay taxes..."

Bang!

Li Longji slapped his hand heavily on the armrest and said with a ferocious expression.

"The Yellow River is overflowing and the people can't survive for a day. You actually want them to endure it!"

"What did you, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, do!"

Hearing this, the Minister of Household Affairs knelt on the ground with a thud and said aggrievedly.

"Your Majesty, forgive me. In Kaiyuan, the imperial court spends money everywhere. Even the 600,000 guan in the treasury was saved by my careful calculation."

"There is really no money left to help the people."

This time, Li Longji did not hesitate at all and directly dismissed the Minister of Household Affairs from his post on the spot.

"Xiang Yao, you are Fengge Luantai Pingzhangshi, do you have any good ideas?"

It was related to the stability of the country and the country, and Li Longji had to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I believe that in today's world, there is only one person capable of pacifying the victims and solving the banditry problem."

"Who?"

Under the gaze of the emperor and his ministers, Yao Chong smiled slightly.

"King Yan, Fan Xin!"

"Fan Xin?"

The ministers were startled, then overjoyed, yes, how could they forget this person.

In terms of financial resources, the copper treasury in Prince Yan's palace is larger than the national treasury.

If he came forward, the imperial court would be able to solve the Yellow River floods without spending a single soldier or a penny.

Is there anything cheaper in the world?

Li Longji obviously thought of these benefits and hesitated.

"It will cost at least more than four million guan to resettle the victims. Is Fan Xin willing to spend so much money?"

Yao Chong waved his hand confidently.

"Your Majesty doesn't know that this person is a lord who cares about the world. If he knew about the floods in Henan Province, he would definitely be willing."

Seeing that he was so sure, Li Longji breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to Yao Qing. I'm waiting for your good news in Daming Palace."

……

fanjiazhuang

Since Fan Xin appeared alive, the entire Zhuangzi changed from the previous dead atmosphere and was filled with laughter again.

Old farmers sat in twos and threes on the edge of the cement road chatting about their daily routine.

A group of half-grown children were laughing and chasing each other, among which a girl riding a wooden carriage was the most popular.

"Sister Fan, can you give me the wooden carriage to play with for a while?"

A snot-nosed boy stood in front of the girl, biting his finger and staring at the wooden carriage with envy.

The girl scratched her head and seemed a little hesitant, but when she saw that the snotty baby was about to cry, she still gave him the car.

Seeing this scene, the onlookers nodded secretly. She was indeed the little princess of the Fan family, and her magnanimity was no worse than that of the prince.

Without the wooden carriage, the girl's attention was quickly attracted by the big ball on the roof.

Stretching out her white and tender little fingers, she wanted to get high enough.

Immediately, several guards hidden in the corner jumped up to the roof, and without saying a word, they came to the girl holding the night pearl given by the King of Goguryeo.

When the ball was in hand, the girl showed a satisfied smile on her little face and pushed the ball up with her little buttocks.

The road in Zhuangzi was a little tilted. The girl pushed it gently and the night pearl rolled towards the Zhonglie Mansion archway.

Along the way, laughter like silver bells was scattered everywhere.

Suddenly, someone appeared in front of him and bent down to pick up the night pearl.

"Well, it's such a shame that such big beads are being used for fun."

Yao Chong shook his head regretfully.

Seeing her beloved ball taken away by a stranger, the girl opened her mouth and started crying.

As soon as the cry started, the entire Fanjiazhuang was shaken.

next moment.

The door of the mansion opened wide, and hundreds of armored guards came out with swords drawn and ran towards the place.

At the same time, dozens of cloaked masters fell around Yao Chong in corners, on rooftops, and in alleys.

He put the sword on his neck, frightening more than a dozen masters and servants to the point where they broke out in cold sweat.

Finally, the armored guards came closer, and the leading general picked up the girl.

He said with a smile.

"Your Highness Princess, who bullied you? I will avenge you."

The girl lay in Li Lang's arms, staring at the night pearl in Yao Chong's hand without blinking.

"Prime Minister Yao, I advise you to return the beads to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"No one in Zhuangzi dares to snatch her things, not even His Highness King Yan."

"If you don't believe it, ask the people in the village. Prince Yan had his crutches broken by several elderly people in the village because he drank the little princess' favorite hawthorn water."

Yao Chong's eyelids twitched and he awkwardly returned the Night Pearl to the little girl.

The toy was returned to her hand, and the girl's face smiled again.

Breaking away from Li Lang, he led a group of friends and ran towards Zhuangzi.

Following her were more than two hundred majestic and mysterious masters.

When the crowd dispersed, Yao Chong coughed and said calmly.

"General Li, you must already know my purpose of coming. Please tell me that Yao Chong respectfully invites King Yan to come out!"

Surprisingly, Li Lang sighed when facing the prime minister's request for an audience.

"Yao Xiangguo, the last time you came here, you almost killed my prince."

"Her Royal Highness the Princess said that no matter who comes home this time, the prince will not be allowed to go out."

"You'd better please come back!"

(End of this chapter)