The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 325: Recruiting and General Chongtian
Great Sui.

"strangeness……"

Dugu Jialuo pondered in confusion.

"When civil unrest breaks out and bandits run rampant, even if there are tens of thousands of bandits gathering in one area, they will collapse at the first blow when faced with thousands of government troops and can be easily quelled."

"Why is it that this group of rebels did not collapse after being defeated, and did not disperse after being routed?"

Yang Jian sat on the bed and pounded his arm, saying:
"Have you forgotten the Pang Xun incident?"

Dugu Jialuo raised her eyebrows.

"How do the two relate?"

While moving his sore shoulders, Yang Jian smiled and said:
"Many of Pang Xun's men were from the Huai and Si areas."

"These garrison troops are all professional soldiers. Do you think they will join Wang and Huang in their uprising?"

Dugu Jialuo suddenly understood the meaning!

"So they are no longer bandits! They are just a bunch of rebels in bandit disguise!"

Yang Jian nodded, then sighed:
“It’s not difficult to deal with them.”

"One hand to appease, the other to divide."

"The matter is settled now."

"But judging from the rampant corruption in the government and the country, even if we settle this case, there will be a second time."

"Since the Dazhong period, it is no exaggeration to say that the Tang Dynasty has been filled with war."

"And it wasn't just one emperor who caused the Tang Dynasty to reach this point."

"It's difficult."

Yang Jian sighed and fell into deep thought again.

Unlike the demise of previous dynasties, the Tang Dynasty’s predicament did not have a specific fixed point.

It has come to where it is today step by step.

In other words, the fate of the Tang Dynasty was basically determined from the moment the equal-field system collapsed.

Is it wrong to change to recruiting soldiers when the equal distribution of land can no longer support the local soldiers?

Is it wrong to recruit soldiers who do not engage in production and need to enclose land for support?
He was arrogant and had ulterior motives, and the emperor and his ministers were suspicious of each other when they tried to suppress the rebellion.

This is human nature.

Eunuchs are household slaves, and household slaves are used to rule officials.

These "right" things have accumulated to become what we have today.

"It's difficult..."

Yang Jian put his hands behind his back and sighed again.

It’s not so easy to last for thousands of years.

……

[In the first month of 877 AD, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict, appointing Wang Xianzhi as the chief of the Left Army of the Divine Strategy Army and concurrently the Supervisory Censor.]

【Wang Xianzhi was very happy after receiving the notice, but Huang Chao was not happy.】

【Huang Chao was furious because he was not given an official position equal to his own, and said, “We all made a great oath together to run rampant throughout the country, but now you are the only one taking the position and assigning it to the Zuojun Army. Where are these 5,000 people going to go?” He then beat Xianzhi and injured his head.】

[The generals and soldiers were also making a lot of noise. Wang Xianzhi was afraid of arousing public anger and did not dare to accept the order, so he looted Qizhou.]

[Half of the people in the city were expelled, half were massacred, and the city was set on fire.]

[Wang and Huang also parted ways. More than 3,000 people followed Wang Xianzhi and Shang Junchang, and more than 2,000 people followed Huang Chao. They went their separate ways.]

……

Big man.

"Left Shence Army Chief of Staff and Supervisory Censor..."

Liu Bang twirled his beard and thought.

Lu Zhi, who was standing by, was applying yellow flowers in front of the mirror and said calmly:

"Isn't it just that the young emperor wants to recruit them into the Shen Ce Army? What's there to think about?"

Liu Bang shook his head and said:

"No, I was just wondering why Huang Chao wanted to ruin this."

Lu Zhi paused and looked at Liu Bang strangely.

"Do you have an eye disease?"

"Didn't you say that officials are not as good as you?"

Shaking his head and laughing, Liu Bang sat up straight, looked at Lu Zhi and said with a smile:
"Well, let me ask you."

"Do you think Huang Chao is a fan of government officials?"

Lü Zhi continued to apply her hairpins in front of the bronze mirror and answered without turning her head:

"Six consecutive years of taking the exam, of course it counts."

Liu Bang nodded.

"Then do you think being a soldier in the Shen Ce Army counts as an official position?"

Lu Zhi looked at Liu Bang through the bronze mirror.

That bright smile immediately woke her up.

"...I see...It seems like he has big plans..."

Liu Bang saw that Lu Zhi understood and happily moved closer to her.

Regardless of the other party's disdainful look, he picked up the flower ornaments in the copper box and thrust them into Lu Zhi's face, saying:

"If you start a rebellion, there are only two possible outcomes."

"One was that they were pacified and suppressed, and the government troops chopped off their heads and piled them up to form a Jingguan, or hung their heads on the city walls."

"The other is to accept the amnesty, become a government soldier, eat the court's food, and become an official of the court."

After applying the flower ornaments, Liu Bang held Lu Zhi's face and looked her up and down, left and right, and gave her a kiss as she rolled her eyes.

“But it seems that many people have forgotten that there is actually a third way.”

Then he said nothing more and just fiddled with the copper box.

Lü Zhi's eyes were dazed, and she couldn't help but take over the conversation:

"The third way... it is a way that few people take, but once it is taken, it will be a world-shaking road."

"That means you can achieve great things..."

"Yiru Qin Mohao...what are you doing!"

While reminiscing about the past, Lu Zhi suddenly saw Liu Bang's face and couldn't help but cry out in pain!
Liu Bang scratched his cheek as he looked at Lu Zhi who snatched the copper box fiercely and looked at him viciously.

"Is it that serious? It's just a few flowers. You're so stingy."

Lu Zhi looked at the empty box, and then at Liu Bang's face covered with flowers.

The twisted and colorful flowers on the other person's face seemed to be mocking her.

"Liu! Ji!!!"

……

[In February 877 AD, Wang Xianzhi conquered Ezhou.]

[In March, Huang Chao captured Yunzhou and killed Xue Chong, the governor of Tianping Army.]

[In April, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to fight against bandits, calling on the military governors of the vassal states and the private armies of local tyrants to fight against the bandits together.]

……

Han Dynasty Lingdi Period
This time everyone really looked at Liu Hong.

"What are you looking at!"

The sensitive Liu Hong slammed the table and stood up! "Are we the same thing?"

"He is having fun to excess! I am..."

Selling official positions and titles, everyone was silently thinking this in their hearts.

"He is deceived by the eunuchs! I..."

Treating the thief as the father, everyone thought the same thing with a blank expression.

"He lost power..."

You are voluntarily giving up power.

Seeing Liu Hong shut up and sit down quietly, the princes and the others silently continued what was unfinished.

You two are indeed different, the other one is really younger.

You...are thinking you are young.

……

[On July 877, AD, Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao came together again under the pressure of the imperial edict and jointly besieged Songzhou.]

[Zhongwu Army Jiedushi Cui Anqian led 7,000 troops to the battlefield, killed 2,000 rebels and lifted the siege of Songzhou. Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao divided their forces again.]

[In October, Zeng Yuanyu, who was stationed in Qizhou, took advantage of his rest to kill more than 4,000 rebels.]

[In November, Yang Fuguang, the deputy envoy of the imperial court and the eunuch who supervised the army, sent people to contact Wang Xianzhi to negotiate the matter of surrender. Wang Xianzhi sent his trusted generals Shang Junchang and Cai Wenqiu and others to Chang'an to surrender.]

……

On the canopy.

Under candlelight.

A general with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes looked at the "Letter to the Court for Recruiting the Army" in his hand with an uncertain expression.

"Recruitment, this can't be done!"

A clerk beside the general said:

"Song Zhaotao, let's not mention that Yang Fuguang, as your deputy envoy, actually colluded with Wang Xianzhi behind your back and persuaded Wang Xianzhi to sincerely submit to the court."

"If this is accomplished, it will be an unprecedented achievement."

"Just say that Yang Fuguang and your benefactor Lieutenant Tian are irreconcilable enemies. Even if you say it to the sky, this..."

Song Zhaotao's face darkened and he pondered for a moment.

"How far has it progressed?"

The clerk bowed his head and said respectfully:
"Yang Fuguang has already written a memorial and summoned a few people to secretly go to Yingzhou with the memorial. After meeting up with Shang Junchang and others, they will go to the capital together."

"One of the people there is from the same hometown as me. He let it slip when we were drinking the night before..."

The general nodded, shook the "Letter of Amnesty" and placed it on the candlelight.

Red columns appear from the black ink.

"Take 500 men and march west of Yingzhou."

"All exits leading to the capital are blocked one after another."

"Make sure to kill the people who are carrying the petition, and then take the bandit leader Shang Junchang and others to the capital, Chang'an."

"Show the prisoners and ask for credit!"

……

[At that time, the envoy Song Wei stationed his troops in Songzhou, sitting back and watching, and never engaging in battle with the rebels. Over time, this aroused dissatisfaction among the court officials.]

[Prime Minister Zheng Ting and others submitted a memorial to accuse Song Wei of raising troops to protect himself and letting bandits harm thousands of miles away, and advocated that Song Wei be removed from office and held accountable for his crimes.]

[Tian Lingzi and Lu Xize protected Song Wei in every possible way and argued endlessly with Zheng Ting in the court.]

【Then Tian Lingzi secretly ordered Song Wei to send troops to suppress the Cao army as soon as possible.】

[At that time, Yang Fuguang succeeded in persuading Wang Xianzhi to surrender. Wang Xianzhi's generals Shang Junchang and Cai Wenqiu happened to be in Song Wei's territory. Song Wei sent troops to capture them alive and then sent them to Chang'an in a prisoner car.]

[Tang Xizong executed the two men at Goujiling in the east market of Chang'an.]

【Wang Xianzhi was furious! He marched into Jingnan.】

……

Tang Xuanzong Period
"Insect!"

Li Longji was so angry that he kicked over the screen in the hall!

"Insect!"

Then he swept the pens, ink, paper, inkstone and other items on the table to the ground.

"The people above are fighting for power!"

"The people below are trying to avoid fighting!"

"How can we govern the Tang Dynasty with these insects?"

Li Longji knew that he was not a man of vision and strategy.

But looking at the current situation, even a fool can see that these military governors and prefecture and county governors are all gathering troops to protect themselves!

As long as the bandits don't attack them, no one will fight with them!
Even if the bandits really attack, they will escape if they can, and surrender if they can't. There are very few people who truly and truly work hard for the court!

"Deceiving the emperor and deceiving superiors! Claiming credit for merit and asking for reward!"

After smashing things for a while, Li Longji sat down on the ground, gasping for breath.

A group of people, using the name of amnesty to play tricks and schemes.

You don't even understand the principle of enclosing three sides and leaving one side!

Once you get it in your hands, can't you just squeeze it or make it round however you want?
He had to choose a path that would force the bandits to fight the imperial court to the death!

"...a bunch of idiots..."

……

Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yizong
The depressed Li Yi suddenly sobered up a little.

"Go find these two people."

Bai Minzhong looked at the emperor:
"How will your majesty deal with these two?"

Li Yi stretched.

"Just give him two official posts and send him off."

Then he added another sentence.

"Put it in the Shen Ce Army."

Bai Minzhong's eyes lit up and he left.

Li Yi looked at the sky calmly.

To rule the world, but what a shitty world!

If you rebel against me, I will recruit one.

I can hold on.

……

[On the first day of the first lunar month in 878 AD, Wang Xianzhi captured Jiangling, and Li Fu, the governor of Shannan East Road, sent Shatuo cavalry stationed in Xiangyang to support him.]

[Wang Xianzhi got the news, burned and looted Jiangling, and then retreated. At that time, there were 300,000 households in Jiangling, and three or four out of ten died.]

[On the sixth day, Zeng Yuanyu, the deputy envoy of the Recruiting Army, defeated Wang Xianzhi in Shenzhou, killing more than 50,000 of Wang's troops and beheading Wang Xianzhi.]

[In February 878 AD, Huang Chao was elected as the leader of the alliance by his subordinates. He called himself the King of Huang and the Great General Chongtian. He changed the reign title to Wangba and established an official office.]

[In the same year, Shatuo Li Keyong took control of Yunzhong.]

……

(End of this chapter)