Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 49 The Huainan Rebellion (2023) (Special thanks to book friends 2414...2 for monthly passes! Thank you twice!)
Han Lingkun was shocked and said:
"So you are Tang Hao, the Privy Councilor of the Tang Dynasty?! Do you want to follow the strategy of Xiande five years ago to instigate rebellion again?

Come on, let me take them down! "

Tang Hao said hurriedly:

"Han Jiedushi, wait a minute! I took the risk to come to see you this time for the sake of your future!
Mr. Han, please listen to what I have to say first. If it is not for your sake, it will not be too late to kill me! "

Han Lingkun waved his hand to stop the soldiers who were about to rush forward to capture Tang Hao and others, and said coldly:

"Okay! I will listen to what you have to say."

Tang Hao organized his thoughts and said calmly:
"Master Han, now that the Great Zhou Dynasty has killed Zhao Kuangyin and his party, the Queen Mother and the young emperor are now in charge.

Master Han had a deep relationship with Zhao Kuangyin, which was jealous of the Queen Mother and the young emperor.

This can be seen from the fact that the Great Zhou Dynasty transferred Lord Han's Tianping Army from Yanyun Prefecture, which is an important border defense area, to Yangzhou in Huainan. This is definitely not the lie of a lower official! "

Han Lingkun nodded slightly and said:
"So what? I am a military envoy in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although the Queen Mother and the young emperor do not regard me as a confidant, they do not dare to leave me alone.

Our Zhou Dynasty is powerful and occupies the entire Central Plains. How can it be compared to your Tang Dynasty, which is located in the south of the Yangtze River and has weak military strength?

Do you still want to persuade me to surrender? Are you weak? ! How ridiculous! "

Tang Hao smiled and said: "It is true as Mr. Han said, we in the Tang Kingdom have only a few soldiers, how dare we persuade Mr. Han to surrender?
The official came here this time to persuade Lord Han to follow Han Xin's example when Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, to become king himself and to create a hegemony!
Although our army in the Tang Dynasty is weak, the people in the south of the Yangtze River are rich in wealth. I am willing to serve Mr. Han as the master, and I would like to be driven by Mr. Han! "

Han Lingkun was dubious after hearing this, but his expression softened significantly.

When Tang Hao saw it, he immediately followed his authority and said:

"Master Han, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Queen Mother and the Young Emperor are becoming more and more powerful. After the salary of the Imperial Army sergeants was increased, their morale was greatly boosted.

He also promoted the new policies of water conservancy and "night markets" in various places in the Zhou Dynasty. Seeing that the court has tightened the financial power of various places, I am afraid that in the future, he will follow the example of the wise king in the history books and cut down the vassal!

At that time, we, the Tang State, will not be the first to face the powerful military power of Zhou Dynasty, but Mr. Han will be the first to face it!

Therefore, the lower official persuaded Mr. Han to take advantage of the current civil strife in the Great Zhou Dynasty to kill the generals, the Queen Mother and the young emperor to establish a firm foothold, unite with the Tang Dynasty and establish themselves as kings. In the future, it is not impossible for Mr. Han to replace the Great Zhou Dynasty and become emperor!
After all, in the past, Zhou Taizu Guo Wei only raised troops to seize the Han Dynasty as the military envoy and privy envoy of the Tianxiong Army at that time.

Mr. Han is a famous general who is accustomed to fighting on the battlefield. As long as he has the financial support of the Tang Dynasty, as long as Mr. Han is determined to achieve unparalleled achievements, he will definitely achieve success and become king and emperor! "

When Han Lingkun heard this, his blood surged. After thinking for a long time, he said:
"What Mr. Tang said makes sense! Today the Queen Mother and the Young Emperor do not know how to give preferential treatment to us, the hard-working and meritorious generals who followed Taizu and the late Emperor in the Southern and Northern Expeditions. However, they use the New Deal to deprive us of the financial rights of the local governors and make us support the sergeants and officials under their command. So embarrassed!
Instead of being suppressed like this, a real man should make great achievements on his own! "

The more the two chatted, the more excited they became. Soon they cut their fingers together and took blood to form an alliance, vowing to fight against the Zhou Dynasty and create great achievements together!

When talking about the details of the next operation, Tang Hao said:
"Master Han, now I, the envoys of Quan and Nanzhou of the Tang Dynasty, are here to serve this traitor. I have been in contact with the Great Zhou since Emperor Ruiwu and Xiaowen. This time, I openly professed my vassal status to the Great Zhou. Our Lord is about to raise an army." Cut it down.

(Author's note: Chai Rong was Guo Rong at the time, and his posthumous title was "Emperor Ruiwu Xiaowen" given by Chai Zongxun when he came to the throne. His temple title was given by Zhao Da after he usurped the throne. At this time, Chai Rong only had a posthumous title and no temple title. I will talk about it later. The real temple name.)
Presumably, the Zhou Dynasty court will send troops to Huainan to attack our country to rescue and stay effective.

Master Han will then raise his own troops again, join forces with me, the Tang Dynasty, and suddenly launch an attack, defeating the Zhou army in one fell swoop. The world will be frightened, and the Zhou court will be horrified!

With the power of this battle, and with the full support of our Tang Dynasty, Master Han can follow Guo Wei's story, conquer Bianjing, and establish his country as emperor! "

Han Lingkun was extremely excited and said:
"Okay! Privy Envoy Tang is indeed a think tank of the Tang Dynasty, so we will follow Privy Envoy Tang's good plan! I have stepped up preparations these days, hoping to win the battle by then!"

That night, Han Lingkun secretly entertained Tang Hao in the backyard of the mansion and had a pleasant chat. A few days later, Tang Hao returned to Jinling to report to Li Jing, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Li Jing was overjoyed when he learned that he had persuaded Han Lingkun, the Huainan military envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, to rebel against the Zhou Dynasty. He rewarded Tang Hao generously, and sent one of the first people to secretly send thousands of stones of grain and 5 taels of silver to Han Lingkun in Yangzhou.

For a time, Han Lingkun became more determined to raise troops and stand on his own feet.

When Tang Hao of the Southern Tang Dynasty persuaded Han Lingkun to start a rebellion, Chai Zongxun also received the news at the Bianjing court on September 23 of the first year of Kaixi that Liu Congxiao had openly proclaimed vassalage to the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Li Jing, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was preparing to attack His message.

The ministers in Chui Gong Hall discussed for a long time, and most of them agreed that troops should be sent to rescue Liu Bong.

Prime Minister Fan Zhi came out and said:
"To the Queen Mother, and to Your Majesty, Liu Congxiao, after receiving my pilgrimage decree, officially announced on August 6 that it belongs to our Great Zhou Dynasty, and sent an envoy to donate 200 kilograms of gold in early September.

After discussing with his ministers, the leader of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing, had prepared to send an army of 100,000, led by Privy Envoy Tang Hao, to attack Quan and Nanzhou Jiedu envoy Liu Congfeng.

Now our enemies to the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Han and Liao, are in chaos and have too much time to take care of themselves, so there is nothing to worry about in the north.

As for the Shu Kingdom to the west, it is of no concern.

I thought that I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, should raise troops to rescue and stay in service. "

Chai Zongxun said:

"What Prime Minister Fan said makes sense.

On the day I accepted Liu Congxiao's surrender, I had already considered today's situation.

Dear friends, please discuss how we, the Great Zhou Dynasty, should rescue Liu Congfeng? "

Han Tong, the general inspection officer, said:

"Your Majesty, Quan and Nan Prefectures are located in the southeastern hinterland of the Tang Kingdom, far away from our border with the Great Zhou Kingdom.

I thought that Your Majesty should adopt the strategy of "surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao" and sent troops from Yangzhou in Huainan to attack Jinling, the capital of Tang Dynasty. He had no choice but to save him.

By then, when the Tang State faces our powerful Zhou army, how can it still go to attack Liu Congxiao?

In this way, you can solve the problem by yourself. "

Chai Zongxun was secretly satisfied: Although Han Tong was a heroic man, he joined the army when he was more than ten years old. He had been on the battlefield for a long time and had rich experience in commanding troops. He was a good general.

After discussing for a while, the ministers basically agreed with Han Tong's strategy, and then started discussing who should be sent to lead the army on this expedition.

Secondary Prime Minister Li Tao came out and said:
"To inform the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, in the "Battle of Xingzhou", the war strategy put forward by the governor Cao Bin was accurate and clever, and he has also been in the military for a long time. This time he can lead the troops to attack Jinling in the Tang Dynasty."

Cao Bin was thirty years old and had been in the army for more than ten years. Since Chai Zongxun promoted him to the post of the Inspector of Bingma Dujian of the Guards and Pro-Army Division, he had gradually become the central general of Chai Zongxun's army.

Compared with Han Hui, who was only twenty-two years old and was promoted by Emperor Chai Zong to be the deputy commander of the Guards and Military Division, Cao Bin's prestige in the Forbidden Army and his ability to lead troops in battle were higher.

Therefore, Li Tao proposed to use Cao Bin as the general to lead the army in the Southern Tang Dynasty, which also meant to win over and stabilize Cao Bin as Chai Zongxun's confidant.

(End of this chapter)