Late Tang

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When the Wendeng County Unity Army entered Penglai City, the entire Penglai City was a sensation.

Li Jing and others left Wendeng and marched slowly all the way. They only marched [-] miles a day, and they walked from Wendeng to Penglai for six days.But the legends of Li Jing and others seemed to have grown wings, and they had been spread from Wendeng to Penglai a few days ago.

After the death of Tang Xuanzong, who was called the little Taizong by the people in the Tang Dynasty, the little Zhenguan in Tang Xuanzong's time has completely gone.During Xuanzong's reign, he had burned three fires, one to make "the powerful and powerful", the second to make "treacherous officials afraid of the law", and the third to make "the temple arrogant", and praised him as "Mingjun", "British Lord".Xuanzong's nature is clear and decisive, his usage is selfless, he follows advice like a stream, cherishes official rewards, is respectful and thrifty, and loves people's things. Therefore, the administration of Dazhong ended at the end of Tang Dynasty.

The younger brother of Tang Muzong, the uncle of Tang Jingzong, Wenzong, and Wuzong, was the emperor who ascended to the Datong as the emperor's uncle, and he was the last emperor who made a difference in the Tang Dynasty.Since Emperor Xuanzong passed away, Emperor Yizong came to power, then Huang Xi died all his life, and Li Yan, who is now only 12 years old, ascended the throne, the days of the Tang Dynasty have been getting worse day by day.Qiu Fu made chaos, Pang Xun made chaos, natural disasters continued, and bandits arose.

Ziqing-Pinglu Jiedu has always been known as a place of wealth. It is as prosperous as it is prosperous, and the price of goods has always been stable and low.But even in such a place, life has become more and more difficult in recent years.Bandits, horse thieves, and pirates swarmed up and plundered everywhere, but the court just couldn't wipe out these thieves.Qingzhou's Jiedu Envoy Shuai also wrote to the states and counties to strictly suppress the bandits, but the bandits are growing more and more, but they have never seen a good news from the government.

At this time, it was reported from Wendeng County that Wang Zhong, Li Jing and other twelve officers and soldiers of the united army first quelled the Xihuozhai bandits, and then fought against the famous "Zhendonghai" in the coastal areas, and finally won the battle. return.It is said that this news has been verified by the state government, and the story of the Twelve Chishan Generals has already been spread in Wendeng County.For the common people and traders in Penglai, the state capital, this news is very exciting.In the past few decades, it was the first time they had heard such enjoyable news.

At this time, in front of the south gate of Penglai City, countless people rushed out of the city to watch the Chishan Twelve Generals who came to see the great victory of Chishan, wanting to be the first to see the demeanor of the twelve generals.Of course, such a lively scene was not only caused by the people spontaneously, but also by people in the state behind the scenes.

This time, a united army was called, with a population of nearly 2 households in the three counties of Dengzhou, and more than [-] united soldiers were recruited according to the law.The Ziqing Pinlu Jiedu envoy ruled the five states, and nearly [-] soldiers were recruited.It turns out that when Ziqingpinglu was at its strongest, it once ruled fifteen prefectures, with [-] soldiers.However, since it was broken by the imperial court and divided into three, the strength of the Ziqing Pinglu Army has remained at around [-] to [-].

Jiedushi also wanted to expand the army, but no one dared to cross that red line first.This time, the imperial court felt that after the natural disaster, the number of bandits continued to increase, and ordered the recruitment of united soldiers from all over the country, to train the reserve soldiers and horses, and to take away the young and strong people from the villages to prevent corruption in the villages.But when the order arrived at the Jiedu Mansion, the following had other ideas.

Ziqing Pinlu Jiedu wanted to take this opportunity to expand his army and train his troops.That's why when the counties and townships were ordered to recruit township regiments, they were also required to be responsible for the supply of donkeys and horses, as well as funds for weapons and equipment.These were all parts that were not included in the official documents of the imperial court, but now they are clearly issued to the counties and townships.Quite a number of townships and counties reacted very violently to this item, because the people in many places did not have the money and food to take care of this item after the disaster.

Although relying on the power of the government, Dengzhou forcibly recruited more than [-] united soldiers, but there was an undercurrent lurking in the local area.At this time, the government desperately needed to divert the attention of the local people, and it happened that at this time the lower officials reported the incident of Li Jing, Wang Zhong and others encountering bandits in Chishan.A matter that was not a big deal at first was secretly pushed forward by caring people in the state.Gradually, things began to change.

Li Jing and the others had just arrived in Penglai, and before entering the city, an official from the state had already arrived first.He came here on behalf of the state capital at this time and conveyed a few instructions.The key point is that the state government will hold a grand entrance ceremony for Wang Zhong, Li Jing and other meritorious soldiers.

At the south gate of Penglai, the people and merchants in the city rushed out of the city. The first thing they saw was the Thousand Unity recruits from Wendeng County.Dengzhou governs four counties, namely Penglai, Huangxian, Mouping and Wendeng.There are more than 23 households and more than [-] mouths.At this time in the late Tang Dynasty, when the population and economy of the entire Tang Dynasty were greatly regressing, sitting on the Datang Sea Road trade channel, and connecting Hebei to the north, Jidu to the west, and Huaiyang to the south, the population did not drop. On the contrary, it reached the peak of Dengzhou population in Tang Dynasty.Especially during the period of more than [-] years when Li Zhengji, a general of the Goguryeo family in the Tang Dynasty, ruled the Ziqing Zhuzhous for more than [-] years, the Ziqing Zhuzhous became more prosperous and stable.Although the Li family has been conquered by the imperial court for more than [-] years, the Ziqing prefectures are still more prosperous than other states in the Central Plains.

Among the four counties, Wendeng County is the farthest from Penglai. Penglai is the seat of the prefecture of Dengzhou, Penglai is in the north, and Wendeng is in the south. The distance from the north coast of Penglai to the south coast of Wendeng is nearly [-] miles.The united soldiers from Wendeng County were the last to arrive in Penglai, and the united soldiers from the other three counties, the latest from Muping, also arrived a day and a half ago.

The people of Penglai have seen united soldiers enter the city three times, but this is the first time they have seen such mighty and orderly united soldiers as Wendeng County.The united soldiers were originally just a group of mud-legged farmers and small craftsmen.This was the case with the united soldiers from the other three counties they had seen before. They were all recruits, most of them young men in their teens.The team is chaotic, not even a proper shape, especially the regiment soldiers are dressed in a mess, with all kinds of clothes.Some wore fringe heads and round-neck shirts, while others wore flat scarves and short brown clothes. Many wore straw sandals, and some even wore straw sandals without bare feet.

But the united soldiers who entered the city at this time were different. The 1000 Wendeng united soldiers were already wearing uniform black military uniforms. Everyone carried a bow on their backs, a three-foot horizontal knife on their waists, and a Zhangba spear in their hands. , wearing a bronze helmet, leather armor, and black leather boots.

Although the formation of thousands of people was a bit uneven, the uniform colors, fluttering flags, and dazzling spear points made the hearts of the people in Penglai beat violently.That kind of momentum made people have the urge to shout loudly.

Amidst the sound of neat steps, suddenly a team of horses came galloping.

Amidst the thin smoke and dust, a cavalry team of hundreds circled from both sides of the infantry to the front of the team.

The dust and smoke gradually dissipated, and the first thing that fell in front of everyone was a neat row of tall horses, gorgeous saddles, and the string of copper bells hanging from the neck of the horses. When the horses moved, there was a tinkling sound of copper bells ring.

On top of the horses in the first row were Wang Zhong and Li Jing, 11 people.Behind each of them, there is a special knight holding a banner and writing everyone's name.

Li Jing was riding on the bay red horse given by the old village head Wang at this time. Originally, the state government had arranged a tall war horse for him, but Li Jing was only familiar with the bay red horse at this time, so he was afraid of unexpected accidents. I still rode this tall bay red horse.The bay red horse seemed to be a little startled by the lively scene in front of him, and paddled on the ground with its front hooves a little uneasy.Li Jing gently patted the bay red horse's neck, soothing his emotions.

Behind Li Jing, two knights straddled their horses, holding a banner in their hands, writing a letter to Li Jing, a warrior of the Dengzhou Unity Camp, on the other hand, and writing a letter of unparalleled intelligence.Next to them, there was a row of knights with various banners, all of which were the famous officials and titles of Li Jing and his group.For example, Wang Zhong's two banners read respectively, Dengzhou Unity Battalion fierce general Wang Zhong, Wu Ben Wushuang, invincible to those who stand in his way.

In addition, Li Jing and the others were also wearing a big red silk flower on their bodies, as if they were the groom who got married, the number one scholar in the imperial high school.

Amidst the noise, there was a sudden sound of a gong, which meant that an official had arrived to clear the way.

Behind the Jingjie gong, there are avoidance signs one after another, and after that, a team dressed in fine armor guarded them.

The team was also riding horses. From a distance, Li Jing saw the person in front of him, dressed in purple waist and gold, wearing a purple robe and a goldfish bag on his waist, riding a horse.I couldn't help being stunned, the clothes were purple and the waist was gold, this was wearing a purple official robe with a goldfish bag on the waist.According to the regulations of the Tang court, only those who are above the third rank can wear purple!

This person is actually a third-rank official. Among the prefectures and counties in the Tang Dynasty, only the governor of Shangzhou is a third-rank official.There is only one person in the entire Dengzhou Prefecture who can wear a purple robe, and that is the third-rank governor of Dengzhou!Unexpectedly, they even alarmed the governor.

ps: No. 24 in the overall list, you need to make another push, let's give Muzi a few times!