Late Tang

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Lulong Town, Youzhou.

After staying in Lulong Town, Youzhou, Li Keju's mansion was known, and Liu Rengong, the head of the cave, hurried into it.

"Stay behind, the future will be late, please forgive me!"

Li Keju stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, his face very gloomy.Without looking back, he said, "Are you going to carry me on your back too! Have you decided which new owner to vote for? Is it Li Jing from Dengzhou, or Liu Yue from Jizhou, or are you planning to go to Chen Jingxuan?"

"The final general swears to follow and stay behind, and never dares to have second thoughts." Liu Rengong said in a deep voice.

Li Keju heaved a long sigh, showing no joy.

Although he is a member of the Uighur Abus tribe, his father had descended to the Tang Dynasty and had been living in Guizhou, Lulong Township, and he regarded himself as a Tang native.But now, he deeply understands that after all, he is just a foreigner who is not accepted by Tang people.

When my father drove Zhang Gongsu away, he borrowed the prestige of Chen Gongyan, the envoy of the surrendered army.Although he got the support of Zhen [***] Li Jing, Zhang Gongsu was finally driven away and Lu Long was appointed as the commander.But Li Jing was successful, Li Jing was defeated, and finally died in Li Jing's hands, and the handsome position was not yet hot.Before his father's bones were cold, the generals in Youzhou had already started to compete for his position.In the end, he had no choice but to recognize the thief as his father, beg for mercy, and ask Li Jing for help.

But Li Jing never really wanted to help him stabilize Lulong Town, he just separated from the strong and the weak, beat Liu Yue up, made them equal, and then left.

If it was just like this, he still felt that it was all worth it, after all, at least he got half of Lulong Town.

But in the end, Li Jing evacuated half of Youzhou, and finally left [-] surveillance troops behind. state went.

Later, the imperial court directly handed over the position of Lulong Jiedu envoy that should have been granted to him to Li Jing.He stayed behind and knew how to be an envoy, but he failed to get the commander-in-chief.Originally, he thought that if Li Jing was only given a handsome position in name, he would still be able to bear it.

His damn Li Jing took away the commander-in-chief, but the dead eunuch Tian Lingzi also came to take advantage of the fire, and sent his elder brother who sells cakes to Youzhou as the deputy ambassador and Jiedu envoy.

The current Lulong Prefecture is simply a mess.

Li Jing also served as Lulong Jiedu envoy, and also sent [-] soldiers and horses to station in the east of Youzhou.Tian Jingxuan came to serve as Lu Long's deputy ambassador and Jiedu envoy. He also brought [-] imperial troops and stationed in Youzhou City.

But now he, the master of Lu Longjun, let an inexplicable stayer know how to do things, and was kicked out of Youzhou Commander's Mansion to Nancheng.

If you add Liu Yue and Fan Xinglong who occupy the three prefectures of Tan, Ji and Ping, the entire Youzhou now has three commanders and four troops.

Although Li Keju has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, in fact, he can't do anything.

Turning around, Li Keju found that there was a whip mark on Liu Rengong's face, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "What's going on?"

"Nothing!" Liu Rengong's eyes faintly ignited with anger.

"Did Tian Jingxuan do it?" Li Keju asked angrily.

Liu Rengong didn't say anything, but silence was the default.

It depends on the owner to beat the dog. Li Keju gave in to Chen Jingxuan again and again, but this damn guy bullied him again and again.The last time Chen Jingxuan went to Li Quanzhong's house for a banquet, but ended up breaking into Li Quanzhong's backyard, and even messed with a concubine of Li Quanzhong's second son, Li Kuangchou.Li Kuangchou heard the cry and ran away, but was whipped ten times by Chen Jingxuan's guards, and then walked away.Li Quanzhong cried to him, but he couldn't help his generals to uphold justice.

If he really wanted to fight, ten Chen Jingxuan would have died long ago. No matter how elite his five thousand imperial troops were, he had tens of thousands of troops under his command.But he couldn't move. His father offended Li Jing and died in the end.Although this Chen Jingxuan is an idiot, his younger brother Tian Lingzi is the most powerful eunuch in the court today.Moreover, Youzhou Town is not the same Youzhou Town that dared to fight against the imperial court. The current Youzhou Town is like a cheap bitch, anyone can go to it.Li Jing was on it, Liu Yue and Fan Xinglong were on it, and of course Chen Jingxuan was also on it.

"For what?" Li Keju gritted his teeth and asked.

"I met Chen Jingxuan on the road. He... He heard that my concubine Luo Shi was beautiful, so he asked me to send it to him. I refused, so I was whipped and said, "If I don't see Luo Shi at night, I want mine." Human head." When Liu Rengong said this, he was still resentful.Although he is only a general now, his subordinates are in charge of [-] elite Uighur cavalry, and he is also a general in Youzhou.But being bullied so much by a cake seller!

Li Keju clenched his fists tightly, sat on the couch, gritted his teeth and said, "Chen Jingxuan molested Li Quanzhong's son's concubine and beat Li Kuangchou. I didn't resist. Now, he stretched out his hand to you again. Next time, If Chen Jingxuan directly deals with me and wants to take my wife and concubine, at that time, can I still hide, at that time, who can draw the sword for me?"

Hearing this, Liu Rengong's heart was shocked. Could it be that he wants to take action for himself after staying?The last time Li Quanzhong returned to Huairou bitterly because he didn't respond at all after staying.He knew that when Li Quanzhong left, his heart was full of dissatisfaction with Li Keju.

This time when something happened, he originally planned to ask Li Keju for a post as a military envoy, and he would leave Youzhou with his family and go to other states to avoid Chen Jingxuan, but he did not expect that Li Keju was willing to stand up for him .

Li Quanzhong got off the carriage in Liaoxi Fang, Youzhou City, looked around, and saw no one around, so he gently opened the door and entered sideways.

"The matter is almost done. Li Keju has already been persuaded. Yesterday he said that he would think about it. Just now he called me into the mansion, saying that he has decided to attack Chen Jingxuan. He also said that Liu Rengong has also decided to attack." Li Quanzhong faced The people in the study smiled slightly.

The man in the study put down the book in his hand, "Liu Rengong has always been elusive, why did you agree to this matter so quickly?"

Li Quanzhong sneered and said: "That's because it was nothing to do before, he could hang up high and watch the fun, but now, he can't avoid it. Chen Jingxuan heard that Liu Rengong had a beautiful concubine Luo Shi, so he asked him The concubine offered it, but Liu Rengong was reluctant to give it up, so he was whipped in the street, and now he felt resentful, so naturally he immediately agreed."

"Liu Rengong's concubine, Luo Shi, is beautiful, I'm afraid that General Li revealed this matter?"

"So what? At the beginning Liu didn't care about the slightest bit of brotherhood. When I was humiliated, he just watched the fun. Now, let him watch the fun too." Li Quanzhong said angrily. Li Keju wanted to come out to entertain Chen Jingxuan, but when something happened, they all watched the fun, and no one was willing to help him.That time, his heart was completely chilled. With a master like Li Keju and a colleague like Liu Rengong, why would he want to be with them.

So after returning to Huairou, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, when Liu Yue from Jizhou came to lobby, Dang even changed his family.This time he secretly returned to Youzhou, apparently to persuade Li Keju to deal with Chen Jingxuan, but in fact, he was planning to kill them all.

The person in the study was Liu Yue, he nodded with a smile, "If Li Keju really attacks Chen Jingxuan, who do you think will die?"

"It must be Chen Jingxuan's death. He only has [-] forbidden soldiers, and Li Keju has tens of thousands of horses. If he makes a move, Chen Jingxuan will die." Li Quanzhong said coldly.

Liu Yue said with a smile: "The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind. When Li Keju makes a move, we will immediately send troops to attack Li Keju in the name of crusade against the imperial court's rebellion. As long as we move fast enough, before the imperial army and horses send troops, we will destroy him." If we lose Li Keju, the entire Lulong Town will fall into our hands."

"I only have one request, Chen Jingxuan must die!" Li Quanzhong said angrily.

"That's natural." Liu Yue chuckled, no matter how you look at it, Chen Jingxuan must die, and he didn't send troops to help Chen Jingxuan.If Chen Jingxuan didn't die, wouldn't he become Li Keju's second.At that time, no matter whether Li Keju killed Chen Jingxuan or not, Chen Jingxuan would die in his hands.

"Li Jing still has [-] troops stationed in Youzhou, General Liu, don't forget." Li Quanzhong reminded.

"This is indeed a problem, but I believe General Li can solve it." Liu Yue squeezed his beard and laughed.

Li Quanzhong's face changed slightly, "Isn't this our original agreement?"

"If you can kill Li Jing's 8000 troops, then after you kill Li Keju, the eleven counties of Mozhou and Yingzhou in the south of Youzhou will belong to you." Liu Yue said his conditions slowly, eyes straight Staring at Li Quanzhong.

Li Quanzhong's face was uncertain, and Li Jing was not easy to mess with.Although the 8000 people he left behind were just a group of solidarity soldiers, he believed that with the soldiers and horses in his hands, he could eat them without any trouble.But doing so is undoubtedly tantamount to pulling out a tooth from the tiger's mouth, and it is Li Jing's tiger's tooth that was pulled out this time.

No one could predict what Li Jing's anger would be like. If Li Jing crossed the sea to attack, he would definitely not be able to bear it.

But the conditions offered by Liu Yue are indeed attractive.

"The two prefectures belong to me completely, all the officials and generals are my people, and the money and food from the eleven counties also belong to me."

"No problem, it's all yours, and everything will be handled according to our Lu Longjun's old rules." Two states were cut off to Li Quanzhong at once, but Liu Yue didn't feel heartbroken.

Li Quanzhong was still hesitating, stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead violently, unable to make a decision.

"If Li Jing comes to attack, you must send troops to help me resist!" Li Quanzhong put forward the condition.

Liu Yue agreed without hesitation: "Unless Li Jing crosses the Yellow River north, otherwise, as long as he comes from the sea, he must pass through Youzhou before reaching Mozhou, or he will pass by Cangjing to attack you. But don't worry. No matter where Li Jing comes from, as long as he sends troops to deal with you, I will send troops to support you."

"You promised so readily, should I believe you?"

Liu Yue patted Li Quanzhong's shoulder lightly, "Why do you think we are so opposed to Li Maoxun and Li Keju being commander-in-chief? It's not because they are not Tang people, but because they never followed our Lu Longjun's rules. Li Maoxun drove Zhang Gongsu away, He killed Chen Gongyan and sent troops under his banner. Li Keju was able to sit in this position because he drew Li Jing, an outsider, into the internal struggle of our Lu Long Army."

"No matter what, the Lu Long Army can fight, but the old rules are internal fighting and internal fighting. Whoever dares to bring in outsiders will be the first to get out. The Lu Long Army can fight internally, but they must be consistent with the external. This is the tradition of our Lu Long Army. Emperor Tang can't interfere. Only in this way can our Lulong Town remain strong, and the Emperor Tang can't order us. But now, because of Li Maoxun and his son's chaos, our Youzhou Town is so bullied, even A cake seller dares to be a prestige and a blessing." Liu Yue said bitterly.

Liu Yue is an old-fashioned general of the Lu Long Army, and Li Quanzhong's blood boiled when he heard these words.Yes, Long Lujun has always been a powerful vassal in the north, and even the emperor can't do anything about it.It is precisely because although Lu Long's army is full of hills, it has always been an internal struggle, and it is unanimously external.Because of this, Lu Longjun did not give the imperial court and other feudal towns an opportunity.

Li Keju's behavior was too cowardly and did not conform to Lu Longjun's tradition.

"Okay, Li Keju will be handed over to you, and Baqian Town [***] will be handed over to me. After the matter is completed, the two prefectures of Moying will be mine!"

"It's a deal!" Liu Yue slapped Li Quanzhong fiercely.

"A word is settled!"

At the head of Wozhou City, Guo Zhenshan watched the secret letter sent by Dengzhou again.This letter is a personal letter written by Li Jing. In the letter, Li Jing said that recently, according to the information found by the Xiaoqi Division, all the ministries in Youzhou are ready to move, and the ministries are frequently mobilized. Li Jing believes that the situation in Youzhou is likely to change at any time. Mishaps may occur.The war is about to break out. In order to ensure the interests of the town and the safety of the [-] troops stationed in Youzhou, Li Jing issued a secret order to Guo Zhenshan.Once you find that Youzhou has changed, immediately retreat to the seaside.Regardless of whether it was Li Keju who wanted to fight Liu Yue, Liu Yue who wanted to fight Li Keju, or even Li Keju who wanted to fight Chen Jingxuan, in short, the Eight Thousand Yanyun Army stationed in Youzhou was not allowed to participate.

Not long after this secret letter was received, Li Keju of Youzhou sent a secret envoy, who also sent him a secret letter.The content is that Chen Jingxuan withheld [-]% of the tax that should be paid to Marshal Li in Youzhou Town this year. Now Li Keju is going to get rid of Chen Jingxuan, so he hopes that Yanyun Army will send troops to help.

Li Keju's letter confirmed what the commander-in-chief was worried about, that Youzhou would indeed erupt like a volcano at any time.

Gao Rong in leather armor hurried up to the top of the wall and saluted Guo Zhenshan.

"General Gao, how is the investigation going?"

"Things are a bit weird, guess who I saw in Youzhou City today?"

"See who is so strange?"

Gao Rong sneered and said: "Because this person should never appear in Youzhou City at this time, he is Liu Yue of Jizhou, and not only did he appear in Youzhou, I also found that Li Quanzhong also appeared in Youzhou, and he met him first. Li Keju, and then secretly met Liu Yue."

Guo Zhenshan took a deep breath, and things became more and more complicated and unpredictable.Li Quanzhong was supposed to be in Huairou, Liu Yue was supposed to be in Jizhou, but now both of them secretly appeared in Youzhou.Especially after Li Quanzhong secretly went to Youzhou, he first met Li Keju, and then secretly went to see Liu Yue, which made him suspect that Li Keju and Liu Yue were colluding.

Li Keju and Liu Yue were both from the Youzhou Army, and now they are also in charge of the two troops of the Lu Long Army.If these two people conspired, it would be clear who they were going to deal with, either Chen Jingxuan or Yan Yunjun, or they were going to kill them all.

However, whichever outcome of the matter will be in line with the commander-in-chief's prediction, Yan Yunjun has already begun to get involved and is in danger.

If Li Keju and Liu Yue reached an agreement in compromise, Li Quanzhong secretly led his troops back to Youzhou from Huairou. With their strength, it would not be difficult to hide ten thousand troops.Chen Jingxuan has only 5000 troops, as long as Li Keju is the first to attack, he has no chance at all.

If they even counted Yan Yunjun, then when they received the letter and went, it would be tantamount to stepping into a trap.It is even said that Li Keju dealt with Chen Jingxuan, while Liu Yue used the opportunity from Youzhou to attack Wozhou.

Thinking of this result, Guo Zhenshan couldn't help shivering.

At this time, there is no time to find out more information and figure out what is going on.

Guo Zhenshan turned around sharply, and said in a deep voice, "General Gao, immediately go and call General Shi, General Zhang and Jianjun Zhang to the barracks to discuss matters."

At this time, Gao Rong also understood that something big might have happened.Immediately turned around and went to communicate. After a while, the four generals of the Yanyun Army and a supervising army had all arrived.

Guo Zhenshan first told the news Gao Rong found out and his own guess, and then showed Li Jing's secret letter.

"According to the commander-in-chief's secret order, I have decided to immediately send an order to the entire army, and the entire city is tightly guarded. From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave. The entire army packs up immediately, and immediately after dark tonight, head east to the seaside."

"Immediately dispatch the cavalry from the reconnaissance battalion. The troops will be divided into two groups. One path will immediately follow the south of the canal to Yongnu City to explore the road, and the other path will immediately go out of the city and spread out for thirty miles to guard and search, and then send a small team to the vicinity of Youzhou and Lu County. Inquire, if you find something, come back and report immediately."

This order was urgent, and the others did not hesitate at all.With Li Jing's secret order, no one dared to challenge it.

Immediately, the whole city was on alert, no entry or exit was allowed, and cavalry came out everywhere.

The Eight Thousand Yanyun Army also began to immediately prepare for the night march, packed their luggage, prepared dry food, drank horses and fed them, and loaded supplies.I was busy until midnight, but luckily nothing happened.As soon as it got dark, eight thousand soldiers and horses immediately began to move out, heading straight down the canal.

By the time it got dark the next day, the Eight Thousand Yanyun Army had arrived at Yongnu, the easternmost city in Youzhou.This city, once occupied by the town [***] twice, has long since lost its original prosperity.The cavalry who came first, disguised as Lu Longjun, easily occupied the county with only one battalion.

When the news that Yan Yun's army suddenly went south to Yongnu City reached Li Keju's ears, his expression was gloomy.Zhen [***] really didn't want to get involved in this matter, he didn't even want to sit and watch, fearing the consequences of killing Chen Jingxuan, he retreated hundreds of miles to the seaside.

However, he didn't have any illusions about sending troops to Zhen[***] at the beginning, and he sent the letter just to clarify the matter, for fear of causing Yan Yunjun's misunderstanding.Now that the town [***] has withdrawn, he can do it with peace of mind.

When Li Quanzhong heard the news from Li Keju, his eyes were as big as a bull's-eye. Zhen[***] slipped away so fast, and his army was just ready!But Yan Yun's army had fled to Yongnu hundreds of miles away, so Li Quanzhong had no choice but to go to Liu Yueshang to find a new countermeasure angrily. (To be continued.)