Late Tang

Dong Chang was originally a local tyrant in Lin'an. At the beginning of Qianfu, civil unrest broke out everywhere. The general Wang Ying of Langshan Town, who was stationed on Langshan in Hudouzhou, rebelled and plundered the eastern and western Zhejiang states. Dong Chang, a local tyrant, organized The Tutuan resisted and was promoted to the general of Shijing Town with meritorious service.Later, the imperial court served as the governor of Hangzhou during the road trial, but Dong Chang took the lead in entering Hangzhou and claimed to be the governor. Zhou Bao, the governor of Zhenhai, was unable to control it, so he had to ask Dong Chang to be the governor of Hangzhou.

After becoming the governor of Hangzhou, Dong Chang recruited troops and gradually became stronger, and the eight capitals of Hangzhou also attached to him.In particular, there was General Qian Liu under his command, although he was a chivalrous rogue salt dealer and thug, but he was really brave and resourceful, and he fought several face-to-face battles for Dong Chang.

After staying in Hangzhou steadily for a few years, Liu Hanhong, who was originally a general of the grass bandits, sent troops to attack Hangzhou because of the prosperity of Hangzhou.Qian Liu was ordered to send troops to fight. He fought for several years and won several battles.In the end, Liu Hanhong, who owned the territory of eight states, was beaten back by Qian Liu, who only led several soldiers and horses in Hangzhou.Finally, Qian Liu proposed to Dong Chang to take advantage of the victory to counterattack Yuezhou and destroy Liu Hanhong.Dong Chang finally agreed to Qian Liu's proposal, and promised that as long as Qian Liu took Yuezhou, he would reward Qian Liu with Hangzhou.

Originally, Dong Chang's plan was also very good. He thought that Liu Hanhong was a grassroots general under Wang Xianzhi back then, who had been defeated and rebelled several times. It is said that Liu Hanhong also has territory in eight states, and this guy always likes to recruit soldiers, and he can be said to have as many soldiers as ants.In his mind, although Liu Hanhong was defeated several times, he was fighting away from the city after all, and the location was favorable.But now that the counterattack has entered the eastern Zhejiang territory, the situation is definitely different.He already knew about Qian Liu secretly hooking up with Qin Wang Li Jing, but neither side mentioned it.Qian Liu took the initiative to propose to attack Yuezhou, and what Dong Chang thought at the time was to borrow a knife to kill someone.Let Qian Liu fight, and when Liu Hanhong and Qian Liu fight against each other, both sides will suffer.At that time, if he makes another move, he can not only seize Yuezhou, but also suppress Qian Liu.

But the result was beyond his expectation. The battle between Qian Liu and Liu Hanhong went smoothly and smoothly.Liu Hanhong is completely a strong outsider, and he has been defeated repeatedly. In less than a year, Liu Hanhong, who has 10,000+ soldiers, was completely defeated.Qian Liu not only captured Yuezhou, but even with the support of the follow-up troops sent by Dong Chang, who reacted in surprise, completely knocked down the Bazhou territory in Zhedong Town.

After the victory, Qian Liu beheaded Liu Hanhong.

Dong Chang, on the other hand, left Hangzhou happily and took up his post. He went to Yuezhou to serve as the envoy of the Yisheng Army.Although he was a little more jealous of Qian Liu in his heart, Qian Liu was still very sensible, and took the initiative to hand over the eight states in eastern Zhejiang to Dong Chang to take over.Seeing this, Dong Chang was proud, but he couldn't regret it, so he finally handed over Hangzhou to Qian Liu with some reluctance.

Since then, the situation in the two Zhejiang areas has become more and more chaotic.Dong Chang was a subordinate of Zhou Bao, the Jiedu envoy of Western Zhejiang, but turned around and became the Jiedu envoy of Eastern Zhejiang.However, Hangzhou is one of the eight prefectures in West Zhejiang Township, and Qian Liu, Dong Chang's subordinate, became the governor of Hangzhou.

Nominally, Zhou Bao is Dong Chang's boss, and Dong Chang is Qian Liu's boss. Therefore, Zhedong Town in the Zhejiang Province and Zhejiang Province has become the subordinate territory of Zhejiang West Town, and Zhou Bao has become the highest official commander in name of Zhejiang Province. .

Of course, further up, Zhou Bao and Li Jing are in an alliance and cooperation relationship on the surface, Dong Chang is also an alliance with Qin Fan, and Qian Liu is Li Jing's disciple and subordinate.Although it looks confusing on the surface, in fact, the relationship between Zhou Bao, Dong Chang, Qian Liu, and even Li Jing is relatively easy to read.No one really can control anyone, anyway, everyone is Tang Chen in name.

Since Dong Chang took over Zhedong Town, he was excited and worried at the beginning.Dong Chang, whose foundation was unstable, was very honest when he first arrived in Yuezhou.He not only claimed to be a subordinate to Zhou Bao, who was actually at the same level as him, and paid tribute from time to time, but also paid tribute to Li Xuan and Tian Lingzi of the Chang'an court at that time.Of course, most of the land in Zhedong Town is near the sea, so it is even more obedient to King Qin, who is almost dominated by Li Jing on the sea. Disciple and brother-in-law.

Li Jing was naturally happy to see Dong Chang's obedience. Soon, Dong Chang became one of Li Jing's agents in the southeast, and he and Qian Liu, Yang Xingmi, etc. were all included in the circle of Qin army allies.Since then, the relationship between Qin Fan and Zhedong Town has entered a close period. What Dong Chang needs is a strong backer to gain a firm foothold in the Huainan and Zhejiang regions. Li Jing's Qin Fan is just the right one.The Qin Army has a powerful naval force, which can be reinforced from the sea at any time, but at the same time, the Qin Fan is far away in the north, and will not go south in a short time.The long distance and close attack made Dong Chang believe that a backer like Li Jing is the most reliable, who can provide help without worrying about being annexed.

Of course, for Li Jing, the Qin army is beyond the reach of the eastern Zhejiang region. Before the north is flat, it will not have much practical action against the southeast.However, the stability of the two Zhejiang regions will be of great help to the Qin Fan, especially the long southward channel of the Qin Fan's sea trade route, which must be effectively protected.Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu are both southeast agents trained by Li Jing, but their territory is too small, and only one Hangzhou is close to the sea.Therefore, Dong Chang, who occupies a large coastal area, is a suitable candidate for cooperation.

Li Jing provided some appropriate support and sold him arms, salt, sugar, tobacco, wine and other commodities in exchange for Dong Chang's refuge, which not only protected the waterway, but also contained and stabilized the situation in the southeast.At the same time, an open Zhedong Town has also become a commercial goods sales area and a food supply area for the Qin Fan.

As long as Qin Fan didn't pacify the north or go south for a day, the alliance between Dong Chang and Li Jing would be stable.Although, Li Jing also knew that it was impossible for Dong Chang to really take refuge in Qin Fan, this was just a mutually beneficial union.Once Li Jing really wants to intervene in the affairs of Zhedong Town, Dong Chang will definitely turn his face immediately.

Yuezhou is an ancient city, which was the capital of Yue State, one of the Five Hegemons, during the Qin and Autumn Period.In later generations, here is Shaoxing in Zhejiang.

In this land that was once the foundation of Goujian, the King of Yue, at this time in the Tang Dynasty, its prosperity was far higher than that of Hangzhou.Mingzhou, one of the four major ports in the Tang Dynasty, is just to the east of Yuezhou.Yuezhou is rich in products and gathers merchants.Especially after cooperating with the Qin Fan, Yuezhou, located in Hangzhou Bend, has continued to prosper due to its favorable terrain and the radiation and diffusion of Mingzhou Port.

Dong Chang soon became fascinated by the bustling lights and feasts of Yuezhou. Because of Dong Chang's generous tribute, Li Jing was very satisfied with Dong Chang. At Li Jing's invitation, Dong Chang began to be awarded the Yuezhou Observer Later, he was promoted to Jiedu Envoy of the Yisheng Army, Minister of Inspection, and Zuo Pushe of Shangshu.

Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and rely on the sea to eat the sea.

There was no war in the southeast, so Dong Chang boarded Qin Fan's tailwind boat and made a lot of money in maritime trade, and soon became rich in the southeast.He kept recruiting soldiers and buying horses, and with the land of eight states, his soldiers were strong and his horses were strong, and he was proud of the southeast.

During the critical years of Li Jing's war against the Northeast, Dong Chang did not lose the chain, and sent a large amount of food, cloth and other materials to Qin Fan, which made Li Jing even more satisfied.He personally asked the imperial court for the title of Dong Chang, and Dong Chang had to pay homage to the inspector Taiwei, Tong Zhongshumen to make peace, and was promoted to the title of the king of Longxi County.

Later, the imperial court named Qian Yuyue King and Yang Xingmi King Wu, originally intending to win over the two to divide Li Jing's strength.As a result, Dong Chang felt dissatisfied when he saw this.In his opinion, Qian Liu was just his subordinate, the little governor of Hangzhou. It turned out that Qian Liu was the Duke of Yue, and he was the king of Longxi County.Now he is still the king of the county, but Qian Liu became the king of Yue in the end. Where did he put him?

Dong Chang immediately asked Li Jing to help grant him the title of King of Yue.Of course, Li Jing did not agree to this request.For one thing, although Qian Liu was not crowned King of Yue by him, Qian Liu had already sat on it after all. If Li Jing wanted to take back the throne of Yue and hand it over to Dong Chang, how could Qian Liu be reconciled, and he would definitely feel resentment in the future.Li Jing couldn't help but pissed off Qian Liu for Dong Chang.What's more, Dong Chang is already the king of Longxi County, and he is still dissatisfied with his desires, his appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and he is easily satisfied, and there will inevitably be more demands in the future.

After being rejected, Dong Chang harbored grievances and complained to his confidants, saying: "The king of Qin has betrayed me. I have contributed countless gold, silver, money and food to the king of Qin for several years, and I am reluctant to give it to the king of Yue. I will take it myself."

After Dong Chang had such thoughts in his mind, his subordinates immediately noticed.Immediately, someone said to him: "The commander-in-chief is both civil and military, and he is a man of virtue. What does it matter to be the king of Yue, if you want to be the emperor of Yue." Dong Chang reprimanded the man face to face, but his heart really moved .He didn't know that, in fact, that person had already been bought by Qian Liu.His little heartbeat was immediately reported to Qian Liu.

It is said that during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Guo Pu, a great scholar who was good at Yin and Yang divination, went to the foot of Tianmu Mountain and wrote a poem in verse.

"The two breasts in front of Tianmu Mountain are long, dragons and phoenixes dance to Qiantang, and Xunfeng rises at a point in Haimen, and emperors have been born in 500 years."

One day, someone dug up a stone tablet on Tianmu Mountain, on which this poem was engraved, and Guo Pu's signature was also on it.The man gave the stele documents to Qian Liu, but Qian Liu accused him of bewitching the crowd and beheaded him.

Not long ago, Qian Liu personally sent someone to secretly present this inscription to Dong Chang.Dong Chang was overjoyed when he saw this, thinking that the ridicule was due to him. When he was happy, he rewarded the envoy sent by Qian Liu.

And not long after, another Taoist priest who claimed to be the old man of Shanyin asked for an audience and presented a satirical poem.

"This is a sarcasm poem written 30 years ago. Now the time has come. The commander-in-chief should establish the Dai Viet Kingdom and establish himself as the emperor. This is in line with the will of God and the hearts of the people. It is also the blessing of the people of Da Viet."

Dong Chang took the poem, but saw that it said: "If you want to know the surname of a sage, the grass is green in thousands of miles. If you want to know the name of a sage, you will be born from the sun."

Wang Shouzhen, who had previously persuaded Dong Chang to proclaim himself emperor and was bought by Qian Yu, immediately explained for Dong Chang: "Qingqing, a thousand miles of grass, is Dong, and the day is born from the sun, which is Chang. This poem is about the commander-in-chief. The name taboo, this saint who obeys the will of heaven, is talking about you, the king." (To be continued.)