Ping An Biography

Zhu Ruiyao walked on the verandah, looked back at his small palace, and said to the Prime Minister who was walking behind without any hesitation: "The city wall of Lizhou is short and small, if the rebels come, I'm afraid they won't be able to resist it. Let's leave before it's too late!"

Li Fucheng, who had a goatee, immediately persuaded him, "It's absolutely impossible, my lord, think twice."

Zhu Ruiyao stood still, turned around, and Li Fucheng took a step forward and said in a low voice: "First, the country has regulations, and feudal lords cannot leave the fief without permission; second, although the matter is urgent, the prince I was relegated to Lizhou, so if it is not a last resort, I still have to be cautious. I think that leaving Lizhou lightly is definitely not the best choice."

"What if the rebels break into the city?" Zhu Ruiyao frowned.

Li Fucheng said: "Two ways, firstly, don't we have to go to the Huguang capital for urgent repairs? If you see rebel soldiers marching northward, report back as soon as possible, and there is still time for us to leave."

Zhu Ruiyao took a few steps, flung his sleeves and said angrily: "I am originally in the Shu Palace in Chengdu, why should I worry about being afraid in this remote place!"

Although he was scolding, he did not veto Li Fucheng's suggestion, and Li Fucheng knew what to do.Zhu Ruiyao should also understand that Li Fucheng's suggestion is a better way. Leaving Fandi easily does not have a good impact. It is easy to impart facts and cause a bad reputation.

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The commander of Huguangdu is located in Wuchang Prefecture. Although it is hundreds of miles away from Shimen County, the exchange of military reports is very fast. Military reports from all over the west of Dongting Lake can be delivered within a day and a night at most.Commander Chang Xiaolian received news from various parties one after another, notifying the third department while formulating countermeasures.

First, the yamen servants sent from Shimen County to Yuezhou Prefecture for emergency were sent to Yuezhou Prefecture. They said that there were one or two hundred unidentified rebels attacking the city; .Based on comprehensive information from the Wuchang Metropolitan Division, it was believed that there were no more than [-] rebels who attacked Shimen County. At first, they wanted to inform the Huguang Third Division to order the Yuezhou Prefecture to send troops to recover Shimen County.

But soon the Dusi got another extremely important piece of information. The rebels who attacked Shimen County were related to a "cult", and that sect also involved the remnants of Jianwen. It turned out that the factory guard was responsible for the case. Changde Mansion.The commander of the capital made Chang Xiaolian feel that this matter was a bit complicated, so he could not intervene hastily, so he decided to report the emergency to the Ministry of War first, and leave the matter to the Ministry of War for decision.

The matter was not over yet, and soon the King of Huayang County in Lizhou sent someone to call for help.

The commander of the capital turned over the topographic map and saw that Lizhou was indeed adjacent to Shimen County, and it was along the river from Shimen to Lizhou. If the rebels went down the river, they could easily reach the city of Lizhou. .

Everyone is unwilling to express their opinions, after all, it is related to the feudal lord, and no one wants to take this responsibility.It's just that someone next to him repeated the bad thing about King Huayang's seizure of his heir when he was in the Shu Palace, and everyone pointed to Chang Xiaolian for this idea.Chang Xiaolian was rubbing his chin thinking about something, but he didn't express his opinion immediately.

What do the people around them mean when they said that King Huayang Duoyi was demoted to Lizhou?Chang Xiaolian pondered: They didn't want to take care of that King Huayang, but they wanted to encourage me to take this responsibility?

Although Chang Xiaolian is in charge of military affairs, he is also a mess in the officialdom, and he understands many twists and turns in it. After a long time, he thought about it: "Prince Huayang is the royal family after all, if something happens, , Said that our rescue is not effective, this is not easy anyway... The nearest to Lizhou and able to mobilize troops is the Jiuxi Guard, or let the Jiuxi Guard first deploy troops to defend Lizhou, how to encircle and suppress Or do you mean to wait for the Ministry of War?"

The commander carefully reminded: "If the military platform orders Jiuxiwei to transfer troops to Lizhou, firstly, it will not be able to respond to the closer Cili County; secondly, when the Ministry of War sends people down to coordinate troops, Jiuxiwei's When the soldiers and horses went to Lizhou, they lost the good situation of being encircled on all sides, and opened two holes for the rebels..."

Chang Xiaolian immediately asked back: "The meaning of Zhang Qian's matter is to let Jiuxi Guard stand still and leave Lizhou alone?"

"No, no..." The commander hurriedly shook his head and waved his hands, "I didn't say that, everyone heard it. Why did I say that before? I just wanted to remind you of the overall situation. How to weigh the pros and cons should not be decided by the military..."

Another official also echoed to stir up the muddy water to show his sense of existence: "Zhang Qian's story is somewhat reasonable, but the military platform also has multiple considerations. If the troops do not move, there will naturally be a great trend of encirclement on all sides, but Lizhou's defense is fragile. However, if the Jiuxi guards and horses are transferred to Lizhou, when the time comes to deal with the rebels in Shimen County, if those rebels want to run away, they will not be able to surround them. This is indeed a bit Difficult."

Suddenly a bearded man said angrily: "What is there to embarrass, huh? Shimen County has only a few hundred people, and immediately issued three orders to Jiuxiwei, Yongdingwei, and Changde Mansion respectively. With a group of soldiers and horses attacking from three sides to recover the lost ground, what can the rebels do? With a combined attack from three sides, they dare to attack Lizhou temporarily! The rebels have no enmity with King Huayang, so why would they risk their lives to attack the city?"

Chang Xiaolian looked back at the bearded man, frowned and said, "Who is this?"

An old man hurriedly scolded: "Listen carefully, you are here to speak? Just rely on the methods you can think of, and adults can't think of it?"

After hearing this, everyone didn't bother to pay attention to the big man with cheeks.

At this moment, an official rushed in and whispered a few words in Commander Chang's ear, Commander Chang said: "Ask someone to bring the letter in." The official then went out and called the messenger in.

Commander Chang got the letter, read it over and handed it to Zhang Qian, looked back and said: "The king of Huayang sent someone to make an emergency, saying that there are rebels on the bank of Lishui River who are requisitioning ships, and they may have to go to Lizhou by water. "

"Shunshui's waterway, sending troops from Shimen County to Lizhou, really saves effort by taking the waterway." One person said.

"I have to save it!" Commander Chang sighed, and said, "Let's protect King Huayang first? Those who came from the military department have their own way of recovering the lost land. Besides, the rebels have complicated backgrounds, so we can't intervene."

"Please make a decision on the military platform." Everyone saluted.

Commander Chang patted the big case lightly, and said: "Order the commander of Jiuxi Guards to select available soldiers and horses, and rush to Lizhou to garrison as soon as possible, without any loss. In addition, write back to King Huayang and let Huayang Don't worry, Wang Xian, we are dispatching Jiuxi guards and horses to defend Lizhou, so that Lizhou and the palace will be safe."