subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Huang Ying turned over and got up with a grunt, and said with a smile, "How do you know I'm pretending to be asleep?"

Meizi Yamaguchi curled her lips and said with a smile: "Miss is a martial artist, how could she sleep so hard? She must have pretended to be asleep on purpose in order to make out with her lover."

Huang Yingjiao said angrily: "Damn girl, don't speak so harshly, okay? I'm your young lady!"

Meizi Yamaguchi said with a smile: "Just because you are a young lady, you should look like a young lady. I didn't expect that such a beautiful and pungent girl would take the initiative to seduce the man she likes. It is really unimaginable. " Then Meizi Yamaguchi whispered in Huang Ying's ear with a smirk on her face: "Miss, did you have that relationship with General Zhu?"

Huang Ying's face turned red immediately, and she asked knowingly, "What's the relationship? We are brothers and sisters, you should know that!"

Umeko Yamaguchi smiled and said, "Miss, don't pretend. In fact, the relationship between those girls is very common in Japan, so there's no need to cover it up."

Huang Ying said with a smile: "Then Meizi, have you ever had that kind of relationship with someone? To be honest, there's no need to cover it up...hehe..."

At this time, it was Umeko Yamaguchi who blushed and said, "I'm still young! I was only 14 when I came to Datang, and I'm just sixteen now, so I haven't grown up yet!"

Huang Ying said solemnly: "In our Tang Dynasty, 16-year-old girls are no longer young, and many 14-year-olds get married. No matter how old they are, they are old girls. How about I introduce you to a young man?"

Meizi Shankou said with a "puchi" smile: "After sixteen, you are an old lady. Miss, you are now twenty-two, are you considered a top-quality old lady?"

Huang Ying feigned anger and said: "You little girl, how dare you make fun of this eldest lady, see if I don't peel your skin!" Saying that she wanted to fight, Meizi Yamaguchi got up and ran, and the two of them surrounded the table in the room After chasing and fighting for a while, Umeko Yamaguchi raised her hand to beg for mercy.

The two took a break, and Huang Ying continued the topic just now: "Meizi, to be honest, your parents are dead, and your brother is far away in Japan. I just wanted to find you, and I'm afraid I might not be able to find you in this vast crowd. 16 Years old is not too young, really, I will introduce you to a young man, I guarantee you will be satisfied."

Shankou Meizi thought: "I heard that in this country, when a woman marries someone, the girl has to be a dowry to serve my aunt. Is it possible that she wants me to marry her as a dowry? Because I am not a girl who sold myself to her family, and I have come to discuss it with me. ?A foreign girl like me, if it wasn’t for her, I’m afraid I would have died in the chaos, and it might even be worse than death.”

She went on to think: "General Zhu is handsome and unrestrained. He is indeed a rare man. Although he can't be his wife, it's still good to be a concubine. Although my father died indirectly at his hands, after all, he also did it unintentionally." I can't blame him." Thinking of this, she couldn't help but blush.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Huang Ying urged, "You should talk. Do you need me to help you find it? It's just a matter of one sentence."

Meizi Yamaguchi blushed and bowed her head, "But according to Miss's orders."

Huang Ying giggled and said, "I said 16 years old is not young. Seeing your blushing like a monkey's butt, I know that the little girl must be full of love, isn't it Meizi?"

Meizi Shankou said coquettishly: "Miss, don't make fun of Meizi, I...but just follow the orders of the lady." She wanted to say something at first, but thought that in this country, women's concubines' status is very low after marriage, and everything must be paid for. The order of the housewife is obedience, Huang Ying looks like she wants to serve Zhu Wen together as a dowry, and Huang Ying will be the housewife by then, so how dare I say anything out of line?My heart was pounding like a deer.

Huang Ying said with a smile: "You know this person too, he is Xu Huaiyu, Zhu Wen's personal commander. He is young and handsome, with high martial arts skills, and a pretty good person..."

When Meizi Shankou heard Huang Ying say "it's Zhu Wen", her heart beat violently, but she couldn't hide a trace of joy. When she heard Huang Ying's words behind her, her face turned pale all of a sudden.He said indifferently: "Thank you for your kindness, Miss. I just want to stay with Miss all the time and stay by her side for the rest of my life. I am not familiar with the place here. Only Miss can protect me. I don't want to leave Miss's side."

Huang Ying's smiling face froze all of a sudden, and she said in doubt: "What's wrong? You don't like this type? Or do you already have a man you like? Come on, tell me, my sister will make the decision for you, and I will If you don't believe me, what kind of man is not worthy of our Meizi's appearance?"

Umeko Yamaguchi lowered her head and remained silent, biting her lips tightly, how dare she say "the man she likes is your lover"?So I could only keep my words in my heart, and said flatly: "Meizi is still young, don't worry about it, miss."

Huang Ying wanted to say something else, but Meizi Yamaguchi said: "It will be dawn soon, Miss has not slept all night, go to sleep first, or General Zhu will blame me."

Huang Ying wondered why Meizi Yamaguchi's reactions were so different before and after, which made her puzzled.But she never imagined that this 16-year-old foreign girl's favorite man would be her lover.

At this time, Xuzhou (now Xuchang, Henan), the seat of the Zhongwu Army, was undergoing a drastic change. An inconspicuous person was about to step onto the chaotic historical stage at the end of Tang Dynasty. This person was Qin Zongquan!

Xue Neng, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhongwu Army, was appointed by the imperial court, and sent his general Zhou Ji to lead 3000 elite troops to Wushui to join Qi Kerang, the envoy of Ruzheng's interception, to defend against Huangchao.As soon as Zhou Ji left, Xue Neng transferred Qin Zongquan to Caizhou to collect mules and horses for military supplies.

In the evening of the same day, 3000 people from the Probation Army (Pengcheng, where the government is located, which is now Xuzhou, Jiangsu) went to Lushui and passed by Xuzhou. Xuzhou soldiers have always had a bad reputation, and Xuzhou civil and military officials did not want Xuzhou soldiers to enter the city.Xue Neng also served as the governor of Xuzhou back then, and was stationed in Pengcheng (now Xuzhou) for a long time. He said that he still had some incense for Xuzhou soldiers, so he let 3000 people from Xuzhou enter Xuzhou, just in the polo field in the east of the city. stationed.And provide necessary items such as food and grass.

Unexpectedly, the generals of Xuzhou made progress and were dissatisfied with Xue Neng's "stinginess", so they coaxed together. Not only did they not appreciate Xue Neng, they even asked Xue Neng to reward them with good wine and meat, otherwise they would loot Xuzhou City.

The residents of the city and the officials, big and small, were all frightened, and they naturally wanted to complain about Xue Neng's meddling in their hearts.

Of course, Xue Neng also regretted to death, but regrets are regrets. Now that the matter has developed into this way, he must find a way to solve it.Xue Neng climbed up to the Zicheng Tower and comforted Xuzhou's generals with good words, telling them to be calm and calm, and they will send someone to deliver the wine and meat in a while.Only then did the generals of Xuzhou give up.

However, Zhou Ji commanded 60 elite troops to go to Wushui, thinking: "I heard that Huangchao has 3000 troops, what use is my [-] men? It is better to march slowly, preferably after Huangchao's army has crossed Lushui. I just arrived, and although I will inevitably be punished, at least I can save my life.” Therefore, he only traveled [-] miles that day and then set up camp to rest.

Unexpectedly, just after dark, someone from Xuzhou city rushed to report that Xue Neng let Xuzhou soldiers enter the city without authorization.

Zhou Ji's heart moved, and he just took this opportunity to go back to Xuzhou, wouldn't he not have to go to Lushui?Now Zhou Ji led his army back to Xuzhou, secretly contacted the defenders in the city, and discussed how to deal with Xuzhou soldiers.

In the middle of the night, the catapults, bed crossbows, bows and arrows were all fired, and most of the Xuzhou soldiers who were full of wine and food and sleeping soundly were killed by Zhou Ji before they could react.When the rest of the people saw that there were dense boulders surrounded by arrows, they were flustered. How could they have the desire to fight back?

In just half an hour, [-] Xuzhou's proud soldiers were killed by Zhou Ji, and the once bustling polo field was now full of corpses of Xuzhou soldiers.

Xue Neng heard the news and was about to order someone to reprimand Zhou Ji for acting so recklessly, but Zhou Ji came to the door first, and before Xue Neng could speak, he complained first, complaining that Xue Neng should not let Xuzhou soldiers enter City, and almost caused a catastrophe.

Xue Neng, as a Jiedu envoy, has never been squeezed by his subordinates in front of officials big and small?He couldn't help being furious, and shouted: "Zhou Ji, do you want to rebel? Someone, take Zhou Ji down for me!".

Zhou Ji is a general of the Zhongwu Army, most of the soldiers of the Zhongwu Army are under his command, and they are usually dignified.At this time, he swept his eyes, and the two soldiers of Xue Neng who were about to rush forward unconsciously took a step back, and looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of fear in each other's eyes.

He had long been unwilling to be inferior to Xue Neng, but now he heard that Xue Neng not only didn't appreciate him, but even wanted to punish him for his crimes, his anger rose from his heart, and his evil came to his gallbladder.Zhou Ji suddenly turned around, pulled out the saber at his waist, the dazzling light of the saber flashed, Xue Neng's head flew into the air, rolled to the ground and rolled far away, blood splashed all over Zhou Ji's face.

When Xue Neng's head fell to the ground, his eyes were still wide open, filled with unbelievable fear, his mouth was opened wide, but he didn't even yell out an exclamation, and he didn't even yell out a scream. Already decapitated.

The civil and military officials around had undergone tremendous changes, and seeing Zhou Ji's face covered in blood, they were all stunned in shock, and some even sat down on the ground in shock.

Zhou Ji glanced at everyone with sharp eyes, and said: "Today, Master Xue entertained Xuzhou soldiers who entered the city. Unexpectedly, Xuzhou soldiers suddenly attacked and killed Master Xue. Fortunately, I returned to the army to rescue and wiped out Xuzhou soldiers." The rebellious army saved the people of Xuzhou from suffering. Have you all seen it?"

Most of the generals present here are Zhou Ji's confidantes, who didn't understand Zhou Ji's intentions, and immediately agreed loudly: "We have all seen it, it was Xuzhou's rebellious army that killed Master Xue, and General Zhou took revenge for Master Xue, so we killed all of them." defeated the rebellious army in Xuzhou."

The civil servants are not fools, they are clear in their hearts, and when things have come to this point, they have no choice but to agree with each other.

Only then did Zhou Ji put his sword back into its sheath, and said: "The Xuzhou rebel army not only killed Master Xue, but even killed Master Xue's entire family, so I, Zhou Ji, had no choice but to kill these rebels, do you think so? "As he spoke, he glanced at a confidant general behind him.

The general nodded and left in a hurry.

The others were clear in their hearts and knew that Zhou Ji was going to kill them all. Although some people were upset, they didn't dare to say more, they could only keep silent and watched Zhou Ji do whatever he wanted.

Someone even stepped forward and said without conscience: "Master Xue died unfortunately. The Zhongwu Army can't be without a leader. With the humble opinion of a lowly position, it is better to ask General Zhou to stay on behalf of the Jiedu envoy temporarily, and then go to the court. Ask the court to issue an order to appoint General Zhou. As an official Jiedushi, what do you think?"

Everyone couldn't help scolding this person for being shameless in their hearts, but they still had to express their approval. At this moment, their lives are hanging by their hands, so where is there any other choice?

In this way, Zhou Ji took control of Xuzhou almost overnight, and became the military governor of the loyal military army.

Qin Zongquan, who had already arrived in Caizhou, was shocked when he heard the news of Xue Neng's death.As Xue Neng's trusted general, he naturally has his own confidants in Xuzhou City, and the news that Zhou Ji killed Xue Neng naturally cannot be hidden from him.Qin Zongquan recruited troops in Caizhou and threatened to fight back to Xuzhou to avenge Xue Neng.

The governor of Caizhou was afraid of harming Chiyu, so he escaped from Caizhou overnight. Qin Zongquan simply occupied Caizhou and recruited Xu Tu to develop.In fact, he didn't have the guts to ask him to fight back to Xuzhou, but as Xue Neng's confidant, he was afraid that Zhou Ji would not let him go, so he recruited troops, just to protect himself.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ji sent someone to Caizhou a few days later, expressing that he would protect Qin Zongquan as the governor of Caizhou.Only then did Qin Zongquan feel relieved, and it was a blessing in disguise. From then on, Qin Zongquan began to cultivate his own power, and it grew stronger day by day.

Qi Kerang, the Jiedu Envoy of the Taining Army in Ruzhou and the Intercepting Envoy of Ruzheng, heard the news of the Zhongwu Army's change, and yelled at Xuzhou soldiers for being such jerks for doing such a thing.

But then he got the exact news of the chaos in Xuzhou City, and the inside story of Xue Neng's death, but he couldn't scold him anyway, and Zeke was in a hurry to run around.He thought to himself, "Zhou Ji has made it clear that he wants to rebel! No, if Zhou Ji rebels, he will definitely attack Ruzhou. Now that all the soldiers and horses have not come, the Zhongwu Army is famous for being able to fight, and its combat power In the Central Plains, it is number one, if Zhou Ji is against me, how can I solve it?"

After much deliberation, Qi Kerang still couldn't make up his mind, so he hurriedly wrote an expedited memorial, reported the situation of the Zhongwu Army to the court truthfully, and withdrew from Ruzhou on the grounds that he was afraid that Zhou Ji would attack him, and returned to his Taining Army. I went to Yanzhou, where I was stationed.

As soon as Qi Ke let go, the troops sent by the various feudal towns to Lushui had no leader, so they went back to their respective towns.The last line of defense south of the eastern capital Luoyang, which the imperial court worked so hard to organize, collapsed without attack.

In this way, as long as Huang Chao's team breaks through Ruzhou, it is equivalent to opening the southern gate of the eastern capital Luoyang, and the eastern capital Luoyang will be directly exposed to the attack range of the rebels.All of a sudden, the government and the opposition were greatly boosted, not only the civil and military officials who stayed behind in Luoyang, the eastern capital, were panicked, but even those civil and military officials and princes and nobles in Chang'an were a little restless.