subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Zhu Wen's status in Huang Chao's rebel army was already quite aloof, but now that he has become Huang Chao's disciple, his status is even more incomparable to others.It can be said that he became the fourth person besides Huang Chao, Lin Yan, and Meng Kai, but he did not hold an actual position in the army. Therefore, even though the rebel army was confronting the official army at this time, Zhu Wen still appeared Relatively leisurely.

For three consecutive days, Zhu Wen almost practiced the breathing method that Huang Ying taught him. The advantage of the method she taught is that you can practice it at any time, you don’t need to meditate intentionally, you can practice it while standing or lying down.After a few days, Zhu Wen felt refreshed and clear-eyed, and his whole person looked a little different from before.

Huang Chao also felt a little unbelievable about this. From Huang Chao's perspective, what Zhu Wen used to practice was only outsider kung fu, and now it's a bit late to start practicing internal kung fu in his twenties. achievement.

But at this time, it seemed that Zhu Wen was making rapid progress, and Huang Chao was also secretly happy, thinking that he had somehow picked up a martial arts prodigy as his disciple, not to mention that this disciple could accurately grasp the general trend of the world.

Although Zhu Wen's actual battlefield experience is still slightly lacking, but experience can be tempered, and talent is not something everyone has. This son's future is limitless, Huang Chao thought.

Wang Xianzhi had already started the siege, but relatively speaking, Huang Chao was still on the sidelines.

Huang Chao deliberately showed weakness several times, trying to lure Song Wei out of the city for a decisive battle, but Song Wei was not fooled.Song Wei has worked hard on the battlefield all his life, so of course he is not so easy to be fooled.

Wang Xianzhi even ordered people to scold Song Wei in the city, intending to provoke Song Wei and let Song Wei go out of the city for a decisive battle. Very anxious.

In Huang Chao's big tent, Huang Chao paced back and forth, Lin Yan, Meng Kai, Li Hanzhi, Li Qing, Bi Shiduo, Qin Yan, Zhang Yan and others were all sitting, and everyone's face was not good-looking.

Zhu Wen came in through the curtain and saw that all the generals were in the tent, knowing that there was an important matter to discuss, he saluted Huang Chao and the generals, and sat down in an inconspicuous place.

Seeing Zhu Wen coming in, Huang Chao said happily, "The third child is here, sit down quickly."

Huang Chao gave Zhu Wen a rough overview of the current confrontation between the two sides, and said: "This time I specially asked you to come from Ningling to discuss the future movements of the rebel army. Most of the generals suggested that we join hands with Wang Xianzhi to win Song City, control the entire territory of Songzhou."

Zhu Wen said: "No, I once told the general that Song Wei's [-] troops are in the city, and it is not easy to attack the city. Moreover, Songzhou is located in the Central Plains, choking the throat of the north-south water and land transportation. If we occupy Songzhou, we will cut off the southern taxes of the Tang court. Tang Ting is willing to stop the main road to Beijing? Songcheng is located on a plain, a place for all parties to fight, and there is no danger to defend. Among the nine counties under its jurisdiction, only Songcheng can barely garrison with high walls and deep ravines. If we If we attack Song City by force, the city wall will inevitably be damaged, and the construction of the city wall is not a short-term effort, and all the troops of the imperial court are staring at us, how can we allow us to live in Song City for a long time?"

Lin Yan snorted and said, "We were so afraid of wolves and tigers before, so what's the big deal? After we captured Song City, with our 4 troops plus Wang Xianzhi's 3 troops, why are we afraid of the Tang Army?"

Zhu Wen said calmly: "When the two armies fight, there will be many casualties. Our army rises and falls for the rise and fall of the people of the world, so that the people of the world can live a good life. This is how we can develop so fast. If we are for the gains and losses of one city and one place And let the brothers who followed us die on the battlefield, who will be willing to follow us in the future?"

Zhu Wen paused, then continued: "Although we have [-] soldiers, they just share the same dream as us, to overthrow the Tyrant Tang Dynasty, to make the people of the world have a better life, and to let their parents, wives and children have a better life." Life is over. But if we let them die innocently for a city that we don't need to occupy, what will happen to their parents, wives and children?

"The so-called 'one will succeed forever', we raised the banner of righteousness in order to overthrow Baotang. We knew that countless people would sacrifice for this dream, but we can avoid unnecessary sacrifices, avoid the real and attack the weak, avoid the strong and attack the weak. Our usual march pattern."

Except for Lin Yan, the rest of the generals nodded in agreement.

Zhu Wen continued: "Although the reinforcements of the Tang army suffered a loss last time, thousands of troops are nothing to this huge Tang Dynasty. On the contrary, the enemy has figured out our strength with only a few thousand troops. The same sneak attack is no longer possible, and Tang Jun's reinforcements this time will not be just a few thousand people."

Lin Yan wanted to say something else, but Huang Chao waved his hand to stop him. Huang Chao said to Zhu Wen, "How should we respond in your opinion?"

Zhu Wendao: "Withdraw from the territory of Songzhou before the arrival of the enemy's armies from all walks of life. One is to cross the south of the Yangtze River, establish a foundation in the south of the Yangtze River, and rely on the natural danger of the Yangtze River to fight against the imperial court; the other is to continue to confront the Tang army in the Central Plains and continue to grow in strength in the battle. When you have enough power, find a rich place to build your foundation, develop slowly, and gradually encroach on Baotang."

Lin Yan couldn't help but said, "How many years will it take according to your estimates? By the time Baotang is eaten away, our beards will all turn white."

Zhu Wendao: "It's not a one-time thing to want to change the dynasty. Eagerness for quick success can only lead us to perish like Pang Xun. We must remember that we raise troops for the sake of the people of the world, not for our own achievements! Only in this way can we win the support of the people of the world. Only with support can we be successful. The so-called 'the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world' is the truth."

Huang Chao clapped his hands and praised: "It's such a good example of 'the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world'. If there is no response from the people all over the world, how can we overthrow the Tyrant Tang Dynasty and save the people from suffering?"

Huang Chaohu glanced at the generals, and said: "At this time, I am afraid that the armies from all walks of life are already on their way to Songcheng. When their army comes to Songzhou, the rear must be empty. We will go all the way north and catch them by surprise."

Now that Huang Chao had spoken, the generals would of course not object, but Lin Yan and Meng Kai's faces were ashen, and they looked at Zhu Wen with a hint of jealousy and disdain.

Then the generals decided to withdraw northward on August [-]th.

Since Zhu Wen did not have a fixed military position, he still returned to Ningling. After Huang Chao discussed the battle plan with the generals, Lin Yan returned to Ningling with Zhu Wen along with [-] pro-military guards.

The camp outside Song City was handed over to Meng Kai to command.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, in the back garden of the Ningling County Government, Huang Chao, Lin Yan, Zhu Wen and Huang Ying were drinking in the gazebo and admiring the moon.A round of bright moon rises slowly from the east, the autumn wind is slightly cool, the moonlight is gentle like water, the moonlight is getting brighter, and the starlight in the sky is slightly sparse.

Zhu Wen hasn’t seen such a clear night sky for a long time. He remembers seeing such a clear night sky at his grandma’s house in the countryside when he was a child, but since it didn’t seem to be a full moon night at that time, all that remains in his memory is the sky filled with stars. , so many years still flickering in his heart from time to time.

Zhu Wen suddenly got up and blew out the lanterns hanging in the corner of the pavilion.

Huang Ying asked anxiously: "What are you doing? Why did you turn off the lantern at night?"

Zhu Wen smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be a big spoiler to light the lamps under the moon?"

Huang Chao laughed and said, "It makes sense, we really failed the bright moon by lighting the lanterns."

Huang Ying disagreed, "How can you see eating vegetables when it's so dark?"

Zhu Wen joked, "Are you afraid of getting food up your nose?"

Huang Ying said angrily: "You only eat with your nose, and you won't eat food into your nose with your eyes closed. I think only you can do that kind of thing."

The three were talking and laughing, while Lin Yan was drinking alone.The bright moon is getting higher and higher, and the garden illuminated by the bright moon is as bright as day, but it has a hazy beauty.

Since they were marching northward tomorrow, none of them drank much, but Zhu Wen was too light to drink, and he was already a little drunk after a few glasses of wine.I can't help but think of my wife and children more than 1000 years later. I don't know how they are doing now, are they also admiring the moon?People say that when the moon is full, people are reunited, but Zhu Wenwen and his wife don't know if they will meet again.

With emotion in my heart, I couldn't help but drank a few more glasses, and the wine turned into tears of lovesickness.His heart was miserable, and he couldn't help but softly recite Su Dongpo's famous work "Shui Tiao Ge Tou":

"When will the bright moon come? Ask the blue sky for wine. I don't know the palace in the sky. What year is it? I want to go back by the wind, but I'm afraid that Qionglou Yuyu will be too cold on the heights. Dance to find out the shadows. How does it seem to be in the world. Turn to Zhuge, There should be no hatred, why should we turn to another time? People have sorrows and joys, and the moon has cloudy and sunny waxes and wanes. This matter is difficult in ancient times. I hope that people will live a long time and share the joys and joys of thousands of miles."

After reciting a verse, tears had already flowed down his cheeks, over his lips, and dripped into the wine glass in front of him, and he picked up the wine glass and drank it down again.

Huang Chao couldn't help applauding loudly when he finished reciting this poem, and said: "What a 'people have joys and sorrows, and the moon has cloudy and sunny periods'! I didn't expect that you can not only accurately grasp the general trend of the world, but also have such a good literary talent. With a talent like you in the middle, why worry about the big things not going to happen?"

Hearing Huang Chao's applause, Zhu Wen woke up from his contemplation. Knowing that Huang Chao mistakenly thought that he wrote the poem, he couldn't help feeling extremely ashamed.I deliberately explained that this poem was written by Su Dongpo, but Su Shi was not born at this time, so who would believe it?I can only say sorry to Mr. Su in my heart.

Huang Ying also silently recited the phrase "I hope you will live a long life, and we will share the joys and joys of thousands of miles".Looking up and seeing the tears on Zhu Wen's face, he couldn't help thinking: Is he missing his sweetheart?He must be very much in love with his sweetheart, otherwise why would he be so sad?How can such a good sentence be made?

His sweetheart must be a very beautiful and outstanding woman, which made him miss him so much, and felt a little lost in his heart.

After thinking about it, he thought his sweetheart cared about Huang Ying, so what kind of heart will you hurt?But there was still a sour feeling in my heart, and I couldn't help feeling angry for myself.

Huang Ying said a little sourly: "What does a big man look like crying? Do you miss your wife? If you miss her, go back and see her. Look at the way you cry, like a bitch..."

Huang Chao scolded: "Ying'er, don't talk nonsense!" Huang Chao turned to Zhu Wen and said, "Your junior sister has been spoiled by me since she was a child, and she doesn't know how to be polite. Don't take it to heart."

Huang Ying retorted: "I'm almost 20 years old. I'm not a child anymore. Why don't I have manners? Besides, I'm his senior sister, not his junior junior sister."

Zhu Wen hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Little sister has grown up, and she is no longer a junior sister."

"Hey, tell me clearly, what is it, little senior sister? Haven't I told you how many times, I want to call you senior sister, not little senior sister..."

Huang Chao shook his head. There was nothing he could do about this daughter.