subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Huang Chao's army stayed in Hangzhou for a few months, and nothing major happened, and Gao Pian didn't come to trouble him. During this period, Huang Chao sent people to attack some surrounding small towns one after another, but Lin'an County was not captured.To be able to guard a small Lin'an county as solid as gold, I have to say that Dong Chang and Qian Liu are quite capable.

In the past few months, the Tang Dynasty has not stopped for a moment. Li Guochang and Li Keyong of the Shatuo tribe are in a row in Hedong.

Dong Jiedu made Dou Huan unable to control the situation.Cao Xiang finally came to serve as the governor of Hedong, but just three months after taking office, the situation in Hedong improved slightly, but Cao Xiang suddenly died suddenly, the cause of death is unknown.According to legend, he was assassinated to death by Li Ke's assassins. Others said that because he ruled the army too harshly, the generals under his command could not stand the restraint, so they killed him when he was not prepared, falsely claiming that he was assassinated and died.There are different opinions, and the court can't find out why, so it can only let it go.

After Cao Xiang's death, there was great chaos in Hedong. Cao Xiang was originally the envoy of the Zhaoyi Army. He saw the general's inexplicable death from the old troops brought by the Zhaoyi Army.The people in Jinyang City couldn't bear it, they revolted together, and killed Cao Xiang's old troops in the Zhaoyi Army, and the rest of the troops fled in ruins.

In October, the Tang court used Cui Jikang, the comfort envoy of Hedong, as the envoy of Jiedu and recruiting envoy on behalf of the northern camp. The commanders of Zhaoyi Army, Lu Longjun, Tuyuhun and other people from all walks of life discussed Shatuo, Li Guochang, Li Keyong and his father and son in Weizhou.In the first battle of Honggu, Zhaoyi Army Jiedu envoy Li Jun died in battle, and the Zhaoyi Army was leaderless. On the way back to the army, the defeated army passed by Daizhou, plundered the people of Daizhou, and was killed by the people of Daizhou.

This undoubtedly proves once again that the power of the people is infinite, as long as they are pissed off, anything can be done!

Song Wei, the envoy of the Pinglu Army, died of illness, and the imperial court sent Zeng Yuanyu, an envoy from various camps, as the envoy of the Pinglu Army.But Zeng Yuanyu traveled thousands of miles to Qingzhou to take office, but Wang Jingwu, the general of the Pinglu army, actually shut Zeng Yuanyu out and refused to let him enter the city.After Wang Jingwu led the Pinglu Army to stay, he submitted a petition to the imperial court and asked him to be the military envoy of the Pinglu Army.

The Tang Dynasty was in turmoil at this time, how could it take these things into consideration, besides, the court was unable to conquer, so it had no choice but to admit Wang Jingwu as the envoy of the Pinglu Army.

The fifth year of Qianfu was spent in chaos like this. Seeing that it was the twelfth lunar month, Huang Chao's rebel army had almost rested.Huang Chao also knew that Hangzhou was too close to Runzhou to be a place to stay for a long time. The Zhenhai Jiedu envoy Gao Pian who was stationed in Runzhou had been eyeing the rebels all the time.Most of the soldiers in the rebel army were frightened by Gao Pian, and when they heard the slightest disturbance, they would all become soldiers, for fear that Gao Pian's army would attack.

Monk Huang Chao, Meng Kai and others were troubled by this, but there was nothing they could do, so Huang Chao proposed to abandon Hangzhou and develop southward.Of course the other generals had no objections. Who would want to fight against a mythical figure on the battlefield like Gao Pian?No one is willing, including Zhu Wen.

Just when Huang Chao was about to go south, Cao Shixiong from Yuhang came, and Huang Chao's generals welcomed Cao Shixiong into the camp, and divided the guests and hosts into the big tent for discussion.

Huang Chao said: "I was about to send someone to invite Brother Cao, but I didn't expect Brother Cao to arrive by himself, which saved a lot of trouble."

Cao Shixiong said modestly: "I don't know what orders Huang Wang has?"

Huang Chao said with a smile: "Where did the word 'command' come from between you and me? Although Hangzhou is rich, the territory is small after all, and our army does not want to share the pie with Brother Cao here. We will go south in the next few days to seek development. How about Brother Cao taking over the small towns near Qiantang?"

Cao Shixiong was overjoyed, but he wasn't sure if Huang Chao really wanted to, and what he thought made sense. Who would give up the city he had worked so hard to build for no reward?These are several cities, not three or two acres of land.Cao Shixiong asked tentatively: "How can this be? The Qiantang was brought down by Huang Wang and his brothers. How can it be so easy for people?"

Huang Chao smiled and said, "Didn't we agree with Brother Cao in advance? We came here to help Brother Cao, how can we stay here for a long time? But brother, I have one more condition, I hope Brother Cao can agree."

Cao Shixiong said: "I'm here, I just thought, where is there a free lunch in the world? But as long as the conditions are not too harsh." He said: "Huang Wang, please order, as long as my old Cao can do it. , I will go through fire and water."

Huang Chao smiled slightly and said: "My condition is very simple, that is, after Brother Cao takes control of Hangzhou, he must treat the people in the cities of Hangzhou kindly, and never kill innocent people indiscriminately, and lose the support of the people.

Zhu Wen had to admire Huang Chao's scheming, obviously he wanted to give up Hangzhou, and now he wanted to sell a huge favor to Cao Shixiong, and Cao Shixiong could also restrain Gao Pian of Zhen Haijun in Hangzhou, it could be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Where did Cao Shixiong think that Huang Chao's conditions were so simple?Hastily agreed.The two exchanged pleasantries again, and Cao Shixiong talked about the purpose of coming today.

It turned out that Cao Shixiong had a sister who was just 30 years old and had been widowed for many years. Cao Shixiong had always wanted to find a new home for her, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate.Cao Shixiong accidentally heard that Huang Chao's wife had died early and was single for ten years, so he wanted to match them up.Firstly, it is possible to settle a worry, and secondly, to find a powerful ally for myself, why not do it?

Huang Chao frowned slightly, looked at Cao Shixiong who seemed straightforward and honest, and couldn't help but look at this rough man with new eyes in his heart.It's not because he wants to marry his sister to him, but because this seemingly rough and straightforward man can think of using the "marriage policy" used by the Tang Dynasty to deepen his alliance with him, which is enough to prove that Cao Shixiong is not what he seems on the surface. It's as simple as going up.

To be able to become the commander in chief of the rebel army of Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger, of course he will not be a simple character, let alone a reckless man with no plans!Compared with strong skills, what they need more is wisdom beyond ordinary people and the ability to control the opponent's generals.

Of course, strong skills are also essential, otherwise, like Cao Xiang, the Jiedu envoy of Hedong, what should he do if he is killed for no reason?If you don't know how to be so quick-witted, in case you accidentally offend some god someday, they get two assassins or something to do you without anyone noticing, and there is nowhere to find anyone.No matter how capable you are, if you lose people, you will lose everything. Cao Xiang is an example!

Huang Chao had actually thought about the sequel, but Huang Ying and Huang Ding were still young a few years ago, and he was busy with rebel affairs, so he never had time to think about it.To put it bluntly, Huang Chao is also a human being, and he also has emotions and desires, and he doesn't want to be alone every day without even a warm blanket.

If you were looking for a woman, Huang Chao just waved his hand, and a lot of women would line up and rush over, but Huang Chao was not that kind of person. After all, he was in his fifties, and he didn't want so many brothers to gossip.Once you take the lead, will the people below follow suit?

Cao Shixiong wanted his sister to marry him, and he made it clear that he wanted to form an alliance with him. If he agreed, he would undoubtedly have another powerful help.But when he looked at Cao Shixiong's beard and fleshy face, as well as his dark complexion, he probably couldn't look much better at his sister.But if you don't agree, it's obvious that Cao Shixiong won't come to power.Can't help coughing dryly, hesitantly said: "Well, let's talk about it later..."

Cao Shixiong just got the benefit of Huang Chao, and he was in a great mood. Hearing that Huang Chao didn't directly object, knowing that Huang Chao also cared about his own face, he laughed and said, "We are all from the Jianghu, where are there so many mothers-in-law? I met Huang Wang once, but I don’t know if Huang Wang can still remember, I will let my sister come to see Huang Wang.” After speaking, he shouted outside the tent and said: “Old sister, come and meet Huang Wang. king!"

Huang Chao also secretly blamed Cao Shixiong for his impatience, and he hadn't agreed yet, so how could he let him come over to meet him?What if he looks like Cao Shixiong?

The generals under Huang Chao's command also had the same idea, but Cao Shixiong yelled out, indicating that his sister must be outside the tent, and blocking it is no longer realistic. They all looked at the door eagerly, wanting to see what happened to Cao Shixiong's sister. What kind of person is he.

Everyone saw that the curtain of the big tent was lifted, and a woman came in. This woman was tall and strong, with a fat face and dark skin, like a yaksha descending from the earth.

Zhu Wen almost fell off his chair when he saw it, and the reaction of the others was not much better.

It turned out that the woman who came in was Cao Ruhua, the daughter of Cao Shixiong whom Zhu Wen had met in Cao Shixiong's camp.