world festival

In the spring of the second year of Qianning, the Tang Empire, an old man who had survived the Huangchao Rebellion, seemed to have exhausted his last strength and might collapse at any time.But more than ten years have passed, although some of his feudal towns plundered the property of the tribute, some merged and killed each other, and some even led troops to the city of Chang'an to ask the emperor to execute the prime minister he did not like.But no one has pierced the last piece of paper, no matter how weak and powerless the emperor of the Li family in Chang'an City is.But these powerful Jiedu envoys, posthumous envoys, regiment training envoys, and observation envoys all admit that the young man surnamed Li in Chang'an City is the undisputed master of the empire, and he is just one of his countless subjects, perhaps Because of the last vestige of loyalty to that great empire, maybe because of practical interests, maybe just because of getting used to it, whether it is brave and sturdy like Li Keyong, fierce and brutal like Zhu Wen, and mean and shameless like Wang Jian.None of them are the first to pierce the paper.And the first person to do this was Dong Chang, the envoy of Yisheng Jiedu who had always been famous for his loyalty to the imperial court. Every three months, he pays tribute of ten thousand taels of gold, five thousand collars of silver, five thousand horses of silk, and many other items, and sends 500 soldiers to escort them. was put to death.In order to pay so much tribute, the people in Liangdao, Zhejiang Province had to pay several times the additional tax in addition to the normal tax.Of course, in the eyes of the emperor in Chang'an, Dong Chang is simply an incomparable loyal minister. After the Huangchao Rebellion, the treasury of the empire has been exhausted. Having already divided up the local income, Dong Chang's behavior is even more commendable.So various titles and official positions fell on Dong Chang's head like raindrops. In the first year of Qianning, Dong Chang was already a very powerful minister, Situ, Tongping Zhangshi, and Longxi County King.However, it has long been proven that it is foolish to exchange the support of the courtiers by giving them famous objects to the imperial court. The humiliation caused by one refusal will make the previous thousand times of gratitude come to naught.Dong Chang asked the court to grant the title of King of Yue, but even the most powerful Xuanwu Jiedu envoy Zhu Wen, who also served as the Jiedu of the Four Towns, was only the king of Dongping County. Giving it to Dong Chang broke the balance, and now this is like paper. For ordinary courts, maintaining a balance among courtiers is the only way to survive, and the court naturally rejected Dong Chang's request.Dong Chang complained angrily: "The court wants to be responsible for someone, who has contributed nothing for many years and regrets the king of Yue!" So those staff members who understood his intentions encouraged him to proclaim himself emperor, and the folks also said that the world has changed. People who spread rumors and prophecies Furui kept appearing, claiming that the destiny was on Dong Chang, and some of his close officials were greedy for the merits of supporting him, and they also reported that he saw the auspicious omen of proclaiming the emperor.However, the loyal courtiers around him tried to persuade him: "The king does not want to be a real prince to pass on to his descendants, but wants to pretend to be an emperor in order to destroy evil!" Dong Chang's response was to chop off the opponent's head and throw it into the toilet. Zhu, scolding: "The slave is responsible for a certain! If you are a good sage, you can't wait for the three princes, but ask for death first!" Dong Chang's ambitious courtiers and commanders of the two Zhejiang provinces made Qian Miao immediately go to the court to demand that his kind of rebellion be punished. the behavior of.But Yang Xingmi wrote a letter saying that Dong Chang had changed his ways and should let him go, and sent someone to urge Dong Chang to pay tribute to the court.In view of Yang Xingmi and Dong Chang's tributes for many years, the imperial court issued an edict that Dong Chang was diligent in sending tributes, and what he did today was a heart disease.However, Qian Miao, the commander of the two Zhejiang provinces, refused to let go of this opportunity, claiming that the crime was too great and he must attack Dong Chang.As a result, the land of Wuyue, which was still relatively peaceful, became turbulent.

Almost at the same time, Wang Chongying, the Jiedu Envoy of Protecting the Country, died, and Wang Ke, the son of Wang Chongrong, the First Jiedu Envoy, was established in the army to stay behind. Jian, Wang Xingyu, and Li Maozhen competed with him. The Hezhong Shanzhou area under the jurisdiction of the Huguo Jiedu is located at the junction of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan provinces today. He controlled the Hezhong area, and Li Keyong entered to suppress Guanzhong. Zhuzhen, and even control the emperor, can retreat to protect Taiyuan in Hedong and prevent Zhu Wen from attacking from the direction of Henan.The imperial court approved Li Keyong's recommendation and appointed Wang Ke as the posthumous envoy to protect the country.All of a sudden, the atmosphere between the three commanders of Guanzhong and the court became tense again

In the same March of Yangchun, Huainan is already lush and green, full of vitality.But in Shouzhang County, Yunzhou, Shandong Province, by the Jishui River, it is still very cold. Occasionally, two small grasses stick out of the ground, still looking like a chilling winter.The army of Xuanwu Town, which is famous all over the world, built more than ten stockades, densely built with horses, ditches, and barriers, and surrounded Shouzhang County on three sides. The war between Zhu Wen, Zhu Jin and Zhu Xuan, which lasted for nearly ten years, has reached a critical juncture. Both sides are building their own fortifications, waiting for the other to make a mistake, and then give the other a fatal blow.

Outside the tents of the Chinese army in Xuanwu Town, there are gorgeous decorations and numerous guards.There were only two people in the spacious tent. The person at the head was not tall, but he was very stout, and his face was honest, but there was an air of indifference on his face. He felt that it was the Jiedushi of Xuanwu Town, Zhu Wen, the king of Dongping County, He was resting his cheeks, listening to the trusted advisor Jing Xiang reading a letter from Jiang Congxu, the governor of Shouzhou, for him.

"Yang Xingmi is really fast. Sizhou was attached to him in November last year. He sent troops to attack Haoshou and Shouzhou in March this year. Haozhou Zhang is also a waste. Wang gave him a thousand elite soldiers. He It was captured in one day, and now a certain man is still confronting brothers Zhu Jin and Zhu Xuan, and he can't get many troops to give him to Jiang Congxu, and even if he can get it, he can't give it to him. If there are too many, this side will take it If Li Keyong annexes the Hebei River, then he will be attacked; if it is less, it will be for that boy Yang Xingmi to take advantage of it." Zhu Wen touched the beard on his chin and said to himself Talking to himself, he turned his head to Jingxiang and asked, "Master Jing, give someone an idea to let Jiang Congxu defend Shouzhou with all his strength, and don't let Yang Xingmi take it away, otherwise the land of Jianghuai will be destroyed in the future." It will no longer be owned by someone."

Jing Xiang is an ordinary middle-aged man, with white hair on his temples, hunched back, and a leather robe that is probably new. Zhu Wen was loyal, able to guess the mind of the Lord, and won Zhu Wen's trust. He pondered for a moment: "In fact, Shouzhou has been an important point between the north and the south since the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The city is strong, and Jiang Congxu has enough troops and food. As long as he is determined to stick to it, even without reinforcements, Huainan will be difficult to capture. However, if someone does not send reinforcements, I am afraid that the people in the city will not have the determination to stick to it. Then attacking the city is the most important thing. If Yang Xingmi promised the governor of Dazhou , instead of him, he and the generals in the city will be given heavy bribes. On the one hand, there will be a large army besieging the city, and on the other hand, high-ranking officials and rich salary. Some people think that Shouzhou will surrender without a fight."

Zhu Wen scratched the top of his head with one hand, and sighed: "Master, you are right, there is no way, then Jiang Congxu is actually just a Tang official, but he is just attached to someone, if he is perfunctory to someone, there is nothing he can do about it."

Jing Xiang smiled and said: "It's not that there is no way. The king of the county has heard that in "Spring and Autumn", the Song Dynasty was besieged by the Chu State, and later sent envoys to the Jin State for help. He was willing to allow Song State to surrender to Chu State easily, so he falsely promised to send reinforcements to Song State, but did not move, so he not only preserved his strength, but also gave Song State hope to fight to the end, forcing Chu State to fight hard to win Song State, and consumed Chu State strength. The situation today is similar!"

Zhu Wen was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "That's right, you can write a book with Jiang Congxu, and let him fortify the walls and clear the country to wait for Yang Xingmi. At most one month, a certain army will go south, cooperate with the inside and outside, and smash Yang Xingmi."

Jing Xiang took out a letter and handed it to Zhu Wen, "Jun Wang, please look, Yang Xingmi's back is not stable, and he can't hold on to Shouzhou City for a long time."

Zhu Wen nodded and said with a smile: "That guy Qian Miao asked Dong Chang, the Jiedu envoy of the Yisheng Army, to attack Dong Chang, saying that he was plotting to establish himself as emperor. Dong Chang is bold, and he dared to be emperor in a mere six states. However, Yang Xingmi must send troops to intervene, otherwise a dog will walk behind him, and a tiger will be added, which will be very uncomfortable. Anyway, the things in the south are like this. After a certain person cleans up the Zhu brothers, he will free up his hands to clean up. This Huainan thief."