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Chapter 622 The Situation in Shandong

After Li Chongjiu finished approving the memorial, Yu Shinan, Zhang Xuansu, and Xue Wanshu came to see him together.

The three sat down, and Zhang Xuansu said: "Your Majesty has been going south to Luoyang for half a year. Now the soldiers are homesick and have the intention of returning to the north. Wang Zaifu told the Turks that Goguryeo has repeatedly violated the border, and there is a tendency of instability. Send someone to ask your majesty." When can I drive back to Youjing?"

Li Chongjiu said: "I also want to return to Youjing, but I don't feel at ease if the matter of Luoyang is put aside. I am worried that if I go back to Youjing in the north, Li Yuan will go out of Guanzhong again and destroy Xiao Mian first. If we attack Luoyang again, Henan will be shaken, and all our hard work will be in vain."

Xue Wan said: "Your Majesty, Luoyang is guarded by Weichen and General Shan. It is not easy for Li Yuan to take it down. But Youjing is the capital, and His Majesty has not been here for a long time. I am afraid that people's hearts will be unstable. Although Wang Zaifu acted prudently, Chen Zaifu When you are sick, people with ulterior motives are always watching and staring at you."

Li Chongjiu's eyes sharpened. Although he was far away in Luoyang, he also knew that the Hebei gentry did not stop. After killing Lu Ziqian last time, the Hebei gentry calmed down a little. Now someone is secretly stirring up trouble.This is not to oppose Li Chongjiu, or to overthrow Da Zhao, but to take advantage of Li Chongjiu's absence in Youjing to do some profit-making things.

Li Chongjiu said indifferently: "I know. I will confirm the return to Youjing as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, after Yanzhou is pacified, should the next step be to take Shandong? Or go to Jianghuai?" Yu Shinan asked Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu asked back: "Which one do you think comes first?"

Yu Shinan said: "Your Majesty, Yanzhou has already been captured, and Shandong is like a turtle in a urn. It can be wiped out in one go. However, Wang Yaohan, the governor of Bianzhou in the Li Tang Dynasty, still occupies Kaifeng. Kaifeng is an important town on the Tongji Canal. If the Tongji Canal is opened, the Yellow River The Yangtze River can be connected into one piece, and the river will be unimpeded."

Xue Wanshu stood up and said, "Both have their benefits, but Shandong and Jianghuai cannot take care of both. What's more, the imperial court and Du Fuwei have a tacit understanding now. If they infiltrate Jianghuai now, they will start a war with this powerful enemy of Jianghuai in advance."
"So Your Majesty wants to put Shandong first and then Jianghuai?" Yu Shinan asked.

Li Chongjiu glanced at it and said: "Xue Aiqing is right, first easy and then difficult, I can't hit people with two fists. Shandong has Qi Gongshun, Zang Junxiang, Chunyu Nan with three legs, and Jianghuai has only one Du Fuwei. Now that our army has captured Yanzhou, The priority should be to flatten Shandong first."

Zhang Xuansu said: "Your Majesty, Qi Gongshun, Zang Junxiang, and Chun Yunan are different from Wang Bo, Meng Haigong, and Xu Yuanlang. Wang, Meng, and Xu have ghosts in their hearts and fight each other, so they are defeated by our army. But Qi Gongshun, Zang Junxiang, Chunyu Nan The three of them have already defected to Li Tang, if our army advances eastward, the three of them will join forces to fight our army."

Dongyang City, Beihai County.

In the lobby of the county mansion, a man in his thirties held a book of historical records and read it with interest.The man dipped his hands in saliva and clicked on the book to turn a page.

"Chang Shigong, it's already this time, you still have the mood to read the book."

The 30-year-old man raised his head and looked at the big man beside him, smiled and said: "I'm just seeing something wonderful, you can see how good it is in the book of Tai Shi Gong, Gaozu calmed down the world, strengthened the power of the world, and returned the song to the wind. "

The big man smiled wryly and said: "Gaozu, what does it have to do with us now? Xu Yuanlang is finished, Yanzhou has been captured, and the next step is Li Chongjiu will close the door and go east to Shandong. I, you, and Lao Zang will both It's over."

The man who spoke was Qi Gongshun, who was also a leader as famous as Xu Yuanlang, Meng Haigong, and Wang Bo when he raised troops from Shandong.As for the scribe next to him is the long history Liu Lan.Liu Lan was originally a secretary in Beihai County. He had repeatedly defeated Qi Gongshun. Later, Liu Lan was pushed out by his colleagues and turned to Qi Gongshun.

After Qi Gongsun won Liu Lan, he obeyed his words, and since then he has been in a great position to manage Shandong and is out of control.Qi Gongshun not only captured Beihai County, but also defeated the [-] army of Zang Junxiang, the hero of Haizhou County, with fewer victories and more victories.Later Liu Lan saw that Li Yuan captured Chang'an and proclaimed himself emperor, so she persuaded Qi Gongshun to join Li Tang.Li Yuan attaches great importance to Qi and Liu. It can be said that without Liu Lan, there would be no Qi Gongshun today.

Liu Lan heard Qi Gongshun say this: "Minggong, I don't know about this matter. Among the princes of Shandong, Wang Bo has repeatedly served as the lord. It can be seen that he is both snakes and rats, and he acts for profit. This person is most afraid of death. Li Chongjiu threatened After a while, he surrendered. Although Meng Haigong was a good planner, he never stopped his plans. Even Fan Yuan and others could restrain him, which showed that he was incompetent, and it was only a matter of time before he surrendered. It has also been in Yanzhou for many years, and it is capable of fighting, but this person is arrogant and unwilling to be inferior to others. He actually wants to cheat and cheat in front of Li Yuan and Li Chongjiu. This is not asking for trouble. , so I'm not at all surprised that Xu Yuanlang was wiped out by Li Chongjiu or Li Yuan."

But listening to Liu Lan's eloquent account of the successes and failures of Wang Bo, Meng Haigong, and Xu Yuanlang, Qi Gongshun was overwhelmed with admiration.

Qi Gongshun immediately showed a look of admiration and said: "My good military adviser, my good Zhuge, then do you think we have the strength to fight against Zhao Guo?"

Liu Lan put down the historical records in his hand, laughed and said, "Master Ming, are you joking? Li Chongjiu swept Khitan in the north, Koguryo in the east, Li Yuan in the west, and Wang Shichong in the south. Such a famous general, Zuozhi, is something that our mere Beihai County can stop."

After being ridiculed by Liu Lan, Qi Gongshun changed his face and said: "Then what should I do? Since I have listened to your persuasion and voted for Li Tang, if I had known it would be better to vote for Li Chongjiu."

Liu Lan laughed and said, "Ming Gong, don't be surprised. I haven't finished my sentence. It is difficult for our army to compete against Zhao's tiger and wolf army. But if we unite with Zang Junxiang and Chunyu Nan, things can still be done."

After hearing this, Qi Gongshun heaved a sigh of relief and said, "You scared me, but if we want to unite against Zhao, I don't think these two people are willing to help me sincerely."

Liu Lan said: "Chunyu is difficult to deal with. The Zhao army took him to Dengzhou, and the two sides have already formed a bridge. If he is asked to help our army defeat Zhao, he will definitely agree."

Qi Gongshun still had a bitter look on his face and said: "But Chunyu Nan is the only one who is difficult to deal with. Mr. Zang, don't forget that he has a vengeance with you."

Qi Gongshun refers to the last time Zang Junxiang led an army of [-] to attack Beihai County. The momentum was huge. Liu Lan offered advice to Qi Gongshun.Qi Gongshun obeyed Liu Lan's strategy and led five thousand elite troops to advance secretly. When he was approaching the Zang army for dozens of miles, he suddenly attacked Zang Junxiang at night and defeated him.

Liu Landao: "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Junxiang Zang will not understand this truth. Besides, Duke Ming can ask Tang Lord for instructions and ask him to grant one person the power to control Shandong."

Qi Gongshun clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Yes, why did I forget, I can ask His Majesty to come forward, so that I have the right to mobilize Zang Junxiang's troops to protect Beihai County."

Liu Lan shook her head with a smile and said, "I mean, don't you want His Majesty to entrust the power to you, Duke Ming, or to Prime Minister Zang Jun?"

"What?" Qi Gongshun showed an incredulous expression when he heard this.

(End of this chapter)