Jinling, even though it has entered winter, is still so prosperous. It was originally a city with a strong commercial atmosphere. As the weather gets colder, the shortage of daily resources such as firewood, seasonal food, fruits and vegetables for winter continues to stimulate the development of the city.
It leads to the commercial prosperity of Jinling City.
However, since the beginning of winter, there have been several times when I have been waiting to ride from the east, trampling on the cold dew, heading straight for the palace.
The boundaries between Jinling City, City, and Villages have become very blurred, so there are wine shops and restaurants sandwiched between many lanes.
"Has the chaos in Hunan changed again?" There is no shortage of people eating melons everywhere. In a restaurant next to the neighborhood, a diner asked as he looked at the military cavalry running away in a hurry.
The wine shop is not big, and the decoration is simple and tidy. There are only four diners at this time, sitting at the same table, all in their prime, well-dressed, drinking warm wine and eating hot dog meat. It is very comfortable in this winter.
of.
Hearing this, another man dressed as a wealthy businessman picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth. It was a bit hot and he slurred a few times. He shook his head and said with emotion: "The people of Chu are brave and brave. According to the method of plundering and gathering,
, how can there not be chaos?"
"Didn't you say that everything that was transported back to Jinling was all obtained by Ma Chu's treasury? Are the rumors about the army looting Hunan true?" Another person said.
"Haha!" The wealthy businessman immediately sneered: "It's just a matter of deceiving those ignorant people! Just imagine, the Ma brothers have been in civil strife for many years and have been attacking each other. How rich can the Hunan Peizang be? Can they make dozens of ships return fully loaded?
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After such an explanation, several people suddenly understood. The person who was the first to ask questions said: "Brother Zhao was at the dock a few days ago and found a lot of good things!"
"Hey!" The wealthy businessman surnamed Zhao suddenly showed a profiteer-like smile and said, "All the good things have been brought into the palace, where can we get it?"
Many of the things plundered from Hunan, except for rare treasures, were mostly purchased by merchants in Jinling, and the court, officers, soldiers, and merchants all benefited from them.
"The imperial court expands territory and wins battles. If we follow, we can still benefit from it. If...hey, I can't say..."
The situation in Hunan is still just a topic of conversation for the scholars and people of Jinling. Most people are still intoxicated by the beauty of Jinling in winter.
But inside the palace, the Tang lord Li Jing and several officials were angry with themselves and no longer as proud and arrogant as before.
"What is this Bian Hao doing? Thirty thousand land and water elites, plus Chu soldiers surrendering, there are 50,000 people. A mere leader's army can have more than 10,000 soldiers? More than a thousand horses? How can we let his troops come to the city? Where does he have the face?
, let the imperial court send troops to rescue?" This was the first time that Li Jing lost his composure and showed no trace of his usual virtuous style.
These days, Li Jing has been in a happy mood. He has expanded his territory and made great achievements. Not to mention his achievements, just a large number of gold and jade luxury utensils shipped from Ma Chu are enough to make him lose his mind and place them in the Tang Palace as a palace.
, adding a bit of luxury.
To celebrate the pacification of Chu, there was a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. For this reason, the poets of the Southern Tang Dynasty wrote many good nouns and poems. Li Jing himself also added a few poems.
Express his pride and sing his ambition.
However, just a short time later, Hunan reported urgently, and Hunan was in emergency. The contrast between before and after was so strong that Li Jing felt that his old face was burning. The slap in the face was too sudden and too hard, so that he was a little confused, and even he
They all suspect that the previous good news and victory reports about Hunan are all false...
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Just three days ago, Li Jing suddenly received an urgent military report from Bian Hao, saying that Lang's army had rebelled and gathered thousands of troops to go south to attack Yiyang. Bian Hao gathered 10,000 soldiers from the Tang army in Changsha and surrounding areas and marched north to meet the enemy for support.
One day later, Hunan News was collected. Lang's soldiers were cunning and rebelled against General Sun Lang. After Cao Jin surrounded the army from the waterway, the Tang army was defeated. More than 3,000 troops were lost and they were defeated in Changsha.
After half a day, I got my reward, but Yutan was lost. After another half day, Xiangxiang was lost.
Today, Lang's army has arrived in Changsha, facing each other across the river, and its strength has increased to more than 10,000. Chu people are in chaos, and many Chu troops in various states have surrendered. They also use the banner of "defending their hometown" to "raise righteousness" and stand on their own
The self-reliance and the surrender of the emperor. What is ironic is that many of the repeated Chu armies used the policies of the Tang army to plunder, and when they started to attack, they were not merciless at all.
Li Jing couldn't accept such a drastic change in the situation. In the palace, several important ministers were present. Facing the emperor's anger, Feng Yansi was a little uneasy.
"Your Majesty!" Han Xizai glanced at Feng Yansi, took a deep breath, and said to Li Jing: "I have already warned that the army and people of Hunan are suffering from war and are in urgent need of stability. The imperial court only needs to implement a policy of appeasement and nurturing to win their hearts.
However, Hunan generals do whatever they want..."
"That's enough! The matter has come to this, there's no point in talking anymore!" It was rare for Li Jing to get so angry. He glanced back and forth at Han Xizai, Feng Yansi and others with a cold face. This was probably the first time that the two parties had a dispute.
It made Li Jing feel so bored.
"What your Majesty said is true. Hunan is in chaos, and now the top priority is to solve the chaos!" Wei Cen, the admonishing doctor, came out to speak, his words were humble, and he had never been so cautious.
It can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is really angry. Although Li Jing has always been kind and treats his ministers affectionately, after all, after being the emperor for nearly ten years, his majesty has grown.
Resisting the indelible hatred in his heart, Li Jing calmed down, with a look of dejection on his face. He thought of the affairs of the country of Fujian again. Not long after he took the throne, the king of Fujian was in political turmoil and sent troops to pacify Fujian.
How excited I was at that time, and what happened later...
Today's Hunan, hey... Sitting behind the throne, Li Jing asked with a little enthusiasm: "How to solve it? Bian Hao is incompetent. Should we replace him and send another good general to suppress him?"
"Your Majesty, changing commanders before battle is a taboo for military strategists!" Han Xizai said quickly.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Li Jing glanced at him with anger.
Han Xizai was angered. He was stunned for a moment, then calmed down and said: "The first thing to do is to make the generals and officials in Chu stop coercing and plundering the people of Chu. Violators will be severely punished and their behavior will be excessive."
Those who are harsh will be punished to eliminate the resentment of the people of Chu; secondly, let us, all the troops in Hunan, concentrate their forces to prepare for the garrison of Tan, Heng and other major states, and wait for rescue."
"Third, send envoys to contact the Chu army that has been repeated repeatedly, reward officers and knights, and divide the rebels, so that the Lang army can never expand its strength; fourth, send envoys to the Southern Han Dynasty to negotiate peace with them, abandon the Lingnan land, and let them attack.
In order to eliminate the troubles in southern Chu; fifthly, let Bian Hao defend Changsha without any loss, send more troops and horses into Chu, and use the power of thunder to put down the chaos in Chu as soon as possible!"
Han Xizai said several measures in one breath. After hearing this, Li Jing perked up, straightened up slightly, raised his hand, trembling with excitement, and said: "Okay! Okay! Just do what Han Qing said, and you can deal with it."
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Seeing Han Xizai's "proudness", Feng Yansi was a little unhappy, and Li Jing's reaction made him feel a new sense of crisis. At this time, he also hurriedly stepped out of the queue and advised Li Jing: "Your Majesty, you can quickly join the Chu army now. The only way is to
Ezhou and Hongzhou have been reached. The minister suggested that Song Gong (Qiu Qiu of Song Dynasty) and Wuchang Army Military Envoy Liu Renfan could be divided into two routes, north and south, to lead troops to aid Chu! On the south road, Song Gong could follow the Bianhao road into Chu.
On the north road, Liu Ren supports both land and water. You can take the road to Lizhou——"
As soon as Feng Yansi finished speaking, Han Xizai shook his head and sighed slightly.
Just because he couldn't see Han Xizai's arrogant and conceited attitude, Feng Yansi immediately asked: "Why, does Minister Han have any objections to the proposal of the Prime Minister?"
Han Xizai raised his hand to Li Jing and said: "Your Majesty, Xiang Feng proposed that the Duke of Song could lead the army to aid Chu on the southern route, but it was a big mistake to send Liu Rengan on the northern route to pass through Lizhou where the Han army was stationed."
On the Hunan side, although Cao Yin, the defense envoy of Lizhou, sent Han troops to cooperate with Wang Kui and Zhou Xingfeng to fight, he did not use the banner of the Han army, but disguised himself as the Langzhou army. The time to break up could only be a little later.
"What does Han Qing mean by this?" Li Jing asked, confused.
Seeing the reaction of the Tang Lord, Han Xizai sighed silently in his heart and said: "In my opinion, your Majesty will send troops to assist Chu. While quelling the chaos in Hunan, he should also control the Huainan states and take strict precautions against the Northern Han Dynasty!"
"With the Han soldiers in Lizhou behind, how could Lang's soldiers dare to come out in full force? Without the acquiescence of the Han army, how could Wang Kui, Zhou Xingfeng and others dare to do this? In addition, recently, He Jingzhu, the governor of the Huai Army of the Qing Dynasty, has repeatedly reported that there are people in Huaibei
In response to the unusual movement, the Han army has established martial law in Huaibei, guarding the ferry, and patrolling the border. I am only afraid that the Han army will take advantage of the chaos in Hunan to attack our court!"
Han Xizai was extremely serious and expressed his concerns again.
Seeing this, before Feng Yansi came out to object, Li Jing could not help but frown: "Are Han Qing's words exaggerated? The Han army is competing with the Khitan people in Hebei, so how can they spare the time to go south? In the past two days, the Han army
The reason why he came from the south was not to explain to me specifically, but because a war in the north was imminent, martial law was imposed in northern Huaihe..."
"Please think about it, your Majesty, if the Han army really had no movement, why would it be necessary to send an envoy to explain? Isn't it just to cover up the situation?" Han Xizai said: "Even if the Han army really has no intention of doing so, when there is chaos in Hunan, in order to prevent unexpected events, the Huainan capital
You have to be more vigilant!”
But Han Xizai didn't know that when the Han envoys came, they didn't care whether they would alert others, they just wanted to buy time, even if it was just a day or two.
After hearing what Han Xizai said, Li Jing, who was already a little sensitive, thought about it seriously, couldn't help but shuddered, and said quickly: "It is said that Shou, Hao, Si, Chu and other states bordering the Han Dynasty were governors, guards, and governors.
, be sure to step up your vigilance!”
Han Xizai's worries were not unfounded. In the evening of that day, a messenger came from the north and rode into the city. His face was panicked and he shouted "disaster".
In the inner hall of the Tang Palace, Li Jing was having a meal with the Queen Zhong, sighing and sighing, without her usual poetic style...
The Han army invaded the south in a large scale, raided the Huai River shoals, and defeated the "Baqian" soldiers deployed by He Jingzhu. Jiedushi He Jingzhu personally led his army to intercept and fought with the Han army at the crossing point. He was defeated and defeated Gui Shouchun.
Three thousand soldiers were lost. The Han army, under the command of commander Wang Jun, advanced by land and water. Tens of thousands of troops surrounded Shouchun.
The moment she heard the news, Li Jing's face turned pale and she was almost colorless, and the rice bowl in her hand was knocked over.
My mind was in chaos. Although I couldn't figure out the cause and effect for a while, one thing was very clear. The Tang Dynasty was really in trouble.