Han Shizu

Chapter 444: Misfortune

Jinling, even in winter, is still so prosperous. It is a city with a strong commercial atmosphere. As the weather gets colder, the lack of daily resources such as firewood for winter, seasonal food, fruits and vegetables continues to give birth to With the commercial prosperity of Jinling City.

However, since the beginning of winter, there have been several times. Waiting to ride east, trampling on the cold dew, heading straight for Miyagi.

In Jinling City, the boundary between the city and the square is very blurred, so there are wine shops and restaurants between the many squares.

"The chaos in Hunan, has it changed again?" There is no shortage of melon-eating people anywhere. In a restaurant next door, watching the military horses rushing away, a diner asked.

The restaurant is not big, and the decoration is simple and tidy. At this time, there are only four diners, sitting at the same table, all of them are 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 took a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth. His mouth was a little hot, he murmured a few times, shook his head and said with emotion: "Chu people are so bloody and brave. , how can there be no chaos?"

"Didn't it mean that the ones that were transported back to Jinling were all obtained from the treasury of Ma Chu's government? Could it be that the rumors about the army looting in Hunan are true?" another person said.

"Hehe!" The wealthy businessman immediately sneered, "It's all about deceiving those ignorant people! Just imagine, the Ma brothers have been in civil strife for many years, and they attacked each other. How rich can Hunan's treasury be? Can dozens of ships return with full load? "

With such an explanation, several people were stunned, and the person who first questioned said: "A few days ago, Brother Zhao found a lot of good things at the pier!"

"Hey!" The wealthy businessman surnamed Zhao suddenly showed a smile like a profiteer, and said haha: "All the good things have been brought into the palace, where is our turn?"

Many of the things looted from Hunan, except for the rare treasures, were mostly purchased by merchants in Jinling, and the imperial court, officers, soldiers, and merchants all benefited from it.

"The imperial court expands its territory and wins battles. If I follow, I can still benefit from it. If... hey, I can't tell."

For the people in Jinling, the situation in Hunan is still just a topic of conversation. Most people are still intoxicated by the winter splendor of Jinling.

But in Miyagi, the Tang lord Li Jing and several officials were annoyed, and they were no longer as proud and arrogant as before.

"What is this pickaxe doing? Thirty thousand elite soldiers from land and water, plus Chu soldiers surrendered, and there are [-] people. A mere Lang army can have more than ten thousand soldiers? Thousands of horses? How can they let their soldiers come to the city? Where did they come from? Let the imperial court send troops to rescue?" This was the first time that Li Jing lost his composure like this, without his usual Wende style.

These days, Li Jing has been in a happy mood, expanding the territory and expanding the land, not to mention the achievements of the previous master, just a large number of gold, jade and extravagant play utensils transported from Ma Chu are enough to make him lost, and put them in the Tang Palace as a palace. , adding a bit of luxury.

To celebrate the pacification of Chu, there was almost a small banquet every three days, and a big banquet every five days. For this reason, the poets and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty wrote many famous poems. Express their pride and sing their aspirations.

However, how long did it take, Hunan reported urgently one after another, and Hunan was in a hurry.The contrast between before and after was too strong, Li Jing only felt that an old face was hot, this face was hit too suddenly and too hard, so that he was a little confused, and even he was suspicious that the previous news about Hunan's success and victory were all is fake.
Just three days ago, Li Jing suddenly received an urgent military report from Bian Hao, saying that Lang's army was rebelling, and gathered thousands of troops to go south to attack Yiyang.

One day later, Hunan reported that Lang's soldiers were cunning, and after the rebel generals Sun Lang and Cao Jin surrounded the army by water, the Tang army was defeated, with more than [-] troops defeated and returned to Changsha.

After another half day, the reward was obtained, but Yutan was lost.In another half day, Xiangxiang was lost.

Today, the Lang army has arrived in Changsha, facing each other across the river, and the number of troops has soared by more than [-]. However, the Chu people are in chaos. Self-reliance, long-term self-reliance.Ironically, many of those repeated Chu troops used Tang's policies to carry out looting, and they were not relentless when they started.

Li Jing couldn't accept such a drastic change in the situation.In the hall, several important ministers were present, facing the emperor's anger, Feng Yansi was a little restless.

"Your Majesty!" Han Xizai glanced at Feng Yansi, took a deep breath, and said to Li Jing, "I have already warned that the soldiers and civilians in Hunan are suffering from wars and are in desperate need of stability. However, the generals in Hunan can do whatever they want."

"Enough! This is the end of the matter, it's useless to say more!" Li Jing was so angry that it was rare.With a cold face and cold eyes, he glanced back and forth at Han Xizai, Feng Yansi and others. This was probably the dispute between the two parties, and it was the first time that Li Jing felt so bored.

"What Your Majesty said is true, Hunan is already in chaos, and now the most important thing is to resolve the chaos!" Wei Cen, the admonisher, came out to speak, his words were humble, he had never been so cautious before.

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 subjects personally, after all, he has been the emperor for nearly ten years, and his majesty is considered deep.

Resisting the indelible resentment in his heart, Li Jing calmed down, with a slumped look on his face, and he remembered the matter of Fujian again.Not long after he came to the throne at the beginning, the government of the king of Fujian was in turmoil and he sent troops to conquer Fujian.
Now in Hunan, hey. Sitting behind the throne, Li Jing asked with a little interest: "How to solve it? The pick is incompetent. Should we replace it and send another good general to suppress it?"

"Your Majesty, it's a big taboo for military strategists to change commanders just before the battle!" Han Xizai hurriedly said.

"Then how do you deal with it?" 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 stop the generals and officials in Chu from suppressing and harassing the people of Chu, and punish those who violate it severely Those who are harsh will be dealt with in order to eliminate the grievances of the people of Chu; secondly, let our troops in Hunan concentrate their forces to defend the cities of Tan, Heng and other big states, waiting for rescue."

"Thirdly, send envoys to contact the repeated Chu army, reward officials and ranks, divide the rebel army, and never allow the Lang army to expand its strength; fourthly, send envoys to the Southern Han Dynasty to negotiate peace with them, abandon the land of Lingnan, and let them attack. In order to eliminate the troubles in southern Chu; fifth, let Bian Hao defend Changsha to the death, and send more troops into Chu, and put down the chaos in Chu as soon as possible with the force of thunder!"

Han Xizai said a few measures in one breath. Hearing this, Li Jing lifted his spirits, stood up slightly, raised his hands, trembling with excitement, and said, "Okay! Okay! Just do as Han Qing said, and you can deal with it." .”

Seeing Han Xizai "satisfied", Feng Yansi was a little unhappy, and Li Jing's reaction gave him a new sense of crisis.At this time, he also hurried out of the line and said to Li Jing: "Your Majesty, now you can quickly enter the Chu army, only Ezhou and Hongzhou. I suggest that Song Gong (Song Qiqiu) and Wuchang Army Jiedu envoy Liu Renshan, divided into two routes, the north and the south, leading troops to aid Chu! The south route, Song Gong, can follow the road to Chu, and the north route, Liu Ren's support, can enter through land and water, and can use Lizhou—”

Just as Feng Yansi finished speaking, Han Xizai shook his head and sighed slightly.

Just because he couldn't see Han Xizai's aloof and conceited appearance, Feng Yansi immediately asked, "Why, does Han Shilang have any objections to the truth's advice?"

Han Xizai cupped his hands to Li Jing and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Feng made a plan. The south route can be led by Duke Song to help Chu, but the north route sent Liu Renshan to Lizhou where the Han army stationed troops. It was a big mistake!"

On the other side of Hunan, although Cao Yin, the defense envoy of Lizhou, sent the Han army to cooperate with Wang Kui and Zhou Xingfeng to fight, he did not fight under the banner of the Han army, but disguised himself as the Langzhou army.The time to tear the face can be a little later, it is a little bit.

"What does Han Qing mean by that?" Li Jing asked in a daze.

Seeing Tang Lord's reaction, Han Xizai sighed silently in his heart, and said, "In my opinion, Your Majesty will send troops to assist Chu, and at the same time to pacify the chaos in Hunan, you should also pass on the control of the Huainan states and take strict precautions against the Northern Han Dynasty!"

"With the Han soldiers in Lizhou behind, why did the Lang soldiers dare to come out? Without the acquiescence of the Han army, Wang Kui, Zhou Xingfeng and others would not have dared to do so. In addition, recently, He Jingzhu, the envoy of the Qing Huai Army, has repeatedly reported that Huaibei has There is a change, the Han army is under 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 and attack us!"

Han Xizai was very serious, and expressed his concerns again.

Seeing this, before Feng Yansi came out to object, Li Jing couldn't help frowning: "Is Han Qing's words alarmist? The envoys from the south did not specifically explain to me, but because the war in the north is imminent, Huaibei is under martial law."

"Your Majesty, please try to think about it. If the Han army really hasn't moved, why send an envoy to explain it? Isn't it just trying to cover up?" Han Xizai said: "Even if the Han army really has no such intentions, when there is chaos in Hunan, the Huainan capital Be more vigilant!"

However, Han Xizai didn't know that when the Han envoy came, he didn't care whether he would scare the snake, but just to buy time, even if it was only a short day or two.

Hearing what Han Xizai said, Li Jing, who was already a little sensitive, thought about it seriously, couldn't help but shuddered, and hurriedly said: "Chuanzhao Shou, Hao, Si, Chu and other states bordering the Han Dynasty are Jiedu, guarding, and governors. , be sure to strengthen your guard!"

Han Xizai's worries were not unfounded. On the evening of that day, a messenger came from the north, entered the city on light horses, looked panic-stricken, and called out "disaster".

In the inner hall of the Tang Palace, Li Jing was having a meal with the empress Zhong Shi, sighing, completely devoid of the usual romantic poetry
The Han army invaded southward on a large scale, raided the Huai River shoal, and defeated the "Baqian" soldiers arranged by He Jingzhu.Jiedu envoy He Jingzhu personally led the army to intercept, and fought against the Han army at the crossing, lost to Guishouchun, and lost three thousand soldiers.Under the command of the commander-in-chief Wang Jun, the Han army advanced by land and water, and tens of thousands of troops have surrounded Shouchun.

At the moment when he heard the news, Li Jing's face turned pale, his face turned pale, and the rice bowl in his hand was overturned.

My mind was in chaos, although I couldn't figure out the cause and effect for a while, but one thing is very clear, Datang is really a disaster.

(End of this chapter)