Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

In such troubled times, some ordinary people could not get enough to eat, but now they had to bring their own food and clothes to work for the court, and they couldn't survive.

But if you don't go, you can't fight the government, you can't fight the army, and the consequences will be more serious if you are caught, and some will be killed directly without a chance of being caught.

It's all right now, as long as they go to the imperial court to eat and drink, many people who are already hungry are eager to work for the imperial court.

"This year I finally don't have to hide in Tibet..."

"God open your eyes, Bodhisattva bless you!"

"It's really a holy king. After hundreds of years, a holy king is finally born!" Some old people who have gone through the Houliang, Houtang, Houjin, Houhan, Houzhou and Qin dynasties in just a few decades all burst into tears.

Set up temples for the emperor on the mountains before and after the village or under the big trees at the entrance of the village, and worship every day.

This kind is now obvious in Henan and Hebei, and has won unprecedented popularity for the newly established Qin State.

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In October, many local officials put forward their petitions, saying that the people spontaneously requested to build a temple for him. This not only expresses public opinion, but also pleases the emperor.

Slowly there was a wave of following suit.

Shi Congyun ordered that no local government be allowed to build a temple for him, because who knows if someone will use this as an excuse to collect money and squeeze the people.

The people's minds are good, and they are grateful for his benevolent government, but the emperor must have a clear head, and don't think of his officials as good people, and always understand that human nature cannot stand the test.

At the beginning of October, there was another incident. Guo Jin, the training envoy of the Mingzhou Regiment, said that Li Yun's Zhaoyi Army seemed to be recruiting troops.

Because some of his subordinates secretly sold the military equipment secretly, and after being caught, he confessed that the person who bought him the military equipment at a high price did not disclose his name or origin, only knowing that he came from the east.

To the east of Mingzhou is the core territory of Zhaoyi Army Li Yun...

After Shi Congyun got the news, he immediately became vigilant. He didn't know if what Guo Jin said was true, but there was a high probability that it was because Li Yun had rejected the reward from the new court before, and the envoy he sent had not returned yet.

As for Guo Jin, the trainer of the Mingzhou Regiment, although he was a general, he was like a careful person, Shi Congyun remembered this person in his heart.

After the court was over the next day, he began to convene the Privy Council and the two ministers to discuss the matter of Li Yingyun. …

Chapter 311, Overcast Clouds

In September, the blue sky, the yellow leaves, the north wind cuts the grass, the clear sky sends the autumn geese, and the clear sky, a few fast horses are galloping south, sweeping a large area of ​​yellow sand......

Further south is Taiping Station in the northwest of Luzhou.

The station building was built by the river to control the rear bridge. After crossing the five-foot-long bridge to the south, it was the boundary of Zhaoyi Army of Qin State.

Therefore, the north of Taiping Station has always been the frontier of the war between the Northern Han Dynasty and China. The post station is also different from others. There is a battalion of troops stationed there, a large number of deer villages are set up to resist horses, and trenches are dug at the front, and there are conflicts from time to time.

Every day, the post station will send a team of five cavalry to the north to investigate the situation on the Northern Han side, and the Northern Han Dynasty also tacitly set up its outpost at the mountain pass twenty miles away from here, leaving the flat land in the middle , as two buffer areas.

This also caused hundreds of households in the middle of the 20-mile width to suffer. In such a long-term confrontation, the middle zone means that neither side treats itself as their own.

It's okay to meet some good-tempered side generals, and they may arrange to retreat to the rear to control them. If not, the end will be miserable.

Obviously Li Yun is not a good general, and the hundreds of households in Hedong who are caught in the middle are also very miserable. Except for some people who moved away quickly, the two sides fought, took advantage of the chaos, looted, raped and plundered, and those who did not run away were almost all ruined. , Wife and children scattered.

And that's just the damage done to the people by a small war, a state war.

After Li Yun captured Liaozhou last year, his soldiers went straight to Wuxiang County, [-] miles north of Taipingyi, because Li Yun was also named King of Wuxiang by the Queen Mother who was the regent of Zhou at that time.

At the beginning of this year, the Northern Han Dynasty took advantage of Shi Congyun to send troops to Shu, took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, fought south for dozens of miles, and recaptured Wuxiang County. Li Yun's army retreated all the way to the vicinity of Taipingyi, guarding the bridgehead and the North Han River against.

The two armies confronted and fought here for nearly half a year. Over a hundred people were killed on both sides. When they finally heard that Shi Congyun had destroyed the Kingdom of Shu and that Daliang's main force had returned to Beijing, they dared not make any further moves and even retreated northward. , broke away from the confrontation, and retreated to Wuxiang Town and its surrounding mountain passes dozens of miles away.

In this way, in fact, the war for Liaozhou lasted for nearly two years before it came to an end.

Last year, Li Yun launched a sudden attack and almost took down several counties in Liaozhou. However, under the order of the Liao Dynasty, the main force of the Northern Han Dynasty had to go to Zhenzhou in the north to save Youzhou in the Liao Dynasty, so they could not manage the war in the south.

Later, the main force was defeated by General Li Chongjin of Zhou State in Tumen Village, and then the main force of Liao State was almost completely wiped out by Shi Congyun.

On the contrary, the main force of the Northern Han Dynasty was only defeated, not encircled and wiped out, so their strength was preserved. Later, when they heard that the evil star Shi Congyun had gone to Shu, they immediately launched a counterattack.

At first Li Yun occupied almost the whole territory of Liaozhou, but the war was not so easy, the place that was defeated had to be able to withstand it, and the Northern Han Dynasty immediately began to counterattack after making a move.

Take back Wuxiang County, Yushe County and Bi County in the north, and take back most of Liaozhou.

As a result of this war, after two years, Li Yun finally won and controlled less than half of Liaozhou, while the Pacific Ocean was at the forefront of the boundary between the two.

The main reason why the Northern Han Dynasty did not dare to counterattack again was because Shi Congyun led the main force back from Shu.

Generally speaking, Li Yun still made money,

After a while, a few fast horses got the slogan right and rushed into the yard in front of the post station. Then the leading corporal didn't have time to go to the stable, so he said: "I want to see the commander! There is a big event to report."

Soon, he met Li Guan, the commander of Taiping Station.

Li Guan has been the commander for six or seven years, because he is a ruthless person and has made military exploits. Although he is still the commander now, he has changed from the commander of the outer town of the Zhaoyi Army to the commander of the Outer Ya Army and the inner Ya Army.

Now because of the great importance of Taiping Station, all the elite soldiers stationed here are Li Yun's confidants and internal teeth.

There are usually 500 people in a battalion, but most of the time the horse army has only about 200 people, and the infantry will not be full if they fight all year round.

However, there are more than 800 elite battalions stationed at Taiping Station, because this is the frontier of the war, and we must always guard against the Northern Han Dynasty.

"What's the matter, the puppet Han bandit soldiers are here?" Li Guan has a bearded face, dark skin, and a tall figure.

"No, the people over there gave us wax pills, and they also said they would make us handsome!" The corporal commander who came back reported repeatedly, and then carefully took out a wax pill from his bosom.

Li Guan is not an ignorant person, he himself is a strong man in the village, he has been knowledgeable since he was a child, and knows that this thing is a means of exchanging letters between big shots, and it is not afraid of water if it is sealed with wax, and the letter should be hidden inside.

Immediately shocked, the Puppet Lord of Han sent a letter to their Jieshuai!

The two families are hostile, and at such a juncture that the Qin State has just been established, anyone with a little brain should be aware of the problem.

He didn't dare to open it to read it, so he ordered: "No matter what happened today, you can't tell it out, go and tell your subordinates quickly."

Said to let the left and right prepare the horses, and it was too late to change the clothes, so he just called his deputy to tell him to lead the soldiers and horses, took the cowhide water belt on the wooden stake at hand, went to the well behind the stable to fill a area with clean water, then got on the horse and drove south, North Eighty miles away is Luzhou City where Wang Yabing of Wuxiang was stationed.

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Luzhou government office, the hall faces south, the decoration is very simple, and there are a large number of mighty soldiers guarding the periphery.

Li Yun doesn't like extravagance, but he likes to raise dead men from all over the world. Many criminals and vicious fugitives from the court all serve under his command and get shelter.

Li Yun is now the prince of Wuxiang, but he is still only a Jiedu envoy. He has some civil servants under him, but the core of power is his most trusted generals.

The most important of them are his eldest son Li Shoujie, the dental general Liu Jichong, and the dental general Li Jixun who took refuge last year.

He had heard of Li Jixun's name a long time ago. Li Jixun had conflicts with the current Emperor of Qin, Shi Congyun. Last year, he was originally under Li Chongjin in Zhenzhou. here.

Li Yun is naturally not afraid of Shi Congyun. When he was Jiedushi, Shi Congyun didn't even have hair!

Back then he wasn't afraid of the officials, he was detained by the military supervisors of the officials, and now he is even more afraid of a brat, so he naturally took Li Jixun in, and he wasn't afraid of angering Shi Congyun.

In the past few decades, Li Yun has come step by step in Tang, Han, Jin, and Zhou, and he understands better than anyone else that whoever has soldiers under his command can be the emperor these days!

Naturally, he was also itchy in his heart. He defeated Murong Yanchao and the Northern Han Dynasty along the way. He defended the border for the country for many years, and made great achievements in battle. There are tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, all of whom have fought in battles.

With such power and troops, and seeing more dynasties changing, soldiers and horses conquering the world, I naturally have some thoughts in my heart.

But he is afraid of Guo Rong, especially the victory in the battle of Huainan, which makes him more wary...

I just didn't expect the official's family to die young, but Shi Congyun, that brat, benefited in the end!

Especially this year, when Shi Congyun launched a mutiny to usurp the throne, he felt very resentful, and most of all he was unwilling!He felt that he was far superior to Shi Congyun in terms of seniority and status. When he was handsome, Shi Congyun didn't know where he was!As a result, now that brat Shi Congyun climbed on top of him, asking him to bow down and call him the Son of Heaven!

This is because the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became, so he refused the reward sent to him by the Qin State, and he delayed seeing the envoy sent by the Qin State.

But he was hesitant in his heart. He was not afraid of Shi Congyun in the war, because Shi Congyun made great achievements in the war, and he was not a vegetarian. He fought all the way for half his life for decades, defeated the late Han, defeated the fake Han, and almost had no defeats. , There are also a large number of elite soldiers under his command.

The problem lies in the strength of the troops. He once dared to challenge Guo Rong, because when Taizu established the country, he was allowed to defend against the Northern Han and Khitan in the north, so he was given a lot of relief. In the next ten years, he recruited troops and recruited people from all walks of life. The disciples now have [-] soldiers!

Most of them fought against the puppet Han.

However, today's Qin State has been conquered by Shi Congyun for several years, and the territory has been expanded by half. It is said that the forbidden army has also expanded from about 20 to nearly [-].

He estimated that even if many of them had to be stationed in the vast borderlands to guard against the surrounding Liao Kingdom, Southern Tang, Southern Han, Qiang, etc., the remaining available soldiers should be around [-] to [-].

Even if some guards were left to guard Liang, Shi Congyun could mobilize 6 to [-] people to fight him, plus the troops from the surrounding towns, there would definitely be no less than [-].

If he raises troops at that time, his strength will definitely not be as strong as Shi Congyun's, so he has been hesitant.

But just today, Liu Jun, the leader of the Han Kingdom in the north, sent someone to send a secret letter from Wawan, saying that he was willing to join forces with him. Taking advantage of Shi Congyun who had just usurped the throne and his heel was unstable, they jointly sent troops to deal with Qin.

Li Yun was overjoyed after hearing this. The reason why he didn't dare to act was nothing more than lack of troops. If the Han Kingdom sent troops to the north for reasons, he would not be afraid of Shi Congyun at all.

So he summoned his staff, General Ya, and his eldest son to discuss the matter here.

Li Jixun immediately stood up and expressed his opinion: "I wanted to fight Shi Congyun to the death to avenge the officials. Back then, I saw that he was not a good guy. Unfortunately, the officials misjudged him. If the king raises an issue, I will be a striker!"

Seeing Li Jixun's statement, Li Yun was very happy, "Okay, I also want to avenge the official family, restore the Great Zhou, and kill the traitors who flee the country!"

Liu Jichong, a confidant under his command, also said: "I am willing to join the commander-in-chief to seek thieves for the people and avenge the late emperor!"

Li Yun was even happier and laughed loudly.

In a blink of an eye, when he looked at his eldest son Li Shoujie, he was rather displeased.

Li Shoujie frowned, hesitated, and said after a while: "Father, I don't think this is feasible!

Shi Congyun is not easy to deal with. Besides, over the years, Shi Congyun swallowed up Jiangbei, Nanping, Wuping, Shudi, and Guanbei, which is no longer what it used to be.

Besides, this person is not a mediocre person. I just heard that within a few months after he took office, he has taken actions to love the people. Everyone in Hebei knows that he is not a stupid and violent lord. How can such a person be so easy to deal with! "

As he said that, regardless of his father's face becoming more and more ugly, he knelt down and said: "Besides, the Puppet Han Kingdom was defeated by the Zhou Kingdom in Gaoping and Zhenzhou one after another. They are not the opponents of the Central Plains at all. They dare to challenge the Central Plains. Because of the support of the Khitan people, last year the Khitan people were defeated by Shi Congyun and Li Chongjin, how can the Puppet Han Kingdom be an ally they can rely on!"

What he said was very serious, but Li Yun was very annoyed.

Cursed: "You useless thing! You are my son in vain. All the generals think it is feasible, but you are timid and afraid of getting into trouble!"

Yan Ba ​​ignored his eldest son, Li Shoujie, and said directly to his favorite general, Liu Jichong: "You take a few people, and take my words to the north to tell Liu Jun that the old man can raise troops with him.

However, he must send more than [-] troops, and at the same time, he must not invite Khitan people as foreign aid!You have to remember clearly this time, not to write a letter. "

Liu Jichong took the order and went out immediately, and several confidant civil servants around him didn't say anything against him.

"You wrote an appeal against thieves to the old man, saying that Shi Congyun is usurping the throne and seeking rebellion. We will avenge the emperor of the Great Zhou and restore the country for the Great Zhou."

Several civil servants quickly took orders.

Only his eldest son, Li Shoujie, knelt on the ground, protested with all his might, and even cried out, "Father, absolutely not, absolutely not! This is God's will, we can't beat Qin!"

Li Yun was furious, scolded his son a few words and ignored them, and led everyone out of the hall, leaving only Li Shoujie crying bitterly...

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In the side hall of the arched beams, Shi Congyun was discussing Li Yun's matter with the Privy Council and the generals of the two divisions.

Judging from all the signs, it can be deduced that Li Yun couldn't hold back......

Everyone has their own arguments, but they mainly focus on two points.

The first point was put forward by Lu Duoxun, the imperial court should not move first, if the imperial court sent troops without Li Yun's definite support, it would disturb other Jiedu envoys who hold military power and cause fires everywhere.

Shi Congyun agrees with this point. He beat Li Yun and killed chickens to scare monkeys to deter other Jiedu envoys who are about to move, so Li Yun must jump up by himself.

The second was proposed by Li Fang, a Hanlin scholar, at the court meeting. If Li Yun played the banner of avenging the officials and restoring the Zhou Dynasty, it might win some people's hearts.

At that time, this matter caused a sensation in the court, but Shi Congyun didn't care, because he knew that the problems in the world were far from simple, and it was impossible for everyone to be provoked by a slogan of restoring the Zhou Dynasty.

In essence, the political framework of the Zhou Dynasty was not much different from the previous Houliang, Later Tang, Later Jin, and Later Han, and it did not deviate from the practice of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

In terms of martial arts, Li Cunxu, Zhu Wen and others are all better than the officials, and no one wants to restore them.

At best, Li Yun could use this as an excuse, but he could never win people's hearts. If Zhou Guo had loyal ministers, he would have jumped out as early as last year.

As for Wang Zhu who scolded him at the beginning, Shi Congyun didn't make things difficult for him, and sent him to repair the official mausoleum.

In order to attack Shu, he even withheld money from the official graves, but there was nothing he could do. Now that Shu was finished, it was embarrassing, so it was reasonable and reasonable to send Wang Zhu to repair it, not to hold grudges.

So he listened more to the military advice of Que Xianggong, Wang Quanbin, Wei Renpu, Gao Huaide and others.

Wang Quanbin and Xiang Gong had the same opinion, they both felt that he was wise and powerful, and sent people to block Heyang early on. As long as Heyang was blocked and Li Yun's army could not reach Luoyang, he would be unable to accomplish anything.

In addition, Wei Renpu also suggested to increase troops in the direction of Hezhong. If there is a war at that time, the reliability of the Hezhong Jiedushi will also be a problem......

Shi Congyun took it for granted. After all, Li Yun was definitely not the only Jiedu envoy who was about to make a move. Li Yun was the one who jumped out the most and had the most qualifications. On the contrary, they will help whoever wins.

So at the end of September, Shi Congyun ordered Xiang Gong to be the commander of the infantry guards, and lead an army of [-] troops to garrison Hezhong Mansion.

He also ordered that Guo Jin, the training envoy of the Mingzhou regiment who had reported to him before, be promoted as the defense envoy of Mingzhou.

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Soon, the end of the new year was approaching, and Daliang City was full of joy. The ten years of peace brought back a lot of vitality to Daliang City. In addition, Shi Congyun's many measures after taking office this year made the people's support for the new court rise to a higher level.

The city is full of singing and dancing, and it is very lively, but hundreds of miles away, the northeastern part of the river is overcast and rainy, but ordinary people don't know it...