People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 476 Targeting Muzhou, planning to enter the army

On the Wujiang River, warships sailed to the shore meekly, and the chaotic battle situation was completely separated.

The river is wide.

On the three warships of the Muzhou Navy, all the soldiers squatted on the deck.

Behind them, the extremely sharp lance was always staring at their vests, as if it would stab at any time.

With a clatter, a wooden plank was already placed on the official ship where Li Xuan was.

Immediately afterwards, a young general in silver armor pushed forward vigorously, and the gray-haired Zhu Xi was pushed onto the deck.

The whole person staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Before Zhu Xi could stand still, the voice of going to Li Xuan came over.

"Lieutenant Zhu, this king thinks he has done the utmost of benevolence and righteousness to you, but you have despised me several times. Now under the general situation, your power has been turned into powder in just a few days. Now What else do you have to say?"

Zhu Xi raised his head and saw Li Xuan and Yao Zhi standing in front of him, two pairs of indifferent eyes fell on him at the same time.

Zhu Xi smiled coldly, looked at Li Xuan and Yao Zhi provocatively, and then asked with a gloomy expression, "Wen Fuzhi, where is he now, is he alive or dead?"

Yao Zhi also looked at Li Xuan at the same time.

"He's already buried at the bottom of the river. Captain Zhu might as well take care of himself when he has time." Li Xuan looked past Zhu Xi and looked at the people on the other warships.

When the warships of the Hangzhou Navy came out, except for Zhu Xi's warships which resisted a little, the other ships quickly raised the white flag and surrendered.

Not many people were killed in this battle.

"Sima." Li Xuan looked sideways at Yao Zhi and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid most of these people will be exonerated in the future. Since they are in Wuzhou now, we might as well use them to help the people repair the houses and farmland destroyed by the hurricane. , so as not to waste food in vain.”

"Yes!" Yao Zhi paused for a while, and continued: "But the prince must hurry up. Once Muzhou is captured, these people must be released back to Muzhou. It will not be a few days."

"Naturally." Li Xuan turned to look at Zhu Xi again, and said after deliberation: "It's not difficult to win Muzhou, but what is difficult is the Tianyin Sect's main altar. The location of the Tianyin Sect's main altar has always been secretive, and it is very easy to move. If we find him accurately, it depends on how Sima works hard on this one."

"So, thank you, my lord." Yao Zhi bowed his hands to Li Xuan, and Li Xuan's words showed that he let go of Zhu Xi.

"I also want to thank Sima." Li Xuan cupped his hands in return, then raised his head to look at Liang Fuling in silver armor.

Yao Zhi on the side looked over, then sighed, and said, "My lord has a heart, and after I return, I will report everything truthfully."

"Then I would like to thank Sima." Li Xuan bowed his hands to Yao Zhi again, and Yao Zhi replied, "Then I will go to work first."

"Sima please!" Li Xuan stretched out his hand.

Yao Zhi waved his hand back, and two Yuezhou soldiers immediately stepped forward, grabbed Zhu Xi, and walked to the back cabin.

Zhu Xi looked at Li Xuan with a face full of surprise, opened his mouth to ask something, but didn't know how to ask.

He could clearly hear the conversation between Li Xuan and Yao Zhi just now.

He didn't understand that the King of Nanchang didn't care about the secrets he knew, and handed him over to Yao Zhi directly.

Is he that useless?
……

"Du Canjun, County Magistrate Xu." Li Xuan looked behind him, and Du Bixing and Xu Wen immediately stood up: "The officer is here."

Li Xuan's face was solemn: "I order you two to search and arrest all the fleeing Tianyin bandits in the whole area of ​​Lanxi from now on."

"I will obey the order!" Du Bixing and Xu Wen agreed at the same time.

Although they defeated the visiting Muzhou navy in the past few days, many people still fled to the countryside after several battles, causing a lot of trouble.

"The matter of arranging these people to serve hard labor is left to the county magistrate Xu. They will not be treated harshly for living, eating and drinking during these few days."

"The next officer obeys the order." Xu Wen immediately cupped his hands, and then retreated.

"Everyone, go get busy." Li Xuan waved his hands, and everyone retreated immediately.

Standing behind Li Xuan, only Yu Ze, Wang Bo, and Liang Fuling remained.

Dressed in silver armor, Liang Fuling clasped her fists at Yu Ze and Wang Bo and saluted, and they immediately returned the salute.

Liang Fuling straightened up now, and looked at Li Xuan with some puzzlement: "Aren't these people rebels and rebels? It's not too much to behead them. Why, from what you said, it seems that their crimes are not serious?"

"Your Majesty will pardon their crimes." Li Xuan waved at Liang Fuling.

Only then did Liang Fuling step forward, shoulder to shoulder with Li Xuan.

Li Xuan pointed to the rivers and plains in front of him and said: "The mountains and fields always need people to cultivate them. Under the military disaster in Muzhou this time, the population has decreased and the fields have been barren. In order to ensure this year's autumn harvest, the imperial court will not only remove those people For the crime of treason, more compensation will be given."

This time Muzhou Tianyin Sect raised troops, and the aristocratic families in Muzhou might have been wiped out long ago, leaving a large piece of land vacant.

Coupled with the continuous wars, many Dinghus in Wuzhou were killed and injured. Afterwards, people might have to be relocated from outside the state.

Therefore, some people who are only attached to rebels will naturally be exempted from their crimes.

Under the emperor's kindness, the imperial court will turn around in one fell swoop, and the impression of harsh treatment of the people of Muzhou in the past 20 years, and then conquer people's hearts in one fell swoop.

After this time, it will be difficult for Tianyin Sect to make a comeback.

Of course, there are still some things that are inconvenient to say.

"In the final analysis, the imperial court is still for itself." Liang Fuling said thoughtfully.

Li Xuan, Yu Ze, and Wang Bo looked at each other, then smiled wryly.

Li Xuan waved his hand, looked at Yu Ze, and said, "Uncle Yu, you and Mr. Zi'an will take people to rectify the battlefield. After half an hour, I will leave for Meiling Pass."

"Here!" Yu Ze and Wang Bo backed away.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Li Xuan looked at Liang Fuling and said in a low voice, "I wanted you to make a big contribution this time, but I didn't expect that it was just a small gain in the end."

If it was really at the moment when Li Xuan and the Muzhou Navy were fighting fiercely, and Liang Fuling shot out from behind the Muzhou Navy, then she would have made a great contribution.

It's a pity that after Yuan Chao returned to Chengcheng, Wen Fuzhi came to Wuzhou again, so Li Xuan's plan had to be changed drastically, and Liang Fuling just stopped him in the end.

"If that's the case, maybe we'll be gossips." Liang Fuling stood beside Li Xuan, and said in a low voice, "It's fine as it is now, and it won't be too conspicuous if you make some small achievements."

Li Xuan nodded slightly, female generals are rare in this court, and with Princess Pingyang as a precedent, the imperial court does not respect female generals.

"By the way, I will take good care of those things on your boat for you. Remember to thank me well after you go back." Liang Fuling suddenly changed the tone, and looked at Li Xuan with a half-smile, her pretty face Full of color.

From Luoyang to Muzhou, Li Xuan experienced a lot of things along the way, and also caught a lot of people.

There are also some people and things he brought from Luoyang, these things can be said to be his weakness.

So from the very beginning, Li Xuan didn't let these people enter Wuzhou City, but came to Lanxi first.

Hiding without anyone noticing.

These people and things, even if Wuzhou has been calmed down now, they may not be completely useless, after all, there is still a Tianyin General Altar.

Li Xuan nodded slightly: "Don't worry, I remember it."

"Then what about my father, is there any news?" Liang Fuling said, and her own face became gloomy.

"Yeah, where's your father?" Li Xuan's face suddenly turned serious, he shook his head slightly, and said, "I'm not lying to you. Since Yangzhou, I haven't received any news from your father. Even this time After the Tianyin sect raised troops, I didn't hear any news from him. Not to mention you, even this king feels strange."

Li Xuan turned her head and looked towards the northeast, her expression becoming more serious.

Liang Fuling was talking about her father Liang Yongchang, Liang Ming, while Li Xuan was talking about Yan Zhuang.

Yan Zhuang once secretly appeared in Yangzhou as Liang Ming, so it was easy to fool Liang Fuling.

Liang Fuling was proficient in the art of war, so Li Xuan took it as the last hole card, but unfortunately, this hole card didn't make much use of it.

He wanted Liang Fuling to make some credit, after all, the real Yongchang Bo Liang Ming had passed away.

The treatment of Uncle Yongchang will be withdrawn by the court in the future.

She is an orphan girl, even with her uncle Shi Jin, she is the only one she can rely on in the end.

Fortunately, Sima Yao Zhi of the Governor's Mansion of Yuezhou saw everything in today's scene, and after returning home, he would naturally make some brilliant strokes.

But now, what Li Xuan really cares about is Yan Zhuang.

Since leaving Yangzhou, there has been no news from Yan Zhuang, and it is not known whether he is still the main altar of Tianyin sect, or whether he followed the empress to Shezhou, or whether he has been seen through.

"Don't you have any news about him?" Liang Fuling's expression became a little gloomy.

"Actually, in my opinion, if there is no news, it may be good news."

Li Xuan suddenly smiled and said: "If so, it might not be a good thing."

Liang Fuling's eyes lit up, and she nodded immediately.

Li Xuan frowned, and he couldn't help but have a question in his heart.

Is Liang Ming, Bo Yongchang, really dead?
……

In front of Sanhe Pass, under the shade of trees, Qiu Zhenmu, Xu Jian, Zhou Shen, Shen Lin, and a group of people, all dressed in armor, were waiting solemnly.

On the Wujiang River, a fleet of ships came from the south, and the leader was the warship of the Hangzhou Navy.

Li Xuan, Yao Zhi, Yu Ze, Wang Bo, Wang Qin, Li Yuanyi, Feng Hua and others all stood at the bow.

Ji Lang, Lieutenant of the Hangzhou Navy, stood to one side with a solemn expression.

Behind them were three official ships, two warships temporarily remodeled from merchant ships, and behind them was the warship of the Muzhou Navy captured not long ago.

As the boat docked, Li Xuan and Yao Zhi disembarked first.

Qiu Zhenmu took a step forward, cupped his hands and said: "I have seen the prince, Yao Sima, will recapture the Sanhe Pass half an hour ago. At that time, there were only some soldiers who could not move around the Sanhe Pass, and the rest of the ships had already retreated to the north. gone."

Those soldiers who couldn't move were those who had eaten croton powder before.

Although two days passed and the effectiveness of the croton powder weakened, they didn't eat much in these two days, and they were not good at walking.

Even when the Tianyin Sect participated in the retreat of the warship, they didn't take them with them.

"It seems that there are still smart people." Li Xuan waved his hand indifferently, looked at Shen Lin who was on the side, and said, "Lieutenant Shen, from now on, send a fast boat to investigate the situation. Whatever you meet, don't pay attention to it, just go straight to the city of Muzhou."

"The last general will obey the order." Shen Lin immediately went to make arrangements.

"It seems that the lord is going to plan the next step to attack the army." Yao Zhi saw Li Xuan's plan at a glance.

(End of this chapter)