The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 412 Zhu Shengu is online again

"Ahem~ Well~ The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty has cleared out the traitors and returned as expected. He should shoulder the great responsibility of the country and ascend to the throne. I will send envoys to Kaifeng again to congratulate the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty on my behalf."

Li Jing changed the topic and said with a smile.

"Thank you very much, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!" Xue Juzheng saluted.

Li Hongji's face was full of anger and a bit unconvinced. Song Qiqiu secretly pulled his sleeve, and then he stepped aside angrily.

"I hope that the two countries of Tang and Zhou will form a good alliance. I will ask the Zhou envoy to report back to the Emperor of Zhou. Then the two countries will exchange letters of credence, conclude an alliance, and make peace forever!" Li Jing said loudly.

Xue Juzheng smiled and said: "His Majesty the Tang Emperor's benevolent heart is a blessing to the people of Jiangnan. The foreign minister will definitely convey your Majesty's wishes to our Lord. My Lord is kind and hopes that the two countries can enjoy peace for a long time."

"Haha, that's good. Envoy Zhou will report to Kaifeng as soon as possible. I don't want this matter to be delayed for too long."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. You will hear back within two months."

Li Jing smiled, her fat face looking kind.

If he didn't get the treaty repaired by Zhou Dynasty as soon as possible, he was really worried that the Zhou army would take advantage of the Tang army to attack Hunan and cross the Huaihe River to start a war in Huainan.

Although he did not think that Dazhou had the strength to take the initiative to fight the Tang army while the civil strife was still lingering, Guo Wei was a generational hero and a warrior. God knows whether this old man would do the opposite and fight against the Tang army. Caught off guard.

Song Qiqiu stood up again and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the reconciliation between the two countries will naturally benefit the people, but before the alliance is concluded, there is something that needs to be explained to our court by the Lord of Zhou."

Li Jing frowned: "Song Xianggong's intention"

Song Qiqiu said angrily: "Not long ago, the Lord of Zhou issued a decree to confer Ma Xichong as the military governor of Wuchang. The old officials suspected that Ma Xichong was defending Hengzhou and resisting the Tang army, and that the Lord of Zhou was behind it!
In addition, Wuchang Festival Town is in Ezhou, which is under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty. Why did the Zhou Lord appoint Ma Xichong as the envoy of Wuchang Festival?

This move is clearly intended to humiliate me, Datang! "

As soon as this statement came out, the princelings and officials attached to Song Qiqiu all started shouting with righteous indignation.

Zhou Zong and Xu Xuan smiled helplessly, while Li Congjia was worried.

Zhu Xiu and Xue Juzheng looked at each other in surprise. They did not know this news beforehand.

Uncle Guo is really disgusting. With one stroke of his pen, he canonized Ma Xichong as the military governor of Wuchang, but Wuchang was still within the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Uncle Guo must have known that the Tang army was not going well in the war in Hunan, and deliberately took action to disgust the Tang monarchs and ministers.

As for substantive support, I'm afraid I don't have it. It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I really can't spare it.

If Tang Jun can be dragged to Hunan for three to five years, Uncle Guo might wake up laughing even if he sleeps.

Speaking of this matter, Li Jing was also a little angry: "Envoy Zhou, how do you explain this matter?"

Xue Juzheng frowned and hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Zhu Xiu took a step forward and said with a smile: "It is rumored that Ma Xichong's father, the wife of Ma Yin, the former King of Chu, is from Ezhou. It is reasonable to appoint Ma Xichong as the military envoy of Wuchang."

Song Qiqiu said angrily: "Ma Xichong is stubbornly resisting in Hengzhou. Does the Lord Zhou want to show his support for the Ma family of Southern Chu?"

Zhu Xiudao said: "The Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty was overly worried. How could Ma Xichong have the courage to go against the Tang army? I am afraid that his generals were unwilling to give up their glory and wealth and forced him to fight to the death with the Tang army.

I believe that this move will help disintegrate Ma Xichong's determination to resist, and thus cause internal chaos in the Chu army. This is helping the Tang army to conquer Hunan as soon as possible! "

"What nonsense!"

Song Qiqiu laughed angrily, "Then why did Lord Zhou deliberately grant others the Jiezhen under our jurisdiction in the Tang Dynasty?"

Zhu Xiu said apologetically, "Perhaps the map is wrong and misleading."

Song Qiqiu laughed angrily. When conferring a feudal official on one side, is there a time when he misread the map?
Li Hongji angrily said: "If Lord Zhou hadn't interfered, our Tang army would have conquered Hengzhou and captured Ma Xichong alive!" Zhu Xiu rolled his eyes. There was really no place to blame, and he actually threw it on Uncle Guo.

Zhu Xiu said unceremoniously: "Your Highness's remarks are ridiculous! Even without my Lord's canonization decree, the Tang army would not be able to do well in Hunan!"

Li Hongji was furious: "Rampant! How dare you curse our army? Come! Beat this madman out of the palace alone!"

Immediately, two inner court guards entered the palace to capture Zhu Xiu.

"No!" Li Congjia was shocked, stood up and shouted.

Zhou Zong and Xu Xuan also quickly begged for mercy. Zhou Zong glared at him accusingly, blaming him for talking nonsense.

Li Jing waved his hand, and the inner court guards knelt down to salute, and then exited the hall.

"The prince also retreats." Li Jing said in a deep voice.

Li Hongji glared at Zhu Xiu fiercely and returned to stand next to Song Qiqiu.

Li Jing said displeased: "Zhu Xiu, what did you mean by what you just said?"

Zhu Xiu cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, calm down. The foreign minister has no intention of cursing the Tang army. It is just an inference based on the facts. The foreign minister is bold and asks for a copy of the Hunan Military News from your majesty. I want the one that was sent recently."

Li Jing frowned and hesitated for a while, then picked up a document from the imperial court and called the eunuch to send it to Zhu Xiu.

Zhu Xiu thanked him and looked at the date of the cover. It was delivered yesterday.

Unfolding the document and pretending to read it carefully, Zhu Xiu smiled and knew what was going on.

The content of this military newspaper is similar to the one that Wang Lingwen sent to him not long ago.

Zhu Xiu returned the military report, raised his head slightly and said loudly: "Your Majesty, in fact, the Ma family is nothing to worry about. The Ma family has lost the hearts of the Southern Chu officials. Whether the Ma family surrenders or not is irrelevant.

The old generals of the Ma family acted independently, and the reason why Ma Xichong is alive today is to use the banner of the Ma family to win over the hearts of the people.

After all, the Ma family has been running Hunan for many years. For the people of Hunan, the person in power who is most familiar to them is Ma family. "

Li Jing nodded, feeling that what Zhu Xiu said made sense, and motioned for him to continue.

"The mistake of the Tang army was that it regarded the defeat of the Ma clan as a military goal from the beginning and focused on capturing the Ma clan members, so that it allowed Hengzhou guard Xu Wei and others to lead the way.

Xu Wei took Ma Xichong hostage and fled to Liling, where General Bian Hao led his army to attack Liling.

After escaping back to Hengzhou, General Bian Hao sent his army to kill Hengzhou.

Fortunately, Liu Yan surrendered and turned back. General Bian Hao ignored him and besieged Hengzhou instead. "

Zhu Xiu sneered and shook his head, fully showing his contempt for the highly sought-after Tang Army general Bian Hao:
"The Ma family has long since lost power in Hunan and only has a name.

The chaos in Hunan was a disaster for the feudal towns.

Only by defeating these old Ma clan generals who are working independently can Hunan be pacified.

The Ma family's old generals were all profit-seeking people. If General Bian Hao had promised generous gifts from the beginning, wooed one faction and attacked another, by the time the Tang army took control of Hunan, the remaining Ma family's old generals would have been nothing more than fish and meat on the anvil. Cut it however you want. "

After a pause, Zhu Xiu looked around the hall. Li Jing, Song Qiqiu, and Jin Wang Li Jingsui were all silent, thinking about Zhu Xiu's words.

Zhu Xiu suddenly raised his voice: "So I conclude that within half a month, the war in Hunan will change drastically again!

Tang Jun let Liu Yan go, causing endless harm!
There are many soldiers surrendered in Changsha, and careless handling will cause turmoil!
Once Changsha is lost, General Bian Hao will be in danger! "

(End of this chapter)