The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 501: Return to running away
Zhu Xiu didn't speak. Tao Gu thought that he was mentally exhausted while recovering from his injuries, so he hurriedly said: "I'm just talking nonsense. Please don't think too much about it. With the talent of the Marquis, no matter how the situation in the court changes, the Marquis will always be unstoppable." The missing one!"

Zhu Xiu smiled and changed the subject: "Did Mr. Tao just tell me that he had important news to tell me?"

Tao Gu moved the chair closer and said mysteriously: "Does the Marquis know that Li Chongjin has gone to Suzhou?"

Zhu Xiu was stunned: "Didn't he accompany the officials on the expedition? He should be in Xiangzhou at the moment. How could he go to Suzhou?"

Tao Gu heyed: "Li Chongjin got an edict from somewhere, saying that the official ordered him to be transferred from abroad to serve as Sizhou's defense envoy.

Holding the edict in hand, he led ten or twenty soldiers, traveled south day and night, and rushed to Suzhou by land via Shanzhou.

The most strange thing is that before that, Li Chongjin had ordered his subordinates to send his wife and children to Suzhou in advance! "

Zhu Xiu sat up straight, frowned, and screamed inwardly that it was bad.

Sizhou is Si County in Anhui Province in later generations, adjacent to Suzhou.

But now, Sizhou is still under the jurisdiction of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and only a small part of the land is north of the Huaihe River.

The official position in Sizhou granted by the imperial court before was only a virtual one and had no real power at all.

It is impossible to let the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty go to the land of the Southern Tang Dynasty to become officials.

Li Chongjin's edict was obviously fake. Even if the official wanted to be transferred outside, he would only be allowed to take charge of Sizhou as well, rather than actually being transferred to other places.

Li Chongjin took the fake edict and went all the way south. Of course, he would not go to Sizhou, but to Suzhou.

The Suzhou Zhenhuai army is all his old subordinates!
More than a year ago, the two of them built the framework to suppress the Huai Army from scratch in Suzhou.

Li Gu, the current envoy of the Huai Army, is a powerful man with the talents of a prime minister. It is impossible not to see that there is a problem with Li Chongjin's edict.

But Li Gu didn't dare to offend Li Chongjin rashly. He would definitely report it to the court to confirm whether Li Chongjin's external transfer was true or false.

It takes time to come and go.

During this period, God knows what kind of trouble Li Chongjin will cause in Suzhou.

If this guy had a dispute with Li Gu, leading to chaos in the Zhenhuai Army, or even an internal split and mutiny, Guo Wei would definitely not spare him!
The Suppressing Huai Army is an important part of Huaibei's defense line. If it fails, will the Southern Tang Dynasty take the opportunity to advance north?
Any of these subsequent chain reactions will affect the general trend of the world.

Zhu Xiu felt his heart tightened suddenly, and murmured inexplicably in horror: "If this matter is not handled properly, there will be chaos in Huaibei!~"

Tao Gu said: "This matter is most likely caused by Li Chongjin's Jiao Zhao's edict and his escape to the south! The court officials knew this very well. Over there in Xiangzhou, the officials got the news and knew that this matter involved a serious matter and they must be dealt with carefully, so they responded to Jiao Zhao's edict. I didn’t mention anything about it, just because I was worried about irritating Li Chongjin and making him do something drastic again!”

Zhu Xiu was angry and scolded: "This black guy is so confused! How dare he, how could he think of fleeing south to Suzhou? Still pretending to be an imperial edict? What does he want to do? Support troops to cause chaos? Separate one side?"

Tao Gu Nianxu said leisurely: "Ever since the Shangyuan Festival began to suppress Wang Jun's rebellious party, Li Chongjin should have known that the officials have become suspicious of him.

In this personal expedition to Yedu, it seemed that he was promoted to the commander of the capital in front of the palace and asked to accompany the army on the expedition. In fact, everyone with a discerning eye knew that Li Chongjin did not have any military power.

This is because the officials were worried about leaving him in Kaifeng, so they deliberately took him with them and took care of him personally!

Li Chongjin felt guilty and worried that if he went to Xiangzhou, he would have no face to face Junhou Chai. He was even more worried that the officials and Junhou Chai would punish him, so he simply corrected the imperial edict and fled to Suzhou!

With his wife and children by his side, supported by the old Ministry of Suzhou, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, isn't it safer than staying in Kaifeng, staying in the official family and under the eyes of Chai Junhou?

If this old man were Li Chongjin, he would take this path as a last resort!

Your life is in your own hands, so you should rest assured. "

Zhu Xiu let out a long sigh, rubbed the center of his eyebrows, and felt that his head was a little swollen and painful.

Tao Gu's analysis coincided with his.

The reason why Li Chongjin chose to flee south was simply to save his life.

As for separatizing Suzhou and openly confronting the imperial court, Zhu Xiu believed that he would not do so as long as he did not push Li Chongjin into a corner.But nothing is absolute. When things have developed to this point, Zhu Xiu dare not predict what Li Chongjin will do next.

Beside him was Zhai Shouxun.

He was a villain with both ends of the spectrum. Who knows what ridiculous behavior he would instigate Li Chongjin to do.

Zhu Xiu secretly clenched his fists, killing Zhai Shouxun was urgent, and he could not let this man harm Li Chongjin again.

If he hadn't been seriously injured and unable to act, this matter should have been put on the agenda long ago.

Tao Gu chuckled again and said: "There is another advantage to escaping to Suzhou. Once you are desperate, crossing the river to Jiangning is also a good choice! With Li Chongjin's identity, I believe the Southern Tang court will be willing to accept him."

Zhu Xiu was stunned. He really hadn't thought of this.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Xiu said calmly: "Master Tao can just talk about these words here, but don't mention them to others after you leave this door!
I believe the officials will make appropriate arrangements for Li Chongjin's matter.

Also, Li Chongjin will never Nantou!He just wants to save his life and will never betray Da Zhou!Don’t say these words again! "

When Tao Gu saw Zhu Xiu's worried expression, he remembered that Zhu Houye and Li Chongjin had a close relationship, and what he just said was a bit offensive.

"I have made a mistake, please don't blame me, Lord Marquis!" Tao Gu raised his hand.

Zhu Xiu smiled, Tao Gu came to spread the news with good intentions, of course he would not really blame him.

It's just that this person's words all revealed the cunning and cunning of a speculator, which made Zhu Xiu extremely unhappy and a little wary in his heart.

Tao Gu took refuge in him because he thought the rare thing was a good place to live.

When one day Zhu Xiu loses his status in the emperor's heart, people like Tao Gu will not hesitate to abandon him, and even look for opportunities to step on him.

Zhu Xiu thought of Tao Wenju. He had already suffered a loss once and would never suffer a second time.

"I wonder what the second thing Tao Gong wants to say is?" Zhu Xiu said with a smile.

Tao Gu hurriedly raised his hands and said: "The second thing is that I want to congratulate the Marquis! I got the news that the official has authorized the Marquis to open a palace and become the governor of Jinzhou! In the future, the Marquis can legally recruit a group of subordinates , after filing with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, you can also receive corresponding salary subsidies every year, and the Marquis's personal guard can also be expanded a lot!"

Zhu Xiu was a little surprised. He had just received the actual post of Zhongshusheren and the governor of Jinzhou.

With the title of governor of the state capital, he can legally recruit a certain number of staff members, and it will be more justifiable to travel with a personal guard in the future.

It cannot be compared with the strong independence of the shogunate system during the Han and Wei dynasties, nor can it be compared with the actual power of the local governors. Nowadays, the title of governor of a prefecture can be used to open a government. He no longer has much power. At most, he can get some benefits in terms of salary.

Zhu Xiu didn't care about money, food, silk, etc. The most important thing was that with this title, he could legally own many private soldiers.

Jinzhou is far away in the Hanzhong area, bordering the Qinling Mountains to the north and Bashan Mountain to the south. It is the key link between Hanzhong and Bashu. The land is small and the people are poor, and it is only considered a lower-class state.

Therefore, as the governor of Jinzhou from afar, he can be regarded as a low-ranking group among local governors in the country.

"Thank you, Mr. Tao, for telling me!" Zhu Xiu nodded slightly. After hearing so much bad news, there was finally some good news.

This is because Uncle Guo is worried that his life may be cut off one day, so he gives him a reasonable and legal opportunity to add more people around him to protect him.

Tao Gu said with a smile: "These news are still circulating within the Zhongshu Province. When the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites make a formal announcement, the imperial court will send someone to announce the decree in a few days."

After talking for a while, Tao Gu bid farewell and left.

Today's news allowed him to keep abreast of the war in Yedu and the latest developments in the court.

If you wait for the report from the imperial court, you will have to wait at least ten and a half months.

From this point of view, having eyes and ears like Tao Gu in the court has obvious effects.

(End of this chapter)