Late Tang

After crossing the Xianxia Ridge, Huang Chao finally found the feeling of being invincible. He led the "grass army" to sweep across the eight Fujian provinces with few soldiers, and the fragrance of the sky penetrated Fujian.

After the famous general Gao Pian drove Huang Chao out of Hangzhou and Yue, he didn't want to chase the poor with his remaining courage. Instead, he followed the example of the overlord and stayed in Zhenhai to fight for fame and fortune.The faction with Lu Xie, the backstage of the court, and the faction with the opponent Zheng Tianxiangguo are actively carrying forward the fine traditions formed in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty since Niu Li Zheng, and devoted their limited energy to the infinite war of words.

Lu Xie proposed in the DPRK that General Gao Pian, who is powerful in the southeast, should replace Cui Anqian as the envoy, but Zheng Xiangguo, Prime Minister Lu's cousin, firmly opposed it.

Gao Pian wrote to the imperial court again in Zhenhai, advocating marriage with Lu Xie with the new emperor of Nanzhao, but Zheng Xiangguo objected again.

Cui Anqian, who was dismissed by Lu, Gao Pian and others from the position of envoy, did not take it seriously. He mobilized his clan brother Cui Dan to impeach Gao Pian and Nanzhao's diplomatic failure. Gao Pian wrote a letter to defend...

Yan Guogong Gao Situ is very busy, so naturally he can't take care of Huang Chao, a poor and defeated thief.Besides, Gao Situ regards himself as a great hero who has fought countless battles for the Tang Dynasty and won many victories, but now he is not as powerful as Li Jing, a little guy who has never heard of it before.

When he defeated 20 barbarians in Annan, Li Jing was still herding cattle in the countryside.Now Li Jing has become the first king with a different surname since the three dynasties. He is also the Jiedu envoy of the four towns. book order.

Up to now, he has only one Yan Guogong, and even Situ is still a school inspector, how can he bear this tone.

Therefore, Gao Pian wanted to change his opponent wholeheartedly, so as to show his ability to fight.The little Huang Chao was too inexperienced, even if he was wiped out, it would not be able to compare with Li Jing's achievements in recovering Liaodong.He wanted to go back to Xichuan and continue to fight against the Nanzhao people, but unfortunately Nanzhao retreated immediately after the chief dragon died.The Nanzhao in the southwest did not dare to fight, and the Uighurs in the northwest had perished long ago. After the Uyghurs were wiped out, the remaining Xia Jiasi had already gone to the west of Jinshan.The Tuyuhun, Dangxiang people, Tiele people, and Tatars left in the northwest have long since lost the courage to fight Datang.Shatuo, the only one who dared to challenge Datang, was wiped out by that damn boy and other feudal towns. Now Li Guochang still brings thousands of castrated crows to live under his hands.

It seems that there is still room for use in the northeast direction. Datang hasn't beaten the Khitan people for more than a hundred years, and they trembled again.Even Goguryeo, which had been destroyed for more than 200 years, has returned to the country.There is also the Bohai Sea, which has been hiding far away from the Tang Dynasty, but only dares to shamelessly call itself the prosperous country of the East of the Sea to the surrounding small tribes.But now, this damn Bohai, after more than 200 years, finally saw them get an erection, like a man, but Li Jing easily closed the door and beat the dog, lost 6 people in World War I, and immediately became The turtle with a shrunken head unexpectedly gave Li Jing land and money so easily, and lay back in Haidong to cry.In vain, it made Li Jing cheaper, gave him a great name, and made him the first county king since the three dynasties.

He gets angry just thinking about it.

He wanted to go to Liaodong, or he could go to Liaoxi, but Tian Lingzi refused. He was just a eunuch, and he actually opened a dyeing workshop after giving him some face.

What's the point of staying in the southeast to fight a group of mud-legged private salt dealers.Let them fight, whoever loves to fight will fight.

Gao Pian looked down on these grassroots thieves in the southeast, but the others were very happy to fight, and they were vying to beat the dog in the water.

The three generals Li Guochang, Li Youjin, and Li Jinzhong Shatuo led three thousand Shatuo cavalry, and beheaded Wang Chongyin, the leader of the bandits.

Du Jianjun Yang Fuguang was hacked by Mu Renyu last time, and this time he finally found a chance to prove himself. He led the army to defeat Xu Tangju, the leader of the grass bandit in Jiangxi, and captured him.

Even before leaving, the former Zhenhai Jiedu envoy Pei Zhu showed his hand and beheaded Cao Shixiong, the leader of the bandits.

At the beginning of September, Gao Pian finally couldn't bear it anymore and sent an envoy to Dengzhou to borrow food from Li Jing.

Li Jing was in Pyongyang when he got the news, meeting with Zhang Yingying.Zhang Yingying has always insisted on fighting against Silla in Qinghai Town. Silla is corrupt, and both sides win and lose each other.After Zhang Yingying heard about Li Jing's great victory in Liaodong and captured Pyongyang by crossing the Yalu River, she came here this time because she wanted to cooperate with Li Jing.He hoped that Li Jing could send troops to attack the northern part of Silla and support his war in the south.

For such a request, Li Jing did not immediately agree.Although Zhang Yingying was the mother of his older girl, he would not just joke about the names of his brothers.No matter how weak Silla is, it is still a unified Silla with a population of millions. Before Li Jing solves Goguryeo, there is no reason to take the initiative to provoke the sticks.

But for the sake of Zhang Yingying and the child, it is impossible for Li Jing not to help at all.After understanding the situation of the two parties, Li Jing proposed to send a fleet to go there, with about 5000 people on land and water.Of course, these people will fight under the banner of Qinghai Town.Moreover, this army will not be under the command of Zhang Yingying and has the right to fight alone.Li Jing was willing to send this army, but he actually had another idea, which was to let them use the banner of the Qinghai Town rebels to plunder the southern coastal areas of Silla and rob the population.

Now Li Jing is so short of people that he is going crazy. The land of Liaodong is simply a bottomless pit. Throwing tens of thousands of people into it will not even risk a bubble.There are too many people missing, and if there are no people, Liaodong will not be stable.That's not to mention continuing to attack north, the military is for political service.

Li Jing knew this very well. If he couldn't defend after the fight, what would he do with the effort?

Negotiations with Zhang Yingying were very easy. Zhang Yingying's Qinghai Town is on the archipelago south of Silla. With the advantage of water warfare, she has been on par with the people of Silla.Moreover, it is not very difficult to manage maritime trade while fighting wars, especially since Li Jing has always been able to trade with him.

In the long run, it is also beneficial for Zhen [***] to secretly send troops to support Zhang Yingying.If Goguryeo is destroyed, if there is a chance, Li Jing will definitely be willing to destroy Silla, which is already in the last generation.At the very least, they should not be given the opportunity to threaten Zhen [***]'s safety in Liaodong.If Zhang Yingying can really drag Silla to half-death, then Silla will become a piece of fat that can be put on the mouth, and the town [***] will be able to plunder a lot of benefits here.

After the agreement was reached, Zhang Yingying bought a large amount of food and some weapons and ships from Li Jing, and Li Jing got a batch of Silla prisoners and slaves from Zhang Yingying.

After seeing off Zhang Yingying in a hurry, Li Jing didn't go to see the messenger of Gao Pian immediately.First he was left in Dengzhou, and then Gongsun Lan was summoned to ask him about the identity of Gao Pian's envoy.

Lu Yongzhi, alchemist.In Li Jing's memory, he is no stranger to this name.

It can be said that in the chaos of the late Tang Dynasty, Gao Pian, who had been holding [-] soldiers in his hands, had the ability to control the entire situation of the late Tang Dynasty, but he never made a single move and missed a great opportunity.Gao Pian's fame and fame were ruined throughout his life.Gao Pian is fond of pretending to be gods and tricks, almost to the point of madness.Later, he was murdered by the general Bi Shiduo, and buried alive together with more than [-] of his sons and nephews. It can be said that Lu Yongzhi was very responsible.

This man's ancestors were originally merchants. Lu Yongzhi was an orphan when he was young, and he attached himself to his uncle's family, but he stole his house privately, and then fled to Jiuhua Mountain.Later, he went down the mountain to sell medicine in the Guangling market. In order to advance, he visited Gao Pian's general, Yu Gongchu, and performed magic tricks, so he was able to meet Gao Pian.As a result, the villain took power and caused chaos.They forced Bi Shiduo, Zheng Hanzhang, and Zhang Shenjian back.In the end, Lu Yongzhi called Yang Xingmi to help in the battle, and Yang Xingmi beheaded him after suppressing the rebellion.

A character like Lu Yongzhi is like Tian Lingzi next to Li Xuan, even more hateful than Tian Lingzi.From the current appearance, he should have just defected to Gao Pian's account, and Gao Pian sent him here to do something.

"Borrow food!" Gongsun Lan had already met Lu Yongzhi, and she seemed to have a very bad impression, and she was unwilling to say a few more words.

Li Jing frowned, "The six prefectures of Tongrun, Su, Chang, Hu, Hangzhou, and Mu in Zhenhai are the richest places in the southeast. Even if the grass thieves made trouble in the southeast, it is impossible for Gao Pian to borrow food from us. Let’s go.” Zhen Haijun, formerly the Western Zhejiang Observatory, had six prefectures under his jurisdiction, in present-day northern Zhejiang, south of the Jiangsu River and east of Zhenjiang, and his headquarters was in Runzhou, which was later Nanjing.Occupying the sites of Suhu, Changhang, Nanjing, how could there be no food.

What's more, even if he borrowed food, Gao Pian should borrow food from the Huainan Jiedu Envoy, Zhedong Observation Envoy, and Xuanxi Observation Envoy who are closer to him.

Gongsun Lan replied that Li Liang had tried it, but Lu Yongzhi talked about him, but did not explain the real intention of coming.Hearing such a result, Li Jing and Gongsun Lan went back to Dengzhou by boat just after finishing their work.After all, although Lu Yongzhi is a person that Li Jing despises, Gao Pian behind him is not an ordinary person.Li Jing didn't want to offend someone like Gao Pian right away.

This demon Taoist leader is a good-looking talent, and Lu Yongzhi was born in the market, he is familiar with people and the world, and knows about public and private interests.When you first meet and speak, you are very touching.If it wasn't for Li Jing's early knowledge of Lu Yongzhi's details, he would really be confused by his appearance.

"Yan Guogong, what's the matter with you here?" Li Jing didn't give him any good face, and said a little coldly.

Seeing that Li Jing was not moved by his words at all, Lu Yongzhi was slightly taken aback.Even a person like Gao Pian was moved by his three-inch tongue, and he was regarded as a genius, and he trusted him even more.Unexpectedly, Li Jing was so young, but he was not moved at all.When the face was a little stiff, he said with a sneer: "Gao Shizhong heard in Zhenhai that the county king is not only supernatural, but also loves the people like a son, and has a benevolent heart. The county king reformed the tax law in Dengzhou, and the people who lived in the town were only able to afford it. You have to pay dozens of coins and taxes, and you can even be exempted from military service. Gao Shizhong was amazed when he heard about it. Gao Shizhong is also a kind person, and he is a famous general to the county king. Before he came to Ren Zhenhai, the grass thief It has been a disaster for the states for a long time. Although Gao Shizhong defeated and drove away the grass thieves, Zhenhai suffered a great loss, and there was a shortage of food everywhere. Gao Shizhong knew the county king's good reputation, and sent a villain to borrow food to tide over this difficulty."

Li Jing glanced at Lu Yongzhi, thinking about Gao Pian's real intention, and asked coldly, "How much does Duke Yan plan to borrow?"

"Not much, just 100 million shi. Presumably the king of Andong County will not refute the face of Gao Shizhong, right?" Lu Yong held the teacup in one hand, and gently brushed the floating tea in the cup with the lid on the other hand, as if carelessly. He raised his head and said lightly to Li Jing. (To be continued.)