first-class champion

In May of the third year of Zhonghe, Huang Chaoxiao's general Meng Kai led ten thousand people to attack Caizhou (ruling today's Runan, Henan).Then Meng Kai attacked Chenzhou (ruling today's Huaiyang, Henan Province). The governor of Chenzhou Zhao Ji had been prepared for a long time, and together with Songzhou Jiedu envoy Duan Mingyu took the opportunity to attack and kill Meng Kai.

In June, Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan joined forces to besiege Chenzhou, "digging five layers of trenches and attacking with a hundred ways".Huang Chao is still in the north of Zhoucheng "establishing a hundred palaces and divisions for a long-term plan".When Huang Chao besieged Chenzhou, Tang Ting constantly mobilized troops to encircle and suppress the peasant army.

, In July, the Seventh Prince Li Jie was ordered by the emperor to patrol hunting on behalf of the sky, and stationed in Songzhou City to meet Duan Mingyu for the first time.

Duan Mingyu swept his gaze, and saw in the small hall, a young man wearing a five-clawed black dragon king robe and a swallow-winged hat was sitting on a couch, about twenty years old, with clear features, Graceful manner.Sitting on the couch, this man's posture is not particularly correct, but it adds a sense of chic and freehand.His eyes fell on Duan Mingyu, he paused for a moment, and a mild smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This is the Seventh Prince Li Jie, the current Seventh Prince, who will succeed Tang Xizong Li Xuan in the future, the emperor who has left a history of blood and tears in history.It is also one of the few examples in the Tang Dynasty that brothers end up with younger brothers. However, when Tang Xizong died, his son was too young, so the throne was passed on to this seventh brother. In history, after Li Jie succeeded to the throne, he did some great things , In addition to eunuchs, cutting Jiedu, but the world has been messed up by the previous two generations of kings, and then it only ended in dismal. The Tang Dynasty quickly went to extinction, and the world was divided up by the major Jiedu envoys.

This wise king made people have to shed tears of sympathy.Throughout the ages, he has been the most bizarre and bleak emperor!

However, no one knew that he would become emperor in the future, except for Duan Mingyu in front of him.

The Seventh Prince smiled and said: "Duan Qing, this is not the court of Chang'an, just sit in peace. The lonely king is not a saint, and there are many state affairs, so not every minister can take care of them. I thought you had worked hard in the war against the rebellion, but now this Huang Chao You have fought several victories in succession. The situation is urgent. At such an embarrassing time, you should have dissipated for a while, and you will be supported for a while. After you recover, you can kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. However, the lonely king is really eager to meet Brother Duan, so I'm bothering you!"

Duan Mingyu stood beside the Seventh Prince and did not speak. No one knew that now Li Tang had no one to use and no soldiers to send, so he had to reward the various feudal towns with high official titles to achieve a temporary stable situation.

Even Kyoto, which is directly controlled by Tang Ting, and its affiliated areas, although there are more than a dozen troops, it is a pity that these troops are pampered, and many of them are children of rich families in order to seek a family background. However, such pretensions are not in the hands of Li Tang's own family, but in the hands of the treacherous minister Tian Lingzi.

It can be predicted that this Li Tang Jiangshan is hopeless.Among these Li Tang's children, the Seventh Prince Li Jie is the one who knows the facts the most. Because of this, the Seventh Prince has been working hard to suppress the Tian Party over the years.

The Seventh Prince was stunned instantly when he saw such a prosperous scene in Songzhou. This level of abundance is three points higher than that of Chang'an City. If you can get this person, the world may be saved, and Datang may be able to continue for a few more years.

"The lonely king came here this time just to ask Brother Duan for advice on how to revitalize the country, please teach me Brother Duan!" The Seventh Prince suddenly made a bow from a distance, and bowed down.

"Why does the prince need to do such a great gift!" Duan Mingyu hurriedly helped him up, yes, Datang can still be saved, even if everyone is confused, at least there is still the seventh prince, and this future king, who can still be saved.

The matter has come to this point, there is no need for Duan Mingyu to hide it, and said straight to the point: "The so-called rejuvenation of the country must first have money, without money, nothing can be done. National wars cost a lot. Talking about it with the transit envoys, they all lamented the embarrassment of the country's use. What's more, when the Holy Majesty cut down on clothing and food for this war, all my ministers were ashamed to shed tears. But has the prince ever seen, How many families of princes and generals have seen Chang'an, but they have a lot of money and don't change their faces. Thanks to the prince, there are many good strategies to revitalize the economy. The business of the ministers only needs to be in Chang'an to drive a party In terms of economy, the tax revenue of the imperial court will inevitably increase a lot, and then we can develop armaments and build fortifications, even if we start a war, it will be painless!"

The seventh prince stared at him: "Really... can it really have such an effect?"

Duan Mingyu said: "Why not, but the premise is to get rid of the eunuchs first, that is, Tian Lingzi's party. Without these dead eunuchs, everything will come naturally. At that time, give Duan some three to five years to recuperate. You can compete with the major envoys, the first goal is Qizhou, Bashu, then Luoyang, Bianzhou, Xuzhou, and go south to Jingxiang, Jianghuai, and Nanping. The world can be settled, but there are no more than ten In a few years, don't even think about defeating all the major envoys one by one!"

It can be said that at present, Li Tang still has a certain foundation, and it is not hopeless. Even under the headwind situation where the major feudal towns support themselves and do not listen to orders, there is still a chance of turning things around.

"Brother Duan is a great talent, this king is obedient to his orders. Whatever he asks, the lonely king will definitely support him! Now that Huang Chao's 15 troops are besieging Chenzhou, how can we solve it?" The Seventh Prince asked again.

"My lord, don't worry. Although Huang Chao's army is sharp, he supports it without any basis. It's just that a brute force is not enough. On the contrary, we are going to fight a protracted war with him. You know, the governor of Chenzhou, Zhao Ji Naitian. A member of Lingzi's party?" Based on his experience in two lifetimes, Duan Mingyu handled it properly, coupled with his familiarity with history, there is no problem in coping with the current situation. If history is changed by himself, he will already have the ability to stir up the situation. What is there to fear?

"Of course the lonely king knows!" The Seventh Prince is not a vegetarian either, Tian Lingzi's bright and dark parties have long been made clear to him.

"The most urgent thing for me is to consume Chenzhou's strength. When Huang Chao and Zhao Ji are exhausted, we can control Chenzhou with a surprise soldier from Songzhou, and we will be more confident in Datang Fuxing, and Huang Chao will eventually be able to control Chenzhou. We will be dragged down by the tug-of-war of besieging Chenzhou, we must seize this opportunity, digest Huang Chao's defeated soldiers, and take them for our own use, and don't let Zhu Wen and Zhu Quanzhong of Bianzhou take the opportunity..."