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In this way, after Yang Xingmi defeated Sun Ru, he led the generals back to Yangzhou. He asked the court to ask Tian Kai to guard Xuanzhou, and An Renyi to guard Runzhou until August. After Tian Kaizhi stayed in Xuanzhou, An Renyi was the governor of Runzhou.

Yang Xingmi's control system in Yangzhou has finally been finalized, and this time Yang Xingmi counted all the people in the court, including Duan Mingyu, who also spoke good words to him and sought the post of Jiedushi. The layout is not small. Yangzhou is far away from Chang'an, and it is not a problem to extend the military situation for a year. Asking for help when you are about to win a big victory, you can see the heroic temperament.

Yang Xingmi has two generals in his hands, Zhang Hao and Xu Wen. At this time, both of them are talented people. In Duan Mingyu's era, after Yang Xingmi died, his son was young. These two controlled the lifeline of Jianghuai. In the end, Zhang Hao and Xu Wen competed. Xu Wen defeated Zhang Hao, replaced him with Yang Xingmi's youngest son, and changed him to Li, establishing the famous Southern Tang regime in history. Xu Wen's descendants.

But Yang Xingmi was not dead, so the two didn't dare to mess around. At this moment, the three of them were sitting around in front of the fire, and Yang Xingmi said: "Brothers, now Jianghuai has been taken over from me. You two think that the next step is a certain How should it be done?"

Zhang Hao said: "Jie Shuai, now you have reached the peak of being an official, but you are still a courtier, unable to expand your strength with great fanfare. Now the most urgent task of Jie Shuai is to obtain the throne, and the name is right. At that time, I, Jianghuai, will definitely be powerful. With a big increase, the cohesion of the subordinates must also be higher."

Xu Wen pondered for a moment and said: "That's right, Brother Zhang's words are reasonable, and I also think this is the best policy."

Yang Xingmi took a look at Zhang Hao and Xu Wen and said, "This plan is a good one. Once I win the throne, many things can be done with great fanfare. However, the matter of becoming king is no small matter, and a minister should be sent to Beijing to invite him. Feng, he is using a lot of money to open up the door, if this is the case, great things will be accomplished."

Zhang Hao and Xu Wen looked at each other in blank dismay, and at last they clasped their hands together and said, "My minister is willing to go."

"Okay, okay, it's a great fortune for me to have two of you. I will leave this matter to you, Zhang Hao. I will go to Beijing on another day. I hope you will live up to everyone's expectations." Yang Xingmi stood up, and with a wave of his hand, the two of them went Slowly retreated.

There has just been a heavy snowfall in Chang'an, and it is covered in silver.The city is pink and white.The charcoal fire in the white copper basin on the main hall is burning vigorously, the heat is overflowing, and it is as warm as spring.The Seventh Prince sat around the brazier with a group of close officials, talking about state affairs while eating hot pot.

It is the Seventh Prince who is talking at the moment.Since Duan Mingyu came to Beijing, he was promoted to Zhongshu Shi Pingzhangshi and Deputy Prime Minister. He knew how to figure out the thoughts of the Seventh Prince. Every time he said something, he could tickle Li Jie's itch. Now he has officially replaced his predecessor and became a Become the most intimate spokesperson of the Seventh Prince.

The seventh prince lost his mind when he said that, sweating on his forehead, he took off his outer robe, a servant immediately stepped forward to take it, the seventh prince thanked him with a smile, looked back and continued: "now that Jianghuai and Sun Ru are rebelling, I thought Yang Xingmi would want to suppress it. Rebellion and rebellion are not achieved in a short period of time. Jianghuai has just been integrated, and it will take some time to clean up the hearts of the people there, calm the place, and make them truly return to Chang'an. Under such circumstances, if we repair political science, appease It will be more appropriate for the common people and strong soldiers to wait until everything is ready, and then calmly control the Jianghuai River. Calculating with your fingers, if you wait until this day, it will take three or four years at the earliest. However..."

"However, I never thought that Yang Xingmi would easily put us together, even lied about the military situation, and deceived him into the position of Jiedu envoy. Now he even sent General Zhang Hao to the capital, and boldly demanded that Yang Xingmi be named King of Huainan, so that Jianghuai would not be exempted from it." Three years of taxation, and his wolfish ambitions are well known." Duan Mingyu frowned, as expected, he still underestimated the ancients.

The Seventh Prince took the conversation, shook a cowhide letter in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "The king just got the news that Jianghuai envoy Zhang Hao has already spent a lot of money to get through Tian Lingzi's door. Tian Lingzi has already learned about His Majesty's plan." attitude, even reluctantly turned Zhang Hao out, it seems that there must be a battle between Chang'an and Jianghuai."

Duan Mingyu said: "That's right, but my lord, you must know that the Jianghuai army has tens of thousands of troops, and they are better at water warfare than our army. If we use fewer soldiers and horses, then it will be very difficult for our Tang army to win. Especially if the battle is prolonged, it may be difficult. Many accidents happened. It also dragged down the people's livelihood in the Tang Dynasty, so repeated, one careless, it is inevitable to repeat the same mistakes of Emperor Sui Yang's attack on Goryeo."

A few days later, Li Xuan in the Jinluan Hall hadn't gone to court for three days, but today, he straightened his waist and said in a deep voice: "I weighed the pros and cons of a late attack and an early attack, and I think it's better to go all out and take Jianghuai early. , The Union has decided that in March next year, troops will be dispatched to Jianghuai, what suggestions do you love?"

The Seventh Prince who took over Jing Zhaoyin said: "Your Majesty, when I conquered the Puppet Qi in the Tang Dynasty, the Khitan sent troops to obstruct it. Because the Khitan was out of reach and had no contact with Huang Chao, there were domestic disputes, so they never went south. Now Jianghuai is gone. If the internal disputes in Khitan do not intensify, or if Yelu Abaoji can grasp the military power in time, then it is very possible to send troops to attack our rear and disturb our battle of Pingjiang and Huaihe Rivers. Therefore, I think However, we still have to guard against the Khitan, we must send Liu Rengong from Youzhou to guard the northern land, and we must fight Yang Xingmi's war quickly, so as to cut off other people's delusions."

Li Xuan was at a loss when he heard this, but he knew that the problem must be serious, he hurriedly straightened his body and said with a smile: "The emperor's words are in line with the intention of the alliance. Although the Northern Kingdom is in civil strife, it can't let it go."

Another Hanlin scholar came forward and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, to this day, our Tang Dynasty has not yet received important information such as the water map of the south of the Yangtze River and the deployment of troops. If you want to attack Yang Xingmi, you must not lack the water map of the Yangtze River and various places in the south of the Yangtze River. If you don’t have information about the deployment of troops, otherwise you will have to spend ten times more effort, should you ask the spies to step up the collection of information in this regard?”

Li Yan smiled smugly, his eyes flashed, and suddenly he saw Duan Mingyu, the protector of the country, frowning lightly, lowering his head in thought and not speaking, he couldn't help laughing and asked: "What is Duan Aiqing thinking?"

Duan Mingyu's eyes flickered, and he was absorbed in thought. He didn't even hear Li Xuan calling twice. Seeing this, the Seventh Prince also looked at him with some doubts, and gently abducted him. Duan Mingyu woke up suddenly, and raised his head abruptly. Come.

Li Xuan smiled again: "What is Duan Aiqing thinking about, she is so engrossed, I have called you three times?"