The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 121 Nan Tang's Reaction

Zhang Chongxun felt that he was beginning to be reused, and finally he was no longer an unknown pawn, hmph, Zhai Shouxun has not been trampled under by me now.

"Since my lord heard what Chen Sixui said, it should be true. The court may already be dissatisfied with you. Besides, you are a clan member of the previous dynasty. Da Song probably regarded you as a thorn in his side. Even if you surrender, it is inevitable." It will end in death."

When Li Chongjin heard this, it also made sense. Now all the ministers loyal to the Zhou Dynasty threw themselves into the arms of the old man Zhao Kuangyin, and the only loyal minister Li Yun was slaughtered.

The relationship between himself and the former court is closer than that of Li Yun, and there have been rumors that the court is going to attack him. He also received news that the court is ready to prepare the army for the battle.

Don't say that this news was also said by Chen Sixui in "Drunk", or accidentally slipped it.

Li Chongjin thought for a while and said:

"What should we do according to Mr. Yi?"

Zhang Chongzhen pretended to wear dark clothes: "The city wall."

The two words made Li Chongjin very strange, or rather puzzled, city wall?What are you doing raising the city wall at this time?
"Yes, what I'm talking about is the city wall. First of all, Yangzhou is our base camp. We can't lose it. We must hold it firmly. Third, we also need to have a safe and stable rear. This is the most important thing."

The city wall of Yangzhou is the weak point of Yangzhou, and Yangzhou is very easy to be breached, otherwise, when Chai Rong personally conquered Huainan, he would not have taken Yangzhou easily.

Now it was Li Chongjin's turn to have a headache. Facing the tall and not strong city wall, he was also very worried. If it was attacked by the imperial army, it would be really vulnerable.

Therefore, it is really necessary to build the city wall. Li Chongjin immediately paid attention to this suggestion, so he also very much agreed with building the city wall, but the problem came again, there was no money to build the city wall by himself.

Since there is news that the imperial army is ready to prepare, it means that they have also paid attention to their own, so they must act as soon as possible, money, money.

At this time, Zhang Chongzhen, the dog-headed military adviser, said that it is money? We have plenty, and we in Yangzhou lack everything, but we don't lack money.

Yangzhou has now gradually become a distribution center for trade. Every day, many businessmen stop here for transit. The pier in Yangzhou is full of traffic every day, which is a very lively scene.

What businessmen don’t lack is money. According to Zhang Chongzhen’s meaning, they can “borrow” money from them by playing tricks on them.As for the construction of the city wall, the people in the city can build it!

Originally, Li Chongjin had to think about it, but at this time, there was a news from a celebrity around the emperor in the capital that his majesty had accidentally expressed dissatisfaction with Li Chongjin, which meant that Li Chongjin had to speed up his pace.

He still wants to count on this Khitan, but after so long, there is still no news about Khitan, now it is impossible to count on Khitan, he should rely on himself.

But with only such a small force, I really don't have the ability to compete with the Song Dynasty, not to mention the elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty, there are also a large number of powerful generals who followed Zhao Kuangyin to conquer the north and south.I am alone.

What do counselors do? Counselors make suggestions. Now Lao Zhang has fully done what a counselor should do, and he has given Li Chongjin a clever plan, that is, to cooperate with Nantang.

His reason is very simple. Southern Tang was forced to cede the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei to Dazhou, and he was unwilling. If he united with Southern Tang and opposed Da Song together, the chances of winning would be great.

And if he can really win the Song Dynasty, wouldn't there be nothing wrong with agreeing to return the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei to the Tang State?
So Li Chongjin happily wrote a letter and sent someone to quickly deliver it to Li Jing, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, which probably meant something like this.

Dear Southern Tang Emperor:
I, Li Chongjin, are the royal relatives of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but my emperor was young and ambitious Zhao Kuangyin, it was he who took away my country and society of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As a royal relative, I can't sleep at night.

I always want to restore my Great Zhou's artifact. Now I, Li Chongjin, am determined to rebel against Song Dynasty and restore my Great Zhou's world. I hope to get help from Southern Tang. After that, I promise to return the ten states in Jiangbei to Tang State.

This is killing two birds with one stone. I hope you can consider it carefully. I will wait for your good news here.

Anyway, the general meaning of this letter is that I, Li Chongjin, are close relatives of the Zhou family. I have received the great kindness of the late emperor, and I can't bear to see the imperial power shrine fall into the hands of others, so I plan to send troops to Kaifeng to conquer Zhao Kuangyin.

I also hope that Li Yu, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, will send a righteous army to join me in sending troops. Li Chongjin also promised Li Jing that after the matter is completed, he will return the fourteen states in Jiangbei to him.

The inscription below is Li Chongjin, the commander of the Mabu Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Jiedu envoy of Huainan, and the inspector.These official positions were all held by Li Chongjin in the Zhou Dynasty, and now he calls himself this way to draw a clear line with the Great Song Dynasty.

When the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty received this letter, he was also very hesitant. Now Li Jing is very old. In fact, he is not very old, but he looks like a late old man. He has long since lost his old age. The momentum when he first took office.

In the place where he usually reviewed the memorials, he held this letter for a long time without saying a word. The loss of the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei was an eternal pain in his heart. For this reason, he lost a large area of ​​his hometown and people.

What is even more infuriating is that he was forced to recognize the Great Zhou as Zhengshuo. Later, the Zhou Dynasty was replaced, and the Great Song Dynasty was established, which continued unabated. He felt that the emperor was really useless.

Now Huainan Jiedu envoy Li Chongjin wrote a letter hoping that he could unite with him to attack the Song Dynasty, Li Jing was really moved.

But this is also an important matter that he didn't agree to when he said he agreed. He still needs to discuss it with the ministers. Li Jing is still quite democratic. In fact, it would be better to say that he is a bit incompetent.

He had already ordered someone to invite the king of Wu and some important officials in the court to discuss how to deal with this matter.

It didn't take long for Li Congjia to come in first and bowed to his father, and then the two brothers Feng Yansi and Feng Yanlu, Li Deming Han Jun, Chen Qiao and other ministers also came in. These people are already the pillars of the court.

"See the emperor, and pay homage to the king of Wu."

Since the death of Li Jing's eldest son Li Hongji, Li Congjia has become the de facto eldest son. Now he has been named King Wu, that is, the prince of the East Palace. It is not said that the world of Tang Kingdom will belong to him in the future.

Li Jing didn't have any nonsense and directly said the purpose of asking them to come, and also showed everyone the letter sent by Li Chongjin in his hand, and Li Jing asked them to talk about their opinions.

Everyone, look at me, let me see that none of you spoke first, at this time Han Xizai stood up:

"Your Majesty, I think this is an opportunity."

"Oh, Han Xizai, you said this is an opportunity, tell me your reason." Li Jing seemed a little impatient.

"This is what I think. The current Song Dynasty was also established on behalf of the Zhou Dynasty. The foundation is still shallow and the interior is very unstable. Zhou Shizong Chai Rong is loved by the people of the country, and people still display his tablet at home. "

"In other words, there are many people who miss the Zhou Dynasty. There was Li Yun in the past and now Li Chongjin. There must be a lot of people waiting and watching. As long as we agree to unite with Li Chongjin, the Song Dynasty will be in chaos. We can take this opportunity to recover our Jiangbei Fourteen prefectures, if possible, can also occupy some land of the Song Dynasty."

As soon as his words fell, Chen Qiao immediately agreed. They all disapproved of seeking peace from the Zhou Dynasty before, that is to say, they were the main fighters.

When Chen Qiao jumped out to support it, someone opposed it. This person is Feng Yansi, who is now the leader of the peace faction:
"What Mr. Han said is not bad, but Mr. Han knows that Li Yun raised troops to fight against the Song Dynasty, and was put down by Zhao Kuangyin after less than a month. What are the chances of winning?"

Everyone really ignored the question Feng Yansi said. Yes, Li Yun has been stationed at the border all the year round.

Seeing everyone's pensive look, Lao Feng went on to say:

"I've also heard that Li Chongjin is short of soldiers and food. It's a fool's dream to think of doing something based on the walls of Yangzhou City. I think he did this to drag us into the water. Don't eat mutton by then. , but got into trouble."

"Master Feng is a bit alarmist. We don't know how to know if we don't try the so-called wealth and wealth. Besides, how few of us are persecuted by the Song Dynasty now?"

When Han Xizai said this, he said it with anger. The last time Zhao Kuangyin sent envoys to the Southern Tang Dynasty when he ascended the throne, he made a mistake. Zhao Kuangyin wanted him to act like a great country.

This emissary thought that with the support of the emperor, there was no taboo. In the Southern Tang Dynasty, he was really domineering. Even Li Jing called himself Zhen at that time, and he said that he was overstepping, let alone other people.

"That's why my minister, Han Xizai, begs the emperor to send troops to Jiangbei." Han Xizai knelt down in the hall as he spoke.

Feng Yansi also knelt down: "The emperor's minister..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Jing: "Okay, you all get down, and Cong Jia talk about your thoughts." Li Jing saw the old god Li Congjia thought he had some ideas, and asked.

"Yes, father, what the two adults said just now is reasonable, but I still think that it is better for us not to fight, so that in the end it will be the people who suffer. Besides, our strength is far from that of the Song Dynasty. It would be unwise for them to clash."

Seeing that Li Jing was not unhappy, he continued: "Our main task now is to recuperate, gather strength, and restore our homeland when we have a chance in the future, not now."

　Tomorrow will enter the exam week, try to update it in the last seven or eight days, and you can't hang up anymore

　　
　
(End of this chapter)