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The Taining Army surrendered without a fight, making most of Henan Province the land controlled by Li Chengzhong. Today, Li Chengzhong, not counting the fertile fields outside the pass, has more than 60 prefectures in Hebei, Hedong, and the central and western parts of Henan, with a population of 1,000
More than three million. According to estimates from Hebei, this is almost 40% of the number of households in the country!
The formation of such a behemoth made Wang Shifan aware of the changes in the general trend of the world.
Wang Shifan was originally a general, and his father Wang Jing was a military general, and later served as Pinglu Jiedushi. Wang Shifan can be said to be a son who inherited his father's legacy, and he is a typical second official. Speaking of which, this second official is also very famous among the vassals in the world.
, but he is not famous for his martial arts. Wang Shifan is very fond of Confucianism. He has a collection of books at home and a large number of "sage disciples" in his tent. He likes to talk about scriptures most. Although he is not good at poetry, he is very knowledgeable and is the most famous in the feudal town.
He is knowledgeable. He respects filial piety and loves the people. He can live and work in peace and contentment under his rule.
However, Wang Shifan did not seem to have inherited the martial prowess of his father. He was more inclined to resort to tactics to solve problems, both internally and externally. When Wang Shifan took over the power of Zhenqing at the age of sixteen, his general Lu Hong refused to accept it, so Wang Shifan wrote a letter saying that he
He was young and had no ambition to convince the public. He only wanted to save his life and was willing to hand over the power to Lu Hong. As a result, Wang Shifan killed Lu Hong who came to take over the power at the banquet.
In the second year of Tianfu, Wang Shifan responded to the imperial court's call and launched an army to attack Zhu Quanzhong, but his military tactics were still in line with political tactics. He ordered his generals to disguise themselves as merchant pawns and sneak into more than ten cities and towns in Henan Province in order to use this "strange plan"
Victory. The military strategy was almost child's play, but the result was heavy losses. Only Liu Wei succeeded by chance, and the others all failed. Liu Wei was also trapped in Yanzhou for many years, unable to contribute on the Qingqing battlefield. This also led to
Later, when they faced the Liang King's army, the Qing Dynasty's strength was greatly reduced. It was almost impossible to deal with it, so they could only ask for help from Hebei and Huainan.
Therefore, the King of Liang once evaluated Wang Shifan, saying that he was "good at politics, but lacks the power of a tiger and a wolf. He can be in the imperial court, and can be a state or county at the bottom. He cannot be a vassal town alone."
Because most of the people around him had unclear connections with Hebei, Wang Shifan was very aware of the momentum of the Yan army. Li Siye, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, had already taken up an official position in Hebei and often corresponded with Wang Shifan, giving him detailed information.
Hebei's various "New Deals"; the younger brother Wang Shiyue studied at Fanyang Military Academy for one year and was very familiar with the Yan Army's military system and kept instilling in him the advantages of the Yan Army; and the second brother Wang Shike just came back from Shangdang. For Yan
The powerful combat capabilities of the Yan army were extremely fearful. In Wang Shike's narrative, the Yan army was "invincible", which made Wang Shifan have little hope of defeating the Yan army.
Just when Wang Shifan was still hesitating, his confidant general Liu Wei received a letter from Ge Congzhou. Liu Wei and Ge Congzhou met in Yanzhou. The two faced each other in the city for a year, and they actually became good friends.
Liu Wei treated Ge Congzhou's mother as if he were his own son. Ge Congzhou tried his best to provide supplies for Liu Wei. Later, the two armies treated each other as if they were guests. Speaking of which, the battle of Yanzhou can be regarded as a strange flower in the history of war. Later, when Liu Wei withdrew from Yanzhou,
Ge Congzhou's mother simply recognized Liu Wei as her godson, holding Ge Congzhou with her left hand and Liu Wei with her right hand, telling them to support each other in the future.
Ge Congzhou told Liu Wei his considerations and persuaded Liu Wei to join Yan. Liu Wei was also a loyal person and did not want to betray his master, but he felt that what Ge Congzhou said was very reasonable, so he became a bachelor. He took the letter to see Teacher Wang and asked him what he should do. Teacher Wang always respected Confucianism, and Liu Wei’s godmother and godbrother were both in Bianzhou, and they stopped Liu Wei from going. Teacher Wang didn’t do anything like this. Can't speak.
Seeing that people around him tended to surrender to the Yan Dynasty, Wang Shifan also knew that the situation was over. However, Wang Shifan did not pay too much attention to his own power. He regarded himself as a Confucian scholar and often talked about the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty with his "Confucian friends" Those things, I still yearn for the restoration of the unification of the imperial court. After all, King Yan is different from King Liang. King Yan is a member of the royal family, and surrendering to King Yan does not violate his outlook on life and world view, so he simply expressed his views happily Be willing to accept the attitude of the central leadership.
It should be noted that Wang Shifan always believed that the one he should submit to was, and could only be, the imperial court!
On the first day of May, Li Chengzhong went to Mount Tai to meet with Wang Normal. In addition to important ministers on both sides, there was also Zhang Jun, who was active in Qingqing and had a profound influence on Wang Normal.
Speaking of Zhang Jun, this gentleman is really remarkable. He is a famous prime minister. He first made his fortune in the reign of Emperor Xizong, and later received great help from the emperor. At the highest official position, he once worshiped Dr. Guanglu, served as a minister, and was also the minister of the Ministry of household affairs. Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, Shangzhu State, the founding uncle of Qinghe County, with a settlement of 1,200 households, marched to the east of the river and camped with various soldiers and horses to recruit and install envoys.
Born in troubled times, Zhang Jun was well off, because his Confucianism was actually not good enough. If it were a time of peace, there would be absolutely no hope of becoming a high-ranking official. But he knew how to adapt and secretly learned the art of verticality, which made him successful. achievements.
Zhang Jun did two of the most influential things in his life. One was to command the court's last fighting force and conquer Hedong. As a result, the court was defeated and there were no more available troops. He himself became an official because of this. He became an official. After that, Zhang Jun was not idle, he kept running around, devoted himself to lobbying the feudal vassals all over the world to be loyal to the imperial court, and persuading Wang Jingwu. Wang Shifan and his son's loyalty to the imperial court was the second major thing he did. For this reason, he was highly praised by Wang Shifan. It’s almost to the point of obeying what you say.,
Li Chengzhong had been in contact with this world-famous prime minister several times. In his opinion, Zhang Jun loved himself more than the court. He used the title of central minister to seek power for himself. Zhang Jun was the first to join the account of the eunuch Yang Fugong. Later, he was recommended by Yang Fugong, and then he embarked on an official career. After Yang Fugong lost power, he immediately turned to Tian Lingzi. Later, when Yang Fugong came back to power and deposed him, he went to Jinshang again.
Li Chengzhong cannot say that he likes or dislikes such a person, but his ability to judge the situation is exactly what Li Chengzhong needs. Li Chengzhong really feels that he lacks a charismatic and influential court minister to stand up for him - —Among Hebei officials, Feng Dao and Han Yanhui are too young and have too little qualifications.
In fact, Zhang Jun, who was respectfully invited by Wang Shifan to be the middleman, already had his heart set on him. In the second year of Tianfu, Li Chengzhong helped Jian Qing resist Xuanwu. At that time, he had contact with Zhang Jun, and they kept getting along with each other privately. As they became closer and closer, Zhang Jun gradually fell in love with the Li Tang clan member and began to "bet" on Li Chengzhong.
With this man by his side, the Taishan meeting was naturally smooth sailing. Wang Shifan almost accepted Li Chengzhong's conditions, but he also had a request: he would only accept orders from the court. This request was not difficult, and it was equivalent to giving Wang Shifan an extra
It was a fig leaf, so Li Chengzhong immediately agreed.
What Li Chengzhong wants is not simple "surrender". The kind of surrender that bows to him on the surface and expresses willingness to obey orders, but in fact is still divided, is meaningless to Li Chengzhong.
In fact, before the Guanghua period, Wang Shifan had always surrendered to Zhu Quanzhong. At that time, Zhu Quanzhong's main target was Li Keyong in Hedong, and he did not have much energy to take care of Jian Qing, so when Wang Shifan expressed his intention to form an alliance with him, he wanted to make peace with him.
When asked, he readily agreed.
In the relationship between Qianqing and Xuanwu, the two families are allies on the surface, but Qianqing needs to supply Xuanwu's army with food and fodder from time to time. When Xuanwu needs it, it occasionally dispatches a few troops to join the war. In addition, when the situation requires it,
, Qingqing also needs to closely cooperate with Xuanwu in public opinion - such as reporting to the court together, or reprimanding a certain vassal town for what is wrong, etc. On the Qingqing territory, the appointment of officials, the recruitment and mobilization of the army, and even the dispatch of troops
, the collection of money and grain, etc. are all his own business, Xuanwu cannot dictate.
Such a surrender was impossible for Li Chengzhong to agree to, and it would also hinder the great cause of "restoring the central government." Not only would Zhang Jun not agree, Wang Shifan himself also knew that this was unrealistic.
Therefore, the main agreement of the Taishan meeting included three aspects.
The title of Qi State was revoked, and the five prefectures of Jian, Qing, Mi, Deng, and Lai under the control of Wang Shifan were re-incorporated into the jurisdiction of the imperial court. The imperial court appointed state and county officials to collect taxes and implement imperial policies in accordance with the orders. The original officials were all waiting to be reinstated.
Transfer, or be assigned after entering the college for "further study".
The army of Qi was reorganized, the original Qingqing military system was abolished, and the old and weak were eliminated, and the designation "Qingzhou Army" was awarded. The military system was set according to the Yan Army system, and the original generals were temporarily retained, waiting to enter Fanyang Military Academy or Baiyang Military Academy one by one.
He attended Langshan Military Academy. Of course, Li Chengzhong had already begun planning to establish a new military academy. Which military academy the last batch of young officers would enter is a matter for later. The Qingzhou Army was also divided into left and right wings, and they chose two from the Wang brothers.
People serve as capital commanders, but the educational officers and Yuhou officers at various levels of headquarters are selected and selected by the General Administration of Military Staff.
As for the "King of Qi" Wang Shifan himself, after careful consideration, Li Chengzhong decided not to revoke the title of king. Nowadays, except for the king of Liang, King Jing, King Zhao, King Han, and King Jin (Zhou Dewei) who have died,
The world now has the King of Qi, the King of Jin (Li Cunxu), the King of Qi, the King of Shu, the King of Wu, the King of Yue, the King of Chu, the King of Han, the King of Fujian, etc. Not counting the controversial King of Jin Li Cunxu, Wang Shifan was the first to submit to the imperial court.
One-word king has a strong demonstration effect on Li Chengzhong's world strategy.
Therefore, Li Chengzhong still agreed to retain the royal title of King Qi of Wang Normal University, and the treatment should be compared with the prince's regulations during the Xuanzong period, in order to protect the wealth of the Wang family. At the same time, Li Chengzhong also had a preliminary plan to establish the highest level of honorary honors in the future capital.
The Court allowed these princes who had received imperial titles from the Tang Dynasty to continue to use their remaining energy to achieve relative stability in the central power framework through the method of "aristocratic democracy".
At the end of May, Wang Shifan ordered the demolition of a large number of fence fortresses erected in Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Mizhou, while waiting for a formal edict from the imperial court. For this edict, Li Chengzhong had left Yanzhou half a month ago and headed towards the Tang Dynasty.
The center of the country - traveling to Luoyang, the eastern capital.