It is close to the river, located in an important location, and is located in the heart of the Central Plains. When Li Mi, Wang Shichong and others were still alive, they fought many battles around Huazhou. Occasionally Dou Jiande wanted to go south, and sometimes he would take this place.
With the pacification of Hebei, Huazhou's strategic status declined sharply, and the troops in the hands of the governor Du Caigan were also whittled down by the imperial court. In the near future, Huazhou will abolish the governor and appoint a governor to govern the place.
And this was something Du Caiqian couldn't accept.
I think back then, he was also a member of the Wagang Uprising, and he was the humerus general beside Li Mi. Later, Li Mi was defeated, and Du Caigan surrendered to Wang Shichong.
This is the dividing point between the old generals of Wagang. For example, Qin Qiong and others directly submitted to the Tang Dynasty, while Du Caiqian first submitted to Wang Shichong, and then later submitted to the Tang Dynasty after seeing Wang Shichong lose to the Tang army.
At this time, there was a dispute between the prince and the king of Qin in the Tang court. He secretly surrendered his troops to the East Palace and gained the support of Li Jiancheng, and only then was he able to secure the position of governor of Huazhou.
But as news of the Ten Thousand Years Palace Change spread throughout the world, Du Caigan could not accept the cruel fact of the prince's defeat.
At this time, Li Xiaochang sent someone to contact him, hoping to raise troops to serve the king and revive the imperial court.
He agreed!
People died for wealth and birds died for food, and the world was in chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty. This was a situation where interests were divided. He was born in the side house of the Du family in Jingzhao. Although he was called a nobleman, he was from a poor family and could only be promoted to the army. Originally, he thought he was following Li Mi, who was born in Guanlong.
It would succeed, but it failed. Later, he felt that Wang Shichong could make things happen, so he followed Wang Shichong and married Fan Yanglu's daughter with Wang Shichong's help. But later Wang Shichong failed again!
For the third time, he took refuge in Li Jiancheng. This time, he felt that he would definitely succeed, because Li Tang would definitely dominate the world, and Li Jiancheng, as the crown prince of the East Palace, would definitely ascend the throne as emperor in the future.
The most important thing is that Li Jiancheng has few generals, and the East Palace is his best stage.
But he never expected that what was a sure thing would actually fail!
The prince rebelled and was killed, and the King of Qi ordered him to die. In the end, the person who got the advantage was the King of Chu, Li Zhiyun!
If any prince gets an advantage, he will think twice about treason, but only Li Zhiyun, he cannot tolerate it.
In fact, he and Li Zhiyun have no grudge, and they don't even know each other. However, his relationship with the old general Wagang in the Shence Mansion is very bad!
These past events are a long story. In short, Du Caiqian has a good relationship with Xu Shiji. He heard from Xu Shiji that Qin Qiong and others defected to Li Tang because of Li Junxian's persuasion. This made him very unhappy. Obviously
We are all brothers, why didn't you tell me that you had a choice and just left me alone?
Because of this, after surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, he never contacted Qin Qiong and others.
He even had no contact with Huang Junhan, the general manager of Huaizhou.
Putting down the letter, Du Caigan breathed out gently and rubbed his eyes.
"Everyone, go down and get ready."
"Yes." The staff and captains all bowed their hands and stepped back.
He put Li Xiaochang's letter to him on a candle, ignited it, threw it on the ground, and watched the letter burn to ashes.
After a while, Mrs. Lu walked into the study from the wall.
This woman was born in the south ancestral house of the Lu family in Fanyang. Her grandfather Lu Kai was the former Minister of Rites and the Minister of Personnel in the Sui Dynasty. Her father Lu Fashou was the Sima of Sizhou.
Lu Congbi has a pretty face, a thin waist and fat hips, and an upright posture. In particular, this woman has unusually plump breasts.
Historically, this woman was Wet Nurse Li Zhi.
"Madam is here." Du Caigan stood up to greet her.
Lu Congbi nodded slightly and asked, "Husband, do you want to cause trouble?"
"How did Madam know?" Du Caigan was surprised.
"Recently, all the people who have interacted with my husband are generals from all over Huazhou. Hebei has been pacified, and the Central Plains has returned to peace. There is almost no chance of using troops. What is the use of your husband summoning the generals?"
"As expected of you, Madam." Du Caigan asked, "Madam, do you want to stop me from becoming my husband?"
Lu Congbi asked: "I want to know why your husband got into trouble?"
Du Caiqian paced back and forth a little and said, "Madam must know the news about the Ten Thousand Years Palace Change."
Lu Congbi nodded slightly, who wouldn't know about such a big thing? After all, the person who rebelled was the crown prince of a country.
Du Caigan said: "In those days, my husband was able to join the prince's family and secure the position of governor of Huazhou, thanks to Lu Gong's matchmaking. Now the prince has been killed by the rebels, and Lu Gong has been exiled. How can I turn a blind eye and raise troops to knock on the pass?
In order to restore the prince's innocence, he will return to the court as a saint."
Lu Gong, that is, the prince led his order, Fanyang County Duke, Lu Chisong.
Although Lu Chisong was born in the direct line of the northern ancestral house, and Lu Congbi was from the southern ancestral house, they could not write two characters of "Lu" in one stroke. Du Cai was in charge of the army, so he was a figure urgently needed by the prince, so Lu Chisong was naturally willing to win over this Lu family's son-in-law.
Lu Congbi didn't believe Du Caiqian's words. With her well-read poetry and books, how could she not understand that Du Caiqian was worried that the imperial court would liquidate the old ministers of the East Palace and cause trouble for him.
As for Du Caiqian's greater ambition, Lu Congbi was not willing to think deeply about it.
"Are you sure?"
Du Caigan said: "Madam, you don't have to worry about these things. Just take good care of Da Lang."
After hearing this, Lu Congbi didn't ask any more questions, turned around and went down.
Huaizhou, Hanoi.
"Old Huang, I haven't seen you for a few years. You are quite plump. I heard that you have married two concubines. Didn't you see it? You looked like a dog when you were in Wagang, but now your true colors have been revealed."
Cheng Yaojin hugged Huang Junhan and talked about old times carelessly.
Su Lie on the side rolled his eyes. If you don't know how to use the words, don't use them blindly. It will hurt the ears of those who listen.
When he was in Wagang, Cheng Yaojin was famous for his popularity.
Why?
Because he likes drinking, gambling, and sex, and no man is exempt from these three things.
Even a gentleman like Qin Qiong is quite good at strong liquor.
In addition, Cheng Yaojin has a high emotional intelligence and can chat with anyone.
Therefore, basically no one among the old generals in Wagang had any grudges against him, and they all had good relations with him.
Huang Junhan said speechlessly: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu has entrusted you with such an important task. As soon as we meet, you tell me this. Aren't you afraid that His Highness the King of Chu will blame you for not doing things well?"
He knew Cheng Yaojin's temper, so he didn't think this guy was deliberately trying to build a relationship.
"I have some errands to run, so I won't let you talk. His Highness is not as stingy as you think." Cheng Yaojin waved his hand, not caring.
Huang Junhan shook his head and said: "Let's get down to business."
"Okay." Cheng Yaojin nodded and asked, "How much do you know about Huazhou's military strength?"
"It's not much. It should be about the same as Huaizhou. It's about three thousand. Even if Du Cai is able to temporarily recruit brave soldiers, with the people of Huazhou, the number will be more than ten thousand at most."
Speaking of Du Caiqian, Huang Junhan's tone was incomprehensible.
The other party was once a brother who ate from the pot.
Cheng Yaojin was as careful as his hair. He noticed that Huang Junhan's tone was strange, so he said: "Okay, don't hurt Chun Beiqiu. Du Caiqian is looking for death on his own, why should you sigh for him."
"Which of your ears heard me sigh?" Huang Junhan was speechless again.
He was just sighing.
Su Lie asked: "What about Weizhou?"
"Weizhou?" Huang Junhan said with a strange expression: "While I am stationed in Huaizhou, Weizhou actually doesn't have many garrison troops. If the local government officials are counted..."
After saying this, Su Lie understood. He rolled his eyes and thought about it.
"Attack the weak and the strong, and then encircle them, separate the two places, and cut off the connection with the river, leaving Du Caiqian isolated and helpless. In this way, Du Ni can be imprisoned in Lingxiao. After Xuzhou soldiers and horses intervene, our army can cross the river to attack Baima.
, break through Huazhou!"
Huang Junhan was secretly shocked, what a powerful plan this kid had.
"As you said, this battle will take place in Weizhou."
"I am willing to lead an army of seven hundred, sneak into Weizhou, and capture the eldest grandson Anye alive."
Huang Junhan asked: "So, what will Du Caigan do if he leads his army to attack Zhengzhou?"
"Isn't that asking for death? If he dares to leave Huazhou, I will directly cross the river and attack Baima. In this way, his escape route is cut off. General Cheng's private troops are in Zhengzhou. He has no way to go to heaven and no door to earth." Su Lie smiled.
Hearing this, Huang Junhan understood.
Cheng Yaojin laughed and said, "Lao Huang, don't worry, His Highness has already made arrangements."
"Okay, in that case, I'll leave it to you two."
Su Lie and Cheng Yaojin cupped their fists and said, "We encourage each other."