Qingzhou, outside the governor's office of Qingzhou, the prefecture city, Yinyi wore a black round-neck shirt and a leather-lined armor underneath, and walked to the office with Li Yanli and several followers.
He is the cousin of Yin Yaozi and the cousin of Zhang Zhao. The Yin family is the natal family of Zhang Zhao's grandmother, so after Zhang Zhao came to power, the Yin family quickly gained important positions.
The Dangxiang guards who were guarding outside the office all knew Li Yanli, the second-in-command office, so they let Li Yanli in without any obstruction.
Qingzhou Dangxiang was originally Dongshan Dangxiang who lived in Shanzhou area, but was resettled to Qingzhou in the early Tang Dynasty.
At that time, these Dangxiang tribes were placed in the Dongsanbu tribe of Gyeongju, and the Dangxiang tribes of the Pyeonghabu tribe were placed in Haju. They were the two largest Dangxiang tribes.
However, the Pingxia tribe rapidly became Chinese in the late Tang Dynasty, and their basic clothing, food, housing and transportation began to be the same as those of the Han people. The Tuoba tribe also received the surname Li and gradually became stronger.
The situation faced by the Dongshan tribe in Gyeongju at first was not as difficult as that of the Pingxia tribe. Therefore, their degree of sinicization was very slow. In the entire late Tang Dynasty, they were not even considered soy saucers, so they did not get the surname.
Li Yanli and the others were given the Li surname through continuous marriages with the Pingxia tribe. Finally, when the Tang Dynasty was overthrown and no one cared about it, they began to gain the power of the surname Li.
By the time Li Yanli entered with Yin Yi, the Yamen of the Gyeongju Governor's Office was already filled with people.
Wearing gray or tan clothes and looking a bit like a loser at first glance, he is a native of Dongsanbu Dangxiang in Gyeongju.
And those wearing blue and black round-neck robes and speaking Dangxiang dialect should be the people from the Pingxia Tribunal.
Yin Yijin came here today to resolve a dispute.
After receiving Zhang Zhao's secret order to provoke a conflict with the Dingnan Army and asking Zhang Zhao for instructions, Liu Zaisheng, who was guarding Yuanzhou, immediately made a plan.
He sold 500 kilograms of Hexi refined iron, which was strictly prohibited from sale, to Li Yanli who came to buy it, and then revealed the matter through secret channels to party businessmen related to the Dingnan Army.
It was now 938, and it had only been five years since the Dingnan Army was defeated by the Later Tang Dynasty.
The Dingnan Army was still in a state of stress at this time, fearing that the Central Plains court would come again and ask them to move the town.
Therefore, during these five years, the Dingnan Army was extremely respectful to the Central Plains court while working hard to expand its own strength.
The five hundred kilograms of fine iron that fell into the possession of Dongshan Dangxiang will certainly arouse the covetousness of the army. Five hundred kilograms of fine iron can be used to make more than a dozen sets of good special armor.
Li Yanli's father, Li Yuanzai, the governor of Qingzhou, was extremely greedy. He originally coveted the cotton armor that his son Li Yanli obtained from Zhang Zhao.
But the craftsmanship of cotton armor is the biggest secret of the Guiyi Army. Gyeongju Dangxiang is still in a semi-nomadic state, and even if they are given the craftsmanship, they cannot make it.
So I settled for the next best thing, hoping to get 500 kilograms of Hexi fine iron and make iron armor myself.
However, the five hundred kilograms of fine iron had just arrived, and the soldiers from the Dingnan Army came to the door and offered to buy it at twice the price.
Li Yuanzai was greedy for money, so he hesitated before agreeing.
Of course, the most outrageous thing is that after he sold 500 kilograms of fine iron to the Dingnan Army, he was greedy and asked Li Yanli to buy it.
Liu Zaisheng then approved another 500 kilograms, which was then resold by Li Yuanzai.
When he was thinking about buying another thousand kilograms at a time, Liu Zaisheng suddenly issued an order, asking Li Yuan to present the fine iron armor for a look, and then quickly sent out men to seize the merchants of the Dingnan Army and seize the iron armor.
Block, that's why this 'negotiation' took place.
However, Liu Zaisheng sent Yinyi in not to negotiate at all, but to cause trouble.
Therefore, Yin Yijin did not even salute Li Yuanzai, but went directly to the chief who symbolized the highest status, sat down, and then stared at the greedy governor of Gyeongju.
"General Liu sent me here to ask Li Shijun why he sold the thousand kilograms of fine iron to those disloyal and unjust people?"
Li Yuanzai was not very angry. He, the governor of Gyeongju, said he was a high-ranking official, but in fact he was just a powerful chieftain of the party.
The Dongshan tribe was in disarray, and he couldn't control it too much. No matter where the strong dragon came from, he didn't take him seriously.
However, it was difficult for the representatives of the Dingnan Army to hold back their anger, and the four words "disloyalty and unrighteousness" have almost become the hallmarks of the Dingnan Army in recent years. When they heard this word, they almost felt
Trouble is coming.
"Wu that man, who is he? Are you here to talk, or are you here to cause trouble? Who is the unfaithful and unjust person? If you talk nonsense, be careful and you will end up in tongue pulling hell."
Yin Yijin smiled scornfully, "You Xirong people in the Pingxia tribe, do you remember who rescued you from the iron hoof of the Tubo people? Without the great dynasty, you would have died on the snowy mountains of Qiangtang.
The emperor ordered you to move the town, but Li Yichao dared to disobey the order. We, the Hexi Guiyi Army, are loyal ministers of the country, how can we say that you and others are disloyal and unjust?"
"You are so rude? Do you dare to call Situ by his first name?" The people of the Dingnan Army were furious. The leader pointed his halberd at Yin Yijin, and his eyes were about to spit out fire.
Li Yichao was the last military governor of the Dingnan Army. Even Zhang Zhao had to call him Li Sikong. Yin Yijin directly called Li Yichao, which was almost an insult.
Li Yuanzai felt that something was wrong. He hurried forward and wanted to say a few words to ease the atmosphere. Unexpectedly, Yin Yijin moved faster.
"Etiquette? You, a Xirong man, are you worthy of talking about etiquette? Come back to me, Hexi Jingtie!" Yin Yijin originally came to enmity. He spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and cursed.
In fact, people who can be sent to negotiate by the Difficult Army generally have good endurance, but even gods can't bear Yin Yijin's rude and abusive treatment!
"How dare you insult me, thief Han An? I'll kill you thief!" First, a wresting case flew over, and then with a flash of sword, a black figure ran over.
Yin Yijin, who was well prepared, quickly stepped on the foot-wrestling table in front of him, and with a flying jump, he rushed towards the people of the distress army.
In an instant, more than twenty people from both sides started fighting in the government office in Gyeongju. As the owner, Li Yuanzai, who had just taken a few steps, was stunned.
The sweat on Li Yanli's face dripped to the ground with a tinkling sound. He had followed Zhang Zhao for more than six months, and he thought he understood the temperament of the Hexi king relatively well.
Yin Yijin could be so impulsive, almost rushing to cause trouble. This was impossible in the Guiyi Army with strict military discipline. He must have received an order.
In an instant, the well-prepared soldiers of the Guiyi Army drew out their daggers. The office screamed again and again, and casualties began to appear.
A warrior who returned to the rebel army had his head broken, but two warriors from the rebel army were already lying on the ground.
‘Choke!’ Li Yanli drew out his long knife and looked at his father anxiously.
"My son is already the King of Han's. Sir, what are you still hesitating about?" After saying that, he waved his sword and went up.
Grass!
Li Yuan's eyes suddenly darkened in panic, and he rushed towards his son just as he watched.
It's over! It's over! Whether it's the Guiyi Army or the Difficult Army, he can't afford to offend him. The only way to gain a foothold is to please both sides. If he falls to either side, the independent identity of the Dongshan Department will be gone.
He obviously invited them to negotiate! Why did they suddenly start fighting?
"Li Yuanzai! So you defected to the Hexi people? The captain will not let you go!"
"You southerners, Dong Zhiyuan, who has occupied the fertile plains, is not satisfied. You dare to collude with the Hexi people to ambush the Taiwei envoy!"
Among the Dongshan party members wearing yellow-brown robes, some immediately stood up, pointed at Li Yuan and shouted curses, adding fuel to the fire without concealing it.
It turns out that Gyeongju borders Yeonju and Haju to the north, and Wonju to the west. The tribes in the north have long been infiltrated and controlled by the Dingnan Army. Although Li Yuanzai was a powerful chieftain of the Dongshan tribe, he could not control them at all.
Moreover, the north of Gyeongju was poor, but Dongzhiyuan in the south was a prosperous place that was later known as the best loess land in the world and was known as the granary of Longdong.
The Dongshan people in the north joined the Dingnan Army because they wanted to use the Dingnan Army's power to share the rich land in the south.
Now when they saw that the special envoy of the Dingnan Army had suffered a loss, Li Yuanzai's sons had all gone up, and they were immediately overjoyed. This was a good opportunity for the people from the south to be taught a lesson by Lieutenant Li!
"You, my mother's white lion, don't slander anyone. Why did I ever seek refuge with people from Hexi?" Li Yuanzai clearly knew what the other party meant, and he jumped to retort.
But I never thought that Li Yanli's elder brother Li Yansi had long wanted to follow the Guiyi Army to Guanzhong to live a good life. His younger brother Mianjia, he had been coveting for a long time.
Moreover, his younger brother Li Yanli not only brought two thousand people to Guanzhong with Zhang Zhao, but now they are all wielding knives. Their family has a hundred mouths and they can't explain clearly. Several tribes in the north and the Difficult Army will also use the topic to make use of it. There is no way.
Have to explain.
Thinking of this, Li Yansi also drew out his long sword and rushed forward with several heads in the room. As soon as they stepped forward, several tribesmen from the north also drew out their long swords and joined in.
Suddenly, the fire in the state office became more intense due to the participation of Dongshan Department Party members.
At first, the leaders of the government office started fighting, then the guards from both sides outside the government office began to fight. Finally, in Gyeongju City, people from the north and south of the Dongshan Department also started fighting.
This party in the northern part of Gyeongju personally joined the Pyongha tribe's Dingnan army, and always wanted to annex Gyeongju to the Dingnan army, and then occupy Dongzhiyuan. It usually relied on the Pyongha tribe's support and was quite arrogant.
The Dongshan tribe in the south, headed by Li Yuanzai and others, advocates maintaining a little independence. Even if they want to join the Dingnan Army, they must do so only if there are benefits. In addition, if they occupy a good place, they are not willing to share it with the tribes in the north.
Dong Zhiyuan.
Therefore, there was considerable conflict among the Dongshan tribesmen in the north and south. As soon as the war started, the war quickly spread to the entire Gyeongju city and suburbs.
At this time, there were about 50,000 people in Dongsan Dangxiang, Gyeongju. They were only semi-nomadic people. Although the equipment was not good, everyone could shoot two arrows.
On weekdays, old grudges are mixed in with each other, and I can’t hold them back anymore.
The men picked up bows, arrows and iron knives and started fighting, and the women followed suit with wooden guns and sticks. Even children of seven, eight or ten years old began to fight each other.
Soon! Just after Yin Yijin and Li Yanli killed dozens of people in the government office, the entire Gyeongju became a mess.
After thousands of people from the northern tribe were expelled from the city, the southern tribes were still chasing and fighting, crying and howling. Even Li Yuanzai couldn't control it, and the war quickly began to spread.
"Yindutou, please quickly ask for help from Ambassador Liu of Wonju! The cavalry of the Dingnan Army will soon go south to Gyeongju City after receiving the news.
There is no danger to defend the city, let's retreat to Yima Pass near Jingzhou." Li Yansi looked at his younger brothers Li Yanli and Yin Yijin with a very complicated expression and said.
The landform of Gyeongju is an inverted U-shape, with high east and west sides. Especially Liupan Mountain in the west and Ziwuling Mountain in the east are inconvenient to pass through.
The Yangquan Mountain to the north is slightly shorter, while the Guanzhong Plain to the south is extremely gentle.
However, although there is also Yangquan Mountain in the north, rivers such as Malingshui (Malian River) and Baima River flow from north to south, creating a very gentle river valley.
Therefore, it is much easier for the Dingnan Army's cavalry to cross Liupan Mountain from the north than it is for the Guiyi Army to cross Liupan Mountain from the west. The Guiyi Army in Yuanzhou may have only reached halfway before the Dingnan Army arrived.
Yin Yijin was also a little confused. He originally thought that he would just kill the dozens of envoys from the Dingnan Army, and then wait for King Zhang and Li Yiyin to argue with each other for a while before starting a fight.
But he didn't expect that the conflict between the north and the south of Dongshan Dangxiang in Gyeongju was so deep that once the fight continued, he would be completely unstoppable!
Not only were the envoys of the Dingnan Army killed, but hundreds of North Gyeongju party members who had defected to the Dingnan Army were also killed, and there were still people from South Gyeongju who were chasing them.
Liangzi's alliance was strong at once, and the Dingnan Army would definitely send troops in order to continue to control Dangxiang in Beidongshan.
"We can't abandon Gyeongju City. Abandoning Gyeongju City means that we have a guilty conscience. It will be difficult for you to get it back. General Liu of Wonzhou has been prepared. We will hold on for more than a month and King Han's army will arrive."
Yin Yijin gritted his molars and said, he didn't care at all whether Li Yuanzai could get back Qingzhou City.
What he was concerned about was that if Li Yansi abandoned the garrison of Gyeongju City and the trouble-making army retreated as soon as possible, then there would be no way to fight.
"Sir, send Aniang and the others away and kill the sheep and cattle for reserves. Let's fight!"
Li Yanli was very confident. This came from Zhang Zhao's style of never abandoning anyone on the battlefield.
When Guanzhong was quelling the chaos, not a single wounded member of the Guiyi Army was left behind, and almost all those who could be saved were saved. Li Yanli believed that Zhang Zhao would definitely come.
"I will be killed by you two beasts sooner or later!"
Looking at his eldest son and second son who were already on top and thinking of their eldest son and second son who were rewarded for their meritorious services following King Zhang Han, Li Yuanzai could only curse angrily in pain, and then hurried down to prepare for defense.