Chapter 481 Blood and Fire Three Kingdoms Kill (Everything is Ready)
After Liu Tongyuan thanked him profusely, Zhang Zhao did not let him go, because since Liu Jingyan had agreed to surrender, he had to strike while the iron was hot and could not wait for him to slowly hand over power.
There will be variables if anything is not implemented, let alone the military power of a town's Jiedushi.
Although the Pingjing Nanjing Army was rebuilt after the rebellion, it still numbered more than 3,000 people, including several hundred soldiers. No one was willing to give up like this.
So Zhang Zhao kept Liu Tongyuan, then quickly agreed to a marriage, and immediately started the Najna expedition.
That is, Zhang Zhao married Zhang Huaiqing's young daughter, his cousin, to Gao Yunquan.
Zhang Zhao had always disagreed with this marriage.
Because if Zhang Huaiqing no longer gets a daughter in his old age, this cousin will be his only unmarried female elder.
Although Gao Yunquan was a shrewd man, knew how to advance and retreat, and was courteous in both civil and military affairs, he did not reach the threshold for Zhang Zhao to agree.
For Gao Yunquan, he certainly understood the value of being Zhang Tianwang's only uncle.
Two years ago, he started sending people to lobby, and he tried his best, but he never got Zhang Zhao's nod.
However, this time, I, Commander-in-Chief Gao Jie, have made a huge investment. In addition to being willing to donate 100,000 stones of food and grass, I am also willing to change the Yanzhou Zhangwu Army to Zhangwu Town, hand over the military power of Yanzhou, and only become a Yanzhou army.
Just be the governor of the state.
This has special significance, because the Gao family has always been on the periphery of the Liang Kingdom and is very respectful. There are countless people in the world who are watching how Zhang Zhao deals with the Gao family.
What if Zhang Zhao directly took over Gao Yunquan's military and political power and deprived the Yanzhou Zhangwu Army of its stronghold?
It will give people the impression of being mean and ungrateful, and forcibly taking over power. Then the other Jin State commanders will all be in danger, and may even form a group to resist.
But if Zhang Zhao did not take over Gao Yunquan's military and political power, there would be no corresponding political system in Liang.
In this way, Zhang Zhao abolished the festival towns and established Dao, and did not set up military envoys. He divided the civilian power into three envoys: ambassadors, transfer envoys, and governors. He used the general soldiers of the town and the training envoys of the Taoist regiments to restrain the military power of each branch.
It has become empty talk.
You must know that there are not many people in the Liang Kingdom who are greedy for Jieduzhi's power, so this gap cannot be opened.
In fact, Zhang Zhao had hinted at Gao Yunquan several times before, but Gao Yunquan kept pretending to be stupid at that time.
Until now, he has vaguely revealed his willingness, but it is just a meaning and has not been fully expressed.
Zhang Zhao also knew that Gao Yunquan did not fully explain why, and after weighing it, he agreed.
In politics, as long as you are not an enemy, you have to benefit others. Those who live alone will generally not get far.
Part of the reason why Zhang Zhao agreed was that Zhang Zhao decided to let Yanzhou Zhangwu's army move.
Because Liu Jingyan only surrendered verbally, and Zhang Zhao had not yet said that he would attack Jin, so if this thing was to be confirmed, the Liang army would not be able to move.
The only way is to mobilize the Zhangwu Army and let the Zhangwu Army go south and annex the Jingnan Army. Even if there is any discordant sound, it will be a conflict between the Zhangwu Army and the Jingnan Army and has nothing to do with Zhang Zhao.
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Let Liu Tongyuan stay, and after Gao Yunquan accepts the expedition, Gao Yunquan will lead the Yanzhou Zhangwu Army southward and take over Ningzhou where Liu Jingyan is stationed.
Three days later, the simple ceremony of Najib's acceptance was completed. The betrothal gift was only included in a gift list, and the rest was not prepared.
After completing these ceremonies and making the marriage arrangements, Zhang Zhao ordered Li Xiaojie to go to Yanzhou with Gao Yunquan and then capture Ningzhou.
At the same time, Li Xiaojie ordered Li Xiaojie to mobilize the united rural soldiers in Pizhou. While waiting for the army to move south, he and Wu Ying'er from Weizhou pinched Li Dejun, the governor of Jingyuan Changyi Army in Jingzhou.
"Sir, Li Dejun, the commander of the Jingyuan Zhangyi Army, has disappeared behind closed doors.
Guo Jin, the governor of the Baoda Army in Yanzhou, escorted our envoys directly to Yanzhou without even letting him enter the city of Yanzhou. He also blocked the roads and prevented merchants from Hexi from entering Yanzhou."
After Liu Jingyan was defeated, Zhang Zhao faced five more military envoys. Among them, Zhao Ying, the military envoy of the Huazhou Zhenguo Army, was a scholar and had secretly defected to him. All he had to do was wait for Zhang Zhao to send troops inside and outside to kill all the Zhenguo Army's tooth soldiers.
Civil strife just broke out among the Jiedushi of the Shunyi Army in Yaozhou. The Jiedushi was expelled by the Ya soldiers and was left alone for the time being.
Among the remaining three military governors, Li Dejun, the military governor of Zhangyi Army in Jingyuan, was the most difficult to deal with.
If anyone says that Shi Chonggui has no political acumen, Zhang Zhao will have to deal with him.
Just because this person urgently transferred Li Dejuan from Hezhong Jiedushi to the position of Jingyuan Zhangyi Army Jiedushi and assigned him two thousand tooth soldiers, it can be seen that Shi Chonggui is still wary of Zhang Zhao.
Because after Kang Fu passed away last year, Li Dejun became the most senior veteran among Daibei Wuxun.
And he is not just a veteran, because Li Dejun served Li Cunxu together with Mingzong Li Siyuan.
Not only did he win the trust of Li Cunxu, but he and Li Siyuan were as close as brothers.
In addition, this person has always been kind to others. He always shows extra leniency to soldiers and generals who commit crimes against the people. Although he is not very benevolent or virtuous in guarding a place, he does not harm the people and is not greedy for money. Therefore, he has a very good reputation among Daibei warriors.
From Mingzong Li Siyuan on down, everyone called him Li Qige, even Li Congke and Shi Jingtang called him this.
If Zhang Zhao wants to enter Guanzhong, he must first deal with Li Dejun.
But Li Dejun is already seventy years old. Once there is any damage from the sword, the matter will be serious.
Originally, Zhang Zhao did not belong to the group of Daibei warriors, and the generals in the Central Plains did not want to see him. If Li Dejun died in Zhang Zhao's hands again, they would most likely prefer to join Liu Zhiyuan rather than choose Zhang Zhao.
However, in Zhang Zhao's view, if Li Dejun just avoided seeing him, there would still be room for change. Guo Jin, the governor of the Baoda Army in Yanzhou, had nothing to talk about.
"The King of Heaven did not suspect that this thief, Guo Shoujie, was a fellow villager of Liu Zhiyuan in the east of Hedong. He sent people thousands of miles away to recruit him. However, he was so ignorant that he asked the King of Heaven to order Datong and Feng'an to attack him."
After hearing this, Yin Yaozi, who had just arrived in Yuanzhou, saw a flash of anger in his eyes. What Guo Jin did was a slap in the face to Zhang Zhao and Liang Guo.
Zhang Zhao agreed with Yin Yaozi's opinion without even thinking about it. Feng'an Town was in Longbei and Datong Town was in Xia Sui. They were originally going south from Yanzhou.
Zhang Zhao went to recruit Guo Jin in order to prevent the two towns of Datong and Feng'an from being threatened on their flanks by the Baoda army in Yanzhou when they moved south. Now that Guo Jin didn't know what to do, he had no choice but to pull them out in advance.
"Then cousin, go to Xiazhou. Yuan Zhonggong is not good at military affairs and is just looking for someone to assist you. After you go, no matter what else, just attack the Bao army in Yanzhou. If you want to take action, it will be a thunderous strike to scare Xiao Xiao.
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"I obey!"
Yin Yaozi said these words because he wanted to go to Xiazhou, because if he stayed in Yuanzhou, Zhang Zhao would ask him to be in charge of general logistics.
"Sir, why don't you let Yongle come to Yuanzhou? Although the fifth sister has passed away long ago, there is still a love for her."
The fifth sister mentioned by Murong Nobunaga was the fifth daughter of Mingzong Li Siyuan, who was married to Li Dejun's second son, so he said there was a romantic relationship.
Zhang Zhao hesitated for a moment, "Now that the war is in chaos, will there be any danger if Yongle goes there?"
Murong Nobunaga shook his head, "It's only a hundred and forty miles from Weizhou in Jin State to Jingzhou, and with Wu Ying'er sending people to protect us, there shouldn't be any problem.
Although Brother Li Qi didn't see our envoy, it's impossible not to see Yongle, and it's impossible not to protect his safety."
Zhang Zhao nodded slowly, "Let Zhang Xibao and the others escort them, and let Wu Ying'er move the Weizhou Army closer to Jingzhou."
"Sir, actually I want to go to Jingzhao Mansion. Guojun Gong and his sons are quite familiar with each other in Tokyo.
Maybe if I go, I can save the Jingzhao Mansion from a military disaster. If you want a complete Chang'an, you must recruit Guojun Gong."
Guojun was the name of An Yanwei, the governor of the Jinchang Army in Jingzhao Prefecture. Zhang Zhao had previously believed that he had to fight before entering Chang'an because An Yanwei was actually the cousin of Shi Chonggui's biological mother, Princess An.
Although An Yanwei never showed off his relationship with Shi Chonggui, Shi Chonggui regarded him as his uncle. An Yanwei would definitely fight against such a relationship to the end.
"No! You can't go."
Zhang Zhao refused without thinking. Who knows how loyal An Yanwei can be to Shi Chonggui?
If you harm Murong Nobunaga, you won't regret it.
Murong Nobunaga also showed a happy smile on his face when he saw that Zhang Zhao cared so much about him.
"Sir, please rest assured that the child will not go directly to see Mr. Guojun. I will first go to see the first and second Yanei of the An family.
When these two people were in Tokyo, they often ate and drank wildly with their children. It was obvious that the general trend of the world was in front of them. The Jin Kingdom was about to die. Even if Guojun Gong, as the uncle of the country, had the idea of martyring the Jin Kingdom, his descendants
They may not be willing.”
Zhang Zhao thought about it seriously and shook his head.
"Jinchang's army only has 7,000 men. Even if we have a fortified city, how can we stop my 70,000-strong army? This is too risky."
"What if An Yanwei kidnaps all the people of Jingzhao Prefecture and forces them to defend the city? Jingzhao Prefecture is our whole Hexi, Anxi Tang'er, Chang'an, the descendants of the Guiyi Army and the Anxi Army.
The adults have spent ten years of hard work to make Chang'an City look a little like its former glory days. Children will definitely not be able to watch it being beaten to pieces again.
Besides, if we can enter Chang'an without losing any blood, sir, you should know how glorious it would be to us, the Liang Kingdom!"
Zhang Zhao was silent. No matter whether Chang'an is called Xijing, Yongjing or the current Jingzhao Mansion, in the hearts of those who have gone through disasters and are determined not to forget their homeland, it has only one name, and it will always be called
Chang'an.
And it is true that in these years, Zhang Zhao re-opened the trade routes and put the most important transfer station for trade routes outside Liangzhou in Chang'an, just to restore its vitality.
Today, Chang'an has a population of 210,000, making it the most populous city in Guanzhong, with goods reaching all four places.
The production of brocade, tung oil, and cloth was extremely large, and the later Jin Dynasty could receive more than 70,000 guan of goods and taxes from Chang'an every year, so it sent the most loyal An Yanwei to take charge.
In addition to economic development, Chang'an is also of extremely important significance to Zhang Zhao and the entire Liang Kingdom. This is why Murong Nobunaga wanted to give it a try.
A complete Chang'an that has not been destroyed by war is too important to everyone.
Zhang Zhao stood up and patted Murong Nobunaga on the shoulder. He looked at his adopted son with emotion, who was only seven years younger than him. He was still as brave and careful as ever, always treating Zhang Zhao's career as his own.
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Murong Nobunaga's role for Zhang Zhao has exceeded Li Cunxiao's role for Li Keyong in the past. Emotionally, due to the existence of Cao Sanniang, he is even more powerful than the father and son Li Cunxiao and Li Keyong.
Although there are negative teaching materials like Li Siyuan and Li Congke, Zhang Zhao is confident that he can avoid such a thing from happening again.
"Since you have this ambition, father will no longer stop you. Be careful in everything. If there is any danger, remember that saving your life is the most important thing.
Don't worry, Hutou, I will ask your mother to take Hui Hui back to the palace to live temporarily, and your mother will take care of everything in the palace."
A heartfelt smile appeared on Murong Nobunaga's face, and the corners of his eyes were actually a little moist.
Because before this, although Murong Nobunaga's visits to Yongxun Palace and Yongshou Palace were just like going home, his son Hutou was not.
This is a tacit understanding maintained by both parties. Zhang Zhao does not have a grandson yet. If Hutou enters and exits the forbidden palace for a long time, it will give people the impression that Hutou is the eldest grandson.
Therefore, Mrs. Cao Sanniang did not often bring the tiger head to the palace to play, Murong Nobunaga and his wife were never sent to the palace, and Zhang Zhao did not mention it.
Although it was a tacit understanding, it was like a thorn in everyone's heart. Now that Zhang Zhao had personally removed this thorn, Murong Nobunaga was certainly overjoyed.
Zhang Zhao also suddenly felt a little guilty. Murong Nobunaga had fought for him like an ox and a horse over the years. This child lost his father when he was two years old. At least for now, he really regarded Zhang Zhao as his father.
However, in view of the frequent incidents in the Five Dynasties in which adopted sons killed all their adopted fathers and descendants, Zhang Zhao still treated Murong Nobunaga somewhat differently from his real sons.
Now, Zhang Zhao is ready to increase his trust in Murong Nobunaga and regard this adopted son who has been with him for seven years as his real son.
However, not long after the father and son opened their hearts to each other, Zhang Liecheng rushed in and reported that it was Hu Guang and the others who had arrived.
Hu Guang's skinny cheeks were sunken, and his two war horses were as thin as donkeys. However, they started out with 127 horses, and when they arrived at Pizhou, they still had 127 horses.
I ran 1,600 miles in twenty-four days, which is equivalent to running about 67 miles every day.
We still have to face inspections at various passes and the threat of bandits and bandits, and the supplies are not very sufficient. The speed is already very fast at this time.
"King of Heaven, I, Hu Guang, have returned with one hundred and twenty-seven cavalry. I'm sorry to say that the task you gave me has not been completed."
Hu Guang said, and knelt down to Zhang Zhao with a pop. When they went to Tokyo in the past, Zhang Zhao's request was for them to wait in the Central Plains, waiting for the Liang Kingdom's army to enter the pass, and wait for an opportunity to respond.
Zhang Zhao was thinking that after Yelu Deguang entered the Central Plains, he would organize riots in various places and coordinate the Liang army to enter Guanzhong.
At that time, Zhang Zhao was still a little immature and thought that the battle between the Later Jin Dynasty and the Khitan was that the Khitan defeated the Later Jin Dynasty in one fell swoop like a tiger descending from the mountain.
But it seems that this is not the case now. It has been too long and the process has been too repetitive, so that the East Return sect like Hu Cile has become corrupted.
But apart from these uncertainties, the return of Torahiro, Toroshichiro and others makes Zhang Zhao happiest.
This shows that his great cause of rebuilding the Tang Dynasty and restoring stability to the world still attracted many like-minded people.
"You have returned from traveling two thousand miles away. How can you be ashamed of yourself? I, the King of Heaven, am ashamed of you loyal and brave men.
You are all my good sons and daughters of Great Liang. With such loyal and brave ministers, why worry that the Tang Dynasty cannot be revived! China cannot be revived!
Toro Shichiro, you said at that time that you didn’t want any reward and that you would wait until Toro Guang came back. Now that everyone has arrived, you should come forward too!”
Zhang Zhao stood on a horse at the entrance of the camp, surrounded by soldiers.
A few brave ones shouted cheerfully to Zhang Zhao: "King of Heaven, Tiger Seven Lang is feeding the horses in the back camp."
"Zhang Xiaobao, then go and give me a message." Zhang Zhao laughed and pointed at the brave military academy and shouted.
Zhang Xiaobao's eyes lit up, and he asked in disbelief, "The King of Heaven also knows about me, Zhang Xiaobao?"
"Why don't you know? In the last battle at Chiting, you killed three Gaochang Uighurs by yourself, and you were able to capture the flag. Am I right?"
Zhang Xiaobao's eyes lit up even more, and he was even more happy because this was the first time someone mentioned him and didn't say he was Zhang Xiaobiao's younger brother.
Ever since Zhang Xiaobiao shot and killed more than a hundred Dingjun soldiers outside Xiazhou City, when everyone mentioned Zhang Xiaobao, they would say, "This is Zhang Xiaobiao's younger brother."
Zhang Xiaobao left happily. The other soldiers also knew where the people who had returned with Hu Qilang earlier were, and they all screamed and went to look for them.
Originally, running around and shouting were prohibited in the military camp, and the guards around him also advised Zhang Zhao not to show up like this.
Because everyone in the military camp has a bow, who knows if an arrow will come from somewhere?
However, at this time, of course Zhang Zhao would not listen to the advice. Not only did he not listen to the advice, I, King Zhang Tian, even made a serious look on his face and pointed at the soldiers who were surrounding him and shouted.
"These are my loyal and brave ministers Zhang Zhao. If I don't trust them, who can I trust?"
When the soldiers heard this, they cheered thunderously, and then they surrounded Zhang Zhao and walked towards the martial arts stage set up. The sound became louder and louder, and more and more people gathered.
But at this time, officers from each battalion also rushed over, and the generals began to organize the soldiers and organized the people in a group according to the scale of the town, camp, and capital.
Zhang Zhao went up to the martial arts stage. At this time, Toro Shichiro and others were also called over. There was a roar in the audience. There must be three to four thousand people, and they are still coming.
Zhang Zhao pulled Hu Guang and Hu Qilang onto the stage, held their hands and refused to let go. Zhang Zhao looked at the soldiers under the stage and shouted loudly.
"In seven years, more than 2,000 days and nights, 1,600 miles, day and night.
When they were sent to Tokyo in the past, most of them were still under twenty, but now, they are almost thirty years old.
During such a long period of time, they have not forgotten their original vows, and they have to come back after going through all kinds of hardships. Hu Guang, can you tell me why you gave up the glory and wealth of the Jin Kingdom, your wife and daughters and returned to Da Liang?
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The emaciated Hu Guang looked at Zhang Zhao and said firmly: "Because I remember that the King of Heaven told his ministers that when a man is in troubled times, he should have the ambition to bring peace to the world and restore peace and prosperity to the people of Li.
I came back today to follow the King of Heaven and end this troubled world."
Zhang Zhao turned to look at Toro Qilang. The man with a broken wrist grinned.
"If the King of Heaven asks me why I want to go back to Great Liang? It's because I, Toro Qilang, am an upright and good athlete.
A certain family risked their lives to fight without avoiding death or injury. The Lord of Jin gave me three pieces of silk cloth. This is not a reward, it is an insult! How can such a miser deserve the loyalty of a certain person?
And no matter how many rewards there are, I don’t want them, because all the gold, silver, brocade and silk are all obtained by robbery.
Even the wealthy households in the Jin State are in danger of being in danger, but they are not as good as the poor people in Daliang, who don't want the rewards that destroy their families and destroy their lives."
Zhang Zhao didn't expect these two people to say these words, but he really didn't teach them in advance.
It seems that these are the most real feelings of the two of them. After seeing the hell on earth in the Jin Kingdom, they miss the paradise of the Liang Kingdom even more.
"Well said! If a man loves money, he should get it wisely. We don't want property stained with the blood of innocent people!
It has been one hundred and eighty years since the two thieves of An and Shi rebelled against the world. This troubled time must also come to an end. My loyal and brave soldiers, who do you think should end this troubled time?"
"It's us! It's us!"
Everyone in the audience shouted in unison, and cheers resounded throughout the countryside.
"Give Hu Guang, Hu Qilang and the returning warriors each a gold, silver, brocade and silk worth fifty strings, and each of them will have their merits doubled to the third level, and they will all be with them when they enter Mount Han. Only loyal and brave ministers will be rewarded generously!"
Zhang Zhao immediately gave a generous reward, and then continued to look at the soldiers and shout.
"In this world, wolves are in power, and the Khitan people are even more ambitious. But God has given us that we are gathered here. It is our duty to raise righteous soldiers, punish the people and punish crimes, and ask all the generals and soldiers to work with me to bring peace to the world."
"I will obey the orders of the Heavenly King, bring peace to the world, and re-establish the Tang Dynasty!"
From the commander-in-chief of Hanhai Town, Yin Yaozi, down, all the generals made a grand promise, and their morale was as high as a rainbow.