Li Jing patted his thigh and said: "He came to the Central Plains. I was worried that he would take the opportunity to return north, so I ignored him. But after Situ said this, I boldly gave it a try."
This is the power of the emperor. Who he uses and who he uses is a matter of words.
Seeing that Zhou Zong changed the topic, he was secretly glad in his heart, but his heart was at a loss. He was already old, and he only had two daughters by his concubine. If he was still good, once he left, the two daughters would lose their support.
So what should we do?
Thinking of this, Zhou Zong also secretly regretted that he should not have been too greedy and sold too much while waiting for the price.
Almost at the same time.
King Li Jingda of Qi was drinking wine at home, and the battle was really embarrassing.
Let alone outsiders, even he himself was embarrassed to meet others.
Holding high the banner of righteousness to regain the lost territory, they had just crossed the river and not long after standing on the territory of Huainan, they were driven back to Jiangdong.
Those who knew knew that they were going to Huainan to fight and regain lost territory, while those who didn't know thought they were going to Jiangbei to relieve themselves.
"Damn Chen Jue!"
Li Jingda's gums were itching with anger now. If Chen Jue had listened to him and went directly to Yangzhou to fix it, there would be no such thing as the defeat of Guabu Mountain. Now when he returned to Jinling, Chen Jue was evasive and actually passed the blame to him.
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He was angry and heartbroken: "Brother, does the emperor really believe in an outsider and not his own brother?"
Li Jingda took a swig of wine and couldn't help but shed tears.
Li Jingda's military and political skills were not outstanding, but he was a filial man and a pure man.
Once he and Li Jing went boating in the back garden of the palace.
The boat Li Jing was riding in accidentally capsized and she fell into the pool.
Li Jingda didn't know how to swim, but he jumped into the water without saying a word and carried Li Jing out of the pool.
Li Jing couldn't trust such a younger brother.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Sun is here to ask for an audience."
Li Jingda wiped away his tears, straightened his clothes, and strode out of the door.
"Prime Minister Sun, please come in quickly!"
Li Jingda was an upright person, and he despised the high-ranking officials in the temple such as Feng Yanji, Feng Yanlu, Wei Cen, and Chen Jue who were favored by Li Jing. However, he respected Sun Sheng from the bottom of his heart and even helped him personally.
Sun Sheng was invited into the main hall and took a seat.
Sun Sheng said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. It is said that the supervisor Chen Jue was so frightened that he lost control."
Sun Sheng was a Jinshi during the Later Liang Dynasty. He was very talented. Although he was extravagant, he was one of the few clean figures in the temple.
It's just that he has a stuttering problem, but as long as he sits down and lets him speak smoothly, he can talk endlessly and lively.
Li Jingda was furious and shouted: "Why is Prime Minister Sun teasing me?"
Sun Sheng smiled and said: "No, it's not that the old minister is laughing at the king, but giving advice to the king. The failure of Guabu Mountain is the fault of Chen Jue, not the king. Chen Jue frightened Zhao Kuangyin, which was the opportunity for the king to go north again.
.As long as the king puts Chen Jue first in everything and asks him to give orders to go first, he will be frightened and dare not make the decision again. In this way, the king can let nature take its course and let him follow the army behind him and not participate in the decision-making. Without Chen Jue, it will be a disaster for the army.
The king controls it with one hand and can command and defeat the enemy as much as he wants."
Li Jingda's eyes gradually brightened.
Jinling Chafu.
Zhu Yuan was drinking alone at home, hating that he was born at the wrong time.
He was a native of Shenqiu, Yingzhou. He was a talented man with a handsome appearance. Because of his handsome appearance, he attracted the attention of Zha Wenhui, deputy privy envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and became his son-in-law.
Zhu Yuan was full of enthusiasm and his mind was filled with achievements. He thought that having a father-in-law who was a deputy privy envoy would make his official career smooth sailing.
As a result, Zha Wenhui saw Zhu Yuan's true nature.
Zhu Yuan is keen on making achievements and will risk everything in order to make achievements.
Once a person like him goes to the battlefield, he is a madman who only cares about merit and not his life.
Zha Wenhui didn't want his daughter to be a widow, so he kept pressuring Zhu Yuan to prevent him from establishing a career, and kept arranging civil service positions for him.
Zhu Yuan wrote to Li Jing every month, applying to lead troops to expand the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty. This month he wrote about attacking Hunan, the next month he wrote about attacking Fujian and Yue, and the next month he wrote about Qiantang...
In short, as long as he leads the troops to fight, it doesn't matter who he fights.
However, on the one hand, he was suppressed by his father-in-law, and on the other hand, Li Jing did not trust him and was afraid that he would flee with the army, so he was never reused.
Until today!
Zha Wenhui died of illness last year.
When the Zhou Dynasty invaded, they were in urgent need of generals who were good at fighting and dared to fight.
After being disappointed again and again, Zhu Yuan had no hope, but he didn't expect that this time he would be appointed as the support supervisor of the northwest camp in Huainan.
Zhu Yuan burst into tears instantly.
Zha's daughter remembered her father's words and said from the side: "Mr. Lang, Zhou's soldiers are so fierce, why take such a risk?"
Zhu Yuan raised his head and laughed: "A man is born in this world and does not seek to achieve success. How is he different from a pig or a sheep?"
His handsome face was slightly distorted, and his eyes were full of madness.
Jianzhou.
Pan Chengyou, the minister of Honglu, was ordered by Li Jing to come here to recruit brave men to join the army.
Jianzhou is the hometown of Fujian among the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and was the home of Baiyue in ancient times.
Poor mountains and harsh rivers have been the place where elite soldiers have been produced since ancient times.
Pan Chengyou came to Jianzhou to express his intention to the local officials. After some investigation, he found Xu Wenzhen, the former Fujian general general and Yong'an Jiedu envoy. He also found Jianzhou's general Chen Decheng and the mountain man Zheng Yanhua, all of whom were rare capable people.
That day, under the leadership of Chen Decheng, Pan Chengyou and Zheng Yanhua arrived at the foot of Wuyi Mountain in Jianyang.
Chen Decheng said: "Pan Honglu, it should be here. As long as Lin Huzi comes out of the mountain, I can't say that he will definitely be able to repel the northern thieves. It will at least increase the chance of winning by 30%."
Zheng Yanhua's eyes flashed with excitement and he said: "I have heard of Lin Renzhao and Lin Huzi for a long time. It is said that he can tear apart tigers and leopards with his bare hands when he goes up the mountain, and he can catch dragons under the sea. I want to see for myself whether he is so magical.
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Chen Decheng said: "He is as famous as my father. I have heard about his deeds from my father's mouth. It is true to tear apart tigers and leopards, but it is exaggerated to capture a dragon on the bottom of the sea. However, he has excellent water properties and has a special breath-holding method. He can swim in the water
Hold your breath for half a stick of incense, and you can swim in the sea. I once swam from Changlefu to the Mazu Islands in one breath."
Zheng Yanhua's expression changed slightly.
Climbing mountains and wading as if walking on flat ground is a characteristic of the Jianzhou people.
If you can tear apart tigers and leopards and swim in the ocean, then that's not the case.
Arriving at the small village where Lin Renzhao lived in seclusion, everyone quickly asked about Lin Renzhao's residence.
Lin Renzhao was not at home. There were two tiger skins, one black bear skin, and four leopard skins drying in the courtyard.
Several people waited until dusk before arriving at the legendary Lin Huzi.
Lin Renzhao walked into the yard holding a three-headed hunting fork in one hand and grabbing the front legs of two jackals in the other. He was not wearing any clothes, with his upper body exposed and a roaring tiger tattooed on his chest. He looked majestic and looked at the uninvited guests in the yard.
, threw the jackal in his hand to the ground, and said: "Can you pawn it to the general? If you can, I will follow you. If you don't pawn it to the general, it is better to kill tigers and leopards in the mountains."
Lin Renzhao, who had been idle at home for many years, could no longer afford to be idle.
This was so direct that Pan Chengyou couldn't use all the rhetoric in his mind. Instead, he didn't know what to say. He paused and said, "Yes!"