A streak of lightning tore through the night sky, and in the terrifying thunder, a generation of powerful eunuch Tian Lingzi came to his end.
Thunder in winter is not a good sign.
Tian Lingzi looked at the flashing thunder outside, laughed loudly, and said: "This is a sign from the sky! It is a sign from the sky!"
Shao Shude and Wang Chongrong sat opposite him.
Shao's mood was leisurely. Lightning was caused by friction between clouds. Although winter is dry, it doesn't mean there are no clouds. What's so surprising about this? It's just a natural phenomenon.
But Wang Chongrong's face was solemn, and he didn't know what he was thinking. The ancients always thought too much about these things. Wang Chongrong didn't know how many things he had already filled his mind at this time. But as a warrior, even the emperor dared to snatch it, so what else
Don’t you dare to do it? Now that the matter has come to this, Tian Lingzi must be killed!
Shao Shude also saw another side of Wang Chongrong for the first time. In the past, he only thought that this person was good at building relationships, spoke nicely, and was good at dancing, like a businessman or politician. But now it seems that he is a martial artist after all, and he still has a cruel and tyrannical side.
I heard that he frequently whipped and humiliated generals in the river, and he was obviously not a good person. Anyone who violated his will was sent directly to the bank of the Yellow River, where a large wooden pile was erected with a machine shaft inside. After the person was put on it, the engine shaft
, and was immediately sent down to drown.
Wang Chongrong is not a forgiving person.
In other troubled times, maybe a few good people could survive, but the late Tang and Five Dynasties were special and unique in Chinese history, and good people could not survive.
Shao calls himself a political warlord and is doing his best to improve people's lives, but is he really a good person? He himself is not sure.
He sent the assassins to the front row to die, showed no mercy to the disobedient party tribes and killed them at every turn, and had an unconcealed impulse to humiliate the wives and daughters of the conquered enemy generals. He himself was already part of the "characteristics of the times"
?
There are no good people in martial arts!
"Shao Shuai, shall we take action now?" Wang Chongrong turned his head and smiled and said.
"That's fine." Shao Shude nodded and said, "Tian Lingzi's crime is unforgivable. Even the saints don't want to protect him, so let's kill him."
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came forward with a bowstring, preparing to hang Tian Lingzi.
At the last moment, Tian Lingzi hardened up and laughed loudly: "Wang Chongrong, you are violent and lawless, greedy for money and lust, you do a lot of killing, you rarely get mercy. I don't know when your head will fall to the ground, someone is waiting for you underground."
Wang Chongrong stood up angrily, then remembered that he was not in the river, so he sat down again with gritted teeth.
"Shao Shude, your hypocritical benevolence and righteousness have won many people to vote for you. The one who will overthrow the Tang Dynasty in the future must be rebellious officials and traitors like you!" Tian Lingzi opened his eyes angrily and said: "I hate you. After you conquered Huang Chao in the past, you should listen to your advice.
, I will move you to Jingnan to fight with Qin Zongquan, how disgusting!"
"Thank you, then." Shao Shude smiled.
After going to Jiangnan, Jingnan and other places, it was really difficult to face the incoming Qin Zongquan subordinates and the incompetent army.
Two soldiers held Tian Lingzi down hard, and one of them put a bowstring on his neck. Just as he was about to exert his force, Tian Lingzi suddenly said: "Wait a minute! I have the rank of ten soldiers, wouldn't it be rude to kill me?"
The soldier glanced at Shao Shude.
"Let him die with dignity." Shao Shude waved his hand and said.
Later, Tian Lingzi asked someone to bring a piece of Sichuan famous satin, twisted the silk into a rope, then straightened his clothes and sat down.
When the soldiers strangled him with force, Tian Lingzi did not struggle and remained sitting there until his death.
"He is quite a man." Shao Shude praised.
Wang Chongrong also felt the same way.
Both of them are warriors, so they naturally have a different regard for those who regard death as if they are going home. No matter how scared Tian Lingzi was before, when death is imminent, it is indeed rare to be able to put down everything and die calmly.
"Wang Shuai, Tian Lingzi has been executed, and his followers will also be questioned and executed in batches. I wonder if Wang Shuai is still satisfied?"
"Now that I've killed this person, I don't want to stay in Chang'an any longer." Wang Chongrong said: "Shao Shuai, how are you thinking about it? It's difficult to say that the troops from Hedong are the elite of the country. If they fight hard, there will be many casualties.
, wouldn’t it be quick to grieve for one’s relatives and make enemies happy? Previously, a certain person sent an envoy to Jinyang and asked Li Shuai if the Dingnan Army had any serious enmity with Hedong? Li Shuai said no. He also asked, had the king of Lingwu County ever been scornful?
To humiliate Li Shuai? He also said no. In that case, why bother to fight? Once the two of you are at war with each other, most of the vassals in Guanzhong will be involved, and the river may also be affected. I have no other thoughts, I just want to enjoy my wealth and honor."
Wang Chongrong's words are more realistic. In the past when Huang Chao was besieged in Guanzhong, Zhuge Shuang thought that this person was a housekeeper dog. There were many people in the river, and Wang Chongrong enjoyed the wealth and honor, and he also wanted to pass on this wealth. Once the Dingnan Army and Hedong went into full-scale war,
Li Keyong has no allies, but Shao will definitely invite Li Keyong's enemies to surround him.
By then, will the river be able to survive alone? Will the army not be able to cross the river? No one can guarantee what will happen.
"Wang Shuai was so kind, so I went to Yueyang to meet Li Shuai." After pondering for a while, Shao Shude said: "Li Shuai from Hedong also made great achievements when he conquered Huangchao. This country is also the first to build a city."
"That's good!" Wang Chongrong smiled happily: "I heard that Shao Shuai and Li Shuai are similar in age, why don't they become brothers?"
Shao Shude was stunned when he heard this. Damn it, I'm going to plot to the east of Hedong in the future to seize my sworn brother's family property. Is this ridiculous?
Fortunately, Wang Chongrong just said it casually. Seeing that Shao Shude didn't answer, he laughed and changed the subject, saying: "Prime Minister Xiao Yu, I have a good relationship with a certain person, and I hope Shao Shuai will show mercy. Of course, if this person is really not decent, he will be evil."
After marrying Shao Shuai, I asked Mrs. Xiao to come to apologize."
"Xiao Xiang is a teacher (meaning the leader of a hundred officials), and he is close to Wang Shuai, so I should respect him with respect." Shao Shude replied.
"By the way, I almost forgot about this." Wang Chongrong seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and said softly: "Yang Fugong in Lantian has an old relationship with Li Shuai in Hedong. When the Taiyuan army marched westward to Guanzhong, most of them fell into this matter. If
Shao Shuai made some concessions and allowed Yang Fugong to serve as the center, and Li Shuai should be satisfied."
This is the benefit.
The Dingnan Army marched into Chang'an, killed Tian Lingzi, and supported the Ximen clan. Naturally, other powerful people wanted to imitate him. Wang Chongrong hooked up with Prime Minister Xiao Yu, and Li Keyong wanted to revive Yang Fugong. It is understandable.
The court officials were also happy about this. In the current situation, without strong military support from foreign vassals, the political struggle might fail and be "given to death". Who dares to be careless?
Shao Shude sent Wang Chongrong to the gate of Tian Mansion before returning.
Wang Chongrong's soldiers were waiting outside. Maybe he had been waiting for a long time, and he was a little slack, leaning or leaning, laughing and making noise. When Wang Chongrong saw it, he was whipped with a whip. He also cursed and threatened to kill him.
The whole family of soldiers.
One moment he was chatting and laughing with Shao, and now he is acting like a tyrant. Marshal Wang switches between the two personalities with ease, which is amazing.
"Let's go back to the Memorial Courtyard." Shao Shude looked back at Tian Lingzi's magnificent mansion and said.
If you can't keep your power and wealth, what's the use of building these houses? A man can't live without power for a day!
After returning to the Dingnan Army and marching into the Memorial Hall, Chen Cheng, Zhao Guangfeng, Lu Siye, Liang Zhixia and others were waiting for him.
"Commander." Everyone stepped forward to salute him.
"All the wise men gathered together, let's talk about what's going on?" Shao Shude asked with a smile.
"Commander, there will be a meeting today where hundreds of officials will discuss the establishment of Suizhou and other five towns." Everyone looked at each other, and finally Chen Cheng stepped forward to report.
Then, he explained everything to Shao Shude one by one.
"The history of the defense of Suizhou, led Sui (now Suining, Sichuan), He (now Hechuan, Chongqing), Chang (now Rongchang, Chongqing), Yu (now Chongqing urban area), Lu (now Luzhou, Sichuan) five states, and governed Suizhou."
"The history of Pengzhou's defense, led Peng (now Pengzhou, Sichuan), Wen (now Wenxian, Gansu), Cheng (now Chengxian, Gansu), Long (now Jiangyou, Sichuan), Mao (now Maoxian, Sichuan) five states, and governed Pengzhou."
"The history of the defense of Qiongnan, led the four prefectures of Qiong (today's Qionglai, Sichuan), Shu (today's Chongzhou, Sichuan), Li (today's Hanyuan, Sichuan), and Ya (today's Ya'an, Sichuan), and governed Qiongzhou."
"The envoy of Longjian Jiedu led the four states of Long (now Jiangyou, Sichuan), Jian (now Jiange, Sichuan), Li (now Guangyuan, Sichuan), and Lang (now Nanchong, Sichuan), and governed Longzhou."
"Judge Chen——" Shao Shude waved his hand to stop and asked: "Pengzhou Defense History governs Longzhou, and Longjian Town also governs Longzhou. Why is this?"
"Commander, these five towns were proposed by the ministers, and the division of the prefectures has not yet been decided." Chen Cheng replied.
"That's all. Judge Chen continues."
"The envoy of Kuixia Jiedushi, led Kui (now Fengjie, Chongqing), Xia (now Yichang, Hubei), Wan (now Wanzhou, Chongqing), Yu (urban Chongqing), returned to the five prefectures (now Zigui, Hubei), and governed Kuizhou."
"These are the five towns proposed to be established, divided into Xichuan, Dongchuan, Jingnan and other towns." Chen Cheng finally concluded.
Most of the prefectures and counties involved in the four towns of Suizhou, Pengzhou, Qiongnan and Longjian belong to the East and West Sichuan.
Qiongnan Town appeared during the Dali Period, but it was quickly abandoned. Later, Jiannan Xishan Defense History was established to govern Maozhou, but it was also quickly abandoned. Suizhou, Pengzhou, and Longjian Towns were newly created.
stuff.
Kuixia Jiedushi was a vassal town established in some prefectures and counties of Jingnan and Dongchuan towns. It also appeared in history, but it only existed for two years and was immediately abandoned.
As soon as Tian Lingzi died, everyone began to divide the inheritance. Chen Jingxuan, the military governor of Xichuan in Jiannan, was Tian Lingzi's brother, and Gao Renhou, the military governor of Dongchuan, was a general under Chen Jingxuan. He was able to attack and kill the runner-up Yang in the polo match because of Chen Jingxuan.
Help, and finally became the commander-in-chief of Dongchuan Festival, he also followed Tian Lingzi's path.
I didn’t say anything, but he is a member of Tian’s party!
Chen Ru, the governor of Jingnan, came to power in the second year of Zhonghe. At that time, the military envoy of Jingnan was Zhu Jingmei. This man recruited thousands of people as guards, well-equipped and well-trained. In the second year of Zhonghe, he simply attacked
Killed the military governor Duan Yanmo.
After Duan's death, the imperial court appointed Zheng Shaoye, the minister of the Ministry of War, as the military envoy to Jingnan, but Zheng "stayed and refused to enter." There was no other way. In the third year of Zhonghe, Chen Ru, who claimed to have stayed behind, was appointed as the military envoy to Jingnan, and this has been the case to this day.
Shao Shude didn't know who he belonged to. But seeing as he was targeted in this way, he probably got close to Tian Lingzi later and was punished as a party member.
Seeing this situation, Marshal Shao was a little sad. If this incident failed, would his territory also be divided by others like this?
"The five towns of Suizhou, Pengzhou, Qiongnan, Longjian, and Kuixia..." Shao Shude sat down and began to think slowly.
These five towns are still in the hands of Tian Lingzi's gang members, so they may not be able to capture them without mercy.
But the righteousness of the imperial court still has some effect in the south. Once appointed by the imperial court, local state and county officials, soldiers and generals will be less resistant and more likely to accept you.
For example, if both sides recruit a certain state or county at the same time, and the conditions offered are similar, then people will naturally turn to the party appointed by the imperial court. Sometimes there is even no need to recruit, and they will directly obey. If you lead the elite troops and generals to the south, and have the imperial court,
Appointment, the possibility of success is indeed very high.
Can I recommend one or two people? Which places should I choose? It’s time to discuss it carefully.