Li Ye issued six orders in a row, asking Li Keyong to come to Qingzhou to report on his work, but Li Keyong never left, citing various reasons such as physical illness and busy military affairs.
On that day, Li Ye was furious, and publicly reprimanded Li Keyong for being ignorant of the imperial court, supporting troops and self-respect, and suspected of rebellion, so he decided to send troops to conquer. At the same time, he wrote a letter to Li Yan, reprimanding Li Keyong for various past crimes, including the old account of following Li Guochang and the Zhenwu Army to wreak havoc in the north.
For a while, the court was furious, Wang Duo angrily reprimanded Li Keyong for going back to Li Guochang's old path of rebellion on the day of the great court, which aroused the indignation of the court officials, and they all spoke of Li Yan's conquest. With a wave of his hand, Li Yan personally wrote the imperial approval, agreeing to Li Ye's memorial to send troops to Hedong.
Not long after, there were several incidents of military riots in Weibo territory, and there were rumors of demons infesting. Li Yan immediately ordered that Li Ye, who had successfully quelled the demons in the territory, would also help Wei Bo Jiedu envoy "solve the problem" along the way.
In the mid-spring season, Li Ye sent 100,000 troops westward to the banks of the Yellow River, pointing directly at Wei Bo.
Pinglu's movements were closely watched by all parties. As the Pinglu army set off, all parties responded accordingly.
This is the first time that Pinglu's army went abroad to fight after Li Ye pacified the Huangchao Rebellion. Moreover, the front of the soldiers was aimed at the Hedong Army, which had also risen during the Huangchao Rebellion and was now equally powerful. Such an action can be said to affect the whole body, directly affecting the general trend of the world.
A capable person with insight, through Li Ye's actions this time, he can vaguely see the court's attitude towards the world's powerful vassals, and the future direction of the world's general trend.
In Bianzhou, Zhu Wen convened his confidant generals and staff to conduct intensive discussions on the movements of the Pinglu Army in order to determine countermeasures.
Bianzhou was governed by the Xuanwu Army, and the Jiedushi was Zhu Wen who had been given the name Zhu Quanzhong. Between Xuanwu and Pinglu, Tianping Jiedushi was separated, and it was not far from Wei Bo and Zhaoyi. It was on the left wing of Pinglu's army.
Zhu Zhen stood closest to the chief seat, straightened her body and said solemnly: "Now that the military commander has completely controlled Xuanwu, it is time to expand his power and attack prefectures and counties. Before that, he was unable to do anything because King An was at his side. Now King An is going to campaign in Hedong. It must be a big war, and it cannot be resolved in a short while. This is a good opportunity for Xuanwu to make a big impact in the world. Besides, the feudal towns around Xuanwu are not very powerful. If this time can expand the territory and stabilize the Central Plains, it will be a hegemony The foundation!"
Zhu Wen stroked his chin with his hand, and fell silent, obviously deep in thought.
General Pang Shigu has always been taciturn, but at this moment he also said: "The last general thinks that King An is powerful and we cannot offend him. Instead of taking the opportunity to attack the surrounding vassals and towns, it is better to send troops to the north to respond to King An. He is at odds with the military commander, and his power is not small. Now we have the opportunity to deal with him, so naturally we cannot let it go. And this time, we can attack the city under the guise of responding to King An. After this is done, King An will definitely not be favored by the military commander. Embarrassing the military commander. In this way, the military commander's power will be expanded, and there is no need to worry about King An's dissatisfaction afterwards."
Zhu Wen was still pondering, without clearly expressing any opinions.
The disagreement between him and Li Keyong stems from a past event. After the Huangchao Rebellion, Li Ke used his class teacher to pass by Bianzhou, and Zhu Wen warmly entertained him. During the clinker banquet, Li Keyong's attitude was very arrogant, and he didn't take Zhu Wen seriously. This angered Zhu Wen. Since he joined the army, he had never been afraid of anything, except in front of Li Ye. When he was angry like this, he immediately arranged for people to besiege and kill Li Keyong.
Of course, in the end Li Keyong was allowed to run away.
The general's advice quickly divided into two factions, those who supported Zhu Zhen and those who supported Pang Shigu had their own reasons.
At the end of the day, it was already late, and Zhu Wen didn't make up his mind. He just said that we will discuss it tomorrow, then got up and went back to the backyard to see his wife.
His wife, Zhang Hui, is knowledgeable and respected by Zhu Wen. Zhu Wen grew up in a chaotic army, so it was inevitable that he would kill and surrender, and act violently. All the generals in the army dared not persuade him. Only Zhang Hui could restrain Zhu Wen.
"My family thinks General Pang's words make sense."
Zhang Hui served Zhu Wen Kuanyi, and after listening to Zhu Wen talk about what was discussed today, he expressed his own opinion, "King An is powerful and has become a pillar of the society. According to my slave family, he has the ambition to help the world, and he has the ambition to help the world." This talent. If Husband takes advantage of this time to attack cities and loot everywhere, and if King An returns victorious, he will definitely attack Husband.”
"And if my husband assists King An, I will be able to make friends with King An afterwards... Besides, my husband and King An already have friendship. In addition, if you use troops to the north and occupy the three Jin Dynasties, you can overlook the Central Plains. King An If you get it, Xuanwu will be controlled by others, and your husband will be able to fight against King An with a part of it. In this way, no matter what the general situation of the world will be in the future, your husband will have room for maneuver. If there is chaos and the princes compete for hegemony, your husband will not suffer. If King An Kuo Qing Yunei, ZTE Tang, my husband can also follow King An, without worrying about the future of wealth."
Zhu Wen deeply agreed.
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In Caizhou, under the rule of Zhou Ji, an envoy of Zhongwu Jiedu, Qin Zongquan, the governor, summoned his staff to discuss major issues.
"Before, Zhou Ji relied on King An's backing to keep suppressing his official. Now that King An is going to fight, he can't care about Zhong Wu. It's time for me to make a big deal!"
Qin Zongquan's eyes glowed, and he looked at the staff: "The world is in chaos today, and all people with lofty ideals want to achieve great things. I, Qin Zongquan, consider myself no worse than others. Why should I put up with that mediocre Zhou Yu and point fingers at me? This time, I mean Raise troops to attack Xuzhou, kill Zhou Ji, and become the Lord of Loyalty, what do you think?"
"The governor is right!"
"It's all up to the governor to decide!"
Only a middle-aged Confucian scholar with a long beard made a discordant voice: "This is not appropriate."
"What's wrong?"
"The governor wants to achieve great things, how dare you talk nonsense?!"
The middle-aged Confucian scholar sighed, looked at Qin Zongquan, and said slowly: "My intention is that if the governor wants to become a Jiedu envoy, maybe he can give it a try. But Zhou Ji can't be killed, he can only be expelled. Zhou Ji has a relationship with King An. Brotherly friendship, if the governor kills him, he will definitely anger King An!"
Qin Zongquan thought for a while: "Okay! Let's do it like this!"
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Fengxiang Mansion.
After Song Wentong became Fengxiang Jiedushi, he was officially named Li Maozhen.
After receiving the news that Li Ye sent troops to Hedong, Li Maozhen also quickly summoned his staff to discuss matters in the Political Affairs Hall.
His confidant Wang Buqi said: "In the current Tang Dynasty, the Shence Army is weak and has no combat power at all. It cannot be compared with the Fanzhen Army that has experienced the Battle of Huangchao. Moreover, after returning to the court from Chengdu, His Majesty is still As always, he has no intention of political affairs. The entire dynasty, in the final analysis, is supported by King An alone. But after all, King An is only King An, not His Majesty, can he really reverse the general trend of the world by himself?"
Li Maozhen looked at Wang Buqi and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"
Wang Buqi took it for granted: "King An is in Shandong after all. Regardless of whether he attacks Li Keyong or not, the commander should expand his power. Fengxiang's army has experienced battles during the Huangchao Rebellion, and they have countless elites. Now they are surrounded by Guanzhong. The only feudal town that can compete with the commander-in-chief is Wang Chongrong in Hezhong. On this golden opportunity, the commander-in-chief should forge ahead and attack prefectures and counties! Once the time is right, Chang'an is just around the corner!"
Li Maozhen's eyes lit up, but he said: "As ministers, how can we talk about Chang'an?" Then he changed the subject, "However, there are many prefectures and counties around Fengxiang. I should share the concerns of the court."
"The military commander is wise!"
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Li Ye led his army to the bank of the Yellow River, set up a large camp, built several pontoon bridges, and prepared to let the army cross the river. Weibo is on the west of the Yellow River, and Pinglu is on the east of the Yellow River. A key link in entering Weibo is to cross the river smoothly.
On this day, Li Ye was discussing matters with the generals in the big tent, and had to report that the envoy of the Tianping Jiedushi had arrived.
The land of Tianping Jiedushi is adjacent to Pinglu, between Pinglu and Xuanwu, and it is also the left wing of Pinglu's army attacking Hedong.
In order to ensure the safety of the army's flanks, Li Ye naturally had to ensure that the Taiping Army would not cause trouble.
Xue Neng, the former military governor of the Taiping Army, was still killed by Huang Chao's rebellious army, and it was precisely because of that incident that Li Ye left Zhenpinglu.
Li Ye ordered all the generals to retreat, and ordered the envoys of the Tianping Jiedu envoy to enter the account.
The one who came was a strong man in his forties, seven feet long, with a beard all over his face, he looked like a military man of five big and three thick. After he entered the tent, he kept his head up slightly, and when he saluted, he just clasped his fists slightly, with a very haughty attitude, "Xue Kuang, the humble officer, met King An."
After saying that, Xue Kuang looked up at the top of the tent, only waiting for Li Ye to speak, full of airs.
Li Ye asked Tianping Army not to cause trouble, which can be regarded as asking for others. Although the envoy was a little arrogant, although it was unexpected, it was also reasonable. After the Huangchao Rebellion, the imperial court lost its majesty, and there were no feudal towns to stand in awe of. Li Ye, King An, was not respected by everyone.
Li Ye didn't pay much attention, and asked with a smile, "What did General Xue bring?"
Xue Neng died in battle, and he was considered loyal to the country, and his son Xue Wei inherited the position of Jiedushi. Therefore, the Xue family has a huge influence in the Tianping Army, and it can be said that the foundation is solid, and no one else can covet it.
Xue Kuang snorted: "The military commander said that Pinglu's going to enter Hedong has nothing to do with our Tianping!"
Li Ye felt a little novel about these remarks, put down his brush and looked at Xue Kuang: "It doesn't matter?"
Xue Kuang snorted heavily this time, full of vigor. It wasn't that he wasn't afraid of Li Ye, but he didn't intend to talk to Li Ye at all. The king is willing to give some things to the army, although the Tianping army has the heart to fight on the battlefield, they can also guard the city safely!"
Li Ye let out an oh.
Xue Kuang's meaning is very clear, if the Tianping army is not to cause trouble, the Pinglu army has to pay for it. Otherwise, the Tianping army has the heart to fight on the battlefield, and maybe they will help someone or cause trouble.
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It seems that the reason why Xue Kuang's attitude is so arrogant is to lay the groundwork for this request.
"In that case..." Li Ye rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, then glanced at Xue Kuang, "Then you can only die here."
Xue Kuang was startled, almost suspecting that he had heard wrongly, he was finally willing to look at Li Ye, "Your Majesty An..."
He couldn't stop talking.
Because he had fallen to his knees on the ground.
As a qi training warlock, Li Ye didn't need to do anything at all, and could make the opponent bow his head only by relying on the coercion of his cultivation base.
Xue Kuang propped his hands on the ground, his face was like a pig's liver, he was sweating profusely, and his nails were dug into the soil. Hearing the sound of the bones in his body being overwhelmed, his eyes were full of panic and despair.
He never expected that Li Ye would be so tough when he wanted something from others.
But he only lasted a breath, maybe half a breath, and his whole body exploded, shattered into a pool of flesh in the blood mist.
Li Ye ordered to the outsider: "Come here, clean up."
When the guard entered the tent, he saw the pieces of meat all over the floor, but his expression was as usual, and he didn't even frown.
"Youda Niao." Li Ye called lightly.
A wisp of black air rose from the tent, and the Holy Son appeared beside Li Ye in response. The first thing he said after he appeared was a wry smile: "I think I need to change my name."
Li Ye ignored this question at all: "Go to Yunzhou and bring Xue Wei, the governor of the balance. I'll give you, um, two hours."
"Why do you need two hours, and it's not far away? One hour is enough." The Holy Son disappeared into the big tent without saying a word.