Chapter 270 Double-edged sword of pros and cons, the outbreak of civil unrest in Hedong
If Zhu Wen controls the emperor and exposes any ambition to rebel and usurp the throne, he will only be the one who will be in trouble with many vassal states. At that time, his lord can join forces with the vassal state warlords of the Prosperous Sect in the name of confronting the traitors, and then become enemies with Zhu Wen... With Yan Keqiu's wisdom, he quickly figured out Li Tianqu's plan, and his reaction was naturally deeply recognized.
Even Li Zhen had to admit that Li Tianqu was unwilling to steal the limelight, and joined the battle against Emperor Li Ye, which was undoubtedly safer. But what Li Zhen wanted to see was the nobles and nobles in the court crawling and begging for mercy... What he wanted was the satisfaction of being able to hold the emperor to ravage, bully, or even kill him. But his lord sat on Zhu Wen to hold the emperor hostage, so how could those dark thoughts in his heart be realized?
Li Zhen, who was still a little unwilling to give up, tried to continue lobbying with his own oral argument, but found that Li Tianqu looked at him, and his words were already a bit of pressure:
"If you listen to both sides, you will understand. I will accept advice from all sides. People with a lot of people have their own opinions. You advise me to wait for an opportunity to control the emperor in the name of greeting the emperor. Of course, there are some truths, but such advice is not just for our army, but also for your purpose... Should you restrain your selfishness?"
Li Zhen's heart suddenly skipped a beat when he heard this. He kept claiming yes, and then he kept silent. He knew that the lord who surrendered was not a fool. Since his own opinion could not hit it off with Li Tianqu, there was no need to make the lord dislike him in vain...
Although he was disappointed in front of Li Tianqu, Li Zhen still had to be highly valued. Then, according to Li Tianqu Jun's order, he rushed to Feng Hongduo, Shengzhou, which was across the river from the Huainan Army to negotiate.
At present, due to the brave performance of the famous general under Yang Xingmi's tent, Li Shenfu, sent troops to conquer, the rebellious forces such as Cai Qi in Luzhou and Ni Zhang in Shuzhou were quickly wiped out. In the situation where Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu were in opposition, there were still mixed with Zhang Xiong and Feng Hongduo who separated from the influence of the army.
According to the news from Shengzhou, Zhang Xiong had passed away, and Feng Hongduo took over the position of Wuning Army Jiedu, recognized by the Tang court. However, the strategic environment of the territory he controlled was very dangerous. He leaned against the Yangtze River in the north, and the surrounding territory had been wrapped by Yang Xingmi's forces. Feng Hongduo relied on his 50,000 troops and more than a thousand warships, and the confidence to challenge Yang Xingmi, so he still maintained a tough attitude towards the Ningguo army vassal states.
But Li Tianqu knew that sooner or later, Feng Hongduo's territory would eventually be captured by Yang Xingmi. Especially when the navy he relied most, after a crushing defeat, Feng Hongduo had to give up resistance, and according to his original trajectory, he would lead the remaining troops of Wuning Zhoushi to abandon Shengzhou and go into the sea. Yang Xingmi took the opportunity to force people to surrender, and Feng Hongduo had to accept his orders and was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Huainan Army. Although Yang Xingmi treated him well, his separatist warlords were completely annexed by the Southern Wu and completely destroyed...
Li Tianqu is located in Shengzhou south of the Yangtze River. He is not planning to compete with Yang Xingmi for the time being. What he wants to make a plan is the Wuning Zhou Army, who is good at fighting waters under Feng Hongduo. Moreover, although Feng Hongduo's current environment is dangerous, the Huainan Army on the north bank of the Yangtze River is not occupied by Yang Xingmi. Even if he cannot gain a foothold in Jiangnan, he does not have to go down the river and into the sea... In front of him, there is still a powerful force to join him.
Because they sent envoys to each other and traded as close neighbors. Li Tianqu determined that Feng Hongduo had a harmonious relationship with his own forces. Li Zhen was ordered to go to Shengzhou to go on a mission in the name of goodwill, and the content that implied it to Feng Hongduo was:
My lord has always admired Feng Jieshuai's reputation and has always been interested in making good things. However, the situation in Jiangnan is turbulent and unexpected. The turbulent situation in the sky is unpredictable. Jieshuai is a corner of Shengzhou. I am afraid that if there are any mistakes in the future, I will not fall into the dilemma of cutting off the port. Although my lord is certainly unwilling to intervene in the war in Jiangnan, and has previously had the friendship of fighting against the evil thief Sun Ru with Yang Jieshuai in Ningguo Army... If Feng Jieshuai and Ningguo Army will inevitably meet each other, our army can only help each other, if Feng Jieshuai has something to ask for, whether it is mediation or shelter, my lord is still willing to help...
With Li Zhen's eloquence, Li Tianqu believed that he could prompt Feng Hongduo, Shengzhou, to realize that even if he was defeated by Yang Xingmi one day, he would not have to lead the Wuning Zhoushi wandering on the Yangtze River, and he would not have to accept the path of surrender and surrender. He just looked across the river from him, and there was another Yang Xingmi who was not convenient to offend now, and would be more kind to his powerful forces that could come and surrender.
Li Tianqu sent envoys to the south, and vassal states in the north also sent envoys to meet. Guo Chongtao, who had been ordered to go to Yicheng Army Huazhou to discuss and discuss matters with each other in the name of selling horses. This time, he came to Xiaqiu, Yanzhou, and wanted to discuss major military affairs with Li Tianqu on behalf of his own forces.
"Li Jieshuai, you said that you had known that Zhu Quanzhong was ambition and would be willing to join forces with my lord to fight against the dog thief. However, the power of the traitor Qin Zong has not been eliminated, so it is not convenient to break with Zhu Quanzhong, who joined forces to fight against the pseudo-Qi thief army... But now not only Qin Zongquan has been defeated, but Sun Ru has also been killed by Jieshuai... I really admire Jieshuai's literary and military strategy, and has really grown from Yicheng's two prefectures and ten counties to now dominate Qilu and Jianghuai.
My lord did not misjudgment the wrong way. Now that Qin Zongquan and Sun Ru and others have been killed and given the title of the head, Zhu Quanzhong's dog thieves are rushing to the west, and they are actually trying to commit crimes and hold the sage hostage. Should Li Jieshuai also issue a public proclamation with my head as agreed that year, and jointly send troops to attack Zhu Quanzhong's treacherous thief?"
Over the years, Guo Chongtao has also come south to discuss with Li Tianqu. As a result, after Li Tianqu captured the Taining Army, he moved his own power team to Xiaqiu, Yanzhou, and then pacified the Tianping Army, went south to capture the Rebellion Army, took advantage of the situation to capture the prefectures under the Huainan Army, and secretly met with Yang Xing to jointly send troops to destroy Sun Ru... Guo Chongtao was out of nowhere again and again, and his lord Li Keyong has also been in trouble in recent years and has repeatedly sent troops to conquer the two sides, so there were fewer opportunities for secret interactions between them.
Now it is difficult to wait until the situation on Li Tianqu’s side is stable and there is no war on the outside. Guo Chongtao, who had gone through a lot of trouble, exchanged greetings and asked immediately on behalf of his lord Li Keyong.
Li Keyong is more inclined to support the court. Of course, Li Tianqu could not reveal to Guo Chongtao that he intended to indulge Zhu Wen in order to grow up... but he still said calmly:
"The emperor and his descendants of the royal family, and the ministers and ministers are still being controlled by Li Maozhen. Zhu Quanzhong did indeed advance westward in the name of serving the king and saving the emperor. If the King Yi planned to take the opportunity to attack, he would invite me to attack Zhu Quanzhong at the same time... Isn't this equivalent to assisting the rebel Li Maozhen, who coerced the emperor and repeatedly deceived the emperor, who was a rebel?
Yi Shenggong was originally a loyal and kind-hearted country. He had served the king and rescued the emperor before, but he did not come to the palace to meet him in order to avoid suspicion. Now even if he hated Zhu Quanzhong to the core, but Li Maozhen was allowed to control the emperor, wouldn’t Yi Shenggong have been wasted all his previous efforts? This made the world think that he was not a defamation of his reputation?”
"this......"
Guo Chongtao was choking for a moment, but he could not tell Li Tianqu that his lord's claim that "it would rather spare Li Maozhen than let Zhu Quanzhong succeed"... However, Zhu Wen led troops to attack Li Maozhen in the west, and intending to seize the emperor was also an important matter, but Li Keyong is now hit by a sudden mutiny within his own forces. Guo Chongtao pondered for a moment, and finally sighed and expressed his true purpose for the trip:
"... The lord sent me to visit. Not only did he ask the Qingjieshang's intentions, but he would be able to jointly fight with us in the future to fight Zhu Quanzhong? How could Zhu Quanzhong be so cunning that he would be able to save the thief sincerely? However, the emperor did not accept his loyal advice and caused his own disaster. At present, our army... in fact, there is no time to look west for the moment.
Chapter completed!