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In the Battle of Linyi, Wang Jingwu was first defeated by Huang Chao, but instead surrounded by the Pinglu army. Seeing that the situation was going on, Wang Jingwu did not make the final resistance, but led his army to surrender as soon as he saw the Pinglu army...

After the war, Wang Jingwu in Linyi City had 30,000 soldiers before the battle, and 25,000 soldiers after the battle. In the chaos with Huang Chao, there were not many casualties in Wang Jing's army, but more of them were disrupted. After the war, the scattered soldiers saw that the comrades who had been in a state of embarrassment, and they all came out to surrender.

Song Wei did not kill Wang Jingwu, but just seized their weapons and temporarily imprisoned them.

But I guess Song Wei would not have thought that after the court knew that Wang Jingwu was captured, he not only did not order to be executed on the spot, nor did he order people to escort Chang'an, but instead issued an order. All the rebels remained unrestrained and were still incorporated into the Pinglu army. Not only that, even Wang Jingwu, the leader of the rebels, was not punished at all, but was promoted instead.

Before the rebellion, although Wang Jingwu was the actual controller of the Pinglu Army, his military position was not very high. Only the yamen of the Pinglu Army was known as the military envoy and the horse envoy was arrested. But now, the court not only did not pursue his crimes, but instead appointed Wang Jingwu as the governor of Qingzhou and the general of Jinwu. He was even appointed as the rank of the third-rank Shangyunhui general, and the deputy envoy of the military envoy of the Pinglu Army. Wang Jingwu's two generals were Zhang Chan as the fourth-rank Shangzhongwu general, the governor of Qizhou, and the military envoy in front of the Pinglu Army. Lu Hong was appointed as the fourth-rank Shangzhongwu general, the governor of Zibo, and the military envoy behind the Pinglu Army.

His subordinates had 25,000 troops, but they were not disbanded and were still under the command of the three.

When Li Jing heard this news, he always thought that the eunuch was joking with him.

"Eunuch Zhang, this joke is not funny." Li Jing smiled at Zhang Tai's other adopted son Zhang Chenggong.

Zhang Chenggong, who was responsible for the order, was Zhang Chengye's brother, and the elder brother of the eunuch family who was not related by blood. He was in his thirties and was chubby and fat, shook his head and said, "How dare our family joke with the general for this military and national affairs? This is true."

Li Jing's smile suddenly stiffened on his face. This is true. How could this be true? The people in the court are fools, so how could they issue such an order? Wang Jingwu is a rebel. If the court cannot destroy Wang Jingwu and make peace with him, such a result is still possible. After all, this is how the three towns in Hebei came from, but the result is that Song Wei has defeated Wang Jingwu, and all the rebels have been captured. Not only are Wang Jingwu, Zhang Chan and Lu Hong, but even tens of thousands of auxiliary troops of the rear army captured. Moreover, their last nest Qizhou was also captured, and these people have no need to keep them. Even if they are not killed, they cannot hand over the swords and guns to their hands, and Wang Jingwu and others cannot occupy more important positions.

"Master, my father asked us to rely on Master. This decision was insisted on by Tian Lingzi and Lu Xie. Wang Jingwu served as the governor of Qingzhou and deputy envoy of Jiedu. Xue Chong, the former governor of Tianping Army, will also serve as the governor of Laizhou. The former governor of Taining Army, Li Shi, will serve as the governor of Ziqing Town." Zhang Chenggong lowered his voice a little, "After Xue Chong and Li Shi returned to the capital, Your Majesty originally wanted to punish him, but Tian Lingzi and Lu worked together to protect him. Moreover, both families are families of meritorious officials in the capital. Li Shi and Li Zhuo, the governor of Heyang, and Li Jun, the former governor of Zhaoyi, were both grandsons of Li Sheng, the prince of Xiping County. Both families have found Tian Lingzi, and now the two have joined the disciples of Tian Lingzi. It is said that the Wang Jingwu family also found Tian Lingzi to surrender, so that Tian Lingzi would protect them."

It's unclear, but it's clear.

Going back and forth, it turned out that this was another struggle for power.

He became the queen of Ziqing, and Tian Lingzi lost a move and refused to suffer losses, so he came to mess with him. He protected Wang Jingwu and also allowed them to serve as the governor of Qingzhou, Zizhou and Qizhou. At the same time, Wang Jingwu had to stay in the disaster and naturally he could only follow Tian Lingzi tightly and fight against him to the end. Wang Jingwu was not a thief, and he was in his local tits and had Tian Lingzi fully protect him. Although this incident made Li Jing feel amused and gritted his teeth, such a ridiculous thing was not surprising.

As for Xue Chong and Li, this time, the future is difficult to protect because of the thief. After surrendering to Tian Lingzi, although he was demoted, the governor and Sima of Yizhen were also quite good.

Tian Lingzi really ignored everything for the struggle for power. Although Li Jing of Ziqing Town has now won the hands of the four prefectures of Ziqing, all four governors are rivals, even the deputy envoy of the Jiedushi and the Jiedushi Sima are rivals. Moreover, these people are not empty-handed, and Wang Jingwu still has 20,000 fighters.

Li Jing wanted to curse her, and even wanted to lead the troops to kill Wang Jingwu directly.

But he restrained this impulse. He understood that perhaps Tian Lingzi was waiting for him to get angry and to react like this. If he really dared to lead troops to move Wang Jingwu, Tian Lingzi lost only a dog, but he had to bear many disadvantages. The resistance of the order could not be escaped. This would shake Li Jing's current image. Once the emperor became disgusted with him, the situation would be bad.

What Li Jing has to do now is to develop in a low-key manner and never become a pioneer. Now that he has received support from the emperor, he is more than fighting against the court now. The difference between the two is huge.

Zhang Chenggong kept paying attention to the expression on Li Jing's face. When he saw the anger in Li Jing's eyes flashing, he even thought he would be as angry as he had guessed. But this anger only flashed by, and Li Jing had returned to peace in an instant, as if nothing had happened. He remembered this change deeply in his heart. Suddenly, the evaluations of what his father said to him about Li Jing were imprinted into his heart.

Li Jing does feel steady and calm than the youth on the surface. No wonder his adoptive father admires Li Jing so much, and he even decides to tie him up with Li Jing with all his heart.

Wang Jingwu and his soldiers are still in Qingzhou, and Song Wei, Kang Chenghui and Cui Yunqing are also in Qingzhou.

After asking the military supervisor Zhang Chengye to come to entertain Zhang Chenggong in person, he specially picked a batch of rare and precious gifts, gave him a lot of money, and prepared a generous gift for Zhang Tai, Li Jing handed over the reception to Zhang Chengye.

Although Huang Chao has not been wiped out, no one cares about this little thief who is running around. Although Li Jing knows that Huang Chao is likely to make a comeback and make a comeback, he no longer wants to care about him. Compared to a wandering thief, Li Jing's biggest trouble now is Tian Lingzi, Wang Jingwu, Xue Chong, the Li family, and even Khitan and Goguryeo.

The governor's mansion in Licheng, Qizhou, has temporarily become Li Jing's convention hall. All the generals came and gathered together.

"Xingxu, what do you think?" Seeing that the generals were all dark and silent, Li Jing turned his head and looked at Li Zhen holding the teacup.

Li Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "Tian Lingzi's move is indeed very cruel. He completely ignored the interests of the court and gathered Wang Jingwu, Xue Chong, Li and others. This is to destroy Ziqing Town. If we get it, he will destroy it. Wang Jingwu had no support at the time, and a general dared to be an enemy of Song Jieshuai, and even raised an army to cause chaos. Now that the rebellion has been so long, his heart is getting bigger and bigger. With Tian Lingzi behind his back, he has tens of thousands of soldiers in his hand, how can he honestly obey Jieshuai's orders in the future? I'm afraid that there will be another rebellion in Ziqing Town. No matter how long we deal with Wang Jingwu, it is still us who suffer in the end. Tian Lingzi lost just a small piece that is optional."

Guo Chengan also nodded, "Wang Jingwu has more than 20,000 troops on his hands, and the governors of the four prefectures of Ziqing fell into their hands again. We can't fight now, and Tian Lingshou will be attacked by Tian Lingshou. He will definitely wait for us to fight with Wang Jingwu and the others. When they fight, it will be very unfavorable to us. But if they are not eliminated, Ziqing Town will not be able to really master it. If you can't master it, you can't develop it, and everything you do will be useless."

Li Jing couldn't help but frown. When he heard the emperor asked him to be the queen of Ziqing, Li Jing really felt excited. Although the town [***] is not weak, its territory is too small. A small Dengzhou still relies on the sea. If you can get Ziqing Town, it is the place of the four prefectures. What is more important is the geographical advantage of Ziqing Town. Occupying Qi, Ziqing Town in Ziqing Town is equivalent to occupying the gateway of Dengzhou, and even occupying the top of the entire Shandong, with the momentum of building a high house. Whether it is crossing the Yellow River to the North China Plain, going south to the Huanghuai Plain, or even going west to control the canal, this is the foundation for fighting for the hegemony of one side.

But now, he knew that he was too happy. Tian Lingzi would not let him go so smoothly. For a moment, he even wanted to send troops to kill Wang Jingwu and the others, and then directly occupy Ziqing Town, and even seize the now extremely empty Tianping Town and Taining Town together.

But Li Jing immediately woke up. With the ability of the town, it was not difficult to defeat Ziqing, Taining, and Tianjun. Even if he attacked and attacked Yicheng and other towns, he could still defeat him. But so what? The strength of the town is not as strong as it appears on the surface, and the number of towns is too small.

At the beginning, he could blitzkriegs Zhucheng, but he could not defend and could not support the long-term battle. Especially at present, the orders of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty could still mobilize the world.

The defeat of Li Keyong and his son is a lesson in the past. At this time, whoever dares to attack each other will not take the emperor seriously, whoever is the first to emerge will inevitably be besieged by groups, and in the end there will be no one left.

Just like the Three Kingdoms, before the Yellow Turbans destroyed the world, the prestige of the court was still there, and no one dared to do anything. But when the emperor completely lost his majesty and could not control the place, then it was the time for the princes to fight in a melee.

Li Jing cannot be the first to be the first. If Zhen [***] wants to develop as fast as possible, he cannot become the target of public criticism. Not only can he not become the target of public criticism, but he must also have strong support from the emperor.

But after finally getting the opportunity to take over Ziqing Town with just a legitimate reason, how could Li Jing let it go?

His eyes accidentally swept to the last seat. His position was very low, he was just a staff officer and a surrendered general. On such an important occasion, he wanted to speak, but he was hesitant.

"Staff General Gai, just say something." Li Jing still admires Gai Yu's wisdom. Many of the plans proposed by Gai Yu are often the kind of view that goes beyond the ordinary range.

Gai Yu got Li Jing's name and stood up excitedly at the end of dozens of civil and military personnel in the hall. He bowed and bowed to the people in the hall, then coughed and said, "Go back to the Grand Marshal, I have a word for humble position, but I don't know if it's appropriate."

"Although it's."

"By the view of a humble position, the current situation is a pit that Tian Lingzi dug."

"Oh, what do you mean?" Li Jing nodded.

With Li Jing's encouragement, Gai Yu finally said loudly: "Tian Lingzi's plan is actually very simple. He just wants to force us to deal with Wang Jingwu, and then use this as an excuse to attack us. In the end, he must have wanted the general to give up the position of Ziqing General."

"We all know this, just tell me your solution." Wang Chong said with some dissatisfaction. He had no good attitude towards this demoted official.

"It's better to retreat as an advance!" Gai Yu looked up at Li Jing with a firm expression, "Since this is a pit dug by Tian Lingzi, we cannot jump forward, but we cannot just hand over Ziqing Town to them like this. Therefore, for the time being, we will take a step back first. However, we cannot retreat in vain. The general, simply move all the young and strong people in Ziqing Town to Liaodong. We will directly take a plan to remove firewood from the bottom of the pot."

Li Jing couldn't help but feel his mind. Gai Yu was so cruel that he came up with such a plan. The most important thing to rule is population. Although many times, population represents a burden, if there is no population, there is nothing. This is the most important basic.

Ziqing Town has always been rich, so its population is even higher than before the Anshi Rebellion, because there is a sea trade port along the coast of Ziqing, and Ziqing Town is also the second of the four rivers of the Tang Dynasty, the Yellow River and Jishui. Famines have occurred in the past two years, and Ziqing Town is much better than other Central Plains. For example, Dengzhou has even had a few times the population, which is a bit abnormal and prosperous. However, Ziqi has a much smaller population this year, mainly due to the Wang Jingwu Rebellion.

"The whole Qing and Zhengzheng moved to Dengzhou and Liaodong. In this way, the four prefectures of Zihai and Qing have no population and nothing else. Without farmers' arable land, Zihai and Qing have no food and taxes. So what can Wang Jingwu and others use to support the army?"

Li Jing chuckled and said, Gai Yu's idea was very poisonous, but he really liked it. Without a population, let alone food taxes, even the soldiers who fought can't be supplemented. Take a step back first, but take the people away and leave the old and weak to Wang Jingwu and the others. How can they persist? No need to think, if it takes less than one or two years, Ziqing Town will inevitably be in chaos. At that time, after one or two years of development, Li Jing must have become stronger.

When we come back, how can Wang Jingwu and the others stop us? What's more, maybe in another year or two, the situation will change again. I guess at that time, no one will be able to take care of the internal affairs of the vassal states on the coast of the East China Sea.

"Master General, can we eat and eat in the Qingzheng Town of Ziqing to Dengzhou and Liaodong? Now we have more than 500,000 young and strong people in our hands." Guo Chengan asked worriedly.
Chapter completed!