He pulled out the steel knife and killed Jia Sheng with one blow. This was somewhat similar to Liu Jianfeng's ending. Although Chen Kefan recommended Liu Shizheng to succeed him as the strategic envoy, he was not Zhang Ji, and the real power was still in his hands.

Liu Shizheng and Chen Kefan heard that the five states in the north of Ling Dynasty were annexed by Ma Yin, and they felt deeply that the threat was approaching. Therefore, Chen Kefan left Liu Shizheng to guard Guizhou, and he personally led the army to garrison the Quanyi Ridge, a natural barrier between Hunan and Guangxi, which is now Yuecheng Ridge.

, preparing to block Wu'an's army from going south. Another general, Wang Jianwu, was stationed in Qincheng, south of Quanyi Mountains, as a reserve force deployed on the second line. Quanyi Mountains has a dangerous terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Liu Shizheng and Chen Kefan

I feel that this way, I can sit back and relax.

In view of the continuous battles between his soldiers, Ma Yin needed to rest and recuperate. Besides, the territory of the five states he had just acquired also needed to be consolidated. Therefore, Ma Yin decided to make peace with Liu Shizheng first and stabilize the other party. Ma Yin planned to send an envoy to visit Liu Shizheng to express peace.

To get along, it is best for both parties to sign a non-aggression pact.

In October of the third year of Guanghua (AD 900), Ma Yin's envoy set out for Guizhou with the mission of conveying peaceful coexistence to Liu Shizheng and expressing his hope that Liu Shizheng would join him. Ma Yin just wanted to inquire about Liu Shizheng's side.

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Liu Shizheng was in a good mood at this time, because he had just been officially promoted to Jiedushi by the Tang Dynasty government. He was promoted from Guiguan Observer to Jingjiang Army Jiedushi. Chen Kefan was naturally the deputy envoy. Although Jingjiang Army was relatively remote, it had jurisdiction over

Guizhou, Liuzhou and other Kyushu lands are far away from the Central Plains and can be regarded as high in the sky and far away from the emperor. For Liu Shizheng, who had just assumed the post of Jiedushi, his butt was not yet hot, and of course he would not let outsiders get involved in this territory.

So when Ma Yin's envoy came to Quanyi Ling, Chen Kefan, who was stationed in Quanyi Ling, immediately refused the envoy entry and said: "We don't welcome you. Where did you come from? Go where you came from!" Ma Yin sent someone to come to the door to say so.

Well, he was brutally turned away and didn't even see Liu Shizheng's face.

The envoy fled back to Tanzhou in embarrassment and reported the truth to Ma Yin. Ma Yin was furious and sent a smile out of his kindness. Unexpectedly, he was slapped hard and loud in the face.

Ma Yin also thought that the Jingjiang Army was located in the upper reaches of the Xiang River, posing a commanding threat to Tanzhou and other places, like a sharp sword hanging over his head. Huang Chao's army set out from here and attacked down the river.

Entered Hunan. After that, they conquered Tanzhou in one fell swoop.
Chapter completed!