Ma Yin thought again that his eldest son Xizhen was already twenty years old. Although he was good at literature, he had never been on the battlefield. It was time to go to the battlefield to practice. So Ma Yin invited Gao Yu to ask for his opinion. At the same time,

We also discussed how to completely subdue the barbarians in western Hunan all afternoon.

After a while, Gao Yu entered the royal palace. Ma Yin asked Gao Yu to sit down and told him what he wanted. Gao Yu said: "What the prince saw is very true. The eldest son is wise, but he is partial to civil affairs. He really should go.

Gaining insights on the battlefield and strengthening your military strategy. Gao thought it would be better to send a few more young people to take the opportunity to train new people. I had this idea after Li Qiong died, so as not to be passive in the future."

Ma Yin thought for a moment and said, "Sir, what you said is very much what I like. In this way, I will allow Liu Yanxin, my brother-in-law, Liu Jianfeng, Zhang Shaodi, son of Zhang Ji, the former Yongshun Jiedushi, and Xu Dexun, the son of brother Xu Dexun."

Qiong, how about we go together?" Gao Yu said, "This is best. I received a report from Lu Shizhou, saying that as soon as he arrived in Xiangxiang, Song Ye and others had retreated. He planned to take advantage of the situation to pursue them and send someone back to ask for instructions.

I think I will let Lu Shizhou return to Wugang, and at the same time send the eldest son to lead the troops to join Lu Shizhou. Then Lu Shizhou will be under unified command. With such a large increase in troops, I believe they can succeed in the battle."

Ma Yin nodded and hurriedly called someone to call Ma Xizhen and the other four people. After a while, the four people arrived. Ma Yin said: "This king wants you to go to the battlefield to practice. Do you dare to go?" Four people.

After all, they are young people. They are naturally overjoyed to have the opportunity to make contributions and show their abilities. So the four young people responded in unison: "Your Majesty, we will obey the king's order and thank you for giving us the opportunity!"

Ma Yin was overjoyed and said: "Well, I will appoint Ma Xizhen as the chief general, Liu Yanxin as the deputy general, Zhang Shaodi as the vanguard, Xu Qiong as the rear guard, and lead five thousand troops to Wugang to join Lu Shizhou, the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition. When they arrived in Wugang

After that, everyone will obey the command of Lu Shizhou. However, I want to warn you that you must not rely on the status of your fathers and disobey orders. I have granted Lu Shizhou full authority. If you do not obey his command, he has the right to kill them first and then report them." Four people.

They all responded: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will abide by military regulations and obey Marshal Lu's orders in everything."

Ma Yin nodded and asked them to go down to prepare and set off for the western expedition early tomorrow morning. At the same time, Ma Yin sent someone to notify Lu Shizhou and asked him to return to Wugang as soon as possible. A few days later, Ma Xizhen and others led five thousand soldiers to Wugang.

At that time, Lu Shizhou's army had already arrived in Wugang. After the two armies joined forces, Lu Shizhou summoned everyone to discuss matters.

Lu Shizhou said: "Several young masters are all young heroes. I hope that you can carry forward the fighting and enterprising spirit of your fathers and use your newborn calves to fight against the might of our army!" Ma Xizhen and others said in unison: "We will live up to our great ambitions.

Commander, I hope you will not bring disgrace on my father’s face! Please give me the order, Commander-in-Chief, and we are willing to accept the most arduous task!"

Lu Shizhou was overjoyed and said: "That's great! I have this intention. At present, the barbarian army is defending in danger, trying to compete with our army. I plan to continue to use the strategy of combining sneak attacks and strong attacks, and then break through."

Shanzhai. Tomorrow I will personally lead five thousand people to attack from the front. You will lead your troops and detour from the trail to the back of Feishan Village overnight. After that, I will attack Feishan Village from both front and rear together. I believe they cannot resist and can only escape back to Xuzhou.

Once Feishan Stronghold is defeated, their Xuzhou will no longer have any natural protection to rely on. It will be easier to fight the subsequent battles." The four men bowed and accepted the order and retreated.

That night, Ma Xizhen's troops were all men with the title of Ma Le, and they quietly inserted themselves behind Feishan Village from the trail that Lu Shizhou had walked. Early the next morning, Lu Shizhou led his troops to launch a strong attack on Feishan Village from the front. Yang Zaisi hurriedly commanded the barbarians to fight.

Suddenly there was a roar of killing in front of the Feishan stronghold, and the fighting was in full swing.

At this moment, Ma Xizhen and others heard loud shouts of killing in front of the stronghold, and knew that Lu Shizhou had launched an attack. Yang Zaisi's attention was successfully attracted. Ma Xizhen gave an order, and the five thousand troops were divided into four groups and charged into the flying camp from behind.

The Chu army set fire everywhere in the mountain stronghold, creating chaos. The barbarians who flew to the mountain stronghold did not expect that so many Chu troops would suddenly appear from behind. They hurriedly accepted the battle and were naturally no match for them. They were quickly defeated and fled in all directions.

Yang Zaisi was trying his best to resist Lu Shizhou from the front, when he suddenly received a report that a large group of Chu troops were coming from behind. Yang Zaisi sighed, knowing that the defeat was determined and irreversible. He had no choice but to give up Feishan Village, break through and retreat to Xuzhou. After some

After a bloody battle and heavy casualties, Yang Zaisi fled back to Xuzhou with dozens of people. Lu Shizhou took advantage of the victory to pursue and soon surrounded Xuzhou.

Lu Shizhou did not attack the city immediately, but set up camps around it. Because Ma Yin had an order, in order to reduce casualties, he tried his best to persuade them to surrender. Early the next morning, Lu Shizhou took Ma Xizhen and others to the city gate and asked Yang Zaisi to come out to answer. After a while, Yang Zaisi

Appearing at the top of the city, Lu Shizhou said: "Chief Yang, the prince asked me to tell you that as long as you surrender to the prince, the prince will put the blame on you and will reuse you. Now that we have surrounded you, if you stubbornly resist, the city will be destroyed.

Both jade and stone will perish. Even if Leader Yang doesn't think about himself, he must still think about the people in the city."

After Yang Zaisi returned to the city, he also discussed the matter with everyone. Everyone saw that Ma Yin had sent tens of thousands of troops this time, and they were sure to capture it. However, the barbarian soldiers were defeated twice after passing Feishan Village, and there were not many left, and their morale was low.

With such strength and current situation, it is impossible to fight against the Chu army. Besides, even if he wins by chance this time, Ma Yin has occupied twenty-one states and has an army of 100,000. Once he sends another

When the army came, they were afraid that they would be destroyed. Therefore, everyone tended to negotiate with Ma Yin. Seeing that everyone had lost their fighting spirit, Yang Zaisi had no choice but to agree.

After Yang Zaisi listened to Lu Shizhou's words, he said: "If you are really sincere, would you dare to go to the city for an interview?" Lu Shizhou smiled and said: "I have experienced hundreds of battles and have never seen any battles. You open the city gate, and I will come in alone to fight with you.

Let's talk." Ma Xizhen said quickly: "Commander, no. You are the leader of an army, how can you easily take risks? Just let me go!"

After Ma Xizhen finished speaking, he spurred his horse out, came to the foot of the city tower, and shouted to Yang Zaisi: "Leader Yang, my name is Ma Xizhen, the eldest son of King Chu. How about I come in and talk to you?" Yang Zaisi said: "

With your status, you are naturally qualified to talk. Aren't you afraid that you can get in but not get out?" Ma Xizhen said with a smile: "Leader Yang is the overlord of the party and a hero from Xiangxi. How could he do such a shameful thing?

?Besides, Xizhen is willing to bear the consequences in order to save the soldiers and civilians on both sides from the suffering of the war. As long as the war can be settled, even if it costs my life, what does it matter?"

Yang thought for a moment and said: "Okay, come in!" Ma Xizhen said: "Wait a moment, I will ask our army to retreat a little further, and you open the door again." Ma Xizhen then said to Lu Shizhou behind him: "Commander

, please order the whole army to retreat a hundred feet away. Lu Shizhou said: "My eldest son, it is better for me to go!" Ma Xizhen shook his head firmly. Lu Shizhou had no choice but to order to retreat.

Ma Xizhen then shouted to Yang Zaisi on the top of the city: "Chief Yang, you can open the city!" Seeing that the Chu army had indeed retreated a hundred feet away, Yang Zaisi ordered the city to open and went to the city gate to greet Ma Xizhen in person. Soon after,

, Ma Xizhen followed Yang Zaisi to the government office and met with the leaders. After everyone greeted them, they took their seats.

Yang Zaisi took the lead and said: "Master Ma, if we surrender, how will your father treat us?" Ma Xizhen said: "My father said that as long as you surrender sincerely, you will respect the emperor, obey orders, and no longer invade neighboring states and counties.

Then I will continue to let you command the various ministries. The imperial court will not appoint additional officials. On the contrary, it will appoint you to appropriate positions to serve the imperial court."

A leader asked again: "How to pay the taxes?" Xizhen smiled at me and said: "You also know that now my father has more than 20 states, the land is vast, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. At the same time, under Mr. Gao's

With hard work, the country has become rich and the people are safe. As for you, you are already poor here, so in this regard, you only need to do what you can and express it appropriately. We are not short of this little tax. On the contrary, if you encounter a famine,

We will also provide assistance.”

Before Ma Xizhen left Tanzhou, Ma Yin and Gao Yu told Ma Xizhen this meaning. Ma Xizhen didn't understand it at the time, but Gao Yu told him that he actually learned Zhuge Liang's method of dealing with the southern barbarians, and just wanted to live in peace with the barbarians.

.The land in western Hunan is already backward and barren. Even if they are forced to pay taxes, how much money can they make? Why cause big trouble for such a small benefit? It is not worth the gain.

When Yang Zaisi and everyone heard that the terms were so favorable, it was beyond their expectations. They thought Ma Yin would take the opportunity to blackmail them severely. Such terms left everyone speechless, and they immediately expressed their willingness to submit. Ma Xizhen

Overjoyed, he hurriedly bid farewell to everyone and returned to the camp to report to Master Lu Zhou. At the same time, he sent someone to report the victory to Ma Yin in Tanzhou!

A few days later, Ma Yin sent people to accept the surrender of Yang Zaisi and others, and appointed Yang Zaisi as the governor of Chengzhou. The other leaders also served as officials at all levels of prefectures and counties. After Yang Zaisi surrendered to Chu, he established Guzhou, Longli, Tanxi,

Hongzhou, Bajiao, Huer, Zhonglin, Liangzhai Ouyang, Xinhua (today's Liping, Guizhou) and other Shidongs, the leaders of Shidong were named Shidong, and they took the surnames of local wealthy families to control Zhoudong.

Yang Zaisi had twelve sons (including his younger brother's two sons), who were divided into towns in Yunnan and Guizhou. The eldest son Zhenglong was granted Zhizhou, and his son Tongyun lived in Wugang; the second son Zhengtao was granted Zhizhou and lived in Luomeng (

Today's Tongtong County); the third son Zhengxiu, appointed governor, lived in Zhenliang (now Suining); the fourth son Zhengyue, granted magistrate, lived in Chenzhou Prefecture (now Yuanling); the fifth son Zhengyan, without official, lived in

Shou Luoyan (now the northeastern part of Tongdong County, formerly known as Luoyan Cave); Liuzi Zhengwan was granted the title of magistrate and lived in Dongshan (now the northwest part of Suixian County); Qizizhengyan was granted the title of Duke of Guo and lived in Huer (now part of Liping County)

) and the town of Qujiang (today's Jingzhou County); the eighth son Zhengsong was awarded the title of Dusi and lived in Huangjiang (southwest of today's Liping County); the ninth son of Zhengzong was granted the title of Taiwei and lived in Tanxi (today's eastern part of Liping County);

Zhengqin, was granted the title of Dutong, and lived in Letu (today's southwest of Liping County); Zhengrong, the eleventh son, was granted appeasement, and was stationed in Lizhou (today's Li County, Hunan Province); Zhengheng, the twelfth son, was granted the title of envoy to the capital, and lived in Xifan

.At the same time, the Yang family also established a strict territorial system based on the seven characters of the Zipai: Zai, Zheng (zheng), Tong, Guang, Chang, Sheng (Sheng), Xiu (Jin). The chaos of the Five Dynasties brought much disaster to the world.

, only Chengzhou society was peaceful.

Later, after the fall of Chu, Yang Zaisi returned to the Song Dynasty. Because he was good at fighting, managing the country, and protecting the territory, the local people respected him as the "Feishan Taigong". After his death, he was posthumously named Yinghuihou by the Song Dynasty. Throughout the ages, The descendants of the Yang family scattered all over the country thought about their virtues, worshiped them as gods, and respected them as their ancestors. They successively built Feishan Temple or Feishan Palace. Every year, large-scale temple fairs are held in various places on Yang Zaisi’s birthday on June 6th and his death anniversary on October 26th. Activities to commemorate him.

Feishan's fall, Pan Quansheng's defeat, and Yang Zaisi's surrender finally allowed Ma Yin to solve Xuzhou

The problem of barbarians. Therefore, Lu Shizhou worked non-stop and targeted Song Ye, the barbarian in Chenzhou. The surrender of Yang Zaisi in Xuzhou had a great impact on Song Ye and others. Song Ye, who had lost support, was isolated and helpless. Under Lu Shizhou's With the army under pressure, they had no choice but to surrender to Chu. In the first month of the second year of Qianhua (912), Song Ye and Shi Changyi led their troops to surrender to the Chu army. All barbarians in western Hunan were considered to be under the jurisdiction of Ma Yin. Yin appointed Song Ye as the governor of Chenzhou and Chang Shiyi as the governor of Xuzhou.

After pacifying Western Hunan, Lu Shizhou, Ma Xizhen and others returned to Tanzhou with their troops. Ma Yin held a banquet to celebrate and rewarded Lu Shizhou heavily. At the same time, he was also very satisfied with Ma Xizhen's performance and praised it. However, Wen Xiang was a little unhappy. She Naturally, she was worried that Ma Yin would make Ma Xi the heir apparent. But she had no good solution at the moment. After all, her son Xi Sheng was still young, only eleven years old. Wen Xiang was anxious and couldn't help but look depressed. Ma Yin could see that. After hearing Wenxiang's worries, he quickly told her that he would not establish a heir for the time being. Only then did Wenxiang feel relieved and her worries disappeared.

Soon, Ma Yin received another report from Yao Yanzhang, saying that Pang Juzhao, the Ningyuan Jiedu envoy in Rongzhou (today's Beiliu, Guangdong), and Liu Changlu, the defense envoy in Gaozhou (today's Gaozhou, Guangdong), expressed their intention to submit. Some people took the initiative to submit, and Ma Yin naturally Overjoyed, Ma Yin hurriedly sent someone to convey the order, asking Yao Yanzhang to take over Rongzhou, and sent troops to escort Pang Ju to Tanzhou. Ma Yin sent another general, Zhang Keqiu, to Gaozhou to pick up Liu Changlu.

It turned out that after Liu Yin's army was defeated by Lu Shizhou and driven out of Zhaozhou, he knew that he was no match for Ma Yin and did not dare to covet Zhaozhou and other places anymore. Liu Yin was unwilling to give in, so he set his sights on Rongzhou and Gaozhou. Gaozhou was not far from Guangzhou, so Liu Yin sent people to Gaozhou first and once again asked Gaozhou's defense envoys to submit to him.

At this time, Gaozhou was controlled by Liu Changlu, who was from Ye County, Xiangzhou. When Huang Chao attacked Lingnan, he served as the governor of Gaozhou. When Huang Chao's army attacked Lingnan, he led a group of barbarians to block the attack, and Huang Chao's army did not dare to enter. For his merits, he was promoted to the defense envoy of this state.

After Liu Yin occupied Lingnan, he ordered his brother Liu Yan to recruit and surrender Liu Changlu several times. However, Liu Changlu looked down upon Liu Yin and refused to accept the surrender of Liu Yin's brothers. Liu Yin was busy competing for Chaozhou and Shaozhou with Lu Guangchou of Qianzhou at that time. He went to attack Zhaozhou again, but he never had time to deal with Liu Changlu.

This time Liu Yin defeated Zhaozhou and did not dare to provoke Ma Yin, so he wanted to use this free time to capture Gaozhou. Liu Yin sent people to persuade Liu Changlu to surrender, but Liu Changlu still refused. Liu Yin was furious and immediately ordered Liu Yan to lead his troops to attack Gaozhou. , but was defeated by Liu Changlu.

Although Liu Changlu successfully repelled Liu Yan's attack, he knew very well his own strength. With the power of a mere Gaozhou state, it was unrealistic to contend with Liu Yin who had occupied the entire Lingnan. Liu Changlu looked around. He took a look at the nearby neighbors to see who was worthy of seeking refuge. After careful analysis, he found that Ma Yin was a person worthy of seeking refuge.

Over the past ten years, Ma Yin's reputation for generosity and kindness has spread far and wide. Tanzhou has become the first choice place for generals from various vassal towns in Jiangxi, Hunan, and Lingnan to take refuge when they are down. People such as Deng Jinsi, Lu Shizhou, and Peng Gan have all chosen this place.

Surrender or go to Ma Yin. These people have received preferential treatment and important use from Ma Yin. Deng Jinsi and Peng Gan are still the governors, and Lu Shizhou, not to mention, is highly valued by Ma Yin. Moreover, Ma Yin has just defeated Liu Yin and captured Zhaozhou.

After waiting for the six states to surrender, they also surrendered to the barbarians in western Hunan. They seemed to have good strength and the ability to protect themselves. Under Ma Yin's rule, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Liu Changlu decided to follow the path of Peng Gan and others and planned to surrender to Ma Yin. In order to show his sincerity, he stabbed his blood and wrote a letter to express his critical and dangerous situation at the moment, and asked Ma Yin to accept him. So his envoy came to Zhaozhou first.

, expressed Liu Changlu's intention to surrender to Yao Yanzhang who was stationed in Zhaozhou. Naturally, Yao Yanzhang did not dare to make the decision on such a major event, so he immediately sent someone to report it to Ma Yin.

Ma Yin was very happy about Liu Changlu's surrender. Ma Yin immediately ordered the commander Zhang Keqiu to lead his troops to Gaozhou to welcome Liu Changlu's surrender. Liu Changlu led more than thousands of his subordinates into Tanzhou, and Ma Yin received them again. A banquet was held.

After entertaining Liu Changlu for several days, Ma Yin appointed Liu Changlu as the deputy envoy of Yongshun Army. Liu Changlu lived a carefree life from then on and enjoyed the rest of his life.

Besides, Liu Yin did not take advantage of Gaozhou, so he asked Liu Yan to continue to advance westward, hoping to incorporate Rongzhou into his territory. At this time, Rongzhou was under the control of Pang Juzhao, who was originally just the governor of Rongzhou. Later, the same reason happened

He had meritorious service in resisting Huang Chao's army and was promoted to Ningyuan Jiedushi by the Tang Dynasty. He was mainly responsible for governing Rongzhou and nearby counties.

Liu Yan came to Rongzhou with his troops and horses, asking Pang Juzhao to surrender. Unexpectedly, Pang Juzhao, like Liu Changlu, despised Liu Yin and refused to surrender. Liu Yan was furious and immediately sent his troops to attack. Pang Juzhao fought with all his strength, and

Liu Yan was defeated. Liu Yan had no choice but to retreat temporarily. But Pang Juzhao knew very well that with his own strength, he would be annexed by Liu Yin sooner or later.

So Pang Juzhao chose the same approach as Liu Changlu. He sent people to Zhaozhou from a small road to meet Yao Yanzhang and expressed his intention to join Ma Yin. Naturally, Yao Yanzhang did not dare to neglect and hurriedly reported to Ma Yin. Ma Yin was even more happy, naturally.
Chapter completed!