Liu Chengyou ordered Bai Wenke to rush to Hezhong and Zhao Hui to Fengxiang. Shu changed Fengxiang to Qiyang Army and ordered Wang Jingchong to be Qiyang's military envoy and Tongping Zhangshi.

Guo Wei discussed with the generals a crusade and attack. The generals wanted to capture Chang'an and Fengxiang first. Hu Congke, the governor of the country, said: "Now the three rebel vassals have united and elected Li Shouzhen as the leader. If Li Shouzhen dies, those two vassal towns will not be attacked."

Self-destruction. If you abandon the close and attack the far, if the king or Zhao resists in the front and Li Shouzhen attacks from behind, this is a dangerous way." Guo Wei thought that what he said was very reasonable.

So Guo Wei attacked Hezhong from Shaanzhou, Bai Wenke and Ningjiang Jiedu, and the infantry guards commanded Liu Ci from Tongzhou and Chang Si from Tongguan. Guo Wei raised the soldiers and shared the joys and sorrows with them, and the soldiers made some military exploits.

When he received a reward, he would personally visit those who were slightly injured; whether he was a wise or dishonest counselor, as long as he had something to report, he would receive them in a friendly manner; he would not be angry if he was disobeyed or offended, and he would not punish minor offenses.

Therefore, the hearts of soldiers and generals all attached themselves to Guo Wei.

Li Shouzhen thought that the Imperial Guards were all his old subordinates and had been favored by him. Moreover, the soldiers had always been arrogant and suffered from the strict military laws of the Han army. He thought that as soon as the Imperial Guards arrived, they would come knocking on the city gate to welcome him as the king, so he could just sit and wait.

However, the soldiers received rewards from Guo Wei and forgot about Li Shouzhen's old kindness. The army came to the city, waved military flags, beat war drums, and shouted insults and insults. Li Shouzhen was shocked when he saw it on the city.

Bai Wenke conquered Xiguan City and set up a barracks on the west bank of the Yellow River. Chang Si set up a barracks in the south of the city, and Guo Wei set up a barracks in the west of the city. Soon, Guo Wei thought that Chang Si did not have the general talent and sent him back to the original feudal town. The generals wanted to hurry up

When attacking the city, Guo Wei said: "Li Shouzhen was an experienced veteran of the previous dynasty. He was brave and good at fighting, generous and charitable, and had many military exploits. Moreover, the city is adjacent to the Yellow River, and the city towers and walls are intact and solid, which should not be underestimated. He relied on the high city to fight, and we

What's the difference between attacking with one's back and leading soldiers through fire and water? Courage may be strong or weak, attacks may be slow or urgent, opportunities may be necessary or not, and things may be done first or later. It is better to set up a long encirclement to trap him and make him

He has no way to go to heaven and no door to the earth. But we polish our weapons, herd our horses, sit quietly and enjoy the food that is transferred to us, so that we have enough food and clothing. When the city runs out of food, and all official and private money is exhausted, then we push up the ladder to approach them

, flying messages to recruit them. The generals and soldiers over there are running away, and even father and son can't protect each other, let alone such a mob! As long as Zhao Siwan and Wang Jingchong are divided and restrained, it's not worth worrying about."

So Guo Wei recruited more than 20,000 civilians from various states and asked Bai Wenke and others to lead them. They dug long ditches, built connected cities, and lined up teams to surround the city in the river. Guo Wei said to the generals: "Li Shouzhen used to be afraid of Gaozu, so he didn't dare

He is arrogant. He thinks that we have risen from Taiyuan and our achievements are not outstanding, so he despises us, so he dares to rebel. We should use silence to subdue him." So the military flags and war drums were put away, and only "fire shops" were set up along the Yellow River.

"The military information was conveyed for dozens of miles, and infantry were sent to guard it in turns; navy ships were sent to anchor on the shore. The enemies who came and went secretly were all captured. Li Shouzhen was like sitting in a snare.

Hou Shu's troops supporting Wang Jingchong were stationed at Sanguan. Zhao Hui sent the governor Li Yan to attack them and defeated them. The Shu army fled. Wang Jingchong killed more than 70 members of Hou Yi's family members, except Hou Yi's son.

The day before yesterday, Parallel Army Sima Hou Renju

Being outside can save you from death.

The court of the Later Han Dynasty appointed Hou Renju as the governor of Xizhou. Hou Yanguang, Hou Renju's son, was still in his infancy. The wet nurse Liu exchanged her own child for him, and ran away with Hou Yanguang in her arms. She walked to Daliang City by begging for food and returned to Hou Yi's home.

Li Shouzhen sent troops many times to break out of the long siege, but was defeated and returned. So he sent people with wax pills and secret messages to Southern Tang, Hou Shu, and Khitan to ask for help, but they were all captured by patrolling soldiers. The food in the city was about to be exhausted, and people starved to death in a day.

More than a day. Li Shouzhen's face was full of sorrow, and he summoned the monk Zonglun to question him. Zonglun said: "The king should be the emperor, and others cannot take it away. But there is a disaster in the division. When the tribulation is over, only one person and one horse will be left, and the king will rise."

It's time." Li Shouzhen still believed it. Wang Jingchong sent his son Wang Derang and Zhao Siwan sent his son Zhao Huai to Chengdu to meet the Shu Lord.

Wang Jingchong sent troops out of the west gate, but Zhao Hui defeated him and captured Xiguan City. Wang Jingchong retreated to defend the city. Zhao Hui dug a deep ditch to surround it. He came out to challenge many times, but Wang Jingchong's army did not dare to come out. Zhao Hui secretly sent more than a thousand people

Wearing armor and holding weapons in their hands, they followed the banner of the Shu army and drove down the Nanshan Mountain, asking all the troops to shout: "The Shu soldiers are here!" Wang Jingchong indeed sent thousands of troops out of the city to greet them. Zhao Hui set up an ambush and attacked suddenly, and all the troops leaving the city were killed.

Annihilated. From then on, Wang Jingchong never dared to leave the city.

The Lord of Shu sent An Siqian, the governor of Shannan West Road, to lead troops to rescue Fengxiang. Zuo Pushe was also the servant of the sect, and Tongping Zhangshi Wu Zhaoyi went to Shu to remonstrate: "In my humble opinion, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Tang Dynasty is greedy for the expedition to the west.

Shu wants to march north. All the ministers in the dynasty refuse to listen to their advice, so what can be accomplished? The precedents of these two dynasties can serve as a warning." The Lord of Shu refused to listen and sent Xiong Wu Jie again.

Du made Han Baozhen send troops from Yang to disperse the Han army.

Wang Jingchong sent Li Yanshun, the former Yicheng Jiedu envoy, and others to meet the Hou Shu reinforcements. An Siqian was stationed in the west of Baoji, and the Han army was stationed in Baoji. An Siqian sent Meizhou Governor Shengui to lead 2,000 troops to Mobi, and in the bamboo forest

An ambush was set up in the middle; on the morning of the 22nd, Shengui used hundreds of soldiers to approach Baoji and set up a formation. The Han soldiers drove them away, but they were ambushed in the bamboo forest and failed. The Shu soldiers took advantage of the victory to pursue and broke through Baoji Village. The Shu soldiers left

, Han soldiers entered Baoji again.

An Siqian marched and stationed his troops on the banks of the Wei River. The Han Dynasty added 5,000 troops to defend Baoji. An Siqian was frightened and said to the generals: "The army has little food and the enemy is strong, so we should make plans for the future." He withdrew his troops and stationed in Fengzhou, and soon returned.

Arrive at Xingyuan.

Zhangwu Jiedushi Gao Yunquan had a grudge against Dingnan Jiedushi Li Yiyin, so Li Shouzhen secretly asked Li Yiyin for help. Li Yiyin then sent troops to station at the border of Yanzhou and Danzhou. Hearing that the official army had surrounded the river, he withdrew his troops. Gao Yunquan

The matter was reported to the imperial court, and Li Yiyin also complained on his own. The imperial court ordered the two to reconcile.

Shu Yuan and Songshan Taoist Yang Na both visited Li Shouzhen as tourists. When Li Shouzhen was besieged by the Han army, he sent Shu Yuan to change his surname to Zhu and Yang Na to change his surname to Li and his given name was Ping. They copied the small road and issued a seal to ask for help from the Southern Tang Dynasty. The Southern Tang Dynasty advised

The official Zha Guanghui was consulted, and Wei Cen, the Minister of War, asked for troops to be sent to rescue him.

After Li Min, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, came to the throne, there were good harvests in the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers year after year, and there was a surplus of military rations. The ministers rushed to the throne and said: "Your Majesty Zhongxing. Now that the north is in trouble, we should send troops to the north to restore the old territory of the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty said: "I have lived in the military since I was young, and I have seen the harm done to the people by using troops.

The situation is so deep that I can’t bear to mention war anymore. If his people are at peace, then my people will also be at peace, so what else do they have to ask for!"

The lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Min, was frugal. He often wore straw sandals and slept under a mosquito net made of green kudzu in the summer. On his left and right were old and ugly palace servants dressed in rough and simple clothes. Those who died for the country were given a three-year salary.

. He also dispatched envoys to inspect the people's fields, and assessed the taxes according to the fatness and thinness of the fields. The people praised it as fair and reasonable. From then on, the income from the deployment of troops, establishment of labor and other taxes and donations in the Jiang and Huai areas were levied according to the tax rate.

Li Min, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was diligent in listening to the government and worked day and night. After returning from his inspection tour in Yangzhou, he no longer held banquets and had fun. The matter was handled a little hastily. Wang Shaoyan, the chamberlain, wrote a letter, thinking that "since this spring, many ministers have been convicted, and there are doubts and fears inside and outside."

"The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty issued an edict to explain why this happened, and asked Wang Shaoyan to declare it to China and foreign countries.

Song Qiqiu, the left prime minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty, asked to participate in the administration of political affairs, and the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty allowed him to enter the Zhongshu Province. Song Qiqiu also asked to take charge of the Shangshu Province, so the emperor of the Southern Tang dismissed Li Jingsui, the minister of longevity, as the judge of the Shangshu Province.

Instead, he was in charge of Zhongshu and Menxia Province, and Qiqiu of the Song Dynasty was appointed to be in charge of the affairs of Shangshu Province; the affairs of these three provinces required the participation of the King of Qi in decision-making.

A few months after Song Qiqiu took office, his trusted official Xia Changtu stole three thousand yuan of official money. Song Qiqiu sentenced him to avoid death. The emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty was furious and beheaded Xia Changtu. Song Qiqiu claimed that he had

He was ill and asked to be dismissed from the Ministry of Finance. The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty agreed to his request.

After Song Qiqiu, the prime minister and Taibao of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was dismissed from the official position of Shangshu Province, he no longer went to court. The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty sent King Shou Li Jingsui to express his condolences and greet him, and promised him to go to defend Hongzhou, and then he began to enter the court. Li Ming

While having a banquet with Song Qiqiu and having a good drink, Song Qiqiu said: "It was my strength that Your Majesty accomplished the great cause of ZTE. Why did you forget me?"

The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty got angry and said: "Your Excellency is my guest as a persuasive counselor. Now that you are the third Duke, you can be satisfied. But you tell others that I have a beak, just like Gou Jian, the king of Yue during the Warring States Period. It's difficult for you to do that."

Is there such a thing as sharing peace and happiness with me?" Song Qiqiu said: "I did say this. When I was a guest of lobbying, your Majesty was just an adjutant. Today, your Majesty can kill me!" Second

Later, the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty issued an edict to thank him and said: "You have always known that I have a very kind temperament. We have loved each other since childhood, but have resented each other as we grow old. Is this good?" He appointed Song Qiqiu as the Zhennan Festival.

Envoy.

The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty once dreamed that he had taken a magical elixir, and Shi Shouchong, a scholar after dawn, offered the elixir. The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty thought that he had received a magical experience and ate the elixir according to the prescription, which gradually developed into an impatience. People around him tried to dissuade him, so he

None of them listened. The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty once gave the medicine to Li Jianxun, and Li Jianxun praised it: "I have been taking it for a few days, and I already feel hot in my body, let alone taking it often!" The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty said: "I have been taking the medicine for a long time.

." When the ministers reported the matter, the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty often lost his temper.

Feng Yanji, a doctor in the driving department, was the secretary of the Marshal's Mansion of the King of Qi. His character was opportunistic, and he colluded with Qi Qiu of the Song Dynasty and Chen Jue, the deputy envoy of Xuanhui. At the same time, Feng Yanji served in the Prince of Qi's Mansion and was in a position above him, so Feng Yanji plotted against him.

They were pushed out.
Chapter completed!