After Chai Rong finished speaking, he immediately took out the two forms and handed them to Chen Jue. Chen Jue followed them one by one. One form was Gao Baorong, Jingnan, and reported that the boat troops had been sent to Ezhou. The other form was Qian Hongchu, the King of Wu Yue, and reported that 400 warships had been sent and 17,000 naval troops had been sent, anchored on the bank of the river, waiting for Chai Rong's order.

After reading the two memorials, Chen Jue became even more frightened. He saw that the warships were like forests and soldiers and swords were like ants in Yingluan Town, which was very powerful to swallow Jiangnan. Chen Jue was so scared that he kowtowed countless times and begged repeatedly. Chai Rong then said, "You can quickly send someone to get the memorials and ced the Jiangbei. If I get it, I will give up, and I may not have to take you Jiangnan." Chen Jue thanked and retreated, and immediately sent his accompanying staff back to Jinling, trying his best to explain the reputation of Lord Zhou, and ask Lord Southern Tang to cut Jiangbei quickly and protect Jiangnan.

The Southern Tang Lord had no choice but to send Liu Chengyu to present a letter and call himself the Tang Lord. He came to Yingluan Town and expressed his willingness to contribute to Lu, Shu, Qi, Huang, and Ezhou. However, he still gave the salt prison in Hailing to Jiangnan, but Chai Rong refused to agree.

After Liu Chengyu's pleading, he requested that the Later Zhou army be supplied with 300,000 stones of salt each year, Chai Rong agreed to it. In addition, for example, the terms of Zhou as the main story and the annual tribute were also recognized by Chen Jue, Liu Chengyu and others, Chai Rong agreed to dismiss the army. Therefore, all the north of the Yangtze River were pacified, and fourteen prefectures and sixty counties were obtained.

Chai Rong gave the Southern Tang Lord a letter, saying: "You must order the troops along the Yangtze River and the troops in Liangzhe, Hunan and Jingnan to retreat. Among them, the troops of Luzhou, Qizhou and Huangzhou will also order the troops to be taken back outside the suburbs. After the generals and soldiers in the city of Sanzhou and their families return to the south, they can send people to summon our generals and school and deliver the city to them. The only ships on the Yangtze River need to travel, and they will be allowed to take them away to the north shore."

Chen Jue and Liu Chengyu, since they were asked for peace, they said goodbye to Chai Rong. Chai Rong said to Chen Jue again: "You don't have to be the matter of priestly passing on the throne. I have a handwritten letter, I'm sorry to convey your lord." Then he took out the letter and handed it to Chen Jue. Chen Jue and Liu Chengyu thanked him and left, and returned to Jinling, and presented the original letter from Master Zhou to Lord Tang. Chai Rong went from Yingluan Town to Yangzhou again.

Chai Rong then ordered the Wu Yue and Jingnan troops to return to their respective places; and gave Qian Hong 30,000 pieces of silk to reward the army and 10,000 pieces of Gao Baorong.

The Baoxin Army was set up in Luzhou and Zhao Kuangzan, the Youlongwu General Army, was appointed as the governor. The Southern Tang Lord also sent Tongpingzhang to Feng Yanji, the chief minister of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and offered 100,000 taels of silver, 100,000 pieces of silk, 100,000 jin of tea, and 200,000 stones of rice and wheat.

Chai Rong ordered Song Yanwo to lead 3,000 naval troops to patrol and guard the river. He also ordered the tombs of the late Huainan Jiedu governor Yang Xingmi and the late Shengfu governor Xu Wen and others to be given to the tomb guards as needed; the other ministers in the south of the Yangtze River had the tombs north of the Yangtze River, and the local officials were also entrusted to inspect on time.

The Lord of Southern Tang also sent Xu Liao, Duke of Ru County, and Shang Quan, the envoy of the Guest Province, to pay 2 million yuan for a banquet. The Lord of Zhou specially gave a banquet in the palace, and Feng Yanji, Tian Lin, Xu Liao, and Shang Quan were among the seats. Xu Liao instead of the Lord of Tang Li Jing, brought a birthday cup and brought gold wine vessels, imperial clothes, rhinoceros belts, gold and silver, brocade, saddle and horse and other items. Chai Rong wanted to give gifts to each. After the banquet, the ministers of the Southern Tang resigned, and Chai Rong set off for the capital.

After Chai Rong returned to Beijing, he issued an edict to reward the soldiers who went south to conquer the war and

The newly resigned people in Huainan also paid tribute to the families of soldiers who were injured and killed in the battle, and their descendants were recruited in quantity. Chai Rong was newly granted the taxes owed by the 14 prefectures and 60 counties in Huainan, and all the taxes owed were exempted. He also appointed Feng Yanlu, the general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, as the messenger of the Jiangnan Kingdom, and appointed Zhong Mo, the former envoy of the Tang Dynasty as the deputy, and ordered them to bring the letter of state and the calendar of the year to return to Jiangnan. He also gave the Tang lord the imperial robes and jade belts, a total of 100,000 gold ware, a thousand silver ware, five imperial horses, a hundred scattered horses, three hundred sheep, and tens of millions of silk for rewarding the army.

Chai Rong appointed Zhao Kuangyin and the governor of Zhongwu, and transferred An Shenqi to the governor of Pinglu. In order to avoid Chai Rong's ancestors, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty changed his name to Jing. He ordered the abolition of the emperor's title and only called the king of the country. All the original ceremonial regulations of the emperor were reduced and derogated. The Jiaotai year name was abolished, and the calendar of the Later Anniversary Names was used, and reported to the Taimiao. Zuo Pushe, Tong Pingzhang Shi Feng Yanji was dismissed as the crown prince's tutor and the subordinate minister. Tong Pingzhang Shi Yan Xu was dismissed as the young tutor and Privy Councilor Chen Jue, and Tong Pingzhang Shi was dismissed as the young tutor and Privy Councilor, and Chen Jue, the Minister of War, removed Tong Pingzhang Shi from retaining his original official position.

At the beginning, Feng Yanji used the strategy of seizing the Central Plains to persuade the Southern Tang Lord, and was favored. Feng Yanji once mocked the Southern Tang Liezu for his narrow-mindedness. He said: "There are only a few thousand soldiers lost by Anlu, so he has fasted for ten days. This is the insight of the old man in the countryside. How can he accomplish great things with him? It's not like the emperor's tens of thousands of troops sleeping in the wild in the open air, and playing basketball and having fun on his own is no different from usual. He is such a wise monarch!"

When Feng Yanji talked with his accomplices, he always regarded governing the world as his responsibility and sang and echoed each other. Hanlin scholar Chang Mengxi repeatedly said that Feng Yanji and others were exaggerated and absurd and untrustworthy. The Southern Tang Lord refused to obey. Chang Mengxi said: "The words of treacherous ministers are like loyal words. If Your Majesty does not realize it, the country will definitely perish!" When he surrendered to the Later Zhou Dynasty, Feng Yanji's followers talked to each other, and some people called the Later Zhou Dynasty the great dynasty. Chang Mengxi laughed and said: "You usually want to guide the king to become Tang Yao and Yu Shun who ruled the world. How could you think of today but call yourself a small court?" Everyone was speechless.

Liu Chengyu returned from Jinling, and the Southern Tang Dynasty sent Chen Jue to report to Chai Rong because there was no salt field in the Jiangnan area, and he hoped that the Hailing Supervisor would be assigned to Jiangnan to supply military supplies. Chai Rong said: "Hailing is on the north bank of the Yangtze River and is difficult to belong to Jiangnan and is sent to the south. Officials in the north are mixed together, so there should be other arrangements." At this time, the imperial edict issued 300,000 hu of salt to the Jiangnan area every year, and the captured Jiangnan soldiers were gradually released and returned to the country.

Feng Yanlu and Zhong Mo came from the Southern Tang Dynasty. The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty wrote a letter to express his gratitude to the emperor. The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty said roughly: "The kindness of heaven and earth is so strong, and the kindness of parents is so deep that children cannot thank their parents. How can people repay the heaven and earth? Only a sincere heart can repay the great kindness and virtue." He also requested to be with the vassal states in all directions and gave the imperial edict. He also said: "If there is any situation, let Zhong Mo report to him and beg him to return as soon as possible." The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty asked Zhong Mo to report to Shizong Chai Rong, intending to pass the throne to the crown prince.

Chai Rong appointed Feng Yanlu as the Minister of Justice and Zhong Mo as the Minister of Justice. The Emperor of Southern Tang sent the Minister of Personnel and Yin Chongyi of the Privy Council to congratulate Chai Rong on his birthday, Tianqing Festival.

Song Qiqiu, the Grand Tutor of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Secretary of the Central Committee, formed a large number of gangs and cultivated party members, hoping to monopolize the power of the court. The impetuous and eager people rushed to join forces and praised Song Qiqiu as the veteran of the country. Privy Councilor Chen Jue and Deputy Inspector Li Zhenggu relied on the power of Song Qiqiu, and were particularly arrogant. When Xu Wenzhen and others were defeated in Zijin Mountain, Chen Jue and Song Qiqiu and Li

Jingda escaped from Haozhou, and the people in the country were very scared.

The Lord of Southern Tang once sighed and said, "My country has reached this point in an instant!" So shed tears. Li Zhenggu said, "Your Majesty should rectify the army to resist the enemy. Why do you cry in tears? Did you drink too much or did your nanny not arrive?" Lord of Tang's face changed drastically, while Li Zhenggu still spoke calmly and was calm and comfortable.

At this time, Tang Sitian reported: "There is a major change in the celestial phenomena. The lord should avoid his position and pray for disasters." Tang said: "There are frequent disasters and disasters. I want to give up the throne and get rid of government affairs, so that my mind is indifferent and quiet, but who will I entrust the country to?" Li Zhenggu said: "Mr. Song is a master in governing the country. If Your Majesty hates government affairs, why not give the country to him!"

Chen Jue also said, "Your Majesty lives in the palace, and all the national affairs are entrusted to Duke Song, and we will deal with them first and then report them. We often go to the palace to serve, only talking about Sakyamuni, I am just me." The Lord of the Southern Tang immediately ordered Chen Qiao, the clan of the Secretariat, to draft the edict. Chen Qiao was afraid of anxiety and asked to meet the Lord of Tang, and said, "How can the country be used to deal with others with the ancestral temple? If Your Majesty issues this edict today, all officials will be invited to the Song Qiqiu. Even the people of the quartet are no longer their own. Let Your Majesty be willing to be calm and not think about the beginning of the business of Liezu. How difficult is it? Can you abandon it in one day? In ancient times, there were Qi Naochi and Zhao Lidui. They were both from the Warring States Period. They were recently a emperor, and they were all seen by Your Majesty. Thinking about the past is not disappointing! I am afraid that your Majesty will leave his power and want to be a farmer, probably it is not acceptable!"

The Tang Lord suddenly realized and said, "If I hadn't listened to you, I would have almost fallen into the plot of the thief!" So he tore up the edict and took Chen Qiao to the palace to pay homage to the queen Zhong and the prince Hongji. He pointed at Chen Qiao and said, "This is a loyal minister in our country! The country is in a hurry in the future. You mother and son can entrust him with great affairs. I will die without regret." So he was suspicious of Song Qiqiu, Chen Jue and others. Taking advantage of the opportunity of King Jin as a vassal state, he appointed Li Zhenggu as his deputy. Chen Jue returned from Hou Zhou and was also revoked as a close minister of the court.

Zhong Mosu and Li Deming were in good terms, and they resented Song Qiqiu because of Li Deming's death. When they were ordered to return to the Southern Tang Dynasty, they said to the Tang Lord: "Song Qiqiu took advantage of the country's danger and immediately planned to usurp the country and seize the throne. Chen Jue and Li Zhenggu were his helpers, and the laws of nature were not tolerated." Chen Jue returned from the Later Zhou Dynasty and forged Chai Rong's order and said to the Southern Tang Lord: "I heard that Jiangnan had resisted the imperial edict for many years, and it was the idea of ​​Prime Minister Yan Xu, so he must be killed for me." The Southern Tang Lord knew that Chen Jue had a conflict with Yan Xu, so he did not believe his words.

Zhong Mo asked to go to the Later Zhou Dynasty to verify, and the Southern Tang Lord replied to the order through Zhong Mo, saying, "It is my ignorance and confusion for a long time, not Yan Xu's sin." After hearing this, Chai Rong was very surprised and said, "If this is true, Yan Xu is a loyal minister. I am the lord of the world. How can I instigate people to kill loyal ministers!" Zhong Mo returned to the country and reported the situation to the Southern Tang Lord.

So the Southern Tang Lord planned to kill Song Qiqiu and others, and sent Zhong Mo to report to Chai Rong. Chai Rong was a minister of another country, so he did not comment. The Tang Lord ordered the Privy Council Yin Chongyi to draft an edict to announce the crimes of Song Qiqiu, Chen Jue and Li Zhenggu, and allowed Song Qiqiu to return to his old seclusion place in Jiuhua Mountain, and all his official positions and titles were the same. Chen Jue was demoted and granted a doctorate to Xuanzhou to settle down; Li Zhenggu was stripped of his official positions and titles and was given suicide; their followers did not pursue them.
Chapter completed!