Some ministers raised objections to the burning of Buddha statues, and Chai Rong said to these ministers: "Don't have any doubts about burning Buddha statues. Buddha uses good ways to educate people. If you are determined to do good, you are a believer in Buddhism. Those bronze statues are not the Buddhas mentioned? Besides, I heard that the purpose of Buddha is to benefit people. Even if the head and eyes can give them to those in need. If my body can be used to help the people, I will not be stingy." Then everyone had nothing to say.

Besides, after the Bian River broke down in the late Tang Dynasty, the southeast of the city became a sludge swamp. Chai Rong intended to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, so he ordered Wu Xingde, the governor of Wuning, to recruit civil servants, and follow the original river embankment to dig the water, and to the east to Sishui. Those who participated in the discussion thought it was difficult to succeed, but Chai Rong said: "In a few years, we will definitely gain its benefits." Therefore, he opposed the opposition and insisted on implementing it.

Chai Rong also ordered the streets to be built because the residents of Bianliang City occupied the streets and built houses, so there were few roads that could be accessed by large trucks. So he ordered the streets to be straightened and widened, with the widest being thirty steps. Then he ordered the graves to be moved outside the mark. Someone raised objections, and Chai Rong said: "Recently, broadening the roads in the capital has indeed brought a lot of inconvenience to the living and the dead. These resentful and slanderous words are borne by me. However, in the near future, these measures will ultimately be beneficial to the people."

Soon, the Privy Councilor and Minister of Attorney, Zheng Renhui, Zheng, passed away. Chai Rong was going to visit the funeral in person. The ministers of the staff reported that the days were unlucky. Chai Rong said unhappily: "The king and his subjects have deep feelings, so what are the days and hours?" After that, he went to cry and expressed his grief.

Although Chai Rong did not respond to the request for peace by the Lord of Shu, it was because he was preparing to go out to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, so he temporarily canceled the plan for the Western Expedition and ordered the generals to lead the army back. Chai Rong also appointed the prime minister Li Gu to deploy the front army camp of Huainan Road, and acted as the prefecture affairs of Lu, Shou and other prefectures. Wang Yanchao, the governor of Xuzhou, was the deputy, and the commander Han Lingkun and other 12 generals followed him on the expedition and marched south.

Chai Rong first issued an edict to Huainan Prefectures and County: I have just inherited the throne and ruled the world. I should have done my best to govern the government and cultivated my moral character. I am not willing to mobilize the masses and show off my strength! But for the confused pseudo-state, I must uphold the righteous act of ceasing the people and attacking the people. You are a small Huainan, but you dare to resist the great country. Taking advantage of the decline of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, you have been in chaos and domineering in the Huangchao bandits. For nearly sixty years, you have robbed one side and usurped the Wu Kingdom and the fake name of the Southern Tang Dynasty. You are lucky to have many troubles in the Central Plains, colluded with foreign enemies in the north, and have a great intention to kill and attack, and lured the Northern Fan to be a troubled enemy in our border areas.

The Jin and Han dynasties were in peace. But you surrendered and rebel, the culprit of Sasuke. Li Jinquan occupied Anlu, and Li Shouzhen rebelled in Hezhong Prefecture. You Daxing soldiers came to pick them up, attacked and invaded Gaomi, killed and plundered officials and people, seized the land of Fujian and Yue, and trampled the people of Xiang and Tan. Our dynasty founded the country and did not come to worship Dong Lu, and you also sent troops to pick up the traitors and took the opportunity to invade Xuzhou.

In the battle of Muyang, the right and wrong were clear. Our dynasty was still magnanimous and did not seek punishment from you. Since then, in the Huaiyang area, we have been famine for many years. Our dynasty mercy on your famine and sold you a lot of food. The soldiers who captured your soldiers were all released back. We prohibit border guards from invading you. We have no place to be sorry for you. It is because you are too evil and collusion and lure into the Liao Kingdom, and have not stopped yet. You

We also made friends with the bandits in Bingzhou and regarded me as our enemy. Your sins are hard to describe, and people and Gods are angry together.

Now we drive the generals, sing the drums to send troops, recruit large ships in western Zhejiang, and transfer the Ge Jia from Langling, and combine the east and west, and attack water and land. When Sun Hao of Wu was desperate, he surrendered and surrendered. When the Chen Dynasty was exhausted, where would he allow him to survive? All the soldiers, soldiers and civilians in Huainan have been missing for a long time and have not heard of the moral education of the great dynasty. Although they obeyed the pseudo-dynasty for a while, they should be close to the orthodox Central Plains, and they must be good at choosing safety and determine their destination early.

If you can put down your weapons and express surrender, and you will be prepared to reward my soldiers, hand over the talisman seal and obey my orders, then you will never be stingy and reward you with carriages and silk, and you will never be stingy. The reward and punishment orders are as trusted as paintings. If you are obsessed with it, you will inevitably regret it. Wherever the king's army arrives, the military discipline is strict and there is no violation, just like raining in time. People, please live with peace of mind, looting, burning, etc., and you will definitely not be prohibited!

This imperial edict was soon introduced into the Jianghuai area, and the Southern Tang Dynasty naturally shocked the whole country. Besides, every winter, the Huai River water was shallow and dry, and the Southern Tang people often sent troops to guard the Huai River, called the "Baoqian Army". Wu Tingshao, the military supervisor of Shouzhou, believed that the border was safe and wasted money and food, and all of them were withdrawn. Liu Renshan, the governor of the Qinghuai River, repeatedly argued, but failed, so he had to find a way.

When the Jianghuai area heard that the Zhou army was coming, and when the water was dry, the soldiers and civilians in various places were naturally panicked. However, Liu Renshan was calm and deployed troops to guard and resist, which was no different from usual. Everyone's emotions gradually stabilized. After the king of the Southern Tang Dynasty received the revenge, he appointed Liu Yanzhen, the Shenwu Army, as the northern camp capital, led 20,000 troops to Shouzhou, the Fenghua Jiedushi, and the Tong Zhangshi Huangfu Hui as the support envoy, and the Changzhou regiment Yao Feng was the support envoy, and 30,000 troops were stationed in Dingyuan. He summoned the Zhennan Jiedushi Song Qiqiu to return to Jinling to discuss dealing with the national crisis, and appointed Hanlin Chengzhi, the Minister of Revenue Yin Chongyi as the Minister of Personnel and the Privy Council.

At this time, the capital of the Later Zhou Dynasty deployed Li Gu and others to Zhengyang Town. Seeing that there was no defense in the Huai River, they rushed to build a floating bridge and built it in just a few days. The Zhou army quickly crossed the Huai River and headed east to Shouzhou City. Although there were more than 2,000 Tang soldiers who blocked the Zhou army halfway, they were not opponents of the Zhou army. After a little confrontation, the Tang army was quickly defeated. Bai Yanyu, the commander of the Later Zhou Dynasty, took advantage of the victory and drove straight to Shankou Town. Here, they encountered more than a thousand Tang troops, so naturally they didn't have much effort. The Tang army was quickly defeated. Only when they attacked Shouzhou, because the city was strong, the Zhou army used a lot of troops and put a lot of effort, but had no effect at all.

Li Gu had no choice but to submit the court and report the truth to Chai Rong. After Chai Rong received the report, he prepared to command the imperial army to personally fight. At this time, King Qian Hongchu of Wuyue sent envoys to present tribute. Chai Rong immediately summoned the envoy and asked him to return to the country with an edict, and asked the King of Wuyue to send troops to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The King of Wu Yue received the edict and did not dare to be negligent, so he ordered Tongpingzhang to serve Wu Cheng and lead his troops to attack Changzhou. Chai Kehong, the general of the Right Wu Guard of Southern Tang, led his army to fight, defeated the Wu Yue army, and killed more than 10,000 Wu Yue soldiers. Wu Cheng fled back to Wu Yue with a few troops. Chai Kehong moved his troops north to rescue Shouzhou. On the way, Chai Kehong suddenly fell ill and died soon after. Shouzhou was still defended, and Li Gu failed to defeat him for a long time, so he could only celebrate the New Year in the camp.

Chai Rong heard that Wu Yue's army was defeated, so

He decided to personally fight. He appointed the envoy of Xuanhui South Court, the governor of Zhen'an, Xiang Xun, temporarily acting for the residency in Tokyo, Wang Pu, a scholar of Duanming Palace, as the deputy residency, Han Tong, the governor of Zhangxin, temporarily acting as the inspector of the guards and inspectors inside and outside the capital. He ordered the commander of the guards and the governor of Guide, Li Chongjin, as the vanguard, to lead the troops to Zhengyang first. Bai Chongzan, the governor of Heyang, led 3,000 soldiers to station in Yingshang, echoing Li Chongjin. After they set off, Chai Rong personally led the imperial guards south.

At this time, Liu Yanzhen of the Southern Tang Dynasty led troops to rescue Shouzhou and had arrived in Laiyuan Town. They were only two hundred miles away from Shouzhou and sent hundreds of warships to Zhengyang, causing an attack on the floating bridge. Li Gu was very afraid of the navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so he summoned the generals and the subordinates to discuss: "Our army is not good at water battles. If the bandits cut off the floating bridge, they will be attacked from both sides and cannot return. It is better to retreat to Zhengyang and make a decision when the emperor comes."

So Li Gu sent someone to report to Chai Rong, and burned the remaining food and grass and retreated. Chai Rong walked to Guzhen and received a report from Li Gu, but he was very dissatisfied. Chai Rong hurriedly sent an envoy to Li Gu's military camp to stop them from retreating.

At this time, Li Gu and others had arrived in Zhengyang and received the Chai Rong's decree. Li Gu then reported again: "The bandit warships advanced in the center of the Huai River, and the range of bows, crossbows, stone cannons cannot reach. If the floating bridge is lost, people will be shaken and we will definitely withdraw our troops. Now the bandit warships are advancing every day, and the Huai River is increasing day by day. If the emperor arrives in person, if the food route is cut off, the danger will be unpredictable. I hope Your Majesty will be stationed in Chenzhou and Yingzhou for the arrival of Li Chongjin. The ministers will discuss with him how to stop the bandit warships and how to protect the floating bridge, and report immediately. If our army is ready to prepare and wait for the opportunity in spring and winter, it will be enough to make the bandit exhausted, and it will not be too late to take it."

After reading the report, Chai Rong was very unhappy and sent someone to urge Li Chongjin to come as soon as possible and meet with Li Gu. Chai Rong passed the order to Li Chongjin and said, "The Tang soldiers will be here soon. You must defeat them quickly, don't miss the opportunity!" Li Chongjin was ordered and rushed to Zhengyang urgently.

The Tang general Liu Yanzhen was always arrogant and favored, and had no talent and strategy, and was not familiar with military affairs. He served in vassal states forever, and was proficient in corruption and tyranny, accumulating ten thousand property, and used it to bribe important people in power. Therefore, Wei Cen and other powerful ministers rushed to praise him, believing that he governed the people like Gong Sui and Huang Ba of the Western Han Dynasty, and used troops like Han Xin and Peng Yue of the Western Han Dynasty. Therefore, the Later Zhou army came, and the Southern Tang Dynasty ruled to use him first.

Liu Yanzhen's deputy general Xian Shilang and others were all brave and unscheming people. When they heard that Li Gu retreated, they were overjoyed, so they led their troops directly to Zhengyang. The various flags and military supplies of the Southern Tang Dynasty were transported for hundreds of miles. Liu Renshan and Chizhou Governor Zhang Quan made an appointment to dissuade Liu Yanzhen from time to time.

Liu Renshan said: "Your army is not here and the enemy runs first. This is fearing your reputation. As long as we can defend the border well, why do we need to use the method of quick battle and quick decisions! If we fail, our major event will be over." Liu Yanzhen said: "Fire comes to block the water, and the soldiers come to defend the enemy. The enemy is already timid and retreats. We just took the opportunity to attack. What's wrong with this?" Zhang Quanyou, the governor of Chizhou, also strongly advised him. However, Liu Yanzhen refused to obey, so he led his army to advance quickly.

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