As early as Pang Xun returned to Xuzhou from Huainan, he passed by Sizhou. At that time, there was a small friction between the two parties due to a small misunderstanding.
The matter is not big and the impact is not bad. But this little incident is enough to show that Sizhou is anything but easy.
Du Xun, the governor of Sizhou, held a banquet in the stadium outside the city to entertain the returning group of Xu soldiers. At that time, the Pang Xun gang still wore hypocritical masks and did not openly rebel. In theory, everyone was still a comrade in the trenches. Moreover, the court repeatedly warned local officials along the way not to intensify conflicts.
During the banquet, Du Xun arranged for a troupe to perform for Xu Zu to entertain him. Before the performance started, the leader of the theater troupe came on stage to give a speech.
Everything was normal no more. To this day, before a special performance of a well-known folk art group, the leader or leader of the group has to go on stage and say a few words to introduce the actors and thank the audience.
However, Xu Zu deliberately made trouble, saying that letting an actor give a speech was obviously meant to insult us, and the top local leader should be asked to come out and say a few words.
Before he finished speaking, Xu Zu unsheathed his sword, strung his bow, and pinned the leader of the opera troupe on the stage, intending to kill the actors first and cause chaos, and then take advantage of the situation to loot Sizhou City.
Unexpectedly, Du Xun had already taken precautions. Friends come with good wine, and jackals come with shotguns. Sizhou City is heavily guarded, and the Sizhou garrison is ready.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Xu Zu restrained himself and hurriedly let the troupe go. He even said that he had lost his temper after drinking, which was really a misunderstanding. He left Sizhou in despair and headed north to return to his hometown.
After leaving Sizhou, Pang Xun's gang members showed their true colors on the ground in Xuzhou.
Du Xun had known for a long time that he had seen through everything and knew that the Pang Xun gang was not a good thing. They would definitely not miss their wives and children as they claimed. Sooner or later, these guys would launch a rebellion. So after sending Pang Xun away, he still strengthened his vigilance and actively inquired about news from Xuzhou.
When the news came that Pang Xun had launched a rebellion, Du Xun immediately adjusted Sizhou to the first level of combat readiness, repaired fortifications, recruited warriors, and at the same time sent a request for help and defense to Huainan.
If chaos breaks out in Xuzhou, it will inevitably bring disaster to Sizhou. If Sizhou is lost, it will inevitably affect Huainan.
Du Xin has a good friend whom he has never met before, named Xin Tan. He is over fifty years old. He doesn't like to be an official, but he likes to do chivalry. He is a third-generation official with great personality.
At this point, I need to focus on the family background of this old naughty Comrade Xin Chen. The Xin family in Longxi is the home of generals. His great-grandfather, Xin Silian, was General Zuo Xiaowei; his grandfather, Xin Yunjing, was even more remarkable. He participated in pacifying the "Anshi Rebellion", was granted the title of King of Jincheng County, and served as prime minister.
In the first year of Baoying of Tang Dynasty (762), Comrade Xin Yunjing became the prefect of Taiyuan. So (knock on the blackboard below and highlight the emphasis), in Xin Chan’s historical records, the beginning is: "The grandson of Yin Yunjing in Taiyuan." Therefore, in the entry of a certain degree in a well-known search engine, under "Xin Chan" In the "Related Persons" column, "Yin Yunjing" was written clearly.
Xin Chen's grandfather, Mr. Yin... was stunned to come up with an ethics.
This is an obvious low-level mistake and a common sense fallacy. Unfortunately, it has been reproduced by many websites and spread false information.
The correct sentence segment of "Taiyuan Yin Yunjing" is "Taiyuan Yin, Yunjing" rather than "Taiyuan, Yin Yunjing". The omission of some official titles and surnames is a common practice in biographies. "Taiyuan Yin" is the abbreviation of "Taiyuan Fu Yin", and the omission of the surname often appears in family lineage introductions.
For example, "Li Xi is the grandson of Wang Sheng of Xiping County." Mr. Li Xi is not the grandson of Wang Sheng of Xiping County. The accurate translation of this sentence is "Li Xi is the grandson of Li Sheng, the king of Xiping County."
One more thing, there are still many errors in some degree, which will be mentioned later.
Pang Xun launched a rebellion in Xuzhou, and Xin Tan rushed to Sizhou as soon as possible.
Although the two have never met, they have been close friends for a long time. One of Du Xun's aides, Li Yanshu, mentioned to him many times the character of the hero Xin Chen, and also predicted that if the traitor Xu came south, Xin Chen would definitely come to serve.
Sure enough, Xin Chan came back. Du Xun was overjoyed. He held Xin Chen's hand and said, "The thieves of Xu are besieging the city very urgently. Not even a bird can fly in, but you dare to risk your life and enter the dangerous city. Yanshu is indeed right!"
But what Xin Tan opened his mouth to say poured cold water on Du Xin's head.
"Thieves Xu are besieging the city. Sizhou is in danger. You quickly take your wife, children, and children, and collect the gold, silver, and other valuables. I will escort you out of the city. It's still too late to escape now."
Du Xin flatly refused, saying that as a state official, I received a salary from the court during peacetime. Once the country was in danger, how could I abandon the city and escape? You are right, I have a wife, children and children, but among the people in this city, who doesn’t have a wife, children and children? If I run away, what will happen to the people in the city? I, Du Xun, swear to live and die with Sizhou!
Unexpectedly, Xin Chen laughed "haha" and said that I really did not misjudge the person. I was just testing your attitude just now. Well done, I, Xin Chen, am willing to accompany you to sacrifice for the country! Let me go home and say goodbye to my family.
So Xin Tan returned to his temporary residence in Yangzhou, said his final farewell to his family, and then returned to Sizhou without hesitation.
At this time, as mentioned above, Pang Xun increased his troops by 10,000 and besieged Sizhou. A fierce battle was about to begin.
The people of Sizhou helped the old and the young, and the refugee groups continued to block the roads. Among the long dragon heading south, there was an old man over fifty years old, resolutely swimming upstream. He is Xin Tan.
The kind-hearted refugees stopped him one after another, saying that the rebels were coming and everyone was fleeing south. Do you want to go north to seek death?
Xin Chen didn't have time to explain them one by one. Yes, he was looking for death. Just like Wen Tinghao, after saying goodbye to his family, he resolutely "seeked death."
Hurry up and hurry up, but you're still a step too late.
When Xin Tan came to Sizhou, reinforcements from Xu Thief had arrived and began to surround Sizhou City. Xin Tan found an abandoned boat on the shore, and then risked his life to pass through the gap between the rebels and entered Sizhou City without any danger.
In Sizhou City, Du Xin held Xin Tan's hands tightly. This is the friendship between life and death, this is sharing weal and woe.
The Pang Xun gang recruited troops aggressively and used a very down-to-earth slogan: "Grab money, grain, and women." There were fathers encouraging their sons, wives sending off their husbands, brothers holding hands... vying to be drafted into the army. They brought their own weapons, including hoes and rakes. If they couldn't find farm tools, they sharpened wooden sticks.
Du Xun and Xin Tan did not sit still and wait for death. They summoned the generals to discuss the strategy of defending the city. When the rebel army completed the blockade of Sizhou City, they suddenly launched a counterattack out of the city, catching the rebel army by surprise.
After achieving a small victory, the defenders did not want to be greedy for success, but immediately retracted into the city to preserve their strength. More than 10,000 bandits were left in confusion outside the city.
At the beginning of the war, Du Xun sent a signal to Huainan for help.
The imperial court finally saw Pang Xun's true colors and finally issued an edict to suppress him.
Huainan Jiedushi Linghu Gu also knew the importance of Sizhou to Huainan, so he implemented the latest spirit of the central court and sent 1,500 elite troops, led by Li Xiang and the eunuch Guo Houben as supervisors, to immediately support Sizhou.
Sizhou had repelled many attacks by the rebel army, forcing Pang Xun to change his command before the battle and replaced Li Yuan with Wu Jiong.
Wu Jiong was eager to prove his strength as a new official, so he organized his troops and launched a more violent attack, which was bound to capture Sizhou City in one fell swoop.
The Huainan reinforcements, led by Li Xiang and Guo Houben, had marched to Hongze (now northwest of Hongze County, Jiangsu Province). They were frightened by the thieves' power and stationed on the spot, not daring to go to the front line for reinforcements.
Sizhou is in danger, with reinforcements close at hand but watching the fire from across the bank.
Xin Tan took the initiative to volunteer and was willing to break out of the encirclement and went to Hongze to persuade the Huainan soldiers to join the battle. That night, Xin Tan was alone, rowing a small boat, crossing the bandit blockade in the dark, arriving at Hongze, and met the Huainan reinforcements.
However, Guo Houben, the eunuch who oversaw the army, refused to go any further. "The bandit army is more than ten times larger than mine. Do you want me to die?"
Xin Chen understands the righteousness well, not to mention the imperial edict. Does Huainan want to resist the edict and disobey it?
The eunuch Guo Houben said in a low voice for a long time, "Although the imperial court has issued an edict, the masters of the Taoists have not yet gathered. When the masters of the Taoists join me, they will definitely march to fight against the thieves. Sizhou... better hold on a little longer."
The night was deep and the sky was dark. Xin Tan must return immediately, because this is the darkness before dawn.
