Perhaps deep down in his heart, Lu Xie disapproved of the marriage. But there is no way, this is the stall left by Gao Pian. And Gao Pian is one of Lu Xie's two legs (he relies on Tian Lingzi internally, and he relies on Pian for military affairs externally), so he must support Gao Pian unconditionally. Supporting Gao Pian means supporting himself.
From this perspective, Lu Xie was kidnapped by Gao Pian, with interlocking interests and a community of destiny. But Gao Pianyuan was in Huainan, while Lu Xie was in the court, so before Huang Chao invaded Chang'an, Lu Xie committed suicide out of fear of crime.
Because Lu Xiebang fell in love with Tian Lingzi, the court finally agreed to the marriage with Nanzhao. A daughter of the clan was selected, named "Elder Princess of Anhua", and prepared to marry Long Shun, the lord of Nanzhao.
So, an engagement delegation was sent, the deputy leader of which was Xu Yunqian. A group of people arrived in Nanzhao with gifts and greetings from Emperor Xizong.
Longshun warmly entertained the envoy from his mother's family, and then asked the envoy to bring generous gifts and his sincere greetings to the Tang Empire.
Later, Longshun sent the highest-level best man wedding team, led by his prime minister, to the heaven to welcome Princess Anhua to marry.
At this time, Gao Pian, who was in Huainan, suddenly reported to the court, saying that he had been dealing with Nanzhao for many years and was very familiar with the reality of Nanzhao. The three people who came to welcome the bride-Zhao Longmei, Yang Qihun, and Duan Yizong were from Nanzhao. The Lord's most important think tank, as long as the three of them are killed, Nanzhao will be dead! Don't miss this opportunity, don't let the tiger go back to the mountain.
Tang Xizong readily accepted Gao Pian's proposal and actually destroyed the "strongest groomsmen group in history".
Gao Pian was right. According to historical records, after killing these people, Nanzhao "had all its advisers and its barbarism declined."
This should be regarded as the most powerful marriage fraud in history, and it accelerated the demise of Nanzhao.
Long and Shun were obsessed with sex, or in other words, they were so enamored with the friendship between the two countries that they actually never forgot about Princess Anhua and continued to send missions with generous gifts to welcome her. This is what the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty promised. Your Majesty, you are a powerful country, and your words are true to your word.
Emperor Xizong accepted all the generous gifts. As for the marriage, he was preparing carriages, horses and clothing.
How are the preparations going?
hehe.
Longshun was really stupid and naive, but even so, he still didn't give up. They also continued to send envoys to deliver heavy betrothal gifts, hoping that the princess would get married soon.
Xizong really couldn't stand the condemnation of his conscience, so he had to send Xu Yunqian and others to form an engagement mission to Nanzhao to discuss the marriage.
Before they could set off, the chaos in Huangchao was put down.
Now that the civil strife has been calmed down, we are no longer afraid of foreign troubles in Nanzhao. I will leave you and repatriate the Nanzhao wedding group.
The infatuated man Long Shun could not meet Princess Anhua until his death, and he died in depression.
After the death of Longshun, his son Shun Huazhen came to the throne. Shun Huazhen continued to send envoys to express his goodwill to the Tang Dynasty, but the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty ignored them and "did not answer". Afterwards, there was great chaos in the Central Plains, and diplomatic exchanges with Nanzhao were officially severed and "no more communication".
Within a few years, Nanzhao and Tang Dynasty perished one after another. "The Princess of Anhua" has become an eternal pain in the hearts of the people of Nanzhao.
[Huainan Gao Pian]
When the war in Chang'an fell into a stalemate and the situation was unclear, Tang Xizong placed his hope in Gao Pian.
Gao Pian was quite critical of the imperial court, because the prime ministers in the imperial court used him as a spearman and a pawn in political struggles. Ignoring Gao Pian's subjective feelings also harmed Gao Pian's own interests. Moreover, Lu Xie, the only one who supported him, had also committed suicide by taking poison. The remaining civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could basically be regarded as Gao Pian's political opponents.
The imperial court had previously rejected his large-scale siege plan, which completely angered him. In anger, Gao Pian lost his mind. He also wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife, deliberately instigated the enemy, and used Huang Chao to intimidate the central government. Therefore, he adopted a passive attitude of staying put in Huainan and watched Huang Chao cross Huaibei.
His wishful thinking was to have Huang Chao frighten the court and force the court to give up more rights, and then wait for the critical moment when the court's life was hanging by a thread, he would come to the rescue and become the savior of the Tang Dynasty, and then take over greater rights. .
Therefore, Zheng Tian pointedly pointed out that Gao Pian was "delaying the bandits" and harboring evil intentions.
Unexpectedly, I lost it. Master Wang was of no use, the emperor ran away, and Huang Chao proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an.
The situation suddenly got out of control, and Gao Pian was surprised and frightened.
Emperor Xizong's edicts came like snow flakes, and Gao Pian was constantly promoted to officials and nobles, urging him to quickly send troops to serve the king.
At this time, Gao Pian had adjusted his strategic thinking in time, changing from supporting the bandits with self-respect to separatist rule. He planned to annex the two Zhejiang areas, follow the example of Sun Ce of the Three Kingdoms, and dominate Soochow.
He controlled Huainan, and the target of his annexation was the neighboring vassal, Zhenhai Haijun.
One day in May of the second year of Zhonghe (882), a pheasant landed on the eaves of Gao Pian's headquarters office.
Like many leaders who pursue fame and fortune, Comrade Gao Pian is very superstitious and has mixed beliefs about Yin and Yang, Feng Shui, Taoism, immortality, and reincarnation. So I asked an expert to give me some advice.
Gao Pian was accompanied by an expert named Lu Yongzhi. Lu Yongzhi spewed lotus flowers from his mouth, was good at talking and deceiving, and was respected by Gao Pian as a living god.
Lu Yongzhi counted with his fingers and said that if the pheasants entered the house, the military mansion would be empty.
After hearing this, Gao Pian was very unhappy. The military government will be empty? Doesn’t it mean that I want to finish playing? How unlucky!
So I asked for advice on how to resolve it.
Lu Yongzhi smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this?"
So under the guidance of Lu Yongzhi, Gao Pian ordered all the troops and horses to be stationed in Dongtang, and conducted military parades and exercises in the camp. He made a posture of dispatching all troops to the north to serve the king, and announced to the outside world that he would go to Chang'an and march into the army. King Jingqin.
At the same time, Gao Pian also wrote to Zhenhai Jiedu envoy Zhou Bao, asking him to also send troops to attack Huang Chao and liberate Chang'an.
Zhou Bao was also the queen of generals, but not as prominent as Gao Pian. Zhou Bao and Gao Pian both served in the Shence Army in their early years. At that time, they were colleagues at the same level. Zhou Bao was older than Gao Pian, so Gao Pian regarded him as a brother. Good buddy, good colleague, good comrade-in-arms.
Gao Pian promoted Zhou Bao's son, and Zhou Bao also promoted Gao Pian's nephew. Look out for each other.
Now, the two have become neighbors again, one is based in Huainan and the other is based in western Zhejiang.
It's just that Gao Pian has repeatedly made military exploits and been promoted to noble positions, and his status slightly surpassed Zhou Bao. In the daily greetings and farewells, Gao Pian was inevitably a bit bureaucratic, and the relationship between the two brothers gradually became estranged.
And because their jurisdictions are adjacent, there are many frictions in official matters. As a result, the rift between the two brothers grew wider.
After receiving Gao Pian's invitation to send troops together, Zhou Bao was still full of joy. Although there are minor conflicts between the two brothers, when it comes to national justice and national affairs, they should still put aside their past feud and make contributions together.
Therefore, Zhou Bao actively dispatched troops, dispatched generals, assembled warships, and prepared to go to the capital to aid.
At this time, Zhou Bao's staff warned him that Gao Pian had no intention of being the King of Qin, and that his desire to play bandit was well known to both women and children. Moreover, they heard that Gao Pian had the ambition to annex Jiangdong. On the surface, he was going to aid the capital, so there was no guarantee that he was not plotting against me. Zhen Haijun, the commander must not take it lightly!
Zhou Bao was shocked, and then he thought about it, saying that after Gao Pian was born into a famous family and treated my brother again, he shouldn't do such a thing at this time, right?
"You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others!"
Zhou Bao is the heart of a gentleman, but the heart of a villain is difficult. This is too alarmist, but it’s better to send someone to find out the news first.
The secret agent sneaked into Huainan and found that Gao Pian really had no intention of going into trouble.
It's actually easy to tell whether you really want to fight or whether you are bluffing. To put it simply, it depends on its war mobilization.
Gao Pian indeed mobilized all the troops in the territory, bows were strung, swords were unsheathed, helmets were worn and armor was whipped, and the momentum was overwhelming. It can fool a layman but not an expert.
There is a saying that before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Gao Pian mobilized thousands of troops and horses, but did not prepare chariots, horses, food and grass, and did not arrange baggage. It did not look like he was going on a far journey.
Secondly, if you really want to go to disaster, you should leave a certain amount of armed forces to suppress the ground. Otherwise, wouldn't Huainan's military vacuum give the bandits an opportunity to take advantage of it?
Don't let your dog scratch you in front of water thieves.
When Zhou Bao received the news, he was quite surprised, "Could it be that my dear brother really wants to plot against me?"
At this time, Gao Pian promptly sent another invitation letter, inviting Zhou Bao to a banquet. The name was to hold a high-level military meeting to discuss the detailed arrangements for the attack on the capital.
"Sure enough, he has evil intentions!" The baby was sad and angry.
Zhou Bao replied a letter to Gao Pian, to the effect that he was ill and could not attend the military meeting. The letter also said: "We don't have much contact with each other, and I haven't seen you treat me to dinner. What's more, now the Holy Lord The ancestral temple is covered in dust, and the ancestral temple is humiliated. Which heartless minister can still hold a banquet at this time? Besides, I am not Li Kang, and I will not use my head as a stepping stone for others to deceive the court. What is passed down in your family It’s not working anymore, don’t imitate grandpa, grandson!”
