Zhu Wen is responsible for the important task of "harvesting", because he has now replaced Shi Pu and became the commander-in-chief of "harvesting" (the commander of all the camps in Caizhou). All war zones and roads obey Zhu Wen's dispatch.
This was all the result of Shi Pu brazenly sending troops to intercept the imperial officials (officials sent by Zhu Wen to Huainan). Of course, this was because Zhu Wen was trying to enforce the law and deliberately violated the law.
Killing the Cai thief Qin Zongquan was not only Zhu Wen's political task, but also an opportunity for him to increase his prestige and expand his power.
In fact, from now on, Zhu Wen will be very similar to Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. As a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty, he will help the emperor solve problems, fight against rebellion, and do justice for heaven.
When the great leader read the "Twenty-Four Histories" and the "Old History of the Five Dynasties", he once made a very famous comment about Zhu Wen, "Similar to Cao Cao, but more cunning." It can be said to be a very insightful evaluation. .
In fact, after Huang Chao withdrew from Chang'an, Zhu Wen was one of the main forces in the "anti-pornography and mowing the grass". By the time of the "collection of vegetables", he had become the vassal town that contributed the most. However, at that time, he had no real name, and his official title was just A front army commander now deserves his title and has become the commander-in-chief of the country's "food collection". Only then has he truly played the role of Prime Minister Cao.
From here on, Zhu Wen's actions became more and more like Cao Cao's, "serving the emperor in order to punish disobedient ministers."
Loyalty to Zhu Wen means loyalty to the court and the emperor; similarly, any hostile behavior towards Zhu Wen will be regarded as rebellion against the Tang Dynasty. This is called political advantage.
"Political advantage" is also a double-edged sword. If it is used properly, it will gain both fame and fortune. Otherwise, it will become a tasteless thing that is tasteless and will not be discarded. If you hold it in your mouth, it will burn your mouth.
In order to use "political advantage" properly, in addition to being strong yourself, you also need the blessing of luck. Zhu Wen, for example, should be grateful to his rival, the Cai thief Qin Zongquan.
At the beginning of the war, Qin Zongquan seriously misjudged the battlefield situation, allowed Zhu Wen to develop and grow, and placed the strategic goal on the horse racing circle. He was like a teddy that had escaped from the reins, fighting against the sky and the earth. The air successfully sows the seeds of its own destruction.
First, Sun Ru invaded Heyang, causing chaos in Heyang. Then Zhu Wen reaped the benefits and took over the land of Meng and Luo, as mentioned above;
Secondly, Zhao Deqian (pronounced the same as "Yin") who invaded Jiangling also fed Zhu Wen in time.
When Sun Ru led his troops to invade Heyang, Qin Zongquan sent his general Qin Gao to capture the Shannan East Road and Jingnan area. General Zhao Deqi was awarded the title of "Shannan East Road Jiedushi" by the Huang Qi regime for his merits; Qin Zongquan's younger brother Qin Zongyan besieged Jingnan Jiangling City, the capital, lasted two full years.
At that time, the food in the city had been cut off, and even the leather on the armor and war drums had been eaten away. The soldiers patrolling at night could only knock on the door to warn, and people died of hunger and plague everywhere. Even so, Jingnan Jiedushi Zhang Gui did not give in and continued to defend the city.
After two years of hard siege, Qin Zongyan finally couldn't afford it, so he lifted the siege and withdrew.
The snipe and the clam quarreled, and the fisherman benefited. A few months after Qin Zongyan withdrew the siege, Zhao Deqian captured Jiangling City in one fell swoop, and Zhang Gui, the envoy of Jingnan Festival, died for the country. At that time, there were only a few hundred households in Jiangling City.
Zhao Deqian left his general Wang Jianzhao to guard the city, and led his troops to withdraw to the base camp of Xiangzhou (the capital of Shannan East Road).
Four months later, Chengru, the governor of Guizhou, captured Jiangling City and was appointed by the imperial court to stay in Jingnan. At this time, there were only seventeen households in Jiangling City.
At this time, Zhu Wen had already won the support of Wei Boluo Hongxin and Heyang Zhang Quanyi, and was preparing to concentrate his efforts on "collecting vegetables."
Huang Qi's military governor of the South East Road of Pseudo Mountain, Zhao Deqi, had just been captured by Cheng Ru in Jiangling. Seeing that Cai's traitor Qin Zongquan was already defeated, he assessed the situation and decided to surrender to the bright side. He voluntarily surrendered to Zhu Wen and expressed his willingness to dedicate the East Road of Shannan and return to the embrace of the imperial court. And he is willing to turn against the enemy and "collect the vegetables" to atone for his sins.
Zhu Wen was overjoyed and immediately reported the good news to the court and named Comrade Zhao Deqi as his deputy.
The imperial court approved and ordered the Shannan East Road to be transformed into the Zhongyi Army. Comrade Zhao Deqian was appointed as the Zhongyi Army's military envoy. At the same time, Zhao Deqian was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of "Collecting Cai" (deputy commander-in-chief of Caizhou Simianxing Camp).
He who knows the current affairs is a hero. Zhao Deqian's betrayal of Qin Zongquan at a critical moment was very similar to Zhu Wen's betrayal of Huang Chao. The two heroes who had left Huang Qi's regime cherished each other, "Your shameless look has the charm of my youth."
Without the trouble of visiting the west, and with the strong support of Hannan, Zhu Wen was confident about the success of "harvesting vegetables".
Zhu Wen led his army to join Zhao Deqian on the Ru River and surrounded Caizhou. Within five days, twenty-eight camps were set up around the city, forming a constellation of stars.
Zhu Wen, who was regarded as the commander-in-chief of the army, still insisted on going to the front line in person, risking his own strength, directing operations and boosting morale.
One day, a stream of arrows hit Zhu Wen in the left armpit, and blood spurted out, soaking into Zheng's robe. When the people on the left and right were about to help and ask, Zhu Wen glared and yelled: "Back off!" Enduring the severe pain, the command and control remained as before, as if he was not injured, and his morale was not affected.
From May to September, although the Cai thieves were defeated repeatedly, they still resisted stubbornly.
Now Qin Zongquan is repeating the situation of Huang Chao who trapped Chang'an a few years ago. Although he is known as the "Emperor of the Great Qi Kingdom", his scope of rule is only an isolated city.
Jingxiang advised Zhu Wen and pointed out that continuing to besiege Caizhou would do twice the result with half the result. It was better to take advantage of this opportunity to attack Xuzhou.
Qin Zongquan's troops were compressed into the isolated city, with a large number of people but low morale. If they attack urgently, they will unite their efforts and it will be easy to defend but difficult to attack; if they slow down, they will be suspicious of each other and will not attack and collapse. Moreover, the siege for nearly half a year has also made Zhu Wen face the dilemma of insufficient food and grass supply. If he continues to struggle, he is afraid of extraneous problems.
Zhu Wen followed Jingxiang's suggestion and retreated.
Sure enough, at the end of the year, Qin Zongquan's general Shen Cong launched a mutiny, captured Qin Zongquan alive, cut off one of Qin Zongquan's feet, and then surrendered to Zhu Wen.
Zhu Wen immediately reported the victory to the imperial court and reported that Shen Cong was staying behind in the Caizhou Fengguo army.
A few days later, another general of Qin Zongquan, Guo Fan, killed Shen Cong and escorted his head to Bianzhou together with Qin Zongquan. He reported to Zhu Wen that Shen Cong was plotting to support Qin Zongquan again.
Zhu Wen smiled slightly and asked, "Do you believe it yourself?" Forget it, don’t scratch your dog in front of water thieves, you all know it. Therefore, he reported that Guo Fan was a member of the Caizhou Fengguo army.
Before escorting Qin Zongquan to the capital, Zhu Wen specially dressed up to send him off. He wore the most gorgeous military uniform and was surrounded by the most majestic guard of honor. He lifted up the curtain outside the prison car and wanted to appreciate this living trophy as a winner and humiliate him by the way. This old rival.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I have tried to persuade you with good words many times, using reason and emotion. If you had woken up early and served the imperial court with me, how could you have ended up like this? You, you, you, hahaha …”
Qin Zongquan slowly raised his head and looked through the messy locks of hair on his forehead. He was neither humble nor arrogant, and retorted: "If it weren't for me, Qin Zongquan, would you, Zhu Wen, be where you are today? God gave me to you to be promoted and make a fortune. (If the servant does not die, how can the duke prosper? Heaven uses servants to dominate the duke)."
Zhu Wen was speechless, ashamed and angry at the revelation.
Qin Zongquan looked up to the sky and laughed.
Zhu Wen threw the curtain angrily, "Take it away!"
"Squeaks -当“ —— "The prison car shaking and slowly on the road.
Qin Zongquan in the car saw through life and death, and the world of mortals, and laughed wildly in the prison car. It was a wild laughter that came from the heart, a wild laughter that understood everything and had a profound understanding. It was a ruthless mockery of Zhu Wen who was pursuing fame and fortune.
Zhu Wen was ashamed. Qin Zongquan, who was walking away, laughed like a pig.
Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, who had just ascended the throne, was captured at Yanxi Tower in Chang'an. He ordered the leader of the thieves, Qin Zongquan, to be paraded through the streets and then beheaded under Duliu in the West Market. It wasn't Goujiling who gave Qin Zongquan face; he whipped his pseudo-queen Zhao to death.
While parading in the street, Qin Zongquan suddenly stuck his head out of the prison car and said to Sun Kui, the prison officer: "Please be clear, Sir, how can I be considered a traitor? I just have no way to serve the country (how can I be a rebel against Zongquan? But losing loyalty Doesn’t work for ears).”
Qin Zongquan's answer was the roar of laughter from the crowd.
Truth does not need to be proven, and fallacy does not need to be refuted.
Qin Zongquan died.
As Qin Zongquan said, Zhu Wen became the biggest winner in the "collection of vegetables" war.
