【The end of Shi Pu】
Zhu Wen originally thought that the war in Xuzhou was over, and was planning to deal with the Yanyun and Zhu Zhu in the north. Suddenly he heard about the change and couldn't help being furious.
When it comes to dealing with the Hedong issue, the court's "imperial edict" is like toilet paper. If it is repeated unreliable again after a year, the court really can't lose face, so it sends envoys to Bianzhou to appease Zhu Wen and beg Zhu Wen to leave some money for the court. face.
Zhu Wen did not follow Li Keyong's example and did not threaten to lead his troops to Chang'an to argue with the emperor in person. He chose to swallow his anger and no longer forced the court to modify the edict.
Of course, it is not that Zhu Wen is lenient and kind, but that Xuzhou has basically become a cooked duck. It is only a matter of time before Zhu Wen annexes Xuzhou. Whether the edict is changed or not is just superficial. Then let's save some face for the court.
This face is not given in vain. In exchange, the imperial court secretly granted Zhu Wen ownership of the Xuzhou Reformatory Army. This was the "Munich Agreement" between Zhu Wen and the imperial court.
"I'm done with Shi Pu. Even Jesus can't keep him, I said so!" - Zhu Wen.
Subsequently, the entire city of Haozhou surrendered, and the entire city of Sizhou surrendered within the territory of the Reform Army. Xuzhou has become a veritable isolated city.
However, Shi Pu, who was at the end of his rope, was not willing to let it end, and he still had to fight to the death.
Shi Pu continued to complain to Yan Yun Erzhu, his lips were dead and his teeth were cold. My Shi Pu's today is your tomorrow.
Zhu Wen divided his troops to contain Yanyun's reinforcements. He sent his eldest son Zhu Youyu to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Puzhou.
The mourning army was bound to win. Zhu Youyu's troops worked together to avenge their previous humiliation and quickly captured Puzhou.
General Huo Cun, who was stationed in Caozhou, received a report that Zhu Jin personally led an army of 20,000 to Xuzhou south. So he immediately ordered three thousand soldiers and horses to join forces with Zhu Youyu and rushed to the outskirts of Xuzhou to support him.
When Pu saw Yanzhou's reinforcements arriving, he led his army out of the city to attack the Bian army. He joined forces with Yanzhou Zhu Jinli and attacked Zhu Wen from a flank.
Huo Cun fought hard and repelled the Yanzhou reinforcements, and Zhu Jin led the remaining troops to escape back to Yanzhou.
Although Huo Cun shattered Yanxu's plan to join forces, he was unfortunately killed in the battle.
Zhu Wen was in great grief over the loss of his beloved general. A real-name report letter added fuel to the fire, making Zhu Wen instantly furious and shattered his teeth.
The person reported in the letter was none other than Zhu Wen's eldest son, Zhu Youyu. The informant accused him of serious dereliction of duty during the battle. He stood by and did nothing, causing Huo Cun to die alone in the battle. He also sat back and watched Zhu Jin escape without sending troops to intercept him. Therefore, This shows that Zhu Youyu has double intentions and has evil intentions!
Informant: Zhu Yougong (Zhu Wen’s adopted son).
Zhu Wen was furious and ordered Pang Shigu to take over Zhu Youyu's command (Pang Shigu was really a powerful successor, taking over the commanding positions of Zhu Zhen and Zhu Youyu successively), and ordered Zhu Youyu to be arrested for investigation and interrogation.
By some mistake, the courier boy accidentally delivered the letter to Zhu Youyu.
Zhu Youyu understood his father's temper and was immediately frightened to death. He immediately led his two thousand cavalrymen to flee into the deep mountains and forests and hid.
A close confidant advised him: "Don't panic. You and the commander are biological father and son. What kind of misunderstanding cannot be eliminated?"
Zhu Youyu shook his head and sighed, "It is precisely because we are biological father and son that I understand the old man's character and temper. If he is falsely accused of rebellion, his biological son will definitely die!"
Is it possible that for the rest of my life I will fall into the trap of being a bandit? The confidant rolled his eyes, and the plan came to mind, "I have a plan, I don't know whether to tell it or not."
"But there's no harm in talking."
"Your uncle."
"Your uncle! If you scold me again, I'll listen!"
The confidant hurriedly explained, "I mean, your uncle. I'm afraid he is the only old man in the world who can intercede in front of the old commander. Even if he can't convince you, he can always take you in and at least keep you alive."
Father, like son. Only then did Zhu Youyu regain some sense, so he fled back to his hometown in Dangshan overnight and hid in his uncle Zhu Quanyu's house. He told the story without reservation and asked his uncle to save him.
Zhu Quanyu sighed for a long time. It was clear that his godson was alienating his biological son and fighting for the family property. How could the third brother be so confused! After thinking hard, I finally came up with a breakthrough.
"Nephew, I'm afraid there is only one way to save you."
"Please ask uncle for advice."
"Your mother!"
"Uncle, let's not scold Xianjie."
Zhu Quanyu refers to Zhu Wen's wife, Zhang Hui.
Only then did Zhu Youyu wake up from a dream, abandoning his followers and close associates, and returned to Bianzhou alone to plead guilty.
Zhu Wen was furious. When he saw Zhu Youyu kneeling in front of the court, he ordered his left and right officers to step forward, grab his hair, hold down his neck, and ordered Nizi's head to be chopped off on the spot.
Zhang Hui ran down the steps with big strides. Her movements were so panicked that they could not be considered as "running", but "rolling". Madam Tangtang Jiedushi didn't care about her dignity at this time, rolled and crawled forward, and rushed forward. He hugged Zhu Youyu, blocked the butcher knife with his body, and cried: "Son, you abandoned the army, abandoned your personal entourage, and came back alone, which is enough to prove that you have no two intentions. Why is your father still so confused!"
Zhu Quanyu also sent a message, which was unpretentious and to the point, explaining the truth that blood is thicker than water, and scorned the "fake son" tradition that arose from the Hu people and was carried forward by the warlords and eunuchs in the feudal towns.
"My wife is someone else's good thing, and my son is my own good thing. Isn't it best for You Gong to kill Youyu? It's obvious that your godson framed his own son and is holding back his evil deeds to steal your inheritance. Are you stupid?"
Zhu Wen finally came to his senses, so he made Zhu Youyu the acting governor of Xuzhou and dropped all charges against him.
Pang Shigu, who succeeded Zhu Youyu, lived up to expectations and captured the commanding heights in the west of Xuzhou City. From then on, the Xuzhou defenders could no longer fight out of the city, and the Bian army surrounded Xuzhou like an iron barrel.
Shi Pu continued to resist, hoping for a miracle.
The six-month-long siege of the city also made Zhu Wen suffer from exhaustion. The division's veterans were exhausted and gradually became the end of their strength.
Zhang Tao, the general officer, wrote to Zhu Wen, saying that he had made some calculations and found that the date of the expedition was unlucky, so he fell into a quagmire and lost many generals one after another. It was best to withdraw his troops first and choose a good and auspicious day in the coming year before making any plans. Late.
When Zhu Wen was about to waver, counselor Jingxiang hurriedly stopped him, saying that it had been several months since the siege of the city. Although we had spent a lot of money and material resources, Xuzhou was already on the verge of collapse. How could all our previous efforts be wasted? If the soldiers hear such nonsense about an unlucky day, I'm afraid the morale of the soldiers will be unstable and something big will happen!
Zhu Wen quickly burned Zhang Tao's letter and sent an order to all armies: They must maintain a high-pressure posture and not slack off. Later, Zhu Wen personally led the army and rushed to Xuzhou City to supervise the battle.
The commander-in-chief visited the front line in person, and the morale of the Bian army was greatly boosted. Everyone worked bravely and took the lead. They worked hard to conquer the outer city of Xuzhou.
Shi Pu knew that the situation was over, so he arranged for people to move the collected gold and silver treasures and the whole family to Yanzi Tower, and then ordered people to set fire to it, and the whole family burned themselves to death.
On April 21, the second year of Jingfu's reign in the Tang Dynasty (893), Zhu Wen entered Xuzhou City and appointed his confidant Zhang Tingfan as temporary envoy of the Guilin Army. He also petitioned the imperial court to appoint another senior official to take over Xuzhou.
Asking the imperial court to send people to take over Xuzhou was just a gesture of "loyal minister". As mentioned earlier, the imperial court and Zhu Wen reached a secret agreement in private. As long as Zhu Wen saved some face for the imperial court, the imperial court would acquiesce to Zhu Wen's occupation of Xuzhou.
The imperial court fulfilled its promise and no longer appointed high-ranking officials to take over Xuzhou. Instead, it appointed Zhang Tingfan as the military envoy of Wuning Army in Xuzhou. The predecessor of the "Guiyuan Army" was called the "Wuning Army". Due to the rebellion of the "Silver Sword Soldiers", Wang Shi killed them all. The "Wuning Army" was subsequently disbanded by the court, and was re-established after the "Pang Xun Rebellion". Renamed "Probation Army". Now, after being annexed by Zhu Wen, the old name "Wuning Army" has been restored.
Zhu Wen climbed onto the gate tower of Xuzhou North City and stared at the northern sky. Shi Pu is dead, will Yan Yun and Er Zhu live long?
