[Receiving Roses for Gratitude]
Gently, Li Keyong left, just as gently as he came, he waved his sleeves and took away the emperor's wife.
Later historians called this period the "Donkey Era", which refers to the fact that there were many warlords and few counselors during this period, and wise counselors were even rarer. Most of the so-called counselors and think tanks were stupid donkeys!
When Mr. Bo Yang, a master of humanities, commented on "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", he lamented Li Keyong's decision and bluntly said that Li Keyong had lost a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He pointed out that Li Keyong only needed to cross the Wei River and take two more steps to control the emperor and command the princes. If he advanced, he could be Cao Cao, if he retreated, he could be Yi Yin or Huo Guang.
For a while, a woman's benevolence was used to gain fame and reputation, but it eventually led to a big mistake. From then on, Hedong Li Keyong began to decline, and gradually fell into a disadvantage in the confrontation with Zhu Wen.
With the teacher in Hedong, Li Keyong never had the power to aspire to the throne.
Li Keyong received the title of King of Jin, the emperor's concubines with both talents and beauty, and a reward of 300,000 yuan, but lost the country and the country.
In addition, a large group of younger brothers who followed him also received promotions, such as Wang Ke of Hezhong, who was officially appointed as the military governor of the Hezhong Protectorate Army; Liu Rengong of Youzhou, who was promoted from Lu Longliu to the regular military governor of Lulong ; Yang Fugong was also able to redress his injustice and pursue the title of Duke of Wei.
Also rehabilitated were former prime ministers Du Renneng, Wei Zhaodu, Li Xi, and the eunuch Ximen Junsui.
It was developed into the "Three Towns Prison" based on the "Hezhong Heritage Contest Case". This was the top-level design of the chief designer Zhu Wen, in order to use this external war to contain the energy of Li Keyong and the central court in Hedong, thereby reducing Huainan. The "Pig Killing Alliance" advocated by Yang Xingmi was strangled in the bud.
He did it.
When Li Keyong personally led the army to Chang'an to fight against the Guanxi Group, Zhu Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief and boldly transferred the main force to the northeast to continue harvesting the Yanyun Erzhu.
Zhu Wen personally led the army and defeated Zhu Xuan at the foot of Liangshan Mountain. Zhu Xuan retreated to his old nest in Yunzhou in embarrassment; General Ge Congzhou surrounded Yanzhou.
Zhu Qiong, the governor of Qizhou, took the initiative to surrender the city. Zhu Qiong is Zhu Jin’s cousin.
In order to relieve the pressure on Yanzhou, Zhu Xuan of Yunzhou sent generals He Gui and Liu Cun, together with Hedong aid general Xue Huaibao, to attack Caozhou with 10,000 people.
After Zhu Wen got the news, he quickly led his army to rescue overnight.
What a coincidence. In the dark of night, Zhu Wen actually took the wrong path and deviated from the preset battlefield. He didn't realize it until dawn. Before changing the route, they encountered He Gui and other ten thousand Yunzhou troops.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. Zhu Wen made a prompt decision and ordered thousands of elite cavalry to charge directly.
An encounter other than intelligence, such a decisive charge... He Gui and others mistakenly thought they were ambushed, and collapsed without a fight. The Bian army was chasing after them, rushing left and right, just like chopping melons and vegetables in an uninhabited country. The Yunzhou soldiers were facing disaster.
Seeing that the situation was over, He Gui climbed onto a hill covered with thorns and shouted loudly: "I am He Gui, the commander of the Tianping army, horse and infantry. I am willing to surrender. Please don't hurt me!"
Dozens of generals, including Liu Cun and He Huaibao, were captured alive. Three thousand soldiers surrendered or were captured, and thousands more were killed.
Zhu Wen planned to send 3,000 surrendered troops to the Yanzhou front line to strengthen Ge Congzhou. However, something went wrong again during the escort.
Because this was an unplanned encounter, Zhu Wen only brought a few thousand cavalry, but now he had to guard and escort three thousand surrendered soldiers. Management was difficult, and the surrendered soldiers always looked for opportunities to escape.
In addition, escorting the soldiers to surrender will greatly slow down the march. What if Zhu Xuan of Yunzhou gets the news and sends troops to intercept and kill again?
At this moment, a sandstorm suddenly blew up. Zhu Wen took advantage of people's feudal superstitions and said: "The sky is angry because we haven't killed enough!" So he ordered that all three thousand surrendered soldiers be killed.
What is incredible is that after the Bian army massacred three thousand Yunzhou surrendered soldiers, "the wind stopped".
After getting rid of his burdens, Zhu Wen quickly marched forward and arrived at the Yanzhou front line that afternoon.
Early the next morning, the Bian army tied the prisoners He Gui, Liu Cun, Xue Huaibao and other prisoners together with ropes and led them to the gate of Yanzhou City. They let the defenders watch and shouted to Zhu Jin: "Your brother Zhu Qiong has surrendered. Look again. Look at these people, do you know them? They are your brother Zhu Xuan's men, and we have also captured them. What are you still insisting on? Surrender quickly."
After careful consideration, Zhu Jin expressed his willingness to surrender.
Zhu Wen was overjoyed and came to the city in person to discuss surrender with Zhu Jin across the suspension bridge. Often at this time, the commanders-in-chief of the two armies would act as if they had settled their differences, like two old friends, exchanging greetings, reminiscing cordially, and talking and laughing sanctimoniously.
After joking for a while, Zhu Jin made his last request, "I hope that someone I trust will come to the city to hand over the Yanzhou Official Seal and Talisman Festival. Since Zhu Qiong, the foolish brother, is already at your place, I hope that he will complete the handover procedures."
"It's no problem."
Zhu Wen immediately ordered General Liu Han to accompany Zhu Qiong.
When the two came to the edge of the suspension bridge, Zhu Jin waved to them and said, "Please let my brother come here alone. I have two more household chores to explain."
So Liu Han stayed at the bridge head and asked Zhu Qiong to ride across the bridge into the city alone.
At both ends of the suspension bridge are Liu Han and Zhu Jin. Zhu Qiong was walking slowly on the bridge. When he was approaching Zhu Jin, a strong man suddenly came out from under the bridge. He pulled Zhu Qiong off the horse and took Zhu Qiong into the city in the blink of an eye. Immediately afterwards, Zhu Jin turned around and entered the city, closed the city gate and pulled up the suspension bridge.
After a while, Zhu Jin reappeared on the city gate tower, threw Zhu Qiong's head off the city wall, and then yelled at Zhu Wen.
Zhu Wen was furious and beheaded Liu Cun, Xue Huaibao and dozens of other captured generals to vent his anger, leaving only He Gui.
He Gui burst into tears of gratitude for Zhu Wen's kindness in not killing him, and expressed his willingness to do all the hard work for Zhu Wen. Zhu Wen heard his name for a long time and knew that He Gui was a rare general, so he used this method to win his heart. As he expected, He Guiri became one of the rare generals in the Bian army.
At the same time, Li Keyong defeated Wang Xingyu, Zhaozong drove back to Chang'an, and Li Keyong took charge of Hedong.
After hearing the news, Zhu Wen left Ge Congzhou to continue the siege of Yanzhou, while he led his troops back to Bianzhou to guard against Li Keyong. Zhu Jin, on the other hand, became more confident in winning and was always ready to welcome reinforcements from Hedong and counterattack the Bian army.
Li Keyong, who had escaped from the pass, sent generals Shi Yan and Li Chengsi to lead thousands of Shatuo cavalry via Weibo to assist the Yanyun battlefield.
In order to preserve the effectiveness of the Bian army, Ge Congzhou announced a retreat, and then the main force quickly assembled and withdrew to Bianzhou. However, late at night, Ge Congzhou secretly led the main force back to the Yanzhou front line.
As expected, Zhu Jin, who had been hiding in Yanzhou City, thought he could finally feel proud, so he led his army out of the city to launch a counterattack against the "old, weak, sick and disabled" outside the city. As a result, Ge Congzhou staged a beautiful ambush and the commander-in-chief of Yanzhou was captured alive.
Zhu Jin fled back to the city and waited for the reinforcements from Hedong in a well-behaved and honest manner, never daring to send any more soldiers. Ge Congzhou was able to retreat calmly.
In order to save the two pig teammates on the Yanyun battlefield, Li Keyong sent Li Cunxin and led 10,000 cavalry to go south via Weibo for reinforcements. Li Cunxin led his troops to station in Shen County (today's Shen County, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province), and they were at odds with Yan and Yun.
