On June 13, Taketori 9, after the Xuanwumen coup, Li Shimin abolished the Taiwan system and established the Governor's Office in Luozhou (i.e. Luoyang). In the first year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin appointed Qu Tutong as the governor of Luozhou and appointed Dr. Zuo Guanglu to be in charge of military affairs in Luoyang!
In the same year, Li Er divided the world into ten Dao, and Luoyang and Zhengzhou both belonged to Henan Dao. At that time, there were no fixed officials and offices in each province. Instead, central or local officials were temporarily dispatched as ambassadors to conduct inspections. They were initially called appeasement envoys. It was not until the second year of Ruizong Jingyun (711) that the imperial court sent ambassadors to each province temporarily. Set up the governor.
The Anshi Rebellion in the late Tang Dynasty was caused by the excessive military power of the local Jiedushi.
Speaking of the current pacification envoy of Henan Province, Ren Can, his brother Ren Gui also served as the pacification envoy of Henan Province in the early years of Wude. He was kind to Liu Rengui!
At that time, Ren Gui drafted a memorial to discuss state affairs. Liu Rengui saw the draft and revised a few sentences for him. Ren Gui was surprised by his talent and learning, so he was appointed by Chizhu (a document for temporary conferment of officials) to serve in Xizhou and join the army!
In the Manlu Palace, Zhao Song took the order and left. He had to draft the imperial edict and send it out. After all, time waits for no one!
At the same time, Li Er's last words also greatly attracted everyone's attention. Fang Xuanling's eyes flashed, and he raised his hands and asked: "Your Majesty, the governor Wang should be in Suizhou, why is he in Dengzhou~?"
According to the "Laws of the Tang Dynasty", the governors of each state should manage the affairs of each state and are not allowed to leave the state at will, unless ordered by the emperor or to go to Beijing for a special festival. Now Wang Yu suddenly appeared in Dengzhou, and listening to Li Er's wishes, Wang Yu is now He also brought an army with him, which was a big deal!
Li Zexuan's heart moved and he also looked towards Li Er.
Li Er smiled slightly and said: "A month ago, I received information about bandits in Zhengzhou. Thinking that Wei Zheng would purge officials in Zhengzhou, he would be retaliated by local officials and the Cui family would violently backlash. Some people would jump to the wall in a hurry. , I ordered the governor of Bianzhou to select two hundred elites and sneak into Guancheng County to protect Wei Zheng;
On the one hand, Wang Yu, the governor of Suizhou, was ordered to lead 20,000 troops and horses to hide in the territory of Dengzhou, ready to rush to the aid of Wei Zheng at any time! Now it seems that some people will always take risks and commit treacherous acts, so Wang Yu's troops can also be put to use! "
After hearing this, all the ministers could not help but shout "Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Zexuan curled his lips secretly, thinking that Old Li was indeed an old fox. No wonder he was not in a hurry. It turned out that he had already arranged a backup plan!
Qin Qiong clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the 20,000-strong army of the Governor Wang may not be able to stop the Cui family's rebel army. Even if Ren Can mobilizes soldiers and horses from ten states, he may not be able to match them. The imperial court must send elite troops to go there." Only Zhengzhou will do!"
Li Er nodded and said: "What Shu Bao said is also what I think. According to the opinions of all the beloved ministers, who should I send to Zhengzhou to quell the rebellion~"
Cheng Yaojin suddenly felt energetic. He stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I am asking for a battle and would like to lead the right military guard to Zhengzhou!"
"Your Majesty, I would like to lead You Wu Houwei to Zhengzhou!"
"Your Majesty, I would like to lead Zuo Xiaowei to Zhengzhou!"
Not to be outdone, Yuchi Jingde and Niu Jinda also stepped forward to ask for a fight!
Li Zexuan was not interested in fighting, but when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel excited and fascinated!
This is the prosperous Tang Dynasty! This is the prosperous Tang Dynasty that makes countless descendants of Yan and Huang proud!
In the face of war, no one is timid, everyone is full of fighting spirit!
Huangsha wears golden armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will never be returned until it is broken!
This is the indomitable spirit that every general of the Tang Dynasty has!
What a great era this is!
"Your Majesty, I also ask for a fight! I am willing to lead the Xuanjia Army to Zhengzhou! Although Chang'an is hundreds of miles away from Zhengzhou, the Xuanjia Army can arrive in two days! As long as the rebels dare to leave the city, I will definitely be able to lead the Xuanjia Army. Annihilate them all!”
At this time, a middle-aged general in his thirties raised his hand to Li Er.
This is Duan Zhixuan!
Among the people Li Zexuan asked Zhao Song to summon before, only Duan Zhixuan had never been seen by Li Zexuan, so as soon as this person came out, Li Zexuan guessed his identity!
"good!"
Seeing the turbulent mood among the ministers below, Li Er shouted loudly and said: "All the ministers, listen to the order!"
The faces of all the ministers in the palace became solemn, and they all cupped their hands and said: "I will listen to the order~!"
Li Erhong, the leader, said: "Cui Junchuo of the Cui family in Qinghe ignored the emperor's kindness and did not want to repent. He actually committed such treacherous and unethical acts as assassinating important officials of the imperial court, confusing hundreds of people, and disturbing the people's hearts. Li Jing is specially ordered to be the general manager of the march in Henan Province. , led the left and right guard armies into Zhengzhou to quell the rebellion;
Qin Qiong was the deputy general manager of the march and led an army of 20,000 troops from the middle route, passing through Luoyang and heading towards Zhengzhou;
Cheng Zhijie led an army of 20,000 people on the right to besiege Zhengzhou from Huazhou to prevent the rebels from escaping to other states and counties;
Niu Jinda led an army of 20,000 people from the left to advance from Xuzhou to prevent the rebels from attacking Luoyang;
At that time, if the rebels have left Zhengzhou or Luoyang City has been lost, the three armies will join forces to encircle and suppress the rebels!
Duan Zhixuan, I order you to lead three thousand Xuanjia troops to Zhengzhou to provide support. If you encounter enemies in the wild, use all your strength to annihilate them!
In order to suppress the rebellion this time, all the ministers must destroy the rebels. Since the Cui family of Boling and the Zheng family of Xingyang are accomplices and have committed such treasonous and unethical things, no one will be spared! "
When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses and bled for thousands of miles!
These few words of Sen Han coming from Li Er's mouth mean that many, many people will die in the next period of time!
"I obey the order~!"
Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda, and Duan Zhixuan took a step forward and solemnly cupped their fists.
The other ministers were shocked. The Xuanjia Army was sent by Li Er to counter the rebellion this time. This is the most elite heavy cavalry in the world today. Even the Turkic Wolf Cavalry had to flee when they saw it!
Don't think that three thousand Xuanjia Army is very small. In the battle of Hulao Pass where Li Shimin defeated Wang Shichong, Li Shimin only used a thousand men and horses from the Xuanjia Army in his first attack. The final result was to capture and behead about 1,000 soldiers. There are more than six thousand people. Later, Wang Shichong was unwilling to fail and sent 100,000 people to come. Li Shimin used 3,500 Xuanjia Army cavalry to lead the charge and finally defeated these people. This shows the powerful combat effectiveness of this heavy cavalry.
Of course, this also shows that Lao Li is cruel this time and wants to directly kill the Cui family of Qinghe, Zheng family of Xingyang, and Cui family of Boling!
"Time is running out. All my dear friends, go and assemble the army now. Tomorrow at midnight, the officers and soldiers of the three armies will set out and attack Zhengzhou!"
Li Er nodded.
There is a saying that once the cannon goes off, there are ten thousand taels of gold! Although there were no cannons in this era, marching and fighting was still quite expensive. However, now that the Tang Dynasty's treasury is full and there is sufficient food and grass, Li Er is fully confident to launch this counter-insurgency war!
"Here!"
Everyone accepted the promise and then left one after another!
"Marquis Yong'an, you stay!"
Li Zexuan also wanted to slip away, but Li Er's words forced him to face this cruel reality!
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