"Everyone present here is Li's arm, and I speak with my heart. The emperor of the Han Dynasty is young and ignorant, and he is sitting in a trapped and worried country. He will not be able to defend the country. This is the time for our generation to use force to fight hard. I am observing the current situation in the world. The heaven, the time, the people, and everything are in harmony in the river. If you want to raise an army to conquer the country and compete in the Central Plains, will you all follow me and create achievements together?" With interest, Li Shouzhen stood up and raised his hands, and said with excitement.
"I hope you will be handsome!" In this situation, no one would be disappointed. A group of people stood up and responded in unison.
Li Shouzhen looked excited and shouted for great kindness.
"Chongxun, let me inform you of the preparations we have made in the past few months!" Li Shouzhen ordered Li Chongxun with a smile.
Hearing this, the sullen Li Chongxun immediately became energetic. As a "Green Lord", Li Chongxun played a very active role in Li Shouzhen's rebellion and worked hard to support his father.
In the hall, he walked a few steps, pretending, and then said: "Everyone, in order to pursue a great cause, my father has sent envoys to contact the allies in many ways, and now the cause has been achieved. Li Yiyin, the envoy of the Dingnan Army, We have already agreed that once we raise our troops in the river, we will lead Xia Sui's army southward. On the west bank of the river, Xue Huairang, the governor of the Kuangguo army, was humiliated by the Han emperor last year. He deeply hates him. He is always worried and wants to join us in the uprising. .”
"Hou Zhang of Huazhou accepted the generous gifts from the river, and he also had the intention of doing good deeds. In addition, the Khitan in the north of the Great Wall, the Meng Shu in the two Sichuan provinces, the Gao family in Jingnan, and the Li family in the southern Tang Dynasty all wrote letters to invite them, and got their permission!" Li Chongxun He spoke very excitedly and said: "As soon as the soldiers in the river rise, the imperial court will be surrounded by enemies on all sides, and this will be the opportunity for things to happen in the river!"
After saying this, the civil and military forces in Hezhong couldn't help but look at each other, and they all showed some relief. After all, one government is fighting against the might of the world. Although Li Congke, the late emperor of the late Tang Dynasty, had succeeded more than ten years ago, the situation was different after all, and it was inevitable that he would feel guilty.
Even though rebellion and rebellion have been the norm for decades, rebellion is not a low-risk thing after all. Success brings glory to one's ancestors, but defeat also has the opportunity to surrender anyway, but the premise is that one can survive to the end, especially for middle and low-level officers and soldiers, there is no time when it is not bloody.
At this time, listening to Li Chongxun's introduction, it turned out that there were so many allies in the river, and his confidence suddenly doubled.
Li Shouzhen also followed his words, stretched out his hand and clenched his fist, and said loudly: "Everyone, it's not that Li is overestimating his own capabilities. With the strong support of others, we are working together in many ways to participate in this grand event. How can we fail to succeed?"
"Commander Jie, we are raising troops to march into the Central Plains. With the strength of Pu's soldiers, we can do it ourselves. Why should we lead the Khitans south? The Hu people are powerful. If we let the Khitans enter the Central Plains again, wouldn't we have made a wedding dress for others?" ?" At this time, a deep voice sounded, seemingly suspicious.
Hearing this, Li Shouzhen's face suddenly turned ugly, but when she saw the person, her eyebrows turned again. The speaker's name is Wang Jixun, a general from the river. He has a rough appearance and powerful martial arts. He is a powerful general under Li Shouzhen. He is good at using iron whip, iron spear and iron spear in the military formation, so he is nicknamed "Wang Three Irons".
Seeing that it was Wang Jixun, Li Shouzhen explained to him with a smile: "The Khitans are powerful, and I know that. However, I only enlisted them as reinforcements and sent troops from the north to the south to contain the imperial army. The other forces are just being used by someone. I will wait for you. Send troops to Tokyo, destroy Liu Daihan, and gain more power, and then deal with them later!"
"Ming Gong is so arrogant that he can compete with bullfights and shake the sun and the moon!" Master Zonglun encouraged Li Shouzhen again.
"Commander Jie is wise!" Wang Jixun nodded and said with raised hands: "Commander Jie, the court stationed troops in Tongguan is obviously to guard against us. That kid Yang Ye is also becoming more and more rampant, occupying Fengling Nanjin, and even more recently. We crossed the river to explore the north. The general is willing to lead the army to attack Tongguan and take the head of Yang Ye's son!"
After hearing what Wang Jixun said, Li Shouzhen looked a little more serious and said coldly: "Tongguan is a strategic point in the mountains and rivers. If we raise our troops, we must take this pass first, cut off the connection between the imperial court and Guanzhong, and then seek to advance eastward! Wang Don’t worry, general, you will be the vanguard when the time comes!”
"Thank you handsome!"
"Everyone!" Li Shouzhen took a deep breath and continued: "A big event is coming soon. Everyone, please return to camp for the time being and prepare your troops with strength!"
"yes!"
After a mobilization meeting, Li Shouzhen left his son alone with a few people to discuss secretly in the back hall.
"Tell me, what are the latest replies from those people?" Li Shouzhen sat steadily behind the handsome case, her expression slightly calmer than before.
"Come back, Commander!" The subordinate judge stood up and said with cupped hands: "Li Shijun of Xiazhou has made it clear that he will only wait for troops to be raised in the river, and the same is true for Xue Shijun of Tongzhou. On the other hand, Huazhou Hou Zhang's attitude is indeed a bit ambiguous. I'm afraid There are repetitions!”
"Hmph!" Li Shouzhen said angrily: "This despicable Hou Zhang is greedy for money and forgets his integrity. He has accepted so many gifts from me. How dare he break the promise?"
"Father, there is no need to worry. At that time, the letters exchanged between the two parties will only need to be announced to the world, and Huazhou will have to submit!" Li Chongxun said secretly.
"That's right! My gift is not that easy to get!" Li Shouzhen nodded and asked, "Where are other places?"
"On Meng Shu's side, it was said that Fan Fang had signed a contract with the court before, and it was not convenient to break the promise and prevaricate the reply. The Gao family in Jingnan was originally a repetitive person. In addition, before Fan sent a letter to the court to plead for submission, Gao Congjie was not hesitant. I'm afraid there is not enough leverage; the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was at odds with the imperial court, also promised to use troops on the Huaihe River to conquer the Central Plains together; as for the Khitan, the road is far away and the envoys have not yet returned..."
"That's right." Li Shouzhen thought for a moment and looked at the monks: "Master, what do you think?"
Zong Lun still looked very Buddhist, made a Buddhist salute, and said confidently: "Meng Shu, Jingnan, and Southern Tang all have old grievances with the imperial court. As long as Duke Ming rises in the river and marches east with his troops, the Han Dynasty will be defeated." If the court is shaken, they will definitely not miss this opportunity. Even if Ming Gong fails to contact them, they will take the initiative to pounce and take a bite. As for the Khitan in the north, they formed a deadly feud with Liu Han last year, and now Youzhou still has In Zhao's hands, how could he not act after hearing the news?"
"Master's words are very reasonable!" Li Shouzhen laughed.
"Commander Jie, since you are planning a big thing, you still have to be cautious. The court is not completely unprepared for the river!" The confidant judge next to him couldn't help but remind him.
"Of course I know!" Li Shouzhen said coldly: "The emperor, do you think I don't know about the little tricks he prepared? What a joke!"
"He appointed Hou Yi as the prefect of Kaifeng. I'm afraid he has learned about the contact from the old man. And Zhao Xiuji pretended to be ill and returned home. After crossing the Yellow River, he took refuge in Tongguan. I'm afraid he has already betrayed me to the court. !”
"Since the imperial court knows that I, Li, have great ambitions, they still dare not act rashly and try to comfort me, but why? He doesn't dare, and the imperial court does not dare to force him to rebel against the river. Li's rebellion will definitely affect the world. He has stabilized the imperial court for so long, and now Our Pu army has enough food and supplies, so it’s time to take action!”
Hearing what Li Shouzhen said, the judge couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that everything is under the control of Commander-in-Chief!"
Li Shouzhen laughed and felt proud again.
"Now, I only hope that the drought in the Central Plains and Hebei will become more serious, and I can punish the people for their crimes and punish the unjust on behalf of heaven!" Li Shouzhen's tone was full of gloating.
The preparations for the rebellion in Hezhong are progressing at full speed, and they are almost ready.
But as the saying goes, if things are not kept secret, they will be leaked, or if they let themselves go too much, Li Shouzhen seems to have no scruples.
Over in Tokyo, over the city walls, dark clouds gathered one after another in the sky. Accumulated, brewed, turned over, and finally, the heavy rain suddenly poured down.
In the hall, Liu Chengyou was reviewing documents when he suddenly heard his voice. He became excited and asked quickly: "Is it raining?"
"Back to the official house, it's raining! It's raining! It's raining heavily!" The waiter ran in in a hurry, with moisture on his body, and said excitedly.
Liu Chengyou threw down his imperial brush and ran quickly out of the Chui Gong Hall to the square in front of the hall. He spread his hands in the rain and looked intoxicated. Amidst the rumbling rain, Liu Chengyou seemed to be able to hear the cheers of the entire city of Tokyo, the entire Central Plains, and even the entire world.
It finally rained like crazy!
For Liu Chengyou, it has another meaning. Just in the morning, he was subject to the pressure of public opinion from the government and the opposition, visited the Taoist Palace in person, offered sacrifices to the sky, and prayed for rain.
Only half a day has passed, and the whole city is in a state of chaos. What does this mean? A ray of sacred light will envelope Liu Chengyou again.
Of course, Liu Chengyou had consulted the officials of Qintian Prison in advance. When it rains recently...
