Dingzhou is located at the eastern foot of Taihang and the western edge of the Northern Hebei Plain. It is a choke point and a key area. Over the years, Dingzhou has played a very important supplementary role in the defense of the Khitans, especially in guarding Taihang, supporting Yizhou, and clearing out the scattered enemies from the direction of Yuzhou.
In the past ten years or so, it has been the Sun brothers who have dominated Dingzhou. As early as the conflict between Shanxi and Liao, the situation in the north of Shijin was gradually becoming critical. Sun Fangjian took advantage of the situation, gathered strong people, and fortified forts on Langshan Mountain in order to protect himself.
After that, when the Khitan army went south, he repeatedly led his subordinates to resist, invade, attack and kill, and achieved many gains. Of course, at that time, for Sun Fangjian, national justice, loyalty to the emperor and serving the country were secondary. Self-protection and seeking peace were the main goals.
However, Sun Fangjian was somewhat brave and courageous. He was not afraid of the Khitan troops at all, and he dared to take the initiative to stroke the tiger's beard and rob food, military supplies and other supplies.
Although it was a small fight, he finally got his reputation out. People around him, hearing of his reputation, often went to Langshan to rely on him. The Jin court also made him a border travel envoy, ordering him to recruit troops and resist the Khitan. . Later, Sun Fangjian took the initiative to go to the Jin court to advise against the Khitan strategy. However, the result can be imagined. A small border wandering envoy was actually regarded as a bandit. How could he care about his ideas and suggestions? .
Unable to get the attention of the Jin court, Sun Fangjian became resentful and had an affair with the Khitan. On the Khitan side, the focus at that time was mainly on Shi Jin's Northern Imperial Army. Although Sun Fangjian's "anti-Hu" team was too much to be disturbed, they were somewhat indifferent, and they also intended to bribe them to alleviate their troubles. .
Of course, Sun Fangjian's strength was not very strong. When the number of people in the old Langshan camp was less than 10,000, the only people who dealt with it were the Khitans from Ding, Wei, and Yizhou.
Even so, with the not so powerful strength in his hands, Sun Fangjian accomplished a lot of things. He attacked Guancheng, killed Hulu, and even led people to break through Feihu Village in the north, making the traffic pass leading to Youyan short. Time returns to the Central Plains Dynasty.
Until Yelu Deguang came to Kaifeng and established Daliao, he granted Sun Fangjian the title of Dingzhou Jiedushi, and then changed the title to Yunzhou Jiedushi, allowing him to lead his people to move there. Yunzhou was a place that had been ceded to the Khitan for ten years. It was still a good idea to go there. Sun Fangjian directly stated that he would not serve, and took his subordinates to huddle in Langshan to consolidate themselves and wait for opportunities.
Later, as expected, he had the opportunity. Yelu Deguang's administration was evil, and the military towns and people in the Central Plains fought back. Liu Zhiyuan, the great ancestor, took advantage of the situation and sent troops to the Central Plains to pick peaches, hunt deer, and seize the cauldron.
Sun Fangjian acted according to the situation. Especially after the Battle of Luancheng, the Hebei Khitan forces completely shrunk and retreated northward. He even led his army to regain the entire territory of Dingzhou and successfully attacked Feihu Village again, placing it under the control of the Han Dynasty. Repeatedly, Liu Chengyou therefore reported to the imperial court and regarded it as the Dingzhou Festival.
Afterwards, Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne, and Sun Fangjian was stationed in Dingzhou. He served as a governor and played many garrison roles. In the early Qianyou period, he cooperated with Khitan in many battles.
The number of Khitan troops killed and wounded by Sun Fangjian was nearly 3,000. Although it was accumulated over many years, and most of them were from Bohai and Xi, their contribution to the direct battle against the Khitan was very great.
It was not until the seventh year of Emperor Qianyou's reign that Sun Fangjian entered the court, surrendered power and returned to power, and returned to Xijing to support him. He died of illness soon after. After Sun Fangjian's death, Dingzhou Jiedu was abolished, and the imperial court established a new Yongning Army, with Sun Xingyou as the military envoy, responsible for the defense of Dingzhou and Feihu.
Compared with his brother, Sun Xingyou was much mediocre, and his knowledge and ideas were much more ignorant. He was originally reckless, but he followed his brother's rise due to the situation, and did many things that went beyond the rules, which led to the collapse of Dingzhou's military administration. Of course, this is also the reason why the legacy of the feudal town has not been cleaned up.
As for the troubles caused by demon nuns, the root of the evil lies with his brother Sun Fangjian. In his early years, Sun Fangjian gathered people in Langshan. In order to calm people's hearts, he used incense teachings to gather his followers, confuse and brainwash them. In the early days, it played a certain role.
In the third year of Qianyou's reign to "annihilate Buddhism", although there were actions in Dingzhou, they were mostly superficial, giving an explanation to the court, but in fact they were secretly protecting it. Many people with deep Buddhist roots secretly went to Dingzhou to seek shelter from the Sun family's influence.
But in the following years, it gradually grew stronger and spread its teachings more and more rampantly. It was not hidden, and people flocked to worship in an endless stream. When Sun Fangjian was there, he could still control it, but when he waited for Sun Xingyou, he couldn't control it. In addition, others were also promoting his Sun family's merits...
"You probably all understand the situation!" In the imperial tent, Liu Chengyou looked at Li Huan and Bai Zhongzan, and said slowly: "Tell me, how should we solve the Dingzhou matter?"
"Your Majesty, we must carry out strict rectification, clean up the bad government, withdraw military power, eliminate thieves and nuns, rectify evil words, calm people's hearts, and restore stability to Dingzhou!" Li Huan immediately responded, one after another.
After hearing what he said, Liu Chengyou just said: "This is exactly the effect I want to achieve, but how should I do it?"
Bai Chongzan was obviously thinking about this matter, and immediately said: "For the current plan, we need to capture Sun Xingyou as soon as possible, confiscate the military power, and control the state affairs to avoid disaster. After that, we can calmly solve the problem according to the imperial government's political system , as long as the situation is under control, even if there is some turmoil, it will not be a big problem.
As he said, Sun Xingyou wanted to lead his people back to Langshan to protect themselves. Although it was foolish, he could not be careless. Once he really succeeds, the consequences will be unpredictable. Therefore, I believe that it is not too late to take decisive measures! "
"This is what I mean!" Liu Chengyou smiled faintly and looked at Bai Chongzan: "I have to go to Bai Qing personally to control the situation!"
After saying that, Liu Chengyou personally drafted an edict, sealed it, and handed it to Bai Chongzan: "Sun Xingyou is still in Tang County. Puyin is less than a hundred miles away from Tang County. If you arrive in the morning and evening, I will patrol with you and a thousand imperial troops." Go there in the name of the prosecutor, take control of the government office, and summon your grandson Xingyou to come see me!"
"Shou Xin, please arrange your troops!" Liu Chengyou ordered Shi Shouxin and Li Huan again: "Li Qing, you go together and take over the civil affairs of Dingzhou. We will handle all the necessary checks and clear away all the evil spirits." , I want to see a peaceful Dingzhou in the shortest possible time!"
"Yes!" Both responded.
"Your Majesty, Sun Xingyou has military power after all. If he uses garrison to resist..." Bai Chongzan hesitated slightly.
"Why, Bai Qing is afraid that he won't be able to win over Sun Xingyou?" Liu Chengyou asked.
"Dare you ask Your Majesty to clarify your order!" Bai Chongzan looked serious.
"If he gathers troops in Yingcheng to resist, it is considered a rebellion. If he rebels, he can be punished immediately!" Liu Chengyou coldly gave Bai Chongzan a clear instruction.
Then he looked at the detective officer of the Wude Department and ordered: "Go with General Bai and describe the military and political situation in Tang County in detail!"
"yes!"
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The next day, the morning light had not yet appeared, but there was already movement in the camp. The sky was bright, and Bai Chongzan led the thousands of Longqi troops mobilized by Shi Shouxin to the west, marching lightly and quickly.
The capital of Dingzhou is Anxi County, located at the confluence of Tang River and Changxing River. There are two rivers in danger. However, before the Khitan retreated to the north, the city was burned down. After Sun Fangjian recovered it, it was just a ruin. He was reluctant to pay a large price for it. After reconstruction, he reported to the imperial court and moved the state to Tang County. After the imperial court abolished Dingzhou Jiedu, the state government was restored to Anxi, but Tang County was still the headquarters of the Yongning Army.
This made it easier for Bai Chongzan to move northwest along the Tang River and suddenly arrived at Tang County. In the name of inspection, he directly opened the city gate and entered the city.
At this time, Sun Xingyou was packing his bags in the mansion, a busy scene, with his breasts exposed, holding a cattail leaf fan in his hand, flashing it while panting, not sure if it was because of heat or nervousness.
Sun Xingyou is already in his fifties, but from the scolding sounds he makes from time to time, it can be seen that he is in good health and full of vitality.
"You idiots, you've spent two days cleaning up this little family property, but it's still not done!" Seeing a group of servants digging for green plants in the garden, Sun Xingyou couldn't help it, and stepped forward and kicked him: "What do you care about these flowers and plants?"
"Madam said that these flowers and plants were carefully cultivated by her and need to be brought with her..." the servant responded fearfully.
Sun Xingyou had many women, and one of them he loved most was well-educated, courteous, and quite interesting. However, when Sun Xingyou heard this, he became very angry: "Ignorant woman, what do you know? Do you listen to me or do you listen to her? There are many flowers, plants and trees in Langshan. Don't worry about it. Go and prepare my clothes and supplies. ..."
As the sun moved westward, the busyness in Sun's mansion continued. As subordinate officers hurriedly came to report that the imperial army had entered the city, Sun Xingyou's face suddenly turned pale, and his mind went blank, with only two words left: "It's over!"
